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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915,

HYSTERICAL JOY.

AHLERS SET FREE.

POST OFFICE.

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT:

Berlin Outburst Based on Illusory Victory.

Dec. 10,-Enough is known

Our Home Office as “Snug the Jolner."

Ships' Letter Boxes.

1. It is hereby notified that during the continuance of the War all outgoing cor=" respondence must be posted as the Gener- al Post Ofios or at any of ita Bṛanch. Offices.

3. Shipmasters are not allowed to place

on board their vessela will be removed and

returned to the General Post Office.

ARRIVED.

Loongrang, Br. 2.2 1,999, Lenok, 28th inst. Maulla, 23rd inat, Gon.-J. M. & Oo,

Prometheus, Norw. s. 1,024 U. Jensen, 27th last-Bangkok, 18th inst.,, Rice.-T. & Co.

Hothow, Br. 3. 985, W. Freer, 26th imk

-Hollow, 25th inst, Rice. –B. &B.

Although Nicholaus Ahlers, now to make it beyond doubt that formerly German Consul at

2. Ships Omoers are midctly forbidden the Berlin "mafik" over the Sunderland, was prosecuted for to receive on board their remola any "great victory in Poland" was not high treason as having "adhered correspondence from the Fubile. merely premature but unjustified to the King's enemies," it is clear by the facts. The incident has from the judgment of the Court or expose en board their vassals lettor an especial significance socing of Appeal that the prosecution boxes for the purpose of collecting corres Varg, that the origins! statement issued ought never to have been institut-pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed by Berlin Main Headquarters wased, thanks to an Order in Council quite vague and by no means wariasued by the Home Secretary, ranted the interpretation placed which extended the liberty to do upon it by the Press of the capital. the things which Ablers was Since then there has been no charged with doing until Augnet announcement of details; nothing beyond a statement, repeated again to-night, it will be observed, are pursuing the

that we enemy.

a

The Berlin Vorwaerts raises rolitary voice against exaggerated deductions from the communique of the General Staff. It writes:

been

Norw■,873, J. Jabsan, 27th Inst,

-Swalow, 26th Inat, General-

Chinesa.

!.

| Haiching, Br. us. 1,267, W..0.. Fossmore. 27th lart.-Swatow, 16th Instant. Geo-D. L. & Co.

4. Shipping Companies muat net re- ceive from the Public for Inclusion In their ar putere ellos should be left open Menalaus, Br. s. 3,060, p. Simpson. for fuspection when required.

latiors which

27th int-Singaporb, 20th ins£, Gen.-B.& S. S

Oriental, Br. s. 5,284, A. L. Valentini, 27th instBombay, 12th instant Gen.-P. & O. 8. N. Ca.

5. Shipplag Companies should stato in their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vasoola in order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Fest Dalgi Máru, Jap.5.3,846, 5. Nokushige, Office.

6. Shipplag Companies and Shipa' Off-

correspondence poated in the Ships' Letter

cors must send, to the Fast Office 'A.L.L

Boxes or received by Ships' Offloors at the porta from which they sailed, eranywhere en route to Hongkong.

War risks are not covered by postal registration or insurando,

27th inst.---Swatow, 28th instant, Gan, Q9, E

DEPARTED.

January 26."

Chongva for K. C. Wan, Tean for Iloilo'vla Manila Phranang for Halphong

Hus for Haiphong via K. O, Wan - THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED Tonyo Maru for Ban Francisco via B'bai LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUB-Haitan for Foochow via Swałow

Karchow for Shanghai Wehu for Haiphong PENDED

Kalgan for Bangkok Hanol for Haiphong via Hoihow Hanggang for Shanghai via Swatow Oanfa for Tacoma via Kochinotza

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL- THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE. CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE THE SAFETY OF ALLI OSTAL FAC KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS

CANNOT GIVE TER GENERAL

NOT GIVE COM PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN- TIL FURTHER NOTICE NO

NO LETTERS, BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, BRAZIL, ORETE OR MONTENEGRO

"

· CLEARANCES AT THE

BARBOUR OFFICE.

