SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915.
THE CHINA MAIL.
/CROSSE & BLACKWELL CONFIDENTLY RECOMMEND
Hughes and Hough
ACCMONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT
AND ADMIRALTY.
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AND
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Talographic Addres MEIRION HONGKONG.
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instruc
THE
(FOR ACCONE OF THE CONCERNED),
MONDAY
the 6th December, 1915, at 2.30 p.m.. si So, B, Carnarvon Road, Kowloou,
"Corner House"
ТИР
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
theroin contained. Consisting of :-
Teux all Stand, Bevelled Mirror "4 Extension Dining Tab'e, Teak Sideboard, Dinner Waggen. Overmatel, Crockery and Glass Ware. Teak Drawing Room Suite, Curio Cabinet, Lace Curtains, Beres Picture Rods, Japanese Water Glours and Pictares. E.-P. Tea and Coffee Service, Skin Raya, Tank Fender Brasses and Dogs, Devable and Single Bra's mounted Beds, Marble-top Fureins, Warden, Chest of drawera. Shanghai Baths, Cooking Stove
aud all Electric Fittings and Lights,
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dho
1 Large Monkey, House with "three Monkeys and two aviaries with Capaites
and Sundry Pots Plants.
On view from Sunday, the th
-Catalogues wil be issued.
TERESAS usual.
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SCCHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, Nov. 27. 1915.
PUBLIO AUOTION.
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1014
JUE Undersigned have received instrus-
"tions to sell by Public Auction,
TUESDAY,
the 7th December, 1915; commencing at 2.30 p.m.. at their Sales Rooms, No. 7, Des Vozz Road, Corner of Ico Bocas Street,
-LROR QUANTITY-OF-
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD_AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BR185 FENDERS, FIRE FRASSES, CURTAIN FOLES, CARPETS,
RUCA, &
As Follows : -----
Two Upholstered Suites Arm-chairs and Solas, Card Table, Bedroom Furniture, Double and Single Brass-mounted Bed- steads, Sideboarda and Chiffonier by Powell, Ltd., Dinner Waggon and'Ester- sion Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, etc., etc., Dinner Tes sad Coffee Barvices, Crockery, Glass and E-P. Wars, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Bran Fonders, Curtain Poles, etc., etc. Also
Four Pianos. (in good condition) Electric Reading Lamps, One large 4-Fold Black- wood Screen and a quantity of Blackwood Furniture.
(Fall, Particulars from Catalogus.) TERMA-Cish.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Nov. 25, 1915.
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
1031
THE Vzdoraigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction," (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
OD
WEDNESDAY,
the 8th December, 1915, at 11 a.m.
at their, Sales Rooms, No. 6u »
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ic Hotez STEZET, SEVERAL CASES OF
CHINESE PORCELAI·Ñ»,-~~-~-&»»^
RECENTLY IMPORTIÐ YHON TUR NORTE,
including many Old and Rare Specimens,
Comprising
FINEST
By Appplitment to H.M. THE KING
MIDLOTHIAN ROLLED OATS
A clean, tempting food, giving stamina anricalled for Breakfast.
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AS THE BEST PREPARATION OF OATS
DrJ.Collis Browne's
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DYSENTERY.
Checks and your
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CONVINDING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLE Nene Genuine cut the nerds On 1, Callia Browne's Chiarolyno on the Stamp.
"
Sold by all Chamiste..
Prices in England,
AUCTIONS.
1/1), 2/9, 4/8
PUBLIC XUCTION.
THE
THE Undersigned have recoivodi inntrse-
(res ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNE»),
.... от
THURSDAY,
the 9th December, 1915, at 11 n. m., at No. 9. Mountain View, The Peak.
THE
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE, therein contained.~
Comprising:-
BEA SENTINELS.
DESTROYERS' INCESSANT VIGIL OFF THE DARDANELLES.
Chase of the Submarine.
The amount of work accomplished by the destroyer Halilla in the Eastern Mediteranean and at the Darcanelles bas been stupendous, writes Mr E. Ashmead Bartlett, in The Times..
Sold Magufacturers: J. T. DAVENPORT, LIS.... Leador, S.E.
stopping to discharge their living cargoes into boats when the shallowing wafer prohibited a further advice.
