WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1918.
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Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
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Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agenta.
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**MEIRION. HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tiene to wall by Poble Auction,
HE Undersigned have received fusteno.
(FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCINID),
du
FRIDAY,
the 12th May. 1918. commencing
at 9:30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 2, Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street-
À QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c...
Comprising:-
Sidabearde, Dinner Waggon, Dising Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Armchairs, &c., Wardrobes and Toilet Tales, Double and Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bedstende, c, Misce
poos Feroiture, several lots of Black- wood Ward, Carpets, Piano, Forcelains, ... &...
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AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC
AUOTION.
Particulars of the Lot.
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
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EDEscrow, April 5.- The Art check to Calţie in the Associa. tion League since Rangers divided the hencurs of the New Year. Day match et Parkhead was administered by Greenock
Norton. As Rangers wor at Hamilton
CENSUS OF ALL. WAR`VICTIMS.
GREAT WORK OF PENSIONS COMMITTEE.
4.
THE NEXT MÅR LOAN..
SHOULD GOVERNMENT ASK FOR A SPECIFIC SUM?
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The Daily News says that the follow- WHAT IS BEING DONE YOU TUZ MAMED ANDing opinion by a banker-a great and honoured name in the world of Suance-- 3 obtained on the lottery loan before
REIND.
Some new facts about our winded. |
Mr McKenna's statement:-
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the lotting by Public Auction Sale, to be
"I will have nothing to do with such a scheme." he said. It is undignified held on MONDAY, the 15th day of May, this success, following closely upon simi-wilors and sailors, and what is being done 1918, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Publicar triumphs at Tynicastle and Easter for them and their dependents, as well as
and would the our credit abroad infinite Works Department, by Order of His Road, makes second place a certainty for facts about the provision for widows and harm. Neutral nations .ged tha Excellancy the Governor, of One Lot of the brea club, and frst. pikce a learphans wero gives in the House of impression that we are getting to the in the Colony of Hongkong, forssured position for the prozess leaders. Corumoas lass nighs by Mr. Hayes Fisher certainly are not. Wò can raise wil ther? CROWN LAND ab Bhaukiwa Road
end of our financial tether, which we torni of 73 years, with the option of Six points, separate Coltig and Rangers. renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by for the same number of matches played, the Fate of £1,000,000 under the money we want by legitimate scans, of Naval and Military War Fensions Net, that I am convinced. We are not yet the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, and there is every prospect of this margin for one further term of 76 years,
The grant, he explained, was to enable reduced to Teutouse shifts or gambling being nairowed.
Que of the most important considera Na team can less ford to have any of the Statutory Committee appointed under tratactions to finance the war. its players injured than Colito, fer nonethe Naval and Military War Pensionsrions in connection with the next loan has relied so much on the same eleven, Act to provide nipplementary pensions, will be the question if capital stability. and been so dependant for success on the grants and allowances where the State Both our War Loans are not at a
was considered count. The next must go to a premium Sir Edward! Holen, in his masterly understanding obtained by playing the Pension or Han men was in week out. The adequate. Even on the generous scale speech on the position a few weeks ago, abacore of 'Nair, therefore disturbed Tanted by the Government, the pension was mast emphatic on this point. For would be quite inadequate to enable the financing the war we have to depend the harmony of their defence, and an
class of men who were now insurance companies, teuse companies. largely on the big investors, the banks, Laccident to if Coll after ten minutes even Army to maintain themselves and their ad other important and won thy
play completely disarranged the gitark.
wives and families in the position they corporations. Other hothe teams to disappoint were Partick Thistle. Queen's Park, saithenidyed before the war. It was still from Berers, and Kilmarnock, and while Hearthoped that funds would come
voluntary subscriptions, but the Chan- of Mid-Lothian and Airdrieonians won
Locally
No. of Yale.
Reglatry Nă,
Boundary Masurements. (Approximate)
N.
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Amaúst Rent
Bquare feet
persal plan. 17.000
FOR SALE
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Upset Price.
694
PHE Undersigned have, received in i
structions to sell at their, Sales Bouns, No. 8. Bas. Vieux Road, Corner
A few lots of Brass Vases Flower Pots, of Ice House Street,
And
A number of facts of Rattan Furniture
ke. Ja
(Full Particulars, from Catalogas.) Tena :- Cash,
HUGHES & ROUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, May 5, 1916,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
One Sour Cylindered Marine Engine 12- horse POWE Complete with Magneto, Reverse Clear, Shaft, Propellor, | de.
Full particulars may be had from the undersigned
HUGHES & HOCCH,
Auctioneers.
