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GERMAN SOLDIERS.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,

"They? Ain't a Military People." Eastern Extension Australasia

I mal by the bedalde of a wound- ed British sergeant and heard him discourse about Germans, Thera was no denying they were very brave, and came on all right with their officers behind them, but they "didn't know the business." The British soldier was the man who "knew the business." There followed a vivid and rapid sketch of the contrast between "Tommy" and "Hane." Fact is." said the sergeant, summing it all up, they ain't a military people like we are."

& China Telegraph Co.

Confuoy 97 Connaught Road, Perth.

Kwang Hing Lung, Nogalosaz. Levorad (2), Liverpool. Manwild, New York. Sarifa 12 Bridges St. Second Floor, Macao.

Silva Francisco Hotel, Macao.

This daring inversion ofaccepted beliefs loft me breathless, But the idea that the German private is no soldier in the professional!«

Hongkong

J. M. BECK, Superintendent, Hongkong, March 4th, 1915.

Great Northern Telegraph

Company, Ltd. !!. Kwongobonghang, Shanghai. Yeching, Moji Fukuimaru, Kobe. Neetaiahun, Shanghai. Cheongwo Woshui, Yokohama.

R. BLACK, Superintendent,

sense of the word is widely current, Hongkong," March 5th, 1915.

behind the lines. There is, I find,

enormane respect for the German

war machine, but mach less for

the raw material which it con:]

THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1915.

POST OFFICE,

Ships Letter Boxes.

1. It is hereby notified that during the coatinuance of the War all outgoing cor. respondence must be posted at the Gener al Post Office or at any of ita Branch ORlcos

'י

2. Ship's Officers are strictly forbidden to receive on board their vessels any cor- respondence from the Pubilo.

3. Shipmasters nie not allowed to place or expose un board their vessels lotter boxes for the purpose of collecting carres, bondence; all such boxes found expand on board their vessels will be removed nad roturned to the General Post Omae.

4. Shipping Companies must not re Geive from the Public for Inclusion In thair ships' Papers any but boaa Ade con- signena' lottors which should be left open of inspection when required."

5. Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Office the exaot hour of departure of their vonols In order that the public may have every Facility for posting at the General Post Office.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Banri Matu, Janas. 2,568, T. Sogn, 14th inst-Sourabaya, Gen.-D. &

Co.

Aubui, Br.. 1,351, 13. E. Eedy, 14th Inst. -Shanghai, 11th inst, Gen.-B. &B..

Nikko Maro, Jap. ex. 3,447. X. Takoda, 13th in-Manila, 11th Instant, Gen.-N.Y-K.

Toonan, Chinese 1.041, Mackie, 19th inst Shanghai, 10th lost, Goa.--0. M.S.N. Co.

Haitan, Br. s. 1,183. J. W. Evans, 14th

Inst-Swatow, 13th inst, Gen- D, L. & Co.

Hongkong, Fr... 742. A.Marguerite,14th inst.-Holbow, 13th fast, Gon.- A. R. Marty.

Hangsang. Br.ax. 8. Wilde, 14th instant -Swatow, 13th last., Gen.-J. M. & Co.

Yatsking, B... 1,425, S. 1. Meyrick,

G. Shipping Companies and Ships' Off-Daiya cers must send to the Post Office ALL correspondonos posted in the Ships' Lotter Boxes or received by Ships' Offers at the

en route to Hongkong.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 15th at 1L15-The antioyclone has further increased in inteninty and the barometer has risen slightly to moderats ly throughout the area,. Pressure" "Iszak latively low to the cast of Japan and over the south part of the China Sea.

Strong monsoon will coatings to pre- vail over the China Sea.

Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.06 inches

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAI

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT'S or of

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

E. winds

......oudy. Hongkong and Neighbour strong;

drizzling

hood

about the DATES named

For

Steamers

SHANGHAI,

MOJI, KOBE Nore

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AND

HAMA

YOKO (Capt. D. Asburg

Oriental

SHANGHAI....................... Capt. A L Valentini > 24th Mar.

