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SALVAGE TRIUMPHS.

440 U-BOAT VICTIMS.

RESCUED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM. BRITISH RULE WANTED IN

PALESTINE.

LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA.

The English aricket team to REQUEST BY THE SHEIKAS,

The successful, salving of tour Australia was to loays by the HMS. Vindictive at Ostend Orient linar Österley on Septem forms one of the outstanding ber 18, and is expected to reachHerbert features of the work of the Fremantla on October 21.

Salvago Section of the Admiralty. The team is to lapve Adelaide To this department had been en-¡for England on March 18. trusted the task of clearing the The fixtures arranged for the Belgian harbours, and the re-Englishmen Kra:--

moral of the Vindictive from the October 23, 25, 26, West fairway at Ostend marks practic-Australia, at Perth. ally the completion of the work. November 3, 6, 8, 9, v.

Australia, at Adelside.

November 12, 3, 15, 1 v. Victoria, as Melbourne,

November, 19, 20, 22, 23, v. New South Wales, at Sydney

November 2, 29, 30. v. Queens

Jarusalem, Aug. 25.Sis Samual motored to Allenby Bridge on Jordan and thence through the Sbaih valley. At Es Salt he was mat by Araba, Addressing them he said since

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events in Damascus he had received a request from the Sheikhs for extension of British to east -'of Jordan. South rule

This country

already within the British

of jinfluence, and the French did not wish to interfere with its affaize. Since the French however, had established their influence in Damascus it would be necessary 10 separate his district from the

At the outbreak of the war no Admiralty salvage organization existed, but the need of such a department became pressing, and early in 1916 the Lords of the Admiralty called in Captain F. W. Young as Naval Salvage [land at Brisbane. Adviser to form such a section December 3, 4, 6. v. Australian] and to take charge of it. Captain XL, at Brisbane. Young. who bid been for 30 December 8, 9. v. Toomba, ati years engaged in salvage work Toowomba

December 14, 15, v. New South Wales Colts, at Sydney.

Damascus administration.

A separate administration would be formed to assist the Bedouin to govern themselves. There would be complete freedom

FRIDAY

TOBER

1920

NEW

You can depend

upon recaiving prompt and courtonos service whan you place your order with The Queen's Dispensary for Drugs and Pharmaceuticals.

Que

You can also depend upon our prices being tha "lowest, consistent with quality, which is

first care.

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY Harper & Co. Lid.

Tal. 493.

NOTICE.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER oth,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th. CABARET DINNER DANCE.

St. George's Building.

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Pr

NOTICE.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

PERLIC HOLIDAY.

This Office will be opened for all purposes from 9am to 12 noon House. 6n Monday, the 11th October,

1920. Lumber of

Licensed Warehouses will be entirely closed on ibat daş.

Mime. Ho ite', all-rins of trade with Palestine, British of the Win officers maintain the principles wi't appear in of honesty and justice.

(12) Frances

December 17, 18, 20, 21, Australia (first test) at Sydney.

Several December 22, 23, v. Bathurst, at Bathurst.

Arabs then made speeches welcoming the British, and expressing a great desire for British administration and great satisfaction with Sir Herbert Samuel's utterances, especially with his statement that there

Assisted by

M. PAUL GREY

Famous Russian Baritone.

St. ANDREW'S CHURCH,

in the interests of underwriters, December 11, 12, s. Newcastle, being chief surveyar to the Liver-fat Newcastle. pool Salvage Association, was afterwards given the rank of commodore in the Royal Naval Resorts, which position he now holds Before the formation of the Salvage Section the naval authorities had availed them- December 31, January 1, 3, 4, v. selves at his assistance. He Australia (second test) at Mel carried through plans for guard-bourne. ing our ports against enemy sub- January 7, S. v. Ballarat, at marines, and he made safe an- Ballarat, chorages where no such an- January 11, 12, v. Stawell, at was no question of establishing MEETINGS FOR THE DEEPEN. chorages bad existed before. · Stawell.

any system of compulsory mili-ING OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE.

WILL BE HELD IN The Rairage Section was form- January 14, 15, 17. 18, vary service or disarmament, and ed principally of the ships.Australis (third test) at Adelaide, that the country's revennes officers, and men of the Liver- | January 21. 22 v. Geelong, at would be spent entirely for the pool Salvage Association, which | Geelong.

country's needs. were taken over, while all other January 25, 26, 27, 5. Tasmania salvage companies in the United as Launceston. Kingdom were also placed under January 29, 29, 31. v. Tasmanis.l the charge of Captain Young.at Hobart. with a

staff experienced in February 4. 5, 7, 8, v. Victoria.{Aref and Hej Amin-el-Hanseni (October 10, Sunday. salvage operations. In addi-at Melbourne.

both of Jerusalem, who tion. old

composite gunboats. February 11, 12, 14 15, fcharged with being concerned in especially suitable for the Australia (fourth

#instigation of the Easter riota. purpose, were quickly converted | Melbourne.

