WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917,
Hughes & Hough
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned Ears received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,
(YOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
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THURSDAY,
the 11th January, 1917,
at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Rooms,
No. 9, Des Vanx Buil, Corner of
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Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,
Comprising:
Gati's Woollen Singlets and pinta, Ekirt, Ties, Sweaters, Socks, &c, a few pairs Lady's and Gent's Boots and Shoes Bath Robes and Gowns, Counterpanes, Blankets, Bash and Face Towels, Toilet Soup, de, do.
A quantity of Dress Material, Sun and Struw Huty.
Terms -Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Jan. 4'1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (102 Accoux" OF THE CONCERNED),
un
SATURDAY,
the 13th January, 1917, at
10.30 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Vieux loud, Corner of Ice House STUKET
A QUANTITY 'Or
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &C..
moved to Sales Rooms for Convenience
of Sulo, Including
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Three Gramophones, Three Pianos, One Piazola und Records, Brass Finger Bowie Vases Flower Pots, Sc., &c.
Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
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Hongkong, Jan. 8, 1917.
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PUBLIO AUOZJUN.
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1409
HE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,
oni
MONDAY,
the 15th January, 1917, at 3 p.m., on the 'Spot,
The Sevemi Lots Numbered 1 to 19 on Plan to be seen at the Auctioneers'
Ofee, for election of
BOOTHS AND MATSHEDS,
on the Government Ground adjoining
the Race Course, North of the Grand
Stand Enclosure.
Terms -Cash...
For Plan and Conditions of Sale apply to-
HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers to the Government. Hongkong, Jan. 8, 1917.
PCELIO AUCTION,
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THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (108 200GUNT OF THE' CONCERTİED).
on
"AN EARLY DATE
AUCTIONS."
PUBLIO AUUTION..
EE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (For Account of the Concerned),
03
THURSDAY,
the 11th January, ¡191”, at noon, at their Sales Rooms No. 8,
Des Faux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
ONE RACING SADDLE ONE POLO SADDLE
·ONE WEIGHT CLOTH &c. &c.
Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
Hongkong, Jan. 8, 1917.
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PUBIJC" AUCTION.
THE CHINA MAIL
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.
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of 晶
The six additional class-rooms will also A RACE CLUB INNOVATION. supply a long-falt want.
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In canelunion, the Report referred to
The ann pilze-distribution at St the Athletic activities of the school and A NEW YEAR CUP AT SHANGHAI: Joseph's College, which placa expressed gratitude to all the benefactors yesterday afternoon, was semi and friends of the College, who by their Mr. E. A. Erving. sympathy bave lightened the bundun, of private charseter. Director of Education, présented the responsibility. prizes.
The Report stated -
The scholarships were won by the following-
:
The Bace Club Stewards are to be son- gratulated on their innovation of yester. day--the New Year Cup-and on the splendid success, which attended it. Despite the very miserable charáter of Ror. Bro. Peter's Memorial Scholar the westbar which, was in the early ship (Class 45)-Nool Braya.
ferenoon, had developed into a steady Old Boys' Scholarship (Class 4a) drizzle by noon time, there was an excel. lent attendance of the general public. Joseph Chow Fong.-
Xavier,
Mr. Balpha, Inspector of English Schools, examined our 15 classes inlay last, and reported the equipment satis farty, the disciplino very good, and the stall antequate. There were 381 pupils on Lugard Scholarship (Class 3)- while the Race Club êtand was packed by the rell, and 53. present ab, Inspection. The Inspector's encouraging repors potes that in nearly all the classes good progress has been made in deliberate and careful! realing and recitation, and that the boys Answer questione readily it, however, states that, there is still a tandency to oub Towels short, and to omit final 1404 ccnsonants.
Algebra,and Geometry are no longer taught in Classes V, and IV. sa experi once extending over 25 years in our large schools in the Far East has convinced! me that the rapid and satisfactory pro- ! THE Undersigned have received ingress of boy's in the high classes depends structions from the Cama Caron their getting, a thorough foundation KENMENT SALT RETINU DEPARTMENT, in Fåglish and Arithmetic in the primary to sell by Public Auction,
and middle standards.
