TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED, FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signals are hoisted on the Masthead on Signal Hill. Kowloon, the Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, H. M. S. Tamar, Green Island, Standard Oil Premises Lal-chi-kok and F.D. "Quarters, Lyeemoon.
A CONE-
point upward
A CONE
point upwards
and DRUM balow
A DRUM
A.CONE
polat down- wards and DRUM below
A CONE polat down- warda
THE WAR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WELNESDAY, AUGUST
NOTICE
DISTEMPER.
COUNTRIES" ENGAGED.
Britain.
THE IDEAL
Russia.
France.
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93
(REGD.)
Belgium. Italy...
Japan Servia
Montenegro
Germany
Austria
Turkey
hoon to the Norih
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of the Colony.
ndicates a Ty- phoon
to the North-East'cf the
Colony,
adicates
a Ts
phoon to the East
of the Culony.
リ
indicates
Ty.
boon to the
Colony..
against
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army
on a small scale in itself. TH strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry. cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 25,000 to 20,000 men.
South-East of the Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong, b
indicates "A
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of the Colony.
phoon to the South Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4,000 strong. A cavalry regiment is from 500
to
A CONE
point down.
wards and BALL below
indicates a phoon
Colony,
Ty.
A BALL
A CONE polat upwarde and.BALL below
(IN PASTE FORM).
Requires only the addition of cold water to be ready for use, Absolutely dependable in its results.
In many
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HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel.
Anderson 8 E Buna Mr & Mrs Bain H Murray Belllios, Kri ER
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Hector J D Joseph EM Joseph BM Jones MT
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to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150 theto 200 men strong. South-West of the Battery of artillery in the British
and French armies has '8
guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4|| guns and 150 men.. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 gans and 250 men.
indicates a Ty. phoon to the West of the Colony?"-
to the
indicates Ty phoon North-Weat 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 bo leas than 300 miles away from the Colony:
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The above e'gnals 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.
URGENT SIGNALS,
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at
PRINCIPAL EVENTS ·
June 28—Archduke Francis Fer-
dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sends an alti-
matum to Servis,
July 31-Russia prdera general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Rusais. French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. **
German forces enter Luxemburg.
Aug. 2 —
Aug. 4-England. aende ultions- tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- mady rejects ultimatum. Aug: 6.-England at war. Aug. Y.-Germans enter Liege. Frenah invade southern Alsace.
Aug. 15-Austriansenter Servis,
Japan senda ultimatum to: Germany.
Lorraine...
any moment, the following Ur-Aug. 17-British land in France. gent Signals will be made at the Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of Water Police Station, and re- peated at the Harbour Office:Ang:20-Germansenter Brussels. BOMBS AT Aag, 23-Germans enter Nemur. INTERVALS OF TEN BECONDS. Aug. 24-British begin retreat A Black Cross will be hoisted from Mans. at the same time, superior to the Aug. 25- French evacuate Mul. other shapes.
hausen.
THREE EXPLOSIVE
NIGHT SIGNALS.
The following Night Signals will be hoisted from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police
Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M.S.
Tamer.
I. Three Lights Vertical, Green, Green, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles trom the Colony.
...II.
Aug. 26-Germans take Longwy. Aug. 27-Laavain burned by
Germans. Japanese block- Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland.
ade Tsingtao. Sept. 2-German advance reaches Senlis. French Government moves to Bordeaux.
D'Almada Castro a
Marriott Dr& Mr O'
Marecki J
McNicoll LD
Neighbour WR
Owen A R
Miss D'Almada Castro e Ormiston J Dowler WA
Master Duẩy Miss ME Davis Mr & Mrs FE Ehrenfels HE
Poli-D. Pitcher A J
Phillips Mita D Philips Master D French Capt & Mrs Philips Mrs A French Master
Roy H Fitzwilliams DrGHLRoss R Falconer Mr Mrs Reed Mr.
EM
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PJ
Equare Mús A
Mr & Mr J
Smith WH
Borby V
Goulbourn V Goodrich OL Haile Mr & Mrs B Hodge WJ
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Smith Me & G Shirley Dr RE CButliff Mr & Mrs E
M
Hewett Hon M EA White FW
W
White Mr & Mrs Hannibal Mr & Mrs
HLH W.A
Wood GG Horas R
Weill Mr & Mrs A Hamilton Mr & Mrs Wood Mrs RF
JA Howitt O
Wikis J
Grand
"Also Mr & Min
Anker JO Collin H Crew A B Dorward E Danrich A Edney A Mias LeDuc Godart Miss Grant-J James B
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Hotel, Lookey WH Lobo PJ Lowden R Mays A Nixon AO Odner T
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FH
Farre Reynolds CW
Rober
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Stanbridge L Miss
Thorig HF Todd CW Vedo V D Wright,8 K
Jobaraon
W Johnson C Klovjor A
Leur G W
Canton Hotel.
