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WAR TELEGRAMS,

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(Continued from page 8.)

FRENCH CONGRATULATIONS TO RUSSIA.

August 28, 3.00 a,m. General Joffro and M. Millerand bare telographed to the Grand Dake Nicholas, expressing the pride of the French Army in co operating with the valiant Russian troops, whose heroic struggle The Grand Duke bas has aroused the admiration of the world, replied that the relations between the "commands of all the Allied Armies afford a wore pledge of a glorious victory.

ECONOMY NECESSA KY.

August 28, 6.15 a.. The Speaker of the House of Comment, speaking at Penrith, "said that, in war time, thrift was a virtus, generosity a vice, and wait a arime. The State should fint set an example in economy by die Continuing the salaries of Members of Parliament in war time, however right these may be in times of peace. It might also reduce the number of sials. The nation itself could economise in meat, bread, drink, tobacco, and other thioga that were mostly imported.

HO BELGIUM FARES. AUSTRALIAN AID IN MEN

A German Report on the Economic Condition.

with a

AND MONEY:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1815.

POST OFFICE.

Correspondenco addressed to enemy subjects in Calna, Bism, Perela and Mor ecco cannot be tranamiited..

The Services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em- pire are susreaded.

Ships in communication with Cape D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station ;--

Sardinia

PARCELS FOR THE FRENCH ARMY.

The French Post Office announces that while parcels containing tobacco, olgais or olgare.tes cannot be accepted for da: livery to individual French soldiers, par ools containing tobacco, &c., latoned for general distribution among the French troups or French Millary Hospitals or Ambulances will be accepted and admill. ad into France free of Chatome charges addressed to the Ministry of War, Paris,

if

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED

-.B. & 8.

WEATHER REPORT.

י

On the 30th at 11.35-The depression has pamed into the Pacife, and presanje {has increased quickly over Japan, wbleb Changsha, Br, ., 1,463, F. G. Gambrill, snow covered by a moderate antiescions. 29th Augbydney, 4th Aug.Gen. Slight to moderate decreases are general | olsawhore; promuro le relatively low open Kaljo Maru, Jap. x. 1.126, K. Murakami, the continent,

29th Aug. Bwalow, Gon,--0.8.K Chicago

Mara, Jap, 88.3,637, K, Hori,294 Aug-Manile, 26th Aug. Gen.onding at 20 am. to-day, 0.36 inches. Tansan Matu, Jap. as. 1,954. 30th Aug.

Hongay, 27th Aug. Coal.-D. and Wimbledon, Br. as, 2,429, John Canteil,

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

Forecast

District.

29th Aug-Chingwantao, 22nd

AUR, Coal--D. & Co.

2.881, W. H. Lap, 29th

;

Aug.---Amoy,

Tikiai,

Dutor, 27th Aug., Gan1 Hongkong and Neighbour-wlads,

3. M. & Co.

Kumakata

Maru, Jap. as 775, M. Tado kor, 30th Aug --Bangkok, 20th Aug, Rico-Chinese Chenan, Br... 1,347, Wm. L. Jones, 30th Aug-Shanghai, 99th Aug., Gen. -&8. Tungun, Norw. 1,039, 0. Cornelinen, 28th AngBwatow, 28th Aug, Rice-T. & Co. Maru, Jap. 662, T. Komilu, 30th Aur-Holhow th Aug. Gen.- 0.8 X,

Daigl

Parcel containing dutiable articles ad. dressed to indivdusi n embere of the Bri tish & Belgian Armies operating in France will contlaus to be admitted free of CusAli tame charges.

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY, Shanghai, N. China & Japan via Kob Shanghai, N. Obins-Par PROTESI

Por LAISANO,30th lust, 5.p.ra

LAUS, 30th Aug. 5 p..

30th inst., 5 fm.

to how & Bangkok-Per WAISHING

TO-MORROW,

Straits-PorTONG HONG, 30, Aug, 20

Can-dain

p.m.

Philippine Islands, & Japa

via Ngasal, Honolulu, South America, Canada via San Frand 100 and U. Kingdom Savia Canada--Per OHINA,

1st August, 11 am..

