1915-09-03 — Page 12

10

WAR TELEGRAMS,

Continued from page 1.

'JAPAN AND THE ALLIES.

}

September 1, 6.50 p.m, Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador at Rome, interviewed in Paris, said: "Sincs the 23rd of August last year, when Japan commenced hostilities, we have not ceased in the role amigned to as: that of co-operating with our allies. I am unable to enlarge on the subject, but the world will be considerably astonished when it knows what we have done, what we are doing and what we shall do, Our Rasian allies are our nearest neighbours and we can therefore be most neeful to them. It is the most ardent desire of Japan to assist every day more closely in the sacred cause of civilization.'

THE BELGIAN ARMY.

September 1, 0.50 p.m.

Router's correspondent at Havre reports that the Belgian army

of to-day is in a wonderful state of efficiency. It is well supplied

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915,

POST OFFICE.

Correspondence addressed to enemy' rubjects in Chios, Blam, Persis and Mor- occo Cannot be transmitted.

The Barvices to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em pire are suspended.

Ships in communication with Caps D'Aguilar Radio Telegraph Station:

Titan

Toyo Maru

Tikini Monteagle

MAILS DUB.

Manila, Manchuris, 3rd Sept. | Biberia, Liangchow, 3rd Sept.

America, Teayo Maru, 5th Sept. French, Paul Lecat, 915 Sept,

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

BAIGON M., 3rd Sept., 5 p.m.

WUHU, 3rd Sept. 5 p.m.

with arme and ammunition and equipped with new khaki uniforms, Straits, Colombo. India vis Bombay-Por and it is ready for anything. All unmarried Belgians up to twenty-Forchow, Shanghai & North China-For five years of age have been called up and later, perhaps, ap to thirty-five.

AIR HERO'S DEATH.

September 1, 6.50 p.a.) Reuter's correspondent in Paris states that Adolphe Pegoud the aviator was shot dead at a height of six thousand feet. The Ger- mans long vowed that they would destroy Pegoud, who had been a thora in their sides. He had noted as aerial guard to General Jeffre and was a cousisnt source of terror to the Crown Prince's army in Argoons. The Parisians have expressed the desire that a street shall be named after Pegoud.

:

GERMAN EXPENDITURE.

September 1, 6.50 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

Balgon Haru, Japan, 2,740, T. Watanabe, 2nd Bapt.-Moji, 27th Aug. Gen. -0.8.K.

Teltbiol, Norw. as. 871, Y. Cbristensen,

2nd Sept-Bangkok, 26th Aug Chinese.

Manchuria, Am. x. 8,750, &. Dizon, 3rd Bapt.-Manila, 31st Aug., Gab.- P.M.B.N, CO.

Daljin Maru, Jap... 760, L. Balto, 'Srd

last-Bwatow, 2nd fast, Gen. 0.8.K

Nore, Br. s.4,188, D. Labury, 3rd inst.-

London, Goa-F.&O. 9. N.Co. Yunnat, Br. a. 1,205, Robertson, Ind last-walow,lat inst. Ballast- B. &B. Tungabao, Br. um. 2,267. G. W. Muir, 3rd last-Chingwantao,47th August, Coal-D↓ Ca.

DEPARTED.

Sept. 2.

Hongkong for Helphong via Hollow Chenan for: Shanghal

Daig! Maru for Haiphong vla Holbow Kwangles for Shanghai Chipsblag for Tientsin

Hopsang for Hongay Choyaang fox Canton

Chinwantao For WIMBLEDON, 4th Taksang for Halphons

Sept. 11 =.. Straits-Per BUISANO, 4th Sept. 8 p.m. Philippine fa-YUENSANG, 4th Sept,

3

Balgon, Straits, Burmab, Cey.

Changsha for Melbourns via Manila

Hulshow for Canton

Titan for Seattle vla Keelung Ion, Adelaide, Western Austra-Anhui for Canton Ba, India, Aden, Egypt & Ea-Pakhol for Hongay LE

rope. Per AMAZONE, 4th Sept. & pan. Bhangbal, N. & China- Per ANHUI,

4th Sept, 5 p.m. (Europe via Siberia) Shanghai [Br. P.O. Wednesday, 8th Sept

|Swatow, Shangbai & North China-Pe CHOYSANG. 4th Sept. 5 p.m. Wel-hai-wal Chefoo, & Tiantaia-Per Per

HUICHOW, 4th Sept. 5, p.m.

According to Reuter's correspondent in Amsterdam the Ger-flotto-Per FAUSANG, 4th Sept. 5 p. man economist Richard Oalwer estimates that the coat of living in Germany in June this year was 48 per cent, higher than the cost of living in June, 1914.

