MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 1917.
INTIMATIONS
Hughes & Hough
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HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction. „{FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
00.
FRIDAY
"the 29th December, 1917, commencing,
at 2.30 pm, at their Sales, Rooms, No. 8,
*
Des Vroux Road, Corner of
Io HOUK STELIT,
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD, FORNITURE, TWIN BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, PICTURES;
Jic..
Sing
As follows' Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas, Card Tables, &c., Bod- room Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass and Brass-counted Bed- stands, and Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extensión Dining Tables and Chairs Tür ant
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→ CHINA, LIMITED:
LIQUIDATOR'S REPORT.
Frourable to the acceptance of terms THE NATIONAL BANK
whoroby something like a status qu asta will be restored in the West, in return for the restoration of German colonies and a free hand for the Cen- tml Powers and Bulgaria to the East. According to the French view, Gers
Turkey in the back ground, hoping thereby to interest England in this
CARBON PAPER at $1.00 per dozen SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS, many would koop the question of
sheets RIBBONS at $1.50 each.
INDERTAKES to clean and repair Typewriters at $12.00 per machine
to the above
per annum.
For particulars apply Hongkong. Nov. 7, 1917.
mitcess.
!Rauter's Servior to the Chius Mgl.) | proposal.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
$375
DAIRY FARM NEWS.reports:
CORNED BEEF
AND
CORNED PORK.
FUT UP IN KEGS AND BARRELS
FOR
EXPORT OF STEAMIRA. USE.Į!
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.”
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Branches:-
CANTON,
SHANGHAT,
FOKOHAMA
“ZOMBAT:
Decasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS. Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c. Bath, Room Utensils, and Writing Tables, etc., Sun-
dry Electro-Plated Ware
Blackwood Furniture, including Large 4-Fold Blackwood Edreaza Side Tables, Sc, Pictures, &c., Iron Safe, de
A fow lots Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilte, &c..
Brass Fanders, few lote Fire Brasses,
PIANO by COLLARD & COLLARD, Full Particulars from Catalogue). TERMN-CLab.
HUGHES & HOTIGE. Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Dec. 90, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
9109
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
SATURDAY,
the 29th December, 1917, at 11 am, at "Eggesford" 124, The Peak. THE SUNDAY
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
Kalivy
&c.
therein contained.
Including:
Sif
HONGKONG.
KEATINGS FLOZENGES
cure the worst Cough
“Over 20 yeirs ago the late Lord. Beaconsfeld testified to the benefits
·ke ventred from HIMROD'S CURE, and story post krigs similar letters to-day.
MROD
CURE for
ASTHMA
(PAMED POS AÐ TEKKS.
Bold in tins by all Chemists and storm throughout the Country
Beware of XULATIONE.
Large Cherrywood Toilet Tabic, "CHINA MAIL
Cherrywood Bookcase and Chairs,
Handsomely Carved Elackwood Writing |
Tables, Bookenas and Side Tables, &c,
Teakwood and Leather-covered" Arm-
PUBLICATIONS.
GENERAL PERSHING'S STRINGENT REGULATIONS.
In accordance with Section 105 of thờ Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1905, the Liquidator begs to prosent his report to the shareholders showing how the wind. ing-up has been conducted, and the
THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, property of the Company disposed of,
The statement of receipts and pay. RAIDS REPULSED."
mants is constructed to show the totals of the
various items of receipts and. LONDON, Dec. 21.
expenditure as well as how they have LONDON, Dee, 21. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
progressed" trong year to year since 13th Reuter's Correspondent with the American Army in Fruñea states that July, 1911, the date of the commence- We repulsed a raid north eastward of General Pershing has issued a proment of the Liquidation. Meanines and took a few prisoners inclamation the troops inviting them Staf Compensation-The liquidator patrol encounters..
to liberally subscribe to the Frörich was, authorised to pay out a sum not LONDON, Dec. M.
War Loen...
axceeding $100,000, but acting on the stringent regulations regarding liquor www disbursed. During the
General Pershing has hated most advice of the late Directorate a sum of and immorality. Alt alcoholio We repulsed raiders, during the night, beverages, except light, wines, are in the neighbourhood of the Bapanma prohibited. and gifts or purchases of Cambrai road, to the east of Monchy-le-such are forbidden. Drunkenness will Freux and to the cast of Armentieres.
be promptly purished and all houses of ill-repute where the troops debark RHEIMS SHELLED.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reporta
LONDON, Dec. 42.
A French communiqué states :--| The artillery was active, in the region of Castrieres Wood.
In Alsace, an attempt to rush our trenches, to the west of Cernay, was repulsed.
or are statióned, are declared out of bounde
· LIVELY DEBATE IN ITALIAN CHAMBER.
oaths prior to the Liquidation the Directors had already paid out $44,777.16 to members of the staff retiring during that period and in my opinion, the staff has been adequately compensated."
