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A NEW TRAIN FERRY.

We learn from the Irish Builder and Engineer that a new @team ferry, which has been di- eigned for conveying railway traing-betwee's Quebec and Levis

DIARY OF WAR.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1914.

POST OFFICE

Ships' Letter Boxes.

1.It is hereby notified that during the respondence must be posted at the Gener continuance of the War all outgoing cor-

Offices.

2. Ships' Offloureure strictly forbidden correspondence from the Public.

SHIPPING NEWS:

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 27th at 11.15-Pressure has further increased så all stations, espoolal. Bwatow, 18th Inst, Gen-D, Lares, which is covered by the centre of an Intense anticyclone. Its relatively low 6 Do. Haimun, Br. a. dll, Stewart, 27th insty in the north-western portion of the to the east of Japan and over the Washington, Be a Filok, 27th inst.-southern part of the China Sea..

Newport, Cowl-Admiralty. -

to receive on board their vessels any Matura Maru, Jap. an. K. Okura, 17th

J. Shipmesters are not allowed to place or exporn on board their remals fetier

(Continual frons back of page 3). November 16. --- Vetea for $22,000,000 and for a million more men passed by the House of Commons. Announced that on the river St. Lawrence, hee H.H.8. Canopus is sale. German Post Ofies or at any of ito. Branch just been completed by Merereregiment annihilated oath of Cammell, Laird and Co., of Bizeoloote. Reported that Rus Birkenhead. In order to desk sian Fleet leaves Helsingfors to with the ice which abunde at give battle to the Germans, cortaia seasons of the year, an ice breaker has been provided by the installation of a special propeller on the bows. The river at the derry is 2 miles wide, and the barney, including the landing had coupling up of the train. will be accomplished in 45 minutes no mean fest when it is recollected that the weight of the train is estimated at about 1,200 tone. The range of the tidea be- ipg 18 feet, a sprotal tidal deck the been fited above the main deck, the ends of which bear on a large nat. This, revolv ing on a vertical scrow, gives the desired elevation or depres-

Too machinery propulsion consists of two sets of triple expansion surface condens ing-type with cylinders 23 incher,

November 17.-Prince of Wales leaves for the front. Mr. boxes for the purpose of collecting corras Lloyd George outlines financial pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed proposals in House of Com-on board their wrasols will be removed and mons, including War Loan of returned to the Gausra! Post Office: £350,000,000.

eion:

for i

35 inchesand 55 inches diameter, and a 33 inches stroke running at 120r.p.m. The shafting isspecially stand shook" if designed to the propellers strike the ice, and the propellers are manufactured of nickel steel to withstand the heavy strain. A separate set of engines, of the compound surface- condensing type, are installed forward to drive the bow propeller

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4. Shipping Companies must not re- oalve from the Public for faclusion in November 18.-War Loan their ships' Papere any but bona fide con- quoted from par to one-half per signees letters which should be left open sent. Fremium. Japanese Ami for inspection, when required.

5. Shipping Companies should state in bassador leaves Constantinople.

arsel hour of departure of their vascula British Third Division abelled their ocations to the Post Ofies the out of trenches, but brilliantly in order that the public may have every counter-attack and drive Gormans facility for posting at the General Foot back in disorder. German Fleet bombards Libau,

Office

6. Shipping Companies and Ships" Offi cors must send to the Post Office ALL November 19.-Russians pro-correspondende except bona fide conais. greasing in East Prussia and get letters posted in the Shipe Letter

porta from which they sailed, or anywhere i Galicia, but advance guards in Boxes or received by Ships Officers at the Poland retiring. Division of en route to Hongkong. Russian Black Sea Fleet engages the Goeben and Breelan, which disappear in mist after former badly hit.

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is

Inat.Japan, 20th fast. Coal M. B. K.

16th last-London, 10th uito. Glen-Order. Hercules, Norw. da, 2,439, R. Wilhelmean

Glenroy, Dr. a. 3141, W. H. L. Holman

+37th last- Chingwantao, 20th

Inat, Opal-D, & Co. Heijun Marii. Jap. ss. 1,057, P. Miyanari, 27th InstHongty, 24th inatani Coal-M. B. E. Mongella, Am. .. 8,750, Emery Rios, 261b in San Francion, 2016. Oot, Goa.-P. M. Co.

WYPASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Par. Glenroy from London-Mesara Briggs, Vernon, Dickens.

Persa. Hongolia from Bau Francisco- Miss MH Allen, Mrs GE Braudt, Me &

to

8trong monsoon will continua prevall over the noish portion of the Catan Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding st’10 a.m. to-day, 0.17 inches.

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

District.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

WILL

ENGLISH MAIL..

FILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on o

about the DATES named re

1 Hongkong and Neighbour-Ewinds,

moderate SHANGHAI cu Capt. G. W. Cookman to fresh: boot

R.N.R.

