WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Urdersigned bas received in
Hughes & Hough structions to sell by Public Auction,
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers hare, Coal and General Produos Brokers and Commission "
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received in stractions from the Liquidators of the Concerned, to sell by Public Auction,
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FRIDAY
theth July, 1916, at 10:30 am, on the
Floor, Princes Buildings, No. 1 Des Voeux Bond, SUNDRY
OFFICE FURNITURE,
Including:
Remington Typewriters, Copring Press, Duplicators, Electric-Table-Fans and Fittings, Clock &c. de, Ous' large Cabinet Safe by wellknown manu facturer, Safes by Chubb, Phillips of Birmingham, Lodes, etc., etc., etc..
(Full - Particniard from Casalogue.) On via day of Sale. Terms-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, July 2, 1916
PUBLIC AUCTION,
HUGHES and HOUGH
.on
THURSDAY, the 27th July, 1910, commencing at "3 pm, at Tai-Koo Dock Yard Quarry Bay,
3 Breel Boats, about 30 feet long. 9 Wooden Boats, about 30 feet long. salved ex. $.3. "CHITO MARU,”
A Steam launch will leave Blake Pior! at 3.15 p.ro. to convey intending purchasers.
TaxCash on delivery..
GEO. P. LAMMERT",
Auctioneer. Hongkong, July 20, 1916.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
858
THE Undersigned has received instrus
tions to sell by Public, Auction,
оп
MONDAY
the 31st July, 1916, commencing ut 11 um, et No. 26 Godown of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Co., Ltd. (Kowloon), solved ex. S.S. "CHIYO MARU,”
A Quantity of
COPPER BRASS & IRON PIPES, FITTINGS, Etc., Ete, Ele.
BRONZE PROPELLERS Trams :—Cash on delivery........... On view Now.
DESTITUTE CATHOLIC
CHINESE
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
LORD CROMER REMINISCENCES
Len Cromer har weitten for the Spectator **gn. interesting series of reminiscences of the American civil war..! of which the following is the first to be published 2
BISHOPS POZZONI COMPLAINS OF INNUFFICIENT BURIAL SPACE.
A letter
by Bishop Pozzoni applying for additional ground for the burial of Chinces destitutes was considered at s
It has been represented to me that is meeting of the Sanitary Board yester might be of interces to some of your day afternoon. His lordship stated readers, bath in this country and in the there was no room in the Cemetery United States, to learn something of the at Mount Caroline for the burial ofiniscences of one who, for shout time, was a spectator of the stirring which occurred in America Chinese dostitute dead of the Roman events. Catholic community. He also asked tilty two years ago. I may mention that that the area so alloted should be I did not at the time keep any diary or sufficiently large so that the necessity of notes of what I saw. I am, therefore, further extension in the furture should writing cutirely from recollection. be avoided.
LEAVES FOR AMERITA.
from the front appeared in the nak papers I was given to underwinted thnh a good many of them were really written in the editorial, otices at New York, P adelphia and other cities.
INTILLATIONS
Slush to be annoyance I was kept for ALEXANDER'S
same considerably at Washington while a correspondence was going on an to whether I was to be allowed to go to the front or not Thue a good deal of the very limited sin at my disposal was wasted. Eventually, however, a par wie giver to sue, and I went down in e At that time General Grant was in com steamer to the James. River. mand of all the armies, but the actuat operations before Petersburg were con duoted by Ceneral Needs. The first object thas met the eye of the soldiers who ware attacking Petersburg when they
certain arm would yëmbaim bodies' at
When I got to the lines before Peters- burg, which were a few miles distant from the base, I was handed over to the care of General Hunt, fine old veteran, who was in command of the artillery. Nobody could have been kinder than he was to te, and the same may be salt of the oficers of the staff with whom I hired- Colonels Lyunm, Luana and othersgall as gallant fellows as ever lived, and very competent officers. I lear few, any. of them are now alive! So far as I ha concerned, their great preoccupation xp. peared to be to see that I should tao no unnecessary risks.
