TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signals are hoisted on the Masthead on the Kowloon, Signal Hill.
Harbour Office, the Kowloon i Godowns, H. M. S. 1 amar, Green Island, Standard Oll Premises "Lai-chi-kok and F. O. Quarters, Lyeemoon.
A CONE
point upward
A CONE
polat upwards
and DRUM
of the Colony.
bolow
A DRUM
A CONE
polat dons- wards and DRUM below
A CONE. polat down. wards
A CONE polat down- wards and BALL below
A BALL
A CONER
point upwards and BALL bolaw
THE WAR.
COUNTRIES. ENGAGED,
Britain. Russia. France. Belgium. Italy
Japan
Servla
Germany
"Austria
Turkey
indicates a
1y- phona to the North
indicates phoca
Jolány,
E
Ty
to the
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against
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1915.
Odessa and in the Crimea. Got. 30-Col. Maritz, robel leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1- German naval victory
· off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German equadron makes Braid on British coast. Nov. 4-German cruiser, Yorck
strikes mine in Jade Bay, Nov. 5-England and France de-
March 29,-Russian Fleet bom.
barda the Bophorus. Ger- man submarine sinks Weat African liner Falaba.
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March $1.-Australia offers. on
other contingent. April 8-Frinz Eitel Friederich internet in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A.
clare war on Turkey, DrApril0-G:rmany assumes liabili- danellea forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Teingtau surrendere. Nov. 7 Inesians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Montenegro Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix
ARMY TERMS. EXPLAINED.
North-East of the Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men. TyDivision is a forge of infantry, phoon to the East of the Colony.
adionto
the
indicates A
to μάννα Nouth-East of the Colony.
cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
Ty Brigade is a force of infantry oi cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.
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phoca to the South of the Colony
A
indicates Regiment of infantry is from
*2,000 to 4,000 strong.
cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong. plicon the Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has B gune
to
indicates Ty-
Bouth-West of the Colony.
indicates a Ty phoon to the West
of the Colony,
Ty.
Indicated phoen to the North-West of the Colony.
RED SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 200 miles away from the Colony.
BLACK SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony.
The above signals will, as here- tofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such paitions
made.
Nov. 19 House of Commons vetes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russiske arround Ger.
man corps south of Lodz. Nov. 26-British battleship Bul- wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes
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new credit of five billion marks, King George visits Flanders:
Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel
grade. Gen. De Wet captur ad.
defint Aus-
Deo. 3--Serviane
trians in three days' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Loda. Dec. 8-British naval victory of
Falkland Islands,
Deo; 9-Gen. Byers, Boor leader,
'killed at the Vaal River. Dec, 13-British submarine sinks
the Messudieh in Dardanelles.
ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti Austrian demonstru
tions at Genoa.
to
Note April 10-German
United States complains that the latter has accomplished nothing by her diplomatio correspondence with Allies- Official statement as to ill. 4reatment of British prisoners in Germpay. April 11-German Socialiste issue
HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel.
Anderson 8 E Bain H Murray
Baring R Ball ODJ
Bellice, Mrs ER Bissokor F L
Bora G G Borgo PB Cheetham K Camel Capt L Cornalinsen Mra Culand ME D'Almonds Castro
Mr & Mrs
* Joseph B M
Jonen MT
GA Lambert E B Layseca C Law HD. Lloyd G T Mann MRR Markham B
Marriott Dr & Urn D
Mehta K B Moroaki J
Dag Miss JO
Pegg HH
NOTICES
THEO, VAFIADIS & Co.'s
IMPERIAL BOUQUETS
$5.00 PER 100,
Miller H M
Mody Mr & Mrs J H
D'Almada Castro
&
Moore Wm
G
Neighbour W R
EXTRA FINE (GRAND FORMAT), 4.40
Ormiston J
CROWN PRINCE
4:40
Root Mise M L
Pott Mr & Mrs FT
Reay, Mias F
NON PLUS ULTRA.
8.30
Randall Mrs J A
SUPERFINE
2.00
D'Almada Castro
Master Davis Mr&Mrs FE Dean's F Dowley W A Duffy Miss MK Ehrenfels H Evensen. E Finney ACT Farmer W
Finton Mirs Pitcher A J Poli D
French Capt. & Mrs Ray, E. H
EM
Glaist
Rowell J P. Sheldon Mr & Mra
RD
Fitzwillams DiGHLRom BG praco bampblete. Bishop of Fuller Denman London visits entire Front. Fullor Mr & Mrs S
Gambrill Capt April 12- New York Herald
Glaister Mis demands that Count Barn-Gibb J atoiffsbould be "given hia passports,
FI
April 13-Sirdoba French asks for
extra munitions. April 14-II M.S. Renard steama ten miles up the Durdanelles. Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor thumbrian coast.
