WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
Hughes & Hough
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Telegraphic Addrea "TIRION" HONGKONG.
S.S.'" HONGKONG."
THE UNDERSIONED bes to notify T
the proposed sale by private Tender of the Hall of the above-named Steamier she now lies. stranded on the East Point of NAUCHAU ISLAND, about twenty-fiveinties from Kwani Chan
WAD.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF
TENDER
The vessel is offered for sale as he now lies, with ber Engines, Boilers, Anchors and Chains and such other equipment as may be on board, (but, zo Cargo is to be considered in the Tender).
(2) The vessel is now guarded by the
French authorities.
(3) All Teeders should rerich the Office
of the Undersigned on or before
Noon: SATURDAY, the 9th.Febru ary, 1918.
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WANTEDA
ADY TYPIST with thorou experience of SHORTHAN waated
Applications with copies of testmonials addressed to
Box 39.
CHINA MAIL. Hoogkong, Jan. 14, 1918.
SELECT DANCING CLASS.
WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS
é pitit
GENTS #10. LADIES $0 par month. Single Evenings charged moderately. Music Store,, 42 Nathon Road, Kowloon. Private Lessons, 7 Dunbar Villas.
Boogkong, Jan. 15, 1918.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
CORNED BEEF
AND-
CORNED PORK.
PUT IN KRON AND BARRALA
EXPORT OF STEAMERS USZ
MUSIC
FOR THE
甜
(4) Tepesit must accompany euch CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS
Tender, the amount of which many
be learned at this Office, said Deposit ill be returned in case of nop- acceptance of Tender.
The Vendors do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any Tender. Further particulars regarding the conditions of sale, and a list of fittings and fixtures to be sold with the ship, can be obtained on applica tion from the Undersigned.
For and on account of the Concerned..
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Hongkong. Jan. 2, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
25
THE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Fublic Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIENID)
* on
FRIDAY,
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Le 18th January, 1918, commencing at - 3.30) fum, at their Sales Rooms, No, &, Des Vaux Rond, Corner of Tee House Street- .A ÚCASTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &...
Domprising
Toilet
Teak Twin Bedsteads, Sidebeards Dinner Wiggoo, Extension Dining Table, and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm- elsin, &c., Wardrobes and Tables, Cots, Miscellaneous Furniture, Pictures, Roll-top Desks Blackwood Ware including Cabinets, Wardrobe Stands, &c, Brass. Fenders and Fire Brasses, & few lots Porcelains and Carios, &c Pantry and Bitchen Utensils, Electric Lamps, Enamelled. Bath, Carpets and Rugs.
4
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue). TEEN-Cash. 44
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
Hoogkong. Jan. 11, 1918
TO LET
·TO LET.. TURNISHED HOUSE at Mount 1 Davis, Pokfulam Road, for Febru ary, March and April. Kent moderate.
Apply
H. E. GOLDSMITH, P. W.D.. Hongkong, Jan. 14, 1919+
TO, LET.
in York Byllding.
HOUSES on Samees, Canton
Apply to
10.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LT
TO LET..
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four: very dearable-SHOPS situated in los House Street, opposite the Grand, Hotel, recently reconstructed.edino jam l
For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager. Hongkong Ice Co.¡Lid"
Connaught Road Centrál
Hongkong. August 2.1917.'.
A
STOFLET.
THIS
COLUMBIA
AT $25.
THE CHINA MAIL
THE POPE AND THE WAR. morals sad Justion should first of all bare declared who were the gulty and wha the ca Power. Strange oritidiam Indeed! In the interest of humanity the Holy Father in His Appeal
MISUNDERSTANDINGS CLEARED
UP
Contral Powern, the edgens val. Pärliment would be absolutely necesID by the way which or obyious reasons hub, chladly becasires of the and experiontes galant in the present war, would of a The Archbishop of Bens (France) in astutes the role of Mediator doing the cerinty be withheld So we should scordate with his tatal custoun, was very bout possible to induce the hostile obtain, for the maintenance of the pre- | his congratulations and the homago of his nations (such of whom pretends to have valing agreement of the pation" the Mial veneration to the Sovereign Pontifig na its side) to lay down their arms, rantees of the people. If on the other ng the occasion at the double anniversary to meet in discussion, mi to be recon- bacil; it be reserved either to the people of bis aleation to the Papel Throne and led one with the other. Now, I ask for Parliament by way of referendum the his coronation on the and and 6th Serten.does it belong to the offes of Tediator right of coclasing war or
Peace poten ber. His letter was delivered to the Holy To put the matter in a hutshell, would as it is possible in this world.
to donida who is right and who wrong? between nations would be assured as far For by Cardinal Gaspurn, who in tîm replied, with a letter of exceptional import. ace in the present circumstances. The following is a translation
TELUS VATICAN
#7th October, 1917.
thereby attain the end he had in view that of bringing all concerned into the way of mecnciliation and peace?
