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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, "MONDAY, JULY 28, 1913.

GENERAL NEWS.

SERVICE MATTERS.

THE MORNING POST."

Gigantic Rhubarb.

¿Admirai Galloway.....

Reported Sale to Mr. Waldorf Astor.

The retirement of Vice-Admiral

Fleet Street was excited on A. A: O. Galloway seven years before he was due to go out on June 14,,

says the Londou age limit has given his stop to Sir correspondent of an Ameri-

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Some exceptionally tall rhubarb has been grown by an East Kent gardener namol Buughton, living at Waltham, a spot on the bills George Warrender, who, however, can paper," when it became MEIRION, No. 10. Peak,

between Canterbury and Ashford. One stick has reached the height of 8 ft. 0 ins, and measures 10 ins round.

who

furnished or unfurnished.

6 Rooms. Cheap Rental.

No. 4, SHELLY STREET, No. 59 The Peak, Mount Kellet. To let or for sale, GLEN- SHIEL, Barker Road, No. 124, Peak, 5 rooms from 1st March,

1913.

has held the acting rank of vice-known that Mr. Waldorf Astor, admiral since December last, expatriated Americ when he was appointed to com- already owns the Pall Mall mand the Second Battle Squadron, Gazette," one of the leading after Sir Geoge Warrender began his noon newspapers, and the "Ob naval carreer in the Raleigh cerver," which holds front rank fce Stops London Traffic.

thirty eight years ago, ays position among the Sunday news-CRAIG RYRIE, No. 4, the At the result of an accident Truth". Elis next commission papers, had purchased the "Morn- Peak to lat; fine situation; 8 rooms; tennis and croquet lawns. which occurred near the Nag's was under Commodore Richards ing Post."

'The "Post" for many years has

Tu let, furnished "KIRKEN- Head, Holloway, the roadway on the Cape Station, during the

course of which he served with been regarded as the daily society

DOA" -No.113 The Peak, till was covered with ice blocks and the Eshowe Relief Column. As a organ. The price is said to be 30th September. Immediate pos- some inconvenience was caused to a lieutenant, he specialised in £250,000. traffic. A fully laten ice wagon gunnery, and bus done much After was proceeding at a walking useful work in that line. pace when the near hind wheel & three years' commission as became detached. The ice blocks commander of the Royal yo his daughter, Lady

and Albert, bought it. glided in all direction..

various newspaper kiugs, among It has long been sought after by

Hobbs on Century-Making "Without wishing to preacli any temperance sermone or pose na an apostle of physical culture, I must lay down the dictum that the man whore eyes, nerves, and muscles are not as good as clear living and bealthy exercise on make them must change himself for the better bofore he can take

was promoted captain, and his first command in this rank was the Bafleur, flagship to Sir James Buce lie got the C.B. and the Prussian Red Bigle for bie services in the North China War. He held a squadron command before gaining Bag rank, being sent to the East lodies as a 'com.

The "Morning Post" was the died four years ago.

He left it to property of Lord Glenesk until he Barburst

them Lord Northcliffe.

WORLD'S LARGEST

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One Godown, Duddell Street. FOR SALE-HARTING and

land Lot No. 1154.' ROGATE, on part of Kowloon In-

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TO LET.

LET,-Modern three room-

To I

ed flats with every convon-

ience, Humphreys Buildings, Cornwall Avenue, Kowloon.

No. 2 Minden Villas, Mody Road, Kowloon, five rooms, ten- nis court.

Four roomed housesin Cameron Terrace, Granville, Avenue and. Salisbury Avenues, Kowloon.

Cheup rontale." Shop with Godown attached, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to:-

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Alexandra Buildings.

FOR SALE LADBROKE." Hongkong, 26th July, 1918. E448 No. 9 Conduit Road. Fine View of harbour; 8 Rooms, 3 Bathrooms, comodations for 30 Servants,, Garden and Tennis Court. Ac-

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Building Hongkong, 27th June, 1913 [211

modore, of the firet class in Imperator's Unexpected Powers To LET-Godow a153, Fraya

February, 1907. Eighteen mouthe later he was promoted rear-idmir

a bat in hand with bope of makul, since which time he has been

of Speed.

There was something of

'Far-

ing a century," says J. B Hobb, in continuous employment. For-prise in the news that the In tune has certainly been kind to perator on lier maiden voyage in "How to Make a Century."

