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DJ.Collis Browne's
Chlorodyne
THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.
Aute the à chau, b)
DIARRHEA,
and is the only
Specific in CHOLERA „
DYSENTERY.
Shocks and
FEVER, CROUP, AGUE.
The Best Remedy kvoten, for
COUGHS, COLDS,
ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS.
The only Palliative in
NEURALGIA, QOUT, RHEUMATISM.
Chlorodyne is a liquid taken in drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably relieves pain of whatever kind: creates a calm relishing sleep; allays irritation of the nervous system when all other remedies fül; leaves no bad effects; and can be taken when no other medicine can be tolerated..
CONVINCING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLA,
meds Dr. J. Collis Bromsa's Chinradyne on the Stamp
None Comune winonite
"Bald by all Chomista,
Prices in England,
1/15, 2/9, 4/6.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
Hughes & Houghtons to salt by Public Auction,
AUCTIONERES TO TER GOVERNMENT,
General Auctioneers Saare, Coal and General Produce
"Brokers and Commission Agenta.
PROPRIETORS
p-Kwa-Wan Coal Storage.
Codes used
Bentley's
▲ 3. c. 4th & 6th Editions. A 1 Telegraphic Code
Telegraphic Address *MELEION" HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Uzdersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction. (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEEXID),.
TUESDAY,
the 13th March, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ics Hours SunRI,
* Sole Manufacturers: 1. T. DAVENPORT, Lid
"London, S.E
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUOIXION.
THE Undersigned have received in TEE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
(FOR LCCOUNT OF THE CONCEZFED).
on
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, -the 37th and 28th March, 1917, comm.ncing each day at 2.15 pm, at "Braeside Hotel," 20 Macdonnell Rand,
THE WHOLE OF THE ..
**
FRIDAY.
the 16th March, 1917, at..
230 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner
+
of Ice House Street,- Indian and Persian Rugs of various VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD colors and designs, sizes ranging from
34 by 5 to 131 by 15.
Six
FURNITURE
&c... "&c. therein contained."
Comprising:-
Hall Stands, Large Mirror in Black- wood. Flame, Side Tables, Upholstered Aru-chairs and Sofas by Lane, Crawford, Blackwood Cabinets and Stands, several Chepets und Rugs (Axininster) including one Large Pile Carpet, Paintings and Pictures, &, Iarge carved Teakwood Sideboard, Dinner Waggons, large and salal Dining Tables, "Chairs, a large quantity of Table Linen, &c., Electro plate and Cutlery, including a number of Silver Articles, large and small Teak- wood Wardrobes with Mirrors, Double
Twill Sheets (large and small size), Damask Table Cloths. Turkish Towels,
White and Cream Lace Curtains, Print Bedspreads and Ladies Silk Sweater Coats.
sold considembly below cost price das The abers are new groxis and will be to closing up of business.
Terns:-Cast
HUGHES & HOUGH,
dunțianseri,,!**
Hongkong. March:7, 1917. 1587
WHAT WE FIGHT FOR.
THE SECURITY OF BUROPE.
Ourzany,, mado-war 'at bar own time, She was ready for wiz; which; the Alles were not. She was prepared not only with armies and applies of warlike uulterial, buk- also, with a national organization admirably adapted either for President Wilson's Note has been read vene or peace. During the past year we, in this country as he desired it should have" gradually caught up with her pre- be road; that is, "as coming not only parstions, On, the Son and at Verdun
the Garinan Government has learned a“ fer a frival, but as coming from the lesson which it has not failed to ander. representative of a neutral 'nition phonetan. In is under no illusions as to the intereste have been TE:CNC seriously probable course of the war. And for this affected by the war."
reason: and top this reason alone it has Absorption in our own repeerne does begun to speak respectfully of the not blind us to the fact that the comdoet,interest of humanity, and to mov convenience, and prosperity of neutral | hearen and earth to gain peaes before the nations have been seriously affected German arinis are forced in relax their →] hold upon "the landy-which they have by the war, or that, owing to the same DVENTUR. cau, hardships which are dos primarily What would be the consequence of to widespread failure of the world's | listening to these overtures and agreeing harvests have been increased. Nor do we to discuss terms cf, peace, before thi German prople and the world at large fail to appreciate the concern of thS
are fully assured that the methods of President for the interests of humanity barbarisan have failed? The consequence, and the fature, of, civilization. We have would be the terrorization of Enzupe never doubted that, when the time eitheWhat small contiguous nation," for to discuss terms of peace, his aid and counsel would be fredly icon on the side of justice" and an enduring settlement But the time for this has not yet come.
