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THE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), .
OR
TUESDAY, the 15th May, 1817, at 2.3., at their Sales Rooms, N6 8, Dés Vœux Road, Corner of Ice House Streek-
A VARIED ABORTMEST OF BRASS WARE.
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Jardinieres, Vases. Ornaments, Finger Bowls &c.
TIES:-As usual.
HUGHES, & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 11, 1917. 1783
PUBLIO AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received in THE
structions to sell by Public Auction. (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
TUESDAY,
the 16th May, 1917, comme cing
at 1.30 pm, at their Sales Hooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of IO HODER STRAAT, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
As follows:- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs an Chesterfield Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Hingle Brass Bedsteads, Twin Bodstearis (Teak wood)," Sideboards, Dinner Wag. gons, Extension Dining Tables, Chairs, Ten and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Bervices, Crockery, Glass Ware Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c Bath Room Utenalle, Roll-top Desks add Writing Tables, Electro Platex Ware, etc. 1 Plano-in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- of Blackwood
wood
Faraiture, Engravinga,
-A
EEF Undersigned have received in-
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
OD
FRIDAY,
the 19th May. 1917, at 10 a. I at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,
„Comprising to Ponger Sie, Holland, White, Drill,
Dress Materials, Alpaca, Blue and White Serve, Toller Soap, Perfumery, Counter- pares, Towels, nuniber of ready made Dresses, Canvas Shoes, a., &
* Alto
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A few Sun Hats and a number of New Carpets
TERSIS:-Cash.
"
HUGHES & HOUGH..
Auctioneers. Bragkong. May 11, 1917.
THE
1784
tlone from the Liquidators of Medars. JEBEN & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Goverumsat to sell by Public Anction at 12 o'clock (Noon) on
TUESDAY*
the 31st day of July, 1917,
at his Sales Room
DERBELL STAKET.
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hongkong, and being Rural Building Lot No. 10.
-IN ONE LOT The property consists of
The piece or parcel of ground and premises known as "Lysholt," 104 'The Peak, situate, near Mount Gough in the Colony of Bongkang with an 121032 square feet and registered in the Land Office as Rural Building Lot. No.
12.
נן
ares of
The lot is held for the unexpired residue of n term of 76 years created therein by an indenture of Crown Lease LONDON DIRECTORY. dated the 23rd day of April 1800.
(PUBLISHED ANNUALLY)
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STEAMSHIP LINES
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.06. "For further particulars and conditions, of sale apply to Mesars. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitora for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioner.
ANTICIPATIONS.
[By G. T. INL]
The Fritish soldive writes letters home This breathe a spirit of conipileté con-
landslide.
[CHINA, ASSOCIATION.
SHANGHAI BRANCH.
INTIMATIONS
The annuah gweting of the Chin A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for
H. G. Sum4,
over THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY,
WILKINSON'S
he highly of N
Wanamned spank '
Canath
Richardson atti
fidence. Ho is cheerful and hooyantiation was hell as work at the and he has good reasons to be sol Thero Shanghai Club with 13 members piksient. is very solid and subwrantial ground for Mr. A.. G. Stopher was "in the chair.. the all-pervuling belief on the part of ] supported by the secretary, Mr. R. E C. "the poldier that the year 1917 will wo | Master and the following members of the at least the beginning of the German canister Meers, t'. M. Bain, L. E. Chaulng, M. firen. E. V. Penter. No sokler going out to the froat, no. Rich, GA. even the dullest spirit, could fail to be; touched by somo feeling of adnication for the murvellous organisation and equipment of the oversea base. Thore, smid the sand dunes of Northern France, with the keen. breing winds sweeping in from the Channel, has grown up u far-stretching city of wood and canvas, 31guars, 27. M. Bain, L., 115, Cunning. marvellous in its afficient order. And, M. firen, J. Johestare, "J. "W. while he waits there for the time when | Mackay, F. C. France, F. E. Richards, he will go up the line, the soldier in. A. Richardson, H. G. Sinna and initiated into the stern realities of war. A. G. Stephen.
fare by men who have learned the craft in the school of experience. The lessons. these war-hardeded instructors impure
is already in the atmosphere of»s con- fident energy-
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ESSENGE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAJOR.
