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FRIDAY, MAT 16, 1918,
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONKEES TO THE GOVERNMENT.
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Ebaro, Coal and General Produce
Brekers and Commission :
Agents,
PROPRIETORS
o-Kwa-Wan® Doal Storage,
Oodes wood Bentley's
a. c. 4th & 8th Editions. A 1 Talegmphie Coda.
Telegraphic Addra MEHORTCON
HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
THE Undersigned have received-instruc.
tions to sell by Public Auction.
(POM, ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED À
ON
SATURDAY,
the 11th May, 1918, at 10.30 sim, at their Sales Rooms, No. 5,
"
Des Year End, Corner of
Tee House Street,—
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
As follows:-
A consignment of Gent.'s Straw Hats,
and and
* quantity of Dress Material White Blankets Counterpunes, Ladies Gent's Handkerchiefs, Ladies Gent's Raźnecats,
ko..
die...
Stc.
A Nox or Lom or
GOLD and SILVER JEWELLERY, &c.,
DAMASCENE WARE, Sc.
Tama-ah.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, May 3, 1918,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
AUCTION
PUBLIC AUCTION.
FIXE: Undersigned have received instrno-
sions to sell by Public Anotion,
(30% ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRANED), 00
11
TUESDAY,
the 14th May, 1918, commencing at 9.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Varix Road, Corner of
1
Ice House Streat,
ÅN ÅSBOATMEAT, OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &, Comprising --
Single and Double Plain and Blenistitched Sheets, Fillow Cases, Bed Quilta Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes. Bath Sheets, Bath Towels Turkish Towels, Blankets,
&c. Tens --Cash.
St.
Jc..
TIME CHINA MATL.
QUEEN MARYS NEEDLEC er under Aira hac
WORK GUILD
HONGKONG BRANCH.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE WAR CHARITIES.
locality on another occasion but
wis:-180 molled bandages. f empol, Parhaps the most peculiar fad was line bandages anos,
officer picked up a very ancient or the open desert when a patrol bandages, 17 pairs wool socks, Spanish copper coin. operties stockings, 0, wool caps, + belmets, nuffers, 43 scrubbers...
pairs
PEAK CEER WORKING PARTY, under MIN, SUTHERLAND --71-5 rolled band- ages; many-tailed bandages, 2 CITY HALL WORK PARTY, under shell swabe, 6-13 sponge swabe, 319, Mrs. STARE
gauza swabs...
April 4th, due case was packed and
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE, under sent to Bombay containing:31. JORDAN:--330 rolled bandages, pairs socks, 8 cups, 1 muffler, 10 many-tailed tennel, 6 inany pairs slippers, 11 milkcovers, 98 tailed cotton, 3 pais surgical stock handkerchiefs, 2 pairs bed boots, 11ings. 150 swabs, dressing gowns, 30 vests, 41 suits pyjamas,. 20. beel jackets, 10 surgical shirts, small pillows, 4 bed socks, 21 theatre squares, 1 pair knee caps, 4032 pairs mittens, 10 packe playing
cards.
HUGHES & FOUGH,
Auctionser
Rangkong, May 9, 1916.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE.
100-PEARL THREAD NECK- LACE; and $25 PEARL EAR- RINGS, Very cheap; Sale is a Recessity Apply from 13 to 7 p.m. Room 66, King Edward Hotel. 1401
"G4
The YMCA have a centrs at no- grone distance from the ruins of Ur. the Chaldean head of Abraham there guiles parties of armed soldiers Fram, time to time the secretny to the ruins, which are vast in extent, and explains the various features tô the men. This is a regular feature of F.M.C.A. work. Many inscribed merely brushing away a few inches bricka have been discovered by
of sand, and one brick which was
deciphered was found to contain &
dedication notice of a great altar in
the north-western córner of the tem-,
Tho" following letters have been part of this structure still remains although inlculation from received:
the brick-show that it was erected forty-eight bundred years ago.
On another visit a small eight-sided)
Queen Mury's Needlework Guild,
Friary Court,
St. James's Paleo. S.W.L. March 12th: 1018. Dear Mrs. HestNo-Muny thank for your letter of January 18th.
