TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1917.
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO TITE GOVERNMENT,
General Auctioneers› Share, Coal and General Produse Brokers and Commission
Agents.
PROPRIETORS
"To-Ewa-Was* Coa), Storage.
Codes
Bentley's
A... 4th & 5th Editions. A Talegraphic Code.
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Telegraphic Addreis MITRION"
BONGKON■.....?!
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersignes have receives
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in
Ttructions to sell by I'ublic Auction,
(YOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},
WEDNESDAY,
the 16th May, 1917, at
1200 noon, at their les Roohis, Nu. 8,
Doe Virux Bond, Corner al
Te House STREET,
ONE JAPANESE, DOCÍ
"Hale, about gyrars vide
Terms |--as usual.
BOOBES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. 3ay 14, 1917,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1734
Tomato sell by Fuldlic duction, HE Undersigned buve received in
LIOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
FRIDAY,
the 18th May, 1917, at 10 må.... at their Sales Rooms, No. 5, Der Vieux Road, Corner of “
Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,
Comprising
Ponger Silk, Bollan), White Drill Dress Materials, Alpaca, Blue and White Serge, Toilet Soap, Perfumery, Cointer- Towels, a number of ready made pazos, Dresses, Canvas Shyes, &c., &c.,
A few Sun Hats and a number of New
Carpeta.
TERM-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
"¿žuctionzers.
Hongkong, May 11, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1734
THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction {FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNE)).
OD
FRIDAY.
the 25th May, 1917, at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8 De Vieux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, A CONRUMMKYT OF Large Turkish Bath Sheets. Bach Towels, Face Towels, Linen Damsk Table Cloths and Serviettes, Single and Double Bed Sheets, Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, Glass Cloth etc., etc.
Also
A. VARIED ASSORTMENT OF Braas Flower Vases, Jardinieres, Vases with Stands, Candlesticks. Fuddhas, Finger Bowls, Incense Burners, Kinkusan Satsuma Tases, Flower Vases, Kutani Vases, Wall Plates, Jardinieres with Stands, Porcelain Vases, etc., etc., etc.
And
%
A Frw Lots of Glassware Comprising:→→ Table Glass, Decanters, Glass Jars, Fruit Dishes, Ice Cream Plates, Je Pitchers, Water Jugs, etc., etc..
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) On view on day previous to sule. Inspection solicited.
Terms-Cash.
BUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
Hongkong, May 12, 1917.
1755
WHAT TO DO WHEN
NERVES GO WRONG.
A Physiolan's Advice
THE CHINA MAIL
THE HINDENBURG LINE.
A HITCH IN GERMAN PLAN OF RETREAT.
HAPAUME, AND PERONNE.
COMPULSORY RATIONS.
HÓW THE SYSTEM WILL BE WORKED.
tiekstu wruld be dated, wzod ones being Froturasble by tradesman to the Town Flatt - eauh ieek, Chut of date tickets would not Be morépted at the shops.. 15 is intenland the the tickets, aloid Bay, man-transfer. able, although it would be difficult to guarantee this. An assistant, especially MEN and wonen, who for frim
Pal, the larger stores, ennnot be expected weak nerves, who tire... sily, en't
At tironvenor House, the hea-quarters to kaew all his enstomers. There would. sleep have brain fag, low vitality,
A military correspondenz went to the of the Fond Controller, there is no doubt therefore, be aothing to prevent percas general weariness loss at strength, dullest ambition, lack of will power, or any of
Evening Standard" on March 17th- to due poiler which wilf, wooner or later selling or exchanging tickets for which these symptoms that so surely arise from
itte Mr. Brown, A poor, insteady, unstrung nerves or Whenca little over a month, thenve to be parsed. Valluntary rationing they had as nerve force rufi low, shouhi try taking
it it has not exactly failed, has not bewegetarian would not require his mont | tickets, while an. Jones might need, og little Sargol with their meals for a few Germanse began by retire northwards en
u complete success says a Homs paper think I need, more than the stipulated | days and note results. This preparation the Auere, it seemed obvious, that, they is the greatest ginger up stimulant and
StoMarch 24th. were retreating to the Rapaume Ridge in
amounts, an un'exchange enikk enšily De} nerve vitalizer ever known for putting the good old "pez"
order to give time to those of their troops ambition, couT and real vital energy into a tired, run-who were engaged in the defence of the duw'n hhattered nervous system.
Rere is a text worth trying. The next bapaume-Arras salient to fall back on the There was no schenke, ma staff to bring tably be would have to give my.a brendl |
time you feel tired, blue, or when your nerves are fairly crying out, take twɔ, Sargol tablets. Then ait for just ten minutes, and oto result Sargol seems to go straight to the nerve cells and starts work the minute it reaches them.
