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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919,
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT
General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General, Prodnos Brokers and CommissionTM""Agenta."
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·PROPRIETORS. *-To-KWA+Wan' Coal Storage,
Codet werd Bentley's
4. 3. 2. 6th & 6th Editions. A 1 Telegraphic Code.
Telegraphic Address *MEKIONA BONDIONG..
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE Undersigned have received In- structions to sell by Public Auction, ¿POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNND),
CA
SATURDAY, May 10, 1919, at 10.30 a.m., at their Sales Rooms, No.. & Dea Tanix Road, Corner of Ion Hanse Street,,
A QUANTITY OF WINIE AND SPIRITS, &c.,
And Several Cases of Perfame. Terms-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer Hongkong, May 7, 1919
(FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
on
SATURDAY,
3lay 10, 1919, at 10:30 8.q
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des
Vær Road, Corner of
Ice House Street-
A QUANTITY OF
&c.,
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
&c,
dc. Removed to Sales Rooms for Convenience of sale),
Two Ricsbas, Two Typewriters, Three Sporting Guna,
Two Gent's Saddles with Bridles
complete, Also
About 400 yds. Mosquito Netting. A quantity of Shirting and Sheeting.
Traxe--Cash..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 7, 1910.
וי
(For Account of the Concerned.)
ON
TUESDAY.
"
May 13, 1919, commencing: 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD
BRASS FURNITURE, BRASS AND MOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS,
&c.
&C.
Comprising - Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs (new) Folding Card and Occasional Tables, One Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Drecting Tables, Washatards, &c. (fumed Teak wood), Sideboards, 'Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables
and Chair, &c., Dinner Services, Crookery, and good Glass
Cooking
Bath
Wate,
Stoves, Cutlery,
Ware Sta
Room Utensila, Electro-Plated
Electric Reading Lampe, Blackwood, Tentwood and Lacquered Soreens, s quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Blackwood Fire Bereen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures &
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
Tundraised by Public Auction, THE Undersigned have received In-
(For Account of 'the' Concerned),
ON
TUESDAY, May 13, 1919, commencing at 2.30 pt their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Drs. Voor Road, Corner of Ise House Street,
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
| 35 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, { $1. PREPAID.
Every additional & words à Centa
WANTED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
"A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
TINGINEER FOR LOCAL WORKS Thorough shop training USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, EMBROIDERIES, mechanical engineering and experience in charge of steam plant estantial Comprising
Box No. 1119 do "CHINA Apply MAIL
HOUSEHOLD LINENS-Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets. Pillow Cusca, Double White Batin Quilts,
Linen Dameak Serviettes, Glass Cloths Bath Towels, Face Towels, dig &a.....
DRAWN WORK :---Bedspreads, Pillow | Casos, Tray Cloths, &c. &c.
EMBROIDERIES:-Bedspreads, Table Covers, Toa Clothe, Runners 18 by 54 in.
Also
A few lots of Suit Cases and Attache Cases
(All new goods and small lots to suit purchasers).
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue), Terms: Cash,
WANTED AN ENGLISH LADY TEACHER with knowledge of Chiness to teach Chinese Lady, four daga in a week. State terms Reply Bar 1120 e/o "CHINA MAIL"
FLKING
TO LET.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
THE LATE SİR ANDREW FRASER.
losses. Immediate action by the Government is urged, because the situation in Dundee lind Arbroath is becoming very serious, and the mills may have to be shut down very soon. IS THE PLAGUE SPREAD BY RATS?
(From Our Own Correspondent.) March 5.
