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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1914,

A GREAT EXAMPLE,

MALAYAN CONTINGENT.

A "Times" "Appreciation of Earl Roberts.

The following is from the Times weekly edition of October 2:-

Men who Cannot go way Help

Men who Can..

POST OFFICE.

Ships Letter Boxes.

boxes for the purpose of collecting corror.

5. Shipping Companies should stale In their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vessels facility for posting at the Gunsthi Post oflee

in order that the public may have ovory

6. Shipping Companies and Ships Off- cers must sond to the Post Office ALL correspondence except bona fide const- gnees' letters posted in the Ships' Lotter Boxes or received by Ships Officera at the ports from which they called, or anywhere

an route to Hongkong.

7. The above regulations will not affect

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED."

Hong Mob, le se. 2,535, Theband, 19th Insingapore. Lith last, Gen. --Callio... Maru, Jap. 1,025, T. Iamato, 19th ini-Chingwantao, 12th instant

Coal-M. D, E, ...

Taiyo

Seattle

Tango

Kaljo

19th inst. Nagasaki, 15th Inst., Gon.-N. Y. K.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 19th at 11.35-Prosaure has decreased sharply at Wladivostook and moderately at the Bonin Islands. Modo- rate increases have ocurred over the 9.5. coast of Chins and the Loochoos; other changes are slight.

The antloyclone has moved eastwards Into the Puolfio, and the relatively low Bron to the B.E. of Loochoos yesterday la shown as a depression to the north of the Buoias.

A new anticyclonic area is probably developing over N, China and the mon soon will freshen over the north part of the China Sea

い

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO,

ENGLISH MAIL..

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES named -.

For

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours SHANGHAID

MOJI, KOBE Nagoya AND YOKO-Capt. W. H. Sweny HAMA 562299+) R.N.B..

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

Maru, Jay, as 4,634, K. Toysda, 19th instelbourne, Goa.-N, Y. K.....

Oriental,

Br.s.a. 3,081, A. L. Valentine,

10th inst.-Singapore, 14th inat.,

Gon.-P. & 0.8. N. Co.

Mart, Jap, s. 1,992, Y. Yamameto.

Am. s. 1,408, J. Miller, 19th inst

hood

Saigon, 13th last, Ric-S, T. &

Co.

Norw. s.s. 1.101 Bing, 18th inst.

Rubl,

District.

19th inst-Swatow, 18th instant, 1 Hongkong and Neighbour- winds, Gon.-O. B'K.

י

Steamers

To Sail On Remarke

3. p.m.

Freight

18th Nov.

&P'sage

p.m. 19th Nov.

& P'sage

Capt. A. L. Valentini. LONDON, via Us-) Nubia

ual Ports of Call Capt. A. B. Garwood

R.N.R.

Forecast.

SHANGHAI ......................... Oriental

Enod N.E.

moderato

to fresh;

LONDON & Gonos)

fair to

via

j cloudy.

2 Formona Channel...

N.E. winds," freshening.

1. It is hereby notified that during the continuance of the War all outgoing oor-Changchow, Dr. ka. 1,203, Morso, 19th respondence must be boated at the Geper

instBangkok, 11th, inst., Rice al Post Ofoo or at any of its Branch

& Cen.& 8. Oficos. I is within our knowledge,

2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden says the Straits Times, t. at some to receive on board their vessels any of the men who have been correspondence from the Public... Lord Roberts was eighty-two

Malayens. Shipmasters are not allowed to place on Wednesday, but the nation's accepted for the need finds him still as resourceful Coatingent, and whose passages or expose on beard their vowels letter

will be paid by the Goveir men! pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed Maru, Jap. x. 3,832, T. Saltow, lith inat-Shangbal, 16th last and untiring in its service as

do-0.8. K. ever in the past. Few men have of the Straits Settlements, ire on board their vessels will be removed and

4. Shipping Companies must not re-Derwent, Ba. ■.s. 1,557, Y. Jenklas, 19th lived eo truly and completely as a ton flash of money. The returned to the General Post Office.

inat-Sulgon, 14th lost, Rice he, in easy years no less than ir Government pays the passage but ceive from the Fublic for ioclusion in

Order. doea no more. We all know that their ships' Papers any but bona fide con bard, for the single aim of fitness there are inevitable expenses en aiguses' letters which should be luft opon { Hiischi Maru, Jap. x.a. 4,031, T. Satow, ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches, to serve at their King and coun- try'a call. It is almost sixty years roule, and it seems to us that for Inspection when required. since he first unsheathed his many of those who must remain sword, under John Nicholson and behind would like to show their the other great leaders of thepathy with the men who are day, in the terrible ordeal of the going to the front by making their homeward voyage moro Indian Matiny; it is more than ten years since he held a post of comfortable. We would suggest "active responsibility in the service that when the fund is raised a few of the Crown.

