TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1915.
Hughes and Hough|
ACOTIDIKERE to the CoreLFMONT.
AND ÅÐÍMALTY,
General Auctioneers
AND
Share, Coal and
General Brokers.
PROPRIETORS
TO-KWA-WAN "
COAL STORAGE.
THE
Codes used
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AI. TELRONATHIC CODE.
Telegraphic Address
MEIRION HONGKONG,
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
R.
M. NAVAL STOBL THE Undersigned have received instruc Orricza, to sell by Public Auction,
по
WEDNESDAY,
the 10th February, 1915, at 11 am.. st The Royal Naval Hospital" Compound,
11
Folding Camp Beds fitted with Wire Maitresses.. Long Forms and Tables (suitable for School uso) Sevors! Dining Tables, Iron Washstands, &c., de, dc.
On view from Tuesday afternoon. Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government,
Hoogkong, Feb. 8. 1915..
PUBLIC AUCTION.
16
HE Undersigned have received instruc
const sll by Public Auction,
- (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIISID),
OR
WEDNESDAY,
the 10th February, 1913. at 2.43 p.m., at No. 5, Humphrey's Buildings,
Kowloon, 1st Floor,
HENDRY
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
&c.
&fi., &c.,
therein contained, (Fell Particulars from Catalogue.) On view day of sale.
Terms:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hgkong, Feb. 5, 1918. -
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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received instruc ticas to Sell by Public Auction,
On
FRIDAY,
the 12th February, 1915, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner
at Ice House Street,-
A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
SUNDRY BLACKWOOD
Appropriate, always.
With certain dishes, such as Game, Lea & Perrins' Sauce is always appropriate. It is the recognised sauce for such use.
In fact, for everything with which a sauce can be used, Lea & Perrins' is invariably the BEST. It has a refinement of flavour that suits the most delicate dishes and appeals to the most exacting palates.
Lea
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instrac-
unne to Sell by Publia daction26), (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCHENKO
оп
SATURDAY,
the 13th February, 1915, at 11 n. tit.,
at their Salce Rooms No.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of ICE Hova STREET,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE JEWELLERY, &c., &c. Comprising :-- Soveral Gold Watches by well-known English Makers, Chains, Lockets, &c., Gold Brooches, Pins and Rings Sota with Diamonds and athar Valuable Stones Gold Bracelets, Cigarette Holdem, Cigar Cases,
&c.,
kt.
Un view day of asle.f TERME :—ÁN DEUR).
BUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. Feb. 8, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
191
The Original Granice WORCESTERSHIRE.
THE SPIRIT OF TO-DAY.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE ISSUES.
The moment, says Public Opinion. the Dewspapers and the war correspond ents hold our attention. When we hav8 had enough of them we shall be glad to turs to the great books which this war will produce, aspecially those which teli of the personal mental and spiritual strug gies of those who took part both at home and abroad, and the psychology of the day in facing such unexpected and un- precedented erecta. glimpses of such things
Hero ara
I should not dare to attempt to sweep the war in a tice of mild optimism, writes away all the sorrows and distresses of Mr. A. C. Benson in the Church Family Newspaper. I have suffered loss and sorrow and anxiety myself, and I know countless men and women who have suf- fered far more. We have passed-tironga" darkness and distress; we have much darkness and distress ahead of us. But surely a man must be very pessimistic, very grudging, very timid, who could look round and say that all was dark and evil? It is the work of faith to try to build
THE Undersigned have received instruc-a bridge out of such hope and joy
tions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEC),
On
SATURDAY,
the 13th February, 19:5, at 11 a.m., at thoir Bales Room No. (8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,-- SEVERAL CASES OF WINES, SPIRITS, &c., &c.
Arfollows Champagne, Clareta, Hock
Sherrys, Port, Cyder,
Gia, Whisky, &c., &c..
