MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1916.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
Hughes and Hough Undoigned, have received Instruo
AUCTIONEETS TO THE. "GOVERNMENT-
AND ADMIRALTER.
General Auctioneers
AND
Share, Coal and
General Brokera.
PROPRIETORS
TO-KWA-WAN."
COAL STORAGE.
Codor used
A.B.C, 4TMm & ÖTH EDITIONS.
A1. Trzegarme Cour.
Telegraphia Address MEIRION HONGKONG,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
E Undersigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction,
TUESDAY,
the 91st March, 1916, commending at -- 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, Fo/8, Des Voeux Road, Cornet of e
Ice House Street,
A CUANTITY OF
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
BLAGE WOOD FURNITURE, FIRE" BRASSES, CARPETS,
RUGA, SE.
As Follows
cious to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEANED
од
THURSDAY,
the 23rd March, 1918, no 21 mm, at the "Army Service Corps Barracks Dept. Kaolosure, opposite H.M.. Dockyard Gate, Queen's Road, SUNDRY MESS FURNITURE,
Consisting of :—. Writing Tabios, Washstands, Arm chairs, Cupboards, Moat Sales, etc, etc.
#
BILLIARD TABLE
BY THURSTON & Co., And
TWO PIANOS.
Da view from the 2nd inst.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WAR.
(Continued from Pugg 5.)
TREBIZOND.
RUSSIANS ATTACKING BY LAND AND SEA.
MYSTERY OF 'OERMAN
INTENTIONS.
LONDON, March 15 A French communique Indicatos that
SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. RUSSIANS ATTACKING TREZOND. 18e Germans have lost the footing, they
(Routar's Service to the China. Maï.)-
THE VERDUN BATTLE,
'FIVE MORE GERMAN ATTALAS SHATTERED.
ENEMY MAKE IMPORTANT. SACRIFICES,
PARIS, Mar. 17.
A feature of the lass communique
LONDON, March 97. A telegram Irdm. Roma hanya - tha- Bunions are stacking Teshizend by sea and land with large forces,
gained on the Inw spur of Deadman Hill-on-Tunday. As the situation develops the mystery of the derman intentions deepens. Thero la much Įspeculation, la Purin as to what the peated prolonged pauses between the RUSSIANS CAPTURE MAMHAUN, Germa'ahors lived offensives woan. Is
PETROGRAD, Mar: 18.
A comöjunique states that after at engagement we occupied the town
a baliaved possible that the tarmans, [while maintaining a show of servity at Verdan, intend to divert the offensive lawhere, this hypothesis is not gener
ol Mambatuo, 00 versts west of ally, favoured as all sign paint not Erzerum, capturing five
merely to a check of the original gudesigns but to a weakening of the in-
ik another very serious German check machine-guns and a convoy of east of the Mouse. The bombard-officers and 770 Askaris.
For further information apply to the ment was followed from sight in the undersigned..
Terma-As usoni.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
י'ן!
Hongkong, March 4, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
4:0
†18E Undersigned have received instrao-
sions to sell by; Fublic aretion,
{FOR ACCOUNT OF THE 'CONCERNEN).
DE
SATURDAY,
the 25th March, 1916, commanding
evening onwards by a series of micst
MORE ITALIAN SÜCCESSES.
