WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917.
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONKIES TO THE GOVERNBOINT..
General Auctioneers -Szare, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission
Agents.
PROPRIETORS
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIO AUUTION.
HE Undersigned have received in-
(TOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
1
FRIDAY,
the 23rd March, 1917, at 11 am at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner af Tex House STREET,
NUNDAT HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE FURNITURE
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Hornless Gramophone and Records, 150 12 Bore Cartridges, One Military Bridle, J.
Terms:--Cash.
HUGHES HOUGH
A11011ONENTS, Hongkong, March 20, 1917.
INTIMATIONS
WANTED.
11
1557
YOUNG MAN is required by a Ship
ping Office a Thructions to cell by Rubber action, and TFPIST FOR FLENOGRAPHER
THE Undersigned received
(FOR ACCOUNT OF TRI CONCKENTY),
од
SATURDAY
Į
the 24th March, 1917, at 10.30 am, at their Sales Booms, No.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,
Comprising:
A variety of Dress Material including Blus and White Berge and Alpaca, "Counterpants, Blankets, Towels Toilet "Somp, Perfumery, &c, de...
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Also
ja
A number of Gent's Rain Cats Torma-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Eongkong. March 19, 1917...
PUBLIC AUCTION..
THE Undersigned have received in- ch by Fuble Auction,
"T-1".
Apply to
Co CHINA MAIL" Office. Hongkong, March 18, 1917. 1581
SS.
NOTICE.
"BERWINDVALE”.
ATEITHER the CAPTAIN or the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS incurred by the Crew of the above vessel.
Hongkong, March 17, 1917.
NOTICE.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
IN THE LUTSK SALIENT.
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THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN HOSPITAL
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RUSSIA'S RESOURCES.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRITAIN.
INTIMATIONS
CLARKE'S CIRQUE
Your Fumina is a gross raconteur, and thers in an Oriental touch about the way in which a score of Bassian Tompanies will it round a comrade and listen to his interminabla stories. The breathles silence with which they hang on his tale,
Sir Bernard Mallet prositiod lafaly over which is invariably well told, recalls the meeting of the Royal Statistical Socisty, market-places of the East. One of these at which Baron A. Herking, Russian sagas, which had a Homerio, wetting, Consul-General in London, read a 'paper
TO-NIGHT! Con "The Esoucinical Resources of Russia, related how a Rumaian ofcor, riding ' Cakung at nightfall, could just, and a.
rundel Gernun on the ground raising with Special Tashes to Faglish himself on one hand, while with the other Opportunities.
Downs in a bastored corner of Valhytín, wurrounded by shell craters, blastel trieu, and other evidences of the force recovery of Russia that drove the Germans and Austrians back over the Styr, there was he tried to cover the horseman with a Barou Heyking, after giving many Lot long since a little feld hospital, a shaky revolver. The Rumian rode him statistics relating to Russian resources Branch of the Anglorussian Hospital down, and knocked the weapon out of his and trade before the war, said that tho provided over in Petrograd by Lady Sybil reach. Then he dismounted, and, after war had brought about an swakening of Grey and Lady Muriel Page Both these complimenting him, an his enterprise, the population all round, and when pencu broke his neck with a trick of flu-jita Wrs established the cesnomic develop ladies in turn visited the outpost more that he had learnt during the Japanese meat of the country would be accrterated. than once, and Lady Sybil took back War. Another story, which at any rate It was a matter of great importance to
Busin
to develop her enormous daruYA KÉ memory of it, for she was wounded in the had the meris of being trus, concerned i
Germas amplas send wealth and to avreise her exports. The the capture of face by the explosion of a hand grenade. two occupants no Lutsk with the help rational exploitation of the economie Moralag and evening for at least a month of a cow that unfortunately paid with potentialities of the country depended, the Field Hospital was a favourite target her life. The machine had come down Erst of all, on the development of thú with the German airmen though all they owing to anging trouble. The pilot was acts of communication, which hithertei achieved with the hundreds of bombs nus long putting his engine to rights, the bad been incitly pandex. dropped on the camp was the death of while the observer hold of a threatening. Besides, ber 'sa imost, a dozen ambulance orderlies had crowd by pointing the incline gan at it. developed sad scienting methods must
Not until the propeller begin to hum, and be applied to sil the branches, of explora & Hodle of transport horses, in addition the two Geras were climbing into their sign of the riches of the soil. "To selva |
satisfaction of driving aue-meats, did the gow intervene. Then this great task, satisfactorily Russin relied Poor geons, nurses, and ambulance-drivers into suddenly, annoyed by the noise of the not only on her own strength, but also the dugouts while they were hovering propeller, the lowered her head and looked to her Ally, overhead. Is seems little return for the rushed the acroplane, which was tabi naat and uphold Great Britain, to price, though it was none of their fault with its crew, the latter so taken aback enterprise, economic organisation, and
that they offered to further resistance. capitalisation of her industries. that the damage was not more agrons. Thatcow desegred the "Crves of Sc. George, but it would have been a post. humous honour.
