TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGSTM ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signale are hoisted on the Masthead on Signat
Hill. Kowloon, the Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowne, H. M. S. Tamar, Green Island, Standard Oil Premises Latchi-kok and F. O. Quarters, Lycemoon.
A CONE
point ur ward
A CONE
point upwarda
and DRUM below..
A DRUM
A CONE
point down wards and
DRU Chelow
* A CONE
point down- wurda
A CONE
point down- wards and BALL below
A BALL
A-CONE
point upwards. and BALL below
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 30
THE WAR.
Oct. 29-Turkish naval attacks on
Odosis and in the Crimes.
~ HOTEL LIST:
Hongrong Hotel. Anderson 8 E Joner A
Bain H Murray Balfour Baker Baring TH Barker S Bell ODJ Bolillo, Mr EB
Mr & Mr
เป็น Josoph Jones
Kosso
Bennett Benuate Bouman Brackett Bridges
Mrs. R Miss 00
Germany.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED,
Britalo.
Russla France. Belgium. Italy
Japan
Servia
Austria
15- hoontothe North
Turkey
toditater a
of the Colony,
Ty-
adicates a -hoon to the forth-East of the
alony.
identes n Tys
agalast
Oct. 80-Col. Maritz, rebel leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Audre Mademor Nov, 1- German naval victory
off the cost of Chili. Nov. 3-German squadron maken a raid on British cpaat." Nov. 4 German oruiser, Yorck strikes mins in Jade Bay Nov. 5-England and Franco de- olare war on Turkey. Dur. danelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Taingtan surrendera. Nov. 7- Russians enter East
Prussia. Montenegro Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dir
mude.
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.
if the Colony, a Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. Brigade is a foros of infantry or
ladleatos, a Ty. boon to the
South-East of the
Colony.
indientes a* TƑ- phdon to the Bouth
of the Octory.
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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 is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of oavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong, South-West of the Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 guns and 150 men, In the Baasian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
indicator phoon
Colony.
Ty.
to tho
indicates a Ty. phoon to the West of the Coldby.
indicate a Ty. boon to: the
PRINCIPAL Events
4
North-West of the June 28-Archduke Francis Fer-
dinand assassinated.
Colony.
July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Servia.
RED. SIGNALS indicate that { July 31-Russią, ordere general the centre is believed to be more
than 300 miles away from the Colony.
BLACK SIGNALS indicato that the centre is believed to be
less than 30 miles away from the
Colony...
The above signals will, as here. tofore, be hoisted only when typhoons oxist in such positions or are moving in such directions"
mobilisation.
*
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Russia,French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug-2- German forces enter
Luxemburg,
Aug. 4-England sends ultima
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- many rejects ultimatum.
that information regardir them Aug. 5-England at war,
is considered to be of importance Aug. 4.-Germans euter Liege.
to the Colony or to shipping
leaving the harbour."
URGENT SIGNALS..
In addition to the above, when
it is expected that the wind may
French invade southern Aleace.
Aug. 15.—Austriansenter Servia, Japan sende ultimatum to Germany.
increase to full typhoon force at ing. 17.-British land in France. any moment, the following: Ur- | gent Signals will be made at the Aug. Beginning of battle of Water Police Station, and re- Lorraine. peated at the Harbour Office:-
Aug.20-Germans enter Brussels.
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS AT Aug. 23-Germans enter Namar, Aug. 24-British begin. retreat
from Mons,
INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS. A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the other shapes.
MIGHT SIGNALS The following Night Signals will be hoisted from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police
Station at Kowloon, the Harbour
Ang. 25-French 'evacuate Mul-
hausen.
Aug. 20-Germans take Longwy, Aug. 27 *****Louvain burned by
Germans. Japanese block- ade Tsingtan. Aug. 28 Battle of Heligoland, Office Flagstaff and H.M.S. Sept. 2-German advance reaches Senlis, French Government moves to Bordeaux.
Tamar,
I, Three Lights Vertical, Green, Green, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem. more than 300 miles from the Colony.
