MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918.
AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION....
THE Undersigned have recalved in-
Hughes & Hough Fructions to sell by Public Auction,
AUCTIONZERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.
PROPRIETORS *Ţo-Kwa-Wan* Coal Storage.
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Bentley's
... 4th & 5th Editions "A 1. Telegraphic Code
-Telegraphis Address "CRURION" HONGKONG.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
TH
HR Undersigned have received instruc.
tions to sell by Public Auction,
(OR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERS KS),
On
TUESDAY,
the 19th March, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Salea Rooma, No. 8 Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A ComONMENT OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &, Comprising - Single and Double Plain and Han stitched Shects, Fillow Cases, Bod Quilta, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath Stoets, Bath Towels,
urkish Towels,
Tres:-Cass.
Ac
HUGHES & FOUGH
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Mar. 8, 1918
PUBLIC AUCTION.
+1
2101
HE Undersigned have received in- Tractices to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
00
WEDNESDAY,
the 13th March, 1918, at 10.30 HD
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
INDIAN TWIN-MOTOR CYCLE
AE.F. lately overhauled in good
running order,
2 Now TYRES, LAMP, &c. Terms usual.
Auctionser
Blongkong, Mar. 8, 1918.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
ot
TUESDAY,
the 19th March, 1918, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 5,
Dea Vox Road, Corner of
I HOTAL STRIST, TEAK WOOD AND···BLACK WOOD
FURNITURE, TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, "PICTURES Rc., AND A Lance AssortuæxT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD, GOODS,
As follows
Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas, Card Tables, &c, Bod. room Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bed- stands, and Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards Dinner Waggens, Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Tes and Ocessional Tables, &c, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Wara, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Sets Bath Room Utensila, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Furniture, including large +-Fold Black- wood Screen with 3-Colored Panels Side Tables, &c, Engravings, Pictures, de, de, Tannis Foles and Set, Iron Safe,
Also
Several Carpets, Brass Fenders, a few
lots Fire Brasses, &c.
And
One three quarter size BILLIARD TABLE with Accessories.
One Small BILLIARD TABLE with Bulls.
(Full Particulars from Catalogne). Txx:-Caob.
HUGEES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers Hongkong. Mar. 8, 1918,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
211
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Pays 2.)
THE DARKENING OF SHIPS AT SEA.
THE ADMIRALTY ORDERS TO MERCANTILE MARINE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LONDON, Mar. 8i Very vital importance le attached by the Admiralty to the darkening of ships as explained by Sir Eric | Geddes, when he introduced the Naval Estimates on the 5th-instant,
The Admiralty desires the fullest possible publicity to be given to it' by placarding and otherwise, and the protective measures, as prescribed, should be immediately and implicitly carried out."
OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.
ENEMY BEING PURSUED.
LONDON, Mar. 8. An East Africa official report states :---
northward of Lurso river.
The main enemy force is stili
Operations are continuing despite the rains.
Our columns from Lake Nyusso killed and captured 177 in January and February.
The Zambesi floods are subsiding,
MONTENEGRO TRUE TO
HER BLEDGE. PEACE WITH THE QUADRUPLICE
www.m
TREATED WITH CONTEMPT.
LONDON, Mar, &
Tha Monteagrin Minister of War. in A letter to the Press, indignantly denying the rumour that Montenegro may conclude a peace with the Central Powerc, mections that fact that 2,000
AE Undersigned have received instrus-Montenegrins are fighting on the French
are auctions
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTAD), **
KO
THURSDAY,
the 21st March, 1916, at 1.30 p.m., at "Rock Villa" No. 13, Wong-Nei-Chong; Road, (next door to Le Calvaire),
TUI
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
$50
&c.
therein ontained. Consisting of :- Blackwood Overmantol. Carved Settees Curia and Silver Cabinet, Joes Teakwood Sideboard and Dinner 920 Waggon, Dining Table and Chairs, China Cabinet, Crockery, Glass Ware, etc.
PUBLIC AUCTION THE Undersigned have received in. structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
OD
WEDNESDAY,
the 13th March, 1918, at 10.30 am, at their Sales Rooms, No.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
' Ice House Street,
Four Brass Twin Bedsteads (New), A number of pairs of Ladies' and Gent's
Boots and Ehoes," Gent.'s Coats, Tents, Hata, Tics, &c. And
A quantity of DRESS MATERIAL.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,
"Hongkong, Mar. Ty 1918.
