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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 Godowns, H. M. S. Tamar, Green Island, Standard Oil Premises Lal-chi-kok and F. O.. Quarters, Lyeemoon.

A CONE

point upward

A CONE

point upwards

Saad DRUM (~..

bolowh

I

of the Colony.

A DRUM

A CONE

peine down- wards and DRUM below

A-CONE

paint down.

·wards

A CONE

polat down- "

wards and

BALL below

THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TAURSDAY, JULY 28, 1916. U

COUNTRIES ENGAGED.

Britain.

Russia.

Franco.

Belgium. Italy

Germany

Austria

Indicator a

Turkey

hoonto the North

indicates

a Ty nhoon

tho to North-East of the

Jolouy,

diantes

boon to the East of the Colony.

against

Japan Servia Montenegro

Fi

ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED: Army corps in 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, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. Bouth-East of the Brigade in 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.

*

Indicates Ty phoon to the

Colony..

-indicates ATT:

of the Colony.

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. Squadron of cavalry is from 150

to 200 men strong.

indicates a Ty- phoon to the

Colony,

J

South-West of the Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the|} German Army consista of 4 In the guna and 150 men, Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.”

Indicates a

Ty.

A BALL

oboon to the West

of the Colony.

A CONE point upwards and BALL Below

Indioute D Ty.

hoon to the

PRINCIPAL EVENTS

North-West of the June 28-Archduke Francis Fer

dinand assassinated.

Colony.

RED SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 800 miles away from the Colony.

BLACK SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to be

less than 300 miles away from the

Colony.

H

The above signals will, as here- tofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions: that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping Leaving the harbour.

July 23-Austria sends an alti

matum to Servis,

4

July 31-Russia orders general

mobilisation.

Aug. 1-Germany declares war on

JI

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

Luxemburg.

Aug. 4-England sends ultima

tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger

rejects ultimatum.

many

Aug. 5.-England at war, Ang. 7.-Germans enter Liege. French invade southern Alsace."

:

Aug. 15.-Austrians enter Serria. Japan sends altimatum to Germany.

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-Aug. 17-British land in France.. gent Signals will be made at the Aug, 10-Beginning of battle of

Lorraine. Water Police Station, and re- peated at the Harbour Offics:- Aug.20--Germansenter Brussels. BOMBS AT Aug, 23-Germans enter Namar. Aug. 24-British begin retreat

from Mons.

THREE EXPLOSIVE

INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS. A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the other shapes.

NIGHT SIGNALS.

The following Night Signale will be hoisted from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police

Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff. and HL.M.S.

Tamar.

L Three Lights Vertical, Green, Green, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 800 miles from the Colony.

Aug. 25- French evacuate Mu'-

hausen.

Aug. 26-Germans take Longwy. Aug. 27 - Louvain burned by

Germans. Japanese block- ade Tsingtau.

Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches

Senlis. French Government moves to Bordeaux. Sopt, 3-Russians occupy Lam.

berg.

Sept. 5—Battle of the Marne Three Lights Vertical,

begins. Green, Red, Green, indicates Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the that a typhoon is believed to be

Germans.

T

Rheims.

to full typhoon force at any Sept. 22 moment.

...

«

Oct, 29 rkish naval attacks on

Odemns and in the Crimen, 7

Oct. 30-Ool. Marits, robal leader driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 - German naval victory

off the coast of Chili, Nov. 3-German squadron maken a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck strikes mine in Jade Bay. Nov. 6-England and France de

clare war on Turkey. D-- danelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtan aurrendere. Nov. 7 - Russians enter East

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

made. Nov. 19 House of Commons votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russiana surround Ger.

ti

HOTEL LIST.

Hongkong Hotel; Anderson 8 E

Jones A Arina I :::Jongh O'A de Audre MademarielleJoseph M Bain H Murray Joseph BM Balour Mr & Mrs C Jonas MT. Baker Dr Barior JH Belo Bellion, Mrs E B Benneti Mrs GR

OJ

Козво Lafferty Layseos C Leich Dr

Lloyd GT

Longfield B

Benneta

Bouman GÜ Brackett E Bridgen H Brown Mr & Mr Chan Cavery 8 M

Land Mr AR

Маран СЕ

L

Moinna Mehta KE

OM

Marcoki

PUBLIC COMPANIES

NOTICE

THE WEST POINT BUILDING

Co., Ltd, Wes

An Interim Dividend of Two Dollars per share for the eix months ending 90th 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 Books of the Com- MaCullough Mr&Mrpany will be closed from Tues- Macdonald Mis AD

Harriott Dr& Mrs O Cay, the 20th July to Thursday,

the 29th July (both days inclu sive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis. tered.

