FRIDAY,
JANUARY 8,1
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONELES TO THE GOVERNMENT
General Auctioneers -Thâre," Goal And General
"Prodnos, Brokers, and
Commission Agents.
PROPRIETORS -Kwa-Wan÷ Coal Storage.
Codes mood Beatley's
1 a 4th &th Editions.
A1 Telegraphle Code...
Telographie Addrızı "MEINION" HONGKANG,
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
PUBLIC AUCTION,
on
WEDNESDAY,
the 8th January, 1919, at 10-mm, `
sharp, at H. M'■ Naval Depot,
Kowloos,
·
· About 6,000 tone LUMP JAPAN- ESE COAL MTYAO” „MINE. ~
Special conditions will govern the Walo of this Coal which may be
Stained on application to
HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty.
Hongkong, 80th December, 1918
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
~~~~| IS WORDS 3 INSERTIONS.
$1. PREPAID.
Every additional♬ words & Cepte.
FOR SALE
THE CHINA MAIL.
Six
ALESEND, 100 The Peak
Reams, Grass Tennis Court, im mediate possession.
Apply
C. IL. GALE Public Works Department, Hongkong, Nov. 15, 1918. 931
TO LET
DGEHILL-N EP
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
on
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY,
the 7th and 8th January, 1919, at 10 am each day at 31. NAVAL
HE Undersigned has received in-Yanp, and at the KOWLOON DAPOS, Tor From the OFFICER COX-respectively, MANDING, ARMY SERVICE Cours, to sell by Public Auction
ON
SATURDAY,
the 4th January, 1910, at 11 am, at Army Service, Corps Boat Shed,"
Army Service Çarpı Pier.
A number of Bağı of:- BIQE, BALE, DĦAL, CHIL,
GINGER, CHILLIES and ·
CORIANDER SEED.
On view morning of sale. Terms: Chib,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 91, 1818.
(For Account of the Concerned),
39.
MONDAY,-
the 6th Jan, 1919, commencing at 10.30 ..
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Rood, Carner of Lee House Street,-
SEVERAL SERGE DRESS
LENGTHS..
(good quality). LINEN GOODS, FLANNEL AND
FLANNLETTE,
&C
And
&c...
20 Pairs White. Woollen Blanketej Bed-Sheatings, Lady's Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 10 Doz, New Tennis Bille.
Terms Caah.
HUGHES & EDUGA.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1918.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions from Messrs. D. MAG- DONALD & Co. to sell. br Fublic Auction,
at their premises Hung.hom commencing FRIDAY, 10th January 1918, at 10a.m., continuing on * MONDAY, 13th January, at 10 a.m.
The whole of Valuable Plant, *, &c.
contained thereon,
Largo Galvanized Iron Bullċ- ings Stock and Machine Tools,
comprising
Lathes, Planing Machine, Screw.
OLD AND SURPLUS
Naval and Victualling Stores, Comprising:-
OLD AND SURPLUS NATAL STORRE
One-Steam Cutter 23 feet Hull only, Varions Ship, and Boat Fittings, Fan) Engines, Fishing Nets, Bamboo Poles, Canna Hosos, Coir Hawsors, Papper stuß, Canvas Rage Old India Rabbar, Old Leather, Boats, Dars, Carpats, Rugs, Blankets, Furniture, Electric Cable, Old Steel Wire Rope and Hawsers, Old Steel Tubes, Old Iron and Steel, Olive Oil, Firewood, to,
OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES-Provisions, Seamen's Cloth- ing, Bankota, Transport Bedding, Oficers Mesa Trape, a quantity of Electro-plated Articles and Table Linen), Implements, Seamen's Me Utensils, Cooperage Articles, Oak Stares, &c. &c.
No. 10, The Peak.
Apply to
opponents. "Most non-Greeks think dently raised the standard of esteem these have gone luz enough, and that which is folk for them by all the it is time to introduce “a, policy of nations that they have encountered. pacification and reconciliation, but It should, too, de mentioned that the
NOTICES.
