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WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ` WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1915.

SHIPPING NEWS.

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

Continued from page 8.)

THE RUSSIANS.

SUBMARINES capture a GERMAN SHIP.

October 25, 7.40 p.m. The German gleamer Gerda has besa captured and taken east- werd by Russian gubmarines in the Baltic. Bx other steamers have sought harbour.

GERMANS CAPTURE A BOAT LOAD OF RUBBER.

October 25, 7.40 p.m. According to Router's correspondent at Stockholm the newe- papers state that the eteamer Wally of Stockholm, when bound for a German Baimo with a cargo of rubber, was captured by submarins.

GERMANS WITHDRAW FROM ILLUXT.

October 25, 10.25 p.m. A Berlin communiqus admits that euperior Russian forces have compelled weak German forces to withdraw from Illart. Elvowhere on the Russian front, the communique emphastees strong Russian attacks which, the commusique claims, were repulsed.

GERMANS ANNIHILATED IN A FURIOUS ATTACK.

October 28, 3.55 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd the feature of a communique is terrifio fighting at Ikakul, twenty-five milea south-east of Kigs, and east of Illuxt. At both places the Germans attacked furiously. They were repulsed five times at Ikekul, and at the sixth attempt they gained a footing; but the Russians finally annibilated the majority of the attackers, aspiring the remainder. The attacks were equally determined at I lurt bat all were repulsed. The communiqu: meations that the fighting in the Riga region continues.

ENĚMY DIVISIONS OVER A SEVEN-HUNDRED MILES FRONT.

October, 25, 8.00 pm.

A Petrograd correspondent tolegraphing to Paria atsles that, acording to military authorities, the number of enemy divisions on a front of eight hundred miles a month ago was ons handred and thirty; to-day, on a front of seven hundred miles there are one bundred and twenty-five enemy divisions. The enemy bas almost doabled the number of his divisions on the Rigs front, having withdrawn troops from the other fronts except between Pripet and the Roumanian frontier, where he has increased his divisions by one-tenth.

BNEMY'S LOSSES AT DWINSK ESTIMATED AT ABOUT FIFTY THOUSAND.

ARRIVED,

Xmas & New Year Parcel Mall'

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

On the 27th at 11.15 Pressure has de- oressed quietly over N. Japan and in- caedelashers, especially over N.. Caius, whlen la nuw suvered by an an- theyclone of considerable intensity.

The Publia are informed that the Christ. mas and New Year Farcel Mall to the 1,267, W. O. Pasmors, United Kingdom will be closed in this Of- 27th Oct.- Bwatow. 20th Octos at 5 pm, on the 19th November. Tulsa Gen.-D. L, & Co.

mall ↳ due in London on the 25th Deo.

Halobing, Br.

Kosmun, Br. sa 4,829, Collister, 26th Oct. -Shangbal, 23rd Out Geo.-B. & B.

The typhoon #ppaars to have moved on WBW. track and entered the coast of Assam to the south of Tourano.

Strong monsoon will prevail over the The abure date of departure to Habla north part of the China San. to alteration,

Bingapore, 21st Oct, Gen.-B.& 8.

Oorrespondance addressed to enemy Mentor, Bras, 4,708, Warrall, 26th Oot,- Bombay Mart, JuƑ, as, 2,195, T. Terata, subjects in China, Siam, Persia and Mor-

26th Oct.-Moji, 20th Oct. Gen-ecse cannot be transmitted. N.Y.E. Balabadji, Dut. . 1,295. J. Libory, 26th Oct-Bwalow, 25th Oct. Gen.~~~ A. P. & Co. Koboku Mara. Jap.ns. I 610, E. Egos,27th Oct-Wakamatau, 20th Oct. Coal -08 K

Baori Maru, Jap, m. 2,357, E. Matsui, 17th Oct-Kole, 14th Oct. Gen-D. & Co.

Oct. Moj, 2uth Ock. Gen.-D. 9. Muttra, Br. 1.4. 2,985. J. Kilpatrick, 27th

& Co.

Talchur, Sbí. az. 1.216, Wisterlund, 27tb Oaobaoghal, 23rd Oct. Gen.- C. M. & Co,

DEPARTED.

Jet. 26.

Chafu Ma.u for Port Paraeval Yade Maru for Haiphong Trigania Maru for Haiphong Haimus for Foochow via Swatew Ah! Maru for Haiphong Hokute Maru for Maji

Kusicbow fir Tientsin via Chefoa Nellore for Shanghai

Chien Maruf Nowchwang & Delren

Y ngcbow for Sbaoghat Yuvang for Shanghai

at Bide for New York via Manila Domodecus for London via Singapara Toan for lolo via Musilo

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Oct. 26,

Boshu Mara ( Auping via Bwatow Uboysang for shanghai vis Bwatow Anna for Bangkok Keemun for Liverpool vin Singapore Timucck for Muke via Amoy

Oct. 27.

