TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signals are boisted on the Masthead on the Hill. Kowloon, Signal Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, H. M. S. amar, Green Island, Standard Oil Premises Lai-chi-kok and F. O. Quarters, Lyeemoon.
A CONE
polal upward
A CONE
point upwarde
nd DRUM
bolow
A DRUM
A CONE point down- wards and DRUM below
A CONE
point down. warda
A CONE point down- wards and BALL Leow
A BALL
A CONE
point upwards and BALL below
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1915.
THE WAR
Ost 20-Turkish naval attacksen
~ Odassa and in the Crimea.”
HOTEL LIST
* Hongkong Hotel, Anderson 8 E. Bestor Jud
Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, robal leader | Baun Mr & Mrs D Joseph E M
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Britain.
Russia.
France.
Belgium. Italy Japan
Servia
Mr & Mrs
Miss
Bellou, Xra & B... Jones MT. Bouman G Barlog THA Bridges H Bell & N Cheatham H D'Almada Casirae D'Almada Castro
Joseph 8 M
Lauritson
Longfield 9
Layında
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McMurray D
Marriots Dr& Mrs O
"Mehta
BK
Morook J
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MeNicoll LD Neighbour Ormiston J
WR
Owen A'R Pall D Pitcher A J
Montenegro
Germany
Austria
indicates a y
hoon to the North
Turkey
of the Colony,
ndicaties Ty- -hoon to" the North-East of the
zolony.
dicates Ty hoon to the East of the Colony.
against
ARMY TERMS. EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 te 45,000 men. Division is a force of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. South-East of the Brigade is a force of infantry o
indiesles Ty Lbcon
Colony.
to
Jädicates a
..the
T3.
cavalry. The infantry brigade le from 4,000 to 7,000 atro The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.." phoon to the South Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4,000 strong. A cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong- Squadron of cavalry is from 15
to 200 men strong;
of the Colony.
indicalar A phoon to
T.
the t
South-West of the
¡Colony.
indicates' Ty. phoon to the West of the Colony,
Indicates
hond
д
Ty-
to the
North-West of the Colony,
IF
RED SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to be more
than 300 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'gnals will, as here- tofore, be boisted only. when typhoons exist in such positions
Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 mon. In the German Army consists of 4 In the gans and 150 men. Russian Army it consists of 8 gune and 250 men
A
PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Francis Fer..
dinand assassinated.
July 23-Austria sende an alti-
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation. Aug. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
Aug. 4-England sends altius
"
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Quer or are moving in such directions many rejects altimatum. that information regarding them Aug. 5.-England at war, is considered to be of importance Aug, 1-Germans enter Liege. to the Colony or to shipping
French invade learing the harbour,
Alasce.
· URGENT BIGNALS.
southern
Aug. 15.-Austriane enter Servis. Japan sende altimatum to Germany. any moment, the following Ur. ing. 17.-British land in France.
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force at
gent Signals wij by made at the Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
Water Police Station, and re- peated at the Harbobi Offes Aug.20-Germans enter Brassele. THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS AT Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur. INTERVALS OF TEN. SECONDS. Aug. 24-British begin retreat A Black Cross würde hoisted from Mons. at the same time, superior to the other slispes.
NIGHT SIGNALS.
Aug. 25- French evacuate Mul.
hausen.
2.
!!!
Aug, 2d-Germans take Longwy, The following Night Signals Aug. 27 - Louvain, burned by will be hoisted from the Flagstaff Germans. Japanese block- on the roof of the Waler Police ade Tsingtan. *__* Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Aug, 28-Battle of Heligoland. Office Flagstaff and H.M.S. Sept. 2-German advance reaches Senlis, French Government I, Three Lights Vortical, Green, Greon, Green, indicates that a moves to Bordeaux. typhoon is believed to be situated Sept 3-Russians occupy Lem more than 300 miles, trom the berg. Colony.
Tamar,
Sep 5 Battle of the Marne II. Three Lights Vertical, begins. Green, Red, Green, indicatos Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the that a typhoon is believed to be Germans.
situated less than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German "retreat halts
on the Aisne.
the Colony.