With all our best wishes for your and grateful thanks. Yours very continued success in your good work,
Tommy's interest in the land that more are but mild indications of
mothered the nations of the earth.
cylinder of stone was found with a small golden casket which is thought April 9th, one case was packed and
to have some connection with ancient sent to Bombay containing:-04
royalty. The YALCA. Have pre- [shirts, 29 vests, 30 pairs pyjamas, enclosing gone report of work doas pared a small booklet on the history
41 shrouds, dressing gowns, 7
during December. It is. indeed a of the country, which has been cir very good one, and I cannot tell you eluted by thousands amongst the mers, 23 bed jackets, 10 handler how much the queen appreciates the troops. This booklet has been follow- chiefs, 6 reversible bed jackets.
way you hoverall worked and aru et up by some interesting lectures on April 18th, two cases were packed helping Her Majesty's Guild, the past of Mesopotamia. The lefgo containing-18 pairs socks, 19
Audiences and repeated request; for shrouds, & dressing gowns, 22 pairs slippers, 15 small pillows, 12 dozen truly," lendkerchiefs, 23 scrubbers, milk cover, 100 vests, 19-bed jackets, 18 shirts, 70 pairs pyjamas, 16 many tuiled bandages, reversible bed jackets, 10 surgical shirts, 4 pus. bed 277 | bcots, If mosquito nets, 13 scrubbers,
13 mufflers, Tops, & night shirts.
For
Ited Cross, Bombay (in Murch):-72 mufflers, 268 pairs socks, 80 pains knee caps, 22 cups and helmets, 18 pairs gloves.
FOR SALE
ALESEND 109 THE PEAK,
8 Roomy..
Apply C. R. GALE,
PAW. D. Hongkong, Mar. 28, 1918.
TO LET
TO LET,
For Hospitals in Egypt 81 pairs socks, 30 pairs knee cups, 6 paits NO.1 GARNARVON ROAD, Kowloon operation stockings,
391 Bouse, good Iceality:
Tractions to sol by Public Auction THE Undersigned have received in-
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},
TUESDAY,
the 14th May, 1818, commencing at 130 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8 Des. Youx Road, Corner of
ICE HOUSE STEKET, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. BRASS AND TEAK TWIN BEDSTEADS CURTAINS, CARPETS, đi đường
IND AN ABBORTMENT OF
USIFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, As follows:- Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas (new), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, dty Bedroom Furniture, comprising. Double Beast and Brass-mounted. Bed stands, Teak Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tos and Occasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, "Glass. Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Beta, & Bath Room Utensils,
Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood ad Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Furniture, including large Black wood Screen Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, &c., ke. Engravings, Pictures, Kinkosun
Apply to
For Hospitals clawhere:--28 pairs YU KAM HING,
operation stockings, 12 white cape, Cjo Messrs. JOHNSON, STORES & belts, 1 pair knee cips.
MASTER Hongkong, April 30, 1918.
TO LET.
For Red Cross, Bombay (in April): 38321 páñis operation stockings, and 1
RESIDENTIAL FLAT in Prince's
Building,
Apply to
THE BONGEONG LAND INTEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, April 8, 1915.
NO.
TO LET
white cups.
Given locally:15 mullers and 15
pairs of sock...
i
(Signed) ANNIE DAWSON.
Hon. Sec.
82nd Punjabis, 3.G.F.
13.3.17.
A
CO-
The following extraordinary incidences are noted by a home contem porary-On December 5th, 1664, a boat crossing the Menai Strait, with eighty- one passengers, sank. One man only escaped, and his name was Hugh Wil
Dear Miss Lotremo,-Thank you very much indeed for the splendid case of comforts you sent us, fariams. On Fecember 5th, 1785, exactly one hundred and twenty years aftor which we are all most grateful. I.
wards, another boat sank at the samne enly got it on the Sth of this mouth place and under the same circumstances. so you will understand why I have On board were sixty passengers, of cot thanked you for it before it took whom all but one were drowned. His about eight months in transit. The stb. 182 jast such another incident name was Hugh Williams. On August socks especially are most useful, the happened at the same place. This time men are always hard up for them, there were twenty-five passengers on and they are becoming more and board, and again only one escaped, and more difficult to get.
his name was Hugh Williams ! (cerely..
get-Yours sin-
(Signed) HARNY MoorIteadi
ALICE D. HICKLING." Hon. Secretary.
AUCTIONS.
PÜRLIC
AUCTION.
TREASURES OF MESOPOTAMIA. ME GET. P. LAMMERT has received
-“ OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY," under FINDS THAT HAVE THRILLED Mrs. G
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST.
Four cases to the Red Cross Depot,
909 Bombay, containing:-21 pairs
O. 57 THE PEAK, "LUSTLEIGEL"
BOUSES on Shameen, Canton
Apply to-
instructions to sell by Public
Auction,
on
TUESDAY,
the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sales Room in
stretcher boots, 1,690 rolied bendages Mesopotamni is a task that will pre- 21 sleeveless sweaters, 65, mufflers,"
The excavation of the nounds of Daddell Street, Victoria. Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. bags sale, 199 white woollen caps,
MENT & AGENCY Co., L
40 milk covers, 2 white woollen belts, 1 lot inagazines, 14 paits white wool len.socks.