217
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE
HE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction (70% AC00CE OF THE OUNCEANED),
DO
WEDNESDAY,
the 13th. March, 1918, at 11 am.,'
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Teakwood Twin Beds, Teakwood Wardrobes, Dressing Table and Double Bed.
Teakwood Ice-chest, Cooking Stove and Utensils, etc.
Also
Un view from Wednesday, the 20th
at Noon.
Catalogues will be issued. Traxx:- Cash.
Front, and adds that the Central Powers formally offered the Montenegrin Gor- ernment a peace, which was rejected with contempt.
COMBING OUT THE COAL MINERS.
FIFTY THOUSAND TO BE RECRUITED.
LONDON, Mar. 8. The Press Bureau states that the Government has decided to recruit 50,000 fit unmarried coal miners under the axe of 25.
PRETENTION AND INTENTION"-
A CLIMB-DOWN FOR GERMANY.
PROMISE TO EVACUATE REGIONA OCCUPIED SINCE PEACE
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ROMANONES
Pascual took alarm and the project dropped.
The farmann, however, continued the campaign against Count Romajiones by means of newspapers and leaflets, PETROGRAD, Mar. `S The Secretary Grimm, on March,
1917 handled to Pascual 600 pesetus for Gonest Hoffmann has telegraphed the purpose of organising,disturbances to General Krylenko, apologising for in connection with the Extreme Right. the German operations against Von Stohrer arranged with Pascual to Russia since the peace. He attribreak up a meeting, to be addressed by butes, them to the sporadic move. Maeterlinck, but the meeting was ments of disorganised Bussian de prohibited at the instance of the tachments and has promised immer German-Ambassador. diata evacuation of all regions occu pied since the pence.zit
GERMANY PROTESTS TO RUSSIA.
Loxpos, Mar D.
A wireless German official message says that Herr von Dem Busche (the Gormait Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs) has communicated with the Smolny Institute at Petrograd, stat ing that 450 of the inhabitants of Dorpat and Reval and 180 from other Livonian towns had been deported in cattle trucks, (which was in con travention of the Peace Treaty, Therefore, the Foreign Under-Secre. tary protests against further deporta- tion, and demande the return of those already deported.
RUSSIAN LEADERS ON GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
TRAITORS TO WORKING
CLASSES."
LONDON, Mar. 8.
A wireless Bussian mesenge says that Mms. Lenin and Trotzky have ordered the Eolshevik Plenipoten- tiary to Sweden not to have rela. tious with German Socialists and Imperialisty.
They declate that the partisans Mros. Scheidethann und David (Socialists) are strike breakers and traitors to the working classes.
FOODSTUFFS SECURED BY THE ENEMY.
|
STRIKES PROVOKED BY GERMAN
AGENTS.
Pascual discloses that the general strike in August was provoked by Ger- man agents among the Syndicalista. EFFORT TO PREVENT EXPORTS
TO FRANCE
German efforts were afterwards directed to prarant Spaniab exports to France and England. Pascual" was ordered to excite public opinion against exporters and shipowners.
CONSTANT STRIKES TO RE PROVOKED.
Pascual says the Germans at Barre- lona and Bilbao have an understanding with certain sections of the workmen for the purpose of provoking constant strikes. The workmen of certain factories are being paid a regular salary, to provoke conflicts and impede produc tion. Everything was arranged through the Syndicalist Committees at Barcelons who organised a general strike for February 11, which arrangements aro still pending..
:
PECULIAR ACTION BY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT.
These revelatione have caused a pro- found impression, but the Government has confiscated the Sol and other papers, which ventured to comment on them,
and have stopped telegrams to London
and Paris.
SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS.
INTIMATIONS
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THE
OF ARMENIANS.
GRUESOME TURKISH ATROCITIES.
LONDON, March 8. Reports which have been received from the Armenian Information Bureau indicate that the handing over of Trans Caucasia to the Turks will lead to farther massacres of Armenians, and,. perhaps, to their final extermication.
·
HONGKONG
HORTICULTURAL" SOCIETY,
:
T
HE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES to be held in the Botanical Gardens. THURSDAY,
the 14th March, at to 6 p Admission $1. (Children half' price) Mrs. LOOKER will present the prizes ·
at 5 p.m.
