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WAR ITEMS.

Gen. Joffre and the Sergeant.

The Matin gives an extract from a letter of Sergeant Henri

GLOOMY VIENNA:

Cavalry Keep Order Among Bread Llacs.

Rome, April 16.-Tho Tribuna,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1918,

POST OFFICE.

A new and revised edition of the Hong kong Fostal Guide" is now on sale at the General Post Ofce1 Price 50 cents par: copy,

Much inconvenience and delay. In the

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

Chunang, Br. an. 1,418, C. J. Mattock, fist Inst-Bangkok, Ris-J. M & Co.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the Sint "at 10.65--Promture has fo- crossed quickly over Japan and the Bon- Ins; it has decreased at all other stations; especially upon the China Dossie The northern depromion has pamed into the Pacific and the antigyalone now DOVERN Japan; the southern depression has be«.

Galaup, who, for gallantry at publishes a conversation with #delivery of correspondence is caused D7 | Talyo Maru, Jap. an 2,625, T. Fumoto, come deeper and more extensiva. Ypres, was awarded the military wealthy merchent who has arrived residents who shange their addresse, medal by Cyners! Joffre: He says from Vienna. the General said to him: "You are very young to get the Mili

*Istinat-Dalres, Gen--MB.K Japan, Br. . 3,806, C. P. Seddon, 11at Inst-Singapore, Gen. -D, B. & Co.

failing to notify the General Post Office, Residents arriving in or leaving the Col- Asked whether the conditions in ony, or obenging their address in the Col- tary Medal." The sergeant 10 Vienna were very gloomy heony, are requested to notify the clark at plied: "I am 23, General" "Twen- replied that if the war continued the Porte Restants, General Fest Office Boahs Maru, Jap. as 1,006, A. Kobayashi, ty-three" echoed the General, another month there would be of the change of address at the earliest

do you know that I waited until nothing to eat. Only orange oppertunity.

The Services to Germany, Austria, and

List May-Formosa, 17th May, Gen-0.8K.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.10 inches

MAIL STRAWERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO

ENGLISH MAI..

about the DATES named 1-e

For

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FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS WILL despatch VISELS to the Undermentioned FORT3 or

ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.

Distriol.

Steamers

To Ball On Bamarka

Forecast.

Childar, Norw, as, 1,10%, Vila Higoth, Elst

May-Hollow, 18th last. Bloe1 Hongkong and Neighbour moderate T. & Co.

bood

8. winds,

L'DON via S'pore, | Nellore

10 a.m. 25th May

Freight & P'ango

to fromh;

inat-Hollow, 20th fast. General ----B. & 8.

cloudy, qually. showery.

Port Said and

R.N.R.

Marseilles amo

Malta

about

Test, Br.

a. 1,350, Jr, Sidford, that May Manlia, 18th May, General-B. & 8.

SHANGHAI ...

Capt. C. & Smith

R.N.R.

3rd June

Fraight & Fearo

3 Formosa Channel

The same

noon

Freight

5th June

DEPARTED:

3 Bouth coast of China be) The

tween HK. and Lamooks

1 as No. 1.

he declared that hanger would their Colour, and to the Ottoman Em-Singan, Br. L.K. 1,016, H. Trowbridge, 21st

I was 63 before I got it?" The arrived from Italy, although General embraced the zergeant potatoes were expected. warmly, and "imprinted two re- In reply to the inquiry: "What wounding kisses on his obecke," do you anticipate will happen?" "I cannot tell you," adds the sergeant," what I felt when" the General's heavy moustache brush ed my cheek. At such moments one feels as if in a trance.”-

!

lead to revolution. It had been hoped that there was a year's supply of flour; hat the present price was a kroos, and a week hence flour would be lacking.

Enormous Baemy Losses,

Questioned as to whether the people held demonstrations the Rome, April 9. According to marchant replied. "Yes, but they a telegram from Bacharest to the are useless. Tens of thousands are Messaggero, the Austrian army bas standing every morning at five lost about 300,000 men in the o'clock before the bakers' shops, Osrpathians bitles, of whom which open at eight. A regiment 100,000 are prisoners. The of cavalry main'ains order, but number of rilles aptured collisions with the people often by the Russians is so great that occur."

pire are suspended,

Registered Letters to the Caroline, Ļa droas, Palow and Marshall Island car now be accepted for transmiulon,

Monday the 24th May being a Publio Holiday the Post Office will be open from to am. In the evant of the arrival of American Mall the Fast Office will be open one hour for the delivery thereof.

There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondenos and one colisatios of lot-

May 20.

