FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1918,
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THY GOVERNMENT,
General Auctioneers
Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.
PROPRIETORS -Te-Kwa-War" Coal Storage.
Codus wed
Bentley's
A. B. 4th & 5th Editions.
A Telegraphic Code.
Telegraphin Addrși
MTIRIUS" HONGIÓNG
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tétructions to sell by Public Auction, THE Undersigned have received_in- (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
on.
SATURDAY,
the 14th Supt 1915, at 19 Noon. at their Sales Room, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Streat,-- Three SPORTING GUNS as under:
tine D.-B.. 16-Bore hammerless Ejerter Gun, by Army and Navy Stores, Ltd. London in leather owe vost. 35 guineas. Une D. B. 12-Bore hammerless Gun,
by Hardy Bros, in leather vase. One D. 9. 12-Bore hammerless Gen,
by Riley, London, in case..
Un view Now. Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & FOUGH, “Auctioneers,
Hongkong, Sept. 11, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION,.
713
THE Undersigned have received hustrue-
tions to sell by Public Auction; (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEANED');
UD
SATURDAY,
the 14th Sept, 1918, commencing 40 1.30 pm, at their Sales Rootus, No. B Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice Boise Street,
A Laron AsecWEMENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS & CURIOS,
Comprising:
A variety of 5-coloured and 3-coloured Vases and Plates, Blue and White Vases and Figures, etc., old Bronzes, including Incense Burners of the Sung and Ming Dynastles, Pekinese Cloisopne, Amber, Jadestone and Agate Yases and Orna ments, Beads, etc, Carved Bamboo Wure! and a number of Snuff Bottles.
Also
LACQUERED SCREENS,
AUCTIONS.
BANKERS AND THEIR
CUSTOMERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
of
A "CHEQUE» FRAUD..
THE CHINA MAIL.
A judgment of very entsiderable in portance to bankers, and, indeed, the whole conmerrist, community, was given
ggers, and is owing to neglect of this FUTURE AIR WARFARE. dutyforgery work pine, si eustomer
A
BRACTORS.
| rat pable to the bank for the "lows, Ta [Dr Bura de LORD MONTAGE
might be put in various ways, Soird Limes it had bean said that an estoppti In as created and Bat, as the negligence. of the customer enabled the check to alter the amount to that which the bunker pald, he was stopped to disputing
Airwurfag is in its infancy, and in) comer with infancy is suffering from infantile diseases. The development of the scripl power plant is proceeding space
PARTICULARS and Conditions the baki os MONDAY, the 18th day of Sept. 1918, at 3 pm, at the Cices of the Hanse of Lords of June 21st.the antlbrity of the banker to and from the 8th, per horse power of the
| tha Publio-Works Department, by Order at His Facullungy the Governor, of Don Lot of CROWN LAND at Tukwawan, is the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 25 years, with the option of runoval at Crows Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King for one further terms of 75 years.
Regletry No.
Locality.
G.
Particulars of the Lot.
Boundary Measurements. [APPYONIMALS)
11
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS and Conditions of the
engine we are now Approbing
1 per huse-payer. In the constreet tion of pinnes, now that the spresses have not only been worked and ky' dryigases. Coub the weary of their calculsticam las aan been tested by the sands of plots
all kinds of situations, we know how to make machines sale to fly. Bun speed,) chinab, and Kfting power
will improve year after your for a long time to wait.
INTIMATIONS
PRICKLY HEAT REMEDIES.
Victoria Prickly Heat Lotion.
The only Safe and Certain Chron 50 qtă & $100 per bottla.
Victoria Prickly Beat Powder. Gives, immediate relief. »
'50 eta & $1.00 per tin.
