THURSDAY, OCTOBERŢ12, 1911.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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AUCTIONEER.
PUOLTO
A JCTION,
A Times" Comment.
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Clio
Master W. Wash
L-Qomdr. B. G. Washington
Light Comdr. J. M. Baskor
Comdr. H. R. Veale
Lieut, Coindr. E. S. Monroe
Capt. J. Nicholas. ------ Lt.-Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford Lh-Comdr. Hon. (Guy Stopford Lt-Comdr. ML. B. R. Blackwood
Capt. S. St. John Farquhar It Comdr. T. J. B. Lyna.
Weihaiwei
Colori be Hongkong
Hongkong Weihaiwai
Hongkong
His Britannic Majesty's Ships
s on the China Station
Name
Alacrity
Astrum
Clase.
despatch-vessel cruiser, 2nd clas
I.P.
Commander.
2700
10
2000
7000
Conda Lowndes****
Last report at Weihaiwad
Captain M. B. Kiddle
Weihalwai
Atlas Bramble &
Admiralty tug.
Hongkong
river gunboat
710
900
Weihaiwal
Britomart
"river gunboat
710 *
900
Shanghai
Cadmua Cherib
aloop
1070
& 1400
Comdr. H. Lynes
Hongkong
water tank and tug
900
300
Master H. Smith
Hongkong
aloop
1070
~~1400
Hongkong.
Famo
torpedo boat destroye
500
5700
Flora
cruiser, 2nd class
..$360
Handy...
torpedo boss destroyer
Hary
torpedo bost destroyer`
Janya
tarpodo bast destroyer
30 7000 *75* @ 4000 275 6. 4000
·380
3900
Kenb
cruiser, 1st class
9000
14 $9,000
Kinsho
river gunboat
618
12:00
Fangtazo
Bern
sloop
.1048
Commr. B.:0. M. Davy
Labuan
• Minotaur
eraiser, 1st class
14,600
27,000
Capt. Cayley
Wothaiwei
Monmouth Moorhen Nowenstlo"
cruiser, 1st class
8800
Capt. L. E. Power, LV.O.
Weihaiwal
river gunboat
180
B00
L6-Comdr.-Q. R. Leith
Hongkong
cruiser, 2nd class
4800
Capt. G. E. P. Hunt," D.5.0.
Weihaiwei
river gunboat
85
240
Lient-Com. C. H. Woodward"
Yangtze
torpedo boat destroyer
360
0
6300
Comdr. O. T. Lambe
Wolhaiwel
depoi ship, sabinarines
880
1400
LA-Comdr. N. E. Archdala
Hongkong
river gunboat
85.
river gunboat
85
river gunboat
85 2
240
torpedo bost destroyer
$50
6 4500
feceiving ship
4850 0
180
800
rivar gunboat
710.2
DOO
torpedo bost destroyer.
355
6300
Hongkong
-Hongkong"
Yangiszo
Shanghai
Waihniwoi
surveying ship
-620
450
'torpedo boat destroyer
-260
0 5900
Weihaiwer
195 A
800
river gun bont
250
150
D '500
500
Lt. O. Godfrey Herbert Lt. Comdr." A. AL-Feder Lt. Comdr. J. B. A. Codrington
Hongkong
Hongkong
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the responsibility of approving or otherwise THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC. Nightingale the proposal. They are not eversanguine about the results of the legislation. them- solvo, though they realize that it will be nothing like Gladstonian Home Rule any way." But if there was anything like a landslide to the side of the Liborala-a thing nobody in this land expects-it would
peers. So in any case there will be plenty of smoke and dust in the political széna in this country for some time to come.
"The formal adoption of the Constitution Sandpiper of the Portuguese Republic and the election: Snipe of the first President have been promptly Taku followed, as we anticipated, by the Tamar
Hughes & Hough MRGOLAMENT has recois to ted to shackle more thoroughly the rocognition of the new Stats by this Teal...
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNM BENLY
General Anetfoneers
AND
Share, Coal and General Brokers
PROPRIETORS
*To-kwa-Way" Coal_Storage.
der werd A.B.C.4TH & 5TH EDITIOKË.
A1. TELEGRAPH GODG |
Kitaple Address ***MLINICA" HONGKONG
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undoraigned hate received instruer
tions to self by Public Auction,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
on
SATURDAY,
the 14th October, 1911, af 2.30 »,M.,' at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Tax Road,
corner of Ice House STREET,
*A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF
VALUABLE - JAPANESE CURIOS, Kimonos, Silk Embroideries, Porcelains, ***..
