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THE HONGKONG TELI

RAPHSATURDA

ANUARY

1919.

REMEMBER TEL NO. 977

FOR

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CHINESE WOMAN AS

AMBULANCE DOCTOR.

A NEW YORK INCIDENT.

THE MOST MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

NAVAL AND MILITAR Y.

SOME INTERESTING ITEMS."

From the quaintly out and Rear Admiral H. D. Wilkin, · coloured jacket of a Chinese girl D. S. O.. who has just been to the matter-of-fact uniforin of promoted to flag rank is well an American ambulance surgeon known on the China Station, would seem to be quite a change, where he served several commis. but Dr. Ping Yuen-Tseo, laugh- sions: The son of the late Major ter of Dr. and Mrs. Ling Han-Wilkin, 11th and 7th Hussars, he entered the Royal Navy Tseo, of Nonchang, China, "who:

in 1875, served as" a appeared for the first time recent-middy at. the bombardment of ly in New York, on day in an Alexandra, 1882 (medal with clasp. ambulance belonging Bellevue Hospital. made it with comparative ease apparently. Dr. Tseo has been sent to America by the Chinese Government to

educated, and with Oriengal thoroughness, even to the point of experiencing the work of hospital intera on an ambulance, is completing her medical courses here so that she may return to her native land to teach anl practice medicine among her own people.

Having been graduated from a boarding school in Kinkiang, China, Dr. Teo and her brother

Khedive's star) was lieutenant commander of the Widgeon in the Gambia Expedition, 1891-92, lieu tenant commander of H.M.S. Sparrow during the South African

1900

lands. In December, 1905, he

Rear-Admiral' Wilkin

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

NEW COMMISSIONS.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government Bas been pleased to make the following appointments in the Hongkong Defence Corps, with effect from the 3rd January, 1919-

Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, D. to be Major.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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Lieutenant H. W. B. Kennett FRENCH

to be Captain.

Seccini Lieutenants W. Brown, D. Templeton, F. H. Thomas, R. Sutherland, W. J. Hill. G. E Marley, and F. C. Hall to be ¡ Lieutenants.

These promotions are made subject to the passing of the prescribed examinations.

APPOINTMENTS.

!!

The following appointments are gazetted

Mr. E.D. C. Welfe to be an Official Member of the Legislative. Council.

Mr. R. G. Shewan to be an Un- official Member of the Legislative Council rice Mr. E. Shellim.

Mr. T. F. Hough to be a Mem. ber of the Licensing Board for

three years.

Mr. H. J. Gedge to be a Mem- ber of the Medical Board rice Mr. H. W. Looker, resigned

Sergeant H. E. Strange, R.A.MC.,

Inspector.

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GENERATING PLANTS

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Rural Building Lot No. 143, above. Coombe Raad, is to be sold by auction at the P.W.D. offces ou the 20th inst. It has an area of 10,800 square feet and the upset price is $1,296.

ASUBSTITUTE FOR REFRIGERATORS. The chemical and engineering

sity have announced that they have "perfected a new drying process by which meats and fish can be kept indefinitely and then restored to their former state of freshness by the application of water. It is believed that this discovery will serve to increase the world's meat shipping capa- city by more than twelve times by doing away with the need of

War (medal). He was in com- Imand of H.M." Otter on the

China Station, when in the Sandpiper went down in a typhoon at Hongkong, on which occasion he rescued the officer and men before she sank (promoted commander for this service). In command of HM.S. Clio for some time in the Western Pacific, he was employed in settling affairs in the Tongen 15. was 17 days ashore at Shanghai George B. Tseo, were seat hy in conection with the disturbance laboratories of Columbia Univer their Government to study at there, whilst in command of the Northwestern University. After British forces landed on that taking supplementary courses 31 occasion. Michigan University and Chicago retired from the Navy in 1913, and University, she came to Bellevue returned on the outbreak of the Hospital to complete her medical war, and for some time has been work, and now as ambulance in command of the naval forces intern is probably blazing the at Belfast.". trail for others of her country- Major-General J. A. Douglas, women. Her brother was grad Indian Army, who has been given uated in 1917 from the Colorado that temporary rank after three Mining College as a mechanical years in command of a brigade,

served in the China War of 1900 as refrigerators. engineer.

a special service officer at the Re- lief of Peking (mentioned in des patches, medal with ciasp). He also served in the Waziristan Expedi- tion, 1894-95 (medal with clasp). and has been mentioned several times for services in the present war (C.LE)

THE FALLS.