To Sail On Remar) =

d'light 20th Mar,

Freight & P'ange

about

Freight &P'sage.

N.E. gale

LONDON via Usual] Nubla

Ports of calle

Capt. A. B. Garwood

R.N.R.

noon 26th Mar

Freight

P'sage

3 South coast of China be-> The same tween H.K. and Lamooks 33 Nocl.

10 a.in."

Penang, Colombo, Capt. A. Collyer Port Said and. Marselles ne i

31st Mar.

13th instant-Moji, Sakfast. Gon. Form Channel.. **J, M. & D. 2

Maru, Jap, s. 1953, 13th lantant

Wakamatsu, 6th instant, Coal- M.B.G.K.

Hoihow, 13th inst, General Chinese.

aames with such prodigality. Continued from back of page 8.) ports from which they sailed, or anywhere Varg, Norw. s. 987, Jebsen, 14th instant Watching the German fighting Jan. 19-German air fleet bom- man as distinguished from the farle Yarmouth and other German General Staff has Norfolk const towns."

German resigne.

NOTICE IS "GIVEN THAT AL”

Kiangpink, Chiness s.a. 1,222, U. Udder, Tith lustant--Chinklang, 8th inst. General-Chinese.

Sumatra, Swedish as. 3,271, A. G. Nord- felt, 14th instant---Moji, Oth Inat, Coal...Swedish Trading Co.

abaken some people in the Jau. 21-General Falkenhayn, THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE FRE- confident, belief in consoription

Wor Minister, CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE with which they started in this

THE SAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL PAC- war. "Tommy," by universal con

KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF sent, is unsurpassed. He is the

Macao, General-Chine, THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS-American, Fr. s.s. 518, Balisoni, 15th inst. idea! man for the well-trained

TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- army; he shoots straight, has

FENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA Obiguen, Chinese a.a. 1,177, Roma, 16th lust, steady nerves, and brings a cheer- fal philosophy to bear upon all emergencies. He is disciplined, bat alea self-reliant, and there is

Jan. 24-British naval victory in North Sea: the Blucher sunk. Jan, 28-Germans lose two bat taljons at Giveney and Cuin oby,

J.

*

South coast of China be-) The same twood H.K.' and Hainan...} "as No. 1

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

15th Mar,, ame

Winda

Hour.

Barometer.

Temparatura.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'Hou,

Force.

Canton, Gen. C.M.SN.. Co. MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN- Cheongshing. Br... 1,256, Liddell, 15th Nomura TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS

Jask-Canton, Ges.-J.M. & Co. Hakodate „

Singapore, Gen.-J. M. & Co. Bingapore, 10th last, Gen.-D.8.

Koobi

Jan. 31-Germsay inaugurates

submarine raids on British BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM/Fooshing, Br. .. 1,423, Alecek, 15th lust. Toklo shipping.

BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO

a well-understood give and take Feb. 3-German destroyer suAK AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR. Itola, Br. 3,40%, Butler, 15th Instant K'agimá

by Russian submarine off CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- Danmark, German auxiliary ED FUR INSURANCE. craiser sunk of Patagonia.

5-Turks attempt to cross Suez Canal.

Feb, 6-Allise resolve to unite

batween him and his officers, the | best of whom know to a nicely what he can be asked to do and. what not. I came to the conolus- Fot. ion that what he cannot be asked |, to do bad better not be asked of anyone else. Tolamy's humour gleams unquenchably through all the horrors and miseries of the war.Tommy" is the creation of the professional army, and ex- actly the material that his officer likes and understande.

financial resources. Feb. 8-Total British casualties

104,000. Turks retreat from Suez Canal.

Feb. 10-Germans execute the

rebel Maritz.

Feb. 17 Canadian contingent

lands in France.

War risks are not, corared by postal registration or insurance,

THE PARCEL FOST AND INSURED LETTER SYSTEM TÖĮBRAZIL IS BUS- FENDED.

