THURSDAY, MAY 31. 1917.
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT,
General Auctioneers
Brukera and Commission
Agents.
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PROPRIETORS
“To-Ewa-Wan' Coal Storage.
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Boutley's
FOR RUN-DOWN PEOPLE.
most convenient blood builders. As
Szechnen Rand, Shanghai,
THE CHINA MAIL.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
April 4.
SIR DOUGIAN BAIG AT CHURCH,
a
Lauch." Sir George, who as just concluded his 72nd year, is native of Fraserburgh, and as 12 years of age became an apprentice in the Fraserburgh branch of the Bank of Scotland. He has occupied a number of publie positions, and had a great deal to do with the success of the War Loan
in Scotland.
י
́er and, senior partner of the Herd of An-
WHAT RUSSIA WANTS.
RABLE PRACH WITH LIBERTY
FOR ALL NATIONS.
Perlowings is a full translation of the proclafoutien sued by the Provisional Government of Bussin on April 10th →→
„Having examined the military situation,
the Masia Government, in the name st duty to the country, has decited to sell
the people directly and openly the whole.
rich.
The regime which has now been over-
The expression, “run-down" comes from the feeble action of an unwound | clock, and the compurison, it's good one. Applied to health, it means a condition in which all the bodily functions are enfeebled. Appetite fails, the digestion is impairer, the nerves are impoverished, the complexion becomes pale, there is no animation, but rather wurry and
„In the “Young Men's Guild Life and mental depression. Fatigue is a constant | Work," the Rev. Adam Mackay, Glas
Mfr. Andrew Weir, the new Surveyor- symptom
describel a Sunday morning No particular organ being affected, gov, Share, Coal and General Produce you must icok for relief to the blood, as service in the Scottish Churches Hut additional member of the Army Council, General of Supply,' and as such" an it circulates everywhere. Improvement in the blood is quickly felt throughout at General Headquarters in France. Sir the entire system, and Dr. Willisins Douglas Haig, bo says, balieres in worsa native of Kirkcaldy, and is the found pink pilla for pals people are the beat shipping at a time when some people drew Weir & Co., shipownery, Glasgow your blood becomes rich and red, the home are sitting down to breakfast. and London, which began business na various organa regain their true and the Prompt to the Bour te appeared, 10 ship and insurance brokers in Waterloo | body recovers ita vigour. If you have
any or all of the above symptoms try quietly that we were apaware of kis
Street, Glasgow. the tonic treatment with Dr. Williams presence till he walked up the passage. pink pills, obtainable everywhere, also post free, I hole, bred eine Co. và that's uniform, and absolutely free from bottle 31.50 six for 88/way, khaki-clad figure in Field-Mar ostentation and display. There was no mistaking the erect bearing, the firm step the serene and kindly face, with the deep-set eyes and determined look But he was there as a worshipper with
The Provisional Giyernes, with the ourselves, and unobtrusively he slipped
active cosperatist of the whole nation, to his seat nid howed his head in
will devote all its energies to the repais prayer. The members of the Stoff
of these serious consequences of the old followed almost immediately. They
regime. But time is pressing. forthed an interesting group of weil
Lieut. C. Will Flying Corps The Wood of many sous of the Father built men of intellectual bent and one by one they took their plates fch(reported missing) is the son of Draad has been shed freely in the culese
With London. He is probably the chose two and a hatt long years of war, finest athlete, produced by the Merchant but the country is still empllyly of a power. Taylors School, and has represented ful blow at the energy what occupied whe Scotland in seven International matches. territories of our State and is now in the Major A.T. Sloan, P.F.A.. (previously days of the birth of Bussian Liberty, reported missing and now as prisoner of threatening us with a new and decisive There's a dear little taber we all used war), was the son of Dr. Sloan thenst.
Edinburgh, and the Edinburgh Academi |cal Rugby Internationni half-back,„
4. 3. c. 4th & 6th Editions
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THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, ¿FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERY KD).
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FRIDAY,
the 1st June, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Roomna, No. 8, Dea. Vox Ronal, Corner of Ice House Street- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE" 44,
Comprising
Teak Twin Bedstende, Sidaboards, Din Der Waggon, etc., Extensica Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas,, Arm-chairs, e... Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Copy,
te., Miscellaneous Furniture. Pictares, de. Roll-top Desks, Blackwood Ware including Cabinets, Wardrobes. Stands, Ac.. Brass Fenders and Fires Brasses, A few loca Picolins and Cerios, & Pantry and Kitchen Utensils, Electric Lamps Fans, Etamelled Baths, Carpete and Rugs.
