MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917.
Hughes & Hough AUCTIONEERS TO THE
WHAT EVERY WOMAN FEARS.
undli ̧ women" realise that they can
THE CHINA MAIL.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page 2)
The Germans renewed their at THIRTY V.C.'S CONFERRED. tempts an varios points on the
STORIES OF SUPER-VALOUR.
· Chemin-des-Pamise from south of Phir to east of Cerny where she artillery duet consimest violent.
Our fire dispersed four soccnasivä (8
LONDON, Jung D two corps-de-nains north of Fairness of a Victoria Crosses, seven- The Chaette annonces the con- ment Farm, The enemy suffered |
GOVERNMENT.knew-though the fact might easily FINE WORK BY IRISH REGIMENTS, attacks north-east of Cerny and alo
General Anctioneers Share, Coal and General Produos Brokers and Commission
Agenta.
PROPRIETORS"
[“To-Kwa-Wan' Coa) Storage,
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Bentley's
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Telegraphic dress MEIRION."
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in
structions to sell by Fublic auction. (ron Account or THE CONCEAÄED),
TUESDAY,
the 12th June, 1917, commencing
at 2.30 p.m., at their, Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
lcz Hoca SRZET, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE,
As follows:- Upholstered Saites, Arne chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass- mounted Bedsteads and Twin Berl sends Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tra and Occasional Tables, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, & Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks und Writing Tables, Sundry Elestri Plater! Ware, cle
ett
Fance in good condition. Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak wood Screens, & quantity of Blackwood Furnitore, Engravings, Pictures, etc, etc.
Авясь
Tennis Peles and Netting, Porcelain Cigar Cabinet, Large Bath, bros Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second handly Child's Cots, Perunbulators, etc, etc. (Full Particulars from Catalogue.) THEME:-Cash.
BUGHES & BOUGE,
"Auctioneers Hongkong, June 7, 1917,
scarcely expect to escape, from time to time, sulfering which men use not called upon to endure. But not all women suggest itsoff-what is really behind all these miseries something wrong with the blood
Losnos, June D., q] severely. Correspondents at Headquarters tuention that the men of the Publin and Münster regiments took 2000 | prisoners. The Cisternen did the
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
teen to officers and men belonging to Imperial rügiments, one to AD Imoliau, one to a Rhodesian--who is the first Rhodesian to guin it-elit to Anatenlians, four to Canadians, and one tợn New Zealander,
Most often, especially when a girl is entering wonsanhood, the one cause of pain,
low spirits, backaches, and slow development is anemia. This miserable condition of health-too little blood or blook that is thin ani poor--is some." times the cause of decline, lewding to
The expture of Wytwehuete | EXAGGERATED ENEMY REPORTS. }. The official decounts of the super- In full village by Nationalists with Ulster- consumption. at this age. womanhoo! other miseries come to some women, due again. to a scarcity of good next to them was ons of the
great episodes of the battle
blood; and when middle age approaches the penalty which has to be paid in the
-P
L'oiss, June D.
punishment, which Nature exacts for MAJOR WILLIAM REMOND DEAD-mile front south of Janine to the neglecting the blood.
Every woman, at the first sin of ill health, should obtain Dr. Williama' pink. pills for puls people, for this medicine has made a great reputation by the suffering which it has spared women. Dr Williams pink pills build up the blood and su restore health: they are obtainable from dealers everywhere. also ne bottle for $1.50; siz for pant free $, from Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
Sanchuen Road, Shanghai.
Lospos, Jane
Major William Redtrand has died
of welersdn.
His loss. i deplored by all Irish ranks. He was gallantly leading hi
en at Messines when he was hit. He was carried off in an Ulster ambulance, an incident" which is regneded as significant of the future
A Free Book, very usaint at all uga, can be had by sending a post card toot Freland. the above address, asking for "Plain Talks to Wotnen.
AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned hae received "instruc,
dea from the Liquitators of 3fesses, Janses & Co. in pursuance of an order ) of the Hongkong Odvernment to sell by i Public Auction at 12 o'clock (Noon) ond
TAE
TUESDAY,
the dist dug of July, 1917, at his Sales Boomaj
DUBDELL. STEXET. »
"}
The boasted Austrian sin merly gonsists of a few yarils along a two- Timaro river. It was impossible for the Italians to retain the ground which is wholly marshy, backed by the river and swept by artillery at Herneda.
ex
ENEMY ATTACKS FRUSTRATED.
