THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1915.
Hughes and Hough
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FOR SALE.
185 Underigued havo received instruc. Well as their Silex Ronnas,
No. 8. Des Vinur Road, Corner of Tes House Strews..
Ooo Pingo by Broadwood&. Sona (goud
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One
0
condition).
by Collard, & Collard, good
entalition,
by Brinsmead & Son, good
condic on
Menito.&-Weston-good
condition,
Two Boudoir Ghad Pianos by Grondvord
& Son
Piano by Koch & Söhne,
Piano by Weindenslawfe.
Apply to the Undersigned. Txus-Chab,
HOGRES & HOUGH,
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tous mil by Pussic Auction,
THE Codersigned bave received instrue
{PUR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNKĖ),
01
FRIDAY,
the ith December, at 10.45
at their Salon, Rooma, No. 8.
Des Voeux Bond, Corner of
Ice House Street,-
A VARIND ASSORTMENT OF
GOLD
XMAS TOYS.
And
at 2.30 p.m
SEVERAL LOTS OF
JEWELLERY,
(Suitable for Xmas Presents).
Comprising:-
**
Rings,
An Assortment of Valtabla Brouchon... Pms, Necklaces, Indios' and Gents' Watches, etc. A faw lots of Rolled Gold Watches (guaranteed for Ten Years),
**Also.
.
A Number of Cheats of High Quality Chinese Ten.
Tam:-.
HUGHES & HOUGS,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 23, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1091
PHE Undersigned have received instruc»
Ttionate sh by Publie auction,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNZD), "
עם
FRIDAY,
the 24th December, 1915, at 10.45 a.m., as their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
-Des Voeux Road, -Corner-of
Ice Hocar STEET).
One Rox Motor Cycla
with apare tyres and accessories,
One Chiming Clock by Gaupp (practically
new) cost. $2,0
Also
3 Cases Italino Artichokes in tins, Italian Asp ragia in tins. Taxi-Cash.
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HUGHES & BOUGE, Auctioneers,
Hongkong, Dec. 22, 1915.
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[and by her and one daughter he is survifed. Lord SeaBeld was expect, dh mo on learn, but the loses was cancelled, and on the day on which his death was an ounced there maa-lutter from him to his sinter in which ha said, "On. Sunday last we had
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Captain Arthur S. Pringle, 10th Scottish Lifes, Killed, practised for some yene A the Souttish Bar, bet more recently was gnged in the Unionist offices in London.
It is probably mainly of the Tarritorials that Mr Williama is thinking in the follow ing page, where he speaks of the infinita rary bad day, and lost 18 man from variety of forgie of speech to be heard in holls. It is known that recently the the racks in the wee Now Army battalion aufered rather heavily. battalions the men do nas all come from Landship was much interested in Celtic one district, and thie-mecunt as a battalion matters, was Chief of the Gastia Society ant, therefore, so marked. Ons of of Invernes, and did much to fur her tho the most fascinating things to me," he Geolie language and literature. Only the writes, are the variations of peerbeerozal dosen thinly slube for the use of other day he sent an order to Inverness for Take the Sottish regiments, for instance. Iave vary little soyusintance with the dialects of Bootland, but my › naz bra-toll me that the speech of almost orgy Sectiish regiment, save such regiments as the Gur dons and the Black Watch, that attract man fram all over the United Kingdom differs contested N.-W.. Lanark against Mr. considerably. T spent most fascinating Pringle, and was a ready and witty spanker. half-hour one morning with a handful of distinguished athlete, he was Cambridg Gasgow newsboys, marving in a famous Blue in Rugby, and played for the Edin- Scottish regiment that wears the troms.burgh Academicals.
