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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915,
AS THE GERMANS SEE IT. However, the idea is to convince
The Creation of the New
British Armics.
Ofices.
POST OFFICE.
Ships' Letter Boxes.
the world that England is raising |balf to three quarters of a million
men. But all is not over with i the raising. More important |shan six generals, who after all
1. It is hereby notified that during the can be found, in the task of pre-continuance of the War all entgoing ear. viding the necessary number of respondence must be posted at the Gener- other officersand non-commission-21 Post Offee or at any of ita Branok According to a telegram in the ad officers. And finally, how Frankfurter Zeitung, Halil Bey, many of the 18 army corps the President of the Turkish they send, and do they intend to Chamber, has addressed a de- sand, to Franos? This report of monstration with the following Ranter's is probably intended to words (which are all the more be a new year consolation for impendence all suck boxes fourd expesed amusing coming as they do on patient Fracce. Whether it willen board their vessels will be remarad and the heels of the Turkish rout in serve ita purpose is to be doubted.tured to the General Post Of the Caucasus) :----
will
The English Cotton Industry,
In the Berliner. Tageblatt' an attempt is made to show that, as
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2. Ships' Officers oro sirictly forbidden to receive on board their vossols amĮ
errespondence from the Fubilo.
8. Shipmasteraazonat allowed to place boxes for the perpose of colinoting serves
arps on beard their vasis letter.
4. Skipping Campanica' must not re- seive from the Pablie for inclarion in their silps" Tapers any bas bona fide son- signos fetters which should he left open
ale when required.
ST
hair rotideations to the Post Office the 5. Shipping Companive should state In xast hour of departure of their vessels order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Fest Offe
in
6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Off- must send to the Fest Ofios ALL Baxes or received by Skipa Oficers as the corruaçondonou posted in the Ships' Letter porta from whion thay aniled, or anywhere.
resista Hongkong.
SHIPPING NEWS
ARRIVED.
Hopsang. Br... 1,958, G.. A. Robertson, 25th Feb-Boutabays, 18th Feb, Sugar M. & Cork
Kirin Maru, Jap. x. 3,301, D. Truda, 25th Feb-Blagapers, 17th Fab. Gen. ---N, Y. K
441. Stewart, 26th inat.--;. Swatow, 25th inst., Gen-D. L. & Co.
Halman, Br.
Taming, Br.11 1,356, G. N. Fennofather. ** 26th inst.— Maulla,23rd inst. Gen.
-B.&.
"
Loksang. Dr. ■.a. 979, R. W. Ritcher, 26th inst.-Hulpbong, 251d lust, Gen. --B,&B-
Standard, Nor. . 804, H. N. Bell, 26th Inak-Bangkok, Hicr~T, & Co.
*
DEPARTED.
February 25, Kashima Maru for London vis Bingapore Chonan for Canton
In consequence of weaknessen which had come and increased with time, our independence was an unemployment is concerned, not complete. It was not possible England is in a considerably for us to pursue a steady policy worse position then Germany: in association with one of the twe Practically caly the wollen allied groups, and so to infidence industry, which is busy supplying general policy. By the abolition the troops, has adequate occupa- of the Capitulations we assured tion. In many other branches, ourselves complete independence especially in the cotton trade, both in home and foreign policy. hundreds of thousands of workers As consequence of the lessons are unemployed, and millions of of history and our geographical coms stand idle. And this un- position we concluded an alliance employment is not even energetic with one of the two groups ally checked, for it is the only namely, Germany and Austria-} source of new human material for Office!l! be opened at Queen's Road East Hangaang for Canton Hungary; and since that day we Lord formed part of the Great Powers The last sentence inambiguous, and might indeed mean that Tarkey in a mere Teutonio pro- vince, but all doubt is done away with by the Frankfurter Zeitung's title: "Tarkey, the Great Power." What Germany Must do to Wis.
The Koelnische Zeitung recom- mende the formation of an econ omical "General Staff." What will its task be?
"Any answer in detail to this question would run the risk of be ing of service to our foes. And so we must limit ourselves to hinte.
Wantsal.
