WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1916.
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION
letting by Public Auction Sala, to be
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the held on MONDAY, the 18thday of October, bare, Coal and Gandrs Produce 1 tsp.m., if the Odess of the Publis Works Department," by Order" of HD Hellen the Governor, of One Lot of UROWN HAND above Conduit. Road, in the Colony of Hongkong for
of 75 years, with the option of renewal at: a." Crawa be by
'Brokers and Commission”
Agents.
PROPRIETORS
THE CHINA:MALI..
VISIT TO THE HOME OF A the manipulation of the sheering gear most of all to the one whose first, words. for elevation and direction" and all these ho leaned out of his gondola, were 25 other technical equipment and the little ***I haven't been able to get rident one does bear grinned as one what knew it all long my eggstaden, die, to
ZEPPELIN-FLEET.
IN CAMP WITH THE "MARINERS
· OF THE AIR.**
Bay, Ang.
Anton Fendrich, who la about to pub. shs book on the war, in glving to the German public its first real view of the German air feet, which be thaited among the mand duries." Here is his tory
",.*
Somewhere amid the white sand
40.
"He had orders to stack an Irin We flew over wood and meadow, and foundry. From afar he saw in gleaming over sirship balls and barracks and the below, but the increasing "ademy west canopy of green was soon lost to sight, wind prevented him from getting drar it..
Through a small horizontal trans. The home journey led bins over, many pagant pane, built like an alcave in the own and village of the land, which seeki 8 wall of the commandant's gondols, to start out German women and Jour ever can see straight downward into children, but he few over them with all the depths below. delightful relief that makes it seem Uke stand new and gigantio airship hails, On Ar 2,000 feet the earth assumed that "Down on the waterfront overywhere
a giant plaything. In the distance the the day I left the first of some new and
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his bombs.
INTIMATIONS
WAR CHARITIES.
"OUR DAY"
:
THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER,
will be devoted all over the Empire to collecting funds for
THE
the Surveyor, of Ha. Majoy the dy punch and the salt meadow woods gwall grey sars, of a city appeared, but was splendid monsters came Eying, from the BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
1o Coal Storage.
for eco further term of 75 years
Particulars of the Lobos
Codes), used
Bentley's
Boundary
(Approximate)
4. 3. Co 4th & 5th Editions.
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Telegraphic Code.
Telegraphic, Address
MERION" RONGKONG,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received in- The Fou the Liquidators of Messrs. WITZKE & Co., to sell by Public Auction,
GA
THURSDAY,
the 11th October, 1916, commencing at 10:30 am, on their premises, No.1 Ningpo Street, Yaumati, VALUABLE PLAST, MACHINERY TOOLS, &c., including Cast Iron Scrap and Metals,
As follows:
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135
139
abou
PUBLIO AUCTION,
1110
Tutos a ell by Public Auction, THE Undersigned have received in-
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNKS)
FRIDAY,
..
the 13th October, 1916, commencing
scon left behind.
VIEWS NORTH SEA” YLEET.
airstup yards. Others followed and lay
to lay a fortress in ashes. ready for sailing. They are large enough
**Woe to you. Paria! Woo to your London, when your day comes
POSSÍNEZ LİGATION OF LIENZIPO," """
Naw Yoax, August 22nd-
the marinem of the air who have brought some notion to Albion that it no longer. How the heat best when through an island. I was takon et evening in the forward windows of the gondols the an sutomobile over causeways and diken to a group of building dark airship North Sea ighted: There lay the battle feet, but the ships seemed to hang. halls, silhouetted agilua, the main clouds, an optical illusion, for-when clouts in great lines of modern stool sedation an airabip the earth seems to Anton Fendrich's description of the construction, m
aink Uke a round. But saucer. Immedi-Zeppelin base is apparently intended to "How many hear the questionately under you lies the lowest point, identify it with some place in Belgium naked. Quite ▸ confidence inspiring while round about the horizon seems to between the Scheldt and, the sea as number.
rise. Hence came the illusion that battle," white sand dance and salt raadow cruisers sad a dreadnought, steaming far weede do not suggest the coast of
The commanders were sitting at Bower-decked - horseshoe sappor table-
AND
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF
JERUSALEM
IN AID OF-THE- WOUNDED,
LADY MAYS ROSE FUND
way! From the wall smiled the Suabiano werd gliding through low; Schleswig north of Holland or the steep. Subscriptions to the Rose -Fund will also be gladly received at any time.
