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ANTWERP'S LAST MOMENTS,

How the End of the Strong-- hold Came,

A telegram from Rosendaal, received in Amsterdam on Oot. 9,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1914,

BANK OF ENGLAND

STATEMENT.

The following return was issued by the Bank of England on Oct.

8:-

Issue Department. Notes issued

4

atated that the situation in Government Debt Antwerp was then most critical. Other securities The railway officials at Esschen Gold coin and Bul- were hurriedly preparing to flee

to Holland,

The Gormans have been being in the siege operations no fewer than 200 guas of 11, 12, and 17i8. calibre. Some of them have a range of over eight miles.

lioa

Offlood.

POST OFFICE.

Ships' Letter Boxes,

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

1. It is hereby notified that during the continuance of the War all outgoing cor-

On the 18th at noon-Pressure haz respondence must be posted at the Generalfors, Br. an. Br... 187, H. Mathias, and B. Japan. A light Increase has £74,030,280 at Post Office or at any of its Branch, 17th inst-Holhow, 18th instant,occurred over the Loochoos and N. Japan. decreased slightly to moderately in Chins

Goa.-D. & S.

The anticyclone has spread northwards Choyang, Br... 1.424, 5. Findisson, 18th and pressure is now highest over Mar- singapore, 11th last., Gen. the south of the Chins Bea and to the churia, while relatively low areas exist in J. M. & Co.

south-east of the Loochoos.*.

£74,630,280

£11,015,100

-2. Ships' Offsers are strictly forbidden to receive on boned their vesele any correspondence from the Public

3.Shipmasters are not allowed to place

7,434,000 or expoas on board their vessels letter Yoi Maru, Jup. ss. 1,952, T. Itani: 17th

boxes for the purpose of collecting corras- pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed 56,180,280 on board their vessels will be removed and

returned to the General Post Office.

£71,0:0,280

4. Shipping Companies must not ro ceive from the Public for inclusion in their ships Papers any but bona fide con- alguses letters which should be left open

Banking Department. Proprietors' Capital £14,653,000 for inspection when required.

3,177,286 5. Shipping Companies should state la 17,852,333 their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departare of their vessels 140,048,768 in order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Poat

It is stated that at least eleven Public.deposits... Retiazky ma forts, presumably of the outer line Other deposits of defence, were wrecked by, 7 days and other German shells, while an Amster-

billa... dom journal yesterday learnt from a fugitive Red Cross mem- ber that the inner line of forte was in German hands near Lisrre.

Fierce fighting then continued.

Government

Other securities

From Maastricht it was reported Notes

14,080 Omica

6. Shipping Companies and Ships Off- cars must send to the Post Offão ALL $182,243,447 correspondence except bona fide consi

Ansos letters posted in the Ships' Letter Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the Becarition...£21,971,087 ports from which they sailed, cragywhere 113,801,148 on route to Hongkong.

39,801,580 570,632

£182,243,447 Banks, Commissioners of National Including Exchequer Savings Dabt, and Dividend Accounts.

A 4D 491 491 SU

that 20,000 Germans were ap, Gold and silver coin proaching Antwerp from Liege.

The Bank Rate.

許

Persons who have arrived at Terneuzen, in Holland, from Selzieta, confirm the report that the Germans have crossed the river Sebeldt, This movement, if correct, is of importance, as Szete, where King Albert was England made no obange in the The Directors of the Bank of yesterday reported to bave arrived, rate of discount on October 8, is some distance to the west of which remained at 5 per cent, Antwerp, near the Datab frontier.

Havoc of Shelf Fire.

|

inst, Wakamatsu, 1ith lostant, doa!—M. B. K

Hulchow," Br. ax. 1,229, Shave, 18th lost. -Tientsin, 8th inst, Goa.-B. &

Sungklang, Br. . 087, J. Robinson, 17th inst.-Hollow, 16th inst., Goa. ~ B. &8.

Haiyang, Br. s. 1,362, A. E. Hodgins, 18th Inst.-Swetow, 17th instant, GenD. L. & Co. Timahi, Dut se. 2,414, Outburge, 17th inst-Amoy, 16th last.. Ballast -J. O. J. L

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Moderate monsoon will continue to prevail over the north part the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours) ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inches.

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

District,

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on o

about the DATES named :—

For SHANGHAI

MOJI, KOBE Nagoya · AND YOKO-Capt. W. H. Sweny" HAMA R.N.R.

E. and S.E. LONDON, via Us- Nubla

& P'sage

Steamers

3 p.m.

