TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED
FROM THE HONGKONG, - OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signals are hoisted on the Masthead on
Kowloon, Bignal Hil.
the Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, HM. S. Tamar, Green Island, Standard Oil Premises Lal-chi-kok and F.O, Quartors, Lycemoen.'
A CONE
point upward
A CONE
point upwarda
DRUM
below
A DRUM
A CONE
polot dowa-..
wards and DRUM'below.
A CONE point down-
A CONE
point down- wards 'and BALL bolow
A BALL
A OONE point upwards
and BALL
below
THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1915.
Oot, 20-Turkish naval attacks on Pets Odessa and in the Crimea:
Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rabal leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1- German naval victory.
: off the coast of Ohili.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Britain.
"
Russia.
Germany
Austria
Indirates a Ty. phoon to the North
Turkey
of the Colony.
indicates a Ty. hoon to the Verth-East of the Jatony...
adiga tea
A aboon to the Ear
Ty
of the Culony.
Indicates a 'Ty. phoon
to
the
against
France,
Beiglum. Italy
Зарип
Sérvia
Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry
If
cavalry, and artillery, usually with strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. ". South-East of the Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade in from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.,
Colony.
vindicates a Ty-
of the Colosy.
A
phoon to the South Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. fadicator a Ty Sunadron of cavalry is from 150
phoon to the South-West of the Colony,
indicates a Ty choon to the Wost of the Colony.
·Ty. indicates a choon to the
--to 200 man abrong.
Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 gune and about 200 men, In the German Army consists of 41 guns and 150 men." In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS ·
+
Nov. 3-German equadron makes a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German oroiser Yorck
strikes mins in Jade Bay.
Nov. 6England and France do
slare war on Turkey. Dur- danelles forte bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders. Nov. 7 Russians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Emden dastragad. Nov. 11-Germana capture Dix
#mude.
Nov. 19 House of Commons votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger
man corps south of Lodz." Nov. 26-British battleship Bal
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes
March 25-Germsa submarine
UBCO sunk with all hands, March 20.-Russian Fleet bom.
bards the Baphorns. Ger man submarine sinks West African liner, Falaba..
PUBLIC COMPANIES
NOTICE,
March 31.-Australia ofera on THE WEST POINT BUILDING
"other contingent,” April 8.-Prinz Extel Friederich
interne in Norfolk Navy" Yard, U.S.A.
Aptile- rmany assumes liabili ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti Austrian demonstra tions at Genou.'
Arima
I
Hongkong Hotel.
Jones A Anderson SE
Jongh C A de Audre Made morselleJoseph EM
Joseph & M Bain H Murray Ballour Mr & Mr CJcess MT Baker Dr
Laferty Baring E
CJ Layesca C Barkor $ BellaD
Da GT
Belillos, Mrs ER Bennett Mrs GR
oogfield s
RR
new credit of five billion Bonnett Miss GO marks, King George visits|
Hout B Flanders:
Bridgen H Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel. Brown Mr & Mr
Cheetham H grade. Gen. De Wet captar-Camel Capt L ed.*.
Dec. 3-Servisna defeat Aus- trians in three days' battle, Dec. 6-Germsas occupy Lods. Dec, 8--British naval victory off
Falkland Islands.
Dec, 9-Gen. Byera, Boer leader,
killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Messudich in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrisas ovaonat»'Bel-
grade,
Cavers M Cornellasen Mrs D'Almada Castro e Mr&Mrs D'Almada Castro o
Міня D'Almada
Master
Maclough Mr&Mra Mr AD Marriott Dr& Mrs McInnes CM
Moore m
Monta K Castro e Murdoch R
Neighbour WR
Davis Mr & Mrs FENOWBIE WA
Day Lab Debyer A Dowley WA Duffy Mias ME Ehrenfels HE Fielding
Ormiston 3
Osborn E D
Piston Min
Poll D
Mr & Mrs Pott Mr & Mra
Power 8
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom-Fitzwilliams D.GHL Reay, Mine F
French Capt & Mrs Ray, EH bard Soarborough and EM
Ross B G
JP Hartlepool,
18-Egypt proclaimed a
North West of the Juns 28-Archduke Francis Fer-Dec.
dinand assassinated..
Colony...
RED SIGNALS indicate" that the centre is believed to be more than 500 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 s'enale will, as here- tofaro, bo Luistad only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them
July 23-Austria sends an alti-
matum to Servis,
Glaster Bins
Fybush Mits Gascoine BO
Co., Ltd.
An Interim Dividend of Two
Dollars per share for the six months ending 30th June, 1915, will be payable on Thursday, 29th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office.