HUGHES & BOUGE,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 8, 1915,
Trass-As usual.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
may be afforded by the and present, ta the hope and joy of the future.. "I do not profess to explain the misery that has fallen on many-the darkened homes, the stricken lives; but I do firmly believa that a new spirit has been shed abroad in the world, and that a chazeo is given. us; on a vast scale, of gaiting right the values, which had been distorted by pace and prosperity. 'If we can learn, aus-of us, not to depend upon material confort, easy prosperity, ignoble hap-| piness, contented life, it will surely be something gained.
It does seem to mo that through tho mystery of suffering, and through the sharpness of death, we have been Ind already to a truer sense of the brother. 120 hood of man; and, if that is co, then I believe that the beat in the Fatherhood of God is not very far of, though we may diseerd it dialy through loss and suffering, and through a drift of falling
THE Undersigned have received instruc
gut by Public Aucion,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF TES CONCEIXED),
En
MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 1st and 2nd March, 1915, commending each day at 9.30 p... at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voenz Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
- SURNITURE, &c., &c.... As Follows:- TEAKWOOD.-Drawing Room Suites, Bedroom Suitos, Dining Room Furniture, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Carpots and Raga, Brass and Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Toilet Tables, Wardrobes, Waekatanās, Sideboards, Dinner Waggona, Extension -Dining Tables and Chairs, etc., etc., Dinner and Dessert Bervices, Crockery, PORCELAINS, BRONZES, BRASSES,
difie
•
Gises and E.-P. Ware, Cooking Stores, Catlery, etc., etc.,
"Alo
Safes, &c. &c.—
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) Terms: As usual.
A VEST VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
IYORIES, &o..
&c.
Including a large Collection of Snaf
And
tears.
THE QUALITY OF LIE. Professor Gilbert Murray, speaking ut a meeting annaged by the Society for Women's Sufroge, said that a thing which he has felt more and mere borne) in upon him through close. association with wounded soldiers and cthers is that the demand now and is especially a demand for that old-fashioned, pospe cialised form of service which women: bare rendered to men in their time of
need ever since the beginning of recorded history... We are getting a touch of that primitive state of society in which the men are fighting and the business of the
An assortment of Blackwood Furniture, Bottles, a ne Collection of Pexizens women in to love and pray. Young men Marble Clock, 2 Ameriena Combination Cloisonne and Enamelles, Chinese Engher I ses them go, my own pupils, are going out to the war. One after an- ings and Pictures, ato., etc.,
friends, not rowdy and violent men look. Several places of Ming Bronze taken ing out for adventure, but men who are from Paking during the Boxor Rebellion. gentle and kindly, happy men, contented Fall Particulars will be published later.theta offering to die for you and mo. man, young men with long lives before Termas :-As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Feb. 6. 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
113
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 'PRINCE OF WALES NATIONAL RELIEF FUND, and other CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
REE Undersigned have received instruc« ions all by Public Auction, (28 ACCOUNT OF THE CONCELXLD), THURSDAY,
по
the 18th February, 1915, at 3 p.m.,
at thoir Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Your Road, Corner of ICE BOUAE SABZET,
AB-T, YOUR CYLINDER
LIMOUSINE ÖAR,
bait by STODDARD DAYZON, Beating accommodation for £it Passengera, in Perfect Running Order,
On view at the Gango of the Dragon Cycle Co.
Inspecting Orders will be issued by the Cudersigned.
*Torma --Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Audiensers.
Hongkong, Feb. 5, 1918,
108
HUGRES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers, Hongkong, Feb. 2, 1915.
SINGON & CO,
That is a thing that haunts me, and when I say it is our business to love, and pray, I mean in general that we are to 90 remember that. Let us remember what they are doing, and let us be able when they return to look them in the faga The quality of life has become older, more pritnitive, and deeper. I fed that there is more evil in it and more good, that it is more filled with terror and cruelty and death, and at the same tima RON STEEL METAL and HARD have to resist emotion, and be strong. moro filled with love and loyalty. We WARE MERCHANTS. Whelenalo and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and At the same time thoro is a deeper etno- Foundry Coke Importere. General Stortion moving all about us. We have moved Leopara and Shipchandlers. Nos. 55 and away from an easy, polite, superficial 37. HE LOONG STREET, (2nd Street, west world in which peopio were havitually a of Central Market) Telephone Na 610.