To Ball On Remarke

Freight

18th Nov,

&P'ang

4 p.m.

Freight

Forecast.

SHANGHAI......

Oriental

19th Nov.

."

Capt. A. L. Valentini

d'light

Freight

Shinon,

Br. s.s. 1,101, Sangster, 17th ins!, -Shanghai, 14th Inst, Coal-M}} B. K...

1 Hongkong and Neighbour- winds,

hood

ual Ports of Call

Capt. A. B. Garwood

21st Nov.

& P'eage

light to moderate; falt.

R.N.R.

LONDON & Gencs]

Dalgi

vi Singapore, Nellore Penang, Colombo, Capt. J. Gaunt Port Said and

about 25th Nov.

Fraight

&P'sage

R.N.R.

Chinese ss. 1.177, Tax. 18th fast-Swatow, 17th frat., Gen 2 Formosa Channel... CM. S. N. Co.

N.E

Marseilles kadroy

winds,

frosh,

3 South coast of China be-) The same tween HK, and Lamooks as No. 1.

Maru, Jap, 4, 816, S. Takashige, 18th inst-Swatow, 17th Instant. B-0.8: K.

7. The abovo regulations will not affect |the liesased, privato letter boxse carried

between Hongkong & Capton by the vex-Chiywes, dels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong Canton & Naoao Steamboat Company.

FROM DECEMBER 1st in TAE PEAK PILLAR BOXES WILL BE CLEARED AT THE UNDERMEN- TIONED TIMES

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.

PTRAM STATION, WEEK DAYS, Fort Bayard, Haiphong and Pakhol 8.03 a.m. 2.00 pm, SUNDAYS: 9.058.m.

No. 1. ENTRANCE TO VICTORIA Saigon...19th inst, 10 am.".

Pakhol & Haiphong...191b last. 10 a..

....

19th Nov, 11 am,

No. 2. MOUNT KELLET ROAD OP. POSITE TRE ENTRANCE TO DES. Shanghai & N. Chics 19th Nov., J p.m. VILLAS, WEEK DAYS, 115 m., 2.20

Terrible destruction has been of the Rotterdamsche Courant:p., SUNDAYS, 0.250.m.

"We have lost everything we No. 3. JUNCTION OF GOUGH HILL

8.30 am. 2.25 p.m., SUNDAYS, 9.30 a.m.

& ABERDEEN ROADS, WEEK DAYS,

Siberian

4 South coast of China be-] The same. tween HK. and Hainan.) a No. 1.

18th Nov,

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Shanghai and North Chica (Europe via Siberia)

19th inst. 3 p.m.

Tientsin-Pukow Service Shangbai Br.

wrought in the stricken city by German shells, the bursting of possessed except our courage which could be plainly seen from The French and English must the Dutch frontier.

win, and as soon as the tombir-AND PLANTATION ROADS, WEEKP.0.5pm Monday, 3rd November.]

No. 4. JUNCTION OF GOUGH HILL The following extracts from to-day's telegrams show how the city has suffered :-

.

The celebrated Cathedral, it is declared, has been seriously damaged.

The Palais de Justice has heen partly destroyed by fire. There was no water with which to

tinguish the flimos.

The Stuivenberg. Hospital, in which were 300 wounded, was etrack by two shells. The wound- ed were transferred to two ships

moored in the barbour.

Some ebells exploded on the roof of the prison. The warders at once liberated the pri oners and left the prison.

The dock quarter has been completely destroyed.

Terrible Scenes. Amsterdam, October 8. The Rosendaal correspondent of the Telegraaf learns froin a Belgian medical officer that the Belgians themselves blew up Firt}

ment is finished we return to town to begin a new life."

Datoh pa pera contain advertise- mente of persons offering gra- tuitously large furnished houses with weekly allowancoe.-Central News.

DAYS, 8.45 a.m., 2.40 p.m., SUNDAYS,

945 a.m.

WEEK DAYS,900 m., 2,55 p., SUN- DAYS, 10.00a.m.

No. 5. AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL.

•.

FRIDAY, 20th Nov.

THE FIRST COLLECTION WILL BE Helhow, Pakhot & Haiphong... 20th Inst. SENT OUT WITH THE 1940 am, DE-

10a.m. LIVERY. AND SECOND COLLECTION Japan via Nagasaki...10th inst.| 11 a m.. WILL BE SENT OUT WITH THE 4.00 p.m. DELIVERY FROM THE G. P. O.

THE SUNDAY COLLECTION WILL

DELIVERY FROM THEG. P. O.