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SATURDAY,
the 20th January, 1917, at
12 noon, at their Sales Rooms, No. &
Des Voeux Road, Cotner
"of Ice House Street,
The Ravenue Craiser
"KUNG TING"
ad she now lies on Ocksen Island, ' Extensive repairs were made to this
Vessel quite recently.
For further particulars apply to the undersigned.
Terms:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 29, 1916.
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The following in the classification of the anys of the Senior Candidates, by the University Examiners in July:-
12 very good, 3 good, 1 fairly goed. Bath classifestions are almost denti-. eal, uni. I am glad to say, very erelituble. GENYIAM.
In such class wekly dess is set in one subpet. The results are entered in the weekly report looks, and then sent to the parents for their inspectical and
signatur,
All the exerciso books are regularly examined. The Brothers evidently spend machine on correction of writt exercises. All unsatisfactory work has to be done over again by the pupil.
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION REST The University Senior Besults were highly satisfactory; the Júnior less so, as the following tabulated synopsis shows :-) CLASS 1-15 pupus, 19 examined. Passed: Matriculation 9, Senior Local &, total 17 equals 80 per cent,, Honours 1.
CLASS 2.
members and their friends. This succes Other principal prizes were as follows which the New Year Cup race witnessed is all the mare welcome in" that it is on the boards that it may foreshadow mora races of a similiar nature which will, all do podd in the grant canes of helping on the war. The Race Club Stewards certainly received a fine indica tion of public sympathy in yesterday's
Religions Knowledge-J. Corominas. English. Coroniana (Junior Bellios
Scholarship).
· Aribiunctio:-Y. Wan Kong. Mathematica:-Jokopå Tam Hung- History and Geography:-F. M. Omar.
French. Corominas, Portuguese-J. J. Basto, Chiness:-Y. Wan Kong, Drawing Joseph B. Chan Lin. Bookkeeping -F. X. C. IF Siag.
BLANK 1
Religions Koowledge:-1, F. A.Xavier;
?, C. F. da Roza. English:-1. I. A. Gutierrez (Senior
Belilios Scholarship): 2. Woodman (Sir N. H. Mody's Gold
Medal) Mathematics, Chow Chek Lam: Ni
Wong Tst Wing,
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Classical and Modern Languages :—1.
0.0. Woodmana: 2, R. A. Busto: Į 5. C. F. da Roza. Chinese-1. Tam Wing Kwong: 2.
Chow thok 115. History, and Geography-1, R. A.
Fiasto: 2. A. O. Madar... Higher Mathematics:-Chow
TITT
Drawing A. Gutierrez. Bookkeeping Chow Chok Lum. Shortbord-Tam Wing Kwang.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY,
Chok
EXAMINATIONS. MATRICULATION-Honours: 0.0. Wood man; Fassus: R. A. Basto, Tam Wing worg, F. A. Xayier, Chow Chok Lam, Alibboy Tycbkban, L. A. Gutierrez, W. M. Mehal, J. G. Rozario.
race as a result of which the Wa Funda will benefit to the extent of about 91,500. -not a bad result for less than two and a half minutes racing.
There were fourteen entries for the rece which at 810 each gave $140 to the Funds, the stakes being handed over without deduction. Of the fourteen the good field of nine went to the mile pont but only eight må for Discand proved to be well named, and sent his jockey, Ezra, into the discards at the starting post. The other starters were THE Goldfinch Boshighs
Ohio
W. H
Sleap.
Heard.
Ravensñekl
Knoll.
Morriss.
Daisyfield Freckles
Flash Tee Blackford'
"Dalgliesh.
J. Johnstone.
Cobbett.
The drizzle was so thick-nos to men- tinn the fact that it was a Now Year Cup that it was impossible to get 'full description the race but down the back straight it was early seen that Morriss on Daisyfield was badly, tailed of while the other seven were well bunched. Coming round the corner rear the colours, Widows Monument Moller's Rashlight, appeared to hold a slight lead but the others were all close on him and it was anyone's race. Slaap on Push- light led into the home straight, where GLASS 2-36 pupils. 33 examined. Passed Junior 16 equals 19.5 per cent.;
SENIOR LOCAL.-See Kiong Land, Wong Avery nice finish was watched by a happy Distinctions: Candidates 4, Subjects 4
Tsz Wing, A. O. Madar, F. E. Silva, crowd-even the losers did not seem to Hill on The Goldfinch Note. Of the Candidates not 0. F. Ribeiro, M. Stormberg, R. M. mind for once. examined in the Junior Section, left' Alarakia. C. F. da Roza (passed the came through finely on the ralis and was achool early in July, without giving notice Matriculation, Exuminations in Decem shed half way down the straight while Heard. riding Ohio, was a good third. to the Headmaster, ad 1 was admitted ber).