Talcum Powder, for Family use, Lavender, Litto Violet, Carnation. 1-lb. tins... $1.00.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
Queen's Rond Central
Telephone 998.
reversing the decision of the Court of Sometimes it had been said that the 18 Appent which had afterued a decision of meat must be allowed in an with Mr. Justies Sankey. The question at the bank in order to avoid circity issue was whether. the appellent bank action, the customer being able to the tas entitled to debit their customer hack for his negligence, in whichever hanking account with the "full amount of thque ways it might be pat, the ground a cheque purporting to be for £120, or was really en mul the same as the enly with 42, the actual amount for negligence of the customers caused the which the cheque was signed and issued. less, he must bear it. The plaati, who kept a banking ge
In the present case (said his Lordo gonal with the appellants, employed a ship) the customer neglected all precau- | conadential clerk who had the keeping tions. He signed the cheque leaving er the bunka and the Alling in of ebeques entirely blank the space Witze the dinou At the gates plans hare by be inuche for signature. In Frormy, 1918, the hoitid have been stated in words, and with only one end in view-the military. clark produced to one of the partners for wherà is should have been stated in value of the machine. The plans fes siganture's cheque for £2 for petty cash. figures there was only the figure nail, pissedger, or freight traffic has yet The cheque produced contained no words with blank apaces on onch side of it. In be designed. Bus it'gous without skys fa tho space left ise words, but the his Lordship's Indeniunt, then was a ing that a beeg-distamos islub-carrier with figures 2.0.0. were lo the spuce left for clear breach of the duty which the gus bith-powered engino elitd mpally carry figures. The cheyne was signed in this tomer owed to the banker. It was true father forms of freight, human or ather- condition and the clerk subsequently that the custorner implicitly trusted the wise. It is, therefore, clear that after the added the words "one hundred and clerk to whom he handed the document was every nation which desicus to be twenty pounds" in the spacs left for in that state do fill it up and to collect priced always with pilos and phos MACARONI. PASTE STARS,
the amount, but his couderce in the for offence and defence mist keep a large
P Letting by Public Auction Sais, to be held on MONDAY, the 16th day of Sept. 1918, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by (leder af His Excellency the Governor, of twe Lols the presented the cheque for payment. of CROWN LAND at Laichikok, New. Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, and abonded with the process. The
words and the figures 1 and 0 en each side of the figure 2, thus transforming clerk could not exrive his neglect of his, air fect, properly auungå? rondy for tis
is into a complete cheque for "410" He
for a term of 5 years, commencing from customers sted the bank for 38, the 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 4 years, less 3 days.
No, of Sale.
Register No.
Barelity.
Particulars of the Eul
Boundary Measurements.
W.
Anda piku.
Scare feet.
163,648)
(737
PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned have received in
structions to sell by Public Auction (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
об
TUESDAY,
difference between the amount of the authorised and the forged cheque,
The commercial jianes of the future rust, Bikina portion of a Veresatite
BLUE BIRD
CONFECTIONERS 4. CATERERS' ICE CREAM PARLOUR.
HOT and COLD
· DRINKS."
DEALERS IN Gimbal's and Orange Blossom
American Chocolate: Assorted Fancy Calor
OLn, Post OUVIEN BUILDING,. „Qumure'» Stunteľ & Pedder Bizant
EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,- AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.
ALL on Fastes bear the "Rooster" label and are mario from Flor of the Bess Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starcian Gluten are the principal components of Flour Glaten is easier to digest end contains more nutriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.
Large quantities have bees, esported to various important cities in the World.
Terus moderate, especially for Agencies. „Orders executed promptly.