Hongkong, Septerator 4, 1913,
little apt to be exed with their collea
ESTABLISHEDA.D-1880.
ENTING,
entlit
Burgkin
gues and bored with their near relatives,
BEWARE OF COLDS. No, 11, D'Aguilas Street (ILDREN much, meza likely to coatrade the contagions disenes.when they have colds Whooping cough, dipa- theris, scarlet fever and consumption ass diences that are often contracted when a obild has a cold, That is why all medical authorities say beware of bolds. For the quick care of colds you will fad nothing hotter than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy It can always be depended upon and la pleasant and safe to take. For mate
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation.
ALEXANDRA CAFE,
THE CHINA MAIL.
JOHNSTON KELLY & MACDONA
66, Major Street, MANCHESTER.
WING SPOR
ITRADE MARK Manufacturers & Shippers
White, Dyed, Printed
and Coloured Woven " "COTTON PIECE GOODS.
Quality, Finlah, etc., Guaranteed.
Indents accepted at lowest Costs. CIF. HONG-KONG.
into A world in which the tears caus into mens eyes when they spoke of their comrades in the trenches, or heard pior, sages from their people of home,
CUPTY PLACES AT CHRISTICAS.
There are always mourners at Christ. nas, but this year there are so many that moura, writes (. H."Leonard, M.A.. in one of the Papers for War Tune, callsi Love Caths Down at Christras. There are so many empty places at the fireside, so many that will-never-be-filled. (5 Christmas Day the case of loss will come afresh in so many homes, in Eng- lazil, sal in the countries of our allies, and in Germany. It is a sweet and glorious thing to die for my's country, and a glorious thing, and bitter-sweet, to give our dear ones for a noble caige, and you so many mothers at Christmas must wee for their sons, hesuse they are not; and though many are comforted ami will give theaks with a sad and noble priie, for many this high courage is hand.
And for some there seems no relief. So many homes are left in blackened ruins. Men, women, children, all are gono:"dead, lost exileri, poor, hoy shall we measure the misery of Belgium, ani the fair cities of France? How can we understand the suffering of to-day, and that must follow in the days to come? to-morrow, and all_the_long tale of wee No one has gone deep and estimated the meral cont of the war: the moral - poverishment and suffering of children and children's children, directly and is directly, as the result of war,
SOMS KOLLED SOLEY.
There are other places empty--may we
•not be plain asks Mr. Leonard-to which some nay by-and-by return, not as they went away, Kred with a noble, purpose, pure, with young enthusiasm, but with soiled souls, fallen men, with the know- ledge that others have suffered through their fault, and that for them, and others, life will never be so pure and beautiful a thing as it was before.
Reform is just as much needed in the oficer's mess as in the private's canteen. A father wrote to the Westminster Ga- zette, saying that two of his sons are. officers in the New-Army. One of them was home on leave recently and” maní. fested a hitherto unknown hire for whisky and soda." The other has giren up going to mess because he found that most of his pocket-money went in cock. tails before lunch. "It is so difficult to refuse whce it's the custom, you know." willing that their soup should take the The father adds that many parents aro risks of war in the servico cf King and country, but they are not willing to run the risk of seeing them becomio drunk-
ards.
A RECORD SHOT,
Amsterdam, Dec. 15-A German volun- teer gives to a Cologne newspaper & 16- markable account of a pecullar shot. He
From one of the tranches I aimed at my adversary. At's distance of about seventy metres the outlines of a cap offered aromarkably good sim. I pointed my rifle, and was already sure of my aveness, and I was just pulling the trigger. The aim was zon clear, my bullet could not fail, Sudden- ly a shot fell from the other side, I staggered back, and when I crcovered I found my rifle
rifle damaged as the lock and the chusarber.