Maru, Jap. a 100%, T. Mama, 30th 30th Aug.-Shanghai, 27th Aug Ges, F..E.

DEPARTED.

Aug. 28.

Satu Maru for Canton Fooshing for Tientsia vla Hoihow Cheongsblog for Tientsini W. H. Wel Hanol for Haiphong vis Holhow Jade for Halphong via Hoihow

ULEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Aug. 27.

Probable Recruitment of 150,000. Melbourne, July 14.-Ia the Tho Berliner Tageblatt has sont

House of Representatives to-day representative to report on the., economic condition of Belgium, Mr. Fisher, the Commonwealth and ky has returned (says the Prime Minister, announced the isaue of a local loansi £20,000,000 Westminter Gazette) glowing report of the agricultural, for war purposes.

July 13.Bir. Peirce, the Com prospects of the country, Tue crops are growing, the orclarde monwealth Minister of Defence, abound in fruit and what states that over 100 000 Austral Belgium needs in wheat to make lane are now at the frent or in up her own supplies is provided, training, and that if the other by the ships of the American States follow the example of Committee of Raliof. Even in Victoria 150,000 may be con- the towns the business premises sidered well in sight.

Brisbane, July 13. The are opening again and the cafes

Loongsang for Manila and inna are doing a good trade. Qe and Parliament was to day

Loksang for Haiphong via Holbow The rained towns and villages opsodia. Iste. The Governor said

Honkheng for Rangoon in Amoy are, according to this correspond- that Australia had sat her best ont, being rebaill. "Everywhere sons to fight for the Mother Coun-

Arternis for Balik Papan the rains are being cleared away, try by land and sea. It was im

Bunembeet for Shanghai 3 p.1.

Luchow for Shanghai zad makeshifts for dwellings and possible to read without a thrill the

(Europe via Siberia) Shanghal Br. P.O. Bauroto for Swalow Saturday, 4th Sept.) chaps are being run up. in the gallant deeds of the QueenslandTM exceets," Plans have been made lads in the trenches. Mach re-Cebu and Iloilo Por TAMING,31st Aug. for rebuilding Louvain, the iron mained to be doce if existing idge in Termoado Las been civilization was to be apoodily. erected again, and in other places saved from a formidable and rath- that have suffered from bombard- less fos. The State would co-ops- out water and electric supplies rate with the Commonwealth in ite effort to provide more men, bavs been restored.

But the correspondent admite munitions, and supplies for the that the great dificulty is to re front, The Government would start the industries of Belgium: safeguard the rights of State

Bwatow, Amoy & Formosa sia Tamsui

-Fer KAO M. 31st ins 12.30 p.m. Swatow, Amoy & Foschow-Fer" HAI- Pallippine L-Per TAMING, 31st Aug. Shanghai-Per YINGCHOW. 31st inst.,

TAN. 31st Aug. 2 p.m.

Bangkok-Por

3D.m

PROMETHEUS, 31st inat, 4 p.m. Batavia, Semarang, Sourabaya & Port via

Batavia Per TJIMANOOK 31st Inst. 5p.

Taihel Maru for Dairen

Chipshing for Canton

Mayori Maru for Bombay via S'pore

Sardinia for Shangha Szechuen for Shanghai vis Niaspo Yingchow for Canton

Aldenham for Melbourne via Byddey

Aug. 27,

Horgay-Por HOPSANG,31st inst, 5p.m. Talgo Mars for Muko

WEDNESDAY, 1st Sept

KIANO, lit Sept. 8 a.m.

Aaping-Per 20SHU M, ist

D

Hothow & Haiphong-Fer. "DAIGI M.

1t Supt. 20.

That is the deepest shadow employees who enlisted. Regard-Hothow Pakhoi & Haiphong-Per SANO- ia the ploture the lack of working those not in State employ- in a country which is so highly ment, they would reserve lani for watow, Amor, & Formosa via Takao & developed, industrially eeaking. 19 per cent. of whose population is engaged in industry, and which an most branches of commerca exporta a large amount of ita goods abroad and receives the

them on their retorn. The scheme would include ex-Service men who had enlisted in the Mather Wei-hai-wol & Tientsin-Por Chie Country for this war.

