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DIARY OF WAR,

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WHAT THE COTTON

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1944.

TRADE NEEDS,

"Sə

at

POST OFFICE.

Ships' Letter Boxes.

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

rosadence must be posted at the Ganor al Post Office or at any of its Branch

Ollives.

9. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden to receive on board their Vosselaany correspondetics from the Publia.

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5. Shipping Companies should state la their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vesela in order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Post Offico.

7. Tho. above regulations will not affect the licessed, private letter boxes carried between Hongkong & Canton by the res seis belonging to or managed by the longkong Canton & Macac Steamboat

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT.

ARRIVED.

Shinyo Maru, Jansa. 7,228, Wm. O: T. B. Filmor, 30th Nov.-Sau Franels- cg. 31st Oat., Gon.-T. K. K. Halmun, Br. s... 641, Stowart, 1st Inat

es wataw, 30th ull, Gen-D. L. &

Co.

14

On the 1st at 11.20-Pressure has incresand over Manchuria and N. Japan and decreased throughout the remainder of the arou, especially ever N. China. The continental “bigli," noted yesterday, has movod rapidly eustwards and extends

morning. A depression has form.od to the from Manchuria to the Boping this West of Shantung.

Moderate easterly winde will praval Waithing, Br. s. 1,170, M. Picknell, 39th

ulto-Hollow, 20th ult., Blev & oven the north part of the Chinu Sea. Ger. J. A. & Co.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 4 hours alte.-Bingapore, 21st ult, Gen-onding at LV a.m. to-day, 0,00 Inches, Order. Loongming, Br... 1st Dec Manila, 25th

ult, Gea.-J. M. & Co.

inst-Saigon, 24th ult, Nice and Gen.-Chineso,

Kumchow, Br.s.s. 1,150. J. 4. Martin, 1st

Duneric, Br... 1,211, O. D. Lugie, 1st

inat--Bangkok, 2let uit., kioo B. L.

St.

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

District.

Albans, Br. ss. 2,538, E. S. Ealkie, Iat 1 Hongkong and Neighbour | light to

inst Melbourne, 29th Ool. Gen.

bood -G. L. & Co.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAI...

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on o

about the DATES named ;**

To Sail On Remark

noon Freight

5th Deo,

about

& Page

Freight

·For

Stearners

Forecast.

LONDON, vis Us-) Oriental

ual Ports of Call

Capt. A. L. Valentini

E. and N.E winds. moderate: SHANGHAI ........ | fair to

cloudy.

Malta

Capt. G. W. Cockmana

6th Dec.

& P'sage

R.N.R.

SHANGHAI

abont 27th Dec.

Freight &P'sage

noon 1st Jan.

Freight

& P'sage

MOJI, KOBE Nile

AND YOKO-Cap "H. Powell HAMA ANA,

PASSENGERS ARRIVED. ·

2 Formosa Channel.

The same as No 1.

LONDON & Genoa

Por us, St. Albans from Melbourne-

Mrs E R. Kew, Hrs FJ Gibson.

3 South coast of Chind bo- The same tween H.K, and Lamoskas.No. 1.

Chies Coast Meteorological Regletor.

November 16.- Votea for £22,000,000 and for a million In an interview with a repro- more men passed by the House sentative of the Manchester of Commons. Announced that Guardian, Mr. J. A. Hutton has H.MS. Canopus is safe. German discussed the measures which, in regiment nonibilated south of his view, are necessary to keep Bixschooto. Ieported that Rus- the cotton industry going. sian Flest leaves Helsingfors to far as I can judge from our ex- give battle to the Germans. perience in business," he said,

3.Shipmasters are not allowed to place November 17.-Prinos of "unless something is done, the or expose on bourd thuis vessels letter Wales leaves for the front: Mr. bulk of the mills in Lancashire boxes for the purpose of collecting corres- Lloyd George outlines financial will be stoppad very soon. In pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed Cranley, Dr. s.s. 2,903, A. Henderson, 30th

on board their vissola will be removed and * proposals in House of Com-considering what we need to returned to the General Post Umee. mone, including War Loan of enable us to keep on doing busi4. Shipping Companies must not re- $350,000,000.

ness, four things are important-selve from the Public for Inclusion in November 18-War Loan Grace, insurance, a free market, their stips' Papers any but bona fide con- quoted from par to one-half per and telegraph codee. First, wagues' letters which should be left open

for inspection when required. cent. [romium. Japanese Am-need satisfactory finance, al bassador leaves Constantinople though it must be said that some British Third Division 'shelled of the Manchester banks and out of tranobes, but brilliantly some of the Eatern banks are counter-attack and drive Germans doing all that can be asked; and back in disorder. German Fleet indeed they tra going further..

