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RAISING A WARSHIP.
SALVAGE WORK TRIUMPH.'
GUNS AND EQUIPMENT INTACT.
The raising of his Majesty's' ship: Glation from the bed of Dover Harbour is a triumph of salvage work. With the exception of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Fines, the Glatton is the heaviest vessel that has over bean Heted, whilst she is the only ship that has ever been saved and carried inshore a dia
THE KING IN WAR TIME. INTIMATE STORIES BY COLONEL
HOUSE.
CONFERENCES.
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He had sailed to Europe in the Luai tania, and after a series of conferences with leading statesmen in Paris and Berlin, returned to London.
On the morning of May 5th, House and Grey drove out to Kaw,” it is re-
BOUK" OMISSION: The Central News Agency last month corded... issued the following statement
"It has been discovered with some surprise that the two volumes of The Intimate Papers of Colonel House,' which Ernest Bann, Ltd., pablish to-morrow, do pot include the necount of an interview which Colonel House-who was President Wilson's right hand man, and the my tery man of America in the Great War tances of about 1.4008, at an angle of had with King George on April 30th, 60deg, with all her guns (two sin, and 1913. four 6in.) and equipment intuet. The The account has appeared in the Daily Telegraph extracts of the papers. scheme for raising this vessel was that It is in the form of a letter to the Presi- of Captain John Iron, the Dover Har-dent. And in it Colonel House says, in bour Master, who personally supervised" the salvage. The history of the opern- tions makes interesting reading. ·
The work was started in May, 199′′% thế first steps being to have a general survey by divers to ascertain the position and condition of things under water. The (ilaiton was found to have turned over
to an angle of 68deg, at a depth of 40ft.. and to be apparently resting on the bar- bette of the starboard Bin, gud, the upper edge of the boat deck, and the top of the conning tower. Before this could hey fully ascertained, however, 12,000 ton of mud that had collected under the decks; between the port gunwale and the ground. had to be cienred away. This, on ae count of wreckage, could only be done hy centrifugal pumps, and took a con- siderable time.
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***I was with him (King George) nearly an hour. He is the most hel- licose Englishcian that I have so far met I had hopes that he might want to talk concerning peace, plans, but he evidently wanted to impress me with the fact that this was no time to talk peace. His des seemed to be that the best way to obtain permanent peace war to knock all the fight out of the Germans.
Ife spoke kindly of the Germans as a whole, but as for his dear cousin and hia military entourage, he denounced them in good sailor-like terms. He is the most pugnacious monarch that is loose in these parts."
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enlled to this omission, and the Central The attention of the publishers/was News was furnished with the following ofacial statement by them.
"The intimate papers of Colonel House as whole presented obvious problems, as it is the record set down, with frankness probably unique, of intercourse with the leading figures of Colonel House's correspondence and this country and Europe during the whole of the critical years 1914-17
The tripod mast, 49, in diameter, of half-inch steel, and the two struts, 2ft. in diameter, also of half-inch steel, were
In view of the importance of this. found to be buckled into a V-shape, but work as an historical document, we felt not broken, and these had to be cut that no word should be altered ar through in two places by acetylene sub- omitted-with one exception.
"There is a note of one among several marine cutting plant, and the strengthen-conversations with the King in which ing bars inside blown out with small ex nothing but the most respectful admira Colonel House expresses himself with plosive charges. The funnel and bridge' tion: Even so, we felt that it was not altogether in conformity with the best traditions of English public life to pub and everything cleared away that extend fish in permanent book form this letter, ed below the armour-plated conning and we felt the more justified in omitting tower, which was then 35ft. below low. it in that it contains nothing but an ex- pression of the King's intense patriotism. water neap tides. Eight pairs of sin. and therefore adds nothing to our his wires were then passed under the wreck, torical knowledge.'
Colonel House last month was on a in such positions. as to take the armour Mediterranean cruise, having sailed from plating. To get these wires through in New York in the Mauretania on Febru- some places, ways had to be made for a ary 17th. Since the close of the peace conferences Colonel House has taken no length of 62ft.. by water jets and peppar "ia American public life, but bas ing.
visited Europe occasionally, to renew his acquaintance with former political and diplomatic friends.
