MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917,
THE GIRL WHO
COMPLAINS.
A girl can grow too quickly. In her teens she should be passing smoothly
Hughes & Hough from giribond to womanhood. She needs
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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WAR.
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One north-comaty mother beds SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.“ daughter of fourteen, whom everyone turned to look at! She was tall, straight arul beautiful. All the neighbours praised
...
རྩྭ
RAGING.
substantial imprewenient, and I'may 'ITALIAN BATTLE STILL my, the unexpectedly eatly improve ment-in dealing with the submarine menace. In the month, of May 'there ! has been considerable improvement not only upon April, hit upon the anticipa- tion of the Admiralty regarding what would occur
her gut looks and charming ways. But Router's Service to the China Mail.; ply, Mr. Lloyd George said: "There is a at home, where there was only her mother to see, she was pettish, excitable, mud rustless. She could not sit still She had a poor appetite-except for sweets, Instind of being happy to lend In hand in the house, she was anguid and tirej, tesiling upstairs with a hand on her back. Soon there began to be
To-Kwa-Wan Coal Storage,days when she could not get up, Efer
Codes rad Bentley's
4. 2. c. 4th & 5th Editions. A I Telegraphic Cycles
Telegraphic Adrass MEIRION HONGKONG,
PUBLIC
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AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received in
cheeks und lips were pale, and she was out of breath after the least climb.
DEFEATING THE
SUBMARINE.
THE FOOD SUPPLY, Turning to the question of food sup
distinct improvement in our foot pros pects, as a result of the improve ment in the submarine position. I is very difficult, however, to give a favourable answer which would not be mischiorock If I were to say there is no danger of starvation people would he saying What's the goal of cutting up our grass land?" and "What's the
That SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS good of our rationing ourselves?" Peo
Saineone said to her mother, girl is anetale. She is making bone instead of blood. If you let her go on. you will have an invalid on your hands. Give her Dr. Willains pink pilk for rule pople they have saved many a girl in that state. The mother ak the hint and in a little while she bal her reward healsby daughter, who
SUBMARINE "NOT GOING TO
DEFEAT US.".
ple must not rush from one extréme to another. We must appent to the commonsense of the nation.
OVER 10,000 PRISONERS" TAKEN.
Losnos, May 27.
An Italian official report states: The bottle is still aging from the se to Plavug
PA
thur troops fought though n labyrinth of fortifications "stubbornly defended by strong well-trained,
foten.
We took on. Weißnesday and rutsday 18,245 prisoners, including 316 offers.
Wo deve buck the enemy ter a line southward of fathians and gratónded our positions northward ot I say, after taking counsel with my art j,damjaue to the outskirts of Versic, visers, and after going into fignres very Violent counter-atracks in South- enrefully, "if the nation cconomises ander Chess and the Monte Cheen is aot guilty of waste: if those who get Vodice aren failed with hen dy losses.
Our aircraft effectively bombed the food make the best use of them; if the station of Santa Lucia at Tolitine. working men turn out tructors to en Three enemy machines were brought able us to plough if the army helps us with the men available: in het, if wo all behave like reasonable humaa be
journment of the House for Whitsun-tress, the submarite menner is not one divious, aprising 1 battalions, of Commons, on the motion for the from disaster, privation que disthas no fewer than ten Austrian "Mr. Lloyd George spoke in the House ings who want to save their country Beuter's Ageley learns officbilly
SITUATION.
was a promising woman. Take the hins PRIME MINISTER ON THE lands favourable for the production of yourself and berin Dr. Withans' pink pills co-day. Obtainable frogy Chemists everywhere, also 81.50 the battia, 84- for six, from Dr. Willins' Medicine Co. as Sachuan Road, Shanghai,
The little book. Plain Talks to structions to sell by Public Auction- teily, waun of all ages how to be well: Women (free from the above address)
| send a paso cual for it.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
TUESDAY,
the 20th May, 1017, commencing at.2.30 p.m., at their Sales Booms, No.
