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KING ALBERT INTER- VIEWED.

Belgium's, Past, Present and Future,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1914.

Offices.

POST OFFICE.

| Ships" Letter Boxes.

..

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

precautionary measures.

The warnings of King Albert were listoped to. A drastio militory programme which had been de- layed for 30 years, and which King Leopold II. had advocated

Os the 10th 11:45-Pressure, has in vain, was immediately adopted.

An historical parallel irresist continuance of the War all outgoing cor- Nubia, Br. s. 3637, A, B. Garwood, Bih 1. It is hereby notified that during the

increased considerably upon the con tinent and decreased extremely quickly ibly suggests itself to our consid respondence must be posted at the Gener

orer Japan, Inst.-Bombay, 23rd ult, Glensiderable intensity now covers China, and

An naticyclone of con Dr. Charles Sarolta, the special eration. The French Parliament al Post Office or at any of its Branch

P.&O. 9. N. Co.

a shallow depression, which formed over correspondent of the Daily reforms of Marshal Niel. The to receive on board their vesatis any of 1887 rejected the military

Manchuria yesterday, has deepened and 2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden

moved rapidly eastward, being situated Chronicle, writing from Antwerp, catastrophe of 1870 was the correspondence from the Pubile.

to the cast of Hokkaido this morning. King Albert of Belgium is outcome. The Bilgian Parlia probably to-day the moet pra- ment of 1912 passed the new or expoas on board their resele letter minent, as he is certainly to-day military law. The hercio resist boxes for the purpose of collecting corres the most picturesque figure in ance of the Belgian army was the pondence; all auch boxes fourd exposed Continental politics. To him has result, and the result would never returned to the General Fost Office. been given the imperishable fame have been achieved without the 4 Shipping Companies must hot re- of playing the chief part in one persistance and determination of selve from the Publie for inclusion in of the most inspiring episodes King Albert. in the annals of human heroism. It was obvious to me that King Jotters which should be left open To him has been allotted the Albert had the most implicit con glory of being the leader of his fidence in the final issue, and people in a momentous crisis that he had an absolute trust in

Bayo:-

· 3. Shipmasters are not allowed to place

on board their vessels will be removed and

...their ships' Papers any bút bona fide con.

for inspection when required.

3. Shipping Companies should state in

their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vessels

which is ohanging the whole his English allies. But it wae facility for posting at the General Post |

In order that the public may have every omics

6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Of. sera mast send to the Post Office ALL corn posted in the Ships Lotter Boxes or received by Ships Offers at the ports from which they sailed, or anywhere

route to Hongkong.

the licensed, private letter boxes carried

Chlakiang, Br... 1,229, G. P. Ainalle, 10th Inst.-Bangkok, lát instant, Bios & Gen.-B. &9. Yusnsang. Br. m., 1,127, Tough, 10th inst, -Manila, 7th last. Gen.-J. M.

& Co..

The monsoon has freshened and will blow strongly over the northern part of the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Halmun, Br. 841, Stewart, 10th instanding at 10 am to-day, 0.40 inches.

Swatow, 9th Inst. Gen.-D., L.. & Co.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

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Forecast.

SHANGHAI................

1 Hongkong and Naighbour | winds,

bood

EandN.E

moderate 40 fresh; cloudy.

SHANGHAI

MOJI, KOBE AND YOKO-

LONDON via Singa-

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To Sall On Remarks

poro, Penang,

N.E

Umbo, Port Said, Nankin

and Marseilles...

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en

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equally obvious that for the course of universal history.

Until two months ago it was precout what was uppermost in known to bat a few outsiders that his Majesty's mind was not the this young ruler of a seemingly anticipation of victory and of retiring disposition had inherited just retribution to be inflicted on to the full the extraordinary the invader, but rather an aoate political capacity of his two tense of the tragic solemnity of predecessors, and that he coz- the hour and to the huge difficul- bined the strength of character ties to be overcome. King Albert sad indomitable will of his uncle was convinced that these difficul. Leopold IL with the tact and ties could only be overcome wisdom of his grandfather Leo-through a systematic organisation pold I., the trusted pantellor of of all the material and moral

