TUESDAY, DEQEMBER 19, 1916.
Hughes & Hough
ATUKIONEKES TO THE GOYIBŇKINYT,
* General Austioneers
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned nave received in
structions from Mr. Doo CHEONG Kan to sell by Public Auction,
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 20th and 21st December, 1916, commencing each day at 250 p.m., at his Share, Coal and General Prodnos | premises “The Old Post Office Building"
Queen's Road Central,
Brokers and Commission)
Agenta
PROPRIETORS
"TeXwa+Wan* Coal Storage.
Codes red
Bentley
▲ 4th & 5th Editions. A1 Telegraphic Code
Telegraphie Addrau *METRION.", HOMOKING.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF UHINESE PORCELAINS,
EMBROIDERIES,
FAKEMONOS, 1
CURIOS, 4., Comprising: A large variety of coloured and 1-coloured Vases and Plates, Blue and White Fases and Figure, de, Ol Bronzes, including Incense Burners of the Sung and Ming Dynastics, Pekinese Cicisonne, Stuff Bottles, Mandarin Plumes, and Beads (Amber and Jade stone), Carved Bamboo Ware, Old Soochow Lacqueur Boxes, Silk Embroi- derias, Kakemonos and Wall Hangings, Tidestone and Ivory Carvings, do do,
(1
THE CHINA MALL.
GERMAN STRATEGY AND
SOMME TACTICS.
ENEMY MISTAKES.
the splete in which the Frensh
dealst. From furibar attacks, but this was
and English began and have continued the
ORIENTAL STUDIES,
offensive on the Somme, bor the spirit THE ENDOWMENT FUND OF TH
in which the 'Bosniane and the Italians come on. S
By the meer fast-of-socepting our attack, and by the total failure hitherta THE LOST OPPORTUNITY OF 1915. of their counterattacks, the Cremas
{SY THÍB KILITART COUSKAYONSENT OF "TIK TIMES."]
GERMAN PAILUTES.
LONDON SCHOOL
The following appeal on behalf of the Endowment Fund of the "School o Oriental Studies at the London Institution admit their interiority, whether meal or has been issued by Lord Curron (chafe- material, or both. Let us same this man of the Appeal Committee), Iord iile material only in this case, Cromer, the Lord Mayor, Sir J.-P. especially if the tremendous means of our Hewett (chairman, Governing Body), Sir superior artillery we fully utilized, and Montagu C. Turner (chairman, Executive General Berhad. Is chially known it becomes a bottle of exhaustion on the of Appeal Committee), and Mr. Lionel England by a book in which he expounded two sides, the exhaustion is more serious Martin (chairman of Council, London the gospel of Prussian militarism in is the delove side, back. It in the Chamber of Comanarroy most shamelons form." He is not a great weaker, and ven if the losses on the two. The buildings of the School of Oriental authority, and che page of Clansowitz, sides are equal the defender actually losos Studies, in regard to which mandunce. chapter of Von der delte, is worth the more in proportion than the assailant, mente have already been made in the whole of him. Still, he has been and Further, if the defender loses position Pros, are now ready for occupation. The apparently is once more, as the head offafter position, de bé has done, both school has received » Royal abarter, and a German Army Corps, and no one who west and Faab, and recover nothing by the provisional data of opening has been has written so much can have failed to counter-attack, as also has been, the case, fixed for January, 1917. Elis Majesty the strike a true bote now and them. He was there must be a steady mural deteriora. King has graciously consented to de one of the last German soldiers to itfon on the defender's side and he te patron of the school.
The cojects of this new Institution have examine the conditions of this greatest nothing whatscover exceps the trumpeting of wars before it began, and he arrived of bulletins, Which soon give cut a graver been frequently explained and are now at the conclusion that Germany" can ing note, to serve as a counterpose againat fairly familiar to the publie. They so only rely upon being successful if she the risk run daily of the cracking of the tares in mumber(1) To provide a place breaks the superiority of her enemies by defence. The defence, as it is eaten into, bere the Englishmen who will presently victory (over one or the other of them also lose more prisoners than the attack, be engaged in governing or garmoning before their total strength can come into witness the 80,000 or more prisoners the Oriental and. African parts of the play."
