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FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 1915,
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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to it by Public Auction,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THY 'CONCERN),
SATURDAY,
the 9th October, 1918, at 1 m.
at their Sales Rooms, No. 3
Des Voeux Raad, Corner of
Ice House Street,-
A number of
SUIT LENGTH and
OVERCOAT LENOTHS, New Material and latest Designs.
Torms:-As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
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Hongkong, (ct. 22, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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tions to sell by Public Auction",
(FOB ACCOUNT OF TAT CONCERTET),
SATURDAY,
The 30th Octobor, 1915, at 11 am., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, DES Vaux HOLD, Corner of
Ico. Huake Stroot,~--
A number of Chests of
CHINESE TEA
of excellent quality
in Catty Boxes
to be sold in small lots to suit purchasers samples may be had on application to the Endersigned,
Tras:--As usual
HUGHES & HOCGA,
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Hongkong, Oct. 46, 1915.
PUBLIO ACCTION.
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FRIDAY, 29th OCTOBER, 1915.
A
Thrilling Drama
in 3 parts.
THE FALSE WIRELESS
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-15.
Pathe's British Gazette.
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COMIC AND INTERESTING FILMS
MISS MAY CLARKE
IN NEW SONGS. -
MINISTERING
CHILDREN'S LEAGUE.
SALE OF WORK IN ALD 02 -"AU OBARITIES for CHILDREN, THE PRINCE OF WALES FUND. the National Committer for Balgian Relief, and Chikirer in M. O, L. Hours whoss fathers have been killed in acio
to be held in the
Grounds of Government Bouse.
SAVING EUROPE.
DEEDS OF BELGIUM'S GALLANT ARMY.
13,300 Against 10,000.
The Belgian Cavernment has noted compendious history of the Apt six months of the war in Belgium, aw set forth in oficial documen's. 'Leaving ride for the moment other features...it is interesting to:
HORLICK'S LOCAL SHOPPING.
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No Grambling: No Shirking.
G. E. Ferrin, the special correspondeat of the Daily Chronicle, writing from Paris on September 8, says:--
The vocabulary of praise of military exhausted; and, yet, while effort and caur, courage and civilian industry has beun
to accession of planing and ling
processes.
Next, here is 5xed into a groove Dear the battous the shelves-e. i thin girdle of copper, which, fitting into the rilling of that cum, will produce the rotary more masters the sto ra a sim. of the shell: whon is la dren. Author series of tests (by anund, waight and measg e and the shell care, w-shed and v. rnish i, sedy to be charged,
of
cap-mechaniam, but I was told that the fuse It is mycssible hee to de cr be the luna consists of 25 parts, all which are pu together and saine me by hand, and that the making of the fine bond-pieces tha"75" shapel volvos 180 operations.
Iske how Tung it takes to Eaild's war bp. The quest is often hd how long it tts to make a sheln we seed to aka-
By kind permission His Excellency consider the role played by the small fold dure, sut try to represent them. The above summary of the roufdays a
the Governor
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Saturday, 30th October, from 2 to 6 p.m. Entrance only at the Garden Gate in Upper Albert Road.. Pricas of Admission,-Adults
30 sta Children 10 eti, All-Members and Aureciates free.
6.30pm. Tickets $1
Bran Tub, Christmas Treo.
army compared with the lesistance offered by the strongly-fretided places. Belgian army has buen variously estimated, But ane, for the frat ting, we learn that the actual strength of the heroic litla forca was only 83,000 rif 1, 8,000 bres, 324 guns, and 100 mitrailleuses-fewer than 100,000 all told, to oppoer the German Legions!
AULAY 'SCFFENDED
This is bit one of hundreds of instancus that sight be given of the complexity of the task which the military organisore "of the Allies are now F eing. Ard I repent
of
fresh in words bowaver feeble or com.which have to be gone through will show is striving, and she is still in some ways inr factory Thumonplace France is striving is Fog and that no precisa nawwerciu be pizen, ta- ca se creou-tanues wil differ in every beyond us in her effort, an in her auffering. thar, with 50 honde, working fu two shifts It has hean calculated to rever It cas, I belivre, now be said to every bats a be converted duly iato shell cases, of ten basize (equal 6,600 hour) 800 stent- kind of national energy ią censated This would give an average of about six upon the one task. There has been, during hoursa plece, ut counting the preparation. The Third Division that assumed the the last few months, some slight political of the wetal, the charging of the sbell, and mobila defence of Lidge, and which for Bra efervescence, and it would not be right to the mos. ofactors of the fa-e days kept in check 125,000 Germans, 1102- bered only 18,500 infantry, 500) subres and But the "red anion" is an extra?