Dus Youx Roail, Corner-of 1c. Hors STRAT
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACEWOOD FURNITURE,
Courprising
Re
Upholstered Suites, Arm chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass aunted Bedsteads.. Twin.” Bedsterulis (Tenk wood), Sideboards. Dinner Wing Fun Extension Dining Tables and Chair, and Ocasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c Bath Roum Utensils, Rolltop Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Ware, c
Ten
"
Pano in good conditions Firetric Bending Lamps Blackwood and Teak wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, etc., et Alw
Teunis Feles and Netting, Porevinin Cigar Cabinet, Large Bath, Brassinger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Childs Cots, Ferzubulators, etc., eter
(Full Facticulars froin Catalogue.} Ten-Cash
HUGHES & HOUNGE,
d'uctioneers Hongkong, May 3, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1530
THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,
(rom ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
on N
WEDNESDAY,
the 30th May. 1917, at 2.30 pan.. at No. 19, Arbuthnot Road,
SUNDBY
AVUSEROLD. FURNITURE, ke, therein contained. Double, and Single Beds, Drissing Taldes Dad Lines, Marble-top Wash stauda, Sofna und, Chairs, Hattan Ware, Chairs and Lounges, Toilet Crockery, Clothes Hangers, Towel Rails, Partitions, Bras Fender und Scuttles, Shanghai Bails
(Full Particulars from Catalogne) Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong May 25, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1847
AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"HE Undersigned has received instruc. THE
the 31st day of July, 1917,
at his Sales Boones,
DODDELL STREET,
Cie.
LONDON, May 25
which need car us any fear that the war is going to be lost for that re-un Cheers).
GERMANY'S GREATEST
MISCALCULATION.
down.
لا
LATER
Ewete concentrated between the sen
atal Bose, the scene great offensive The Indian Intel" Tigence Departinant estiinates that! 100,000 bayonets, not t speak off hiatred of batteries of varying enfibre and thousands of machine-i
see today that the Germans aro depending mainly upon but warfare for success. All I can say is that of that is their hope of success, it is doctress appointment. I say with a full sense of responsibility and on behalf of the Clovernment, after a most careful consideration of the whole factsthat does not mean that people need not economise, that farmers neerl not plough up their land: it means that if everyone does his duty then the German hope attributed to surprise,
guns were opposed to the Italians here.
In nearly every „use the defence was a triple line of trenches, teeted by wide stretches of forside able entanglements besides various orar obstacles anchored in
(grumind.
the
The success of the attack was Tie Aus-
THE IRISH QUESTION, Daling Erst with the frish Question the Premier said that he could not ab prusent definitely state the composition of the Irish Cinvention, but the Government hal lost, no time in keep ing in touch with the various Farties with a view to securing a basis of repre sentation which would carry out the instructiine of the Government church Jenses & Co. in pursuance of an order explained to the House on May 21. It of the Hongkong Government to sell by was very important that the representa Public Auction at 12 o'clock (Soon) pha) tion should be such as to contmand the (confidence of the people of Ireland. It TUESDAY, ...'
