MONDAY, JULY 24, 1916.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
MESSRS HUGHES And HOUGH
THE WAR.
(Continued from Page 5.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
GERMANS FRIVILY REFULAED IN THE YÖSGES.
YOU CAN HAVE PINK CHEEKS.
What causes the colour to fade from In in thing pink cheeks and red pa blood
Hughes & Hough Mhave received instructions to sell SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS, the right of the Mauss, is accompanied by loss of bright-
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers hare, Coal and General Produce
Brokers and Commission Agente.
PROPRIETORS
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Codes, used Bentley's
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Telegraphic Addres “MIMIDION."
HONGKONG.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in-
structions to sell by Public Auction,
on
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TUESDAY,
the 5th July, 1916, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No 8,
Des Vœux Road, Comér of, Ice House Street, « TALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
ke..
"As Follows:- Indian Carpets and Bugs (New). Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, Double Bruss-mounted Bedstead and Twin Bedsteads, Sideboard, Dinner Wag- gons, Extension Dining Tables and Clairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc. etc, Large Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Wars, Cooking Stoves: Cutlery, Tollet Bets, Ice Chests,etc., Bath Room Utensils, American Roll-top Deak etc., & quantity of Electro Plated Ware.
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"Caille" Portable Motors with Battery, etc., complete, Pianos in good condition Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Black wood Furniture Pictures, Engravings, a few Of Paintings, a few lots of Bentwood Chairs (New),, etc...
And
One Tennis Net and Poles, Fowling
by Public Auction
FRIDAY,
the 28th day of July, 1914, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at their Bale Rooms," Ice House Street, Fictoria, Hongkong... The following very desirable residential Property at the Peak:
situate in Chamberlain Road, ";
100 yards from the Peak Tram Station and adjoining the Peak Hotel Being RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 78 and known by the name of "TREVERBYN."
The property is held under Crown Hons and contains an area of 44,004 square feet.
For further particulars and conditions. of sale apply to
Mesars HASTINGS & HASTINGS
Vendor'a Solicitors,
No. 8 Des Voeux Road Central
Ok to.
Messrs HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 11, 1918
PUBLIC AUCTION.
924
Tito sell by Public Auction.
THE Undersigned have received instrue.
"type account of THE CONCERNER).
OD
FRIDAY,
the 8th July, 1916, at 5.30 p.m., at A King's Slipway, Wanchai, The Motor Boat
Length
Beni
HALEGON,"
***
27 feet 6",
Thornycroft Engiue, Recently refitted and in good running
order.
Further particulary may be obtained from the undersigned.
Terms-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 29, 1916,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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A PARIS, July 22. A communique statea that there has been a violent bombardment on
ben the fading colour in cheeks and An enemy attack south of Durness in the eres, depressed spirits, and an incressing heaviness in the step, the canse is to be sought in the state of the blood.
(Router's Service to the China Mail loup collapsed.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
AIR FIGHTS ON BRITISH FRONT.
FRONT
The Germans have been heavily repulsed in the Vosges, north-wrest of St. Die.
METZ-SABLONS BOMBER
Another communique states:
A hundred CASES may contribute to the condition of thin Blood that is known asanemis
Dvorwork, lack of outdoor exertino, insufficient rest and aloep, improper A communique states that General Sir
There is continued aerial activity,diet these are a few of them. The Douglas Hag reports: There is Our air squadrons yesterday three important thing is to restore the blood comparative kill in the main battle are times bombarded the railway, sarda to normal to build it up so that the
colour will return to The enemy entered our front trenches
to your
cbooks and
in the Leipzig salient at one point, but of Metz-Sablons, which is the prin Flip williams pink pills When?
were immediately driven out.
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The general situation is unchanged. Our aviators, in fine weather, yester day continued their successful attacks on points of military importance. *** -
Hostile aircraft were inactive till the evening, when there was much fighting bahind the German lines.
One of our offensive patrols ancour tered 11 German machines, of which three were shot down, one in flames, Another encounter between four British. and six German machines lasted forty Eve minutes. Une Fokker was shot down and another badly damaged by our fire. The remaining four broke off from the fight.
During many other air fights a fifth German machine was forced to the ground.
Our total low in one day was one machine."
THE ENEMY'S ATTACK ON DELVILLE WOOD.
cipal distributing point for stores and Over a troops on the Verdun front, hundred bombe, were dropped on the station buildings and sidings and heavy damage was observed.
A German aeroplane bombed fort but did no damage.
FRENCH FRONTS QUIET.
blood builder and invigorater. taken they begin at once to increase the red corpuscles in the blood, and the now, blood cries, strength and health to every part of the body... Appetite Bel-increases, digestion becomes more perfect,
ambition return energy and male Talks to Women" is a
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PARIS, July 32. communigus states:-Nothing has happened since morning. A German aeroplane bombed Belfort, but the damage was insignificant.
