AUCTIONS
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.
HAVING been Pavoured with instrac-
tions from The Concerned will sell by Parlic Auction at his Salon Room TO DAY (SATURDAY), April 19th, 1918, at The well known Steam Launch "KUNG HONG"
HAM,
as she now lies in Hongkong Harbour
Gross Tonnage
Not
J1
165.89
57.87
114.7
81.3 9.0
Length Breadth, Depth Lospreting orders, conditions of sale and all particulars may be had from the Auctioneer, or from Mr. P W. GOLDRING Boliitor.
Hongkong, April 1st, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA,
AUCTIONEER
SURVEYOR AND OENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932,
FAVOURED with instructions
The Concorned,
J
from
will sell by Public Auction on MONDAY, April 14th, 1919, at 2.15 P.M., at his Sales Room,
A QUANTITY OF
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
Comprising
Blankets, Serge, Towels Soup, Grama- phones, Typewriters, Post Card Cameras, Brushes Bkates, Bicycles, Provisions, and a
Jong line of Sundries.
TERMS-Cash on Delivery.
Hongkong, April 9th, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER
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Queen's Boat Central, Telephone No. 2932.
NAVOURED with instructions frone
FAVOU The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction on WRDNES. DAY, April 16th, 1919. at 2.15 PM, at hie Sales Room
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,
Comprising Blackwood chairs, Teakwood Mirror-door" Drawers, Clocks Wardrobes, Chest of Carpets, Ruge, Umbrella Stands, Drawing Room Suite, Easy Chairs, Overmantles, Dining and Card Tables, Single Brusa Mounted Iron Bedsteads, Curtains, Bronze Figoris, Desks, Glass and Crockery Ware, Knives, Forks, Spoons. Blue and White Vases, Bowls and Plates and a long line of Sundries.
1 Monarch
ALKO Typewriter
1 Royal Standard
1 Smith Promater
1 Oliver
1 Remington
1 Denkmore
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3 Columbia Graphaphones
1 Plano by Chappell & Co, London.
1 Pianols by Clark Co. Chicago.
TREME-Cash on Delivery.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH, 1010.
HONGKONG DOG &
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POULTRY SHOW 1919.
BOLSHEVISM IN RUSSIA.
THE ROAD TO COLLAPSE.
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Hongkong, April 9:h, 1918
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persistent propaganda, as it now appears, was assisted by the Germans themselves, who were quite ready to run the risk of being involved in the flood if, by play. ing with Bolshevison, they could send it on its way westward During the last two months there has been time for con- siderable organisation of the Bolshevik
Government.
Russia has been divided
into four Federal Republics:--
(1.)-Commune of the North. (2.) Commune of the West. (3. Central Commune. (4.)---Commune of the Volga. The first is composed of the Govern- ments of Petrograd, Archangel, Viatka, Vologda, part of the Government of and Pakov, Novgorod, Toberepovetz, Olonetz, the second comprises the Gov ornments of Vitebak, Smolensk, and Pskov; the third the Governments of Moscow, Orel, Kourak, Touls, Tver, Nijni Novgorod, Voronege; the fourth those of Kazan. Bimbirsk, Saratov, and
Perm.
to
"I was delighted to receive your wire. was like a draught of sweet water to a thirsty man, for here I have been fighting, struggling, working in this ill- imitable sad revolution-torn land with out a word from England for nearly four months. Some addle-pated coon) still sends all our letters to Hongkong, where the authoritics delay them as long as they dare. Then a stray ship starts for Vladivostock, and then they go to where I was,, but only come as a last re- sort to the place where we are now,
But "Pack all your troubles in your old kit-bag" is the motto for a good Boldier. And so we trudge along over these weary wastes until we have arrived at a point nearly 5,000 miles inland from the place where we started. My luck is in; some ink has arrived at last.