to the
TRANSPORT DIFFICULriss,
STTE OR STYX 2
r
The roads in that part of Russia are abominable, and nose appreciated their mailings more, except perhaps the wounded themselves, than those whows business it (was to take the mètor-ambulances in the up dressing stadions and bring the woonded back to the surgeon. Even by driving doud slow it was a sheer 1589 impossibility to avoid inflicting pain, and'
this was necessarily most acute in press #ing pases that had to be got quickly to the operating ward without too much
Good-bye, Gourla, you're of. WE have been appointed by Messrs regard for their sufferings on the road. They won, but this was the first intino WhenMBINS, INC. 1583 of New York: to be their SOLE AGENTS Between June and September the Hostion, as orders to move did not rerne from for Hongkong, Macna, Kwong Chow pität occupied three points in the salient, Headquarters til the following day on Wan and South China, for the sale of OREGS CHEMICALS, DRUGGISTS and at one of these alone, close to the both occasimas, a SUNDRIES and kindred goods.
village of Kajitshe, which stands, all that is left it, on the left bank of the Styr, upwards of a thousand cases were The percentage of deaths was satisfactorily low, and the chief surgical interest wis the frequency of gas gangrene, of buller wounds of the brain, and of compound gunshot fractures. These and other troubles were skilfully dealt with by, an adequate ata£ no surgeon including Mr. II. F. Waterhouse F.R.C.S., senjor surgeon to Charing Cross Hospital: Mr. Douglas Harmer, F.R.C.S., Mr. Graham Aspland, F.R.C.S. (Edin.), Mr. G. Jeferson, F.R..S., and Mr. Marshal, F.I.C.S. In addition to the Dr. Gould May was the hospital physician and Mr. Rowher did the bacteriological work.,
(703 ACCOUNT OF TA' CONCERNED),
SATURDAY;
the 94th March; 1917, xt
10.30 am, at their Sales Roots, No. 8,
Des Your Road,; Comer
of Ice, Horse Street,
A CONSIGNMENT OF
RRASS WREAE,
Comprising:--
A varied assortiment of Carved Brass Kases, Jardiniers, Flower Bowls, Finger | Bowls, Incense Burners, Buddha, Cand- jesticka, etc., etc, etc. ..
Also
A few lots Special quality Liner Damnak Table Cloths and Serviettes.
Terms.Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. -Hongkong, March 19, 1917.
PUBLIC
AUDTION.
1804
THE Undersigned bave received in- THE
structions to sell by Public Auction, from 100OUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 7th and 28th March, 1917, commencing each day at 2.16 pm, at "Braeside Hotel," 20 Macdonnell Road, THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
therein contained.. Comprising:-
&c.