Flgadod at the bass on the James River could not have been particularly encour In 1984 I was twenty-three years of aging to a recruit. It was a huge advertisement stating, in language, of President of the Department (3r. Wags and a subaltern in the Royal Artillery. D. TRATMAS) minuted to the effect had been employed on the ata of Sir which I do not remember the precise that two altorastive sites had bean marked out, both of which were situated Henry Storks, the Lord High Comterms, something to this effect, that a in the vicinity of the Belilice Reformasjoner of the Tenian Islands. When, fory. Both were suitable la be used as in May, 1864, the islands were ceded to very reasonable prices and send them to cemeteries, but there were other con Greece, I returned to England. I was any part of the United States.” siderations For instance, there was the aware that in a few months Sic. Henry proximity of the new Indian boys Storks would be sent un Governor to school Destitute burials, he added, took Malta and that I should be re-appointed place in the present Roman Catholic to serve on his staff. I was very anions Cemetery daily, and sometimes as many to see something of the war which was aster, chiefly of small children, were then proceeding in the United States, and buried in one day. Whichever site was therefore, having cosined leave, chosen, those bodies would be brought determined to occupy my time during the near or in sight of the school, and it was interval before proceeding to Malta by a hardly a good thing for school-boys to visit to América. have those rough and ready funerals always before their eyes, or to have a graveyard as a background for their classy to get to the front. roont. Therefore, he did not see any need for providing the authorities of the Catholic Church with a graveyard 857 for destitute when Mount Caroline Cemetery would hold them all: Also, he could not consider religion to be a serious factor in the case of these destitutes. The burials were made without any religious ceremony, and Tendo lone buze received instrud generally in a fashion which would, and be described as casunt. The only element of religion which entered into the caso lay in the fact that the deceased Persons were registered under Christian names, and had therefore, presumably, been baptised in the Catholic Church before death. He therefore recommend ed that the applicants be offered the two old "A" actions in the Mount Caroline Cemetery which had marked. He also advised that they pay for the removal and urning of the
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer Flongkong. July 25, 1916.
PUBLIQ AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have
(FOR ACCOUNT OF TAX CONCERNIT).
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FRIDAY,
the 9th July, 1916, at 5.30 pp., at A King's Slipway, Wanchai, The Motor Boat
"HALEGON,"
Length.... Bea...
--
Thornycroft Engine,
£7.feet
11
Mhave revived instructions to gell. Recently refitted and in good running
by Public Auction
ou
FRIDAY,
the 28th day of July, 1918, at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon at their Sale Rooms,
Ice House, Street," Victoria, Hongkong.
The following very desirable residential
Property at the Poak- Situate in Chaux borlain Road, 100 yards from the Peak Tram Station and adjoining the Peak Hotel.
Being RURAL BUILDING
LOT
Nu 78 and known by the name of *** TREVERBYN."
The property is held under Crown Lease and contains an area of 41,004 square feet.
order.
Further particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.
Turrps :--itsh;
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Bongkang, July 2, 1916
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remains as present interned there, and
I was well aware that it would not be At that time the relations between England and the United States. were very strained Alshangh the sympathies of the as of
THE TRENCHES. the people were on the side of the North,,
On this account; and nos in the leat those c London society, which, found expression in Parliament at tast time because there was anything to conceal to a much greater extent than would be General Hunt was rather Induspored to the case at present and which were letting me visit the trenches; but on A
pointing out to him how ernel.it would strongly represented in the London press, not to allow me to see something of
very decidedly in favour of the Southerners. Aforever, the Trent affair, what was going on he very kindly met my which at one time threatened to lead to wishes. But he insisted on my wearing
tish artillery forage cap, which had war the depredations caused by the a blus American tap instead of my Fr Alabama and other ships which had issued from British ports, and the fact that broad, bright gold band round it, and English blockade runners were actize in which, besides being a singularly 'unania. supplying arms and ammunition to the able head dress to wear during the heat of Southerners, coused great irritation in the Virginian, summer, afforded a good mark United States... I was also aware that for the enemy's ritleman. considerable reluctance was shown, by the American military authorities to allow
were
foreign offers to go to the front
As a matter of fact, when I eventually got to the lines before. Petersburg only
present. He a French colonel of
I give acother instance of their kind behaviour toward myself. There was one spot in the zigzags leading to the trenches where for about hity yurda the mud wi very deep. In order to avoid,waling through it parties going down to the frazi
that they be informed that that grant would be final and that they would have to economise space by regular ona foreign officer besides myself used to jump to the top of the parapet exhumations after seven years' burial. There could be no objection to the latter stipulation, as exhumations and ning 819 had previously been practised in the present Roman Catholic Cemetery.. Should the Board he disposed to recom mend the granting of the sites suggested, THE Undersigned tave received in- then he would recommend that the following stipulations be appended to such recommendations (a) That the applicants shall pay for the removal and urning of any human remains that may be found already within such area. (b) That the applicants shall form the area inte proper terraces and ass such ter races in an economical manner to the