6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Off- bombarda Libau.

I know that some of them are cers must aund to the Post Office ALL November 19.-Russians pro-giving crodite which they would correspondence except bona flde vonni Sressing in List Prusels and not give under ordinary circum-ncea letters posted in the Ships Letter Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the Galicia, but advance guards in stances," Referring to insurance, ports from which they sailed, or anywhere Poland retiring. Division of Mr. Hatton said the ra was an route to Hongkong. Russian Black Sa Fleet engages no dubt that the heavy rato the Gooben and Breelan, which for 'war insurance was a block disappear in mist after former is on the trade. "I think it bidly bit.

is hardly fair," he added, "that

Pers.3.Shinyo Maru from San Francisco Company. Nov,mber 20.-German attacks the loss should fa'loa the individ-

etc.-Mrs A Atkinson, Mrs,0 A Bruns, in Frasce and Belgium less ual. I think it ought to be

War risks are not covered by postal Miss K Buffon, Mr & Mrs J G Gonzalez de sévore; now falling in Flandera, torno by the community, and registration or insurance.

Bernedo, Mre L II Carson, Miss M Dplan-4 South coast of China be-7 The same twoon H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1. ey, Rev & Mrs C L Davonport, JF Dow, Desperate fighting betweon that the State should do the whole Russians and Germins betweon of the insurance at a nominal

CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING "Mr & Mrs TH Elliott, YE'Huie, Mrs H H the Vistula and the Warta, rate-say half per cent. Evan PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED Hough, Mr & Mis RD Harvey, JH Hau

"OFFERS; BUT Rasians attacking strong posi- if they lost money by it they AS OPPORTUS ARE IRREGULAR ser, Mrs RE Hasbrook, Mr & Mrs N W tions in East Prussia.

would gain far more in the long AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR- Gilbert, Miss M. Knightley,T M Kondo. Mr November 21.-British Ad-run. They might lose oven a RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE- & Mrs W Johnston, H R Johnston, Mr & Mr. RC Martin, Wm Moore, A Mur miralty 8nnounces elaborate million or two, but if trade dos LAY:

dock, BF Mills, B Megie, A T Nowman, J system of mine defence on eat not go on they will lose many coast. Australia taking steps to millions in loss of revenue. It FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL RPickering, E O Parker, H Pearl, GF Riezz, Mr CS Spencer,O M Straube, A W send unlimited number of "men certainly is essential that we

Schneider, Tang Siang, Col Jos 'A Wolfaon to the front. Russiaus indict should have a free cotton market," heavy losses on Austro-German Mr. Hatton continued. "It does

JW Wilson, E Zaballoro, S Zaballero. B forces between Czestochowa and not matter much what the price

Bigham, Mrs S Bromisteln, 6 M de Cruz. Wostock 78 30.24 18 Cracow, Russians bombard Blackie. So long as our customers feel Seu port of Khopa, doing great that cotton is in any way on an damage.

artificial basis, they are not likely November 22-Caunda onlist to buy. I do not think it is very ing an additions 50,000 men, material whether the price is 5d. bringing her forces under arms or, eo long as it is felt that it is to 108,000. Lall still continues really a natural price and not au in France and. Balgium, save for artificial one. So far as my firm vigorous bombardment of Ypres is concerned, we have not done by the German",

£500 worth of business since Nov. 28.--German submarine the war started. I certainly U18 founders off the Scottish think that everything possible coast after being ammed by longht to be done now to open the British patrol boat. British Liverpool market. The Liver avintrs carry out successful pool Outton Association have flight to Zeppelin sheds at Fried probably been perfectly wise richshafen, doing serious damage, in the steps they took during Nov. 24-Announced that the early part of the war, Germans suffer heavy losses round but the time has now come when Yprar, 1,200 dead being found we really must have the market before a trench 500 yards long. open. Trade, would not, of Portuguese Congress authcrises course, become active at once, Portugal to intervene in war at bat many employers would have any suitable moment, in accord- confidence to go on working to ance with terme of British some extent. The alternative to Alliance.

the opening of the merket is, I The services to Germany, Austria, and Nov, 25.-Announced that two am convinced, the closing of the their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em British battleships on Monday mills. "It might also be pointed piro are suspended.

"THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO FURTHER NOTICE.

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

THIC POSTMAS-

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Station.

Naha

*100H

1st Deo., ..

Winda) * -

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity,

Weather.

