WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1816.
Hughes & Hough AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT
General Auctioneers haro, Coal and Geners Prodnos
Brokers and Commission
Agents.
PROPRIETORS *To-Kwa-Wan* Conl Storage.
Codes wed Bentley's
4. 2. c. 4th & 5th Editions. A1 Telegraphic Code.
Telegraphis Addre "MEIRION" HONGKONG,
PUBLIQ AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received in
structions from The Liquidators off Messrs. Chas. J. GAUPP, to sell by Tublic Auction.
ob
THURSDAY,
the 7th September, 1916, commencing at 11 am at their Sales Rooms, No
Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,--
One 18ct gold hal hmter Gent's
Koyless Watch.
One Gent's Sterling Silver Watch.
One Gold and Enamelled Open Face
Lady's Watch,
Gold Pen Niba,
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
BY OLDER OF THE MORTGAG REB,
MESSUS Hrcus & Hovou have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
THE LILLE CRIME.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HORRORS OF THE DEPORTATIONS,
Paris, 1st August.
The French Yallow-bear, dealing with the ponduct of the German authorities toward, the Inhabitants of the Frenob departments in enemy occupation iPa atlating mensment of German shame. The ovidence contained therein is summarized in the Note which the French Government has dispatched to
WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of September, 1916 3 o'clock in the afternoon at their Sale Rooms in Ice House Street, Victoria, Mongkong
THE
VI
VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
sicute at E.
| Kautrál Powers. In this document it int | wet forth.2---|
-inhabitant, avon those who will not be wiros, and in their children's aơ thà deported, WMCba allowed to leave his women who broke out, into 'w, svesk) of bena before, & in the morning, ferman blood when her boy was, lakan, and whose time. “Every one will have a right to, shattered rossan rafused to recognize him 18 kilogrammos = (about......2715); __qf | when he was brought back, luggage. If there is any excosa weight MEDVICTIMA" DEYIANT SPIRIT. everything belonging to that person will
Against all this black horror stands out be refused without carany.
The the splendid spirit at its vjedhins. On baggage must be separate for each saving their homes they were collected person, and must have label clearly in the churches and schools of their
INTIMATIONS
AN OLD PROVERB
Wine and an old friend
are without price everywhere."
writion and firmly fund. The addion district, numbered #10 labelled, and HUNT'S PORTS AND SHERRIES
will give surname and Christian nam, carted off in cattle wagons to the station. and the number of the identity card. harlots and young girls, ragamuffin and It is absolutely gecessary in your of merchants, all joibed in the cammon interest to take utensils. for sading and misery. Yet, sa the dres of those slave- shoes, and lion. Every one must barewatched folk were defiantly shouting drinking, as well as flanket, good. gange draws to the railway station, thes bi identity card. Anybody trying to escape deportation will be mercilessly punished-Etappen. Kommandagur. ATISK OF BEAMS,
On various occasions the Government Prays West-Victoria, Hongkong, and
of the Republie he had to draw thủ registered in the Land Office as
The Bish Infantry Regiment was "SECTION B AND THE REMAIN-attention of neutral Powers to the pro-romared from its more heroic duties as ING PORTION OF MARINI LOT ceedings employed contrary to, Treaty by Verduri, No. 268 together with the messages the German military anthorities in daal. sad tenements thereon known as. Nosing with the inhabitants of the French 38, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 FRANA territory which they temporarily occupy
The Government of the Republic to-day obliged to place under the notice af forsign Governments the documents which fardisk proof that our enemice have decreed fresh mesaures of even greater inhumanity.
KENNEDY TOWN, Now, D, 11, 15 sad 19 HOLLAND STREET Nos. 24 and 6 DOUGLAS LANE
IN ONE LOT
The property is held under Crown Lease for 999 years and contains an area of 19,500 Square feet.
