MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1915,
Hughes and Hough
Å OCTRINTEES ra ritz GoveKNYLET.
AND ÄDSEN KÖST,
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PROPRIETORS
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instrac-
do soll by Paolic Auston,
<FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
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TUESDAY,
the 24th August, 1915, at 11 am.
at their Sales Rooms, No. 2,
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Des Voeux Rend, Corner of
Ice House Streat.-
5 cases Gold Sherry.
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Red Purt,
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Old Vintage Manzanilla. Fort, F.1.
Torms:-As usual
HUGHES & HOGEN
Auctioneeri
Hongkong, August 20, 1915.
711
PURLIO
AUCTION
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ch
TUESDAY,
the 24th August, 1915, at 11 x.m.. at their Sales Rooma, No. 2. Des Voeux Road, Corner of.
Ice House Street,— The UnurrurITIONAU
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.. (Removed to Sale Rooma for convenience of mala),
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
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Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
ARTILLERY DUELS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LONDON, August 21, 120 amm
A Paria communique, saya “There have bean artillery deels at many points along the Front. The army in Artcis, after a viclent artillery action and three counter-attacks, on Thursday nigh; succeeded in regaining a footing in the trenches which we captured on Wednesday on the Ablair-Angren rond. He suffered appreciable less.
Active mine fighting continues in Argoune."
* WEEK'S SUBMARINE WARFARE.
HUSSO-GERMAN NAVAL FIGHT.
1
BY TELEGRAPH.
ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
FALL OF NOVOGEORGIEVSK.
Losnos, August 20
„A German congminique says that Novogeorgievsk, which fall after a (stubborn "evsistance, was the enemy's last bulwark in Pekind. An Onormwus stock of war material was emptured, The Kaiser went to Novororgievsk in order to pay his Fatherbad's thanks to Celerit von' Besler aul his troops,
RECENT FIGHTING DESCRIBED.
Tospos, August 20.
An official Formgrad communique states that after the Germans occupied the fortifications of Kovno the remainder of the Russian gorri- son rejoined the field troops, occupying positions west of the Intono- Kochodary railway. Our troops south of Korno are still on the left banki of the Niemens“.
The Garnans on Tuesday and Wednesday attoked strengly frem Ossowais southwards along the whole of the Narose and Bug front, while on the right of the river Narow, The district of. Strovková-Gourd- Brelsk-Lipnitario wwelve miles north-west of Brestlitevsk, or troupe continue to hold the enemy. Attacks by great forces of our cavalry aided in repulsing the German attack near Lipnitan. The enemy, having occu. pied the right bank of the Bug east of Wlodava on Thursday morning directed their subæquent effort along the rouil towards Pichticha.
- Neur Novageorgieval the Germans, after occupying the left bank of LONDON, Aug. 20..
the Vira, concentrated theif efforts against our forces lying north-west The British Admiralty's weekly return of shipping gives a total of 1,450 of the Vkra to the Vistula. A ceaseless bombardment with hurricanes arrivals and departures. Of these two British steamers have been mixed and eleven submariced, representing a gross tonnage of 22,010 toas, besides tenof shells destroyed our fortifications on this scotor. The Germans on Wednesday evening surrounded the fort in the region of Vytaysloff und small fishing vessels.
than directed their columns, notwithstanding enorines losses, on posi-. tions behind in the Zakrotohim sector. This commilled our troops to retreat on Thursday to the line of the old forts in front of the sentrul defence. The Germans next day destroyed two of these forts, and then, by a series of sanguinary assaulta, occupied their ruins, finally directing their fire on the central defence. We exploded a bridge over the Narew and then abandoned the forts in the northern section. THE REICHSTAG AND PEACE.
Enemy's Fleet In Gulf of Riga.
LONDON, Aug. 21, 2.20 m. An official Petrograd communique announces that great forces of the enemy's dest kave penetrated the Gulf of Riga, but the naval battle continues.
TURKISH COLLIER SUNK..
LONDON, August 20, 1.33 p.m.
Losos, August "120.
In the Reichstag Dr. Liebknicht, Socialist leader, asked if the
A Russian submarine baa sunk a Turkish steamer laden with $,000 tons of Government would be disksed to abandon the idea of any annexation cral for Constantinople of the Anatolian const.
TWO 'STEAMERS SUNK.
Ons Erfigh And One Norwegian.
LONDON, Ang. 20, 8.05 p.m.
The British steamer New York City bound from Bristol to New York, and the Norwegian steamer Sveresboory have been sunt
THE UNLUCKY E13.
Germans Fire On Balpwrecked British Sallors.
London, August 21.
if they were to enter into inmediatë prace pourparlers, should the other. helligerents by similarly inclines).
Herr Jagow answered:. I think I shull have the consent of the majority of the House if I decline to reply, at the present unsuitable time: (Storms of applause.),
Dr. Liebknicht attempted 7 spunk, again, but, was continually bowled down.
