WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 1017.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIO AUKTION, "
Hughes & Hough THE Undersigned have received" in-
AUCTIONERES TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers
- Share, Coal and General Prodnes Brokers and Commissio Agents.
PROPRIETORS *TD-Xwa-Wan". Coal Storage,
Code used Bentley's
4. 1. c. 4th & 5th Editions. A I Telegraphic Cocal
Telegraphic Addres *MITZION" BONGKONG,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Tatructions to sell by Public Atetion, HE Undersigned have received in-
(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
FRIDAY,
ibe 2nd November, 1917, at 5.30P
at Jockey Club Stable, Causeway Bay, A few well known
RACE PONIES.
Terra-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. Oct. 27, 1817-
PUBLIC AUCTION,
- 9942
HE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public"Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
00
SATURDAY,"
the 3rd November, 1917, at 10.45 am, at their Sales Rooms, No.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of Tea..
House Street,-~
BUNDAY
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
&.c.
.1
Terma :--Caab.
&c.
structions to sell by Pahlia Auction, ĮTOM. ACCOUNT OF THE DONG SWED)..
FRIDAY,
the 2nd November, 1917, commencing a 19.30 p.m... at their Sales Roams, No. & Des Foux Road, Corner of THE HOUSE STIINT, A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. Comprising:-
い
THE CHINA MAIL.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Oven Correspondent,
EDINBURGH, Aug 20
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The muster-roll of those whom the
BRITAIN'S HELP TO HER stall A large is doing shnilar work. and the products of these small factories have already found their way into the trenches not far from Riga A well known buillar of billiard tables is employed in making the wings of 2013-
ALLIES.
[BY C. NORMAN
The
of German propaganda ars planas. An equally well known watch King delights to honour in the two devices and would be discreditable, it makes told ma law days ago that her newly instituted Orders has been
credit" 9:3 a word of any meaning regretted that he was unable to under- received with a
soaptaching to the German publicity take the repair of my watch, an all his loud chorus, of approval. Scotland, certainly, hass of that service, in any particular of fuses for shells. A frin which bad serville, Fortunately, the motives and time was taken up in the manufacturo every reason to be satisfied with the scheme, aro generally pretty obvious to gained a certain rupatation for the manu- space she occupies in the lists. The the shrew observer: mark which facturo of antiques has now turned ite names of two Scots appear among the certainly applies to their pertinacicam and energies in the direction of planes, and Teak Twin Bedsteads Sideboards Knights of the Grand Croes of the ineffective attempt to sew discord between in lieu of turning swords inte plough- Dinner Waggon, Extension Dining Table British Empire. They are Sir Eric the various parts of the British Empire shares and spears into reaping hooks the and Chairs Chesterfield Sofas, Arm- chairs, Ee, Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Geddes, the "great universal pro-and between. Bitkin and her Allied. In largest builders of agricultural machinery Ceta, Miscellaneous Furniture Pictures, vider and organiser" and Lord this campaign one charge which has been are now building airships and armoured. Rull-top Desks, Blackwood Ware includ ing Calenders wad Fire Brassed, & fow Bench, whose vigorous campaigns on papers in different parts of the world, is fishly for British use they are being Wardrobes. Stands, Se, Strathclyde, the bead of the Scottish circulated very widely in Germanophile can. So far from these being kept sel- lots Porcelains and Curics, &e., Pantry and Kitchen Utensils, Electric Lampe, recruiting, waz sving, and food Enamelled Bath, Carpets and Rugs, economy,
to the effect that this is England's shipped of daily to our allies on all the several sets Ivory Billiard Balls and
recall bis. whirlwind War. She is represented as waging it fronts. Some few have found,a rusting 116-Bore Sporting Gun.
speeches AR Radical politician, in her own interesta, neglecting hor Allies, pines at the bottour of the sea between (Full Particulary from Catalogue.)
when he was known as Mr. Alexander Forms:-Ch.
Brass
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Auctioneer Hongkong, Oct. 28, 1917.
PUBLIC AVCTION.