Long Distance Bow Shot.

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East..

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No. 2 Mountain View, The Peak. Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 9th June, 1913. [345

Presbyterian Reunion: Mr Balfour, in the coores of a speech at the annual Conference of the Church of Scotland Young Men's Guild, referred to the great work of Presbyterian reunion. Whereas to the careless observer the life of the two Churches,might aeem to be lowing in separate channels, in reality they were, as it were, standing upon some long island in the middle of a great river-the river nearer its courts was separated no doubt into two atteams, but it was inevitably

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new. This gramophone works corde, of which 70 are practically by an electric motor. bought in May; 1911, and is in good condition. Originally cost suitable for offices: Ist floor 25 £100. Apply to Adjutant 126tb Baluchistan Infantry, Kowloon.

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him, but at the same time from Hamburg to New York had Sir Rufus Isfacs, Future. be has

broken the world's record for shown never The Law Journal niskos a, sig- lack of ability profet speed by steaming 707 knots on The Last nificant reference to Sir Rufusional keenness. Vice-Admiralthe third day's run. Isasos' future. It says:- alloway has a remarkable record performance prior to this was put As a mid up by the Cunarder Mauretania "There must be few indeed for life saving at sea now who, in the significant words shipman he gained the Royal in January, 1911, when her log of the tribute recearly rendered flumace Sciety's medal for res showed 070 knots. Ia beating to Sir Rufus Isanca by Sir El-cuing a would-be suicide in this the Imperator established an ward Clarke, the doyen of the Bar, Gibraltar Bay, and later on he average for the twenty-four hours 'would, for personal or political saved lives at Port Said and Sing-of twenty-nine and one-half motives, make use of an error of apore. But his finost service of knots, or exactly seven kno's judgment to check or to deflect this kind was performed in 1882, more than were claimed for her from its natural course a long when a man foll, over-board from by the designers, says an Ameri- career of private honour and of the Hereults while the Channel can contemporary.

Squadron was crossing the By *la all the stories furnished the public service."'

of Biscay in a heavy gale. The pross by her owners twenty-two Hercules signalled the fact and and one-half. "koots Mr. Ingo Simon, of the Royal also that the weather was too wild nounced as the speed desired and Toxophilite Society, shot an ar for her to lower a boat. Admiral intended. Eloquests to the fucts row 450, yurda 8 inches at the an-Galloway, then a lieutenant in that she would be the most colossal nual archery meeting at Le Tou- the Warrior, having obtained piece of mechanism ever con quet, France. His next best shot was two yards shorter; this dis permission form his captain to structed by the hand of mani predestined a little lower down

she would eclipse the tance was measured by a qualifi-tempt a rescue, went away in that

Olympic, sister ship of the ill-again to unite in a full sad life-

giving flood. ed surveyor.

fated Titanic, by 5,000 registered He need Turkish bows, made

tone; that she would have an in

The The Late General Courtney,

Only European of buffalo horn and untelope

Optician in D'Aguilar St. four feet apart from her inner loo einew, pulling 80 lbs. and 60 The death bas occurred of vulnerable skin" or outer frame

Boil bows were Major-General Edward Henry hall, and many other-respects in rapidly, and the London and lbs. weight.

THE FAIR FARM. over 200 years old. The bear Courtney, R.EO C.V.O. Governor which who was to be the paragon the South-Western Railway Com shot with a yew bow was 236 of the Military Knights of Windsor of liners, there was yet no men-pany have just taken possession

IS Located in The Healthiest Educated at Sir Hoger Cholmon-

administrative District of Kowloon, and Supplies yards 7 feet.

deley's School, Highgate, and the tion of the Imperator's surpassing of a block of

offices and spacious referment us daily with the Choicest Peary and Ice.

ECOS, and Royal Military Academy, Wool speed.

