`FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1916.
Hughes and Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE OUTERYMENT
AND ADMIRALTY,
General Auctioneers
AND
Share, Coal and
General Brokers.
PROPRIETORS
_** TO-KWA-WAN
ROAL STORAGE.
Codey used
A.B.C. & Tx Eornost.
ÅL, TILEGRAPH: Cone,
Telegraphie Address MEIRION HONOKONO.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received intrac
They be auction,
от
TUESDAY,
$
the Sth Fobusty, 1010, commencing at: 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Vizuz' Road, Corner of
Ics House Street....
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A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AĨN
BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, BRASS FENDERS, FIRE BRASSES, CURTAIN POLES, CARPETS,
RUG,&c.
As Follows
Cptelstered Suites (with and without Covers), Arm-chairs and Sofas, ·Card | Table, Bedroom Furniture, Double sed Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads; and Brass Twin Bedstendy, Sideboard, Dinner Wagoon, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Ocensioen Tabla, etc., etc., Dinner. Tea and Coffee Services, Crockery, Glass and E.-P. Ware, | 9 Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Ernes Fenders, Curtain Poles, Toilet Sets and Bath Rosm Utensils, eta, etc.
dixo
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Two good Pianos (ons by Sterling, American), Electric Reading Lampe, Two large G-Fold Blackwood Screens, 1 Sextact, 1 Conspass, 1 Pelorus,
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.),
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Fab. 2, 1918.
FUBLIC AUCTION
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EE Undersigned have received Instrce-
tions to sell by Fublic Auction;
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRETED),
70
TUESDAY,
the 8th February, 1918, "at
2.30 p.m. at their Halai Rooma, No. 8,
Des Voeur Road, Corner of Ice
Hcase Street,
Ask for Horlick's.....
"It is well worth trying, and will mean good health for you, as Herlick's Malted Mille assists Nature in repairing and, building ups wasted tissuC.
It is always acceptable--delicious-to-the- taste, and made in a moment-no cooking.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HORLICK'S
CHINA'S DYNASTIC CHANGES. WHAT EVERY MOTHER
so
REMEMBERS.
One of the most telling of generalinations- connectal with China is that we owe to a
Kvery method who has daughters margine quoasiain British Consul, Mr. Tato womanhood reminded of her own Ataadows, who told us that, of all gaunties experiences of girlhood days of the times China in the least revolutionary sad the when-cheeks were p-ild and eyes "wate most rebellious. A little consideration dal when the back sched as if bronking will serve to show that this is angoly and branthing wane with pain when borne aut even by the results of the 30-puridical headacher, der susion, lasitude enlod Revolution of 1911. Much wundu and aloepless nights made lifa a round of of the fact that that morement got rid of wc, instead of, he is should have been, a ruling family of antocratic practice, int
round of jy. up a republic in its place. But it has been
And avery wise mother rememberatkan more and more apparent as time has gone that her daughter has arrived at a critical on that in reality, the changes, brought sgs, that her daughter a greatest need now about wers of the most minute mature com red blood, to help her through this most pared with the vass mass of precedent letting time, to save her from the Ausmin untouched. This was necessarily so, since, and its consequences which will surely as all people well acquainted with Chinese low neg act history and customa kuow,,, China has for long ages been a really democratie land with a despotic appearance of power for its head. When, therefore, the Manchu gare way in 1912, na village in China are discovered that any great change had come over the practices to which its inhabitants had been accustomed. New namm and titles there were in plosty, and much talk of measures and men noe hitherto known, bus when all the habbal had died down it was found that the
change were infinitesimal. if we accept such things is Lat. Dr. Williams Fink Filla strengther! the cutting off of queue. When the Parliamech had finally proved its sale attainable from all medicine vand and and restore your daughter too. They ate ness, to the disgust of democracy in other from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 96, TRANSPORT.ds, the Freskiont found that if anything Szuchuea Hoad, Shanghai, I bottle $1.54.
was to be done, it had to be done with 8 fee 93, post: free. such burenneratio aid as he could rely on, Then it might truly have been said that scarcely anything remained of the many grand schemes of the too-famboyant | the necks on the coast of Forms or promoters of the revolation. Now we may!