The Transfer Boks of the Com pany will be closed from Tues- day, the 20th July to Thursday. the 29th July (both days inclu- [sive) during which period no transfer of shares.can be rugis- tered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd,· General Agents for the West Point Building Co. Ltd. Hongkong, 13th July, 1915,
NOTICE. HONGKONG
LAND
INVESTMENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.
An Interim Dividend of Three
& half Dollars per share for the
six months ending 30th June, 1915 will be payable on Thursday
FT29th July on which date Divid-
Howell Sheldon Mr & Mra
RD Smith 'WH
British protectorate. Gen. Mr & Mrs J Smith Mrs A G
Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end...
J
Qualbourn V Gravely JD W
Sorby V Valin Dr & Mrs H do Watkinson & A
July 31-Russia orders general Dec. -20-26-Severe fighting on Mr & MrsWell Mr & Mrs A
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia, French Cabinetorders general mobilisation. Aug. 2➡ German forças enter
Luxemburg.
dag. 4-England sends altima-
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejects ultimatum. is considered to be of importance. Aug. 5.-England at war. to the Colony or to shipping Aug. -Germans enter Liege. leaving the harbour.
URGENT SIGNALS.
French invade Alsace,
southern
In addition to the above, when Aug. 15.-Austrians enter Servia, Japan sends altimatum to Germany,
it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, the following Ur- Aag: 17.-British land in France. gent Signals will by made at the Ang. 19-Beginning of battle of Water Police Station, and re- Lorraine. peated at the Harbour Office:-
Aug. 20-German enter Brussels.
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS AT Ang. 23-Germans enter Namur. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons,
INTERVALS.OF TEN SECONDS.
A Black Cross will be hoisted
WA
Carlton
the line of the Bzura River. Deo. 23-French Chamber votes Heacock H
war credit of £340,000,000. Hewett Hoa ME A Dec. 25-British naval and serial Hizel Wm..
Hodge WJ raid against Coxhaven.
Horough Mr EM Dec, 28 French occupy St. Ieving E A Johnson 8 J Georges, near Nieuport. Jan, 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable
Backer UA sunk in the Obannel.
Bheitsch Drs P Jan.3-French capture Steinbach. Brewer W Jan, 3-4-Russians win decisive Clarke Miss My
Cropley L victory over Turks in the Cropley NC Caucasus,
Dropley OC Jan. 8-French advance across Fo Mra C & chlid
Fulcher WO Aisne, north of Soissons. Gordon Mra Jan. 13-Torks occupy Tabriz. Hocken BJ
Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air flest bom-Amory K St
bards Yarmouth. Jan. 21-General Falkenhayo, Butler PR
German resigna.
24-British naval vistory in North Sea; the Blacher sunkt 28-Germans lose heavily a. Giveney and Cuinohy, 31-Germany inaugurates submarine raide.
Jan.
at the same time, superior to the Aug. 25- Freach evacuate Mu-Jan. other shapes.
NIGHT SIGNALS,
hausen."
Aug. 2d-Germans take Longwy. The following Night Signale will be hoisted from the Flagstaff Aug. 27-Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block on the roof of the Wa'er Police
ade Tsingtau. Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M., Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Tamar,
Sept. 2-German advance reaches I, Three Lights Vertical, Green, Sentia. French Government
moves to Bordeaux. Green, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem
more than 300 miles from the Colony.
berg. Sept. 5-B.ttle of the Marne
begine.
Germane.
II. Three Lights Vertical, Green, Red, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
situated less than 300 miles from the Colony,
Sept. 12-German retreat halte
on the Aisne,
III Taroo Lights Vertical, Red. Green, Red, indicates that the Sept. 20- Germana bombard
aheims. wind may be expected to increase
moment.
4
to full typhoon force at any Sept. 22-German submarine minks British craicers Abou- No. III Signal will be accom- kir, Cressy, and Hogue. panied by the Explosive Bombs, Sept. 28-Indian troops Iand at as above, in the event or the
Marsailles, information conveyed by this!
signal being first published by dept. 28-Germans begin siege of
aight,
Antwerp. Ada The Night Signals will to sub- Oct. 3-Germone defeated at
Augustowo.
stituted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, Oot, 5-Belgian Government re be altered during the night.
moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the benefit of Nativo Craft Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant- and passing Ocean Vesaola, a werpake
Cone will be exhibited at each of Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by the following stations during the the Germans. time that any of the above Day Oct, 12-A Boer commando in Bignals are hoisted in the
the Cape Province mutinies, Harbour,
Oot, 18- Belgien: Government Gap Rock, Aberdeen. Waglan,
Sau KL Wan - transferred from Ostend to Stanley,
Bal Kung,
Havre, Cape Collinson, Sbs Tau Kok Oot. 14--Allies cocupy Ypres. 1 Tại Long Battle begins on the Vistals. This will indleste that there Oct. 15 Ostend occupied by
Jan.