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III Three Lights Vertical, Red, Green, Red, indicates that the Sept. 20 - Germans
wind may be expected to increase
Rheima.
to full typhoon force at any Sept. 22-German
moment.
bombard
submarine Binks British oruisers Abou- No. III Signal will be accom- kir, Cressy, and Hogas, panied by the Explosive Bombs, Sept. 28-Indian troops land at as above, in the event or the Marseilles, Information conveyed by this Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of signal being first published by Antwerp.
night..
2 Germana defeated at Augustowo..
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re
moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct. 7--Bombardment of Ant-
The Night Signals will be sub- Oct. elifuted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered during the night."
"SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signale are hoisted in the Harbour,
Gap Rock, Waglan
Stanley,
Cape Collinson
Aberdeen. Bau Ki Wan Sai Kung. Sha Tau Kok
werp.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
the Germans. Oct. 12-A Boer commando in
the Cape Province mutinies, Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Натре.
driven out of Oape Colony, Bala Murray Nov. 1-German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German squadron makes s raid on British coast. Nov. 4-German cruiser Yorck strikes mine in Jade Bay Nov. 5-England and France de-
clare war on Turkey. Dr. D'Almada Castro
Manter dapelles forts bombarded. Dowley WA Nov, 0-Tsingtan surrenders. “ Dully Miss MR Nov. 7 Russians enter Esat Davis Mr & Mrs FE Phillips Mits D
Ebrenfels HE
Elastor D Phillips Prussia.
French Capt & Mrs Phillips Mre A
E Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed.
M French Manter
Reay, Miss F Ray, Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix-Fitzwilliam DiGHLRG RO
mudė.
Falconer Mr& Mrs Rood Mrs Gould Mr & Mr
PJ Gibh J Goulbourn V Haile Mr & Mr Goodrich OL
Hodge WJ Hewest Hon M Hal W Hannibal Mr & Mra
Nov. 19- Hopee of Commons votes a new army of1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Cher ⚫man corps south of Lodz.- Nov. 26-British battleship Bul
wark destroyed by explosion "in the Medway River. Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes new credit of five billion marks. King George visite! ...Flanders:
Deo. 2-Austrians occupy Bel grade. Gen. De Wet captur ed.
Dec. 3-Servions deliat Aus- trians in three days battle, Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz, Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands. Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boor leader,
killed at the Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Mesandieh in Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade, Dec. 16 German cruisers.bom.
Scarborough bard
Hartlepool.
WA
Sorby. V
MA
J-Smith WH
Square
Smith Mrs A G
Shirley Dr RE
B
Catliff. Mr & Mrs E
E
A
White F W
White Mr & Mr HLH Wood GG Well Mr & Mrs A Hamilton Mr & Mrs Wood Mrs RF
Willie J JA
Horas R
Howitt
Grand
Allen Mr & Mrs Collin B Asker JO Derward E
Craw A B
Dunrich A Edday
A Mian LaDuc
Grant J James B
Jeppson C Kievjor A
Godart Miss
Johanson W
our of
Hotel. Lockey W H Lobo PJ Lowden R
A Nixon AO. Odder T Patro PFH Reynolds W Robertson D Rooze
FG Banbridge L. Miss Thorig HF Todd OW Veds V D Wrist S H
Canton Hotel.
Fuleber WO Gordon Mrs Jonas GL D Melver
Barley Mr&Mra Brewer W Bryson Drie Mrs FJ Hoshal De
1JP Campball J Chopple Mr & Mrs
and
Cropley
j:
a
Cropley CO
Croplay NO
Dec. 18-Egypt, proclaimed
British protectorate, Gon. Botha roports Boer rebellion
as at an end.
Dec. 20-26-Savore fighting on
the line of the Bzura River,
Deo. 23-French Chamber votes war credit of £340,000,000, Deo. 25-British naval and aerial raid sgainst Cuxhaven. Dec, 28 French' occupy St. Georgen, near Nieuport. Jan, 1, 1916--H.M.S. Formidable
sunk in the Channel,
Jan. 3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Russians wia decisive victory over Tarks in the Caucasus.
Jan. 8-French advance across
Aiene, north of Soissons."