MALTED: MILK
Of all Chemishi and Storma în' 9'sives, 1/5, 3/6 and 11A (in England).
INTIMATIONS
THE AUSTRALIAN
With regard to the Australia Transport,
Isay
Brideh steamer
which ran
If to-day your daughter has conched this important period of devol pment, and requires this help, do not fail to remontber it is ready at hand in Dr. Williams Pick Tilla. The support abe ach sutely needs has been given to-shousands of weak, was, wasting girls by the use of these Pills: they have cured in countiese instances the worst forma
of Annemis, Dubility, Indigestion, Nervous Headache, Back pai and the silmente peculiar to your sex after all other remedies failed.
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robs the entry of all initiative, all chance of improvement, and all strength. Is there mess to pturent this, and secure China's whole strength for Chios's own
KEATINGS being jettinget and Proping was being history, one dating hack to thousands, of God?--Shangazi Mercury.
LOZENGES
cure the worst Cough
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PATELL & CO.
Exporters & Importers
General Merchants
and
Commission
Agents,
1 Large Plated Salrer (Cost twelve HONGKONG, CANTON,
Pounds), Largs Marble Clock, Sexant,
Compass. Feloras, Telescope,"&c., 1 Saloon Rife and 1 Shot Gan, 2 Carrying Chairs,
1 Large Baldwin Ic Chest, Soveral Tonkin Inlaid Trays, 1 Sat of Saddlery (completu), Clocher Mangle, Shangbai Simblinds,
And One Case of IRON CROSSES. Tznas --Cash.
"HUGHES & HOUGE. Auctioneers
Bongkong, Feb. 2, 1318.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
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HE Undersigned lava received instinc- From The Hor. THE CATZ. SUPERINTENDENT or Potace, to sell by Public Auction,
no
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th February, 1918. at 11 May at the Central Police Station,
CONDEMNED AND CONFISCATED
TeamCash.
GOODS,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government,
Hongkong, Feb. 1, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received izstrac-
tions to sell by Public Auction, (IDE ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
од
SATURDAY
the 19th February, 1918, at 11 a.m.),
at their Sales Rooms, Ko. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Strebet,---
-A LARGE QUANSET OF
GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY;
Sc Bio. Comprising
Gold, Silver and Fancy Wrist Watches, s large assortment of Gold Rings, Set with Diamonds, Pearls, Rabies Sapphire Tunaoi, & Gent's Gold and Enamelled Sexf Fins, Brooches, Pendants, -Ro., Coral and Amber Neck Chains, Fancy Goode, do
(Full Particulars from Catalogna) Taring-Cash. T
"HUGHES "& HOUGH:
Dot Buctionesry; Hongkong, Feb. 2, 1918,
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SHANGHAI AND -
HANKOW.
JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO"
ORDER
CHERRY & CO,"
PEDER STREET, Opposite Dongkong Hotel- Telephons No. 491.
Hongkong, March 20, 1914.
EUROPEAN AGENCY.
HOLESALE Indents promptly
for all British and Continental goods, including
Pooks and Stationery.. Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemical and Druguists' Sandfies, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motor Cars and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Piere Goods,. Fancy Goods and Perfumery," Hardware, Machinery and Metais, Jewellery, Pinte and Watches, Photographic and Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
Peto.
Opmmiuion 27% 0 0% Trade Dimounts allotted. Special Chustations on Demand. Fample, Cases from £10 upwarda. Consignments of Produce Sold on account.
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
ID 18141,
95 ATCHURCH Law, LONDON, E.0.1 Cable Address: “Ansuarez, LANDUS:
1917
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ABOLITION OF LIKIN.
of
•
SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL INVEST-
MENTS IN WAR LOANS.
A GERMAN PROTEST.
The following interesting zozrešpondents pears in the Shanghai Municipal Minutes published last week:-
TREST FUNDS IVIST JEEX I torchinge of letters relating to the recent investment in sterling secpsities
Shanghai, 18th January, 19:6 --1/ Sm-The Municipal Gazette of, 2nd | sup Desember 1915, contains-the-following notice:-
INVESTMENT OF TETST FUNDA.
