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AUSTRALIAN HEROISM.

Char.e

of the Libgt Horse

A Fifteen Minutes' Fight.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CAPT. D. G. CAMPBELL.

POST OFFICE.

Xmas & New Year Parcel Mail.

The Public are informed that the Christ-

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 18th at 12.05---Pressure has in-

i crossed slightly over 8. China, Formosa and Annam; it has decreased alsawbers, especially over Japan,

mas and New Year Faroel Mail to the United Kingdom will be closed in this Of fise at 5 pm. on the 19th November. This Invócio, Dr.as 3.119, A.Walloco, 15th Inst.bas waakened. Adepression is situated to mall is due in London on the 25th Dec.

The above date of departure is liable to alteration.

Captain Douglas Graham Campbell, 40th Pathans (attached 10th Argyll and Sutherland High- landers), killed in France on Eep- ember 25, was the youngest son of Colonel W. M, Campbell, lato RA, and Mrs. Campbell, and [The following is from an article passed into Sandburst from de cribing the charge of the Dalwich College in 1898. Australian Light Horse Brigade From Sandhurst be Тав Correspondence addressed to snemy on Saturday, August 7, against gazetted to the Bedfordshire subjects in Chica, Blem, Perals and Mor- the centre of the Turkish posi Regiment, transferring to the occo cannot be transmitted. tions by Captain U. E. W. Bean, Indian Army a year later. the official Press representative whole service up to the cutbreak with the Imperial Forces in the of the war was with the 40th Dardanelles. The charge was part Pathane, with which he served in of the operaticos devised to keep the Mohmund Osmpaign of 1008, the Turks engaged during the being severely wounded and re landing at Suvis Bay, and ceiving the medal and clasp. He delivered in a part of the Anzio zane, up the slopes of a hill form ing the apex of a triangle held by the Turks.]

India

Bie

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

*

The Daty to be prepaid on Tes to the United Kingdom has been raised from 40 served as Staff Officer to the cents to 60 cents per lb, and Cigars and Inspector-General of Volunteers Cigarettes manufactured and namanu- during 1913-14,factured from 4.0 to 2.00 per lb, as the and being at home on leave gross weight of the parcel. The attack on the loft-hand when the war broke out and his side of the apex was to be made

own regiment having prooeeded by the Eighth Light Horse, with to Hongkong, he volunteered for the Tenth Light Horse following. service and was attached to tha The first line was to carry, newly-raised 10th Argyll and amongst other things, two scaling and Sutherland Highlanders as ladders made for the occasion. commander of a double company The fourth line would carry picks, and proceeded to France in May. shovels, and a dozen gorts of His three brothers are in the engineering supplies, but it was to Army.

fight like the others if necessary.

In order to help the men to get

out of the trench 1ke a flash,

page had been driven into the French Estimate of the Enemy's side of the trench and footholds

out. As the moment for the charge

Losses.

The departure of the sa. Persia Maru In again indefinitely postponed.

D'Aguliar Radio Telegraph Station :

Ships in communication with Cape

Trondal

Hawa" Maru

Batavia.

Nellore Hirano Maru

MAILS DUE.

Europe, Hirano Mam, 17th Nov. Paris, September 24.-The English, Nellore, 18th Nov. came near the first line got ite Tempe, basing its calculations on: foothold on these, and the second the lateat documents available, line alood in the trench behind estimates the total German, MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. it ready to give it a leg up. And Austrian, and Turkish losses.at then, at 4 oolook to the moment, 6,500,000. Of this number, the bombardment by our guns 4,000,000, are estimated to be began. Every gun on land and killed, missing, or unfit for for: shore that could be brought to ther cervice. bear emptied itself as fast as the gun's crew could load into the maze of Turkish trenches on the backbone of the ridge in front of the apex of our position.

The Attack.

distinguish anything in the haze. But in the extreme south-eastera corner of the Turkish trenoh there did appear just for two minutes the small flag which our men had taken.

Cheriton, Samarang Bourabaya, Macasar, Balikpapan, Port Moresby vin Batavia-BOR- NEO M. 17th inst. 9 a.m. Shangbai, N.China& Japan via Kobe-Per

KASHIMA M. 17th Nov,9 Straits & Bourabaya---Per FOOSHING,

17th inst. 2 p.m. Shanghai

Shanghai,

The antlovelono remains stationary and

the Bonies,

Manila, Gen.B, L.

Moderate to fresh easterly winds will Tibodas, Dut, s. 1,318, E, Hubkines, 15tb

inst Amay, 18th last. Gen..prevall ever the north part of the Okina

Taiwan Mau, Jap. a. 1,141, H. Bakai, 15th instant- Holbow. 13th Ipet, Wood-D.& Co. Phranang, Br. 4. 1.022, T. K. Nichol, 16th inst-Bangkok, 6ih instant

Chinese..

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Kasbian Maru, Jap, ab. 6.201, G. Tabuer, 18th Nov, Bingapore, 10th Nov, Gon, N.Y.K

Yutang, Br... 1,122, Campbell, 16th Nor

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FORECAST FOR THE $4 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Dlatriot.