FRIDAY,
LONDON, March 8. The Spanish Cabinet has resigned, Hitherto there has been no explanation, COFESIACES, March 8.
but, apparently, it is the outcome of the that Germany has secured the use of settled by the Cabinet's acceptance of the The Hamburger Fremdenblatt atates crisis which was believed to have been the Roumanian oil industries, also large Army Reform demands of the Military
Committee which quantities of grain and fodder.
overthrew the Governunt in June. AMSTERDAM, March 8. The Vienna Fremdenblatt states that THE GRAVITY OF THE SHIPPING atrocities are being perpetrated at avery generously affered to give half the
ነ
Ukraine is endeavouring to deliver to the Central Powers by April 15th 30,000 wagons of grain, 1,200 wagons of angar, 2,000 wagons of frozen meat, and 1,000. wagons of dried fruit.
POSITION..
WHERE DOES THE FAULT
REST?.
The
The Turkish troops, which ara the 18th March, at 9 to 6 p.m.
Admission advancing to re-occupy, Armenia, s'0
..... 30. cts. destroying all the remaining Armenian
The BAND of the 18th Infantry will population. Every Armenian male-play on both days." man, boy and babe-at Samsun have TEA will be supplied at 50 cents per been put to the sword. Similar head by the Hongkong Hotel (who have
proceeds to War Charities)-j
town and village
Bozhos Pasha, President of the Armsaina National Delegation, in Paria, declares that the Armenian nation throughout its whole history was pay or AUSTRIAN ** AID' TO UKRAINE.
LONDON, Mar. 8. so pear complete annihilation. Armen- tans hitherto have always found abelter LONDON, March 8.
Shipbuilding Empicyers with their. Faboration and then
his brother in the Carcana states-ruedas-prunganure that Sir Erie Geddes' revelations to be crushed by the Turks, followed by Command despatched a message to about shipbuilding employers and hordes of Kurds and Tartars.
workmen has caused much feeling in the shipbuilding districts.
ME. ASQUITH ON GERMANY'S Geceral Krylenko as follows
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
-ד
LONDON, Mar. 5. Mr. Asquith, speaking at Cupar, said that there were two kays to world posi PIANO in splendid condition btion-command of the seas and the 8. Montrie & Co, excellent Gramophone, records and record cabinet, white Western Front. Both, despite vicis itudes, remained in the bands of the Cockatoo and cage, etc.
Allies. There had not been a more instructive contrast, between pretension and intention than that by the Germans st the so-called peace negotiations, which were more harsh and more humi- listing than any in the world's history. If ever they are carried out they would 243 cause conflicts embroiling the nations for generations. There is no territorial acquisition that Great Britain has made during the war which we are not ready to submit to the judgment of a tribunal of a League of Nations. FINLAND'S
HUGHES & HOUGH,
* Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Mar. 9, 1818.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
.
THE Undersigned "have received in- *tructions from the Liquidators of the Firm of Messrs. PUNCHED LOUTKIR & Co., to sell by Public
Auction,
MONDAY,
the 25th March, 1818, commencing at at 11 am, at Ma-tau-kok, Kowloon City Road,
A QUANTITY OF
SECOND-HAND CONTRACTORS
PLANT.
INDEPENDENCE.
"In landing aid to Ukraine the Austro-Hungarian troops only engaged in fighting at places where the enemy resistance had to be broken."
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN SPAIN.
REMARKABLE REVELATIONS.
Boghos Pashs is of opinion that the Turki are not likely to atop at the frontiers assigned to them, but will attempt to fight their way through the Caucasus. In Turkestan they are preparing a Germano-Turanian marek towards the border of Persia and
A joint reply of the employers and men will be made next week.
In the meantime they point out the fact that the deputation of em ployers and Trade Unions which waited on the Premier last Novem- Afghanistan. ber made proposals to the Govern ment, which indicates that they realised the gravity of the position. Their decision is to strengthen the Firat Lord's hands and, if nothing material has resulted since the inter view with the Premier, the reason must be looked for within the
THE LATE MR. JOHN REDMOND.
LONDON, March 8. The Timer crorespondent at Madrid says the Sol publishes the farsimile of Government. a letter and two fly leaves, proving the German Embassy's attempts to foment a revolutionary movement, through the Barcelona Syndicalista..
The letter is from Dr. von Stohrer, the secretary to the Embassy, to the anarchist Niguel Pascu, dated October 11. 1916 refers to the conversation
IMPRESSIVE REQUIEM AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL.
