ZURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received ia- structions to sell by Public Auction, from ACCOUNT OF THE OGXCERNED)
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TUESDAY,
the 19th February, 1918, commencing
2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Vortx Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,. TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE TWIN BEDSTEADS,
że, and bazoi ABSORTMENT-OF SEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
As follows:-
*
CORNED BEEF
AND
CORNED. PORK.
Por UF Kros and BarrELA
rox
EXPORT OF STEAMERS USE.
YOUR EYES
66
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECT 81
At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult us.
We test
CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.
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Upholstered Saites, Arm-chairs "and Chesterfield sofas, Card Tables, &c., Bed- room Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bed- steada, and Twin Bedstends, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining
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Side Tables, dc, Engravings, Pictures,
dc., de, Trunis Poles and Net, Iron Safe,
Also
Carpets, Brise Fenders, a few Iota Fire Brasses, de.
Two PIANOS. And
Three No. 5 ROYAL TYPEWRITERS
- To Be bebek bowo TESETTE
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BUGERS & HOUGE,
Auctioneer).
Hongkong, Feb. 4, 1918..
FOR SALE
FOR SALE.
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Undersigned havs received in- structions to sell at their Sales Roots, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner
Ice House Street,
MOTOR, YACHT
"Built 1918, had very little mage,. Bull
..Teakwood Length, water-line £5"; over all 33 Beat Draft
Motor "Scripps", Heavy duty 14 H.P Complete with Lavatory, Refrigerator, Enit of Sajis, sud all Accessories. Price and full particulars may had rom the Undersigned.
Terms ---Cash.
HUGHES & BOUGH,, Auctionsors,
Hongkong, Jan. 9, 1918.
TO LET
TO LET.
LARGE ROOM on 2nd Floor of
Princes Bailding.
Apply to
H. M. R. NEMAZEE. Bongkong, Fab. 8, 1013
TO LET
119
MURNISHED HOUSE at Monof
Davis, Pokfulam Road, for Febru
ary, March and April. Rent moderate.
Belle "Apply"
HE GOLDSMITH, P. W. D. Bagkong, Jan. 14, 1918.
TO LET
FFICES in York Building.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.""
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co, Lan
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE ENTRY four very desirable BHOFS situated in Iss Hopsa Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently recocetructed.
For rent and other particalars apply
to the Manager Hongkong Ice Co, Ltd
45 Connlaght Boad Central
Hongkong. Angust, 1917
TO LET
FLAT E Neth
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Koru kons
(Mitsubishi Co.)
COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF
THE WAR.
(Continued from Paga 5.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
SUNDAY'S - TELEGRAMS.
THE RECENT AIR RAID ON COLONEL ROOSXTELTS ILLNESS.
LONDON.
TWO ® MILITARY CROSSES
ARDED.
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL,
New Yong, Feb 7. Colonel Roosevelt had been suc- comfully.operated upon for abscOBAUR, LONDON, Feb. 8. condition is net regarded `as
The Press Bureau. -announces that
serious.
| (Router'a Serelos to the China Math) Captain Hackwill and Lieut. Banks, SOCIALIST AGITATORS AND CLYDE
FURIOUS
GERMAN ATTACKS.
VERDUN REGION AN ACTIVE" BATTLE SECTOR.
ASSAULTS BEATEN OFF WITH
HEAVY LOSS.
LONDON, Feb. 9. Reuters Correspondant on the French Front, telegraphing yesterday,
$27
The Germans are multiplying their attacks in the Verdon region with a Jury and persistence recalling the onalaughts of 1916, on the right bank
of the Royal Flying Corps, have been awarded the Military Cross for bring ing down a Gotha machine in the lust, air raid on London.
THE WESTERN FRONT-
THE, IMPENDING ENEMY ATTACK.
THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
LONDON, Fab. 8,
WORKERS.
LONDON, Feb. 9. The period of grace allowed the Government by the mosting of tho Federated Trades representatives at! Glasgow, on January 90, on the sub- jecs of Man-Power, expired yester- day, but nothing has happened on the Clyde.
