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"MINNESOTA" LEAVES SEATTLE FOR EAST.

Will make.first Call`atTM

Vladivostock.

The following is called from the Japan Gazelle.

ODYSSEY OF GOUBAUD.

Think of my Soldiers

Paris, Joly The Mutim res late the brief but brilliant record in the present war cf General Gourand, Jate commander of the Frenob Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles.

went on

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HONGKONG”” TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 191H,“

POST OFFICE.

Literature ambossed for the use of the blind may be transmitted to the United The Maximun Weight for this class of Kingdom at the rate of 2 cents for -2. as matter i 6 lb. and any packet weighing

between 20 oz, and 6 lb, will be forwarded at the uniform rate of 10 omis

occo osunot be transmitted.

General Gouraud embarked at Cable advice has been received Marseilles en May 9, going to that the Great Northern 8.6. Co.'s Bizerts, whence he steamer Minnesota, with Captain board the battleship Charle Correspondence addressed to enemy Garlick in command, left Seattle mague, bound for the Dardanelles.bots in Chins, Biam, Forsis and Mor- #on the 6th instant for the Far The Charlemagne reached Sedd- Eset. The vessel will make her ul-Baur by making long detours first call at Vladivostock, where in consequence of warnings that ehe is due on or about the 22nd a German submarine was cruising instant, and where she will dis- in Mediterranean waters, charge considerable cargo, in- cluding 8,200 tons of railway material,

On June 30, about nine o'clock in the morning, the General 15ft his beadquarters with the bub.

SHIPPING NEWS.

મ -ARRIVED

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 20th at 11.45-Pressure has Ins creased slightly over the greater part of the area; it remains stationary ovre the Kamukwa Maru, Jap. nu. 1,891, f. Kowing strengthened; there is on other Phil-plass, The high pressure area has bara, 19th Inst,-101, 14th instyphoon or depression appears to be change in the general distribution. The Gea.-N.Y.K.

moving very slowly north westwrda.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour.

Japan, Br! 3,806, C., P. Seddon, 20th lart.➡Calcutta, Gan.-D.B, & Co.

Myogiaan Maru, Jap. 8. 1,740. E Muna-nding at 10 x.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

kata, 19th inat-Muke, 13th inat. Coal-M.B.K.

Kawachi Maru Jap. 22. 5,739, E. Kurot

win, 20th ust.Mof, 15th Inst., Gab.-N.Y,K.

their Calories, and to the Ottoman Em Artemis, Dut, ar, 2.314, F. Roodeker, 19th

The Services to Germany, Austria, und

pire are suspended.

The French Post Offic's announces that while parcels containing tobacco, olgars or cigarettes cannot be accepted for de- ay hindi dual French soldiers, par. gonemi distribution among the French troops or French Military Hospitals or ed into Franas free of Customs charges if Ambulances will be accepted and admitt- addressed to the Ministry of War, Paris,

containing tobacco, &o,,

FOREGÅST FOR THE 34 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW. Forecast.

District.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH

MAIL.

or variable WILL despatok VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT 3 DE OF

inst,-Hankow, 13th inak, Ballast -AP & Co. -

Light

Hongkong and Neighbour (easterly hood

winday fair to cloudy.

DEPARTED.

Aug."19.

Tungahing for Balgori via Swatow

Boruso Maru for Keelung & Moji Kwangsang for Canton Agamemun for Bat via Atagosan Maru for duke Telemachus for London via Singapora

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE

Ships in communication with Cape From Vladivostock the Min- Obief. of his Staff to visit the "D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station ;-- nesota will go to Nagasaki, then wounded at Sadd-al-Bahr. A ste!! | Sdičsioka Marn to Kobe, Yokkaichi, Shimidžu, exploded in the yard in front of Yokohama, thence direct to the General's pavilion, wounding Seattle omitting to call at Manila toth Genera! Gouraud and his PARCELS FOR THE FRENCH ARMY. Kirin Haru for Kabe and Hongkong for this voyage. Staff officer, the latter being She will mail from Yokohama seriously injured in the neck, direct for Sättle oa.cr aboat! General Gouraud sustained September 22nd..