SARSAPARILLA
Pronounced by the NICHEST MEDICAL, AUTHORITIES
committer took place, at MALLE
THE SAFEST
REMEDY FOR
After the Chairman's speech, the elecNDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOOD
Torpid Liver. Debility, ERUPTIONS, & WILKINSON'S) INDISPENSABLE TO
tion of ́n new Mosara, E. 1. Burrett, and H. H. feud acting as tellers. The following Wers
elected :--
"
After the explanation by the Chairman
to a small alteration in the rules. involved by the appointment of Mr. F, W,
are an inspiration to the new drafts. Hear a Honorary Treasurer, the Chair-
man said in the coarse ut n' speecin. p
STUSIDIARY OPENAGE.
Then when he comes towards the front he
Al
"there is to be said on this subject bears, first to amaze him, then to bearten as the present time wo far as the Associa hio, the ceaselessr British cannonado.tion is concerned appears in the report Day and night the British guns thunder, and the correspondence there it set ut, for the amount of ammunition (avail- Ode resuit has been achieved owing ta able for them seems beyond their powers your committee's' action in the matter, to exhaust. The disparity between the viz., the licensing of exchanger, shijua tarud amount available for the British ant or while this does set of enurse go to the the Germina guns makes the reccunts of root of the matter it is a step in the the Han. strafing of the early days of right direction. Your woncitter are of the war wem far-off and legendary.picion that it would be quite feasible to
Extablish We know that all along the had our
Mönicipal Currency although there undoubtedly would be artillery has the upper hand. At times, however, this knowledge is brought differuities to be overcome before matters would be got rushing stathly. the to us with peculiar vividness.
Due Sunday afternoon I was with a dificulties as far as can be farven ste working party in a long valley, she insurmountable and the general
¡benefit to the, community would scene of a famous and stubbornly cor
However tested advance. The ground was riddledoubtedly be very great. with aball enters and struws with in the Municipal Council-ure willeg grim relics of the batrie, along both to talis the matter up and give every | Siden of the valley stretchen long lines assistance it would see that the matter of gen emplacements, while up the centre ran tany railway, where miniature tracks in endless
Succession carried up the shells collected from the mud-spattered mule trains that trotted up from the dumps in rear. Soon the working parties had drawn their tools
2
must remain in Abayam, slough I hope that during the conning year further steps will be taken by the incoming committee, The question of the proposed rendition
of the International Mixed Court to the |
and valley was filled with long lines of thine in Chinese civil cars was brought Khaki.
1-chd tubers. Ealy in the after ta pour committee's notice in July last Boon our guns began their work, first year, when it was confidently asserted-in singly, the
then sections or batteries harmane quarters that the Court pens to be mering away in conters, while farther to handed back for Calhese exit gasi.
the heavier guns kept up
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modic thunder. And all that after. Some of you may remember the chans and noon while our guns frad hour aftercorruption which existed under the sid hour, the only response from the enemy ↑ regipue and hose who dy at ang rate will was two shells, and our casualty Hatsappreciate the "ensternation with which showed one actilleryman fightly wounded.
ghue gommittéetcontemplated any scherme¦ þof rendition which did not provide proper IMPROVED COMMUNICATIO
safeguard to prevent a reversion in the There is one other very important old methods of procedure. In the fixt change which has done much to pee a letter was addressed to the strengthen the confidence of the Army Consul fieberni raising the question and the belief that the 1917 campaign will scherently atter the letter had ver cleave a path to final victory-improved communications. Only those who have forwarded to Facing and a Pily rercived, tramped the muddy roads of Northern your viruChairdies And interview France can appreciate the difficulty of with the Coneul-General at which the moving troops in great numbers along torns upon which it was proposed to hand the Western Front, and the handicap hack the Court were antliged. In angs this has been on our strategy,
in
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AS. Watson & Co., Hongkong Dispensary,
Victoria Dispensary, Onean's Dispensary, &c.