Gabime Rickmers for Tamaui vis F'chow

Nubla for Bombay via Singapore Albians for Changwantac Kitano Maru for London via Singapore Wing Koo for Conton whole divisionsof Austrians have Hungary, he said, poniemed to from the Fillar Boxes,

Oriental for Shanghai' had to be armed with German flour, but had not seat, a single The Money Order Office will be entirely Tongles for Bingapore

old rifies of

pattern. kilogramme to Aueria from the old.

Cheban for Canton Yingohow for Shanghai The correspondent adde that fear that it might be wanted in it has been noticed that several. Hungary. Austrian deti obments have been using the old black powder, which causes thick smoke. This ehows that their factories can no longer turn out modern emok: less powder in sufficient qusati ties.-

Territorial Who Gave His Life for a Boy.

The following mesenge has been received by Mr. Gilmot, of Leith, mother of Laurence Oil-| mour, a young Territorial who lost bis life this week in attempt- ing to save a boy from drowning at Maselburgh-

"the King commands me to ne yon of the tras avmpathy of his Majesty and the Queen in your rorrow-Kitchener."**

Austrian Ship Orgies,

Ы

"What is said about the war?"" was. another question, the reply being: "Vienna is deceived, and still hopes for final triumph, although the city is transformed into an immense hospital."

The attention of the Public is directed Anna for Bangkok

Eiger for Dalney via Newchwang to Para, 28 of the Hongkong Postal Guide Yel Maru No 2for Canton

Hsinchang for Canton which reads as follows:-

The usual time for closing a mail is ona- hour before the steamer is adre;tised to Sail Letters prepaid with 10 cents in ad- Ae to Italy, it was suggested dition to the postage will, if handed over in Vienna that Italy would save the counter, be received after the adver- Austria, The feeling against tied time of closing the mail until the England was very bitter. Women mail has actually left the office. wore brooches with the motto *Gott strafe Englind."

Clothing Prisoners of War.. '

ULEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

May 20.

MAILS DUB.

Wimbledon for Canton

May 21,

Amarica, Sibera, 24th Inst.

Frithjoy for Bangkok

Tungahing for Swatow

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.

Chingwantac-Per CNNGSHAN, 22nd

Inst. 8 a.m..

British prisoners of war in Germany, points out Mr. T Gibson Bowles in a letter to the Morning Post, are clothed by the "In this British Government. country," add Mr. Bowles, "it is wholly different. As cosa as we gapture. German "prisonera - we take off their uniforme, supply them with civilian clothes at the Straits-Per-RHESEUS, 22ndlas. 2 p.m.

of the taxpayer, renew

Fhilippine Islands-Per LOONGSANG"

22nd inst. 2 p.m.

Paris, April 17.The Matin announces that 20 officers, inclad- ing three oaptains and also many anilor, of the Austrisa squadron anchored at the port of Pula kave been arrested on the charge of the clothes when worn, and when Japan via MojPer KIRIN M., promoting orgies of an exceptional any of them escapes have to hunt

nature.

expenso

inst. 3 p.m.

SHING, 22nd inat. 4 p.m.

22nd

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Itsukushima Maru for Wakamatsu

Hopsang for Bangkok Haiching for Foochow via Swalow Kungping for Shanghai via Ningpo Kutsans for Kobe Monmouthshire for Shanghai & Japan

Bosha Maru for Catton

No. 1. LONDON vis Usual) Oriental

Ports of call

Bouth count of China be") The same tween H.E. and Hainan.....] as No. 1:

China Count Meteorologica) Register.

Station.

Hlet May, am.

Winds

Hour+

Barometer.

Temperature.

Kumidity.

Weather.

D'tion

Force.

SHANGHAI,

Capt. A. L. Valentini

MOJI, KOBE Karmala

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R.N.R.

Subject to alteration without notice.

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4

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19.71 6398 se 20.63 64

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Per a. Japan from Calautta eto-Labuan

The officers and men him out, if we ca1, disguised as Wei-bai-wei & Tientsin- Per OHIP-Messrs TD Cogswell, Mr & Mra Cookson, were denounced by a sailor, who a civilian, among the general had demanded a sum of 1,000 population, with the very sivilian

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Who is the genias-civil, milit

The Honoured Dead. ary, or diplomatic-who is res- Paris, April 18. The first mo-ponsible for all this?"

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the extreme point reached by General von Kluck's army in the

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22nd May, 4 p.m.

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Perss. Slogan from Holbow oto-Dr Bryon, Rev & Mrs MoLintosh.

U. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 21.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degroom Fahrenbelt on the level of the son in in- Shanghai, and North China

Per ss. Obidar from Hoihow-Mr and chea, tenths and hundredths, via Siberiay-Perra Pont, Landan. (Europe CHENAN, 22nd inst..4 p.m.

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4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

Boale.

5 Force of Wind, according to Besoforo

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