TONDON, June "9.
1
An Italian official report states : « We broke up an enemy attack preceded by intensivo dostruétive fire ut Codice.
Ivalour by which this coveted distines tion was won, though related in Juneobarel language, aliest surpass anything imaginable Numbers at guished Servies Order or the Military the eipients already held the Distin
Cross, some holding both with bars. In gaining the highest decoration, practically all have shown, the most cosplenius begvery on several ossi
sicis.
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 Bavouring Soups, Stews, Groves, klinced fear, ster
in India, a rousite "Pick-me-ups Les Perrine Sauce with Soda-water.
Lea Perrine
The Original and Gasular WORCESTERSHIRX.
Perhaps the most outstanding record of conspirusis and consistent Findividual valour is the instince of the late Captain Albert "Half of the Flying Corps who had previously won the D.S.0. and Military Cross. The V.t', was awarded for services "he Hig enemy assaulting parties, tween April 25 and June 6th when povered by Violett artillery fire he took part in 26 combats, destroy- attempted to apprywch southwird, offing 11 hostile machines and bringing The King has telegraphed to SirCastagnavizo Wa counter-attacked down many others.. Du one occasion and repulsed them, capturing prihe Aught singurgled six aero-
THE IRISH PROBLEM. planes, on two occasions five, and on
Each time he STATEMENT BY SİR EDWARD ULSTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ene" ocension four.
THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS.
Douglas Faig:
M
Losuos, June W
soners.
1 rejoice that, thanks to The- thorough preparation and the splensial co-operation of all as AUSTRIAN PEACE DEPUTAtinis his machine was badly dan
the important Messines Ridge. the scene of many memorable struggles, is age in our hands. Telf' Plumer and the Second Aring
TION TO RUSSIA.
| brought down at least one. Several
aged. Nevertheless when returning in this condition he had to be simamed from iramidiately ascend-
how proud we are of the achieve-ISSION ARRESTED AND BROUGHT ing with another. Altogether Cap-
ment by which in a few hours the guy was driven out from the strongly entrenched positions he has held for two-and-a-half years.
REPULSED,
VALUABLE. LEASEHOLD GREAT COUNTER-ATTACK PROPERTY situate at The Prak,. Hongkong, an being Ryond Building Lot No 19.
IN ONE LOT The property consists of --
| ||
The piece or parcel of ground and promises known as "Lysholt" 104 The Peak, situate near Mount Cough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 194138 531&X" fret and registered in the
19.
La
Ofise as Rural Building Lot. No
The lot is held for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 yours created therein by an indenture of Crown Leive "dated the ward day of April 1890,
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00. For further particulars and conditions
Is of sale apply to Mesars. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR" ALCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
on
FRIDAY,
the 13th June, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street.— „HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
**
Comprising
Teak Twis Bodetends, Sideboardy, Dis- mer Waggon, etc., Extension Dining Tabies
and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofaa, Arm-chaira,
GEO. P. "LAMMERT,
Auctioneer Hongkong,, April 35, 1917.
+48
TANG TUK Dan, successor to
the late SIEN TING,
I D'AGUILAR STREET.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation free.
"
ke., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Cole, CHINA · MAIL "
.. Miscellaneous Furniture, Pictures,
e. Holl-top Denk, Blackwood Ware, including Cabiners, Wardrobes, Stands, *.. Brass Feuders and Fire Benomen, a low lots Porcelaina and Curios, &sor
· PUBLICATIONS.
ATTACKS BREAK DOWN WITH
"ĠREAT LOSS ALL ALONG
THE LIKE.
LONDON, June 9.
THE SUBMARINE MENACE.
CARSON.
Losnos. June D
Sir Edward Carson, Fist Lock of
the Adulty, speaking a meeting
CONVENTION.