Camat Zeppelin, without whose decade of struggling all this would never have beau
**** These men were mcatly between, 80 and 40 years and already had many a
clouds.
རྭཎྜ
20,000 roses have been given, and will be sold throughout the day by numerous ladies and school children. before the day by Lady May at Government, House, who will send a rose with, the acknowledgment...
GREAT ENGLISH FAIR
rocky shores of the Baltic. The barometer showed 3,300 foot. The description may Now we are in the zone of explosion hypothetical, for the as above Weat be partly
danger," the commandant said coolly and Flanders has been pretty well combed by
I cannot deny that this informa.the seroplanes of the Alles. quietly.
On the
in the Afternoon, from 3 till 7, on the Murray Parade Ground. searchlights and bursting shells and The Captain explained further: Ats series of hangars for small aeroplanes DANCING ENCLOSURE, tinis participated in a wild Bant through on disturbed the enjoyment of my view cashes between Zeebrugge and Bruges,"
"over all tho' world.
the Germans had built in's drained creek | COCONUT SRIES,
WILD WEST SHOW, though they lived among these peaceful this height the atmosphere is must in- and covered the rools with surf cut from JUNGLE SHOOTING RANGE meadows the same keen look of the hunts-clined to creep through the thin skin of the surrounding marshes so that they mat which one finds at the front was the gas colle, producing that explosire appeared to be mounds rising from the
(Elephants, Lions, and the Pink Tiger). stamped on their faces.
| misturo olhydṣpgen and oxygen which plains. Yet, those hangara were three
RED CROSS COMPETITIONS, In the midst of the conversation ons
with hob-nailed boots word to strike", a destroyed. shorem, rose and said it was high time park on the steel plates now he could
o, as he had to sail that night. Would I was midnight as we approached the dark structure with brightly illumin.
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at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rodne, No. of the commandante, tall and smooth/Fou know froiri chemistry. If a 'man'¦ times barabarded from the air and finally THE EVERYTHING" STORES,
די
Dee Voux Road, Corner ^
of Ice House Street, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
And
AYEW LOT OF DRAWN THREAD WORK, GRASS CLOTH, etc.
Comprising
One Electric Lighting Set, consisting of Highspeed Vertical Steam Engine &c. &c, complete with Mountings and
Carpets (new) Sideboards Dinner Switchboard, Marine Multitubular Boiler Waggon, etc. by Powell, Ltd, Dining, with Furnace, Boiler complete with all Arm chairs, &c., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables and Chairs, & Chesterfield Safar, Mountings and Feed Pump On Tables Double and Single Brass-mounted Horizontal Compound Non-Condensing Bedsteads, de Miscellaneous Furniture, Stene Engine with Pipe Connection several lots of Blackwood Ware, 2 Pianos, Faires and Storage Tanks. Several few late Porcelaina, &c, Pantry, Bath. Double Geared. Screw Cutting and Room and Kitchen Utensils, etc., Table Surfacing Lothes, Sheary of varying and Sideboard Covers, Bedspreads long he, 1 Planing Machine.com-Napkins, Doyles, Grass Cloth, etc., etc. plete with Pulleys, &c, 1 shaping Machine complete with Shaft, Blotting Machine complete, 1 power and hard-driven, screwing Machine Shaft, Miscellaneous Assortment of Dies Yer tical Double Geared Drilling Maching complete, One Double Fillar Geared Vertical Drilling Machine (equivalent to two machines) by appleyard & Co. Halifax, England.