JJ
berg.
| dept. 5-Battle of the Marne II. Three Lights Vertical, begins. Green, Red, Green, indicates Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the that a typhoon is believed to be Germans,
III Three Lights Vertical, Red, Green, Red, indicates that the Sept. 20
Rheims.
situate loss than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German retreat halts the Colony. Datab
won the Aiane,
Germans bombard
anbmarine sinks British oruisers Abou- No. III Signal will be 'accom- kir, Dressy, and Hogue. panied by the Explosive Bombe, Sept. 28-Indian troops land at
wind may be expected to increasS
to full typhoon force at any Sept. 22-German
moment.
as above, in the event or the Mg Marocillos, ⠀⠀ information conveyed by this
Nov. 10 Henao of Commons votego 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 Bul
wark destroyed by explosion Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes
in the Medway River.
Brown Mr & Mrs Cheatham H Capps M Cassel Capt L Carera:
Lafferty CJ Areca O Lesch
D
Lloyd GT
Laan RR
OE
Mr&Mrs Mis AD
Marriott Dr Mrs Mofanes M
Mehta KB
and
Merecki J Merlins G
Mr & Mrs J H
Cornelinen Mrs D'Almada Castros Hedy
Mr & Mrs
Mouta
uta K
D'Almada Castro e Moors Wm. p'Almada Castro e
Den
Master
Marcosh R
Neighbour WR Mr&Mrs FE NOW WA
DAVI Day Leo Denyer W Dowley W A
Ehrenfels HE
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Ormiston J Oiborn E D
Hinten Miza
Fiteber AJ
Poll D
Duffy his ME Fielding Mr & Mrs Poll & Mrs FT Franch Capt & Mrs Ray, E. H
Powers S Fitzwilliams D.GRL Rooy, Miss F
HM
EM
Frbush Minta Gascoine RO Giaistar Mraz
new credit of five billion. marks. King George visita Flanders: Dec. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-Gibb J
grade. Gen. De Wet captur-Gould Mr & Mrs
Goulboura V Gravely 3D W
ed.
Deo. 3-Servians defcnt Aus- trians in three days' battle, Dec. 8-Germans occupy Lods. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
balkland Islands.
Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader, killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks
the Messudiekin Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians eveonate[Bel-
grade.
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom ".bard Scarborough and
Hartlepool.
J
Hannibal Mr & Mrs
WA Hoacnok HE
Hewalt Hon MEA
Hizel Wm Hadge W J
Ross BG
J.
Row Mr & Mrs
Eheldon
KD
Smilk
W
H
Smith Mrs A G
Sorby V
Valin Dr & Mrs H do
*kinson E 4 Well Mr&Mrs White FW
White Mr & Mrs
ELH Wills J Williamson N
Wood Mr RF.
Horough Mrs EM Wood GG
Irving E A
Johnson 83
Grand
Allen Mr & Mrs. Anker JO
Orew & B
Dorward E Dunrich A L.Dus
Grant J
Johanson W
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed &
"British protectorate. Gen. James B
Botha reports Boer rebellion as at an end,
J.
Dec, 20-26-Sovere fighting on
the line of the Baura River. Dec. 23-French Chamber votes war credit of £340,000,000. Deo. 25-British naval and aerjal raid against Carňaven. Dec. 28 French occupy St. Georges, near Nisu port. Jan. 1, 1916-H.M.S. Formidable
sunk in the Channel. Jan, 3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Rassiana win decisive victory over Torks in the Caucasus,
Jan. 8French advance acrcas
*: Aisne, north of Brissous. Jan. 13-Turka occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19 German air fleet bom
barda Yarmon h Jan. 21--General Falkenhayn,
German War resigns.
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Jonason C Lour G W
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PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE STEAM LAUNDRY Co., Ltd.
The Thirteenth Ordinary Gen- oral Meeting of Shareholders, in the above Company will be held at the Office of Sir Q. P. Chater. | © M.G.. où "Saturday, the 7th August, 1915, at 12.30 p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Directors with a statement of Accounts to the 31st May, 1915. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed, rom 2nd August to 7th August, both days inclusive.
C. BERNARD BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 24th July, 1915.
THE HONGKONG & OHINA
GAS CO., LTD.