say that every anxiety has been removed Come to see the "MARRI MU" gup, with 24 mitrailleuses. They acardinary reality. Subversive and vicious counted for 42.000 of the spamy- befure Liege and it was after the Third Division spirited agitations, such as are reducted Toys and Fancy Articles, Ices, Sweets, Ten had rejoined the rest of the army that the in a certain part of the British Tress, sha', in Frauen, it is by the labour ul
forta held on for daya lorgar, bora barding the German, hordes that passed wold be here quite imposible. France women and of men physicaly uz fit for within cange, until the latter brought up speaks invoice, lives in one thought. military service proper that it will be the heavy artillery and demolished them,But it is the weakoo, as it is the accomplished. I have a en thousands 881 one siter the other, with 280, 805, and strength, of a real democracy, uciety Oftou i needs the uulost care a great
420 shells. Even with
them enged Everybody heard at that time
ged upon their grind og
Bir toil how the gallant General Leman belds of old upon progress Libat skill: ten it is, a might the Fort Longin five elever days, until Equality, and Fraternity, that you candot deadening mechanical outine witness the one of the huga. 420-abella reduced the es ily convert it into a modern war machine. case of the woman who, for about 4 od, a whole fart to ruins by blowing
It gives the clusaric qualitis in day, by EP. the magazine. On the coatr ry., little was abundance and a greatly superior intelli stamping machine for each, turns out from
two or trea movement of sid about the fall of Namur, which gance, It does not give, and with di Heulty 7,600 to 20,000 mitrailleuse cartridge surprise of most of the military ezitics which is the danasbe body of the new the fulminats chamber to the torrid zone occurred after thres days, somewhat to the submits to, the power of massed mas hiery zriers daily. In many departments, from The present bockist, explains that the warfare. The Freachruan is pearly always of the blazing steel furases, there is cons fortress was simply crushed unler an artist in some surt on degree: one tant danger to life sixl limb. But there is avalanche of projectiles of expected admittedly supreme weapon, the 75 no grambling, so shirking, where ia past weight and power. Made wise by their held-gun, is, in its kind, an urich a work years there was so often talk of "sabotage." experianes at Liége, the Germans did not of act as the accient pier. Its peints but kept them to repel was sorties of the comes out at a different world: in hear bring the infantry in masses to the attack, aro speed and accuracy. The German reply garrison, whilst the whole of the real busigan, ingiada..burg's ph lanx,-in-any. neas way done by be heavy artilfar as machine product.
other embodiment, it is always a big The canonade cuald be heard
NO CHITS TAKEN. Hongkong, Oet. 11, 1915.
MINISTERING LEAGUE BAZAAR, October 30th.
THE
HOUPLA STALL FIVE CENTS A SEY
Don't be Shy
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IT DEPENDS ON YOU**. COME AND TRY YOUR EYE
AT
Antwerp. The fort of Andoy, Maizetet, Marchovelet, Cegneles, and Dave received
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MC>RETRY, TRAINED NEN, PART I Musketry. Trained Men's Course, Pardi
I tious to hell by Public vection The HOUPLA Stall, over the trend of the 12,070 andre tand, mipooned to be get in the first line, will be carried out at King's Park
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCZENID)
on
TUESDAY,
the 2nd November, 1915, at 2.30 p.m.
"at their Salce Roars, No. 8,
Des. Voux Road, Corner of
Ice Hoc STREET,
Á FINE COLLECTION OF
OLD CHINESE WAPONS.
MANDARIN COATS.
SILK EMBROIDERIES,
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&c., TarmAs usual.
"HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Oct. 28. 1915.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
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11E Undersigned have "ezentyed instruce'
tion to sell by Public Auction,
TUESDAY,
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.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8. |
De Vous Hond, Corner of
Ice Huane Street,
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AUCTIONS.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
the big shells every thirty seconds, What the Ditish inventors of a century Maizares received 2,000 shells and stand more ago did for peaceful industry an k on firi. Marchotelete was blown cumece, Lermany has secretly preparat up, and the others wers little more than for this prescot Armagedden" ruins, whilst they
Even for the19,000 arrivom of machine developmoq. it could not be Range as follows pul the garrison who succeeded in renabing easy to overtake an ha land; much less so
France. The German entered on Augu for France, which is still largely a Section Artillery Battery,
Saturday, 20th inst.. 2.20 p.m.-30.1 £4, but the lurs of Suries was still f.ebly agricultural community, and had poly hooting next day, till it was smothered umro, old men and nogs to throw isit with 1,400 sbel's. The equally rapid suc- the creation of new war in serial.