Hall Stands, Large Mirror in Black- wood Frame, Side Tables, Upholstered. Arm-chairs and Sofas by Lane Crawford, Blackwood Cabinets, and Stands, several Carpets and Rugs (Axminster) including one largo Pile Carpet, Paintings and Pictures,&s, large carved Teakwood Sideboard, Dinner Waggons, large and amall Dining Tables, Chairs, 'a large. quantity of Table Linen, én, Electro plate and Cutlery, including: number of Silver Articles, large and small Teak- wood Wardrobes with Mirrors), Double. and Single Bedsteadz, Dressing Tables, Washstands, Toilet Sets, Bed Linen and Blankets, Bathroom: Utensils, large Ice Chests Pantry and Kitchen Utensils, including a large Cooking Store, dc.
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Two Pianos (one by Collard, and Collard), Tennis Net and Poles, full size Croquet Sɔt; Lawn Mower, Garden Tools, Wire Notting,
"And...
Avery And Assortment of Pot Pisota, Films, &c.
"On view brow Monday, 28th inst
Catalogues will be issued.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, March 9, 1917.
FOR SALE..
at their Bales Booms, No. 8, Den Vaux Road, Corner of
Tee House Street;
THE HONGKONG MERCANTILE
CO., LTD. Hoogkoog, March 17, 1917.
1590
FOR SALE.
CUTEEL COASTING STEAMER, 950 tons, speed 10 knots, price $85,000, On view at Kwong Tuck Choong Works For particulars apply to-
MR. ROSES, Astor House Hotel, Hongkong. dongkong, March 90, 1917. 1806
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Russia, although surpassed in size and popstion by the British Empire, had the Yet another story, a favourite on that great advantage of que ninterrupted Front, illustrated the efficient system of great stretch of territory and of a popula spionage left by the roomy when last it tion belongies for the greater part to the somewhat hurriedly evacnated that sex white med ordination of the two. tion of Volbynis. Spies were not intre-greatest Empires that ever existed seemed quently hangist at Rojitche afd other to be crdained by the natural conditious villages in the neighbourhood, but that of their existance: politically, there remained enough of them to keep because their ideals and sims in nasuring the enemy informed of what was going untional independence to sroller friendly on was twice demonstrated by an immense States were the same: from the point of notine-board bang outside the enemy view of world power, because they were trenches inscribed with the legend
complements to each other, "the one being the chief noval and the other the chief Continental Power: economically, because they could mutually provide each other with that of which they both stood meat in need and which they could produce in greater, abundance and better quality than any other country. Bussin could Past the battered town at Lutsk und produce everything necessary for human the rains of Hojitele, run the Styr.
needs. Nevertheless slic had hitherto river of the same length as the Thames, ultural life fan in exre of its own though narrower in these reaches, framed imparted from abroad minerals and some in water-meadows and Howing stroothly agricultural priduce an pust red-beds that hide great pike and absurdity for which no other reason could other course fish, if other grimmer be given than lack of organisatiën, enter pupunts the Siter gives no signs but prias and capital. All this could easily is that, when driven out of that be altered in fatars. He hoped the bonda the Austrians threw their dead into the Russian nations, founded alike on the region unce and for all by the fussian, of friendship between, the British and river by the hundred, combining easy dictates of reason and intelligence as well burial with chance of poisoning them on the demands of the heart, would be Yet the soldiers of the Guard drawn closer and closer. Great Britain water!" Regiments and fame Siberian units was nowadays fully alive to her opportuni. attached to that Front were not the least ties, in Russia, while Russia realised the put about, but bathed and Buled in the great berefit who would derive, commer keyr se merrily as of yare. One of these cially and industrially, from her mighty fine days Rovel will fall into our Ally's friend and Ally, Great Britain. hands, and I.voff, and the Lutak salient meaning and significance of Anglo-Russian will be à salient no longer. Yet for those friendship could be considered as having The inferiority of the roads on that who spent anxinux weeks in it, with been brought about by intellectual pro Front is comman knowledge to all whoot them, it will remain a not unpleasing: conditions of existence of both countries, enemy artillery booming on three sides gress and appreciation of the natural memory of the lid thines that were.
dents with.