Ure,
though how she expects to obtain success by this procedure, is not, incidentally explained,
Two of the new Knights Comman- der are Clyde men. Sir Thomas Bell had world fame as a mechanical contradiction of the facts of the case. This charge is true, it is a direct
our shares and Archangel or Salonika But the greatest part at neer in action with armies on the Eastern Front. It is a the Russian, Rumanian, or Serbian
engineer before he entered the service From the very outset of the war Grön mates of common, knowledge that British | THE Undersigned have received laing, director of Messrs. John Brown efforts both to nasist her Allies in the
of the Government, and was manug-Britain has made the most strenuous Russian Navy In the Baltic, that British submarines have to operated with the structions to sell by Public Azotion,, (FOR LOCOUNT OF THE, OCHCHANE),
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SATURDAY,
the 3rd November, 1917, at 10.45 am, at their Sale Rooms, No. 3 Des Year Road, Corner of Lee House Street, FOUR FOX TERRIER PUPS. Terms as usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct. 29, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.. 8-THE-Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
(Removed to Salbe Rooms for Convenience
Sale.) HUGHES & HOUGH,
- (29.17
Auctioneers, Hongkong, Oct. 30, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received instruc tione to sell by Public Auction, (POR ACDOGAT OF THE CONCIANO),
SATURDAY,"
the 3rd November, 1917, at 10.45 m.
at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Vinx Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
1)
25 CASES OF SALAD OIL New Cargo---only just arrived). TEMA:-Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Oct. 30, 1917.
3948
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Puble Auction,
"ou
FRIDAY and SATURDAŤ, the 9th and 10th November, 1917, commencing cach day at 2.13 p.m., at No. 23, Lyndhurst: Terrace
THE WHOLE OF THE YERT VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
ka... Be.. contained therein,
Comprising:
HALL-Massive Blackwood inlaid Sile Table with: Arm-chairs to match, Flower Stands, Flower bowls, Fortiers Curtains, etc.
DRAWING ROOM:Tapestry: Bovered Upholstered Suite, Settees and Chairs, Corded Silk Curtains, Her Glasses with Console Tables by W Powell, Ltd. Axminster Rugs and Car pota, Engravings, Paintings, Old Bronze and Brass Vases and Bowls. Fire Brasses, etc.
DINING ROOM:Compitte Suita in Sested Chairs Famed Teak, Lestber Silver Cabinets, etc. 05 Lane, Crawford &Co., two large Dinner Services, Coffee and Tea Seta, Plate, Cutlery, Table Glass, Blue and White Wall Plates, Table Linen) etc.,
BEDROOM and BOUDOIR:Ex- quisitely Carved Cherrywood Boudoir Suite, Bookcases Escritoire, Cabinet and Teapots-Tenk Mahogany stained Bed-
од
SATURDAY,
the 3rd November, 1817, at 10.45am, at their Hales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Vox Road, Corner of Ice Hudse Street,, ****
of Trieste.
& Co.. of the great shipyard and held, and to succour those who were famine-sweepers have afforded material aid Jengine shops ut Clydebank. "Sit Inced. The huge sums of money which to the Italians in the Adriatic, that John Hunter had also a high reputar she has lent to allied countries might worthy part in the Cano, and that tion before called upon to serve his alone aulico to disprove the ridiculous tie
Britial heavy runs have played a sot country. For over 35 years be was which is being spread abroad. But great traditious of sha Royal Navy in the Gulf British monitors have upheld the highesn associated with the undertakings of
as is the value of this Anancial assistance, the Arrol Company, and took part there are ways in which Britain's effort in the construction of the Tay and appeals more nearly to the heart. Both and soldiers of our allies as to the help Let anyone who doubts not the alors Forth and Tower Bridges. He has rich and poor have given of their best. Great Britain has given them in men. carried through at least two of the Gentle and simple have worked haad laguns and unitions, and in ships. Then 9945 biggest industrial operations of the hand in workshop and Yorge, at the beach let him travel down the Western Front Wor. Under his direction the Na-and in their homes, to provide munitions, from the North Sea to the Mediter tional Projectile and other factories were buils,_and_the_United-thousand and one things which go to cross to the Aegean and ride from Salonika war clothing, hospital comforts, and the raness, balo for a brief inspection of the Red Cross Unita-facing-the-Treatiuus, Kingdom's steel producing capacity make life bearable for those of our Allies to Monastir, visit ather units at Jassy. was expanded to its present volume, who have suffered through the brutal and proceed through Essarabia, past What the output of steel will be aggression of the Central Powers and the Thereby he will loan that, while on the Kief to Moscow and on to Patrograd. before. Sir John's full task in com-organised savagery of their soldiers and hand 'Great Britain is putting forth pleted it would be indiscreet to France, Refsnis: Passia and Serbia have her every effort to seat her allies to Clerk, of the Invention, Research,midst. Have not Red Cross, Hospital on my memory. A Tordon-built trades. had ocular demonstration of what we have take life, on the other English men and The Knights also include Dugald done to alleviste the distress in their women are doing their atmost to save it.
