MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1916,
AUCTIONS.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE. Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Anesion,
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WEDNESDAY,
the 28th June, 1918, commencing at 9.30 pm, at their Sules Booms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street.
A QUANTITY OF
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As Follows:- Upholstered Suites Arm-chairs and Sofos, Card Tables, Bexlroom Furniture,) Twin Bedstead Teakwood Box Mattresses, Double Brass-mounted Bedstead, Side- board, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables, and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, etc., etc., Large Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware including Gut-glass Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, lee Chests, etc., Bath Room tensils, etc., a quantity of Good Electro Plate.
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One "Caille" Portable Motor with Kattery, etc, complete, Fiance in good condition. Electric Reading Lamps Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Fictures, Engravings, a lew Oil' Paint- ings, Bath Tubs; a number of Indian Carpets and Rugs, a number of Kolls
of Mattings, etc. (New), and a quantity of Brass Ware-
And
A Choice Selection of
Brass Jardinieres, Vases, Ivory Figures,
Japanese Ten Sety.
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A few lots of Bentwood Chairs (New), Bath Towels, etc.
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(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TERMS-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctimeers."
Hongkong, June 22, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION. "
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THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEL)
OR
THURSDAY,
the 9th June, 1915, at 2.30 pm, at their Bales Rooms; No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
Sundry Wines and Spirits, etc.,
including a quantity of Cider, 5 Electric Table Fans (New), Remington, Yost, Empire and Monarch Typewriters in good working order, And
Sundry Furniture Removed to Sale Rooms for Convenience
Terms: Cash.
of Sale.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Átictioneers, Hongkong, June 24, 1916.
PUBLIO AUCTION,
HE Undersigned kave received instruc Tomato billy Public Auctions
(ròn Accover or THE CONCKENED), FRIDAY,
structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTED),
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MONDAY,
the 3rd July, 1916, at 1.30 p.m. at "Rocklands.". No. 7 Robinson Roach,
À QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c Ocmprising >
Sideboard, Dinner. Waggon, Chairs, Extension Dining Table, Sundry Crockery Ware, etc., Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chest-of-drawer, "Bookcase, Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Child's Cot, Overmantels, Large Floor Matting (practically, now) Shanghai Bath Tuba, Pot Planta, eta, etc.
Also
C
Piano by CHALLEN & SON in good
condition.
(Full Partionlara from Catalogue.) On view day of Sale, Terms -Cash...
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
Hongkong, June 24, 1916.
FOR SALE.
THE WAR.
THE CHINA MAIL,
(Continued from Page 5).
SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuber's Service to the China Mail.)
COLOSSAL FIGHTING
ON
EASTERN FRONT.
CULMINATING, POINT. NOT YET REACELET,
GENERAL PFLANZER'S ARMY SURROUNDED,
PETROGRAD, June 24. The battle on General Brusslor's right wing has developed into a dorsal fluctuating struggle. Three distinct groups of Austrians and Germans ard desperately striving to drive a wedge into the armies threatening Koval and Vladimir Volyask.
GERMANS MAKE FURIOUS
CAPTURE TRENCHES ÄFTER HEAVT LOSSES.
THE MEXICAN TROUBLE.
MILITIA FOR THE BORNEH,
WASHINGTON, June 29. The War Department has ordered PARIS, June 24the frat 5,000 of the militin to be A coigned states-There has been nobilisert in the Central and Western beary gun bombardment all day on Statespund to be rushed immediately
to the Mexican border.
the left of the Mouse.
The Germans on the right of the Meuse, after furious artillery pr paration all night, launched a series of attacks at eight in the morning on a front of five kilometres from Hit 301) to east of Damloup battery. Attacks by great effectiven followed" and they were most desperate nothwithstanding the enormous losses inflicted by our artillery and machine-guni.
WAR: FOR OR AGAINST
New York, June 29. The Hearst papers are clamouring for war with Mexico...
It is reported that the Entente diplomate: are" endeavouring to pre- venta rupture.
'The Germans between Hill 391 and AMERICA
330, after several fruitless assaultaj captured our first no trenches and a Thiswont work:
A powerful Gorman attack reached the village of Henry, but the enemy was driven back by a sharp counter
track p
Attacks at Vauchavitre, Fumin and Chonous Woods and Damlong battery were shattered by our re completely failed,
and
The opinion prevails here that the onlENEMY DRIVEN FROM TRENCHES mination of the struggle on this front
WITH THE BAYONET. has not yet been reached The Russian 771successes have upsat the German plans and caused the Germans to concentrate their forces on the Russian front.