fractures of the right arm and The delay in the departure of, bolb legs, and was taken on board the vessel from Seattle was due to the hospital ship Tohad. While the congestion of cargo at the the vessel was moored in the Pacifo port. The following from Mudros roidstead the French the Seattle Sunday Times of the osmmander received a visit 16th ultimo shows the congestion from. General Sir Ian Hamilton.

a the Pacife Slope, and the The wounding of the French large amount of cargo awaiting Generalissime caused much emo shipnient to Vladivostock:

tion among the troops. After 48 Trans-Pacific shipping from the boars the doo ore decided to pects of the North Coast," and amputata tha arm. particularly from Seattle to Vladi. ArLyon Station the General postcole, is pyramiding at a rate was mor by his mother and friends, tintos tonnages which in staggering who assured him that the air of to the statistician and the analyst. France would hasten his recovey, No less than 20,000 tons of rail- "Yes," replied the General, road equipment must be moved "but I am thinking of my soldiers from Sectile to the big Siberien whom I left behind it porta during Siptember and "News, October Frank Waterboase,

Parcels containing dutiable artioles ad- dressed to indivdual r smbers of the Bri- will continue to be admitted free of Cus tish & Belgian Armias operatlug in Frazos

toms charges.

MAILS DUB. America, Nora, 22nd Inst,

Europe, Cordillene, 29rd Last. American, Aki Mazu, 29th inst

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY,

Newobwang-Per WOSANG, Seth fast,

5 p.m.

Aug 19,

Eufschow for Tiontala via W. H. Wei Hala Marufor Majl Chenan for Shanghai -

Aug. 20...

Tamon Maru No. 1 for Qalakon.

Hiojan Maru for Moil

Anna for Bangkok

Wasang for Nowohwang

Kamakura Maru for Bombay via B'pore Haitan for Foochow vis Swatow Kawachi Hart for Calcutta via S'pore

Lokrang foe Halphong via Holhow

for ok Myogisan Maru

for Hangay Hongay-Per MYOGISAN M. 20th 5pm Shinan for Saigon

Kalong for Haiphong vin Hoihow Straits, Burmah & Indis via Calcutta Namsang for Calcutta vis Hingapore

Per KAWACHI M.,20th inst, 9

8..

TO-MORROW,

21at it. 8 a.m.

ne, is to handle this huge under Wariaw, there is a chance for taking, and the carriere have been, American mercantile marine each contracted for.

ae has never been presented in But this hardly begins to tell

history. the atory of the tremendous Our factories in Eastern Canada Hoihow & Haiphong-Fer KAIFONG, rement of Pacifio commerce and the Atlantic Coast States Hollo-Fer SINGAN, 21st inst, 11 s.m. directly traceable to the European have orders for more than 15,000 Philippine I-For YUENSANG, 21st war. Through the Panama Canal cars on recount of the Resisa from the Atlantic there is moving Government. Steel rails to the Pacific a tonn ge in steel purchased or provided for in rails and other supplies purchased prospective orders for Rusais, con account of the Russian Govern.

@ggregate, with rar bodies,

Siberian French

Mall,

Mall.

Aug. 2 p.,

Saigon. Straits, Burmah, Cey loa, Adelaide, Western Austra lia, India, Ader, Egypt & Ea- rope--Per NERA, ist Aug.

4 p.m

Shanghai, and North China (Earope via Siberia) Per

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Formos Channel.

3 South coast of China 1- tween E. and Lamooks

N. winds,

•Hght to moderate.

The same as No. 1.

4 South coast of China be- The same tween H. and Hainan...) as No.1,

Chilan Coast Heteorological Register.

fitation.

20th August, ami

Hour.

Winds:

Température,

Kumidity.

Weather

Force.

Wostook a Nemaro fa 30.09 "Hakodate "." 20.01 Tokio

оде

29.85

" 29.89

» 29.88

Qalima Naha

Bonin Is.

- 29.88

29.89

**29.83

* 29.80

*** 29.03

Chalo29.78 74.90 31

Hankow

Per a, Japan from Oslcutta etc.-Col Sharp P..