Had all his work of the best known men in the Con. been confined to the brilliant tingent be asked to assist in distri. half-century of his official career buting the money. Some of the his name would still have gone mon may not need help at all down as that of a great soldier others may need it very badly; whom the whole nation loved and all will appreciate the spirit of revered; for it was associated sympathy, and none will object to with all the great forward move- good atcok of cigars and cigar- ments of Imperial history since etes, while a few will be grateful, 1857-with the re-establishment perhape, for the means of procar- of British power in India, the ing some warm clothing when growth of security on the North- they get home in mid-winter.

Several enquiries have been West Frontier, the steady im- provement of method and moral addressed to us about the oper- in the British Forces both in ing of a fund, and our ever India and at home, and fically generous friend, the llon. Mr.VILLAS, WEEK DAYS, 8.25 m., 2.20 with the turning of the tide in Tan Jiak Kim, CMG, has vol- P., SUN

No. 3. JUNCTION OF COUGH BILL the darkest weeks of the South unteered to open the fund with a & ABERDEEN ROADS, WEEK DAYS, African War. But even that gift of £100. The time is short, 8.30.23 OF GOUGH HILL splendid record fails to give the and we hope the responses will be AND PLANTATION ROADS, WEEK fall measure of his value in the prompt. It is our wish that men DAYS, 8.45 a.m., 2.40 p.m.. SUNDAYS complex' of grast forces which for the front should leave Malaya 945 AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL makes the life of the Empire with some tangible assurance that WEEK DAYS, 9.00a.m., 2.55 p.m., SUN. to day. To bave been so well they take with them the hearty DAYS, 10.00 .m equipped, ea readily followed, so good will of all His Majesty's decisive a commander in the loyal anbjects in this most loyal field, was high service to the outpoat of Empire. country indeed; but to have beon,

Lard.

the licensed, private letter boxes carried between Hongkong & Canton by the ves sols belonging to or managed by the Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Company,

FROM DECEMBER 1st 1914 THE

PEAK HILLAR BOXES WILL BE CLEARED AT THE UNDERMEN. TIONED TIMES:—

No. 1. ENTRANCE TO VICTORIA GAP TRAM STATION, WEEK DAYS, 8.05 a.m., 2.C0 pm., SUNDAY, 9.05a.m. POSITE THE ENTRANCE TO DES

No. 2. MOUNT KELLET ROAD OP-

SUNDAYS, 0,25

15.m.

No. 5.

2.25

SUNDAYS. 9.30 n.m.

THE FIRST COLLECTION WILL BE

SENT OUT WITH THE 10.00a.m. DE LIVERY, AND SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE

BE SENT OUT WITH THE 4.00 Will our Malayan contem-P. DELIVERY FROM THE G. F. O,

THE SUNDAY COLLECTION WILL BE SENT OUT WITH THE 11.30 am. DELIVERY FROM THE G. F. O....

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

CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED

AS OPPORTUNITY, OFFERS; BUT

Drufar,

Swatow, 17th inst. Kico-T. & Oo,

Wosang, Dr. s.3,127, Smith, 18th inst.

Shanghai, 15th inat, Gen.-J. M. & Co.

Chonan, Br. a.s. 1,355, L. Jones, 18th inst. 8 South coast of China be- The same

-Shanghai, 15th Inst., Gen- B. & B.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Per a Oriental from London etc. Messrs FW Wood, A Auderson, E Larm- our, Annetts, Mr&Mrs Robinson, H Hen- K,Baron&Baroness Cherkasoff.Paymes- ter SubLt Subbotten: Sleva, J.W Miller, Metcalin, M

Mr & Mrs RV Dyer, Tang Plang. Kwong Fook Ng, Miss E Rogernon, Mr & Mrs F Souter, Mr & Mrs GA Wal- ker, Sir Reos Davies, Mr & Mrs J Reid, R

Took-

L Perkins, Dr

R Mitchell, RE Danrich, & Mrs GM Harston, Mr & Mrs C H Ede. Mr & Mrs J 8 Harston, Mias May, FRJ Adams, Miss E Craddock.

tween H.K. and Lamocks as No. 1.

The same 09 No. 1..

4 South coast of China bo- tween H.K. and Hainan...

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

19th Nov. a.m.

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Dition.

Weather.

Force,

Wostock Ta 30.04 38

6a 30.22

Per a.a. Tango Maru from Melbouro-Nemuro

kinson.