The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonioa,.and to the hem. pire are suspended --

Gar-Pont

Let me retura for a moment to what my sergeant said about the Fub. 20-27-Over 10,000 Germans "not being a military

mans surrender in F people like we are." Hie plotura Feb. 27or destructive

f the portly, domestic-looking

galdian and

silianture the one gleam of Lope for a reconciliation after the war. Undeniably our soldiers like this man, and have a rospect for his dogged bravery

in

ardment.

Mar, 1-House of Commone voles supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.

pursuing B profession Germans on Trial in Morocco as which they persist in thinking

→ Sples. is not his owna, for which he is Casa Blanca, January 14-Three

',

not gifted by nature. In the Germans, Karl Ficke, Neprekorn military zone I fine a distinction and Guadler, "who are charged

British Postal Orders are now on sale at the Sai Yung Poon Branch Post Office.

The Public are advised to pcat early as there is a danger of late posted correspon. dence, missing the mail owing to the cea sorship.

Mail, ex China, is scheduled to arrive here „The Atlantique, with the American

on 20th inst

MAILS DUE.

generally drawn between the men with having been largely instru- American, Aslantique, 20th inst. in the Irenoties and the general ments! in organising the recent at beadquarters; and as between revolts of natives which hampered the opposing trenches there the work of the pacification of generally is no rancour, though Morocco, have been placed on trial there is always grim business. by court martial. They are No one who has seen them in the accused of espionage. field believes that the average of Germans are by nature Hane and

Bavages; everyone believes that whereas the German soldier often the German Army as" controlled plays it very well, and, if left to from headquarters has been guilty himself, would be by no means a of savagery. That indefinable bari follow. —Westminster Gazette... aomething which we call the

sporting spirit which pervades

the whole practice of arms" by

the British people revolta from

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CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Pakhol for Canton ***

March 13.

Rubi for Saigon Loongsang for Manila. Celpshing for Canton Shaobing for Shanghai

Eburoa for Balikpapan

March 15,

Nikko Mant for Yokohama via Nagasakl Phranang for Bangkok vie Hothow Hanggang for Canton.

Aubui for Canton

Sumatra for Copenhagen via Sabang Jason for London via Singapore

FASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per as, Hangmang from Shanghai ota- Messrs Bouker and Trodake.

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C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Mar. 15.

1 Barometer, reduced to 39 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the son in In- oben, tenths and hundredths.

8 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of asturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mols- iure being 100,

"

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

'5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufor

Per aa. Nikko Maru from Manila eto-Scale. Mrs J Hamlyn, Miss A Tilburn, Mossra T E Taylor, Mr & Mrs GA Berry, Mrs Atached aloud, d drieling rain, fog, g

·State of Weather, b blue sky, a do- gewenstein, Master Lowenstein, Migloomy, hail, I lightning, o overcast, p

Lowenstein, Miss Boorer.

passing showers, q squally, z zain, a snow, |i thunder, vvisibility, w daw wet.

Rain in Inohow, tenths and hundradthe

Hollow & Haiphong-Por LOKSANG,

17th la.., 9'.m. Hollow & Haiphong-Per SUNGKLANG, |

17th inst; 9 a.m.

the things which are compendi- can be supplied at cheap rates at Feaning-Par KAMOR, 17th inst. 10a.m. ously expressed as "not playing SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK Philippine For TAMING, 17th Mar.

the game.

It one wanted to aam up the general opinion in

(British North Borneo), At these ports steamers calling

the British lines in France it for bunker coal exclusively are. would be that the German Gov-exempt from all shipping dues eroment and the German General and charges... Staff "do not play the game,"

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ANHU, 18th Innt. 3 p.m.

Per-

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P. O. Monday, 22nd March)

FRIDAY, 19th March.

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SATURDAY, 20th March.

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OHING, 23rd last noon.

FRIDAY, 26th March..

Straits, Burman, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia In-

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Previous

Day On data on date

30.22 30.19 30.17

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