Losnox, June 8,
The Ulster Unionist Connell has
Sir Edward
Speaking at a huncheon of the "delegites Sir Edward Curson id mit politics must take a buck place the life and death single for the
TO PETROGRAD.
tain Ball destroyed 48 Genout of the Ulster Council, referring to the decided to prompt the invitation to The resolu work of the Nary, said the submarine tla Irish Cinvention. aerophies and one balloon "Losos, June 9. The decorations which include tena was giving hin daily anxiety, then said the Council had been in It was grave and serious but he turned by the representations of The Times Correspondent at Petro-eight posthumous awards, were as grad reports that a deputation from follow
believe the genius of British sailors the deveninunt the sa irish -age- che Austrian army has arrived. » „Dieutenant-Colanel F. Lave would conquer the enemy. Gernian meat would materially help the pro-
HENDERSON, of the North Stat. Commeres had been absolutely driven secution of the war. fonds, who was killed.He brought off the sens, while ours was still main Carson preskle, arp his battalion under the heaviest tained. The Admiralty had neer fire to the frant-line, incurring the rested. That was the tradition of When the the service and by it they were going heaviest casualties.
Their sellors had all the tycounter-attack penetrated win the ring line, the situation was pirit of Nelson's time--unflinching Empire. Whether the struggle" was criticnt. Lect. Colonel Reader, courage, great dash, during, and abili. kg or short the brave hearts of the son, although wounded, jumped ths, and they were always longing of Ulster would never quake. over the pumpet and advanced for the fray. There never was a time They were determined with their alone some distance ahead of his When we had a greater naval servicfellow citizens of the Empire at all costs and sacrifices to see, the matter. battalion mader intense fire, when than we have to-day.
to u victorious conclusion. After he was aguin wounded. He, con
referring to the splendid work of the tinted to fend his men most gal-;
Usternen ut the front Sir Edward lantly, and finally captured the
said he was most proud of the part objective at the print of the
that all Irishnen who had gone to baymity. He was again twice WILL INSIST ON THEIR RETURN. the front had played; whether they wounded, and eventually brought
Were, northerges or southerners they ir dying.
brought great evelit und glory to their country.
It consists of two Generals, two Colonels" and twenty other oficers and teen soldiers, provided with passes from the front ro enable them to communicate terms of pence To the Russian Government, or, alternatively, to the Council of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates. I Another telegrami from Petrograd Field Marshal Sir Douglas Huigage that the Austrian deputation. reports: —
renched Kishineff where it The entry at 7 o'clock luas'even-farrested and ordered to be brought ing, after heavy artillery preparation, to Petrograd. anneled a powerful counter-attack" against nearly the whole of our new front southward of Ypres & from St. Yves to northwards of d Yprise? Comines Canal, a distance of six miles.
A large force pomposed of fresh Divisions, delivered the attack with great determination.
Under our destructive artillery and anchine-gun fire the attack was completely repulsed us all points.
The fighting was particularly feree networds of Messines and also in the neighbourhood of Klein Zielke, northwards of the Canal.
The enemy's attacks were broken dowa by midnight with great loss all along the line
We returepossession of the whole of the ground captured aire the on mengement of the battle
We carried out operations with : complete success best night 'further: southward on wide front from uthward of Lens to Im Beisser,
Our mops entered the derman positions southward of the Hochez River on a front over two milés,in length and peneured to a depth pt
over half a mile...
"We julisted beavy" casaities, ami Pantry and Kitchen Utensils, Electric BAINA, Wyndham Street, Hons. of machine-guns:
BTAINABLE at the Man captured 70 prisoners and a number Lampe, Fans, Enamelled Baths, Carpeta kong:-
ad Rugs.
And One American Ice Chest. (Full Particulars frois Catalogus.)
'Tiums :---Cash.
* HUGHES & ROUGH,
duftimeeri,
Hongkong, Juge 7, 1877.
1875
PUBIJO ACOTION,
"HE Undersigned have received in- THE
structions to sell by Public Auction, (rom count oF THE CONUERFED), ›.
on
WEDNESDAY, the 13th June, 1917, at 12. Soon,
at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,
Den Voeux Road, Corner of
THE HOUSE STEKET;
-THREE POINTER 'PUPPIES
about five months öld,
bred from well-known shooting stock.
TxA usuall
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctionons. Hongkong, June 8, 1917.
1879
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
TOR WEEKLY" EDITION OF THE
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HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH
(1891-1903)
BONGKUNG'S
HISTORY...
MUSICAL
NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA (by Rer. Bunbury, M. A)
C
A
G. A
Part I-Mammals and Birds Part II-Reptiles, Amr sibir and
Fisho..
THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES
{History Churches)
of the
CHINESE SCHOOL
Our casualties were light.
i
MR. BALFOUR RETURNS.
WAN
Losnos, June 9. Mr. Balfour has returned to
London.