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Is a difficulty in the Iaian plans for the invasion of Austria, they wen no more helpful to the enemy invading Russia, and it is wald that. a German General, addressing a war council of the Higher Command, severely criticised the statement that Russia had made me pre
parations to resist invasion.
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ARMED MERCHANTMEN IN CHINESE, PORTS.
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A report states that, the Government has drawn up the following regulations to which armed merchantmen of all the belligerents entering Chinese ports shall be subject:
Peonnaie
The
That friendship had come to stay, as he hoped, for evet, as an asset of peace and of the political stability of the world. "(Cheers,)
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at 9.15 PM
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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, Steps, Gravia, Minced dent, eft.
In India, a favourite Pick-me-up" is Lea, &z Perrian' Satce with Sode water.
Lea Perrins
The Original md Gestior WORCESTERSHIRT
Mr. Geoffrey Drage, in opening a dis. cumion" said he had been a student at a Rusun University, and had known Russia for thirty-three years. Let "them not underrate the opposition and the competition the British trader would have (1) Any belligerent merchantman to meet front the Germans, who were Among the wounded brought to the which is armed specifically for the nearer, and their railway rates gave the Hospital were several mere lads of ten poss of self-defence shall be permitted to an enormotis advantage over our senborne would no doubt be dealt with as a result has been appointed with Sir Eraley Blick.)
enter and depart from any Chinese port
"No preparations, gentlemen: "* exclaimed.. Look at her roads!"
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were doing their best to learn Konsis
luasia,, owing largely to the fact that there had not been that confidence in the relations between the two countries than would prevail after the war
Tariffs
„THE NATHAN FAMILY.
Colonel Sir Frederio L. Nathan, who
of were knighted for their services to the
or twelve years. These dust not be to which the said merchantman. had commerce. nexs difficulty was interpreted by the enemy as meaning previous regular sailings language. Not only were the Germans of the Paris Conference. No doubt there well and Major Cooper Key to inquire Abat Kossia, like Germany, is calling op (2) On entering the port the Captain better linguists than we, but they had in would be an investments guide. There into the recent explosion, remacke was growing trade between the Russian London paper, is one of the family her schoolboys, for the little fellows are of sucharmed merchants must deviane Busia 1,900,000 kinsmen. Moreover, Erpirs and our Colonies and India.
to the Customs Horse of the port that the not enlisted, but run sway to join the armament of the ship is merely for self the German prisoners at present in Huss Could we only bring. home to tha, two remarkable brothers, three of whom colours, usually to their fathers reg defence. ments. If the father is killed in action; 3)
i (3) After report to the Customs House in order to help the Fatherland in the countries the permeny amount thu regiment adopts the boy whois. duly the authorities there thailand offers sommercial struggle after the the common sentiment, couiter feeling, and Empire: Sir Frederic is the great ex entered on the strength and is of were art the ransel and most the Further there was the difficulty of com common Chistianity; the problems would plosives expert, who was superintendent serving out ammunition in the trenches Par to visit the vessel and inspect the
Armsmert on Board Whether the vertel peting with the German business methods, be successfully solved once and for all of the Royal Gunpowder Factory, and
(Cheers) 2 Chy occasion, indeed, he does even better is armed only for self-defenes or not shall The German bank was a partner in.
Sir William Clark said that in his left it to manage Nobel's Ardeer works. work, and a wouldded officer of the Guards be determined according to the following industry, and had the missionary spirit: Department there was no country about His younger brother, Sir Matthew, who told the writer of one who, coming from circonstances provided :---
frika). The Ant bent gimon hord the The German system of cartels or corpora which so many inquiries were now is the only Jew to have becs a Colonial the Baltic Provinces, apoka fuort Giership, their calibre and ammenition and tione vasbled talars to sell dear at home relyed as Romia German succes Governor, will be remembered as the man. Disguised in an Austrian nalin other armsaient are adequate only for and cheap abroad. Backing that up and depended on the fact that their repre. Governor of Natal and
Hongkong, He he fearlessly spent two days and nights self-defence with help of the banks, they had a sentatives lived in Bundle, koow, the
resigned the Irish Under.Becretaryship the ship does not show a marked increase system of espionage, in the warehouses language, and were able to study the after leah, year's revolt, and was recentis
(8). The number of officers and crew of over normal time: 02704 and countinghouses of rival merchants requirements. That had not been dygie
f) The port the ship teaches is one to which the ship has been engaged in atmest value. They fixed upon certain Certain Chambers of Commerce were trading
is the enemy trenches, where be picked
up information that enabled his friends not only to repulse a surprise attack next morning, but seually to attack at weaker point in the line.