&c..
(Full particulara frem Cataloguio). TERMS 1--ÁS QOval,
AUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hougkong, Sept. 30, 1911.
PUBLIC ACTION.
1976
HE Undersigned no va received instruc
done, soli by Patlis Austin,
Ma
THURSDAY
,
the 10th October, 1911, at 2.30 val., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road,
corner of Ice House Street,
A.Lange' QUASTIKK_02_
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
.: FURNITURE,
$0.
(Principally now stock),
Consisting of t
Tapestry-covered Drawing Room Suite, Hatstands, Sideboards, Overmantels, &c. with Bevelled Mirrors, Extension Dining Tables, Dinner Waggons, Chairs, &, Marble Top Bureaus, Washstands Ward robes, Brass Beduiends (Double & Single). Axminster and Brassol Carpets and Rugs,
Sundry Blackwood. Furniture, Glass,
Electro platod and Crockery Ware, Cook- ing Stoves, &c., &t.; ̈-
Also
*
One Cottage Pinao, One large American
Ice Chest and One Enamelled Bath with
ed instruction to sell by Public Auction,
од
SATURDAY,
the 14th day of October, 1911, at 12 -o'clock Noon, at his Sales Rooms, ig, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong, The following VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,
situate at Tu-kwa-wan in the Dependency
of Kowloon in the Colony of
'Hongkong, viz. —
All that piece or parcel of ground situate at To-kwa-wan aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as Kowloon Marine Lots Nós. 72 and 79 Together with all the buildings thereon. Term 75 years from April, 1902. Renewal for one further term of 70 years.
For further particulars and conditions of Sale apply to
Dear Rea
All the talk in Society circles is of the Delhi Durbar and what is necessary to take out for the great spectacin, for everybody In the swim” aims to see the pageant In consequence of the rush of engagements and the necessity to get her Christmas plans all fixed up before leaving, the Queen has shaadored her trip to Germany for this year. Next year she hopes to go and she will probably be accompanied by the Prince of Wales.
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country, and by other European Powers. Thistle The event, we need hardly my, is generally Viragu woldema to all classes of Englishmos. It Waterwitch was necessarily and rightly delayed so far Whiting as we are concerned, in accordance with Widgeon the established-traditions of our foreign Woodcock policy, which forbid us to enter into full woodlark diplomatic relations with the representatives of any now form of governments in another country until they have afforded the outaide, world resonable proof that they are entitled to cccupy the position they alaitz. This proof, from the nature of things, can seldom be forthcoming until a considerable time bas gone by after the new rulera hava bean installed in office... The system which they introduce has to be organized, the organic laws upon which it is to bo based have to
has to obtain the approval or receivo legislative sanction, and it
the acquiescence of the governed.
It
rivar gunboat
river gunboat
river gunboat
submarine
submarine
submarine
W
240
↓ 240
Lt..Com. O.A.0. Dougla LA-Com. E. J. J. Scathby Lt.-Comdr. Maurice B. Leslie Gunner E. J. Trillo. Commodore C. J. Estes. T-Camar. R. J. Buckin Lt. Comdr. M. B., Hamilton Lieut.Com. H. D. Adair-Hall L-Comdr. Hancock Lieut.Comdr. G. B. Hartford Lieut.-Com-B-R-Brooke-
Com. M. H. Wilding Lt.-Comdr. G. F. A. Mulock".
West Rivoi West River Yangtzo
-Singapore
Fangtazu
Upper Yangtan Upper Yangtare Hongkong
Flagship of Vico-Admirsi Alfred L Winsloe, EC.B., 0.7.0., C.M.G., Commander-in Chist
Name
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station:
Fag and description.
: SIR ROBERT HART I fear before this has reached
you bad news may be board of the veteran Bir Robert Hart, though at the time of writing his wonderful vitality is giving the doctors will be a year next month since the Kaiser Fran Janoph 1 Austro-Hungarian cruiser GRIST,Como.kopa.of a secovery-from-the-serious Republie succeeded to the Monarchy in
attack of pneumonis with complications that has fallen upon him at Fingoat Grove, near Marlow, Bucks. His personal medica attendants, Dr Jamieson and Nicholson, bave been regarding his condition with some anxiety for the past few days and yesterday they called in the special at, Sir William Osler, for a consultation. But last night Sir Robert slept well and today is rather better.
WILKINSON AND
Solicitors for the Vendor,
or to MR GEO. F. LAMMERT
The Auctioneer, Hongkong, September 27, 1911.