Juston Locu-Yeung Wan Kong Hill rode his pony out to an excellent wis to the class only two months before the Examination.
(distinction in Arithmetic), Joseph Tam though Sleng came up on him agaik in Is the chligatory sections, out of 19 Hung (distinction in Mathematics), M. the last thirty yards to finish only three- TOTAL
UTAL FUNDS 17 318 Dreams, 1914, Senior Candidates Examined, 13 passed Bourget (distinction in French), H. quarters of a length behind, while Heard,
£23,970,367.
in English, 17 in Mathematics, 15 in Peconi (distinction in French). J. H. da: three lengths behind" almost handed his! -Authorised Crpital £8,000,000
in Roza, Cheung Lan, E. M. Omar, F. X. place to Knoll on Rivensfield." Geography. 13 in History, and 12 Sabecribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 Scripture. The mumber of passes in the Chow Yik Sing, E. Sahmet, E. V. de time, 2.17 3/5, was excelent considering -Firo Fonds
5,837,047 optional subjects taken by only a few Souto, J. Corominas, J. J. Basto, A. the going; while the race was a most Il-Life & donasy Funds.. 17,567,500 candidates who intend continning their Urquhart, M. Ahmed Cameroo, E. interesting one if only from the reason that each and all of the pories were Sinking Fand Account
123,230
studies in the University, will suface to Medics. J. Bing Chang Lir.
unknown quantities to acarly every one. £23,270,367 Sbow the scope of our work in the high"
The result was:- clues:-
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
1
Revenue Fire Branch............ £9,81,458 Classical and modern languages,
7
Hiker Mathematics, 5 passes. Various forms of Drawing, 21 pames.
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The
Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's dun Tho
Goldfinch
MP. IRVING in the course of a brief address after the prizes had been dis- fributed. congratulated the College on
............ E) 1 the very satisfactory report which had been presented. which was strongly sup Mr. Cire's grey Rashlight (r. Slean) 2 ported by the report of the Inspector of Messrs. Tog and Speelman's brown.
Ohio
(Mr. Hoard) 3 Book-kreping and Shorthand at the Schools, and was also borne out, to a
Also Duisyfield (Morriss), Raven- speed of 80 words per minute, 8 passes. great extent in the top classes, by the O., Woodman passed ME. with results of the examination conducted by field (Knob), Freckles (Dalgliesh), Flash Joe (Johnstone), and Blacklord. (Cob hotions, R. A. Ensto and P. A. Xavier the Hongkong University.
Life and Annuity |
2,141,893ased. Branches***} Revenue Marine Department. 337,239 Other Receipts..
478,940
£6,330,228
To accomunative Fands of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliacsant, are set aalde to meet the claims under the respostive Depart'hiversity. monte of the Ompany's Business.
SELEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents
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are conducit their studies in the pleased to see that they were following the load which, to thought, the Govern While we aim at giving each individual ment schools gave, in dropping algebra student every facility for success, and and geometry in Class IV. and V. The maka special arrangements for special Government schools took that step some subjects when necessary, we consider the thing like a year ago, and he thought the normal advancement of the majority of result would be an improvement in the greater importance. Each student has teaching of English, which was, of course, tha lower his opportunity; all the more credit to the main desideratum in those who attain honours and distinctions, classes. The Director of Education re- "The College Boy Scouts have done their ferred to the fact that the percentage of wee bit throughout the year. Great credit passes in the matriculation and Univer is due to Mr. J. M. Brags and the other sity results in the senior classes was 50, Sout Masters for the disinterested while in the lower class junior results the manner in which they carry "cut dutics, perrentage was very little over 30. That and to the Scouts themselves for their had been the case in all the important schools in the Colony, and he thought willingness to be 'useful.