Lying by the Roadside, Hulet (Zeeland), October 9.1 have been obliged to flee from BE SENT OUT WITH THE 11.30 am. Antwerp in consequence of the bombardment. The plight of the Belgians is frightful. Thonraads of refugees who have had to leave their homes, including old men and women and children, lie by

the roadside.

NAMES OF THE VESSELS BY WHICH MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL NOTICES. NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE

Austra

Han

Mail.

Station,

Winda

Subject to alteration without notice.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

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 individua 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,

1 b.

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Hongkong. 17th Nov., 1914.

да

Kour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

P D'tion.

Weather.

Force.

Wostock Ta 30.34.30 Nemuro 6a 30.16 Hakodate Toklo

Europe, India via Tuticoria 20th inst., Chefoo

4 p.m...

Ila.m..

*

Gutzlaff ..21st No Sharp P. 78 29.91 65

CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING

SATURDAY, 21st Nov... PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED Wei Hai Wei & Tientata AS OPPORTUNICY OFFERS, BUT There is a general exodus from ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR the towns and villages. Railway AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR travelling is no longer possible.PONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE

-Reuter.

30.17

+

30.12

Kochi Nagasari

30.07

'30.05

Philippine Is., Australia, Tus- Kagima. mania, New Zealand and Now | Oshima Guines yia Thursday. Is, 20th Naba No., 11á.m.

30,02

ne

29.95

20.93

Tehl'ima

29.97

Bonin Is.

P

29.95

Whatwel

30.18 45 76

3 b

Hankow

Johang

Klukiang

Obangaha

30.10.55.

94

0.0

amoy

Swatow

Shanghai 30.14 50 600

30.10 60

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6-30.03. 65-84-DO 30.00 63.80

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SUNDAY, 22nd Nov,

Talobu

Talhoku 58 30.04

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Taipan

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20.08

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29.95

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22nd inst., Jan.

Wuchow

Farhol

9% 30.09 70 850,"

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Holbow

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TUESDAY, 24th Nov.

$ 30.00 68

10

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*

29.95 73

BEO

D. St. J.

11

29.88 75

110

4 c 4 c

Aparrt

Manila

29.30 74

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,, 29.89 67

Legaspi

29.89 78

1

Follo

9 20.01 85

3 b

Bacolod Cebu

31

10

29.02-84-

1 a

Labuan

29.87" 87

THE PARCEL 205T SERVICE TO ** Volcanic Eruption."',

FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTI An account received in Rome

FURTHER NOTICE:

NOTICE IS from Berlin given an appalling THOUGH

EVERY POSSIBLE FRE- idea of the bombardment, com-THE

CAUTION IS

STAKEN TO SECURE. paring it to a scene from Dante's THE SAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL FACE Swatow, Amcy, Formosa via Tamsui...

Inferno.

"Every time one of the

GIVEN THAT AL-Straits, Java via Batavia...22nd inst., on

Gap Roch

IN THE CUSTODY OF S WHILST IN THE POST OFFICE THE FO

POSTMAS- big PENSATION FOR ANY 1033 OR DA GIVE COM TER GENERALCANNOT.

Merxem, to the north of Antwerp:shells explodes," says the writer, MAOE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE

Rosendaal (which is a town of

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it gives an impression like the ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN-

TILFURTHER NOTICE NO

LETTERS,

zum.

eraption of a volcano, and it is BOXES, OR PAYOELS FOR BELGU Philippine Is.......24th Nov. 3 pm.

ip.m.

said that the earth all round: BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO Swatow, Amoy & Facchow....24th Nov, AND NO LEITERE, DOXES OR P’AR- CELS FOR

زمین

a few thousand inhabitanta) is Eheltering 30,000 Belgians.

The Nieuwe Rotterdamscho Gourant learns from a reliable, sbakes.. source that the Belgions destroyed the oil tanks at Antwerp them-

ment aro evident in the fires

DD FOR INSURANCE.

THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED selves.

caused in different parts of the FENDED

LETTERS

2 SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUJ- Fugitives give a heartrending city, and the explosion of the account of the general flight from damage inflicted on certain build- TIONS BY THE LONG BEA WOUT

THE PAROEL POST SERVICE TO powdermagazines, and the sericus THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL Antwerp.

WORKING ORDER

BOTH DIREC- IN The town burning at numerous inge, especially the railway THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO points was, they say, like hell, etations and the barracks,"

"The effects of the bombard-ED FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT Amoy & Feoshow......ist inst, 2 pm.