President Wirən believes; or at least he appears to hope, that, if the various belligerents would only state their terms, wo should be a good deal nearer and the war. He points out, tims it the' con- crete objects for, which in is being waged: hare never been definitely Aluted." This is true and the reason that the main objecta of the war are not con- They hardly admis of being “definitely stated."! in the language of diplomacy. It would be altomter impossible to set them out in a list, and begin bargaining about them. They do not belang,to the same order of things indemnities, and cessions. and retroces sions of territory."
crete."
“TURSE OBJECTS,
But nevertheless the Allies have already set before themselves and the world three general objects for which they are fight. ing, and which, under God. they are determined t achieve Restitution, Reparation, and Security: but of these the greatest is Security.
indecent haste.
example, would ever dare thereafter tộ and out against the mensee of a Ger.
(man'winvitation to join. her E'natoru
inthe first step towards flaing awal- lowed up in her Empire?. Prore at the present tine cas only mean one of two. thingwear on a suster meala' within a
neration even within a dreade; or Near East-fually of the world. German domination of Europe, në the
COPPERHEADS,"
In the great Civil War America had her
• Copperheadies who would “not stand either with North or South; who could not persuade themselves that way. thing in the world was worth fighting for or against. We åbo have our ""Copper: heads," and of late they have been very active in addressing their` ̈ open lettem": to the President of the United States- men who are netthet" for their own country nor against it: who rise, owing to the lightness of their vanity pret not, from any superior virtue, into the upper" regions of the air, whence, as they look (chown uppm our struggles, they regand the objects of the combatants with contempt, and only the desolution as ob importance. If the American Copperheads had been allowed their "onn way the pion would undredly have been broken: and we have laid that lesson to heart in rating the value of our own.
INTIMATIONS
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INDUSTRIAL
FOR ALL
COAL
AND HOUSEHOLD. PURPOSES
FOUNDRY AND SMELTING .COKE FIREBRICK.
AND FIRE LAY
FOR CL INFORMAT ON APPLY, 76 .. DODWELL
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KAILAN MINING, ADMINISTRATION,
PRIZE
MEDAL
TIENTRIN, NORTH CHINA.
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1876
OAKEY & SONS
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EMERY
LONDON
EMERY GLASS BLACK CLOTH PAPER LEAD WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH
JOHN ÖAKEY & SONS, "LIMITED, ‘** WALLINGTON Mazza" Lordon,
LIFE WITHOUT HEALTH IS LIVING DEATH.
VETARZONE
BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD
"It is a roble aspínation—i langues of It is needless to enter at length into nations to ensure peace and justice the causes and course of the war. It will throughout the world. His how cap it assure these things apless it ealorce be remembered, however, the Serbia,
then? And how can it enforce them. faced with burah and humiliating unless it har something to enforce theor demands. arsed" nevertheless to almost with othethung, that ka, stronger chun everything that was asked of her, and German arms? Have the Allies as yet-- offered to submit the" small remainder has President Wilson-quite got to that forthwith to the decision of The Hague wise the German pledges to abstain from point? We can hardly believe it, other Convention. Het submission was ignored abmarine piracy would have been kopt. and war was declared upon her with If peace in mads before Gertiany is bostan, * Prussian Militarism*** wi bully the proponed league of nations in precisely the me fashion as it has bied Europe for the last twenty years. President Wilson talls, us that the pre- sent situation of neutral nations in very hard to endure." This is undeniable, The Allies have done their best mitigate inevitable hardships; but they cannot be held responsible for the
Allied. Ministers that, in the event of atrocities which have been perpetrated by Chics effectively severing relations with German submarizes. If neutral nations Germany and Austria-Hungary, have no other interest in the war except Allies are prepared to consider favour
the
its cessation, then. in the light of German during the war, of the Boxer Indemnity
ably
the questions of the suspension, threats, it is not impossible that they may payments and the revision of the tariff, come to gerard' their
The latest discovery of modeta times, is without equal in all cases of defective nerve and den sær power, whather (sduced by worry, overwork, diarigation, or other infuences. -Bleeplessness, palpilation, defective circulation, servons dypegaia, tie or neuralgia, low spirits, mental and bodily prostrations, want of condecaer, generat debility, premature decay or deficiency of the vital forces, loss of vitality, harassing dreams, restienses that can meisie to mudaing, Irrliability of temper, female complaint, hysteria, backache, beading down pezzantions, wancing disenses, consumption, night amenti, muddy, high-coloured, waler, de, are all- many different phases of trata and zerve wreckage and exation, the egne of by far the gentan portion of the misery, ill-health and despondenty of which we are confronted un'every band, that can only de succesfully combated by the use of thi wonderful and highly solentise preparation. Deading up the syrum generally, it gives tone to the exhausted nerves, arrents all weakening, wasting discharges, restores the fallfagrignergies) sad: parts new life and sigour to those who had so recently rected played only used spend valueles * VETARZO Blood Medisine. Ser urat invertion Parfüller particular Band stamped kádreRANG envelope.Top Free Bonez, or P.Q. 2/2 tsp Trias Bottle of alther remedy," to THE VETARZO REMEDIES CO. DOSPEL CAK, LONDON. Unominainted Vendor may try to all you something dise for extra profit-do not könngit (E,, but Peniat on having VETARZO. The tangina HER WOMEN **VETARZO REMEDIES OF GOVment Stamp, SOLD RY BOOT’E. CASH CHEMISTR
Belgium was next invaded, rithous even the slitdow of a protest, but merely because it suited the military convenience of Germany. Delgian territory was over- run; towns and villages were burned; the civil population was catragoi, mutilated. and murdered, not, by the wanton fury of troops which had breken loose from discipline for disciplíne was maintained with an iron hari-hut under orders, scientifically, with the intention of coving
the inhabitants at once into submission.