For

Steamers

To Fall On Remarks

Forsenst

LONDON, vis Us-Oriental

noon Freight

ual Ports of Call

EL and

Capt. A. L. Valentini

Malte

5th Dea.

& Prage

about

Freight

6th Doo.

about

27th Das.

&

noon

1st Jan,

Freight & Peege

fine.

N.E.

Mra 8 Brown, C Beatley, Mr & MrBL 2- Formosa Channel.....................įgale.. 7. The above regulations will not affect Brittos, W.Brown, OW Byers, Misa and

the licensed, private letter boxes carried Mrs J Campbel, MA Check, Jose Calder

A

tween H.K. and Lamooks a No. 1..

between Hongkong & Canton by the reson, H FClark, G Delmore, 9 Davis, Mr hela belonging to or managed by the S Davis, Miss J L Durham, M5 Fenn, F.3 South coast of China be- The same Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Fox, Dr & L Emit, Mr & Mrs A Ful-

CGreaves M P Gor lon, & Gray, in JC Company.

bold, Dr LM Guerrero, Mr R 0 Haines, N Hiorth, KRHosch, HW Hope. JB

Miles M а Hudson, Mus A

Misa 1

1&

TIONED TIMES;-

g Jackson, MnL Km. D. F My Liongran, JD Lloyd ALF Hire & G Lepse, Bev & BROD.I

‚„Esv A D.

November 20,--Gorman attacks in France and Belgium less

FROM DECEMBER 1st 1914 THE severe; snow falling in Flanders. PEAK PILLAR BOXES WILL BE Huemon,

fighting between CLEARED AT THE UNDERMEN-Hudson, Bishop, AP Desperate Russians and Germans between

1, ENTRANCE TO VICTORIA - the Vistula and the Warta

asians attacking strong posi-GAPTRAM STATION, WEEK DAYS,

8.05 a.m., 2:00 am, SUNDAYA, 9.05am. tions in East Prussia.

November 21.-British Ad-

No. 2. MOUNT KELLET ROAD OF.. elaborate POSITE THE ENTRANCE TO DES miralty announces

P., BUNDAYS, 9.25 am, q

Mes A

Master

-E Hauworing, Memang, Miss & Marver-

E Manwaring

10 ·L Mixer, Moreni, Dr&

Mr & MrUE Patton, ER & Mrs A

for clearing ice from the landing system of mine defence on east VILLAS, WEEK DAYS, 8.25 am. 2.20 Packson, G8 Potter, 24

stage.

The successful operation Coast, Australia taking steps to

& ABERDEEN ROADS, WEEK DAYS,

Pan

L Pruner, Mix EM Reed, R& I Habb,MJ Robb, Wm T Robinson, Mrs

L

Bonth coast of China be? The same tween H.E. and Hainan... as No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Registar.

Station.

27th Nov, A.

Hour.

Barometer.

⚫onteradmat.

aelson, F.Scully, H Sath, AC Sleyp, WA Sundbelmer, M. & Mrs E G Travis, N1 wostock 7 30.47 1 tong, WE Woar, Mrs & G Yorke.

of these tra'n ferries abroad, even send unlimited number of men No. 3.JUNCTION OF GOUGH HILL Hasit, Mr Mrs FW Rudd, CF Sam | where the climatic conditions are unfavourable, would point to the possibility of their nee nearer home, when our conservatism in matters engineering has been

overcome.

They are found con- venient and profitable elsewhere, and there are several steamer routes around these islands where a great saving in handling goods would be accomplished if loaded goods trains could be con- veyed bodily from shore to shore.

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to the front. Russians inflict heavy losses on Austro-German forces between Czestochowa and Cracow, Russians bombard Black Ses port of Khora, doing great damage.

November 22.-Canada onlist ing an additional 50,000 mer, bringing her forces auder arms to 103,000. Lull still continues in France and Belgium, Bave for vigorous bombardment of Ypres by the Germans.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. British patrol

Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd.

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Bouman Hongkong Hotel, Shanghai.

Buyangang, Shanghai. Kiangguan, Amoy. Paul Pedrini Hongkong Hotel,

Yokohama.

Powhingchong. Yokohama. Quanyeng 70 Queen's Road Fast, Yokohama.

A. B. SORENSEN. Actg. Superintendent. Hongkong, Nov. 20 1914, Eastern Extension Australasia & China 'Telegraph Co." Alderson Ho gkong Hotel,

Manila.

Chop Wanloe Queens Road, .Jelebu.

Fouontai, Haiphong. Giasang, Focchow. Gieng Nguong Shop, Foochow

Howardcollins, Perth. Kalieming, Manila. Makingsecen 4200 Building House, Seattle.

Mchenry Aboard Tangomaru, Satara.

Oanley, Cholon.

