1915-07-05 — Page 13

THE BRITISH FLEET.

HONGKON

POST OFFICE:

SHIPPING

REPORT

(Continued from Baturday.)

So von Spre's ships, when they wers attacked by the British battle craisers, were defeated sud des troyed with appalling ease. That they were act spok in the first, few minutes of battle was toem ingly due to the fact that Admiral.] Stardes, the British adm ral,

thin osnae have been the small okulsor Avai Jon and a There has been longe Hit of casualties in the merchant servico and fishing fle

of

the ships lost were ascrificed

The Harbour Ofies Telegraphs Lavo been removed tɔ the G.P.0,

Registered Lattare to the Caroline, La-

now be accipted för årnummission. -

ARRIVED

Foochow Br. 1,125, O ean, 4th July-Wa Ata kama kau, Rathnay, Coal-B. &

incrusand slightly in med

stations : Firamäins highest over 133-Man- bhuria Tau arba of low pressure, which has covered Chlan for the past wash bas weakened and extened eastward to thi Boukh of Japan. Depression centres are Indicated to the north of Haiphong and

through the neglect of orders drone, Polow and Marshall Island dan Chingin, Br. za 1968, J. Bpeed, 4th July over the Eastern Bea ausd by the Admiralty.

No notice of the work of the twice reduced speed and thereby Navy would be complete without

The Services to Germany, Austria, and iccreased the range. On this a reference to the services of the their Colonies, and to us Ottoman Em- occasion the German 8-2-in: firing | naval wing of the Royal Flying pire are suspended, * 275-16. shell. was matched Corpe, who have proved their against the British 12 in. weapon, valour and skill by work both firing an 850-ib, shell. The Ger- | over land and at osa. Naval air- mins never had a dog's obance,men raided and wrecked the

Bangkok, 17th June, Rice

| Kohsang, Br, BE IT, D. W. Ritchie, 4th

July-Hollow, 3rd July, Gant

Tuarshing. Br. a 1,179, Humey, th July

Balgon, 30th July Rios Chinese

Tonglee, Chi. sa 1,105, Elands, 4th July

Rice-Obinese p

Houstong Balafall for the 24 hour madlang at 10 am: to-day, 1.78 inchas, –

FORECAST-TON THE 24 HOURS INDING AT HOOM TO-MORROW.

District

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO.

ENGLISH MAI

WILL despatch VABBELS to the Undermentioned

about the DATES named p

For

SHANGHAI

noon.

Steamers

To sellOns Remark

MAILS DUB,

Telemachus, Br. 1,350 Fraser, 4th

Jaly Saigon, 30th June, Rice Hongkong and Neighbour-moderate, Chinoss Iyo Mars, Jap... 3,591, K. Okamoto, 5th -July--Moy," 19th Jane, General CMYK.

BW. winds,

MOJI KOBE Kashgar: AND YOKO- (Capt HN, Rivers HAMA

ERNR

6th July

hood.

and they were sent to the bottom Zeppelin worksst Friedrichshafen Siberia, Luchow, 7th inst. with only some soretches to one and the Zeppelin shed at Donsol man on board the two large dorf. They attacked the German British ships. So, again, in the submarine bsen at Zeebrugge Battle of Heligoland. The British and effected an interesting resn destroyers with their heavy arma- ment of 4-in. guas uiterly routed the German destroyera. So, too, in the Battle of the North Sss The British battle cruisers with their armament of 13 5-in: and marked 12-in. guns enjoyed a advantage over the German ships, armed at these were with 12-in, and il-io, weapons."

July, 11 a.m.

Shanghai, and North, China

• —, Japan... via Kebe. (Európa vis Biberia) For KASHGAR, 6th July, 11 am,

Tiantain Pakow Service Shanghal Br P. O. Saturday, 10th July: chin Straits, Ceylon, India via Bombay---Per CHOSEN M., 8th Inst. 11 a.m.

Strate, Ceylon, India via Bombay-For

DAIREN M., 6th July, ll'a.m.

TEAN, 6th July, 3 pm.