violent offensive actions against our positions, in the village and Fort of
Rose, Mar. 18. Yaux. Five successive attacks by
·A, communique" reports consider- heaty effectives were hurled forward able activity. The enemy, support- by the Germans without any successed by artillery, attempted to attack Two attacks were directed against the Italian positions south-east of the village and two more against the Rovereto and in the Sugana Valicy slopes of the ridge crowned by the but, were repulsed. fort; ad Analy or attempt was
There was an intense artillery
mads to debouch from the staken action at Isonzo, the Italians vigo
10.45 ... at thair Sees Room, No. 8, road south east of the village. Afously responding and capturing
Das Finns Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,-
"AN ASSORTMENT OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
-Comprising:— Sideboards, Dioner Waggen, Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfeld Sofas, Arm-chairs,, &c., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Doable and Single Bins and One Silk Upholstered Saite, Arm-chairs Brass-mounted Bedsteads,, Misco and Sofas, Cara Table, Bedroom Furniture, Lantons d'urarbert Joveral lots of Black Double and Single Brass and Besaswood Ware, 2 Carpets, Piance, measted Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner lots of Pakinese Cloisonne, Porcelains, Waggon, Extension "Dining Tables and Chaira, Tea and Uccasional Tables, etc., etc., Dinner, Tos, and Coffee Services, Crockery, Glass and E-P. Ware, I Cooking Stoves, Catlery, Toilet Sots, Bath, Room Utensils, Mesh Sales, etc., an
Also
1 Large Bath, Two Piance (Collard and Collard and Sterling) (in good condition), Electric Reading Lamps, 4-Fold Blackwood and Teakwook Screena, Sundry Blackwood Fareitura, and a nymber of Silver Articles, 3 Duplicators with Accessories, etc., etc..
..
dc...
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TYRMS:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
"Auctioneers,
Hongkig, March 18, 1916
FOR SALE
GODOWNS FOR SALE
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.NOS. 125 & 127, Wanchai Rozd.
Pensis :-Cana..
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers," Hongrong, March 15, 1918,
PUBLIC AUCTION;",
THE Underigued have received instruc. tions to sell by Public Auction, (FOB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
WEDNESDAY,
tha 22nd Migrgh, 1916,
9:30p.m.,
at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,
Da Vauz Kois, “Corner, of
Ice House Street,
ABOUT 100 CASES OF PAINT,
Consisting of :-
White and Blue Yacht Paint, Dark Lead Color, Wood and Iron Paint, Yellow
antifouling, &c., &0., kt.
On view morning of Sala..
Tarzan ! Canh
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
423
Hongkong. March 13, 1918.
PUBLIC AUOTION.
*
THE Undersigned have received instruc- Iron W. T. EDWARDS, Esq..
to sell by Public Auction.
On
FRIDAY,
the 24th March, 1916, at 9.30 p.
Apply "to.-.
for
443
SHEWAN," TOMES-& Co.
Liquidators. Retter, Brockelmann & Co. Hongkong, March 13, 1916 :
COLUMBIA
Double-Disc
RECORDS:
$1.50.
Fit your Machine.
the attacks were shattered by our curtains of fire and our machine-
trench.
gund and cost the enemy important ITALIANS REQUISITION GERMAN sacrifices.
There has been a reciprocal can nenade in the Wouvre region.
A French coup do main westward of Pent-a-Mousson inflicted losses and took a number of prisoners.
SHIPS.
trament of attack although the enemy fle still beinglog up relatoreaments. A hundred and thirty trains were counted la twenty four hours passing the nor thern French frontiers.
MUTUAL ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,
Lesvos, March (36.
INTIMATIONS
OLD FRIENDS ARE BEST
BLACK AND WHITE WHISKY
BOTTLED “and SHIPPED
BT
JAS, BUCHANAN & CO., LTD.
GLASGOW & LONDON,
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
WINE MERCHANTS.
DEATH 95 LORD THURLOW.
Loxnos, Mar. 18. The death is announced of Lord)
A communique atates that pesterday evening the army's bombers made a Thurlow, who was on the Earl of feeble demonstration near Hohenzollern. Elgiz's Mission to China in 1580-01 We spranga mine south-west of Locs and was present at the capture of the There was mutual Artillery activity with good effect.
Taku forts and Peking. about Looe and Ypres,
11
h
GROUND COVERED WITH CORPSES.
TRALIANS REPULSE VIOLENT
ATTACK..
