WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1918.
Hughes & Hough
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"MEIKIOX"
HONGLONG
8.8. "HONGKONG."
HE UNDERSIGNED beg to notify
The proposed main by private Tender
of the Bull of the above-named Steamer
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS
THE NATION'S ECFEES.
BRITISH BLOODSTOCK SUPREME:
YOUR EYES :
18.
GERMAN ROTTENNESS AS BEEN
TEUTONS
JAPAN'S POLICY IN CHINE
CRITICISM BY DIET OPPOSITION.
The Vienna weekly newspaper "Der Togo, Jan. 20. Before the war there was probably no As usual on the eve of the meeting orin," which enjoys an almost pheno- industry in hinh England and ireland of the Diet the political parties metmenal circulation, publishes an "open bad become more convincingly pre eminent than that of bloodstock breed-at noon on Sunday to issue their letter to the Gorman humorous ing. It is not too much to say that our declarations,
weekly, Simplicissimus, which estab- thoroughbreda, taken collectively, were
The Kenseikai or Opposition party lies a record in journalistio fmakness the sayy of all the Continental, Powers, who for a century or more bad andes; asserts that the Government has full-between two Allied nations." The Mor voured to rival our breed. They arranged in ita policy towards Chica; has their racer on the English plan; fonnded their own thoroughbred stud-not been sufficiently positive in its
they
books. From time to time they bought
always conspicuous at the great blood-
perity.
HIGH PRICES.
"You, with your Teutonio awise face,
the pick of English horses in the hope support to the Allies in the war, and base Inscribed on your banner the legead = * For God, Kaiser, and Empire.' Who is that they would soon become independ also has been handling the financed this god of your god of hatred, of est of this country. Financial support of the country injudiciously. It says devilish ernalty and gricaing malies. which they gave to the breeding of blood stock was on a remarkably generous scale that the Government is not supported Who is that Kaiser? An epileptic, i Yet they never succeeded in wresting our by the people, that it is unable to moral decadent. What is your empire" SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL supremacy from us Cortainly they
found themselves under the galling read the mind of the public, and that A band of shouting, mediaval ballies,
to England to its diplomacy has always missed My dear Simplicissiums, how you, At the first symptom necessity of sending
have changed your features! Dace you replenish their stock. Bayers from the of eye strain you should continent and elsewhere abroad were opportunities, but especially with were the anti-polar elcinens in Germany. consult
We tes1- stook sales at Newmarket, and theiregard to China, where it has inter-You set the rebellion of the spirit of rivalry did much to bring the industry fered unjustifiably in domestic affaire. freedon against all political, militarist, eyes scientifically and fit here to condition of unexampled pre- The announcement says that the profesional and sham-popular slavery, Kenseikai party will endeavour to gaines all sorts of eunuchintis attempta glasses to individual re
fat bymany. quirements.
Three year our high class strengthen friendly relations with
Now you append to the people to buy thorough-bred sire
had so greatly China It urges more complete was loan bonds, that war loan which has increased in value that foreiga buyers could not expect to buy a real devotion to the purposes of the Allies only bees issued to fatten the very classes important winner for less than £20,000 in the prosecution of the war and whom once you justly denounced. You And if he wanted a classic winner be
advocates wiser expenditure on are like a plucky bull-dog, which has would have had to give even more. A
transformed itself into a currish-tail few hours after Craganour had been national defence.
wagging sheepdog, ready to crouch at the disqualised for the Derhy he was snapped
ALLIES WAR AIMS,
feed of its brutish masters. up t for £30,000 by an Argentino breeder. Correspondingly big aams were paid for Viscount Kato; the leader of the This is the sort of Germanism for. Cyllene, Diamond Jubilee, Polar Star and Kenseikai, made a lengthy speech in which you stand today, dear Simplicis. Your Majesty on their shipment to the River Plats. A French breeder bought which he paid a tribute to the couragefimus Germanism so rotten that the Flying Fox for the record sum at auction and devotion of the Allies, especially stench of it threatens to poñou the -37,500 guineas, and a foreign Govern ment would also have secured Frince France. He said that the dignified atmosphere of Europe and of the world." Palatino if Mr. J. B. Joel had not step- utterances of Mr. Lloyd George and delightful comment on it which has been This extract is not complete without s ped in and bought him for £40,000
made by that mest vitriole of Fan-Ger- maniac organs, the "Deutsche Zeitung"---
OLARK
LARK & Co
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OPTICIANS CHATER RD HONGKONG
she now lica stranded on the East HONGKONG & MANILA.
Point of NAUCHAU ISLAND, about twenty-five miles from Kwan Chau
Wan
GENERAL "CONDITIONS OF TENDER
1) The vessel is offered for sale as she now lies, with her Engines, Boilers, Anchors and Chains and such other
board,
equipment as may be on MITSUBISHI COSHI KWAISHA
(Mitsubishi Oo.)
the Tender)
The vessel is now guarded by the
French authorities.