April 15-Datch 8.8. Katwyck
torpedoed without notice. April 18-E. 15 runs ashore in the Dardanelles; oflicers and. men made prisoners.
Goebal OH
Smith
Smith W H
Mes A G
Sorby V
Gould Mr & Mrs J Bundhelmar Goulbourn V Grifiths L
Goodrich OL Helritean M Hall Capt T.P
W Hannibal Mr & Mrs
WA
Hollingworth A
Thompson W
WA
Trowbridge H
Valin Dr&Mrs II de
Watkins CE
Welll Mr & Mrs A White F W
White Mr & Mrs
HUH
Wood G
Hewett Hoa MEA Wilkie J W
Hodge WJ Irving E A
Joseph E M
"
Wood Mrs RF
Woods Mrs PM
Carlton Hotel.
and about 200 men. In the Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate BelApril 19-Austria's request for Carson Mr and Mrs Macgregor D
German Army consists of 4 In the guns and 150 men. Russian Army. it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
grade.
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom- April 20-German Note protecti
bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.
Dac. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Francis Fer-
dinand a8388inated. July 23-Austria sende an ulti-Deo.
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation,
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia. French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
Aug. 4-England sends altima-
tum, demanding observance of Bolgian neutrality, Ger- many rejects ultimatum.
of are moving in such directions Aug. 5-England at war, that information regarding them is considered to be of importance Aug.
to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.
URGENT SIGNALS.
In addition to the above, when, it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon forde at any moment, the following Ur- gent Signals will be made at the Water Police Station, and re- peated at the Harbour Office:- THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS AT
INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS.
A Black Cross will be hoisted
at the same time, superior to the other shapes.
-Germans enter Liege, French invade southern Alsace.
Aug. 15.Austriana enter Servia. Japan sends altimatum to Germany.
sug. 17.-Brities land in France. Aug. 18-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
Aug. 20-Germans enter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namar. Ang. 24-British begin retreat
from More.
ng: 25- French evacuate Hal.
hausen...
Aug, 26-Germans take Longwy. NIGHT SIGNALS.
27 Louvain burned by Aug, The following Night Signals
Germane, Japanese block- will be hoisted from the Flagstaff
ade Teingtau. on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Office Flagstaff and H.M.S. Sept. 2-German advance renches
Tamar,"
I. Three lights Vortical, Green,
typhoon is believed to be situated"
20-20-Severe fighting on the line of the Bzura River.
Do. 23-French Chamber votes
war credit of £340,000,000 Dac. 25-British naval and serial
"raid against Cuxhaven." Dec. 28 French occupy St.
Georges, near Nieuport. Jan, 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable
sunk in the Channel, Jan,3-French captare Steinback. Jan. 3-4--Russians win decisive
Jan.
victory over Turks in the Caucasus
8-French advance noroes Aione, north of Spiesous. Jan. 13-Turks occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air fleet bom-
bards Yarmouth.
Jau. 21-General Falkenhayr,
German War Minister, resigne."
Jan. 24-British naval victory in
North Bea: the Blucher sunk. Jan, 28-Germans lose heavily at
Givency and Cuinoby. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raida.
Feb. 3-German suxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonia. Feb. 5-Turks attempt to arosa
Buez Canal,
food-stu to be allowed to pass through Italy refused.. against the seizure, by the British, of the se. Paklat. Sir John French repudiate German statement that "the Bridal had used sephixiating давед.
April 21-Russian torpedo-boats sink ten Turkish vessels loaded with munitions.
April 22-Turks prevent Italiane in Turkey from responding to mobilisation call. Anti-war ricta in Trieste.
CATHOD
Miss H Miss May
Groplay OC Fulcher WO Goodall Misses Goodall Mr & Mrs Hollway HD Herbal Dr J Jones GL D Killer & A
Leca H
Malcolm J Marshall J Meek Thomas McIver Pennell W V
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Fodion Plamer Capt R Rayner Mr & Mrs Soga T Tapaoll E Taylor W Thom-Wo Winterson I
Almond Mr R Bettison Mr & Mrs
King Edward Hotel.
Baal Mrs.
