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AMOS

P. LAMMERT.

AVOTIONERE, APPRAISEE.

AND SURVEYOR

Public Auctions-

Undersigned has received lustrac- tions to sell by Public Auction,

越

FRIDAY, January 9, 1990,

- commencing at 3 p.m. No. 51 Godown, Hongkong & Kow.

Joon Wharf & Gorlown Co., Lt - Kowloon.

[A,"Quantity of Chemicals (including Tanning Material)

Barrels Bisulphate of Soda

(Stored in No. 9 Godowa)

Cask Eematine Crystal

(Stored in So.. 9 Godown)

Case Fustic Extract (Shellas

nge quality (Storedia No. Godown)

Case Logwood Extract

Stendia No. 9 Clodova)

Casey. Cod C

(Stored is No. 8 Godown)

Bags Quebracho Extract.

(Stored in No. 9 Godown)

Crates Lactic Acid

(Stored in C Godova) Barrels Carbonate of Ammonia

(Stored ia. C Godown)

Casce Muriatic Acid

-(Stored in CGodown}

Chaos Tanning Material

(toreihin No. 25 Godown)

Case Gum Traga anth

(Sicred in No. 250 down)

Casks Coal Tar

"

(Shred in Na 25 Godowa)

Bales Juse Twine

(Stured in No: 51 Godown)

is. Cases. Stout

(Stored in No. 51 Godo)

Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

ON.

Auctioneer..

TUESDAY, January 13, 1850, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at bis Sales Rooms, Duddeli Street, A Quantity of

alanble Office and Household

Furniture,

Comprising

Ingve cherry wood curio cabinet, te and chairs, teak sectional book- sem, teak writing tables, revolving jait, teak

occasional tables, teak reens, card tables, fine carpets, handl wing machines, easy chairs, tapestry" frared drawing room suite, etc., ek Teak extension dining tables & chairs, ak sideboards, dinner waggons, ied test, teak overmantele, pictures, orna- ents, bronze incense burners, dinzer rvices, electro-plated ware, cutlery; Isasware, etc... ele.

Teak wardrobes with bevelled air- rs, brass iron bedatoads, tenk dres-

tables, marble top wasbstands, let sets, cheat of drawers, etc., t

Also

A Quantity of Valuable Norols

I Enamelled Bath,

And

Saveral Typewriters (Underwood, emington & Uliver) in Sae condition.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

WE bag to advise OUT

that we have REMOVED our urniture store to 68, Queen's Road Central.

EX

CHEONG LEE & Co.

January 1, 1920.

-THE CHINESE MERCHANTS

BANK, LTD.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Esboro Bink has this day been REMOVED to alexandra Build-

INTIMATIONS

代臺

JUST RECEIVED

from AUSTRALIA. 6. large shipment. of- LACTOGEN, UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILE, STERILIZED

· NATURAL MILE, MALTED MILK And SWEETENED 0000A-land- MITAK, soldat waży reasonable prične awing to the present high rate of Exchange, especially for Retailers.

FACTOG

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Sole Arte for Hongkong and South Oklam. Xon, 47 # 68, Counarght Road Owatral, Hongkong.. Telephone No. 1299 & 290.

FOR SALE.

ASIATIC, FOREIGN and COLONIAL

POSTAGE

STAMPS

and all kinds of

PHILATELIC

GOODS.

GRACA & 00.,

No. 18, Wyndham Street,

'P. O. Box 610.

Hongkong

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Tag

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CHERRY & CO.

PEDDER STREEL, Uppal a flangtong Hoti, Telophone No. 491.

Hongkong, March 20, 1914..

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,

THERAPION NO.1 THERAPION NĚ.2 THERAPION NL3

Ka, 1 für Bladder Catarra. Ka. 2 for Blood & KEN DIRAMING. 3 for Chronie WeakRENNE SOLD BY LEADING CHRISSTE PRICs the London M ENGLAND Ss

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re-

jega, Chater Road, the premises peatly vacated by the Pacific Mail Beamship Company.

Hongkong, January 3, 1920.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SECOND ORDIN. FARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Dices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson.

Company, Limited, on WEDNES DAY, 14th January, 1920, nt 'clock a.m.. for the purpose receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.

11

of

The REGISTER of SHABES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 1st January to WED

ESDAY, 14th January, 1920, (both days inclusive), during which period Transfer of Sharos cna bo Itegia-

tered

By Order of the Board of Directors, ASHELTON HOOPER,. Sucretary to the

Hongkoaz Land Javertinent & Agency Company, Limited.

General Agents for the West Point Building Company,.

Limited Hongkong, December 24, 1919.

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FIRST JUDGMENT OF NEW ADMIRALTY PRESIDENT

CONVOY TROUBLE CREATED BY A

JIMMED HELN.

TheGregory Apear was the third ing a lookant such as was called for vessel in the 4th column from the port by their position in this convoy, and hand of the convoy, which was com- that consequently they failed to make posed of five columns. The Ken- a mantyre in due time, which in tucky's "proper position in the con- the case of the other two vessels (put voy was the second vessel in the in the same peril) avoided a collision. column next on the port hand of the and which was well adapted to avoid He had con- "Gregory Apcar, which was keep collision in this case. ing her proper station and course, sulted the Elder Brethren in regard In the Admiralty Court, before the making 10 knots, and exhibiting no to its matter, and the concurred in lights, there being a good look-out. the view that the Gregory Apcar,". President (sitting with Trinity Mas-

Two short blasts which were repeated with a reasonable lookout, ought to ters) the owners of the steamer "Ken- after a very short interval were heard have cbserved the position of danger tucky" claimed damages arising out

on the port bow of the "Gregory Ap- which existed for the period before the car," these being followed by a mean collision. They concurred also that of a collision with the Calcutta steamer Ingless signal e à succession of long five minutes seemed to be the period "Gregory Apcar, which took place and short blasts, and directly after during which the Gregory Apcar

of the could have been aware of what was in the Mediterranean on July 1, 1918, wards the unlighted loom

Commerce of Kentucky was seen, about two going on, and was enough. for all to reports the Journal of

have taken all the necessary and pro-: cables bearing about four points on Nov. 15, 1919..