-ztructions to sell
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
st theit Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des You Road, Corner of
Itou STREET,
i
then run along for fifty verds and jump engineers, who was a good deal older than
some very good down again into the trench. The "Con- self and gave me advice. After I had seen something of federates were aware of this and had the Northern army I should rather have suche markamen stationed at a distance of liked to visit the other side; but my more some four or ve hundred yards to watch, experienced French cominde vary wisely the point, Wheaster Pwant down. I nard pointed out to me that by doing so I to find a number of mea collected, st should place myself in a very awkward laughing and talking as to who should yo position, as I should, without docht, be fint, as, of course, these vara most ex asked questions to which it would be posed to risk. One thing was absolutely my duty not to reply about what I had insisted upon-namely, that I should not seen on the federal: side. I therefore be allowed to go first. So I and others abandoned the idea. I was furnished with waited until some two or three bold spirits a letter of introduction from the Foreign jumped up and rah along the bank, and ce to Lord Lyons, who then topre- then we settled along as hard as we seated Great Britain at Washington. But could after them. I never saw any one. relied less on this than on my family shot at this spot, but it was a marvel to connection with America My cousin, me how they escaped, for the bullets came The CHAIRMAN proposed the following Mr. Thomas. Baring, who was then the whizzing along pretty freely resolution:"The Board do not con head of Barings' firm and a strong con- sider suitable the site suggested fat Soservative, had vigorously defended she Kun Pol for the burial of Romanexuse of the North in Parliament, and had Catholic destitutes, and recommend deprecated what he considered the exces that section A. of Mount Caroline be set sive sympathy shown for the Southern absolute confidence. I arrived very short- apart for this purpose."
cause. My anticipations proved correctly after the end of what was called the It was his recommendation, far more than battle of the Wilderness, which was, in official help, that enabled me eventually fact, & series of battles lasting for, 1: to realize my wishes.
satisfaction of the Director of Public Works (c) That the applicants shall agree to carry out, at their own cost, regular exhumations after seven years
One GRAND PIANO by Brinsmead, in perfect order, cost £130. And One ̄ORGAN by Mason & Hamlin, Eleven Stops, in good order. Further Particular and inspection may be made on application to the burial. Vendor's Solicitors,
Undersigned.
Terms as usual.
For farther particulars and conditions of sale apply to
Messrs HASTINGS & HASTINGS
No & Des Yeux Road, Central
or to Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers, "Hongkong, July 11, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers, Hoogkong, July 15, 1916.
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FUR SALE..
NE 3) in NEW TYPE TAFFET HF Undersigned hare received bistrues ROCK DRILL complete
tions to sell by Public Auction.
with numerous spares, also ONE STFEL (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIENS'))
VERTICAL CROSS TUBE BUILER with all fittings working pressure 80 lbs. per square inch mounted on trolley.
Apply GILMAN & Co., For full particulars."; Hongkong, July 12, 1916
.00
SATURDAY,
the 29th July, 1916, at 11 am.,
at No. 19 Robinson Road (lower Flat) Entrance also from Conduct Road) -
BUNDET
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
830
FRENCH LESSONS
MOUSSION.
15, Marrison Hi Road.
EVER ISSUED UNDER
The above, Furniture is chiefly of FURELY NAZIVE DIRECTION.
Mesra Lane, Crawford & Co.'s Manufacturo.
M. P. W, GOLDRING seconded. Dr. Ozorio asked if the chairman considered the area suggested by him sufficient for the large number of burials which take place every year. There were from ten to twenty emch burials a day, or about 3,000 a year. According to Roman Catholic rules, the remains could not be removed and placed in urus, noder a lesser period
than seven years. ......
The CHAIRMAN replied that he had purposely, left vague the exact section
-SPIRIT OF THE NORTH,
Mest of the officers with whom I lived- were strong partisans of McClellan, in whom, in spite of his failure as a com mander; they still maintained the most
think, about seventeen daya. Grant's first idea was to attempt to reach Bish I arrived in Now: York early in June. mond" which was the Confederate capital, At that time I not doubt that the by marching up the left bank of the leading civil and military authorities of James River, The country was singularly the United States were aware that the adapted for defence. It was mo:ahy and South, after a very gallant defence, were thickly wooded. The Confederates, there approaching exhaustion and that the and fore, made intrenchments furnished with was not far off. But for all that, to the parapets of logs and cleared apses in general public affairs from the federal front of them. Frontal, attacks were
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of Mount Caroline Cemetery to be point of view looked, very black. The made and the result was that the low of allotted. The area he had sug Northern, army had incurred several de life was appalling. When one line of in- gested should be sufficient to allow feats. The credit of the United States trenchmenter had been carried the South- of each burials without exhumation for
government was greatly depreciated. erners fell back to another line & mile or seven years. The vast majority of those Shortly after my arrived in New York Iro in the rear, and the same thing was WAR OFFICE ACKNOWLEDGMENT burials were of very small children and. they could be buried in the tranch sashed a check on London for which, if repeated over and over again.