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For Rapid Fai-Reduction. PHE burden of obesity is no distressing
erally so difficult to get rid of with any degree of permanence, that the introduo- tion to Hongkong of the famous British Spodido Antipon will be welcome in many quarter. The preparation is not unknown bare already, but the obstacles in the way office supply to the general public word Escenmarily great. All difficulties arO DOW removed.
Ere the important discovery of Antipon the treatments, gaually employed for the reduction of weight included starvation dietary ralon, swosting ani, parging,-to- gether with mineral digging. All these things are weakening in the extreme,, andy when obstinately persisted in, rainous to the constituting. Antipon is diamétrically opposed to such drastia mathoda,
To expel the superduous fatty mättar from the system is all very well, but the
· body must be amply nourished at the same time. Now, Antipon not only rapidly aliminates the axcose of led, but cvarenman the unfortunate tendency to trus to fat.” Ample wholesome food therefore becomes Antipon's strength-giving ally, and there is no need to draad that the extra nourish. maab taken will bring about are develop. ment of excessive fatty timun..
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Antipon ein be obtained at all drug stores, from steak or to önler, or in case of any difficulty a large case will be forwarded dest from the Antipon Laboratorias, Store Sts et, London, England rarriage paid, un receipt of remittanes for 11 dols, ör 22 doli. !.
goe mad, for evou in thusa short dashes from point to print to the helms wuld be shifted every ni ute from puit to starbord or frum stazoned to pert, no as to give the shipzig cncise and put the enemy
his wijn.
BARGAINS AND BOCHES."
OCHES
Que day two of om transports lying: locked together close to each were suddenly opened ou
Turkish fold French Women Reasi at Gown Auction. by battery. The steam winch of one having been injured, she could not raise her Out in quiet, pratty litti M, which anchor. Immediately a destroyer dashed is so ceno to Paris and yet so far from its to their assistance, placing-her frail form noise and bustle, the days pass in peaceful between them and the anomy and amitting monotony, without special news from the great clouds of Hack smoke from ber Front funnels to provide a screen against the gunners. At the same time she lovured boat to pick up a panic stricken member of the crew who had leapt sverboard, 4 terside of shells ploughed up the ses 1 around her, and it seemed a miracle how she escaped. But there she remained, guarding the two transports until they could get under way and out of range.
***FLEET GONE MAD.",
There is, however, now and then a little excitement for an, says a Faris correspon deat, as when we bose the roll of a desin on the winding road down from the forest Somebody lost a dog!" you inquire. No," says your neighbour, rushing out to hear the belter. Boche sale. War yes, they are going to hell the effects of some Boche villa."
In all weathers, tossed about by terrible gales, with their decks never dry for weeks at a stretch, they kept up their incessant
-No-mora is needed. You join in vigil on the 3 raita, baiatic coast, and
frenzied rush to the place indicated, and Large Tank Sideboard, Dinne: Waggon, neighbouring islands. At times, issuing About the middle of May the work and participate with deep joy is the auction. Cabinet, Extension Table and Chair, form under the lee of Tenedor, they would responsibilities of our destroyers were What theso Boches did sccumalate Of little. competition &o,. (Practically New), Double and Single steam to the entrance of the Etraits in increased to an incalculable extent by the ar- course, out bare there
rival of the first of the enemy's submatines from city dealers and wardrobe women, se Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Toilet Table, howling storms, which blotted everything in the Eastern Mediterranean. At this you may think what jovial buvo t it in Washstands, &c., Bathroom and Pantry from view a hundred yards away. Unes time we had no other protection except for that dear little M
Whab sowa, ye gods! The women of Utensils, Rattaa Farniture, Electric in the mouth of the channel the four-knut that which the destroyers and cartsin of cairent and east wind would sweep down Fittings, Aluminiam Cooking Utensils, with such furca that they were only able to the trawlers, mounting three-pounder guns, M cogne their valas directly, and
were able to give. Palma in Pots, Porcelain Stands, &c.,
the objects, held up in rapid successica by maintain their stations by steaming ten Who will ever forget the excitersent of the boat of bamoar. The public like fr a song. Everyone And
knots ahead, such was the force of the
those early submarino scares before all bad is i become accustomed to them? Sometimes to handle everything, and the auctioneer's Lying in the trough of the sea. there amall craft would rull and plunge until even the scares were due to empty biscuit boxes mau is delighted to let them, so for stoles the most experienced eaasmer became sick dating in the water, sometimes to log of, and lace ski ts are fang across the room driftwood, sud more often than tot tos-from one hand to another, accompanied by dead horse floating just beneath the surface jokes and comments, while modest prices. with one of its legs in the air after the are offered and secepted. manner of a periscope historis story of the young commander of that he had seen the most extraordinary A destroyer who reported to the admiral submarine with no less than four periscopes, and that on his opening fire on it the enemy replied by using poisor ed gas!"