WHAT THE KING SAID TO COL. HOUSE.
PUMPING IN THE AIR "The difficulty of getting air all through a vessel with so many watertight compart. menta was overcome by fitting a din. air- pipe the entire length of the wreck, be- tween the bulge and the shell plating. SUPPOSE THEY ́SINK THE "LUBITANIA." " with branch pipes leading from it into
War-time conversation with the King as many compartments as possible, cap- are recorded in The Intimate Papers. able of taking air at 70,000 cubic feet of Colonel House," arranged as a narra- tive by Professor Charles Beymour, Pro- per hour. All the manholes on the fessor of History at Yale University, and open-to-the-sea" bulge were closed and published last month by Ernest Bena, made perfectly airtight; all the light Ltd: ports in the port side were closed by steel plates secured by strongbacks, bolts, and nuts; all hatches, skylights, ventila tars, doors, etc., on the port side, as far As the centre line of the monitor were also closed and made airtight by the divers. The barbette of the 6in. port was. midships gun, the gun muzzle, sight Colonel House, regarded in America having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are holes in the barhette. etc., were also throughout the dark days of the war as hereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong whence and/or from the Wharves, Delivery
NOTICES
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
THE Steamship
THE
'SAARLAND"
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lo
of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Gargo will be
be ready for Delivery From Godown on sad after 12th. April.
Optional wil be landed, unless Notice
MODA Cargo has been given prior to Btsamer's arrival,
to Tarms sad gnees' risk and subject can be obtained..
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
No Clairs will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after 18th April, 1926, will be subject to Rent
All Claims must reach us by 20th April, 1926, or they will not be recognised.
All damaged Packages will be examined by
examined cu azy Tuesday and Fridays | Messrs. Goddard and Douglas (Marine between the hours of 10.45 M. and Noor, within the Free Storage period.
No Olaims will be admitted after the Gooda left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th April, will be subject to Bent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Underrigned on or before the 3rd May, 1826, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE;
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The Steamship "BENLOMOND."
NSIGNDES of Cargo are hereby inform
that all Goods are being landed as their
1926
Surveyors) at 10 8.01. on 17th April,
No Fire Insurance will be effected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, Hongkong, 12th April, 1926,
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The world has a dim idea of the part
played in international diplomacy by Colonel House, of Texas, during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, but these two volumes reveal for the first time how remarkable that part really
A trial The Silent Partner "of the President, was and The Power Behind the Throne," came in personal contact with the King early in 1915.
made as airtight as possible. pumped into the wreck at the rate of was then made with air, which 70,000 cubic feet per hour by two com pressors, and on getting job. pressure it was found that the wreck had a de cided tendency to turn back towards up. righting. To prevent this two pairs of Din. wires were placed round the bar. hettes of the two 9in guns and passed under the starboard gunwale, in readi- ness to be placed over the lifting light-
ers.
When all this preparatory work had been completeil and the weather became suitable, the four lifting lighters hired from the Admiralty were towed to the wreck, the Din. wires were passed acrosa them, and at low water the lighters were pinned down and air pumped into the wreck. As the barges rose with the tide! the Glatton came up with them, the wires round the guns holding her in the same position as when on the ground. It was then found that the air under! compression gave the wreck sufficient buoyancy to relieve the lighters of 50 per cent of the weight. After a few minor ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MAR. difficulties, which generally happen in SEILLES, de, in connection with above this kind of work, the Glation was moved Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods 1,400ft. in two tides, and within 200ft. with the exception of Opium, Tressare and of the west pier of the Submarine Har
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I Vainables are being landed and stored at their bour, at the west side of which it is pro- risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and posed to berth the wreek during the next Kowloon
Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. "Bow- spring tides, about the middle of this diately after landing
whence Delivery zmy os obtained immouth.
