SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1917.
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONKERS TO THE GOVERNMENT,
General Auctioneers Shero, Coal and General Produce
„Brokers and Commission
Agents.
PROPRIETORS «To-Ewa-Wan" Com) Storage,
Codies thead Bentley's
14. B. C. 4th & 6th Editions.
A I Telegraphic Code.
Telegraphic Addren MARION** HONGKONG,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in Tarnctions to sell by Public Anction
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
DD.
TUESDAY,
the 29th, November, 1917, commencing. at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
las House STREET, THAK WOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, And
A Lazer ASORTMENT OF
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, &
As follows:-
Upholstered Suites, Arma-chairs and Chesterfeld Sofa, Card Tables, Bedroom Furnitary, comprising Double and Single Brass and Brass mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bedstems, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Cenasional Tables, do, Dinner Services, Crockery," Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Seta, & Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Pawd Ware, etc.
Electric Reading Lampe, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Furniture including Large 4-Fold Blackwood Screens with 6-Coloured Panela, Side Tables, &c."
Engravinga, Fictures, Tennis Foles and
Net, Iron Safo, &c.
A low lots Turkish Bath Sheets Towels, Bingle and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, &c.
Carpets, Brass Fenders, & few lots Fire Brasses, Pair Old Bronce Vases inlaid with Gold and Silver, and Four PIANOS, &c.
(Particulars from Catalogue.) Tru-Cash...
HUGHES & HOUGH...
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Nov. 21, 1917.
9316
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, FOR ACCOUNTY OF THE CONCERNED),
On
WEDNESDAY,
the 28th November, 1917, at 5pm, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A FIRE COLLECTION OF
BAITISH COLONIAL STAMPS,
Comprising
Jamaica, New Zealand, Queensland | St. Christopher, St. Helena, St. Lucis, St. Vincent, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sieria Lane, Straits Battlements, Selangor and Sungai Ujong-Sudan, Tobago Tonga, Traisteal, Trinidad, Turka Island, Victoria, forming Fart II of the Collection.
Every stamp guaranteed perfectly gordina
(Particulars from Catalogue),
Qa view 27th inst. from 'p.m. and day of sale.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Asicstonosta. Hongkong, Nov. 10, 1917.
INTIMATIONS
BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
Applications may be made through the undernoted Batiks from whom fülje information and the necessary forms may be obtained
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CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRÁLIA AND CHINA HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
MERCANTILE BANK OF INDLALT
War Savings Certificates
Valne 5-ye
after purchase.
£500 EL
Purchase Price £387 10 0 15s. 6d.
TREE OF INCOME TAX
+1
THE CHINA MAIL.
MILITARY DICIPLINE.
DEMOCRACY ANATHEMA: TO
OFFICER CASTE.
Automatism' nor ferree of their officers to supply the place of wurage in the supreme
moment of attack. -s".
I heard a story the other day worth repeating. A young lieutenant, gud one of Artifex writes in the Afanchester his mon rather severely punished. A few Guardian-Some thirteen years ago I, days after he found that the man was in common with many other people, had innocent. Not content with telling Fam a fearful glimpse of what Priasian mili so, he told the asserabled company that tarium means for the private soldier when he had made a mistake, anii that, though read Lieut. Aibe's covet "Aus siper he could not undo the punishment, he was kleinen Garnisou." ("From a Little glad to tell them that the prirate was Orison Town"). This week, reading innocent, and publicly to express is Gaston Riou's Journal d'us Simple regret. Every single one of his brother Soldas, "I have found the thing described; offers, from the C., to the junior, sub- not now by one who condemns is sadalern, condemned his action, and said it holds it up to ridicule, bat by one who
was bad for discipline, «inco” an officer defends it and seeks to give its reason and must never admis" that her has made a justification. For M. Rieu quotes the
mistake. But the ith who told ma għid : following from a conversation he had,
"That's nonsense, sir. . common before the war, with a Young German soldier is not a fool. He knows officers" Liberal ;-
make mistakes ko other men. And when he finds on who has the courage. I and deadney to own why. If you'll forgive an old army expression, ball follow that mud in as one side of hell and
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Individual initiative! We regard it as a disease. Every effort of our training is directed to breaking it. We only want For every 158. 64. lent now £1 somnambulists making such-and-such a will be paid in 5 years' time,
pound interest. No Income Tax aquivalent to 5 per cent, com. Fasture in respons to auch-and hich a qut at the other" But what must be the will be payable.
Azyone, whatever his or her income may be can buy War Savings Certificates up to maximum of 500 £1 Certificates in all or their equivalent.
Menawhile the money may be withdrawn in all any time, with an addition after the first year.
NO
not
No
word of command; act reflecting, reacting, simply acting. thought, above all no thought. If we attribute much importance to the rigerous execution of movements, if we push the taste for the evolution of the parade ground stapost to a mania, move- ments which you regard as useless and ridiculous, it is because they break the (1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser babit of thinking, root it out, weary it, to receive £1 for each 158. 6d. on the fifth anniversary of the date of purchase, free send it to sleep, annihilate it. reduce a of income tax in respect of the accumu-! lated interest.
being to an automaton. "A man
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Bezman
blighting effects of military discipline, if any man, for along the officers of a whole battalion, have forgotten such an obvious truth of hunian nature Let our watclt- word in reconstruction. ho* Above all, no militarism.""
