SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916.
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HE Undersigned hare recaived lastrus-
Kader by Publie Anotion.
(FOB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
од
TUESDAY,
abe 29th February, 1916, at 2.30 p.m.. at their Salon Rooms, No. 8. Do Vieux Road, Corner of Icx for STRKET,
ONE 12 BORE HAMMERLESS FOWLING. PIECE BY THR
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NEURALDIA. GOUT, RHEUMATISM,
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of the nerve gate whan all other remedies fail; leaves no bad effects; and can be taken when no other medicine can be tolerated.
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course, to the other countries involved in the war.
BETTER THAN IN 1816.
**Great Britain, which'in beazing, the brunt of Allies' deancing, has been the second largest borrower. In various ways she has taken #5,739,000,000 from the world's money markets. Redused taa pur papila basin, that is equal to $193.89, igured on the population just before the war commenced, an increase of about 160 per cent. In comparison with the debt which the country shouldered, an a result of the Napolacale wars, Lowever, this showing ia nos at all unfavourable. In fact, the present debt per capit. le écsicaly as largo la was the debt vz·1816, "while interest- | charges per capita aze-now actually emallur than they wore ak that time.
If all borrowing since the outbreak of war be included, the debt of France ana Ingrammed by less than a third, whils that of Ragin is now about 50 per nent, larger than it was on January 1, 1914, Tho debt "on that data having been about 84.800,000,000. With the other bellige rants the increases, havo boàn rolstivály amail.
Further "snormous borrowing in prospect, not only to finish the war but to take up the work of rehabilitation when the grim tänk has been completed. It makes * gloomy piature, but there fa another sida, too. Who can tell, for instance, to what- extent the productivity of Europe's people iporcand sa it han alwaya incrassed," after each i inca the beginning of the mechanical age; or how much easier, the individual's burden may be made by the increase in rest wages which must ia- evizably,come with greater productivity 7"
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Hongking, Feb. 18, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
197
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on
TUESDAY,
the T2th February, 1916, commencing at 2.30 p., at their Salon Rooms, So. 6, Dos Youx Road; Corner of
Ice House Strzok,"
A ILEGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS FENDERS, FIRE BRASSES, OURTAIN POLES, CARPETS,
RUGS, ..
As Follows:- "Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs--and- Bolas, Card Tablo, Bedroom Furniture, Twin Brass Bedstead, Doublo-and Single
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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPJA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
RAREHOLDERS desires of miking inuities in respect of the Debenture Issua ahuld apply to the Cumpanya. Office in Borgkong.
All applications for debenture must be sens in before the 29th February, 19167 Furns may Le had on application."
R. M. DYER.
Chief Manager
Bonzkung. Duo. 20, 1915,
Business Connection in all Countries.
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Also
Two Pianos (in good ecpdition), Electric Reading Lamps. Two 4-Fold Blackwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furni tare, etc., etc., elő
Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) Tri-Cash-
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,
Hongkong. Feb. 18, 1916.
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Hongkong, P08. 13, 1916
EVERY BEETLE EVERY BUC
En Kan emon "Keating's" camad into thorough contact with i
Sold in Thes andy, .The marivalled way be ̈
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KEATING'S
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GREAT BRITAIN'S FINANCES.
BETTER ABLE TO BEAR THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
BRITAIN'S WAR CHARITIES.
*TRUTH'S" CRITICISM OF "THE
TIMES" FUND.
The greatest war fund is, of course, the Prince of Wales' Relief Fund, the amount collected being over £5,000,000. The fand still in existence, bat is not cow Appealing for subscriptions.
The next largest fund is that a bobalf of the Red Cross, termed the Times Fund, which has almost reached "£3,000,000.
In addition to paying her own war ez. punees, Great Britain is panding her Allies, and the question upper-wost in the mizda of masy i, How long can sha'bear the strain writer in the Fork Times Annalist gives us some figures, on war ñcance from which one fact stands out 'clearly, viz., that despite the unprecedented nature of the war operations to-day Britain is much bettor abla. to bear the burden o nawap pora, have acorded it pra- than she was a hundred years ago at the ferential trestant, mer has it
Wised time.of.the Napoleonic wara).