LONDON, Mar. 8.
HARD LINES.
At the time when concrete beds for guns were being found-according at leass to rumour-in various parts of the Allies territory, an American in Paris went up to a policeman, and said mys teriously:
Say, are you looking for German apies 2
Then suid the American, go to
H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN,
Hon. Servelary. Hongkong, Mar. 9, 1918.
WANTED.
Knowledge of Import, Export, Shipping. Insurance and Correspon dence is open for engagement
Address to
"WORKER,"
Cjo Cart Man Office. Hongkong: Mgr. 8, 1918
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
SAUSAGES.
SAUSAGES.
▲ Variety to suit all Tastes.
OXFORD SAUSAGE CAMBRIDGE
'PORK
BEEF LIVER
BOLOGNE, HEAD CHEESE. BLACK PUDDING. WHITE
&c.
Central Location:
Mais oui, aid the policeman, taking KING EDWARD HOTEL A requiem at Westminster Cathedral from under his cape his notebook and which von Stohrer had with Pasacal in in memory of the late Mr. John pencil.
celebrated in the CONDITIONS OF PEACE TREATY the Embassy and say that the Am- Redmond was
Mlectria Lifts, Fans and Lighting. besuarder is willing to refund the cost of presence of a large, and distinguished the Hotel de Blanc, and arrest the pro-ALL EL TRAME, the Tony WITH GERMANY.
congregation, including representatives prietor. He's got a concrets bed there, European Betha and Sanitary Fillings, printing Pascual's By lat
Pascual, interviewed by the Sol, said of His Majesty the King and the Queen I knew, because I slept on it last Eat and Cold Water System throughout AMSTERDAM, March 8.
night tr
Best of Food "and Service. : A Berlin message states:-A Pesco that bis acquaintance with the Ger Mother, also members of the family,
TELEPHONE ́3732 greas at Ferrol in April 1915. He War Cabinet, including General Smuts, Treaty between Germany and Finland dated from the anarchist Can the Prime Minister, members of the has been signed, also a trade and ship made a violent speech the Congress, Ministers, the Speaker of the House Two 16-ft. Invincible vertical doubloping agreement.
Germany undertakes to endeavour to and was immediatelynzited to call of Commons, all leading politicians and crank compound set condensing twin secure recognition by all the Powers of upon the Embassy, where he was re-members of the peerage with their
ceived very cordially by the Secretary,
The service was very impressive. series direct acting centrifugal pumping Finland's independence, Finland not to Grimm, whospoke enthusiatically on the
The coffin was covered, with the engines (one left hand and one right cede to say foreign Power any territory close relations of the Goman Embrésy hand) steam cylinders sein. by lin. by nor great any caseinent on territory and the Syndicalista of Barcelona, and Irish Rags while the Union Jack and 12in. stroke with the necessary fittings without German content.
principal entrance.pd Other conditions provide for the exoffered to assist Pascualto extend the Pacal fiag was half-masted at the and suction and delivery pipes for a lift
sanchise propagands.
Cardina! Bourde delivered change of war prisoners, the restoration
Pascual, on his next visit, to the of abont feet.
Two Gates Rock and Ore Breakers of public debt services, the permanent Embassy, met von Stoher, who said address. The interment will take place THE Undersigned have received in. (Allis Chalmers Co.) one No. 6 right non-fortification of the Aaland Islands, that the anarchists oug to do their in Ireland.
structions to sali by Public Auction angle style and cne No. 3 right angle vnd the establishment of a Civil Damages utmost to excite the wormen Against
Des Vœux Road, Corner of *ce House Etreet,-
5 FOX TERRIER PUPS.
Terms: As usual
HUGHES & HOUGA, Auctioneers Hongkong, Mar. 8, 1918.
'PUBLIC AUCTION.
00
THURSDAY,
2:8
14th March, 1918, at 12 o'clock Noo0,
at their Sales, Rooms, No. 8,
Der Vori KoAD, Corner of
Toe Hond Street,
The Steam-Ship
HONGKONG,"
style with revolving screens, concaves tiners and Ettings
Commission with neatral representatives their employers. Pascual under vor Stobrer's direction, draftedan anarchist By leaf against shipowners, he fac-simile at which is reproduced in the Sal The
wives
PORTUGUESE POLITICS." UNIONIST MEMBERS
CABINET AND SUFFRAGE' QUESTION.
in
FOR SALE
Vicronta
JWITCHELL
Manager,
TO LET
TO LET
FOR SALE.