October 25, 8 00 pm. The Novos Vremya'a var correspondent estimates the German losses in the Drinsk battles at from forty to fifty thousand. He says that on the twenty-seven mile front from Illuxt to Lake Drisviaty the Germans bave eighty thousand men and on immense Kaifong for Haiphong via Heibow weight of artillery, including wees gone and mortars.

INSURANCE ON SHIPS SAILINⱭ TO GERMANY DOUBLED,

October 20, 12.25 a.m. Renter's correspondent at S ockholm states that, owing to the danger from mines and submarines in the Baltic, war insurance premiums on ships proceeding to Germany are doabled.

TOMMY'S STIRLING QUALITIES.

How our Troops Impressed a French Writer.

Chinatu for New chwang

American for Kwang Chau Wan Balabad for Canton

Bombay Mara for Bombay via Singapore Mautor for Yokohama via Shanghai

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Par .. Taishunn from Shanghal--Mrs

Miller.

Per Nellore from Bomber olo,- L X Noronha. Rev W P rker, EQ Aius le.Dia. cntrolled the little. A Hamdten, GW Cartlidge, Mr and pavement crowd with the gravity and order. Mrs Barnett, Mies Buchanan, FSaunders, Mrs Tumpkins. F A Sampson, Capt W liness of the London policemen. Bantur, UC Stevenau, Misa Gunner, Mis They cannot help themselves; DCraig, Mis Stevenson, Mr&Mrs Crane- wherever they go they must ton, Ali Ning. Major Edge, Mia V Scalan, 3 times. Norwenhug, Mr & Mrs Carral- organise and keep order. That is bo, Mr Men Maltos, O P Sen, U Riach, teir dominant thought-every- Mr & Mra Schmi di, Aitken, Dr Keable,

Mina Leydia, H Choon. T Lung. LT K where to clean up, control the FE Heus. Kis Meng, 1 Jian, EJ Tow.C traffic, and see that sanitation is Kum, Kal. P Rogers, L Pitty, 8 stall- good. Someone said, laughingly, ard, Mr & Mrs Arandercon, Borger, Paria, Sept. 19-Continuing in that the British should stay on- the Times his series of articles other two years in the Norib; they on the British Army on the Con- would do it an enormous amount tinent, M. Rone Paaux, the well-of good."

the toon writer, dereribes The pressuce of the British in the sanitary Northern France was also of great -organisation of service. Ho dwelle on the clean value from another point of view. linass and brightness of the bo-It had greatly facilitated the anai. pitale and hospital ships and espionage service. The Provost above all on the unconquerable Murebaf refused to allow anyone Ty cheerfulnes and gaiety amid suffer to pass who was not properly oft ein Als ve ift in Abeva ings of even the worst wounded. authorised, but his severity did

The writer says they practised not appear to interfere with the Poklatan to the full the motto which he saw prominently displayed outside one of the convalescent establish-

mente:

"Smile, smile, smile, It's well worth white; For when you smile another smiles.'

legitimate business of men whol had ecossion to visit the towns occupied by the British.

WATER RETURN.

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

CITY AND RULL. DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL

Tylom

2014.

1715.

stt. 7in Above eft in Below

overla

UTILOW 1. Abort in Below

aver Bow gverflow Byewash.....

late.....A

overkow greifiow afted. Below of in Above

overflow

orerfas in Abort in Below Wonjol.

over Bow

overlow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OY GALLUNY.

Tytär

fan llywash

tam iniermediate Wahai chung

Total

1914.

107.00

101.01

#10 40

101.01

70,P4

66.10

3131

19.39

www.ww

745.75

589.1

1914

167-75

1st,dxp

2013

Esil ed

popsation Con smption per day.

gadors supply in sit districts during the month

18.3 m, gallone

02.170

20.6

der Main diarrica disconnected from R der tina

"The British people, the writer proceede "bas taken contact with the French people, with the

Consumption of Waler in the Chy and fil French soul, Grent Britain ander. stands us. I hardly ever experi- District in mitions and decimals of gallons during the Speaking of Anglo- French enced greater emotion than when month of Sept, 1915. friendship, M, Pasax says: "The a few days ago a Brigado of Kit-Contemation ...

which chener'a Army presented arme to brotherhood in arme

We had just passed along was manifested in the battles of us. the Marne and the Yeer wan the ranks of the new-comere-big of not a chance Bantiment tors of strong fellows, impassive as old fill and September S-rvice 11 Bouses in Rio common danger. It was the work soldier-when the General in and supply given by public alices feunt is only

