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PUBLIO ACOTION.
TTER Undersigned have received in- Tstructions from Mestre B W. SMITH & Co., Cheloo, to sell by Public Auction,
ед
SATURDAY,
the 19th October, 1918, commencing at 11a.m. and continuing at 9.30 p.m..
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeur Road, Corner of
Ice Home Street,
A large and valuable consignment of TABLE LINEN, DRAWN "THREAD- WORK, LADIES' UNDERWEAR,
&c...
&c.
These Articles are of exceptional value equal to the best convent work, being made of high-class material with exquisite modern designs in Richelier cut work and drawn thread embroideries Comprising:-
Double Bedspread of heavy Irish linen with Richelieu styin medallions, a large variety of beautifully embroidered Irish linen Tea Cloths and Ten Serviettes. Tea Cloths and Serviettes of the Mosaic Work, only produced "by this firm. Exceptional quality Ladies' Underwear, including exquisite designs in Silk, Lawn and Long Cloth Night Dresses. (Empire and other styles), Envelope Chemises and Combinations of latest patteras, also a fine, acrtment Petticoat Flounces hand-embroidered.. fine veile and lawn Blouses, Collare, etc. Also
of
A quantity of beat quality Shanlee Silk (heavy pongee).
Coloured Crepe de Chine for dresses,
A quantity of superior quality Long- cloth in 16 yds. lengths.
A quantity of fine Nainsook in 12 yds. longths.
An
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(Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Oh view from Friday, the 18th inst.
Terms ---CA.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Oct. 5, 1918.
808
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in
structions to sell by Public Auction. (303 1000VAT 07 THE CONCERNED)
110
SATURDAY,
the 19th October, 1918, at 11 am,
at the Sales, Rooma, No. 8, Das Vaux Roan, Corner of
Ice Hours Street,
Ten Pieces, each 10 yards double width, FINEST EMBROIDERED DRESS SIATERIAL (Organdie Flouncings) Direct from Switzerland, Txxxa-Casa.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers... Hongkong, Oct. 12, 1915.
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umble to attend, but he wrote a "McCurdy, the spokesman of the Ministry Jetter in which he said:—
in the House of Commpas, sail pro umably upon the authority of the expert
I need not say that I sincerely shaw your suntinente: for nation which are still in bondage and whose day of liberation is at hand. There Si no son : Pritee who does not believe as you do!”.
riser: I thay tell hon. nwmback that, Recording to my information, our Minia ter at Peking has attributed the action! of Chica in making her decision to com on the side of the Allies entirely to the good effecs which was produced by that branch of our propaganda,"
WASHINGTON, Oet. B
CONTROL OF PRICES.
It is impossible to believe that Sir Newell Jordan can have committed him President Wilson has awarded the
WARINGTON, Oct." G. seli to this proposition, or that he can Distinguished Service Cross for ex- Prices and dætribution of all ever have suggested that a Covernment traordinary heroism in netion to articles of wearing apparel are to so neute as that of Chius was influenced Sing Kee, Chinese, son of Sing be controlled by the War Industry in the smallest degree in taking a decl BEAUTIFY YOUR Sung-kee, who lives at San Jose, Board. Regulations were recently sinn affecting the whole future of their Cal. Sing was boni in the United Issued regulating the prices of shoes Republic by an illustrated paper flung at within three and twelve dollars only. them much is a trade circular, and of Chinese have joined the American This is the Arst step in a new policy almost equal intellectual, calibra. Does makeforces in large numbers and their to control the price of clothing. Mr. MeCardy Imagine that the Chinesal
devotion to duty has won high.prase
statesmen are children? Their decision hom officers in the camps and
was taken, after the most maturo dell beration, under the guiding infvance (4) the diplomacy of the United States, had} WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
Japan. The whale story is fully wid The Post Office Department an-clearly told in Nos Alliée d'Extréme pounced to-day that the nerial mail Orient "* by M. Gdeard, former Ambas- service conducted between Washing sador of France in bitly Chins and Japan. tou, Philadelphia and New York It is a soull and interesting volume, and during the month of September was carried on without interruption..