1. On March las 1915 a branch Post Wantizi (next to the Banitary Degeri.
1. The Offics will be open for the trans:
3. The delivery district will be fram
recruiting ment's Office) Kitchener's offices. The productivity of this most important of English export action of public banians from 7 a.m. to businesses has had such a setback, on Bundays, and Holidays from 8 te that they have been obliged by special measures to restrict, and Arsal St. and Monmouth Path to Shau- almost entirely to forbid, the kiwan growth of cotton is Egypt. So The hours of delivery will be 0 and 11' 10-day England is unable to reosive the harvest to
am and 5 p.m.
The letter box will be alwared at 7, 8, 10. 20139. | and 11 am. and at 1,2, 4, & 3'p.m. for da- And so the Government reckone |spatch to G. P. O. with serious disorders among the Egyptian population.
Flour in Manchuria.
According to the Manchuria
THEHILST I
registration or insurance,
#
1)
Aldenham for Melbourne via Timor Miyo Maru for Dairen Kiria Maru for Kobe via Amoy Onsang for Penang via Singapore Kanobow for Shanghai
Alainous for Dalny via Bhanghai
·ULEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
February 25, Malta for Bombay vin Singapore Atlantique for Yokohama via Bhanghai | Chingshow for Port Porneval February 26.
Yai Maru No. 2 for Hangay Halsang for Foochow vin Swatow Chiyuen for Shanghai. Muichow for Canton.
Towar
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 16th at nocn=The anticyclone and continental depression have moved eastward. The former is now central over N. Japan, and the latter covers the Yellow Bom. Fressare has consequently increased quickly over N. Japan and decreased over the Loockoos and §. Japan. : Blight decreases have also coeurred over the southern part of the area, and shallow de premiou'sovein Indo-China:
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inchon,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS: ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District
Forecart.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIJ.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS of or
about the DATES named im
Steamers
Sardinia.
To Sail On Remar) &
Freight
...Capt, J. T. Jeffery
}
daylight 1st Mar,
& P'sage
KOBE Į Namur,
For
SHANGHAI
Boutherly
Hongkong and Neighbour- | winds,
boot
light to moderate: cloudy, qually
SHANGHAI)
MOJI;
AND YOKO-f·Capt. A. Collyer" HAHA innant"},
Capt. J. T. Jaffery
12th Mar. &P'sage
10 m. Slat Mar.
Freight &P'ange
3 Former Channel
LONDON via Usual) Sardinia
Ports of call
Tha sama as No.-1.
3 Beuth coast of China be-) The sane | L'DON `via S'pore, Namur
tween H.K. and Lamocks, as No. 1.
Penang, Colombo, ¿Capt. A. Collyer Part - Sald, und Marseilles....................
-4 Bouth coast of Chins be-) The mame
tween HL, and Hainan...) as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorologisa! Register.
Station.
26th Feb.,,
Winda
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'Hon.
Гогов
Weather.
Worlook 7a 30.37 13
Nemare 6 - 30.36 Hakolate Tekle
J042
nw.
#
30.38
WAW
30.17
11
29.6%
29.86
28:95
39.03
SAW
30.01
30.37
28.87
..35 10 n
•7 org
Oshima
Naba
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ת
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1b
1 dh
1 dh
29.93 45 90
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2993 10
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29.95 73 6% 29.90 47 100
MOTION IS GIVEN THAT AL- THOUGH (UYERY POSSIBLE PRL- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO BEGURE THESAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL FAO.