was not an easy matter to do so. A gool many interests "must be consider. Ped, and it has very desirable that the Convention when it was summoned should be of a character that wond of triumph in the war based upon trians expected a long artillery pres ke the people of Ireland feel that the submarines is to be the greatest miscalfaration but the Italians advanced Government had made a sincere neulation in the whole series of miscnt after only ten hours' bombardment. tion of all the views and aspects of the
culations of that fated empire. genuine effort to secure real represent-
The heaviest oftari was on a froup · In eoneldision the Prime Minister" of right kikineties and tite" greatest question. It would be a great mis said he hoped that hon, members, advance was two kibotnetas. take if, in order to be able to make it ementing
The Italians gratefully gekriow- upon his speech, an annuleemont today, the Govern wonki ukike it "clear lo the people pledge the valuable help of the British ment were to take necessary risk that their co-operation was an essen-gamers and the, deep_political ami and by that means alienate import part at this statement, this polieg | indral significance of this *** that bodies of opinion in Ireland. There" and this conf-Pice in the futugs, Photherhood in arms, fore, they had come to the conclusion fierybody does húis duly The part played by the air service holl be made today, seeing that the own way to the common stock Teet eggd insisted of 140 units, that it was better that no statement patrioticnils al contributes each in constitutes a record: the Italian air negotiations had not been completed then I say the subruarine is not going of which twenty-nine were bit
nt he sincerely trusted that there to defeat us. (and cheers,} would be no prolonged delay in making
planés, sister hydroplanes and this necessary annonitement. In fact,
Efty-the chasing planes. Despite delay would be fatal and might not only
the necessity to My low all retprijal
fiy
at
Prak,
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate The Hongkong, and being Rural Rading Lot No. 15.
IL
IN ONE LOT The property consists of por
j
The piece or pazee! of ground and premises known as "Eysholt," In The Peak, situate bene Mount flough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 120 square feet and registered in the
Land Office as Rural Building Lot, No.
19.
The lot is held for the unexpired residue of a term of 2 years crested therein by an indenture of Crown Tease cated the 23rd day of April 1906.
The Angyal Crown Bent is $85.00. For further particulars and conditions of shle apply to Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Deductiqueer. Hongkong, April 1917
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(YOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},,
on
FRIDAY,
the, 1st June, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
"Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 30, Comprising →
Tank Twin Bedsteade, Sideboards, Din ner Waggon, etc., Extension Dining Tables sad Chairs, Chonterfield Sofas, Armchairs, de, Wardrobes and. Toilet Tablon, Cots, Am., Miscellaneous Furajturn, Pictures, ke. Roll-top Desks, Blackwood' Ware, including Cabine's, Wardrobes, Stands, & Brass Fenders and Fire Brasses,
a few lots Porcelains and Curios," &re.. Pantry and Eitches Utensils. Electric Lamps, Face, Enamelled Batðs, Carpeta sod flogs.
"Full Particular from Catalogue.) Texus :---Cash.
BUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer." Bongkong, May 24, 1917..
7
1843
“OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"
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CUNTAINS "ALL THE NEWS
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ALL CHERIES AND the Country.
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TO AMERICA.
crenta, unnecessary suspicion and dis- MR. BALFOUR'S FAREWELL trust, but might give the impression that the Government did not mean business and he, therefore, appesle to
ม
WEIGHT OF AMERICA WILL BE
DECISIVE.
all sections in Ireland to resist the forernment in coming to a speedy levision, For that reason he very manet regretted that important leaders of Irish opinion had been confpelled, for very
Wasugoros, May 25, Me. Balfour. in reweli message important rensous, to return to Irekurri. 1748 Regarding Mr Redmond, they all knew the America sople, said what too well the reason why he had been halte Cnited States had neemmplished compelled to go to Ireland. His hearth, in the forty days sine her entry although happily restored, required, rest. into the war was hest remarkable. and recuperation. The Prime Minister *I ammon* be said," "with ligh" again appealed to the fish leaders. to hopes. They have been far surpass do their best to assist the Governmented by the reality; --'Flue Mission was in coming to a speedy decision upon received witle a welemne tlms, none these varions questions.
of the members will ever forget. It THE LABOUR SITUATION.
is confident that Coufless will not refuse the President and the Govern-. Dealing with the Labour situation, the nient all the powers absolutely, Premier said he trusted that as far as necessity for the successful prosecu the engineers dispute was concerned ton of the war and also that when the matter was happily ended, but there given those powers will be used to had been great unrest in certain quarters, the utmost. The Government have their views re- garling how that had been fostered, but weight of Amerîta would be deci at the same time, as there were some sive." In that belief he would genuine grievances which had assisted Taken report to the Allied Govern the designs of those who had niterion, ments. The dawn of a happier day motives, the Government had therefore was gouing.not merely to kindred appointed a Commission to enquire into communities but to all mankind" who the industrial uzrest and to report upon love liberty and pursue righteous- the operation of war emergency men-ness.