IMPORTANT ITALIAN
SUCCESSES.
Rowe, July 22.
A communiqué announces that the Italians have captured Rolla Pess and scored other successes, thus completing the possession of Vallone mountain.
It is now established that the enemy's assault at Delville Wood on a front of 2,000 yards, on the 18th inst, was made by at least 13 battalions drawn from four different divisions. The ITALY'S RETALIATORY MEASURES. enemy losses ware correspondingly great..
THE FIGHTING DESCRIBED.
LONDON, July 22 Renter's Correspondent at Headquare ters: 6878
The blew struck at the enemy on the 19th inst. was at a spot where apparent ly it was not expected, on a front of 3,000 yards south of Armentieres. Our artillery for five days previously bad insistently pounded the entanglements and rain-soaked parapets along the whole front. The bombardment quicken.
THE Undersigned have received instrused on the morning of the 19th in the
tions to sell by Public Austion,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNTVE
00
SATURDAY,
the 29th July, 1916, at 11 am...
Piece by Jeffery and Sons, Saddle and at No. 19 Robinson Road (lower Flat) Bridle, Two New Bicycles, Remington Typewriters, &c.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.)
TERMS:-Cab.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, "July 20, 1918
8.45
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in. structions from the Liquidators of the Concerned, to sell by Public Auction
on
FRIDAY,
the 28th July, 1910 at 10.30 am, on the
2nd Floor, Princes Buildings, No. 1 Des Voeux Road, SUNDAY
OFFICE FURNITURE, Including →→→
Remington Typewriters, Copying Press, Duplicators, Electric Table, Fang and Fittings, Clock de ác. One large Cabinet Safe by wellknown mana- facturer, Safes by Chubby Phillips of Birmingham, Codes, etc, etc., etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Un view day of Sale...
Terms: Cash.-
HUGHES & HOUGH,"
Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 22, 1916.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
848
THE Undersigned bave card in
structions to sell by Public Auction, (FUR COUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
SATURDAY,
the 29th July, 1916, at 2.45 p.m., at "Rogate" Austin Road, Kowloon
TEX
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
therein contained.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.)
On row day of Sale.
„HUGHES & HOUGH,
Hongkong, July 22, 1916.
THE Undersigned have received
structions to sell
(FOR: ALCOUNT OF EUN COMCEENED),
at their Bales Bouma, No. 8,
Vorax Boad, Corner of
Jos Bocks BYEKET,
One GRAND PIANO by Brinamead, in perfect order, cost £160. Wand"
One ORGAN by Mason & Hamlin
Eleven Store, in good order. Further Particulare and Inspection may be made on
Inderalg
the
HUGHES & HOUGH,
(Entrance also from Conduct Road,)
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wood Bureau with
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above sector, and the range was lifted in the evening to form a barrage. Then
Rove, July
A decree has been promulgated extending to all enemy countries and their allies the retaliatory measurea.) adopted against Austrix in June.
1915.
title of a useful H Health Guide prepared for lady radar Medicine Co., 98 Sand""postcard: to ¿Dr. Williams
the
Szechen Road, Shanghai, for a copy
Also begin to day to take Dr. Williama pink pills for palo people. Mort dealers. call them, also obtainable ong bottle 31.30, bottles $3/ post free, from the
above address.
THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON July 22 In the House of Lords the Eart of Crewe made a statergent oh the same lines as the statements made in the House of Commons by. Mr. Asquith and Mr. Austen Chamber- lain.
Lord Cromer expressed the opinion that much of what had happened was due to Lord Kitchener's reforms.
Lord Sydenham said nothing had been done to remedy the deficiencies in Indian military organisation since
This results from the Austrian' treat-1911: ment of an ex-Austrian Deputy who war fighter on the side of Italy.]
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
اسمنتمية.
FIGHTING AT THE STYR-LIPA JUNCTION.
On the Caucasus front, we captured 430 in the Kilkitebeyli district, and
portant convoys.
--- ENEMY ROUTEU.
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Lord Islington said he had just seen a telegram stating that all the troops in Mesopotamia were now on full rations, except vegetables and milk. It was upon the original sug- gestion of General Sir John Nixon. that he considered himself in a position to open the road to Bagdad, that the consultations began. General Nixon was then confident that he could occupy Bagdad without reinforcements. These would only. be required to hold the position when it bad been won. A Committee was consti uted, composed of representa tives of the Foreign Office, the War
Camo, July 22, Office, and the Admiralty, to advise
Authentic news has been received upon the practicability of the adof fighting at Media, where the ance. This was subsequent to the Turks sortied against the botleging 3rd of October... A few days later the Arabs. The former e casualties were Raj recommended the advance, pro-2,500. The Arabs last 600, and cap-injured through a bomb explosion vided that complete division tured quantities of arms
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"FIGHTING.' IN ARABIA.