1USCULUM, Parker Road, 155 Peak.
Apply
OFFICES in York Luilding.“
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGLONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY OS, LED,
DUNCAN CLARK, LATE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong. Mar. 1, 1913.
190
FOR SALE.
TIBE Undersigned have received inMMEDIATE ENTRY four wer
Ice House Street,
MOTORYACET Built 1918, had very little usage,"
Teakwood Hull
Length, water-lice 29 9; over all 35 Beam
DO YOU FEEL OLD? Une 20 in. by 10in. Blake Crusher (Fraser & Chalmers) with manganeRO
If you feel a growing dissatisfaction Anarchist meeting at Marid in 1916 juw platen d
with life and ill health some to threaten was organizer by agreemen with the
LSDON, March 7. Two Taylor's patent 1 yard Concrete you without the symptoms of any German Embassy The most violent Mixers with Steel Framing and Attings, specific disease showing, your nerves era anarchista participated a fiercely probably undernourished because your
for attacked Count Romanones (Premier), Owing to the relcsal of the Unionist. various and spare gear, an
blood is thin.
univerant suffrage at the Presidential One din. Double Cylinder Manchester Take's moment to examine your own under the instructions of the Embassy members of the Cabinet to scopatructions to sell at their Sales as she now lies on the FAST FOINT of Pump by Pearus Tim and 12in cylinders case bavo you lost the ability to make Pascual one morning was fummond Elections the Cabinet was re-constructed Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road, Corner NAUCHAU ISLAND about twenty: 1sin. stroke with auction and delivery a quick decision and take prompt action to the German Embassy at ordered
whenever necessary, or do you worry to organize, a revolutionary strike in without the Unionists, fire, miles from KWAN-CHAU-WAN pipes about 90 f
INTERNED GERMANS IN BRITAIN, One 18 H P. double cyl. Roboy Fert and besitate in indecision and consume Madrid in connection, others Together with her ENGINES,
so undue amount of time over things arranged at Catalonia and sewhere, BOILERS, ANCHORE, CHAINS, &c.ahle Engine with benal Attings and that you dia do quickly! Are you and to excite the people apple Cont
GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE old de, de, and each other SHIPS equip mounting
Don't let the arteries in your brain Romanones by every posal means. ment as may be found on board, (but, One sin. Bolt-driven Centrifugal Pump
LONDON, March 7. no CARGO is to be considered in this with suction and delivery pipes about get hard-Don't let thin blood starva Some of the suggestions so tightened your nervous system. Proper rhet, for Pascual that he refused to co perata.
In the Honse at Lords, Lord Derby BALE)
the fret, and a good tonic, Dr. Williams A few days later the German pink pilk, for the second, are what you anstehistagant, Fricisco Jardío, A quantity of Steel Wire Hope, Old need. Act promptly, for little illa row Craved from Barcelons and to Pascual into, serious diseases start a course that he had come to organiz revala Dr. Willams pink pills for nale people and see how soon your appetite improves tionary strike and proposed tout the and the fealing of weakness is dispelled. Any dealer cunanpply you with those pills, also obtainable, one bottle for $1.60; 8 for $8, from the Dr. Willises. Medicine 1414 CE 98 Exechven Bad, STATI
The SHIP is now guarded by the FRENCH authorities.""
78-80
For further particulars apply to the Metal, ce Undersigned.
Tarma Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Kar, 1972
On view from 50th March. Tartas Caph.
HUGBES & HOUGH;
Draft Motor Scripps, Heavy duty 14 HP Complete with Lavatory, Refrigerator, in justifying, tha Government attitudefcit of Bails, and all Accessories, re
Price and full particulars may bad towards the non-exchange of laternod civilians said that of the 15,000 interned from the Undersigned. Germans in Great Britain who were Terms Cash eligible for repatriation the majority And t read were resortistain ther rainn giryzonid 3000 Biftish sub
of Madrid, toplow
HUGHES & HOUGH,
J 21918
TO LET
desirable SHOPS situated in Too
cecently reconstructed
For rent and other particulars appl
House Street, opposite the Grand Fotal,
the Manager, Hongkong Toe Co
sa Connaught Road Central
Hongkong, August 2, 1917.000
TO LET
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon Four roomed houses in Kowloon.
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CO., LTD Alecandra Building Elcarylous August 23, 1917.