They fled from Jerusalem and did not

participate in the recent amnesty for other offenders.

Sir Herbert Samuel immediate March 4, 5. Albury, as granted the request, amidst great enthusiasm. Aref-el Aref,

seat)

into salvage vessels and equipped February 18, 19, 21; 22. v. New with every salving device that Wales, at Sydney. experience could suggest, so that February 25, 26, 28, March 1, v. within a short time the Admiralty | Australia (65th test) at Sydney. had the finest salvage plant in existence. The section proved Albury. its value almost at once, although

it was not antil the submarine Benalla. menice was at its height that it: rendered its

service.

were

war

Ost valuable Australia, at Adelaide.

FIGHTING THE U-BOAT.

was

KOWLOOK. Detuber 10th to 13th.

An unexpected incident was 13 request made by the Sheikh Sultan Speaker: Rev. W. H. GRIFFITH of Adwan. General Rafans of

THOMAS, M.A., D.D. Kerak. for an amnesty for Arei-

WHEN BABY IS CROSS AND SLEEPLESS.

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11. Monday..

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12, Tuesday,

11 a.m. and

6 p.ID.

13, Wednesday.)

C. W. BECKWITH,

Superiutendent, Imports and Exports.

NOTICE.

CONSELHO DE ADMINISTRACAO DAS OBRAS DOS PORTOS DE MACAU,

It is hereby notiñed that on the 19th October at 3 pm, in the Harbour Works Department. Macao, a verbal tender will be called-up for discharging dredging products transported by lighters for reclamation ground purpose. at 6pm. Chinese process, damping with

water the place to reclaim and elevate the sumpans with the material to it.

A Special Meeting for Men will be held in the Church Hall on Tuesday at 9 p.m.

A cordial invitation is extend-

EXCHANGE.

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SELLING.

The total cubic meters to trans- port will be about three bundred thousand and the daily aversge work should be approximately one thousand five hundred.

The programme of the tender and the respective specifications are patent in the Harbour Works Department, Matso, any day,| Sundays excepted, during office bours.

Macao, 30th September, 1920.

HUGO F. DE CAEERD

The Secretary.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

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March 7, 8, v. Benalla, at who was present in Bedouined to Christian friends of all

garb, was carried shoulder high, denominations. March 11, 12, 14, 15, v. South and made & speech highis approving the proposed policy. Many Sheikhs jostled each other in their zeal to afix their But perhaps the most spectacu-seals to the official document reci. Much was done by the section flar of the Admiralty salvage ting recent events and expressing in helping to defest the U-boat performances during the warla desire ίσε British rule. campaign by salving torpedoed were the lifting of the Araby Some chiefs who are not within merchantmen. It scarcely need siter she had been sunk in the British zone made repeated, be added that the section found Boulogne barbour and the bring-requests that the border should TT plenty to do. Its operations ex-jing of her back to the Thames be extended to include them; also Demand tended into many waters, and two pieces, and the hauling up for leaving behind two British 3o dis

successful that AJ

in right of a sunken transport at Arab-speaking officers and 12160 dis the last three years of the Folkestone by means of four Palestine gendarmes.

4 m/s the section saved us railway enginɛe. Later the

I/T Shanghai something like £50,000,000 worth collier Bedale

lifted in The High Commissioner

re-T/T Singapura. of shipping that would otherwise the Firth of Forth. where turned to Jerusalem on Sunday T/T Japan bare been a total loss. It went she had sunk in the way of after an

entirely satisfactory (TT Indi.... to the assistance of many vessels the battle-cruiser squadron. expedition. the bad been damaged by the Upon this occasion a dead weight | U-boats, and by means of a special of 3000 tons was literally hauled device known as the "standard to the surface. This was the patch" enabled them to reach the heaviest ~ lift ' ever performed repairing yards. If the vessel went by salvors until the Brussels wa to the bottom and was worth raised. She weighed about the raising. she

raised and same. In the early part of 1918, returned to service. Close upon too, the Salvage Section refloated

When baby is cross and sleep- Doe and three-quarter million within a week four ships that tons of merchant shipping was bad gone ashore off the Irish and the little one is taking the less there is something wrong thus salvert during the war. It coast.

caly means be has of telling it. does cos require a very vivid AT OSTEND AND ZEEBRUGGE Under such circumstances the 30 ds. Sydney and imagination to grasp how great At the request of the Belgian comptation to administer a sleep- Melbourne a toon it was to the Allies that Government the