Barley Mr&Mrs Brower W
Fulcher W Gordon Mrs
Jonss GL, D
Chopple Mr & Mrs. Melver Cropley L Cropley NO Copley C
Meek Thomas
Nicol F
Bryson Dr Mrs PJHoshal Dr.J Campbell JF
Fennell Wy Davis Mr. Mrs R
Hoga T Edwards Key & Mri Thom Wm
AJ T
Thomson J Mc N.
For a child
Oct. 29-Turkish naval attacks on
Odessa and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rebal leader driven out of Cape Colony.
German naval victory off the coast of Chili. Sept. 3-Russians coupy Lem-Nov. 3-Garman squadron makes
borg.
Sept. 5 Battle of the Marae
begins.
Three Lights Vertical, Green, Red, Green, indicates Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the that a typhoon is believed to bej Germans.
the Colony.
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situated less than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German retreat balts
III Three Lights Vertical, Red, on the Aiene. Green, Rod, indicates that the Sept, 20 - wind may be expected to increase Rheima. to full typhoon force at any
moment.
Germans
bombard
Sept, 22-German submarine Maisks British oruisers Abou- No. III Signal will be accom- panied by the Explosive Bombe, Sept. 28-Indian troops land at kir, Cressy, and Hogue. as above, in the event or the information conveyed by this Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of signal being first published by night, T
Marseilles
Antwerp.
Augustowo.
The Night Signals will be sub-Oct. 2 Germans defeated at stituted for the Day. Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary,
be altered during the night.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS..
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
For the benefit of Native Craft Oot. 7-Bombardment of Ant-
and passing Ocean Vessels, a
warp.
Cone will be exhibited at each of Oct. B-Antwerp occupied by the following stations during the
the Germans. Pos
time that any of the above Day Oct, 12-A Boer commando in Signals are hoisted in the
Harbour
Gap Rock, Waglao, Stanley,
Aberdeen:
Sau Hi Wan Sai Kung,
Nov. 1
Tel. 763
King Edward Hotel.
Almond Mr N Lauretsen Bur de Mar
Battison Mr & Mrs
WH :Brown C W
Budge W
Beale Min Claxton & A Cooks Mrs FL Cooke Miss JF Cooke Master G M&
JF Course A
Dutton Mr & Mr G.
A
Elson W 1
Gee, Mr & Mra
Foy Mrs A
Fyle AA Fritz O Hazlitt PK Hashimoto FR Hosklok A Hunter Mr& MrJ Jackson Mr & Mrs Joseph J KalesT H Kony WE
Lambert Mrs
Peak
Amory R 81 Anderson Mrs. Arnott Mrs. Bacon Ray & Mrs Beath Mr&Mr
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Bell Mrs WAI. Bowdler Mr
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Loo W.D
Leo T.F
Lennox Mia
LADDOX J
Macdonald Major D Murphy H Nakal R
Passmore Mrs WC Peoning A L Radford H
Mrs R A
Rigge Mr & Mrs HE Robson Mre
Soper CH
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1915.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO,
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WEEK DAYS.".
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7.3 to 1930 AINA EVENT 13 MIN.
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SPECIAL CARS
By dreement at the Company's Odony [Alawandra__ Builds
Des Voeux Road, Central,"
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NOTICE
Any European, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain Superintendent of Police, Bishardson Mr&Mr at least 48 hours before the in- Richardson, W
tended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ard 2 p.m. to 4 pm. daily.
Stewart R
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Tait Mr & Mrs A. N Taylor F Threlfell Mre... Tourtello Mrs EL Tauda 8.
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Underwood Mr Mrs JE Hotel. Jones Lea Johna Mrs TIR Kadoorie E
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MacChapin Miss
Carmichael Mr and Leavell Dr & Mrs
Marriott Mrs Cartwright H
Mickelson Maj&Ms Campbell Mrs W M Mitchelmore Mr & Cary Clare
G Casulli Me & Min Dr.
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Mrs
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Darling Col RE": Faichins Major Fuller Denman Fulton Mr & Mr
Fulton Miss Fulton H H Griffa Min
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Hansen W J Hind BA Hind BA Hogg Mr
Howard Minuse Hammond Capt &
Mra Howard Mrs Jenkins Mrs
Protts Mra
Pyne Major RE
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Ross 01 Sincial A Skott O
Smith Mr & Mrs EG
Smith Mr&Mrs A F Smith Miss M
& Stewart Capt & Mr
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|Hongkong 9th, July, 1915.
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Present price.-
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a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German oraiser Yorck Nov. 5-England and France de- strikes mine in Jade Bay. clare war on Turkey, Dur- danielles forts bombarded... Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders. Nov. 7 Russians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10-The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germana capture Dir. Nov. 19 House of Commons
mude.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Cigarette and Tobacco
Fand...32 BANKING CORPORATION.