GOOD STORIES.-
() food apply on hand the ship
which gave them information of the by British, manufacturers and tradere pointed secretary o
Their eldest brother,
Miniatry,
the Prations Biz
(FILPADING,
of Trinidad. Major Natimti, RESE
(or had regular sailings key industries, which gave them enormous developing a scheme for sending a cortai.Nathaniel, who died Isat February, was. Chief Prisne Judge and Attorney-Cheneral Ity as would control. Before the war the Germans had number of young man from their centres of such quantity as be just rusiciens to corse the voyage to secured control of the zine industry in and to receive Russian young men, hero well known in North China as the Many good stories were told by wounded the next
next port it be drained to touch, not Puma and of the Dombrown coalfield (Hoar, hour.)
of the Chinese Enginefring and Minir officers or by others who ricited the mess") || | [5] | -on board the ship are not The German: Government was heart and was last warships or for hostile pur
pur soul behind the trader, and, there was pBB TRADERS (PULARNE Company. And the youngest beber poses
Er Algernon Firth, Chairman of their Robert Nathan, has been Under (1): Fassengersion board the ship are form of dumping on the Eastern frontier
naitanor of auch gurlity unparalleled in any country in the world. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Secretary to the Goverment of India s to be organical into miltaicy or unival at mag the exporter the right, the worst Organising Chairman, of, the Fumo-Pritisn and privace, secretary, to the Vicctor forces ander ordinary duty free, so hat the German producer Chamber of Commerce, urged that Baron The father, the late Mr. Jonah atas
After the inspection by the customs and naval, ating
authorities, a report on the could compete succesfully with, the Herking's paper should be widely cir was a member of the firm which had the above circumstances should be made to Hussian producer in the Caftic provinces, culated. If his Chamber could be morgpoly of supplying quill pens to the Government, and the latter thereby Finland and Foland, even in the rye allowed to do so they would reprint and Bank of England; and he did not believe shall determine whether vessel is an maskote
The Man Who Gets There.
3s the man who has blood
real reb red blood and plenty of it is body.
WATERBURY'S- METABOLIZED COD LIVER OILZ COMPOUND
makes blood-lots of life
as
armed marchaoan or a warship ac
cording to thecircumstances under which
DUCT OF THE DOVERMENT
Our Government would have to con
A is armed, mot
(4) Enform the departare
en armed merchantman the consul
sider these matters esrafully before the
the country to which the real belongs war ended. There might to be a com
at that port abould despatch a document moral agreement covering thest and to the Chinese authorities to guarantee ainaller pointe at once to just till the end
carried by that the same by the vosok sco
of the war and for fire years, adler only for self defence,
(0) The Government shall bare info enable our basin
- to determine the nature
men
depemlen
(Cheers, }^!>> The
Russia: enta
of the mercha defence
exrris) by an arme
they ate for sell
for warlike purpose, agriust
circalate it. The immense success of the in public schools for his wo Russo-British Chamber showed that the
•British trader was Awake to the opportunity.
They were overwhaarsed.
with inquiries. Sfany Arms were doing NOT PEACE AT ANY PRICE
their best to uncourage, tho Human language, Komisa
and were thoug
Kunisirs à trade,
of the
but at the cost of only 60 centa is you!
you try, Pinkettes for your Core totion: Bous attacks,"
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