Auctions.
1284
THE COURT CLOCK STORY.
Portugal. The eleven mouths which have Acheron since olapsed have not been too long a period in which to satisfy dispassionate
Alger onlookers that these conditions of tion have been fulfilled. The cloction of Argus
recogai-Alouette the President at the end of August was the outward sign that the Republic Caronade definitely constituted. It was immediately Cometo by recognition of the part of Decides France, Recognition by Great Britain, and other Powers took placa as soon afterwards Dupotit-Thouars † as the metal arrangements and formalities-Estoc would permit
followed
WA6
WG can never forget that Portugal is the
Esturgeon
of all cur allice, and that it was apor Fronde
It is remarkabic, says the Singapore Free that, just "ghting side by side with us, Jacquin
oldest her soil, and with the very efficient help of Hanel Riviers PUBLIC AUCTION.
her peoplo
hundred years ago, British Particulars and Conditions of the Larting Press, how stories of little incidents go theoldiers vindicated the fiberties of Europe. Lica
by Public Auction Sale, to be held on rounds of the press year after year; with of Napoleon to universal predominanca. ische
and the
balance of power against the claims Lynx MUNDAY, the Ifth-day-of-October, the variants to be expected. Take that of The memory of those ties has always Montcalm 1912 at 3 P... at the Offices of the the theft of the Court clock, a perfectly caused us to feel an exceptional interest i Public Works Department, by Order
the welfare of Portugal and a genuine Mousquet of Elis Excellency the Governor, of true incident. Roderick Random," in Three Lots of Crown Lead at Shin Eing the column of "Random Reflections" that form of their government, is, of the Portagueso nati friendship for
nation. The Olry Street, in the Colony of Hongkonghe, contributes weekly to the Hongkong
́is, of course, matter of indifference to * term of 75 years; with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fixed Daily Press has,thiế":—
No, of Sale
by the Surveyor of Hin Majesty the
Kisc, for one for hoz tarm of 70years.
Particulars of the Lot.
Incality.
Shin Hing Street
Ship Ring and
BoundaCE Measure
menta.
1
It
Upset Price.
Centenia j
Animal Rent.
5,584 9,107
Fatent Water Heater by Fletcher, Russell S. HANDA.
& Co. with all Fittings, &c., complete.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from 18th, instant...
TERMS:-ÁN Ustal.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, October 10, 1911,
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ng, May 5, 1910,
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1318
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FLUID
SOLE AGENTS,
unquestioned and unquestio. It is their Peiho it is the right of all Sovereight, as PistoletTM
States, to
“I have always understood that story suited to their wishes and to their require. Redoutable
choose for themselves what form is beat Prote about a thief entering the Court-room ments. All that we can wish is that while the Judga was sitting and removing should satisfy themselves, and that the Taking
they
Styr the clock for repairs" had its origin in system under which they elect to live
should afford them strong, stable, Takuu Hongkong, but I see in the Strand Maga. and upright Administration. I the Re-Vauban zine that this distinguished piece of public do that, we shall
gladly re Veteran Audacity is claimed by Dublin. The writer
it has succeeded where the cognize that it in the magazine, however, mentions that tank before it is great and arduous, sud
Monarchy very
failed. Incatably
The Vigilanto the incident is mid to have happened in there would be rashness in venturing to Emden - Bungkong-and-also in an American town predict that it will be easily cupidly
accomplished. But foreign nations like Guoiasa Perbaps great minds among thieves, za borselves, who realiza something of the tis smong philosophers, think alike some difficulties that surround any Government Jaguar times, but I fancy if the stories were work of reconstruction, and who look upon which honestly undertakes se laborious a
Leipzig thoroughly investigated, it would be Fortugal with good will, must regard her Luchs found that if this trick was really played efforts with sympathy and with patience, Nurnburg in Dablia or the Americas town, the ordinary mortals in a day, and the
The Augean atables cannot be cleansed by. perpetrators were indebted for the idea to
politics will imperative in Portuguese Scharnhorst
certainly demand Herculean 90
the heathen Chinee of Hongkong, for the Chinese thief has long had a penchant for, clocks."
amount
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exertions.
