SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1917,
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneërs
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HONGKONG.
PUBLIQ AUCTION
Undersigned have received in Ttructions to sell by. Fublic Auction
(POK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),.
100
WEDNESDAY,
the 8th August, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
1 Bora STRIKE, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,
BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, FICTURES,
Lic
As follows:-
Four Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Sofax, Card Tables, Bedroom Furni ture, comprising Double and Single Brase-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed- steads, Sideboards, Dinner Wagons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &e, Fath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Ware...etc.
3 Pianos in good condition, Electric Kending Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood Screens, Sondry Blackwood Furniture, "inchaling Large Overmäntel, Engravings, Fictures, etc., etc.
Aito
Teunis Poles and Netting, Carpets
(New and second band), &c, &c.
*
A few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets, Towela, Single and Double Bed Sheets,
Bed Quilts, etc., etc.
(Fall Particular from Catalogue.) Tezte:- Cash.
HUGHES & HONOR. ductioneers. Hongkong, August-1, 1917...
PUBLIC ACOTION.
2000
THE to sell by Public Auction.
"HE Undersigned have received in-
(P03 ACCOUNT OF TEZ CONCERNED)
DO...
SATURDAY,"
the 11th August, 1917, at 10.30 .D.,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeur Road, Corner of
Icz KOUZE STREET, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD LINEN, Comprising:-
Large Turkish Bath Sheets, Turkish Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets. Pillow Cases, Bed Quilte, White Shirtings, 4,4c
Also
A 'CONSIGNMENT OF
BRASS AND KINKOSAN WARE,
Comprising
Ash Trays, Jardinieres, Flower Holders, Incense Burners, Vases, Finger Bowls, Ornaments, &c., S.
TERMA +Cash
UGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong. July 30, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1900
Y direction of the Government of
B Hongking Mesars, HUGHES and
HOUGH have received instructions to Pell by Puttir Auction,
On
MONDAY,
the 13th day of August, 1917 at 3 P.M. at their Bules Hoom, Ice House Street, Victoria. Hongkong-
The Following VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria Hoogkong Viz
ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and
- known and registered in the Land Office SECTION AOF, MARINE LOT 1907-101 and SECTION "B" OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 Together with the memuages trections and buildings thereon known as No. 7 Queen's Road Central "Victorin aforesaid. Term 969 years created by a Crown Lease dated the 8th day of April 1858.
Aren in respout of Section "A" of Marine Fot No. 101-8445 sq. ft. Proportion of · Annual Crown Rent 38145
Ares in respect of Section "B" of Marine Lok No. 101-675 ft. Proportion of Annual Crown Rens 86.75
For further articulars and conditions uf sale dpply to
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings. Jed House Street, Hongkong Solicitors for the Liquidator of Tan Deutsch ABLATISCHE BANK.
Masara, RUGHES and BOUGH
Kis The Auctioneers slmskoon May 29, 1917.;
AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in-
structions to sell by Public Auction, 2__(POK_ACCOUNT_OP, THE CONCERNED),.
ori
FRIDAY.
the 10th ingust, 1917, at 10.45.
their Salce Rooms, No. Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street A-CONNIORMENT OF TOBACCONISTS SUNDRIES, Consisting of 2—
Pipes of all Description. Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Cigar and Cigarette Cases, Tobaccs, Pouches. Ladies Purses, Military Hair Brushes, &c., &c, &um.
Alto
- Änumber of "Japanese Tea and Coffee Sets & Screens, Carved · Nikko 'Tables, kto, ko., ds.
And
Terms: Cash,
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SIAM'S POSITION.
UPHOLDS THE SANCTITY OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS.
The following Official Communique has been issued
It is now almost full three yours since the war broke out in Europe, sad Siam, volanturily-proclaimed her antrality. which she has strictly observed since the war began.
A
International law defined neutrality na the attitude of impartiality adapted by a third staty towards the belligerents and recognized by this latter; and it is also is that whether or vee a third, State will adopt and preserve an attitude of istpartiality, during the war is not mitter for Internatisasi-law but--for International Politics. The fact is than every Sovereign State, asan. independent "One Motor Cycle 3 H. E in good member of the Family of Sations, is running order.
nister of its own resolutions, and that the question of renuiding neutral or not is, in the absence of a treaty stipulating otherwise, our of policy and not of a Again International law states that voluntary or simple or natural neutrality is a state that is not bound by a general or special treaty to remain neatral in o certain war, and, therefore, States whose neutrality is voluntary many at any time during the war give up their attitude of impartiality and take the part of either beiligenata. 11 does not evastitute violation of neutrality on the part of ONE IS BORE HAMMERLESS GUN hitherto nevtral State to declare war
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctionsert. Hongkong, August 2, 1917,
FOR SALE.
900-1
IEE Undersigned hayo received instruo
tions to sell
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCENTRO),
at their Bales Rooms, No. 8.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
BY
BLAND *
In Good Condition.
Terms as sunt.