TERMS:-Cash. "
625
Hongkong May 4, 1916.
Torn by Public Auction,
THE Undersigned bare received instruc
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)...
OD
SATURDAY,
the lch May. 1918, at
11 a.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
De Vrix Road, Corner of
lor Flow STREET,
A NUMBER OF CASES OF
AMERICAN BAMS,
These Hams, have only just arrived,
ROOMS WANTED..
WANTED.
617
allowance
ARTIFKOLAL LIVING A
dis-
But though all gansbling schemes should be ruled out when, discussing the next War Loan, that thes nut mean that the investor wiws is pastriotic enough to [their engagements, they failed to give cellor at the Excheqzef; had promised lend his money to the enantry in her satisfaction to their following. Aberdeen,butantial grants to at the defciency, red should not be treated fiberally. We have already" referred to the import- too, with a 5-0 victory over Motherwell!!
ance of the liquidity of the resources were outplayed for nearly an hour: and
Thors had been 5.818 esses al amputa. of the country as expressed in securities. there, was sack an element of luck shoot | rin tatified to Roehampton up to March In other wordy, how nervesary, it is that all th goals wored at Puialey against 1: 1,62% had already been 1. Richumptes.. future War Le shal stand at a herdada ne to make the home team's and 992 had been discharged with pro- Fand would not so huch as it is alisent ut & points in the issue priusz. superiority a rather doubtful quantity, perly Etted artificial limbs. There was 3 were it not for the reemption at The forwards of Raith Rovers told the waiting list of 2,027, and crises were being par "in 12 yenta tine. Thus, there is usual flattering tale: they were good in notified as the rate of about 300 mouth, over £20,000,000 sterling of the nation's midfield and hopeless at goal. The The main care of the blind had fallen capitalfaben " original subscribers Thunder defence is not one to be over on Mr. ( striin Pervin, whose work unable to realise, for the time being, at any mate, except ut serious. come by sech Baghs forwards, as at presat St. Dunstan's was beyond all praise loss,"
4] {l + ! Some en hou either
3 ren ver.& LEAST. sept represent Kirkcaldy, bus surprise to find Tḥunder score twice. This passed through or would shortly pass
Such is not the case with our sevind The work of was a game where one was prepared for through St. Dunstan's,
War Loan owing to the valuable conver- * goallesy, draw.
Looking after, the paralysed had airěndy Įsion provision, In view of posible been undertaken as the Star and Garter. föture borrowings, however, this i Bichmond, and speciul provision weanid have to las mud for the nerve cases which would best for funny pomurs after the
Teart of Mid-Lothian, 3; Clyde, 1. St. Mieren, 8: Fiberuians, 1. Celtic, 0: Greenock Morten. Oogy an Iausilton Academicals, O; Eangers, 1. Raith Rovers, f: Dundee, H. Partick Thiste, 1; Ayr Uniteì. 1 Queen's Park, 1; Dambarton. 2. Airdrieonians, 1: Think Tanark, G. Aberdeen, J; Motherwell, 0,' Hiriarucak. 1: Palkirk, 35,
**ELECTRIC" SHIPS.
var.
portant question of expital liquidity must be carefully bare in mind. Seeing that the Treasury is lady issuing Excherter Bonds at 5 per cent, it is obvious that the next big bean must bear that rate of interest at least.
He was a str: advocate of one body
If the investor is to be attracted he which should have supervision of all these victims of the war, that body being undewust get at least 41 per cent, net on his money. Le is suggesteil that there should | the control of the House of Commons, be a fixed maximum rate of income tax
(Hear, hear Maa was out of the great on Government Way Leans as the present) (objeers' he thought the Statutory Com, rate of 3 in the A5 per cent. stock could then be issued at 98 to give mister would serotuplish.
the Decessary return. The stock would, of course, us in the case of Exchequer Bunds, be issued tax free to holders domicilet outside this country. If sub- seriptions from neutrak came forward in any quantity, as secas likely, they would be a potent factor in adjusting the exchanges
As to the millica of modes, he feared it would very soon disappear. The total number of widows of con-commissioned TURORETICAL ADVANTAGËS AND officers and me up to the present was
RESULT ÅT SEA.
41,500, of whom 23.10 were in receipt of pensions? while 18.204 were still receiving separation allowances,ränd 80W ba, been refused pensions. For this Navy there are 4.150 widows to whom pensions had con prontal: 420. were still receiving parution allowances, and it had been refused persions.
ZETTEN PENSIONS FOR WIDOWN,
Finally, it would perhaps be well if the Government mentioned a specific sam in connection with the new kan!