One of the chief dangers of the im. Taku medinta situation would seem to be that Tiger The fact is that about twenty years ago, the cleansing may be too precipitate. The as recorded at the time as a simple police victorious Repablicans, as a Correspor dent
Tsingtau paragraph, a Chinaman entered the court lately showed in an extremely interesting Vaterland of the sitting Police Magistrate Sing this very subject The Moderato Re Calabria
article, are divided amongst themselves on pore, carrying a ladder, while the usual publicos, who are in office, with Senhor court buaiders 'was going on. He placed Chagas a Prime Minister, see that it is Macao the ladder andernoath the court dock, desirable for many reasons to tread the ascended, and opened the clock, poored Socialist Radical Opposition, undar
rath of reforma with caution.he
Patria Fabout, looked generally wise, and finally, leadership of Senhor. Afonso
the Adder Corla, after fiddling about a while, desconded de unt recognize that infooz est Albany encefully with the clock and carried, l'ennemi au bien." They want to carry Bainbridge
the whole of the democratic programme of
Barry
the ladder. out of the court No one the Provisional Government, regardless of dreamt of thinking that the Chinaman was the state of public opinion, which now Calloo anything else except the secredited an Acoma indisposed to favour some of the Chauncey sistant of como sulliorised firm, and there "advanced" items in that document. he Moderates have shown much modera
Chattanoog clover rascal got clear away,The tian, bub hitherto without conellinting the Cleveland arageph is perfectly well remembered by Opposition. They nominated Dr Arriage Dalo two of the present staff of the Singapore for the
Presidency
place of their Sentier Brancamp, in Ducatur secure united Republican Ministry. Helens They offered Senhor Costs the Premier ship, and.
their support
Jutros trick was tried on successfully, we think, public business with a desire to conciliate Maccasin that they will conduct Mindoro at Hongkong some dozen or fourteen years the Opposition Sephor Costa and his friends latar. It is not impossible, if that he save met all their advances with rebus.
Mohform The Socialist-Radicale, proclaim that hoy. Monadnock
935 Free Press; and it could bo re-discovered by on: Cropitiate their adversaries and El Cano
order
the expenditurs of the necessary time on to the fice of that period,"
We have an impression that a dimilar They now declare him
that it was the same ingenious person who will obstruct the Government whenever Monterey had changed his skies but not his soul'
And wherever Ministers deviate from the strait-path as defined fy the Pro
New Orleaza. visional Co
Government. Who Prime Minis. Pampaugs E 4 strange robbery of a cardinal's body tor announces that he will meet Porpoise
has been committed in the St. Fiacre that theen and other synsptoms noted
obstruction by resignation. Wo may trust Quiros
by Chapel ab Nanay, says the Daily Mail, our Correspondent sro but results of the Rainbow Two cleaners in the church noticed that period of strain through which both parties San the flagstone of one of the tombe, had been have bom passing, On the other hand, displaced, and on farther investigation old party spirit which has dond such incal Shark
thore may possibly be indications that the
and: | Baratoga | discovered that the tomb was empty, It calable harm to Portugal in the should have contained two coffins, that of Lending reappear in a now shape adapted Wilmington Cardinal de Lorraine, den of Charles 111., to Republican lantibutions Should that Duke of Lorraine, and that can army unhappily be the case, the auguries for the Hauterart, but both had disappeared future would not be good. If Ropabila Historians are amazed at the disappearance is established, but it has still to earn ita of the cardinal's body, and po motor can reputation Hora, at last, it wizz 156 be attributed for the theft
judged by tote The Times
W C. HUMPHREYS & CO.,
BÄNK HUTED LEAD.” Hongkong, May 18, 1904
· päst,
Villalobos
French aub-marine French surveying shipTM French cruiser
2:00
Laut Bincall
Yangtaro
Saigon (Reserve). Hongay
Cap St. Jasques
Lieut. Bihal
Tona Guns H.P.
Captains,
4000
Capt. Alfred Cicoli
Last report
མ་
Amoy
M
French armoured cruiser
1830 10
1700
Elsu Bertrand
Бойдон
French cruiser
$490
6100
Capt. Delzons
Saigoo
French gunboat
500
400
Commander Badiu
Saigon
French river gunboak”
180
6
570
Llout. d'Estienna
Canton
French gunboat
160
French gunboat
500
500
Comdr. J. Gervais
French gunboat
_645
_10_ 1000
Licut, de Linares.
Saigon (Reservaj Saigon Saigon...
French armoured cruise. 10,014
30 90,000
Saigon
French gunboat
141
Saigon (Resors).
French sub-marine.
Lieut. Combot
Baigen
French destroyer
350
303
French gunboat
Saigon. Haiphong
French gunboat
308
Haiphong(Res'70
Frunch gunboat
500
Saigon (Reserve)
Lieut. Marra
1625 700000 9700-12, 19,600.