For further Farticulars and Conditions of Sale apply to
Messrs. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON,
Des Voux Road Central,
Fendor's Solicitors, or to
Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, Sept. 3, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
999
THE Undersigned bave received instruos tions From The Liquidators of
Gold Pendants Lockets, Farrings Messrs. MELCHERS & Co., to sell by
Brooches, etc.
'Six Sextanta,
One Levelling Lastrament
'And
Two Large. "Chubby" Locks with 'Keys.
On view Wednesday p.m.
TERMS:-Cash,
HUGHES & BOUGE,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Sept. 1816.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
004
Public Auction,
Commencing" MONDAY,
the 11th September, 1918, at 10:30 am, on their premises, Queen's Buildings THE FALUABLE OFFICE FURNITURE, FITTINGS, SAFES, &, 4., contained 'therein.
Comprising
Vive la France, and for the first time since the Germans entered Lille rang out the song of treadom and revolt, the ** Marsellaise. *** Those left behind· had an attitude na less able.
I saw these herds of people ge
ARE NOT THE CHEAPEST BUT THEY ARE THE
BEST
Vino du Pasto, Manzinilla, Maduro, etc.
Old White, Very Old Taway. Invalid, Newfoundland etc.
DONNELLY & WHYTE,
SOLE AGENTS
Queen's Building
“AMUSEMENT WITHOUT DISCOMFORT
SEE
ind sent on sa order from | wrote a man of Roubair. [* It” breaks. General Headquarters to see to the one's bear. The woman so they passed maying, out of this inhuman proclama. tried to throw little parcels to their TZL tion, which should make of the Holy husbands, brothers, or sons; the young Week of 1910 a week of shame for every ; fellows on the whole hell themselves German. In the town where the blackensturdily some at them were singing. misery has long prevailedy rumour se lo What moved us most was the departure what was about co befall had filed the of the women and young girls who had hearts of every one with apprehension.been taken. You can imagine the stato the posting of the placard there had been 16 and 20 years of age going off in the During the three weeks which preceded of parents who say young girls of between
isolated raids tranwar, would be midst of young chap of all sorts and stopped by a detachment of troops, and conditions. And whither That no one three or four men or girls ordered out of knows. The wind of sorrow is blowing is, and taken off there and then for conatus, but for all that wa kuop 'n} unknown" destinations. The protests of courage:sout'un confident.“ the Bisboy and Frenuli civil authorities against these inhuman proceedings were unheeded. The only reply of the general
cub
$25,000 DEPORTED
from the towns of Lille, Roubaix, and Some 25,000 persons have been deported
On the order of General von Gaarenitz, and with the aid of the bith Infantry Regiment detached by the German General Headquarters, about 25,000 French subjects, young girls of between 16 and 20 years of age. young women and men up to the age of 55. without to the Bishop's personal remonstrances distinction of social condition, have been was. "You Bishop, be, quick, and get Tourcoing alone. Detalled evidence as to where they have all beets sent is not tor from their homes at Roubaix, meeting of protest was arranged, and forthcoming, but the majority of them Tourcoing, and Lille. separated without while that meeting was actually in would appear to have been scattered pity from their families and forced to progress the placards appeared, upon the between Sachin und Templeure down to work in the fields in the departments of walls of Lille. The town was full of the Ardennes. There they are employed the Aime and the Ardennes.
troops, and a new general arrived to direct in various labours; some on the soil, i operations. The placards appeared on the others road-asending, some in the manu¦ 18th. Never had Holy Week seen the fucture of munitions, and, in the digging of trenches. But the fact which is the churches in Lille crowded" with" cons gregations so fervent in their prayers. most appalling to those who have studied Never were the words of pity and com.the question of German affection is that Bolation uttared by the clergy listened to the women are employed in cooking for the German troops, and as servants to with more hope.
the German officers.
Better illustration of this fresh crie of the Imperial German Government than could be furnished by any comment is to be found in the placards of the German authorities, the sorrowing protests of the Mayor and the Bishop of Lille, which are annexed to this Note.