INTIMATIONS
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
is brewed in ENGLAND
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
contains a very small amount of Alcohol" and a relatively 2 large spiount of nutritive material.
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
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is therefore not only light and refreshing butfis an Ideal Dietetic, PETER WALKER'S LAGER.
is brewed Exom only the best melt and hops..
ASK FOR
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A "SMALL PETER”. -DONNELLY & WHYTE.
SOLE AGENTS.
Quality.
With LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE, a few drops sprinkled over the meat, fish or cheese,. &c., are all that is required to impart the most licious piquancy and favour.
The QUALITY and concentration of its ingredients make a little of this sauce go
a long way.
Lea Berrine
The Orginal and Ganite
WORCESTERSHIRE.
hui, tang, of party, to consider very care. the 12th 'instans on her way to Vladivo-be on the ove of a formal.raturo, to fully and emcientiously whether in their stews from New York, it is reported that monarchy. Remoers fiatly contradict one present dividid state they are not, puent holes have beer made in two places in another on the point, and we need not aciously, carrying out the desires of Chian's her. huli. As telegram sent to Japati pause to attempt ary dissection to discover examies to whom nothing is so pleasing s a condition like the presort, when disunion wherein the truth live.. I recently stated that owing to the position It is, however, interesting to note that of the ship as well as the heavy mature the dynastic change now proposed has in it of her care, transhipment is almost imao alement comparable with one of the prissible. Some of the cargo on dées was very first of the many changes in Chinese years B. C. when the founder of the Esia or vimusly carried en, in the hopes aiadyansty isentato have been confirmed in lightening the skip suhelently to get her
It was in amall KINETY fall probabüity an election by of the rocks. As she lies stranded cover by some form of election, to the shore, the rendering of ald is rem constituency, even smaller than has to which ILA ontrasted the duty of paratively easy. y
electing the present president, to Imperial - benour; but, as we say, it is fact of na small interest to know that the principle of election was not unknowa, in China 4,000 ren:s ago We cannot recall another. In addition to the despatch of Lient recorded example of like kind, though as General Tion Chung-yu, Vice-Minister of a wall known, that, since the succossion War and Bir Chao Chung pan, desistant to the Chinese throne has perer been Manager of the Bank of China in Peking settled by primogeniture as in se mart nx The investigation of the Likia stem western lands, there has always been some for the information of the Central Govern sort cf selection made by the members of of Fimizce has selected the Imperial clan itself, advised, it may ment, they Mt Chia
departmental have been on occasion, by trusted: chief. to accompany the two to the south officials of Chinen race. More often
nct changes. and Central Chins for making minute in-than
dynasty as vestigation not only into the Likin system apart from mere changes in the monarcha bat also to investigate all matters in themselves, have been the result of cossation with the propose abolitios of soccessful risings, the Napoleon of the the Likin in lieu of the increase of the moment seating himself securely on the Maritime Customs Tarif to the amount of dragon throne, making many profure
The Central
Government, promises, sometimes carrying them out despite the Lauran affair, is paying great never doing anything to change in radical attention to this important matter as its fashion the habits, customs, or practics?
nation at large. In view of the fact that Trust Funds to abolition ecncerns the improvement of the government of Chinese trade with foreign countries. Batcle, murder, and sudden death have the amount of Taels 400,000 are available These three officials will leave Peking for played a great part in China's story for investment, and that the presertr the various Provinces after the Lunar New On one occasion there arose to fewer Year vacation.-Peking Daily Be wi than five dynasties; in 53 years, but the juncture is exceptionally anita bivier invest..