LONDON, Mar. 17.,
In the House of Commous Earl
RONE, Mar. 16. Grey announced that Italy had takenAfter a violent bombardment. the The bomber west of the powers to requisition 86-German enery made two fierce watson ser Mebie has slackened and the Gerliners, new in Italian ports, of a total newly captured positions in the San Martino zone. They twice reached the tosnage of 142,000 tons.
parapets but were repulsed. The ground was covered with corpses.
mens have not renewed their 'at- tempts on the Bothincourt-Camieres hoot after yesterday's sanguinary defest there.
PARIS, Mar. 18. A later communique states:-- Northward of the Aispe after lively grenade fighting wo reputed "an posta
sitack on one of our smalk south-east of "Bois-de-Butter.
Our artillery has been actively engaged in the Ville aux Bois 'region and the Cracnne Plateau. Our artil- Jory has also continued to batter the sterly communications behind the Argonne troni
Northward of Verdun there bas 438been no infantry action,
ASK TO HEAR THE LATEST."
THE ANDERSON
this Residence Brynawelón", No. 174, MUSIC CO., LTD.
Kennedy Road,
THE
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD. Des Voeux Road,
FURNITURE, Ja 800.42. "therein contained.:
**Comprising :-
Drawing Room Buite, Arm-chairs, Sofa,
Pictures, Carpets Curtains and Poles China or Glass Cabinet, Brass Fender and Fire Brassos, 400-day Clock, de, Large Bileboxed (practically zew), Oval Extension Dining Table (Mahogany), Diarer, Tes and Poffen Ervices, Celery, Glass Ware, etcr Large Brass Bedstead, Hair Mattress, Single Bedstead (practically new), Large and Small Wardrobes, etc.," Treadla Sawing Mach de, Sundry Bed and Table Linen, eta, Porcelain Lavatory. Basna, Targs Farmalled Bath, Gas Fittings" and "Two Geysers, Ice Ches, Pantry and Kitchen Utonale, etc, etc.
Also
Piano ** Buttgart ***
"In very good con- dition, Tennis Nets, Croquat Bet, and a Large number of Plants in Po, Forsalsia
Flower Foteste, eto, Ope Banderson
The all-day-long bombardment has been intermittent west of the Meuse and more intense in the Woerré district
WITHDRAWING GERMAN TROOPS.
·
DEATH OF COLONEL SIR C. M.
WATSON.
Lovoox, Mar. 16. The death has occurfed of Colonel Sir Charles Moore Watson.
SIR H. 8. BARNES LEAVES. FOR
INDIA..
Londay, Mar. 17.
Si F. S. Barnes is leaving for India to-day:
MAJOR WINSTON CHURCHILL.
"AS INTERESTING LETTER.
Max. Winston Churchill read að
THE LOST" TUBANTIA," S
HAGER, Mar. 18. The Minister of Marine has... re- calved affidavits from the first and REINFORCEMENTS FOR FRENCH meeting in London last month the fourth officers and the lookout war that they saw a torpedo hit the Tubantia,
MANY, NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
INVOLVED.
FRONT.
Aruxsa, March-17 Advices from Florina state that the Germans are withdrawing troops from Serbian Macedonia and transferring
'FUTILE ASSAULTA.
AMSTERDAM, Mar 18, The Tubantis was one of the finest them to the water front. vessels of the Dutch Mercantile Marine. Her loss has caused consternation. Sir European neutral countries were repre- sented in the passenger lat, several diplomats and consuls being among those on board.
"ON BOARD.
fellowing, mesiago received direct from Major Churchill in the trenches:
MURECRT CONTEST. NAVAL, MILIPANY AND POLIUE
FO CIS....
Regaler and Auxiliary). TEAM AND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT, EASTER MONDAY. April 24th, 1916, TEAMS of Three from sch Branch of
each Sovica in the Clyny.
100 yards - Groeping.
200 yarch-Deliberate and Disappearing
Target 500 yards-Deliberate, 600 yards-Del barato.
No. Fatrance. Fee. Tiffin on the Bange.
Conditions and Description of Targets will be issued. ".
Letters on this matter have bees addressed to Comniading Officers.
GEO-JENKIN
Deputy Supt. of Police (R)
Prince's Buildings.