Force.

via Singapore, Nagoya

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

Marseilles im

R.NR.

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 con 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 Passago, apply to

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30.17

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* 30.17

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E. A, Hewett,

30.10

£90

30.16.

30.11

P.&O. S. N. Co.'s office,

Superintendent,

630

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Bonio Is. Chefoa Whatwei

30.24

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...Hongkong, 25th Nov., 1914.

20.99 47 "B

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Hankow lebang Kiukiang

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30.03 45

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90,03 56

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Jos Fayant, Jose Gonzales, Mr & Mrs FL Nemuro

Hakodate Hesingar. Master Honinger, Larson, Mr

Tokio NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL-

Nagarak CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE ME Rogers, Master G Rogers, A. Soy, THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE. & Mrs Y Morokans, Mr&Mrs CS Rogers Kochi TAB SAFETY OF ALLI OSTAL PAC-J Smith, Mr. & Mra S Tataunichi, Lee ha Oshima KETS WHILST IN THE DUSTODY OF Vick, Lee Yun, I Yawasaki. THE POST OFFICE TH TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM PENSATION FOR ANY 1059 OR DA

WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE MAGEV ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN TIL FURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, DRAZIL, CRETE ON MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- DELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPTM & ME Ralphs, Mr & Mrs H Rigge, ED FOR INSURANCE.

Misa Cardy. Mrs Ramsey, Mr M Smith, Sharp P. 78 30.08 63

Amoy Swatow Roy & MiaClayson, Mr & Mrs Eldridge,

Talchn M G A Terrell Miss Torrell, Mis Ah Talhoku Yane, MraH W'Kent, Mas H Kent, WH Tale

Tainan Latham, D Wilson, J. Wang Quincey, Mrs | Koshan Greenfeld, Misses Greenfeld, Mr & Mrs P'dores Erskine, Miss E Semth, Mes van Herpe. Canton

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 EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR CELS ONLY CRETE CYPRUS, GREECE SYRIA, ITALY, ALGERIA TUNIS, SWITZERLAND AND (LYBI- YA) TRIPOLI

bombarded all points of military fout that it is not only a question of Unregistered letters and Post-Cards- significance at Zeebrugge. Itus- the mills being stopped, but, if may now be sent to Tsingtau.

sians register successes against that bappens, it will be very diffi- Germans, Austrians and Tarks, Joult to get "them started again. Nov. 26. Announced that There is also a possibility that everything points to overthrow some of the shipping firms may of German armies in Poland. [decide to close, and, in that case,

The French Mail from Europo is expect od to arrive hers to-morrow.

The Mall from London (via Siberia) of

Thursday, the 3rd inst.

British battleship Bulwark blown they would not be likely to ra. Monday, let alto, la due to arrive here on up at Sheerness.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,

Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Co. Alderson, Hongkong Hotel,

Manila.

Bongmiu Miniere Compagnie,

San Francisco.

Fouontai, Haiphong. Giasang, Fouchow. Howardcollins, Perth, Kalieming, Manila. Makingsecen 4200, Building House, Seattle.

McHenry, Aboard Tanyomaru, Satara.

Osnlay, Cholon. Phoenkachun Bantham

Makassar.

Per 9.1. Iya. Marù from London Oct. 1

44

2 bm

3 by

До

6a 30.07 63 83 no

10

Ba 30,00

*

30.07

90.08

K

30.06

E 30.07

9 28.

da: 30.08 63. 89. 30.06 68 83.

30.04 67-

Mrs Scott, Mrs J Holmes, A. Frequr. Fep Rank 30.03

Macao

12

Sno, Mrs W 6 Hall,Rev A 8 Wright, Miss

Wuchow SA TH Gray, F Ashton, J Miller, E Coller. Fakhol Joniana, T Kameda, Y Kasaki, Yabu Hoihow

Fhullen 6 30.05 68 ki, M. Waand'J Saga.

Tourare ... 29.97 70

.St. J. Aparri

quiva

Mail.

The American Mail is due to arrive horo on Sunday, the 6th Dec,

Swałow

MAILS DUB.

ommence business until things ara in a very different condition from what they era to-day." Mr. Button also said that until tele- graph codes can be used they might as well shut up their offices. "It is certain," he summed up, Hronch, 2nd Dec.

that ut til we get satisfactory Sibarian, 3rd Dec. finance and insurance, a free American, 6th Dec, market, and resumption of telegraph coder, no business worth talking about will be done."

Utter Proof.

"Do yer love me, 'Erb?"