PETROGRAD, July, 21. an infantry attack was launched in A communiqué statesAbove the which the Australian troops did their junction of the Styr and the Lips we Full share The German artillery, and dislodged the enemy from organise machine guns, which had up to this time works and captured the forts of the been comparatively silent, opened a Styr: The enemy fled in disorder to very hot fire immediately the assault Berestechko, where fighing is proceed started, but the Australians and British, ing. We took 1,600 prisonera. some of whom were receiving their "baptism of fice,” swept on without wavering over the spongy No Man's Land" and bayonetted and bombed, or made prisone: an Bavarians, daring to remain on the front line. They destroy- ed dugouts, mine-shaft stores, and
A communiqué states: Three thou-edia within twa - bombarding Tari, and. EL speedy capitulation 18 wires, and then withdrew with their sand prisoners were taken at the june months. The Government decided
to send two divisions and telegraph-espected. booty...
tion of the Styr and Lipa. The prisoners were in a woe-begone General Sakharoff's troops were subed on the 23rd of October sanction
Camo, July 24 Turkish aeroplanes bare bombed state, the incessant raids having demorjected to a concentrated bombardmenting the advance if General Nixon impression that the value of these incur Valley, but they crossed the river and were sufficient for it The advance Fort Tewfik deralised the Germans, thus confirming the while crossing the marshes in the Lipa was satisfied that the available forces Suez Bombs have been dropped at
sions lies in wearing down the enemy.
routed the enemy, pouring a deadly fire was not pressed from home on either The. on the feeing columns. They took the Rai or General Nixon. $1,000 prisoners and several guns, initiative originated, with the Military
TURKS ADYANGE ON KATIA. Authorities on the spot. The deci sion was only takes after full con SUEZ BOMBED BY HOSTILE sultation with all the competent authorities-at Home, in India and on the spot. They were unanimous that the advance sould be made. The Government merely sequiesced,
FURNITURE contained therein.
Consisting of Teakwood Hall Stand with Mirrors, Teakwood Bookcases, Screens, Teakwood Dining Table and Chairs, large Arm- chairs, Pictures, Crockery and Glass Ware, Double Brass-mounted Beds, large Teakwood Wardrobe with Mirror, Teal Camphorwood Chest-of-drawers; Oci Matting and Rattan Furniture.
The above Furniture is chiefly of Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.'s Manufacture. (Full Particulars from Catalogue) TerinsCash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, July, 1916.
WANTED TO BUY
LLOYD'S REGISTER YEAR 1914/1910, Offers to "L. R'
A PRISONER TRIBUTE TO BRITISH BRAVERY. .
An incident in the final clearing up of Ovillerz was an officer made prisoner offering & subaltern of the guard his Iron Cross for doing what we considered 800 impossible." The subaltern thanked the prisoner but declined his offer saying, Britons are not accustomed to deprive
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GERMANS REALISING THEIR PERIL.
“BATTLE SURPASSES IMAGINATION."
AMSTERDAM, July 23,
DNEISTER FLOODS.
ENEMY TROOPS LIBERATED.
AIRCRAFTAR
LONDON, July 22.
It is officially announced that the
PETROGRAD, July 22. Floods in the Dneister region are benefitting the enemy by liberat ng troops to reinforce Korel and Vladi mir Volynsk, and the Bukovina and Transylvania fronts, where there is since March, three had been sent ouf trenching. Our mounted troops are more heavy fighting Consequently a complete general hospital, with Se in contact with the energy
in the decisions of the Military Turks are reported to have advanced Authorities, westward from El Arish to five milas
Lord Islington mentioned that east of Ratio, where they are
is is expected that the military opera- officers, 201 other ranks, in addition Hostile aircraft attacked Suez on tions on the Dncister will probably beto 210 medical officers, 625 other the 21st inst., but there were only a
ranks, 609,000 yards of mosquito few casualties. impracticable in a month.
curtains, and eight hospital ships (of the 16 ordered). To help the outfow from Mesopotamia, they had sent to India a general hospital, a station hospital, 78 officers, 814 other maks,
POPULATION STARVING. Everything is at stake" is the rocurring phrase in an inspired letter
An ex-Town Councillor of Vladime from the front which has received pro- minence in the semi-oficial Norddeutsche Volynsk, who escaped, says the Allgemeine.
Austrians have deported to Austria
and 108 lady nurses.
AMËRIGAN :" PREPAREDNESS
CAMPAIGN."
PROGRAMMES
BOMB EXPLOSION XT SAN FRANCISCO.
THIRTY-FIVE CASUALTIES,
SAN FRANCISCO: July 28.