(3) All Tenders should reach the Office of the Undersigned on or before Noon, SATURDAY, the 9th Febian- Are. 1918. ary,
(4) A Deposit must accompany cach Tender, the amount of which may be learned at this Office, said Deposit will be returned in case of non- acceptance of Tender. (5) The Vendors do not bind themselves
to accept the highest or any Tender. Farther particulars regarding the sonditions of sale, and a list of Attings and fixtures to be sold with the ship, can be obtained on applica sion from the Undersigned.
For and on account of the Concerned.
UGHES & HOUOR. Hougrong, Jan. 2, 1918.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
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THE
HE Undersigned have received in- structions from Mr. Doe CHURC KEZ, to sell by Public Auction,
On
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 1st and 2nd February, 1918, com- mencing at 230 p.m. each day, at his premises "be Old Post Office Build- ing" Queen's Road Central,
A Lange ÁrbORTMENT OF
CHINESE PORCELAINS,
KAKEMONOS, CURIOS,
key
&C
Comprising: A large variety of 5-coloured and 3-coloured Vasc and Platos, Blue and White Vases and Figures, &e, Old Brones, including Incense Burners of the Sung and Ming Dynasties, Pekinese Cloisonne, Amber and Jadestone Orca ments, Beads, Carved Eamboo Ware, Kakemonos and Wall Hangings, Jado- stone Charms, Ivory Carvinga, otc., etc, and a large number of Old Szu bottica,
تو کر
Also
Fine Jadestone Inlaid Servers, Plaques, etc.
!!
The greater portion of the above. stock has recently arrived from the North, and includes pieces from the Ming. Kangbi, Yurgching, Kiantung and Towkwong Periods.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue).. On view from Thursday, 31st inst, atsp.m
Tus-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer
Hongkong, Jan. 24, 1918,
FOR SALE
TOECULU
FOR SALE.
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Peak A
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At the time of the outbreak of the President Wilson, clearly defining the war Germany possessed two of oor war aims of the Allies, had given con Derby winners-Ard Fatrick and Galteefidence to the whole world and were which, marvelous to relate, quotes Der Hore. Austria-Hungary owned Bliste Gallion, Wool-winder, and other English warmly welcomed in Japan, Japan Morgens article shoat in full. It mys: classic winners. Russia had bought continued to ensure the safety of the) There are certain things merely to Minors. Aboyeur, and others. Italy
and the U.S.A. also possessed valuable North and South Pacific and the tech which fills one with a profound and intolerable disgust. Nevertheless, this English sires. Each of these had cost Indian Ocean and was co-operating natural feeling must be repressed when many thousands of pounds. Similarly, throughbred brood mares of approved elsewhere with her Allies and assist it is a question of matters whose origin breeding were bought on a grand seslo ing them financially. The statesmen can be traced to widely spread general by
In the year before the foreigners. War 713 jobs were sold for the amazing of the country must be very careful conditions or sentimenta Bum of 308,668 guineas at the December in safeguarding the prestige of Japan, salce a considerable proportion of that which must be affected by all the total being directly due to the setive bidding of the foreign agents.
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issues in Europe."
This tirade on the part of "Der large is lower and mora despicable than any, we have ever yet met with, leven in the pages of enemy newspapers.
There will be those who are of opinion that this is but an isolated case of depravity which is not worth noting. We impudent expression of the idea of 2
do not agree with this. Wo nse în it tha
TAR ATUD BOG,
In conclusion, Viscount Kate out. Our supremacy
this direction had
lined the abortcomings of the Terau- not, of course, been quickly built up. Ja the days of the Roman Empire the chi Cabinet and indicated the general native horse of England was extolled for his staying powers and speed. But the lines of the attack which will be made importation of Eastern stallions and by the Opposition in the Diet mares, which began shortly after the especially the inadequate naval pro Crumdes and was of a specially import ant character during the reigns of James gruime and the failure of the I and Charles II, imparted new qualities Government's dealings with China to the native steek. "Racing began to de-.
The Seiyukai party, which is gen- velope very strongly in the early part of the eighteenth century, and in 1750 the erally supposed to support the infams.". Jockey Club was established at New Governinent, announces a policy of market. It was unk until about forty atriet neutrality and cominile itsell years later that Mesars Weatherby to nothing with a view to correcting the "then
of contemptible detractors and batem of Germaniau, who naually take good care to conceal their faces behind the hypocritical mask of sympathy.
**This is why we have exposed this
A BRITISH LOAN IN JAPAN"
?
increasing evil of false and inaccurate The platform of the Kosuminto THE ADJUSTMENT OF EXCHANGE. pedigrees, published the first vo- party is similarly non-committal. fame of the "General Stud-book." Since All say, however, that the situation that day the interests of the breed have is critical and it is necessary for been striatly safeguarded. No horse or mare is now admitted to the "Stad book" whose pedigree cannot be traced without the alightest Baw to animals whow were accepted for the earlier volumes of the book.