Moyling G Mody Mr& Mim JH

Moore Wa

Mouts K

Mirs D'Almada Castrae Mr & Mrs D'Almad Castro e

Miss D'Almada Castro e Mordoch It

Master Davis Mr & Mrs. F E Nawers A Danyer. Wort Dowley WA.

Mig ME Barnfels H Fielding Mr & Mrs

HM

* Neighbour WR

man corps south of Lodz. Nov. 26-British battleship Bul. wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River, 2. Deo. 1-German Reichstag votes

new credit of five billion French Capt & i marks. King George visits

Fybush Miss Flanders:

Gracoind RO Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Beloister

Mrs grade. Gen. De Wet captur

Gibb J

Gualbourn V Dec. 3--Serviana defeat Aue trisne in three days' battle, Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lods. Dec. 8-British naval victory cf

Falkland Lalande...

ed.

Deo. Gen. Byare, Boer leader,

killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks **

the Mesaudieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate]Be!-

grade.. Dec. 16-German cruisers bom- bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.

1

Gould Mr & Mrs J Gravely 3D W Hannibal Mr &

السلا

Hizel Wm

Hodge WJ

a

J

Platon Mier Pitcher A Poll D

Pott Mr & Mrs FT

B

Mias F

RoR G

Rowell J P

Sheldon Mr & Mrs

Smi

RB

Borby

Mrs & G

WH

-

Valln Dr &Mrs H do MrWeill Mr&Mr Watkinson EA

EA

White F W White Mr & Mrs

H L'H' Wille Williamson N

Horough Mr EM Wood GG Irving A Johnson S'J

Grand

Allen Mr & Mrs Anker JO Oraw & B Dorward E Dunrich & Le Duc Dac. 18-Egypt proclaimed a Grant

British protectorate. Gen. James B

Johanson W Botha reports Boer rebellion Johnson

Kievjor A "za at an end.

Lotr G W

Carlton

*

Backer CA: Bhottach Dr 8 P Brewer W Clarke Mim May Cropley L Cropley NO Cropley Co Gordon Mrs

Exo Mra & child Falsher WO

Hocken BJ

Doo, 20-26-Bovore fighting on

the line of the Bzara River, Dec. 23-French Chamber votes war credit of £340,000,000. Deo. 25-British naval and aerial raid against Cuxhaven.

French occupy St. Deo, 28

Georges, near Nieuport. Jan, 1, 1915-H.M.9. Formidable

sunk in the Channel, · Jan.3-Frenob capture Steinbach, Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus, Jan. 8-French advance across Aisne, north of Soissons, Jan. 13-Tarks occupy Tabriz. Campbell Mra W Count Berchtold resigua, Cary F_ W

Clare Jan. 19-German sir fleet bom- Carulli Mr & Mrs D

bards Yarmouth.

Amorr K St Bacun Ray

Bowdler Mrs Butler PR

Peak

Wood Mrs RF-

Hotel. Lockey WH Lowden R Nixon AU.. Odnor T Parre P F H

Reynolds OW Robertson D Rooze FO Thorig IIF Todi O W Vede V

D

Hotel. Hollway H D Hoshai De J Jonas GL D Molvar

Meek Thomas Fernell W V

Soga T Thon:Wm.

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By Order of the Board of Directors.

· MOWBRAY 9, NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment

& Agency Co, Ltd, do General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 13th July 1915.

NOTICE.

THE

HONGKONG, LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY

Co., Ltd.E

An Interim Dividend of Three & half Dollars per share for the six months ending '30th - June, 1915 will be payable on Thursday 29th July on which date Divid ead Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tuesday the 20th July to Thurs- day, the 29th July (both days inclusive) during which parlod no transter of shares can be regis- tered.

Hy Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE Acting Secretary. Hongkong. 13th July, 1915. THE HONGKONG & CHINA

GAS CO. LTD."

The Company will be pleased if Consumers or prospective Con- sumers of Gas for cooking ́ori heating purprees will allow the Company's Lady Canvasser, (who speaks English And

Chinese

HILL'S

NOTICES

IMPERIAL

(VIRGINIA CIGARETTE)

IS THE BEST THAT CAN BE HAD FOR

$1.30 per 100.

BADMINTON MIXTURE

$1.00 per lb. tin.

OBTAINABLE AT

HONGKONG CICAR STORE.

THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.

CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.

The most complete Mail

Supplement in the Colony.