Amoy

& Mr B Bcott, MeK Alnelio, W G Sym- mors, JG Melliare, WA Jongenael, Fo-Swatow

11

#

11

29.80 77 98e3bf 29.80 80

2 cv

29.75 84 91 n 1-b 29.71 84 87 80

8 29.73 81 91 ne

well, FW Forworthy, Frafford, Willseter Tathaka Sa 29.74-77 83 cab

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per as: Siberia for San Francisco-W.

Talobu

24.75

17 Tainer

Koshua" P'dores

Canton

H'kong

Gay Bock

- ment that is estimated to be of horse-shoes, barbed wire and

Toast 30,000 tous.. :

o'her supplies, Through the Canal and over 700,000 tons, to be handled by more than rail lines to Seattle, and thence, whatever ships are available from to Vladivo took, hoge consign the Atlantic and the Pacific to Shanghai & North China & Nawchwang Bottle walks, falls and auras 0.8. T ments of railroad cars, locomotives Vladivostock.

Kaczo E ANHUA, 21st inst, 5 pm.

B, Chase, Miss A Robinson, MI AJ Fish Wechow er, Master Fisher, Master PFisher, Fakhot (Europe via Siberia Shanghai Br. P. O.C Hall, JC Patty, Mia Betis Young, Phullen Mrs EWShutan, Mr & Mra G Ross, Mr Holhow Wednesday, 25th August) 11

O Burnett, Oris Touran

¿

p.m.

and steel rails are now moving. Mr. Waterlo188 said last night, Russia, with the White Sea coon that with the steamships he has Swatow & Shanghai N.China - For

to be closed to traffic by ice, already chartered, he will be able furned to the continent of, lo move 35,000 tons from Seattle America for succour,”

to Vladivostock during the re Every imaginable commodity mainder of this month and Aug, in the shape of railroad equip-September and October. ment, barbed wire, vehicular sup-

U.S. Inspectors Exonerate. plies, steel rails an i the like, which Captain from all Blame.. can be transported-to Vladivo-1 stock, is to be sent in transit from the Pacific Coast..

The Seattle Sunday Timer of the 18th ultimo says

In a decision handed down' by: had the ships...

" United States Inspectors Bion D, The began one importint Whitney and R. A. Tarner yester figure in world steamship trans day afternoon, Capt. Thomas W. portation in analyzing the present, Garlick, master of the big Great uparalleled situation on the Northern steamship Minnesota, is Pacific.

exonerated from any blame in the

What he meant was that with grounding of the liner in the every large our manufacturing Toland & a last April.

company in Eastero Canada and As a result of an investigation, in the Eastern States of this coun- they find that the accident was

p...

Cattlef WB

F

n 2944 19

20.73 79

Do

29.74 81 unw 2

6 29.74 85 83 waw 10

29.74 80 91 se.

29.75

29.71 77 92 në 1 bf

dm 29.72 77 98 se

29.63.81.

29.73 77 wiw &.

29.68. 77 93 aw 29.67 79. 95

29.65 2795:

77: 98 ene

10 29.68 70. 96 new 20 29.59

40 o 29.69 81, 80 a 29.71 77 90 waw 1 o' 29.73 66 92 a 5

Per WOSANG, 21st (nat, 5 Mrs Or Beath, and chi d. infant,& navse, Aparri

Mua Wina H de Reus. FJ Mingor, Mr & Mrs KWONGSANG, 1st Aug. E

Master J G Woerner, Woerner, U mockey, Miss Ime Pulford Cant Adams Miss M Rods, Mr&Mrs J & Blum

Tacloban Capt F FWilliams, Judiamson, W E

Mo-Hotio Mabon & child, Mrs A3 Williamson. Le S

Surigao Walmalay, Mr & Mr G Bayes, RM Odell Labuan & servant, Mrs H de Reus, JM Gilmore M.BOMembo, of Dalton, WB O'Brien, Mr & MEO Travis, Mr & Mr

O.W. JEFFRIES8, Director." infant. TJ Wolf, Mrs Seth Williams, O W Kalow; Mr & Mrs W M Creaby, child and Hongkong Observatory, August 20, O'Brien, Mrs M Gottlief, later. Wil Barometer, reduced to 32 degrese llamaon, EG Lowder, Rer AJ Fisher, LFahrenbait on the level of the aos in in- Kamming, Mrs G Wouters & G H Ashes, tartha and hundredths, SLOW.