There is to be another meeting to day, but it is not expected that it will recommend s strike as the workshop meetings everywhere on the Clyde, during the past fortnight, have proved that the Socialias agitators bave no fufsence on the mass of workers.
wenter's correspondent, writing from French Headquarters, on the subject of the impending enemy offensive, recalls the element of surise in the war which made its reappearance last year, for example, the Rign offensive.". It was true that the enemy was opposed by troops of doubtful value, bat they had ANOTHER RAJPUT GAINS 7.0, a force on the Drina to face what might have been a formidable resistance
of the Mause, and the region has been Attacking divisions, concentrated
LONDON, Feb. 7.
After the investment of Gobind
practically an active battle sector for seventy milea from the theatre of attack; Singh, a reception was held with tep
the past week, every day.
The German assaults have been beaten of resulting only in heavy snemy losses, without the semblance of an advantage. The Bavarian shock troops and the Hanoverians are conspicuous in these attacks, some of which did not reach our lines, the "Poilue" leaping from the tranches and meeting the enemy in the open with rifle and bomb and driving thera back. Others gained a momentary footing, bat were ejected by immediate
counter-attacks."
As a result of these engagemonts, the French soldier was never more, gay, more confident or more eager for decisivo grapple with the snomy, than
Dow.
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS.
LONDON, Feb. 0.
A French communiqué statce --- North of Chemins-de-Dames and
were hurried up at the last moment and were hurled at the Russian bridgehead after a four hours bombardment, before the Russians realised that the enemy However was really upon them. powerless the Russians were, the Gor: man General, von Huttior, carried out his plan as if a serious enemy confronted
imag
"It was a brilliantly planned operation. Is it possible the Germans regarded tha affair not merely as a victory but as e
rebearsal i
ALLIED MISSION DRIVEN
-FROM PETROGRAD:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The State Department has receive fed, through the American Minister at Stockholm, "an unconfirmed report that the Bolsheviks have driven out all the members of the Allied Mission,
in the Flirey region of the Woevre, from Petrograd, and they are en route | we repelled attempted attacks on small posts.
There was lively reciprocal artillery activity on the right of the Meuse and in the Vosges..
TAKASHIMA, OCHI MUTAL INQUIRY INTO THE
ITALIAN DEBACLE
KIRHIDAKE YOSHINOTAR “HUJU,¤¤S"BAUER/REZEK VIDEÁ we a
SHINNEW. KAMIYAMADA, BIBA) GENERAL CADORNA REPLACED ON &OYUBARI COLLIKETES.
YERSAILLES COUNCIL,
AGENT FOR SAKITO COLL
Head Ofon :— MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO
BRANCH OFFICES -
Nagasaki, Moji, Karatan, Wakamatis Otara, Mararan, Hakodate, Kobe. Osaka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Turaga, Vladivostock. Hankow, Peking, Dairen, Taipah, Londen, New York, Shanghai Hongkong, Haiphong, Canton and Bingapore.
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AGENCIES:-. CHINKIANG: Messra Gearing a
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Indian Cavalry Officers on leave, by the National Indian Association in Crom- well Road, where the Daffadar was pro- ented with an address and an inscribed silver dish.
General Sir O'Moore Crengh said that Gobind Singh was the second Rahator Rajput to win the Victoria Cross and the first Member of the Imperial Ser vice Corps. He belonged to the Indian Cavalry, which was to be beartily congratulated upon the distinguished valour with which they had stuck to their work in France since the departure of the Indian Corps:
Sir Pertah Singh said that he and the ather Rabators were very proud that another of their, ölan had won the great distinction and they were hop cured by these proceedings. inscribed gold watch by Mr. Alfred The Dafindar was presented with an Ezra.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Feb. 7. Messrs. Samuel, Montagu and Com REPORTED ARREST OF GENERAL's Silver report states that the tone
BRUSILOFF.
LONDON, Feb. 8.
A telegram, from Copenhagen says it is reported from Berlin that Cen- emal Brusilof has been arrested at
BRITISH NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
ADMIRAL JERRAM RETIRES.
LONDON, Feb. 7. Admiral Sir Thomas Terram, for! merly Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, has retired at his own request, in order to facilitate the pro- motion of junior officers.
