SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1918
Hughes & Hough
AVEZORENDS TO THE GOVERNMENT
General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produos Brokers, and Commission Agents.
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*MEIRION BONGZAJÒ,
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
(For account of the concerned.).
ON TUESDAY, the 10th. Dec. 1918,
commencing at 9:30 p.m.,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Tax Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND BRASS MOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS,
&c.,
itc
AND AN AMBORIMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, As follows:- Charterfeld Sofas and 'Arm-chairs (new), Folding Card and Occasional Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c., Bedroom Furni tars, comprising Brass Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tos Tables, ac, Dinner Berrics, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Beta, & Bath Ram Ctensils, Sundry Electry-Plated Waco.
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood mad Teakwood Berens, à quantity of Blaakwood Furniture, including Tappo Blaakwood Screen, Bide Tabice, Chairs, Cabiats, do Engravings, Pictures, Brass Vases, &c, de, Tennis Polos, and, Net. Several Carpets now and second. hond.
ALSO
One Reflexplate Camera by Watson Son, London, Etted with special rapid Rectiliner Lens in good condition (cost 10 guineas) Film and Plate Carriors. ***
AND
15
Ona 12-Bore Hammer Gun by Aring and Navy Store, London, in good condition, Lady's Bicycle (new).
(Full Particulars from Catalogus). TRA-CARE.
BUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioʻleurs
Hongkong, Dec. 4, 1918.
(PUR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), ON
TUESDAY,
the 10th December, 1818, commencing at "2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street.
A Consignment of USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, - DRAWN WORK, & EMBROIDERIES,
Comprising:
HOUSEHOLD LINENS-Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Fillow Cases, Double White Satin Quilts, Liner Damask Serviettes, Glass Cloths Bath Towels, Face Towels, &c. &c. f.
DRAWNWORK Bedspreads, Pillow Cset, Tray Olathe, &c., &c. MN M
EMBROIDERIES:-Bedspreads, Table Lovers, Tea Cloths, Runners 18 by 54 in. ALSO
A few lots of Attache Cases and "Bellow Valises.
(All new goods and small lots to suit
purchasers)."..
Ten-Cash.**
HUGHES & HOUGH,
“ductioncern.
Hongkong, Dec, 1918,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},
од
THURSDAY,
the 12th December, 1918, at 11 am,
"Steamer now running between
this Port and Haiphong
The ENGINES and BOILER is they
now stand in good working order,
DESCRIPTION S
THE
FOR SALE
(HP) Undersigned have received fas
structions to sell,
At their Sales Rooma, No./18. Des Yaux Food, Corner of Too House Street 1990 AEOLIAN ORCHESTRELLE
(Eighteen Stopste With Fixty-one Rolls of Music In very good condition. Inspecting orders and farther particulars from the andersigned.
Torna i-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
· Auctionsure.... – -Hongkong, Nov. 18, 1916. ...
FOR SALE
HR. COMPERS ON
STRIKES.
THE CHINA MAIL
PALET AL TÄHOUR
Mr. & Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labour ad (iressed a special meating on September 23 at Chandon Hall, Strand, of delegatos of the Loudon, Trader Consol. Vi gle mentioned, that, he was to visit the workmen of France, and Italy. (A. Valosi
Germany 1
Mr. Gampera think we are in the wrong place Mr Gempar continued that he had ne intention to appeal for sympathy and he is perfectly pre- pared to stand his own ground, but he must drama to donbaned to ta Hunwarranted interruptions"ware to be permitted. He came from Amarios to confer with the working men of Allied countries, and none other until the people of Germany, the workers 'of Germany, had overthrown their hato- cracy (Cheern) ::
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In reply to another interruption, he retorted-It is said that last year ye sent"à "delegation to Rusia.” It is more C. EL GALE
than likily we may do the tame thing Public Works Department.ho said he came as an american trade again at an early date: Continuing, Boogkong, Nov, 12, 1918. 921 unionist to talle to trade unionists of
London," not to indulge in criticism of | their movement but to give therâ nome idea of the trade unionism of America" This he proceeded to do.
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Mr. Compara elaimed that trade unionism - had brought about: better homes in America for the workers, and explained the system under which the disabled soldier and the descendants of of the killed wore included andoris compensation echome, differing from the pansion principle. In camp and canton- ment construction and 'other such work ・incidental to the war, they had întrò, duced the eight-hour day and union. conditions and wages. They had also agreed on the dechantion that during the war there ought sot to be any strikes or lock-outs and that wasn should receive' men's pay for doing sindilar work. Ea referred to' lãe omnibus conductors and policemen'e strike and said he had seen and heard
others, He would not criticiza; he would merely draw attention to them, and to the fact that in England they had a law making such strikes. illegal. In the United States they had defeated avery proposition to make strikes legal, with the result that the people were giving voluntary service.