Jan. 13-Turke occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns.
Davis Mr Mia R
Meek Thomas Nicol F Pennell WV Soga T
Edwards Key & Mrs Thom Wm
AJT Fo Mrs O & child
E
Bettison Mr & Mr Brown W Budge W
#Thomson J. MON
King Edward Hotel: Almond Mrs R Lauretsen lur & Mrs
W
Lee W D Leo T H Leono: Miss Lennox 3 Macdonald Major D Murphy H Nakal H Fasmore Mrs WO Fenning A L Radford H
Beale Mrs Claxton AA Cooks Mrs BL Oooks Miss JF
Cooke Master G M&
Course A
Dutton Mr & Mr
Elson WT Gee Mr & Mrs Foy Mrs A Fyfe AA Fritz C
Haslitt PK Hashimoto F R
Hoabing A
Hunter Mr&Mrs
Mr R A
Richardson Mr & Mira
W
Biggo Mr & Mr HE Robson Mra Sopar OH
Stewart H Sylvester Mra S Tanso H
Talt Mr & Mrs AN Taylor F
Jan. 18-German air fleet bom-Jackson Mr. & Mrs Threlfell Mi
bards Yarmouth,
Joseph J Kalos TH
Jan. 21-General Falkenhayn, Kay WB
German War Minister, Lambert Mrs reaigns.
Jan. 24-British naval victory in North Sea: the Blucher sunkt Jan, 26-Germans lose heavily s.
Givenay and Cuinohy. Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates
submarine raide. Feb. 3-German auxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonis.``· Feb. 5-Turke attempt to cross
Suez Canal.
Feb. 6-Allies resolve tinnite
financial resources."
Feb. 8-Total British caeaalties
to date 104,000.
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Amory R 8t
Tourtello MrxEL Truda S Underwood Mr &
Mr JH
Peak Hotel.
Anderson Mira'' Arnott Mrs Bacon Rev & Mrs
Heath Mr & Mrs Boll Mr WH
Jones Loa Johns Mra TJR Kadoorie E
Kolly Rer & Mrs J Kirke Mra MacChapin Mis Carmichael Mr and Loavell Dr & Mr Mrs RF ... Marriott Mra"
Bowdler Mrs
Micholson Maj&M Mitchelators Mr &
Moss Mr&Mrs DK Oliveerana Mre Parking T.L Pratta Mre
Major RE Ralph Mr & Mrs Rayaolde 3
Mrs Rom CP Skott D Smalto Smith Mr Mrs AF Smith Miss M
Feb. 10-Germans execute the Fulier Danman nolair A
rebel Maritz.
Cartwright H A Campbell Mr WM Cary F WRATOR Clare G Casulll Mr&KD Dozow Miss Courland A Darling Col RE Falchine Major
Fulton Fulton Miss Fulton H Feb. 17-Canadian contingent Fulton
Griffin Mits lands in France.
Gubbay Fab. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger- Hale Mr & Mrs
mans surrender in France.. Hanron W J
Hind B Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the Ho
Hogg Mr Dardanelles.
Howard Misaen Hammond Copt & Mar. 1-House of Commone votes
MYB supplementary credit of 37 Howard Mri millions and a frosh credit Jenkins Mra of 250 millions. March 8. British aeroplanes ***" attack Oatend. March 9.-Second Canadian con-
tingent lande in England.. March 3-10-Four German sub-
marines accounted for. Maroli 10. British capture
Neuve Chapelle."
| March 14.-German losses at La Basseo total 10,000 in three daya.
March 14.--The Dresden sunk
off Jaan Fernandez Island. March 16. Sir John French
Mr & MrEG
B.
A Stewart Capt & Mru
Tisdall. G
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TIME TABLE.
1994 WEEK DAYS.
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5,00
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1 M.
15 MIN
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ELDO 2.0, to 25:43 2.36)
dj every quieter alan hour.
SUNDAYS -
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ZOŽNO AJE, 10 00 AM
· 11.30 AM.'1a, 1920 NOON
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1:00 art to 1.00 1.