Bapaume-Arras line..
This "conjecture sermeil, verified when
trop were held 'up for a time by the| atong delences established
AL
the "foot of
As the beginning of the year it was elected. Then, too, there is the problem impossible
of the man who has meals at a restaurank. inthice con pubin.He would be a serious diffendis. Proh to
one into operation, und no machinery to carry one through. Now, all this has been altered. The Food Controller has completed a scheme of compulsory ration
ticket and a ment ticket each week in exchange for his uwals..
These, harevan, aos miner details"in a gigantic webetas which is not reiving | finishing touches hefire being put into
: brings a ten minute changu from that the kan strips of high ground, each off, which will be introduợèd immediately operation. It has been dithealt to pre-
awful dull, wenk, lazy, don't give hang feeling to brightness, strength, cien beadedness and courage. Et calina ay strengthens the serves of peoples who get the "jumps" and fidgets, and gives thein poise, power and tremendous reserve energy. Sargol is absolutely harmless, contains no habit-forming drugs, and is always safe, easy, pleasant and efficient. A. S. Watson & Cas Lic. Queenieria Dispy. The late by The Victoria Dispensary. Pharmacy,
pensary, and
many other leading Chemists in Hongkook and vicinity sell! it in 40 tablets to a package.
G.
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them nve miles fang, which extend, the trech Flapaume in Irles, the other Eman Trls Essarts.
At the same tine, however, it was runwural-and the rumour apparently was not lacking in fourulation that the German move thus initiated was gols to be santingel until the whole of the
tiernan armies under the command of Prince Hippereht, of Lavaria, had fallen -back eta a mantled. Hindenbuig läne **. extending fivan Donai, daungi Candrai and Sr. Quentin, to the toetress of la
Føre.
But
A BITI IN THE PLAN. eiti, neverthedosos, pointali nut,
the necessity arises.
pare sad many obstacles have hall to he overcome, but the department have overy confidence in its ultimate success.
The
"At present there is an adequate supply cf food in the quatry. The table is than it is not evenly distributed. Hoarden-operation of the public is all that is ing is cominion on all sides, in small or
, necessary to secure such a result, large quantities, and it only as a meas of preventing this, calleding must, and will, soon be mados cumpuisory.
I the scheme pot into operation the nation has only these envernpulus persas, whe are plaving for own selfish interests ylore the meds of the country as a whale, to thank,
The piparation of a scheme has berit an ändors task but, sabjeet -ta slight modifiqtines, & satisfactory one
A LADIES' COLUMN.
SPRING ECONOMIES IN FRANCE.
[By a correspondent in the Times.]
at the time that a movement which had has been engagilel, Mauápai abthorities | regulating the wardrobe expenses, Paiz|
en hegta with apparat success. ht n be curried on in its further stages with tog, same comparative esto, as soon as the
paising troops brenne awazi of the fier
ARTICULARS “And Conditions" of the letting by Public Auction Sale. to be held on MONDAY, the 21st day of tap intentions. This turistast seen. 10 May, 1917 at 3:
3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Order of have he justified by several "reents dur, His Excellency the Governor of Une Loting the last forrnight. Some pla as which
With sugar caerts, war brend," few potatoes, and little coal, it is hardly consistent to speak of spending mengy on clothes, and many women are severely i youth naturally asks for a frock that is new. Pecoming, and, up-to-date. Even the women who are working in hus- pitals are taking an hour or two off now and then to visit the dressmaker's, and putside more than one or two of the big houses a little line of cars say he wen in the afternoon to show that their nwners are inside choosing a tailor-ninde assuredly, a gigantic undertaking, but the one of the new dittle dresses so much
in favour.
have beer consulted as to the part they
Baquiries haved play in the task.
ads at the barger stores to to their views on the subject, and the oplitimas of emitient enhtrictors throughout the land have been taken. To ration a nation is
of CROWN LAND above Bowen Road,it was essential for the enerus to hoidsime promiss well
the Colony of Hongkong, fur
in
* term of 70 years, with the option of until the nære ædvanevi portions of his renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the deed been brought back have Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 70 years.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Particulars of the Lat
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Fallen in a surprisingly stiet time, and
· fhose auvanredd positions haye been more,
or less felt in the air.”
NATIONAL BUISTOL THE BASIN,
2 it
The intention of the Food Contrailer is that municipal"authävities should tase The The Governrat
dead in organi¬æfinız.
Iwere delighted with the successtid way
simplicity is the ruling quality in all. French women's new clothes, and there. is a parked avoidaner -f anything masculine or military The passing love of Joffre bine and khaki is quite dead, art all the fashions of this spring are very hat is to say, they me practical feminine, in the new setise of the
and unity at the same time.
