1915-03-09 — Page 12

FOR THE BELGIANS..

Appeal to Americans by Fr. Bernard Vaughan, 9. J. -

The Rev. Father Bernard Vaughan, the celebrated Jesuit who preached in Hongkong two years ago, how addressed the following open letter American public:-

American foheme for the relief} of famiching Belgium will be carried forward, as it were, on a tidel wave across the Atlantic to the voice crying for help from you, to whom never was an appeal made in vain. w

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1915,

Officek.

POST OFFICE.

Ships' Letter Boxes.

3.Shipmatera are not allowed to place or expose on board their vortela letter boxes for the purpose of colloating corres on board their vessels will be removed and pondonco; all such boxes fourd exposed returned to be General Post Omeo.

LIt is hereby notified that during the continuance of the War all outgoing cor Daar friends, let me conclude respondence must be posted at the Gener this open letter to you with the ex-al Post Office or at any of its Branoh Ships Officers are strictly forbidden pression of this thought which has

to receive on board their veniala any been uppermost in my mind while writing it. I bave felt all the orrespondenes from the Public.. to the time that ro tremendons are the claime of Belgium upon the whole world for the magnificent example Dear Friends: It would never occur to me to it has set us of loyalty, patriot ga make bold to write you an open and honour that really it matters letter were I not icvited and little who wrote this letter to you arged to do so by the commission I m but a gramophone unwinding for relief in Belgium, made up of one of the noblest records that names which command not only ever touched an audience to tears my' respect, but also my services.it is a record telling the noble As you are well aware, the story of the work being done here commission for relief in Belgium in London for relief in Belgium ie formally recognised by the by Herbert Hoover and this com- various governments as the vol- mission, made up under the pre-Oos 'untary institution set up for the Bidenoy of your American am of representative transmission of foodstuffs into baseador, that famine-stricken country. In-American citizens at present re- deed, it is the only obannel sident in London. tbroagh which food can be intro-

I have the honour to be, your duced and distributed to the faithful servant, 7,000,000 of people dependent upon it for their existence,

BERNARD VAUGHAN.

P. 8.-This moment, after wit

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Halmun, Br. 1.8.641. Biowari, 9th inst-

Swatow, 8th lost., Gea.-D. In & Co.

Kanagawa Haru, Jap. 9,887, E. Higo 8th fast-Kobe, 3rd inst. Gen. N. Y. K

Keijo

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 8th at 11:05 Pressure bấn de- orested quickly over northern Japan and mindarately over N. China. It has ins Cressed moderately to considerably sise.

whore.

The antidyolone has spread coulder. ably, but remains contral near Shanghai, The depression has moved north-east- wards to the neighbourhood of Nemuro and has become daopor.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL..

Streng monsoon will continue to pre- Tail over the east and south coast of Ohina and the north part of the ChinaILL despatoh VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT3 on or»

Boa.

Iyo Maru, Jap. s. 5,300, 0, Kamoto, 8th last-Singapore, Tad inst, Cet. toa alc.-N. Y. K

Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours 8th Inst.-Moji, Zad inst. Con ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inchos. 0.3. K.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS Maru, Jap. a. 1,154, D. Izidzumi,

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

-San Francisco, 6th Feb., Gan. -P. M. B. Co.

4.. Shipping Companies must not re osive from the Public for inclusion in Siberia, Am. 2.x. 5,055, A. Zeeder. 9th lust. dignees fotters which should be left open their ships' Papers any but bona fide cons or inspection when required.

5. Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Office the est hour of departure of their yousels facility for posting at the General Poat order that the public may have every

& Shipping Companies and Ships of per must and to the Fost Office ALL correspondence posted in the Bhipe Letter

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

NOTICE IS GIVEN. THAT AL-

Ohlyton, Chine. 1,177, Roy, 9th lust. Shanghai, Sth lost, Glen-0. M.9.3. Co.

Canton. Gen.--B. & B. Kucichow, Br.. 1,220, Forsyth, 9th Inst

-Canton, Gen.---P&S, Scochuen, Br.8.1,143, Barkers, 9th lost..

DEPARTED.

about the DATES named

For

Steamers.

LONDON via Usual) Sardinia

Porta of call....

noon

To Sail On Romarie.

Freight

Forecast,

Capt. J. T. Joffery.

Nubla

12th Mar.& P'sage

about

Freight

Ewinds, moderate

SHANGHAI »* Capt. A. B. Garwood

12th Mär. & P'uage

R.NR.

soudy

about

Freight

17th Mar

& Flange

#:10a.m.

$lat Mar.

Freight &P'sage

1 Hongkong and Neighbour to freah;

hood

generally, SHANGHAI, MOJI,

some drizzling zala.

