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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1917.
AN UNDIGESTED DINNER.
Worse than an ill-cooked dinner is m. dinner which you can't digest. Do you know what it is to torn away from the best food. ill-humoured and without
Hughes & Hough panite, though you know it is dinner
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General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.
PROPRIETORS " "Te-Ex-Wao" Coal Storage.
Uploated Bentley's
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A Telegraphic Code.
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MITION, HONGKONG.
FUBLIC
AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in
stractions to sell by Pubhe Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERN AD)
on
TUESDAY,
the 13th February, 1017,
2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms. No *
Des Yarux Road, Corner
Tea Houa STOZET
One Columbia Grafonul "De Luxe'l
with Regina attachment, Tun Discs, and Recorts
" diso
number of Books on. Gardening, including The Garden of Italy' in two rais. by Charles Latham.
·Gardens Old and Now by John' Ingland."
The Century Book of Gardening by EF. Cook.
The Book of Gardening management. *C, &c., *. Torms Lush.
time and that you need food to sustain
you? This Nature's way of telling
CHINA MAIL.
THE
非
RUMANLAN 'GENERAL DEORIDED.
THE WAR.
(Continued from Page 8.)
you that your digestion is out of orden. SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. Your stomach is not in a fit state to absorb food you eat it, of your
blood
able to carry the necessary nourishment
to your nerves, brain and muscles. First (Router's Servics to the China Mail,
of all put off eating until you are hungry. If
yoo nut wher you are not hungry you cast digest.
To put your blood in the right state to derive, good from your food, take Dr. Williams pick pills. Without any pargative or wakening oftect they will purify your blood and enrich it, so that you will not only have an excellent appetite for
of your
food, but also be able to digest it comfortably and get benefit from it. But a word of warning. must not expect this result from pink pills that are act genuine. There is a world of difference between Dr. Williams' pink pills and the substitutes sometimes
Tou
AMERICA'S COURSE OF
ACTION.
IF GERMANY COMPELS HER TO USE FORCE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
In the event of Germany compel
offered. ao get
get Dr. Williams and watch ling the United States to use force, how your appetite will improve.
FR-A book of useful suggestions it is learned authoritatively that
| FIVE YEARS' PENAL SERVITUDE,
Jassy, Feb. 10, General Socecu, has been court mar tialled and sentenced to five years' penal servitude and degradation for his con, duct at the battle of Argeau.
THE WAR LOAN.
ITS SUCCESS ASSURED.
LONDON, Feb. 10. Mr. Boner Law, speaking at Leeds, sak it was impossible yet to stața the astest of the success of the War Load, but he could say to-day that it would not be a failure.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
SOMME REGION.
for those with a delicate digestion will President Wilson will again go baforu FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS IN be sent free if you write a post card to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 36 Szecharn Bond, Shanghai. De Williams' pine pills are obtainable from dealers everywhere, also post free at 81.50 the bottle (y for 6) from the above address.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC
AUCTION,
PHE Undersigned lave received in- Lstractions to sell by Public Auction,.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
о
THURSDAY."
the 15th February, 1917, commencing atv10.30 .m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Yeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Strout,
A MISCELLANEOUS STOCE, Comprising:-
Goat's Woollen Singlets and Pants, Shirts, Ties, Sweaters, Socks, de, about 100 pairs Lady's Boots and Shoes, Bath Robes und Gowns, Coutterpanes, RUGEES & HOUGH. Bankets, Eath and Face Towels, Toilet Sep, dc., about 20 oz. Tumblers, Hot Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
1476 Cold Flaska, kr, Tresaing Cass.
.." and About 30 Doz. Lady's Sille Hase. Terms: Cash."
Auskonecra
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned bare received in- structions to sell by Public Auction. (FÓR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
TUESDAY,
the 13th February, 1917, commencing at 2:30 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. 2, Des Vaux Road, Corner of
los Hot TUIST,
A LARGE QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
kc..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctionessa. Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1473
THE Undersigned have received in Estate of the late Mr. LR. NEXDHAM, structions from The Executors of the to sell by Public Auction.
*** [POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRETED),
én
SATURDAY,
the 17th February, 1917, at 230 pm, at No. 6, Mountain View, the Peak,
THE WHOLE OP THE
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
As Follows:- One Upholstered Saite, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Card Table, Bedroom Furni ture, cothprising Double, Bras-mounted Bodstead, Twin Bedsteach (Teakwood), deboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and. Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc, etc, Dianer Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Set, &c. Bath further periculatt pill be published late Koona Utensils, Rolltop Desks and Writing Tables, etc. Sundry Electro Plated Ware.