Á sugges
The Germans) for gatuare, "helt på fo
in which these poliție Ladies led the tion of How in the skirts takes away any Teles desperately, but alter
actional easter in August, 1915, sad.buyish touch, yet by being short still, dannimhnent and a surprise attack by the clending, have confidence in entrusting they a "quite fit for muddy or dest British infantry they lost-this important then the greater task of load ratiuning, central position Jass Saturday with itsThe national register will, matter
purison of some X men.,, Less than, a į
"Wir need some slight revision, but not very much, as it has been kept well to dute. The chief drawback is that the register takes us moties of children under sixteen years of age.
weys after the fall of Lies, the position fact, form the basis of the scheme. of Hapaumea larger and taore important pirot, which should have been held by the Ceramus mai, the evacuation of the 1791 salient had been completed-in clowly I invented from the south and the weit, und
ite all is expected hourly...
THE Undersigned has received instruc anne from the Liquidators of Messrs Jenses & Co. in pursuance of an order) of the Hongkong Government to sell by Public Auction at 18 lock; (Noon) on
14
TUESDAY,
the 31st day of July, 1917 ut bis, Sales Ron, DEPOELL STERET.
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY Mituste at The Peak, Blongkong, and being Rural Ballding Lot No. 10.
IN ONE LOT The property consists of:-
The pices or parcel of ground and premises known as "Lysholt," 104 The Peak, situate hear Mount Gough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 121039 square feet and registered in the Land Office as Rural Building Lot. No. 10
It is proposed that, in the first instance, The inevitable has happened: the request shall be made for each house- enemy line, having become for aid and holder to make a return to the proper stable during the process of retreat, has ritstown giandii, urban or hen attacked by strong trees is a vital rai district council,
streets. The materials, tr, are distinctly feminine tissure, foulard; erepon, and dresses. The colours are womanly also, voile, with liberty for the more elab rate tight and soft aiwinkle blue, ruse. musse oyster white, and tender grey. which can be allied to sterner sändes in stronger materials, such as navy blue. and colour steel, gray, and dark green in cloth serge, and jersey.
It is noticeable that lingerie collars and binuses can be dispensed with fashionbly by all who wish to economize on washing for the color crepe blouse with a low cut net and a string of beacis is quite charming, and moch less change than the fail delicacy of a white washing blouse. à gent many women are choosing the cohiureid zepe they bend muslin blouses or little riresses with
out lingerie and face for this rew.Dr. →živiogenika as to the nettlers' of his is altest impossible to get washingd ne satisfactorily, and little of it can be done in the house because of the gas litige. Even the French habit of cleaning with
It
I print, and the retirement ** according to
plan anus been seriously interferedith.tamily living at home. Thegerooms will The sign to the town hall on a certain date
and cospared with the national register.essence is much reduced, besuse esence,
tou, is Museru and expensive. :
THE TUPLY GERMAN LINE.
and the Soreme consist of thrie a
stens of trenches,
4.
From the oficial maps of the German Any serious discrepancies will for the (detebees which have been commngiented subject of inquiry by the polier, the school
DRESSING ONCE AND FOR ALE The result of these economilal limita- to the Press, it will be seen that the attendance offignes, or other inspectors on
tions is that women are dressing in all Lier are new detences in the region of the Angrethe staff of the antbarny.
those things which feed the lenst Bound to be fraudulent replies, us in attention oner they are made, but in the everything.
making of them they take a Tea onable Mr. Sinith will, perhaps, include in his interest. you. by anything, you rep daughter Mars, forgets the argument, and unless you sen might as well get vaite for your money" state that Mary is incried and living in that your things are due as you wish the best street, and will be making them to be done it is n flikely that they return of her own, her such uses will be will be successful." The mall dress
arg re tied to turning uki carefully investigated. The returns, onte | makers received and verified, will fort the bad things into new and are full of good advice about dyeing and turning and using
up inter al. Even the big dressmakers will make certain conces sions about last year's dresses to regular customers, all of which makes dressing more economical.
The first, from Permana to Pampos. By Saillisel, Transly, and Fries, www Pretented in its central portion by nar advance on the Fries Bapaume Ridge. "-
The Syoud, which roughly follows the valley of the Tortille and rests on Roof a rare, calentations, sobject" to quigas, Bapaume, Hiefvillers, Achiet-lecommutinas le respect of births, marriages, The lot is held for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years created tit, and aquay, appears also to have and deaths, particulars of which are furnished to the town clerk each week by therein by an indenture of Crown Leaseven broken in the direction of Tiefvillers. the registrar, Food tickets will be ind
weekly on the strength of these recurts.
dated the 23rd day of April 1896.
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00."