ROMs, Feb. 9. The appointment of a new Italian representative to the Versailles Coun cil is disclosed in the official announcement that as a result of the appointment of a Committee to enquire into the events of October, 1917, General Cadorna, General Porro
Vice Admiral Limpus, formerly and General Capello will remain at Naval Adviser to the Turkish Govern the disposal of the Ministry of War, ment, has been promoted to the rank without dimination of rank or of Admiral, and Rear Admiral Charl authority, for the sole purpose of ton to the rank of Vice-Admiral. assisting the enquiry, while General Giardino, the ex-Minister of War, has THE been appointed a member of the Versailles Council.
FRIVATE FORTUNES OF ALLIED
CITIZENS IN GERMANY.
A GERMAN OEDER.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6.- The North German Gazette an-
citizens of a number of allied coun SINGAPORE: Mesars Borneo Oe: tries, including the United States, Japan, Italy, Siam and China and also monetary claims on debtors residing in these States, must be notified to the Administration of Foreign-Owned Estates.
MANILA. Mesars Macondrayanounces that private fortunes of
Co.
Litch
GLASGOW. Meeers A. E. Brown McFarlane & Co., Ltd.
For Farticulars, apply to.
2. KAWATI.
No. 2. PrzmanR STRIFE,
RONXONG.
MARTIN'S SAPIOL STEEL SPILLS
MARTIN'S 2
APIOL & STEEL
SANGPILLS
SAVARESSES
SANTAL CAPSULES
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR REFUSED CABINET'S, RESIGNATION.
Zumick, Feb. 8. The Emperor has refused to accept. the resignation of the Austrian Cabinet.
TUSCANIA” CASUALTIES.
OFFICIAL LIST.
LONDON, Feb. 9.
of the Market is again heavy. There are fair supplies and the daily demand in ancient to absorb the offerings without difficulty. Local speculatico continues to influence the China ex- change; consequently the rates have hardened. The Indian silver holding
Lospex, Feb. 7,
Silver is quoted at 48. There is no damand and the Market is easy.
LONDON, Feb. & The Silver Market is steady.
REGULATING TIN DEALINGS.
LONDON, Fel 7
The official regulations of tin dealings in the United Kingdom provide that importers and dealers are restricted to selling against purchases in the East or elsewhere and to buying against sale to consumers or dealers against sales for
export, or against tin lost in transit.
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Exports of tin can, only be permitted under licence and consumers can only buy for their own requirements EGYPTIAN TELEPHONE COMPANY. PURCHASED BY GOVERNMENT
LONDON, Feb. 8. The Telephone Company of Egret has accepted the offer of the Egyptian missing and 120 bodies have been Government to purchase the undertaking than five hundred Parcel Fast packages every day.
for £755,000.
The Admiralty announces that 3,295 people were saved from the Tuscania.
One hundred and sixty-six are
recovered.
GERMANY'S AFRICAN COLONIES.
A CAPETOWN CONFERENCE:
RESOLUTION.
CAPETOWN, Feb. 8.
A conference, discussing the ques
tion of encouraging recruiting, has
In addition to our large freight shipments, we export more
No matter where you live, it will pay you to get our cata-
JAPANESE ASSISTANCE, logue and place a trial order. We absolutely guarantes dafo
FOR CHINA.
MILITARY AND FINANCIAL.
Torio, Feb. 7.
Speaking in Parliament, Baron
passed resolution that German Matono said the Government would South West Afrion and German East give financial and military assistance Africa should under no circumstances to China..
be returned to Germany
THE HELP OF THE
COLONIES
WAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE TREATED AS REYEHUE.
CHINESE PARTY LEADERS ASKED,
TO STATE TERMS
RIVER COMMUNICATIONS BEYOND HANKOW
SUSPENDED
SHANGHAI, Fab B "KAISER'S' MESRAGE" TO GERMAN"
LONDON, Feb. 6--
The Tuchun of Nanking Shur, MISSIONARIES. The Treasury has concurred in Mir. has telegraphically circularised
Bone
that, as leaders
both parties in all, the AMSTERDAM, Feb. 7 larg as borrowing hy Treasury for vince, asking them to stato
exyanditure - with a view to a settlemen Replying to a message of bonage the purpose
of wartening war upon whichever from the German Evangelical Misionary continue the
the Maliy contributions Society the Kaiser has telegraphed
Staten the
And the I hope emphatically that the German
British comin Missions who are truwogain.God and
bald into the Empires protection, will, after a victorious peace, reams their blessed langus FOY Laboure to an undiminished extent.
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