Bydley, July 14.—Mr. Holman, the State Premier, states that the

8 materia! for making it in unity centres are taking up the return...This exchange of goods Government recruiting scheme as naturally been destroyed by enthusiastically. Large quantities the war, and, therefore, aa ployment is rife, which on one mide deprives the prople of the sque of living and on the other eide is a danger for the public safety and for the German Ad- miaistration, and for our military operations and progress."

This extract gives the true pic- ture of the country says the Ob.

server.

Austra-

Пал

Straits,

of literature and postera are being Batavin, distributed throughout NewSouth Wales. The Cabinet has decided to devote the first week in August to a special campaign by members of Parliament. The sittinge of both Boases will be suspended.

Maddening Headaches Doll, grinding aches in the forehead;

xternal aches and pains are instantly

Germany has destroyed over the eyes or at the base of the brain. the trade of Belgiam and has re-barp, shooting pains through the ter duced its population to beggary.ples and sides of the face; throbbing, mad- dening pains in the head-palna that not And, while it is endeavouring for every serve quivering in agony. All kinds its own advantage to repair the of boadaches and neuralgia-all sorts of roads and rebuild some of the relevel and quickly cured by LITTLE'S Bridges, and reloro communion ORIENTAL BALM, just rub it in. Apply tion and makes some makeshift where the pain is, let it penetrate, and

the provision for tousing the people whose towns it has dea royed, Germany is still faced with a Gostite hungry population who, a the correspondent of the Berlife a burden. Ziner Tageblatt hinta, do not Fender her lines of communication any safer.

Otaru Mara Na, 2 for ChezaUPO.

K. Campanien for London via Singapore Gleniffer for Vladivostor Chiean Maru for Quinhen

Chonan forCiuton

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

hood

S.W.

moderats, cloudy generally;

ralo.

some

Furmoen Channel........... 8. winds,

3 Bouth coast of Chins be- tween HE, and Lamooks

"

moderate.

Theme as No. 1.

South coast of China bs-? The same tween HX, and Haluan... a No. 1.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIJ..

WILL despatch VLSSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS az or

about the DATES named:—

For

SHANGHAI,Naga-

Ateamers

saki, Mojl, Kobe Nore and Yokohams....Capt. D. Asbury

L'DON & Bombay)

via S'pore, Pang, Sardinia O'bo, Port Said & (Capt. J. T. Jeffery Marseillest

China Coast Meteorological Register. |SHANGHAI

Station.

30th August, m.in.

Winda

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

I'tion.

Force.

Wostook fa Nomura бл 29.77 Hakodate 29.85 Tokio Rochl

Kogamki Kagima Oshima Naha

29.89 群

пле..

29.06

29.84

H

29.82

29.81

29.81

29.78

Bonin Ir.

29.75

Chefoo

29.66 74 81 W. 3r

Hankow

Ichang

Kukling

Changsha

Shanghai

29.66 77 98 ce

Gutzlaff

P

29.653

79 29.74 84 94

4 2 br

Sharp F.

K

Amoy Ba 29.7081 83 50 Swatow, $ 29.76 77 95

Taihoku 5a 29.74 77 94 50 Talchu

24.78.75

Tainan 29.78 17

Koshna

Pdoron

Canton

кода

Gap Book

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29.78 27

29.78 77

28.75 81 A

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20

Do 。

H

29.75 82 96 ov 29.73

So

Go 29.73 80 968

Wuchow 9

Hnoso

Pakhol

Holhow

* 40 20.60 7 93 aw 2b

Phullen 6' 29.66 · 81 · 917-

Tourans

C. St. J

Aparri

Mani

Per 4.1. Aki Maru from Shanghai-Miss Tacloban SHING. 11 Sep., 11 a.m.

BM Lawton, TL Jackson, L K Wai.HD Dollo Philippine lande, Australia, Lee, J'Gomperiz. Mrs R Gompertz, Hamil Surigao Tasmania, New Zealand vis ton, Mrs EA Millar, Miss M. Millar, Mr LADURE Port Darwin,& New Guinea via F Hough, J Dalgleish Watt, J.D Watt, K Thursday For OHANGESreig, JJ Dryan, Mra L Bryan, AG BHA, let Sept., 11a.m.