STRIPPING OF TERRITORY,
2.
The inhabitants have been forced by
At 9 o'nlock. on Saturday morning at Tourcoing. Roubaix, and Lile the soldiers of Germany marched down to occupy. throats, by violence, by executions, F The Note then gives a statement of positions for this cictory. By a clockprisonment and deportation, to make in the morning they had surrounded the trenches, bridges, roads, and railways? Filing Cabinets, Showcases, Counters, the facts drawn up by the French Fives quarter which was the first distrion to work in factories and mines; to make (fitted with Tale locks) by Wm Powell, finistry of War and examines the can-attacked. At cross-roads, and at the end sandbags for me in the trenches. They Ltd, Large and Small Desks, Sample tention of the German military authorities of each street, they installed minchine have been forced to work during inhuman hours for no pag, in conditions of the Tables and Cupboards, Bookcases,
15 men with red bayaneta battered ongoing, and to other odious punishment atmost misery, withops food, liable to Chairs Large Office Clocks Weighing that the massed exodus decreed at Lille sections, and then patrols of 10 or
THE Undersigned hava recaived instrac Machines, Swing Doors, Stationery, And Roubaix is justified as the necessary the doors of the houses, ordering the hands of the slave-drivers. They
T
tions from Mr. Doo CRONG KEL, Office Requisites, &*, &o, &c. «"
to sell by Public Auction,
THURSDAY,
the 7th September, 1916, commenting at 2.30 pm, on his premises, at the
old Post Office Buildings, Queen's Road Central
VA VALUAKLI 6380RTMENT OF ÖLD CHINESE PORCELAINS. EMBROIDERIES, KAKEMONOS,"
sto.. atc., Comprising: 5-Coldarx Vases, Plates Blue and White Wall Plaques, Figures, Vases, etc; Old Jade Stone Vases, Jade and Amber Beada, Snuff Bottles, etc, etc, Cid Bronze and Brass Incense Burners and Figures, One Large Screen of the Kung-hi Period:
(Full Particular from Catalogue) On view Tuesday.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneeri
Hoogkong, Sept. 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
H
DHE Undersigned have received in
structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR AŬCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
FRIDAY
the 8th September, 1916, Commencing at 230 pm, at their Hal Roumis, No.
Des Your Road, Corner of #JUK HOUSE STEKET,
kangjia" HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c
de Comprising Sandry Table Linen, 1 Persino Carpet (practically now). Sideboards, Disser Waggon, Doing, Tabine and Chairs, 2 Chesterfield Sofas, Armchairs Wardrobes, and Toilet Tables, Doubis and Single Brass and Beans mourted Bedstands, de, Miscellaneous Furnitare,
And
2 Collapsible,Sample Cupboards, Large and Small Safes by well-known Makers (one combination), Copying Presses, Large Model Stenner, Electric Coiling and Desk Fans, Lamps, Fittings, include ing Two Large Inverted Fittings
omplete with down ahains, de
... Also
Picccgoods and Hardware Samples ., &c.:
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) On view from 8th September. Teams-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGB
Auctioneers,
Hung trong Lua hệ, 1979.
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, " (102 4000UNT OF THE CONCERNED),
AN. EARLY DATE.
The following Lighthouse gar &c. &c, viz
24
One occulting apparatus, complete. Circular wick lampe.
Spare burners-
Cylinders and wicks. Incandescent Fetrol Lamps, and appurtenances,
And
A quantity of gear pertaining Mooring Buost
Azles.
to
A number of Locomotive wheels and Further particulars may be obtained | from the undersigned. - Terms-as psual.
HUGHES & HOOGE,
Auétioncert, Hongkoop, Aug. 24, 1916.