taken by the Allies on the Somme, white Empiro may leam the languages and much material of war falla also into the study the literature, the religions, and the This was, sasuredly, the theory with attacker's hands. Only the resolution eustons of the peoples, with whom they which Germany began the war, and is is of a commander who has not the mural will be so soon brought into contact and common knowledge that the German courage to face losses can alter this situs thair influence over whom will fargely Armies have failed to live up to it, thoughtien. but this irresolution fè more likely depend upon their familiarity with they have done their best. They tried to affect the delender than the assailant, indigenous character, ideas, and institu to crush France and lamentally failed because the former suffers more. Germanfions; (2) to cer a training to those who They then tried to crush Russia and cries of pain from the Somme demonstrate are about to proceed to the same countries 1325 failed again. The culminating point of this clearly, while from the Anglo-French to take part in commercial enterprise or Evocations; (3) to turaleh In the capital! their victories was reached in the autumn side such rate is never heard. of 1915, sad they had not the wit at
of the Empire x meeting-ground and focus that time either to Enish with Bussia or
for the scholars of the East, of al to try to end the war by negotiations,
nationalities, where, on their visits to thiề cuntry, they may be assured of s Their conquests of territory were of no value to them unless they brought thead bloody trial which is the fiercest and sympathetic welcome, and, if required peace that was desired, and this pose the longest in the history of war. Thera of opportunities for study among those
is no military reason cn.our side why it who are engaged in kindred pursuits. was always unattainable unless they
PREPARING JOR, ASTER, THE WAR. destroyed the Armies of one as loss of should not go on, because our losses of
In all these respects the war, has made The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR their principal antagonista. In this object officers and men have been made good,
they failed and it, as everything indicates, a number of our guns increases daily the creation and the early opening of this do&o, Tiz:--
they continue to fail, then their initial and the expenditure of ammunition ja school not less bus more urgens; and it is success will prove, to have been not only exceeded by the supply. Everything that a master of Imperial importance, that it useless, but fatal to them. It left themat: Germans have said about the opera should be in full working order as acon with fronts of preposterous length to tion has proved false. They said that our hostilitim have ceased. Evicense and Cylinders and wieles. Incandescent Petrol Lamps, and defend in East and West. It left themen could not Tub them out of their been secumdisting in recent years, and almost berelt of strategic reserves, and first line, but they did, hey also did ever since the waz began, then the train, appurtenances,
with all their goods in the shop windows that the German lines cannot be broken the languages, the heline, and the modes from the second and the third. Who says ing of one Civil servantes and officers in A quantity of gear pertaining to They were certain to be bosten There when they are broken? Whenever a of thought of Oriental peoples falls shortn 1338 Mooring Buoys,
they stood sooner or later on account of
THE Undersigned bare
structions to sell by Public Auction, (YOR ACCOUNT OF TH |_ CONCERNED},"
FRID
Ο ΑΥ,
2nd December, 1918, commencing
at 11am at their Sales Booms, No. 8, Des Faux Road, Corner of Ice
House Street,
"J
* A Number of Lots of ZOUBIHULD FURNITURE, kc,
Comprising:-. Carpets and Rugs, Sideboarde, Dianer Waggon, ata, Dining Tables and Chairs Chesterfield Satas, "Arm-chairs, Teakwood Twin Beds, Wardrobes and Toilet Tablas, Doable and Single Brass- mounted Bedsteads, d, Miscellaneona Furniture, Blackwood Ware, Pazos, a few lats Porcelais, d., Pantry, Bath Room and Kishen Utensils,
Ja. (Full Particulars from Catalogue.} Tas-Cash
$
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Dec. 15, 1918
PUBIKO AUCTION,
TAX Vädersigned have received instrue- done to sell by Eublic Auction, (For Account of the Concerned).
on
SATURDAY,
the 23rd December, 1018, at 10.20, Ro
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Your Bood, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A Varied Assortment of
XMAS TOYS,
And
A Consignment of
IMAS CRACKERS,
Also
Ono Doll's House Furnished.
&d, Terms:-Coah.
HUGHES & HOUGH;
„Auationeer).. Hạng Dụng Dea 7, 1976
RUBLIC AUCTION.
1312
12 Undersigned bare received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, "ITOR ACCOUNT: OF SIEN CONCNKXED),
WEDNESDAY,
the 27th December, 1918, at 11 aug. at their To Kwa Wa Godowns, Balvaged Cargo ez. 8.S. "WISLEY,"
Comprising
About 400 drums of Caustic Soda. About 15 drams "Napthaline" Flake,
About 80 casks of Carbonate of Ammonia.