One war picture is indelibly impressed and Trench Warfare Panels: Charles + John Cleland and John S. Samuel,
man's van covered with Red Cross who have busied themselves, with
Hond, which still bore on its side the providing for soldiers dependants the Duzube? Did not delicately aar well known name of Derry and Toms
was, being drawn by & pair of butloeks und for men wounded and dis-
tured English ladies accompay the
acras the snow-riven valley of the era en." Serbs in that hast dreadtrek from in Serbia. I was driven by a fair charged; John R. Findlay, principal the forava across the mountains English girl and by her side was 20 proprietor of the Scotsman Sir Athanip to the shores of the Adriatic Austrian Czech prisoner, and a small Thomas Munro, County Clerk, of
Even now there are hundreds of Serbian Serbian boy, armed with a prehistoric Lanarkshire; Jolin H. Irving of
children, refugees from their native land, muzzle loader, marcted temply on Messrs. Hichard Irvin & Son, fish-
foot as escort. That cart and strayed being educated in British schools, waiting from the stables in South Kensington and salesmen, Aberdeen,-ke was taken prisoner from & Dutch boat and is the day when they shall have terminated was then collecting, food for the sick and now confined at Ruheben; and their pilgrimage and can return to Serbia. wounded of the Serbian Aizny at Nish Donald Maclean, Maclean, M.F.,
There is net a town in Great Britain, beet some, are found to assert that Eng land in fighting for her own hand and Donald Maclean, M.P., Chairman of it never so small, which has not its War taking no hoed for har Allies!
Work Hospital, Depot where at any hour
Several Cases "Beather Dow" Whisky
Fize Old Sherty
Peach Brandy,
"
TAL:---Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
A Auctioneers Hongkong, Oct. 29. 1877.
2246
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, UMA.
Branches
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA
estimate.
A
the London Appeal Tribunal.
been seen doing their works of charity on the DoD and the Neva, the Fruth and
of
of the day ladies may be found preparing clothing and hospital necessaries for our Allies.
I open the morning paper at random and side by side with the unsal appeal for those charities which begin at. home, such as King Edward's Hospital Fund Dr. Barnado's Books, Sir W. Treloar's Alton Home for Crippled Children, the Infant
Mrs. Chalmers Watson, wife of Dr. Chalmers Watson, Edinburgh, and sister of Sir Eric Geddes, is appointed a Commander of the Order She was one of the first women graduates of Edinburgh University, cd is acting as Chief Controller of the Women's Ausiliary Army Corps. Severah Scottish labour leaders, Mr. Brownlie, Chairman of the Orphan Asylum, I see appeals for the Amalgamated Society of Engineers; Rumanian Red Cross, the Serbian Red Mr. H. Young, Secretary of the sume Cross, the Serbian Kellet "Fund," the JAPANESE MAKERS, Society Mr. James Brown, agent of French Wounded Emergency Fund, and
BOMBAY
HEAD OFFICE: Kre's Builos. HONGKONG.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
the Ayrshire Minera' Union; and Mr. the Belgian Belief Fond. Strolling into David Gilmour, Secretary of the the quarters of one of these, I found the Lanarkshire Miners' Union; receive
bours under the British Empire hall stacked with bales, and was told that last week upwards of 100 bales of
Order.