NE PETTER PATENT OIL 10 ENGINE 3 Horse Power.
Also one CROSSLEY'S VERTICAL
the 30th June, 1018, commencing at 230 pin, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,
A QUANTITY DE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &C.
Comprising
A number of Carpets and Bugay Side- boards, Dinner, Waggon, Dining Tabler and Chair, Chesterfield Balas, Arm chairs, de., Wardrobes and Toilet Tablo, Double and Single Brass and Brass mounted Bedsteads, &c., Miscellaneons Furniture, <goveral lots of Blackwood Ware, Pisos,
Pornoisins," &&
GAS ENGINE
Also Japanese Tea Beta, and a few lots of Bentwood Chairs (New) Bath Toweli,
And
thrice attacked on front of 1,200 A communiqué states: The Gerranna metres in Champagne. Thoy penetrated trenches west of Mount Tetu, but were. It is reported that General von Mac-driven out with the bayonet, learing kinsen is personally directing the opera tions, and a repetition of his famous prisoners.
phalanx tactics is anticipated.
Meanwhile, General "Pflanzer's army is reported to be shut up in an angle of the frontier near the Sereth, being com pletely surrounded by Russians, while the Austrians are also hastily entrench- Apply .G.A. Mineral Watering in the Carpathian Preses.
Factory, Victoria Barracks.
GERMAN OFFENSIVES Hongkong, June 1918
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There were unsuccessful German tempts at an offensive in sevaml sectors south of the Dvinsk Heavy 6ghting began on the 1st, along the Oginski Canal, and this continues, both sides making vain attempts to cross
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PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL IN JAPAN AND TIBET (Historical Famphlet
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There has been artillery activity
· elseweru.
it
THE BRITISH "FRONT.
"YOTHING IMPORTANT TO-DAY, ***
Lasbos, June 24.
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ATTACKED WITHOUT PROVOCATION.
EL PASO, June 3k General Pershing has sent a wire | less melango announcing that strag glers from Carrizal report that 65 Americans. ware attacked without provocation by 200 Mexicans.A Captain and Lieutenant commanding the negro cavalry were killed..
THE ARABS* REVOLT.
PROMINENT ARABS MURDERED,
Losbox, June 3
Reuter learns that a contributory canse to the Arabs, revolt was the hanging and abooting and imprisonment of pro minent Aibe. Following a visit by Eaver Pasha to Mecca twu Mosleh deputies were executed
have risen.
TURKS SHELL SACRED SHRINES,
News has been received that the General Sir Douglas Huig, in Turks shelled sacred shrines at Kerbela at-communique states-There basand Nejef, where the Shinh Moslems
been considerable air -activity na-u result of the fine weather. Yestor. day there were twenty-two air con buts, mostly indecisive. Two Bri tish machines were brought down. The energy fast night emitted gu
The Russian General Stegelmann has been mortally woundiert.
There has been local fighting along the whole of General" Bruasilof' front The enemy are being constantly rein foreed from France and Italy.
THE RUSSIANS REACH THE CARPATHIANS.
A commuwapud states:The offensive in Bukovina contipnes We have occu- pied Gumhumora and Straya, westward of Kadautz, and Veshitz on the north- western border of Bukovina The Rus sians have thus reached the Carpathians throughout Bukovina.
AUSTRIA ACKNOWLEDGES THE ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS.
AMSTERDAM, June 24.
An Austrian communiqué mentions.
fighting with the advancing Raseians
on B
small front south-west of Messines, but the infantry did not attack. There has been nothing, important to-day."
ITALIANS PRESS ENEMY AT ASIAGO.
ROME, June 23.
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A communiqué states:We have maintained or pressure aginst the enemy in Asiago.
ITALIAN MINISTER AT PEKING APPOINTED. TO SERBIA:
BOME, June 29. Count Sforza, Minister to Peking, at Gerahumora, in the extreme south of has been appointed
Minister to Bakovina, 24 miles south of Radautz.
Serbia
BOTH SIDES ATTACK SIMULTANEOUSLY.
CANADA'S GOVERNOR-GENERAL»
RETIRES
"EARL (TRZON” PROBABLE
·SUCCESSOR...
LONDON, June 23, - It is officially announced that the Duke of Connaught, Governor-General' of Canada, is returning to England in October. · As Prince Alexander of Teck will be unable to succeed him, being, on active service, Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa says Earl Curzon's name it mentioned as the successor to the Duke of Connaught.