Admiraltying draught, or opiate of some 30 die. San Francis sach a considerable feet as this Salvage undertook the clearing kind, is often great, but don't do it co New York) tonnage represents about 440 of the Belgian barbours, and by Daless expressly ordered by a 4 m/s. Marks. Tessels in all was literally the raising of the Vindictive they competent doctor who bas seen 4 m/s. Francs snatched from "Davy Jones's have carried through the larges: the child. Instead give him 6 mis. Francs....... 11.50 locker."

marine salvage undertaking ever Baby's Own Tabets, which are Demand. Germany. - Among the most notable feats embarked opon. This involved, guaranteed to contain no opiate: Demand. New York 7416 achieved by the Salvage Section besides

the Vindictive at they send the child to sleep sim- T/T Bombay was the patching up of the battle-Ostend, the raising of Captainly because they remove the Demand, Bombay cruiser Lion after the Dogger Fryatt's Brussels, the removal of causes of his sleeplessness and T/T Calcutta Bank 5gbt. By constructing an the blockships Iphigenia, Thetis, make him feel good and com. Demand, Calcutta ingenious coffer dam on her side. and Intrepid from the mouth of fortable.

On Yokoham................ 13934 they enabled her to steam to the the Bruges Canal, and the carry- Type for repair. For this Coming out of many other exceeding

Demand, Manila 155 Nom. "My baby was not feeling well Demand, Singapore. 17634 modore Young received thefly difficult operations. Only and was cross and troublesome. On Haiphong thanks of Admiral. Beatty, those who know bow battered I gave her several doses of Baby's On Saigon Another remarkable piece of and broken the Vindictive was (Own Tablets and they did her so On Bangkok salvage WLA the raising of can have any adequate concepmuch good that I would not be Sovereign submarine

13 ia Gair tion of what a remarkable without them for many times the Gold leaf per Taal... 36.40 Loch, and rescuing 35 of piece

of marine salvage amount they cost. I strongly Bar Silvar, ready... the men who were entombed was her removal Great risks advise every mother to give them in ber.

forward Commodore Young also attended it; for if once the fair trial." writes Mrs. F.Bank of England rates 7% adopted and introduced the sub-bull of the vessel had slipped Emery, of 8 Barclay Place, New York/London... mersible motor pump, which Ad-down into the fairway-and only Grand Rapids, Mich, U.S.A. miral Jellicoe ordered to be fitted exceptionally skilful handling

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ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received WANTED.

instructions to sell by Pablo 13 years experience in Shippin

Correspondence Auction on

office work, senka por Marcantile firm. No outports. Fisase re 454 c/o “ Hongkong Teles

Thursday, the 14th. Oct. 1920.

commencing at 2.30p.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Daddall

Street:

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture

Comprising :--

Blackwood chairs, taa poys, cables, flowers stands & stools, tapestry covered conch & easy chairs, card table, writing tables, ornamenta, pictures, brass tender & fire brasses, carpets, rugs sio,

etc.

WANTED-Britisher arriving s in the Colony on or about the Sıh instant desires board and resid- ence; Hongkong side praforge.. Address replies to Box 453. c/o

Hongkong Telegraph.”

FOR SALE

"BICTON" (127 Prak). Plant- Teak extension dining table and fation Road-with Tennis Court. chairs, teak sideboard with barel- | Total aṛna 51,000 sq. ft. Greater led mirror, teak dinner waggon, part level ground available for Decasonal tables, teak overmantel additional building without ass- electric table fans etc. ele,

croaching on tennis court. Pos- session of land can be had im- mediately, house nart spring. Apply JOHNSON STOKES MASTER, Prince's Building.

Double & single brass mounted iron & teak bedsteads teak dress ing table, washstand, chest of drawers, tailst sat atc. etc.

Also

I 12-bore Sporting Gun

116-bore Sporting Gun

I Motor Bicycle

FOR SALE-Two Lancashire Bailara, langth 28 feet, diameter of furnaces (two) 3 foot, Working pressure 100 the per sq, vînch

On view from Wednesday, the Constructed by Mesars Linday, 13th, inst.

The Fourth Gymkhana Meet- ing will be beld (weather permit-i ting) at the Happy Valley on Saturday, October 9th commen- cing at 330 p.m. The charge. for admission will be $1.00 for o:bers than Members of the N.

Club Hongkong Jockey Gymkhana Club.

01

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform hall price.

invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

NOTICE..

THE HONGKONG TUTORIAL & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

43, Bonham Road.

Opposite the University Tal. No. 732. PO. Box. 593. Principal

JOHN P. JONES, B.Sc., M.E. Min

The Institute affords Spacial Pre- paration (Claes and Priests, Day and Eveting. Oral and Correspondanos) for University Matriculation and

Degree Examinations.

