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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 20
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions from Mr. D. D. Thomson, to sell by
PUBLIO AUCTION,
MONDAY.
the 26th April, 1939, at.2.30 PM.. within her residence," No, 5, Mountain View, The Peak,
THE WHOLE OF THE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
1
Comprising
Double and Single IRON BEDSTEADS with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSES, TEAKWOOD WARDROBES with GLASE, DRESSING TABLES, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, TEAKWOOD EXTEN. SION DINING TABLE and CHAIRS, CROCKERY and GLASS WARE, BLACK WOOD CURIO STAND ad.TEA TABLE, &c, &c
"THE SOUTH POLE.
[Continued from page 2.1.
1900
Intimations.
JABILLY SAYING,
Entertain
COMING IN COMING
THE
HIPPODROME
CIRCUS
&
MENAGERIE.
LOCATION
Causeway Bay.
WATCH THE DATE.
atilining the period in taking chain soundings acrois McMurdo Sourd. The ship axperienced Rovere pressures, but was finally freed on Jann? aty to uninjured. On January 24, after a blir- THE NORTHERN, PARTY.
zard had commenced to break the Ice abeet,
It is a common but silly opinion prevailing Professor. Edwo th David, RB, reports was proceeding westward achas the among a certain class of people that the word The northern party squinting of Douglas when I perceived a heliograph on Butter Pomaremedy tastes, smalls or hurts, the more Marcs, B.Sc., Mr. Mackay, and self, laft Cap 11 miles distant. I succeeded in penetrating efficacious it is," So says a well-known Eng- Royd for the magnetic Pole on October 5, 1908 the pack, and picked up Armylage, Brockle-ish physician. He further adds:" For We picked up depots left by motorcar 15 miles burnt, and Priestley. On February 1, following example, let us consider cod liver oil. As it is out. The party bauled two sledges by relays, Lieutenant Shackleton's instructions, 1 pro- extracted from the fish this oil is so offensiva the total weight being Ccolb, per man, with ceeded to search the western coast for the to the taste and smell that almost everybody provisions for 03 days. We reached Butter Borders Party This was rendered difficult abhors if, and many cannot continued northwards ie do deg, of frost. rounded along the greater pant, within a quarter. Oll is one of the most valuable drugs in the Polat on October 13, and leaving a depot, by the pack and by blizzards. Coasting, matter how badly they need it. Yet cod liver, use it at all, no
There was very heavy sledging over consoll mile of the shore, between the Drygalski' world, and it is the greatest pity that we have dated pick ice. North of Caps Bernacchi the Barrier and Cape Washington. On Februsty not thus far been able to free it from those sea-ice of Granite Harbour was just strong found the northers; party, and returned to peculiarities which so, seriously interfere with enough on October 24 to bear the sledges. Cape Royd, and on the 20th picked up the its usefulness. This was writton years ago; We arrived at the sound 17 miles Torther not, southern depot party at Hut Point. Joyce re the work of civilizing and redeeming it how al blubber, Farther so th, living mainly on budired miles without a sign of the southern plished; and as a leading ingredient in the on October 10, where, to save oil, we utilized ported that he had dinvilled with car ever has, ancelbeen triumphantly accom seal-meat, we crossed the Nordenskiold Barrier patty Henceforward there were frequent blix. remedy called and relayed to the Drygalaki Glacier. The sirds. On March !: I observed a heliograph WAMFOLE'S FREPARATION thawing sea-ice, compacted of brash and crush on Hot Point, and picked up Lieutenant the oil retains all its wonderful curative, pro- ed pack, made progress laborious and slow. Shackleton and Wild The former left the perties with no bad small or taste whatever. It The sea-ice south of the Drygalski Glacier was ship the same afternoon with a relief party. beginning to break up. A first attempt to cros
is palatable "as" honey and contains all the Box Plan The Nimrod b
proceeded to Cape Royd to eme nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod the glacier failed, owing to numerous deep bark stores. On March 3, in a sudden blizzard, Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod charms." We crossed further east on December Chief Officer Davis's bost succeeded in reach-livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of sand followed a difficult roule over crevassed - ing the ship. "Anether boat un oar breaking Hypophosphites and Extracts of Mall and prestare ridges. On December to we found was forced under the ice. The crew bacaped Wild Cherry; creating a medicine of unequaled open sea on the north side of the Draygalski and wore hauled up an ice cliff in a frost-bitten power for the diseases most prevalent and fatal Glacier. We made a depot of ore sledge and, condition. The boat was sunk. The ship was among nien, women and children. › There is after cooking supplies of scal and pauguin to compelled to slip anchor. With all hands on no other remedy to compare with it. It in- HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF lessen the shortage of food, turned inland on board at Hot Point on March 4, we sailed creases the digestive power of the stomach and