About 20 cases of Oxide of Iron
Twenty Braiding Machines, "far" covering electric cables."
Three small Electric Motora. Eight machines and parts for cotton winding, (these are suitable for, use, in
knitting factories)...
Odle Marble Switchboard.
One Etarting Regulator in cast iron
Nine direct current starting switches
Two Ammetern da
Fifteen cases of Spare parts for
The greater portion of the shore stock bai recently arrived from Pekin and Kiang-al, and includes pieces from the Ming, Kanghi, Yangehing, Kienlung, Kaiching and Towkwong Ferieds.
(Full" Particulars from Catalogue.) On view from Tuesday 19th inst. Tax-Casti.
*
HUGÈLES & HOUGH. Luchonours
Hongkong, Dec. 13, 1814
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,
(JOR. ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNAL).
10
AN EARLY DATE:
"One occulting apparatus, complete.
Circular wick lamps. Spare burners.
Aries:
A number of Locomotive wheels and Further particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.
Tarnis :-na usnál.
" BUGER &: HOUGH,
- Auctioneers,
Bongkong 148. bởi 197
Lesay
Such are the argumecte which theory geste as an explanation of the Anglo- French offxive on the Somme, and as s-ressor for the coatiänation of this had
the superior population and resources of storm came on and the fire died down a of the ideal which we ought to have in the Alliance; but military pride, com-little; the Germans cried failure, in an view. In the new relations that will bined with dread of the most effect of ecstasy of joying antipation, and next develop when the war is over there muARS a retirement, forbade them other to treat day lost smother line of trench, r&be a higher standart of efficiency in these
violent than the last.
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BOOKING A MOUTRIES.
9 pm Sharp.
A Double Safeguard.
When buying, Worcestershire Sauce, always look for the signature in White
on the Red label, and see also that the <name LEA & PERRINS is embossed in raised-letters on the glass bottle,Car DOILEA & PERBINS' label' and, bottle are copied to such an extent that these precautions are necessary, in under to make sure that you are being supplied with the anginal "sand" "genuine Worïditershire add not one of for many. -limitations:
or retreat. They could not even continte village, or a wood. They bounded in respects, if our rule is to continue to in one stay, and what surplus of vigour stories of the exhaustion of our mat and commend itself to the heart and hein of remained to there they expended at mitions, but, each attack became more, those with whom we are brought into Not even the administrativa or diplomatic relationis... -li Verdun, and with the allure of this effort carsorship in Germany has been able to 964 they were reduced to the defensive and silence the wail at anguish about this that's long and farely waged commercial Henderson, and many others have joined
Similarly on the business tide it.is oleat - compelled to abandon the initiative to us.
received since Ligny, bas it will be a joke cessation updiately upon the the appeal committes, ple we did not stady the map and admit our.
to what is coming, war wo sad the been received that important steps are paid to the head omes of maymax be selves beaten. Why should we when our Russians are in possession of all our already being taken in Germany to give of the London County and Westminster Armies, though hard hit, were intact? menne. The Germans asked for war and * higher-education to Germans about to Bank, or to the secretary of the executive The war for us was only beginning and they are having it. Why should they now proceed to the East. It is probably in of the appeal committed at the School of we saw through the time ahead of ary out? Are they sorry that they spoke? China, where the population is estimated Oriental Studies, Finsbury-circus, E.O.
at over 400 millions, that the commercial
RUMANIA
endless vista of men and munitions which we proposed to unlood upon the Germans. in our own good time. Our enemy the How comes it, some correspondante sak, war will be most acute, and that the promised eventually to fall in as the that the Germans, boing so pressed, have opportunities will be greatest, if only our bottom of the long category of States still found the means to open a fresh business representatives, ara properly
KEATINGS which have beard unable to keep posses: campaign against Ramanis, and why are equipped to take advantage of thei
LOZENGES
cure the worst Cough
sion of their conquests. Germany by her they opening it? There are many good Soma of those who sign this letter have greedy attempt to swillow great chunks reasons why event happened.seen with their own eyes the immense
this
of territory was slowly dying of indiges Hungary was hard, beset and had to bat strides that have, teen made in recent tion, and each year we proposed to render appessed. It was a question whether years by our proant secmies in their
the indigestion mors norte. She had
Elvery, kind of Footwear
MADE
relation to Ruasiai suffer from these fault:
THE SOMME OFTENSIVE.