averago ago of a drasty has inually ment in sterling securities the Council ha been between two and three hundred purchased. Government home to th years. Long before the Manchas came to their end 11 was a common practice in following approximate amounts: native circles to discuss this, fact.sud make
"Eritish Government 41 per cent. War guessen a dates, methods, and other pro- Cosses that might cause the change and so maintain the avatage. For söme yaara it The German Socialist newspaper Vor-was thought that the Taiping pising might wacrta draws attention (says Reuter) to be the means, but this, partly owing to two pamphlets which have been recently forsign, action, was not to be. The Mings, New Franck & per cont. War I.cap published in Germany advocating who were the immediate predecessors of
£10,000 at issue price 88 per cent. #pprochement between Germany and the Manchas, srcurred the throne by over-We, the undersigned Ratopayoró, eaming the previous Tartar dynasty grown The author of the Brat is Dr. Georg weaker and weaker through corruption, strongly protest agair at any such invert Imer, who candidly recognises that just as the Mings themselves did before ment of Trust Funds on the part of the Germany's role as colonial power in the they too gave place to the more rifle race Municipal Council of the Shanghai Foreign Pacific bas come to an end. Germany, he the north. says, me find territory in Africa, It is high time, Dr. Irmer, contistics, to his usually adequaded to a large extons entrusted to the Council consist in the STEAM RAISING, FORDING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS
It is a striking fact that China's welfare Interninual Settlement. talking of the common interests on the character of her Emperors. To Superannuation Fund of the Municipal. of Christian nations and of the Yellow take the Manchus for example, wo find the Employers, the Funds of the Municipal Droger.
The accupation, of Kinochaumont glorious period in Chinese modern, Savings Bank, The Sikh Police Deferred
the gravated
anti-German faoling history when Kanghi and Kienlang were Pay Fund, The Folies Recreation and Re- ready existing in Japan, and, even if ou the throne. Following them were three wards Fuud. Deposits of Contractors and Germany is victorious all along the live, worthless man of whom Hieufung as the other Trust Money, all of which bare been and even if England shows a good disposi. inst, and ander these the empire cegeserst spesited with the Council in the Shanghai tion towards Germany, it would be dificulted to sech an attent as to ink into fecst silver-currency and ara-repayable in
back from the
what it was some. ago same and n Segotiations with Japan, who will follow Since that time no Emperor has realy Consequently, there is act the slightest her own course, will be more difcals than governed, the Empress Dowagam.took good necesatty for, the Council of making any with England.”
care of that, and so the dynasty, ended.
· inŸesfrtrants ́of«cits Trust Funds in gold Dr. Irmer's further arguments make it What is to happen now, no man dara 387. carrency and in making such investments cless that he considers rapprochement The fatura a closed-book, but we the Council ses rasning a risk in exchange with Japan, as of the highest, importanen. sincerely hope that as its leaves are turned, or speculating in excharge as to which they
The second pamphlet is by Dr Smid, boench may be found to unrell a grester and have so right whatsoever. declares in plainer words the nocority for more glorious record. That is still possible Germany to come to an understanding with provided Chins ran once more unite. At Japan. Ho expects a growing alienation present she is in the position of the unbound between Japan and Dogland and is of bands of sticks, each of which is breakable opinion that a better understanding, bo- by anybody who cares to soap it. Combined, tween Germany and Japan would have no power on earth, could fracture them, great advantages for Germany,
and we put it to China's leaders of every
IT AN END."
GERMAN FAREWELL TO THE
́ ́PACIFIC OCEAN:
Japan.
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Inan £90,000 at 99 cum dividend: New Russian Internal Short Term 51 per cena. War Loan £10,000, at issue price 95 per cent. 2.
The Funds
Farthermore the Counet must never lose sight of the fact that they represent Foreign international ecmmasily and that it is their duty to avoid anything that might look like partiality and unfriendliness to any of the Foreign patins, of which this community is composed.
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(A large number of signatures of German CELEPHONE: No. 8691 satepayers are appended)."
Council Ryom
Shangbai, 22nd January, 1916 Gentlemen,Lam directed to acknow-
DODWELL- & CO., LTD, Acents.
ledge the receipt of your letter of 16th
recent investment ip sterling loan.--Fam,
J. B. M-SEINSOS, "
Acting Secretary
January, on the subject of the Council CHINA MAIL"
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