War was for an unlimited The dit vir Lawn, and was done by the exaggerate statements as to the amount the Government expected lia 3 per cent bath for 330 to 400 millions- irrespective of the stock issued for con- version purpose were offered at 98 with a fixed maxian income tax and redeemable at
atar say, in ten years this latter provision to give it increased
would capital stability-we feel sure it go to a premium. It might then be possible for the Cover.ment to mise another such issue a few months later, this time at "par" expecially if, in the meanwhile, the war went strongly in favour of the Allies.
Advocates of the application of the JANTED Parrished partly furnish-eiectrical transmission of power to ship, WANTED Farnished partly duelson will be bighly interested ia une FLAT in CENTRAL DISTRICT. comparisons recently made by Mr. Jamus
*ROOMS".
Doroka before the Apply
Institution
of Qoss Main Office. Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. Mr. Dornan, basing his arguments on the Hongkong, Mar. 1916
flow any of these widows would need Assumption that booth pressures and pitch-like spends had reached their Umita, supplementary pensions could not yet be Bod that super-hested, steam could not said, bus the Statutory Committee had bined in conjunction with reversing role to the conclusion that they ought turbines, calculated the advantages to be to aim at making up the income of "ull obtained by propelling a 21,000 ton 101 widows with children to two-thirds of their pre-war lacozze, but that the higher finer by seven different methods.
The compatations made suggested that incomes must be written down to the yearly stuk saving on & ship enploy, wees! that the Statutory Committe Apply by letur stating age and ing bowlecttle propulsien over one world"make them up to Až a weeklɑs ü Further," tiny would ensure experienen tots".
using twisshall quadrupie engines would maxinum. be £36,275, of which 417830 would that the children „ed those widows.should 610 consist in seal saving and 8.25 in lave as good an enation as they would
The initial have had if their father had lived (hear,& extra dead weight carried. cost of the electric ship, however, would hear--and they would give sick, allor ine approximately £28,000 more than that ances for severe illness, operacions, and
ble reste! 3ed with quadruple, so forth.
In regard to sailors' dependeati refuse). Pagines.
and are of best quality, and guaranteed A Portuguese FOREMAN ENGINEER to be in perfect condition.
for an industry in Hongkong, must have thorough knowledge of managing Chinese workinen. good sulary tea smizable man.
100
A number of cases of INDIAN CHUTNEY.
Teams-Cash..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneera
Hongkong, Pay & 1916,
AGENTS.
CCs 3an.' Ories Hongkong, May 3, 1916.
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LONDON:-William Shater, 42. Great
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
3 Queen's Buildings, Chater Road,
C. PEMBERTON,
Setary
.& j and after MONDAY, 8th May, The superiority of the electric ship pensions, the Admiralty had agreed to Russell Street, W.C., F... ALGAN, 11 · 1916, the Offices of The China Fire is also demonstrated in varying degrees sead all papers relating to these cases to 12 Clement's Inne, Lombard Street, LC., T. B., BROWNE & Co. Ltd., Insurance Co., Ltd. will be REMOVED over all other standard methods of pro- the Statutory Committee, so that they 183 Queen's Brad Fictoria St. to the Offices of The Union Insurance CLARKE, Sox & PLATY, 80 Grace Society of Canton Ltd. church St. E., G. STREET & Co., Ltd., 30 Cornhill. ORDON & GOTCH, 15 St. Bride St., z. ROBEAT WATSON, 150 Fleet Street. C. MITCHELL & Co., Snow Hill, Holborn Fiaduct, ac. D. J AZYHER & Co., 3 Whitefriars S... 1.c. MATHER & CROWEES. Ltd.; 10, 11, 12,, NewBridge St., 2.0 BCOTLAND:-FEED. 1. EDMONT, & North
Ft. David Street, Edinburgh. PARIS AND EUROPE, MATENCE FRERI & Co., 18 Rue de la Grange, Baldi, Paria.
NEW TORAT. B. BROWNE, Ltd., Belian Hall, West End Street, Naw York City.
THX CHINA EVANGELIST OFVIOR, 12 West End Street.
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SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports generally-Bar & Black, Fon Fran
Ciao.
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FOODHOW:-BBOCKIT & Co.
AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW
ZEALAND-Gospon & Goron, mil bourne and Sydney. *'.
CEYLON:W. M. Burz & Co., Tax
APOTHECARICA Do., Colombe,
SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &c. :-KELLY
& WALAH, L., Singapor
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-A, S. WAT
60% & Co., Manila.