Shanghai and North China Europe via Sibaria)- Far ANHUI, 6th July, 3 p.m. (Tientsin-Pukow Bailway Shanghai Br. P.O.Saturday: 10th Julya

naissance against Cuxhaven. The MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. small British sirships have been employed for cffensive action, | Haighong-Per JADE, (thinst, 8am." though they have rendered good Philippine Fer LOONGBANG, 6th service in watching the Channel while transports were crowing. The huge German Zeppeline,| however, have so far proved sin gularly feeble instruments for any other parpoas than the murder of In the minor actions the heavier, non-combatants." Attempts to gun won as invariably. The use them for the attack on ship Sydney shot the Emden to please ping bars hitherto failed signally, with trifling loss to her own crew and in February a large naval Haiphong-Per HELIOS, 6th July, 11 because was carried the 0-in, gus, | Zeppelin and a huge Bohatte- whereas the Emden had nothing| Leur rigid sirship were caught by Bratow, Amoy & Toochow-Per HAI- Leavier than the 4-in. weapon. storms and destroyed. No ZapMUN, 6th July, 1.30 p.m.

The value of speed in eruisers pelin has yet attempted to engage Philippine has also been demonstrated. The battleships, and thus one hope of Karlatuhe eluded the British | the German public has been bit Oruisers twice at least, because terly disappointed. Six months she could show them a clean pair ago every German believed that of heels; while the extremely high | Zeppeline and submarines would speed of the new British light make an ead of British naval craisers which are stationed in the supremacy. North S is one of the causes Thus we hold the mastery of that bave paralysed the German the sea and there is little pro light cruisers and their destroyer bability of that hold "being work. flotillas in European waters, ened. Lˇrge numbers of power. Again, in the Battle of the North ful now ships are approsching des, but for the high speed of the completion for the British, French, British battle oruiears it would | and Russian navies, while the have been impossible to overtake ro serful German" ships in an ad- the enemy. This is a point of no little importanos, a critics of the battle oruiser type before the War alleged that its speed was ex'ra Tagant and excessive. They for got that to cook your hare it is firat pecessary to catch it to sink a German ship she must be over- taken There would have been bitter outeries and a muse of naval impotence had the Germans, been able with impunity to con- tians their raids on the British coast.

No men would have be- haved better than the reservist goamen sad et kare of the Cressy, Aboukir, and Hogue, who to iched with glory a scene of disaster and

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|

Canadain

WEDNESDAY, 7th July,

Siberian

Formosa ni Keelung Shanghai, North China Japan via Boji. Victoria, Vancouver, and U. Kingdom vis Canada, Europe via Biberia, — For MONTEAGLE, ård July, 10

Phu-ych, Fra 1,220, Ribante, 5th July

– Bulros let

July Rie B. Cởi

Tjihombang, Dub z 8,015, N. v Wight 3 Formosa Channel,

Juniaum, 5th July-Java, 28th June, Sugar -JO/L

cloudy and

1 Orientals showery SHANGHAI . Capt. A. L. Valentini 13th July generally

Thurama Bas NGO 1.

LONDON via Usual) Sardinia

Ports ROUT

Colombo Mazu, Jep, s. 8,919, 0, Satamo-South count of Chilna be- Theme L'DON wie S'pore,

to, 5th July-Singapore, Genera}

N.Y.K. Anduo, Br. . 1,243, W. Benson, 5th July

Shanghai, GenB. &B..

DEPARTED.

July J

Langshow for Canton Dalg! Marn for Halphons

Chenan for Shanghal Pahches for San Francisco via Kobe Eaumang for liello Haiyang for Bingapore Kulechów for Tientsin via Wel-hat-wei

Gemini for Singapore Kalfo Maru for Tameul vin Swatow

CLEARANCES AT THE

· HARBOUR OFFICE.

8. Richmers for Singapore Eiger for Canton Tungthan for Canton

raced stage of contraction are Japan via Moji-KUMSANG 7th July Frookiener for Bangkok comparatively few. The Allied

-1 p.m.