"
More remarkable, however, than either of thess funda, ays the Daily fhronicle, în! the work of the National Committee for Helief in Belgium. This emittas W only "setablished in April last. It has not bas secciated with any newspapers,
adver
A large scale. Still it had
Up to September the balligerent powers collected £1,258,400 before Christmas. It had borrowed roughly £3,800,000,000, of has been receiving subscriptions at the which Germany's share in the largest of rite of £150,000 mouth. any of the nations. Before the war the While The Tistes fund standa at slmdat
debt per capita of the German people was £3,000,000, it has had the help and in- about £4, to-day it is over £20 Thedaence of the Red Cross organisatione. In Annalist writer ans up the respective criticism of the fund, Truth, points out positions "of Britain and Germany as that The Tines claims more credit than follows:
desurres, and also suggests that the fund. In the last twelve or thirteen months should have begu z national one and in that Germany bas barrowed: no lore than case would have received the generous $3,415.080,000. That is to say on the support of all newspapers:
POWDER bair of her population, on June 30, 1914,
"A SCOUT IN FAIRYLAND "
*** JOHN IN HONGKONG"
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the per capita" debt has increased by 894.60, or more than 500 per cant. But, a matter of fact! the increase use really been greater than that, for the huge lossen of life on the battlefields make the burden so much grester for those who survive to bear it. Nor must it be forgotten that those who have been destroyed or crippled in battle are, physically, at any reta, the mcat efficient of the nation's people, Against this may be set the possibility that larger proportion of the population will be employed in productive work when Europe turns from destruction to construe- tion. The same conditions apply, of
TIKU TO THE TIMES" TARL. Truth euggests that the Red Cross Society would have raised far more money than the Prince of Wales' Relief Fund if the same methods had boon-adopted. Truth con tinues
"The best way of busting what the Red Cross Society has gained by tying Itself to the tail of The Times is to com- pare the case with that of the Prince of "Wales' National Relief Fand. The latter
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BLUE CROSS FUND
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tising, but a great deal of grażujšoun publicity was asked for Asd was freely given. The Red Cross Socisty, with a much noro direct and cogant appeal to the sympathics of all suctions, of the public. throu bout the Empire, has only succeeded in obtaining two and three quartet million in sixteen months. The This contrast between the results of invoking the assistance of the Pics ab large and making so exclusive arrange- ment with ons journal of limited THE
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circulation, is cocclusive of the whole malter on the business side. In the Exce of it, what justifiantion can, pessibly be.
dered for allowing great national work | like that of the Red Cross Society to be captured for trade purpuses and prosti. A Comedy in 3 Acts by B. MacDUNALD tuted to the ass of the smart adver- HASTINGS and EDEN PHILLPOTTH. tiour?
Last Year's great London Buteraa
REJ CECSS FUNDA INCEPTION,
1s ought to be pointed out that when the Red TranSociety Fund started, the Prince of Wales' Fund was boing ron as a great national organisation, with the support of all newspapers
It was no doubt. falt that the Red Cross sppeal would be to counter to the ions! Reli f Fund interests, and fund, merely raised to meet future con- tingencies, which up to the present have would not receive the same publicity. It never happened, uhtsined something like was not anticipated then that the Prince of feur milfore of money in a few weeks. Wales Fund would have become a tem This was mainly done by securing the porary appeal. That no doubt, wing the co-operation of every journal of reason why the Bed Cross Society made standing in the kingdom. A certain | arrangement with one newspaper to give ament may have been paid for adver the appeal a certain amount of daily publi
city.
"How much of the money reorived is due to this appeal sad how much to tho. elurte of the Red Cross Societies throughɔat the ; Empire it is difficult to my.
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The fund bogat on Septembar 1.of last year with a lamp sam of £200,000 from the ited Cross Somisty. Our Day" collection recently produced nearly £30,000, and very large amounts were received from Red Crowd Societies in different parts of the Empire and from towns. The subscriptions were not acknowledged in detail, but evon ench public acknowledgment as was gives could not have been obtai ed in the Press generally The fact that The Times con- contrated its attention on the Red Cross. preoluded it from devoting space to spy extent, except its advertisement columns, to other appogls connected with the war,
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