Finally, and I omnis many points of minor importanes, it has been objected that the propositions set forth by Holiness ara impossible of attainment. In particular it is stated that the iden
My Lord-With all my heart I thank you for the kind letter with which you lavoured me.
The Holy Father to whom - hastened to present it realised to the reciprocal and simultaneous disszins- ment ought to be relegated to the realm full your just":
appreciation of his appeal of dreams never to Be realmed. Non. for peace dated the fint of August.
disorainment is desired by all without Tou surely read, my Lord, my latter exception as the sole possible, means of the Bishop of Valence. This letter eliminating the perils of war, of remedy. expresses my Astouightsent at the generaling the Gnancial diffenities of the Nations, hostile attitude of the French Trend of preventing the reial convulsions towanis this Pontifend Note. In it I have which otherwise are so plüinig inevitable. set forth (what is in fact selfvident Yet as soon as the questi afises of simple porival of the document effecting and maintaining this disarma- in question) that not a single paintment harmagi is at an end. "I do not ind.cited by His Holiness could in the hesitate to affirms that all the plans slightest degres" wound the feelings of a hitherto proposed an impracticable, and French patriot. What is more, some of yet & practical means exist." its Pointa um plainly beneficial to France,
from a
His Holiness in his Appeal of the first of
so that if in the Pontifical Note there bougust, through deference for the Heads any nation faronred it is other Fre of the belligerent States, did as think it at Height, of a cenaluty not Gerbis duty to ludicans this means preferring er Antrin. My surprise and Estonish to leave to the Nations themselves the
fat were therefore unbounded
tusk of determining how this diamant It has been stated that the Note was was to be effected." For the Holy Father
I perceive; my Lord, that my letter in somewhat lengthy ore. De a good as to attribute this to my love for France and to the pleasure I experience in con versing with you and believe me, my Lord,
Your Friend and Servant.
+
P. JABARRE Cardinal Secretary of State to - Hk Holics.
FOUR TONS OF OPIUM
EXTRAORDINARY SEIZURE BY THE
SHANGHAI CUSTOMS.
been appearing in Shanghai inviting In references to an advertisement that
candard for the purchase of 2,400)-cases of softener, arranged in convenient packages. chlarino, n Bleaching soda or water
inconvenient cases, samples of which may be, obtained on application at the Custory House, Shanghai,
The N.C. Daily Kawa " koha'a tilep. which tale now lies in the "Customs down and takes the form, not al water
Water
soltenor, but of no lose than four tour of Persian and Patna opiuma. oftener and opium combined to form
which prrived recently in Shanghai, its part of the cargo ofilo · Mishima Maroti
whose hold the end was cry cleverly detected by the Customs officials.
by the Central Powers, and tinsel the only practical system and the chiety by Austria This is certainly, one most easy to put in moon, with fabe. The declarations of the Holy So.ittle goodwill on all sides would be to the reply of the Central Powers, the suppress, with the consent of all civilised sttitude of the "pab-Germagic and nations to system of compulsry mili; ervatize Press
Germany permit ca notary service, to croute a Court of Arbites dught on the subject. I may uld, too, tiga which would decide on diluatters thar hy an
involuntary delay in the trys of international concern (us the Holy The opium had ca consigunt frater pisaca of the Paful Note the Expo Father propowd in His Note) and which England. How through the war of dasaria noil' his Governance were the would present any infraction of its laws shippin regulations, at such a time us last to learn the contents of the appeal,
by adopting the sisters of buyrutting that this, especially as it was packed in tin- -Inides, the geɗess of the Pontifical natlodity of essuying to set up a new Not is simplicity wolf and there is no compulsory service within its boundaries, ipal cases, which win are contrary to need whatever to seek the inspiration of refusing to but to its judgment any
war regulativust 14 anystery that hoa an Allen Power. The Holy Father had hatter of interational ecocera or foret be solved. The Custome learned with the livelit sausfaction fanseating with contempt the
authlinities have telegraphed to England, the declarations of the statesmen and
for searching inquiries to be made with a Parliaments of the belligerent nations the
view to proceedings being taken. on certain fundarghital points the gere. in perfect accord." He therefore summed TEL 1322 them all up, inviting the Powers them
selves to specify them and to discuss them in a conciliatory spirit, consalting, as far
rensino 4:18. justici permitted. the aspirations of the people, That is the sun total of Pupul appeal, co
Will Certainly Pleso Them We have GRAFONOLAS to suit every Rocket. Ask Us About Them.
