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TUESDAY,
the 30th May, 1916, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 5, The Voeux Rond, Corner of Eer House Street.
A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, CARPETS, REGA, dc, As Follows:-
Large Second hand and New Carpets, Upholsters Suites, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Caril Tables, Bedroom Furniture. Brass Bedstead, Donble Press muniunted Bedsteads, Sideboard, Länner Waggons, Fxtension: Dining Tables uns Chairs, Tra And Occasional Tables; etc., se. Disner,
Tea and Coffee Servies, Crackers, Glas Ware including "Cut glass, Ching Stove, Cutlery, Toilet Fees," for Chests ett., Bath Rovar Utensils, eteia quantity of Good Electro Plate,
Aly
3 Pianos, Electric Reading Lamp Blackwool and Teakwk Screens, a Quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Pictures, Engravings few 011 Painting Bath Tube, Large American fee Chest, etc.,
and
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (36 vol%) with Revolving Stant
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Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TERM-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH.. Auctioneers.
Hongkong, May 24-1916...
PUBLIO AUCTION,
698
THE Undersigned have recoived instruc
tions to Bell by Public Auction.. [FDE ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
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TUESDAY,
the 30th May, 1918, commencing
at 2.30 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. F.
Des Your Hond, Corner of Ice House Street,- One "Caille" Portable Motor complete with Battery Box und Spark Plug- Guaranteed to be in good working order.
On view now, Werms Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 20, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION. ·
674
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TUESDAY,
the 30th May, 1016, at
1 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Dos Voeux Road, Cornar of
Ice House Street,
"A NUMBER OF
INDIAN CARPETS AND RUGS
(NEW)."
Tortas :-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Anctioneers
Hongkong May 20, 1916,
676
structions to sell by Public Auction, (POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONOBENAD)
&
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TUESDAY,
the 30th May, 1918, at
THE WAR.
(Continued from Fags 5.)
SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE BRITISH FRONT,
Lospos, May 27. General Sir Douglow. Haig, inak communiqué, saya The activity during the last 24 hours has been almost entirely mining and artillery operations.is The enemy exploded a large mine as | {Renter's Service to the China Mail) | Fricourt in the night without doing any
damage.
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2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. THE VERDUN STRUGGLE.
Dos Fans Road, Corner of
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SEVERAL. EDTs or
FLOOR MATTING VARIOUS SIZES,
AND COLOURS "NEW"
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. May 26, 1018.
PUBLIC AUCTION
601
The Undersigned have received in- structions from the Chief Ordnance Officer, China Command, to sell by Public Auction,
on
THURSDAY,
the lat June, 1916, at 11 am at the Army Service Corps Carber, The Steam Launch
JUBILEE,"
Length ...
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Displacement
63. feet
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60 tons
Compound Engines Surface Condensing
will carry 70 passengers.
GERMAN FURY
ABATING.
FRENCH MAKE SLOW BUT STEADY,
PROGRESS.
PARIS, May 26.
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THE ITALIAN FRONT.
AUSTRIANS. ATTACK IN MARGES.
ROMs, May 27.
A, communique sags:-The enemy persisting in bis impetuous attacks between the Adige and Vallars, and was again bloodily defeated. Masses of infantry who assaulted Confzugna and the Buole Pass 'were extermin-
Underground operations continued in the Loos salient, where minor explosions Luted. Between Pusina and Astico, occurred in the night..
owing to the futeuse enemy artillery There were mutual bombardments at fire, the italians, after repulsing an attack, evacuated an advanced posi- many points,
tion on the right wing.
The enemy We dispersed & working party attackel enst of Valdus, and fight- opposite-Serrs with a long range guning continued with alternating trend today.
all day on the 25th.
Wa raided hostile trenches at Mametz The German fury at Verdun has 1ast night, and maintained our ground in somewhat abated.
pite of a bombing fight inside the trenches for 25 minutes.
The French have résumed 'their slow but steady progress, regaining ground.
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A communiger says the artillery duel is still most violent at Avocourt and Deadman Hill -
An attack on Deadman utterly collapsed under our curtain fire.
The French in a counter-attack made ground between Haudromont Wood and Thaumont Farm We progressed in the night-time north-
An encounter occurred north of. Ypres salient in ho-man's-land" with #hos tile covering party, which was driven back to the trenches.
GERMANS MORE 'ACTIVE THIN USUAL.
LONDON, May 28. General Sir Douglas Haig latest communiqué states:
A hostile patrol was surprised and dispersed last night southeast of ward of the Fam, by bombing, making Laventine, and a high explosive charge
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The Vessel may be seen by arrange numbers of prisoners. ment with the undersigned on or after 28th May at the Army Service Corps Camber.
