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WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915.

POST OFFICE.

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT.

(Continued from Pags 1.)

COLLIER TORPEDOED AND FIREMEN KILLED.

May 4, 9.5 p.m.

The British collier Minterae was torpedoed near the Billy Isles without warding.

Two firemen were killed,

TRAWLER SUBMARINED.

May 4, 10.20 p.m.

▲ German sabmarine in the North Sea shelled a Granton trawler and killed four men on the bridge.

The remaining seven escaped in a boat, upon which the Germans fired, wounding four.

A collier picked up the survivors and took them to Aberdeen.

OUR

The following leading article was taken from The Times of April 2..

Until further notice no Letters, Boxes, of Parcels for Belgium, Brazil, Crete, Montenegro or Maita can be accepted for Inntrance.

The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em-

ARRIVED,

Bagarin, Br. 8. Rus a 995, Baiding,5th Inat-Halphong, 5th leak, Rice & General-Cblare.

Norw. 1,024, M. Jensen, 6th test-Bangkok, 28th ult, Rloe-T. & Co.

Prometheus,

pire are suspended as are also the Parcel Dagfo, Norw, s. 897, A. I. Balvsson, 6th

Post services to Francs & Taingiau.

A new and revised edition of the Hong.

General Post Omog: Price 50 cents per kong Postal Guide is now on sale at the

"Py

The Service of uninsured parcels for Bulgaria, Roumams, and Borbria, has been resumed.

last. Bangkok, 26th ult., Rice -r. & Co.

Haliotis, Dut, s. 1,090, Bakker, 5th Inst.

-Singapore, 39th ult., Bulk Dil A.P.&Co. Sardinia, Br. «». 4,413, J. T. Jollery, 615

lost-Shanghai, Jed last, Gon P.&O.8, N. Co." Nalous, Br... 4,280, 11. Maclean, 6th inst, -Liverpool, 2nd ult., Gen.-B. &&

Cheongahing. Br. s. 1,939, V. MacLid- dell, 6th instWei-hai-wai, 30th alt, Gen.-J. M. & Co.

The Parcel Post sorvice to France has Glenlogan, Br.as: 3,709, Stallard, 6th inst.

-Londoo, Gon-S. T. & Co. Mexico City, Br... 3,179, Starkey, 6th

ipat Saigon, Rice-Chinese,

"Mech inconvenience and delay in the

GREATEST NEED. each day for three weeke among 75 men in a ship-building yard, and they are in no way excep- tional. "Out of the 75 men only two made fall time, and two or been resumed for Ordinary Parcels only. three more only missed a half-day Some missed every Evidence has recently been or two. accumulating from the seat of day, partly or wholly, but the war to prove that the only thing great balk missed a day here and a delivery of correspondence is caused by which is now delaying the aptive half-day there, generally two or residents who change their adresse, progress of operations towards three times a week. Extreme failing to notify the Geroral Post Office. their inevitable end is the inade irregularity marke the entire Residents arriving in or leaving the Col- quate supply of ammonition. The record, and it is evident at aay, or changing their address in the Gol publicly expressed opinion of the glance that the whole body of oby, are requested to notify the clerk at highest authority on the spot men only did a fraction of the the Posts Restsats, Goanral Post Office, coincides with mach other in- possible work. This particular of the change of address at the ourliest formation to establish the fact case is a ship building yard, but opportunity. beyond the possibility of doubt. the same thing holds good in

The war is being. ganecessarily varying measure of the ammani-

nothing to do with strategy, This question of lost time in

prolonged by a factor which has tion workshops,

MAILS DUE.

tactics, and men on our own side the workshops is the urgent English, Nubia, 8th, last.

or the enemy's, but lies within military problem of the moment. America, or Persis, Awa Mure, 9th May.

qur own control at home. The If we are to atilise the efforta

military machine, which has been made and the advantages guined,

bailt up with so much effort and if we are to take fortune at the

10 a.m.