Mr. Balfour and the menthers of
his Aission were welcomed by Dr. age, the American Anbussador. and by General Pershing, on their arrival at Euston.
Mr. Bafnir stated that the voyage lad been without incident. He pul u tribute to the warmth of his recep tion in Ameries and to the pritriótisin of the Americans. --
GENERAL FERSHING AND STAFF IN ENGLAND.
AMERICAN ARMY EXPECT, TO "PLAY A LARGE PART.
» Lostos, June 9. General Pershing. Juroninanied by his entire Heuiquarters Staff number- jing 1G, has arrived.
Speking at Liverpool, where he was ceremoniously received, General Forel- ing said the voyage of the liner Baltic was uneventful. She had been escorted i We successfully entered trenchesaid, glad to be the standard bearer, of by American destroyers". "We are, he northwards of the Souchez River, America in the great war for civiliation. .50 south-enstward of Too, and south and are expected to play a large port
eastward of La Bassee, killing a large on the Western Front.
60 mumber of Germans and greatly General Pershing was warmly greeted danaging the enemy's defences. by Lord Derby. Viscount French and We captured 44 prisoners and several other distinguished people on arriving machine-guna.
in London.
We ruled the weetor of the Hin- glenburg Line still held by the enemy i 50 westward of Ballecours, and a num
ber of the garrison wera either killed so taken prisonera.
Tastern
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The Man Who Gets There
Is the man who has blood- teal rich red blond and plenty of it is body. WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND;
makes blood-lots of it—lifa giving, beza› nourishing. strength replenishing blood.
OF BILL CHEMISTS
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GERMAN SILENCE.
LONDON, Jane 9. It is notworthy that the German afternoon wireless report is eilent regarding the counter-attacks mentioned by Sir Doughs, Haig. It merely announces that the enemy is unable to gain any advantages
ENEMY EFFORTS ON FRENCH
FRONT FAIL://
LONDON, June 8.
THE AMERICAN LIBERTY LOAN.
A BIG SUBSCRIPTION.
New York, June 9. Messrs. Morgans bave subscribed $50,000,000 to the Liberty Loan."
MR. BONAR LAW'S BON DIES IN PALESTINE.
LONDON, June 9. Mr. Boner Law was absent from the House of Commons yesterday. owing to his having received news of the death of his ach in Palestine.
TO RESIGN.
A French communiqué states:-- There was great setivity at night RUSSIAN GENERAL NOT ALLOWED time along the whole front north of Laffaux Hill to south of Filiin,-in the sector of Cerdy: 125.
The artillery fighting was occasion ally very violent."
PETROGKAN, June 9.
General Gurko having asked per mision to resign, in contravention of the order isqued by the Minister of
The energy repeatedly at bumer mis points attempted attacks but they collapsed under our fire War on May 18th probibiting officers LATER.to resign, M. Kerensky Ime relieved
A further communiqué states that General Gurko of the command of ou the Chemins des-Danes artillery the western front and appointed him activity has been lively but the General of a Division.
enemy is not attempted to ognin attack.
LATER, French communiqué ctates:
very activa Zuring the might in the region north of Bt, Quent
AUSTRIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
AMSTERDAM, Jute 9. A. Budapest, telegrar states that Count Eateriuszy has been entrusted with the formation of Cabinaf
GERMAN HINISTER ON THE GERMAN COLONIES.
AMSTERDAM, June,
I
RUSSIA'S WAR POLICY.
HELD.
Major FM, LuMSDEs, who had The German Colonial Secretary, previously won the Distinguished speaking at a meeting of the Leipzig Service Order, of the Artillery.branch of the Colonial Society, declar He brought bi sis energy guns that the German Government and mider the next intense Are, per people were determined to safeguard: -sonally leading four artillery tourna Germany's colonies in future, and would
with infantry through the barrage, insist upon the return of the Colonies. GREAT CONFERENCE TO BE when she of the tentng were put Animadverting upon General Smuts's on of action but he in demand to prevent the training of Black Traversed the barrage time and pies in future, he contended that the again with the teams, and evening to uplift humanity, which was British peace aims were far from deir tumily charge the eneng, who bleeding from countless wounds, or from was endeavouring to rescue the seeking to provide elbow-room for malta sixth gum, and drove him back and nations. Britain wanted a peace which secured the lasf gun...
was merely a continuance of war with Lieutenant FoxÄLD MACKINTO-1] other means.
:.