I see that a general election is on. I wonder where I come in. It is impos sible for me to move from here now. And what a place! The thermometer registora Each town is provided with its Council already 30 degrees of frost, and it will of Deputies and its Commission for fight-go to 45. My railway car, which is fixed ing counter-revolution, sabotage, and just outside my barracks, is quite com- speculation. Each district, besides, has fortable, but the white frost is a quarter its Council of Deputies (Sordop) and its of an inch thick on the inside of the win dows, while every nail and piece of brass, Extraordinary Commission. These in- including door handles, are white with stitutions direct al local affairs, but they our frozen breath. We have to watch are all aubject to the authority of the each other, so that we can alarm each put Central Executive Committee, which sita if we see a white patch appear on his nose at Moscow. The Pan-Russian Extra or check, which means circulation has ordinary Commission against inter-cased and the tissues are frozen. This is
also sits at Moscow. The
The a place where red noses are at a great sowe ulion, etc.,
of these bodies are supposed to premium, be elected by the Pan-Russian Congress
But you know the British Tommy. of workmen, peasants, Red Guard, Though we are the only unit bere we sailors, and Cossack deputies: foreign
aever say die. We hold the longest front affairs are under the exclusive manage in the world, 6,000 miles, without turning
The Cen- ment of George Chiteherin. tral Committee is composed as follows: hair. Only, for heaven's sake in your Lenin, President; Trotsky, Military jubilations, don't let the people forget we
good
thing for and Naval Commissary;
Spiez,
Comhcherin, are here. It would be
ol Russia it we were even left hore to found: Provanteri Profes a city of our own, but we think a little
And then History at Moscow); Lounatcher of ourselves occasionally BOT ski, Education; Norski,
orski, Commissary of What about our dear little old country Roads and Communications (a former called England, which, now we are here, engineer at the Ministry); Ulianova seems like a gori of heaven on earth, which (Lenin's wife), Social Assistant; we pray to see almost to the exclusion of Stoutchka, Justice (formerly a Deputy the other heaven we used to think about of the Petrograd Tribunal); Tziouroupa, As for hell-well, a bit of it is here, but Minister of Food; Bonton-Brouevitch,
we don't feel any the warmer. Business Manager.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932, Htion from
TAVING been Favoured with instruc-
the Procuration Des FRENCH LESSONS When they Missions Etrangères will sell at their Residence. No. 84, Caine Road, on THURS. DAY, April 17th, at 2.30 PM.
A portion of
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND EFFECTS,
Comprising:-
Iron and Wood Bedsteada, Chairs, Couch, Piano, Overmantels, Wardrobes
Sundries.
TE--Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, April 12th, 1919.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
and
The Undersigned have received instruc tions from THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT Salt REVERU DEPARTMENT to sell by Public Auction,
OD FRIDAY,
April 25th, 1919, at 11 AM., at their Salor Room, No. 8, Dea Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
The Steam Vessel
KUNG CHING"
as she now lice between Kowloon Ferry Pier,
and Holt's Wharf, Kowloon.
HULI Teak wood.
Length-186 foot.
Draft-foot 6 inches.
Beam-18 feet.
Bete of compound
ENGINES--TWD
surface condensing ongines, with cylindera 11 in. by 2 in. by 14 in. stroke. Separate condensors.
G. MOUSSION.
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SONG POST CARDS
in set.
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&o, &o, &c.
GRACA & CO..
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.
P.O. Box €20.
BOILER-One cylindrical, multitubuler, marine type boiler. Lougth 10 foot 6-inchos DAIRY Diameter 10 feot 0 inch,
Working pressure 130 lbs. per square inch, Inapooting orders and further particulars may be had from the undersigned.
Terus--Carb.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, March st, 1919.
WAI KEE.
FLAG & SAILMAKER.
1668
Ho. 1, Dos Vaux, Boad Ombeni,
Top Floor,
HONGKONG
Telephone No. 1688.
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THE RED ARMY.
of
One is startled from time to time by bearing that some well-known man education has joined the Bolsheviks, such, for instance, as Maxim Gerki, and the Iamous singer Chaliapin. The fact is that there are many
things specious
in
The persons all shades of opinion. It is
The rose
&
On October 23th, 1818, the Bolshevik troops of Petrograd and the neighbour hood numbered hardly more than two divisione.