(Fall Particulare Iruin Catalogas.) TERMS -Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer
Bongkang. May 24, 1917.
FREE.-A useful book can be had free by sending pest card for a Health
Gnkle to above address.
AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Cndersigned has recolved instruc JENNY & Co. in pursuance of an order of the Honkong Government to sell by Public Auction, at 12 o'clock (Non) on TUESDAY,
tion from the Liquiriators of Messrs.
the 31st day of July, 1917, at bis Sales Roorus, DEDDELL STREKT,
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate at
The Peak. Hongkong, and Being Bum Building Lot No. 19:
Is One Lot The property consists of:-
The pices or pureel of ground and
premises known as "Lysholt," 104 The Penk, situite near Mount Cough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 140 square feet and registered in the Land Dice as Rural Building Lot. No. 19:
The lot is hell for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years created therein by an indenture of Crown. Dese dated the ard day of April 1896.
The Annual Crown Hent is 885.00. For further particulars and conditions 1843 of sale apply to Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.".
PUBLIC AUCTION. " THE Cudersigned. bave received in- structions to sell by Public Auction. (POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
Р
WEDNESDAY,
the 8th June, 1917, commencing
at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Yeux Road, Corner d
1oz Bouaz OTHENI-- VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
&C
&ti-y
Comprising Upholstered Suites, Ara-chairs aut Sofus, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass mounted Bedsteads, Twin Bedistenda (Teakwood), Sideboards Dinner Wag- gous, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Steves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, E., Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Flated Ware, etc.
Pune in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc, Also
Teunis Poles and Netting, Porcelain Cigar Cabinet, Large Fath, Brass Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cots, Perambulators, etc., etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TERM:-Cash.
"HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers Hongkong, May 30, 1917.
"CHINA MAIL"
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USTAINABLE at the 'Umiya Mau
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HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH":
(1891-1903) BONGKUNG'S MUSICAL
BISTURI
NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN HONGHONG "AND SOUTH CHINA (by Rev. G., A. Bunbury, M. A.)
Part 1-Mammals and Birds Part II-Heptiles, Amyʻzikir sod
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THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES
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GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer
Hongkong, April 20, 1917.
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him.
The Field-Marshal signer zo a young, oftheer to come and sit at his site--it was a mark of kindly interest which ofte liked to see.”
It
THE DEAR/LITTLE TUBELe
to ent
It is well known in Farmland and
Byreland,
often is mashed, though is ne'er can
be beat,
And it grows both in Scotland and
› Ireland.
That dear little tuber is sweet to our
taste,
But it's very much dearer of late, O: Siree the war which has used 18
such havoc and waste
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Has left us with scarce a potato. That dear little taber is getting so rare That in gold in s now worth its
weight U
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And none but the man who's a real
millionaire
Can afford now to buy a potato !
Alastair in Edinburgh "Dispatch."
AFTER TWO YEARS.
Stirring scenes in the British advance towards the Hindenberg. line- are described by Corporal T. Haggarty, of
thrown left the defence of the ecuntry in a badly disorganised condition. By its Mr. James M'Bey, the well-known eslab inaction and its inept, astires; Scottish artist, at prosent serving it introduced disorganisation into our See. Lieutenant in France, has been finances, und into the provisioning and commissioned to go to Egypt to do for that part of the battle area what his the transport and sopply of munitions to brother Scot Mr. Muirhend Bone is the army. To weekend the whole of doing for the Western front. He has commie, organisation. already had experience in Morocco, where some of his best atchings were produced. Mr. Af Bay in a native of Newburgh, near Aberdeen.
WHO'S WHO IN THE CASTALTUES,
ENGAGEMENT.
A marriage has been arrangeil hetween Lieut. Duhean MacRae, Seaforth attachel R. F. C., caly sots
4
The defence, salat it may, of our
tational patrimony and, the deliverance of the gantry from the enemy who invades our burtiers constitute the capital and
| vital problem before our wacrines,, who
4:
of Colonel and Mrs MacRae Glistmap defending the liberty of the payie in of Eilean Donan, Ross, and Ballinmere clase union with for Allies. Argyll, and the Hon Maud Baillie, j The Government devrus it to be it only daughter of Colonel Baillie of right and day to declare row that free
Doebfour and Baroness Burton.
