MONDAY," MARCH 6, 1918.
Hughes and Hough
AFCTIONEERS TO TER GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTI
General Auctioneers
ASD
Share, Coal and
General Brokera.
PROPRIETORS
"TO-KWA-WAN "
COAL STORAGE,
Coden sed
A.B.C. 47 & S7a Esrmona, Al. TezzRAPHIE CODE.
Telegraphio Addisss MEIRION HONOKONG.
PURLIC
AUCTION.
Tous to well by Public Auction,
E Undersigned have received instruc
TUESDAY,
the 7th March, 1918, commencing b 1.30 p.m., at their Sale Rocms, No. 8,
Dew Vox Road, Corner of
Ice House Street.
A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. FIRE BRASSES, CARPETS, RUG 1, 2,
As Follows:-
One Upholstered Suita (Silk Tapestry)}] Arm-chairs and sofas, Card Table, Bed room Furniture, Double, and Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Sidebeat, -Dinner Waggon, Extension Dining Tables And Chairs, Tes and tensional Tables, sto, etc., Dinner, Tea and Coffee Services, Crockery, Glass and E.-F. Ware, 3 Cooking Stores, Cutlery. Curtain Poles, Toilet Sels and Bath Room Utensils, etc.,
Also
Large White-Enamelled-Bash, Two Pianos (in good condition), Electic Road- ing Lampe. Two 4-Fold Blackwood Screens, sundry Blackwood Furniture, and a num «ber of Silver Aricles, etc., etc. etc.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) TERMA :-Casli
HUGHES & HOUCH, Arictionisers, Hoogkong, March 2, 1915.
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PUBLIO ADOTION.
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THE Undersigned have received instrus- tions from H. M. VICHYALLING STORE Ornicza,"to sell by Public Auction.
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WEDNESDAY
the 8th March, 1918 at 2.30 p.m.,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
ic Borez STIX,
A QUANTITY OF STORES, A follows:-
Chocolate, Split Pear, Flour, Raisios,
-AUCTIONS.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WAR
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THE Cndersigned lave received instru SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. To Alas Havern, Ridge Huune, Brandwood Road, to soll. by Public Auction,
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WEDNESDAY,
the 15th March, 1916. commencing a: 230 pm.
THE WHOLE OF THIR VALUABLE HOGSEHOLD
FURNITURE. &o.,
(Further, particulars will bo published later.)
Tormis-Cash.
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HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers. Hongkong: March 1, 1916.
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ARMED MERCHANTMEN QUESTION.
DISCUSSION IN THE U.S. SENATE.
Wassoros, Man 9. The Senate has discussed the (Rauter's Service to the China Mall.) resolution of Saustor Gore warning Americans not to travel on amed merchantmen.
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THE VERDUN BATTLE.
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Senator Gore declared that the motive which, actuated him was the report that President Wilson had told the Democratic leaders at a Confer A semi-official review of the light-ence at the White House, that war ing at Verdun says the second phase with Germany might not be an evil; of the battle is beginning.. that it might result in advancing Civilisation by ending the European war by Midsummer. He moved the resolution, he said, on the demand of Senator Stone, Chairman of the Foreign Committee,
The suemy has renawed his violent 181 attacks which, however, have been everywhere repulsed with enormous
PUBLIO AUCTION,
Tions to sell by Public Action,
HE Undersigned have received instene-
{PUR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNZE),
00
THURSDAY,
43
the 23rd March.. 1916, at 11 am.. at the Army Service Corps Barracks Dept, Enclosure, opposita E.M.S Dockyard Gats, Queen's. Road, SUNDRY MESS FURNITURE Consisting of :- Writing Tables Washstande, Arm. chairs, Cupboards, Ment Sales, etc, etc.
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BILLIARD TABLE BY THURSTON & Co., And
TWO PIANOS.
On view from the 2nd inst.
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Terms-As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGF,
Arsationaars. Hongkong. March 4, 1916-
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PILLS
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Double-Disc
RECORDS
$1.50.
Fit your Machine.
ASK TO BEAR THE LATEST.
losses.
The lex days' respite had been used to the utmost by, the French General Staff and the suo is awaited with absolute confidence.
MAROONED BRANDENBURGERS OBTAINING SUPPLIES.
PARIS. Mar. 3. It is stated that 500 men of the Brandenburg Regiment utan mont are obtaining supplies by a path through a coppies.
2.4
3
UNSPARING COMMERCIAL WAR,
400 AN OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIYE
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE.
Ost Meal, Feal ntley, Rice, Marrowfat THE ANDERSON
Pak, Tobacco Leaf
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A number of Sun Helmets.
Terms 2-do usuni.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
·Auctioneers.
Hongkong, March 3, 1916.