KOBE Nore"? AND YOKO-Capt. D. Asbury HAMA seurattu

N.E, winds, L'DON via S'pore, Namur

Penang, Colombo, Capt. A. Collyer. Port Said and Marseilles

2 Formous Channel.

South coast of China be-3 The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.

March 8.

4 Bouth coast of China be- tween H.K. and Hainan...

language in which to tell you of aleamship Thelma, with the ob./KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF Chungking for Slogapore via Swatow

If I had the eloquence of mea ing this letter, the news reaokee THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE-Kuelchow for Canton

Childar for Hangkok via Swatow for Canton and of angels it would be altogeth-ms that Mr. John Wanamaker, of CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE Bhuntien for banghai er impossible for me to find Philadelphia, bas chartered the THE SAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL PAC- Royarla for Canton

THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS- |

Albiana for Chinwantso Hyson for Liverpool via Swatow TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- done in Londen by this noble friends in purchasing foodstuffs PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA-Mexico Maru for Victoris vis Manila the splendid work that is being (ject of enlisting the services of bis

and sending it for the relief of MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE Foochow for Canton band of American business mea for the relief of a starving nation. Belgium. May God bless him ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES. UN- There gentlemen have created and all other American citizens TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS the biggest food supply business engaged in their divine mercy BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM the world has yet seen. It is "scarcely an exaggeration to siy that no commercial undertaking of the same magnitude has ever been organised and set in work- ing crder in eo, short a time,

Bear with me for a moment while I remind you that thirty- eight steamers are carrying on the high seas 128,000 tone of relief supplies, valued at more than $8,000,000.

work.

THE WAR.

Continued from back of page 8.) Dec. 18-Egypt. proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Botha regarda Boer rebellion us at to end.

1

Dec. 20-20-Severe fighting on

the line of the Bzara River. Dec. 22-French Parliament as

sembles,

Dec. 23-French Chamber votes

BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT. ED FOR INSURANCE.

Shongking for Shanghai' War risks are not covered by posta Babine Rickmors for Canton registration or insurance.

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

The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em aire are spended as are also the Parcel Post services to France & Taingtau.

The Public are informed that fold and sannot be accepted for transmision Silver in Coin or Balliun & Paper Money war credit of £340,000,000. through the Peat without a permit is- Dec, 25-British naval and serialued by the Superintendent of Imports &

raid against Cuboven.

One of the proudest victories achieved during the present life- and death struggle has been won by a mere handful of American citizene invited by Doctor Page to provide the means of living to whole nation. Nor can I with hold the name of Mr. H. O. Hoover, who has been appointed by your energetic and enterprising sm

18sador as chairman of this Jac. nople-saving committee. Oa it

I read, among other names, those

Exports.

Des. 28 French occupy St. British Postal Orders are now on sale at the Sai Yung Poon Branch Past Office. Georgan, near Nieaport

1, 1015-British-battleship Formidable sunk in the Channel.

of Colonel Bunsiker. Captain Jan. 3-French capture Steinbacb, Lucey, John B White, Edgar Jan. 13-4-Russiana wiu decisivo victory over Turks in the Rickard, Millard Shalor, Lindon W. Bates, Robert McCarter. I..

Caucasas, Russians overras wish space allowed me to give

Bakovina. prominence to every name on this commission. I should like to write them up in letters of gold on all the senate houses through out the states.

Jan. 8-French advance aoröss

A

The same

No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register. 9th Mar, a.m.

Subject to alteration without notice..

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For Freight or Passage, apply to

E. A. Hewett,

Winde

P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 1st Mar, 1915

Superintendent.

Station.

ULEARANCES AT THE

HARBOUR OFFICE.

da: 2843

29.69

March 8.

Wostock. 7a. 30.08 10. 20 anw 0b Nemuro Hakodata

0

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Tokio Koch!

29.07

3

30.21

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Kagima

30.7

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Obs Naha

Benin Is. Chefoo Whalwal Hankow Ichaag Kiukleng

30,20

30.25

20.20.

DO

30.08

AW

30.26 29 774 b

Changsha Shanghai

Korea for San Francisco la Shanghai-

March 9,

Rokkosan Maru for Hongay Hue for Halphong vis Kwang-chow-wan Glanfalloch for Singapore via Amoy Kalfang via Haiphong via Hollow Devawongse for Saigon Indrakuala for New York via Singapore Halyang for Foochow vis Bwatow Chiruen for Canton Chinhua for Iloilo via Manila

PASSENGERS AŬRIVED.

20

DT

30.35 38 ep 30.85 40

P. 7 30.35

57-34 now 2 o

Ba 30.15 58 87, ond

Bwator

30.19 586 ene

5 30.19 57 ·91 a.