When the Solicitor-General was ent down to Darham to prosecute, and to invoke the majesty of the law against the enemy within our gatee, it must have been perfectly well known to authority that the whole proceedings lacked reality. and were for the benefit of the gallery. When a conviction had To speak of an annihilating obtained as we now know the obtained improperly defeat of the Russians in a ridiculous, misleading exaggera Press Bureau hastened tɔ explain tion. A huge army like the Rau that it must not be taken seriously, eiso can plainly not be destroyed as the following communication in the conditions which obtain shown:-

"The conviction of Ahlers is to-day when gigantic battles are fought on a front of several hundr- subject to appeal, the judge having ed kilometres. Howmany prisoners granted a certificate of appeal on and have fallen into our certain points of law which aro

guns hands cannot yet be estimated, at the trial. The sentence of but even if this war booty hap death was the only one which the pens to be great, the majority of judge could pronounce in a the Russian forces by a timely cordance with the law on

conviction for high treason. I retreat will have got away safely.'

on the appeal the conviction is -Reuter

affirmed, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs will consider the Sceptical Dutch Paper.

question of advising a commuta Amsterdam, Dec. 19, tion of the death sentence with The newspaper Nieuwe van den view to substituting a term of Dag, whose war critiques are penal servitude or imprisonment. considered to be noteworthy, In fact, while there was every expressos considerable doubt assumption and affectation of in to whether the great joy in Berlin xorable purpose, there was an and Vienna, oaused by, the re-evident nervousness about the ported German victory over the effect which might be produced.

The site of mind of the Home Russians in Poland, is justified.

Office is comparable only to that The paper is sceptical, and of Saug the Joiner, in "A Mideam- Silver in Cola or Bullion & Paper Moner bake:What are the facts? The mer Night's Dream," Saug was through the Post without a permit Je German official statement is very cast for the part of the sued by the Superintendant of imports & vague,As well as the Austrian; lion in the workmen's play Exports. and, at any rate, they do not before the Duks, but there were prove so great a victory 18 that dire misgivings leat his appear photographs posted by the Victoria Stat. A rogiatered packet sald to contain Glaimed. They do not even menance in a lion's skin should dia. Cauldwell, St. Bedford is lying in this the Germans. If theRussians are was written for him in which he for the words Mount Kellet, Hongkong an, beaten over the whole line, the

was to say, "If you think I come question is When were they hither as a lion, it were pity of defeated yesterday, last week, my life. No, I am nesach thing. or last month? If it was only I am a man as other men are," yesterday, it does not seem very and then he was "to Lame his mail, is due to arrive here on Friday, the probable that the Germans were name, and tell them plainly he 29th inst able to repulss the whole colossal Russian force in a single day."- Central Newe.

January 26,

AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR-Toyora Maru for Karateu CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- Colombe Maru för Kobe via Shanghai

Tungthus for Vlaidivostool via Moji ED FOR INSURANCE.

!

January 27.

Mijo Maru for Canton Hakata Marafor Calcutta la Bingapore

The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colories, and to the Ottoman Em-Haimus for Swatow pire are suspended as are also the Paros, Post services to France & Tsingtau.

The Publis are informed that fold and

Louanot be accepted for transmission

Lursehow for Batzon via Swator Wimbledon for Wei-hai-wei & C. W. Tao Tong Leo for Bangkok Kwangtah 'for Canton

On the 27th at 11.00-Prosauro has at all other stations, espoolally at increased alightly at Tokyo, and doorsnsed Weihaiwal. The antioyolone hau wenken- ed, but remali practically stationary. Depressions are situated to the N.W. of Shantung and eror Indo-China. . |?!

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

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIJ.

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW, WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

District.

about the DATES named 1

Forecast.

For

Steamers

E. and

moderate: SHANGHAI

Oriental Capt. A L. Valentini

Valentini

fair to

cloudy,

some rala.

1 Hongkong and Neighbour. | S.E.winds,

hood

8 Formosa Channel.

The same na No. 1

South coast of China. be-) The same tween H., and Lamooks' }' as No. 1.