WH Brown C W Budge W Claxton A A April 24-Allies land at three
points of the Gallipoli per-Cooke MrFL insula.
80.
April 25-British capture Hill
April 26-Carddians' victory an
Ypre. General attack t the Dardanelles by land and aes forcer.
April
11
Cooke Miss JE
Cooke Master GM&
JF
A
Couran Dutton Mr & Mrs Elson WT Geo Mr & Mr
Mr A For Fyle A A re-capture Pritz C 27-French Hartmannoweilerkopf. Earl Hazlitt PK
Hashimoto FR Statement Hoshing At
Kitoboner's
soners.
G
Lauretsen hur & Mes
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Lee W D Leo T H Lennox Miss Leanor J
Macdonald Major D
H
Penning A L Fastmore Mrs W
Radford H
Ramsay Mrs R.A
Richardson Mr & Mr Richardson W Bigge Mr & Mrs HE
Robson Mrs
CH Stewart R Sylvester Mira'S
Тапио Н Tait Mr & Mrs A N
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CONTENTS.
1-4 Concerning Sihop, King of
Steamers"......en zazávanília 5.
Hotel Lists ..............¶
|On Account of the War „,,38
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Tourtello Mra EL Taudu 8 Underwood Mr &
Mra JH
Day by Day
Passenger Lists
Correspondence
44-46 SUE JAS
8
The Colony Health.....38 Sanitary Board
WE 142
89-40 40
41-42. 42.
in the Lords concerning the Hunter Mr& Mrs. Taylor I Germane' il-'reatment of pri- Jackson Mr & Mrs Threlfall Mr
Joseph J Kalos T H considerable Keay WE April 20-After
opposition, the Allied troops Lambert Mrs establish themselves · across the end of the Gallipoli
Kingsclere. Hotel. Fielder E
Rawlinson R J peninsula. General Button Fukins Miss D Robertson Mr & resigns command of the 21st Forbon Mr & Mrs & Mrs J Division through ill health. Forbes A Sachse Mrs G
Fulder B E
Sheldon Mi & Mr. Lloyd Grorge introduces Hardman A
RD proposals dealing with the Hegowerf Bhields A L
Logan W
Singer Mr&Mrs E drink question.
Lurbra J H van GJ Percy Barn" Wilson M J April 30. Further contingent of Australasians disembarks at Gallipoli. Respirators suppli-
Feb.
Senlis. French Government moves to Bordeaux.
Feb.
6-Allies resolve tz nite financial resources. 8-Total British cafualties
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berg.
to date 104,000.
Nixon F C
Grand
Hotel. Lackey WH Lowden R Nixon A C
ed to the army & a safeguard Allen Mr & Mrs against gas.“
Andraws WJ
Green, Greon, indicates that a Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem. Feb. 10-Germane execute the Mar 2-Minor sea encounter be- Anker JO
more than 300 miles from the sept. Battle of the Maine.
Colony,
begine.
II. Three Lights Vertical, Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Green, Red, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be
Germans.
situated less than 300 miles from Sept. 12-Germen retreat balts
the Colony..
on the Aisne,
III Three Lights Vertical, Red, Sept. 20- Germans Green, Red, indicates that the
Rheime.. wind may be expected to increase Sept. 22- German to full typhoon force at any moment.
No. III Signal will be accom- panied by the Explosive Bombs,
as abovo, in the event or the information conveyed by this signal being first published by night.
bombard
submarine. Binks British cruisers Abou- kir, Cressy, and Bogue. Sept. 28-Indian troopa land at
Marseilles.
Sept. 28-Germans begin siegs of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re-
moved from Antwerp to Oatand.
Oct; 7-Bombardment of Ant
The Night Signals will be sub- stituted for the Day Signals at 'sunset, and will, when necessary,
be altered during the night.
·SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the Oct. time that any of the above Day |*..* Signals are hoisted in
the Harbour.
Gap Rock, Waglan, Stanley,
Aberdeen. Sau Ki Won Sai Kung, Cape Collinson, Sha Tau Kok ̧
Tai Po.
This will indicats. that there is a depression somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storm
Warning is holsted in the
Harbour.
'Further details can always be given to Ocean Vessels on demand by signals from the lighthouse.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
werp.
Ost. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germans.
12-A Boer commando in the Cape Province matipies. Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Havre.
Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres.
Battle begins on the Vistula. Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans.
"Oot, 18-British cruiser Hawke
Oat,
sunk by German submarine, 24-Ten daya battle be- fore Warsaw ende in German defeat.