Mears & de Hodsbay, G'du Kasimir, Mr Bukedate & Mrs IP Winslow, Master AJ E Win Tokle low & Nurse, Mrs MJ M Gow, N F Wil-Kochi

Nagasaki K'sgima Pers. Hitechi Maru from Nagasaki Oshima Miss C-Hickasy, Capt. Elazk, AP Mai, Mrs R Kiriyama, Mrs T Bamil, T Monitor Naha N Ichikwa, Mr8 Araki, Mrs 8 Yamamu- to, JL Bacon.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Helse. MesAT# For Seattle etc.-Mrs

F C Oolo-

Gutzla

and still to be, so clear an poraries help us in this eft? example of a great life greatly They reach many who do not see and simply lived is higher service the Straits Times and we shall be ∙atill; and

Roberts's most grateful for their assistance. example bas never been brighter

There are various funds all or more inspiring than it is tc-with urgent claims. This one is direct and personal, and the spirit day. Nothing indeed in his long of it, will be valued quite as much career of public service has be come him better than his untiring as the hard cash. We beg, there- ALL SERVICES ARE BREGULAR Ruperts, Mr & Mrs CJG Hill,

AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR mor, VM Galbraith, Miss Coppock, Miss Sharp F latter years. During the latter, to open the lit without PONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE Thompson, K. Ishida, K Matsukawa, K Amay LAY

Miss Wood, Ereringham, Mr.& Swatow Kawuda, decade, which has given the further preface:-

THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO Mrs GS Eddy. H Fowls, OII Roberts, H Talhoku

A Hall, J Dewar, Mr & Mrs John W $850 00 FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTI

P Lewis, Mrs Harding, Miss Victoria Velo- Tainan NOTICE. FURTHER 20.00 NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL, Lee Kum-hong. Maher, Fedoro, Agua- Koshun

5.00 THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- do, Harding, H Tamura, K. Yamawaki, Gifts of cigare and cigarettes CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE Tufi and TNosokawa,

OF ALL

FALLI OSTAL PAG- CUSTODY OF

best professional Army in ibe! world, he might well havo leant!

back while other hands carrioda

the work which he had.

bat Lord Roberts addres

The Hon, Tan Jiak

V.M.G. "Wellwisbor" "Itejected"

self then to an even hark will be welcomed and and has given of his streng and given to the men at time

ing.

EST IN THE POSTMAS:|

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R.N.R.

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Subject to alteration without notice.

d'light 21a; Nov.

Freight

Freight

& Paage

about

Freight

25th Nov.

& P'eage

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 Confmittee, London through their representatives there.

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

For Freight or Passage, apply to

◊ or

P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 17th Nov., 1914.

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Talchu

Canton H'kong Gay Book" 10.02 SATURDAY, 21st Nov. Млоко

Wuchow Holbow, Pakboi & Haiphong...21st last, Pakho

mation that it must trai, You with the effort, and enn ad from NOTICE NO LETTERS, Swatow, Amoy & Fuochow 212 inst,

Wo heartily associate our res GE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE Wai Hai Wei & Tientsin...21st Nov personal knowledge that ro is BOXES, OR PAROELS FOR BELGIUM

BRAZIL CRETE

CRETE OK MONTENEGRO

spirit unsparingly to war the

greater numbers to support and liberate the professional arm.

KING'S ENEMIES, UN-

10a.m.

11 a.m.

11 a.m.

Now that his words have been above respect, says the Singapor DALTA CAN BE ACCEPT Amoy & Foochow 21st inst., p.m.

a field for useful help in the AND NO LETTERS BOXES OR FAR. Phillppine Is....21st (ust., 2 pint

Free Press of November 11,

INSURANCE. THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS- PENDED.

THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO

Shangha!, N. Chian & Tientsin Nov., 4.p.m.

Legaspi

...21st Iloilo

SUNDAY, 22nd Nov. Swatów...2nd Nov, 9 a.m Straits, Java vla Batavia.. 22nd inst., 9 Swatow, Amoy. Formosa vis Tamsui...

..

A.ID.

proved so palpably true, he s not stopped to call attention to their truth, but has turned with At a meelig hold in the Hotel frech energy to all the help he de l'Europe last evening; to try can give in the practical prosecu-aad male arrangemen's to THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL tion of the war: His insight and enable the men to meet before WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC experience are freely at the die- they sail, a provisional Committes

TIONS BY

BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE. THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO posal of those who have the main was appointed to organise R EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES

22nd Inst., a.. responsibility to bear, and he is Contingent Mess Dinner." on IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR- MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, hard at work every day encourage:ch Monday. It was considered OELS ONLY-CRETE OYPRUS,

MONDAY, 23rd Nov. ing the recruiting of freeb troope, that this would be better than GREECE, SYRIA, TURKEY, LIALY,

ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND Japan via Kobe...23rd last 4 p.m. inspecting newly-formed regattempting to arrange for one AND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLL ments, collecting field-glasses and big dinner, as the men wil

