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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

COTTON AS CONTRABAND.

WAR ITEMS.

POST OFFICE.

SHIPPING NEWS:

The

Xmas & New Year Parcel Mail

The Publicate informed that the Christ-

R. C. I. Journal's View.

His Grace the Corporal. The decision of Great Britain Rome, Beptember 6. and France to declara cotton Tribune states that the young mas and New Year Parcel Mall to the abolate contraband is only an-Duke of Puglie has been promot- United Kingdom will be closed in this Of other step in one of the most ed corporal because he succeeded fies at 5 pm. on the 19th November. This Burprising controversies which in bringing down an Austrian mail is due in London on the 15th Dec. bave arisen out of the War saye aeroplane wbich was flying over United Empire. In justice to the an important Italian position. Government, which has ao long delayed taking this step, it must be remembered that Brgament

their

'Princess Adalbert. Amsterdam, September 7.- been that On September 4, Princess Ada since the Orders in Council of albert, the wife of the third son March, at all avonts-every of the Gorman Emperor, gava thing that was compatible with in birth to a girl, who died soon The PrincoRa ia teruational law was done to prevent after birth. cotion from renching Germany, stated to be progressing satis- and the actual pl.oing of cotton factorily. on the contraband list wonld do

no mora.

་་

Nevertheless Mr. As-

not ant quith declared he was ified" with the results of the

Correspondents Arrested In

Athens.

The above date of departure i■ labl® | to altoration.

Correspondenes addreezed to ocomy subjects in Chico, Stam, Persia and Mor- ecco cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria, and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.

Ships in communication with Capo

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY,

ARRIVED,

Nellore, Br, aa, 4.700, A. M. Klug, 25th Ock-Landos, Gen.-P.&OS.N.

Co.

SanukiMarn, Jap. s.a. 3,722, D. Thuda,26th

Oct-Calcutta, Gea.-N.Y.K.

Tamon Maru 8. Jay, B.. 1,897, Y. Fujita, 26th Oct.--Moji, 24th Dot, Conl~ M.B.K.

Derredoous, Br. 4,269, A. C. Dodd,25th Oct-Shanghai, 22nd Oct. Gen.

B. & S.

Awa Maru. Jap. x. 3.690, T. Hori. 24th Oot-Bhangbai, 22nd Oct, Gen.- N.Y.K.

DEPARTED.

Oct. 25.

Tungus for Bangkök via Swz tow Talwan Maru forSwatow via Singapore Phucmponh for Penang Kaisa Maru for Tamail via ratow Tamon Maru No, & for Muke

Standard for Canton

arrested. A striot inquiry has Swatow, Ningro. S'hat. & N. China-Per Wingang for Shanghal via Swatow been opened.

Chinese Agala Try to Destroy

CHOYBANG, 26th Oct, 5 p.m.

| Holbow, Pakhed &IIaiphong-For KAI-Kwang Chan-wan for Hollow via Macao

FONO, 251b Oct. 5 p.m.

Kumsang for Calcutta via Singaporo Hothon and Haiphong-Fer TAKBANG, Takeang for Haiphong via Ho.how

25th Oct. 3 p.m.

Chongen for Kwanz Obou wan Dalgi Maru for Ralphong via Holbow

Chonan for Canton

Etrait-Per DEMODOCUS, 26th Oct. 5

p.m.

Athens, September 0.-Two D'Aguilar Kadio Telegraph Station:-- co tam blockade, and, after some telegraphin officiala bave beec public agitation on both sides of arrested as a result of their hav- ibe Atlantic, the announcement ing been denounced for stealing has been made that henceforth diplomatic and State telegrams, cortan ia absolute contraband, and which they handed to two foreign thereforo that cargons of it taken correspondents, who were also on the high seas, whose ultimate destination is ency bands, gan re destroyed, instead, na hereto- fore, being so ject to an icquiry by Prize Gourt with compen