Head Offer: No. 47 and 48, L'annaught Road, Central, Hongkong Telophone Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, Chins: Telephone 3995. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street, Caliseway Bay, Flongkong. Cable Address: "HINGWAR"
fduty to the banker to use grdinary enreidden tack of als retiring; prob. as to the moner in which the cheque ally without theclaration of war er other was drawn. He owed that duty to th
Botice.. bunker with regard to the cheque, aid it was no exetsp for neglecting it that he had absolute and, as it turned out, Marine and wehauled transport ja la the course of his judgment, which
unfounded, confidence in the clerk The former peace times, bu constructed and THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. we have condensed from the Times***
duty was not to have a clerk when the paintained with an eye to immediate | report, the fork "huncellor said that, the
restorneg believed to be honest. It was conversion for warlike purposes when relation herweer banker and customer
ja specific duty as to the preparation of necessary, The Royal Air Force must was that of debtor and crediter, with a
the order apon the banker. If the eos.also receive special consideration when superadded obligation on the part of the
tomar chose to disperas with ordinary the inevitab Inductions of expenditure bunker to honour the customer's ebeque precautions breuse he had complete are being considered after the war-ed if the account" was in credit. A cheque faith in his clerk's honesty he could net dactions which will be, absolutely accos. drawn by a customer was in point of claim to three upon the barter the essay if we are to recover financially from law a mandate to the banker to pay the which reanlted. No one could be certain the huge and reckless expenditure of the umatint according to the tenor of the simple thing in drawing a cheque to war period. But commercial aviatica
of preventing forgery, but it was a very
chequr. Is was beyond dispute thug the¦ take resonable and ordinary precautions ¦ will be a necessity if we are to be safe, customer was bound to exercise requan-ainst forgery. I owing to the neglect girded from the most terrible farta of Fuble care in drawing the cheque to preof such precations, it was put into the invasion, and at first, at any rate, national yent the barker from being misled. It power of any dishonest person to increuse bear the less as between himself and the the amount by forgy, the elastomer most financial help will be needed.
Denker
bunker.
DRAGON
CHANDLER
BUDSON
AND
OVERLAND MOTOR
CARS
MOTOR CAR CO.
BOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS
TELEPHONE 492..
COME AND INSPECT
GREY
DAVIDEON
·MOTOR
CYMLER
As xegard, long-distanes berbartment BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.
aeroplanes, every year will see an
The terror by extension of radine.
he drew the chegue in a manner which facilitated frand he was guilty of a breach of duty as between himself and the Farther, it was well settled law, that bunker, and he would be responsible to if a customer signed a cheque in bland;, the lasker for any loss suffered by the and left it to a clerk or other person to a natural and direct con-fill it up, he was bound by the iostru sequence of this branch of duty. Wheent as filled up by his agents That night" and the arrow that fell by hd been suggested as the realiground say," as King David maid in the Talms ber what happened in this case could for the decision in Young. Grote. Fur,000 years ago, will have to be reckoned be considered, a natural and direct con- the reasons already stated. He did "not sequence of the customer's negligence is think that or the toers of that case it with more and moor seriously though the TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD drawing, the cheque was in controversy. was the true ground of the decision. composition of anti-aircraft guas verses But the principle was thoroughly estab- the range, height, and invulcerability of As the customer and the banker were listed, and it seemed to apply to the
planes with away first to the advantage
the 17th Sept., 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House STEKET,
FURNITURE, BRASS-MOUNTED AND
EMBROIDERIES, &c, de, &c. TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, ander a contractual relation in this mat facts of the present case. The customer of one and then to the other. At the
ter, it appeared obvious that in drawing signed the cheque in the condition above a cheque the customer was bound to take described. and handed it over to the
The greater portion of "the above! tock has recently arrived from the North and includes pieces from, the Suug, Ming, Kanghi, Yurigching, Kien- Jung and Towkwong Periods..
On view from Friday, the 13th inst. Catalognes will he issued. Termos Casa,
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioncorre Hongkong, Sept. 5, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
CURTAINS, CARPETS, &c, đe".
AND AN ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL BOUSEHOLD GOODS,
"As follows:- Chesterfield Balus and Arm-chaira
moment anti-aircraft devices are gaining
uxual and reasonable precautions to pre. clerk to be filled up by him. For all the aeroplane in another the ten- vent forgery. Crime was, indeed, a scri-practical purposes the cheque was in deney may be the other way,
black, as the figure 2" in its isolated
matter, but every one" lanew that position afforded no security whatever
Tied of us who dared to prophesy two
crime was not uncommon, it the cheqne against a fraudulent increase. The clerk and three years ago that the war would was drawn in such a way as to facilitate
(new), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Brues Twin Bedsteads, Teals Twin Bed
had the authority of the customer to fill be largely decided by the use of aircraft stends, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, almost to invite sa faciense in the the words denoting the amount in the are no longer derided as wild visionaries. Extension Dining Tables and Chairs,
figures bekure and after the s
730 Tea and Ocensional Tables, &c., Dinner amount by forgery if the cheque shout buly of the ebeque, and to put other But evet now neither the public zor the
Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking into the hands of a dishonest person. Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, & Bath forgery was not a remote but a very Room Utensils, Sundry Electro-Plated natural consequence of negligence of this
kind. The duty which the
THE Undersigned kave received instruc. tions to sell by Fublic Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},
00
TUESDAY,'
the 17th Sept, 1818, commencing at 2.301, at their Soles Rooms, No. 8,
Van Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
AN ASSORTMENT OF
Embroidered and Renaissance Bed- spreads, Pillow Cases, Tray Cloths, "Table Covers, Tablu Centres, Single and Double Fisin and Römtitched Sheets, Phuîn Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels, Glaas Clotha,
&c.