TO LET
very
Bocks.
UNION CHURCH, under Mrs.
to the Manager, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd MACONACRIF
For rent and other particulars apply 48 Connaught Road Central
Bongkong, August 2, 1917.
TO LET.
2003
and Bra's Vases, &i, & Tennis Poles A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloom.
and Net, Iron Safes Several Carpets, '&c., Ba
Piazo by The Robinson Piano Co. (Up-
right Iron Grand). Carl Strauss.
Cramer & Co, Liverpool,
(Dearly new).
Eroad wood & Sons.
Chappell & Co.
Two REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS,
Full Particulars from Catalogue),
TrCash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers..
Honzrmy. Hủy 9 1918
PUBLIC AUCTION.
NCH
THE Undersigned have received in structions from W. DONBAR, Esq.
to sell by Publio Auction,
2006
FRIDAY,
the 17th May, 1318, commencing at
215 m, at No. 57, The Peak, S.
Mount Kellet Road
THE 'VALUABLE
MEMORY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
therein contained Compring :-Teakwood Hall Furni Zure, Upholstered Arm-chairs and Sofas Blackwood and Cherrywood Table and Chairs, Desk, dr. Old Steel Engravings Water Colours, de Reversible Carpets and Ruge, Fortiera and Lace Curtains, Teakwood Sideboard, Dinner Waggen, Dining Table and Chairs, Dinner Fervice Glass Ware of Brass T
cads Box
Mattresses, Dring
THE VERY VALUABLE
LEASEHOLD: PROPERTY,
Rural Building Lot No. 70 contains an area of $8,790 square feet and is held under a Crown Lense for 70 years.
of
Garden Lo: No. 24 entitaira an ares
7,800 square feet and is helt under a Crown Lense for 21 years.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
Mesura DEACON, LOOKER
DEACON & HARSTON,
1 Des Treux Road Central, "Vendors" Solicitors,
29 meat tosers, 108 pairs woollen ably accopy many men "during the mitten, 15'ere bundages, 98 cloth period of demobilisation. The expodi Situate in Barker Rod at The Peak slippers, 30 suits pyjamas, 7 floor tionary force operating in that sphere of ground registered in the Land Ofice and comprising those pieces or parcels cloths, 7 mops, D1 flannel vasts, & comprises many men capable of RURAL BUILDING LOT NUM directing such work in an intelligent BER 70 and GARDEN LOT NUM water and to the best advantage.BER 24 together with the attractive Already the spontaneous finds have residential house thereon known es
"TUSCULUM" sent thrills through the archaeologist. TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four
To Major PC. Lawes, 177th Bat-
The next decade bids fair to classify and garden and tennis court thereto
Lattuched desimble SHOPS situated in Ice tery, M.E.S.:-10 pairs woollen more knowledge concerning the his
'IN ONE LOT House Street, opposite the Grand Fotel, recently reconstructed.
tory of Mesopotamia than has corne to light during the past two centuries. People are far too apt to think that One case to the Argyle and Suther-Babylon is the only place. for the land Highlandes containing:-06 explorer to sink is shaft, but this is shirts, 30 vests, 174 pairs of soek, far from the truth for eight empíres pairs of knee cups, 23 pairs of have sunk into the dust of history 5 trench in that land and there are dozens of mittens, 42 mufflers,
mounds, covering huge acreage, sweaters, 24 helmets, 6 caps.
One case to Red Cross Depot, scattered throughout the country of
which we barely know the imme.. Bombay:18 rolled bandages, XI many-tailed bandages, 30 eye band-
One of the treasure piles for the ages, 84 shirts, 62 pyjarons, 120 pairs historian is the mound covering the of socks, 2 pairs of bed socks, 11 ancient city of Erifu, a city that was mufflers, 5 trench sweaters 21 renowned for its library and literary cholem belts, 271 milk covers,,01 work more than six thousand years scrubbers,
ago. A few months ago an Indian! CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE, under officer was patrolling in this region Mies LOUREIRO-24 mufflers, 48 pairs and came across a brick which was Feocks, 8 helmets,,2 trench sweatern, wonderfully covered with straw and 62 kitted scrubbers, 30 khaki, hand- tar. While bringing it to his tent kerchiefs, 14 hospital squares, 210 it fell from his enddie and the jar food covers, 36 dozen gauze swabs, divided it into two. Great was his 3,040 rolled Landuges.".
surprise to discover that the fractured WESLEYAN CHURCH WORKING PARTY, surfaces were covered with a delicate under Mrs. ROBINSON:-864 rolled writing, wonderfully preserved by the bandages, 50, shirts, 22 mufflers, 2 tar and straw binding. vests, 80 handkerchief, 67 scrub- ters, 1 pair surgical stockings, 41
Four roomed houses in Kowloon.