IN THE CUSTODY OF PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Illin OFFICE
Benin La;'" POSTMAS THE
thefoo TERGENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM
Foran, Malta for Landon ato., on Feb, 'W'haiwel PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA-
WHICH MAY MAGE
MAY BE DUE TO THE
TO THE 26-MrEB Bato, Miss Britton, MessTS
Haniow We must be economical |Daily News, not a sack of Ameri- ACT OF THE KLUB ENEMIES. UT. ES Wood, & Rizga, J G Allen, James, Mo with our forces and yet aim at can four has been landed at TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, Laughlin, A Reid, RC Munro, E JE Dalay for the past half-year. The BOXES OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM Eames, HGL Miller, Bgt Maj Bannister the quickest development of our
BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO Rev AE & Mrs Claxton, BD
* 29.99 48 strongth. We must learn to build wants in South Manchuris ereAND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR FARP Lepfentay, Miss M Milre, J'RA
Arnold 8
29.95 35 being barely filled by the in CLS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- Evans, Miss Rt Churchill, Jamshed, Mis Sharp P. 99.72 64 89 Beste in as many months no
Walcott, Mrs Scott. M&F Boner, Mr Amaya 29.00 63.94 aw formerly it took years, We must digenous product and imports ED FOR INSURANCE,
& Coleman, H van Dugteren, Mr. & Mr Swatow
39.95 65 100 aw Leach, form serviceable armies out of from Shanghai, The price is go
A Trollope, Hay, Miss Ab Taikoku Tong, Kg Hon-rang, 93 Wong, HDSmith, Talaku the lesser ft men; continue our ing up as the supply continues
War risks are not covered, by pesta Mr & Mrs Boyard, FJ Fish.
Tainan mines, till our fields, strengthen meagre and wheat keeps on rising,
Peran. Shinyo Maru for San Francisco Koshun Flores our fortifications, increase the The local current quotation stands
sta, on Feb., 13Mr&Mrs FL Thomp Canton at about yen 2.40 per mack. The
son, Miss R Hartzell, Mosare Chang
Yi. BORE productivity of our arsenale by boom in the home merket has been
Cheung Bum, H Bond, I Back, RM Joseph means of prisoners and machines.
JH Alackhouse, Major H Lundborg. Mr Masse
Gap Beak R Corbin.00 Mereill, Lundberg, LD Harals We must find useful work for further enlivened by reason of the
insuguration of direct export to The services to Germany, Austria, and Sattor. Tamura, Itank, Dr Wu Ting-fang. Heikow
W Quinan,
Glass, J Washow hundreds and thousands of hands Great Britain. The home Fr their Colonies, and to the Ottoman ETA Hollabaugh, JO Uhrian
Pakhoi... ahat up to now have not known doors are asking the impossible Post services to Franos & Thingtay.
JCUbrland. A Price, Paulien pire are suspended as are also the Farcolli
JB Lamgair, Mr & Mrs Lion Fout nebst work is; we must attract n
Bev & Mrs Birwin, H J Bell, TUeda, E
ching Touran hundred thousand heads that have price of v.3.00 per sack c.i.f.
Notlar Mr&
Mr&Mrs GB Geran, J
Et. J. hitherio only been engaged in un-has become absolutely closed to Silver in Gain or Bullion & Paper Money Pereira, Mr & Mr Lola & Irono, E Malls Dalny. Thus the home market The Public are Informed thai Gold and Spano,
Ta Tchang.R&Flatt DPFrary.E LOKelos. A Hanson productive administrative work Daisy. This will foster the raling through the Fost without a permit is Alvrian, A Crystal Mr & Mrs OF Williams
cannot be scapted for transmission
Lerapi must for some years do without "pward tendency of kaoliang and by the Superintendent of Imports & Cheung Chum po Chan Hay hung, K Ma Helb
other curmala.
tsui, JB Dunlavor, HRT Nyland, & For our excaisively developed lazary
tune, Lemmers, BW Rice, Mr&Mrs Cam Latsas in sciences and arts that beautify
groď, Mr & Mrs. Pardee, Mr & Mra O E Ferguson. dlife. In short, we must redirect and tranemate all forces to the one end, that we may resoh.oor great goil,".
to undertake creative tasks, wo
The New British Armies.
Commenting on the announce ment that England in forming six armies, to be divided into three army corps each, and that leader have already been appointed, the Frankfurter Zeitung says:-
DIARY OF WAR.
(Continued from back of Page 8.) Jan.-20. Russian destroyer eints twelve Turkish merahant men near Arkhave. Fierce fighting in France.
SILIMPOPON COAL.