those in power seem to think that Allfest genemlly have a good wordt THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCI
dear,
it would lead at all events to their say for the Groolis. The Groeks own personal overthrow,
have fought well and the troops fron the Peloponessin, which were sup The Greeks hemselves as a resposed to have Royalist tendencibs sult of the war bars absolutely bare done exceedingly geot work on nothing to complain of and money the side of the Entente. circulates freely in the country; the drachma is even worth monan the when Bulgaria collapsed so suddenly Most people will remember that franc in peace time. Food as there were plenty who suggested that nover so plentiful with the exception was pot due to any military defent. of meat, which mostly used to coine but was the result of diplomatic and from Bulgaria, with the result that poultry, which is now the staple political bargaining. This is entirely article of diss, has reached very night beaten, and he collapsed because h
wrong. The Bulgur was thoroughly prices. An ordinary hen is worth about £1. There is no control of
know it. The attack had been prices, and hence currants, for General à Esperey carried it out, aud planned by Marshal Foch, though stance, with which the country is orerflowing since the export is neces-when the Serbians on the left broke sarily restricted are exceptically through the enemy front everything At one time it wa, fourel turned on whether the British could there would be a shortage of wheat, break through the enemy on the but the Allien poured in so much that right, in which case the advance not only has the country now more would have the shape of the teeth than it wants, but there has been of pincers The position along the most reprehensible waste. Moreover Doiran ridges facing the British was the Greek harvest which has been exceptionally strong; General Mind very good cannot easily be brought to being in comanand knew they coul marsen, due in part to the shortage be taken but at enormous cost, and of milway rolling stock," for which he would not himself apparently order lack of official foresight is responsible, any attack at any time until he re- and in part to the shortage of horses ceived direct orders from above. which have been taken wholesale for When the Serbians alvanced it was the Greek Army. The population, impertive that the British should however, is doing so well that while attack too, and the French General there is, grumbling there are no semi-issued the orders. The ridges op- ous complaints, Imported manufac-posed to us had been turned into ter THE POSITION IN GREECE,tured goods are of course, dear, but raced fortresses, with tiers upon tiers they are reaching the country nintost of machine-guns, with batteries of HOW THE BULGAR LINE WAS exclusively from Italy. The Greek top of the ridges and on every piece of suitable ground. Our losses were very heavy one division was practic- ally wiped out, and we finished with
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1
BROKEN.
as
temperament is peculiar, and the mood of the people is constantly varying. The French used to be the
A correspondent of the Singapore popular race amongst the at least 14,000 killed and wounded,
Greeks; now it would seem they are but we drove the Bulgars from their most unpopular, the explanation positions and they realised that furt
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The
Free Press, on October 28, wrote:- Greece nowadays is wholly on the part of the people Imm inclination, y into account Greek susceptibilities, this victory which practically settled and the remainder because they con- und show a tendency to run things the Bulgaria army. At the same sider it is the best "hoose to back as if they were in complete control. time there has been disappointment The old Royal Family believed in. The Englishman was never particu- among the Greeks that under the plicitly in the certain success of the larly liked as he was thought to be terms of the armistice they are not
enter Bulgaria. Germans, which was a muel greater -Bulur, though be was always allowed to factor with them even than the respected, and to this day the one she applies to the Serbs though! relationship of King Constantine with most common assevemtion: among they do not want to enter it as they The Sale of Old and Surplus Victuall- the German Emperor. Practically the Greeks when they want to con- are busy clearing their own country.. ing Stores at the Kowloon Depot, will all the members of the Royal Familyvrce anyone of the absolute bon Daly the British and the French are commence on Wednesday, January 8th, hud had a training in the German fides of an assertion is to make it operating in Bulgaria Meantime military school and they considered on the word of an Englishman." the Greek have cleared Eastern N. B. The Sale at the Kowloon that nothing could stand against the Now, however, British popularity is Macedonia which had been occupied Depot on Wednesday 8th January German Army. Virtually all of them unbounded; both officers and men by the Bulgarians, and many of them will not commence until after comheld this view, even Prince Andrew, Lave always get on well with the are now casting longing eyes at Con plation of the Sale of Japanese Cos who was at one time supposed to Grecks. They have remembered that fetantinople. There will though, be espnea in that direction. advertised for the same date at 10 have Entente empathies, but who they are in a country which does not n B., Sharp.
turned out to be inore pro-German belong to them, and intentionally or Someone once asked M. "Venezelős Terms of Sale Aa detailed in the than any of his relatives. This view otherwise they have paid special ut- whether the Greeks world go to Con- The stantinople. He. replied at onco, Catalogues.
of German omnipotence was care-tention to Greek sentiment.
about 11 am.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Admiralty.
By appointeent Auctioneers to the Hongkong, 18th December, 1918.
INTIMATIONS
NEW FERRIES TO
KOWLOON WEST.
TIME TABLE.
CENTRAL MSR Hibyt And
(Jubilee Street),
·YAUMATI
(Panic square (For KING'S PARK and RUNGHOM) 5 am. to.9 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 9 p.m. to midnight
1st class..... 2nd class...