PUBLIU
AUCTION:
MUSIC CO.,
6, Dea Vaux Road.
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HE Underigned bave received Instrão-
tion to sell by Public Auction,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTER),
од
FRIDAY,
•
the 10th March; 1918, commencing
at 9.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,
AX ABSORIKKIT OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE Comprising →→→ Sideboards, Dinner Waggon, Dining Tables and Chain, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs, S., Wardrobes and. Toilet Tabian, Double and Single Bedsteads, &c., Miscellaneous Furniture, sororal lots of Blackwood Ware, 2 Carpets, Two Pianos,
LTD.
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LORD DERAY ON THE ARMY'S REQUIREMENTS.
Losbox, March 1 To the coargut ʼn debate on Con scription in the House of Lords, Lord: Derbyisted that the reduction of exempted categories would be lo suficient to ensure the dumber of men required. Farthes speedy action wat required on abig scale sad he urged that no unmarried mau under the age age of 31 should be exempted, and that there should be no exemptions of married or slagio men, empolyed in resarved occupations unless they had been similarly employed prior to August 15, 1915, except in the case of skilled munition workers. Mr-Asquith's pledge to the married men had been kept to the letter and it must be kept in spirit. He mentioned that 130,000 married men bad attested sincs January 1st, 1916.
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Lord Harris, who is himselt a large farmer, stated that there was no need for one unmarried man on any farm,
Senator Stone. after Senator Lord Selborne argued that there Gore's statement, jumped up and were many men under 30' year,öf oge : denied it, adding that he did not engaged on farms who were indispens intend to repeat the remarke nadeable to the maintenance of the food by President Wilson at a private supply. conference at White House, becmise he regarded the speech as sacred.
Senator Stone Bid President Wilson's attitude was that if a submarine sonk an armed merchantman he would hold German strictly accountable for a lawless act and be disposed to sever relations if Germany persisted, and submit the matter to Congress, which was the body baring the power to make war.
Lord Lansdowne said that Lord Derby's first propceal was unworkable
in the caso el munitions and other indartrinn, I would be most difficult to apply the second proposal india. criminately, but the Government roalised the great importance of the whole question and bad arranged an Senator Store disagreed with Pre-important confines of the hoads of sident Wilson's attitude because he con- the departments chiefly concerned at sidered that an armed merchantous which all criticisms and suggestions was equivalent to a warahip.
would be considered. The Government were determined not to allow the effect of their efforts to be whittled aw07.
Mr Wilheims, a member of the Foreign Committee, supported the Pre sident and said the time had come to act owing to the constant cagging of i the President by Congressmen who were aneking the support of the German-American vote. He di clared
LONDON, Mar. 3. The Timce says it is understood that France.took the initiative in advocating an unspuring commercial war against Germany and that" the that if they persisted they would find British Government only adhered to themselves oppured by every other the proposal this week. Their atti-element of the population. tude is us definite as is the general. willingness-te-enter an offensive anal defensive commercial alliance."
PRESIDENT WILSON'S VICTORY:
WASHINGTON, March 3
THE MALOJA" TRAGEDY.
THE CAPTAIN-S-EVIDENCE
LONDON, March 4.
At the inquest on the victims of the Jaloja disaster, the Captain stated in his evidence that the large number saved was due to the fact that everyone wore lifebelse. The ship was going
ious any boats wore cleared. If ha bad been able to stop the ship dead probably, everyone would have been inved except those killed by the explosion, The number of Europeans saved as com- pared to the number of Escars wat due to the greater stamina of the Europeans.
The date of the Conference of the The Senate, by 68 votes to 11, re-astern at such speed that it was marvel- Allies, which will probably be helûjected the proterman resolution. This is a big victory for President Wilson's Pars, has not yet been fixed.
policy. The Dominions whole-heartedly responded to the resolution passed by the House of Commons on Janu ary 10th.
A section of the British Cabinet urges the absolute prohibition of German trade for a specified period.
CANADA'S ARMY.
OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE.
OTTAWA, Mar. 8. General Sam Hughes, announced in the House of Commons that
When there was nothing further to be done Captain Double walked down the portaide of the ship into the water,
The resolution to which reference is made in the foregoing telegram is cae 275,000 Canadians had enrolled for The ship sak ve minutes later.
which was moved by Mr. W. A. S. Hewins (U., Hereford), viz. thut with the view of increasing the power of the Allies in the prosecution of the war, the Imperial Government should" enter into immediate consultation with the Domi- aioas in order, with their aid, to bring the whole economic strength of the Empire into co-operation with the Allies in the policy directed against the enemy.)
LATEL
It is expected that Mr. Bonar Law. and possibly Mr. Runciman, will represent Great Britain, at the Alles' Conference on Trade questions in Paris."