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Job

90.12, 61

10

Taidan

F'daros

30.12 0 0

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H'kong

30.18 "61 30.12 66

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80

Per es. Biberia from San Francisco ele. Koshua Mr H Books, Miss Ida Bohm, Mr & Mra

6 30.14 56 94 Canton

30.09 62 74. CG Baldwin, DB Bellamore. Mr & Mrs H Chames M Fletcher. How MFC Gleason Chat, Jo Yap-cho, Loong Chen, M Flet-

30.08 Rock Gay chet, Chaplin, Miss L Hatdald, Rav & Mrs DA

SCI Wuobow Hut-W

Pakhol TheBardinia, with the Mail from Lon-Hayes, Miss M Hintse, Captain H

Holbow don (via Siberia) of Friday, 12th ult. is chings, FL Hirshman, D 8 Hewitt,

Mr& FA Lorber, H E Muriel, Phulfes due to arrive here on Thursday, 11th lust. Jenkins.

The Nubia, with the English Mall, left MG OMurray, Master 88& Singapore on Saturday, the 6th inst., and ray. D3 Miller. Mr& M L U Peebles, Tourana

WE Fillsbury, C Robinson, MrsCE Ryder, Aparri to arrive here on Friday, the 12th Miss B Reeblon, Mrs GM Flurgers Mrs H 0.66. J.

Mrs LF Snow, RCBnow, M Smith, Chock Dagupan fast at delight,

Sing, Mr&Mr QA Severance. HL Scham Manlis borgar, Lee Chlok-wang, CH Thomas, HC Lega Wilmot, A F White.

MAILS DUE. Biberian, Sardinia, 11th March.

Aisne, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Tarka occupy, Tabriz English, Nubia, 12th March.

Count Borchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air feet bom

Membersof thincommittee have enlisted the services of the British and Balgisa governments, of the Jac. Spanish and Italian, peoples, and are carrying out their ingenionaly organised business with the Jen. sanction and, I may add, the help of the German government itect!.

Jan.

Feb.

barda Yarmouth and other! Norfolk coast towns.

21-General, Falkenhayn, German Woe Minister, re-igns.

24-British naval viutory in

MAILS CLOSE TOMORROW.

Mali.

Shanghai, North China, Japan via Kobe (Europe via Biberia) Per-1 OLYNESIEN,10th inst. 9 a.m.

(Tiostsin Pakow Sarrice Shanghal Br. North Ses: the Blucher gunk: P. O. Friday, 12th March 26-Germans lose two bat- Tiostsin-Per KUEICHOW, 10th Just, talione at Givenoy and Ouin-Shanghai, N. Olina & Japan via Kobe... oby.

31-Germany inaugurates submarine raids on British shipping.

3-German destroyer sunk by Russian submarine off Denmark. German auxiliary oruiser sunk of Patagonis.

5-Turks attempt to cross SOL Cunal.

U-Allies resolve to unite! financial resouICAP. Feb. 8-Total British eara lties.

Feb.

The committes has the assistance of the Comite National de Secours, with its network of distributing Jan. centros throughout Belgium. Ex- perts calculate, that to avert the extinction of Belgians through starvation 60,000 tons of wheat, 15,000 tons of corn, with 5,000 tong of peas or beans, together with other foodstuffs, must be passed into the country monthly. If this supply is kept up every starving citizen may feel sure of getting eaob day about one half a soldier's ration-ten ources. If this supply is to be maintained there must flow into the relief fund more than $1,000-| 000 a week, virtually $5,000,000 Fab, 17-0nadian contingent

lande in France." a month.

Whose proad privilege is it to Fab. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-

mans surrender in France. supply this sum during the pre-

Fob.

eent winter? Belgium can do Feb. 27--Allied Fleet enters the little or nothing. France and Dardanelico after destructive England are already overweight-

bombardment.

South

Ameri-

can.

Por TJIKINI, 10th inst. 11a.m Japan via Moji,Honolulu, Hllo, Los Angeles, Manzanillo, Sali o Cruz, Pauama, Callao. Arica, Iquique, Valparaiso and Coronel-Per ANYO MARU, 10th inst, Ila.m.

11th inst, 9 a.m.

A Mur-

Per as. Chiyuen from Shanghai-Mṛ Ferguson.

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Per a. Atanta Maru from London on January 28-Mr DL Mackenzie, Mr and Mra GVa Pol, J00 Donelan, Mr & Mrs FO Tong, J Hung.J Uar, Eight Her Blehop CP Scott, DM Whamond, R Denniston, Miss F Cunningham. Miss L M Booth, Miss

EG Pailipps, H de Berigny.

Gill, Ma Harrold, Mr & Mrs Goedban, Miss

SATURDAY, 13th March..