4 Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan... No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station

27th Jan, am:

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Weather.

Wostcok 7a 30.29950 nne 6 o Nemuro € 30.26

Hakodate 30.38

LONDON vis Usual) Nubia

Ports of call

SHANGHAI,

Capt. A. B. Garwood

MOJI, "KOBE Namur

·AND YOKO- (Capt. A. Collyer HAMA

'DON via Space, Namur

To Sail On Remarks

about

Freight 27th Jan.

noon: 29th Jan.

about 20th Feb.

& P'sage

Freight

& P'sage:

Freight

& Pange

10a.m.

Freight

Panang, Colombo, Capt. A. Collyer Port Said and

31st Mar

Marseilles esu,

Subject to alteration without notice.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

nao

Anw

Tokio

30.50

Dow

Fachi

.30,41

дат

Nagasaki

** 30,27

K'ngima

30.31

480

Oshima

30.22

080

Naha

50.13

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

90,03

ED

Bonin Is. Chefoo

30.24

Whalwel 29.95 38 .01. waw 6 orm

Hongkong.

20th Jan., 1915.

Hankow

Ichang

Kiukiang

Changaha

Shanghal

Gutzlaff

Sharp P Amoy

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Swatow.

$0.07 53 100

Taikoku

30.46

Talchu

30.06

30.03

11.0

$0.00

30.02

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DO

30.02 62 00 30.01

29.90 61.

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tion places which are occupied by |" fright the ladies." So a prologue Office, the address being illegible except Wabl, LMHCloman, Miss FA HOP Wachow

A Dastardly Act.

An English officer with on Indian regiment as the front has written a letter which has been forwarded for priblication. The following extract describes a ruse adopted by the Germans, not for the first time. "The other day two Germans were guilty of a

was Snug the Joiner."

That is just the sort of prologue

that the Press Bureau farnished

Per sa Oriental from Bombay at-Talnan Kosica BK Metha, F Hoossasily, G. Ab-Koshun Bascombe, Hosle Miss C Clash, Itong doolcarim, Mrs AT Birkett, Miss NW Pd

Padores & Mrs H A Nesbit, JJK Cowan, Lt DR B Jewell, M Peter- Kaj & Mr Towell L&W.D Bockingsale, Kan Pak- an, Lai Kwang-sang, Chan Chun-titg, The Nubis, with the mail from Lon-HBwinton, CA Reid, Mr & Mrs Wee Hollow den (via Bihoria) of Thursday, the 25th Kain Um, HH Grunberg, Leong Sai Paulin

Dec., is due to arrive here to-morrow.

The Ville de la Ciotat, with the French

MAILS DUB.

for the Home Office that had as-Siberian, Nubin, 28th inst."

Lin Say-jook.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED,

Por .. Tenyo Maru Ban Francisco eto. Mrs KG Sweet, Dr & Mrs W O Billings,

sumed the lion's part towards Fronch Mall, V. lo la Cictat, 29th inst. Mrs Watson, Miss G Cornell, Miss E Tay- those suspected of being King's enemies Globe.

SILIMPOPON COAL:

BUNKERS

the

dastardly sot. They dressed can be supplied at cheap rates at

themselves up as Gurkhas with

men, and boldly walking into the

uniforme taken from captured SANDAKAN

lines of the Rifles, asked for the

Colonel Sahib and the Adjutant

.

& SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo)..

Sahib. On being shown these At those ports steamers calling officers they shot thom both down, for bunker coal exclusively are whereupon they got what they exempt from all shipping dues deserved, for they were cat to and charges," pieces by the Sikhs and Pathans."

A BUNE.

f1 15 WHAT YOU' DET:MORE

THAN WHAT YOU PAY, "THE

DOUBLE STRENÖTH‹ MEANS

DOUBLE VALUM,

LOTUS MOKHA

AS UNIFORMLY EXGELLENT.

MAILSCLOSE TO-MORROW. Straits, Coylon, Marseilles, & U. Kingdom

C'dian

Sibèrian & U. K.