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MARTIN'S SAPIOL & STEEL
#X Prince Ramedy for milf mengainPTION.
"Thontas of lates, alem), Mag a, Das, w£/ Dalut Pile sath home in Lut on the dat wes pf any "turazalnetty, of De Spira 4.
than
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WALMARTIN'S SAPIOL & STEEL FLOOD PILLS
WANTED.
with good experience
Two ex-Bailies of Glasgow, Mr clothing had been despatched to Rumania,YNTENOGRAPHER and TYFIST W. B. Smith and Mr. James Ste. At another of these depots, the town wanted by shipping. Firm warf, are recognised for their services.
on behalf of the Belgian refugees. beuse of a millionaire, I leamt that the ORDER The Competions of Honour are lust consignment of hospital stores had
room Suite by Lane Crawford & Co. CHERRY & 00.
Sold Brass Bedsteads, Box and Bair Mattresaca, Couch and Arm chairs, Toilet Sete, Roi Lizen, Blankets, Lase
and bilk Crepe Curtains, Persian Rugs,
PEDDER STREET;
Upposite. Hongkong Hotel
etc Brass fenders and Fire Braasce, Telephone No. 491.
Load Scuttles, etc, etc. Enamelled Bath
Large Teak Ice Chest (Lane Crawford
dze), Kitchen and Pantry Utensils.
A quantity of very fine, Cut-glass,
Autopiano by Hachals (Eractically
New) with Recorda, majas Cottage Pinnu "Moutris".
Cabinet Vicirols with Hecords (Practi cally New)
Two Cabinet Gramophones with
Combination Bafe,
Treadle Sewing Machine,Singer marly new
Two and Four Blades Ceiling Fans, Table Fans,
Heading Immpe and Fittings through-
mat horise
Cortney Cash.
Catalogues may be had on applica
the under
Hongkong March 20, 1914.
CHINA HAIL OVERLAND EDITION.
limited in number. The appoint been lost, torpedoed by a submarine of ments, however, are specially inter-pe of the Powers which is belittling the esting, bearing such names as Minw
Elizabeth Haldane, sister of Lord British effort! Meetiny appealing for Huldanie Mrs. Tennant, wife of Mr.belp for dur sure stricken allies are being. H. J. Tennant, M.P. for Berwick held all over the United Kingdom In shire; and Mr. Alexander Wilkie, M.P. lor Dindes.
A MIDNIGHT DEELA.
The death from wounds of Major James Brown Montgomeris-Fleming
ona role L,reed, of these so far apart Aberdeen and Weymouth, Ipswich and Salisbury Plain. Thousands, my tens of thousands of pounds have been collected
in our Colonies for the good wik which
of the East Yorks, recalls a dramaties being done. Canada and Australia, occurrence in the West of Scotland New Zeeland and the East Indies all the s little over nine years ago. Mir with the Acther Country in the cause of Montgomerie-Fleming was then a law student, and was sitting up late.one
charity night in his mother's house when he
Let us turn to the work accomplished
discovered a man, who turned out in the matter of munition When the war tomtorious burglar and ex-convich, broke out our munition factories might in one of the rooms. As precehave been cousted on the fingers of coe don, Mr. Montgomeris Fleming hd
Bandar
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Hongkong Oct 23, 1917,
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ormed himself with a revolver, and band. Shipyards we had in plaats buty of and air purifients an A Cities Lectioles Le he summoned the burgh, who had owing to the policy which kept our wate a bousebreaking kit and was also like stores it a low level and so discount arried to surrender. The burglar enanced the establishment of private fac THE BESE WEEKLY NEWS refused, and a desperate encounter fories, there were few places which could PAPER FOR ALL INTERESTED took place. The int shot, was fired
by the burglar Mr. Montgomerie
The dipen upon for a supply IN HONGKONG AND CHINA Fleming dodged the bullet and her small GENERALLY,
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returned the fire. The prel
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mark, and then Mr. Montge
replied with
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