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WAR BRIEFLETS.
Lieat nant-Colonel Fitzgerald declares that it is most important thai cavalry soldiers should swia.
קדי
The Vaz Dia Nowa Agency slates that it is the intention of
COTTON AS CONTRABAND.
Blockade Order in Council
Sufficient.
Sir John Simon, the Attorney-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915,
POST OFFICE.
Much inconvenience and delay in the delivery of correspondence is caused by residents who change their addresson, failing to polify the General Post Office, Residents arriving in or leaving the Col. ony, or changing their address in the Col-
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
Tsingtau Mari, Jap. ■■ 1,529, K; Yamada, 31st MayChingwantao, 23rd May, Coal-D, & Öb.
H
the Germans to constract a series 1 General; in a letter to the secreony, are requested to notify the olerk at Kelahin Maru, Jap.as. 2,601, 31st Maym}
of forts around Zeebrugge..
tary of the Conference of Chem-he Poste Restante. Gonoral Post Office, iets and Engineers, defends the
of the change of address at the earliest The students of several of the action of the Government in re-
opportunity, hava fusing to declare cotton contra high cohcols in Rome threatened to go on strike if Ger- band. He contends that the man professors are not withdrawn blockade" Order in Council ofi March 11 is as effective as an from the staff.
order declaring cotton contra bad,
Cameras are not allowed to be in the possession of officers serving the front, and the sanding of
to
The attention of the Public is directed
Bangkok, 23rd May, General Chinese.
Harunasan Mary, Jap. s.a, 2.194, 8. Hara- oka, 31st May-Wnkawatsu,25th May, Coal-M.B.K.
WEATHER REPORT. |
On the 1st 11.13-No alura Tado- China.
Pressure has lacrased at all stations, especially over the northern, part of the area: if is highest over the Sea of Japan and appear to be relatively low over Assam and the adjacent portion of the China Sea,
Hongkong "Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.06 Inches.
Para, 28 of the Hongkong Postal Guide Fooling, Br... 1,423, J. Hay, fat inst.
Han kok, 15th ulto. Hice-Order. walch reads on follows:-
Fausang. Br... 1,410, H. St Malkon, Stati
May-Saigen, 27th May, Gen-1 J. M. & Co.
1.
The usual time for closing a mail is one bour before the steamer is advertised to
"The steps which are being gall. Letters propaid with 10 conte la ad- drawings and photographs to the taken uuder the authority of thatdition to the postage will, If handed over
Prese is prohibited.
It is reported that the German Admiralty, despite the assumption of German officers in the United States of Americ), regards the Karlsrabo se lost.
A mammoth traction engine rased through Central London driven by soldiers. To the funnel was attached a large iron cross
aballed "For Kullar."
A message from Salonica states that a Franco-Greek Association has been formed there with a view to the development of economic relations of the two countries,
Order in Council," he says, "are the counter, he received after the adver extremely effective to atop cotton tied time of closing the mail until the from reaching Germany, and the mall has actually left the office. declaration of action as contra- band would not alter the result 80 far as preventing colton reach ing Germany is concerned in the very least,"
:
Ragiatored Letters to the Caroline, La drone, Polew and Marshall Island can
now be accepted for transmission.
Tho Services to Germany, Austria, and
"If an article is declared to be! absolate contraband, it can be stopped from going to a German their Colonies, and to the Uttoman Em port, and can even be stopped fire are suspended. from going tonaadjoining neutral port if it is in course of transit through that neutral port to the enemy country,
Thursday the 3rd inst. being a Public Holiday, the Post Ofees will be open
from 8 to 9 am,
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Cheongshing. Br.". 1,267 Lidlolt. 31st May-Tientsin, 25th May, Gen..
J. M. & Co.
11
·MAIL STEAMERS
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THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIJ..
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS WILL despatch VLESELS to the Undermentioned PORT3 w or
about the DATES named ****
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Forgosat.
District.