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One Double Colution: Steam Bammer complete with all connections, One Beit- driven Draught Blower for Blacksmith. Shop (complete with connections, Que Ore Washing Tank with agitating Gear: Shafting, & d
Also
Falleys, assorted Belting, large quantity of Miscellaneous Material Tools,, c, Tubes and Piping, Steel Bars, Wrought Iron, Steel and Cast Iron Scrap
A large and varied assortment of Brass Valves and Corks, Brass Rods, Machine Screws, Copper Pipes, Copper Plates,
And
SUNDRY OFFICE FURNITURE; &ç. (Fall Farticulars from Catalogue) Ox view from Monday 2nd October." TERMS: Cash ́·
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. Oct. 4, 1916
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Brass Jardinieres, Vases, Finger Bowls etc., and Fowling Pieces.
(Full Farticulars from Catalogue.) Terma-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct. 9, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
I come to the hall p
aled windows which, at first bread and |
red, soon shrunk to narrow shining lite se the whole hall turned, on ita axis in order to bring the airship into line with the wind.
HURRICANE FROM. PROPELLERS,
ochre yellow body of the air-cruiser filled The turning of a single screw on the the giant hall with the rossing and how ing of a hurricane.
In front of the almost unbelievably thin steel rods to which were fixed the crew propellers were high wooden plat
blow us all into the air. That is why new blow of gas. This prevents a dangerous proportion in the misture of air and hydregen.
Shrill bells sounded through the air- ship, commands were called through the telephone, and wires were pulled. As we
It is hardly possible that in the. asme region were concealed the larger buildinga needed to house the greatest aircraft,
The rest of Fer Fendrich's description might refer to one of half dozen Zeppelin basea whose locality is known.
Aside from Heligoland, English sit experts believe the Zeppelins which attack gu back over the land again the com- the east coast of England come troos mander pointed out to mo a largo white; interior bazos Like Emden, 400 miles from ercea in the midst of a plain. It was a London: Hamburg, 450; Düsseldorf, '500; them fell outside the aircles of which the target. Four bombs, fall. Not one of Cologne, 2003 and Bremen, 400 crossed lines were the diameters.
below us, looed like hawks.
We descended until biplanes, cruising
the commandant suggested...
*!! You must also visit the motor rooma;*
**NO LONGER A WAR OF THE PEOPLÉS."
---
BUT SIMPLY KEPT GOING BY THE STATESMEN **
forma on which mechanics covered and
" Through two doors lay the way to watched the whirling propellers, These the machinists. I could stand it for just wooden propellers, each as tall as a man, two minutes. How men with eardrums soon became visible again, turned awk and nerves can hold ont hours at a time wardly a few times, then stopped.
A
' mechanic adjusted a few screws, ham. I and half a day long in that mad hell. af bitter and outspoken, review, ofthel
mered a few bolts, and then the slender, thin coden blades road. The 1118 mechanic notes the faults first always
with the ear only," but afterwards dis covers them with the eye
Now they had caught the right tone The ship is clear for sailing, the engi. THE Undersigned have received inner reported to the commander...
structions to sell by Public Auction,
:
(POR 4000VZE OF TEL, CONCEASED),
on..
AN EARLY DATE.
11
sound that shakes the whole body to the marrow I do not understand. These men
out and do their sily work among the are hardes even though they merely hold
Under the heading "August the Fourth the Vienna Socialistarbeiter publishes an extraordinarily Zeitung situation by ita Berlin, correspondent, That date rather than August 1, is taken
On August 1, was the beginning, but on because England's entry is regarded as ja the real starting point of Armageddon. the August the world war was in "full blast. But another reason la vag- gested for the footnote to the article "ears"If our choice of August 4A
readers
-pass W3
THE MAN IN THE TUR CHILDREN'S MAYPOEE DANUF THE LUCKY WELL,; INDIAN TORCE DANCE, TWO BANDS:
THE SWANKS.
