MONDAY, MAY 12, 1913.
Hughes and Hough
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AND AMMIRALTY."
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FRIDAY,
tha 18th May, 1913, commencing at 2.30 PM, at their Salce Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice Hasso Stroot,
A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD
FURNITURE, TXCLUDING
SUNDRY BLACKWOOD, AND A FEW PIECES OF OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN. TEAKWOOD-Diving and Drawing Room Suites, Upholstered Chaire and Sofa, 1 or 2 Carpots and Rugs, Bed Room Buite, Double and Single Brass and Brase- mounted Bedsteads and Cot, Burents, Wardrobes, &c., Dining Room Furniture, A., 2 Dinner Services and Dessert Ser.
rice, Crockery, Electro-plated and 2 "quantity of good Glass Waro, 1 Cooking Etore, Kitchen Utensils, Ensuelled Ware, Cutlery, &c.
BLACKWOOD—Cabinet, Couches, Set- toss, Arm-chairs, Stands, Jardinieres, Hall and Tea Tables, Torpoys, &., Blackwood Brackets and Photo Framon, Dank, &c.,
Mectric Fans, 2 Marble Clocks by Gropp, Ica Chests, 1 Rones Duplicator, 1 Reming ton Typewriter, 2 Pianos,
And
A large number of Paim of White sud Cream Lace Curtains to be sold in small
lots.
Catalogues, will be issued.
TERME -AS usual,
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, May 8, 1913.
1 EN
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NOTABLE SCOTTISH ORNITHOLOGIST, Scotamen note with peculiar satisfaction the appointment of Colonel R. G. Wardlaw Ramsay as President of the British Or.. nithologists' Union. The distinction on. farrod is all the more remarkable as for many years his work in connection with Local Government in Scotland has occupied his tims to an extent that has left little. Leisure for acientito work. He began his study of ornithology in the early sorentine and during his military service in the Eat be made large collections.chiady in India. Afghanistan, the Andaman lands, and the Malay Peninsula.
SCOTTINH COP FINAL.
The 42nd Boottish Cup fral had eve feature of special interest: not since 1887. 8 has the honour fallan to be decided by two pruriocial tanms. The followers of the Association game in Edinburgh and Glanges were no doubt. disappointed at the Absence of their favourites, but like apartamen they welcomed the access of fresh Blood from Falkirk and the "Lang Toun" of Kirkcaldy, In its cargar, Falkirk has made one or two good spurts, but for
most part it
part it has had a place in the
of the League table; this year
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TUESDAY,
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49 they are severni games in arrens, of tak ing a still better praition.-probably the fourth. Raith Rovers, on the other hand, are the latest recruits to the First Division; they are still in the making; and this sea. scu, due to not a little bad fartans, they are close to the bottom of the list. Their speress in the Cup has given a strong Allip to the game in Fileshire; Dunfermline coming team in the Second Division, and Rosyth promises to have a good Associa tion representative in the near future Saturday's final resulted in a victory for Falkirk by 2 goals to 0, who carry home .the
pot for the first tina. It was
attempt at fing on typical tie lines: no esmbination, just a whole-hearted effort to force the pace and get scores. The pixy. nevertheless, was commendably free fros fouls, and was well worth the watching. For some time, Raith Rovers were quite. value
for
ora draw they might have pulled this વર્મ if their forwards had been able to 606 keep their heads and turn their chances
advantage. But Falkirk had better stamina, and on the whole deserved to win, In the Scottish Langus the winning Kilmarnock, Hibernian,
DUUDELL STEIIZ.— Travelling Cloaka, Suver Watches, Anomolds, Pocket Fedometers & Pocket Ancroids, Field Glues and Telescopes, Silver Tes Spocus, Watch Chains, Charts, Mooischasma Cigar and Cigarette Holders,
ctc.
On View from Monday, the 12th May.
1: GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 10, 1913.
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In the course of a speech in the Housa ef Commons on the minimum 308. Mr. Will Crooks told story of Scottists thrift. He had a Scottish friend who came to London for 30s. a week, sared a. pound of that, and then remarked that if it had not been for his inferual appetite he would have been able to save the other 188.
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James Brown, for nearly sixty years connected with the whaling industry of Dundes and Peterhead. On three o sions he suffered shipwreck in the Arctic; four years ago, he and his ship's company were stranded on the west side of Davis Straits, and lived for the better part of year with a wandering tribe of Esquimaux. He was an experienced ice navigator, and was chosen to command the Windward of. the Jackson-Harzeworth expedition, which effected the relief of Nazsan after his harols, but ineffectual race for the North Pole:He was also ice-master to the ex peditions organised by Mr. Pophers trade route with to establish a Arctic Russia he pilated flotillas of trading vessels scross the Kars
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Candies, Crackers, Biscuits, China Porcelain. FOREIGN AND CHINESE GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Our Goods are of First Class Quality and are Sold at Moderate Prices.
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Customers who purchase goods aggregating over $20 on production of the Chopped receipts can have these exchanged at the Office for a Certificate bearing 4% interest per annum which can be cashed in December of the Ben, and was up the Tenesoi and on present year. Selling Cigars or Cigarettes no interest.
rivers into the heart of Siberi Ho wan shipwrecked in that region, but brought
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