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G. P. LAMMERT.

ABUTIONEER, APPRAISER.

AND SURVEYOR

INTIMATIONS

Niokalplated & White Ware

Public Auctions BATHROOM FIXTURES

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TEM Undersigned has received instruc on to sell by Public Auction

00:

MONDAY, December 8, 1919, commencing at 11 ami,

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

A Quantity of Lady's brown & black saacs, corsets, moirotto frilt skirts,. «ilk gloves, lady's silk mi-tany silk trim- wings, ostrich feathers, Gent's silk ties, etc. etc..

Also

H Pairs Union Moses Blankets, On view from Saturday, the 6th inst.. Tarma: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Agationear. Hongkong, December 9, 1919.

INTIMATIONS.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

FAULLTY OF MEDICINE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the UNIVERSITE is about to appoint a Part-time Tator of Anatomy. Full particulars may be obtained from the Deso of the Medical Faculty... N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH,

Registrar. Hongkong, December 3, 1919

ISSUE OF FRENCH 5% PREMIUM BONDS.

TO HELP IN THE RECONSTRUC TION OF WAR DEVASTATED REGIONS.

GUARANTEED BY THE FRENCH

GOVERNMENT.

FOUR THOUSAND MILLION FRANCS

divided into Eight Millions 500 francs 5% Premium Bonds. Free of all Taxes. redeemable in 75 years at frs 500 and ala by yearly premium drawings amcuating to frs 10.000.000,--with a quarterly first prize of :

ONE MILLION FRANCS Price of issue frs 485- Applications will be received by the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

· (THE" FRENCH BANK)

ap to December 11th, 1910.

L. BERINDOAGITE,

Manager. Hongkong, December 3, 1810.

GRAND FRENCH LOAN t WITH DRAWING.

UNDER THE GUARANTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

THE Local branch of the BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINK will receive subscriptions for the above öttery from this date to the 15tk Desember.

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For milliards francs of 55 lottery be izaued, free of ineonis taxes, iredeemable at Fr. C00. in 75 years.

Non-convertible before 2 yearS, Isaue price F. 495,—per head. The Lottery will be drawn for every varter rieding 10 million of france in es yearly, the First prize in each

Pharing being

Fcs. 1,000,000,

M. ROUET 18 JOURNEL,

Manager. Hongkong, November 23, 1919.

NOTICE

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

Order to enable the Contractors bo complete the work in connection with the shove "Hotel "at"the earliest. possible data without interruption, and th order to avoid all possibility of dam ags to the Flooring, Tiles, Paint Work, eto The public are requested Findly botsin from visiting the Hotel on and from this date until its scmplation and formal opening on hich doe. Notice will be given by. advertisement in the local newspapers.

The Management of the Hotel feel are that they may rely upon the ready operation of the public in the fore going regard.

Dated this Sixth day of November,

For the HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD, PROPRIETORS OF THE

--REPULSE BAY HOTEL

J. 8. TAGGART,

Manager.

Artistic Remodellery "Clamning, Block' al Bonnels and fintu,

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FAZILKA WRECK.

and was told to dress and come. on deck.

Almost immediately after wards the captain came down and TRANSHIPPING 600 PERSONS. said the ship was ashore and asked me to assist in getting the passengers broke and in the grey dawn we could on deck. About two hours later day see that the ship was fast for some distance amidships with a small

were taken

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up for their convenience. The mea had to assist the lascars who were by this time thoroughly tired out to row to the ship which we reached safely at about 3.30 p.m.

BOARDING THE MYTIULUS,

Captain Jackson and his officers, who We were welcomed most kindly by have made every conceivable arrange-

The Rangoon papers of the 11th inst., contain a full story of the loss of the BI. steamer "Fazilka," which was caught in a cyclone on Nov., barren rock about 20 feet above i ment for our comfort. As it was 8 and wept ashore at the southern water on her starboard side, and too rough to admit of boarding the extremity of the Great Nicobars only about 20 yards away ou he "Mytiulus" by means of the gangway The Mytiulus, which was going from port side was another rock. A heavy Singapore with a cargo of liquid surf was breaking on the rocky beach the ladies were hauled up by the aid a basket had been prepared in which fuel, went to her rescue when the The sides were almost sheer and of a crane and the steam winch. passengers and mails were trans-

slippery and landing would have There was no rivalry to be the first ferred to her. Accordingly they been a matter of great difficulty. A to venture. The only Singapore to Colombo by that boat was launched and sent ashore lady on board led the way. The steamer. A message from Ceylon, with a crew under the chief oficer men used a rope ladder after the dated November 9, says:

It is suggested that the "Fazilka and eventually reached the beach manner of more or less seasoned accident was due to an unlooked for after the onlookers had thought her pilots. Great praise-is due to the and quite exceptional set towards Meantime the "Fazilka" held firm and for having transferred over 600 gone on more than one occasion, crews of the boats of all three ships the Great Nicobars. Steamers out the boat was signalled to return. All persons without accident of any ward bound from Penang to the passengers had dressed and come kind. Madras usually take