FURTHER GROUPS OF MARRIED MEN TO BE CALLED UP.
oversea service.
INCENDIARISM IN AMERICA.
INDIAN QUESTIONS.
LONDON, March 4.
In the ouse of Commons, in reply to Sir J. D. Bees, Mr. Chamberlain, Under Secretary of State for Indie, stated that
PROVIDENCE, Mar.3. Considerable damage has been done by fire and explosion on the premises of the Journal, an anti-according to bla information the cocaine habit in India was not connected with German newspaper.
the measures taken to suppress the opium habit.
The police attribute the origin to incendarisin.
5.
He was communicating with the Raj on the question of the conditions of SWISS COLONELS SENTENCED. volunteering in India.
He had received a report regarding BERNE. Mar. 8.
the murder of Mr. Harding, a civilian, stating that the motive of the crime was not yet knows. He was expecting far- Sher information.
The two Swiss Colonels who were acquitted on charges of communicat- ing reports and documents to German LONDON Mar. 3.Military Attachés, but reported to It is understood that a further the Military Authorities for discipli- nine groups (making seventeonnary action, have been sentenced te
·PUBLICATIONS groups altogether) of zanied men twenty days close confinement and
who attested, under Lord Derby's placed on the unemployed list. recruiting scheme," will be called up
CHINA MAIL ”
\BTAINABLE Cat
kong:-
TABLE at the CPIYA HAat the end of April.
HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH
(1881-1903)
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HONGKONG'S MUSICAL
..... HISTORY....... NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA (by Rev. G. A Bunbury, MA in Part I--Mannials and Birds Part II-Reptiles, Amphibia and
Fisher...
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PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL IN JAPAN AND TIBET (Historical Pamphlet)
MISSIONS ETRANGERE History of the Eastern.' Churches)
* few lot of Pekiness Cloisonne, Force-THE sins, &o., ke, and a number of Small Folding Chairs
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PIANOS, TYPEWRITERS, &c. (Full Particciata from Catalogue,) TEEMA:-Cach
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneer's, Bongkarg, March 4, 1918.
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ROBEET HART'S LAND" TAX MEMORANDUM (o criticism) - volu WASHING BOOKS (for men)
NATAL PRIZE FUND.
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Ota.
.50
50
FOR DISTRIBUTION AFTER THE
. WAR.
Loxoox, Mar. 9.
The Naval Prize Fund amounts to £8,000,000 sterling."
50 I will be distributed among the
Navy at the end of the war.
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100
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GERMAN MENDACITY IN OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YORK, Mar. 8. German mendacity in official cor- respondence is exposed.
Count Bernstorff gave to Mr. Lansing affidavits by the crew of 20 submarine Uer regarding the sinking | so of the Arabic
ALEXANDRA CAFE
YSTERS : 3 resh, Friad of Stawu¬d;
Vindon Hadirka, Kippers, dr.
Now comes the British disclosure that U27 was sunk shortly after the Arabic disappeared and all the crew perished
The British possess gear from the submarine.
CAMBODIA AND FRANCE.
KING'S APPEAL TO HIS SUBJECTS
MARSEILLES, Mar. 8,
THE INDIAN COUNCIL
LONDON, Mar. 2 Mr. William Sheppard's civilian, has been appointed a member of the Council of India,. in succession to Sir S. W. Edgerley.""
THE AGA KHAN.
LONDON, Mar. 8: The Aga Khan lunched with their The King of Cambodia has ap- pealed to his subjects to enrol in Majesties at Buckingham Palace the Army, and arsenale and work-to-day. shops in order to strengthen the links of gratitude and affection uniting Cambodia and France and to help in the organisation of victory.
THE PRIME MINISTER..
LONDON, Mar.. 8. Mr. Asquith, who has been suffer ing from a chill, presided over meeting of the Cabinet yesterday.
PARLIAMENTARY VACANCIES.
LONDON, Mar. 3 Mr. Blies (Liberal) has returned unopposed for Cookermouth.
Mr. Francis Neilson (Liberal member for Hydel who is at present in Americh, he resigned his rent.
The Man Who Gets There
Is the man who has blood- Teal rich red blood and plenty of it-la a body..
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND makes blood-lots of it-lifo giving brain nourishing. strengths replenishing blood.
OF ALL CHEMISTS
$1.25 and $2.25
OLD
BLACK
INTIMATIONS
FRIENDS ARE BEST
AND WHITE WHISKY
BOTTLED and SHIPPED
BY
JAS, BUCHANAN & CO., LTD.
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GLASGOW & LONDON,
ĮDONNELLY & WHYTE.
WINE MERCHANTS.
A Double Safeguard.
When buying Worcestershire Sauce, always look for the signature in White
Lea
Perrino
on the Red label, and see also that the name LEÀ & PERRINS is embossed in raised letters on the glass bottle.