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December 6 (116) with 6jölb of equipment homewards. The results of the ship's in Blood Impurities, Weakness, Loss of Floth, and provisions. We attempted the glacier outward voyage include the knowledge of Throat and Lung Troubles, Nervous Dyi between Mountains Nausen and Larsen. an extension of the eastward navigable papsia, Scrofulous Affections, Thinness and region of the Rose Sea and numerous Slow Development in the young, it gives quick soundings in which bottom samples were ob and certain relief and cure. Dr. G. C. Sharnos, tained. Sounding around a stranded berg, to of Canada, says: "I dball continue its use with ascertain the proportion submerged, showed am sure, great advantage to my patients and that nearly equal bulk. is above and below satisfaction to myself" Has all the virtues of trust it fully; it cannot disappoint or fail. One boltle convinces. Sold by all chemists,
ALSO
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tof the Members of the HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1939, at 4 P.M. in the CITY HALL, for the following purposes :—
..To receive the Report and Accounts of
After sledging among the high pressure ridges, where the sledges and the party often nearly lost to the crevasses,
abandoned that roule. bird then
I
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The Committee for the year ending 31st / covered the glacier with deeply drifted snow water to the case. of a typical tabular snow cod liver oil; none of its faults. You may, by the Undersigned and to take immediate
December, 198
7. To elect a New Committee.
3. To tragtact any general business.
By Order,
F. A. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 14th April, 1909
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
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and the sledges were extricated with difficulty Subsequent violent blizzards removing the loose soow enabled the party to ascend the steep slope of a branch glacier to the main glacier between Mountains Larion and Bel. lingshausen. Thence there was fair travelling to an inland plateau at an altitude of over 7,000 ft. Strong southerly winds, godeg. of
berg. A good zoological collection was made in the pack.
On my return to the ship on March 41 found it necessary, owing to the low tem peratures and the freezing of the sea, to prov and north immediately. The ship forced a way under sail and steam for two days through "pancake" ice, and 1 proceeded to explore the northern coast of Victoria Land. On March 8 western progress was barred by Compact, bummocky ice in latitude 7odeg, 10
heavy, now,
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All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which
Mashmere will be held at Happy Valley, on Jack: The position of the Pole was determin./ min, longitude 167Jez. 10min, east. From oos China, &c &c, to exchange or sall, Bank date they cannot be recognised.
and
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in
'PLAIN COLOURS and SMART STRIPES
INDIA GAUZE
and'
frost, and shortened rations made travelling trying. The party reached the magnetic Pole 260 statute miles north-west of the Drygalık depos on January 16 and boisted the Union. ed by Marsen with a Lloyd-Craak, dip-circle as in the vicinity of latitude 7:deg. 25mins, longitude 154 east. The party, returning, travelled 16 to 20 miles daily, and arrived at Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-price, the function of the branch glacier with the The Committee invite the Ladies, of Hong-main glacier near Mount Larroa on January kong to be present,
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ERNEST H. SHACKLETON;"
position, in latitude 69 deg. 48 min, forgituda 166deg, timin., 1 dlacersed in perfectly clear weather's new range of coast mountains trend- ing first south-west and then wast for 45 miles beyond Cape North. Their approximate al titudes are from 5,000ft," to 7,000ft. The 30: Attempting to shoot down the main mountains are mosily tabular and ara apparent
Bon. Sec. and Treasurer.