PROSPERITY OF THE MALAY. STATES.
In the nurse of a
lengthy review of
2) A Certificate is not transferable who by force of training has been emptied the position of the Federated Mainy except by permission of the Postmaster of the power of thinking there is the States during the year, the High Com General; foe of 1s will be charged in of death the same rules will be applied rent and terror of one's leader takes the respect of each transferee. In the event good soldier. In battle automatic move.missioner at Kuala Lumpur gave the
following interesting figures. as in the case of Savings Bank Deposits.
piota of courage."
AN OFFICER'S STATEMENT.
Is this sort of thing altogether unknown
(3) On written application (on a form made to the Controller, Money Order obtainable at any Foss Othce) being Department, London, the purchase price, or part thereof in multiples of 15s. 6d. will be repaid at any time, with an in our own aray"Or is militarism addition of 3d., for each 158. Bd. on the inseparable from the military? No doubt and with a further addition of Id. per first anniversary of the date of purchas
a civilian hating war with every fibre of 15s. 6d. for each month thereafter his being and taking his pace in the array (4) No person may hold more than aly from the highest sense of national 500 £1 Certificates or their equivalent.
duty and is answer to a supreme call of conscience "will remain free from this but dan the professional soldier,
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The £1 Certificates (purchase prics 189. 6d) are issued in book form The Certificates for £19 (purchase price £9 63) and 225 (purchase price £18 78. Bd.) whether commissioned or in the ranks. are issued without books. The £1,11 help thinking in some such way? The and £26 Certificates are on sale at local
Single Certificates for sume from £100 this. Yet s writer who calls himseıf A Fost
Offices and at most Banks question seems crued at Auch a time as to £500 may be obtained on application To the Comptroller and Accountant Regular oficer writes in the current cum- General, General Post Office London bar of the Contemporary Heviciv — application forms are available at all Post Offices and at most Banks.
Prasatanism, apart from its ernelties,
Tf Certificates bent, and the serial is the instinctive creed of the vast numbers can be farnished to the Controller of the Money Order Depart majority of our officers, at least of those ment, new Certificates will be issued at of the ancient regime. Brave gentlemen
charge of 13.
as they are, they will propound political and military courses of action to you which sound like a cutting from Count Reventlow's Tageszeitung. Democracy la shutheme to them.
GENERAL POST Qrvitz, LONDON,
June, 1916..
(For examples of Investment in War Savings Certificates, see the other side.)
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HE Undergoed having been appolzited 4015TH for the COWIE HARBOUR JOAL COM LTP are prepared to quote prices for best quality BILIMPOPON,
·DUAL trimmed into Bankara as DEBAT MK or HANDAKAN (British North
SILIMPOPON QUAL compares favou:- ably with the better grades of Japaziere Joel and gives good real on a 7017 moderate consumption
Steamers
calling" at "SEBATTIE o HANDAKAN aralusively for SILIMPO PON COALA (lther cargo or Bankers) Are, #zempt frons payment of all Pat
At fabatuk Steamers are
the Company' whart imum depth o
Gentlemen they are, and even the Ger tan Liberst from whom M. Riou quotes at such length is compelled to say when claining for the German cfficer that he is one of the two most-beautiful types of modern humanity" that the other is the Faglish gentleman." And so except in very rare cases, cruelty is not found
The estimate of revenue for the current -pearis 211,011,048, Gp to thb June the actual revenue receipts will amount to $32.903,017 or a sum very considerably in excess of the figures based on behalf the whole year's estimate.
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MEATS,
15 VARIETIES. ALL DELICIOUS AND APPETISING. GAME, HAM, CHICKEN AND TONGUE, ETC. ETC. Prepared by a celebrated Chef under ideal conditions of cleanliness and selection.
IN GLASS, TINS AND WHITE "JARS.
"ONE" OF THE BEST OF
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CELEBRATED TABLE DELICACIES,
AGENTS FOR. LEA & PERKINS-
WORCESTERSHIRE, SAUCE,
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THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.
DIARRHOEA,
xad is the only
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DYSENTERY.
Checks, and any
FEVER, CROUP, AGUE,
The Beat. Remedy known for COUGHS, "COLDS,
ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS.
REURALGIA, GOUT; RHEUMATISE.
The only Palliative in
Chlorodyne is a liquid taken sa drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably
• relieves pain of whatever kind; creates a calm relishing sleep; allays irritation
of the nervous system when all other remedies fill leaves no bad effects; and can be taken when no other medicine can be tolerated.
CONVINDING. 'MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH YEACH, BOTTEL
Nisie Gestine without 15 mins "Dr. J. Collis Bronnés. Chlorsdyne' on the Stamp,
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Included in the amount of $32889,017 are the special and that of the latter by more than one increased by over thirty-million dollars receipts, amounting to $2,068,038, under and a half chillion. There is an increase The War Tazetion. Enactraent, 1916, of $178,000 in the value of other metals which were not included in the original export. There are decreases in exports. estimate of revežine for 1917.
of empra and dried fish, but a marked increase of $110.000 is paid.
