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PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Locality.
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Ngau Bhi Wan Quarry Lots No. 1.
2 aud.3.
Ngau Shi Wun.
6:23
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Contents in Upset Annual
Acres Crown Rant.
$ 2,000
Ngau Shi Wan Quarry Lot No.4
Ngau Tau Kok Quarry Lots & 1-5
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Do.
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19-65
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16.53
1,003
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-3,300
Lyomue
26-44
3,800
Ma Tau Kok. Do.
670
2,600
4-60.
2,000
Sai To Wan Quarry Lots B.1-16.
Cha Kwo Liang Linkery Lots C. 1-30.
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accidentally killed. The cable states that the healthy stomach of a man who had just been sell by Public Auction, operation las proved entirely enccessful.
A thrilling story is told in letters from. Now Gaines, dated July 25, of the journey made by Dr. Eris Marshall, who started off without any European companion from the camp of the British New Guines expedition at Tipue to THE TWO 12-INCH, QUE.
discover a rents to the Snow Mountains. After The heavy gun plased in the Dreadnought trying trip of nearly three weeks, in which his and the ships of the 1906-7 programme was corriers dusorted, Dr. Marshall succeeded in 12-inch with length of 45 and a Buding his way back to camp, saya Renter. energy of 47.000 foot-tous: There were several
e young explorer (who was a member of the the most important was that at the time theep at Tipue on June 13, accompanied only by protection of the battleships in oxistence, both three Gurkens and with twelve carriers, to find as regards their vital parts and their armament, road to the mountains, which were the objective made it necessary for successful attack. For the of the
expedition. ships of the next two prozrammas, and in the
He turned eastward, and after weding knoo me of 1909-10, a 12. early ships in the programme inch gan of the length of 50 calibres was adopted for two miles, struck the Wataikwa, the with a muzzle energy of something over 52.00 argest river he had then seen. Shortly after fon-ton. It is-probable that the adoption of words he came ou mountains which rose she order by taking tho..bestand best known - IRON, PAPER BEANS, BECHE.
reasons for the selection of this gun; but perhaps Shackleton South Polar expedition) left the removed his stomach, and replaced it by the HE Undersigned havo received instructions
from the river for some hundreds of foot and this gun was due at least in part to the now-made progress with loads almost impossible... ledge that improvements in orduance were Learing two of his three Gurkhas in eamp, ranking progress abroad. Other nations had Dr. Marshall then started with one Gurkha and not taken to our kreten of wire-waard guns, and Eve natives, and attempted to advance over it was claimed that if in no other respect the hill 1,500 feet high, covered with dense jungle system of built-up gas promised a longer span and dead and fallen troos. of active life than those manufactured on the British method. It is held, however, in this country that the wire gun has great advantages in oircumferential strength, and lends itself to. the system which enables a run to be repair ed with an innor tube over and over again Much was made at the time of a weakness which
hich displayed itself in the earlier design of the new 12-inch gun, owing, it was said, to the mistake of net continuing the wiring to the mrzzle. This mistake was corrected by remor
the thick outer tube over the chase; con- ing
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This story sooms contrary to all natural laws. But it is a fact that thousands who have had weak or disordered stomachs have toned up their stomache and restored them to parfest working
stomach and liver tonics-Mother Solgers Syrup. This world-famed remedy is made of weak stomachs and stimulate the notion of the roots, barks and larves which tone and strengthen liver and bowels. Thus it prevents the many ailments which spring from a disordered stomach and livor, such as pains after eating headaches, dizziness, biliousness, constipation, langnor, aleeplessness, or low spirits.
Mrs. Reed, 119, York Road, London, N., in a letter dated April 5, 1910, says:
“Pullman (the Gurkha} und I," says Dr. Marshall, went ahead, cutting a path which the grumbling nativca ovinced every desiro "Three years ago my husband wasted away because he could not digest his food. I thought to desert but were afraid to do so. was a very stiff climb, but about half-way he was dying! At first be was a little dissy up I obtained a good view of the van and and bilious, sud bad pains after eating. As his troubles grew, until he const-the first for six months. It was good to stomach got weaker, get a glimpse of the horizon again after six had many common signs of Indigestion and months imprisonment in this deadly jungle. It biliousness. new begnu to pour as it only can in thed, with a furred tongue and no appetite for "At nights he slept badly. He would riso for the wiring to the rule, and then placcount to and be hate fudo pot where we breakfast. Then his stomach would sometimes a thin outer tube over the wire. The change could descend by means of tree trunks, and, six vajset the little food he ate, He had very bad1 proved entirely successful, and the now, gun was acknowledged to be a splendid susqun, With its projectile of >50lb. it: is capable penetrating over 9in, of cemented armour at 10,000 yards. This gun has been monated in the St. Vincent, Callingipood, and Vengaard, completed ships, the Neptune, which has just pompleted her trials; and the Inderatgable, Co- lossus, and Hercules, which are to be completed early next year.