HUGHES & ROUGH,
Auctioneer
Hongkong July 21, 1917
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Inhere
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against one of the belligerent parties, and cut the part of a belligerent to declare war inst a neutral.. Duties of neutrality exist only so long is a State remains 1979 noutral.
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Germany in the most cruel and fahunian 'Dunner.
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The same speaker further went on to img 2-1 We hars, made to the- British Government the declaration tha?, as long na England remains neutral, aar...Hart will not attack the North east of France, and that we will zot violatebbe territofial integrity and independens of Helgium. This declaration hereby repent betare all the world.” -
The world knows thad England but not declared war until termmar absolutely refusant to respect the territorial integrity of Belgium. And the Gerowa Chancellor stated the object of Germany Nighting in the following words>-" We are fight. ing for the fruits of our poucolul pure suits, for the inheritunes of a great past and for our future Is it at clearly shown that Germany is fighting for her own Interests, her furura greatness and for herself alone, in sjsite of alh the world, which thermany has challenged by the "peech of the samat Chancellor in the Diet en. 29th May, 1915, ̧ in the following language We all have bug' one aim and one purpose, we shall rain victoribus even thought 1, world of foes be against um."
“Again; in Alvscribing the war and its resulu the German Chancellir, Dr. Rothmutin Hollweg, sald in the lit the th. August, 1915-"The war, the langer it last, will leave Europe bleating from a thousand wounds. The world which will then arise shall will not look as our enemies dream. No, this gigantic wat will not being back, the old begone situation, onder arise, it Europe shall conie
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peace, it can only be possible, by the inviolable and strong position of Germany Germany never strive for supremacy in Europe. Her mubition was to be pres dominant in ful competition with
and all nations in works for" the general welure of civilization...””.
The last sentence, which was bright enough, is marred by the declaration of Germany's ambition to be predominant over other nations
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object of search and wizare, and destruction will takes place until the warning is disregarded.
opposed to the Ceatrul Powers in Europe On the other hand, the Allied Powers
have declared in their rise to the Ameri can Note of 18th December, 1918 Jat their aims in conducting the war' are :--` - For a stulle regiune - founded upon respect of nationalities and full security, liberty and emic development, which all nations great and small, possess: that they desire above all to insure a peacs upon the principles of liberty and justice
In the Gerauin inethod of submarine and up the inviolable Bdelity to intel. national obligation, and to safeguard the warfare on the other and sareely any independence of peoples, of rights and tier or warning has been "gives, all
(kinds of vessels which are found by sub-.] of humanity; and, that they assetate themselves with the erfect for the crewmarines are destroyed at the sweet will the German tamamanders, and al tion of a leazue of nations to insure
human lives" na woli as all things and pence Brid instive throughout the, world."
entimusdities, are whelly lost.
In this great War it is shown experience that in Siam it is far from easy, if not aimost impossible, to main- tain neutrality an attitude" impartiality because in these days of rapid communication the war in Europe has easily affected Siam, and the com munities of interests and the nature of their conficts are wind to make either side of the belligerents complain that Slam is partial to one side or the other whilst re
were really observing neutrality.
Moreover, it is cria,
ax "Presidens Wilson of the Cuited States of Ametics hu said in the joint: Houses of Congress, While the President of the United that neutrality is me longer feasible or States of Amories in iis address to the desirable where the pews of the world Senate on the 22nd January 1917. states is involved; and, in the American that: "no nation should, wek to extend Cimmfar to all neutral Powers it was but that every people should be left frea its polity over any other nation of people, stated that the President believes that it determine its own polity, its own way will nike for the peace of the work it of, development, unhindered, unthreaten. other neutral Powers can find it possible, unafraid, the little along with the to take, similar action to that taken by
great "and" "powerful.” the Armurican Government."
in
And in his giral Address of the 5th March last the President said: "That the essential principles of a lasting peace is the actual equality of nations in all matters of rights, and privileges: the guarantee exchanged
And when Germany conjointly, with Austria-Hungary had established the fea «bidderi-zone around the British, French
and Italian wants in the beginning of February last, all neitral Powers have!
protested.
of these protests will be better stated in the Chancellor's often word in the Diet. en 27th February fast,'as follows? In their reply to our notification - nt that
What the German Government thinks
neither BILINC
reconize her imply a difference between big nations and squil, between those that are powerful and those of continon the índividual strength; strength of the nations upon whose con- cert peace will depend."
nor
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When any State like Siam finds that she was in losgerinintain her neutrality with any advantage to herself and to the world-at-large, thus only matter left to be decided by her is as to the belligerent side that she should join. She has, in her duty bound, to choose the side which is fighting not for selfish aims, but International Rights and for the good of
"Again in his address to the Joint Honses the world in general.