Forecast.

E. wlads,

1 Hongkong and Neighbour moderate to fresh ; hood.

cloudy.

400 19006ANGNGS, CAN SUP TOODAN

Wahe, 11th Nov. Rios-J. M. Formosa Channel...reah. & Co.

DEPARTED.

Nov. 15.

Foochow for Tientsin via Ningpo Llangehow for Canton

Vulcanus for Canton

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Hawan Maru Vistoria and Tacoma

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Nov, 15.

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Hopsang for Shanghai_rin Swatow

Nov, 16:

N, China-Per CHOYSANG, 27th inst. 5 pm, North China & Japan via Kobe -Per LAIBANG, 17th inst, 5

Pi

THURSDAY, 18th Nov.

The men were standing there in the trench without the least sign of excitement, hitching up No one ever saw them get their packs, getting a firm foot-there. No one will ever know who hold below the parapet. The they were or how they did it. colonel of the Eightb, Lieuten Oaly for these two minutes the Straits, ant-Onionel A. H. White, insisted dag flattered up behind the para- on leading his regiment. The pat, and then come one pureen Straits, minutes before the start he walked tore it down. The fight in that into the brigado office and held corner of the trench whatever it out his hand to the Brigade-Major, was wis over; and it can only "Good-bys, Antill!” he said. A have ended one way. couple of minutes ister he was Si In the meantime, ten minutes his place on the parapet with his after the second line, she third line had gone over the parapet "Three minutes to go." esid se straight and os quiok so the anal. Then simply, "Go!" others. The attack was then "They were over the parapet like stopped, and, fortunately, was a flisab, the colonel amongst them, stopped in time to prevent a the officers in line with the men. small part of this third line reach- I shall never forget that moment, |ing the fire zone.

men.

I was making my way along a It was all over within a quar-?) path from the left of tho are and ter of an hour, was passing not very far away

All that was Left,

Colombo, Fort Bald London., U, Kingdom-Per HIRANO M.. 18th Inst. 11 a..

& India vla Calcutta-KUT-

SANG, 18th Just. 2 p.,

Shanghai, and North China (Europe vi Siberia? Por SINKIANO, 18th Nov. 3:3.m.

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NEwinds,

3 South coast of Chins be-) The samo tween H., and Lamooka as No. 1.

Bouth coast of China bo-) The same tween H.K. and Hainas... No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Begister.

Btation.

16th November, 2.10.

mon

Woslook a

| Windi,

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'tion

Force.

Nemuro 6 30.34 Hakodate ToHo

L:

BTW

30.36

30.50

Kygima

Boobl Nagasaki

30.39

nnw WAW

30.95

DOD

56.27

118

Oshima

30,20

Naha

30.15

630 %

30.09

.

20.93

119

80.17 $6 93 mw

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Bonin Is. Chefoo Whatwal Hankow Lobang Kinklang H

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30.07 70

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6 3007 69 90 ne

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5

30.0% 72 82

40

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29.59 72

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Tainan

29.98 72

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29.99 75

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Canton

6 30.10 71 SD

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30.02 74 83

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WATER RETURN.

Level and Storage of water in

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when that tremendous fusillade That night after dark one or broke out. It was the grasting two maimed figures appeared of the Turkish rifles and machine over our parapet and tumbled guns so the Light Horse oleared home into the trenob. They were The Australian parepet.

men who had fallen wounded in- One know that nobody could to some corner where there was live in it. Many fell back into the a sorap of cover and had waited trench wounded before they had for this chance to get back. One cleared even the parapet. Others of them came from below the wounded just outside managed to parapet of the Turkish tranch on crawl back and tumble in before the right. He had lain there all they were hit a second and third day, too close to the parapet for time and killed as they certainly the Turke to see him without ex would be if they remained lying posing themselves. There was out there. Practically all those another wounded Australion near that were wounded were hit in him. After dark they heard the this way on our own parapet. Turks come out over the parapet Colonel White managed to run of their trench searching the eight or ten garda before he was bodies of the men there for killed. The soaling ladders are papera and diaries, so they ac lying out there about the same ranged to make as fast as they swatow, Amoy & Foochow-Fer HAI. distance ont. Exactly two could for car trenches. The man

TAN, 23rd Inst. 1 p.m. Wis shot | Philippine Is,—Por TAMING, 23rd inst.3 minates after the first line had who arrived back cisared the parapet, the second through the ankle. His mate line jumped out without the nover came, alightcat busitation and followed them.