All the luggage of the course on deck with their luggage and white passengers was also delivered to the north of the Great calmly waited events. Nor was there Nicobars, but apparently the

on the Mytilus" without, loss, captain on the "Fazilka decided to the native passengers, mostly Indian ditions. The position of the wreck any appearance of anxiety among or damage under very, trying cop endeavour to avoid the cyclone by coolies with their women folk and taking a course to the south of those few children. It was pathetic to watch of the Great Nicobar island and it is is about half way up the east coast. islands. They must have been carried them getting their little bundles of nothing short of a miracle how she on the Great Nicobars by a heavy set luggage together and wondering, CO escaped being dashed to, pieces on in a northerly direction and the fact doubt, what was to be the end of it all the rocks before getting so close in that there was quite an exceptional for them. Our wireless had been send shore and even then that she escaped set in this direction on the night of ing out the S.O.S. for a considerable by grounding. It was a matter of the accident is confirmed by the time before picking up any replayards and seconds, for had she run masters of other vessels which but eventually all were reliered to into the rock on her right only 20 were, in these waters on that date. Flearn that the American ship West Fyanda off she would have, sunk, in One captain is understood to have Modus bound for Singapore and the deep water and probably no one stated that his vessel was carried tank steamer "Mytilus" för. Colombe would have been saved. She mesed thirty miles out of her course by this were coming to our assistance. The a similar rock a little further out by The nine European passengers who the latter at 1 o'clock and anchored he broken up in a few hours in the former turned up about midday and yards. Even where she is she would were on board the ill-fated steamer about a mile away. It was decided north-east monsoon. As it is she is were Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Wreford, of to get the deck passengers off to the bumping and rocking fore and aft Singapore, Mr. R. N. Mant, of Bom West Modus" which would take them with the swell and if assistance does. bay and Singapore, Mr. and Mrs. back to Penang, the captain of the not soon arrive it is feared she will Fordham;: Mr. and Mrs. Shipman,Mytiulus" kindly agreeing to carry break her back: The two fore holds Mri G Dickinson and Mrs. M. F. the other nine passengers together were dry when we left her but I Hardwood, and they all arrived at with the mails, to Colombo, where understand there are about 20 feet of .Colombo on the 5th inst by the he was bound. Captain Wiles of the water in the upper part and that the Mylialus" which also brought the "Fazilka," satisfied that the ship was engine room bulk heads are leaking. mails which had been transferred to in no immediate danger of break From the Mytiulus" lying a mile away her from the Fazlika

ing up or slipping back into deep the "Fazilka" appeared when we left water astern, turned his attention to be still on an even keel, the rock Mr. F. C. Wreford, a well-known to the comfort of the passengers, on her starboard bean obscuring the Singapore resident, who with Mra every one of whom had bridge from our view. The "Mydlulus" Wreford is now staying at the Gallegood meal, while preparations stood by till-10 o'clock, on the morn Face hotel, has sent the following in- for their transfer were being coming of the 1st-inst in order to take "teresting account of the wreck to the pleted The Tamil coolle passengers

Times of Ceykm: It will no doubt were the first to be ordered to the Pp the mail bags Immediately they be of interest to friends in Ceylon boat and the sight of their Embarka were on board we got under way and the Straits to have a short action is one which will not be readily after hooting good bye" and dip count of the wreck of the Fazlika off forgotten. There was a heavy well friends It was sad to leave them

ping out dag to our unfortunate. the Island of Nicobar in the early on and some of the poor create there and we felt the greatest sorrow hours of Friday, October 31 We could hardly be persuaded to get on for the captain who had won the left Singapore af 2 o'clock on Monto the long, and to the unaccustomed day, October 27, reaching Penang at byte untable topa ladder, nor to re respect of oddal notonly for his daylight, on the 29th and leaving the linquish, their bald on it in order to

obrious keennese-In. Macharging bis same day at 2 pm for Marras drop into the beat, heavingbels, responsibilities but also for his parti- There were nine first class passengers. Very good work was done by the calac care for the comfort and well five men and four ladies, and 600 lascars whose cuty it was to despatch is hoped by all that at the inquiry being of all those in his charge. It natives. The voyage promised to be the unwilling coolles and haul than which will no doubt be duly held it a most pleasant one, Captain Wiles fate the boats. The women and little will be shown that no blame can be having gone out of his way to ensure brown babies were put into their boat attached to him for the unfortunate our happiness and comfort All went from the deck and lowered to the accident to his ship. well until about 2.45 am There is water By about 3 p.m. most of the some variance af opinion as to the deck passengers had been got away Cract time of the accident on Octo to the West Modon and the nine.

ER WREFORD'S STORY.

BOLD LACK A CRATE, Eber 41, when I was awakened by a white passengers were then ordered end your

KABAN JARDA, MARKED WORD *TRANAFION DE DA

BEST: WOFT/KALMT ATZIAKO ZU REMY SEK 7 AGRITER loud knock on the cabin door late the boat which had been hauled

WALKA

THURSDAY, DXOEMBER 4, 1919,

NO

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