ASTHMA
TUK DENTIST, successor to
the lato SIEN TING,
14, D'AQUILAR STREET. A
sures in regard to labour. It was pro
They believed the
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AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUEL
Au Austrian ecimomriqué" speaks of the battle being one of extraordi- nary stubborness, aling, the Whole front from Pláva to the sea. "Musses of Italians are attacking fürindisig.
Taulmis wirkülmulil for a alistunee of a kibinetry in one sector.
THE FRENCH BATTLE-
"FIELD"
GREAT MUTUAL ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
J
Lusnoy, May 25,
A. French commaniqué statex; On the Chemins-des-Dames there! Das heen greut mutual artillery activity in the region north-west of Braveser-Lugmois," especially wards the Pantheon.
to-
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MATTI.E-SCARRED FRENCH IN DEVASTATED VILLAGES.
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
THE POSSIBILITIES OF A GREAT
CRACK
Special cables from London, to India, dated April 20, state :-The British
A member of the staff of the Satin." who had been nobilized since the vitt To the eastward we curried out a break of the war, and who was one of the cupture of Vimy and the French advance
snecessiu! completely
operation first to penetrate into the regions which northwards of the Aisne have together guinst a portion of Chevreux Wood, the Gezon have been construited to broken the two hinges on which the despite energetie" resistance. We abandon, gives a stirring account of his German retreat was pivoting. The discovered many corpses in shelters senastiris and experiences. As last Southern hinge will not be completely.
arcan and to appoint a separate Com- THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMANITY. } which our heavy artillery had come the order to leave the trenches,he destroyed anless Loon is taken, or turned,
posed to divide the country into seven.
mission of Enquiry to "investigate the
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LESSONS IN CHINESE.
1
areas the Government boped to secure GENERAL SMUTS ON ASPECTS
THE SUBMARINE MENACE.
Loxtos, May 25. -Deperni Smuts, in his speech ut Dealing with the submarine mernice, the ME. LI BON FAN, afhinese graduate vermediu
literature feet a Lensher to Kurupesu Premier said it was much more difficult the dinner given" in his honour at Olelsis and Marchant the Leyla for him to give a public answer on this the Savoy Hotel, said that I had
He hits a good method oétisualog Kurojaans to
pany in the lines wxamination, nu le poanthan on other topics. It is very been much amused on visiting a
of a drug rate certifeniens a Chinese teacher, de
destroyed.
THE BRITISH FRONT..
LONDON, May 25, Field-Marsin! Sir Douglas Haig reporty
Reciprocal artillery work has been
writer,We crossed their trébiches in but the French appear to be already well. the faint morning light. We estimated establised on the Laon plateau.
the worth of their defence, their soldiers: French expert commentator, maken it we saw their protecting systems cut a plain that the force attacking from the by our 75's and their cemented shelters West at Margival has effected a junction wrecked by our torpedoes. And our feel. with the force attacking from the Aise ings coutained more of score for an up the ravine containing Jouy and Aisy," odides people thua of outbursts of late.'.
thus beating out what since the retreat. from Noyon has formed the corne But farther on, when we sat tak at. the German line, recovering pour, beloved. Frauce!
From the twenty-two square miles of territory depths of our soldiers hearts, we who and making the line
Crsonne. This ondanks the forest
run almost
ho also agor knowledgeed Standart and lakk. difficult to give information without, certain South African cump to find are requested to write co “Chiavial" Orice which we had better keep to ourselves, a word of English-it was difficult of the Scarpe and in the neighbour.things have failed to surprise, a single St. Gobain protecting Lean on the West, re regustatu write co chiavinul ones to certain extent, revealing things South Africans who could not speak particularly active on the left bank have suffered so much and whom so many straight from Neuville-sur-Murgical to
direct to No. IGE, Weddington street, Ers; Boor.