Piano by Collard and Collaid in good combined elements.. condition.
{Fell_Particulara_from_Ontalogue.}
Un view day of rele. Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 3, 1915.
THE
The decks were from abeer exhaustion. continually swept by huge sens, no cae co beard could keep cry, and the galley fires could not be kept alight. The bitter cold frequently covered the deck, and bridge 1099ith sheeting of ice and free still the oil
skips of the crew. With the coming of the spring the material conditions improved with the return of the weather and bright sunshine, but the work of the destroyers became even harder with the commanes. mest of sether operatione against the
Undersigned Have received instrue
to sell at their Rooms, No. 8, 10. Tex Fond, Caracy of Isé House Street,-
ONE PERAMBULATOR,- PRACTICALLY NEW, Apply to the Undersigned.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Bangrang, Nov. 29, 1915.
N
FOR SALE
Dardanelles.
PEĽSKUTING TRANSPORTS.
On the day of the great attempt to force the Straits, March 18, the destroyers played s secondary role in the actual fighting, but they did splendid work aweeping head of the battleships, and were responsible for 1016aving the lives of the crews of the Irrcals tabia and Ocean. They took the grows of the two ships off under a heavy fire, and were fortunate enough to sacape any serious
damage
The next great service rendered by these craft was on the historic day of the landing, April 20. Each destroyer had definite station arsigned to be in the
great drama ab the different landings. Their role was to carry close inshore the second batch of infantry, who were to support, the first landing parties. The destroyers were Toto at the Gived
THE Undersigned have received instruc-filled with troops at Mudros, sua followed
FOR SALE.
No. 8, Des; Vaux Road, Curner of Ice
House Street,
One Pix by Broadwood & Sons fgood
condition),
Que
Ope
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Оде
19
by Collard, & Collard, good
condition.
by Brinsmead & Son, good
condition.
by Monington & Weston, good
condition,
Two Boudoir Grand Pianos by Broadwood
& Sona,
Piano by Koch, & Bohne, Piano by Weindensiawfe.
Apply to the Undersigned. TERMI PORNk
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkong, Nov. 30, 1915,
1020
5.Onlopend. Jars, Fistes, Vanet, &c. Elus and White Porcelain. Bang-de-bient Vases and Plates, several Old Broniza Vaser and Figures, Snuf Bottles, Jadestone, Ornamente, a few pisens of Cantone THERAPION NO.1
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
Blackwood Furniture, Blackwood Screams,THERAPION No 2 Fire Screens, &c. and One Bet of Old Chinese Halberds. **
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Un view Monday, from 2 p.m.
Terms -Cánhegy
·HUGHES & EQUGE, Auctionee Hongkong. Oct. 27, 116.
1030
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Thers is tha It rather different in Paris when similar events take place as the Municipal Goded with dealer, Auction House. The hall is alwayz obviously of Austrian origin, who push ap prices and work the sales is some way between themselven,
many of them
arwy destroyer in the neighbourhood. The Honours List, Bay & London dashed up at top speed in the direction telegram, tells among many tales of bero- indicated, endeavouring to mam har For to force her below by chasing her about. ism one in which Temporary Second. Meanwhile the battleships would up sacher Lieutenant Robert Macpherson, a New together with the transports and commence Zealander, descended a pit where about series of evolutions at top speed, dashing 50 high explosive shells were surrounded to all points of the compass, then rounding
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