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G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR

-Public Auctions

THE Undersigned has received in- Tainties be set by Public Auctions

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`SATURDAY, April 5. 1919. commencing at 1030 am.” this Sales Rooms, Duddall Street, (20'ACCUORT OF THE CONGRENED,) About 4100 aacks Blue Ride Brand Australian Flour

(stored in China Provident Loan &

13

Mortgage Co's godowa,

West Foint

About 900 sacks "Blue Rits Brand" Australian Flour.

(stored in Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

& Godown Co's. No. 23 godowy,

Kowlooo.)

TERM:-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, April 5, 1919.

on

MONDAY, April 7, 1819, i

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at his Sales Rooms, Daddell Street

A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture, comprising:-

Tapestry covered coay corner & easy

shairi, teak batetand with bevelled. mftror, blackwood chairs, teapoys, fower standa, tables, overmantol & atools, marble clocks, vases, pictures, brass incense burners & ornaments, etc., etc.

Teak extension dining table & chairs, teak sideboard & dinner weggon, dinner deti, glassware, carpets, rugs, electric celling lana, teak bookcasea & deak, atc., otc

Double it single brass mounted iron bedsteada, teak single and double ward- robes with bevelled glass doors, teak dressing table, and washstand, toilet¦ crockery, etc, etc.

Algo

1 Enamelled Bath (new),

2 Cottage Pianos,

1 Grand Piano.

On view from Saturday, 6th inst

Catalogue will be imed.

TormaCash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, April 2, 1919.

AG

WEDNESDAY, April 8, 1819. !commencing at 12 o'clock (HOOK) at bis Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

from ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), The Wreak of the

6.8. YIAMSAMUD

(9932 tons nett register)

[

As she now lies on Alligator Island (atar Fooebow) with all anchors, chains, gear and appurtenances,

"

&c.

ka.

Teria; Cash on fall of hammer when the wreck will be at purchaser's risk." GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, March 13, 1913.

FOR SALE.

Two Cycle 14 H.P. Fay & Bowen Kerosene Engine, Marina Type, with reversing gear, shafting and propellor. Apply 'GEO. P. LAMMERT.

BABY'S

WELFARE

Anrious Mothers

ANY mothers are

Married about the

*shanglag ‚df, Baby'a') Food from time to time, The Food, thatszita ATEKWINKA of. prwill not sufẞesalatzmesia **The Allanburys Food she thebely system of infant Feed... Ing that provides for Baby's deeds step by step pro $fesive dietary" stated "to Baby' growing digestiva power from birtha mimarde,

· The juice of ETADOR OR MAKM; 'rsatdule. so šemañola) jo the hand fed baby am be given

with these Foode, and instru

kidom ara Farnished on each

packaga

The

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INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

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MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire and for Sale

at reasonable Prices.

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'Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road · Central

KODAKS

& FILMS

"Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing

Undertaken.

A. TACK & CO., 26, Des Voeux Road Central

FURS & CARPETS.

Save your furg and carpets by storing them in our Cold Stores för the summer months.

. For particulars as to packing and rates apply to

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD

STORAGE CO, LTD..

JUST RECEIVED

New Supply, of

WAR STAMPS.

All British Colonies have already issued them.

Why not HONGKONG?

GRACA & CO., DEALERS IN

PORTAGE STAMPS, FLOWER SEEDS," POSTCARDS, Toys, &c. &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER Ice House Street. CHILDREN'S PORTRAITS

A SPECIALITY. DEVELOPING FOR AMATEURS, Store cousfield Arcade.

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

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ORDER

CHERRY & 00,

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hungtong Hotel, Telephone: No. 491,"

Hongkong, March 20, 191£.

піволій

CRICKET

SCORING

BOOKS

CAN BE OBTAINED

ATHT

BREWER'S

Price

82

66

THE CHINA MAIL.

SPERO

FRERES

3.290

DISTINCTION”

FELUCCA "THE CIGARE

EPE-EG IGARETTES EGYPTIENNE

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There is

an instantly recognisable flavor to "Felucca" which distinguishes it from other Egyptian Cigarettes. This flavor, which is only obtained from the finest selected leaf, has secured for "Felucca" by far the largest sale of any Egyptian high-grade in the Orient.