I believe (says a writer in the The late Sir Andrew H.L. Fraser, Daily Express) that Professor Shipley, former Lieutenant-Governor of of Cambridge who has discovered Bengal, was a son of the Rev. Dr. many interesting facts about infection A. G. Fraser, who served his. Church by raty, credits these vermin with the in India, his mother, Johanna Shaw, transmission of equine Influenza. If was a daughter of a clergyman. It is they spread or carry influenza among to these manse" origins that must horses, could they do so among be traced his tranquil and steadfast humans? It is at least a curious. faith in Christianity and its Founder, coincidence that a time when rats Born in Bombay. he was early sentare in larger numbers that have been home to,Soctland for his education, known for years influenza is specially
"the little Talking of rats and going first to Edinburgh Academy, virulent. next to Edinburgh Institution, and afterwards to Edinburgh University. things they da, carries me back to He received his position in the Indian something which occurred in Hong Civil Service in 1871, and thereafter kong in 1903-when bubonic and India claimed him. At the close of gheumonic plague were both raging. his service in the East, Sir Andrew and when the price of a few "cash' took up his residence in Heriot Row, was put on the head of each dead Edinburgh, and in the summer and duly identified Hongkong rat. TO LET No: 108 "The Peak, Ayah e cicle at Glenisla. For months the corpees flowed in. ROOMED HOUSE at the Ferkyth. He took a tireless interest until one night the Governor, who at Apply to PERCY SHITE, ST & Church affairs and all matters of that time was Sir Henry Blake, sent social. reform; along with Lord for six live rats for purposes of ob Balfour of Burleigh he was a whole servation. Days passed and nothing hearted advocate of Church, Union. happened. Then the truth came out. concerned himself Dead rats by thousands had been He earnestly alas with the missions of the shipped in junks from: Canton, Wü- United Free Church, and spoke chow, and other parts of China. The frequently in the General Assembly heathen Chinese is a wonderful upon missionary endeavour, especi- business man. TO LETA FLAT in Nathan Road,ally in India. One of the most influential supporters of the Y.M.C.A. and Boys' Brigade movements, he was also President of the U. F. At Christmas time at the house at Officebearers Association in the which I lived in Cologne, writes a Edinburgh Presbytery, the National Scots Guardsman, there was Bible Society of Scotland, and the usual Christmas tree. decked with Christian Unity Association of Scot-home-made toys and cakes baked with land. During the war he did a great, war-time meal. But at Hogmanay deal of work in various capacities, the population thought the fighting and was Chairman of the Edinburgh, had restarted. The Scots regiments Munitions. Tribunal. ABERDEENSHIRE ESTATE SOLD, The Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair has sold the greater part of his extrusive Haddo estate to Mr. Herbert B. Boret, London, a gentle man who has recently been purchas. ing landed properties extensively in England. The lands form one of the
no LET-DERRINGTON No. 3 HUGHES & BOUGHT Pear Hondy Furnished, from lat Junio, 8 Rooms and 2-Tennis Courts. Hongkong, May 7, 1919.
Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS
Auctionsors.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
BY ORDER
or
THE MORTGAGEE
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, SITUATE
at
WING ON STREET, VICTORIA IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. TO BE SOLD
ON
THURSDAY;
The 15th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Mr. GÉO, P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street..
Kowloon.
Kowloon..
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings,
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
00., LTD, Alexandra Buildings Hongkong. May 2, 1919.
то
TO LET.
LET-NEW HOUSES in Nathan Road, Kowloon,
No. 10. Ground and. First Floors: No. 12. Ground and First Ficors
TERMS MODERATE. Apply to:- LAI HIN MAN,
Manager,
THOUGHT THE WAR HAD
RESTARTED..
the
celebrated the event with the super- enthusiasm of the exile. The pipes skirled their wildest, the kilted con querers hooched and cleeked and danced and yelled with such hearty abandon that the stolid Germans thought there must really be another war on..
MERRIE ENGLAND.
Light and Airy Electric Light & largest agricultural estates in Scot Our cities, as you are aware, are Bell installation, excellent sanitary fitland, and occupy a considerable por full of strangers from all parts of the tings and rangements including tion of Central Aberdeenshire. His world, Edinburgh even more than Water Closetz. Enamelled Baths Lordship has disposed of 50,000 acres London in proportion to its popula
(European Style.)
retaining in his possession some tion. It was one of these visitors 13,000 acres, including Haddo House and policies. Some of the historic features of the estate that now pass from the old family are the Castle of Gigat and the House of Schwas. The price paid has not been made public. The purchaser, it is intimated intends to give an opportunity to all the tenants to become owners of their holdings.
THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF:- All that piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 1985 Together with the mesanges and buildings thereon known a No. 30 & 32 Wing On Street held No. for the term of 999 years from the 26th day of June 1843 under a Crown Lease dated the 5th November 1913 AREA 1098 square feet or thereabouts. ANNUAL CROWN RENT $16.00
For further particulars and condi tions of sale apply to:-
LO AND LO „Alexandra Building. Solicitors for the Mortgagee
or to
MR. GEO. F. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,
Duddell Street.
Hongkong, April 28, 1913.
MRS. ASA IMASAWA. JAPANESE MASSAGE
Room No. 5, First Floor, No. 38 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
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VARIOUS POZZA IN CHINA AND JAPAN.
Collard & Collard Piano (good tone), $12.00 pur Annum delivered in Hongkons
Enamelled Bath, and Two
$19.00 to all Coast Ports."
Ricsbas &c.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue). Terms --Caak.
··HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctiones.
Hongkong, May 7, 1819.
WANTED TO PURCHASE
DICTURES painted by Captain
PICTING, Paone time station
ed hero."
HUGHES & HOUGH
Auctioneers.
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(JAPANESE)
BOOTS AND SHOES,
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Ko, E, Wadham 51,
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FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS,
1.-In Fictoria with 1100 Bearers. Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One boar, **
Three hours,
Six hours, 2094
Day (8 am, to 6 p.m.),
10 cents.
10
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>>
+5.
$1.00
1:
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria.
half fare extra.
Between the buurs of 8.30 p.m. and B a.m. the above fares stall be increased by 40 per centum. 11.-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers. .......0.50 cents.
Bour,****** Three hours...$2.00 Stx bours...........................
1.50
Day (6 am, to 6 p.m.), *********9.00 III.In the Hill District.
With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter hour.......0.15 Half hour, .. ... 0.20 One hour,
Two hours,
$3,30
0.40
an. 0.30
0.60
0.50
0,80
Three hours, -**** 0.50
1.00
1.00 1.50
2.00
RICKSHAЯ.
Six hours.
Day (6 am to 6pm.)1.29.
from foreign parts, a Japanese sailor who spoke English well although he had not previously visited this coun try, who asked why we looked so unhappy? To us in the West the faces of the East are inscrutable we are never quite certain from the expression whether they are happy or miserable-but to the East by comparison the West seems an open CHINA EXCHANGES LOWER. book. At least that is how it strikes It is interesting to note the manner those of us who have stayed at home. in which the China exchanges have in order to cover our embarrassment fallen of late says the Glasgow we asked the Japanese why he put Herald. This fall from the ex the question. "I always understood," ceptionally high range which recently he said, "that England remained obtained has been so severe as to merrie all through the worst disap- bring them below parity, taking pointments of the war. How.comes silver as the present price. It has of it then that now the war is over à
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course been the outcome of the larger smile is as rare as a disengaged THE HONGKONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING.
release of silver by the Criited States, taxi-cab?" He did not speak quite
whence fairly large shipments are so fluently, but this is what his word understood to have been sent to amounted. And his artless comment China. To those in the Far East in left us uneasy. Was it "true that receipt of remittances from Britain England by which.. be included the altered position will be welcome, Scotland-could no longer claim the merrie"? and it should at the same time exert time-honored epithet a stimulating effect on China's export trade; but in so far as concerns British corporations working in the East it means that the substantial benefit which they have derived by remitting sums home at a high rate of exchange will no longer be felt.
Were we so gloomy a crowd of dull dogs that even an impassive Oriental wondered at our sombre faces?
