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"EMPRESS OF JAPAN” ... 17th July.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1918.
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... 27th July. 10th Aug.
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· For freight 'vaten and through blits of lading vla Tancouter la wanerifos with Gazadian Padde Baliway to all Osorland Potate in Canada and Vulted | Staten also de Europe and West Indies, apply tom.
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INDO-CHINA S.
P. L. KNIGHT.
Acting Superintendent
PROPOSED BAILINGS FROX HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
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WEATHER REPORT.
May 24th, at 15:10,-No returns from Japan and Vladivostook, Pramare has increased comsiderably at Weihaiwi, moderately al Shanghai and, alightly elsewhere.
Tho northern depression continues to mare east- wards and the southern depression remains over Torgking..
EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN.
Carried down in his ship after being torpedoed by German submarine, escaping death by diving through the hole in the ship's side- made by the torpedo and, after being picked up by |-- one of his bosts, rejected as a prisoner of war by the submarine comniander on | account of his wounds, is the experience of Captain Wister K. Millor, of Brooks lyn, commander of the American steamer Atlantic Sun, sunk on March 7th off the Irish coast. As a substitute for Captain Miller, the Germany took as prisoner his first mate.
Captain Miller's story, as he told it to the Associated Press, is as follows:-
*1. had just left the bridge and was. eating my dinner when the alarm was given: I started up the short flight of stairs to the chart room and had made about half the distance when the torpedo hitus
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending si 17" um today, “003 inch. Total hinge 171. danzarg, 16.95-lashes, against na average of 35.73 inches
The forecast for this 24 hours anding at avon today is as follows com
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Rock
formoss Channel
FORECASE.
JR.W. winds, mo
derate; fair.
The same $4 No. 1
Bowbla Jones of Claims bolwenn ) The SEMA AS
Hearkeng kud Lamonka jä
gaath Coursef Chita between, Thai maing na
> Hongkong and Hainan. 1.
Now!
There was a trible rear and a shock which seemed to shake the ship to pieces. I was stunned, and the next thing I knew I was floundering under the water, surrounded by wreckage. It instantly CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL dawned upon me that I had been blown. forward over the bridge and down into the hold, through the desk, ripped open hy the explosion, and that I was being carried down with my ship."
WRIGGLES THROUGH KULE
"I opened my eyes however, and looked around and to my right I saw u sinall patch of green water, not much higger than a window, toward" which I swam, and succeeded in wriggling my way through the jagged hole made by the torpedo in the ship's side. Clear of the ship, my fight conuuenced that of over- coming the suction and getting to the surface, where I found and grabbed hold of a floating barrel to which I clung whikgutting my breath,
"The barrel, however, was being drawn. into the vortex and I let loose, swim ming away towards a capsized boat which held n safe until the danger of being drawn down was over. after I was discovered and picked up by the men in one of our boats which had been hunched,
Shortly
Biatlon
Vladivostook Nembro Hakodate
Nagasaki Kagoshima .. Usaima Naha men bim ak Bonin Island Websiwe Hankow
abang ana
The submarine which sank us was but
short distance away and we were Kinklang ordered by a German officer to come alongside and surrender one of the ship's Gatriaf
offerts.
ENEMY SEEKS BONUS.
Swatow
BEGISTERNO
SATH JUNE,
Wind
Hour:
Barometer
Kea Lovel
Temperature
Humidity,
Direction.
29, 2367 73:†100MBM
11.100 N
57 88W
My men tried to shield me by re- Amor moving my coat, but somehow I was told Thihaka to get into the U-boat. I was weak from Tak bu £9.50 my struggle and covered with blood from Tainan erraza, several bad wounds on my shoulders and Koshan arms--and the German officer refused to Foscations ** take we saying a Canton
We have no use for a dead man or Hongkong... one who is going to die. I have to take Gap Rock back with me an officer who will be alive Macao, when I reach our base. If I do, we get Wachow
20.78
29.79
an 6&29,7
29.
a bonne close one of the motor, Bakhol...
He then asked for one of the mates, and was told they had all gone down. The German commander, however, would not take our word for it and searched the. bouts until in some manner he recognized the first officer and he took him prison. er." "
Phulien Tigrane ***** Capeßt James Aparri
Legaupl
98
20.63 81
29.78
NAV. CO., LTD. Som hours after the torpeding Tacloban ***
Capt. Miller and his men were picked fallacia a 2975 75 up by trawlers and landed at a British Surigao na port, where they received medical atten- Guam tion, Capt. Miller recently came home and has already made application for another command, which he will assume just as soon as his wounds heal sufficiency for him to go to sea.
STEAMERS
TO SLID
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Fri, 28th June, D'light, "TAKSANG" ...Sat, 29th Jane, 7am.
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SINGAPORE LINE: The "VAN WAERWIJCK" leaves for Singapore approxi- mately every fortnight. This vessel has excellent accommodation for First-class passengers, and is fitted throughout with Electric Light and Fans and also carries » fully qualified Surgeon.
BEANGHAI LINE-Callings approximately every five days boterson Canton and Shanghai,
sometimes sailing at Swatow
Biomers on this line have a limited naomni of passanger mesommodation, and through Siakeis an be obsined for Norikara and Yangtase Ports via Shsaraal Through Bill of Lading artisanəd to all Northern and Yungus Ports. MANILA LINE 1-A wonzly sorrise is maintained with Knalla by vessela with good passenger si
ammommodation, callings from both ports every Friday,
HAIPHONG LINE-Baillage approximately weakly for pattesgore, and cargo, enlling al
Holkow when indasamant oilara.