THE MERCIFUL GERMAN IN POLAND.

September 1, 6.50 p.m. Reater's correspondent in Warsaw reports that the German Governor-General's throat has been quickly put into execution there. Thirty Russian biakers have been arrested for refusing to accept German promissory notes and have been sent to concentration camps in Germany.

SUNDAY, 5th Sept.

Bwatow, Amoy & Formosa via Tamaul- Per DAIJIN M, 5th Sept. 9

JYIT

TUESDAY, 7th Sept.

Hollow

Bwatow,

DISASTROUS FLOOD3 IN away. No flood for many years

has caused auch destruction to 3% % life and property.

KIANGSI.

Enormous Damage to Property.

The N. C. D. News' Correa pondent at Jaochow writing on August 10 says:

Destruction of Missionary

Property.

Below Kanchow, in the city of Wenan, much damage was also done. The C.I.M. house which stands by the riverside was destroyed. The house was built above the high water mark of any previous flood, and seemed secure against any rising of the river, However, the enormous foods of this year swept the bouge entire ly away.

Pakboi, & Haiphong-Per KAI-

FONG. 7th Sept, 8 a.m. Amoy & Fooohow-Fer HAI

MUN, 7th Sept. 2 p.m.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Bopt. 2.

Shimess for New York via Bhanghai Sui Kal for K. U. Wun vin Macao Kunakata Maru for Bangkok

Sept. 3.

Hatching for Foochow via Swatow Duner for Calcutta vis Singapore Chicago Maru for Victoria via Kealuny Baigoa Maru for Bombay via Singapore Sabine Rickmers for Canton Dagfa for Hongay

Nore for Yokohama vis Shanghai

PASSENGERS ARRIVED. .

|

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 3rd at noon-A weak antlcye- lone has formed ovar N, Chlas and a con aldorable increase of pressure has ccour- red over that area. A depressica is pass- ing eastwards to the north of Hokkaido, causing moderate, decreases orer. N. Japan. Frescure remaini relatively low over the north part-of the China Ben,

Hongkong Rainfall for the E4 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inches.

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

District.

Forecast. N.W.winds, moderate; cloudy,

probably..

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL..

1 Hongkong and Neighbour-mals Wind WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undarmentioned PORTS DE or

brood

...veering to

E. and weather. improving Flater.

11 Formosa Chan-winds,

about the DATES named par

For

SHANGHAI,Naga-*

saki, Moji, Kobe Nore

Steamers

and Yokohams... Capt. D. Asbury

L'DON & Bombay`

.

N.E

moderate

3 South comes of China be-

tween HK. and Lamocks

to frash, The same

No. S.

Bouth coast of Chlos be-1 The same tween H.K. and Hainan...

No. 1.

SHANGHAI ......

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station

3rd September, a.m.

|Winda;

Hour.

Harometer.

Temperatura,

Hamidity.

Weather.

D'ulon

Force.

Wostock Ta

Nemuro 6 29.59

Hakodate Tokio

Kocht Nagwald

Oshiom Naba

Ishi'jima

Bonin la Chafoo

Kinkises

Shanghai

Taihoku

20.67 29.71

29.74

* 29.70

29.74

29.81

D

HOM

Capt. J. T. Jeffery

via S'pore, P'ang, Sardinia C'bo, Port Bald & Marseilles star.

LONDON & Bom-

Nankin Capt. G. Manley

bay via Singapore, Nankin Penang, Colombo, Capt. G. Manley

Port Baid and Marseilles

To Ball On Remarks

поод

1 Freight

4th Sept.& P'esge

noon.

Freight

10th Sept. & P'sage

about

Freight

10th Sept.

& Psage

about

Freight

24th Sept. & P'ange

norveg

Bubject to alteration without notice.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

E. A. Hewatt,

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1915

29.31

29.78

Wasiwel

29.90 70 48 n

7 b

Hankow *

Totang ห

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

15

Changsha

H

29.92 70 98 now lo

Gutzlaf

» 29,37 75

& Cre

Shary P.

29.76 BO 91 sw

40

Amoy

Pa 29.67 81 87 w

10

Bwntow

6 29.72 81 91 epe

1b

Em 29.73 73 95

Tohu

29.72 75

Tainen

29.71 75 plo

3 b

Koshan

29.22 77

Ob

P'dores

29.72 81

20

Canton

6 29.71 83 06

20

H'kong

29.72 81 95

0 of

20

Gay Rock

29.76

WAW

30

Katso

29.69 79 93 sw 2b

Wuchow

Pakhot

n

Holbow

Fbullon

6 29.74 79 92 no

40

Toufasa

TR

29.59 81 Wow b

Q. St. J.

#

H

20 29.72 77 92 aw 89.72 75. 92 Aw 10 29.74 77 99 unw 10 29.73 70 96 Aw

19.76 79 80 BW

10

20

29.76: 79 92

29.70 84.87

2 r

Formous via Koclungr „Shangbai, North China, and Japan vla Mejl, Victoria, B.C. Seattle, & United Kingdom, Canads Per AKI M. 7th Per aa. Nora from London-Les Kut Sept. 3pm.