When, the question of raising the wreck
risk into the hazardous and/or extra basta argo will be forwarded on rinless was under discussion in Parliament two
Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf And Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from the
may be obtained.
whare, all be admitted after the Goode
is received from the Consigneer
before 9,00 m. TO-DAY, requesting it to estimates of cost were mentioned; one of
landed here,
andelivered after the 17th instant,' will boom
Goods remaining unclaimed after huge quantity of mud to be removed the
No Claims avo left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining
subject to Bante
"All Claime against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 1st May, 1928, or they will not be recognised
All broke, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 17th instant, at 10 am. No Fire Ingrarance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th April, 1826.
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af Lading will be countersigned by the the 19th instant, at Noon, will be to Bant and Landing Charges,” All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Wednesday, the 21st inst., or they will not recognized.
All damaged-Fackages will be examined on Saturday, the 17th instant, at 10.00 s., by MASTE Goddard & Douglas.
Na Fire Insurance has been affected.
-** 7. LIMAGE,
Agent "Hongkong, 18th April, 1928,
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260,000 and one of £10,000, Captain Iron estimated £5,000, but owing to the actual cost will work out at something between £10,000 and £12,000. All the materials for the salvage work were made at the Dover Harbour Board's own work. shops, under the superintendence of Mr. P. G. Sutton, the works superintendent: Captain Trot has had great assistance since last Christmas from Mr. J. B1. Folland, and from Divers Maddison, Bolson, and Matthews, all four of whom hare this week left for important salvage work at Lorenzo Marquez.
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We spoke of the probability of an ocean liner being sunk,', wrote "Colonel House, and I told him if this were done a fame of indignation would sweep Across America, which would in itself probably carry us into the war.'
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"An hour later House was with King George in Huckingham Palace. Wo Fell to talking, strangely enough, the Colonel Captain F. SUDILL. B.D. R.NE, FRGS, wrote that night, of the probability of carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched Germany sinking a Transatlantic hner, this Port on er about THURSDAY, The King said. Supposs they, the 15 APRIL, 1928, at Noor. taking should sink the Lusitania with American
Passengers and Cargo for the above Porta passengers on board..! ↑
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Valuables and Tes for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be "That evening House dined at the transhipped at Bomber into the Mail Steame American Embassy. A despatch came in ¦ 1 rocreting direct to Marseilles and Landes. stating that at two in the afternoon a German submarine had torpedoed and 15 sunk the Lusitaninoff the southern coast of Ireland. Many lives bad becn lost. . . ‚”.
The next visit to the King took place on June 4th, 1815, when, wicte Colonel House:
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had sent the President, principally about I read the King one or two cables I
the interference with our shipping. I wish all oficial England to understand our Government's attitude upon this ques-: tion, in order that there may be no mis understanding should it be necessary to net with vigour later.
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Parcels will be received at this Office until
ra, tha Day before Sailing The contents and value of all packages must be declared,
For further Particular, Apply to
HAUKINNON, MAUKENZIE & 00.,
Agente Hongkong. 10th April, 1926.” [5429
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His Majesty talked of the recent Zep- pelin raid, and thought m very much Barometer
eving they would attempt more serious one would occur soon, bej
Temperaturs burn Lop Humidity don. I showed him the last cartoon in Wind Direction... Life. which Martin sent in advance of ed cousin Wilhelm hanged at the end of Rain publication, which depicts his distinguish Weather... a yardarm. I was not sure of the wisdom
of showing this, but he seemed to enjoy Highest open-air Temperature on 12th it thoroughly.
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**HIS APPRECIATION, "The more I see of the King the better I like him he is a good fellow, and de
called at Buckingham Palace at eleven serves a better fate than being a King."
On January 14th, 1918, Colonel House
o'clock in the morning, and "had a pleasant hour with his Majesty."
He was not at all pessimistic," wrote attitude of the United States, but, on the Colonel House at the time, as to the contrary, as soon as I explained some with our position..
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE."
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"I made my usual argument concern. Thur. 15 ing the submarine issue, the German- Americans, and our diculties with Fri. 16 m He said he understood quite well why the Satur 171 28. Mexico, which are troubling us afresh. President did not intend to permit Ger. many to force us into war with Mexico.
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Northcliffe said last night that the Kaiser was dying of tuberculosis of the Mon, 19 Noinferior High throat. The King declared this was not Tues 20 Nointerior High sense that he merely had a carbuncle on the back of his neck.
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