The estimate of expenditure for the year is $46,713,338. To 30th June the
actual will probably be 81811211 hut not included in Usa is a sum of $2.142,857 Con secount of War Contribution, which
is at present ander "Advanced" and
be finally charged of, together with all further sus on that account, at the end of the year."
the first six months and the expenditure Taking the revenue at $32,800,017 for
for the same period at $13,054,071 (including the amount paid as War Con- tribution, the surplus of assets over fabilities as on 30th June, 1917, amounts to -877,546,457 or Bu increase over that on 1st January. 1917, of $18,014,948.
A sum of £60,000 has been paid this year on account of H.M.S. Alanya.
A further ivanou of £180,000 was made to Sism, and the total advanced now
amounts to £3,130,200,000
Jobore has me a repayment of one
We now bold among our investments 400,000 in the 6 per cent, War Loan, 1920-47, and €1,800,000 in Exchequer Bonds.
the first six months of this year sincunted to $8.561,0), an increase of $1,052,774 on the latter half of 1918 and $1,606,570° on the estimates.
Tin and there. cultivated rubber, intoxicating liquors, hides, and horns, dried fat, sdgar canes and thiscellaneous contributed to the
which showed any appreciable decrease on increase, whilst tobacco was the only item
the previous half-year."-
The total Custoins revenue collected for:
The working of the railway for the first half of the current year has produced a net revenue amounting to $2,291,060 as compared with $1,870,518 in 'the cortex- ponding period of last
*year.
À CAIRO NOTICE.
"ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKEN
The desire to handle English gold, apará the Dago to marvelous flights where our fighting men are to be caught. An
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handy lad with a hammer can do it: wel 'But we employ men who are expert, val demonstrate the best way to use
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TO LET
TO LET
very
in our army, and it is picasant to hear million dollars, and the balance remain en talk of their effoers. but any ing on th June, 1917, on account of the recruit will bear witness that the first loan is now only three million dollars. example is afforded by the following Highly Important Notice which the thing he is told by the drill sergeant when
Investments, which stood at $25,554,154 Chief Steward ways is to be seen in he joins up is that he must not think in on 31st December, 1916, were augmented Cairo Mohammed Bin Ali Yugat begs the army. If it were not that your to $37,748,440 og 80th June, 1917 Announce to Nobility and Cairo Smart gavine militarist never does learn any sum of £790,550 had also been advanced Set that be has opened high class restaurant shop at No. 3, Sherio Monakb, thing by experience it would be wonderful for purchase of £800,000 three months 3lusk. Everything A 1 and dam cheap. IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four
Treasury Bills that this desolating nonsense should-be
Prices quite rouderful, and as follows" I desirable SHOPS situated in Los repeated to generations of recruits. Has
Bosbif pisstres. Bosbil (extra good) 8 House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel,
recently, reconstructed. not the power of our men, und especially
piastres, Chop and Smashatatoes 7 pin tres, Rolly polly pudden piastres of our non-commissioned officers, to use
Eubblesquick & pastres, Engleewhatek 10 their brains in a sudden emergency been
piastees. K.B-Delectable music and noted, a thousand times, and a thousand
dancing ladies every evening times on the top of that, in all our mile, tary history? Did-act the power of individual initiative stand the Boers in good stead when they fought us, with no experience of the parade ground or of regulare drill? Do the troops from our Overseas Dominions maké wome soldiers for lack of this character-breaking dis cipline? At least they need neither
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
Under Weight, a condition of il-belih, shows your assim Hailye" powers are decreasing,
VATERBURY'S METABOLIZED. COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND.
by
The aggregate volume of trade for the first six months of this year is valued at $175,072,549, an increase of $80.212.075 on the first half and 628,511,365 on the second half of the year 1916.
Exports excented
imports $100,053,805 or 300 per cent.
ear's The total value of imports for the Arst six months of this year was $85,150,027, an increase of $2,803,448 on the Krst half of 1916, but a decrease of 38549,340 ou the second half.
s
The total value of exports for the half of fois year a $140,212.622 an increase of $27.813 181 on the first half and of $37,001,496 dur the second half of
Rubber and tin remain the prin exports. The export of the former
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Connaught Road Central, Hongkong. August 2, 1917.
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AUCTION
PUBLICADOTION.
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the Tetting by Publis Anction Bale, be be bold on MINDAT. the 6th day?" November, 1917, at 3 pm, at the On.com the Public Works Dartment by Order of His Excellency the Goresans, of One Int
of
RAW LAND at Nathan Road,
TOUSES in Moreton Terce and arm of 10 years, with the option of
OFFICES in York Building
HOUSES pa Shameen, Canton.
* Apply tom
Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, fur
rebowal at's Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for ong further term of 75 TOREK,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTADA
PMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD,
TO LEASE
CEUTTABLE Firma may obtain OFFICE ▷ ROOMS in Missions Building, The Bund, Capton
Apply
"JACOB SPEICHER,
Segretary Treasurer, *slissi Building,
7The Band,
26, 1917
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