Tormi-Cash.
"
HUGHES & HOUGH,
-Auctioneer/ Hongkong, Sept. 11, 1818.1
746
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
ста
TUESDAY,
the 17th September, 1915, at 2 p.in., ar Sales Rooms, No. 8, PRE VOUT HOAD, Corner of Ico Hoses Street,
One PIANO by Hopkinson, London- made for the climate. One PIANO by John Murduch-alc
my for the climate
One PIANO by Broadwood & Sons Two Portable as H.T. “Ci]},"MOTORS.
Flor
A HUGHES & HOUGH,
Ware.
quite easy owing to its position. The Government yet redlises what a real and examination of the focsimile of the cheque continuing supremacy in the air would when filled any showed how impossible imply to an enemy is was to detect the fraud. On such facts blinded. customer the customer was liable for the net of
the the clark, just as much as if the cheque
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood And Teakwood Screens, Blackwood rd to the bank was to draw furniture, including large Blackwood cheques with reasonable care to prevent Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, &c., Engravings, Pictures, Kinkosn and. Brass Vases, &c., &c, Tennis Poles and Net, Several Carpets" new and second-hand.
Also
Two Portable 3 EL P. Caille Motors, Typewriters, Metal Bath, &c.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue). Tru-Ch.
BUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioners
Bangkong, Supt. 11, 1918.
TO LET
TO LET;
GODOWN-Central District.
Apply to
747
THE
BANK
HE BANK OF TAIWAN," LTD.
*(TAIWANGINO).
INCORPORATED BY "ŠEEEAAL IMPEZIAL CHARTER, 1899.
Capital Subscribed... Yen 30,000,000. Capital Paid-up
22,500,000. Reserve Funds
5,680,000,
יו י
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA,
THE FONGKONG LAND INVEST CHINA BRAGA HARROW, KIUXIANG,
MENT & ADENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 28, 1918.
TO LET.
FOUSES on Shameen, Clinton.
Apply to
629
A
mastered and
I believe victory in the air would
had been completely in blank when he secure victory in the larger seine mote signed it and banded it to the clerk to fill it up. There was no apparent limita
quickly, surely, and cheaply, than any
tion on the authority of the clerk in Elling other "form of warfare. Man-power is
up the cheque. On that ground also, which, in his this Lordship's view of Young v. Grote was independent of that decision, he was of opinion that this appeal should be allowed:
Bor these reasons us thought" that judgment should be entered for the bank, with ocats here and below.
The other noble and learned Lords gave judgment to the same effect.
uning fast among all the combatants except the US. Machine power mast take its place, and of various kinds of machine power airpower is the most effective. We must insist that our Royal Air Force is given every chance" "of achieving real air-supremacy as soon as possible:
PRESENT BATTLE CRIES.