For
Steamers
Malia
E. & S.E. SHANGHAI Capt. C. G. Smith
R.N.R.
Hongkong and Neighbour-winde,
hood
moderate:
fino"
Dunea, Br... 3,403, A. Munro, 31st May
Calcutta, 16th May, General Furmosa Channel.. D. 9. & Co.
Providence, Norw: &.. 693, M. G. Steen,
31st May-Sydney, 8th May, Bal-3 last-T. & Co.
Huichow. Br... 1.220, Shane, 31st May-
Tientsin 28th May, Gen. B.& 9.4 Loongsang. Br. .. 4,032, Lenst, Int' May --Manila, 9th ult. Gen.). M. & Co.
DEPARTED.
May 31.
Tacoma for San Francisca via Keelung The Money Order Office will be entire- Zafiro for Marstelles via Singapore
Chiyuan for Shanghai
"These are exactly the cases in
There will be ona delivery of ordinary which, under the. Orler in Council of March 11, any article correspondence and one, collection of let- Lieutenant-Co'cnl the Bon. Can be stopped, whether it is coaters from the Pillar Boxes. Alfred Nataniel Cuizin, brother traband or not, and, of course, of Lord Curzɔn, in gazalted to this Order in Council is being put command the 6ti Battalion Sher-into fores in all proper ca 183. wood Forestera (Territorials).
:
"To imagine that since that date anything can be gained;
far 90
yelgad.
MAILS DUE.
જ્ઞ stopping the Eglab, Malta, 4th June.
8 ngun
for Hoihow & Pakhoi Chusna for Singapore via Swatow Myogian Mara for Hoagay
wangse for
Canton
Prometh us for Bangkok
Chili for Yokobama via Shonghul Mexico Maru for Victoria via Manila
The Duke of Connaught, Governor-General of Canads, baptrance of cotton into Ger America, ox China Rangooz M.. 8th June. Yingchow for Canton graco ely seat a donation of £25y is concerned, by calling
to the R.S P.CA, font for pick and wounded horses at the front
Out of 50,000 men of recruit able age in Sussex only about 3,000 have failed to answer Lae call to arms. Ja Worcestershire 23,000 men out of 56,000 eligible tava enlisted.
The vioar of Hoyland, near Barnsley, the Rev. C. W. Bennett, has resigned a living worth £000 a year, and has been enrolled an I motor-despatch rider in the Army Servica Corps.
The Lokhlanzeiger states that as an act of reprisal against the treatment of German submarine crews, eight British officers in Cologne have been placed in solitary confinement.
Sir D. Galway, Governor of *South Australia, on behalf of South Australia veterans, bas, *`rays Renter, sabled money to Lord Kitchener for the purchase of
meven motor ambulancas.:
it contraband, 19 in <ffect to suppose that a blockade is rendered more effective if you add that, specified contraband articles will not be allowed to break the blockade.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. Bangkok-Fer NICHIREN M., fed inst.
19 a.m.
Fort Bayard-Per SAI KAI, 2nd inst. 9
a.m.
8.m.
SANG, 2nd May, 2p.m.
"A blockn lo stopa all articles, whether they are contratand or Haiphong Par DAIGI M., 2nd inat. 9 not, and therefore the addition Straits & India via Calcutta-Fer NAM would not have any practical consequences whatever. What is Japen via Kobe, Vistoria, Seattle. Ta- coms & Vancouver-Por TI- TAM. 2nd June 2 p.m. trae of Germany, is, of course, [equally true of Austria.
Niagro-Pur CHERIANG, 2nd June, 3
رحمہ
2. ม.
THURSDAY 3rd June
Iyo Maru for Robe vin Shangbai. Mentor for Yokohama via Köchinotz u
CLEARANCES AT THE.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
May 29,
||
Kawachi Maru for Calcutta via 5 poro Hongkong for Haiphong via K, C. Wan Sib. ria for San Francisco via Shanghai
יו
June 1.