glacier, we became involved in ice pressure part of a deeply eroded plateau. Their out. ridges and crevasses, necessitating the unload-line was sketched by Mr. Marson. On March Hangkong, 17th April, rgog
[351ing of the sledge and hand porterage. On we were besat in the old pack cemented by February 3 the party arrived at an intet in the new ice. A fair wind freshening enabled us THE DAIRY FARM CO., LD. glacier near the Drygalski depot. Our provi- to clear the pack After a boisterous passage sions were exhausted except for a few biscuits. north is thick weather all the party arrived at We ancured seal and penguin, but the party's Half-Moon Bay to-day in excellent health retreat was cut off by the sea-ice, the shaet There was no sign of scarry throughout the baying broken up. The outlook was serious. voyage, The Nimrod, returning from Capa Washington, and continuing a vigorous search, on February 4 sighted the depot flag on the ics cliff The pany, 'finishing 'meal, was aroused by the To the Editor of the Daily Mail, man Nimted firing a double detonator. Rushing 1.telegraph by command of the Queen to out of the text, Marios fell soft down a thank you for the good news contained in the crevasse, but was rescued unhurt by the party letter which you kindly sent for her Majesty's from the ship. The duration of the journey information announcing the saccess of the [191--was 122 days:-We travelled, including relays, Nimrad-expedition that Lieutenant Stackle- 1,260 statute miles. The results are that coast ton had reached the South (magnetic), Pole, and was triangulated by Marion by theodolite from that he had hoisted the fag given him by Her McMurdo Sound to the Drygalski Glacier. For Majesty before he left England, Aug 20 geological, magnetic, and meteorological-re-1 am-furtber-commanded-by-the-Queen-to- sulis, minerals, Epparently vanadium, and ask you to convey. Her Majesty's very hearty widely spared monazite have been found.” congratulations to Lieutenant Shackleton for
his great achievement.
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ter Factory, stay we pursued grological work in the vicinity In Bags. of aga br. net 83.45 per Bag and find an extensive raised beach goft; above the sea. On the morning of January, 33. the party woke to find the ice upon which it was camped drifting senwards. Forinnately, at mid. Bight, by the influence of a current, the floa
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TIME-TABLE
WEEK DATE A 7,00 800,000 THE "NIMROD'S " VOYAOR.
7.30 am, to 1000 LM4Every, zo minutes. Captain-Evapu, of the Nimred, report (12,30 m, 10.13.45 panu inkvery 15 minutes. The Nimrod navigated south under sall only | 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. Every to minutas, and entered the Arst belt of ice, do miles of pack 1.15 p.m. to © 5:45 pm, Every 15 minutos ice, on December 20, crossing the Antarctic - 145 p.mx ta' 8.15 p.m. 1. Every 10 minutes.
· Circle the same day. Thereifiar, at intervals, := 8,43 pm to 3:00 panel. Every 15 minutes. there was much pack, I proceeded south on
· 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Kysy 15 minutes, meridi.n. 173 west so' quilinde rodes, 4smio.000 3.00 wilvery zo miceter, between Rois's tracks, We sounded, and, at | Les pm; and 9 pmg Sug§•§1+30 13.15 DE
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15*5 fathoms (9,450ft.) ballon was not reached,
avaty half hour.
On January I arrived at the edge of the
pack, savan mifas aast of Beaufort Island, and 500 m, to 9.00 am, valivary
on January 3 raiched the ice sheet of Capacagim to To 30 Lin, salves, 25 minutes,
Bird. I despatched a sludge party of four men 1630 am to 11.00 4.3. silvery zo minnstar.
in charge of Mr, Mackintosh to convey, malle 11.45 a.m.
to Cape Royd. The same ovaning (wo man | 1100 Moo
returned Mackintosh and McGillan [J. Mc-
Gowan) continuing the fourney. Next diy they found the ice sheet breaking, and just auc ceeded in reaching land: Chance Do January i thoy, travelled over prerassed mountain slopes to Cape Røyd, arriving
the last stags of axhaustion,
provisions in C
The ship first reached
A breaking up his general collection, in N ADVANCED SPECIALIST, just tending to confine himself to the Far Eastern countries, would be glad to hear from any collectors, who have Hongkong, Slam, Japan, and French Surcharged Offices in South References Apply to
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This vessel brings on Cargo:——
From London, kn, ex 8.8, India, From Australia, x 8.5. Moldacio, From Calcutta, ar 8.5. Japan.
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