Pongee, San Francisco, Toogegui Hoctonghing Teck- jutoo St., Manila.

Sun On Lung Molo Cai, Macao.

W. B. ELWES, Superintendent.

Hongkong, Nov. 19, 1914.

8.30 am, 2.25 p.m., SUNDAYS, 9.30a.m. NO. 4.JUNITION OF GOUGH HIni AND PLANTATION ROADS. WEEK DAYS, 8,45 a.m., 2.10 p.m., SUNDAYS

9.45 a.m.

No. 5 AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL WEEK DAYS, 9,00 a.m., 255 p.m., 8UN PASSENGERS DEPARTED. DAYS, 10.00a.m.

THE FIRST COLLECTION WILL BE

SENT OUT WITH THE 10.60 a.m. DE LIVERY, AND SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE SENT OUT WITH THE 4.00

p.m. DELIVERY FROM THEG. F.O.

THE SUNDAY COLLECTION WILL BE SENT OUT WITH THE 11.30 am. DELIVERY FROM TAEG. P. O.

3

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Kochi

Humidity.

Weather.

Forge.

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30.19

30,08

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30.17

WAW.

30.13

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30:18

30.15

30.17

30.16

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Kagima Oshima Naha On Nov. 24-For Japan, Mears 8 Ya-ahl'ima Bonia 1. Whaiwol auf, Sonoda, T Takabina, MrsDB Baker; Garratt, H A Tolmer, T Kume, OM AL-

T. Takata. Jos J Vail, M Hankow Nishi, Nagano, Mr & Mer Ikeda DR Chefoo port T Tahara, Matsushita H Tokoyama, R Hozumi, Iohang

Kinklang Shimyille, Mrs. Muhlm. Hasegawe, Ta Changa

Watanabe, Ashimore, Mr and Mrs

30:48.47 mura, Toyama, Ogura, Suzuki, Yamagu- Shanghai chi, Tauji, Watanabu, Asakura, Suzuki, Gutzlaf 30.39 53 CORRESFONDENCE (INCLUDING Nakamura, Kataude, Dr Shingu, Mr and Sharp P. 78 30.34 63 PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED Mrs Davidson and Miss Harvey. AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS; BUT ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE.

Nov. 23.--German sabmarine U18 founders off" the Scottish coast after being ammed by boat. British aviatora carry out successful flight to Zeppelin sheds at Fried- richshafen, doing serious damage. LAY.

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Nov. 24-Announced tEnt THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO Germanssuffer heavy los:es round FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTII. Ypraz, 1,200 dead being found FURTHER NOTICE. before a trench 500 yards long. Portuguese Congress sathcrises Portugal to intervene in war at ny suitable moment, in accord- ance with terms of British Alliance.

Nov. 25.-Announced that two

A'can &

C'dian

Siberian

TUESDAY, 1st Dec.

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& co www

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40

Amoy....

Ba 30.26 65 63 no Bwntow п Taikoku 58 90.52 Talcha

Shanghai, North China, Japan, 'dores via Moji. Victoria, B. Canton Seattle & United Kingdom Hong via Canada (Europe via Siberia) Gay Hock

1stDac., 11.n.m.

Маско Wuchow Pakbol

NOTICE 19 GIVEN THAT_AL-||| THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE-Tientsin-Fukow Service Shanghai Br. CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE PO. Friday, 4th December.] THE SAFETY OF ALL OSTAL PAC- Swatow, Amoy & Fooshow...at Des., Holhow

1 p.ui. KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF

1.m.

Ре

THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS-B raits, & India via Calcasta...lit Des., 2 Tourane TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA Fhilippine Is. 1st Dro. 3pm. MAGE WHICH MAY ACT

OF THE KING'S

bombarded all points of military significance at Ziebrugge.. Rus- sians register succesEDS against G.rmans, Austrians and Tarks.

British battleships on Monday TIL FURTHER NON

UN Shanghai & N, China...1st Dec, 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 2nd Dac.

BOXES, OR FANCELS FOR BELGIUM; BRAZIL, ORETE, OK MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS, HOXES OR PAR- CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- Straits, Coylon & Europe 2nd Dsc., 9 a.m.

Awatow ...2nd Dee, noon.

ED FOR INSURANCE,

.

N

THE FAROEL POST AND INSURED

PENDED.

Nov. 26. Announced that everything points to overthrow LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL ISSU of German ermies in Poland. British battleship Bulwark blown up at Sheoraes5,-**

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rate

at SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo).. At these ports steamers calling for bunker coal exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues and charges.

THE

IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE THAN WHAT YOU PAY. DOUBLE STRENGTH. MEANS

DOUBLE VALUE.

LOTUS MOKHA UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT,

Obtainable Everywhere.

A. BUNE.

THE PAROEL-PUST SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC. TIONS BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE.

THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, 19 RESUMED FOR ORDINARY FAR. CELS ONLY:- CRETE, CYPRUS, GREECE, SYRIA, ĮVALY, ALGERIA TUNIS, SWITZERLAND AND (LYBI- YA) TRIPOLL.

War risks are not covered by postal registration or Insurance.

The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em- pire are suspended.

Letters and Pest Cards may now be sent to Tsinatav.

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. Halphong & Pakhol 28th Inat., 9 a.m. Sandakan 281h Inst., 3 p.m. Philippine In. 28th inst., 2 p.m. Japan via Kobe...28th inst., 3 pm.

Bhanghai & North China (Europe via. - Siberia) 28th Nov. 4 p...

(Tientsin-Pukow Service Shanghai Br

P. 0.5 pm, Thursday 3rd Doo,) Saigon

28th inst., 4 pito.

Shanghai, N. China & Japan via Kobe... Ningbo

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THURSDAY 3rd Dec. Shanghai & N.Oblas 3rd Dec. 3 p.m..

FRIDAY, 4th Dec.

0. St

Aparri Manila

Legasp! Hollo Bacolod Cobd Labuan

30.20

30.17

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30.13

30.19 68.3030 55 81

30.24 66 60 n 30.22 30.31 63

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13 b. 1 epe 4 0 unw 10

35

6 30 30 64

30.11.73 29.03 77

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4.0

30.05 78 20.96 74 29.05181

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29.95 83

one 2 c.

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T. F. Claxton, Director.

Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 27.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrets Fahrenheit on the level of the aos in la-

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow 4dih Dec: ches, tenths and hundredths.

1 p.m.

SATURDAY, 5th Dec.

English

Mail.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degroo Fahrenheit.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade-

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, laids, Western Australia, In-he Humidity of air saturated with mois dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europa

ure being 100. Tato Letters 10.30 a.m. to 11 Extra Postage 10 cents). (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first olearance will be jaoluded in this contract mail). The parcel mail will be closed on Thursday, Scale, the 4th Doc. at 5pm......th Dec. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, 8th Dec.

Austra-

Mali.

Phillpotus Islands, Austraila, Tasmania, Nealand sla Port Darwin & Now Guinea sin Thursday. Is.8th Doo, 11 a.m. Philippine Is 8th Dec. 3 p.m.

TIDE TABLE.

23rd Nov., to 29th Nov., 1914..

34

High-War

*Hanging

#jf No laferige-

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufor

State of Weather b blue sky, o da- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, g gloomy, h hall, 1lightalog, o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, r rain, s snow,

thunder, v viiblity, w dow wot.

0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths

METEOROLOGICAL.

SHANGHAI,

MOJI, KOBE Nile

ANDYOKO-(Capt. H. Powell

HAMA ADALI49,

LONDON & 'Genca'

Vía Singapore, Nagoya

Penang, Colombo, Capt. W. H. Sweny Port Said and

Marseilles ........

R.N.R.

Subject to alteration without notice,

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Tel

NOTICE TO1SHIPPERS.

SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vomals are insured under The British Government National Instrazioe Scheme and they can effect War Riak 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. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 15th Nov., 1914. -

E. A. Hewett,

Superint

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO

OPERATING AS MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMENS.

MONGOLIA 2rósa tone MANCHURIA 27000 son?

KOREA 18000 tons

CHINA 10200 tanm,

SIBERIA 10000 tons.

NILE 1.000 tona

PERSIA sooo ton

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,

Honolulu and San Francisco

“THE SUNSHINE BEIT”The Host Comfortable Route to America and Europe

MONGOLIA":

"......Bailing TUESDAY, 1st Doc, at 1 pm. PERBIA (via Manjin)

WEDNESDAY, 16th Doo, at noon TUESDAY 22nd Deo. at 1 p.m. “ TUESDAY, 27th Doo, at 3 pim..

KOREA........

SIBERIA

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TO SAIL

Telephone No 143.

"CLEN LINE"

(MCGREGOR COW & Co.) LTD.

For London & Antwerp

Saloon passage Hongkong to London £40.

Low Wais

Hango

Previous

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28th Inst., 4 p.m.

28th inst. 4 p.TA.")

SUNDAY, 29th Nov.

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Hongkong. 23rd July, 1914,

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

Agents,

Hoihow & Bangkok...29th inst., 9 a.m..

Sah

Weather

Bain

0.17

MONDAY, 30th Nov.

RUTTONJEE & SON.

Hollow, Halphong & Fakhol..:30th Jant.,

4 p.m. Japan via Kobe, 80th fant, 4 pm.

m morning, a afternoon, Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks,

ALEXANDRA CATE

Blackst open ale Temperature on the

HAK Obervatory, 27th November.

TV.CLAXTON, Director.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Nools

by George Willismo. Cade Burnett it 11, Los House

Street, in the City of Victoria. Har gke