The command uttered the word of from th Septer 1975 of the Enteute-Cordiale. growing intimacy of the two peo- command. Those thousands of plea has been very frotivo in men took off their cps and the whole of the North of France, placed them on the points of

bayonets, and

the where the British arwy is quarter-their ed. The civil populat on and the whole Brigade, with one voice,

on shouted "Vive La France," A Kowloon Gru)

vitation Expeditionary Foro cet splendidly together. The British I left the review ground, while soldier is gentle, is open-hearted, they were still acclaiming gives all he bus, pays for what he coon ry, I thought of the rod wants at English prices, and takes traversed, of the development in interest in thegow life with which the British mind tɔ arrive at such ho in neociated. The other a result. Is in one of the greateri day in a little village in the lessens of this wor, and one which Bomme, I was not a little marprised will certainly give our enemy to ses beanion come out of fod for reflection and destroy the eburch ar the surperintenden-futile hope which he moréal of se of the two English poliosmes, disuniting au,"~~~Preen Asscoia- Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o. while two others on the opperia tion War Epecial.

:

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

Bhips in communication with Caye D'Agulfar Radio Telegraph Station :-*

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. Holbow and Haiphong - Por HONG-

KONG, 28th Oct. 11 mm. Bbangha! N. China & Japan via Kobe-

Per SANUKI M., 28th Oot, 11 A.10.

Btraits--Per MANAPOURI, 28th Oct. 1

p.m.

Bhangbai & N. China-Per CHENAN,

28th Oct. 3 pm. (Europe la Siberia, Shanghai Br. P.O. Tuesday, 2nd Nov.)

ENGLISH MAIL

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours WILL despatch VLABELS to the Undermentioned PORTS SE or

ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0,00 inches.

TOREJAHT FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MOREGW,

District

Forecast.

IN.E.winds,

1 Hongkong and Haighbour- fresh to

hood,

›atron/2 fair to

cloudy.

Formosa Channel... galo.

3 South coast of China be-) The same

as No. 1. tween H.K. and Lamooks

South court of Chins be-) The came tween H.K. and Hainan...) No. L

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Btation.

27th October, a.m.

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'T103

Force.

BAW 6

Weather.

FRIDAY, 29th Oct

Wostook In

|Bandakno-Per HINSANG, 29th Oct. 11 Hakodate

Komuro 6a

29.91

T

29.93

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow-Fer HAI-Kochi

CHING, 29th Oct, noun.

Tokio

30.06

nw

30.07

Nagarald

301.09

0

K'sgima Chu

30.04

AW

24.99

0

Naha ishi'jima Bonin I.

29.95

Bro

2

29.91

30.04

Choloo

20.46 50 38 ans

7 b

SATURDAY, 30th Oct.

W 'halwal Hankow ichang Klukiang Changsha

Saigon-Per LAERTES, 30th Oct. 8 a.m. Hoibow and Haiphong-Per 1KEIJO M.,

30th Oct. 9 a.m. Batavia, Choribon, Samarang, Sourabaya

Macues r, Buk Papan. (Part Shanghai Morsby via Batavia-Fer Gutzlaf BANRI M. 30th Oct. 11 a m. Sharp P.

Siberlan

Mall.

31 73 04 29.86 76 Amox

Shanghai, and North China wato

Earope via Siberial PorTathoku ANHUI, 30th Oct. 5. p.m.

about the DATES named г-o

For

L'DON & B'bay vis】

Steamers

B'poro, Penang, Novara O'bo, Port Bald & (Capt. H. R. Hether Marseilles ERPARA, ington R.N.R.

|SHANGHAI, Moj!, ĮSardinia

Kobo and Yoko-Capt. J. T. Jeffery hama. .................... SHANGHAI, Moji, Namur

Kobe and Yoko-Capt, A. Collyer hama,

LONDON & Bom-

bay via Singapore, Nellore

Penang, Colombo, Capt..A. M. King Port Said and

Marseilles ave

Subject to alteration without notice.

To Ball On Remarks

about

5th Nov.

about

6th Nov.

about

14th Nov.

about

19th Nov.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telography."

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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

Freight & Peace

Freight & Finge

Freight

& Frage

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent,

Hongkong, 27th October, 1915

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,

(It is intended to despatch the shove steamer via Panama Canal, but owns a reso ve the right of proceeding via any other route sad all liberties as per Bill-of-Lading.

For Freight and further information apply to

H

30.30 61 87 n

4 of

πr 30.21 63

1

5 ov

<b

9

56 Do

50

6 29.95 73 st Ba

26

5

29.99 73 8 GOD

40

Taichu

26

73

доб

4

15

Tainan

29.81

73

D

4 b

(Shanghal Br.P.O. Wednesday, 3rd Nov.j Straits, Burmah. & India via Calcutta

Par MUTTRA, 28th Oct. 3 p.m.