NIAGARA IN WAR TIME.

To escape the war Niagara seemed suitable, being beloved of brides, so I was told. As Oscar. Wilde once said, it is the place where water runs the wrong way, though, like the Irishman, I don't

Colonel J.A. Meek. Army Medical Service, who has just

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

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1900 (medal). He was on active on face. Thick set. License No: H. RUTTONJEE & SON:

we even now what there is Service in the Sikkim Expedition, 258. Reward if returned to 5

stop it, ssy's P. W. Wilson in the Daily News The American Falls are best displayed; nearer Canada the translucent green is thirty, feet deep and cuts a yard and a half of rock every year.

LOST.-At the Cabaret Dance last night, a DIAMOND ORES- Will finder CENT BROOCH. please returu to MR. W. A. DOWLEY!

1888 (medal), the South African Broadwood Road.. War, when he was on the Maine (Queen's medal with three clasps, mentioned in dispatches), and in the present war (mentioned in despatches, C. B.).

Paymr-Com. E. E. Silk, RN., Like Germany, the rock is hard who has been appointed to the on top and soft shale below, Vivid as acting paymr.-capt. was which means caves, with the paymr. of the Orlando during Foof of Autocracy breaking in operations in North China in 1900 under the Bow of progress. The (China medal). gorge has taken twenty-five cen- turies. Babylon and Egypt mark." After four days of Dumas, I the whirpool

Rome rose stood at the station, sorry to leave, # with the Grand Trunk Cantilever, A marine spoke one of the and Christianity with the original highly-trained ten THE Steamship “ HAIYANG “ International Bridge-Stars and thousand. I remarked, "Fine having arrived from abɔve port, Stripes one end, and Union Jack falls you have here!" He Consignees of cargo by her are the other A thousand years looked at me with astonishment. hereby informed that all Goods will see the gorge complete; so "I never thought, much of them," are being landed at their rist I was just in time.

he replied; "I was bred here into the hazardous and/or extra-

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNE IS.

FROM PENANG..

be obtained.

I lunched at a hotel by the but"in a tone of pity lots hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & falls, which make quite a noise. of people do come every summer Gedown Co, Ltd, whence and/or A young man took the seat they must find something to from the wharves, delivery may opposite, having seen the Grand please them." Canyon and the Rockies. We A band played, and suddenly Gods not cleared by the 10th became fast friends, and fast is the station, which was part of January, 1919, at 5 pm will be quite the proper word-like the street, filled with people, who subject to rent. lightning. We would risk life stopped, looked and listened. All broken, chafed and dam together under the falls, and They seemed jolly enough, but ares packages are to be left in eutered the required cubicle, one girl, in her teens, wiped her the Godown where they will ta We stripped entirely, pooled our "eyes.

examined by Messrs. GODDARD A khaki company & DOUGLAS, on 10th January, valuables in a tin box of which passed with fire bayonets. 19 9, at 9.30 am. Claims against I took the key while be paid Then came th flag, and we the steamer must be presented the dollar, put on pyjamas, all uncovered. Finally, nurses thin 14 days of arrival, i ther- which Americe all men are equal with escorted a little group of civilians, No frei surane will be effect- strong andals, still wet, and a carrying suit-cases. They were ed by us in any chan whatarer. yellow so wester which refused the latest handful of that week's Bil's of Lading will be counter to include my head. Then we draft handred thousand in all signed by alimbed down the bare face of They marched without a murmur the precipice, plunged into the to a war four thousand miles mist and became part of the away. That was their "Terrapin Amboyun thirty seconds the Tral to the rock over which rainbow soaked us to the skin blood flows, like water.

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