The Company will be pleased if Consumers or prospective Con- heating purposes will allow the sumers of Gas for cooking or
Company's Tady Canvasser, (who speaks English End Chinese fluently and has a practical knowledge of gas appliances) to call in order to demonstrate to them or to their Servants the propermethod of using Gas Cock-i ers, Wa er Hesters, &c., and how to obtain the best results from same. A fow hints on the matter given personally will be found of considerable assistance.
A post card or letter to the Company asking such assistance will be given early attention. GEORGE LURRY,
Local Secretary. Hougkong, 26th July, 1915,
NOTICES.
BANK HOLIDAY." IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 the EX- CHANGE BANKS will closed for the transaction f King Edward Hotel.
Public Business on MONDAY, Lauration Mr & Mr the 2nd August. ---
0 Las W.D
Almond Mrs B Bettison Mr & Mrs
WH Brown C W Budge W
Beale
Claxton AA Cooke MireFL Cooke Miss J F
Los TH
Box Mies
H Nakol R Cooke Master G M& Passmore Mr Wo
IF Course A
Forming A L Radford H Dutton Mr & Mrs G Rammy Mrs R A
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Foy Mrs A Fyfe AA Fritz O Haslitt PK Hashimoto F R Невытя Hunter Mr&MrJ
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Hons kong, 28th July, 1915.
CANTON KOWLOON.
RAILWAY. HONGKONG-CANTON EX-
PRESS SERVICE. The Public is hereby notified
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The photograph on the current isong is a picture of the We
A that on and from Saturday, July | River Ficode, Canton, July, 1915,
Robson Mra
CH
Sort R Sylvester Mrs 8 Tanso H
Taylor F Tall Mr & Mrs A.N
Jackson Mr & Mrs Threlfall Mra-
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Minister,
ph Keay WE Lambert Mrs
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Backer
Jan. 24-British naval victory in North Sea: the Blucher aunkt
Cariton
CA Jan, 26-Germans lose heavily a. Bhattach Dr 8 F
Giveney and Cuinchy,
Brewer W Clarke Misa May Oropley Oropley NC
Mrs & child Dropley
Fulabor WO Gordon Mra Hooken BJ
Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raids, Feb. 3-German auxiliary oruiser
sank off Patagonis. Feb. 5-Tarks attempt to cross
Suez Canal.
Feb. 6-Allies resolve to naile
financial resources.
Feb. 8-Total British cusaalties
to date 104,000. Feb. 10-Germans execute the
rebel Maritz,
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
Jands in France. Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mana surrender in France. Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles.
Mar. 1-House of Commons votes
supplementary credit of 3 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.
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March 8.-British seroplanes
atlack Oatend. Me
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Amory K St Bacon Rav Bowdler Mrs Butler PR
Peak
Carmichael Me and
Mr HF Cartwright HA Campbell Mrs W M Cary FW Clare G
Oasulli Mr & MrsD Compton AC Consland A Darling Col RE Faichine Major Faller Denman Hale Mr & Mr B Hanson W J
Hind BA Hogg Mra
&
Tourtello MrEL. Trude 8
Underwood Mr &
Mrz J Hy Hotel. Hollway HD Horbai De J Jones GLD.
Molver
Mook Thomas
Penuell Wy
Bloga
Them Wm
Hotel Kadongle E Kelly Rer & Mrs J
MacUbarin Miɛn-
31st, the full train service will be resumed.
By Ordori
THE ADMINISTRATION, Chinese Section. Canton Kowloon Railway.
By order,
H. P. WINSLOW, Manager,
British Section, Kowloon Canton Railway
8th July, 115.
G
R.
Day by Day
Passenger Liste · demi aras Steamers T
Hotel Listesi aun apo sus ser
'orrespondense
TREMENDE -
CONTENTS.