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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government. Hongkong, May 23, 1916
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OREMAN ENGINEER for ustry in Hongkong, must have thorah knowledge of managing Chinese workmen, god salary to a suitable-nest.
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CCHINA MAIL' Office. Hongkong: May 3, 1916
EVERY BEETLE EVERY BUG
Billed
anco “Kasting's" comet into thorough cominci
Sold in Time only. The mirivalled way t
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EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE Indents promptly
at lowest cash prices for all British and Continental goods, inducing
Books and Stationary. Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggista" Sundries, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Cycles, Motor Cars and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Picea Goods, Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and Matais, Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic and Optical Goods,
Provisiona and Oilmon's Stores,
etc., etc.
Commission 21% to 8%- Trade Discounts allared. Special Quotations on Demand Sample Uses from £10 upustis. Consignments of Producs duld en
LATER.
To-night's communique says: Left of the Meuse artillery has been most of Avocourt and active in the region o Hill 301, where our second lines haye been intermittently bombarded.
The Germans on the right of the Mense strongly attacked our trenches on the cutskirts of Fort Dounumont but
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for wire cutting was captured.
We bombarded enemy trenches south-east of Native Chapelle during the night, and destroyed enemy, stores ab Buillemont.
The enemy, for eighty minutes, heavily
-bombarded our trenches west of Fricourt and she shelled our trenches near Serre.
We sprang five mines at Hulluch and Givenchy. The enemy sprang a mine
were completely
At Hohenzollern and another west of In repulsed with serious losses.
Our artillery dispersed German Fole. The emter of this one was troops who were changing their post-occupied by our troops.- tion in Chauffeur Wood.
SEVERAL GERMAN TRENCHES CARRIED.
PARIS, May 27... To-day's communiqué says:-Last even ing our troops attacked the village of Cumieres and the positions west thereof. After a Barce struggle we penetrated the eastern part of the village and carried several German trenches north- west of Curnieres. A violent enemy attack failed to dislodge us from the conquered ground.
Eart of Hill 304 our hombers progressed during the night.
A second German attack last evening against our positions on the outskirts.of Douaumont Fort failed completely
There was an intense artillery duel north of Verdun last night.
ELEMENTS OF ENEMY TRENCHES CAPTURED.
Enemy artillery has been active to-day at Suzanne, Ovillers Hebuterne Socchez, Loos, Bois Grenier, St. Eldi and Ypres.
We bombarded enemy trenches west of Lens and south-east of Laventine. We also dispersed working partien east of Maricourt.
The Germans recently have been more active than usual, and their expenditure of ammunition is lavish
FIGHTING ON EGYPTIAN
FRONTIER,
BRITISH OCCUPY CAPITAL OF
DARFUR...
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REMARKABLE FEAT BY A FLYING
OFFICER'
Losoy, May 27.
A War Office communiquc states: In view of the truculent and unsatis. factory attitude of the Sultan of Darfur, who concentrated a forcé on the Kordolan frontier, a force under Colonel Kelly occupied the capital of Darfur on the 23rd "inst. after defeating between 2,000 and 9,000 troops who were strongly entrenched The enemy fought most desper
PARIS, May 28. A communiqué states: On the left of the Meuse, there has been an artillery and trench weapon duel at Avocourt Wood and the Hill 30 sectors. Waately losing at least 1,000.. captured elements of trenches south- west of Marthomme and took fifty prisoners. A fierce bombardment haa continued in the Eudromont and Douaumont region.
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On the right of the Meuse, we made appreciable progzeam in communication Accounttrenches north-west of Thisumoat Farm
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HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH
(1891-1909) 4. THONGKONG'S
"(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
QUI
FRIDAY,
the 2nd June, 1916, commencing
at 2.30 pm, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,
A QUANTITY OP HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.“.
Comprising Sideboards, Dinner Waggon, Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Bolas, Arm-chaira, &o., Wasdrobos and Toilet Tables, Double and Bingle Bras and Brass mounted Bedsteads, o, Miscel laneous Furniture, several lots of Black wood Ware, Carpets (New), Pianos, Porcelains, &o., &c, litt..
Also
A few lots of Brass Vaacs, Flower Pots
"And
A number of Lots of New Matting. --[Full Particolare fréir Calalogue.)⠀
MUSIQAL -
There has been great reciprocal artill ery activity in Champagne The Gee mans' wing attacked west of the Navarin road and gained a footing in an ad- vanced line, but counter-attacks prompt ly ejected them.
BATTLE FÅR FROM FINISHED.
LONDON, May 28. Evidence of the straits to which the German Staff is reduced in order to keep .50 pace with the Crown Prince's incessant demands for men is furnished by the fact 50 rovnaled in French semi-official com
munigud, that two Bavarian Divisions which attacked at Douaumont belonged
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Flahes PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL EN SAPAN AND TIBET (Historical Pamphlet) *** THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES History of the Eastaru Churches) CHINESE SCHOOL BOOK
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The British losses were 5 killed and 23 wounded.