The conduct of the war by Germany, or
at any rate by Prussia, has been marked
and Single Bedsteads, Dressing Tables, SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK) throughout by similar crimes. No trudi-
Washstands, Toilet, Sets, Bed Liner and Blankets, Bathroom Utensils, large Ter Ohests, Tantry and Kitchen Utensils, including a large Cooking Store, &c.
Also Two Fiance (one by Collard and Collard), Tennis Net and Poles, fall size Croquet Set, Lawn Mower, Garden
And
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND Tools, Wire Nesting,
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
Including;-
Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Botas, Card Tabies,, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single. Brassi mounted Bedsteads, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking. Stoves, Cutlery, Toilt Sets, &c. Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top. Deska and Writing Tables, Sundry Electre Plated Ware, eta...
Hano in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and 1tak- wood Screens, & quantity of Black- wood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, Silver Warn, etc., eko
VALIO
A very fine Assortment of Fot Flants, Palms, &c.
On view from Monday, 26th inst. Calakigués will be issued.
HUGHES & HÔUGH. and Auctioneers, Hongkong, March 9, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1567
THE Undersigned have received 4-
dat
Tennis Poles and Netting, & Brass Finger Bowls Carpets (New and second haridy, Child's Cota, ett
Fall Particulars from Catalogus.) Tazza --Canh.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers
Hongkong, March 7, 1917.
FOR SALE,
at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,
Dear Von Bond, Corner of t
Ice House Street, SECOND HAND CONTRACTORS PLANT
THEODOLITE AND LEVEL Full particulars may be had from the
ndersigned
BUIGERS & HOUGH
structions to sell by Public Auction, (PIR" ACCOUNT" "OF TEN CONCARNED),
FRIDAY,"
the 18th March, 1917, commenting
£30 pm, at their Sales Booms, No. 8,
Des Youx Road, Corner of Ioë.
Houle Street, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 40,
Comprising
Double and Bingle Iron Bedsteads, Bideboards, Dinner Waggon, etc., Brian- alon Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield |Bofsa," Arm-chainaj dom Wardrobes, and | Tables Tables, Qote, dai, Miscellaneous Furniture, Roll-top Denice, Blackwood. Ware, including Cabinets, Wardroben, Standa, K., Braes Fanders and FL Brasses, a low lote Porcelains, de., Fenter,
Bath Room and Kitchen Utensila,
A few lots of Brass Finger Bowls,
~ {Fall Particulare, fro
LEUGHES &
COAL
EE Undersigned having been appointed.
GOAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote: prices for best quality SILIMPOPON CUAL, trimmed into Bankers at UEBAT TIK or SANDAKAN (British North
8ILIMPOPON COAL: compares favour. shly with the better grades of Japanese Goal and gives 'good results" on a very moderate consumption..ni ako da
Steamers calling SRBATCTE or SANDAKAN exclusively for RILIMP PON_COAL (either cargo or Zánken) sreekamót from paymentkat all char o ni mbeascot Jazing! At Senattik Steamers are berthed along side the Company's 'wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low' water Spring Tides.