Piano in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Tank- wood Screets," a quantity of Black wood Furniture, Pictures, Engravings, etc.
Allo
Teunis Foles and Netting, &c., de Brass Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cots, sto
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Ten-Cash.
,:
FURNITURE, contained therein.
Fozzun-Cush,
Auctioneers.
RUGHES & HOUGH,
Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1917. W
1485
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
AURTS for the COWIK HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quota pricos for best quality STLIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bunkern at SEBAT- 1472 MK or SANDAKAN (British North
Bornec
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1837,
PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned have received in atractions to sell by Public Auction, (POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED
SATURDAY
11
the 17th February, 1917, at 10.30 1,
at then Skew Rooms, No. 8,
Des Var Road, Corner of
Ice in Street,
A consignment of HOUSEHOLD LINEN, & Consisting of
13
beets, Table Cloths Serriottes, Tewals and Bath Sheets, Dusters, Bod. spreads, Lady's and Gent's Handker ekiais, Pillow Cases, Underskirts, Ladies Endel wear.
Abo
I number of Lady's Sweater Conta (new)
And
A number of lots of Lace Curtains. TURIDA Curin
HUGHES & HOUGH,
·Auctioneers. 1917.
Hongkong Fab. A.
FOR SALE.
at their Sales Room, No. 8, Des Your Road, Comer of
Ies House Street,
1478
SECOND HAND CONTRACTORS
PLANT, G THEODOLITE AND LEVEL
Full particularm may be had from the izinderigned
Termna
al
HUGAKS & HOUGH
ably
SILIMPOPON COAL compares fiTour-
with the better' grados of Japaness . Coal and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
Congress, not to ask for a declara- tion of war, but to follow literally the words of his recent address to the Seite, and request authority to use the means deemed accessary to protect Amedcan seamer and people..
1
While the details of the plans are not discussed it is known that con• voying and arming" of merchantmen are being considered......
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN,
--
WHY HE WAS DETAINED AS A HOSTAGE.
STATEMENT BY THE GERMAN FOREIGN UNDER SECRETARY.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 10
It is announced from Berlin that Count Bernstort will Bail from New York on the 13th inst., sboard the Bredenkughth and that Mr Gerard will leave Berlin in a few days.
DOUBLE INCOME TAX.
DEPUTATION TO ME BONAR LAW.
LONDON, Feb. 10 Four hundred persons were present at a mesting in the City convened by the Association for the Abolition of Double Income Tax within the Empire.
It was decided to request Mr. Bonar Law to receive a deputation on the subject prior to the introduction of the Budget
"
Five members of the House of Com- mons were among the speakers.
SPORTING..
. CRICKET.
KOWLOON C.0. v. E.K.C.C.
Played at the K.C.C. on Saturday
KOWLOOT
J. H. Mend, Stark; b Brand J.Stalker, e Davidson, b Glaister Dr U. Forsyth, b. Ginister.
W. Wood, stumped Sutton, J. V. Frank S
Bennedy, b Glaister
Glaister..
ob Brand!
LONDON, Feb. 10, Reater's correspondent at HeadquarF. tera says the enemy were hard pressed and have fallen back wall behind Granel- court We are oriously menacing
Serre.
JP, Robinson,
4. O. Brown, not out JC. Fletcher, e Fearce, b Glaister... II B. Overy, Lb.w., b Fearce... E. J. Edwards, Stark, b de Reme A A. Birnie stumped Sutton, b
Pearce
Extras
He refers to the heavy fighting around Beancourt, lasting from Saturday night until Monday afternoon, at the end of which we overcame strong enemy posi- tions and advanced our outposta Eva. hundred yards ever a frond of 1,100.
R. A. Brand Bitter weather is being experienced.T. E. Perce Dr Glaister
The water in the water-bottles is frozen de Rome ... solid. A tribute however is paid to the Army Service Corps for providing hot rations in the support trenches.
yardı.
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS."
...113
Totai
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
K.
B. 11.
J 1
41 41
12
-
1
++
►
44
{}
10
1.X.C.C.
T. E. Pearce, b Wood .....
E. J. R. Mitchell, retired
F. J. de Rome, o Overy, b Stalker
Stark, & Fletcher...