Lient-Col. J. R. Beech, iad from a Their spooet war namistakably the speech of the Glasgow streets, and their wits ware hill caught in camp while command the analarg as their bayonota. I visited the Scottish Horse. He went through Cameron Highlander-what was left of the Egyptina. War as a waterinary surgeon, their Territorial battalion after the second the Gorden Ralie! Expedition, sad the battle of Ypres, and heard, in the spacch Soudan Campaign. Ho accompanied Sir. of Inverness-shire, the story of the battle. Gerald Forter on a mission to Abgunigia, Many of them apoak Gaslie. Das of their and carried Queen Victoria's letter to King: effears connded to me that during the Jeha all alone through a difficals, sad battle, coquiring two ma to go down to bolon he sarved with the 40th country. Receiving a combatant Buses and the Egyptian Cavalry bo retired, but rejoined for the Boar War, whare he was on the staff of Sir John Frunch.
the rear, "the wires, being" cat-to-ascortain tha whereabouts of the Brigade. Eend quarters, he selected two notorious dear poachers as likely to have their wits about
them.
SCOTT CHAPEL AT WESTMINSTER
From blackwater over at Saranje, Nor thern Rhodevi, Drostan Arthur Cumina On St. Andrew's Day there will be Russell of Aden, Abardeon-hire, son of the unveiled a now Chapel of St. Andrew and | late Major-General F. S. Bunnell. He was the Saints of Scotland in the Rémon | hr som.time in British Columbia, but Catholic Cathedral at Westminster. Threatly entered the service of the Ch r work was begun nearly three years ago,tered Cmping. In the recent war he and has been carried on mainly by Italian xered with the Blundesian Rida on the craftsmen giving concrete expression to German, Eat African Frontier; he had design by Mr Schulta Weir. The custoden transferred to a Bighland regimens, amcunting to many thousarda,of pounds, and was on his way to this country. He is is being defrayed by the Marquis of Buta. succeeded by his brother, Lieut.. 8. C. Among the Scottise char cteristics of the | Russoll, 3rd Camerone, who was recently design is the manopy of the altar of white wounded but has now rejoiced... marble, supported by five pillars of Peterhead granite with bases of grey abor dean granite. The lower dado of the south wall is of Eymettan marblu, blue and white, the colour of St Andrew and Scotland. In the vaulting xro represent ations of six cities connected with_bhe Apostle-Patras Amali, Milsa, Con stantinople, Bethsaida, and St. Andrews. On one side of the teredes are sculptu ed representations of Scotland's grass saista- St. Nisiao, St. Colomba, and St. Margiot“.
THE CORDOX'S DAIRY,
A war Padre's despatch from the front
WILL AND STATES,
Major Henry Tallyour Lumedou óf Bal- medie, Aberdeenshire, Cameron High- anders. atached to the Royal Flying Corps, £102,000.
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By order of the Ta Huang Ti, General Lu, the Commander-in-Chief of the 10th
to his bome congregation is sometimes Division, bas left P. king for Shanghai with
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Come in today and see about your Victrola and we'll arrange to deliver it any time before Christinas.
Terms to suit your conveniende if desired
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XMAS BOXES.
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$17 2 Case.
1 qt. Dry Royal, 1 qt. Full Rich Port, 1 bot. Light Dry
interesting, always improving," but sel- the whole Division under Lis gommand to Sherry, 2 bots. B. & W. Whisky, 2 bots. Dry Gin, 1 pt.
dom amusing. The letter which the Rev.be stationed at that port and assist the
G. H. Dennid Has sent to his parishioners Shanghai local authorities in the maintan- Peppermint.
in Aberdeen, in which he describen some ance of peace and suppression of disorder,
aspects of the life of the Gordons in the
trenches, rasy, however, be called interest-
ing. He say that if you go along Elgin
$20 a Case.
3 pts. Medoc Superieur, 2 bots. Light Dry Sherry,
Avenue, which leads to Gordon Castle, you RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN NORTH 2 bots. Full Rich Port, 2 bots. Gia, 1 bọt. xxxxx Brandy,
CHINA..