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The Sultan fed.
A striking feature of the fighting was reconnaissance in which a flying officer succeeded by means of bombe and a machine gun in forcing fit a large body of hostile cavalry and then 2,000 infantry to retire in disorder. He was himself wounded but returned safely.
Darfur is a division of the Sudan, and has beco under Angic-Egyptian rulo since 1899, although its hereditary Sultan has directed the management of internal affairs. The Darfur country has population of about four millions.]
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
The enemy on the night of the 24th attacked several times at Monte Civaron, and were repulsed with serious losega,
ALPINISTS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES.
RoMx, May 29.
à comunique stutas:-The situa-
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE
TO EVERY PURCHASER OF
No. 10
WHISKY
"PROVIDED THE QUANTITY IS NOT LESS THAN THREE BOTTLES, WE, WILL PRESENT A HANDSOME SOUVENIR IN THE SHAPE. OF EITHER A "JUG, ÁSH TRAY, "MATCH- STAND, BLOTTER, OR, EVERLASTING
CALENDAR.
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tion generally, is unchanged. There THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
have been niinor enemy attacks at various points all of which were repulsed. The Italiaus in the Suguna Valley on Thursday withdrew, in goed order from advanced positions" on to Monte Civaren. Enemy at- tacks east of Calimento Valley.on day were stopped by the Alpinista who counter-attacked in the mout of 200 feet long. lashing manner, inflicting henry Fosses and capturing numerous pri-
aners.
There was a similar afair
in the Montenero zone, where the enemy biomentarily penetrated our trenched but was promptly ejected.
ENEMY AIR RAID ON ITALY,
Pama, May 27... is and wounding 2): mostly wonigh Enemy aircraft raided Bari, killing'
and children.
PRESSING NEED OF MUNITIONS.
HOLIDAYS ARE UNTHINKABLE.
LONDON, May 27. Mr. Lloyd George. Minister of Muni, tions, in a conference in London with" representatives of the engineering and shipbuilding employers on the Clyde. and Tyne with reference to holidays at Whitsuntide, said he was most anxious to press the output of war munitions and equipment for the Army and Navy, The ighting was getting hotter and hotter on the British front, and the demand for ammunition was greater and greater. Holidays, therefore, were unthinkable- He thought the facta need ouly be stated to the workmen for them to respond to the appeal on behalf of their comrades in the trenches
It was eventually decided to" call & conference of the workmen on Monday; after which it is hoped that a statement may be made by Mr. Asquith in the House of Commons. H
OPERATIONS IN AFRICA.
BRITISH AND BELGIAN PROGRESS,
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REPORT BY GENERAL SMUTS.
Loxnos, May 26,
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED)
TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS. and IHON FOUNDER. All work done to this establishment is guaranteed. have over thirty years experiones. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft
Town Office 48, Commsvert Koan CENTRAL Hongkong. Telephona Ko, 459. Shipyard: Shum-8af-Po. Kowloon, Hongkong,
Telephone No. E 9. Estimate furaibed on application.
-WONG-PING-WA, - Manager. Hongkong, April 1, 1912.
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THE IRISH ENQUIRY.
GENERAL FRIEND'S EVIDENCE.
SCRAPS OF PAPER.
CONFISCATIONS ON GERMAN
FRONTIER.!.
Professor A. L. Krčeben, of San Fran-
LONDON, May 26.".. General Friend, giving evidence bo- cisco, in an article in the New York fore the Irish Commission, complained Outlook, describes the minute examide that he should have had greater powers on crossing the frontier. He shows how tion visitors tà Germany have to undergo to deal with the Sinn Feiners. He the German officials confiscate small emphasised that the Viceroy had no pieces of paper. control of the Military, while Sir Mathew Nathan sometimes demurred on grounds of public polier to steps which the witness suggested.
General Friend still thought the main source of danger was South Ireland He did not recollect Mr.
General Smuts reports that his Birrell requesting an increase of troops, advanced troops occupied unopposed although Mr. Birrell wrote suggesting the Ruivu Lager, on the Pangani a military demostration in Dublin. River, and Lembeni Ngulu, eight miles south-east of Lembeni.
There is a reported renewal of [.. bostile activities at Kondoairuzgi.
MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND,
LONDON, May 27.
The Germans at Ruanda are
A Proclamation issued in Dublin ways retreating before the converging that whereas disaffection and unrest Belgians who are holding Kigali and still prevail in parts of Ireland, martial law will be continued throughout Ire- land until further notice.
Niansi.
TARIFF HRFORM AND PREFERENCE.