THE 13-5-INOT GUS,
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hours after the start, sliding, and stumbling in fact, doing everything but pitch down head foremost-again strask the river. *
On the following morning Dr. Marshall gain started off with two natives to see what lay ahead, and, alternately wading and entting through the jungle, ascaded cho valley for two miles. The natives were very loth to procood, declaring that this was the entry of the little men." On this murch the explorer: WAS waved froin being precipitated into the deep and rapid torrent by a native, whe snatched him out of danger just as he was being swept of his feet.
That another step forward in the development of the offensivo powers of the Dreadnoughts would be taken was indicated when the gun.
Co the following day, when six miles up the makers took in liard a weapon know mountains and seven days alone scritos
he 12-inch A and it was under this designstre deserted. Hero I am, absolutely that the now gun was known until the date of the lannels of the Tion. It had been generally recognized by experts that so far as the length of the gun was consrned we had probably reached the limit, and this for two reasons. First, because of the great length of the gun, which would be left unprotected outside the
the tur
ret, and scoondly in the interest of longitudinal
The Marshall, the first white man to penetrate this district. My natives have deserted, and I hava sent my one Garkha isck to the last camp while I rumah on guard. All the available food is four pounds of rice and two teaspoonfuls of to, and I have given the Garkhs my gut, re taining only my pistol,
HOPING FOR THE BEST..
Later the two Gorkhas from the previous camp arrived and informed Dr. Marshall that all the natives had deserted. Continuing, Dr. Marshall says:-
Wo are now landed with the difficulty of transporting our baggage, but the two Garklas and myself must make it into there loads and carry it down to the next ormp. and from thence by relay work to the enzoo, If the natives have not taken it
strength. It was also most desirable to get an increase in the weight of i the bursting charge, The objecta aimed at could be met by 14- Creasing the diamotor of the bore, while main taining the same length of gun as in the 123nch of fifty calibres. The 13.5-inch go, with a length of 45 calibres, that came into existence The energy was increased, with an increase in striking power at great range, while the same internal pressure and velocity was maintained The mazale energy was ino eased to the extent of 10 per cent, and the waight of the projectile from 8501 to 1.2501b. Thus it was becured that with the power given by the larger gan. if the shell gote through the amour, the result will be enormously more damaging and destructive No armour at present in use can withstand these guns at six miles range. While also the monating of the new gun is in every way with getting everything down to the canoe.
stranger, bean
it has
Fossible to affect this with out increasing the diameter of the turret.
As a result of this (riumph of progressive policy for which credit must be given to the Admiralty Board of 1908.9, we have already in 719 haud eight ships, including the two for the Colonies, which will mount this gun, with the five of the year's programma, shortly to be laid down, and completed by the sud of March, 1913
GERMANY'S HEAYI GUNS,
Although it is been often roport d that the Germans were about to arm their ships with
The Gurkhas are perfect trumps.. The two practically divided the whole loai between them, and positively refused to allow me to carry any thing but the canteen and culinary gear. Wa reached the lower damp after five hunice marob, and of course, have seen no signs of the natives, who have gone for good. We are now faced
camp, and there are at least five beary kads,
"Unfortunately, while cutting a way through the jungle today with my cookrie I slashed my knee open for cae and a half inches down to the bous, and this rather bandicaps me over the rough ground."
On the following day, Dr. Marshall, finding that the natives, in order to cut off his retreat, had taken away bie sanoo, arranged to build a raft with w ich to negotiate the narrow rapids, but meanwhile the river was risia at the rate of eighteen inebes an hour, and the torrent was rushing down within a foot of the banks. « In
headaches, too. "After he had endured a year of Bach ill health, I was advised to give my husband Mother Beigel's Syrup.
Altogether, I think, three bottles, of Mother Beigel's Syrup ourel him: It restored his sppetite, and enabled him to digest his foot His strength returned; he scald do his work and sleep at night, and he is still in splendid bealth,"
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raft, Dr. Marshall hid his stres in the jungle, thousand yards The ships carrying thigan and with a load weighing Blity to sixty pounds, are the Nussau, Westfalen, Rheinland, and started to return to camp. hig Garking each Posen, battleships, and the Von der Tan, carrying about the same weight. The day's
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band, it is understood that a 12-inch gun of road had to be out through jungle, and, after a Alty calibres bus bean prepared, a un with a muzzle energy of 55 000 fort-fons, throwing a projectile of Sipib. Very little is known about this weapon, but it can hardly show any anperiority ove the 12 inch of fifty calibres with which some of our ships, as already mentioned, have been armed The vessels into which this is being put are av Ostfriesla 4. lielgo End, Thuringen, Oldenburg, battleships, and the Moltke, armoured crafter, all of which are completing afloat, with the Events Hilde'
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