Brook, C Yohe, Roy & Hn GE Upidit

Per 83. Chonan from Shangoai-W! Collins.

Burmah & India via Calcutta-Mas Hant, BP Dahivals, Dr Seldon,

For DUNERA lat Sapt., 2 p.m.

Bamarang, Sperabayu, & Fort

Morosby via Batav)-Per TJIBOOS, 1st Sept. 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, 2nd Sept. Hothow &Haiphong-Per HUE2nd Sept.

Siberian

=

11a.m.

Shanghai, and North China Por (Europa via Bibeira) - CHENAN, 2nd Sept. 3 p.m.

(Shanghai Br. P.O. Tuesday, 7th Sap!).

29.73 B1.

4b

WEW 5b

40

29.80 77 80's 29.80 77 90 w 29.82

75 98 10 20.81 84 79 29.81 79 95 29.81 77 88

.

29.81 77 98 17... 29.79 80 91 aw

O, W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, August 30.

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1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degroom | Per s.. Chicago Mara from Manila--YFahrenheli on the level of the sea in In- Rodrigis, V, Rodrigiys, A 8 Soares, F. Ashes, tenths and hundredths. Andrea.

Pors,Changsha from Shanghal-QB Robinson, Mr & Mrs F Douglas, Zaytyz, Trickavioh

WATER RETURN.

Lovel and Storage of water it Reservoirs on the let Ang., 1915.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL,

1014.

1915. alt. gin Ainve alt in Below

Overflow

FRIDAY. 3rd Sept.

Formosa la Keelung. Shang- nai, N. Chlua, Japan va Maji, Victora, Tacoma and United Tycomin Kingdom vla Canada Pör Tytam ft. Rin. Above aft in dow

Пустидан

overilaw ZCHICAGO M., 3rd Sept. 1pm Tylam Inter

mediale. overdow

overflow

overflow

aft. in. Ab ve af sin Below

Overflaw

rainiz gone. Keep a bottle in the house, for it in the surest and most speedy rollef for sprains, bruine, swelling, straised neck, aching Wei-hai-wei & Tiantain For Par HUI- Pokfulum aftoin. Atore aft zein Dislow

back, aching feat-common as well as uncommon aches-and pains that make

.41

Sold at l. 4d. par battle.

Agents for Hongkong, Hotare, A. S. WATSON & CO., Ltd.

AN IDEAL DRINK

SUMMER MONTHS

FOR

WHITEWAY'S

CYDER

SWEET OR DRY

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

SOLE AGENTS'

H. RUTTONJEE & SON

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

CHOW, 3rd Sept. 3 p.m.

TUESDAY. 7th Sept.

"avertow overflow, Wow.halaf. in. Ahor of sin Delaw

overLow cbunz........ averdow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS,

Tytam Eyewash .......................... Tytam Intermediate Pokfulumme Wong nai-chong ..................

Swatow,. Amoy & Fooohow-Per HAI | Tytam................................

MUN, 7th Sept. 2 p.m. Form ORG via" Kosiung Shangbal. North, China. and Japan vis Mall, Victoria, B.O. Seattle, & United Kingdom, Canada For AKI M, 7th Bapt. 3 p.m.

A'can

Canadian

American

WEDNESDAY, 8th Sept.

Shanghai, N. China Japan via Moj.Victoris, & Vancouver U. Kingdom vis Canada-Por Σ MONTEAGLE, 8th Sept., 11

1414.

+07.00

3 Temperature, in the abado, in degraca Fahrenheit,

9 Hamidity, la percentage of asturation the Humidity of air saturated with mols- sure being 100.

12

Direction of Wind, to two points.

3 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Boale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, i đa- tached cloud, d dzialing rain, fog, u gloomy, h kall, I lightning, o overcast, y Pawing showers a squally, r rain, snow, tthunder, visibility, w dow wet, «

0 Bain in inches, tenths and hundredthe

Nankin Capt. G, Manley

LONDON & Bom-1

bay via Singapore, | Nankin

Port Said and

Penang, Colombo, Capt. G. Manley

Marseilles LRT)

Subject to alteration without notice.

}

To Sail On Remärka

about Freight 4th Sept.