This secand Ene, which is extablished. along the outskirts of Bagaure, con-
For further particulars and conditionsstitutes the last defence of the little
of sale apply to Mesam, Wilkinson & town. Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong/&pril 30, 1917. 1748
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OF
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'SOLD BY CHEMISTS AND STORES EVERYWHERE.
BIG FIRE AT OSAZA
The little dress is going to be more
than ever this summer and with light long est a chilly day will form an THE SAME SCALE..
essential in most women's wardrobe.. If Carefully chosen the big cost can be The voluntary scale of rations will made to serve for more than one dress, for it need not be of the same material.. children of school age, howeverly and foulard of tuswore and crepe, or of thi shundonment of Peronne and
being allowed half the amounts for adults,
woollen, can be changer jersey, ilk, Bapamine, for it begins at Templeux, Thus in s family of father, mother, que for one of muslin, of liberty, of vuile, or three tailes to the east of Permune, and girl of. Hf-years of age, and two children almost anything else. The great point its nether end reste on Beugry, Bader lil, four times the maximi quan. is to get the big coat in a colour that three files east of Bapitume.
kities would be allowed, ie, 10. of goes with anything and to have it well cut and becomingly lined. The effect of a lining is well known, and is should be Peany the line is to be prolonged, bread, Lith. est, is, of sugar a week.
The tickets would be for fractions of particularly remembered in the choosing according to errtumstances, either in these ammunts, the bread tickets, for of a big coat which is always being semi-circle to the north of Bapailme, or ia, instance, being in strips, each voucher turned back or flung over the chair one a straight Bae towards Croisellen."
good for 2th. Thus the family we are tidy drawers and shelves are to a house sits in. Nice linings are to clothes.whit considering would. receive avery Monday The busque blogse is almost the only morning by post from the police, or one to wear, sad its proportions grow It is difficult to sea how the Baugny through some other focal officers strip more important. They run into side In Achiet-le-Grand fine can be defunded long of 21b. tickets for bread, five 216. tieleste panels and even develop into tunics.
colour schemes they are invaluable, for tough by the enemy, alter he has lost for tocat, and three 115. tickets for sugar they lift a dull skirt into brightnews and Bapaume, to enable his troops to clear the efore any purchases could be made at do not obtrude that brightness on the sultant. This is probably the reason why shop it would be necessary to hand public eye too openly coat corem gedowns of the Tokio Boko Kaisha over the counter tickets to the value of them in the street Some of the best recently is reported to have been due to he hes of late been attempting to divers the goods required, as well as paving the throat, down the frout, and even round careless bandling of explosive chemicals.
are embroidered in beads round the the alienion of the British attacking usual cash price. To obtain a 4. foar the ham of the basques. Net is almost as Down to May 7th the total number of troops from the Tapaume nectar to one would have to give up two tickets much used for them ar trepe or no se persons killed or injured was ascertained Cailliset and the valley of the Tortille. Shopkeepers who told bread, meat, or service. The simple ones look the most have been found among the ruins of the line, and every colour is called into to be 500. Numerous mutilated bodies His sit must be to prevent the wedge in sugar without demanding tickets would distinguished, and a black mosseline his centre from penetrating to his third liable to prosecution: as sl would with a narrow belt of the material and buildings destroyed,
The contents of the thirty-three tradesmen who refused to supply any rolled-back colla of flesh pink or very godowas destroyed consistel chiefly of hoe by attracang bis oppments or goods whers tickets were presented, pale blue, making brodoval. across rice, sugar, cot
cotton, pulp and chemicals towards the part where is first line le There would be an end of no-this-with the shoulders is quite desirable,
Valued at BY3,500,00, #Barón Iwarski, Shoes are a gifficulty Leather is of the Mitao Bishi Company and Pre particularly strong und has for long cut-that-policy although customers Barmingly dear bootysker said this sident of the Tokio Boke Kaisha, has tin past been reguiled. In other would be naked to deal, regularly at the week that he would rather nos In any offered the sum of 191,000,000 for the words, Papaume basing failed to fulfil its nine shop if possible. Without tickets it more ladies endoim But
shoes are a terrible gamble read relied of be sufferers from the disaster
they the three items of bread, meat, and sugar. March stern will ruin e fine prir ment, the enemy apparently proposes to which are the first commodities to be few moments, and seeing, now imili and effect is ma
resistance in the higher rationed. Other things may folles i done; they are it is a little astonishing to "and" moze diffeall country extending Recovery,
function as a pivot for the German retire would be itapossible to purchase any of a to stand wear of wed
between T Transley and Peniaze, and BOARDING ALI
with this end iview he i
attempti
not
Sen so many pre tlly booted feet, in the atcrets light subdeps cloth topd sat little toes 21 shiny leather with hee dangerous brighet Otherwise i there the little brown or blacketshiões
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