Koshun

29.82 79

ชอ

Go

P*doros

Canton

29.97 70

75 n

30

'rong

29.9 73 82 n

36

Gap Book

29.86

白盼

7oqd

Macao

29.83 73

72 a

40

Wushow s

Fakhol

*

Hoito

Phullaa Tourane

6% 29.92 68 67

5 r

a BL J. Aparri

29.68 77

BW

7:0

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1915.

29.75 75 94 w

2 D

29.72 75 91

10

29.74 73 98

Tacloban

20.73 77 94 w

SUNDAY, 31st Oct.

Swatow. Amoy & Formosa via Taman -For DAIJIN M. 31st Oct. 9

C'dian

A.2.

MONDAY 1st Nov.

Shangbai, North China, Japan

via Mojl. Viatoria, Besitle United Kingdom via Canada, --PT AWA MARU, Lat Nov,

5 P

TUESDAY, 2nd Nov.

Swatow and Dat!-Par V.SPILBERGEN

2nd Nov. 10.m.

American

- Japan via Moj'. Honolulu, Um State, South America, and Canada win Sau Prapolaco& U. Kingdom via Canada Per DAIREN M., 2nd Nov, 11 n.. Swatow, Amoy & Ponchow-Far HAI-

TAN, 2nd Nov.. I p.m. Philippine Is-Par TAMINO, 2nd Nov

French

Mail.

Austra

English Mall.

3p.ra.

Saigon. Straits, Burmah, Cey loa, Adelaide, Western Austra lla, India, &don. Egypt & Es rupe, Per CORDILLIERE 2nd Nov, 4 pm.

WEDNESDAY, 3rd Nov.

Y

Timer, Australia. Tasmania, New aand, vis Port Darwin New Quinoa vis Thursday It. -Per EASTERN, 3rd Nov. 10 1.10.

Dagupan

Manita Lagepl

Hollo Burigno Lauad

29.74 80 91 ww RADIO-TELEGRAMS. Nellore 6 20 89 70 no

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, October 27.

5 ba

1 Barometer, reduced to 33 degrees Fante. Die un che level of the sea in Ak=" dues, tonths and hundredths.

Z Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit,

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of mir anturated with mols- cure being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind,socording to Besafore Boals

State of Wasther, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizaling rain, ffor, s gloomy, a hail, 1 lightning, o overcant, p passing showera, qzqually, r TAÍO, I NDOW, tthunder, visibility, w daw wol

• Rain lainchos, tenths and hundred the

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On date On date

at p.m. 4 ALDE, at pm. Barometer......... 29.8 29.95 .70 73 Temperature Gumidity

29.95

81

66

8t

61

Wind Direction ........ N

N

N

FOTO......... 2

3

3

FRIDAY, 5th Nov.

Weather

0

0

0

Higsest open nis Temperature on tha

Low: 1

Straite, Barmab, Ceylon, Ade faldo, Westom Austraila, In- dia, Aden, Egypt, and Euroro, The parcel mail will be aloged on Friday, 4th November, at 51 p.m. Per NOVARA, Rogiz. tration 5th Nov, 10 15 a.m, Lot- | ** tore 5th Nor. 11 am,

STORADE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS Bwator, Amry & Fronbow-Per HAI-

MUN, 5th Oct. 1 p.m.

Kowloon Gra- Level

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL,

4014 itsjon Rewilli servoir........! overlaw

}

5 Dilin.

Below

averflow

OF GALLONS.

#pt4

15230

1975

315.45

Kekivoir Conemption of water in Kowloon in miles d

1974

ro15

TUESDAY, 9th Nov.

.fth 79

73

E.K. Observatory. 27th October

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.

i

TIDE TABLE.

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

High Water

Hongedig

f. in.

$14

"

14 19 374 1

The

0 11

35 #

Wed.

... }

+

麵

Ther.

WEDNESDAY, 17th Nov.

Nor 1. W.

$5.

TEL

Bat

No Inferior

E

"1

7

Not Low W.

No Interior

H.

Not Low W.

No Interior

R

to

Kot Law

3 p.m.

Decimals of Galions During the month of Sept. 1919

24-31 17.30 Philippice I-Por CHINHUA, 9th Nov. Mo Estimated popula $1,150 95.950 Corrumpiten...

1ah,----*-ht-བ་ Ciption per

11.9 rations bead per day. The Gvernment Analyst's reports show that som Public Works Department.

13.0

water is of excellent quality.

WCHATHAM, Wate cAuthority

Oysiers, Fresh,Fried or Fiewed

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at No infactor

14. a

m morning,

afternoon.

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