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MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1918.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

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MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

TAXING PASSENGERS AND CARGO T

STRAFTS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, 32.

Steamers

to

Leava Haagtorg

Connecting, Mail Steamer from

Colombo

Noon

Colombo.

Due Marseilles London

1917,

1917,

Dos

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Summer from COLOMBO is definitely reservad

Hongkong at the time of Booking.”*

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SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

5. $.

YOKOHAMA.

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INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

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bout

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THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPURARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Famished with an Electric Reading Lamp..

Round-the-World Tickets and Through fickets to New York in conneobien ith the Principal Mail Lines

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Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be ancelled or altered without notice.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th, 1918,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE ALBERT MEDAL

LUNATIO ARMED WITH A LIYE HOME.

LIVES SACRIFICED FOR COM-V

TADES.

It was announced in the Gazette " revently, that the King has awarded the Albert Medal in gold to Private, (acting Lancet Corporal James Collins, of the [14th Field” „Ambulance, H.A.M.C., in recognition of his galant action in saving life in France in the following circum- steners.

the faming wreckage, and aller releasing one of the man's lege amputated the qiher, whereuporu - the- mas was drawn out alive, Captain Hoekyn retaining bolt of the main aetery until a turniquet"onuld be pu

Lieut. Andrew R. McCreath, North- umberland Fus. (Egyptian Military Force).

On July 20th, 1917, during an inspection of grenades, one of the grenades fell on the ground and détonsted, and Lieut. McGreath, henzi, ing warning shouts, an ap. aml pleket up the bomb. In order to got rid of it without endangering others, he had to Fun until he found an empty dug-out into which to throw it. As he was about to throw it away the detonator exploded fortunately, the ammans? was wet (although Livot. McCreath “dje

not know this), and to further explo

sion took place. gr he would slingst rertainly have been killed or severely injured"

leut. Fris Arnold Sharklady. Man

" November 11th, 1917, urar ar advanced dressing station in France, a lunatic soldier escaped from his escort and ran away along a french. tellin rad after him, and then be got. near him the man threatened to throw a bob at him. Collins closed with the man, who then withdrew the pin from the bomb and let it fall in the trench. In an endeavour to save the patient und two other soldiers who were peachester RegieLt. Collins put his foct upon the bomb which exploded, killing the lunatic and Tajuring Collins severely fortunately the Two solliers We not burt. Collins, who could easily have got out of the way, as the gravet rink sof bing his life in order to save others," The Albert Medal in gold is also, con- ferred pen Second-deut. Arthur Hal stend. M... Inte 10th Battalion West Riding Regiment, far the foilowing act of gallantry

Jai:81st, 2017, during instrue- tion in the thawing of live bonibe, Lub is accidently topped. Lieut. Halstead placed himself between the best and the soldier who had dropped it in order to screen him, and tried to kick the bomb away, but exploded fatally, wounding him. soldier was slightly wounded, and there can be little doubt that Lieut. Hab. stead's Hallant

action saved the Boldier's life."

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The following awards of the Albert Medal are also sanounced :—

PATTY OFFICER'S SACRIFICE. Petty Officer Alfred Place, late RN.

Ar. Blandford, on June 16th, 1916, during grenade practice, a live buil thrown by one of the mea nuder instruction fell back into the trench. Petty Officer Placo rushed forward, pulled back two men who were in frant of hire and attempted to reach the grenade with the intention of throwing it over the purspet. Unfortunately the bomb exploded before he could reach it and inflicted fatal Injuries. By his coolness and self-sacrifice Petty officer Place probably saved the live of three cther men."

Major Lewis C. Besme, D.S.0., and Pte. Albert F. Usher, both A.8.C.

Wêre

On Gether 2nd, 1916, a French motor lorry, loaded with 3,000lbs. of aeroplane bomba, caught fire in the middle of a camp of the Serbian army. Efforts to beat out the flames with earth proved ineffectus), and after the fire had been burning for seven or eight minutes, and the bomb cases already involved. Major Bearne and private Faher ran up with extin gulabors. Beth immediately crawled. underneath the lorry, and eventually succeeded in extinguishing the flames, chus averting serious disaster at the risk of their own lives. Major Bearn was severely burnt about the hands and arms,"

Dapl, the Hon. Thomas C. Fitzherbert, Tancashire Hare.