6.00 PM 5.00 to
9.00 PM:
(prod zima la
MINE MENG
** 15 Ma
1 M
· NIGHT - CARS. 15 on Weak Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra, Cai A1 nmlösight."
BPECIAL CARS
8%. Arrangement at the Company's Office, "Aleesødre_Belldikasi
Dan Voor fload, Cantral.
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R.
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37
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COMPANY. THE Steamship
- Trahn JA-Mr & Mrs Vanden Pol Mr &
Mr
Ventris Maj. Gen. Wilons Miss
From
"KOREA.".
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| JAPAN PORTS and MANILA. The above mentioned vessel having arrived, consignees of
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AM GOALAM
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NOTICE
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowle We have authorised Mr. Dudley Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are Vaughan Stevenson to sign our prepared to quote prices for best firm name as a Partner from the quality Silimpopon Coal trim First day of August, 1915. Cro med into Bunkers at Sebattik or DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
North Sandakan (British
AND HABSTON Borneo)
Add Hongkong, 1st August, 1915. Silimpopon - Coal compares 100%Dagens favourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con- sumption:
Steamers calling at Sebattik
cargo are hereby notified to send or Sandakan exclusively for
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Forbes Mr. & Mrs A Mrs JANA Forbes A
Bachse Mrs G Fulder B E Sheldon Mr & Mrs in their Bills of Lading for coun. Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or 1 Donald Macdonald of York Hardman A R Detersignature and take immediate Bunkers) are exempt from pay- Building, Hongkong, herel H (geworff. Shields AL
delivery of cargo from alongside. ment of sil Port charges, notice that in consegu Logan
W
Singer Meốc Mrs E- Luxbrs JH van GJ Percy Burn
Cargo impeding
Off discharge At Sebattik steamers are having purchased the s.s Nixon FO
Wilson MJ will be landed immediately at berthed alongside the Companys ontal. I have applied to the consignees' risk and expense.wharf where there is a minimum Board of Traco. Under Section Cargo remaining on board depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water 47 of the Merchant Shipping Aot. August 6th, 1915 at noon will Spring Tides. 1896 in respect of the ship be subject to landing charges and Charts of Sibuko Bay, Sebattik Oriental, of Greencoromolel if undelivered August 11th at 5 Harbour) Prices, and all other number 93210 of gross tonnage pm. will be subject to both land- Information concerning the Port 5281 tons, register tonnage, 3085 ing and storage charges, can be bad on application to the tons, heretofore owned by The No Fire Insurance whatever Agents. Peninsula and Oriental. Stoam will be effected.
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NOTICES,
OLUB.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA
estimates German losses in La Bessee region to be 17,000, March 18-British battleships of the Season will be held at The Third Gymkhana Meeting Irresistible and Ocean and Happy Valley on Saturday, the French battleship Bouvet 7th August, 1915, commencing at sank by floating mines in 4 pm Dardanelles.252. bet | The charge of Admission, will March 21 Futile Zeppelin raid of the Hongkong Jookey Club or on Paris,
Gymkhana Club. Maroh 22. Przemyal surrenders Half Price,
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform to the Russians. The Comm,ttee invite the March 24-Britübə sirmen, suo: Ladies
German preset and Hobolan, Hung kong, 4th August,
Oct. 14 Allise coonpy Ypres. Battle begina on the Vistula, This will indicate that there Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by -is a depression somewhere in the the German March 19. Russiansenter Memel, be $100 for others than Members
Chins Sea, and that a Storm Oct, 16 British cruiser Hawke Warning is hoisted in the sunk by German submarine Harbour.
Oot 24-Ten daya battle be- Further details can always be
Warsaw ende in Germen given to Ocean Vassola on demand
*fore W by signals.from the lighthouse defeat,
GWJEFFRIES, Oct. 27
Lods and Badom
Directors
reoconpy
SIVEDIO F.
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RON, before August 18th, 1915, other
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change her name to Kheng and to have her regia tered in the new name the Port of Hongkong as Gwned by the Ho Hong Steam Ship Co Id of 161 King Singapore,
Establlabed A. D. 1880.
METAL
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propose sent.
Toundry Coke Import
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