LOSS OF THE ARABIC."
Official Figures Of Missing.
Tostos, August 20, Tonight's official figures show that fire priserngers and twenty-Jive
of the crew of the trubice are missing.
Saltholm. The submarine was unable to reply, being aground and aire. Arabic, which is described us another foul blot of the German c'ent.
The Admiralty announce that German destroyers attacked E 13 a
The Dominions are filled with anger at the torpedoing of the The Germans fired machine-guns and shrapnel at the men in the water.cheon that will never be removable, Danish torpedo-boata steamed between the submarine and the Germans; and fered the latter to cense fire and withdraw.
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Leroy, Aug. 21.
A Copenhagen message aaya that Lieut.Commander Layton, Lieut. Eddis, Acting-Lieut. Carrick and twelve men were saved from the E15. Fourteen dead were landed and one of the crew is missing. Two of the wounded ware brought by a Danish cruiser to Copenhagen, where they went iato hospital, Both had lost their clothes and wore wrapped in blankets,
The Berlin fficial statement says that the E 13 was destroyed at the southern outlet,
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
LATER
Carved Teak Bedroom Suite, Double Wardrobe, Marble top Table and Wash. stand, White Enamelled and Bros+Edublo Bedstend. Indian Rugs, Largo Carpet (in. The Admiralty has issued a statement which says that submarine zood condition), Japanese Embroidered E 33 grounded at dawn on the 10th inst. All efforts to refloat her were Screens and Pictures, Blackwood Cabinet unvailing. A Dunich torpedo-bout arrived on the scone and gave the and Stook, Two Brass Fenders, Dogs and submarine twenty-four hours to get off. A German destroyer arrived Brases, Chinero Double Toilet Set, and close to the submarine, but dithdrey on the arrival of two more torpedo a number of Brass Bowie, Yanes, Cloisonne bouts which anchored close, to the subturino. Yases and Chinese Wall Plated"etc., atc.,
Two Gemun destroyers appronulted from the South at nine o'clock
etc.
in the morning and fired a torpedo at a distance of 300 yards and Also
missed. At the same moment a Gerinin destroyer opened fire with all its guns ond the submarino was abandoned.
A Quantity of Good Glassware, &c. TERMS: Cash.
BUGHES & HOUGE,
„Austioneers, Hoogkong, August 20, 1915.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
FRENCH WAR OFFICE CHANGES.
TWO-THIRDS OF HIGH OFFICIALS TRANSFERRED.
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in Loypox, Aug. 20. The torpedoing of the Arabic las chocked the entire American nation. The officials hoped that after the last American Note there would be no further aggravation by Germany of the already tease siruation. President Wilson is greatly worried and is anxiously awaiting official details The comments of the sinking of the frabic is Germany's reply to the American Notes. They Hory large Dining the American newspapers are extremely vehement, The Press ask whetherARFERVILLE, GARDEN ROADHOUSES & CLIFTON GARDENG recall the terms of this document and are of opinion that the U.S., Govern meat caunot suffer the bumiliation of being further flouted,
MAGNIFICENT BRAVERY.
„Lossos, 'August 20, The magnificent bravery shown on board the Trabic is another glorious record in the history of the sen. That such an enormous number should have been saved in a few minutes is little short of miraculous. The vessel was steaming serenely at sixteen knots an hour in a calm bise sea when Captain Tucker saw the wake of a torpede a few hundred yanis from his ship Fortunately the boots had already been swung out and everyone had lifebolts on, as, this was in the danger zone. An the Captain drily remarks: "It is a well that every thing was in readiness, otherwise the consequences would have been lamentable. There was absolutely no warning. The explosion shut- tered the lifeboat; but twelve bouts were gut away safely, though the other two cupsized as the liner fouxiered. No patie existed, though there was some excitement getting the wornen and children in the boats first. There were amaberless cases of people giving up their seats to
A Paris message says the Chamber re-assombled and debuted the others who were older or mere frail. It was an amazing sight to see stimates. The new Under-Secretary for War, M. Millerand, replyester first. The Captain was sucked under as in a maelstrom, but soon the Arabic standing up straight an end before taking the final plunge. to witless of the medical service, admitted that it was incomplete at the beginning of the war, when only a fifth of the necessary 15,000 sur-care up to the surface, where lie was eventually picked up. Every THE Undersigned have received instruc-geons were available, but all difficulties had now been surmounted and on the engine-room staff was a hero. The Captain, says the en
The third engineer, Mr. tions to all by Public Auction,
no traze need be entertained regarding ammunition, clothing. or food. gine-room are worth twenty Victoria Crosses. M. Millerand said that since October he had been forced to change two-ugon, perished in the engine-room, fulfiling his duties to the Inst. thirds of the high officials in the Ministry of War, but vigorous measures
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I were neccesary if confidential and cordial relations of absolute loyalty
the 27th August, 1913, commencing 40 were to continue between the Minister for War and the generallisimo
2.30 p.m., at their Bales Rooms,, No. 8. 1 who enjoyed the confidance of the country, and of the Army and Novy.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
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Here moinbers cheered frutically for four minutes. When M. Mil- lem mentioned that he had been asked to make a change in the command of the armies, a Deputy shouted "Nobody here over made
da demand."