ALL THE FUN OF THE "FAIRM
Entrance 50 Cents.
FETE AND ILLUMINATIONS
in the Evening, from 9 till 11.30 at the Public Gardens.
CONCERT.
TWO BANDS.
Entrance, $1 seats in Reserved Enclosures, $2 and $1 extra Refreshments on sale during the Afternoon and Evening.
Tickets obtainable at MOUTRIE'S and the ROBINSON PIANO and from MEMBERS OF THE WAR CHARITIES COMMITTEE GU
E. R. HALLIFAX, Hon. Secretary,
CITY HALL
BOXING!
BOXING ! FRIDAY, 13th OCTORER, 101: Commencing at 8.15 P.M. For the Lightweight Championship of the Colony.
-18 Hounds. Contest. SAFFER RICHARDS -
SEAMAN-ISAACS. For the Bantamweight Championship of the Colony. 10 Bounds Contest,
7.
Fte. BEESTY -
SEAMAN ALLEN. For the Amateur Lightweight Championship of the Colony.
8 Rounds Contest.
YOUNG MAHER, Champion
БАРГЕН БАКЕР. 8 Rounds Contest. A
SEAMAN MESSENGER.
Booking at MOUTRIES.
$5, $3, $E ́& $1.
A wa circled about our hall, the landing forces quickly caught hold of the lines ind' after a few minutes. L-I was In the front walls gap opened block that runs on ralis to the hall,
fly, imprisoned on the wheeled, iron. alowly, like the pulling of a giant stage. Not always is the landing so easy. curtain in a theatre, coly much slower, Many ship has been held in a storm back the steel wings on the front door taking reset shifts before it could be back the stingy, eming te side outside for twenty-four hours, the men The commander disappeared in the dire brought in. tion of the forward gondola. From the portholes of the connecting gangway grinned the faces of happy mariners, who called out jokes to those who were stay Incandescent Petrol Lampe and ing behind. Then the wondrous monster in the English papers that the English official approval, and secondly that the Mr G. E. Anderson Mr. H. Howard Appartenances.
The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR Sc&e, viz
One occulting apparatua, complete. Circular wick mps
Spare burners...
Cylinders and wicka
A quantity of gear pertaining to Mooring Buoys,
Also
A number of Locomotive wheels and [1048 Axles
HE Undersigned have received in- structions from GAZTAIN HIDDELL,
o sell by Public Auction,
SATURDAY,
the 14th October, 1916 at 11 am,"
at No. 1, Mindeh Villas, Kowloon,
ANN WHOLE OF STENSÄNDA
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,,
21. &G.
contained therein.
Conmsting of
Fumed Teakwook Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Table and Chairs, Chesterfield Bola and arm-chairs. Brunas Standart Lampe Crockery and Gloss Wres Pictures, Curtains, Ice Chest, Fumed Teakwood Wardrobes (Begelled Mirror Dressing Tables and Washstands, Shang- hai Baths, Cooking Stove and Utensils, eto, etc.
Also One Buit Japaneso Armour and Gent-s Bicycle VINIR GALLEk nagy
On view from Friday the 13th at Nom Catalogues (will be lasted,
BOGHES & HOUGH;
Hongkong, Oct 1914
TELE Undenigned have received instroo
toon to well
[their
Further particulars may be obtamed from the undersigned. Terms: asusi...
BUGARS & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong ứng 24, 1918.
864
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION...
Morrison Hill Road.
the ribs of the sir
should ask why distinguished from tod
Pte. COTTON ant) lot the opening of the second year of wer
FRICES without a word they consult the first pages
might our issues 11:15). of appeared with great blank spaces. Evi those dates the Arbeiter Zeftung
dently be, censor had been at-work. the fact that its Berlin Judging by TE takes much courage and science to win -pincensored, one may con- article on August the steer such is cruises through the air. The clude Hrstly that this article, which commanders all laughed when they read refers only to German feeling, has some
WITH THE FLEET FOR A WEEK,
VISITORS AT THE HOTELS..