Oct. 27 Rassions reoconpy
Lodz and Rodom. Oct 29-Turkish naval atteokson
rebel Maritz.
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
lande in France.
Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France.
Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
Mar. 1-House of Commons voles. supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.. Marolt 8.-British aeroplanes March 9.-Second Canadian con-
attack Datend.
March 3-10.-Four German sub-
tingent lande in England.
•
marines accounted for. March 10.--British capture
tween British and Germans, Aruizen Mr & Mrs
Crew Mr & Mra British lose the destroyer Dunrich A
LeDuc Recruit, and Germs wou
Grant J destroyers.
James
B Johnson C Klovjor A Lour G W Leon B
NOTICES,
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK) Baxter HR
COAL.
The undersigned having been
Odner T Reynolds W Robertson D Rooze FG Steen M G
Todd W Turner CH Veda V D Wright S H
Peak Hotel.
appointed Agents for the Cowle/Chess & Mrs D
The Courts.... 9-13 Hongkong Piera Leading Articles. 14-20 Enemies Expelled.... Notes and Comments...,21-25 3.5. Oriental Sold Special Articles.......26-31 Prince of Wales' Fund ...42 Sport
From A Hongkong Man's
Letter
42 Local Examination Result 43 Accidentto Mr. B. W. Grey 43 Mr. H. E. Victor Bale....43
Mrs
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The New War Loan.....33-34 Killed at the Froat.........34
Shorthand
Lambert Eng Lout Bowdler Mrs
and Mr John Butler PR
Lambert Mits Carmichael Mr and Linton A
Mr. HF
Marriott Min Mitchelmore Mr &
Mrs V Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are Cary FW
Mos Mr&Mrs DK Olivcorana Mrs Perkins T L prepared to quote prices for boat Clair G
Pountney IN quality Silimpopon Coal trim-Compton A C raed into Bunkers at Sebattik of Darling Col RE
Cousland A
Pyno Major Rt E
Mr & Mrs E (British
Ralphs North Ellis E Sandakan
EB
Sinclair A Falchine Major Borneo),
Skinner Mias Hale Mr & Mrs B A Slott C Silimpopon Coal comparesala March 14. The Dresden sunk of Japanese Coal and gives good fovourably with the better grades
Hall Colo Hardman A March 16.-Sir John French sumption.
off Juan Fernandez Island. results on a very moderate con- Hind D A
estimates German losses in
Neuve Chapelle, March 14-German losses at La Bassee total 10,000 in ́three days.
Gordon Smith Mr&Mra E WJ
Smith Mr & Mr AF Squair M
Humphreys Mr Steamers calling at Sebattik Johns Mis TJR
Jones Lea IA Basseeregion to be 17,000. or Sandakan exclusively for Kadoorie E March 18. British battleships Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Irresistible and Ocean and Bankers) are exempt from pay- French battleship Bouvet ment of all Port charges.
sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles,
March 19.-Russiansenter Memel, March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid
on Paris,
At
Sabattik steamers berthed alongside the Companys" wharf where there is a minimum
depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sobattik March 22.-Przemyal "surrenders Harbour) Prices, and all other March 24.-British airmen suc- can be had on application to the
to the Russians, "
information concerning the Port
cessfully attaok German Agents.. submarine workest Hoboken.
BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. March 25,-German submarine
Agents Cowie Harbour Coal
Co., Ltd. U269 sunk with all hands,
Hongkong, 8th June, 1915,
Tiedali Mrs EW Tisdall
Traba JA Mr & M
Varondson P
NOTICE
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NOTICE:
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Notice is hereby given that at an Extraordinary General Meet ing of Members to be held on. Monday 12th July, at 12 noon in the Chamber of Commerce Room," New Government Building, the following resolutions will be pro- posed and if carried by a majority of those present and entitled to vote will take effect,
1..That, in the opinion of this Extraordinary General Meeting of the Chamber, it is inconsistent with the purposes for which the Chamber was formed and exists, and inconsistent with the obliga- tions of the Chamber towards the Government, and inconsistent... with the intercets of the Chamber sa a whole, that any member: who is the subject of a nation | between which and Great Britain a state of war exists should con tinue to be a member, aft 2. That accordingly the Rules- be altered by the addition of the following new Rule to be num- bered XXV viz
Any member who is the Bubject of a nation between which and great Britain a state of war exists shal ipso facto cease to be * member.
By Order, 2012, AR LOWERA MAUSRAAGActing Secretary Hongkong, 30 June, 1915.
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