Replying to a question, "What about the independence of Ireland 1” Mr. Gompers mid he had never yet heard a 'member of the Irish Nationalist Party. suggest that Ireland wanted independ ance, considering her helpless condition. in the seas. As to this boing a war of capitalists, he asked if the murdered cooks, waiters, and seamen of the Lusitania were capitalista. This was awar against war. If ever. thero wis a war vital to the interests and rights of the man of the people, and in which all democratic interests were involved. [this was that war.---{Cheers.}. {}
"Mr. Gotzpers reminded the meeting of the proposal for the reduction of the Fleet and for disarmament before the war, which Germany returned with the statement that-it was unlawful to deal. with it He further spoke of · sa International Miners' Conference in 1912 at which the British, Belgian, and. French miners proposed that in the event of any war the whole of the miners of those countries should cenio work and so stop production. The German representatives said they "could" not "remain in the conference. obamber unless that proposal +wers withdrava, American labour men had
WHY WORRY?
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Worry
The War's Over
So it is. We have all heard that remark more than once,
wor but there is much to
about yet. use the Huns We're not out of the game simply have laid down their guns. What you are on the limit Heather Day and at the Fair in gurely
of your sacrifice! There are thousands and thousands. of brave men condemned to pass the rest of their. lives in misery unless we rally to the aid of the great work of healing. Thanks to the Army and Nasy, we we have had, and will continue to have, a very com fortable time in Hongkong. It is our duty, then to worry," "in order that the maimed and sick, the human wreckage of the great war of Liberty, may be restored Every o one of us her owes rest debt to the men who fought and bled 10 war-a debt which we can never repay. But we can show our apprecia tion by giving our last cent to the great work of mercy in which so many noble men and women, are engaged at home. Money is urgently needed. Shall we grudge it now that the war is won? Never let it be said that our patriotism and bonour petered out with the ecko of the last, shot. Don't say that you put every cent you had into Heather Duy and St. Andrew e For The War Bond Drawing is for the same cause in the annals of and its success. must be written down in the Colony's giving as another endeavour to show tangible appreciation of the brilliant achievements, on the hattefield and on the North Sea of the bravest boys on earth. Make the result a Victory worthy of the Colony.
PERHAPS IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE.
$5
HE NEEDS. IT ALL TO CURE HIL ILLS.
ST. ANDREW'S WAR BOND TICKETS.
no esimus sgainst the labour men of On Sale, till 81st December, at all Banks, Hotels, Clubs & Stores.
Germany, but it, you stood up to fight,
the American fighting democracies,
comprising men of every race : and
language under the an, mush fighti
and would do so, though recogniting GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
that German labour was · muzzled,
forced, bound, and gagged.
́·BIG GAME "HUNTER- COMING TO
SOUTH CHINA..
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Mr. Paul J. Baizby, whose reputation as a big game hunter in Africa is known to all lovers of aport throughout the world, is soon to leave Reking for China, India and Africa. Mr. Rainey, origitally planned to return to Russia to act as official photographer to the Czecho Stay army, but the probable change in conditions in Russia due to the torming. tion of the Wat has caused him to change his plane and go to the Bouth for big game hunting. He will be accompanied
Bet of Compound Engines, 16 x 33, by RHE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER by Mr. Edmond Heller, the well-known
24 stroke,
Boiler, 12 x 10, working pressu
750 lbs.. on Veritas surreydiy
To be sold in one lot together with Engine Beat, Funnall and Stags, and all Piping, de connected with the above mentioned Engine And Boller, gent
DELIVERY
Du shore at Kwong Tung Choong's
shipyard take longe Immediately fellowing this Bale will be offered
Ore 250 Ton B1EEL LIGHTER
Built of steel frames 3 x 3x f, and
afbollplates.
Length 110 Teaf
Infost
BEART 2 feet Depth gonality of
STEEL FRAME | xa x 3. STEEL PLATES, PAR
Several ANCHORS CHAIN, &,
boya mestioned Beamer will be gkong about 7th December when der may be obtained" Ziomn
LES & HOUGH
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zoologist, who was with him in: Africa, and who also accomanied Colonel Bóosevelt on his Afriron. bunting expe
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