Rallway Bridge. Peking, September 8-Chinese antion if seized, Bat остроев

in the pay of Germany have again ekipped from one neatral country

10 demolish tbe to another do not come under the attempted heading of contrabant, and it is Sangori bridge on the Trans through neatral obinnela that Siberian Railway, They actually Germany gets her suppline. Beucceeded in placing tombs in tworn September 1914and August position on the bridge but the 1915 the exceea over usual cotton Russians luckily frustrated their imports into the emailer North attempt. European Staten wan muarly ne Germany's ordinary great as Bupply. Steamers may set out

Amsterdam, September 8. from one Scandinavian port to: another with consignments of The German Crown Prince sent a cotton, ned there can be easily telegram to Enver Pasha to con "captured" by Germany to do gratulate him on the "recent bril- ecribe only one method of evadiant accesses of the Turkish ing the blockade. The principle troops." Enver Pasha bas replied, advantage of making cotton con-aying he hoped the Turks in the traband is that under the Orders Dardanelles would scoa be able to ju Council the growers and ship- sweep the British and the F.each pera did not know where they into the sea.

were.

the

Crown Prince's Telegram to Enver Pasha.

14-Year-old Soldiers. Amsterdam, September 7. In

TO-MORROW.

Swatow, Amby & Formana via Takao &

Auping-Pur BO3KU M, 27th Oct. 7 a.ra.

Port Bayard-Por AMERICA, 27th Cet.

11 n.m

Straits--Per MANAPOURI, 27th (Ost. 3

A m.

THURSDAY. 28th Oct.

fofhow and Haiphong- Por BONG

KONO, 2811 Oct. 11 a.m. Swatow and Deli-Por V. SPILBERGEN

28th Oct. 11a.m. Abanghai N. China & Japan via Robe- Per SANUKI M., 28th Oct, 11

a.n.

28th Oct. 3 pr. Europe via Shorla, Shanghai, Br. P.O. Tuesday, 2nd Nor.)

Now, at any rate, the situation is plain, and world knows that Great Britain a letter addressed to the Statthal-Baizon-For LAERTE3, 28th Oct, 2 p.ra. is in

ter of Lower Austria, the Burgo- Shanghai & N. China-Por CHENAN, in the effort earbest to depriva Germany of this in- master of Vienna states that it! dispensable commodity; but the indocement to take risks will remain and the chances of evading the blockade are still numerous,

açon.

Blood for the Wounded,

has been decided that youths of 14 and over now living in Vienna must undergo military training with a view to their preparation The question of compensation for military service when called to the American grower is a d ficult one. We can hardly, as

Paria S.pt-mber 5- The the socus have suggested, buy up

Preuse Medicule reporte an obscure crop which would have gone to Germany, or, if we did the pay. at of heroism on the part of the inbabitants of Lyons, who, with. Learn-ary about thirty million sterling) would stiliut hesitation, cffered their own blood for transfusion to the further complicate the question or exchange dealt with in another wounded. The first to offer Lim- note. Then if we stored this self out of some 150 volunteers year's supply, we should be faced was a celebrated dotor.

moot

with the difficulty of throwing a Varge quantity of the raw msterisi on the darket as soon as war is

For tho last six months women too have been devotedly offering their blood. Many wounded have

over, and probably thereby unduly thereby been saved. depreciating its value. On the other hand, cotton is a variable

More German Atrocities in

West Flanders.

Amsterdam, September 8.-

a manner s yet unknown.

FRIDAY, 29th Oct

Swatow, Amoy & Fonchow-Fer HAI

CHING, 29th Oct. noon,

SATURDAY, 30th Oct.

Batavia, Cheriton, Samarang. Sourabaya

Macasar, Balikpup pan, (Por Moresby via Batavia) i er BANRI M. 30th Oct. 11 a.m.

C'dian

Canadian

MONDAY 1st Nov.

Shanghai, North China, Japan via Moil. Victoria, Seattle Uailed Klagdem via Canada, -Per AWAMARU, Lat Nov.,

5 p.m.

TUESDAY, 2nd Nov,

Janan vin Moji, Hannlulu, U. Stater, South America, and Canada via San Franglsco& U. Kingdom via Canada - Por DAIREN M., 2ud Nov, 11 am.

TAN, 2nd Nov, I p.m.

Kwangles for Shanghai

ULEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Todo Mare for Haiphong Chofu Ma.u for Port Parunval

Oct. 26.