Malaye XXIII (£2.250) Fighter. acroplane to be called Mais "The Malacca
the
"I to request that an expression
jesty's. great gratitude of His Government may be conveyed
BURNITURE, contained, therein. Consisting of -- Teakwood Hall Stand With Mirror, *Teakwood Bookcases, Screens, Teakwood.
of thirteen paper dollars (greesbacks) for on the banks of the South Anna River, I Dining Table and Chairs, large Arm-
than normal graTCS, T
the desired inscriptions: Photographs 'chairs, Pictures, Crockery and Glides
Mr. CHAN KAI MING asked-If the sovereign. General Early's rald had was told that the Northerners lont some received from the Secretary of State for gifts, and to say that arrangemente
machines will be forwarded to you later Ware, Double Brass-mounted Feds, large
ares we found to be not large enough recently taken place. The bridge over sixteen thousand men against only in the Colonies (Mr. Boner Law) the be made for the seroplaner for With reference to my despatch No.for transmission to the subscrib Teakwood Wardrobe with Mirror, Teak-
146 of the 20th April and to previous Curea with large Mirror, THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER would the Beard be prepared to give Gunpowder Creek on the liss between hundred of the Boutherners, and this, it following letter, dated June 15th :-*-
Washington and New York, had heet must be remembered, was in the days of them a larger space 1 Camphorwood Chest-of-drawers," Coir-
The CHAIRMAN Baid that in order to blown up, and, though communications muzzle leaders. If there had been breech correspondence, I have the honour to Matting and Rattan Furniture,
meet the case he would amend his had been reopened, passengers were loaders and maskine gums, sa at present, transmit to you the accompanying copy resolution to read (s) "sections at obliged to troux in boate. When I arrived the loss of life would have been over of a letter from the War Office relative Majesty's Government through the Mount Caroline Cemetery sufficiently in Washington the dead were being buried greater General Humphreys, who was to the seroplanes presented to His large to accommodate all burials for a within five miles of the Capitol the chief of the staff, and who was a very agency of Mr. C. Alimar Baker, of Kints, period of seven years.
Young and inexperienced in politica ne quiet, unassuming man, not by any moana Perak, by residents in the inlay Fenin- I then was, I had not been long in New inclined to exaggerate, told us at the sale. I have to request you to be so York before I came to the confusion Urst time that although he had not yet received good as to convey an expression of the land of Fapas has been sugges all the knowledge I had derived from the full returns he believed in these seven. Lendon proes of the actual siste of affairs, toen days the loss in killed and wounded in America had to be swept aside, It is, on his side could not have been less than I think, impossible to speak in terms of seventy thousand. Finally, Grant had to too high admiration of the sturdy dotar- abandon these frontal attacks and gener mization and patriotism. Then shown by ally the march to Richmond by the left one relative to the Previola comes tory by seroplane Applicatio
His Majesty 2 Government Fieutenant-Governor of the Northerners, and more especially by bank of the James River. In spite of the pondence relative to the seroplanes premission to da all the commercial community of New magnificent courage of the troops it was through the agency of C York Trade was greatly depressed. Med obvious fast success in this direction was Esq,
graves, which occupied far less space.I remember rightly, I received at the rate Af the last engagement, which happened the High Commissioner has generous subscribers for these
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue) Terms: Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 22, 1918.
PUBLIO AUCHION.
THE Undersigned have received in stractions to sell by Public Auction, CHOR ACCOUNT 'BE THE DONCERNED),"
SATURDAY
the 26th July, 1916, at 2.45 pm, at Rogate" Austin Road, Kowloon
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE,
therein, contained. including Gents Bicycle and Singer Bewing Machine
Fell Partirilers from Catalogue.) On view day, ou nie.
SHUGHES AFROUGH,
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The Board passed the amended reso lution
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WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
Supplies the blood with the wanted noidably and hea leah bolidior
who before the war had boen making their Imposible.
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