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
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[1201 All I can say is we are making substan for them to understand words of hood of Loos. De
tal progress(Cheers.) During the command.
When they considered There was much sir-fighting on at three weeks or a month we buve these difficulties it was truly wonder-Thursday. Saven German arroplanes dant more effectively with submarines ful to think of the splendid service were brought down und five driven than during any corresponding period they had tendered to the Empire down. Six of ours are missing. ing. Those who were not theroz wes
of the war. That is true of this week To him it was a wonderful thing to
as well as of preceding weeks. Thera
is no doubt that that effect has been see English, Dutch and South manifested in a considerable reduction Africans uaiting in order to lay on of our shipping losses. It is true w the altar the best they could give are not through the month of May, Bat for the good causes It was a great
THE AIR RAID'ON ENGLAND,
if the ratio of losses during the last privilege to live in much times and twenty-five days is not exceeded, then to take part in this great struggle for IMAGINATIVE ACCOUNT GIVEN nesting bulges and their together with the character,of all reports the reduction upon the figures for April humanity (Cheers,),
THE SILVER MARKET.
Losboy, May 264
ery prope No, no, this is not war Similar benching movements are pro We crossed villages from which the flamesgressing furthe East. The nost interest- had het died but Cradles lay abandoned ing is one which has brought the French among the ruins. Everything was burn attacking from the West to the foot
Erimont boight and those from the South.. on to the highest points before Morun- cannot imagine that terrifying scene of villers. From the latter, although the desolation.
intervening woods form is the little town of
the obstacle for infantry, guns could.com German officers sung while our burning kay to Argonne Any serious German mand Bazancourt railway, the reputed villages reddened the horizon. They crack on this front might easily herald took everything from the inhabitants, the turning of the enemy out of France. The failure of his counterattacks, vietinis saw their humble roofs disappear of his morale, ae most encouraging. in the furnare. And yet, at the sight of Comment in the Cagloss ne almost everything was forgotten, most expect from day to d. art upheavi
An Ameri Losos, May, 25.
Flags, were brought out from the house of the whole Western front. to flead over thus i An' infantry band Their ability to maintain the limitles can correspondent with the French says A Berlin othcial communiquéplayed the Mamcillaise. The French, daily bombardment at any point permits, gives an imaginative account of the having food deliverance, smiled and one to be certain of an advance. In the air mid sover the east coast of salutad
rear gigantic concentrations of men England, cabled in the 24th I
materials and munitions are being made everywhere. The valleys, woods and vines are filled with 'cavalry, infantry und munition trains, ready to clash to the front. There is daily conérmation.
AT BERLIN,
will be very considerable indiced There: does not seem to be any reason to anti- cipate any wotne figures in the coming week. The arrangements for dealing with submarines are increasingly efficient. We owe a very considerable dubt of gratitude to the great American people for the effective assistance they Mesars, Montagu's report says the says the airships attacked the forti- .. have rendered and the craft they bava placed at our disposal. New that the tone of the market continues remarked places of Sheerness Harwich, American nation is in the war, it is nbly steady and the price has moved and Norwich successfully and that tasier to arrange for the protection of again with very narrow limits all the airships returned undamaged Mining Administration's uinus for the our mercantile marine than it was There has been an absence of busi despite the perfected
before. I think the nation has very good news from the East Buying orders reason to congratulate itself upon the bays been mainly for conge
defences.
of the enormour Tosses the bombardaient. causing the enemy Demoralisation 67,261 tons, and the sales during the is apparent even among the German period to 50,933 tons
The total output of the Kailan enemy week ending 12th May amounted to