EARLY WAR HISTORY.
Prince Louis And Mobilsation.
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Hongkong, August 18, 1913,
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LONDON, August 21.10 Battenberg to the 1st. Hon. Winston Churchill, in which His Serone Highrees The Press Bureau publishen a letter from Admiral Frince Louis of says:" have noticed that the newspapers have male ao machorised M. Millenand concluded by saying that Parliamentary control and publication of a private note of mine concerning my action when I was never been interfered with, but power must be given to the military in charge of the Admiralty on, Joly 20th, 1914 and that it has been authorities. As Marshal Jeffru said, in war time everyone must be sub-made the basis of strictures on you. I greatly regret this, since you and I TEAKWOOD, Buites, Chesterfieldordinated to the chief object, M. Millerand added “Our Allies rely on acted during a critical time in perfect barmony and absolute mutual Our enemies hope for dissensions among us. Let us trast." The Prince then refers to a telephone conversation with Mr. Churchill, Sofas and Chairs (New) Brass and our wisdom. Brass-mounted. Bodstends, Bedroom and
remain wise and united till victory, is achieved?”;
who was at Cromer, on the morning of July 28th regarding the disquietingTo. 9, QUEEN'S GARDENS, L news from abroad, in the course of which Mr. Churchill told Prince Louis to N Dining Room Furniture. Toilet Tables,
act us he thought best without waiting to consult him. The Prince, an First Wardrobes, Washstands, &c., Side-boards,
Sea Lord, bereafter telegraphically cancelled the demobilisation of the Fleet of Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tablas
Portland, and says that Mr. Churchill, who was then First Lord of the Admiralty Tally approved of this action when he returned to town, and we and Úhairs, etc.,
then in perfect accord decided on further orders as they became necessary day by day,"
BLACKWOOD. — Cabinets, Chais Flower Standa, Brackets, Mueble-top Tables, Card Tables, Stools, Photo Frames,
atc., ata.
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GERMAN SUBMARINE IN NORWEGIAN WATERS..
Mail Packet Stopped.
LONDON," August 20.
A Gerinzu, sebinarine stopped the Norwegian mul packet. Trmo northward of Josterensreet. The mail packet ewung out her boots c conding to the Germans warning shots, but meanwhile a Norwegian destroyer arrived on the scene und informed the subquiring that she was in Norwegian territorial waters." · The submarine thereupon withdrew
WRONGLY REPORTED SUNK.
One Dinner Service, Crockery and Glaas Ware, Cutlery, Cooking Stove, 3 Pizze Carpets and Rugs, Sundry E.-P. Warm, | Electric Funding Lampe, sto., AND A FEW LOTS OF PORGEE SILK, &c., and One Bex Motor Oyela iu running order Now Dunlop Tyres and Tubes, onlarged sunk. silence,
Catalogues will be issued Terms:--Cask.
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"BOVIC
LONDON, August 20."
It is reported that the White Star freight boat Bovie has been
LONDON, August 21,
The Bovie has arrived safely at Liverpool,
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Charges Of Intrigae To Be Investigated.
LONDON, Argos
Houghout An. Bà 192.
The Attorney-General of the United States has précoised to: THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Chance be the charges brought by the Worki newspaper sziast German ngen
Boston, Equalled. For drsad Cakes, Confectioners Meal with Wines & Amarica President Wilson and the Hon. Mr. Lassing will probably ther Liqueurs, C
discuss the situation arising from the mention of the names of members German Embassy staff in this condection?
BIG FRENCH DEPOSITS.
Loxor August 21: Over eighteen millions sterling gold and Dos eight millions, as cabled yesterday-have been deposited in the Bank of France during the seven weeks,
(Hadas Service.)
August 10.
French stock now stands at 68.50 Yesterday we upset all subterranean works of the enemy south of Raye by explosion.
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To-day in Artois we captured the junction of Bethune Arras Road und Diem Ablain Angres Roads capturing also in the Vosges a new trench situated on the rest of Schra zrasnnele, taking prisoners.
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Petrograde ropalend at the entrance of the Gulf of Riga at fempts made by the German flest to remove mines horno, has been eracinated. We concentrated on the bug wives are HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE DON'T Forged ather the supp guna. Very ferna sunuggle in Novogeorgievak, reginn: In the Caubage falty rogion (Euphrate we, stormed Turkish positions taking 400 pr Honers and all supplies, us
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