10
AFTER THE BATTLE.
"A Terrible Yet 'Sublime
Spectacle."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1914.
who's episode of the hand-to-hand struggle is narrated by corpses.
Bayonets Wrote Finis.
Oleos,
POST OFFICE.
Ships' Letter Boxes.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 6th at 11.15-The anticyclone has moved eastwards and weakened con- Chenan, Br. .. 1,335, W. L. Jones, 6thsiderably. The depression has moved into inst-Shaoghal, 2nd inst, Gen. the Pacific, being shown this morning to
the east of Hondo.
-B. & 5.
int-Sandakan, 30th ult., Gon. Chunsong. Br. a.s. 1,417, C. Mattock, 6th
--J. M & Co.
An isolated group of Gerinaze had wale a rampers of the fat- The Special War Correspen lent side, and remained there bring.
1. It is hereby notified that during the of the London Daily Telegraph They could not retire and held
out as long as they could.
continuance of the War all outgoing cor- writes:-
The last of the dead Fricoh-rospondence must be posted at the Gezer- Behind
Allies' Lines the (Franco), September 21.--Iol mb-men are three yards from this al Post Offies or at any of its Branch ed from the hollow in which 3 rayapat-and then the Beault presed
2. Ships Officers are strictly forbidden nestles and reached the edge of on. Pierced by bayonets the
correspondence from the Public. the plain, which was hurred by Gemine fell with their backs to receive on board their vessels any German frenches. A terrible yet against the improvised parapets. sublime spectacle in presented How the doad .semble each 3 Shipmasters are not allowed to place Chusan, Br... 1.338. It. Robertson, 6th
bares for the purpose of collecting corros The vast plain is littered with other! They can only be dis-or expess on board their vosacis letter corpses. Hundreds and hundreds tinguished by their uniform.pondence; all such boxes fourd expoand of bodies lie on the ground us fer: On the ground, Frenoli and Gon board their vistols will be removed and Hikosan Maru, Jap, 2.s. 2,301, 8. Suzuki,
lacil returned to the General Post Office. ae the eye can roach. Tuoy bro mins are the all.lying in one direction, like characteristics vanish ben at the grise cut by a scytho. Death has crael mask of death.. over akon them in the farions! rush of an assault. All lie withi limbs extended and faces forward.
There is a potent, moving significance in the attitude of the dead. I relates, rivale, describes, It is her that an impetuous, yelling, overwhelming aasauli bas taken place. In the immobility of desth there is irresistible ele quence. Tas bodies sr all point ing tonda the enemy, heade foremost, single "thought, & single donire single impulso,
ihe last m united the men ini ment of life.
sanic..
Death Calls Truce. In the et-roul trucs of death there is a species of fraternity between fallen enemies.
4.
Shipping Companies must not re- selve from the Pabile for Inclusion in their ships' Papers any but bona fide son signoes' letters which should be left open for inspection when required.
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5. Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Office the
inst.-Singapore, 30th ult. Bal last-B. & 5.
5th last-flike, 30th ult.. Coal -M. B. K. Halmun, Br.as. 611, Stowart, 6th inst
Swatow, Sth last., Gen.-D. L. & Co.
Chinhua. Br, as. 1,353, Finlayson, 6th
last-Manila, Gen-B. & S. Mary, Jap. 8.5. 1,115. K. Hattori,
E cb German corpso had ajexact hour of departure of their vessels knapsack on its kack, Itis irc-in order that the public may have every Satin prouchable, as though prepared facility for posting at the Gendrai Pest for review.
6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Om. eers must sand to the Post Office ALL correspondence except bona fide consi- nes letters posted in the Ships' Lotter ports from which they sailed, or anywhere en route to Hongkong.
Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the
Pressure has decreased alightly over the greater part of the area. A slight to moderate increase has occurred from Fermosa to Kochi, owing to the advanco, of the anticyclone."
MAIL STEAMERS
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For LONDON, via UB-) ual Ports of Call
SHANGHAI.......
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FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast
E. and
6th inst.-Swatow, thinst., Gon.1 Hongkong and Neighbour N.E.
hood -0.3, KA
winds.
light to
moderate: fair.
LONDON via Singa-
pore, Penang.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per 9.3. Sosliu Maru from Swatow-2 Formosa Channel... Messrs Hickling and Butterfiɔld. "
B:h inst., ..