SHANGHAI:MessaKzLLY & WAZI,
J
JAPAN-Meera. Ezczy & Wis. Lan
Kobe and Yokohama,
CANTON-PATEzz & Co
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Wyudham Stzee, Hongkong.
SAVARESSES
SANTAL CAPSULES
Most Certain Cure Physicians recommend them."
Hongkong, May 3, 1316."
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puision. The saving effected by the could inquirs fally when there persons former over a similar ship propelled claimed pensions. The Wax Office had through two-shalt hydraulic years is not yet replied to the Committes on this estimated at $17,625 per annum, and over paint.
The number of disabled men in the a ship fitted with, two shaft, mechanical
unfit from gears at £21,167. The advantage of the Army.e, discharged as twoshaft electric drive over the four-shaft wounds disease, from August, 1914, to direct turbine is estimated at £10012 per March 9, 1918, who had been awarded i
pensions and graate by Chelwes Hospital, Bon().
Why the electrical propelled ship has was 3,255, the number refused being.
gained so little favour on this side of the
16,106. That would give the House some
Atlantic is a matter which shipbuilders idea of the problem before them as
slone explain. Perhaps it would be
tio sweeping a statement to suggest that
there still exists a strong prejudice against
regarded the disabled,
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FULL LIST WANTED,
He was anxious that. at the earliest things electrical," But the fact remains moment the local committees all over that theress the iden of justifying (by the country should make a complete the use of electrical transmission) the survey of the whole field, and there was diferences betweea the speed efficiencies no reason why in a few months' time they of the turbine engine and the marine should not have, a perfect.record of all propeller originated in this country, its the victims of the war, which they would first application on a businesslike scale be able to keep up to date so that there
the took place in Americs, and that,
should be complete supervision over the result of comparative experiments, the whole of this unfortunate bumes United States Davy is equipping a
wreckage..... super-Dreadnought with this means of
Mr. Hogge conteaded that "£1,000,000
propulsion Those activities abroad, was absolutely inadequate for the problem POWDER led with the conclusions arrived it with which the country was faced. Et
TAMARTIN'S
BA MARTINS
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by Mr. "Dornan, lead us to gestion would be glad to see it as once increased whether our shipbuilders have not on this £5,000,000. Referring to the appoint- occasion passed without due consideration meat of Mr. Cyril Jackson as vice-chair- very substantial contribution to marine man of the Statutory Committee, he said engineering. We can only hope, for the it was most unfortunate that he was also a member of the Central tribunal ander good reputation of British enginesti and shipbuilders that the champions of the Military Servics Act, which had Hydraulic and mechanical gears for 00,000 40,000 appeals to hear. turbine propulsion will be able to produce enormous amount of work had to be done figures and results which will justify their to get the pension, wheme in operation confidence.
and provide for the needs of widow and orphans; the paid "rice-chairman was the only official who could undertake this CROUE
work yet mouths would pass before they 'could start. He ought to be busy now THIS disease is so dangerous and so
raising & monument to himself and the rapid in its development that every Front Bench by energy and activity in mother of young children should be pre-- pared for it. It is very risky to wait until meeting the calms of widows and the attack of croup appears and then orphans..
send for medicine and let the child suffer Mr, Hoggs also paid a great tribute to until it can be obtained. Chamberläu Cough Remedy is prompt and effectual Air. C. A. Pearson, and said that at St. Fyou have lows your appetite, ane of and has never been known to fail in any Dunstan's the cheerfulness of the blind the big Tariety of dainty dishes at the case. Always have a bottle in the home as under their calamity was quite up
of the
Bobinet ALEXANDRA CAVE, Éare tu tempo For sale by all Chemists and Store to the standard
keepers
characteristics of the race.
THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE.
MESSAGE FROM SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
The following letter from Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the Ex- by Mr Tennant in the Flouse of Commons peditionary Force in France, was read
recently:-
The requirements of horses, food, forage, clothing, equipment, and tran- sport have been met from the outset with unfailing regularity, while the quality and quantity of what has been supplied has left nothing to be desired.
forces in France Lave been in creased from a couple of corps to s large army. The provision made for their well-being, whether in sickness or health, has continued to be all that
could be wished, The result of the strenuous labour devoted to increasing and maintaining this Army is that all in good health and good heart, and confident of victory,
In addition to everything else tha has been done for the Army, wither myself nor these under my command forget what we owe to our sister service for the salety and regularity with which the troops and. their requirements have been transported across the seas under the most trying conditions.
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND.
"Under Weight," a condition. of fil-health, shows your assim ∙lative powers are decreasing.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND..
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