授
FARES:
10 cents
5
11
(daytime
1
ard class after 8 p
NEW WESTERN to
Medson Street from
MONGZOATS JI (Ehantung Street)
KOWLOON, CITY).. 5.m. to 9 p.m. Every 15 minutes 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
"
FARES:
90
1st class... 10 centa End claea pe 3rd class daytime...... after p.m......
ing Machine, Shaping Machine, Mill-(For YAUMATI STATION, and Road to ing Machine, Slotting Machine, Dried ing Machines, Cold Sawing Machine, Weighing Machines, Funching and Shearing Machines, Blower, Test Pump, Engines and shafting, Sundry Pumps, Assorted Chain Blocks, Ecrew Jacks, Stretching Screws, Tools, Twist Dr Sicek and Dier, Steam Ham. mer, Blacksmith's Tools, Sand-y Wooden Patterne, Band and Circular. BAV, Pipe Bending Blocks, Pips. Vi, Coppersmith's Tools, Kiner gesey Capola, Water tanks and fit. ings, Winches, Boilers, Diving Fump, Helmets and dresies (New and socond hand), quantity of Steel Products including Steel Plates, -Anglos, Bars, Rolled Steel, Jointe, galvanized Steel Plates, wrought and galvanized Iron Piping and Fittings," Brass and. Cgp- perTubes, Muatz & Yellow Messi Sheathing, Metal and Copper Tacks,
EASTERN STREET
(Won Point }
triky
SAMSUIPO
(For HOWLOUN TONG,' CHEUNG SHA WAN, LAICHTKOE and TAIPO ROAD)
5 a.m. to 10 pm.: Every 30 minutes.
FARES:
.
let class 2nd class
10 centa
I daytime... 3rd class after 6p.......
THE KAU LUNG SZE YEUK KÄI One large galvanized Iron BuildingFONG FERRY CO., LTD...
31st December, 1918 (wood framing)
Algo
One mall galvanized Iron Shed
(Steel framing)
One Motor Boat 22 by 6 9 by 3 Look fitted with 15/20 BP. heavy duty Kehrin Kerosene Motor,
And Che 8 B.HP. Bolinder Crude Oil Egine direct, coupled to yo llustrated on page 25 of Bolinder's catalogue,
The machinery will be put up for austion on FRIDAY, 10th January
10 at
„THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
THERAPION NË, THERAPION NO.2 THERAPION No3
Mo. for Budder Östarra. No, & fer. Bioba, & TE DIS OF Ser Ukrasia Was
HOLD BY LEADING CHEMISTI PRICE IN I DALECLERCHEN. DOGS RESTETYKKARA Wakoulum SER TRADE MARKED WORDS THARAPION, IN DE
· BEIZ GUYT-STARI AF7BLED TO GEROINE BACKSTE
(Fall Farticulars from Catalogue). FRENCH LESSONS
Terms --Cash,
HUGHES &-HOUGH,
Auctioneers. kong, December 23, 1918.
-f
MOUSSION.
15. Morrison Hill Road.
fully fostered by perhaps the finest characteristics, ton, of the English I am too wise to go anywhere from propaganda syster ever employed in forces have made them famous. which I would be turned out aftern this war by any country, and but for Their moral behaviour in the country wards." M. Venezelos the country would have Las been perfect, an invaluable asset gone over to Germany bug and bag. when it is remembered that the Greek has very much the same iden as the gage towards the end of 1916..
THE TECORDERAGO,
As a result there are naturally two. Turk about the sanctity of his women- parties in Greece, the Venezelists and folk. The Greeks, too, recollect that the Royaliste, M. Verezes himself, when the greater part of Salonika was world diplomatist of extraordi destroyed by fire the British troops
steamer Tecorde ego," which nary ability, perspicacity and charm, set a magnificent example in their. The but unfortunately he is head and entire abstentio from looting. The was stuk two months ago on a voyage boulders above those around in, average soldier, too, which is per::
and the ablest men in Greece belong haps to be expected from a purely from America to Europe, is the 5,350-ton to the Royalists, who make up for civilian army, gets on very well with China ecast boat known before the war their paucity in numbers by the the inhabitants, and is always popu as the Camilla Rickmers." She was is. cleverness of individuals. Knowing lar among the families in the villages termed at Mano when hostilities broke this the smaller men in tire Vene he comes across. Excellent opinions
zelist Party have for long time are, too, held of the Serbians. Eng out, an attempt to sell her, for Philip." adopted, and are continuing to adopt, lishmen agree in styling them the pine Ixiaods trad failed, and finally she' by America when that methods of repression against their," white men of the Balkans. As was taken over
a result of this war they have evi country entered the war.
BOLSHEVISTS IN BERLIN ?
off
白IG SALE
ST Andrews War Bond
Tickets
YOU might think so, but it's not the case. The picture merely-re- presents what we should like to see during these last days of the sale of St. Andrew's Society War Pond Tickets. FIVE DOLLARS might bring you TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND, It's a chance of a life time, and probably the last chance of the kind that Hongkong will offer, Half of the
oney goes to War Charities; the rest after paying expenses, goes t
if you are one of the lucky ones. If you are not lucky. well, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have contributed to a good cause. The way to be lucky is to BUY TICKETS and BUY THEM NOW.
ST. ANDREW'S
SOCIETY
WAR BOND TICKETS
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Cesks of 375 lbs, net
In Baza of 250 12«, nếề
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