Nothing is dit- arranged. Cartridge belts, saab bard, equipment of all kinds, rolled, overcoats, tent canvas ev.rything is neatly folded, Inced and buckled. All seem to form on
7. The abore regulations will not affect ist g af part of the body. Even the spiked' helmet, remains fixed the licecod, private letter boxes carried between Hongkong & Canton by the ves on the band,
Rols belonging to er managed by the gwatow, Amoy & Formosa via Tumsul... Nothing creates the impress-longkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Expression of Violence,
Il Company. # routed by. There is still in expression of inu of violonce and impetusus dash in the French ersca revol the this fallen throng Taken singly, irresistible fury of tho assault, they are horrible. Taken altogeth- the Corman dead display order or, the bodies seem to have in and discipline. The German describably and fabulous life, and army is beatin bat net routed. if at the sight of this slaughter di retired quickly but method- one feels a wave of emotion it iselly, rasiting attacks. It witt- not clused by pity, but by en- driw with fory but nut in cor- thusiasm.
lusion. It disengaged itself.
Hospital Corps Left. Besides material, it ataadoned also its wounded, but with them it left behind whole sect one of
I think of the Japanese legead of heroes who never die; when their bodies fall the multitude of their souls continues the assault Something of such deaths, some-ita bospital corps to look atur thing invisible and prodigious, must bave happened here."
Possibly they were fresh troops. The Hoilo me seem to be new. Blue, con's with skirts torsed back discloss the red of the tradi- tional trousers which is seen afar by the enemy a vivacious colour, aa imprudent and gay hus,
them. The Franch made prison era of the wounded and of their nurses, dect r and dispenser who maintain their rank and authority, and all these form a little German organization whiel continues to ast automatically, in the raidet. of the French army. 180lat d and imperturbable, wit its rigid sa'ulce and imperious commands, ja t as ifucthing lad happen d
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL
MONDAY, 9th Nov.
NAMES OFTHE VESSELS BY WHICH NOTE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL Saigon & Java...91 Nov. 11 am, NOTICES.
CORRESPONDENCE INCLUDING
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ALI. SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR- RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE LAY
Shangliai, North China, Wei-hai-wel and
fth last.. 1 p.m. Tests!
TUESDAY, 10tir. Nov, Swatow, Amoy & Foschow...... 10th Nov
Lp.m..
10th Nov., 3 p.m. Swatow, Amoy, Formosa via Takao &
Anping.....th Nov., 5 p..
THE PARCEL TOST SERVICE TO FURTHER NOTICE. FRANCE 15 SUSPENDED UNTII. Ihilippine Is.
Siberian
N.E.
winds.
et cng.
13 Bouth coast of China be-7 The same
tween ti.. and Lumocks
?
as No. 1.
4 South coast of China be-] The same tween H.K. and Hainan... us Nɔ. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Reglater."
'Station.
Hour.
6th Nov., a.m.
Barometer.
Temperature..
Humidity.
Wostock Ta 29 99 Nomuro Hakodate China Toklo Shanghai and North
...Kochl via Siberia) (Surope
iuth Nov., 5 p.m.
1
Winds
D'tied.
50
Ga 20.85
по
29.87
nw
1
20.89
30.03
30.03
W
Nagasaki
10 11
30.11
30.12
30 12
nno
30.06
30.05
Да
30.03
д
Chofop
Bonin Is.
30.06
W'halwai
",
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL- THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE FRE CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE
K'egima THE SAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL PAG- KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF
[Tientsin-Fukow Service Shanghai Br. Oshima THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COST. MAGE WHICH MAYE
TO THE
UN- PENSATION FOR ANY 1035 OR DA. P. O. 11.30a.m. Monday, 16th November! Hallin
WEDNESDAY, 11th Nov; ACT OF THE KINGS TIL FURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, BOXES, OR PA-CELS FOR BELGIUM, Suntow, Amoy & Fooshow.....11th Nov. Hankow BRAZIL. CRETE OR MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS. BOXES OR PAR UELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT Swatow
ED FOR INSURANCE.
US-
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED
PENDED.
Line of Flaming Red. The national symbol of red must have formed a flaming,
The retrett etntinues "under "trembling line across the plain at the moment of sgnals. Nearly the protection of heavy a tillery LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS- all the deai lie with their feces placed in the rear guard and so to the groand, Laving been lit in ia ti proceeding. the head or breast, and they all have those strange, inbaran gro- tesque, sinister altitudes to which they were condemned by deal on the battlefield.
Some of the wounded Lave La time to settle themselves and quietly await the end. They appear to be sleeping.
In front of each corpse is a rifle which escaped from the grasp of a falling men. Long Layouts -have furrowed the ear.b."
Close
poru't is impossible. Action of pursuing cavalry is out of the question. Patient manoeuvring
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC TIONS BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE.
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO
C'dian,
A'can &
11 4.1.
11th Nov, noon,
THURSDAY, 12th Nov.
E'pean
Formosa vin Keelung Shang- Swatow hal, North China. Japan. Talboku via Nagasaki, Victoria, BC. Tal Tacoma & United Kingdom Tainan Evia Canada ...18th Nov., 1 pm. Koshun dores kong FRIDAY, 13th Nov.