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECOMMENDATIONS,
LONDON, May 27. The London Chamber of Commerce Special Committee on trade during and after the war, suggests the speedy adop tion of a tentative tariff for five years on an ad valorum basis, subject to the baoquent settlement of the question of a scientific tariff. GERMANS EXPECTING AN ATTACK. The raport dwells on reciprocal and preferential trading in all parts of the Empire, and emphasises that the Domin ions should be free to determine their own fiscal relations unless the while Empire agrees to set together.
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS.
PETROSEAD, May 28 Prisoners, state that the Germans are working furiously at strengthening the defences at their reason tha Russian front in anticipation of an attack They have constructed two
to a Corps withdraw from the British railways; one from Blitan to Shavia
and the other from Memel to Muraviqvi front and, apparently, replaced by five They have also established 'n great Divisions taken from German reserves branch of Krupps at Mitan and aro on the Somme. The object of the Ger- transforming Liban into a first class man attacks at Vimy was to mask the naval base, departure of the Bavarians
A
TURK OFFENSIVE DEFELTED;"
WITH CONSIDERABLE ENEMY
FLUSSES
A semi-official communique emphasizes that the result of the desperate move was most unfortunate, Wavy after. wave of Bavarian attackers yras MOWNI down, and finally they abandoned the struggle, leaving heaps of dead The
ern semi-official communique addeNove theless, the battle of Verdan is laz The enemy will still Four of shails at the French The French soldiers have to
ak but ill told fast.
PETEOGRAD, May 27.
A communique statesOn the west
front, we stopped an enemy. offensive.
On the Morul font the Ti supported by Kurds, took the offensive. in the direction of Birdbust. We com pelled the
comiderable losses by beronet attacks stid envälry
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
Under Weight, a condition of ill-health, shows your aseza lative powers are decreasing,
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND:
Sapplies the blood with the wanted nourishing and healthy Mesh building materials Very palatable,
DE ALL CHEMISTS
sions: 31.95. pnd 29 25
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
You may have the remnants of a. 50. plenuig package of pipe tobacco. The wrapper is a lithograph. So it must be condemned and destroyed. The contenta may be worth three or four cents.- ha a wasteful American, you mums. them confiscated with the bag; but the scrus- pulous soldier haals out a sheet of paper an official customs blank or something
protest” and offer of them to him, places wraps up your precious crumbs over your
the new package back into your suit case, and retires with the vice red lithograph. It is a safe bet that if you insisted on the tobacco in your cigarettes they would be torn open and the tobacco banded to you. But the paper in which each one is rolled becomes the property of the German Government.
·NO NATIONALISED WHISKY.
Them in the Daily Chroside LONDON, May 27utulestands, no foundation for the able- The British steamers Denewood and El ment that the whisky trade will aborty Argentino have been sunk The crews be nationalized.. were saved. The Italian sailing ship] The ramour probably had its origin, it
was explained by a competent authorit 4ustralia was also sunk.
in the negotiations now in progrMI between the Central Liquor Control Board and the principal distillers with a view: to arriving at some arrangement for the | voluntary, dilution of spirits.,
DUTCH TO REMAIN MOBILIBED.
AMSTERDAM, May 27. The Dutch War Minister has an nounced that he will not allow any demobilisation
NEW GERMAN WAYAL COM-
*MANDER-IN-CHIEF.
LONDON, May 27. Vro-Admiral Scheer has been P pointed to the command of the Cervan High Scas Fleet, in succession to Admiral Pobl.
DEATH OF GENERAL GALLIENT.
PARIS, May 27:
It has been proved by demonstration that a good matare whisky can be diluted to a low sa 40 per cent. under proof without losing the characteristics of its brand. The advantages of gach & general dilution to health and efficiency in munt- tión areas, and even in the rest of the Kingdom, cannot be gainsaid.
The Contrul Board, therefore, I now exercising its power to grant permifta, distiller to effect this dilution in, soli cipation, it may be added, ei statutory messures to the shine end.
DETAINING A LADY'S TEETEL The death is recorded of General
the famous defender of Paris, The magistrate at Willesden
antil recently, Mimster of Patróng terms recentl
CROUP
Kilburn dentist in
false teeth belonging to
Defendant ecplained the
Joe "tained "the" teeth."""Bond
remodelled, because all
HIS disease so dangerous and so
rapid in fta development, that every had nos benz pald mother of young children thrald be pre velares him to give the pared for its very risky to wait until
the attack of croup appears and then There was, la
and for medicine and let the child aufer brutality about such until it can be obtained. Chamberlain's Ing. Every sentimen Cough Remedy for prompt and lectual revolted against deta and has never been known to fail in
Chace Always have a bottle in the home for they were Por sale by al Chemists and Store It was
not be tolerated för s