Six persons were folled and 29
mong spectators of Prepared- Barr-parade. The tomb was con- cealed in a suit-case, und was placed. in front of a house which was demolished. Saveral persons, had received postcard warnings, but these had been disregarded.
HUGE WAR-CREDIT.
LONDON, Jaly 21 A Supplementary vote of credit for £450,000,000 for the war has been officially announced.
NEW ARMY COUNCIL
LONDON, July 22, The new Army Council is composed.
as follows. Lloyd George, Secretary of State for War, President Lord Darby Vice President: General Sir William Robertson, General Sir J.
S. Cowans General Sir Coil F. N. Macrendy, General Sir David Hender son General Sir 8. B. von Donop General Robert D. Whigham, and Mr. FEW Faster
WAR PENSIONS.
LONDON July 22
The letter says: "The battle or forced to labour on the defences a motor ambulance of four officers THREE-YEARS" CONSTRUCTION surpasses imagination. The Russians, all able-bodied males remaining and a hundred other ranks, 129 Army
WASHINGTON, July 22. M McKenna, Chancellor of rejuvenated and re-equipped, overrun The inhabitants are starving The Medical officere, 22 other us the Eastern wall, thus relieving the cheapest black broad is one rouble Lord Midleton: What proportion The US Senate has adopted the Exchequer, informed a deputation from Italiana France, now reborn, is pouring per pound. There is no meat. Cats went up the nver?-Lord Islington: Naval Appropriation Bill providing for the Municipalities that with the British a hurricane of iron in and dogs have long since been have no information Farther a three-yes construction programme, £6,000,000 would be: Fle 830 the Somme valley
devoured Typhoid is prevalent.
measures are being taken to obviate acluding four dreadnoughts and four disposal of the Statutory Committe the difficulties of transport. Of the battlecruisers, to be built immediately Pensions after the war, in addition to twelve paddle steamers asked for, It also provides for an expenditure of the million already granted. two had arrived two were en route, $535,800,000 during the first year. This amounts should result from volu and two were being constructed. Of is $45,800,000 more than when the Bul subcriptions not from taxm
Govern the thirty two arranged for in India, passed the House of Representative
in separation allowances and pensions sixteen had arrived The noble lord
and the sum was growing weekly,
ORDER
ENEMY BOMBARDING KITH GAL. SHELLS AND TEAR-SHELLS
AMERICA AND MEXICO.:
WASHINGTON July 22. gotiations are, progresang favour- Mexico regarding the ap- with
mission, to
After a delirious attack on the cold blooded shopkeepers of the Thames, who JAPANESE MAKERS, are attacking the health and life of THE CPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.
German women and children," the p writer says the army is doing its duty NOTABLE BELGIAN SUCCESS. magnificently, but he wonders if the people at home realize the gravity of
LONDON, July 23. the hour, when the Bower of the nation The War Office announces that agave further, Egures regarding other are facing the British, Russian and report from General Srauta atatea steamers, tugs, barges, launches, and African hordes o
that enemy forces who were endea- stated that a supply officer for Touring to interfere with the com- Mesopotamia had been appointed. munications seat of Tanga were He hoped that the Improvements driven off southwards over the Pan- would remove doubts that the troops gani hver Maliza Amani has been were being property esred for.ably occupied, effecting possession of the Lord Curzon said that the Vincent whole of the Usambar milway Commission report was en route to which is now being repaired England, but a telegram had been
A Belgino official communiqué received frora Bimis stating that they AMERICA AND STARVING POLES. states A strong enemy force dis- were satisfied. The Viceroy of India lodged by the Britian occupation of asked the Commission if there was Bukoba Karagwe found their retreat anything in the report requiring im Freudent Wilson Diss personally barred by a weaker Belgian Force in mediate attention, and they replied appealed to the European-Rulers to the south-west corner of Victoria No Be believed that everything co-operate in the feeding of the starving in Poland He sets the NyaDZI
The bulk of the German possible was being done
popasti Europeans were
Lard Midleton questioned the British, French
sys of fof the vitionS.
and m said he believed the Isling
that the provisión were the same in quantity as
exclusively to civilia
OFERBY &:00
LONDON, July 22. General Sir Douglas Haig reports at 1.12 to-day
Artillery on both sides has been more active during the past twelve bours on the British front line and support wrenches. Sareal places have been heavily bombarded with gap-shells and tear shells.
here is nothing else of importance
GENERAL HIIU INTERVIEWED.
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and the remnant flod
of Mans ELE
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pointment settle the
WASHINGTON, July 12
urged by the deputation. ment were penting,
"KITCHENER MEMORIAL FUNDE
LONDONnly: 283
The Kitchener, Fund now amounts to 260,00 Her Majesty the Cisen bas donated
£250, and Lord Late
dana to slow
and the ent
be
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