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29.98 55.

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T. F.Claxton, Director.

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AH Woods,

Capals. I Nagaki, 8 Okabe, Chey Chong, Mr & Mrs JM Cook,

Sheridan, A Mer), Size & M Hudson

Por KATORI M, 28th inst, Chang Kai-Ting, Lau Shook-we Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in-

0 a.n

Japan vis Muji, Victoria and Tacoma & United Kingdom via Canada Per TACOMA M.,

28th fast., 2 p.

Shanghal and North China (Europe via Biberia)Por-LU- CHOW, 28th Jan. 3 p.m.

Tientsin-Pukow Railway Stanghal Br. P. O. Monday, the lat Fob.) Hollow & Halphong-Por LOKSANG,

28th fast., 4 pm.

R.11.

FRIDAY, 29th Jan, Bwatow—Per STANDARD, 29th inst., 9

Bwatow & Bangkok-For TUNGUS,

29th fast. 9am. | Btraita, Batavia, Choribon, Bamarang & Sourabaya-Por BANRI May 19th inst., 10 aÍTE.

English

Mall,

Straits, Burmah, Ceylan, Ade-

laide, Western Australia, In-

L Bennett, JJ Murphy, W W Larson,Kan Shen-moe, Kan Young-chee, Tu Bai-cbyn A Golding, Young Yin. Hong Shee, Lam Yut-yon, Len Yek, Tong Godinan, Tong Mung-hung.

Haiphong-Per HOIHOW, 30th Jan. 4

p.m.

SUNDAY, 31st Jan. Bwatow-Par HAIMUN, 31st Jan. 9 am Bestow, Amoy & Formoss via Tamsul

Per DAIGI MARU, 31st Jan, 9.1.

Bwatow,

MONDAY, Ist Feb.

Amoy & Foochow For KAIJO

MARU, 1st Feb. 11 sm.

TUESDAY, 2nd Feb.

dis, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Philippine I--Per KUEICHOW, 2nd

› Lato Lettera 10.30 a.m. to 11

Extra Postage

Feb. 11 a.m.

(Leiters posledio all the Pilar Swatow, Amey & Fooohor-For HAI-

Boxes

in time for the zi

olearance will be included in Swatow,

this contract mail). The parcel mail will be closed on Thursday the 28th Inst, at 5 p.m.Por NUBIA, 20th inst. Il aim.

Swatow, Amoy & Foschow-Por HÁT.

CHING, 20th Jan. 1 p.m.w

Siberian

Mail.

YANG, Zad Feb. I p.m.

Amay, Formosa via Anping and Tako-Per BOSHU M., 2nd Feb; 4pm."

THURSDAY, 4th Fob.

Philippine Island and Japan Shanghai & North China

gela Moj, Victoria" B.O., Scat- (Europe via Biberia) Pere, Wash. & U. Kingdom vin Canada Per PANAMA M..

VILLE DE LA CIUTAT, 29th Feb, 2pm. Jan. 4 p.m. ERNES Tiontaln-Pukow Service Shanghai Br.

P. O. Monday, let-Tob.]

Obtainable Everywhere,

RUTTONJEE & SON.

SATURDAY, 30th Jan. Haiphong-Per KAIFONG, 30th inst“, 10

O Siberian

Bhanghai, North China and (Europe in Siberia) - Per CHENAN, SOM Jan. 4pm.

wilway Shanghai

12.

1 Barometer, reduced to 89 degzoen chos, tonths and hundred that

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with moja- ture being 100.

Direction of Wind, to two points.

Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale....

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, g gloomy, h hall, I lightning, a overcast, p passing showers, q aquaBy, rrain, s snow, i thunder, y visibility; w daw wet.

Rain in inches, tenths and hundred

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer Temperature Humidity SATURDAY, 6th Feb.

Make Wind Direct! Philippine Is Australia, Tasi mania, New Zealand and Now

'sathar Gaines via Thursday Island-- PEMPIRE, 6th Feb, 10 am. Hain

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