C.
R. Kennedy, b Braga
Col. Morgan, Mend, › Braga
· R. A. Brand, b Braga
LONDON, Feb. 10. Field MarshalSir Douglas. Haig reports successful raids to the east of Fermelles and to the south-east of pres. Many dug-outs were destroyed and the enemy's attempt to approach our lines to the south of Armentieres Recent despatches froth, Berlin laboris caught by a barrage and eastily ously explained the delay in M Gerard's departure a due to an ac plosions in the enemy's lines.
Artillery caused two ex repulsed. cumulation of passport work, but, in as interview which has been published, the Foreign Under-Secretary, von Strummu, adinita that Mr Gerard was actually de tained as a hostage. He said: "We heard nothing from America regarding
The Admiralty announces that the treatment of Cauns Bernstorf and Naval aeroplanes attacked the aero- German subjects. Evidently the Ame drome at Ghistelles on Friday, A
prevented Coun: Bernstorf from teleobjective. rican Government, after the rupture, large number of bombs reached their
graphing. We only learned from the returned. Swiss Government that he had 'recqived
GERMAN AERODROME BOMBED.
Lostos, Feb. 10,
Dr. Glaister, b.w.; b Braga L. D. Medical, not out... F. Sutton
did not bilt A. C. Davidson)
J. Stalker,
Extrus
Total
AVERAGES.
J. V. Braga...
F. W. Wood... EL Overy A. A. Birnie... A.. O. Brown' |J. C. Fletcher.. J. E. Merd"...
YACHTING.
... 16.
ROYAL HONGKONG, TACHT CLUB.
The results of the seventh of the series
All the aeroplanes of Club Championship Races for the
+
his passports. Such treatment compel- ACTIVITY ON THE FRENCH FRONT. led us to take measures against Mr Gerard,"
Von Strumm concludes by hoping the reports of the seizure of German ships by America sad the confinement. of their crews is untrue. He said: "We do not wish warfare with non-com- batants, such as Great Britain has introduced by interning civilians." MB. LANSING'S DENIAL
WASHINGTON, Feb 11. Mr Lansing declares that von Stamm's atatement is untrue. Every facility was given to Count Bernstorff to telegraph.
THE AMERICANS IN BERLIN.
SOME TO REMAIN VOLUN TARILY.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 10. The Cologne Gazette, says that a
Steamers calling at SEBATTIE or number of private Americans and SANDAKAN exclusively for SÍLIMPO. PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers),American newspaper correspondenta exempt from payment of all Port will leave Berlin on the train con- tharges...
At Senattik Steamers are herthed long-
FRENCH AEROFLANE - BOMBS
KARLSRUHE.
LONDON, Feb. 10.
A French communiqué says: We carried out coupa de main west..of Auberwe in the sectors Bezanges and Parroy and made prisoners.
There has been violent artillery work at Vacheran St. ille, on the
Courieres Wood, front.
An enemy aeroplane was brought down
Handicap, One Design, and Heyward
| Hays and Gnel Classes are as follows:-
KANDICAP CLASS.
Course:-Datum Rock (S). Distance 14 miles.
B'cap on Finishing Corrected Yacht. Course Time.
м. H. M. S.
Time.
H. M.. 8.
5 40 57
5 45 36.
5 56 01
5 54 ST
3
5 45 24
Dicze. Scratch 6 40 57 Rolla.........
43 36 Jessica 1 10 Kathleen 3 20 Colleen... 7:00 Musetta"..70 00 Aileen... 440
54 44
G # 46
5% 46
DN X
§ 3
D N 8 D
Position Pta. for mace Pts. to datąj (1) Dione 3 Rolla (2) Kathleen
Colleen ...
(5) Jessica ... Musetta... Aileen......
3
25
8
Yacht
!!!
Course K.
ONE DESIGN CLANS, Course North Fairway Booy (8), A French aeroplaze last nightock (5). Distance 3.09 m bombed the railway station sad
Heapon Finishing Corrected Tirae barracks at Karlsruhe.
Time K. X. B. H. M. „3. German aeroplanes bombad-Dun- Ailsa
Scratch. 6.1609 6 15 09 kirk, Amiens, Naney and Pont St. Bonita
6 1740 5 11 0 5.03. 19
B 03 19 Vincent. Two persons were killed Daphne ...
Halcyon ......
