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The Robert Dollar in Port.

Bearing the appearance of a fine ship the largesteuer Robert Dollar entered Hongkong harbour shortly after noon yesterday on her maiden voyage to Far Easter ports. The Robert Dollar is a new steamer built in German yards and handed over to the Inter Allied Shipping Commission at the Peace Conference. She brought for discharge at this port 1,500 tons of general cargo and lumber from New York and Van- couver. Part of the lumber con- signed to Hongkong merchants consists of about 20 Oregon ir tree-trunks ranging in length from 80 to 100 feet.

The Robert Dollar is command- ed by Capt. M. Ridley, who was formerly on the Harold Dollar. She will sail to-morrow for New York, Fin Manila. Singapore, Calcutta, Bombay and Suez.

The keel of the Robert Dollar, which was then known as the Courland, was laid down in 1919 and she was launched in the following year. After completion

Encounter with Jellyfish.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 14: 1921.

The Swedish sisamar Nippon, which arrived this morning from Hamburg and parts, will unload 400 tons of mixed nargo here. Yokohama Maru From London. Arriving last evening the N. Y. K.

Yokohama steamer Maru, from London, took a berth at- Kowloon to discharge 605 tons of freight for Hongkong. This afternoon she sailed for Japan in continuation of her voyage. There are 35 through passengers and 2190 tons of cargo.

Australian Steamers.

The movements of the Aukira- lian steamers of the N.Y.K. are as follows:-The Aki Maru will reach Hongkong to-morrow morn- ing, about 9 o'clock it is expected, from Melbourne and Sydney.. The Nikko Maru, on her outward voyage from Japan. is due to arrive here on Monday next to load freight and passengers for Australian ports.

Examination.

HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING,

Mr. L. B. Edwards passed us A painful and unusust mishap. befel an engineer on the Indo-first engineer at the Harbour

Office to-day. China Navigation Company's sleamer. Yoen Sang, while swim- ming in the baths of the Hong- kung and Whampoa Dock Com. pany at Kowloon on Monday, In London last month George evening. The engineer had been Cook, of Australia, beat Frank bathing for some time, when Goddard, England, the giant ex- he noticed that | Life Guardsman, on points in a suddenly several of the other bathers, heavy-weight contest.

of At the outset Cook rashed God- namber including A children, were calling excitedly dard to the ropes and landed a to attract his attention and point-bard right, Goddard going down ing to a spot a little distance and sitting on the lower rope. He away. Thinking that one of the recovered only to be rushed to children was drowning he imme-the opposite rope to receive a diately swam to be locality. biting left to the jaw. There was Seeing a white object some ten a good deal of clinching in the feet below the surface he dived second round, and in a series of and grabbed at it Before he fast exchanges Cook had the best realised it he had clenched a large of it. In the third meeting Look jellyfish. He instantly let go his scored beautifully, first

with hold and came to the top, bringing right, then with a straight left. with him the jellyfish, which Goddard was boxing -teadier, but released its hold as he reached was much slower than the other the surface. The first sting of man.

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the jellyush having almost died The Englishman did better in away the swimmer remained in the next round. shaking up Cook the water for abuut hour with a left and right. In the longer. The pain of the sting succeeding rounds Cook w13 recurred with some intensity always the batter boxer, and not and the engineer returned to his only showed fine defence to the

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she was taken to Leith as one of ship in the dock. Vext morning sometimes quick, but more often TO-DAY'S RECIPE

the indemnity vessels paid to Britain. She lay there in idle- ness for three months when she was purchased by the Robert Dollar Company. She sailed on March 1 for New York to go on the loading berth in the round-skin was swollen and highly holding. the world service of the Line. intammed. The application of Crossing the Atlantic to New York the vessel was in ballast and her seaworthiness was thor oughly tested by the bad weather experienced on the voyage. The veasel behaved splendidly, it is said by those on board who made gone. the passage. After leaving Neware intensely interested in and slammed right and left bard

he Way suffering great pain slow. panrbes of Goddard, bo: and he found it impossible to always had the ex-soldier gusas- open his mouth and one of his ing as to his intentions. At the eyes. The sting of the jellyfish end of the serenth round covered the face, arms and ebes: Cook had a good lead, and then of the unfortunate man. The in the eigthth was cautioned for