Proclamatious........................33-34| Notice is hereby given that The Opium Ordinance...34. the Register of Shares of the From the Palpit.....36-38 Belgian Relief Fand Corporation will be closed from
Monday, the 2nd of August to Death of Sergeant Kendall.30 Baturday the 14th August, 1915 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a shares can be registored.
British protectorate. Gen. By Order of the Court of Botha raports Boer rebellion Directors.
ag at an end. ⠀
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. the line of the Bzura River. Hongkong, 27th July, 1915.
Deo, 20-28-Bevere fighting on
Dec. 23-French Chamber votes
war credit of £340,000,000..
Dec. 25-British naval and serial Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
raid against Cuxhaven, mag
,000 Ger mans surrender in France. Deo; 28 French occupy St. Feb, 27.-Allied Fleet enters the
Georgee, near Nieuport.
Dardanelles
votes a new army of1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Bussisne surround Ger
man corps south of Lodz. Nov. 26 British battleship Bul- wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway Biver. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes Jan.
new oredit of five billion marks. King George visita Flanders:
austrians occupy Bel- grade. Gen. De Wet captur.
the Cape Province mutinies.ed. Oct. 13 -- Belgian Government Deo. 3-Servisna defeat Aas
transferred from Ostend to
trians in three days' battle. Havre.
Dec. 6 Germans occupy Lods. Dec, 8-British naval, victory off
Falkland Islands
Cape Collinson, Sha Tau Kok Oct. 14 Allies occupy Ypres. Tal Po Battle begins on the Vistula This will indicate that there Oct, 15-Ostend occupied by is a depression somewhere in the the Germans, China Sea, and that a Storm Oct 16-British cruiser Hawke Warning is hoisted in the Harbour day Oct. 24 Ton days battle be
wank by Gorman submarine, Further details can always be per given to Ocean Vessels on demand fore Wareau ende in German by signals from the lighthouse defeat.
APEC, W.JEFFRIES: Oct, 27 Russians reoconpy Director.Lods and Radom
Bec, 8-Gen Byers, Boor leader, killed at the Vaal River Dec. 13-British submarine sinks, Dec; 15-Austrians évacuata Bel the Mosandich in Dardanelles. gra
Deo, 18 German cruisers bom
bard
Hartle
Scarboroug
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North
Silimpopon Coal compares favourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good resulte on a very moderate con- sumption.
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NOTICE.
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NOTICE.
supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions. March 8.-British aeroplanes March 9 Second Canadian con- Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or I. Donald Macdonald of York Myattack Ostendo
Steamers calling at Sehattik or Sandakan exclusively for tingent lands in England. March 3-10.-Four German sub-ment of all Port charges. notice that in consequence of Bunkers) are exempt from pay- Building, Hongkong, hereby give marines Bocounted for.
berthed alongside the Companys ental I have applied to the At Sebattik steamers are having purchase! the es. Ori- wharf where there is a minimum Board of Trace. Under Section
Jan, 1, 1916-H.M.S. Formidable Mar. 1-House of Commons votes Jan, 3-French captureSteinbach.
eant in the Channel,
Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus, Jan. 8- French advance aorons Aisne, north of Soissons. Jan. 13 Tarks occupy Tabriz, Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air fleet bom- March 10. British capture 21-General Falkenhayn, March 14.-German losses at La barda. Yarmouth.
Neuve Chapelle.tg
North Ben: the Blucher sunk German War Minister,
Basses total 10,000 in three resigns.
daya Jan. 24-British naval victory in Jan, 28-Germans lose heavily a: Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
Givency and Cainchy,
Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary orniser
submarine raids, sunk off Palagonis, Feb 5-Tarks attempt to orons
Sues Osual, Feb. 6 Allies resolve ta, naité
financial resources. Feb. 8-Total British casualties
to date 104,000. Feb. 10 Germans execute
depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act. Spring Tides. 1894 In respect of the ship Charts of Sibuko Bay, Sebaftik "Oriental" of Greenockofficial March 14.- Dresden sunk arbour) Frices, and all other number 93210 of gross tonnage Information concerning the Port 5284 tons, register tonnage 3085 March 16.-Sir John French Agents,
Peninsula and Oriental Steam off Jaan Fernandez Laland.
can be bad on application to the tons, heretofore owned by The estimates German losses in BRADLEY & Co. Ltd. Navigation Co. for permission to La Basseeregion to ba 17,000, Agents Cowie Harbour Coal change her name to Hong March 18. British battleahipa
Co., Ltd. Irresistible and Ocean and Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.
Kheng and to have her regis tered in the new name, at the French battleship Bouvet
Port of Hongkong as owned by sank by floating mines in March 10 Russiansenter Memel
the Ho Hong Steam Op Lady of 61 Singapore. on Paris, March al-Tatile Zeppelin raid
March 22,
val surrendera Sto the Bat.
March 24
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