But from thit mua mả know all that will probably over bei The Flag.

known of what those Light Horsa No one knows how it happen- men found facing them as they ed. And probably no one will ran through the dost haze, The ever know. But some either of nearer trenches were crammed that first line or of the second line with troops. The bayonets of managed to get into the extreme the front row of Turks could be right-hand corner of the enemy's seen just over the parapet, and treach. They carried with them behind them there appeared to be.

small flag to put up in the two rows of Tarks standing waist- enemy's trench if they captured high above the parapet emptying it, and the appearance of thie their rifles as fast as they could flag was to be the signal for a fire them. party of the Royal

Welch There is no question that the Familiers to attack up the gully charge of the Light Borse pinned to ius right.

down to that position during its By this time a French: 75-a continusnes and for hours after- gun captured by the Turks from warde every available Turkish the Serbians in the Balkan War soldier within call, Our own was pouring her shell at the machine guns were able to get rate of about one in ten seconde in some good work amongst those into the neck. Machine guns, far crowded Tarks, and those who too many to count by their. noise, know say that their losses must were whipping up the dust, and have been an ample set-aff to our it was next to impossible to own.

20thlant. 5p.m. Europe via Siberia Shanghai Br. P.O. Wednesday, 24th Inst.

Austra- French

TUESDAY, 23rd Nov.

SATURDAY, 27th Nov,

Baigon. Straits, Burmah, Cey- joa, Ade indo, Western Austra- Jin, India, Adon, Egypt & Eu-

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL

2016

IOTY.

wii, din. Above aft la Belew Tytam overflow

Overflow J'yla in Belowift in Below

Bywna...) Orthow

overdow Tylara Inter aft. ein. Ab.ve at din Above

vrerdow

OverBow Pokfulam overton

sie. şin. Above iflgin Abowa

overdow

Overtow

Wor-al-Bite in. Below it in Below

hangoverllow. STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.

Tylu

3914- 407.00

1413

Tytam Intermediate ..............

Poklic

Tytam Byewash comman

010.40

203.16

5.56

10.74

Wong-nai-chung MALONE

Telecom'

218.91

Consumption of water in the City and

District in millions and decimals of gations during the

month of Oct, 1975.

| Consumption......

Estimated

poparation.. Con-umption per

rope, Per VILLE DE LA Kowloon Gra-Level CIOTAT, 27th Nov. 4 p.m.

H

* 29.86 72 98

29.81 79 87 nne 2b

29.79 27 36 w 20

29.80 77 30 n

29.81 75 94

#29.78- 76 91 A

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B. RADIO-TELEGRAMS. *Tilsondari.6 29.95: 79 ene 3 c

Hirano M. e 3003

1 3 b

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.

Hongkong Observatory, November 16.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degress

about the DATES named --

For

LONDON & Bom-

Steamers

bay via Singapore, Nellore

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

Marseilles

SHANGHAI, Moji, Nankin

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Kobo and Yoko- Capt. O. E. Irving bama. R

R.N.R.

Bubject to alteration without notice.

To Sail On Remarks

3 p.m.

19th Nov.

Freight & P'sage

about

Freight

23rd Nov.

& Pange

About

Freight

24th Nov.

Proge

}

about 4th Dec.

& Psage

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telography,

For Freight or Pasuage, apply to

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

Freigh

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent,

Hongkong, 16th November, 1915

TO SAIL

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

Proposed Salling from Hongkong REGULAR SAILINGS via PORTS & SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS.

(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast),

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* Temperature, la the shado, in degrees

Fahrenheit.

8 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mola-

fure being 100,

¿Direction of Wind, to two polots

5 Foros of Wind, according to Beaufore Scale.

State of Weather, b blus sky, o do tached aloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, gloomy, fi hail, i lightning, o overas, passing showers, q squally, z rain, e anow,

thunder, visibility, w dow wet,

Rain in inches, tonths and hundredths

*Lat, 1838 N. Long. 115.20 E. 119.14 E. † 2439 N.

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METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On data on data ale past 4 mm.

atp.th. Barometer «................. 30.03 30.07 30.04

E

*

0.01.

2014 161,65

158,919

T913

segaf m. gallo

.Sip

bead per day....

10.7

Constans supply in all districu during the mouth

of October 14r. Service to houses in Rider Main Humidity in 72 83 73 districts diaconnected from Rider Mains sund supply given by public street fountains only during | Wind Direction ... E Dewber 1973.

KJ galios Temperature ............ 76 74 20

ENE

Force...

G

2

"

vitation Re-with

servoir.}

Over Bom

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.

TOLS olt, sia, Below

averdow

Weather Bala

0

OF GALLONS,

& pum.

E-Per ALDENHAM 87th Nov. Kowloon Cra-

vitation

1974

352.50

1953

310.15

:

Reservoir Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and Decimals of Gallons During the month of Oct. #915

191

Consumption musoma Heimated popula

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TUESDAY, 30th Nov.

Philippine In-Por CHINHUA, 30th Nov. Coussaption

Austra

9p.#.

SATURDAY, 11th Dec.

Philippine; Islande, Australia, Tarmanis, New Zealand via Port Darwin,& New Guinea via Thursday For TAIYUAN:

213h Day 11 1.1

1914

37.5 gallons 95,300 97,100

20.0

1.4 gallons head par dagers The Government Analyst's reports show that the water la of excellent quality.

Public Works Department.

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Eignast epan air Temparature on the 15th 76 Lowest

HK, Observatory, 16th November,

O. W. JEFFRIES, Director.

TIDE TABLE.

15th Nov. to 21st Nov., 1913.

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