Jan. 24,--Russians continue to rout Farka. German naval raid on English coast intercepted; Ger- man oruiser Blucher sunk and two battle-cruisers seriously There is nothing surprising in damaged; no British ships lost. the report. We have known for some time that Lord Kitchener and the British Government calcolate to have armies of mil ́ion■ of men, and it cannot be doubted that in the Army. List there are nambe enough to form the 18 army corps mentioned in the Kolegram. But the strength of these six semise cannot be sacer- tained as long as the number in an army corps in not knoWB..
BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rates at SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK
(British North Borneo), for bunker, coal exclusively are At these parts steamers calling sxempt from all shipping dues and charges,
A. BUNE.
11-15 WHAT (YOU GET MORA
THAN WHAT YOU PAY.
THE
SOUBLE STRENGTH MKARA
· DOUBLE VALUE.
LOTUS MOKHA
IN URIFORMLY EXOZLAENT,
Obtainable Everywhere.
RUTTONJEE & SON.
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURE LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS BUS. PENDED.
Exports.
British Pental Orders are now on sale *1,the Bai Yung Poon Braash Port Ošos.
The Awa Maru, with the American Mail or Kores, is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday, the 28th inst. *
The Bardinia, with the English Mail, Left Singapore on Monday, the 2nd inst.. 28th inst. and le due to arrive'hore on Bynday, the
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The Linan, with the Mall from London. in Biberia) of Tuesday, the 26th Jan, is due to arrive here on Monday, the 11 March.
MAILS DUB.
American, Awa Maru, 28th innt. English, Sardinia, 28th it. Biberian, Linnu, 1st March.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW, Hollow & Haiphong-Por HOIHOW,
27th inat, 9 8.09. Amoy Por T&IBANO, 27th inst., 9 a.m. Sandakan-Par HINSANG, 27th Inst, Ül Pakhol & Haiphong-Por HANOI, 27th
1.35.
Feb.,1la m.
4.1.
Straits-Por CHUNSANG, 27th inst., 11
Pallippins Li-Por ROYAL PRINCE,
(* 27th Justy 11, m.mm.
Saigon-Per LAERTES, 17th inst., 1 p.. Philippine Is---Fer LOONGBANG, 2711
inst. 2 p.m.
Siberian
Franch
Mail.
Mail,
F
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E Bargon, Dr
TUESDAY, 2nd March. TieatainPer-HUICHOW, tad Mar., 11
A can
Bwatow,
A.M.
Philippine Islands, Japan and via Nagasaki Honolulu, United Bates, S. America, & Canada, via San Francisco & United Kingdom via Canada - Per PERSIA, End March; 11 a.m. Ancy & Focehow--Per HaI- CHING, Zad Mar. noon. Btraits, & India via Caloutta-Por LAI-
SANG, 2nd Mar. 2 p.m. Philippine In-Per TEAN, 2nd Mar.3 p.m. | Swatew, Amoy, Formosa via Apping and TakaoFox 80SHU M., Zad Mar. 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 3rd March.
Swatow-Per HAIMUN, 3rd Mar. noon.. Japan via Mo, Victoria B.0.
C'olan
American
'C'dian ‹
群
i und Beattie & U. -Kingdom vis
Canada-Per AWA MARU, 3rd Mat., 11 a.zi.
THURSDAY, 4th March.
Siberian
Shanghal, North China, Japan
Tacloban
Surigao
H
$
H
"
39.91 71 83
30.9300
80.87, 68 100, use
29.93 $6.89 =
29.85 70 97.
29.85 93
29.89.73
29.95 70 85; a
29.92 68 91
129.94 65 29 249.95 77 84 29.92 75 93
#29.89 73 16 n
1 dh
4 of
VHDCOKK do 20 *
29.91 73 97-11
00:
T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 26. ⠀
1 Barometer, reduced to 33 degrada Fahrenhalt on the level of the sea in In- ¦ then, tenths and hundredths.
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
the Humidity of air saturated with mols- Humidity, is percentage of saturation,
ture being 100,
& Direction of Wind, to two points.
Forsa of Wind, according to Benufors Boals
Blate of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tasked "olond, d drizzling min, flog, zi gloomy,hị hall, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, qʻaqually, r rain, a maw, i thunder, v vizibility, w daw wet.