BIG HAUL OF OPIUM
A
DISCOVERY ON BOARD THE
Mr. G. E. Watling, an araxtant hard
NA STEAMER NAM SANG.
HAVE YOU A
wolować, de Chore
tipas, will gapecies
névised “w noteik
Hamania or Bulgaris would be crashed attempt to acquire the marcantile hoge bour master at Calcutta, eflected GRASSHOPPER
JAPANESE MAKERS diaregarded the formal, cbjections of the fab between upper and other millmory of the Eastern world, and we held & big haul of opium on board the Chinese great Moltke to the violation of Belgium, stone, and, if Bulgns were the victim, that a great effort will be required, and steamer "Nam Sang" on the night of and the Hobenzoliem traditions then two out of the three confederates that now is the time for it if this advanca November '11" 15 appears that the Nam
She was bound to of Germany might secede from the canno, is to be checked by us and it GreatSong" which was bound for Hongkong, sas
the road to the East would be lost, and Britain is to recover her once unchat left the Hidderpore Docks at eight o'clock the armics of Saloniks, Egypt, Melenged position in the Orients endal in the evening in, charge of Mr, Watling. When she was lying at anchar a Matis: potámia, and the Cancer would be sat
bros Mr. Waling bad, his susplaign free, Germany could I afford the further In the third category, may we not hope,used regarding bandle that looked tension of trants tiplied by the after the war, for a much closer co-op pillow cases. The pillow cases were Burmaniaz continuation of the Russian tion, & clearer understanding, & velice searched and fried to contain opis WHAT WOMEN IN THEIR fine, and it was worth trying a short interest; the more universal recognition
ZAST AND WEST,
QRDpromise ourselves an annihilating victory sharp, and violent offensive to bring of conómon aim between the people of which weighed about ninety-sears; The
CHERRY & 00,
PEDDER SİRKET.
Upposite H kung Hotel
Ma. 491.
Hongkongy March 20, 1914.
THE
land Cart (La-springs, Axles, cichos, LONDON DIRECTORY.
reller bearings, mudguards, wheels, dr., &c.)
And
lot of spare gear wheels, and bear ings for the same make of car.
Immediately following this sale the adermentioned car will be sold on
the premises of the Hongko
FABLES Laders throughout the World- L. to communicate direct with Hoplish
MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS ----
in each class of godz. Besides being s domplete commercial guide to Londem and ta sabarbs, the Directory contains lists of EXPORT MERORANTA C with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Farelyn Markets they supply 3
STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Forts to whila her all. 10 cases of Lacing Hooks for Boxd indieting the approximate deilings.
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES.
loon it and Godown
108 boxes of Tin Plater
10% cases of Black Plate
kac Shoes
The To Kwa Wan cargo will be on
varicom Monday the 25th inst, and at leading Manufacturers, Merchants, etc., In the principal provincial towns and
impacting orders for the cargo at the intra antres of the United Kingdo Wharf di Godown Co's, protkiset may be
A copy of the current edition forwarded freight paid
•Portal Order for, 9062 Beleef wooding Te
tained from the undersigned t Launch to convey intending
Can the morning.
FORTIES" NEED
MANY Women Approatheir lives that
changing period of
libodies
I absolute pogation, a theory which expari: Theory also had something to say. The crave for the closer, associatídia of Leila Wha shigel, withr being in Dicit posses fatigue and theizwenkmed÷marvaL
ende zujects. The German told that the object was merely to keep poses sion, sill when they could not do even
We were not, this summer, in pose sion of all our means, but we had air working superiority and larger reserves of all kinds. We could not this year bat we could hope to hasten, the exhaut: Bumania down. These reasons were good the East and the West whorers fallow cyner, Chinese, was immediately placed under arrest and handed over to the tion of German man-power by success enough it the necessary troops could be subjects of the same Sovereign, and whos Customs authorities with the opium within the measure of, our means, and found. From the total strength of Ger common allegiance will have been tested ed. It is alleged that the opians was tuoso succosses we have gained in. Galicia
Afty, unmindful of its tremendous And on the Somme. Theriany, since she may and Austria combined, and in view and purified by the fiery, ortical" of "made over to the Chinese by one of the comes between the ages of forty and.. of the rains and the coming winter, forces common service and pacrise sgainst crew of a dinghy which, was seen coming importance to their future health and became united; bad never been altogether were available which, if not mazigh to common enemy? Just as the soldiers of alongside the Nam Sang" shortly before, happiness. Not undas and their on the defensive before. It was, is new
change the situation on the main fronte, these various climes have stood shopider the seizure was effected
functional changes taking place in
they work beyond their strength, experience for her, and the bore it very might hope with their veterans to defeat to shoulder on the battlefield or in the Eliore Mr. Swinhoe, on the folowing do become fors
1. She talked of holding out victoriously the Laerperienced it fresh armies of trenches, will not the studente and natt delexalve war could be so Germany's latest enemy.