War
L
White F W White Mr & Mrs
HL'H
Wilkie J Williamson N Wood GG Wood Mrs RF
Hotel. Hollway HD Hosbal Dr J Joan GL'D *Molver
Meek Thomas Pernell W V Soga T
Them Wr
Waker Mr & Mr &
child res
Peak Hotel.
Kadooria E Bacon Ror
Rør & Mrs J Kelly F Bowdler Mrs
MaoChapin Mis Minister, Carmichael Mr and Hammond Capt ä
MT MHF Cartwright HA Marriott Mrs. Campbell Mrs W M Mitchelmore Mr& Cary FW
Mr V
Mr&Km DK Clare G Casulli X
¡ MrÆMra D Oliveerana Mrs
Perkins T L Pype Major RE Compton A C Courland A
Ralphs fr & Mr Darling Col RE. Sinclair A
Skinner Mi Falchine Major
Skott C Fuller Derican Hale Mr & Mrs B A Bmith Mr & MEG Hawes WJ Smith Mr Mrs AF Hind B A
Tiadall Mrs E W Tindall G Hog Mrs Humphreys Me Johns Mrs TJR
Jones Loa
Feb, 3-Germanauxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonia. Feb. 5-Tarke attempt to cross
Suez Canal,
Fab. 6-Allies resolve tz naite
financial resources.
(Feb. 8-Total British cucaslties
to-date 104,000.
Feb. 10-Germans execute the
rebel Maritz,
Fab, 17-Canadian contingent
landa in France. Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France. Feb. 27.-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
Mar. 1-House of Commone votes supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions." March 8.British seroplanes
attack Ostend.
"
Howard Mrs
Trahn JA Mr&Mr
Vanden Pol Mr &
Myn
NOTICES
HILL'S IMPERIAL
(VIRGINIA GIGARETTE)
IS THE BEST THAT CAN BE HAD FOR $1.30 per 100.
BADMINTON MIXTURE
$1.00 per ↓ lb. tin.
OBTAINABLE OBTAINABLE AT
HONGKONG CICAR STORE.
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end Warrants may be obtained The most complete Mail
on application at the Company's office.
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By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE
Acting Secretary. " Hongkong, 13th July, 1915.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- GATION CO., LTD. The Transfer Books of the above Company will be closed as from 19th instant to 6th, proximo both days inclusivo.
JARDINE, MATHESON & UU., LTD. General Managers..
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CONTENTS.
13 Typhoon Signals,.
Day by Day Fassenger Lista
4
Steamers 2 493 443 MASKULAR. Hotel Lista
-5
6
The Courts
Leading Articles
EL.K. Policemen Volunteer.38 From the Palpit....
Hongkong Police Reserve..40
Correspondence · ** ** *** 7-9 The Cigarette and Tobacco
Notes and Comments...
1013
Fund..................
14-20 The Snowball Bag Sale...41 21-25 Salitary Board
NAVI-Special A ticles 26-32 Tigers.............42
GATION CO., LTD. From CALCUTTA, PENANG
SINGAPORE.. THE Company's Steamship.
Prince of Wales' Fund.33- The Colony's Financial Sistement. 33. Canton Nowa
34 Kowloon Burglary Epide
emio
1 s m. 34.1 “ NAMSANG**
Return of Samples....34 having arrived from the above Ports Consignees of cargo by her French Republic....35 are hereby informed that their A Remarkable Occurrence.35
Straite Settlementa Pass goods will be delivered from Bank Notes in Circulation. 36 alongside,
Cargo, impeding the discharge port Regulations......35 or remaining on board after noon Hongkong Chamber of the 21st inst. will be landed at Commerce Consignee's risk and expense.
Germans en Hongkong No Fire Insurance will be
Ships.
..38 effected.get
Bills of Lading will be count- ersigned by t
King Edward Hotel," Almond Mrs R Laureisen her&Mr Bettlaon. Mr & Mru
WH
Lee WD
JARDINE. MATHESON Brown O W Leo T H
& Co., Lid', Budge W
Lennox Miss
General Managers, Beale Mra Claxton & A Macdonald Major D Hongkong, 20th July, 1915, 90 Cooke Mr Cooko Miss JF.... Cooke Maste-G M& Fasmore Mr Wo
Ferning A L Radford H Daton Mr & Mrs G Ramsay Mrs R. A
Richardson Mr & Mis
A
A Elson W T Gos Mr & Mrs For Mrs A FyleA A
March 9,--Second Canadian con-
tingent landa in England. March 310-Four German sub-
marines accounted for. March 10-British capture Joseph 3
Neuve Chapelle.