Contains all the news of the week in a most

fluently and has a practical and is the paper for mailing to friends at Home.

knowledge of gas appliances)

to call in order to demonstrate to Waker Mr & Mrs & them or to their Servants the

child ron

A

proper method of using Gas Cook-

era, Water Hosters, &o, and how

to obtain the best results from

Price, per eingle copy --25 cents,

Pirective form

Annual Sabacription -$18 (inolading joitage $17).

-PHOTOGRAPH→

same. A few hints on the matter River Ficode, Canton, July, 1915.

The photograph on the current issus is a picture of the West

given personally will be tound of considerable assistance.

Hotel. Kadoorie E Kelly Rur & Mrs J MacChapin Miss Carmichael Mr and Hammond Capt &

MIS

A post card or letter to the Marriott Mau

Company asking such assistanco Mitchelmore Mr&will be given early attention. GEORGE LURRY, Moss Mr & Mrs DE

Local Secretary. For gkong, 26th July, 1915,

Jau. 21-General Falkenhayn, Compton A

German War Minister, resigns.

Jan. 24-British naval victory in North Sea: the Blucher saukt Jan, 26—Germana loss heavily a.

Giveney and Cuinsby,

Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates

submarine raids. Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary cruiser

Bunk off Patagonis. Feb. 5-Tarks attempt to cross

Suez Canal.,

Feb. 6-Allies resolve tanite

financial resources, Feb. 8Total British cucaalties

to date 104,000. Feb 10-Germans execute the

rebel Maritz,

Feb. 17 -Canadian contingent

lands in France, -

Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger- My mans surrender in France. Feb. 27.-Allied Fleet enters the

Dardanelles:

situated less than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German retreat halts -the Colony,

on the Aisne, III Three Lights Vertical; Red.

Germans bombard Green, Red, indicates that the Sept. 20 wind may be expected to increase |

German submarine sinka British cruisers About No. III Signal will be accom- kir, Cressy, and Hogue. panied by the Explosive Bombe, Sept. 28-Indian troops land at as above, in the event or the Marseilles. information conveyed by this signal being first published by might.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS,

Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of

Antwerp.

Oct. 2-Germans defeated at

Augustowo.

•

Oct. 6Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend. For the benefit of Native Craft Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant- and passing Ocean Vessels, a werp."

Cone will be exhibited at each of Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by

why the Germans.

the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Oct. 12-A Boer commando in Signels are holsted in the the Uare Provinos matinies. Harbour.

Oct. 15 Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Elavre.

Gap Rook,

Wagian, Stanley,

Aberdeen, Sau Ki Wan Sai Kung, Cape Collinson, Sba Tau Kok Oct 14 Allion occupy Ypres

This will Ind

depre

Soa, and

HA

M

Oliveorans Mrs

Ralphs Mr & Mrs

C

Darling Col RE.

Perkins T L

Prue Major RE

Sinclair A

Skinner. Miam Skott C

Tisdall Mrs EW

Faichine Mejor. Faller Denmán. Hale Mr & Mrs BA Bmith Mr & Mrs E G Hanzen W J

Smith Mr Mrs AT Hind B A Mrs

Tindall G Humphreys Mr Johns Mr TJR Howard Mrs Joner Lee

King Edward Hotel.: Almond Mrs E Laurelson r&M Bettison Mr & Mrs

WH

Lee W D Brown C W

Trahu JA Mr&Mrs | Vanden Pol Mr &

Mrs

Budge W

Basia Min

Lou TH

Lennox Misa Lennox

Macdonald Major D Murphy H

Claxton AA Cooke Mr FL Cooke Misa J F Cooke MasterG M& Femmore Mix WC

Penning A L Course A

Radford H Dutton Mr & MaGi

chardson Mr & Mr Richardson W: Rinto Mr&Mrs HE Rigge Robson Mis Foper C H.

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Stewart B Sylvester Mrs' 9 Tano H Tait Mr & Mrs AN Taylor F Threlfell Mrs Tourtello Mrs EL Teuds & powe

NOTICES.

CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

HONGKONG-CANTON EX-

PRESS SERVICE. The Public is hereby notified that on and from Saturday, July 31st, the full train service will be resumed.

By Orders THE ADMINISTRATION,

Chinese Section. Canton Kowloon Railway.

By order,"

ל

H. P. WINSLOW, Manager,

British Section,

Kowloon Canton Railway

| 8th July, 1915; ***

R

FUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

The undursigned, H B. M,

CONTENTS.

13 Appointments.....

Belgian Relief Fande... Sabeidiary Coins... ........ Major General Kelly's

Day by Day Passenger Lists

4

Steamers ....R DAN SURATU NIKAKO

5

Hotel Liste..................... Correspondence .........................