0 Kein in fmaken, tenthsand hundredtka |
METEOROLOGICAL.
via Mo. Victoria B.O. and Baremeter ......... Seattle and United Kingdom via Canada, (Europs via Siber" | *la) — Por 8HIDŽUOKA M,
4in Mar., 11 s.in (Tieniain-Pakow Bervice Shanghal Br.
Monday, the 8th March]
Saigon. Straits, Burmah, Gay- ton, Adelaide, Western Austra-TO: lia, India. Aden, Egypt & Eu- rope, Por VILLE DE LA CIOTAT, 27th instąd p.m.
Shanghal and North China (Europo via. Síberia) — Par YINGCHOW, 27th inst. 4 p.m.
Frovicus
Day On date On date
Subject to alteration without notice.
about
Freight
2nd Mar& P'sage
Freight
MODU
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy, For Freight or Passage, apply to
E. A. Howett,'
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 26th Feb., 1915,
SIBERIA 1000 sunu NILE 1000 tang
tanú
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING S
MOBIRN NIGH POWERED TWIN BONEW IMPRESS STEAMERS,
MONGOLIA *7808 Sand / MANCHURIA #7000 tons
KOREA 1800E LAKE
CHINA ona
PERSIA
Between Hong Kong, Honda, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokokana,
Honelada and San Francisco
"THE SUNSHIRE DEI”—The Best Comfortable Route to Amarian and brees
PERSIA (via Manila).....Salling TUESDAY, Ind Mar. at ROOK
TUESDAY, 9th Mar. at 1 y,m," WEDNESDAY, 17th Mar. at 1pm.
KORLA
BIBERIA
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- my sudden, which la masher ther pensant supervision of Ma. 7. Merens, the world-famana
The Mutty soć Homfort of Potensin la fear Flext, Bombderidion
For further informadon, rains, Ilteration; mchoduse, vin, 19ply to King's Building (Opposite Blake Pisz.)-
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Azul, Telephone, No: 14
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TO SAIL
"CLEN LINE"
(MCGREGOR COW & Co.) Lro.
For London & Antwerp
Saloon passage Hongkong to London £40.
For freight or passage, apply
KËS PAS NA Á ÁRIA stap.m. | Hongkong, 23rd July, 19:4
20.97 $20.99 29.94
Temperature Kemidity Wind Direction- FOTO.......
Weather Rain.....
76
71
17:
05
78
E
8.
of
Highest open air temperature on the 'ugih ́96,
FRIDAY, 5th March. Swatow, Amey & Foschow-Fen HAI-Lake
TAN, Bih Mar., Moon.
TUESDAY, 9th March,
Tentsin-Pukow Rallway,Shanghai Br. Failippina de Pe: CHINHUA, 9th Mar:
P. O. Thursday, ith March.)
SUNDAY, 28th Feb.
Swalow, Amoy, Formora via Tamsul-
Per DAIGI M. 28th int. 9
Swatow-Par HAIMUN, 28th inst. 9 a.io.
:י
Shanghai and North Okina (Europe via Sibería) Por is BARDINIA, 28th Feb. - § p.m.
(Tientsin Pukow Railway, Blasghai Br, P. O.Thursday, 4th Marchja
MONDAY, 1st March. Shanghai & North China--Far HANG-
SANG, 1st Mar, 4 yrs.
3p.m.
FRIDAY, 12th March.
Philippine Is Australia, Tas. mania, New Zealand via Pert Darwin and New Guinea vĨA Thursday Loland Per ST. ALBANS, 18th Marok, 10a.m.
MONDAY, 29th March
LK; Observatory, 26th February,
T. Y. CLAXTON. Direstor
TIDE TABLE.
22nd Feb., to 28th Feb, 19:5.
The Philippins Islands, Ausrriwa Wed. Now Zealand via Fort Dalian, and New Guinea, vin Thursday Khur, í L Per CHANGSHA, 29th mi
<p Marth, 11 a
Bas
High
Water:
No inferior
Ne Interior
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