The locomntives were com
come across a soney, baslahy looking cow in a dugout all its own, is named Mary, and is entered in the booka ns a trench store. We get gey suppie milk
Du December, 9 a railway accidant from ber, was the osservation of an pecurred between the Hai-chis yang and Aberdonian. The cow, though in the Luchashan atations of the Peking Hanko tronches, is in stover," she is well and Railway. The accident was caused by a regularly fod, 474 bas many cattleman to collision of two trains running in opposite sec to her comfort. Ration Liscuits and directions. grans are her chief articles of dist. When feeding on the grass plots a sentry watches over her, lest, as Mr. Donald points out, some marauding villain from the next battalions should coret har.
ar. Recently ན། shell burat 25 yards from the dugout and rained it, but the cow is still going strong and giving plenty of rich, nourishing milk
ALCOHOL AND FOOD AND DRIVE, Professor Noel Faton, of Glugow, told an Aberdana sudience that 14 million tons of cereals were used yearly for the manus facture of alcoholic drink, that this would be sufficient to, support something like 3,000,000 men, aud -jocidentalis-bat ounces of alcohol were suficient for an
2 bots Red Seal Whisky.
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1.qt. Louis Roederer Champagne, 1 qt. Sparkling Rod Burgundy, 1 qt. Old White Port, 1 qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry, 3 pts. Medoo Superieur, 1 qt. Graves, 2 bots. B. & W. Whisky
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pletely smashed and ever twenty cars 1 pt. Peppermint. loaded with gods were also damaged. The loss is estimated as over 8200.00), Fortu- rately no passenger was killed or injured, Officials alleged to be responsible for the accident have been placed under arrest pending further investigation.
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EGG AND BUTTER FIGHT. Wm.
Growing Cost of Commodities In "Germany.
The Rheinisch WestLdische Zeitung gives
adult. Thereupon Lord Provost Tazzar who has a a tappy humour of his own though the following accent of the great egg sad engaged in business as a granite tombatone manufacturer, remarked that that advice would please many people, when they Ticksund that there were 186 drams to an ounce."
EDINBURGH IS WIR TIME.
butter Eght at Aix-l Chapelle-We want no more butter and egg battles such as desgraced. the public mirket-place in that. ancient Bhonish citr, notwithstanding the provecation which the excessive prices of food may cause the average householder. Buyers were asked 34. 4d.. per pound for Cuming not of St. Gies' Cathedral, butter and 34d. piece for eggs. At these dreaming of the past; writas. "K. M," in
rates the articles in question were placed the Bulletin," I am sharply recalled to entirely beyond the reach of average the stern realities of the present by the citizens. A woman haring bene informed and of the pipea playing "The Campbells of the price of butter, purchased a few Are Coming, and matching up the High pounds, and dang tham, in the dealer's Strat, with firm trad sad martial bearing. face.
fine regiment of gar kiltied inds, the This was the opening "of the battle. Argyll and Sutherlande, swing zast. But Seiring horseradishes and carrots, men sad what unfached army in th's Wo see women, salesmen, and, cu-tomas bom running up the stret dozens of boys barded each other with those missiles with coming from all directions, and as they such warlike force that in many cases the Gxertake the regiment each boy falls into bloed began to flow. In their fury some line with the soldiers, keeping step for-tep of the combatants even danced the war as if to the manner born, marching proudly dance in the midst of baskets full of eggs.: alongside, head op, ahvolders squared, A horse barnessed to market, wegen, was many of them batless, with well-worn deliberately smeared all over with Better jackets; right up the entrance of the Castle and wall dressed women-who had come to pande ground they march. When the bay the high priced butter had lumps of officem, who had sympathetically made that article stook by the riotars in their allowance for thair youthful zeal, give the hats, the general outery being, "If we are order to Fall put." they sorrowfully obey nahie to eat butter or egge, neither shall and scatter. It had been schule akai in'
Jou. Eventually, after the market-place Lima, when the straina of the pipes thrilled had been wrecked, but not before, the their young hearts to Fall la." Brave police made a charge and dispersed the little lads'; no need to canvass for them; rioters. they are all stizzed in apisit.
ORITUARY...
James Ogilvie Grant, 11th Earl of Bes
field Chief of the Olan Grant, and a JAPANESE MAKERS, Captain in the 5th battalion of the Cameron Highlanders (Lochiel's), killed in action, a ballet passing through his head. Bara lo 1876 in New Zealand, he spent his youth there, bis father being a farmer, and he succeeded to the title in 1838 In 1838 he married Mary Elibath Nian.older daughter of the late Joseph Henry Town- end, M.D., of Christchurch, New Zealand,
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