HONGZONG HOTEL
was led out of the ball with an ease which planned to salvage the frame-work of paper acomments on these pervious dates Mr B. L. Atkinson Mr C. Howitt the eye could hardly credit
L-10, sunk in the waters of England, in must have been of a really sensational Mons. Aymard
}
ME. M. Josaph *Gas colla between the
charactor, and probably referred * Forder to copy the cont cruiser Cheat the laws of gravitation make them present of a brand now one
the construction. Wir will austria's desperata plighted to Mr. Murry East Mr. King
Baring Dr A T Knoderet The war began: says the article, as Mr W, La L. Barker Capt. R. Larssen The hug is, weighed to an ounce, no and they would not learn how to sail it lighter and no heavier than air, atlistin five years, the said.
seized upon all heads which were
and child.
G. GOLDSBOROUGH, Prompter.
PEAK HOEKL
Mr&Mrs H.Bridge Me Neil Macintyre Mr R. Buthan
"and child
Mr and Mrs H. F.Mr R. E. Mattingly Carmichael Mr and Mrs Charley
Mourer
M-FW. Cary
Mr and Mrs D. U. Lt. ColaMrs Morgan
Casully re
Mrs Nolasco
Col Darling, RE
Mr TL Perkin
MW J. Dexter Mr C. Skott Mr&Mrs.Duinken Mr & Mrs A. Findlay
Mr W. H Ford Managu
Smith
i swings in epico like a great leather, whs 6 guest for nearly-6 week at ing
not strong in international anderstand Mrs Bellos Mr H. D. Law A band of frolicking schoolboys could the airfleet station and ever more free nose?
it was a frenzy! Nay mad-MOD. J. Bell Me Mendes de Mr Denman Fuller Mr & Mrs V.Findlay
Mutual fear and suspicion Mr B. H. Berken Loon just as well has led the monster out of quantly camo ficers to the Squadron had become excited to fever pitch
Lt Comdr. and Mrs Smith kotter m
MrO. Lied Through popular passions the war MT.
Gascoigne Mr 8, Longfield, had the character
Mrs Staple Smith Chief with black dispatch cases.
awar of the MER
Major D. Macdonald Mrs Claudiot Mr & Mrs L1 Grant One evening there was only very peoples small company at the table. Almost
T. Gordon Blyth De GA Mackenn Mrs C Gandiot Smith and challa It co
Mr.Boissezon Mr H. E. Marlin everybody was tenderway,
Mr F. A Hazeland Major-Gen. Bowerman Dr & Mrs O. Marriott
ztrig
Hite stalk.Ne
Bab outside waited the nightwind One knew it well from past experience, Therefores hundred hard seamen's, grabbed it outside to prevent capsizing.
THE AIR" GIANT LA OFFI A abril wise,
of
longer has
that cha TheT!
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From the war has lasted the more sicketés crear and Mrs WG Mrs T.J. E. Johns Mr and Mrs David
The good wind for a journey to has become a war of Stater
from I could have prevented the war if only Capt B
all the screws the west, for it makes cheer the resurp-Ons
Masters
MrEL E. Maslin
England is the bad weather wind one had, had the Dooples on one's side. Mrs. W. Haunheimer Lee Jones began their storts song. A low mm, alebo curdig to post step it to go on font the war to close)
end-ic, universal Mr R. Campbell Mrs F. B. Marrow Mr&Mrs A. Lembelet States on one thitter one has the Madam Cateau Madam Masson
the landing battalion shook themselves work instead of driving it back towards exhaustio like wet dogs, They had got on their heads spout of the water with which the air erniser lightens itself. Lightly the slender colomus foofed upwarded it cemed swallowed up by the night, TANG YUK, DENTIST, successor to dare shadow agamat the Great Dipper
Capt. La Cassel England.