The soil and climate of England and Ireland have proved particularly well adapted to the production of thorough- bred horses, bat nothing has contributed so much to the uninterrupted develop ment of the breed as the national keen, ness for racing. As early as 1509-1547. Beory VIII laid out special paddocks at Hampton Court for the breeding of racehorses. Since his time the turf bas usually included the reigning monarch amòng its active supporters.
SPORTING OWNERS.
Japan to be extremely careful," especially in her dealings, with China. The parties are divided in the Diet ng followa:--- Kenseikai Seiyukai Kokuminto Uncertain
Tozio, Jan. 10.
An arrangement was concluded on the 16th between Sir John Brudbury, of the British Treasury, and Mr. Kengo Mori, the Financial Agent of the Japanese Government in London, for floating in Japan. a new British 07-Reuter. Loan for Y100,000,000, the whole of
118 160 35
Q.P.Ò. AERIAL POSTS.
BETWEEN LONDON AND THE CAPITALS OF EUROPE."
which will be subscribed by the Trea- sury's Deposit Burcou
The Loan is principally for the pur pose of adjusting exchanges, RE before.
A new Tangement has been. effected with the Indian Government That the ownership of racehorses is by
whereby. Japan. receives from the no means a profitable undertaking It is intended, as soon as the aili-Indian lovemment rupees worth well known. Anancial balance on the international serial ports between Lon-
few owners are luckytary position will admit, to instituts £2,000,000,0 enough to find
The balance of the Loan, Yen right side as the result of each season's don and the principal capitals of Europe. 80,000,000, will be sent to America racing
But the joy of occasionally
Mellingworth, the Postmaster-General, possessing a good horse is ample com announced at the Mansion House from Japan for exchange adjustment pensation for many failures. The betting meeting of the Rowland Hill Benevolent purposes. ring presents a sordid side to racing, but Fand.
The new British Loan will be offer the majority of the leading owners of
Another promised innovation heued for public subscription when the race-horses have higher ideals than the efficient staff is available, is the cash market is suitable mere winning of a wager. Some of them on-delivery system, which Melling- indeed do not bet, at all It is largely worth said, would be of great berelt to.
The Loan is welcomed here "as by the enthusiasm of the Stanleys, the everybody dokonal music being doubly beneficial as it means Grosvenors, the Bentincks, the Lowthers, He hoped his nams would not become financial assistance to the Allies and the Villierses, the Lambtone, the Bos celebrated as the Postmaster General also a good investment for Japan's awena the Rothschilds, the Saviles, the who had to take the retrograde step of gold. Furthermore the arrangement C Primroses, the Jardines, the Castle abolishing the Fenny Post. This had reaghs, the Dundases, the
the been under serions canideration more with the Indian Government is con- and other than apes, but so far they had been able sidered highly satisfactory as it will CHURNISHED HOUSE at Mount racing families that the British thorough to surmount the difficulty To his mind facilitate the purchase of Indian Davis, Pokfelus Bend, for Fobru bred has arrived at its present standard it was very doubtful whether rise of cotton and provide an Exchange fund
of excellence. Apart from them, bow ary, March and April. Rent moderate
|-|Apply—LEA
B. E. GOLDSMITH, FWD. Hongkong, Jan. 14, 1918-
"TO · LET.
FFICES in York Building,
A
over, there are hundreds of smaller ce would be followed by a substantin that connection-Bouter."
increase in revenge,
breeders of bloodstock, in Englead and Cal. A. M. J. Ogilvie aid that 8 000 Ireland, a large proportion of whom do men from the postal service had Joined
40 not race their own horses but have enter sp. Over 5,000 man had been killed
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
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ed into breeding as an industry and they there wars between 2004 and 3,000 depend upon the sale of your stock for widows and fearly 30 orphans One
livelihood. The severe restrictions
their
imposed on racn; since the war have of the battalions of the Post Office Rifles hit the small breeder very badly and had been engaged in Flanders recently Their losses were heavy, but they had many would have been ruined had a distinguished themselves; greatly, wing ing been completely stopped.". In the absence of any State subady for the proning .VO. D.8.0, foge M.O's and
14 other distinctions. dection of thoroughbred horses it is obvious that the business could not be 'profitably continued if the racing market.
were to be closed.)
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FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon
bar rooted houses in Bowloon
HUMPHREY
At a meeting of the East Ham Chamber of Commerce the chairman caid that an official at the docks bad told him thatben a barge was about to be loaded text of best rice was found, lying at the bottom of the boat, and that no one would take the responsibility for aring is He understood that this often happened, and whate the barge was” then member of the
had had 20
the river, dec
thing and been
yearly. He had acen
of grain and boat.
It was decided to
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EXPORT OF STRANYES
ANG
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KEATINGS LOZENGES
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FAPION NI 2
HERAPION
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FRENCH LESSONS