3Appointments
Belgian Relief Fands.. Subsidiary Coins... Major General Kell
Departure. 8-12 Oversssa Ancraft Fund
The Kwangiang Flood Contemporary Opinio
25-30 Government
The Courts Leading Articles... Notes and Comments ... Special Articles aina Prince of Wales' Fund .::81 News from the North............., 82 Additional Regulation Re--
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. The undersigned, H. B. M. Wakar Mr & Mrs & Envoy Extraordinary and Minis-
children
ter Plenipotentiary,
lating to Sugar mmö hereby y. R. O. HERE publicly notifies all whom it my Hongkong Jockey Club... concern that He has appointed the Chartered Bank of India, Austra- dongkong Police and lia and China and the Hongkong
Nation's Game and Shanghal Banking Corporir tion to be the Banks in China to which in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the Trading with the Enemy (Amendment) Regulations." No 10 of 1915, Lasued by him this day, all the gums specified in. 31 and $3 of that Article are to be paid by any person subject to the juris iction of His Majesty' Supreme Court for China
Be my B. J. N. JORDAN. Peking. July 12th, 1915
Hammond Capt & Marriott Mrs Mitchelmore Mr &
Olivsorans Mes Mom Mr&Mr DK Perkins TL Pyne Major RE Ralphe Mr & Mrs Bindair A Skinner M Skett
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Smith Mr & Mrs E G Braith Mr Mrs AF
Tisdall, Max EW
Tindall Ge
CONSIG
PACIFIQ, MAI
COMP FROM SAN JAPAN PORTE
The above men having arrived," C cargo are hereby not.
Humphreys Mr. Traba JA Mr&M HONGKONG & SHANGHAI in the bills of lading
signal- being first published by Pt. 28-Germans begin siege of March 9:-Second Canadian con Jones Leo
might
20
The Night Signals will be sub-
sunset, and will, when necessary,
Antwerp. Oct. 2- Germans defeated at
Augustowo,
stituted for the Day Signals at Oct. 5-Belgian Government re moved from Antwerp to Oetend.
be altered during the night.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the benefit of Native Graft Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant- and passing Ocean Vossels, a
twerp.
tingent lande in England,
Vanden Fol Mr &
Mẹn.
John MTM TJR Howard Mrs GM
Maroh 3-10-Four German sub- Fielder BBawlinson RJ
Kingsclere Hotel,
Wilkins Mina D Robertson Mr &
· Sachas Mrs 'G'
marines accounted for,
.
March 10.-British esplure Forbes Mr & Mrs AM
Forbes AMA Neuve Chapelle,"
Folder B.E Sheldon Mr & Mrs March 14German losses at La Bardman A
Basses total 10,000 in three Logan W
Ecgeworff
Shields A-T daya
Bingar Mr&Mrs E and Lurhrs J. Hvan GJ Percy Barn Wilson MJ
March 14-The Dresden sunk Nixon FO
off Jaan Fernandes Island.
BANKING CORPORATION tersignature and talaf
we delivery of eargo Notice is hereby given that the Register of Shares of the
Cargo impedin balanced Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 2nd of August to Saturday the 14th August, 1915 (both days inclusive) daring. which period no transfer shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court Directors.
N. J. STABB
* Chlef Mai
March 16-Sir John French March 25-German submarine Hongkong, 87th July, 1915.
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 Ost, 12-A Boer commando in Signals are hoisted in the ́(: the Cape Province mutintes. Harbour. rando de Oct. 18 Belgian Government Gap Rook Aberdeen, transferred from Ostend to Waglan,
Sau El Wan
Натте, Stanley, Bal Kung, Oct. 14-Allies occupy prae. Cape Collinson, Bha Tau Kok
Tai Po
Battle begins on the Vistals. This will indioste that there Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by is depression somewhere in the the Germans. China Son, and that a Storm Oct, 16-British cruiser Hawke Warning is holsted in the sunk by German submarine. Harbour.
Oct. 24-Ten daya battle bes fare Wareaw enda in German defent. WENN March 24 Dot. 27 Russiane reoccupy
Lods and Radom.
un brbarine
Further details can always be given to Ocean Vessels on demand by eignals rom the lighthouse.
UWAJEFFRIES,
U200 sank with all hands. ** March 20,-Kussian Fleet bom
bards the Baephoras. Ger man submarine sinks West African liner Falabas
estimates German losses in La Bassee region to be 17,000. March 18-British battleship
Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet Bank by floating mines in Marob 31-Australis offers an Dardanellen March 19.-Lussianhentar Memel April 82 March 21-Fatile Zeppelin raid on Paris, March 22-Przemysl surrendere Aprile-Grmany
to the RusVÍADA
ty for the sin. www American ship
Anti-Austrian tions at Cran
rman
other contingent.wr
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liabilt.
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