SILIMPOPON COAL, BUNKERS

and the awful screeching of the shrapnel filled the air. One house after author tok fire, and like madmen the inhabitinte Bed! through the streets from the city, dragging old and infirm relatives SANDAKAN at

with them in wild despair and hopeless misery. They had no

can be supplied at cheap rate

& SEBATTIK (British North Borneo), “ At these ports steamers calling

time to take any property with for bunker coal exclusively are them, and hundreds of prosperous exempt from all shipping dues people have been ruined for ever, and charges,

One fugitive said to the editor

IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE

THAN WHAT YOU PAY.

DOUBLE STRENGTH MEA

DOUBLE VALUE.

LOTUS

MOKHA

THE

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Obtainable Everywhere.

A. BUNE.

RUTTONJEE & SON.

f

EGYFT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES MENTIONED, BERVED BY EGYPT, IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR. CELS

ONLY CRETE. OYPRUS, GREECE, SYRIA TURKEY. ITALY,

to

Shanghal & North China (Europe via

Siberia) ... 24th Nov. 3 p.m.

- ་ ་ (Tiental-Pukow Service Shanghai Br. P-0. at 11,30 am. Monday 30th inst.)

FRIDAY, £7th Nov.

ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND Swatow, Amoy & Toochow 27th inst, 1 AND (LYBITA) TRIPOLL

p.m.

THURSDAY, 1st Dec.

1st Deo. 3 p.m.

A late mail for Bwatow Amoy & Foo. chow will in futurs be closed or all Douglas steamers 20 minutes le ore each steamer nails. Ordinary correspondence the G.P, O. In the lane off Dea Voeux

as closed at the side west entrance to Fhilippine La. will be received after the regular mail

Road.

War risks are not covered by postal registration or insurance.

The services to Germany, Austria, and Toinetan are suspended.

The New Year Parcel Mail will be closed at 6 pm. on Thursday, the 19th Inst.

Insured Parcels will only be accepted for the United Kingdom:

CHRISTMAS MAIL.

The Publfoare informed that the Christ mas. Mail to the United Kingdom and countries beyond will be closed at the Post Odice at 10.30 am. on the 20th inst, via Suez and is dun to ranoh London on the 2th Dec: Correspondence Intended for this route must be so superscribed.

Austra

THURSDAY, 8th Dec.

Pallippiny Islands, Australia, „S. Tanmania, Nov Zealand via Port Darwin & New Guinea via Thursday I......Sth Deo

11 s,m

TIDE TABLE.

16th Nov., to 22nd Nov, 1914.

Mallo to United Kingdom despatched via Siberia tuke about a month to reach Maa. their destination. The Christmas Mail by this route will leave about the same Ther. dato.

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Wed

Further particulars will be published

later.

Thur

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The American Mail is expected to at zive here to-morrow.

The English, Mall from Europe is duo s to arrivo hero to-morrow, "at daylight,

The Mail from London (vla Biberia) of 20th Dct, is due to arrive here on Friday, the 20th inst.

MAILS DUE. American, 19th (int^ Knal 19th Inatın Siberian, 20th Inst.

High Water Hongkong

| 1"

Low Water

· Hongaaıx-4

Time.

m 1.39

I

4:1

48·15

19 19

m morning. a afternoon.

30:04 70 75 30.00 30.01 67wnw la

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Naw. 13.

1 Barometer, duced to 32 degrees! Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- ches, tenths and hundredths.

Temperature, In the shado, in degros Fahrenbelt.

3 Humidity, in parcentage of saturation, he Humidity of six saturated with mols- uze belag 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe

3 Force of Wind, according to Beaufor Scale.

tached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, g State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, rrafo, a snow, it thunder, visibility, w dow wot

0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredtka

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On dato Qui date #1 bat da, m

Barometer. 30.03′ 30.05

Temperature Humidity

30.01

u

74

681

NE

b

Wind Direction....

Force.

Weatherin

Hain

Highest opinie, d'emperature patio k., 1611)

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Lowest Findon Haddooks, Kippers &o

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

HE Observatory, 17th Novemb T. FOLAIT

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Superintendent,

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN BOREW EXPRESS STEAMERS, MONGOLIA 27000 tons

KOREA 18000 tons

CHINA 10200 tons

MANCHURIA 27000 tone

SIBERIA 1000 tone

NILE 1000 tone

PERSIA cong

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1xt Dec. at 1 pm. WEDNESDAY, 18th Dae. at noon

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King's Building (Opposite Blake Pier.)

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TUESDAY,

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KOREA

SIBERIA

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