610-54 6 15 84 and four injured.
Position Pta. for race Pta. to date
GERMAN REPORTS.
Lornos, Feb. 10.
(1) Daphos...
(2) Borita...
(3) Halcyon..
(4) Ailes:
11
5
2
1
33
11 21
KEYWARD KAYS - AND GALL: CLASSI
INTIMATIONS
The Ideal Recotatructive Nerva Food.. Sanaphos.
Immediate
Nutriment for Overworked, Underfed
Nerves and Brain
Within ten minutes, you will feel distinctly the beginning the undeniable benefit that Sanaphes gives you. Yet it is Bot to be confused with barmful stimulants, which only make matters worse. It is not a stimulant, not a drug; it is an energising food, which almost instantly begins to give new strength to your nerves and to your body
Sanaphos
To restore your physical fitness; -to restore poise of the nerve'sys- tamte repair the yesults of weari- ness and overwork-take a glass of Sanaphos, an rising, at mid-morning. mid-afternoon, and on going to
bed
For Steplessneas, Itritabilky. De
premion, Derangement of Health, Aarieties. Overstrained or Under fod Nerves, Sanaphos is unequalled, Thousands of Doctors, Nurses and layman testify to its superiority. Your own experience will prove that it does all that we say it does.
"
mar cheme has of Salaphus write for a from carple, mentioning his name, and a retakt pakuar me: 1 he sees Ive not post-paid Supplies can be obtained from any of The follow Whrif, pals Agıntı: Fietebar & Co. Hoor Koog, The Queen's Disposit
Winerals Diatributes for lodia and Far Zaar: Dakin Brother, Lati, Middlesen. Street, London, England
Variety of Uses.
The uses to which- LEA & PERRINS! SAUCE can be put are innumerable.
At Luncheon, Dinner or Supper, it is the ideal sauce for Roast Meats, Fish, Game, Cheese, Salad, etc.
In the Kitchen, it is indispensable to the cook for flavouring Soups, Stens, »Gravies, Minced Meat, eta.
In India, & favourite "Pick-me-up" is Lea & Pencing' Sanco with Soda-mati
Lea
Ferrins
The Original and Gendan WORCESTERSHIRE
THE LOSS OF THE NUBIA. I her bearings in consequence of something
ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE P. &. O. COMPANY.
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connected with the search light, and- when manmorring for position ran on ♣. sandbank and became a total wreck. Salvage operations were undertaken, and 300 of the bars of load were recovered, the claim being for the balance whilab In the London Commercial Court in had been lost and the general average mall week Mr. Justice Bray heard an deposit which the cwners of the goods had action brought by the Broken Hill Pro to make. The bill of lading, under which prietary Co., the shippers of a quantity the goods were carried, contained the, of lead on board the steamer Mooltas, following clause-The company are ter against the P. and 0. Company, owners be at liberty to carry" the said goods to of that venel, for, damages for loss of their port of destination by the above or part of their consignment shipped st other steamer or steamers, ship or ships, Sydney under a bill of lading for delivery either belonging to the company or to at Colombo.
other persons proceeding either directly Mr. Mackinnon, K.C., and Mr. Wright or indirectly to such port, and in so doing (instructed by Parker, Garrett and Co).]to carry "goods" beyond "their" port "of wers for the plaintiffa, and Mr. Compton, destination, and to tranship or land or "K.C." and Mr.. Mjcklethwayt (instructed store the goods sither on ahnte or flost by Mours. Freshfield' and Co.) for the sad reship and forward the goods at the defendante.
company's experse and at marchants" Mr. Wright, in opening the case, said risk.” that a shipment of 983 pixes of bar load, The defence was that the exceptions valued at £1,030 was made on the clause in the contract excuse the defen Mooltan, at Sydney, under a bill of lading (dants. This clause exempted the defen-i Course-North Fairway Buoy (5) Uated May 19th, 1915, to be delivered in dants from loss or damage caused by Channel Rocks (8) Distance 9.08 miles, like good ender and condition. It appear detention ring out of "or consequent Heapon Finishing Correcteded that the vessel arrived at. Colombo on upon the employment of the company's Facht, Course Time Time or about Juss 2nd, 1918, at a time when vessels in or assistance rendered, by thoin.