3 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrentiait,

3 Humidity, in percentage of anturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois- ture being 109.

SUNDAY, 22nd August. Hollow & Haiphong-Per DAIGI 22nd inst., 9 .. Swatow, Amoy & Formos vis Tamsul -Per DAIJIN M., 22nd fast. Swatow-Per TJILATJAP; lust, 22nd 9

9 a.m.

B.00

MONDAY 23rd August,

Canadian

& U. K.

"

PASSENGERS EXPECTED

2.44.

Philippine Is. Formoso vla Keelung, Japan via Moji, Vio-

Pera. Maloja from London Jaly 10-- toria, B.O. Tacoma and United W L Anderson, W Fletcher, Master P Fletcher.

Kingdom via Canada Per MEXICO, M., 23rd last. 1p.m.

#... ..

OHING, 24th inst. 2p,m,

Per JAPAN, 24th Inst. 2 p.m.

WATER RETURN.

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st Aug., 1915.

TUESDAY, 24th Aug, try working night and day mak-caused by "a very unusual set of Philippine ICHINHUA, 24th Aug. 10 ing care for Russia, steel rails the currert." which could not be swatow, Amoy & Foochow For HAI. for her single track Siberian foreseen. The inspectors hold dine the main artery through that every precaution had been Shanghai & N. Chins, Japan via Kobo- which must move hereafter, dur- taken in navigating the ship, her ing a great part of the year, the courses being checked frequently. supplies which she so badly! Ciptain Garlick was navigating neods in her present emergency the vessel at the time in order to

and with the forces of the Kai- give his Japanese pilot a much-Straits, Ceylon, Marseilles and London khmerine e crew w eer now knocking at the gates of needed rest.

THURSDAY, 26th August..

Per SUWAM.26th Inst, 118.m

FRIDAY, 27th August.

AN IDEAL DRINK FOR Swalow, Amoy & Foochow Fer HAI

SUMMER MONTHS

WHITEWAY'S CYDER

SWEET OR DRY.

As supplied to all the leading London Hotels and Clubs such as Bavoy, Claridges, Berkeley, Trocadero, Hyde Park and Royal Automobile, Raleigh and Conservative Clubs.

SOLE AGENTS

H. RUTTONJEE & SON WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

English Mail.

MUN, 27th Aug, 2 p.m. " Straits, Barmah, Ceylon, Ado. laide, Western Australla. Iz dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe. The parcel mall will be closed on Friday 27th instant, at noor Por NOVARA, 27th Aug. 4pm. Registration 3.15 am. Begistration Kowloon B.O. 9.30 am Letters 4 'p.in,

SATURDAY, 28th August.

CITV AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKY LEVEL.

sipin "Above aft

overlow

1915.

dia Below DvelBow

aft. a. Above it in Below.

gverdow

overhow

Tychs Tytam q

Hyewalt..... Tytam later- madinte......

Wong-nai- ft. 1. Abori pít min Delow

Greytow

ora:Bow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF. GALLONS...

aft zin. Áh voj ligin - Dkłow

overllow

pverflow

Triam Intermediats, ...... Pokialam

4 "

4.Direction of Wind, to two points.

"

& Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Boale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, g gloomy,h ball, 1 Hghtning, o oversant, p passing showers, equally, r rain, s SDOW, 1 thunder, w visibility, w dew wet.

0 Bain in inches, tenths and hundredths

METEOROLOGICAL.

about the DATES named *** For

LONDON & Bom-

ว

Steamers

bay via Singpors, | Novara

Penang, Colombo, Capt. H. R. Hethers

Port Said and

Marseilles T...

SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI

ington: R.N.R.

Sardinia

Capt. J. T.: Jeffery

MOJI, KOBE Nore AND YOKO-Capt. D. Asbury HAMA Mustacists/

To Sail On Remarks

5 p.m.

}

about 87th Aug.

Freight Psa

about

6th Sept.