Cheong, O Champkin, Lem Yun Hai,OL | Aparri Shanghai, & Khoth China---Per LIANG-Lee, F Morbury, Me& Mrs Chu Bbu Sang, Dagupan

CHOW, 7th Sept. 3 p.m.

Mr & Mrs San A Ning, Master Sau K Tal, Kanila (Europe vin Siberia Shanghai Br. P. 0.Mrs Kan Soo, Sawanta Wing, Mr & Mrs Leggi Saturday, 11th Sept

Smith, Dr TB Sea, R Jamnobunea,

Tacloban Philippine I-Por CHINHUA, 7th Sept.

Hollo 3 p.m.

Perss. Daijin Masu from Swatow-Me | Burigno Mackenzio, Mesando,

Labuan

American

WEDNESDAY, 8th Sept.

Canadian

Shanghai, N. China Japan via Maj. Victoria, & Vancouver U. Kingdom via Canada-Per MONTEAGLE. 8th Sept., 11

1.1.

(Europe via Siberia Shanghai Br. P. Or Saturday, 11th Sept.)

THURSDAY, 9th Sept.

WATER RETURN.

او

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, September 3.

1 Barometer, reduced to 38 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the vas in in- ohem, tenths and hundredthe.

8 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees

Level and Storage of water in gahrenheit. Reservoirs on the lat Aug., 1915.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL

Byawat..... Tyum later mediate.............. Fakiulum Wong-hal

The damage caused by the recent floods in Kiangei is quite enormous. In and around Kaa- ohow the destruction was great set; in that city alous over 10,000 houses were destroyed. When Blood and panic were at their Apart from the mission property, highest a very strange thing hap- much damage was also done to pened: incendiarism broke out in fotber houses in and around the many parts of the city. No doubt city. Unfortunately in almost every evil and wicked men took advan-case the latouring people have Shanghai, & N.China Japan via Kobe-Per T tage of the chaotio condition been the sufferers. Their house Straits, caused by the enormous flood to as their only capital and this enrich themesives it other peo-with all their belongings has Shangbai, ple's expense. Flood, fire, and been awept away.

Mach Government property plunder was the order of the day, and many thousands of people has also been destroyed. have been swept and burned out Kanehow the greater part of the eity wall between the east and of their homes,

On the upper reaches of the west gates has been levelled to

A European me-Japan Kan river the damage has been the ground. equally great. Villages and dicine shop was dooded and a fins farmsteads have been inundated stock of foreign druge practically and in many places entirely swept destroyed.

Ini

AN IDEAL DRINK FOR SUMMER MONTHS

WHITEWAY'S

CYDER

SWEET OR DRY.

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

SOLE AGENTS

H. RUTTONJEE & SON

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

English Mall.

KITANO M, 9th Sept. 9 a.23. Ceylon, Port Said, Marsillen and 1. Elzadom-Por ATSUTA 15,9th Sept. 11a.m. N. China & Japan via Kobo - Por PAUL LEGAT, 9th Sept, 4

pw.

FRIDAY, 10th Sept.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mole- ture being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Before

1915. fait gin. Abare skin Below Beale,

arcidow

averfow

are Abovefrafi 414' Belon

overfiaw

State of Weather, b blue sky, o do rit. gin, Ab ve Bain Delow tached aloud, d drizzling rain, fog, a

overLow

gloomy,h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p FIL die. Above af sin Below passing showers, q'squally, r rain, e snow,

overflow

overlow

i

af zin. Above gft la Below 1 thunder, v visibility, w daw wet.

0 Hain in Inohas, tenthsand hundredths

DYSHOW

OVERBOW

everlow

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS

OF GALLONS.

1010.

10:5

Tytam

407:00

gős.ra

Tytam Eyewash Tytum intermediate. Posielam

$.01

10.40

59,56

3350

45.15

Total.......

244.36

603,1

Consumption of water in the City and

via Moji Honolulu, Hilo Los Angǝ- Wong-nal-chung.......

les, Salina, Cniz, Panama, Cal- lso, Arica, Iquique, Valparaiso, and Coronal-Por ANYO M.