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE Queen Victorie. Underordinary resources of the nation against NAMES OF THE VESSELS BY WHION Ganon. circumstances in a small constitu- the common enemy, and through MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL tional monarchy there would the merging of all party differ-NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL have been little scope for King ences, through a wholehearted co- Albert's exceptional gifts. Under operation to the ruler, with the ordinary circumstances the policy elected representatives of the of the ruler would have been people. In order to insure that overruled by the politics of the unanimous agreement King Goatanding parties. But in times Albert called in the advice of the Socialist leaders. From his of storm and stress the strong accession to the throne the King man has his opportunity, and the young Bilgian King seized it has been an ideal democratic and with prompt and unflinching constitutional ruler.

decision. To him more than to. As he said to me with subdued any man living is due the failure irony: The parliamentary form of the German plan of campaign. of government may have many It is because he has shown the shortcomings, but no independent. German Parliament could havs foresight and firmness of a state- man, it is because he was imbued blandered it such a ghastly with a keen senso of national catastrophe. honour that Belgium has been King Albert has good reason eaved from becoming a German to be proud of the heroic achieve- satrapy, and all other European ments of his people. But never Powers from becoming more there a ruler less intoxicated satellites of the Cerman Empire. by the pomp and oroumstance of I had the great honour of war. Nover was there a pacifist being received by his Majesty at of "civilised warfare."

more deeply moved by the horrors the Palace of Antwerp in private

He impressed me 33 over audience, and of listening for about an hour to, the exposition whelmed by the agony and of his Majesty's political views, guish of martyred Belgium. His

NOTICES..

CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING PASSENGERS DEPARTED. PARCELS) 13 BEING DESPATCHED AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS; BUT ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR RESPONDENCE 19 LIABLE TO DE- LAY

AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR-

FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO FURTHER NOTICE.

On the 7th inst., for London etc.--Wra

Halliday, Mrs Chamberinto, Mesars John

| McCaig.JT.Bagram. Private J]Dennis,【A Į berlain, Lt & Mrs F II Thoras, JM Beat- Stephens, Chamberlain, Master Cham

tie, J H, Ameeruddia, Col F.Rennick, Col

tween H.K. and Lamocks '} an No. 1.

Bouth coast of China be-? The same tween EE. and Hainan...3 No. 1.

China Const Meteorological Register.

Station.

Hour.

10th Nov, am.

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity.

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL-REDyer, AM J Mawise, George Potts, Wostock Za 3034 22 THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- Miss Harland, Hasham Khan, Low Foo Nemuro CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE rim, He Sow, JM Perpetuo, Law Heong-Hakodate

I OSTAL PAC- sang, Ho Marn-foo, EO Brownlow. AFETY OF,

WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF TER OENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- POST. OFFICE THE POSTMAS- PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA- MAGE WHICH MAYE

MAY BE DUE TO THE ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES. UN- A TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS. BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- BRAZIL CRETE OR MONTENEGRO DELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- ED FOR INSURANCE.

Austra

SATURDAY, 14th Nov.

UBIL

Mail.

Australla. Tammania, Now Zealand via Port Darwin & Now Gainen vía Thursday Is 14th Nov. 11a.m.

Fhilippino In. 14th Nor., 2 p.m. THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED Amoy & Faochow... 14th Nov. 2 p.m. LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS DUS- PENDED.

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THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL

WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC an-TIONS BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE.

auxious sympathy for the suffer

THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO

EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR

Siberian

Mail.

Windaj

npe

30.47 40 74 n 30.42 56 93 DOC

Force.

Weather.

Subject to alteration without notice.

about 6th Nov,

Freight &P'sage.

3 p.m. 6th Nov.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

Freight & Psage

.. SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vessels are insured under The British Government National Insurance Scheme and they can effect War Risk Insurance on individual shipments with The National Insurance Committee, Londen. through their representatives there.

The production of a Marine Risk Policy is not immediately necessary.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

F.&O.6. N. Co.'s office,"

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 6th Nov., 1914,

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SUNDAY, 15th Nov.

It is needless to say that, from lings of his people" was reflected MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, beginning to end, the war was in his every word and expression. CELS ONLY: CRETE, CYPRUS the one absorbing topic. It is It had been decreed one hundred GREECE, SYRIA, TURKEY, ITALY: Swatow,15th Nov, 9 a.m. equally needless to add that it is impossible for me to repeat the years after Waterloo that Belgium ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND

abould have become once mera the battlefield of nations. It had

her cities.