saholera, the civilians and men of peacey Monday Chinese named Chong Wong, their bodies armed with of the ninety soses of opian and trembling at every step. Often, in their
amed condition, capillary, hemorrh
1 added simoni pare defensive to which Germany ship in a common spiritinal and later also a hundred cuices of cocaine gained becomen had been reduced on the main fronts was factual sim?
in all at about Rs. 12,500. From the becomes, excessive, th
compelling them to tako, to,
What these women need is som this, they talked of the clasticity of the exercising a detrimental moralo Provision will be made in the school lot story told by the prosecution it appan from Bewunk eusk
material effect not only upon Germany all the more important language of the that while the leaders Nami: Bang
and of but upon the world's opinion of her. Near, Middle, and Far East
wie si Matiabraqur entry boats werd that will instantly relieve the
the overworked-zerva was necessary to pass runs a negative to Africa; but abore all we desire to urge noticed to ba following. One of the bombe
gira them the vitality to & positive atatude at the fras opportunity the claims to a further recognition got alongside the steamer, and a Chinese the
grueling strai and bore, the opportunity, came, and with Indian studies, especially in view of the on board threw down a rope, and begin effective resultere g it the chance of postponing time splendid part that India how played in the hashing up the packages which were conditions by the simple, pas
shortening of German fronte and struggle for our Imperial existence
bually found to contain opin The Table
the best terre and retreat alternative fog, galing to The Berlin Schoot of Official Langucaptain of the vocal and 36 harbour slemen? Encore to German pride to be admitted except under age had before the war, an income of master sppeared on the accce and seized Those little is blets con habit-farming, drugs. compulsion, bold and pffective if success £10,000, the incomon required for in all moty, oca, of opium, and han
marica in their action bat ful though strest might be. With school in London, of which, the scope le Bred ounces of cocaine, Chles Inspoo build-up and strengt attacks and diversions of this character basemanly more extended, is £14,000, of West of the Dustoms Preventive Servios, nervous system by fed Frederick's campaigns were filled, and this sum the school has at present naherty after arrived" and look bate on the tired devitalized the Germans have faithfully, followed cldew an income of about £7,000, including ody the soused who was ordered to be artificial form, the very
akwhich natura is, Frite's practice of toming with the same grants from the Imperial Government and enlarged en ball for Rs. 10,000. The case army Br5 upon one enemy and then upon the Government Lodia. The cop was adjourned. The dandy of one of the Thornds of women could another. The hope is now, as in Tre millee desire to raise an endowment other tires boats which disappeared under that Bargol Tablets strengt derick's day, to overwhelm one enemyfund or E150,000 for this parpoes, tow before he can be encorafod, and then to which they hay now de atend
to waste o oweliminary appeal (which wee
stool wall," a figure of speech which might have deceived the gullible Germans by could not have deceived anyone else, Those explanations, would have served if the Allies had been compelled after
certain number of fruitless effects!
The Man Who Gets There
Is the man who has blood byekt rich red blood"
plenty of l-le his body
WATERBURY'S, METABOLIZED COD LIVER OL COMPOUND. makes blood-lata of
paign in reco
1 August, 2014) abou
Turkey and Bulgaris thein ace-mentia of
the background slabsoriber
to be exploited. aption'
by Geyman genertship" "In the Danube clation
the
the greatest deko
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mind by Claosowila thi
only be gained by posit
the
addition,
opitumise
of dat knows, warbsequently serves, revive the tired cocktail of the Poet Poline the energy and courage
that enables you to stand dousual strain of the changing per
All the leading chemists Have Bargo: Tablets for sale. “Don't worry take Barg
orde
THE BEST COUGH MED
the 37th ar 10:20 m.yo.
(UGHES & HOUGH
Epagkong Dec. 11, 1916.