A new stock of “Felucca” Cigarettes is on sale at all leading tobacconists. Send for a tin today.

Manufactured in Cairo by Maspero Freres

PATROL DUTY.

This advertisement immed by British-American. Tobacco Co, Ltd

SOME SUCCESSES OF THE ANTI-

SUBMARINE FLOTILLAS.

In a recent speech by the Admiral commanding the Dover Patrol, Sir Roger Keyes, be stated that so efficient had been the work of the Patrol, and such a terror had it be come to the German submarine com- manders, that very few had lately attempted the dangerous experiment of passing the Dover barrage, with the result that the anti-submarine flotillas further down Channel were complaining that there were, no Fritzes" left for them to tackle..

by ramiming and depth charges was not properly realised. It is quite certain that by far the greater proportion of submarines that have been destroyed have been sunk by these means, aided perhaps by means of minefields or barrages. Thus a certain patrol vessel sighted a sub marine in daylight whilst carrying out her duty of escorting a merchant- man; she made full speed for the enemy, firing her while, but these apparently did guns mican-

not take effect, for the sub- marine submerged quite normally. whilst the patrol vessel was still several cable-lengths away. The latter was, however, plentifully equip

strad-

FRIDAY APRIL 4 1918.

ROTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, ✨

Hotel Mansions.

Agenta for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG- NOODLES, VERMICELLI,~

AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.

LL our Fastes bear the "Rooster" label and aen made from: Flome of the Bat Quality, montaining a large percentage of Glaten. Starch and (uten we th principal componenter of flour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more Detriment than Starch Hanufactured, under the most maitary condition

Large quantities have been exported to various important ellies In the World.

Torma moderato, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong; Telephone 1939. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Boochow Boad, Shanghai, China; Telophone $385. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Strook, Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable adirom: "Hzowax,

THE

BREEZY GARAGE.

81, Des Voeux Road, Central..

Opposite Central Market.

TEL. NO. 2499.

The latest model" Chandler," "Hadson” “Oakland” cars for hire,

Theatre parties.

Pleasure 'trips

Shopping, etc, at-moderate charges..

Our cars are only driven by experienced drivars, so that all clients em

be sure of every comfort and reliability,

Latze stocks of spare parts and children's "Skudders * on asia Motor cars, launchos sad syales, repairing done daily. Call and inspect.

TANG TSUM Manager had Proprietor.

AMERICAN MANUFACTURED

Westinghouse

LAMPS

For Sale by:

GERIN, DREVARD & CO. Tel, 114.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

2. H. TAGGART

·MANAGES

THE PEAK HOTEL.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

mander, but always without success. Within a few hours of the new commander taking her to sea; a German submarine obligingly came to the surface not half a mile distant, and almost directly in her course. At a speed of 25 knots the intervening.distance was covered in something under a minute, mach too short a time for Fritz to disappear again, with the result that the special razor-like stein of the patrol boat cut an enormous rent in the U-boat, causing her to founder immediately, This was it that prize money and a much coveted decoration came to the commander of that vessel, before he had had time to walk round his ship.

On another occasion a special ed with depth charges, and dropped 1,500 Feet above Sea Level, patrol vessel had a very unusual one over the spot where the sub Earlier in the history of Cross experience. In the course of covering marine was last seen, one some dis Channel escort work, however, and the square of sea allotted to him tance ahead and two so as to before the Dover Patrol had succeed for patrol duties, a vivid green light die" her probable course, thus en ed in so thoroughly closing that end was seen several miles away, it being closing her in a rough shaped dia of the Channel to enemy submarines, dark at the tima A challenging mond The submarine in a few there was a different story to tell, flash produced no response in the minutes again appeared just outside and many exciting encounters be way of recognition signals, so the the diamond, which was fairly con- tween them and our submarine hon patrol vessel was brought nearer, and clusive evidence that something.had ters occurred. Some of the more cautiously steered around the strange gone wrong with her, whereon spectacular and dramatic of these light in order to defeat any U-boat the patrol vessel made in her direc have already been described in the ruses. When near enough to see the tion and dropped another egg in Press, but there have been numerous cause of the phenomenon, the bow of a the vicinity. The usual signs of oil others which are worthy of record submarine was discovered standing upon the surface, accompanied by frag resulted in every instance in the she was in a condition of consider destruction a practical certainty, but even though they might not have at such an angle that it was obvious ments of wreckage, rendered her destruction of the submarine.... able and unusual "trim," whilst the If the commanding officers of any stern portions were completely sub- of our anti-submarine craft had been merged. Hanging on to the exposed selected and questioned haphazard, parts of the bow were several men the chances are at least five to one who soon disclosed their identity as and presumably her comman- against any particular one of them German by their shouts of "Kamerad," der's name does not appear in