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INGREASE IN SUGAR BEETCROP.
New York, Out. 8. The Federal Reserve Board has announced an increase in the sugar beet crop this year of 378,821 tors aree the crop of last year.
RED CROSS WORK IN FRANCE.
WASHINGTON, Čet. 8. American Bed Cross workers in France with the American forces during August received answers to ten thousand letters written to rela tives in the United States giving information about iner in the fight-
· AERIAL MAIL SERVICE.
BUILDING CONCRETE VESSELS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. The Director-General of the Ship ping Board announced that Pacific Coast shipyards are ready to begin the construction of concrete vessels this month. Forty-two ships will be constructed within the year.
INCREASE OF WAGES.
it Me McCurdy and the Minister will refer to it they will fail to find a singía: meation of their paper, but will find ample, material to save them from the Propetition of a blunder which muật-render i them ridiendous ht the eyes of the very clever and intelligat people whom they wish to indienen."
Finally, may I suggest to them that there are as least se retired, members of his Majesty's „Consular Service, each: of when has served for over 30 years in Japan or Chinn, who now everything| alagut either congtey mad its people that a Euibpean van kaow, several of whom are of not inconsiderable literary distines | tion, who are all in England, and most of whom are within telephone call of the A wage increase ordered by the Ministry of Information "Not one of Seven new hospitals recreation Director of Railroads meludes ad- them has. I believe, been eveu consulted, huts have been established totalling vances to several classes of shop. though ther qualifications as permanent seventeen of these establishmente men. Workers on car exteriors will advisers might possibly be of greatér maintained in France by the Red receive a maximum of eighty cents advantage to the nation in this sphere Cross. They are operating seventy- an hour. Freight train and steel car" than those of an expert in the tobacco two dispensaries in cities and towns builders and repairers will receive trude.
g ranks. The Red Cross workers Julso wrote many letters for American
soldier to the folks at home.
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WASHINGTOS, Oct. 6.
near the front for the benefit of the sixty-three cents an hour and helpers LORD LEAVERBROOK'S DEFENCE. civilian population. The Red Cross in all shop-crafts forty-five cents..
treated 84,200 persons including 123,000 children during August.
A" MID-EUROPEAN FEDERATION.
AMERICAN HONOUR FOR SIR DOUGLAS HAIG,
WASHINGTON, Oct 6." Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig bas been awarded the Cross of
"To the above letter Lord Beaverbrook, the head of the Ministry of Information, has sent the following rejoinder-
Professor Longford writes to the Morning Fost to criticise the Ministry of Information for employing Mr. Cao-
HISTÓRICAL CONFERENCE IN Honour bestowed annually by the liffo Owen, of whom he says he has never
AMERICA.
WASHINGTON; Out. 4. Representatives of Mid-European States at a meeting held here today! created a federation known as the Democratic Mid-European States"
!
American Cross of Honour Society, heard, as Controller of Eatera Sec- for conspicuous and notable service tion. He suggests that there are at least
ten retired members of his |
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A troop of Chinese Conjurers famous throughout the whole of Chios, will perform the following Programme;
This will prove to be an unrivalled opportunity of seeing tricks performed by the finest conjurers China can produce.
The conjurers will perform 16 novel and amusing tricks including
Producing National Flag from Empty Box Card Trick.
Transformation of Balls into Birds.
Cat Ribbon being made whole again. The man who appears from Nowhers. Pigeon and Egg trick.
Walking Handkerchief. Eggs from Heaveb. Magic Wine. Fire from Heaven
and other wonderful mysteries.
to humanity. The medal last year consular ring from the East, he MACARONI, PASTE STARS, was given to General Joffre.