AND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLI,

A late mail for Swatow Amoy & Feo-

atsamer sails. Ordinary correspondence

has closed at the side west entrance to

Road.

details of my conversation with the King. His Majesty spoke been decreed that millions of chow will in future be closed or all with the utmost freedom and soldiers should ravage her terri- Douglas stoamers 20 minutes before sach frankness, because he knew that tery, sack her villages, destroy will be received after the regular mail bis confidence would not be abused. I must therefore content myself with only indicating the exclaimed in despair, of Belgium's

What will remain, the King the G. P. O. in the lane of Des Voeux general lines and the general thriving industries, of her oom- conclusions of the Royal arga-merce so laboriously built up? mant. I may be permitted to say Brussels and Liegs and Namur in that his Majesty had summoned the power of the enemy, Malines, me to the palace after perusing Louvain, Aerschot destroyed, the my book on the Anglo-German whole of the territory given

The opinions and anticipations of my sorely tried country? And closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the 19th

over to plunder what will remain expressed in my book formed

what father excesses will these

Problem.

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a starting point and a common barbarians be guilty of, maddened basis of argument and agreement. by the stubborn resistance of our

It was the King's firm convic

gallant army? When victory

tion that this war was not a mere finally decides in our favour, what

War risks are not covered by postal registration or insurance.

Tsingtau are suspended.

The services to Germany, Austria, and

inst

Ameri-

TUESDAY 17th Nov.

Shanghai, North China, Japan' via Moji, Victoria, Seattle & ¦ Legalpi United Kingdom vla Canada | Hollo ...17th Oct. 11 am.

Bacolod Cebu Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...17th

Lebuan Nov. 1 .. Philippine La......17th int... 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 18th Nov. Straits, Ceylon & Europe 18 th Nov., 9 a.m.

The New Year Parcel Mall will be».

Insured Parcols will only be accepted for the United Kingdom.

accident, a bolt from the blue. wreckage will have acoumulated? Batow, Amor. Formosa via Takao &

The S.rvian tragedy was at the Germans wers to asatinue mera pretext. Any other in-their deprodations for a few more cident might have served 49" well: To the knowledge, of His maths, the country would be a

Majasty, the waṛ

had beet

desert.

It was on these melancholy

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

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deliberately prepared. It was the forebodings that his Majesty took direct cateome of the roactionary leave of me. Alas! before a few P.. 11.30am Monday, 16th November.1

spirit, of the bratal militarism hours were over those foreboding and the cross materialism pre had received frash confirmation.

TO-MORROW.

11th Nov., 10 a.m. Bwatow, Amoy & Foochow......11th Nov.

11-a,m.

watow

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11th Nov. noon, Formosa via Koelung Shang. has, North China, Japan, via Nagasaki. Victoria, B.C. via Canada 11th Nov, I-p.m. Tacoma & United Kingdom Nowchwang... 11th Nov, 3p.m.

THURSDAY, 19th Nov.

Wal Haij Wel & Tientsin

Austra-

11 a.m.

19th Nov.,

FRIDAY, 20th Nov,

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vailing amongst the ruling caste A Zeppelin had performed one Hoihow, Haiphong, Hokow & Pakhoi.... and amongst the immediate

more exploit. Antwerp, which entourage of the Kaiser.

had extended" such generous For the last five or six years, so hospitality to a whole colony of King Albert informed me, he had German subjects, was threatened had many opportunitios in his with destruction, and a bomb travels and in his intercourse brat a few yards from the Royal with prominent Germans to ob Palace! The Zeppelin seemed serve the growing insolence and aggressiveness of the military lives of King Alberi, of his to be deliberately aiming at the caste. His Majesty recalled to gracious Consort, and of the Royal me how he had been driven to the conclusion that a new and perilous spirit had gained the ascendancy in Berlin, and that the attack on the part of Garmany was to be expected. About 18 months ago things suddenly changed for the worse, and the situst on became alarming. Car- SANDAKAN SEBATTIK Straits, India via Caloutta.....12th Nov., San tain, facts were disclosed of so. (British North Borneo),

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THURSDAY, 8th Dec,

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 10.

1 Barometer, reduced to "32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- chos, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degree Fabrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, be Humidity of air saturated with moja-

ure being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

3 Force of Wind, according to Beaufor Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o do tached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog,, B gloomy,h hafi, I lightning, a overcaal, p Pallippins Islands, Australia, pessing showers, g squally, z zain, a snow, Tasmania, New Zealand siat thunder, v visibility, w dew wot. Port Darwin & New Guinea via, Thursday Is.....8th Deo; 11 a..

TIDE TABLE.

9th Nov., to 15th Nov., 1914.

High: Water Hongkong Mean Do

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2'3. Bar Low

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