THE MAHARAJAH OF PATIALAJA |
Much that is interesting could be written on the cries that soldiers raise as The name of the Maharajat of Patinin, they go into battle. Keep a'going, keep who has been elected a freeman of Cardiff going the brave American captain, BRANCHES:
has been well known in England for when sorely wounded, commanded his JAPAN-TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, KORE, OSAKA. many years. FB. Sir Bhupindra Singh, men when they paused in attack to help FURMUSA GIBAN, KAO, Karenko,
who succeeded his father as head of the him. It is the American equivalent of KEELUNO, MARUSO,
premier Panjab State in 194, inherits the British Carry on 1" Fach-is a good ∙PINAN, STUNCHIKU. TAICHU, Taxan, the latter's liking for sport-especially stirring ery but there is an equally Tako» TakeTI, POHTER, Aza
cricket. Patiala has for many years run god one, though merely local, which representative teams, and the Inte Mat has been heard in every battle of the SWAZO rajab used to invite prominent English war in which East Angliana bave taken professionals for the winter to conch the part. For if words can move, what OTHERS-BoxGKONG, EINGAPORE, native players when be entertained more effective call to action can there ba that the good old Norfolk "Coins along SOZABAJA, SEKARANG, BALLYIA, them royally.
together BOMY, LONDON..New Yor
LONDON *BANKERS/S
KILL LITTLE ONES
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH Dapital and Counties Bank, London,
REMEDY and South-Western Bank. Farr's Bank
The Bank has Correspondents in the
At the first son of new during the
[HIS ́remedy has no superior an a Commerical Centres in European Con hot weather give the little one Baby's
care for colds croup and booping tineat. Rosia Manchuria, Tsingtao, Own Tablets, or in a few hours be mey Chosen, Japan Indo-China, Siam Indis, be beyond cure. These Tablets will al
La has been a favourife with mothers of Philippine Islands. Java, and other prevent summer complaints if given Dutch Indies, Austen, America obcasionally to the well chid Baby'n young children for almost forty years."
Chamberlain's Corghi Remedy: can Africa, de laag met veega
Interest allowed on Current Account Tablete, the Carianhildren's
should be kept in
in every home always be depended upon and is pleasant where there are young children. There to take
co.da and go
bot is no other theicina as, gard, and the I dotenly cures
hale Ternizing preumonia mother bas the guaranted of a govera prevents
ham in's Cough Remed v cm taing mant analyst that they are absolutely
THE HONGKONG LAND, INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., Tan,
TO LET.
-SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
in th Kowloon Marine Les No. 48, suitable and Fixed Deposita at rate which will
be quoted on appliestion: for Coal Storage.
how Apply tom
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCAMANAOKIGHT YANAQITA.
Alettides Belldings,
Hocpicong, July 17,
HONGKONG BRANCILI
Dee Your Boad Hongkong, MAYA: 2918
SUMMER COMPLAINTH
cough.
Faiz Obtainable from medicine deniery do opium or other recentis and may be or by mala 00 cents avisk from The given us contiently to child as to su Dr Willams Medicine Co 99 Szechern delt hr sale by all Chendats, god Road Sharphet's
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The Wing On CelaK
UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS:
Most up-to-date and Cheapest House in Hong kong y
· Address: DES VIEUX ROAD AND CONNAUGRT ROAD CENTRAL Telephone Nos. 198 & 198
E.
HING
& CO.
LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS? viz. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars. Also Shipchandlery Articles.
Telephone No. 1116.
25, Wing Woo Street, Cent
FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.
ALKALIE
JUST ARRIVED BIG SHIPMENT INCLUDING A "AMERICAN CAUSTIC: SODA 767 solid. "In iron dramas each containing
abotit 700 lbs.
ENGLISH MURIATE OF AMMONIA (al-ammoniac)
No. 1 quality: Ping white (powder) 98.6% Aarmonium Chloride. No. 2 quality: Fine white (powder) 93.5% Ammonium Chloride. ENGLISH BODA AS 58% denne In ganny bags or barrele ENGLISH SILICATE OF SODA 175 T.W. In barrels each containing
about 800 lbs.
Must be disposed of. Prices Reasonable
SHING KEE CO., SODA MERCHANTS,
32; The Vœux Boad West, Fengkong
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO LTD
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED)
NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERE POILERMAKERS, BRASS
FOUNDERS All work done in this stablishment. over airty years experience. We own two Bipways" and DE 200 feet longe
Town Office, 48. Consider Roan CITRAL, Hongkong Tele Abloyard's Sham-Bdi-Po
Estimates forulsifed an Eppliant
Hongkong, April 1012.
WONG PIN