The Courts ...................................... 8–12 Overness Aircraft Fond ;;:36. Leading Articles................................ 13–16] The Kwangtung Floods..:37- Notes and Comments......20-24 Contemporary Opinion 44 Special Articles ......................... 25–80 Government Gazətin "Er- Frince of Walos' Fund ...31 News from the North........... 32 Additional Regulation Re-

lating to Bugar........... 32 V. R. C. BERGAN EN 100 100

33-34 Hongkong Jockey Club...34 Hongkong Police sad the

Nation's Cau:e........85.

CONSIGNEES:

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.NO A FROM SAN FRANCISCO,

PERSIA "

traordinary amins Wedding EBARAN (199 (UTA The 5.8. Nubia, een it Kwangtung Flood Re

Fond

Indo-China Stem Na

tion Co., Ltd. M Telegrams

CONSIGNEES-

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE COLOMBO

AND STRAITS. E

THE Company's Steamship.

ATSUTA MARU"

Gas Mr & Mri For Mrs A Fyfe AA Fritz C Hazliti PX Mar. 1-Honee of Commons votes Hashimoto FR

Envoy Extraordinary and Minis-JAPAN PORTS, & MANILA. ter Plenipotentiary, horeby supplementary credit of 37 Hunter MAJ

Mr Mrs millions and a fresh credit Jackson Mr & Mrs

publicly notifies all whom it may The above mentioned vessel Joseph J. of 250 millions...

concern that he has appointed the having arrived, consignees of Kalos T Har

Chartered Bank of India, Austra cargo are hereby notified to send having arrived from the above Maroh 8,--British aeroplanes Keay WE Underwood Mr &fia and China and the Hongkong in their bills of lading for coun- porte, Consignees of Cargo are

attack Ostend,

Lambert, Mru 3HiMm J H

and Shanghai Banking Corporn tersignature and take immediate hereby informed that their Gooda. March 9 Second Canadian con- Kingaolere Hotel. tion to be the Banks in China to delivery of cargo fr m alongside. are being landed and placed at

tingent lands in England. Fielder BE Rawlinson R Ja

which in accordance with the Cargo Impeding di charge will their risk in the Hong Long and March 3-10.-Four German sub-

Filkina Mim D

provisions of Article of the be landed immediately at con- Kowloon Wharf and Godown marines accounted for

Forbes A

*Trading with the Enemy signe's risk and expense, Company's Godowns at Kowloon, March 10 British capture Falder B Sheldon Mr. dr. Mes (Amendment) Regulators No. Cargo remaining on board where each consignment will be

Hardman A Neuve Chapelle,

Helgewarf

10 of 1915, issued by him this July 29th, 1915 at 5 pm. sorted out mark by mark and March 14.–German losses at La Logan Wand

day, all the sums specified in $1 will be subject to landing charges delivery can be obtained as soon Basses total 10,000 in three! Larry J Hvan GJ

and $3 of that Article are to be and if undelivered Aunst as the Goods are landed, but Nixon F

paid by any person subject to the 1915 at 5 pm will beOptional goods will be cazzied Jurisdiction of His Majesty's subject to both laning and stora on unless Instructions are given Supreme Court for China? ago chargésében Ang to the contrary before NOON,

Bd. J. N. JORDAN.No Fire Insurance whatever TO-DAY, M Peking, July 12th, 1915, will be effected

Goods not All chafed and otherwise dam- AUGUS, will. HONGKONG "&^ SHANGHAI

March 14.The Dresden sunk

off Jaan Fernandez laland. March 16,-Sir John French estimates. German losses in La Bassee-region to be 17,000, March 18.--British battleships

center

Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet Battle begins on the Vink sunk by floating mines in cate that there Oct. 16-Ostend coupled by Dardanelles,

owhere in the the Germans, t

March 19-Basel hat a Storm Oct, 10-British oruiser Hire March 21-Futile

German submarine, on

days, battle. bo- foro Warsaw onde in German.

recoodpr

lulated in the

arther details can always ba jentóOcean Vessels on demand

from the lighthouse.

FRICAWAJEETRIESE ON. 27

March 243

Forbes Mr & Mrs Ar

Robertson Mr &

Bachse Mr G

RDV Shields A LAG. Binger Mr Mrs E Peroy Burn Wilson M J

NOTICE

SINGON & CO.

RWARE

ged Cargo will be examined at Dar

BANKING CORPORATION, the abore Company's godown in the

Notice is hereby

the Register o

Corporationy

Monday," the

Saturday the

(both

which share

ven that July Stat, 1915 at 10 am.

of the No claims will be entertained

from unless accompanied by

zust to livery note or list of e t1915 ta

at the time of

the Prot

All claims mu

theth

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