Taksang for Haiphong necendancy will grow with time, Wal-hal-wel & Tiontela-Fer OHIP- On Chal for Canton until in the near future it may be Hohow & Haiphong For LOENANG India for New York via Manila

SHING, 7th July, 5 5 Baikal Mard for Manila via Baigon possible to enter the Baltic. It is

7th Juze, 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, 8th July,

Amoy, & Formosa vin. Takno & Anping-Per 6OSHU MARU 8th July 9 a.m. Holbow & Haiphong-For HONGKONG,

8tis inat. 11 a.m.

to be hoped that this esat apperi- ority will be use to the almost. Hitherto, while Carmany has re- pudiated all the lava of naval war and humanity the British swatow, Government has refused to ezert against her the full pressure of sca power and has permitted with a stupefying negligence the stra tegio and economic fruits of naval supremacy to be nullified by the very treaties saideolarations which Germany disregards. Even

"

Canadian

Merionethshire for Bastile via Shanghai Borneo Mazu for alojï--

tween HK. and Lamooks

as No. 1

4 Bouth coast of China bo-) The same tween HK and Hainan...” në No. 1.

China Cousi Mateorological Reglater.

Etation.

8th July,

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity,

Wostook 7% 29.87 59 83

Namuro 6a 29.85

Hakodate Tokio Kook

29.73

29.58

Regima Oshima

66 84 na

29.66. 78 85 w 29.66

Wouther

July 5.

Sharp

Bystow Talboku

29.57.70 100 no

29.65 77 90.

bom

Trizan

29.61 29.68 7990

29.0782

ene

dores Cantor

Gay Rook

Macao

Faithol

Hollow

29 60 84.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

29,80**79

Aparel

29.75 798BW

DAKUPAD

29.76 77 02 (1)

Persa Annun from Shanghal-Mestra Well & Terry.

Manis

99.79

29.79 7995

Tacloban

29.79, 81-93 Aw

For us. Tihembang-from Java-V⋅D | Dolls

29.80 91 aw

Surigao Labuan

Chsongshing for Tiantain win W. E. Wet Japan fur Yokohama via Bhanghai

Forman, Shanghai, N. Chinaj. Japan, via Kobe, Victoria,B.C. Seattle, Wasb, & U. Kingdom Hadt, Trecke

~| viaCanada-Por YOKOHAMA PEM, 8th. Inst/3 p.most

to-day cotton-an 'indispensable Shanghai & North China-Per LIANG-

death, The Carmania, with a ingredient in German ammunition crow maly drawn from the ap ramitted to pass car block- merchant service, fought one of | ading cordon.-H.W. Wilson in the most brilliant actions of the United Empire. War against the German armed liner, Cap Trafalgar, In the face of the German submʼrine s toks the British merchant service has steadily refused to be frightened, and has gone atout its work with a sublime coolness.

Like Oll on the Waters

Like the quieting influence of oil poured on the angry waters.in a storm, Little's tortured nerves, atops

Oriental Balm calms and soothes the pales and bide Solstice oraclating

release its hold on The sufferer, LITTLE'S ORIENTAL NALM has been the standard, the universal remedy for Solation for year and

Foare.

The ever growing flotillas of trawlers and yachts employed in mine-sweeping and patrol work in

It has thousands of cares to its exedik. the narrow seas have been mainly The most difficult cases, given up by msoned by fishermen and yachte physicians, have been almost immediate men. Their work, if conspicuous, relieved and promptly cured. If you

has been heroio, carried out in to the nearest Chemist or Medicine Ven suffer the agonies of Bolatica, send now bitter weather and in the pre- dor and get a bottle of this remarkable Eence of constant danger. So remedy. well have they done their duty that the low to the Navy from the enemy's mines has been insigni floant, for if we exopt the super-

Sold at la. d. per bottle.

Agents for Hongkong, Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

OHOW, 8th July 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 9th July. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI

TAN, 9th July, 150 p.m..

·SATURDAY, 10th July.

¡Ameri-

Mall.

WATER RETURN.

Reservoirs on the lat June, 1519. Level and Storage of water in

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL

overlow

Tytan '................. (34. de Leaw pit - oín: Below Japan via Moj, Honolulu, Tytan soft, ala. Balow adftain Below

Overdown over low Hilo, Los Angeles, Balins Eyewash. Caur, Panama, Calias, Aries Tytan Inter fe In Balow 17 Below Iquique, Valparaize & Coronellate

Overdow Par KIYO M., 11th July, 11 Fukfulum oversaw

6ft gin. Below in Below Wong-aloftin, Beowshipin Delow

MONDAY, 12th July.

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI

CHING, 18th July,1pm.

Overtow

Overtow

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS

:-OF GALLONS.

Tytom Byen

Tyram Intermediate Pokfulam PLEASE Woss-sa-chung

$1,60

·47,20

25.06

Consumption of water in the City and Bil District in millions of decimals' gallons during the month of Aty, 1915.