} =

Freight

Penang, Colombo, Sardinia

about

Port Said and ("Capt. J. T. Jeffery Marseillesi

10th Sept.

eight Pragé

L'DON via S'pore,

Subject to alteration without notice.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Teleg

For Freight or Passage, apply to

E. A. Hewett,

Superintende

P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 20th August, 1915

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING POLSCE SE

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SOREW EXPRESS OTTAMERE.

MONGOLIA 27050 1008

KOREA 8000 Lone

CHINA ozod tons

MANCHURIA 27000 tona

SIBERIA 8000 ton à

NILE 1000 tons

PERSIA #000 tane

Between Hong Hong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama

Honolulu and San Francisco, TERGA

"THE SUNSHINE BELT”—---The Mast Comfortable Route to América and Extope

CHINA (ris Manila) Salling TUESDAY,

MANCHURIA

+

MONGOLIA

TUESDAY THURSDAY TUESDAY,

PERSIAN LAMAR ".

31st Aug, at noon..

7th Bopt at 1pm 30th Sept, at 1 p 19th Out, at noon

These stoamore are famous for their modern equipment, comfort, and the superior) the exisine, which is under the personal supervision of Kin: V. Morent, the world-fam caloger, Lar staterooms, equipped with electric fans, and running waist, equipped with sloottle reading lamps, Narmerous tumo testowan tank, Filipino orchestra, deck gatses, danas, eier-not a dull moment throuk boat t

CANADA! The tality and Cocfort of Patronale Our Flest Cyrmidarsten –

Ferfarther Information, rates, literature, sebodules, etc., apply to King's Buildings (Opposita Blake Ples.)

R. C. MORTON,

Fantico-Pacific International Exposition Fan Franchen-ngag

TO SAIL

Agent

· Telephone:Nii si

Day On date On date

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

Previous

KLA PAGNE ORIG

туге. Box Barometer

29.76 29.79

29.76

407.00

Tytam Byewah

155

6.30

910 40

15

Temperatari Fumidity

88

80

.88

68

91

70

70:40

39.22

Woog-nal-chus minus

13:30

Wind Direction...

•Force

W

BE

11

Consumption of water in the City and Diatrict in millions, and decimals of gallons during the month of July, 1915.

"Hid

Weather Rain

o

TOTA

Filma ed

Snesimption 1.09- 18447 m. gallons Highest open a temperature on the roth g

popu atlett Con-amptkee parts

11,9

مالو

head per day... districts op til sth and Constant supply in all dis

Intermittent supply by Rider mains In Rider mala.

from 6th fuly 1944. Constant supply in al districts during July 3

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVELI Kowloon C ) Lavača.

viarion Ro- with servoirs Overfion STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS

DE GALLONS

vitation

Lovel

overies

Shanghal, & N.China Japan via Kobe-Per Kawloon Cry

MIYASAKI M,28th Aug. 5a.m Australia, Tasmanis, Low-Consumption of water le dirtoon in misions asid

Reservoir Zealand, via Port Darwin and Decimals of Gallons During the months of Ju'y, spus. Now Gulass via Thursdayls. -Per ALDEN HAM, 28th Count on M43 ~ Hat me gallons| Mon

Zalmatad popula

Austra-

Austra

Hap

flan

WEDNESDAY, 1st Eopt

44. .it

HE. Observatory, 20th Aug.

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.

Proposed Bailing from Hongkong

For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANAL

The s.s.

SHIMOSA.

sailing honce on or about the 31st August,

TIDE TABLE.

16th Aug to 22nd Aug, 1915,

For Freight and further information apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

1Thur.

Costin" (per

Tuss

band per day

· The · GoversIDERE.

reporta show' tazi Public Works Departments und ALAN

WEL W CHATHAM?

Oysters, Fresh,Fried or Stowe:

ALEXANDRA CAFE,

Pallipping Idlands, Anstrália, |-

Tasmania, New Zealand via

PortDarwin New Guinea vis Findon Haddocks, Kipper

Thursday-la-Per CHANG

SHA, 28th Aug. 11 s.m.

Hongkong, 6th Aug

in the