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TYPHOON SIGNALS:

STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG

OBSERVATORY.""

The following Typhoon signals are hoisted on the MastLoad on Signal

the Hill. Kowloon, Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, H. M. S. Tamar, Groen Island, Standard Oil Premises Lai-chi-kok and F. O, Quarters, Lyeemoon.

THE WAR.

"THE FONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY →7,. 1915.

COUNTRIES ENGAGED.

Britain.

Russia.

Germany

·Austria

Turkey..

A CONE

indi atem a Ty phoon to the North of the Colony

"joint upward.

A CONE

point upwards, and DRUM batow

A DRUM

A CONE

polat down- wards and DRUM below

A CONE

point down- warde.

A CONE

polat down. wards and BALL below.

'A BALL

A CONE

point, upwards and BALL. below

Ty- to the

Indicates Ji phoon

against

France.

Belglum. Italy' Japan Servia!! Montenegro

ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.

North-East of the Army corps is a complete army

Jolony,

ndicatos

boon to the East Of the Colony.

Indicates a phoon

on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000-men.

Division fa a foros of infantry,

cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. Ty-Brigade is a force of infantry o

to the Bouth Ent of the Colony,

Indientes, u phoon to the South of the Colony.

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cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry, brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from

2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment in from 500 to 1,000 men strong, Squadron of cavalry is from 150

to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 güne and abous 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4

In the! guns and 150 men. Ty.

Ty- Indicates a p21001 to the Bouth-West of the Colony,

indicates a phoon to the West of the Colons.

the

Indicates a Ty- *phoon to

North-West of the Calony.

RED SIGNALS indicate that

the contro is believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony.

BLACK SIGNALS indicate that the contro is believed to bo less than 30 miles away from the Colony.

Russian Army it consists of Kans and 250 men.

PRINCIPAL EV ENTS.. June 28-Archduke Francis Fer-

dinand assassinated.

Odesss and in the Crimea, Oot, 30-Col. Maritz, robal leader

driven out of Cape Colony,

Nov. 1 German naval vistory

off the coast of Chili.

| Nov. 8-German squadron makes a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck. strikes mins in Jada Bay. Nov. 5-England and France de clare war on Turkey, Dar danölles forts. bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrendere, Nov. 7 Russians enter East

Prussia.

Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix.

made.

Nov. 19— House of Commons

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Votes a new army of 1,000,000 WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.

Nov. 23-Rassians surround Ger

men. More than 1,100,000.

man corps south of Lodz, Nov, 26-British battleship Bul.i

wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Deo. 1-German Reichstag votes |

new credit of five billion marks. King George visita Flanders:

Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel- grade. Gen. De Wet captur ed.

Dec. 3-Servians defeat Aua. trians in three days' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Doc, 8-British naval victory off

Falkland Islands.

Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader,

killed at the Vaal Rivor,

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Alexandra Building.

HOTEL LIST. Hongkong Hotol.

Anderson & Bala H Murray Ba Mur Bell CDJ

Mr ER Beer FL Bournan GC Borne FA Cassel Capt Cheetham H

Capt L Cornsilnsen Mrs Cuined ME

Joseph 9 M Josek MT Kay GA Lambert EB Layroca C Law HD Lloyd GT

Maga Mr

M13 R R Morkham B

Marriott Dr& Mrs O

Carlton Hotel. ·

Curson Mr and Mrs Macgregor D

Marshall J

Carson Miss H

Malcolm J

Clarka Miss May

Mock Thomas

Play L

Craig H

NO Cropley C Fulcher WO

Goodall Mr & Mrs Goodall Misses Hallway H D Hoshai Dr J

Jones GL D Killer 9 A

Melver

Fennoil WV Person N Plumer Capt B Rayner Mr & Mrs Saga Tapuoli Taylor W Thom Wo Winterson R

King Edward Hotel.

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Mody Mr & Mrs J H

Mias

Moore D'Almada Castro e Neighbour WR

Manter

Mehin K Morcoki J Miller R M

Lees H

Almond Mrs R

WH Brown C. W

Doo. 13-British submarine sinks the Meaaudiohio Dardaneller. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel- D'Almada Castro e

grade,

Dec. 16-German cruisere bom- bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.

Org Miss JG Davin Mr & Mrs FE Ormiston J Dennis F

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Dowley WA

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Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed

British protectorate. Gen. Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end.

July 23-Austria sends sa ulti-Deo. 20-26-Severe fighting on

matum to Servia.

July 31-Rusela orders general

mobilisation.

Aug. 1-Germany 'declares war on

Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug 2 German forces enter

Luxemburg.

Aug. 4-England sonde altíma-

tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejects ultimatum.

The above signals will, as hero- tofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them Aug. 5.-England at war, is considered to be of importance. 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 force at any moment, the following Ur- gent Signals will be made at the Water Folice 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.

-Gormous enter Liege. French invade southern Alsace.

Aug. 15.-Austriana enter Servia. Japan sende ultimatum to Germany.

Aug. 17.-Britisa land in France. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of

Lorraine.

Aug. 20-Germans enter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur, Ang. 24-British begin. retreat

from Moos.