Alugaon Maru for Itcz'i
Haic Ing for Foocbow via Swatow Tsingtau Maru fo: Chlowan tro
Luchow for Shanghai
Sandakan-Por MAUSANO, 3rd June 9 Chinhua for Iloilo via Manila
a.m.
The memorialists will no doub readily believe that there may be good reasons of quits a different kin for not making cotton view of the contraband, i precedent which would theraby be created, but as a practic matter in the present war, any stoppage of co toh secared by calling it co traband is equally Shanghai, & N. China-Per YING- |eecured by the Order in Council,”
The secretory of the conference, Straits. Coylon, Port Said. Marseilles, & Mr. W. S. Hopkins, in reply points out again that the Order in wel-bai-wel & Tientsin-Per HUI-son, Broekman, Madison.
Council is merely permissive.
Cotton may be, but pot shall be, atopped if going in neutral vonsola to neutral porte," he says,
Swatow & Bangkok--Per TUNGUS, 3rd Straits-Per HAIYANG, 3rd inst. 90,m.
Inst. 9 a..
CHOW, 3rd ist. 9 .m.
London--Por FUSHIMA, M. 3rd June 11a.m.
CHOW, 3rd June, 3 p.
FRIDAY, 4th June..
"and no mention is made se to swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI.
The Petit Parisien says that six whether the neutral or ourselves French soldiers who escaped from shall have the task of proving German fortress have arrived that the cotton is ultimately to zt Pontarlier after twelve days' and thirteen nights marching reach enemy tande.". thr.ugh woods and fielde.
An officer at the front writer:- "Oar mouth-orgaa band out here is lovely. I am sending them in to a church service, where, the only music to start the hymas will be the music of the mouth- organ.
Major-General Sir Harry Bar- von, the Governor of Western Australia, bas followed the King's
The signatories beg ́tó nek för
Siberiani
Mail.
MUN, 4th June, 1 p.m.
Shanghai and North China (Europe via Siberia)-Per MALTA, 4th June, p.m.
Tontala Pukow Railway Shanghai Br.
a clear statement that cotton is P.O. Tuesday, 8th Junel pot reaching Germany and Austria by any channel whatsoever.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,
English Mail.
SATURDAY, 5th June.
&
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Peras, Dugon from Calcutta-Hender-
Pers. Cheongahing from Tisptain éto. -Mr Stoward, Mrs S Bivaboff.
L
Per a Loongang from Mauila---Mr &
To Sail On Remarks
d'light 5th June:
Freight
Page
noon
generally. LONDON via Usual] Oriental
Ports of callCapt. A. L. Valentini 5th June
The same as No. 1.
SHANGHAI
KOBE Karmala MOJI, AND YOKO-Capt. H. G. Evans HAMA
R.N.R.
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Bouth coast of Chlua be-) The same
a No. 1, twoon H.E. and Lamooki
South coast of China de-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan... No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register:
Station.
ist June, B.
Winds
Eour.
Barometer.
Temperaturo.
Rumidity.
Weather.
D'tion.
Force.
Wostook Ta
ne
建
LDON via S'pore, Nagoya
Penang, Oclombo, Capt. A. B. Garwood Port Said and R.N.R. Marsell es
Subject to alteration without notice,
about 8.h June
About 10.h June
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, 31st May, 1915
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10
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1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the son in in- ohes, tenths and Bundesdika,
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
Mts S M Roo. Mr & Mrs Tart, Lt Kochlar the Humidity of air saturated with mola-
it
WATER RETURN.
Lovel and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st May, 1915
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL,
Lapli zin licow 31
overfow
Tytam
..
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturatior,
tare being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Boala
Slate of Weather, 'b blue sky, a de- tached aloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, g gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, y passing showera, q squally, r rain, w snow, i thunder, v visibility, w daw wet.
• Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths
1945.
Beow ein Belan
METEOROLOGICAL.