Mr. Bateson, K.G.. and. Mr. N. the port bow, and the Kentucky" per measures, and they concurred that Nead (instructed' by Messrs. Ince

was seen to be acting as if under a if she had ported her helm in due time Colt, Ince and Roscoe, London, E.C.) port helin,canding with her head to the collision would have been avoided. appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Step-Starboard, and closing in on the "Gre- That was enough, to hold the Gre

gory Apcar, causing danger of col-gory Apcar," to blame. lision. The helm of the Gregory!

hens, K.C., and Mr, Dumas (instruct-

The question which had been keenly ed by Messrs. Waltons and Co., Lon-

Apcar was thereupon put hard-a-controverted was whether the “Ken-- don, E.C.) for the defendants.

The case for the plaintiffs was that pori, her whistle sounded a short blast tucky" was also to blame whether, at 10.15 p.m. the "Kentucky" (7,169 and her engines were kept working after she had successfully avoided tons gross) was in the Mediterranean ahead as the best mears of averting others of her companions by, a. about 120 miles eastward of Gibraltaf, collision or easing the blow. Not-manceuvre, which was not without risk, she ought, having regard' lo the whilst on a voyage from Milford withstanding this the "Kentucky "

came on and with her starboard bow position in which the "Gregory Ap- Haven to Port Said, laden with a

car" was proceeding with regard to cargo of coal. The weather was Ane struck the Gregory Apcar on the and clear, and the vessel proceeding port side forward abreast of No. 1 the Kentucky," to have amended in convoy on a course of S. 65 E. hatch, doing her considerable damage. her course earlier than she did that magnetic, making about 9 knots. In Just before the collision the. Ken was to say, have starboarded earlier accordance with Admiralty instruc- tucky showed a green light." The to get back to her position and whe- tions no lights were being exhibited; defendants alleged that there was a ther she ought to have taken of her a good lookout was being kept. The bad look-out on the Kentucky," way. On this subject perhaps the Kentucky" baving received orders which failed to keep her proper station best evidence of the difficulty of the to change course to N. 81 E., was in with the coluin improperly ported matter was that those who advised the act of coing so when a short blast her helm, did not give warring of her him in the case upon technical ques- was heard on the port bow, and the intended maneuvres, did not exhibitions were not agreed. He must fol vessel on her port side was seen to navigation lights in due time and did low his own view on that subject, but be heading towards her. The helm not ease, stop or reverse engines. he was impressed by the fact that: of the Kentucky was immediately In the course of his judgment His seamen of great experience were not put hard sport, the engines full speed Lordship said:The conclusion at agreed upon that topic, and on the ahead, a number of short.blists were which he had arrived with regard to whole; although he felt the force of blown, and the side lights switched the "Grégory "Apcar was that as argument, which was addressed to him. Having thus cleared the vessel soon as she saw what the position of by Mr. Dumas, he was not satisfied on her port side, the helm was put the "Kentucky" was she ported her that in the position in which the hard-a-starboard and speed reduced to helm and endeavoured to avoid the Kentucky was, on the failure of clear a vessel of the first line of the collision. In his Lordship's opinion the Gregory Apcar to take the convey and to turn away from the she did it too late. He asked him- steps which i was reasonable ser- "Gregory Apear on her starboard self what the reason for that was. pect her to take, there was a default

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side. Shortly afterwards the Gre- Why was she not as alive to the state of good seamanship in those in charge oran gory Apcar was loudly hailed io of things which existed as were the other, which placed the "Kentucky" port, and the engines of the Ken- other vessels. He examined the evi at fault as being jointly to blame with tucky were stopped, but the Gredence of the third officer, who was in the "Gregory Apcar. He had had gory Apcar" continued on, and all charge, and the evidence of the mas- regard, in coming to the conclusion though she blew: short blast justler, the first officer, and the engineer, at which he had arrived, to the clear- before the collision her port side came and he had looked at the logs. The mess in a general sense which those. into collision with the starboard side logs throw no light upon the matter. on board the "Kentucky "gova ta of the Kentucky" doing damage. As far as the collision was concerned the facts when, as boon as they could, The plaintifs alleged that the Groit might almist not have happened, they placed on record their account gory Apcar had a bad look-out, fall- and those on board the Gregory of this happening, and to the further. ed to, port har helm or to stop or Apcar might have had no knowledge fact that the commodore of the flotilla, .reverse in timer

of it, except that something had bump who had his eyes about him and saw The defendante denied negligented their vessel. That was a-singular what was going on, came to the con- navigation and counter-claimed. state of affairs, but when the evidence clusion as a matter of seamanship, They pleaded that the Gregory of the third officer, who was in charge, that the Kentucky did all she Apcar (4,604 tons gross) was on a was more carefully scrutinised there should, In these circumstances his voyage from London to Indian ports was what Mr. Dumas spoke of as a Lordship did not hold the Ken-"

He held the with a general cargo, and that at the state of confusion in his account of lucky to blame. time of the collision the atmosphere the matter. It seemed to his Lord-Gregory Apcer" alone to blame for was murky owing to the smoke from ship. on fairview of the evidence the collision, with the consequences the vessels in the convoy in which for the defendants themselves, tore that must follow in a case of this

{ kind. she and the Kentucky" were units. sult that the defendants were not keep-

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