Straits, Barmah, Ceylon, Ada lalde, Western Australia, in dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe. Letters posted in altae Pillar

sacrifice all these long months, is food, if we are not to throw away MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. realy to do its work; but it is the grievous price already paid in not provided with the requisite the life-blood of our manhood, Saigon-Fer TELEMACHUS, 7ihļinat., war material. The problem of this problem, must be solved. Bat the moment is to increase the it is a complex matter, and the supply, and it is an industrial, first thing to do is to und-retand not a military, problem. It has it. Just at present the cry is that been approaching all the time at drink explains the whole thing a calculable pace and might have and that some dristic, but as yet been foreseen, but it has only undefined, step must be taken to been realised during the last few deal with the drink traffic. Drink weeks. The fact that mattere has a good deal to do with it, no have been allowed to drifs on so doub; bat it is not the whole Swatow, long as they have makes the story. Some of the absences Bre remedy more difficult. Obstacles due to other causes, which mat Banghal, N. Chias & Japan via Moj

03-

absence. "Another,

L

English Mail.

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DEPARTED.

May 5.

Phranang for Bangkok via Helhow Haliolls for Swatow and Amay Tamon Mara.No. 5 fa: Milke Haimun for Swalow & Foochow Carnarvonshire for London via Manila. Talabun for Shanghai

Chiyuen for Canton Bangrang for Shanghai

Kelyp Maru for Haiphong

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

May 5.

Moyo Maru for Kobe Tabie Maru for. Dairon Glepfellack far Singapore via Amoy Chenan for Canton Mongolia for San Francisco via Shanghal Indrades for Now York via Singapore

May 6.

Kabo for Balgun

Boxes in time for the Erst charance will be included in this contract mail) The parcel mail will be closed on Thurs-Wabahing for Bangkor via Kolhow day, 6th May, at 5 pm. -Per SARDINIA, 7th May, 11a.m.

TAN, 7th May, noon. Amoy & Facchow-Por HAI-

Per NAMSANG,7th inst. 4 p.

SATURDAY, 8th May.

of the moat troublesome character not be forgotten. Ose is illness, have established themselves and which probably accounts for the grown worse by use, sq, that the casea of complete and output has actually been dimi- tinuous nishing instead of increasing. which is apt to be overlooked,] Difficulties of a material kind is genuine fatigue. The notion that Straits & Calcutta -For YATSHING, 8th Can be over come and the men on always go on working Government have recently taken bold steps to enlarge and reor ganise the means of production.

inst. 2 p.m.

May, 2 a.m.

efficiently at high pressure, and Philippine 14-Per LOONGSANG, 8th that the longer they work the more they produce, is a delusior. Men

Bat the human element cannot be vary and some can stand a high dealt with in such a simple way. and prolonged strain better thas "There have been two great hin- others; but in all cases there is a

Siberian

Mail.

Shanghai and North China (Europe vla Siberia)-Per CHENAN, 8th inst. 4 p.m.

ITientsin-Fukow Bervios Shanghai Br.

drances on this side. One is the mean between excess and de- P.Ö. Wednesday, 12th May.i 1ccurrence of industrial disputes. ficiency of bours, at which the beat For the present this has been sur- resulta are produced. A judicious mounted in regard to the produc- shortening of hours: cometimes tion of ammunition, and we can improves the output to a surpris-

'SUNDAY, 9th May,

M. 9th inst. 9 s.m.

MONDAY, 10th May.

&Halphong-Por KAIFONG,10th

May, 10 8.m.

only hope, though without fall ing degree. This is a point which Swalow,Amoy & Tamsui-Per KAIJO osrtainty, that it will not recur. deserves very close attention. Pro- While it lasts a strike is, of bably the maximum output could course, the greatest possible oba be got from the plant and power taole; it pate an absolate stop to available by relays of men, reliev production. Bat the other evil, ed at shorter intervals than usual, which is lost time, has been far as in the trenches. We do not Pakhoi more mischievoue in its aggre know whether enough men are to ́gate effect; It is chronic and be had to try something of the operates continuously. Not only kind; but it is worth considering, that, it tends to grow by indul- and the Government, or whoever gence and it has reached a surrepresents them, should not be pri-ing height. Two time-sheets put off by the non possumus of taken at random from the ovidence employers or managers, who can laid before Mr. Lloyd George on rarely be moved from their ac Monday indicate the partial and customed routine end "regard the complete absences "from work anything new with disfavour.