tion of humanity. no signed convention. or agreed roles of war have been allowed to stand in the way of military or naval advantage:
*
situation AS
intolerable. But even if they have, an we think, wider and deeper interess than merely to end the war, we still have no right to measure of contrast this
ufferings with our awa
CHINA, THE ALLIES, AND THE
BOXER INDEMNITY. 1
Dated March 1⁄2 the weekly market report of Messrs. Ilbert & Co, Ld., mukes the following comment which is of special interest just at this time a
China has been officially notified by the The interesting news from Peking, that
cne
ride of considerable moment for China's Towards the end of 1914 we wrote in our circular that "the main cause under lying the present trade depression in undoubtedly the disorganization of China's export trade owing to the state We do not deceive curselves as to the of Europe. The export.trade is China's future course of the war, or mock our ewe-limb, and with an adverse trade of selves with the fancy that Germany-19 on a blo
aft and forty million tatis
have taxed the
an average
the
the last
traile
but
in
What we have been fighting for from the beginning, what we are fighting for the verge of a collapse. We know very ten years), a large amount to be met well that if we figh; to a fuish, even annually, in interest on foreign loans, now more than anything else--la to
what; we have already sidered may together with the quarterly indemnity destroy the power of the system which appear only a small thing when we come payments for ber
Boxer
todiscretions, did there. things.
she cannot afford to have ber swe-lamb And we are fighting to cast op the final reckoning. We do injured, although she herself makes no also to prove to the world and to posterity not blink these posibilities; but, as we appreciable attempt to foster it
1914, China's adverso that it does out pay to do these things have not yet found our burden intolerance 38 178.913,014,703,
able, so we trust we neveť may, until But it we make peace now-no matter on what terms as to conűrets objects"
1915, owing to increased esports and def we have ended the work to which, we |
creased importa it fell to Ts5814,650. put our hands... Put the Meantime, the import demand has Lot ort-we shall not break the power of this
No one who understands the British, improved, and the reason is not fɗe, to systerni we shall not prove what we set people can mistake our present purpose, seek, for in addition to the large sums of ant to prove hay, we shall come very. We should hold ourselves guilty of trea
the recent political upheavals
country with..
the .com- chery both to the, quick and the deedmencement of two large principu near admitting the contrary.
There can be no Seoncity out the were we to break of now;ware we to repayments against the Boxer Indemnity spirit of barbariam is broken. There ca of treachery to the unborn; of treachery Year Tis. 8,000,000 annually commences. make a peace which would be no peace; date from 1015 onwards From that be no Security except in the defeat oth those who have given more even thed
against a reception of Tis 160,000,000 and in 1916, Prussia. No league of nations can hope their lives in this struggle, to those whose 2,000,000 $6 a further enga
gameta redemption to ensure either peace or justice in the sight or reason has been, darkened, to 500,000,000 future unless the German army is beates the msimod and broken in health, to: In all, China's Boxer Indemnity of to
which: was originally. Thi ́ 450,000,000, in the present war. And it is not jeball who have comforted themselves in stands at the end of 1516 at the huge affiction with the thought that their own sum of Tis 388,000,000 still to be worked sorrow or bodily pain was part of the oft. Taken in condtion with her other great common sacrifice which the Allied foreign locus and Babilities, her annual nations have freely offered in order that out-goings in interest and redemptions | in" 1014,, stood; mà shout! £8,500,000 at this world of ours may not become the exchange 34, to which has to be
Charts of Elbuki Bay (Sebattik Bar bour), Frices and all other information. penceruleg the Fort" be had on application to the,
to the Agents
BRADLET & CO, LTD.,
gents Cowin Harbour Coal -Company, Limited.
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Tr the man who has blood- real rich red blood and plenty of it--in his body. VATERBURYS! METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
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Kingdom of Hell. We cannot, even yet, i the above-mentioned inciemity rel
be certain of the issue, but is to the tions communing in 2016 and 1916. duty of going on, as to the shaine of When in addition to this, the adverse
trade balance of the country 15 taken a torning aside, we are altogether certains into consideration, it is not to be wonder-
F. B. DUVER.
ed at that China's import trade is not en expanding one.
GERMANY'S HOPE.
FALTH IN SUBMARINES.
·QUAKER. OBJECTOR'S PEDIGREE.
"A" Qanker with a long pedi Roderick K. Clark, was cour
Kingston (Surrey) Baira
refusal to obey milita that his knees
A leading German manufacturer, who les strong advocate of peaesat any price Conversing with a neutral subject cently, said that 1000 marines wer in course of construction, and 300 were p already in nee
@had been
Jont Thagal -trained for
The
that the DISCLASS WO
convines
Germany in
to the
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