Saigon
Condr. Ragot de Touchs
Saigon
Capt. Cheron
Saigon
French destroyer
• 307 6 300
Lient de la Roche Ketandrson
Saigon
French gunboat
Lieut. de Maindreville
Upper Yangtao
French gunboat.
French torpedo bost 7
180 130...
7.300
French sub-marine
French batteship (reserve) 9437. French gunboat
B. 6071 1708 20 1700
Lieut. Fuech Comdr. Mortenoi Lest-Matris Capt. Drouet Liout. Seriot
.
Tongku
Hongay
Saigon
Saigoni
Saigon
French gunboast
French.destroyer
250
French torpedo-depot French torpedo-depot
French gunboat
123
7 600
Canton...
„German cruisar
3600
German armoured cruiser 11,800
~ 29-13, 500:- 35 29,000
Capt Mullerthun
Taingiau
German gunboat
900
12 1300
Captain v: Uslar Comdr. Marsipant
Taingtau
Shanghai
900
12
1300
Capt. Mysing
Shanghai
German cruiser
3250
Tsingtau
German gunboat" German cruiser Garman river gunboat German flagship
900
Shanghal
$400
Capt. Tägert (Kael)
Isingtau
Capt Lieut. Jantzer
Tanglaze River
German torpede-boat
£1,600 400
*58*28,000
Capt. Kraft
Tsingtau
8-6506
Capt. Lieut. Heyden.
Taingiau
German torpedo-boat.
280
6000
Lieut. Kolbe (Hans
Taingtau.
German günboat
900
.1300
Comdr. Luppo
Shanghai
4erman river gunboat
223
1500
Capt. Lieut. Graf Dohna Seblodien Canton.
Jerman river gunboat
Italian cruiser
gog
500
Capt. Lieut. Kautter
Shanghai
Comdr. Sommi Picenardi
Shangha
Portuguese gunboat
Capt. Martins
· Captain J. Milheiro
Macao Macna
Ensign 3. ML. Murray
Manila
U. 8. protected cruiser
3430 17
7900
Com. Clarence S. Williams
Yokohama
U.S." "orpedo-host desteryer - 420 U.S.torpado-bost destroyez 420 U. S gunboat
BOOD
Ensign E 6. Root
Manila
8000
Ensign Bobt. W. Cabaniss
Manila
243
260
Easiga Stuart W. Cake
Canton
U.B. torpedo-bost destroyer
-420
8000- " Ensign Le N. MoNair'.
'Mazili
U. 6. protected cruiser
3100
10 4700
Comdr. John D. McDonald
Amoy
U.S. protected cruiser U.S.torpedo-bont destroye U.S.torpedo-boatdostro
4700
Comdr. Hugh Rodman.
Cavite
120.
:8000
Ensign F. J. Fletchur
Marila
420
Brign C. 8. Grass
Manila
U. 5. gunboat
German gunboat
Portuguese gunboat
C. S. submarine
U. S. gunboat
U. s. monitor
U. B cruiser
U.S. gunboat
24 11,000
10
22 13,200
Capt, Schroeder
Capt. Lt. Bondemain
Lt. Condr William D: Brotherton Yangters River.
1800 Comdr. 10. Bitler
Lout J., Schoenfeld
Tent, C. A, Woodruff
Yangtze Rirs
0.8 gunboat
Cavite
U. 8. gunboat
U. 8. subparise
Ensign E. D. Whorter
Manila
D. S. station'ship.
Ensign Robt, T. Lowe
Manila
Cavite
4084
520G
U. 8. cruiser
6200
U. B. gunboat
U. B. protected cruiser
27,075
U18, submarine
U. B gunboat
500
Contander H. A Bispham Comdr." William G. Miller Lieut. George C. Pegram; Ensign Van de Carr Lieut. J. W. Schoenfeld 14. Comdr. A. N. Michell Kasten N. H. Goes Comdr. Jomph 1 Jayne Ensign Heary M. Jensen Lost W. L Friodell
Cavite
Yokohama
Cavilo
Manila
Cavila
Carita
Yangtate River
Yokohama Mania
1897 20 1894
Comde W. Edgar
gtaze fivma
kong
U-8. submarine V. B. gunboat
US gumbont
Flagship of Bear-Admins, John Habbard, Commandersto-Chief United Bintan Asiatic Float
# Fear Admiral de Castries, Commander. In Chief, the French China Station.
(Commodore) om Kernistal, Commanding the loca difanos Indo Chips