Sunday, 1st last, 9.30 -No. 2 Down of the Germans at Astwerp can be Consider thi history of a common test
Spetion Artillery Battery anderwood when we read that the roots shel, sa
Corp. Grimes, RE, will attend.
sad cupolis of the fort. that were proof taustrating the complexity of the Ft. of the Artillery Battery, will
menafee ure-and refinement of
gainst 21 centimetro guns, cracked under the steel ila moulding into go as faguts, assist hun. Unikorn, drill Oder) to be 525 thenbock of the first shell of 42, and crum which are prewed and drawn into roos of worn. Sergt. Majors Muckie and Me
bled under the arcond one. Magern a parious thickness, the piercing sad mould. Kindly will attend at the Orderly Room: they were, they were uiterly incule of ing of these rds, and their division into not later than Saturday orroing, th withstanding the unforeseen power of the aitable lengths, are heary processes re-inst., to obtain the mins of the men technical salt.
quiring adalt men's' Libou
i povariul y nipped works,
who are to her the The Senior and tested one and hu to be closed, and is to check the ammunition both before The raw hell-care han post-to-be shinpad Oucer or 8.0.0. in charge of the ange the other rounded, under pressure at while and after firing, ・・
THE dersigned have received indrus tio to sell by Public Auction, (PUH, COUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
SATURDAY,
the 30th October, 1915, at 11 am. at their Sales Rooma, No. 8,
Den Vasux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
da
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LUNDEY
The swarms of spin, and these contributed in Ball degree to the spidity of the reduction of Antwerp, the enemy scensed
The garrison haci RISO in enpe with
to be aware of each move madu ingide the heat to take the top piece which contains perpetually plevd under a bavy bre, cylinder is not an it appears to be, of city, and the headquarters staf especially
the delicate fuse tuechanisat. The little No 1 SECTION ARTILLERY BATTERY.- however carefully it concealed ita presence. uniform thickness; sad it is due, enbarted Tastery ate bereby notified to be présent
A members of So. 1 Section Artillery. The
socount give 1 of the auecquent ret-out And the reasons for the taking up of the
of the Annal General Meeting of the present line on the Yer are well and clear. ly told, well the ultimate reasons for
Company to be held at Volunteer Head. | cho laat expedient of opening the aluices
quarters on Tuesday, 2nd November, "at- and thas definitely barring the route to Dunkirk and Ca'ais.
FORTEENS FAIZURES.
In the Journal, M. Ch Humbert davoten a leader to the failure of fostrena na
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLDistanced in the Russian campaign. He
&0.
.159.
FURNITURE,
&c., (Removed to Sale Res.
of air). Comprising Carved Cherrywood Table and Chairs Marble-top Bureau, Blackwood Cabinet, Dining Table and Dining Chairs Bookcase, Chest of drawers, Kattan Chilirsand Table, Rocking Chair,
&c."
&c..
Al
it in.
asys that experience has amply p oved that fortified wwn. can only be effectually defanded by a covering army in the open," convenience He goes even further izi deal row that Invadvance of the permanent fortifications.. bot necessary for the attack to have exceptionally heavy antlery if steam properly ravest the place, it is certain to tak it. It was the in the war of 1870 Belfort managed to hold out until the end of hostilities, but at that priod there was never the same violence and concentration ol bombardment. He is of opinion that. even. Metz could not resist very long if the French armies could cut it off from lis commanitation with the German Rield forces.
Piano by Rachels, Lady's Bicycle, &c.
One Upholstered Suite (7. pieces), Bcd..FAST:As uynal, zoom Furniture Largo Arm-chairs and
Sofas, Two Brian Balbeads, Sideboards,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
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Dinner Waggons by Powell, Ltd, Exten-Hongkong. Oct. 27, 1918. /
nion Dining Tables and Chain-Cent
Tables, etc., atë, Dizner, Tas.and Coffee
Bervices, Cockery, Glues' and E.-P. Wars,
2 Cooking Score, Cutlery, Brado Fenders,
FOR SALE
Curtain Poles, etc, ele..
Abo
The reason ho giren is that mod in artil fory fra requires an incesant replenish- ment io ammunition, and hoever great 915 and immense the stock accumulated in
foxton, it wild-give-out it free of an attack, vigorously kept up, with an accom Fansug perpetual imestardment, and ibis would call for such a continuous reply sa would sooner or later exhaust the stri Bon's supply of ammunition, and lead igavitably to a capitu ation. M. Humbert
Three Planos (in good condition), RIFLE FOR SALE.—OHEAP. advances the theory that the Germans "Electris Rooting Lamps and One Large
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER SKO, 1915, Commencing 8.30.X
The following will take part --
The Hon. Ma. Cave EXTERN." LIECT and Man Burta MR. Muner and Ma. SUHAN,
-1915
etc.
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Callection in aid of the PIANO FUND Inve long ago arrived at the coactation, and FUNDS of L ammunition in the fortressar, the extra- and that instead of Fillig up a tillery nad
Hongkong. Let (British Army Ammunition) Accuracy ordinary nad of heavy artillery that they Sights tested for Mistols Competitions provided simply and solely from the forti guaranteed. Special boad foresight have so frequently duplayed in action is Regulation Magazine, Got-off and Safety fied places, which are probably at present ratch. Pistol grip, Nitro proved barrel. In not more then, half, equipped with heavy
4.Fold Blackwood Screen, 5-Coloured Lee-Spos, Match Rifle, 33 bore Fandia, Blackwood Furniture. 200.... Remington Typewriter, Camera, &c.,
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