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is necessary. Eattries mast be EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES torded and dislodged. The Gar-MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, Swatow & Bangkok..........13th fast,, 3 p.m. IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR mau infantry is out of reach, Caps CELS ONLY CRETE
CYPRUS, are made in the German renks GREECE, SYRIA, TURKEY, ITALY, ALBERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND and small bodies of troops BAND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLI
B whole the! captured, but as army keeps intact. Defeat is! not yot,
victor
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A late mail for Bwatow Amoy & Foo. chow will in futuro bo closed or ali Douglas #toamers 20 minutes before such steamer sails. Ordinary correspondence will received axer the regular mail the G. P. O. in the lane off Des Vocux Road.
bas closed at the side west entrance to
War risks are not covered by postal
Ibe Anglo-French might be compared with the The assault began at a distance Japanese victory at Liao Yang, of 700 or 800 yards from the first where the Russians retired with line of German trenobes. It is out losing effectiveness. There possible to follow its course and are successful battles which do raconstructit. Insensible to losses, not finish. The victory is great,. yelling masses of Franolmen ad- but it canuct be aasthing. more vanced in double for antin under than a magnificent preface to the registration or insuranSD, an infernal fire.
German stripnel bal kindled piles of straw, the remains of which were still smoking, bat the German atllery fire mut Lave been reduced to silence, almost immediately. At 500 yards from the trenches there are no more corpses. The enemy had fled.
One crosses this empty space and meets the dead again, but here they are all Germans. Along the edges of Chambray roid the
And.
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SHANGHAI,
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Steamers
To Sall On Remarke
C'mbo, Port Said, Nankin
and Marsoilles...
Subject to alteration without notice..
noon 6th Nov."
about 9th Nov.
about 16th Nov.,
Freight & P'sage
Freight
& P'sago
Freight & P'ange
"Freight & P'sage
3 p.m.
6th Nov.
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vosse's are insured under The British Government National Insurance Scheme and they can affect War Risk In-urance on individual shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London, through their representatives there.
The production of a Marine Risk Policy is not immediately
necessary.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 6th Nov., 1914.
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent.
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SATURDAY, 14th Nov.
Nov. 2 p.m.
Farhol
Hollow
Phallen
nno. 9 o
29.95 75
WLW & G.
11 29.89 75
110 3.0
Australia. Tasmania.. New Zealand via Port Darwin & Now Guinea via Thursday Is. 14th Nov. 3 p.m."
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CHINA (via Manila)
1st-Dec. at 1 p.m.- WEDNESDAY, 16th Das, at 1 p.m. TUESDAY, 19th Jan: at noon
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T. F. Clarton, Director,
Austra-
Mali.
Ameri-
Mall.
TUESDAY 17th Nov.
Shanghai, North China, Japan via Maj, Victoria: Seattle & United Kingdom via Canada ...17th Oct. 11 am. Philippine fa.......17th inst., 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 18th Nov.
*
30,04 GS
Hongkong' Observatory, Nov. 6.
1 Baromatar," reduced to 32 degreta Fahrenheit on the level of the ass in in-
Straifa, Ceylon & Earope 18th Nov., 9 a.m.obes, tonths and hundredths,
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Insured Parcels will only be accepted (British North Borneo), At these ports steamers calling for the United Kingdom. for bunker coa! exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues. and charges,
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The English Mail from Europe is dua to arrive here on Tuesday, the 10th fast. at daylight.
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MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.
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FRIDAY, 20th Nov.
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2 Temperature, in the shade, in degroo Fahrenheit.
Nov.,
$ Humidity, in percentage of saturation,
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4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
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TIDE TABLE.
2nd Nov, to 8th Nov., 1914.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
and
Bigb Water Klongong
Low Water
HOLERA
Mano
Time,
Mon.
11
Ja
# 332-5
Taks
Vid.
10
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.51 & 75
Barometer..
Day On date On data l
sta p.. ats pa, at ..
30.07 30.04
30.03
45
63
74
Tél. 792,
58
64
71
NE
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TO-MORROW.
Philippine Is... 7th Nov. 2 p.m.
Siberla
Shanghai & North (Europo vis Siberia) 7th Nov. 14: p.m.
(Tiental-Pukow Service Bhanghai Br.
Chinn
Jus,
P. O. 8.30 p.m. Thursday, 18th Nov.)
RUTTONJEE & SON.
Bwatow.
SUNDAY, 8 h Nov. 3th Nov. 9 a.mi”
DOLLAR"
Temperature 73
Humidity
33 Wind Direction....
Force.........
'm morning. n afternoon... Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Finion Haddooks, Kippers &o
ALEXANDRA CAFE,
Weather Rain
Highest open air Temperature on the 9th 54
H.K. Observatory, 6th November. MARRON EL OLAXTON, Director,
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