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MUSCULUM,
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denisms of
his tribunal. That this would be a most efficacious plan Lord Robert Ceeil plainly cocfasses in one of his spexhes. Iá truth, ornitting ail, other considerations,
The convince in Shanghai, who applied for the permit to pass the goods through
the recent example of England and the Custom has been interrogated and America is all in favour of this measure, repudiates all knowledge of the npium. England and America that machens The ces containing water softener re employed only voluntary service, hiz fa parked differ from those consinteg order to take a telling part in this warm, the smuggler bating, upparently they were constrained to have recourse takes their chance of detection. The To mention but one of these points to compulsory service. A plais proof that water softener cases are mixed up indis- Almost all the belligerent Powers-Russia voluntary service furnishes forces suffririnately at least apparently Frases England, Germany and Austriacient to maintain, public law and order ne key by which the numbers of among the opium, but, no doubt there
(And are they not maintained as well, if not better, in England and America as in any other country but does not supply the vast numbers necessary for the prosecution of modern warfare. There
had decided that peace ought, to be con eloded. without indemnities. Bussis, Germany and Austria made no distinction Etween the exponses of the war and the damages caused thereby, thus indicating that reparation for these damages would fore by suppressing compulsory service not be exacted. M. Ribes, alone, declared with the full cutsent of civilised nations that in the fatem ponce discussions and replacing it with the voluntary Franes would reserve to herself the right system we should, almost automatically
zular reasons could be assigned, in
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order, effent disarmament with the happs
sequence indicated above. * Conscription has been for more than a century the prolific source of those! evils which affiet cięty- Ita simul-
to demand reparation for the uncalled for and without disturbing publé pesée, and destruction wrought in ber tertiory through the fault of the military author Lies. As a result of this, the Holy See in the third paragraph of the Appeal, proposes as a general rule the reciprocal condonation of the costs and damages of war, adding that in certain cases perteous and reciprocal suppression is the only remedy. Indeed, once suppressed, tion to this rule these reasons shut'd be conscription could not be screst
but save by him, sod-to" pasaj chat, eveni weighed with justice and equity. Con
with the present constitutions of the ceived in general terms this proposition! in no wise excludes the riservatone formulated by M. Rot, and France is left at Liberty to decide if, in the hypothesis of victory, the should or should pos prolong the war, were it for the space of a wholbar, in crder to wzing from Germany reparation for the damages of which she should be culpable.
It has also been stated that the Fidly Barker Road, 165, Father in his quailty of Supreme Judge
E DUNCAN CLARK, LIKE, CHAWTOLD & Co. Hongbook, Jan. 2. 1918.
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TIBE
FOR SALE
FLAT in Nathan Boad, Kowloon Undersigned have received ins
Four roomed house in Kowloom.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LTD. Akanudra Buildings,
Hongkong. August 12, 1917.
Drivstructions: to sell, at their Bales Rooms; No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,
MOTOR YAOHT
Bailt 1016, hau vory hitle
Length, water-lino 22-
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
WA
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STAVER CE
THEATRE ROYAL
A GRAND SLAM: SHORT SEASON: FIEST DEAL SATURDAY, January 18th, EDGAR WARWICK
FAREW
THE
ZZOUR FOLD
RT CARDS
the different cases.'could be identified by the recipient.
This is, we believe, the largest smsönt of spin over seized in Shanghai and th
due course, no doubt, it will be value cannot fall far short of $1,000,000..
dumped into the era dienavh. Is it destroyed in the Customs" incinerator or
would be interesting to know how the the opium managed to make a tour of the fraid was perpetrated and by what means
world in these days of scarce shipping ad stringent war regulations
ALFRED HINDMAN
4Wyndham Street
Has for sale CARBON PAPER at $100 per doar
Sebeeta
· RIBBONS at $1.80 bach.
HEDERTAKES to clean "and rep
Typewriters at 812,00 per ma
For particulare apply to address,
Hongkong, Nov. 7, tarz
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