"

Bhanghai and North China (Europe via Siberia)- Per NUBIA, 13th Inst. 9 a.m. Tientsin-Pukow Bervico, Shanghai Br. P.O. Friday, 1st Ina.! Holhor & Fakhol-Per WENCHOW,

13th in-t, 92.m. Philippine I-Per LOONGSANG, 13th

Mar., p.m.

SUNDAY, 14th March. Swatow-Por HAIMUN, 14th Inst. 9.m. Brator, Amoy & Tamsul-Per DAIGI

MARU, 14th Inst., 9 am,

Japan

Swatow-Fer HAIMUN, 10th Mar, noon, Shanghai, North China & Japan via Kobe For ATSUTA M., 10th Mar, 4 p.m. Swatow, Shai & N China-Per KWONG-

SANG, 10th inst, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY, 11th March. 104,000. Tarks retrat from Holbow & Haiphong-Fer TAKSANGI Suez Canal, Feb. 10-Germans executs the Haiphong-WAISHING, 11th Mar. 9a.m. Straits, Ceylon, Suez, Port Sald. Mareil- rebel Maritz.

foi & London-For MISHIMA MARU, 11th inst, 11 am. Ewatow, Amoy & Foochow Per KAIJO

MARU, 114h inst, 1p.m.; Shanghai & N. China-Por LUDHOW,

11th inst.. 3 p.m. Shanghai & N. China-Per CHOYSANG,

11th inspan. Inmate

FRIDAY, 12th March.

Straits, Burmab, Ceylon, Ade-M. laido, Wer'orn Australia, Io- dia. Aden, Egypt, and Europo Late Letter 10.30 am to 11 a.m. (Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Pilla Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract msil The parte! mali will be closed on Thursday the 11th Inat.. at 6 pm Por SARDINIA. 12th insi, 11 a.m Philippine Is Australia, Tas- mania, New Zealand via Port Darwin and New Guinea via Thursday land. Per ST. ALBANS, 12th March, 10a.m

ZAOBING, 12th Mar noon. Swatow, Amoy & Fooohow-Par HAI- Shanghal, & North China-Per SHAO.

BHING, 12th Mar1 pm.

supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh oredit of 250 millions.

ed; together with the Datch they Mar. 1-House of Commons voles have more than 1,000,000 ro- fugees on their bande. Clearly enough, if the brave Belgiane are not to be starved qut of existence, they maat befed by the Americans. Never was there a more deserv ing or a more argent one. So pressing and an wide is the need that no other people on God's earth but yourself can cope with

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

i Bat you are accustomed to can be supplied at cheap rates at

handla groat propositions, the SANDAKAN overwhelming oharacter of which,

& SEBATTIK (British North Borneo).

hile it may dismay others, onAt these ports steamers calling 10 contrary serves to inspire for bunker coal exclusively are you. With 100,000,000 of free exempt from all shipping dues and generous citizens to appeal and charges.

ABUNE to, I feel confident that ibis

English

Mail.

Austra-

Han

MONDAY, 15th March,

via Nagasaki-Per NIEKO M.

16th Mar. 9.a.um.

TUESDAY, 16th March. Bwatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAL

TAN, 16th Mar, noon. Straits, Barmah, India via Caloutta-Fer

ORISSA. 10th Ins1.2 p.m. Philippine In-Por TAMING, 16th Mar. 3

Austra

Ban

Mall:

29.99 70 88

6 30.07.64 90 ne

#36 29.97 73

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3 of

Ob

30.04 73 89 one, 19

29.94 75 83 n

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29.93.75 70.BBC

Tacloban Hoito Surigao, Labuan

30.01 B-52

3 b ob 929.91 73 81 pas 7b

29.97 73 79 w

0. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Mar. 0.

10

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in lo ahes, tonths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degree Fahrenheit.

Humidity, in peramtage of saturation, sure being 100..:...

the Humidity of air suturated with mols

Direction of Wind, to two poluta. 5 Force of Wind, scoording to Beauforo Scale.

State of Weather, be blue sky, o do tached oload. d drizzling rain, flog, g gloomy,h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, squally, r rain, e snow, i thunder, y visiblity, w dew woL.

0 Bain in Inches, tenthaand hundredtla

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer Temperature Humidity

Previous

Day. On date On date

sism, at d

at a p.m.

30.10 30.08 30.04

68

62.

63

65

76%

79

Wind Direction ...

Force...

E

Weather Rain ............

Highest open air Temperature on ibe Lowest

Philippine Islands, Australia & New Guinea vin Thursday Islam TANGO MARU, 10th inst. 3%. *p.m. 19

WEDNESDAY, 7th April,

H.K. Observatory, 9th March.

0. W. JEFFRIES, Directar.

TIDE TABLE.

8th Mar., to 14th Mar, 1915.

High Wash

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