10th Sept., 10a.m.

Siraits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- lalde, Western Australia, In- da, Adeo, Egypt, and Eurore. The parcel mal will be closed oa Tharaday, 9th Sept. at 5 pm.-Per BARDINIA, 10th Sept. 4 p.m. Registration 10.15 am.Begistration Kowloon B.0. 9.30 n.m Lottera 11 p.m.

SUNDAY, 12th Sept.

Japan via Nagasaki-Pár. NIKKO M.,

19th Sept. 9.10.

TUESDAY, 14th Sept.

Austra-

Ила

Mall.

Austri-

Philippine Is. Australia, Tas meals, New Zealand and New Goines via Thursday Is-Par TANGO M. 14th Bopt. 4 pun.

FRIDAY, 17th Sept.

Timor, Australis, Now Zen- -land, Taamenia, via Port Dar

New Guines via Thursdays. -Par ST. ALBANS, 17th

inst, 10a.m.

METEOROLÒGICAL.

*w*%) to 'wrd sty

Previous

Day On date On data

at 9.0.

29.75

1774

11447 m. galious Humidity FEE *394,09 $30,000 $51,019

Wind Direction ... WSW

Temperature

83

81

81

70 93- **

t

Foro...... *

0

Q

of

0

and 83

Districi in millions and decimals of gallons during the Barometer........ 29.74 29.78 month of July, 1975. Consomption ... Fatima ed

Dopu'ssigh Consumption per

head per day.

gallose Intermitti supply by Rider maini in Rider main

tries op til sth and Constant supply in all die. Walker trista from 6th July, 1914. Constana "supply in, districts during july 1915.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL,

1574

Kowloon Gra‹) Tärk ritation with servol

Leval ¡ with

OverHOW

averdoe

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS

OF GALLONS.

Kowloon Gra

vitation Reservoir

Gra: 356-57

1915

30.43 16.4 gallons

+91720:

20,650

Highest pyes air Temperature on the Lowc

HE. Observatory, 3rd Sept.

0. W. JEFFRIES, Director,

Contemplanet wwer lo Kowlood In millions and Decimals of Gallons Daring the month of July, sors.

noted popula Consumption

Cousseption per per day....

130 *T1.9 ** gallons", Mon The Goverment Analycťa raportă show that the Tom, water is of excellast quality.

-Public Works Department,

TIDE TABLE.

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

High Wa

*Hongkong

Mons

30 1 10:0

It ma

戳

.1

W CHATHAM, Water Authority

Wed. *

Thor,

m19

To interor

Nor Low W

| Welc

∙Bal

nd

6

No lotek "Na interior

Ker Low

H." Nor Low A

Ogstora, Fresh,Fried or Btowel Son. I Findon Haddocks, Kippers &co. ALEXANDRA CAFE,

--

m morning. `s afternoon.

Superintendent.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATINO

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS,

MONGOLIA 27000 tons

MANCHURIA 27000 tons

KOREA 18000 tone

CHINA 10200 tons

SIBERIA 18000 Lens

NILE 1000 on

PERSIA 0005 tona

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Hobe, Yokohama,

Honolulu and San Francisco

“THE SUNSHINE BELT'”—The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe

MANCHURIA Selling TUESDAY.

MONGOLIA ............ PERSIA

PERSIA CISITA

THURSDAY,

犢

+

TUESDAY. TUESDAY,

7th Sept. at 1 p.m. 30th Sept., at I p.m. 19th Opt at Boon. Jan 4, 1916 at noon.

These steamers are famous for their modern oquipment, cocafort, and the superiority of the cuisine, which is under the personal supervidon of Mr. V. Boroni, the world-famous eators. Large staterooms, equipped with alsotzia faar, and roaning water. Berthe equipped with decisie reading lampous Amusements water withing tanks Flipino orshestra, deck games, danses, ste.—not a dull moment throughout the trip. The Safety and Comfort of Patrons le Our First Consideration For further information, raios, ilterature, ashodnios, età, apply to' King's Buildings (Opposite Biako Pier)

R. C. MORTON,

Promosa-Pacino Enterancional Exposition San Francisco-1915"

TO SAIL

Agenti Telephone Nos ig

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

Proposed Sailing from Hongkong

For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANAL,

The s.s. "MUNCASTER CASTLE."

on or about the 14th September

For NEW YORK viu SUEZ CANAL.

3

The s.s.

**PATHAN.

on or about the 25th September.

For Freight and further information apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Arente

341 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1915,

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

by George Willisca Cade Burnett at 11, 406 House

Strast, in the City of Victoris, Hongkong.