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angut sularied married man. There are many people to whose income tax will be undurfhip but on the other hand there are
many ethers on whom, it efiently careful provision is not made. a very serious hardship might be worked
COS CLAR HALARES,
+1
The question of coala, salaries. sertaled to the Committee to be one call.
for an action on the part of the home authorities; the extent to which Prime Minister has alrely given thequence of the inbeination given a further constar deals have suffered in pocket nation an idea of what is being done letter was addressed to the Consul se the authigal of the war swing th the high rate if exchange is se exceptioual increase our railways at the frunt. dealing with the various points which it The problems was the same as that on seemed expedient, bould is taken inte
(the futa) percentage being approxi the Russian front at the outbreak War. On the German side of the fron- consideration and arging above all the
the foreign Assessors should be retained tier was a system of main lines running
in Chinese civil cases. After inquiries had parallel with the frontier, linked to gether by frequent cross lines, the whole been zaara festu lending Chinese, who, forming an emborate and highly orga expressed that satisfaction with the pra nised system by which large ranssen
of the frontier.
elder dat. that a very great hardship has been suffered at a time when prices are higher and prewire of work greater. Your Committee took the matter up entirely on their own initiative and strong resentations were toula at
troops could be speedily massed on any rimang of the Mind Pourt, repre- their request by the London L'ommittee - desired pa there was practically offer as a result the London com.
Russian
Oh the wentations were made to the Foreign
nothing but a few main lines radiating mitree were informed that. The rendition from Warsaw.
of the Mixed your was one of the terms A map of Northern France displays i precisely the same contrast of railwayof the schemes for Settlement extension zones, though here the contrast is due and that the terres of rendition werd not to industrial causes alone, but to practically cut and dried. The position industrial and geographical causes
Hongkong. April 20, 1917. 1:48 combined.
WANTED.
Apply by letter to Miss SKIPTON, Superintendent. State references.
Hongkong, May 11, 1817.
り
INCOME TAX.
V
to the Foreign Offer" and E ain Wlad to Hay that information has been jeeived that the question is already, being favour ably considered.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. Your Committee are keeping in close
now is that both questions are postponed touch with the University authorities 10 mère favourable time arrives for | with 'w view to rendering sny sexistance
in their power in getting the University | taking over the Settlement extension,
more widely known amongst the Chizone, in North Chins, They consider, that the University may prove a most useful inetor in promoting British interest in the Far East. It is matter, for congratulation that the Shanghai Municipal Public Schools have, during the past YEAT,
The German thrust of the earlier days took in the great industrial regions of Southern Belgium and Northern France, and consequently the German,Staff hore
For a long time pust, as you are aware. had at their disposal the network of rail- arranged under the Forts to which they sail Wanted immediately a
IOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL Keys linking together the closely clustered there bus been a lot of talk on the subject
Toon
manufacturing towns of this region of taxing British subjects in China and and indicating the approximate-sailingo i
But the plain of Northern France is MATRON.
nuderous pggestions have been made | PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES
separated from the valley of the Somma by a high ridge that runs from the cons and proposals put forward, as to the most of leading Manufacturers, Marchants, ető..
of Calais, and Poulogne south-eastward effective and confenient method of carry- in the principal provincial towns and industrial contres of the United Kingdom
1788. tillit merges in the hill country traversed ing out the idea. The President of the adopted the University examination: this no doubt will materially assist in making by the Meuse. This ridge forms a Anacciation has had interviews with the A copy of the current edition will be
natural barrier to railway communication forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Postal Order for 203.
between the sea-base and the Allied front oficists of the Foreign Ofice nail gave the the University more widely known, and line. The country immediately behine views bald by the Landon Gomunittee,crease the zumber of stadents who this line is mainly az icultural and of Your Committee Turve the invitation take the University course, Itself nt sufficiently rich to have had of the Consul General put forward their!!
views, which, with some slight modifier. This very important matter has had system. To emulate the elaboration the Eastern German frontier milways
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A
ME 11 MONIPAN, a Oziness graduste versed in
ikaraturo, has been a tancher to Kuropaan Ometal and Marcinate in this Colony for tan yanma
„jje bie a good matheid of praising Europeśna to.
in the Chiuere examination, and is possessed. of a drat rate cariidents as a Chinese teacher. Eo has alre a good knowledge of Viandarin and Halks. 2.Those who futand laaralax the Chinese language ara roquensed to write go China Mail *: Orfos er -direct to No. JAE, Wallington Street, Krst BooF. THỊ £1252;
PCTURE BRITISH TRADE,
or two aral Children," Peak District anything more than a skeleton of case mig in substantial agreement with the most careful attention of the London
"NURSE?~
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has been the task of the British staff the terms proposed by the Coniul-General This has been the great winter work of and the Chief Judge, whose memorandam preparation behind the British armies on the subject your Committee had the The fruits of it will be reaped when the privilege of vecsidering. It is impossible
summer comes.
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02 the
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may
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