THE SALONIKA FORCE.
ALLIES BOMI MILITARY CAMP.
SALONIKA, June 194. Allied aeroplanes bombed military establishments, at Gumuldjins Camp and Veles. The Bulgariana demolished the minarets of the Mosque at Gher
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE TOO LATE. gherli.
Lospos, June 24.
PETROGRAD, June 24. The fighting against the Germans on the Styr and the Stokhod is very
Mr. Sidney Low, the Timica cor- avage. The country is marby and respondent at the Italian Headquar Fondless, and the fighting is largely of the nature of what the Russians call ters, states that he has the best "ercountering actions," where both reason to believe that the Austrian sides attack simultaneously. The offensive is too late. There will village of Gruziatyn, on the Styr, is probably be a rapid transter of men constantly changing hands. It is most and guns to the Carpathians. important, because the Russian successen cut the light railway built by the Germans, to Kolki.
THE ALLIES AND GREECE.
THE MEANING OF THE, NOTE.-
-
Svidniki, on the Stokhod, where an at- An encountering action took place at, tack by the Russians, advancing on Koyel, was anticipated by a German ad-
LONDON, June 24. rance. Dense columns of the latter drove
The Allies Note to Greece emphasizes back the Russians fora mile and a half to that Greece was not asked to abandon the river, but the Germans, attempting her neutrality but to maintain a loyal to advance further, were caught by neutrality. It points put that the maxim-gun and rifle fire. A bayonet Chamber does not reflect the opinion of charge completed their discomfiture, and the electors, and that not only is it the the Russians rushed the bridge of the right but it is the duty of the Alliee to river at their heels. An armoured car protest against the violations of the dashing into their midst completed the liberties of the Greek people, of which demoralisation of the enemy.
they were the guardian. "The Russians continued to advance on the other side of the Stokhod waist-deep in marshes, carrying their rifles and machine guna on their shoulders. A alip meant that a man would be engulfed in the bog The final charge which captured the village was made by men who were dripping with mud from head
to foot...
FAILURE OF GERMAN ATTACKS. A communiqué reports a concentrated enemy artillery are against the Iskaku bridgehead
We carried out a daring operation in the enemy trenches in the region, of Bust The Germans attempted to cizinter-attack but were reptilsedi
THE NEW GREEK CABINET.
SUCCESSOR TO LORD KITCHENER.
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
LONDON, June 2-1: "It is stated that the real cause of the delay in appointing a Buccessor to the late Lord Kitchener, is statutory, prohibition of the presence in the House of Commons, of more than four principal Secretaries of State. There must be a re-shuffling of offices, or an amendment of the rohibition Act, before Mr. Lloyd George can be appointed.
THE IRISH QUESTION.
SIR. REDMOND THREATENS TO
RESIGN:
LONDON, June 23.
A conference of Ulster Nationalists ATUJESS, June 21. voted on the acceptance or otherwise of The new Cabinet includes M. Mr Lloyd George's proposals of a Zaimis, Premier and Foreign Minisettlement. They were accepted by tor? M.-Callaris, Minister for Way 475 votes to 265
and temporarily. Minister of Marine; Another despatch states that the and M. Rallia, Finance Minister. Ulster Nationalists held a private con These names have been most favour. ference at Belfast to consider Mr. Lloyd 25ly received
delegates were present, and Mr. John George's proposals. Seven hundred M. Zaimis is an experienced and Redmond presided. It is stated that trusted politician of high character Mr. Redmond declared that he would and one in whom the Entente can resign his leadership of the Irish Party have the fullest confidence, if the exclusing of the six Ulster punties The diplomatin mccess of the was not accepted by the Convention. Allies will enhance their prestigo,
The Germans started an attack against and undermine, the diplomatic posi Betoging Farm, preceded by clouds of tion of the Central Powers more
as, which we dispersed Thereupon
arge forces of enemy infantry attacked, than any other event since the begin but a Ressian, bayonet charge drove ning of the war per la
60 then back into their own trenches.
The enemy left numerous corpses ont
60 side the wire entanglemente
es
THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES (Elstory"" of the Eastern Obureties) mah
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Reports from other districts announce the failure of German attacking Pevzni The Russians continue to advance in Bakhovina
We smashed a Turkish tack-in-the Trebizond district, in Bicting the heaviest Josson f
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