That is the problem. Mr C. Checer "And yet at home Her Schwapplauser, impose their will apon the States at a
the pacific portion of the peoples have to it and MT. indignilyaks at his beer table, when time when the peoples as such do not ir S. K
Clark and son brick and wesher wind blows from the exist for the State
TI, Cokely act, Why don't our Zeppelins get Iney and why are not the fine summer night
add better use of 2
the late SIEN TING,
14 D'Aoomlar STREET.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.
JAPANESE MAKERS
For a starve Every kind of Footwear.
MADE
ORDER
Bontured Berr Schwepphauser and
STATEMEN STEALS OF THEIR
statesmen, the Governments. These MrTEG
At the bead of the States stand the i'must keep the war going, for They fear Miss Cory:
Me B. Maxwell A.Mr M. McClenny Me D. Me, Murray
O'Brien 70
D.D.B
Miss D
Food
DAN KING XDWARDHOTEL Mes R. Almond
Me and Mrs Baker Mr H MG, Bannerman Mr D MijandoMis T/EMSEO. N
Cheng Mr. B. Coy Mrs W. CSE
Mrs E OR
van dà firako MacE MUSİ MTN. Gregory Mr Y.M. Sowers
wires, hang's anall brown plush teddy" Comrades have been present tacite for their own Lutures, unless they bring MFG. L. Courtney Area ChantraAMEZNA
In the commander's gondols, roding all, the measuring instruments and signal bear, and acid
storm song of the propellers and the Thunder of the motors you seem t to hear the shrill, laughter of chidren. The commander's nail deg ter sent him the teddy bear a souvenis when sailing over England.
We Low.The deafening unisè making Conversation impossible, I at first noticed- nothing
The commandant showed me
LOSING WEIGHT- BY THE POUND
Under Welt i donal of filetealthy shows your musim” lative powers, Arn. Locrinsing
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED. CODEIVER OIL COMPOUND-
ones when sirtálpa foturned from Eng
land. And there is zejnising acording ancrifices. Wint is to be done Feyolu M. Crouche Capt A. Pirington M. Jackson
home victory after much nameless MrJW. Courtney Capt. M. Fickmel
Mr&M
Find blows, and the aber suamet hon The machinery of the State would MFF C Dangle chri might are propitions Ice sitting in cafes, cruali it in the germa Millions whoare ar W. B. Davenport MrE. H.. frit fot for air trips to Albion
yearning for peace, would condemon it as Mr and Mrs E F. Misa Z bringing assistance to the enemy, and
Davis would approve the suppression woltez Mrs. F. Deziby
What then remains 1. Nothing but Capt. Dewar steady work, which sets itself to convert the general will for peace into buch
HARDSHIP OF AIR CHUTNING,
During the weak ruiser in which me the bad, in five days; spent eigh in the air and had slept In his bed
Another, comm
Folder ships with open
frozen that it was necessary
rat
knock off with stick the fee from the fur clothes him and ble men before
they could undresses
But, in my mind, I took
WHY NOT WAKE UP
Pringla
Beilly adges. Mr H. Renso Capt. W. Enthen Douglas Capt S. and barg
on the part of the Stater Buch.-Has ME Dulfy Me H. D. E Schmidt ork-Line But limited angoess, but that Mr.Ay. Bastaan Mr J. H. Scott
ahrend gigrou tear the Germany -37" and PJMr and Mrs F. da any other counts FAN
ermany
Bilva
on in regard to Mr & MisD. Farrualde W. Simmons
and are doing harmur
pedos "Hra Ferkes / Mrs. M. Slade wengat Anita ETA H. TrA E Southard
them away The an Mr W. Ford Mrs L M Southard
dging
Mr J. WE Blackhouse wish to do utefal carvice I Gibbs Mr BS not possess the decisive In Miss G. F. Godart Miss Baflettor
which they are striving, but Mr G. Gordon
thatë thoy: hbduld be:srp"|| 325
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