PETROGRAD, June
The Peasants Congress has passed resolution urging the army to sub- it to discipline and defend the country, favouring peace without humiliating annexation and u demnity and with the right to each
of the Seiferths, who was Her During the advance he was shot THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE AT nation to dispose for itself.
STOCKHOLM.
An All-Bussia Congress of Com cils of the Soldiers" and Workmen's. organisation is being arranged to be
abraugh the leg, but costinised to fed his men. capturing a tree. He repulsed as determined counter uttack and was again wounded. | WARNING TO BRITISHERS NOT held at Petrograd. Fifteen hundred
dible to stund. Neverthe- les, he continued to control the sitation. Then he difficiently r covered to proceed with Sfter sur
vivors against the final objective.
TO.PARTICIPATE.
delegates are expected only, but the delegates will represent no fewer than 25,000 members and will give a déci RIVE vote. All merabera of the
Government will be invited to attend. THE VIEW OF A COMMERCIAL, CONFERENCE.
Lustos, June 9. Lord Robert Cecil, in the Home Getting out of the trench with the of Commons, states that passports. greatest difficulty, he encouraged for Petrogud would be sued to This, men forward; when he was representatives of the views of the mortally wounded. His gallantry great fejority of the working classes,
if asked for.
After speiches by the Belgian and devotion are beyond all praise.
Commander Ieutenant E. H. MACNAMARA, |
Bellain suggested | Minister and a representative of the
of the Australian Flying Corps that holders of passports should give French Embassy a conference-repre During an aerial raid-upon a hostile written undertaking not to purtinenting all Russian commercial, in thin another pilot was forced to cipated in any conference at Stockdustrial and financial concerns un
snimously decided to "send to the
·Januk. Macnamara" descended toholm or elsewhere
Lord Robert Cecil said that every Allies a declaration estegorically resene the pilot, and despite ap- prouching eneiny evitiry and reasonable and proper precaution rejecting any possibility of a separate peace and expressing confidence in heavy rifle fire, und although would be taken
Mr. Rainsy Macdonald asked the coming decisive victory of the severely wounder in the thigh, be
scended with the stranded pilot, whether conversations at Stockholm Allies. when owing to his wound the with persons like M. Branting would machine uverturned. Neverthe-be precluded.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE,
CAPITAL OF SALVADOR DESTROYED.
SAN JUANDRISUas, June 9. San Salvador, the espital of Salvador, with a population of over 60,000 has been totally destroyed. -
less, he set the machine on fire, Lord Robert "Cecil reiterated that. reached the stranded aeroplane, the condition laid down by the War and despite a great loss of blood Cabinet, was that there must not be be few home to the aerodrone, any communication with enerny sub- distance of seventy railes, com-jects A Branting was not only a pleting the rescue.
very highly respected Swedish states- Lieutenant G. POPE, of the Aug. man but he was by no means hostila trulansHe was ordered to hold to the cause of the Allies. (Cheers.) a most important post at all costs, SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUE AND which was heavily attacked by "THE CONFERENCE superior forces and surrounded.
JOHANNESBURO, June 8. He fought untinchingly until bia ammunition gave out, then, obey- |
Socialist and labour circles are active
A menage from Tegucigalpas adde ing the order. literally, Pepe was opposed to German militariam and Hech leading the charge into the favour representation at the Stock that six other Salvader was have been superior force. His body, sogether working clars opinion against banding
bolm Conference in order to voice destroyed. y with his men, was subsequently back the Gorman colonies. Colonel
There are no details but undoubtedly an earthquake or volcanic eruption hầu cocurred
A LATER Everything within's radios of thirty-
was due to the eruption of the volendo of Ban Salvadur, at the foot of which the city is situated.
found surrounded by eighty of the Creswell, leader of the Labour Party, is miles has been restroyed. The disaster enemy dead, sure proof of the suggested as delegato. moet gallant resistance which had been made.
COMPOSITORS STRIKE IM
MANCHESTER,
LONDON, June 9 There is -strike, of compositors in Blanchester hare that published
THREATENED LABOUR STRIKE AT
LARCHANGELO
PENOGRAD, Jun
The people of San Salvador are comp ing in the errests and perks.
The dockers ut Archangel threaten SLUMP IN THE GER
strike, demanding 10 roublen
The evening pape tinhed and it is expe fnormag papers will
Elbour
sharging general cario and
The
gone to Arch