"CHINA MAIL"
Ging gr
the
ccnsequence of the increasing difficulties esused by England in the feeding of the Population. Its rer "rked that seguro of contraband and the stoppage of the enemys commerce so acts of var the deportation without military hocessity in not. Further, it is pointed out that
before the complete stoppage of enemy's rade Germany had stripped the bccupied territories of all products which would Have ensured the subsistence of the inhabitants, and organized the exploita tion of the labour of French civilians for her proft. After a short examination of the evidence M. Briand contingen in his Note:
inhabitants out into the street. Outside
each house there hung a list of all these been deported and carried off to work in the mines and factories of the inhabitants, and there was
zo means of
Rhineland and Westphalia. But, perhaps | escape. "An "offeer, accompanied by ́#
non-commissioned office selected their the most serious revelation contained in. slaves, who were given from 10 minutes the fatter part of the report, in that large. to an hour and shall in which to prepare numbers of civilians who were in themselves for their departure and bid Germany at the outbreak of war, and were interned, have been brought back to work. farewell to their families.
immediately behind the German Éines in France. Times.
A. DELUSIVE TELTE.
THE KWANGTUNG GAMBLING QUESTION
We make the following extret from the Feling Gautie's report of the pro- ceedings of the Chinese Parlament on August 28th.
On Easter Sunday there was a truce, and the rumour weat read among the French that the vehement protests of the Bishop had moved the German general's heart, that the neutral Powers had intervened but when the work was rcaumed gain in the early hours" of Monday morning, the dismay of dis The whole of the declarations which appointment added to the whole horror. folow show clearly that without For whole week this infamy continued. immeriste necessity or excitement of The Germans imposed upon themselves battle to extenuats the violations of only two merciful restrictions. They left international law, committed with con children below the age of 14 and their mother, and in taking girls below the sidered will and with methodical pre age of 20 they took some older members paration in advance the German of their family with them anthorities have reduced the happy-Selection apong the rest of the popnla other proving inhabitants et the invaded district to a tion was governed by general considera.. condition which can only be. compared with that of slavery...
The next Bill dealt with the gambling. question meKwangting Mr Chow L in explaining the purpose, of the Bill, criticised the officials of Kwang- song for removing the gambling pro tung hihition. His w were shared) by others, who pour out that unlike
Wangtung
his be province in the literal Qué of the mem
come's hottention to the Eack tion Girls whcee usque opged. */20s her directed 15 family had been
Inknown future.
of work were fakan is preference to the that many good fa athers servant girls were taken fredrly broken up and many a good man The evidence conveyed, to the neztral ereływhere, fand, many as their spoilt by the gambling evil in the pro- vince, and he urged that the Govern- Powers deals not only with the satourd mistresses, declining to be separated from mena chould take immediate steps to ing slave raids in the Borth of France, them, went with them to share the stop the evil Another member white The proportion of approving the checking of gambling ir but gives in addition black pictura at
by the long, martyrdom imposed upon the pet hoog, sind 30 Por should be the handled the provincial Assembly, Bat when the inhabitants of the rest of the occupied Two hundred-schoolgiris of 15 properly," "be" regions. It is impossible to reproduce all are taken away but on the whole question, was put to wote, it was su the letters dealing with the aisve faida, was the labouring classes who angered, that the House of almost unanimous in but the details of the following account and in some instances young girls of favour of sending the matter to the Ov tha dealt with all the business of the are drawn team the official German 800 family, who had been removed havement for immediate action Baring
been sent back.
Jdy the seats of three more newly placards and from tidence of the The raids were accompanied by terrible arved members were fixed. aufterammo
Benes of grief and sorrow, and not a leve 24 elderly people lost their reason when they saw their daughters being carried off. Some of the man,
At the beginning of April the German 964 authorities issued sppeal for agricni- allabour. As last year, when the
specify of the The US gunboat Quiros was order crops were got in they were all dispatchedandetarm, tenined to be conscious that ed to Waho recently to protect the to Germany, and the labourers were
home and compound of Mr HV
robbed of the trait of their tail, the they were engaged in shameful work,
Singer Sewing Machine Cor respones to this appeal was meagre Anome of the officers, too, sdrafted that Bernard, the resident agent for the
several lots of Blackwood Ware, 3 PIANOS, PIBFICATION order for wholesale deportation in the nothing could ever cleanse the Germany Bernard bad trouble with a crowd of
a few lots Porcelains, &c., Pantry and
Kitchen Utazato,
mulars from Catalogne:)
·HUGHES & HOUGH,
'Auctioneers
ng, Bent. 2, 1916.
