SHAMPOOING RUGS & CARPETS.
RUGS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
NEW STEAMER.
TO BE LAUNOHED AT TAIKOO TO-DAY.
Makes them. The latest addition to the fleet of
Bright and Clean.
Mesara Tho China Navigation Co, Ltd, wil be launched to-day at 430 pin. from this shipbuilding yard of tho Taikon Dockyard and Engineer- ing Co. of Hongkong, Ltd.
The vessel, which is named Ning- hai, is intended for the coasting
Only 50 ets.trade, and in a finely modelled steel
Collection and Delivery Free.
per aq, yard.
Rolls of Dirt carried away. Rolls of Cleanliness_brought back.
Abrow steamer of about 2,000 tons The principal dimen- incasurement sions are:-Lonth 305 feet over-all, hreadth 44 feet, depth 21 Icol 0 inchen to upper dock, and is built on the deep framing principle, to Rcantlings appproved by the British Corporation The venzel has a top
STEAM LAUNDRY CO, galiant forecastle for crow, and ac-
HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: Yaumati, Tel. K. 32.
HONGKONG DEPOT: 16 Stanley Street, Tel. C. 1279. KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT:
KOWLOON DEPOT: 19 Canton Road.
CANTON: 19 Sharki Central, East.
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commodation in bridge for petly officers and Chinese passengers. There are large steel dockhouses on! bridge deck containing saloon, and】 rooms for officers, engineëra, state- The Captain's cabin, rooms, etc. chart roum, and wireless house are Aft, on arranged on boat deck. upper deck, is a tool house con taining the steam steering gear which is of the "Wileon and Pirrio" type placed directly over the rudder and is controlled by telemotor gear from standard on bridge. The main and upper decks are of steel, the forecastle and bridge, being tenki whenthel A double bottom for water hallant has been armaged From fore perk bulkhend to aft peak' bulkhead, peak tanks being also uned as trimming tanks. The vessel has four largo cargo hatches ranging! front " long, and has twelvo derricks capable of dealing with weights up to 40 tons, with twehrə
also powerful steam winches, strong warping steam windlass forecastle deck The vessel in electrically lighted throughout.
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Triple expansion engines, having) cylinders 1" 20" 47" diameters with 3 inches stroke, are being installed with two multitubular marine boilers fitted with North
Marine C'o's superheaters;
"Here's A Christmas Gifttaring a working pressure, of 200
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Is per square juch. The vessel will have a son speed of 10 knots, Jonded,
The naming ceremony in to be performed by Mrs. A. H. Barlow.
THE FIRST TEST.
AUSTRALIA BEGINS WELL.
Sydney, Dec. 10-The first test! match between Australia and! England waA commenced as tho | Cricket Ground to-day in glorious wonther. The attendance numbered 34,000 The wicket was in porfect! cundition. Australia won the toss. and Collins, the Australian captain, went to the creases accompanied by Warron Bardsley. Stulaps
were drawn when the score stood at three wickets for 282 rune.
Details:
W. Bardsley, a Woozley b Free-
Man
21.
IL L Collins, e. Headrea b
Tato
114.
II. Ponsford, Gilligau
110.
A. Richardson, "net out
91.
J. M. Taylor, not out
J.
Extras 15.
Total for three wickets
..... 282.
Both batsmen started cautiously and runs came slowly. Bardsley's dismissal came after the scure hand reached 46 for one wicket. He bat- ted for 1 minutes. The first hour's hatting produced 55 runs At the Ianch adjournment the score board showed one wicket for 72 El Collins and Ponsford batted stendily and confidently, though when he had scored 42 Collins was badly missed by Hendren. Collins was out when the total had rea, hed 230. Hin part- nerabip with Ponsford was respon. sible for 100 ruse, which is 2 record 1coond wicket partner- ship for matches between Australia! and England. Collins gave a dis play of careful batting. He was at the erenses 25 minutes and lit nine fours. On returning to the pavilion
was afforded a great ovation. Ho Ponsforil's wicket, fell ut 275. played a sound innings scoring att round the wicket· He took · 228 minutes to scoro his 110 runa, His acore included sight fours. He han added his name to the distinguished list of those who noored a century in their first test match'
The ground folding, notably that of Chopinan and Gilligan was good, but the catching was faulty. Tate was the best of the English bowlera.
Peuter.
SATURDAY, DECEMPT 20, 1924.
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