of Congress on the 26th January last the Comparison of the official statements President said: that the fundamental made by Statesmen presenting the human rights, "chief of all the rights of life itself, are the rights of humanity Governments of the belligerentsi
without which there is no civilization.'” describing this war and its objects, as
In describing the war the President said determined on, by either side, will con on the American Flag Day: the great fact vince any imperial observer as to which that stands out above all the reay is Lis Rghting for the Right. A few extracts that this is a people's war, war for of quotations from such statements will freedoms and justice and selfgovernment be sufficient for the purpose.
among all the nations of the world, 'a war to make the world safe for the people The German Emperor in a speech from who live-upon-it and have made is the the throne at the beginning of the wax own, the German people included, and said: What human foresight and that with us rests the choice to break ability are able to effect in order to arra through all these hypocrises and patent a nation for the Haul contest has been cheats and masks of brute force, and done with, your patiotic support. The help set the world, free, or else stood hostility, which has been spreading in the aside and let it be deriuated, a long age east and weat for a long time, has now through, by sheer weight of art and broken out into a bright Hame. And the choices of arbitrary self-constituted after describing the situation as an ostmasters, by the nations which can main come of many years of active, illwilltain the biggest armies and the inost against Germany the Emperor athiede irresistible armaments, a power to whích, We are inspired by the indomitable the world has aforded no parallel and will to maintain the place which God has in the face of which political freedom assigned to us, for ourselves and for all
at wither and perish for us."te fature generations."
It is evidently easy to distinguiali, from The Imperial Chancellor, Dr! von the comparison of the above public etter Bethmann Hollweg in a speech in the unces of both belligerent parties, as to Diet on the same day of August 4th. 1914, which side is fighting for melish purpose, said: "We are now in a state of self and which side is for equal international defence, and necessity knows no law. Our rights, and for the good of the world" in troops have occupied Luxemburg, perhaps generat
already seb foot on Belgian generat, it
As regards the war on the seat, which
this is contrary to International Law.affects much more the interests of all The French Government, it is true, mentral Fowers of, the world, the essen declared as Brassels that she would that difference between the two methods respect the neutrality of Belgium, long as the enemy respect it. We know, however, that France stood ready fx invasion, France could wait, but we could net. A French invation of our Bank on the lower Rhine might have proved fatal We were therefore, compelled to dis rent he just protests of the Govern meat of Luxemburg and Belgium. Tires The wrong. I speak openly, the wrung Wr
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fuval warfare can be easily distinguish. ed, that is to say, the British me hõi of cruiser warfare and the German submarine warfare. On the one Imad Great Britain merely destroys things and commodities which can be replaced, but Germany, on the other hand, destroys human which are irretrievable.
why no lives have been by the British method is not, German Chancelin
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sure, the neatrals have waited up m tis with, protests and galled our attention to the consequences which our decision. inst breds entail Tur their trade. We fully appreciate the inconveniener fron which their trade will be suffering, and are prepared to do everything within ouż power to lend them our usäistäânce, eveta to the extent supplying them with some of the raw products they want, such as al and iron, but we must remind them. that after all it is the brutal tyranny
IN ANGE BANKS exercised by England over the high scus which pronged our reprisals. It is our will be CLOSED for the Transaction of firmi determination to put im end to that { PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the
tral interests to stand in the way of the tyranny, and we cannot sllow any new 8th instant. measures we shall adopt for carrying out that purpose."
With such dietam" the Goverment has challenged all the neutral- Powers, and there is no other way to settle the matter then to accept that challenge...
| Sinou is aware of the fact that, amongst the Allied Powers opposed to the Central them who are pleased to see Stain enter Powers of Europe, there are several of the war on their side, and an embuti- ally stube that a pressure has ever been brought to bear upon her: As a measure of policy, therefore, His Majesty the King decides, when it is recognizest
by both belligerent parties that the war
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Hongkong, August 2, 1917.-
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HÔNGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the 1 HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE || will be CLOSED on MONDAY, the 6th of August, 1917. Bank Holiday.
By Order of the Committee.
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AUCTION.
PUBLIO AUCTION:
THE Undersigned bas received in
structions from the Liquidator of Messrs. Wrzxx & Co. in pursuance of aní Order
of the Hongkong Government to sell by: Public Anction, at 12 o'clock (Soon)
MONDAY,
the 27th day of August, 1917,
at his Sales Room DUDDELL STREET,
Hongkong
ALL the piece of ground situate at Yaumati, Kowloon,, in the Colony of Bongkong and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LUT NO. 909.
In One Lo
has become World war, that Siam, mOUNG MAN with experience as her own interests as well as of others. TYFIST and STENOGRAPHER The property consists of a piece of should uphold the sanctity of laterne required by Shipping Firm. State ground abetting on Battery Etrout and Gual rights by entering the war ou he previous experience and salary required. Fourth Street (near the Prayay in Ko
side of the Allied Powers, who are fight ing for Bights, in opposition to the Central Power of Europe, sucir as spe
this dater peared in the Royal Pulsation ef
Bangkok, 22nd July, 1917,
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loon and contains an area of 4500 Squmes Feet 995 The Lot is held for the unexpired re sidue of a term of 75 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lesse dated the 4th day of May 1888.
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