Trigonia Maru for Halphaug Aashi Maru for Haiphong

Haimun for Poochow via Swatow Hakuta Marn for Moj

Chionn Maru for Nowchwang & Dairea Kueichow for Tientsin via Chefoo Nellore for Shanghai Yusang for Shanghai Yagobow for Shanghai

Saint Bice for New York via Manilo Demodocus for London via Singapore Tean for Iloilo via Manila

|

OCTOBER 26, 1915.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 16th at 6.03-Black Bouth Come koised.

On the 20th at 10.25-Signal lowered, On the 26th at 11.15-Pressure has da-

MAIL STEAMERS,

THE PENINSULAR

a:eated moderately aver central Japan AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO

and at Cape St. Jamor: it has increased

caualderably over N. China and Loson. |andslightly to moderatly slanwbore.

The ant apelone has moved into tho Pacific to the N.E. of Hokkaido, and a fresh anticyclone covers N. Chins; an Intermediate aron of relatively low pre- j'suỶo in altuated over §. Japan.

ENGLISH MAIL.

The typhoon la situsted to the past of WILL despatch VhSSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS stor

the Paracels, its direction of motion ap- paara to to be W. or W.8.W.

Fresh to strong monsoon will provial over the north part of the China Bea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.x. to-day, 0.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast

!

1 Hongkong and Neighbour stron

- bood.

1 N,E,winds,

fresh to

cloudy, drizzling rain.

Z Formosa Channel............N.E. galo.

3 South coast of China be-) The same

tween H.K. and Lamooke BS No. 1.

Bouth coast of Chica be? The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.

China Coast Metsorological Reglater.

Station.

Ibi ima

Ichang

26th October, a.m.

Winda'

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity.

Heather.

D'tion.

Forca,

about the DATES named

Steamers

For

Nellore 8HANGHAI.......................... Capt. A. M. King

L'DON & B'bay via)

S'pore, Ponang, Novara O'bo, Port Said à ( Capt. H. R. Hether Mamoilles mb

ington R.N.R.

|SHANGHAI, Moji, Sardinia

Kobo and Yolo (Capt. J. T. Joffery hama.

LONDON & Bom-1

bay via Singaporo, | Nellore Penang, lombo, Capt. A. M. King Port Said and

Marseilles ....

Subject to alteration without notice.

}

}

To Sail On Remarks

4 p.m. 26th Oct.

about 5th Nov.

about 6th Nov.

About

19th Nov.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Talography.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Freuen!

* Prage

Freight

& P'ange

Freight & P'esge

Freight

&P'sage

E A. Howott,

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

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 26th October, 1915

30.17 59 93 now 1 bf 29.10 66 115 29.95 74 96 n

TO SAIL

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

Proposed Sailing from Hongkong

REGULAR SAILINGS via PORTS & SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS.

(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast),

For NEW YORK and BOSTON.

The s.s. "SAINT BEDE."

on or about the 26th October, 1915.

(It is intended to despatch the above steamer via Panama Canal, (but ownere rese ve the right of proceeding via any other route and

all liberties as per Bill-of-Lading.

For Freight and furthor information apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agan É

dwalow 6 23,84 76 73 que

Oct. 23.

W'estock 7 Nemuro

6 39.34

80

Hakodate 30.25 Tokio

0

30.08

nw

Kochl

29,93

AW

1

Nagasaki

30.01

п

1

K'agima

29,00

0

Oshims

29.95

Naba

20,93

N9.39

сво

Boula Is. Chotoo

30.02

150

1

Whs/wel Heokow

30.19 60-62 w

40

M

Kiukiang

Changahs

Shanghai

Qutalaff

4 bv

Sharp P.

40

42

Amoy

Da 29.81

#6

60 no

40

Tall oku

51 29.84 71 96 8

Taichu

24.7% 75

11

26

Tainan

29.73 75

Koshun

29,74 78

60

P'dores

"

6a 29.86 68 78 μ

20

29.78 75 70 n 50

29.78 72 78

DAS

70

40

"

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1975.