Love yer, 'Liza? I should jest think I does. Why, if yer ever gives me up I'll murder yer. I St., Punch.

can't say more'n that, can I?"_

Pongee, San Francisco, Poogegui Hootonghing, Teok-

jutoo St., Manila.

Sun On Lung Molo Cai, Macao.

W. B. ELWES, Superintendent Hongkong, Nov. 26, 914.

Great Northern Telegraph. Company, Ltd.

Hongkong Hotel,

Bouman

Shanghai.

Itaihang Yonlo Strast, Antung. Kiangguan, Amoy,

Paul Pedrini, Hongkong Hotel, Yokohama,AN GENE

Powhingehong, Y kohama. Quanyeng, - 70% Queen's Road East Yokohama..

Suzanne Terrain, Post Office; Shanghal n

Tongwoo Kobo

AB, FORENSEN. Ao2. Superintendentl Hongkong Nov. 26. 1914.

German Railway Trade. The German · trade in Railway materiala amounts to

over

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW,

Strafts, Ceylon & Europa 2nd Dec., 9 a.m. Swatów ...Eud Deo, noon,

Japan via Kobo 2nd Dec., 2 pm. Dalny 2nd inst., 3 p.m..

THURSDAY 3rd Doc.

Siberian

Mail:

Sbanghal, North China and Japan via Kobe (Europe vla Biberia)...3rd last. #a.m.,

Tientsin-Pukow Service Shanghai Br

£1.800.000 per annum, the largest P. O. Monday 7th Doo,1 part of which appears to be done with Italy and Australia, and about 60,000 with India.

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rate

at

SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK Ps (British North Borneo).mana At these ports ateamers calling!

Fort Bayard, Haiphong and Tukhol

Srd Inst., il s Holbow, Haiphong & Pakhel 3rd Int.,

11 a.. Shanghai & N. China 3rd Deo, 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 4th Dec. Bwatow, Amoy & Fooohow 4th Dec,"

1 p.m.

Strails, Burmah, Cəvlon, Adő- laide, Western Australia, In-Manila

lie, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Legazpi Late Letters 10.30 am. to 11 Ilallo

10 cents) Bacolod Extra Fortage (Letters posted in all the Pillar Cebu

15.11.

Boxes in time for the first Labuan olearance will be included in

this contract mail). The parcel mall qil bo closed on Thursday, the 4th Dao.. at 5 p.m......5th Dec. 5 p.m.

SUNDAY, 6th Dec.

Gth Dec, 9 a.m.

TUESDAY, 8th Dec.

Austra➡

Han

Mall.

Philipine Islands, Australia, Tasmania, Now Zealand via Port" Darwin & New Gaines, via Thursday It.....8th Dec,

11 a.."

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow 8th Dec. 1 Pallippine Is...8th Dec, 3 pro

merican

P

Shanghai, North China, Japan, vin Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unit- ed States, South America and Canada vis B. Francisco & U. Kingdom via Canada (Europe via Biberia)8th Dec. 11 a.m. Tientsin-Pakow Service Shanghai Br. O. Friday, 11th December.)

C'dian

WEDNESDAY, 9th D-c

:

Bhangtal, North China and Japan via Nagasaki, Victoria, Tacoma & United Kingdom via Canada Z1st Dea; 1pmL/

TIDE TABLE.

30th Nov, to 6th Dec., 1914.

Low Water,

Hangros A

Jan

Time.

High Wais Laughing

Bart,

•10' B

21

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13 33

15

34. M

Wody

8

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Se

SATURDAY, 5th Dec.

for bunker coat exclusively are Haiphong & Pathol...8th Deo, 9., exempt from all shipping dues Streity, Colombo, Sase Fort Bald, Marsell- and charges.

A BUNE.

Deletelés, &c Uajted Kingdom beh

Inst 9 a.m.

`m morning, afternóm.

THETI, & FIOU OF Stawed dooks, Kippers & ANDRA CATE,

G

10

no

20.89 77

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30.01 74

Во

29.06 74

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29.9278

and

10

Da 20.95 83

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1.0

29.03 85

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T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Déc. (

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

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degros Fahrenheit.

*3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, he Humidity of air saturated with mois ure being 100,-

I Direction of Wind, to two points. ›

5 Force of Wind, according to Besafor Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d driniling rain, Hog, a gloomy, h hall, 1-lightning, o OVOTORAS, P passing showers,' q equally,rrain, FHOW,

thunder, v vialblilty, w dow, woż,

0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredthe

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer Temperature Humidity Wind Direction

Previou

Day On date On date

ME S. PART.

30.08 80.00 30.02

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