OBITARY,
Hassia des, unt uit at the deminution of other nations, at depriving them of their Sir Alexander Bethane, who laat atal batrimony or at occipping by December established his claim to th storee foreširn territories, but that its object Baronetry.of Sharp of Seatseraig, ans. is to establish a durabile práce on the Sir Alexander Sharp Bethune, Bart.basis of the rights of nations deride' of Blebé, Fifeshtire.
THE LAND OF DEATH.
the Machine Gun Corps (temporarily THE TERRIBLE STORY OF SERBIA, attached to the Camerona), a former re- silant in Edinburgh, who gave up a good position in Canada at the outbreak of the war. In the course of an interview-
FILES OF DEAD WOMEN.
A terrible picture of the sufferings of
Mr Edward Marshall, the well-known American corespondent, with Professor Topovitch, of the Belgrade University.
thus en destina.
The fussian native does not just after
the strengthening of its power abremul at the expense of other nations.
Lis nith is not tổ subjugute or humillåte
anyone.
J
In the name of the higher prinzipien rat equity it has removed, thự” chains which weighest upon the Polish people, but the Russian nation wil ont allone-s
Father. Hand to come out of the great- struggle. humiliated and weakened in its vita:
These", principles will constitute, the Lasis of the foreign policy of the Provi. sional fioverment which will carry nud
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failids the popular will and safeguard rights of our Fatherland while observ. the engagements entered into with
"List winter," writes the interviewer, that od priest ami great scholar Father Nicolat, told me that the hope of terbia might lie in the removal of her
rowing children from the war-torn, dis-ing eise-fouled, famine-stricken land to somer Allibs. island of the Grecian archipelago, guaranteed against attack by the fact that only children and those who taught
about this plan."
The, Provisional Governinent of Free Russia has no right to hide the truth.
The Stare is in danger. Every effort must be made to save it.
INTIMATIONS
A Double Safeguard.
When buying Worcestershire Sauce, always look for the signature in White.
Sea Nervins
on the Red label, and see also that the name LEA & PERRINS is embossed in raised letters on the glass bottle,
LEA & PERRINS' label and bottle are copied to such AD extent that these precautions are necessary, in order to make sure that you are being supplied with the original and genuine Worcestershire and not one of it maayk Imitations.
THE EVER POPULAR
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he tells how, as our men advance, they the Serbian people under Han domina encounter long lines of hall-starved |tion is given in an interview secured by trees. creatures In some places he says these poor people remained in hating for days after the retreat of the Enus, and it was by the merest accident in one case that cand under my notice that their fairs were allayed After Mons, a party of Camerons four refuge i a certain village; there was a piper with them, in the evenings be used to play, and of course his favourite tune
them and attended them should live was the "March of the Carteron Menupun it. I asked Professor. Kopovitch The "Highlanders had to leave the
When Father Sicolai spoke to you village on the advance of the Germans, there were 20,000 of those, children. but promised the villagers they would dear sir, as their brave sablier fathers Fifteen thousand now are dead-as tienda return later and drive the tiermans away.who died fighting for them as their Most of these poor chaps fell in the fight-ourageous mothers who risked all in efforts to protect them, plucky ing from the Marne to the Somme sisters, whe-but I cannot speak about ited national Will. „This will give "us" when the Camerons re-entered the their sisters Better night it be for:
many of their sisters had they also died. new strength for the strugen and procure A WOELD-WIDE REPUTATION for was No. That
chance for philanthropy our salvation. great chu only one of the old company left. which might have saved a nation's little You can judge what he thought desd. And safe. They are beyond the anes has passed. The little ones are
In the hour of rude trini let the wholes when bell found the pretty little place reach of German suldiers. They are outry find in itself strength 'so con, wrecked and not one of the kind-hearted beyond the reach of Austrian soldiersolidate the fiberty wony to devote itself Better yet, they are beyond the pouch of Balgar seldir. They are dead. to untiring labour for the welfare of free they are safe.
SAVARESSES village a few days ago there
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PHOTOGRAPHING -
Let the country respond to the truth when it is told, not by sterili- depression, not by discouragement, but hyguzunimous. vigour, with a view to the creation of u
Russia,
The Provisions) Gogernent, which ham given a shiema'nath to serve the people.