5 29.82 73 82 10

29.71 73

49

П

6 r

29.68 79 BW

29.63 73 14 8 29.00 73 HA ASO 24.85 73 96 83

20

2b

I b

H

29.67 77 89 Aw

29.73 80 91

& b

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Perza Nellore from Bombay etc.-LX Canton Noronha. Ray W P-rkor, EG Ainslie, D-Hong now. A Hamilton, O W Cartidge, Mr and Gap Book *29,77 Mrs Barnett, Miss Buchanan, F Saundars, Macao Mre Tompkins. FA Sampson, Capt W Wuchow Bantus. CCStevenson, Miss Gunner, Miss Pakhel DCraig. Mra Stevenson, Mr&Mrs Crans- Hothow ton, Ah Ning. Major Edge. Miss V Scalad,

Phullen J Gomes, Nierwenbug. Mr & Mrs Carval Tourate ho, Mr & Mra Maltos, O P San, O Rizol, O. Ht. d. Mr & Mra Schmidt, a tkon, Dr Kemble, Aparri Miss Leydla, H Cheon. T Lung, LT Kian Dagupan Plean. Kia Meug. P Jinn, EJ Tow. Manila Kum, Kai, P Rogers. I. Pirty, 8 Staff- Legasp ord, Mr & Mrs Arandaruan, Borger, Tacloban

Ruilo Par Sanuki Maru from Calcutta ets, Surigao -Gupts, Mra Furuya, Nishida, Koneks, Lapusn Echuuara, Miss Murami, Pau',

WATER RETURN.

Level and Storage of water ic Leservoirs on the 1st Oct., 1915.

Тра

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL.

falt. in Above raft in Below

over Row

overflow Tin. Abareret Byewash... overĒew

Tytam......

om Below averRow

Tylam Inter-] aft. Gin. Above af

mediate...... ovardow

ara Aava ol. Below of dia Above Pokfulam 'verflow

overLow Wang-mai-fi in Aboreheft Delaw

overfo

chung........ overfo

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.

Tyrant

Philippine Is-For TAMING, 2nd Nov, Tytan Ryewah

Tam interuediste... 3 p..

Pokfulum Saigon. Strails, Burmnh, Cay-Wong-hai-chung lon, Adolaldo, Western Austra- lla, India, Aden. Egypt & Eu xope. Per CORDILLIERE 2nd Nov, 4pm.

French

Mail.

crop this year's American output The Telegraaf learns from the ja said to be 4,100,000 bales less frontier some details regarding than that of last year-and the German methode of warfare in main problem ling

always the villages of West Flandera. been to secure a stable supply. In Earn 500 inhabitants were Cotton is one of the few raw shut up by the Germans in the materials that can be stored and cellara of a b ewery in the mouth kept for years without deteriora of October. Ten were

gbo1, tion: The loss of the German fifteen died of exposure in the and Austrian markets for the cellare, nine

were killed by moment will be eet if against abell fre in the village, sud dar-Swatow, Amoy & Fachow-Tor HAI- incressed 'demande in otuar direc-ing their fight 13 were killed in tions, and the exhaustion of all cotton materiala in Central Europe Morale of the German Army. must lead to a heavy demand there Amsterdam, September 7- as noon na peace in secured. The The Telegraaf states that the erux of the question lea na much morale of the soldiers of the Der- in the tude of the neutralman Army of occupation is very (and particularly the Swedish) low. Those returning from shart importera in that of the Ameri- holidays at home report that men on grower. Sweden'e noutrality from 35 to 37 years old are fight- ias fragile and uncertain quantity, ing ngainst Ruesin, while young for she has a hereditary lend invalida are taking their places in with Ruseia, and her entrance the garrison9. 8.me soldiers into the conflict would produce declare that only the fear that various complications and would their women and children in Ger- probably make neutrality impos- many will receivo neither assist- ible for Norway and Denmark, ance nor food keeps them from who brom swongly pro-Eatento deserting. and have everything to lose andj No Cakes or Tarts, nothing to gain by participating

Amsterdam, S-ptember 6, A in the conflict,

now decres of the Germ in Federal Council prohibiting the use of anskimmed milk or cream in bakeries comes into force to-mor

Celebrations to Order.