[ I had a vory ugly wound on the fore- head and the ere from pieces of my own rife. I examined my life, and found in the barrel a French and a German bullst, After closer examination. I saw that the both fisttened. What had happened? muzzle of my ride was only slightly dime aged No doubt the French bullet had entered my rifle at the muzzle, followed xion of my cartridge, and so wounded me the course of the barrel, caused the saplo- through my own rike."
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TRAINING
TIMES.
Tuesday, February 9.
OLD PONIES.
Foxy.
JOCKEY
DIAT
1
1}
14 IF
Perhaps (late May Ha)
boy
It i
1.72 "1.39
Neptune
Loy
Im I
33.3
1.08
2.36 2 1.41.1 2.13
3.08.3
JORM Mighty
Serington...
Beed
TI
98
1.11.2 1.44.1|
boy
1mi ..98
1.13 1.4
4.19
Sir Galahad Fijian Chief Saap Chiot
Boraco Chief... Radium II
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44
Dreadnought Dalia
flate Britannic).
bry
1.03
Sunstar Dahlia (ate Sunlight)
boy
32.4 1.03.
Triumphant Dahlis
flate Forbearang)
boy
108.3
Ald*ch*****
Mascotte (late Victor a Aster)
President
boy.
1 Imi 57.3 1.Ja
1,50
*.20.2
Apran Moffat Ampfeld Swanee
Gamester Wild Cat Sir Calidore English Chief Chief Scottish Trish Chief
ཁམ
31.4
$2,4
32
30.10
DERBY GRIFFINS,
boy
Im i
30
1.11.2
1.48.
2.17.2
bay
1x i
34.1
1.10.2
1.44.4
2:17.
30,1
boy
1m i
38
1.13
147
2.19
32
boya
Imi
38
111
1.45
.2 17.9
32.2
boy
Majestic Dublin
hoy
20:4
325
Perfection Dablis..
Lochabea
Brittock..
Australian Chief Standard Dahli
The Daks Dahlia
Carstairs... Rachitis Grayling..
24.1
1.04
$0.9
1.03
boy
38.2
1.17
Da robia
boy
40
1.13
1.51.3 2.93.1 1.41.37
Corporation
boy
Welsh Chief Canadian Chief... Liberts Dablia Wamphray...
boys
11 mi
1mi
New Zealand Chief Sammie..... Jolly Jack Redshank
Ploeghboy. Thief Torpenits..... Corvust
GRIFFINS,
34.3 1.13.2 143.3 2.23.2 42 1.14.2 1.60.1 2.22
AUCTION GRIFFINS.
*35
Bath Hick, boy
37.4
1.16.3 1.12
42
1.48 1.2.4 1.18 1.54.2 2.33.1
39.4
Mayber
boy
Apothecary
Black Gem...
Kuoll
Im i
43.2 1.22 1.57.2.
35.2 1.10
35.2
Rouget
boy
1.46 1.17 1.02
2.17.1
Grey Friar..
Costellan Aurora z Topaz Winning Hazard Thurleston.
·Jod
G. (late Somerset)
Lorenzo (late Artsvand)
Torrent
The Shirker
Baigian King.....
Chiot
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SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.
Owner
38.2
-1.12.4
1.44.3
boy
57.2
1.18.2
Iubi
2.31
Gogg
1.032
1.40.4
MacG
118.3 ·1:511
boy
1.03.3
boy
25.9
Hick
Bick.
Shabrang
$1,09 36,3" :109:1 375 1.TI
1.42.4
1.44.4
Beth
Ideal Dablis
121,3 1.10
1.355
140
Flame Dahlia
+boys
Im111
36.2 107,3
41,3
Tinker
Tallor
• Boldist "Sailor Madero Lucky Ger #Beyard
Whiteboy
Knoll boy
1m1to37.2
The Bird Bluebottle Aman Ra
Bodg
110 116
1.44.1
245
1210 1612.03
34 107 L41.1
|| $72 | 113 11
38
2.10 0.40.4
2,20.32,99
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