Goddard improved in the tenth, whisky dressings (externally) and using the right more than once. a lution prepared by a doctor but Cook was by Do meaty relieved the pain very much. staggered, and the eleventh was Yesterday the swelling caused fairly even.

by the poison in the fish was still

The twelfth round was nearly bad but the pain had almost the end for Goddard. In the last Several local doctors mioate Cook got him on the ropes,

the case of the engineer, for it is

to the jaw. Goddard sank down

York, calls were made at Not folk. (a). and Panama Canal on the first time in their experience on the appes, and slowly rose as her way to Vancouver, were she where a man has gripped a jolly the bell went and saved him from loaded a large part of her cargo. fish tghtly to bim. Some of the a knock-out. In the thirteenth Rather rough weather was en-pus has been extracted from the Goddard hit Cook low with the countered between Shanghai and swellings and is being put to left, but the contest proceeded bacteriological tests for scientific after the men had shaken hands, and Cook faished the round well. purposes.

Cook Empress of Asia Arrives.

always remained the Three hours earlier than was superior boxer, but in the seven- expected yesterday, the Liner teenth Goddard steadied him with Empress of Asie arrived a: Hong- a panch or two. Cook was almost

this port.

The Robert Dollar is good type of cargo steamer and is fitted with the latest appliances for the speedy handling of cargo. Her accommodations are very superior

ed for the usc

and roomy and cabins are provid-kong at 8 o'clock this morning and twice as fast and showed far more of about 1 and berthed at Kowloon wharf to knowledge of the game than his land passengers and cargo. The opponent. Cook in the end guía- vessel brought 237 cabia and 369 ed a well-deserved victory on steerage passengers. There were points.

passengers. Although designed

and built in a hard time there is no sign of economy apparent in the fitting out of the vessel.

The Robert Dollar was con- stracted to the order of the Ham- burg-America Line and was "intended to be one of their most modern vessels in post-war com- petition. She was built and engined by Joh. G. Tecklemborg A.-G.of Bremerhaven, Her length ia 522 feet; overall. 549 feet and she has a breadth of 63.6 feet and

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124 first-class, 69 second-class and 44 third-class. The cargo for Hongkong comprises 32 tons of pulp screenings, 40 tons of salmun talls and 7 tons of general merchandise,

A notable passenger on board is the Hon. M. L. Quezon. Fre-i sident of the Philippine Islands Senate, who is on his way to Washington. D.C., in connection with the petition praying for in- dependence

Islands. for the While he is at Hongkong he will go to Canton to have an interview! with President Sun Yat Sen, it is understood.

The passage from Vancouver was fine throughout and very good steaming time was made be- tween Manila and this port, 'the voyage being completed in 30 a depth of 13 feet. Her cargo hours. On the trip across the capacity is 15,000 tons dead-Pacific to Yokohama the Asia was weight, although she was to carry nearly a full ship in the saloons, un additional 1,000 tons for her something rather exceptional for German owners. She has even this time of the year, it is stated. hatches, and 22 derricks on four masts and a pair of samson posts for working them. There are two heavy-lift booms, one of which is capable of lifting 45 tons. The engine-room fa a large The machinery is running well and an average speed of 14 koote is easily and economically attained. The Robert Dollar has reciprocating engines and is fitted with twin-screws. Mr. J. Wel ton, well-known in the Far

Three vessels of some import- East through his service on other ships of the Line, is chief ance arrived at Hongkong during engineer. The wireless install the last 24 hours. tion is of the latest English.Mar- coni type and very good results have been obtained with it. Telephone service connects all parts of the ship with the bridge, there being lines to the fore castle head and right aft. A new navigation bridge is now being built on the vessel, above the existing bridge, the length of the vessel making it difficult to get as good view from it. Work on the additional bridge was begun in Shanghai.

Cargoes Arrived.

The Blue Fannel steamer Pro- via tesilaus, from Vancouver, Moji, reached port early this morning. Hercargo for this Colony to 1,150 ions. Large amounts shipments of flour are on board. At Manila the vessel will put out 2,400 tons of flour, lumber and general..

The Waterhouse Company's steamer West Jappa arrived late yesterday afternoon from Tacoma and porte bringing 45 tons of steel wire for consignees here.

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