Hongkong, Mach 18, 1916.
"A SCOUT IN FAIRYLAND"
"JOHN IN HONGKONG"
Loos Fairy Story chicly produced in *Hongkong, with topics! Üllastmations the beseft of War Charitie
ON SALE AT: W POWELL, Long
MISSES WARKAN, La
MEAKS. KELLY AND WALAH, LID,
Mesóna. WEITZAWAT,
-
LAIDLAW & Co., LIB
AND THE CHOLA MAI, L.
Price 50 Cents.
thing the war Air: Lloyd George has had to do and "my a "good, many
popular things in order that our armios. in the field shall be abundantly supplied with all the nannitions they require. By A doing his duty steadfastly in this matter for The has established a lasting claim on
the goodwill of the soldiers, and the M respect of the workmas. The pean of his work which is also yours are always PARIS, March 17. obvious at the front, and our infantry in A communique states that west of the trenches are cheered when they see the Meuse, after a post violent bom itish gun able to reply sometimes threefold for every Germanshell, and MAGNIFICENT BEHAVIOUR OF ALL bardment of our front frem Bethio- always to repay with interest.
court to-Camieren-the-German, this ring the campaign of 1016, if this On the right bank our artillery in
afternoor, strongly attacked our posieurtinas which are now being made in iba Dotaumont-Damloup region
the workshops of Great Britain are.main- Lostbox, March 17. tions at Nor Homme. Waves of
triped without Aagging, we ought foc, the vigorously replied to the enemy's "There was a heavy sea, at the time of assault failed to secure a footing at any time in this conflict to meet the batteries and destroyed an important the explosion on the Tubantia. Some point and they were compelled to enemy on equal terras, and even with munitions depot at Champ Neuville of the lifeboats were amehed, and retreat-to-Crown-Wood, where our avantage which will steadily zerencs
On the rest of the front there is passengers were thrown out of their concentrated artillery fire, which was When the war is over and victory has Electric Facial Masnuća with only the usual cannonnde.
banks Everyma behaved magnificent immediately let loose, inflicted heavy crowned our arts, every man or woman who has not been afraid to risk or sacri ly.Bosta vera laniched in the most loases,
fic life or position, e finch from strenu On the right of the ease artillerymus and monotonous toil, in the common ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON BRITISH orderly manner. The passengers were
taken off first. The Captain left a few activity was redoubled east and west of case will have a lifelong satisfaction. minutes before the ship sank.
Donaamiont and in the vicinity of the It has falleg to the men and wometr Tha HAGUE, Bar, 17, village of Vaux. There was no, in our generation to bear the wor and Three people have made affidavits fantry aftack but our batteries shelled burden of this mighty condict. and ef A communiqus says there has been affirming that they clearly saw the white the marching troops. There was anthem will also be recorded that in time i considerable artillery activity south wake of a torpedo approaching the liner intense bombardment in Woevre and and north-east. of Locs and some which was holed two metres under the north of the Airne. mutual shelling south-east of Ypres waterline on the starboard side. The
: FRONT.
LONDON, Mir. 18.
DISTINGUISHED INVALIDS..
<IMPROVEMENT, AEL ROUND.
LONDON, March 17.
Mr. Asquith and Lord. Carzon are TEL. 1329. improving. Mr. Chamberlain is much
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
Litter
NEXT ALLIED CONFERENCE.
"TO BE HELD IN-HOME-
Loxbox, March 17 The next Allied conferencs will be held in Bome shortly. Mr. Lloyd George will attend and possibly also
ORDER Sir Edward dry. The conference is
5x4 Camer, One half-plats Camera with CHERRY & 00.
Fortlander Lease
(Full Particulars from Catalogue )//
On view day of Sale.
TERMA —— Cashewki Pas
APAGBUCHES & HOUGH;
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, March 18, 1916,
0
ALEXANDRA GATE.
"YSTERS: Fresh, -Fried
#Finikön Halkroks, Khnan, de
PEDDER "STJALET Opgodbe langkong Hotel
March 20, 1914.
EXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Equistled, For Brand
being held at the request of the Govern
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
KING AND QUEEN INSPECT
IRISH GUARDS.
LONDON, Mar. 17,
Rotterdamsche Courant says the cafe NEW FRENCH WAR MINISTER. is inexcusable
THE GERMAN BÜDGET.
NECESSITY FÖR NEW TAXATION
AMSTERDAM, March 17.
RESIGNATION OF GENERAL
GALLIENT.
PARIS March 16. Isis oficially annecneed that Herr Helferich, in presenting the Ger Admiral Lacare has temperarily taken mat Badget, announced the necessity of raising five hundred million marks by over General Gallient's duties. ---- new taxations He admitted the food problema was more difficult, and em Thesised that the new war loan would be the most significant point in the struggle.
**STANDARD CELSES
PUBLICATION
Lornos, March 17 The Standard has ceased publication
All the newspapers regret the suspen
of trial they did. Dot fail
LAUDANUM HABIT."~
BUYERS TO BE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE POISON BOOK.
With the object of preventing the abuse
of preparations of opiam the Council of
LEE YEE'S
HAIL DRESSING 'SALOON..
Massage Cream. Parfane,
EXPERIENCED HANDS
Novela, Magazina,
Ladies' Fashion Broks and Toilet Requisites 13. D'Aguilar Street,
Boogrme, July 5, 1915
"CHINA-MAIL ”
PUBLICATIONS.
FTAINABLE at the CHIWA MATU”
Ofice,
the Phocumenical Society has resolved to Wyndham Street, Hor
add to the Est of those poisons which can enly be sold to personskown to the chemist wit of morphin (roughly, S all compounds opien erotining 1 per sunce.)
con
graine in
In the HISTORY GE UNION OBURCH
(1891-1903
The Check will be to make it more
Jifficult to parchass the old-fashioned HONGKONG'S MUSICAL andanum for every purchaser will beHISTORY... required to sign the pois book and to NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN
Lieut-General Boques has been upate the purpose for which the laudanum pointed Minister of Wer in successions required.
fog
to the New Pharmacoping already to General Gallien who has resigned the sale of the laudanum made scoord an account of ill-health.
subject to these stringent conditions be General Boquos is a favourite with the cause it is stronger than the old prepare
Hon, and in comarquenos there is silli army.” He organited the French Air Soniderable demand for the old-fashioned Service and has commanded an army at article, the sale of which the Pharmaceutics!
Jociety's action is intended to check?" the Front.
COAL OFFERS AND MINERS AGREE.
sion of their historic coalrere. It is ALL THE WORKMEN TO BECOME
pointed out that the Standard's copy. right is preserved with a view to ro-publication.
AFTER THEIR
De St. Patrick's Day Their Mojes FARMS FOR THE SOLDIERS IS
tion inspected the Irish Guards Ted
by Lor Kitchener EVE The King gave a sting speech and made tribute to the Tsh Guards
their loyalty and courage The Queen prosented the regiment, að with the Shamront
Mr Redmond was present. The SITE WAS, loudly acclaimed and talk without any sign of his rece
TRADE UNIONISTS:
LONDON, March 17. Yesterday the Bouth Wale coal- and the Aimers Feduration that all workmen should be
to become trade umonists with
CANADA.
MostTEAL, March 17.
Bir Thoms
put by strikes over his non-unionist
tue.wor
rallw
ed in colonies with milf
Paci
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
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while it is ONLY a coughi
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA Coy, Boy: - G. A. Bunbury A
Part I Mammals and Birds, Part II-Reptiles, Amphibia and
Fishes
PRHAOPING OF THE GOSPEL IN JAPAN AND TIBET (Bitorionl Pamphlet
THE MISSIONS ETRANGTREJ Elistor of the Esatera Churches are" and CHINESE SCHOOL BOOK (4 Bat-Tez King, translated
STR ROBERT HART'S LAND TAX MEMORANDUM. SCL
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