You remember, of course the reply made by the editor of "Punch" to those who complained that our only comic weekly was not so good as it used to be,-"it never was." And to the question whether not: 30 merrie 23 be -our
considered is-" It never was in That ia the true
The
THE QUICK RISE IN TIN. Considerable activity prevailed in England is tin within the past week, and dealings it used to were more closely followed by con-reply sumers whose purchases of cash and February." near at hand tin assumed more im-explanation of our gloom. portance. Sentiment for the time merrie England of the poets is the being has changed, and this accounted England of spring, never of February. for much more restricted offers. The England and the Scotland-of The opinion is being expressed that the damp dark days, when light! prices. at the current level cannot be dribbled from tallow candles, when regarded as unduly high in view of wood was scarce, when coal was the fact that the world's visible unobtainable, must have been far supply of the metal is substantially from merrle. That, we are certain, less than it was for many years past, is the reason why the mediaeval poets while the Straits production continues made so joyful a song of the spring. disappointing. Very light shipments Coal shortage-and light rations have have to be expected to this side for given us a taste of our ancestore* some time, so that with compara- winter, and the coal-strike--if it Note.If the risksha be engaged tively small home stocks stringent comes off-will round off our experi- within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outaide the Western part of the conditions may have to be faced. ences!. City of Victoris after a p.m., or be dis- Uncertainty is felt in regard to the charged to the East of Bay View Polics rather heavy accumulation of Dutch Station on the Eastern side of the City tin at Batavia, but offers from that of Victoria after 9 puma, an extra half quarter do not look like being fare shall be chargeable."
-In the Idund of Hongkong, it engage in Victoria.
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Haif bour,errat
20
One hour, caiyayaritası Every Subsequent hour, 20
6 cents
*
*
II.-In Kowloon Quarter hour, me b'coats, Half hour, or jume 15 “Hour,. ***.......SE/RESETZ
Every subsequent hour, 10
III-Tajpe Road,
Twenty centa ahall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer
tbwa - To 4th mile-
single 75 cents...1 heur. return......100 boutz. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
..g hours:
ingle $1.90.... return $1.00 Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single 1.78, return ... 2.00
Beyond 8th to 11th mile- single $2.00....... return... 8950 1
19
Fares for ouders beyond the 11th mile to ben matter of previous arrange ment in each cise.
The fares bere sat out to apply to one Clean Proofs and prompt deliver ricksha with three coolice from Tsim Sha
Trui
pressed.
THE EAST COMPETES WITH DUNDEE.
SUGAR FROM THE FAR EAST.
Big-orders for machinery for sugar manufacture (according to the Glas-
gow
Daily Record") are being placed by Eastern merchants. Several shipments have already been made to Hongkong and Shanghai... A REMINISCENCE OF THE ·
AMEER.
The Scottish Divisional Council for Demobilisation and Resettlement have prepared a report for the
The tragic death of the, Ameer of Government upon the unemployment prevailing in Dundee and Arbroath. Afghanistan recalls to memory an They state that the reasons for this incident in which a Glasgow man unemployment are to be found in figured. The Ameer, who was then the cancellation of Government or the heir apparent to the throne at ders, the high prices of raw materials, Kabul, struck up a warm friendship the refusal of buyers to place orders with this man from the West who at these high prices, and, above all, was to act as the Ameer's agent in "manufacturers are afraid to carry Europe Nothing would content him stocks of finished material, because short of bestowing a princely gift on they fear a fall in prices owing to his friend, and the Glasgow man left competition In the fax trade from Kabul with for y priceless astracan Japan, and in the jute trade from skins in his baggage "for his wives." The late Mr. J. B. Guthrie, the Calcutta. Among the suggestions made to relieve the unemployment subject of the above story, was a is that "the controlled price of flax cheery old Scot, and he was about and jute be reduced to a level to per 60 years of age when he first travell- mit of private ordera being placed ed through the Kyber Pass. He was with the manufacturers, and also to the only Britisher in the party, the allow manufacturers to carry a stock escort being wholly made up of without fear of incurring heavy (Continued on Page 6.)
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