LEA & PEBRINS' label and boule are copied to such. an extent that these précautions are necessary, in order to " make sure that you are being supplied with the original and genuine Worcestershire and not one of its many imitations.
WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLE.
VETARZO MEDICINE
Never bore was there anything like it, or can the marvelous properties évét be equalled in att cance of poorters, Impurity, or other Imperfection of the blood from whatever can arteing. No sooner it imbibed lato tie spatern thazil permasies and penetrates to the minutest capillaries, overcomisy and expelling disease, wherever and in whatsoever farm met with; removing M batches, pimples, scurt, scurry, scrofalons and glandular swellings, discolorations, roughness kod ensity patches, &c. is effects are almowi, magical in the Treatment of gout, rheumalism, sciales, Cambago, pains and tweltings of the Joists, discharges, blood poison, eczema, keptas paccieris, bad legs, had breasts, abaceras, ulcers, wounds, sores, goitre "or Derbyshire Deck, TE Improrts the general health, and quickly removes long standing bronchitis, asiani, and bucking, straining", spumadic cough, too often the precuram of consumption.
VETARIO BRAIN AND NERVÉ FOOD See next fasertim for fuller particulára. · · Send stamped addraad envelope for Fros Booklet, or P,0. 20 for Trial Bottle of althan·· remedy, ta THE VETANZO REMEDIES CO., GOSPEL DAK, LONDON Unprincipled, windore may try to sell you something alsa for extra pronto not accept it, but ingat on having VETARZO. The genuine has the words "VETARZO REMEDIES“ an Government. Stamp VITARZO REMEDIES amx-Bold By BOOZE, Cash ChemistS.
SHANGHAI TRADE.
Menza Ibert and Cu's (Lid.) Piece
Goods Market Report says:-
SINGON & CO.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1889,
and HARD
Staples during the week has shown steadiness to Ermines, whilst a few of the BUSTYMERCHANTS. Wholes dyed and fancy sections have felt a raction from the result of laat week's intoxication and Retall roamongers, Pig Iron and Nevertheless, the pro-lem as to where the Foundry coke Imperters. General Stero requirements of the trade are to come from keepers and Shipchandlers No 35 and for the next several months ahead; is one 32, His Loore STRAZZ, (2nd Street, wort
of Central Market) Talanhone No. 515 which is difficult of solution. A glires xt the unprecedented position of stocks Honzzone, September 4, 1913. noted farther down in this circular, cannot fall to bare their full effect as the spring trade, upon which we are merely now BE the threshold develops.
Wars indebted to the combined energies of the British Chamber of Commerce, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in being able this week to publish a reliable lish of stocks they ataud at present"
EUROPEAN AGENCY.
The returns of stocks have been collected WHOLESALE Ludents promptly at lowest cash prices for all British and Conti enial gooda, including
sa upon the 31st December, 1915, by the iwe Chambers abous referred to, and the gen! Castours Daily Returns of imports lock "consumption and exports, plas antiuates, brought up to the present time, Owing to the war, the sphere of usefulness of the General Chamber of Commerce, which used to collent these retums from imperiers of all nationalities, had perforce to cease, and consequently the #gures. whichsbould to corrected every six months, hare, not been estrected since the end of
1914 It is a pleasurable surprise therefore to fad that in most of the important bead- ingle entions a bave kept rery dose to
bow now shown be
Var, estimates of White Chirtings, Trishes and Bleached T. Oloths have been 170,000 pieces in excess, and we vere also somewhat in excess in the majority of the of which are so dyad-plasser, the fgaren. atal to make the differences somewhat proportionately conspicuous. The stock of pisca greds of all denominations totals ohsde ander Ave million pisces; for such a Egure as this, ose has to go back right to the early wages of the Import tada fato Chisa.
A LIFE SAVER,
TT is safe to my that Chamberlain's Colin,
and
I cholers and his sared: the lives of more people and relieved more suffering than any other remedy in existence. It is known all over the civilised work for its speedy cures of amps in the stomach, diarrhoes and mil in'exical pains. Vale by all Chersists and Storekeeper.
Books and Stationery, Boots, thoes and Leather, Chemicale and Dragists Sundries, Chini, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motor Cars and Accommotive, Cycles, Drapery, Millinery And Piece Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery Hardware, Machinery and Metais,
Plate and Watches, Jewellery, Photographic and Option Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
oto.. ato. Commission. 21% to 5%.
Trade Discounts allowul Special Quotations on Demand. Hample Dases from £10 upwards." Consignments of Produce & ldan-Account,"
–– WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
(ESTABLISHED 1814),
25 ABCHURCH LABE, LORTON, E:C Cable Address: “Axnoatre, Lonzas."
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