Amsterdam, September 3-row. Bakers and the public are According to the Kreuzzeitung the very dissatisfied with the new re- Town Council of Pollnow, in Po gulations, ne cakes and arte can merania, publicly exposes in the no longer be baked. Luncheon main thoroughfares the names of rooms are also no longer allowed those citizens who, on the cocasion to supply cream with cles. As of the grant German victories, dojowing to the new regulation it not comply with the cfficial on will be impossible to bake rolle thusiasm and neglect to teflag and ruske, all persons will now be

war bread only, their houses,

compelled to sa

WEDNESDAY, 3rd Nov.

Austra-

lian

English Mail.

Austra

TOTAL

407.00

30+.51

zájo

110 40

203.31

20.04

EO.T)

11.36

10.03

745-03

Totil

Convoption of water in the City and Hil District in float end decimula of gellons during las month of Sept, 1913-

Consumption...

Estima ed

popa ation

Con-umption per

head per day»«» ̧

a0.6 galiota

Constant Contant Supply in all district op Timor, Australia, Tasmania, of Septembe supply in all districts during the month Now Zealand, via Port Darwin it and Septemb & 1015. Service 10 houses in Rio der Main districts disconnected from R der Mas New Guinea via Tburaday Is. and supply given by public street founçalos only -Por EASTERN, 3rd Nov. 10 from 14th September 1915,

A.M.

O, W. JEFFRIES, Director.

Hongkong Observatory, October 26,

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenholt on the level of the ass in in- |ches, tenths and hundredtha,

2 Temperature, i 1 the shade, in degroes Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in perosntage of saturation the Humidity of air esturated with mois- ture being 100,

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, nocording to Beaufore Boale,

State of Weather, b blue sky, c do- techod cloud. d drizzling rain, fog, a gloomy,h hall, 1 lightning, u overcast, p passing showara, qnqually, r rain, a mow, ¦ è thunder, v visibility, w dow wot.

o Rala in inches, tenths and hundredths

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Weather Rain-e-ze

Day On date On data

1974

109.23

7915 18.71 m. gallon

$2.19

Barometer. Temperature

si e pum, ni dam, at p..

29.71 29.83

29.84

68

75

79

Humidity

55

70

G&

Wind Direction.. NNE Borce.........

N

N

3

5

2

b

0

O

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.

Highest open als Tempituture on the vsth 11 Lowest

ELK, Obesrvatory, 26th Oútober.

+

M

74

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director."

olt in. Kowloon Cra-) Level itation Re with

overflow

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS

OF GALLONS.

Below

TIDE TABLE.

Kowloon Cra

vitation Reservoir

ani

J=10

25th Oct. to 31st Oct., 1915.

High Water

Hook.co

Ima

Time

11. 10.

fs. p.

3.

Consumplian

Eulmated pogue-}

1015 34.34 17.30 90,250

| Mon

25

10

3.1 m4

34 17

gallons

150 3.4

Tues.

JS A B

56

7.6

Comptian pri

tw.0

band per day.

10.0 Salicos Wed.

**

45

1 20

SI 4

Nor Low W

#3

1973

FRIDAY, 5th Nov.

Straits, Barmah, Ceylon, Ade laldo, Waalern Australia, In- dla, Aden. Egypt, and Europe, The parcel mall will be closed; on Friday, 4th November, at 3 p-m.PAT NOVARA, Bogla. tration 5th Nov. 10,13am, Lot tera 5th Nov, 11 p.m.

Consumption of water in Kowison in milions a Decimals et Callone During the month of Sept. 2015-

Glass S 93,150

WEDNESDAY, 17th Nov.

Philippine Islands, Australia, Tammania, New Zealand vin PartDarwin,& New Guinea viz.

The wartent Analyer's reports show that the Thur,

water is of excellent quality.

Public Works Daparmant.

GLEN LINE"

(MCGREGOR, COW & Co.) LTD.

For Cenoa only

THE Steamship

"GLENGYLE"

Captain R. Webster

will be despatched for the above port on or about 30th November, 1915,

For freight, passage and further information, apply to

SHEWAN TOMES & Co. Agents.

Kangkong 2nd October, 19 5.

Na laferior

H 37 7.1

LOW WALSH Неоднок

16 1.8

Low W.

Not

1. Nor Low

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