■ Colombo Martial Law ang heap pro in the performance of His Majesty's mail Lyabeth...ws1.37 21 4 5 23-01
claimed there cwing to hots and com services, or losses, delays or other; conse-, Owl Scratch Thecin.......owes 49, &·19 43 5 30 32
motions which had impked out among the quences arising from riots or sivil com- 40 D 9 DNA Toinnetto
population, the riote, it was said, motions or from transhipment. It was- An assault by a French company Dawn Ecratch & 29 37 5 29 57
Involving blood-shed and loss of life. It pleaded by the defendants that the samel on Poivre Hill failed.
Lady Ursul
was urged by the defendinte that under left Colombo, on the day of bar azival. Germans penetrated French lines Sirius
the gonditions which prevailed at Colombo from Bombay with the Government meils Position
Pta. for men Fis. to date. It was impossible to obtain labour for the on board in the performance of the mall A wireless message from Berlin near Vaux, north of St. Mihiel, and
(1) Eyabeth...
lighters, for the purpose of enabling the service without having been shio to dia states that Peru has protested against destroyed dug-outs and their in- Dawn....
(3) Theels,
erago to be discharged, and the vessel charge the lead in question, and that the left: Colombo" with "the cargo on board, defendants were fully protected by the a German submarine, flying the French flag in Spanish waters out-
and proceeded to Bombay, Comeni said exceptions cause, sieve quoted, that no doubt there wars dificulties in side the war zone; sinking the Pera-
The come was adjourned. the harbour at Colombo is conséquence vian sailing ship Lorton. Se
of the riots, but it would be soon from thin correspondence that from the very beginning the owners, of the ship had tude up their minds that they were not More than one t tale of the absent going to discharge at Colombo, and ahe mindedness of archbishop Trench goes left, in fact, much erijer than ordinary about the world. Lord George Hamilton stay in that port would have been. It
ure which, whether it is quite new or
veying Mr. Gerard, but representa
side the Company's wharf where there is a tives of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago' An official report published in minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low Daily News, the New York World Berlin says: water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibako Bay (Sebattik Hard Mr. Hearst's papers intend to bear). Prices and all other information remain in Germany. couterning the Port can be had on Application to the Agents.
We repulsed a British detachment south of Suilly and checked an attempted French attack on Hill
BRADLEY & CO., LTD., PERU DEMANDS INDEMNITY FROM 804
Agenta Covie Barbour Coal
Company, Limited.
LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND
"Under Weight a paadition ̈ of {1}-kaalik;skows Four acclass ilative: powers are decreaming.
WATERCURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL: COMPOUND
Supplies the blood with the wanted nourishing and healthy Besa bull
1027
GERMANY.
LONDON, Feb. 10..
The Peruvian Note sa it was an Unjustifiable offence and demands ar indenmity as damages and the punishment of the authors,
COAL SHORTAGE IN HOLLAND,
FACTORIES CLOSED DOWN.
STERDAM, Feb. 10 octage of coat
mates;
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.!
TWO DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE
LONDON, Fab. 10, Two of the Fedtmore victims have died as a result of tan hours exposure in open beats.
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD."
MADRID, Feb. 10.
Tainnette Lady Ursala Sirits Tu
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II. - S. X. Ms.
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BAN MWA GOOD STORY.
STONE AGE. SURGENT
According to the New York Medical not, ranks among the best Hewas always was the submission of the plaintifs the Journal neolithic man performed the
delicate operation of trepanning with fearful lest he should be attacked by there were no circumstances which would fint-knife. Eridence-to this effect is paralysis and one night at a big
boother that he was behaving very gols, overs, la shop bill of lading libertice skulls have been found showing thodenly, in a
The Moolfan, having called becere hose of the healing procem Warfare
told that surgeons of that reriod Europe' were xceedingly hold in What has come asked my mother by the mail contract, sroyed at Bombay posing the brain. We hav niless. The metam paralysed. I have beed pinching on June 5th, end trai hipped her cargo doubted it, but we have always roset had best without food for five days and my leg for the last tim minuter, and I toz the steamers Nuf butika usines the process se summary.
cked up a boat cou- party, be une sitting net te mner | idatify the showner in orcarrying, the said to have been found in Pant, whe
A trawler hus taining turce Duglihmon and
who
one oddly
America negro, part of the crew of the tone is appointed time from the time allowed her
was terrible
barcome
cannot fool?ang sanaastion? * Excuse.
me, your Grace, but is any leg that you would have the
In the nature of a fint
operating instrumentri nval tribes.