This year the British Government might be employed instead, but are not. was requested to name an Admiral Professor Longford is an ex-Consul from or General for the honour and they the East. I am aware of this because le replied that in the opinion of His brought his qualifications prominently to for the promotion of the common Majesty's Government the services any notice some time before he wroto re interests of their States. They pro which Field-Marebul Sir Douglas, the Morning Post." pose a union to create a Federation Haig has rondered and rendering m
When the Ministry was formed I found of States spreading across Europe, the common cause of the two coun: the Eastern Section under Mr. Long. from the Baltic to the Black and tries would seem to indicate him as journalist of Bfteen years' experience in Adriatic Seas and thus forever to bar a suitable recipient for the Society's the East, who has been editor of the Germany from the Far East.
The nationalities represented at the meeting included Rumanians, Jugo-Slava, Poles, Lithuanians, Czecho-Slovals, Ukranians, Irrident.
decoration,
ists and Finns. Professor S. G. BRITISH PROPAGANDA Masaryk, President of the Czecho- Slovak National Council, was elected President of the federation. Profes
THE FAR EAST.
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was retained, but I appointed Mr. Cun- life Owen as Controller of the section.
He was the director of the biggest" British enterprise in Japan until the Government acquired it. He organised and directs the biggest British enterprise
China, and il its innumerable. purpose of working out a construc-|
In the debate in the House of Com-branches and distributing agencies are tive programme for 65,000,000 people tons on the Ministry of Information at the free disposal of the Ministry f living in a territory extending from Mr. Leif Jones, in referring to the par- Propaganda. He has spent some time in the Arctic Ocean to the Black and sonnel which Lord Beaverbrook has the East and travelled there extensively- Adriatic Seas. It gives birth to the gathered around him, stated that: "Mr. Professor Longford says he never heard. federation of States without which Cunliffe Owen, a gentleman who is in of 3ft. Cunliffe Owen I always thought there can be no peace. For many terested in tobacco, a director of thirty-that the duty of a British Consul wa centuries problems for the solution six companies, all tentacles of a great to know something about, British trade, of which this organization is or tobacco, trust of which he is vice-chair- It seems to me that this ignorance es gunized have been dealt with by man had been placed in charge of pro- methods in which justice played no paganda throughout Asis and the Partects rather on this knowledge of the East possessed by Professor Longford part and in recent years it has been East, including China and Japan. than on that possessed by Ms. Cunlife the deliberate purpose of Austria and may claim to know something of the Ear On Mr. Cauliffe Owen is indefal Germany by every possible artificial Faxt, and I have never, till now, beard goable in the successful discharge of his means to stimulate dissension among Mr. Cunliffe Owen's name connected with volunteer duties. Io has already made them, To-day union has been begun it, either directly or indirectly, even in for the Government at his own expense and the strength generated by these the most remote fashur. He may be an centuries of oppression is turning expert in the tobacco trade, but that is one adcous journey abroad crowned with with full force in its own defensive. » qualification which will not commend success, His services are of the gréikost:
possible value to the Ministry toge
I appointed him for the same reason
It is based on the democratic prin him to either the Government or people ciples proclaimed by President of either China or Japan. May be pet that I appointed other business mea in
wymitted to quote two unfortunate concreta
Wilson-N
sador to the United States, was
M. Jusserand, the French Ambas examples of the results of his ignorance sections abroad. The real problem berd A Japanese Red Cross Mission has is the control and allocation of expendi lately visited us. The chist of its disture Nearly all money spent on pro tinguished personnel is a nobleman who paganda does some good. But money. is not only of the highest rank in this trictly limited. One must spend it, Perigo but the surviving head of the therefore, on those methods which de most great historic family whose former, heads good. It is the tank of the Controller ruled Japan for 250 youre au de facto to make the choice between the various Sovereigns, with whom we and all Wese schemes submitted to him and to see ern Powera made our first treaties, as that the method of applying it is not
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