As in former years, the College is they could argue from that that the indebted to the Old Boys, for a ceries! junior examination was considerably
of justructive lectures to the present stiffer than the senior one, when they ORDER pupils, for six valuable prizes for the took it isvis said to heartily
CHERRY & CO.,
PEDDER STREET, Upparite Bongiong- Hotal Telephone No. 492
Hongkong March 20, 1914.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
MRLI HON FAX, a Chinen gedente verend in toragero, ha bean Legher to Rappera
In this Colony for ten year He has 4 good method of training Europe ps in the Chitten examination, and is
The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR Uniciais A Decette in B. &c., viz
One occulting apparatus, complete. Circalar wick lupa.
Spare burners.
Cylinders and wicks.
Incandescent Petrol Lamps, and appurtenances
And quantity of gear
Mooring Buoya
Alas
A number of Locomotiva wheels and Axles
Thrther particulars may be oktarned tran the undersigned.
PAYarza -08 HAULI
HUGERS HOOGE,
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of a first rade certifiente as Chinese teacher, e how good knowledge of it allakka, Tone who Ictioil learning the, Chinese langanga and requonto w write: c/o Cuina Maik" Office or diren in No.10, Wellington Streat, sacol fodr.
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Tapiro Day Competition, and the, two required, Mr. Irving he scholarships awarded to-day.
agreed with the principle of training the a whole iu preference to the Sympathy was manifested by car pupile ciss as
for the sufferers of the War and the poor clever individual boy mentioned in the on several occasions. Over 9100 was Report. It had been his duty to frame contributed by them out of their pocket-the present grant code, and that grant money towards the Eelgian Caldrea's rode. centained the provision that the Relief Fund, and the Society of St. Government should pay a grant not on the success gained in the first two clauses Vincent do Phol.
but on the total number of boys in theas classes. The intention at the bottom of the scheme was that the Government
The Report also contained a brief refer enco to the lite three-stornyad building under construction along Robinson Road.
bett).
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CIVIL CONSCRIPTION.
TEXT AND PREAMBLE OF NEW GERMAN LAW.
The text of the new German "National Auxiliary Service Bill" (universul civil
conscription) is as follows:-
tweeter ama of free, not called
ages 17-60, if
-HUNGARIAN FOOD DICTATOR.".
pared for a greater, reduction in the commodities of life," - ("Vilag,” Ba
"The starving pigeons on the pare ments of Budapest tap the septalt all day long with their beats in the hope of finding something to eat, and these birds produce a painful impression upor the starving public in Budapest." ("Poster Lloyd.").
According to the Hamburgischer Correspondent" Hongary has got a food “It takes a fartone how to buy a winter dictator whose powers far exceed those suit in Budapest." ("Hirlap."} of his German colleague, von Bartock, "Tradesmen are not allowed to sell though the Hungarian Press asserts he is more than a pint of parafin a week to one to true dictator. The Hungarian Govern family." ("Narodni List.")"Owing ment hare established by decres a State to the lack of oil and paradice it is impossible to employ "agricultural National Food Bureau, which will deal machinery." ("Magyarorszag.""), with the nation's food supply. It is not
subordinate to any existing clice, but
POTATO SCRAMBLES. The following are extracts from papers
independent, and le directed by a presi- pablished in the Austrian provincon
to colours is liable to be enrolled for dent, acousted by the Prime Minister. National Service during the war. He will take part in all Ministerial cour
2. Under
der National Service in includ besides service under the Govern cils, so far as these concern food.