persants to be seen. On the evening of the third day after the return of the Camerons, one of the regimental pipers strack up the March of the Cameron Men," and as the strains echoed across the country a strange night met our
pie. All dead. And more than that, and unanimous support of each one and gaze. Along the road came a number all naked, and more than that All
Mr Marshall describes photographs which were abown bim
One of them picture human bodies in
is firinly coufident that with the general
of aki men and women and children. mutilated and still more thai that all it will iquel; be able to do its duty in
over THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY
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WONDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOOD
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Torpid Liver, Debility, ERUPTIONS, &
When the Germans began their retire-all girls. Wolves and not terms the fesh the country to the end.--(Siamed) Pre-WILKINSON'S INDISPENSABLE TO
hunger. Jan, wicked where
ment and destroyed the village, these wolf is ywell, alf and to eat of the Connell Prince Leof).
poor creatures sought refuge in cave, Bach hung done this mutilation,
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AS. Watson & Co., Hongkong. Dispensary
Victoria Dispensary, Quest's Dispensary, &d
4 tale of atterly maniacal human besti- and underground dwellings that bad alits that photo tells served their ancestors in old Huguenot vido. rear the Taland of Corfu, the "We had nicknamed the island of
days. They bad remained hidden all Taland, of Death," said -Professor
Signa are not wanting that if the unconscious of the liberation of their Popovitch "Now all Serhis is the
Land of Death. The land of death and German element in the United States village until they caught the farmiliar outrage. The land of dead men. The start treacle they will be that more than strains of the Cameron's March. They land of the starved children. The land halfway by the rest of the population. were wild with joy. The women of truged women. That is Serbia In the Wyoming mining town of Therm- "Almost every house in Belgrade, as opolies, as tEaDaily Chronicle cor- thanked us with tears in their eyes, in every other Sorbian city, town, or respondent, a fiemman in a shouted and there were many kind inquiries for village, has some ill of tuberculosis. "Hoch det Buiser and raise his gis JAPANESE SEAMAN REWARDED. In many houses all are if of it. Before it reached his lipe he was knocked the men of the original.company,for So death has not yet passed down, ampe appeared as it by magic, the men who had given their lives for along contented with its harvest. Bid in an instant be was hanging from a
the liberation of France from the invader.
PERSONALIA,
„KILLING YOR
ECONOMY.
besin. He way toen cut down by the Marshal, made to kneel and kiss the In Balgaria the Serbian prisoners urs American Hag, and advised to leave the offering most severely The Balgarians town, which he did with stmont ex- are worst of all. They have as prisonera. pedition and in internment camps certainly not fewer than 30,000 Serbians. It conta them quite a sum for even such slight focd us they vouchsafe to them as they economy, I
can-A” there mcneure
BAVING NYK LINER FROMG SUBMARINE.
DONT BE IMPATIENT,"
PRINCE ON GERMANY'S
SITUATION
good
Atelegram from Zurich to the Matur First class sailor Tamara Moridzo, one Cf thecir of the NYK. European liner states that in the course of an interview Tho U F. Fresbytery of Wigtown
Sangki Maru, has recently been awarded. Prines Leopold of Bavaria declared
Our military situation is money prize and a certificate of People must not lose patience. The and Stranraer ban granted an application
vigilance by the NY.K. and also from the congregation of St Niniane,
population suffers, the Japan Stamen similar certificate hy t
is a matter either life Stranraer, for moderation in a call to the
Home, of which HLH. Higashi Fushimi ist bis ism, but it must not forget fancy go bac
FOR A LAME BACK co-Miya is: Presidens Herts the first death. Our crifices will not be in vain.
Even if by a misfortone wich collagas pastorate to Mr. James Boldiers shoot there, down Liver
man to win the distinction in the clieve, impossible Beattie, Inte of China who has beary targets Good training for a brave XHEN you have gains or lamenca institution, was established 12 appese such ascrifices will be very all compar
Bulpurian soldier. Teches him to shoot
posed elected to the vacancy.w accuracy. And if ho doesn't it is the back the the parts with that on the th of Blay: 1010, the hand to those which ou
Lape Finntere
us, Inawar The retirement is announced of Sir at the last shot, why, he has other Chamberlain's Fain Balm twice a day Maru was steaming post
whan Tamura first detected an comes upon
ed do not colo cartridge massaging with the pain of the
Our for Eve manates & each application anbmarion, in the distance and rep George Anderson, Treasurer of the Bank
One can't but thinking about the Then dampen a piece of fadan olightly the latter to Captain Horinaga who at of Scotland; he is succeded by Mr. "aria #hich will greet us when the wit with this hirineu Lepad bind it on over once changed the ship's curse and she John Beo, of Par Bask, London, There will be nicfathers for the coming Chemists, and Blomkeep
erider It will be a ration without menk
For sale by Alceeded in save tives of those
his ship and
I the Nationać Bank of 8-ata flerations.
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