tains who will never sail again.

as this could not be definitely proved, and it was not a suitable locality for "sweeping," she was put down. officially as probably sunk."

having seen a German submarine but even this unexpected state of the published list of U-bost cap-

the only ones which patrolled the seas Surface vessels, however, are not

marines for our own submarines bent on the destruction of enemy sub- have been fully utilised in the effort. We were informed several months ago. how one of our submarines whilst on patrol sighted an cuciny attack, &c.". How the enemy eluded submarine and got into position: to the attack, but was stalked for,

prior to the recent wholesale surafairs might have been a new sub render of U-boats. Various estimates marine ruse for accomplishing the have been given of the number of destruction of the speedy warship vessels engaged in the hunting and which the U boat had found to be destruction of submarines, and also her arch-enemy, as the commander as to the total number of German sub wisely held off at some little dis marines that have been built; some tance, and despatched a boat to the of these estimates were undoubtedly scene. This took off some eight or inaccurate, especially upon the latter nine men, from whom it was learned score, but two thousand appears to that the U-boat, had beeï engated have been not an overestimate for in minelaying, when her stern was the former, Asregards the total num- damaged either by the premature bet of submarines that ever put to sea, explosion of one of them or else by we were informed by the Admiralty striking a British mine; the damage boat until at length an that it was definitely known a few was too great for them to make good anity arose and two torpedoes months ago that 150 had been des even by pumping out all her ballast were fired, followed by a tremen troyed, while over 100 have been and trimming tanks, and as these dous explosion and upheaval, of the surrendered. It seems certain, there men saw the vessel was likely, to water. It is not, however, generally. fore, that the total number construct founder they escaped through the

a considerable time by our own

Coppoc

ed did not exceed 400, and of these forward torpedo tubes. It was found known that on the same day and not probably no more than 30 to 40 were impossible to tow the submarine toy far from this vicinity a tran- ever, at sea at the same time. Al port, and as it was distinctly unwiss narrowly escaped destruction at the sport carrying thousands of troops. though it is practically impossible to to rua any risk of her getting away hands of another enemy submarine, work out from these figures any mat she was thoroughly depth charged" which was apparently working in hematical of theory probabilities as to make certain that she was to be company, with the one whose end Fregards the chances of any particular numbered among the disposed ofs was formally published, This second vessel sighting an enemy submarine, It is a matter worthy of notice submarine, which was almost in it would certainly appear that those that since the enemy adopted his the track of the transport, was chances have been not less than five policy of unrestricted submarine was lying in wait for the favourable to one, and quite probably a good fare, very few submarines have been. deal more.

moment when a zig-zag evolution destroyed by gun fire. This is not compelled her to alter her position Now in quite a large number of altogether remarkable seeing that this disturbance of the water waAS cases where submariner have been on the surface the average submarine immediately noticed by the cagio destroyed, the sighting of the quarry is no match for the average patrol eyes on the merchantmen specially has been a matter of pure chance.vessel, even though her armament fold off to watch for submarines, the Thus, in one particular case, a patrol might be equally powerful. It is helm was put over at the right vessel had a new commanding officer however somewhat remarkable that appointed to her she had frequently in pre-war days, when the possibilities moment, and the bow of the trans been scouring the seas for the enemy of submarines were beginning to be

port caught the submarine fair and whlist she retained her old com understood,, offence against them

(Contiqued on Paze 6.)

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

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