TUESDAY, 24th Nov. aldry, and adding to the spirit be coming in and going out A late mail for Swalow Amor & Foo- and ficiency of the national from time to time. The Mess chow will in future be closed or all Shanghai & N. China...24th inst, 11 a.m. steamers 20 minutes before each Swatow, Amoy & Fooohow......24th Nov.

p.m. organisation in a bundred differ- Dinner" which the management steamer sails. Ordinary correspondenco ent ways. Wordsworth felt unable of the Hotel de l'Europe have will be received after the régulat mail Philippine I2th Nov. 3 p.m. to put Nelan'a nome in the lines kindly consented taringe in the G. P. C. in the lane off Dea Vocur

Shanghai & North

China (Europe via Siberia) on the Happy Warrior, which the Hotel, will be a simple means Road.

"24th Nov. 3 pan. have lately been on so many lips. of the men meeting together and War taks are not covered by postal

(Tientala-Pukow Service Shanghai Br. Had that poem been written gelting to know each other. registration or insurance.

P. O. at 11,30 a.m. Monday 30th inst.) to-day, no name would befit so Particolare will be aan:uocêd-

The services to Germany, Austria, and Swatow, Amoy & Formosa vai Takao & well as Lord Roberta's the poet's it may be taken for granted that Tanatan are suspended.

Anping 21th 4 p.m. famous tribute to the man of the first will be next Monday. The New Year Parcel Mail will bo

WEDNESDAY, 25th Nov, action:-

and even so this will miss some closed at 5 pm. on Thursday, the 19th Who, through the heat of of the men-aa widely as pou lost.

Swatow 25th Nov. noun. conflict. keeps the law.

sible, and can be seen at the), Insured Parcels will only be accepted

THURSDAY, 26th Nov, for the United Kingdom; 24

"

In calmness made, and sees Hotel Office from Thuredty,

what he foresaw;

where those intending to join the d'uner may hand in their names,

Or if an unexpected call

succeed,

Come when it will, is equal

to the need.

To have worked as Lord Roberts has worked, to have seen as clear- ly es he has seen, and still to be equal to new emergencies at eighty-two-that is an example indeed.

SILIMPOPON COAL BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rate. SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK (British North Borneo),

Fire on French Mall Steamer;

Douglas

has closed at the side' west entrappe to

CHRISTMAS MAIL,

The Public ara informed that the Christ mas Mail to the United Kingdom and countries beyond will be closed at the Fost Office of 4 pm. on the 20th inst, yła Suez and is due to reach London on the 25th Dio. Correspondence intended for

Japan via Moll, Victoria, and Tacoma & United Kingdom vla Canad.......26th Nov., &p.m.

FRIDAY, 27th Nov.

this route must be so superscribed a fur. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow 27th inst..

thor mail will be closed on Saturday, tha 21at init., via Siberia. This Mall le dus

to arrive in London on or about the 24th Decomber.

Fire broke out on the M.M.

The Mail from London (via Siberia) of steamer Medoc, in Royal Albert 20th Oot, due to arrive here to-morrow. Docks, on 5th ult., and was of 80

severe a nature that it was

MAILS DUB.

decided that the only courro pos Siborian, 20th Inst. RE sible was to sink her. She is of 3,500 tons burder, and was laden with a general onargo, which will be practically worthless owirg to the submerging, and the loss is Japan via Nagasaki...20th inst., 11 a.m. estimated unofficially at £25,000.

At these ports steamers selling for bunker coal exclusively are The vessel will now have to be

exempt from all abipping dues

and charges,

raised, as she is impeding traffic through the docks. The cause of ABUNE the fire has not been ascertained,

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW, Japan yla Nagasaki & Vladivostok...20th

Nov, Dam pan

TIDE TABLE.

Bacolod Cebu Labuan

น

"

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hoogkong Observatory, Nov. 19.

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

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degree Fabrenheit.

$ Humidity, in percentage of saturation, he Kumidity of air saturated with mols- ure being 100,

| ya M

4 Direction of Wlad, to two points..

5 Fores of Wind, according to Beaufor Scale.

Btate of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached pigad, d drizzling rain, flog, a gloomy, h hall, I lightning, a overenat, p 'passing showers, q aqually, r rain, a snów,

* thander, v visibility, w dow wet.

· 0 Bain in inches, tenths and hundredthei

METEOROLOGICAL

Barometer

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

Humidity Wind Direction

Thur

Philippine In Australia, Tds- mania, New Zealand and New Sat EE Gulaas vis Thursday Is, 20th

Tatloorin 20th info

Harops, India

vla 4 p.m.

-34]. High Water

Houghcag Kwan

ma morn

Low Water.

Haugkar

Mean Timo.

Weather

Previous

Day. On date On dato

pm, at mata p.m. 30.02 30.05 30.00

73 70

73

(76:

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