Apply to KUMPEREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD, Alexandra Buildings. Hongroup. August 23, 1917.
BANK
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(Taiwan Ginzo).
Incorporated By Spaccio Mer RTAL CHARTER, 1890..
++
Capital Subscribed. Yen 20,000,000 Capital Paid-up
20,000,000 Reserve Fund perangann, 19
6,690,000
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEH, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES:
JAPAN-Kora, UniKL, TOKYO AND TOKepairs socks.
HANA.
FORMOSA-Axo, Gran, Kadz, Kabayan
KELLUNG MAXUSO, PINAN, CHIN GRIEV, TAI Tarmin, Takos,
HANKOW, Kuziano, SHANGHAL, CHINAAMOT, CANTON, FOOCHOW
OTHERS BAIA. HOMBAY, HonaXOJO,
SWATUW,1755
LONDON, SINGAPORE, SOREABALA, SEMARANG AND NEW YORK!
peop
LONDON BANKERSKE Capital and Counties Bank, Lot dan,
De Washstands; & and South Westeru Bank, Parr's Bank ref Bath Pantry and Kitchen The Bank has Correspondenta in the Utensils, Gas and Electric Fittings Commercial centies of Russia: Man- Trofile and Hand Sewing Ninchins charin, Indo-China, India, Philippine inger's) Univer Typewriter Now Islands, Java, Australia America and, Pino by Collard & Colind in excellent elsewhere comation, and number of Chiness
Interest allowed on
Ion Current Account. Ya, Brobsen,
Fixed Deposits, and Savings Deposits rates which will be quoted on
Un now from 16th inst. 30p application
KOCAE
N. YANAGITA
o Managed
HONGKONG BEAKCE
70 Dor Yaax Rosdes 2 406 Hoszton May 11318/
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION Only a Cough" but you stop it while it ONLY a cough.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The finest preparation made
CHEMIEYS
$1.25 255 $4.ANT
.**
WONDERFUL BRICES. These bricks were carefully packed and sent to London where the experts of the British Museums took them in hand. Recently the officer who for warded then received word that the ricks were priceless as they contain ed information 05 vast, value to the student of early human Instory and cleared up several points which had been considered mythical for years Some relies of the early Christin
rint period were found to this
tuny
ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT. -
[N-almos), every commialty khemm.is Lagoong one, hace life bus beer by Chamberlain's Colle Diarrhiza Remedy, Buck miss an opp nitt to reommend it and these recommendations Cande fi ford fex
sel.com
02 70 [MM{GEO/P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer Hongkong, April 22nd, 19:§.
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"PUBLIC" AUCTION,
THE Undersigned his received int ..structions_from. Duscas CLARK, Esq., to sell by Public Auction.
WEDNESDAY,
the 15th May, 1913, commencing at 243 pm, at his residence, "Tasculum," Barker Road (No. 165, The Peak),
THE WHOLE DT HIS
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLE
FURNITURE.
Comprising
Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite, Tek Overmantels, Lady's Writ Ing Desk Brass Fenders Aid Fire Brasses, Tea and Geo-sional Tables, Lace Curtains, Brussels Carpets and Roge,
etc.
Extension Dining Table Sideboard with Beveled Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Dining Chairs, Teak Screens, Crockery E and Glasswars, Cutlery and E. P. Ware Pictures, etc. Etc.
Iron Fedstead. Teak Toilet Tables and Single and "Double Brass Mounted
Marble Top Washstarde, Teale Ward robes with and without Mirrors, Toilet
Crockery, etc etc.
Enamelled and Shanghai Bath Tube, Lev Chest Store Cupboard, Tennis Net, Garden Seat, Rickshaw, te, etopo
A quantity of Napery, Bed Linen, Blankets, and cider down Quilts.
Planta in-Pota, Fern Cases sati The Canton Flower Bands
Ow view from Tuesday, the 14th inat.
italogues un appliation:
GEOFF LAMMERT.
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Most up-to-date and Cheapest House in Hongkong
Address: DES VEUX ROAD, AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, Telephone Nos. 196. & 108
Price
on application
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HORLICK'S MALTED MILK
Pure ful cream milk, enriched with choice-malted Harley & wheat, in powder form, Keeps indefinitely.
THE FOOD DRINK
FOR ALL AGES.
beverag
refreshing and sustaining instantly ready by the addition of hot cold water only. No cooking,
womens nd convenient
Di nii Chemists did Stoves!
BORLICK'S MALTED MILE CO. SLOUGH BUCKS ENG.