As it is not reasonable to assume room. As a luncheon to celebrate VEGETABLES, .. "When Admiral Peary was re-wich, he joined the Royal Eag-

The Farm is under EUROPEAN ceived the other day at the Hotelineers in 1855, and three years that the constructors and en- the opening, Mr. Hugh Dam POULTRY de Ville, a big afternoon party later was engaged in the Chinese gineers could have been ignorant mond, the chairman of the om- was given in his honour by the War of 1858 60. In that cam-of hor racing powers, the result pany, said that the company bad SUPERVISION and every atten- Paria Municipal Council," sage paigo he cok part in the action may be construed as an evidence almost finished their propera- tion is paid to the PROPER Tel. 66. the "Daily Telegraph." After at Shektseng, the capture of the of astuteness on the part of tione for the electrification of the GROWING OF VEGETABLES,

STOCK. Try Our Delicious the speeches the President of the Peiho Forte, the engagements at German shipbuilders. By con-line as far as Guildford, and the and the Poultry of EUROPEAN

CRISP SALADS! Municipal Council escorted the Sinto and Tangke, the siege and centraling attention apon the whole of their suburban system.

Grand Hotel, Queen's Road. discoverer of the North Pole to capture of the Taka Forts, and vessel's strength, safety and mam- the buffet. What will you take, the capture of Peking. General moth proportions they were pre- monsieur l'Admiral? asked the Courtney was on the stall of the paring for a spectaclar surprise President; will you have an ice? Royal Engineers until the con-in her steaming powers.

Anything except an ice,' said clusion of peace. For these services Posry, Ice is forbidden me, by doctor's orders."."'

Attack on British Admiral,

whaler with a crew of volun tears and saved the man.

It is a marvellous preformance

he was awarded the Chinese and'a striking tribute to the genius medal, with two clasps.

of German engineering, and sets

Captain Ewark R.Q.A.

An interpellation addressed to Captain 0. N. Ewart, Royal

asserts

one wondering whether a recent prophecy as to ships of a thousand the Government in the Reichsrath Garrison Artillery, completes his feet and longer, with proportionate that semi-decom- period as Staff Officer to the carrying capacity, is about to be posed or half-mummified corpses Colonial Forces, Straits Settle fulfilled. The Imperator is 900 of Turkish soldiers are still lying mente, early next month. He feet long, 90 feet wide and has a unburied in the vicinity of will be succeeded by Captain G. displacement of 65,000 tons. It Soutari, and asks whether the Badham-Thornhill, Royal Gar-remains to be seen if, on attaining Government is ready to take steps rison Artillery; from No. 4 Depot

eo that the negligent commander at Great Yarmouth. of Soutari shall be compelled in a suitable way to fulfil bis duties as demanded by considerations of civilisation and humanity, and of the health of the Austrian sailors and inhabitants in the town.

The attack is here aimed at Admiral Burney.

that length and displacement, there arises any serious problem na to increased cost of propulsion or additional difficulty of control. So far it is claimed that aizo makes for safety and de-

The Straits and Bisley. Soveral of the Crown Colonies and Dependencies have indiv-increased idual representatives at the Bieley increased meeting, inquiries having been creased cost of working, and received by Colonel Crosse from if these qualities can be carried amongst others Private J. Corn to and beyond a thousand feet in well (of the Malay States Volun length, we may be on the eve of teer Rides), and Messrs. V. A. revolution in transportation al- Flower and G. Flanagan (Singe most as great an that which began

with the use of steam in ships. pore R.A).

The world moves, and if ships Hoax on the London Hospital. keep on getting bigger, one-half A particularly cruel, hoax has the world may soon be able to Filson Young in the "Pall Mall" been played on the London Hos-move in one of them. As it is, a pital. The secretary received a liner like the Imperator is a small

One for the Golfer.

"Until the contents of the average golf club dressing-room be burned, it would be as well for the golfers to abstain from criti- cising any form of drese which is merely clean and cool," says

"I declare that there is nothing message by telephone purporting world in itself. so slovenly in the whole world of to come from a Mr. O. (the name sport as these aisles of dusty and is not givon because he did not Radium for Middlesex Hospital. moth-eaten remnants surmount send the message saying:- Sir Alfred Pearce Gould has ing rows of

squalid and shapelessPlease tell Mr. Holland that I sent £1,000 to the Middlesex boots which are equally abominam sending shim £5,000 to the Hospital with a request that it "The tweed suit which may be letter of thanks was written to Mr. chase of radium, which is to bo perfectly suitable for golfin winter O. it turned out that he had sout used for the treatment of patients, quite unsuitable for the no such mosesga ini made no especially those who are suffering

from malignant disease,

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