•& Psage

noon Freight 10th Sept.& P'sage

about Freight 10th Sept. Fsage

about Freight

Sept.&

24th Sept.& P'sage

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

P. &0.8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 30th August, 1915

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN BOAEW EXPRESS STKAMERS.

MONGOLIA 27000 tona MANCHURIA 27000 tonn.

•

KOREA 18000 tens

CHINA 10200 done

SIBERIA 1000 ton NILE 1000 to PERSIA 9000 Lang

Between Hong Hong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco

"THE SUNSHINE BELT”—The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe.

OHINA (vio Manila; Sailing TUESDAY, 31st Aug,, at noon. MANOHURIA

· MONGOLIA PERSIA

7th Sept., at 1 pm. THURSDAY, 30th Sept., at 1 pm. 19th Oot at BOOD.

TUESDAY.

+

TUESDAY,

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King's Buildings (Opposite Blake Pier.)

| Paskna-Pacitas Fobersational Exposition San Francisco-mpts

TO SAIL

Agut

Telophase Noi RET

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On date Ou'date

at 1 pm, at 8. at 1 p.m.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

ik!

15.30

5919 Barometer... 20.70 29.80

Temperature.....

29.79

BIO JO

70.40

193

231.0

Humidity

80

80

82

85

BC

78

13.26

19.

Wind DirectionTM

gw

BW

· Bolla

#

"FOTO

0

3

3

0

Ja 0.36

"AG13 BJ'

Tolan

244-35 Consumption of water in the City and H District in millions and decimsis of gallons during the Weather ...................... month of July, 2015.

Rain mgations Highest open air temperaturs on the

Lowest

Coqumpilot...

Estia.ed

peptatios...

Con-umption per

bead per day.

1914

371109

1024

61.6:5

21.3 gallers Intermilient supply by Ridermans in Rider mein districts up if sth and Constant supply in ali dla tricts from th July rare. Constans supply in LUON WATRE WORKS LEVEL" Kvitation ile with

་

daring

a.m.

Kowloon Gr.] Level

1914

(Europe via Siberia Shanghal Br. P. Q Saturday, 11th Sept)

THURSDAY, 9th Sept.

Shanghai, & N China Japan via Kobe--Pe KITANO M. 9th Sept. 9 a.m. Straits, Ceylon, Port Bald, Marseilles and 17 Kingdam-For ATSUTA M. 9th Sept, 11mm.

Austra-

liaa

TUESDAY, 14th Sept.

Philippine Is. Australia, Tos mania, New Zealand and Now Guines via Thursday La-Par TANGO M 14th Sept., 4 p.m.

TOTS *Level

with.

1913

$12.50

27

overflow STORAGE IN MILLION AND DECIMALS

OF GALLONS

1924 Kowloon Gra

vitation

352.50 Reservoir Consumption of water in Kowloon in million and Decimals of Vallons During the month of Ju`y, 1915.

1975 Consumption

1974

34.18 m gallons Estimated popula-} tion.....} Coplas per

H.K. Observatory, 30th Aug.

34

Q. W. JEFFRIES, Director.

Proposed Sailing from Hongkong

For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANAL,

The s.s." 'SHIMOSA."

aailing hence on or about the 31st August.

For Freight and further information apply to

TIDE TABLE.

30th Aug. to 5th Sept., 1915.

High Water

Hongkong

| Low Water

Moon TH.

DODWELL & 00., LTD.

m6 11. 9.6

5.8

Пу

Hongkong, 6th August, 1915,

Agenté,

42 A

33

W CHATHAM, ‚· Water Authorliy

Thur.

6.0

То

Na Inferior

#

Nor Law: W

Frie

Sat

6.0

No taterfor

H.

Nar Low

6,

No laferfor

K.

Nor Lew W.

+4

Blon

3

17.4 Rallong hend per day.... The Gemment Analyst's reports show that the Toes. water is of resilent quality. Public Works Department

Wed,

Oysters, Fresh,Fried or Stewet.sun. Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o. ALEXANDRA, CAFE,

Hi N

"

m morning, a afternoon,

Printed and Fublished for the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Noble

by George William Osde Burnetist 11, Ace House

Strast, in the City of Victoris, Hongkong,