Aug. 25- French ovacuate Mul-

hausen.'

the line of the Bzurà River.

Duffy Miss ME Hvensen E

Ehrenfels HE

Finney AC Farmer W

Pegg HH

Piston

les

Pitcher & J

Poll D

Root Miss M L

Pott Mr & Mrs F T

Reay, Miss F

French Capt & Mra Ray, E. H Fitzwilliams DGHLRO BO Fuller Denma Fullor Mr & Mrs Gambrill Capt Ginister Mis Goebel CH Gould Mr Goulbourn V

Randall Mr A Rowell J F. Sheldon

Mr & Mr RD Smith WH

Gibb J

Smith

Mrs A G

Sorby 1

•& Mrs J, Sundholmer W A

Grimths HE Goodrich CL Hairitean M

Dec. 23-French Chamber votes "war credit of £340,000,000. Deo. 25-British naval and aerial raid against Cuxhaven. Dec. 28 French occupy St. Georges, near Nieuport. Jan. 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidablo

aunk in the Channel, Jan,3-French capture Steinbaob. Jan, 3-4-Bossians wiu decisive victory over Turke in the Caucasna, Jan. 8-French advance across Aione, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Turka occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air fleet bom-Allgood HP

barda "Yarmou1b.

German

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Thompson

Trowbridge H.

Valin Dr & Mrs H do

Watkins CE

Wadi Mr & Mrs A White W

Mr & Mrs White Mr & Mrs

Wilkie W

Hall Capt T P Hall W Haapibal Hewett Hoa MEA

Hodge W J Irving E A Joseph E M

Hollingsworth A Wood GG

Grand

Alloa Mr & Mrs Androwa W J Jan. 21-General Falkenbeyn, Anker JO

Minister, Aratzen Mr & Mrs Crew

Mr & Mra resigue.

unrich A Jan. 24-British naval victory in Lebuc

Gant J North Sea: the Bluchersunk.

James B Jan, 26-Germans lose beavily at Johns C

Givency and Cuinchy. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates

submarine raids,

Feb. 3-German auxiliary oraiser

sunk off Patagonis.

5-Turks attempt to cross Suez Canal.

Feb. 6-Allies resolve t: nnitel

financial resources.

Aug, 20-Germans take Longwy. NIGHT SIGNALS.

Aug. 27 - Louvain burned by The following Night Signals will be hoisted from the Flagstaff

Germane. Japanese block-Feb. ade Taingtau. on the roof of the Water Poliçe Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Offico Flagstaff. and H.M.S. Sopt. 2-German advance reaches #Senlis. French Government I. Threo Lights Vertical, Green, moves to Bordeaux. Green, Green, indicates that a Sopt 3-kussions occupy Lem typhoon is believed to be situated borg. more than 300 miles from the Sept. 5-Bottle of the Marne

begins.

Tamar.

Colony.

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II. Three Lights Vertical, Green. Red, Green, indicates Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the

Germans. that a typhoon is believed to be situated loss than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German retreat halts the Colony."

on the Aisne.

III Three Lights Vertical, Red. Sept. 20 Germons bombard Green, Red, indicates that thej Rheima.

wind may be expected to increase Sept. 22-German "submerino to full typhoon, force at any sinks British cruisers Abou-. moment.

kir, Cressy, and Hogue, No. III Signal will be accom Sept. 28-Indian troops land at panied by the Explosive Bombe, as above, in the event or the

information conveyed by this signal being first published by night,

The Night Signals will be sub- stituted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered during the night.

the

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS,

For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following statione during the time that any of the aboyo Day Signals 'uro hoisted in Barbour.

Aberdeen. Gap Rock, Waglan,

Sau Ki Wan Stanley,

Sal Kung. Cape Collinson, 8ha Tau Kok

Tai Po.

This will indicate that there

is a depression somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storm Warning "is hoisted in Harbour.

the

Further details can always be given to Ocean Vessels on doinand by signala rom the lighthouse,

C. W JEFFRIES, Director.

Marseilles.

Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of

Antwerp.

Oct. 2- Germang defeated at

Augustowo.

Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to

Ostend.

Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant

werp.

Oot. 9-Antwerp occupied by

the Germans," Oct. 12-A Boer commando in the Cape Province matinies.

Oct. 13 Belgian Government

transferred from Ostend to Havre.

Oot. 14-Allies occupy Ypres.

"Battle begins on the Vistula, Oct. 15-Oatond occupied by

the Germans, Oct. 16-British oruiser Hawke sunk by German submarine, Oct, 24-Ten daya' battle be fore Warsaw onda in German defeat.

герссиру

Oct. 27 Bussions

Lods and Radom. Oct. 29-Turkish naval attackuon

Fab: 8-Total British cucaalties

to date 104,000, Feb, 10-Germane execute the

rebel Maritz, Feb. 17 Canadian contingent

Inde in France, Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Gor="

mané surrender in France. Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the.

Dardanelles,

Mar. 1-House of Commons vates supplementary credit of $7 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions, March 8-British aeroplanes

attack Ostend. March 0.-Second Canadian con-

tingent lands in England, March 3-10,-Four German sub-

marines accounted for. March 10-British capture

Neuve Chapelle. March 14.-German losege at La

1

Bassee total 10,000 in three, daya.