Straits, Burmal, Ceylon, Ade- Inida, Western Australia, In dis, Aden, Egypt, and Europe. The parcel mall will be closed on Friday 4th June, at 5 p.m.
overw -Per ORIENTAL, 5th June, Tytan 2, gin. Below at
Eyewash...! overðmæ
overlow Printed Matter and Sample, Tian Interpf sin. Below 0 Helow 10 am. Registration 10.15 s.ro. mediatemide overdow
overtoir Registration Kowloon 3.0. Pktulu Jazz pin. Below af in Below
overbaw
overkow 9.30am Lotters I am." Wang-mal-{sift, diu Delawoft gin Below
change overlow
overflow
4.
example in refraining from the Eastern Extension Australasia Shangaal & N. China-Per CHENAN, STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
ase of intoxicants and banishing them from Government House during the war.
Harold. Flaming the famous Swindon Town footballer and In- toraational forward, has been granted a commission in the Ath Wilte. Regiment, and will take up his new duties at the close of the football season.
Eighteen suspects of Austrian nationality have been expelled from Bulgaria. Among them was an individual who pretended to be a priest of the Orthodox Charch, but who was not re ooguised by his Arghbishop.
Counting the total extent of the territories owned by the different belligerent States, the land area at present, involved in War exceede 29,600,000 square mades, or more than half the entire Emporioisi ares of the earth, which daw zot exceed 55,500,000 square
& China Telegraph Co..
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Connolly Major Paul, London. Macondray, Saigon. MoFarland J. B. Singapore, Pinson, London.
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Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd. Messrs. L nean, West Point, Shanghai.
Giunyuen, Shanghai, Joenoen Vesingles, Shanghai, Lowloew, Tueton and Com- Pony, Amoy.
Chesan Company, Osaka. Chongshingloung, Shanghai.. Junyen, Shanghai,
R. BLACE, Superintendent, Hongkong, 28th May, 1915.
5th June 4 p.,
SUNDAY, 6th June. Swatow, Amoy & Tamani, —Per KALIO
MARU, (th inst. 9 a m.
TUESDAY: 8th June.
American
C'dian &
Siberian.
Malis
Shanghai, North China, Japau
OF
Tyttm nebemostra
Previous
Day On date On dafe
at 5 p.m. at 6 Km. at P..
Barometer Temperature
. 29.63 | 29.77
29.84
83
3
82
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1915: Humidity. 136.42
83
01
83
Tytan Hyewash
1.17
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Waagnaichung
11 to 15.12.
3.5
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Consumption, of water. In the City and District in millions of decimate gallons during the Halopan alr Tumpurutzen on tha month of April, 1945.
ร Consumption...' 150,6
1015
Estima ed
population
head per day...
'3:7,110
160
1,92 m, gallons
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April, 1916 Bervices to
Consumption per
I
vin Nagasaki, United States, Mala Ditter main Districts disconnected from
houses In Kier
6. America, & Canada via Ban tider mains and supply given by public street fun Francisco & U. Kingdom via | talas only from 8th April 1974. Constant supply in Canada, Europe via Biboria- all districts during April 1915- For CHIYO M.,8th June 1 p.m.
Swatow, Amoy & Fachow--Per HAI-
TAN, 8th June, 1 p.m. Philippine Is-TAMINO, 8th Jüze,3 p..
SATURDAY, 19. June.
Australia, New Zealand, Tas- mania, via Port Darwin and New Guinea vía Thursday In -Per OHANGSHA, 19th June
Austra
Mafi
2 p.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stowed Findon Haddooks, Kippers &o,
· ALEXANDRA CAFE,
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL:
Kowloon Gra} cfl gĩn
1913 Eft zin ilation Re Bear
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overlow Lervoir........ Overdow}
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECILIALS
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1015
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21,400 Đ
Fri entives. Conampilan par··
12.4 10.6 gallons Sat
hand per daysui
The Dormament Analyst's reports show that the Bur
water is of excellent quality
“Public Works Dupialment,
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WaterAuthority.
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