Return of Capital, The Bank wax started in 1991 with a sterling capital when the Hongkong (Mexican) dollar was worth about 8. And under the aegis of the big firm of Messrs, Russell & Co. whe This Ross.Dec. 21.mediately afterwards failed. At Hetmanas Weile-kopf, the enemy, During the debate in the Chamber failure, coupled with tho) rapid fall, of after a big raid, occupied advanced ele on the case of Signor Cavallini, who the sterling value of the dollar (between ments of our front line, but was comis alleged to have been the inter 1901 and 1804) (0 to 2) naturaliy plotsly ejected after hand-to-hand mediary between M. Caillaux and the Bghting, in which he lost heavily.
One hundred and eighteca shells were lini, described M. Caillaux as "The peets."
Germans, the Deputy, Signor Piro very adversely affected the Bank's proe- Though it struggled on. and. thrown on Rheims.
Gioletti of France." An uproar between 1834 and 1904 paid dividends ensued and subsequently Signor amounting to $31.555.06 or roughly an Gioletti declared he could not accept. Signor Pirolini's comparison, because average annual dividend of 23 per cent. he had never supported and never it never really justified its existence froin would support a separate peace or
a shareholder's point of view. 29 par
£123,024 at 3- any action not absolutely loyal to the share on 90,473 Allies. He appealed for parliament 2.157.403.32 was the, capital employed ̈In_1004 -£121300 are unity when the enemy the in during these years.
(i) per share on 40,453 shares) Italy. (Lond cheers).
written off the capital and, is. 1906/7 10.433 (21 per share) was called "up ul 2/11 In all, therefore £364,077 182,138,227.41) was paid in at an averagy exchange of 2/101....
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
SNOWSTORMS MAY. ASSIST ALLIES.
LONDON, Dec. 21. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters in Italy, telegraphing yesterday, says:
P
The situation is still anxious, bat farther anowstorme may any day stabilise the Frort for the winter.
The enemy's recent gains were dearly bought by the Jaegers
The capture of Monte Solone on December 18 may enable the enemy to embarrass our communications in the plain, notably towards Bassano, where iwo railways meat. It also threatens Monte Grappa heing turned from the
West
WINTER CONDITIONS CREATE, TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS,
LONDON, Dec. 2. Reater's Correspondent at Italian
ARABS SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON
TURK.
"Loxpoy, Dec. 21. The War Office announces that the Arabs, inder King Redjaz'e SONY destroyed a troop train southward of Tebut, killing or capturing a whole Turkish detachment, with three hundred rifles, much ammunition and
24,000 in Turkish gold.
RAILWAY DISASTER IN AMERICA.
Dec. 21.
SHEPHERDSVILLE (Kentucky),
Sixty-seven people were killed and fifty injured in a collision between the Headquarters sends a thrilling descrip Louisville-Nashville passenger train tion of the intense winter conditions and a local train, last evening. the Italians ara tindergoing in the long drawn-out deol against the ever rising flood of the enemy.
The Austro-Germans Eave accumulat ed a tremendous number of cannon on the mountains dominating the field of attack, aurrounding Monte Grappa and the valleya leading to the plain.
THE SILVER” MARKET.
LONDON, Dec. 20, Messrs. Sammiel, Montagu and Company's Silver report states tha as is usual at this secson, trade demand is inactive, so pending fresh It is necessary to use dynamite for developments regarding the import- the preparation of artillery trenches in ant purchases projected by the consequence of the hardness of the British and American Governmenta, frozen ground. The gunners are often the Market remains quiet. obliged to place their cannon in ad
The Shanghai Exchange hea casheltered position while the snowy strengthened further and the latest background makes them an easy target official quotation is 1/4 to the tael.
Field telegraphlets and stretcher
bearers face almost certain death in the Indian silver holding continues to carrying out their duties and the brink, infantry are obliged to lie down for
LONDON, Dec. 22.
hours on utterly exposed ground, swait Silver is quoted at 431. There are ing the moment of attack, while the small offerings and the market is TAINABLE at the Un Maneno in its melted form, penetrates steady.
their bouce. Notwithstanding these!
notably the Alpini, is undaunted.
chairs and Settee made by Wm Powed once, Wyndham Street, Hons-hardships the spirit of the troops, Lid., Large Brass Bodstead, Hair and Box Mattresses, Wardrobes,
Also
Lavatory and Bath Room, Fittings, -Ons Large American Ice Obest · and Carrying Chairs, TEKAN-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkoor. Dec. 21, 1917.---
PUBLIO AUCTION.
kong>
BISTORY OF UNION CHURCË
(1891-1903) HONGKONG'S MUSICAL
HISTORY.
NOTES
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ON "WILDLIFE IN
HONOKONG AND SOUTH CHINA (by Raw: 0. A. Banbury, M. A.)
↑ THE Undersigned have received inatruo-
tions to sell by Public Auction (FOR ACCOUNT OF KITH CONCERNED},"
MONDAY
the 31st December, 1917, commenting at
6 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vertix Road, Comer of ICE HOUSE STREET,
FINE, COLLECTION OF BRITISH COLONIAL STAMPS,
Comprising
Great Britain, Natal, South Australia, Tasmania, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Victoria; Western Australia, Zanzibar, Zululand, New South Wales, Canaria,
O
ROM, Dec. 22.