Regimental committees have been abolished throughout the army, and the power was transferred to Military Commissaries, who are charged with at the Bolshevik preed designed to capture tending to the political moral. Bolsheviks have neglected no means for
with the principles of a sys increasing the number of their troops. tem of Government that fault can be Disabled soldiers 5 of the
the old
army released found, "but in the application of the prit- fron
Gem
are concentrated on their ciples, and when those are applied by arrival, either at Petrograd or Moscow, rufhaus, such as the Terrorists of the and artered with soldiers of the Red French and the Russian Revolutions, the Guard
are left without clothing, principles fall into ruin. with insufficient raions, and without coloured accounts of the Bolshevik régime medical attendance, while the Red Guard, which are appearing in certain English with whom they are mingled, are well fed, papers are written by persons who have clothed, and amply supplied with money only the principles to go by.
the answer complain,
is,
National economy is managed by "Enrol in the Red Guard,' Refractory
Superior Council sitting at Moscow, In spite cases are cruelly treated,
which cominally administers the in- their high
pay
and privileged situation,
dustry, exports, and imports for the the Red Guard have not the confidence whole country, but in practico, all in- of the Government, and, as their letters
dustry and commerce being paralysed, it show, many of them are disaffected. The real reliance of the Government is placed a very little to do in the International Battalions of the administration in sach district, partly Army," which are formed of Letts and under the control of the Food Commis under the Council of sariat and Chinese, who are used as punitive com.
Economy. National
Extraordinary panics, both in the army and in the in-
tears and Red of volunteers terior. In action they are placed bohind Guards, are used to requisition corn from
composed the Red Guard, ready to fire on them with the pessants, who will not give it
willing machine-guns, and every unit of the Bed
because the price is fixed at a lower rate Guard knows that its best chance of escap than the cost of production. These ex- ing death is to advance on the enemy. peditionary corps carry away all the food
All meetings, except those organised by
on which they can lay their hands, leav the Bolsheviks, are forbidden in the ing the peasants what is strictly neces towns. Anti-Bolshevik meetings are dis-
sary; it is, in fact, a kind of organised persed by armed force and their organ-brigandage. sors shot. No Press exists oxcept the Bolshevik Pros. The Bolsheviks or
There is a food
Per Ib
The following is a list of prices for ganise Sunday reunions, in which such foodstuffs and clothing current on Decem subjects as Should cae enrol in the ber 15th:- Bed Guard?" Who will give us our daily bread i "The World Revolu
Potatoes (mostly rotten) ... 10 roublos. etc., are debated. So effective is
Balt fish (bad condition)... D. 10 the Terror that no one dares to engage Bread (by card, scarce).... in anti-Bolshevik propaganda.
Latter- Bread (in open market) 18- 20 ly "mass
arrestä" have come into Port (scarce) fashion.
It was thought at first that Bee! (surne)
22- 23 these were ordered by the Extraordinary Be Commission against
Sugar (scarce) counter-revolution, but it is now known that they are order Coffee (none to be had at
Tos (source) ed by a special Revolutionary, Committee called for short The Three," because any price)
it. Butter (saltod) consists of three members.. This commit tee is independent of the Extraordinary Butter (unsalted) Commission, and is controlled only by the Commissary of War. Persions arres ed by its orders have never been seen The proceedings of this commit Again. too are kept scoret; its very composition is unknown to the publia.
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ANTI-TERRORIST OPINION.
of Yaroslav and the asses-
80
(The Russian pound is 2oz.
lighter than our pound) Bait of aloshica (vory ordin
nry) Shoes (poor quality)...... Cotton (only by card, for a
picos 20în, square) .................... 16 10
.800-900 400
ور
A rouble is normally worth about 28.3. its prosent value is nominal.
There is, of course, in Russia a public opinion quite outside the Bolsheviks--an opinion which longa ardently for any Bolsheviks appear to be adopting the In destroying the fabric of society the kind of intervention-Allied or
German inch will put an end to the present state method of the builders of skyscrapers of anarchy. So.
o far it has expressed itself in New York, which is to dig out every- only in half-hearted insurrootions, as, for thing to a depth of 300ft. in order to érgot a now and stablo odifico, They havɑ thot Oxample, siantion of Mirbach, ote. Nevertheless said more than one that unless they can in spite of the apparent stability of the volution in other countries thair tato
by propaganda indude n sympathetic ro Bolshevik Government, in spite of the must be sealed; and the favor of pro- Ineptitude of its opponents, thoro droj Biggs that the terrorist oligarahy is tat paganida which now possesses them in toring. The ond will probably come quite They are now bandening propaganda by 'really' a "tronsure of holf-preservation, suddenly, ds it did in the French Terror.
loaflets in favour of personal and sscret (Contiqued at font of next column,) propaganda.
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