BORNEO LINE-One calling per month between Hoogkong and Handakun by a
ricamer having up to datensscmmodatina for
Cargo ikad on
paraangen. Bills of Lading for Kudat, Jemalton, Labuan, Tayad anÅ Lalad Dais TIENTMIN LINEA regular usurise in can from Manh to October befarin Hong
kong and Marinin, salting & Waiharwal and Casfoo.
UNDER STRAITS GOVERNMENT PASSPORT REGULATIONS.All Europese Fastagon baring the Colony Zoz Braila Bettlements men requizni to predam an Arrival at destination perparts with their Fartograph and descriptiva salati tharde.
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These Steamers have the most modern equipment, including Overhead Electric Fans and Electric Lighting. ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable stateroome (all single and two berths only),
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T. E. CLAXTON, Director,
1, Baxomazan, avunced to 12 degeser Fahren. hait, on the level of the wơa in inches, tamisi And hundredang.
3. TEKERSATURza, in the abade, in dəgrisa Fabrinbeit.
Deamzzzon or Wiwn, to two pointa:
An inspiring story of an officer's detoramidity of mir msurated with moisture bein
9. HUMIDITE, in paraninge of saturation, the mination and devotion to duty under the most painful and discouraging circum stances is related of Second Lieutenant (Local Captain) H S. Hornby, R.E., to 5. FOLOS OF WED, according to Beaufort Seatt whom the Military Cross has been award- ed. While he was engaged in railway cord, d dresling in, fog, g gleamy, A hail, 1
8. STATE OF WRazum, b blas sky, o detached demolition work a slab of gun-cotton lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, qeque', detonated within three feet of him. Ther. 1an, a. know, & tźozder, ♥ visibility, ▼ des drums of his ears were broken, and he wit) was completely blinded for two days. On two occasions within four days of this be. again carried out demolition work in the face of the enemy, destroying on each accasion 300 rails. During these opera- tions he had to be led from place to place. being unable to see clearly, and complete. ly dent. On several previous occasions this officer did excellent and persistent work of this nature under extremely diffi cult conditions.
PASSENGER LIST.
DEPARTURES.
7. RADE in ircles, tenths and hundrada,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, June 24th,
Previons On Data On Data
Day at
urds
jat 2p.m. 8 a.m;
Barometer Temperature Humidity Wind Direction
Farzo
+
29.74 29.75
80. 71 SBW
£8.72
67 South West
2
0
2
0
.... 0.03
Wanker
Mr. and Mrs J Aalst. fr. and Mrs L. E. Armstrong, Mr. W. H. Bell Mr W. H. Babbitt, Mrs. R. C. Burdin, Mr
J. Boggs, Mr. D. Camon, Mr. W. B. Bale Campion Mr. C. Carbonell.
and
Chas
Mrs. A. G. Coppin, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. C. Chaplin, Mr. and Mrs. L. Decosterd, Mr. R. J. Elleder, Mrs. M. Figueiredo, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Finez, CFeller: Master Albert Friedlander, Mrs.
M. S. Carcia, Mrs. M. E. Ginder and SOD
Mr. Miguel Y. Garcia, N. Gorisontoff, Mr. N. K. Gladkivitech, L W Hartigan, Mr. A. Hastie, Mrs. E. S. Hildreth, Mr. R. Hastings, Mr. and Mre. L. E. Harver, Mrs. M Y, Jones, Mr. A. G. Joannidas, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Jaffrey, Mr. Show Har Jeung, Mrs. A. M. Kent, Mr. J. S. Moller, Mr. MA. McCreary, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Meyor, Mr and Mrs. M. Mallik
Miss Marcia allik,
GT Ober, Mr.T LOJ. Paice, Mr. B.
Mins T Penisat, Miss E.
F.
Y. Probst,
Patterson, Mr. F. O. Rasmussen, Mr.
Higher open-air Temperature on 23rd 85 Lowest open-air Temperature on 34th 60
LA. Ryenliit, M. JA. Bartolono, Mrs. Tues.
Carmen
Rev. and Mrs. A
Hayward, Mr. S. Wel.
Jethunand, Mrs. Sutton,
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE..
From 25th Jane to 1st July, 1918:
HOOR WATER
F'kong Mean
Timis,
h
Height
LOW WAKEL.
Hrong
Meen
Time
Height
haft in. 25 m 93792 38- 3.0
4:0 438 0. 7 9 3 152 41518a 0: 77 m 3 57
26 m
S. Salvenson. Mr. Sydney Spencer, Thurs 17 m 10:33
Br. J. N. Strickler. Mrs. Mr
B. W. Schnitnikoff, Mrs. M.
Miss Fri.
Mr. A
424.45 1.2 73 6400 43
Talfourd, r and birs.. IF Thoms Batur. † 99m 173
Mr. Pedro Vine, Mr. J. M. Ware N. Wyld, Mr. and Mr. H.
Mr W W Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Sen. Yvanovich,
Mrs. E. McCormick, Rev. and Mrs. Mover, Mr. B. Raymunds, Mrs M Mon. Sserrer, Mr. H. Solari, and Mr. C. E
Tripet,
(30 m July
1m
208
1845 64 1376 0 8 18 3348
8:1532
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