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During bembing practice at Cleethorpes on December 6th, 1916, a Live grenade which was thrown by one of the men ander instruction failed to elear the parapet. The bomb Awar picked up sad throw a second time. but again failed to clear the capit. By this time the firse had burat nearly to the end, but ent. Shuckindy ran forward, picked up the grenade, und was about to throw it away when it HONGKONG & MANILA. exploded and blew out his hand. Fly. this gallant action, ia whith hiske his fe, Lieut. Shacklady undoubtedly saved the life of the man who had thrown the greaudē,".

i

wafiam E. Blondes, both B.F.C.

Lieut. Frederick 8. Smith and Sergt.

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At au nerodrome in Frances October tr. 1910, bmb necidant ally exploded in the mouth of a dug-out forming a bomb store, which contained large number, of boabs packed in wooden cases and quantity of rockets," Two men were killed by the explosion, and another man, who was severely injured, was thrown down into the store. Dense rodumes of winoka issġed from the dugouts, there was great HOJO,NAMAZUTA, SAYO KANAJAB Gubbey, Eaq. Hon. Mr. E risk of furthery explosion Lieut. SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA BEBAI (then 2nd-Lit Smith, on hearing&OTUBARI COLLEREIREI

call for help, immediately entered the dug-out, followed by Sergeant Rhoades. and succeeded in rescuing the wounded man, who would otherwise have beezi suffocated. It

Seen-Lieu! Freerick L. Houghto Royal Warwicks.

On July 7th, 1917. during bomb. ing instruction, a bomb hit the parapet and fell back into the trench which was occupied by Lent. Houshton, a non- tommissioned officer and tle, man who had thrower the bomb. The non-com- missioned officer shouted to the man to seek cover, which he could easily have done, but the inau” remained crouching Dear the bomb. Lent. Houghton had already placed himself in safety; but on hearing the shouts of the not-com

pissioned officer, he ran back into the trench, seized the bomb, and threw it over the parapet, where it at once exploded

Hlad not Lieut, Houghton returned from safety into danger, the man would almost certainly have been. killed."

DORA" AND YORKSHIRE.

PUDDING.

On July 10th, 1918, an instruc-Dora (the Defence of the Realm. Aut, tinmal party was throwing live bombs we hasten to say) is all-embracing, but from separate pits. A volley was the suggestion of an old lady in the ordered. All the bombs were thrown" Daily Mail" that eating Yorkshire successfully except one, which hit the pudding with roast beef la nów i cimē parapet and stuck in the mud. For and should be included in the Defence. three or four seconds the accident was of the Realm At has not found favour, unaoticed, as everyone was watching though she meant the heavy dough one the bombs in the air, and the man who gets in London restaurants and not the. threw the bomb was too frightened to stuff prepered by the Yorkshire house call out or to move. Suddenly. Capt. wife. Perhaps the dear old Indy was Fitzherbert noticed smoke issuing from dyspeptic, like other reformers, so far as the parapet and saw the bomb. Hoone athers from the tone of their might have placed himself in safety by remarks in Haus papers, urging the throwing himself on the bottom of his abolition of the stodgy Sunday dinner," pit; but seeing that the men would Again vegetarians know how to tackle. be exposed to the full force of the the meat shortage, but they do not appeal explosion, he picked the bomb out of for drastic action against vegetables. So the and and threw it clear just as it the correspondenue prounds, some people exploded.

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RESCUE YEOM BERNING WRECKAGE. Capt. Charles R. Hoskyn, R.AM.C.

In France on November 14th, 2018, as a result of a serious railway aceidaat, man was pinned down by the legs under some heavy girders. The wreckage wax on fire, and the flames had already reached the man's andes Captain Hoskyn. crawled into a cavity

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