New Session bas new commenced.

Tutorial Classes are being conducted

Catalogue will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

FOR SALE.

Very Valuable Chinese Por-. celain and Curios

Comprising

2 Very fine Celadon Vases,

Song.

2 Very fine 3-coloured Jars,

Sung-

Barnes & Co., Govan, Glasgow. Io good order and condition Complete set of fittings with snež boiler.

Apply Butterfield. Swire, Hongkong.

FOR SALE Chéap. A quantí... · ty of New Wooden Boxes—Apply Whiteaway Laidlaw, 24, Des Four Road, Hongkong.

TO BE LET.

TO LET.-Well Furnished:TM Rooms or Fists, Kowloon. Im-

mediate Possession, all conven...

1 Pair Very fine Porcelainiences. Apply Box 445 c/o "Hang-

Vases Sung

1 Pair Very fine Wood Car-

vings, Ming.

2 Vary fine Stone Stutzen,

Har

1 Very Low Blue & white vase,

Ming-

1 Very fine 2-coloured Jar,

Sung-

1 Very fine Celadon Jar.Sung- I Very fine Porcelain Orna-

rent, Sang

1 Very fine 2-coloured Jar,

Ming-

1 Very fine Blue & white Yaan with peach bloom decorat- ions. Yangching.

1 Very fine porcelain jar, Sung 1 Very fine Celadon Jar, Sung 1 Very fine Celadon Bowl,

Sung.

1 Very fue Postery ornament,

SODE

1 Very for Powder Blus Vase with 5-coloured decorations, Kaughi.

B.-The above may be viewed between 9 am to 5 pm. at Messrs. LAMMERT BROS.

No. 3 Duddell Street.

FOR

SALE.

MILNER'S SAFES

APPLY TO

LAMMERT BROS.

Daddell Street.

FOR SALE.

kong Telegraph."

THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

St. George's Building. Hongkong.

Chairman of Board of Directo

Mr. Wong Shin Ham- Chief Manager.....Mr. L.S. Holum [Asst. Manager... Mr. K. T. Wong-

Foreign exchange and general' banking business transacted.

Current, Savings, and Fixed deposits bear interests at raigs

4% and 5% respectively.

LS-HOLUM.

Chief Manager

NOTICE.

BANK HOLIDAY.

In accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSI- NESS on MONDAY, the 11th October, 1920.

Hongkong, 6th October, 1920.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

MR. LI HON FAX a Chinese prackoutfit, verved la koerstar, bus bera a lesener sa Europeaza Omeiale sad merchants in This aqlony for over- Two years.

He ban a good method of training Eurohemse te pam in the Dilatie stienisation, 200 is presented në brti cala vértifiantes de 5 Chinese vencher. Fir ham alo a good knowledge of Mandarin and, Bakka.

Those who intend learning the f IsDguage_mer riquated to write to Na. 191. | Queen's Road, Cyatzal 2nd Rooz-

The U.S. S. SAMAR will be sold ** K3 U. 8. Navy Purchasing Office, No. 20 Whangpoo Road,THE Shanghai, China," by sealed pro- Posals to be opened at 10a.m. on December 20, 1920.

"

The SAMAR was built at Cavite, P. I, in 1885. Length 121 feet, Beam 17 feet, 10. inches. Mean draft 7ft Displacement when

in English, Mathematics, Trigonome in commission. 243 Tons. History, Geography, Latin and inspection on September 10th. try, Mechanice, Physics, Chemistry. The vessel will be ready for

French, for Hongkong University Appraised value $28,060,00 0.8 $1/10 dis. July Examinations.

Cursney. Further information $1/5 dis. Private Tuition can also be had lo and blank proposals may be had $1/10 dís, these sužnjecta.

by applying to the U.S. Katy $13 dīs.

Purchasing Office.

as standard to all abips in the prevented it from doing 80- Baby's Owo Tablets are a re- Grand Fleet. By the use of com- Ostend Harbour would have been medy for simple fever, indiges SUBSIDIARY COINS. pressed air the first-class battle-"bottled up" for months to come, tion, constipation, colic, diar- ship Conqueror was salved when In recognition of his work Com-rhoes. They make teething easy she had been given up as a total modore Young was decorated by and destroy worms. Of chemists, H'kong 50 cts. pieces loss, and the saving of the "how the King of the Belgians and by or post free, 50 cents the vial, pital ship Asturias is to the the Government of the United from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., credit of the section.

96 Szechuan Road, Shanghai, States of America.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

“HEUndersigned have received instructions to sell by Públio Auction on Saturday, the gth. October, 19306. commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Rooms, Doddefa Street

A Quantity of Congolese (Linoleum)

On view now;

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMER

Auction

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