A'can

TUESDAY, 11th May.

&

Canadian-

Philippine Lalands, Japan, via Nagasaki, Honolulu. U. States, South America, and Canada, via San Francisco, & U. King- Edom via Cacada (Eurpoe vla Siberia) Par SHINYO M., 11th inst. 10 am.

Haiyang for Singapors Yingehow for Shanghai Taiyuan for Melbourne via Manila Sardinia for Pombay vin Singapore Talys Marufir Dairen Choysang for Shanghai

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Peras, Fromethens from Bangkok-MI Foots.

Peras. Sardinia from Bhanghal-Mosara M Mathaluze, CO Fason, Miss 3 Green- lee, Miss HD Hancock, Rev RE Cham- bern, J W Odell, G Joseph, AA Alvaros,

Per a. Chonna from Shanghai-Mesura Bondfield, Millar, Lloyd, McAllum, Zuo- canin, Misa D Wilson.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

On the 6th at 11.05-The anticyclone remains central over Japan and has in- creased in intensity, Blight to moderate throughout the ares.

Docuired

MAILSTEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

Increases of pressure have AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

Hongkong Bainfall for the 14 har ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 9.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOD 28 ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

Distriot

ENGLISH MAIL.

Forcast WILL despatch VGSELS to the Undermentioned PORTY ɔn

1 Hongkong sad Belghbour-E. wide,

bood

12 Formosa Channel.

about the DATES named in

Freight

For

Steamers

To Ball On Remarks

moderate

to fresh; fair.

LONDON via Usual) Sardinia

Ports of call

noon

Capt. J. T. Joffery

7th May

& Preage

SHANGHAI,

MOJI, AND

N.E winda, fread.

3 Banth court of China be-) The Lame

KOBE Nagoya YOKO (Capt. W. N. Sweny

B.N.R.

HAMA ...*****

No. 1.L'DON via S'pore, Nellore

tween H.K. and Lamoota ......

4 Bouth coast of Chinn be-? The: same" tween H.E. and Hainan... as No. L.. China Coast Meteorologica? Register. 6th May, a.m.

Station

R.N.R.

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Penang, Capi, A.B. Garwood

"R.N.R.

pore, Colomba.....

Winds

Subject to alteration without notice."

about 11th May

Freight

& Pisago

about 12th May

Freight

& P'sage

noon

Freight

20th May & Pange

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E. A. Hewett,

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C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 5.

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 degrees Fahrenheit.

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3 Humidity, in percentage of maturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mola- ture being 100,

4 Direction of Wind, to two point

6 Force of Wind, socording to Beaulere Scale.

Per sx Bardinia from London etc.- Sorgt & Mrs Haylook. Mr & Master D A Baselt, Mr & MGH Pals, Mr Butler,

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- Lt & Mrs BJ Johnston, Mrs W Moore, Mr & Mrs M Underwood, YG Sinclair, Ftached aloud, d drimling rain, ffog, a MoD Courtney. CS Buyers, Mr & Mrs J gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p FWright, Mis L M Fax, Me and Mrs B passing showers, a aqually, rrain, snow, Ashurst, M Mathalons. YA Gladwell, AJ thunder, y visibility, w dew wet. Gandy, A EStakes, WJEnder, L Naus, H Farrist, Chan Yoo-ches, Mr & Mrs Ho Yin-ting, La Yin-san.

"PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

0 Rain in inches, tenthsand hundredthe

METEOROLOGICAL”

Per P.&O. 5. Nagoya, from London March 26-Mr D Muyr, Mrs Hunter, Mr & HAR Taylor and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Fiesse and child, Mr 8 Logan, Mr H

Philips.

. Mr M. Murphy, Mr Rayner, Mr Barometer

Swatow, Amoy & Fooshow Per HAI-Koneally, Mr M Costello, Mrs J Cooke, Temperature

CHING, 11th last, noon.. Philippine Islands-Per CHINHUA, 11th

May, 3 p.m. Shanghai, &North China-Per ANHUL,

11th May, 3pm.:

& party, Mr EJ Pest & Mr NP Johnson, Hamidity

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