BTAINABLE As the COWA
Dao, Wyndham Street, Hung Tong-
995 HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH
(1891-1903) HONGKONGYS MUSICAL
HISTURY
ALIFEWIN
HOTKS
Part #1---Maxoniale and
FUR SALE
HE Undersigned have received
structions to sell it their Bils Boot No & Den Vour Road, Corner of Toe House Street,
Piano by Tom Brondwood & Sons
(in good condition),
Piano Moutrie & Co. (in good condition)THE
Cabinet Grand Piano by Sterling,
Organ, Eleven Btors, lager
SD) by Mason & Harlin CHINES oulars by appli
Hon to the undersigned.
tapmas
flag from this fresh stain put upon it. labourets which became serious the Indeed, It is salt in Lille that a number authorities fearing that a riot would All the inhabitants of the house of officers and rein, the Citadel? ensue.
childrez balow awaiting their trial for refusing to dis of age and their mothers and honour themselves old men, mut be ready to be trans ported within an hour and hat An officer will finally decide who is go to be faten to the oncentration came The inhabitsate of the house, therefore must gather in front of their domicile "In cato al bed weather they will be mals in thể"lobby: The
THERAPI THERAPIC THERAPION
"By this set of bodogg, they apezed themselves scenes which one would have thought might melt the hee Gurman—the madden husband,con, and
who cursed them in their race in their
NO APPETITE THIS
WEATHER
Then you need the aid of
PINKETTES
The Man Who Gets There
Me:bodya:
OIL
COMPOUND
THE
PALISADE
OUT-OF-DOOR-PICTURES
LOCATION NEAR POST OFFICE, KOWLOON,
HERBERT RAWLINSON.
UNIVERSAL
ENTIRE CHANGE OF FROGRÅMI
ANOTHER THRILLIN
INSTALMENT
THE
BLACK BOX
8th EPISODE IN 2 PARTS.
THE GOLDEN CALF
Page 2) (3-Parta, Nordisk) "JIM THE-MULE HOT KATE!
AWAN (Comedy Drama). **WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE” *** BOLDIERS OF MİSPORTUNE."
COMICS:
“BUNNY'A MISTAKE,” A STOLEN PURSEX- DOUBLE CROSSED."
BAND NIGHT TO-NIGHT.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA✨
STRING BANDS-
Ask for Horlick's.
It is well worth trying, and will meet "good health for you, as Horlick's-Malted Milk assists Nature in repairing and building up wasted tissue.
always acceptable delicious to the "taste, and made in a moment-no cooking."
HORLICK'S
MALTED MILK
· Of all Chamista and,
THE OHINA MAIL
COMBINED
COLOURED
TYPHOON MAP & GUIDE.
REVISED AND UP TO DATE
Shows tracks and dally progress of the big typhoons- during the last twenty years. Explains day and night typhoon signále. Enables one to locate the centre of a typhoon.. Gives a table of typhoons for the last thirty years.
MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD AND TAPED FOR HANGING
Price 50 cents.
*INT HUNDRED,
andred men of the Royal Lent under
From the CHINA MAHL Or
thei
West Kept the relief
the splendid defenon pas able to carry out a systematic clearance
of the wood.
of Teanother thriling" adverture.
"their comrades during the course of the
same night at the tempo
headquarters of the
southern fring
the
had becocio and meat this spots
they
UGHES & BOUGH
Harkoog, Aug. 17;