March 14.The Dresden sunk

off Jaan Fernandez Island. March 16.-Sir John French

Klovjor A Leur G W

Bettison Mr & Mr

Budge W

Beale Mrs

Claxton A A

Cooke Mri'FL

Miss J F

Lauretsen ur Mrs

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Les W.D.

Leo T H

Lennox Mirs Lonnor J

Macdonald Major D Murphy

Nakal

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Cooke Masts: 7 M&Passmore Mrs WC

Cooke

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Penning A L Radford H

Dutton Mr & Mrs & Ramsay Mrs R A

Elson W.T Gee Mr& Foy

* & Mri

Mra A

Byte A A" Fritz C Hazlitt PK

Hashlineto FR

Hcahink A

Richardson Mr&Mrs Richardson W

Blege Mr & Mrs II E Rigge

Robson Mr

Sopor C H

Stewart

R

Sylvester Mrs S Tanso H

Talt Mr & Mrs AN

Hunter Mr& MraJ Taylor F Jackson Mr. & Mrs Threlfell Mrs

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Joseph J

KalesT H Keay WE

Lambert Mrs

Fielder BE Filkins Miss D

Tourtalio Mr EL

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Teuda B Underwood Mr & Mr JH."

Kingsclere Hotel..

Rawlinson KJ Robertson Mr &

Forbes Mr & Mrs A Forbes A Fulder B Ε Hardman A

Mrs J

Sacho Mr O

Sheldon Mr & Mrs

RD

Shields A L

Binger Mr&Mrs E

Lurbrs JH van GJ Percy Burn

Peak Hotel.

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Day by Lay

Lambert Eng Lieut

Steamers ............................ 5 Pawenger Lists

1-4 Concerning Sihoo, King of

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Correspondence.

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Mr&Mrs Rooze FG Steen M G Todd OW Turner C-H Vedė V. D

Lehman Mr & Mrs Wright H

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March 29.-Russian Fleet

bards the Bephorus. man submarine sinks West. "African liner Falaba. March 31-Australia offers on.

other contingent. April 8.-Prinz Eitel Friederich interse in Norfolk Navy Yard. U.S.A. April-G:rmany assumes liabili- ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti-Austrian demonstra- tions at Genoa. April 10-German Note

United States complains that the latter has accomplished nothing by her diplomatic orrespondence with Allies- Official statement as to ill. treatment of British prisoners in Germnay. April 11-German Socialists ist no peace pamphlets; Bishop of London visits entire Front, April 12 New York Herald

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demands that Count Bern stort should be given b'a passports. April13-Sir John French asks for

estimates German losses in La Bassee region to be 17,000, March 18.-British battleships April

Irresistible and Ocean and

French battleship Bouvet April sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles..

extra munitions.

April 14-H M.8. Benard steame ten milen up the Dardanelles. Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor- thumbrian coast,

15-Dutch 8.8. Katwyck torpedoed without notice.

18-E. 15 raus ashore in the Dardanelles; officers and men made prisoners.

19-Austria's request for food-stuffs to be allowed to pass through Italy refused."- March 22. Przemysl surrenders April 20-German Note protests

to the Russians,

against the-` seizora, by March 24.-British airmen suc the British, of the e.s. Paklat.

cessfully attack German

Sir John French repudiates submarine worksat Hoboken.j

German statement that thei March 25,-German submarine British had used asphixiating

U209 sunk with all bands.

March 18.-Russiansenter Memel. April March 21.Tatile Zeppelin raid

on Paris.

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MAHF Cartwright H A Casulli Mr & Mrs Cary FW Clair G Compton AF Courland A Darling Col RE

Falchina Major Halo Mr & Mrs B Hall Ooi Gordon Hangon W J Hardmin A. Hind B A Humphreya Mr Johns Mis TJR Kadoorie E

Jones Lee

and Mrs John Lambort Miss Linton A Marriott Mra

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Perkins T L

Pountney H N

Pyno Major RE Ralphe Mr & Mrs E Sinclair A Skinner

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SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowie Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are prepared to quote prices for bost quality Silimpopon Coal trim- med into Bunkers at ebattlk or Sandakan, (British North Borneo).

Silimpopon Coal compares fovourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very, moderate con- sumption.

Bteamere calling at Sebattik or Sandakan exclusively for Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from pay- ment of all Port charges.

At Sebattik steamers are

berthed alongside the Company'

wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.

Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sebattik Harbour) Prices, and all other can be had on application to the foformation concerning the Port

Agonte.

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NOTICE.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMLROE

Notice is hereby given that at an Extraordinary General Meet ing of Members to be held ont 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.

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 interests of the Chamber as a whole, that any member who is the subject of a nation between which and Great Britain state of war exists should con- tinue to be a member,

2. That accordingly the Rules be altered by the addition of the following now Rule to be num- bered XXV viz — dicie

"Any, member who is the subject of a nation between which and great Britain a state of war exists shall ipso facto cease to be a member.

By OrderB

AR LOWE

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 30 June, 1915.

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