ed,
**In Hijeks (near Fiume) ens egg costs
56 heller early sjd." (Dia Drau.")⠀⠀
Of In Agram the tradesmen have
ment or in Governmental instituticas, the existing central offices arccted during recently put up cotices in their windows especially work in war industry,
W
Yesterday was a red-latter day for Sarajevo. Potatoes were being sold,
agriculture, in the nursing of sick and the war, all those will be placed under the to the effect that there is no more sugar wounded, ia masition producing
new authority which deal with food to be had" ("Hrvatska Rijeci factories of all kimis, or in such other supplies. factories as have direct or indirect bearing on the prosecution of war or All komitats, towns and scaunes are thongh at the maximum price. It goes
with the supply to the population
made subject to the new President in without saying that this event was appre commodities. The control of the National Auxiliary Service is put in matters affecting food. His agents cannot clated, because the public was in dire the bands of aspecially established be called to account for acts committed need of potatoes. When it was discovered War Department attached to the Ministry of Wat
by, his authority. In can suspend any that the total quantity, destined for 3 The Bundesrat will issue the employees who are guilty of negligence, Sarajevo was only 1.000 truckloads, necessary instructions. It can punish
for.
contraventions of the law by im without any further legalities. These are prisonment up to one year and a fine greater powers than thoas posscased by
10,000
marks, together or separately.Herr von Batocki. For by arrest.
of
GLIMPARA OF HUSQY,
which means Glb. per hand macthly, af
course every potato increased ten times in value. There was a tremendous crowd at the railway station yesterday. Eut unfortunately our police have no falent for “organising Everyone was pushing, and struggling round the trucks, and only a fraction of the crowd Bucosaded in reaching the objection, those, namely, who were the strongest and quick
It provides for a Recreation Hall 103, desired to encourage them and all the Jong by 241t. wide on the ground-door, other grant schools to work the classes and for four class-rocrna in each of the equally and so arrange things that they other floors. The hall will always be would not suffer by the illness or acci available for assembling the pupils and dental failure of one of the boys. Spest. for sheltering them in. rainy weather: ing to the wanfor, boys about to lesse school. Mr. Irving reminded them that an employer locked more for trustworthi
4. The law comes into fore on the ness than clovorness, in a new employe,
day of promulgation. The Bundesrat and it should be their main endeavour to
will fix the time for its abolition. The food dictator will be faced with a create confidence in those who employed In the general preambla the Act it
To
very serious situation. The riguur of the them. Mr. Irving at the request of the is said
War work has lacked until now that Iungarian censorship Principal rend the College war roll of
rigid, homogeneous condensation and honours. Brothers Heary and Theophi regulation which alone is capsle of especially with regard to intors com Those who do tint know how to
must go back empty-handed" bus had been in France since the begin raising the maximum amount of work ditions, but it does not succeed in ning of the war, and two old French boys, to the highest possible degree, and at altogether proventing the Froes from che Port Fecors and Frouchardy, had been mobilalore guaranteeing complete suce of making allusions to a situation which, in Finally, we give the folkwing notə lised in France and were also serving
The concentration for this purpose of
•LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND
"Under Weight,"" condition of ill-health, shows your assim Halive powers are decreasing...
WATERCURY'S METABOLIZED.. COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
Supplies the blood with the wasted nourishing Ind healthy flesh building materials. Vary:
ALL CHEMISTS
to colors, the utilisation
extrcm,
One of their old Boys, Sodrés, had paid the whole ferman population which has ocrtain dristamos be desperate, the destitution among school his debt to his country; he was killed in for this high sin of the defence of the The following extracts from well-known Agram" In the beginning! antion. He was sure they all felt proad Fatherland of the national strength, is Huigaris newspapers referring to the it rained, and the wind was bitter! of thono tamen, kid he thought that acts the problem to solve which the War month of October and Novembar are
day they should be suitably recorded in
At has
been created
legat
compulsion for national interesting:
As in military service, in the applica
the annals of St. Joseph's Collegor
The proceedings which began with tation of this ainging off Bule Butannie
of the smaller boys "ending with the
whole school ainging the Nations
them, and by the peeling of thanks to the Director of educa kindly coming to distribute the
an
fasha indispensable nece no consideration bedaries of life are concerned, Improvement ara farrest could difference in social given to extand the same cură pulsion" to appears to be unnecessary, as the
jout of German women; avaní special inducement, can be obtained traficient quantity
not improve our food depots
prom
In spite of the weather, 664 chi
to school without aboss.or
wore wooden andals, 6251 broken boots, while 200 remal owing to lack of footwear.
statieties are furnished by the elemen achols, of "Horvata, Lascino whore over one third of the children were Other barefooted or in booter that
Mbales. ** (u Elvataks Eljes.