March 14.--German losses at La Kay WE
Baasse total 10,000 in three daya
Hilobardson W Hiage Mr&Mrs HE Robson Mrs
Roper
It
Stewart
AR
Sylvester, Mrs 8 Hashimoto FR Hoabing And Talt
TR & MIN Hunter Mr&Mrs Taylor F Jackson Mr & Mrs Threlfell Mra
Tourtallo Mrs EL KalosT H
Trude 8 Underwood Mr & | Lambert - Mra
Mrs JH Grand Hotel. Allen Mr & Mrs Lockey WH Maroh 14-The Dresden Bunk Ankor JO Lowden R
off Juan Fernandez Ialand. Bair M
Nizon March 16-Sir John French Crew Mr & Mr
Dorward E
Parra PF.H Bacto region to be 17,000, Le Duc estimates German losses in Dunrich A
Reynolds C W Robertson D Grant March 18 British battleships Rocks FO val Irresistible and Ocean, and Johanson W
French battleship Bouvel Johnson Of sunk by floating mines in Leur WADANGA
is a depression somewhere in the the Germans god by Dardanelles.
China Bes, and that a Storm Warning is hoisted in the Harbour,
Farther details can always be given to Ocean Vesselson demand by signals from the lighthouse
O.WA JEFFRIES
Oot, 18-British-oruiser Hawke March 18-Bassianaenter Memel, Bank by German braine, March 21. –Futile Zeppelta raid
Oct. 24-Ten days' battle
OrParis
fore Wares ends in German March defeat Dot, 27 —— Russians Lads and R
Steoti MΜG-
"Thorig HF
Todd 0 W
Kingsclere Hotel Fielder B E Rawlinson It J Filem Mim Da Robertson Mr de Forbes Mr't Mis An
"\TOYO KISEN KAISHA. From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS AND MANILA..
The Eteamship
PA“ SHINYO MARU.”
CONSIGNEES
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
st
The New Police Camber... 43. "La Journee Da 75."......43. Kowloon Canton Railway.43 Hongkong Boy's Success -44 Alleged Murder
“Yaumati" The Colony's Health ... 44. Kitchener's Army.mil.44 Local Passport Regulation 44.5- Appointments euroürm44. The West River Floods...44- Hongkong Polo Club......47 Legislative Councì'........48 Chinese Aviator's Visit .40 Felegs ama
CONSIGNEES
"BEN " LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES: THE Steamship
FROM SAN FRANCISCO. JAPAN PORTS, & MANILA. 6.B." MONGOLIA The above mentioned vessel having arrived, consignees of From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO", cargo are hereby notified to send LONDON & STRAITS. in their bills of lading for coun-
"BENALDER” MM
are
tersignature and take immediate CONSIGNEES of Cargo
hereby informed that all delivery from the Company's
The above named steamer Godown West Point. Cargo will Goods are being landed at their having arrived, Consignees of be landed immediately at con-risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Cargo are hereby notified to send signee's risk. fa their Bills of Lading for coun- Cargo remaining undelivere Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf tersignature, and to take im- Friday, July 16.h, 1915 at 5 p.m. and Godown Co. Ltd., whence mediate delivery of cargo from will be subject to landing charges and/or from the wharves delivery, alongside and if undelivered Wednesday, may be obtained.
Carro remaining undelivered July 21st, 1915 at 5 pm will be No Claims will be admitted on 20th July at noon will be subject to both landing and stor- after the Goods have left the Go- landed at Consignees risk and age charges, no downs, and all Goods remaining expense, and delivery must then No Fire Insurance whatever undelivered after the 27th July be taken from the Company's will be effected. EVERME will be subject to rent. Godown. Storage charges will be All chaled and otherwise dam- All olaims against the steamer assessed on all goods remaining aged cargo, will be examined at must be presented to the Under- undelivered on 28th July at 5pm. the above Company's godown signed on or before the 3rd No Fire Insurance whatever at West Point Wednesday, July August or they will not be will be effected.
21st, 1915 at 10 am. recognised
No Olaim will be recognised No claims will be entertained All broken;chafed, and damaged after the goods have left the unless accompanied by short de Goods are to be left in the do Steamer or Godown,
livery note or list of exceptions Gowns, where All chafed and damaged cargo, taken at the time of delivery to amined on the 27t will be landed into the Godown consignees and signed for and
ire nsurance has been where they will be examined on behalf of the Pacifle Mail 8.8 28th July, at 10 am...
M & M No Claims will be recognised before Jul 3 at 1915, oth
if filed after 2nd An
All claims must be filed on
wise they will not
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