In the Chamber, the Minister of
was
Iquidation dividends have been" de- clated as follows-
121,159,00
Oran'bj
1. 1. A-
£232,100. 9. 5
12,071,19.41
=* 9,202,10;-7-
$2,801,719,00
Fue
20.223.50
4,000.00 7
48,543.00
1,780, 7, 1
61,600.11.
(187,701,00
TR
1. 7
2., 31.
tor
00
09
$03.90 £8. 8:117
2,817.12.4
£337,770, 8.11
-10,181,20
$11,756,083.70
$70,00
3. 18/7/12
31.00:
1/113
4.
15/ 6/14,
1/ 01
20/12/14/
77 8/15
7. 29/12/17
1. 17/7/11
to fr
10/1
99/8/13
1/197
-0
In other words those original share- holders who regarded their investment se 18/6 in the £1, whereas the dollar a sterling one. have received back about
investor was not only repaid in fall but made in addition about 48 per cont. prest having pars in 362.75 per share and, received back. $32.00 per share. N
The outstanding notes came in very
sunitions announced that the Italians STRENGTH IS WHAT YOU slowly and tally a sum of $18,256 lus had, to day, reconquered Monte A Bolone..
Part I-Mammals and Birds...alki "Part-IT-Reptilen, "Amraikir sad
Fishes...
THE MISSIONS ETRANGELES ·
(History of the Eastern Chazahea)
* 1.60 CHINESE SCHOOL, BOOK
(Ham-Te King,” translate by E. J. Kital)...
MR ROBERT HARTSLÁND
TAX MEMORANDUM aribicians
WASHING' BOOKS (for men.
HE. Undersigned, have
"structions, to boil at the
(INCLUDED IN THIS SALE ARE : Rooms, No. §, Des Vœux Road,
20 Rare 3 Cornered Cape of
Good Hopel
These are the finest lot ever offered
for sale in this Colaba, vary stamp gust
Ice House Street,
MOTOR YACHT Length 43 feet Bento
12 feet 4 inchow,
Lavatory Pantry
12 and a HP Motors Com
GERMANY AND PEACE.
POSSIBLE BLUFF.
LONDON, Dec. 21.
In connection with the rumours of
NEED
to be remitted to the Board of Trade to meet claims in this respect.
~ Generally the liquidation can be com-
If you are tired, weak, run-down, and sidered a very satisfactory boo as not only lack ambition or nerve force, youare did the assets of the Bank realise more running the risk of having a serious than the book rains, but interest, ste breakdown if you fail to secure properered in Bangkung during the liquida treatment at once.
For those who are suffering from lens tion realised $170,000 more than the of strength or nerve-troubles there is expenditure incurred nothing
sing the nerve cella and bringing dividend of 40 cents per share on the can equal Sargol for revital After paying the seventh and firal Eatrength and energy to every part of the
-final winding up meeting will be asked to back vote him in respect of additionel
s forthcoming German peace offer, French newspapers suggest that Ger body Sargol has increased theatrength 40153 shares absorbing $18,191.20 the will endeavour, under the of delicate, run down nervous people liquidators estimate of surplus funds as many
more than 300 per cent in many per attached account amounts to throat of a great», offensive in the ot
It door not matter whether $3,786.80 which the shareholders at the Went to create an atmosphere fatte
you have lost your streng power from
over wor business worries, fargol will your old time strength and you give it a fair trial. It the system and tones t preparation can V-Sargol is 6 d'octor
Hot'a patent medicine, prepared that even the will quickly as miste nerve-restoringforp it is proscribed sof for those
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
Only a Cough „bet you stop "While If I ONLY!
WATERBURY?S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL OMPOUND
the ons
friends
as no oth
muneratión -$1,600 and $1,288.49 sa em allowance to cover estimated, legal and miscellaneous expenas payablë bafore the Company finally, strack of the ter! bareholders desiring, further) informp.
plication
SAVARESSES
ANTAL
INTIMATIONS
A Double Safeguard.
When buying Worcestershire Sauce, always look for the signature in White,
dea Martins
on the Red label, and see also that the same LEA & PERRINS is embossed In raised letters on the glass bottle.
**- LEA & PERRINS' Label and bottle are copied to such an extent that these precrinons are necessary, in order to make sure that you are being supplied with the original and genuine Werustershire and not one of its malay imitations.
THE EVER POPULAR HOUSEHOLD REMEDY
Which has now borne, the Stamp of Public Approval for OVER FORTY YEARS!
ENO'S FRUIT SALT
PLEASANT TO TAKE,
REFRESHING AND INVIGORATING.
IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES OF
Bitiousness, Sick Headache, Constipation,
Errors in Diet-Eating or Drinking, Thirst, Giddiness. Rheumatic or Gouty Poison, Feverish Cold, with High Temperaturs and Quick Pulse, and Feverish Conditions generally. It is everything you could wish as a simple and Natural Health-giving Agent
Prepared only by
J.C. ENO, Ltd., Fruit Salt Works, London, England.
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