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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JULY 12 1920.

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

CAR TURNS TURTLE,

A serious motor car accident) occurred yesterday afternoon at 3.30 pm. near Pokfulam, to a) [party bound far Aberdeen,

Motor car No 101 was carrying * number of Chiness tads passengers, and when nearing Elliot Battery, and when turning the corner near there, a Chinese woman of the coolie class stood the middla of the road, ia wont Dù the wrong side of the

road, and. than ran across when the driver. sounded his horn. The chauffeur, in trying to avoid a collision. with the woman, ran into the wall and broke it down. In doing so, the motor ear turned turcle, throwing the five women pas- sengers violently out. One of the passengers was badly hurt and had to be removed to the Rospital. The chauBeur was also badly shaken. It is estima:- ed that the damage to the car. totals about a hundred dollars.

WEN miraculous that the Decupants esesped without worse injury.

ECHO OF TYPHOON,

CHINESE BLUEJACKETS BRAVERY REWARDED.

During a heavy "blow" in June last year. Chinese bluejackets From HMS. Tamar rendered excellent service in rescuing a number of sampan people from drowning, and this morning they were made the recipients of a medal and Testimonials. The function took place on the Tamar and was performed in the presence of the whole ship's company by Commodore Bowden Smith. The Hop.

Mr. E R. Halifax Secretary for Chinese Affairs), the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook and Mr. Ho Kom-long were also presente The Commodore addressed those present as follows-It is my pleasant duty to present one medal and two testimonials on vellam-to three of the Chinese crew for life-saving last year. I believe it is the first occasion on which Chinese bluejackets have! won this distinction, and Isincero-i ly hope that it will not be the last Although they probably remem ber the circumstances. I will repeat how they were wonos Onį. June 4b last year,in very squal- ly weather, a sampan çapsized about 400 yards from the wall of the Dockyard Camber: Lead- ing Seaman Tai Sing jumped from the sea wall. about [twelve feet high, and swam to the sampan. Tai Sing. holding on to the gunwhale with one hand, weat underneath and rescued a Chinese woman about 50 years of| age and a Chinese children. Again on the same day, when another sampan capsized. Lead- ing Seaman Tai Sing went out in the. Steamboat and rescued another Chinese child. A third

another time, when

sampan capsized, he again went out in. the steamboat, jumped into the water and rescued three children.

COME AT ONCE! DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE Able Seaman Kom Sai, on the

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same day, went out in the Dock- yard steamboat, jumped over board and rescued 2 child' from one of the sampane Able Seaman Kun Chun also on the same day went out in the Dock- yard steamboat. jumped over- board and rescued a child by holding on the gunwhale and pulling the child out with "bis legs. On all these occasions the great risk of being jammed between the steamboat and the sampat 5.

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Commodore Bowden Smith then presented the medal to Leading Seaman Tai Sing and

It is officially reported that Japanese troops have occupied Possiet Bay, stated to be the last first-rate harbour north of Pa Arthur re-testimonials to the other samen. maining in the possession Busiz----

THE DAVIS CUP.

'London, July 8.

Play in the Davis Cup tier France v. America, began at East- bourne to-day in very unfavourable weather. M, Gobert (France) When the score faced W. 3. Johnston (America) in the singles. stood 4-3, Johnston leading, the rain compelled the abandonment of the day's play.

ATHLETICS AT HOME.

London, July 8.

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TYPHOON WARNING.

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Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon, less than 300 miles distant. Direction unknown.

At the Queen's Club althletic meeting, Princeton University beat-The following telegram” was Oxford by six events to four.

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HOME CRICKET.

London, July 8. Yorkabire beat Northampton by 223; Lancashire beat Kent by an innings and 71; Oxford and Cambridge played a drawn game, rain Interfering.

received at 11 am to-day

Typhoon E. of Northern Luzon. less than 300 miles. moving, N. N. W or N.

D'ANNUNZIO'S BOXANÇE, ?

A love romance of the poet| D'Annunzio is revealed by the newspaper Giorno of Naples. The poet is said to be deeply in love with Miss Lucia Baccara, the Well-known Venetian pianist. Archbishop Mannix has appointed de Valera to the chair of high-Miss Baccgra is about 30, while er mathematics at St. Patricks College, Maynooth.

D'Annunzio is about 60.

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