TUESDAY 13th July.

Philippine L.-Fər CHINHỰA,

@July 3.p.m}{\ Shanghai, North Chins & Japan wa

-Per BUWA M. 13th July 9am

Consumption

Estimated

13th

„population...

Com-emption per

Wushow 99

$29,60€ 72-595.

20.7977 04 WEW

OW. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 5.

1 Barometer, reduced to 55 Jagrees Fahrenhaft on the level of the sea in izm chen, tenths and hundredths, BAN

Temperature, in the shade, In degroes Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, In percentage of asturation the Humidity of air saturated with moist ture being 100%

Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Faros of Wind, according to Beaufore Boala s

Blate of Weather, b hlas aky a de gloomy, hail, I lightning, o-Overall, p tached clond, d drimling. min, Ting, g passing showers, a squally, rrain, i mów, hunder, v visibility, w daw wolniejs

Bain in inches, tenths and hundredths'

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous PS

Day Onïdate On date

Penang, Colombo, Port: Bald and "Marseilles ****

Osphy3. T. Jeffery

noon 17th Ju

Kashgar Ospt. H. N. Rivers PORNR

Subject to alteration without notice,

All steamers are fitted with Wireless

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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

Hongkong, 3rd July, 1915

noon 30th July

Froight & Prage

E. A Hewet

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

NODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN BOREW

MONGOLIA Brood town

KOREA

CHINA

SIBER

NILE

PERSIA I

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nayasald, Kabe: Yelekan

Hanolety and San Franciscn

"THE SUNSHINE BELT"The Most Comfortable Route

MONGOLIA

PERSIA (via Manila)

KOREAN

BIBERIA

TUESDAY:

TUESDAY:

TUESDAY

TUESDAY"

Barnese stormaga see famous for their modern equlz

the qufitne, which is under, the personal supervision of Mári onteras. Large staterooms: equipped, Wish Mimotrid. Yego)pped with electrio reading lamps. Numerous (tank, klipino orchestra, dack games, dances, sin immời

My...The Beloty and Cesfect of Proring To Chair Prest i

For further Information, pašas, literasirs,

| Buildings (Opposite Blake Pier.)

TO SAIL

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE

Proposed : Sailing from

For NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL.

The s.s. “ SAINT RONALD

salling hence on or about 6th July.

For NEW YORK and BOSTON vía SUEZ CANAL

The s.s. EGREMONT CASTLE"

sailing hence on or about 18th July-

For Freight and furt

29.71 29.72

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

Hongkong, 6th July, 1915,

(1540 (Lustigem, gallons

that t 8371449 põeoig...

Baromater Temperature Hamidity Wind Direct

85W

falloss

Force...

SEL OF

8th July OW.JEFFRIES, Director.

TIDE TABLE.

5th July to 11th July, 1915.

Gibra

AN IDEAL

SUMMER MONTHS

WHITEWAY'S CYDER

SWEET OR DRYrowdstuffed an

-hend per dryas c Kobservice to houses in Rider male Districts discon

ted from Rider a ales and supply given by public Weather Tourtalar only during May 1914. Constanz supply in All diatriciderlog May 1915

Bain

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVÉLNT

THURSDAY 15th July.

Siraits, Ceylon, Maralles and London- Par KAMO M., 15th July, 1

As supplied to all the leadingLondon Hotels G

and Clubs such as Bavoy, Claridges, Berkeley, Trocadero, Hyde Park and Royal Automobile,

Raleigh and Conservative Clubs A

ORKAMNA ALBOLE AGENTS IN PE

H. RUTTONJEE & SON WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

FRIDAY 16th July

Kowloon Gra-) Ift gin:

vitation Ro Be'uwali

- STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS...

Reservoir

·Consumption of water in Kowloon Inʻmillions Decimals Dalinos During the month of May, 1915/ Consumption zuhay. Zealand Tasmanis, and New Esilmated popula Guizos vis hursdays For Compton NIKKO M. 3rd July Sap baud pår-dayi

Publis Wo

TUESDAY 22nd July,

GLEN LINE"

(MCGREGOR COW & Co.) LTD.

For Genoa, London & Hall

મને મારા

The s.s. "GLENTURRET”

T. Jones,

Captain

about 20th Ju};

led for the above:

5th