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SATURDAY, APRIL 24 1815.

AUCTIONS.

"PUBLIC AUCTION.

"HE Undersigned havı received instrto-

Hughes and Hough Ttions to sell by Fublic Acation,

ÅDETIDAKERS JU The GovremeORT,

AND ABSTRALZY.

General Auctioneers

AND

Share, Coal and

General Brokers.

PROPRIETORS 11TO-KWA-WAN '

COAL STORAGE.

THE

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1.P.C. 4 & 5TH Esmors.

́Al. TELEGRAPHIC CODE.

Telegraphia Address

MEIRION KONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undersigned have received instruc- tions to Ball by Pablia Auction,

TUESDAY.

the 27th April, 1015, commencing

at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dea Virus Road, Corner

of Ice House Street,-

& QUANTITY or

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &c. &c.

A follows:-

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THI CONCERNKE),

MONDAY,

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEW BRITISH BASE.

-(Coniluued food–pomp+-$.)

350 boda instalird; the Hotel Golf bu} asd Bode, and it is in tòarga of the first Canalinn Hospital · Force,

treuil-sur-Mer, nearby, there aro beds for 800 Indian soldiers.

+

For ten miles south of Etaples the the 6th April, 1913 at 2.90p.m. at 190,will be used as a hospital camp, with grent bach, one-fourth of a mile wide,

Top Floor, Nathan Hed, Kowloor,

15,000 hospital tents, the tents extending -resurt-kreeur-Mer, Opposite the VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD main miland station at Elspies is on

NEARBY.

FURNITURE,

therein contained. Consisting :- Teakwood Hallstands, Chestordold Sofa and Arm Chaize, Tonk Sideboard with Berelled Mirror, Dining Table and Chairs, Dinner Waggon, Crockery and Glass Wares, ete, Double and Single Brass-mounted Beds, Champ Bida, Teakrood Wardrobe, Tee Chest, etc, etc., ate.

Also

One Piano in good condition. TERMS :—ÂA uuni.

HUCHE & HOUGE,

Auctionmera.

Hongkong, April 23, 1918.

PUBLIC AUOTION

370

THE Undersigned have received iostri

tions to sell by Public Aucti

(FOR JCCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

03

THURSDA Y.,

the th April, 1915, at 11 a m., at 1st Floor, No. 22, Nathan Road, Kawlson, SUNDRY

VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, cheroin contained,

Consisting of Teakwood Sideboard, Chairs, Tabis, etc., Drawing Room Suita, Bodroom Furni-Glass and Crockery, Teak Wardrobe and tare, Dining Room Furniture, Armchairs Washstand, Uressing Table, and Solas, Carpets had Rugs, Brass and Braks-mounted Bedsteads, Toilet Tables, Wardrobes, Washstands, &c. Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chaira, etc., etc.. Dinner sad Dessert Services, Crockery, Glass and E.-P. Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, etc., etc.,

Also

Binckwood Cabinets, Blackwood Fire Screen, Stands, Taxpays, Setzees, etc., Marble Clock, Typewriter and Bicycle mino Complete Now Encyclopedia Britannica.

$o., &c.,

(Full Particular from Catalogue.)

Terais :-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, April 21, 1915.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

&c..

&c.

&c.

Que Japanese Cabinet, Piano, (English make and White Easmelled Bath, etc etc.

On view from Wednesday afternoon, the 98th April

Catalogues will be issued TERMS usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Hongkong, April 20, 1918.

Auctioneers

361

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Todorsigned have received instruc tions from EDWARD JES, Esq. (HARBOR OFFIC), to Sell by Public 371 Auction,

THE Undersigned have received instruc- Tots to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNT")),

CT

WEDNESDAY,

the 28th April, 1915, at 230 p.m. at No. 8, Stewart Terrace, the Peak.

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

4

therein coulained. Consisting of --

on

THURSDAY,

the 23th April, 1915, at 9.50 p.m., at No. 6. Observatory Villa, Observatory

Road, Kowl,

THE WHOLE OF (K3

energency hospital, Lady

Angeln Forbos has established a canteen at Etap les, where the soldiers may buy various little luxuries at cost price.

SIGNIFICANT PREPARATIONS. Another fact significant of the opers. ions in contemplation is that the entire cleared of refuges, who sto being sent ures of Northwestern France is being to the suuth, while even the Untire vivi linn population et towns and village in cive praimity to the present buttle front is being went away in preparation

fg the coming offensive.

HIMROD'S

fives Instant Relief

No matter what your respiratory mrgass may be suffering som-whether ASTHMA, INFLUENZA, NASAL DAVARRH, OP ORDINARY GOUGH.

—you will” lad in this, among remedy A restorative power this is simply anelect

5 YEARS

JAMES PIE *

Sell in 1909 he Sluts Vikrant

KWANK OF

2o Chatel and

CURE FOR ASTHMA

whereas the French, being in their own an end in a desperate war, de rit,

MENTY OF YOOM

I understand that stories have nie to the United States that the ders of food. I know little out the other in the trenches are suffering trim lek armies at first hand, but I do that the British soldiers are furing well in the trenches, for I hate talked with dens of them with the euch nud still wet on them. There is ample food

Etupie, has insa elven as the base in the British trenches except when very esap for the whole British Army on the heavy firing is going on and then the Continent because. Art, of its location have a thick soup, alastateur, as a strategic fail----} erukto, from which which cone in can, and which has top can be ru bed porth, south, wome sort of ingenious gurmangement. cast: and bene, sund, et its grey which when the tops are taken of

antages a springs of the water and its other natural thus, the soup it hosted. I miez a camping go for heavy tim, they have this son, hat in routine times the trach men for Tony Atkins is this: "

beacommuus besiša od men,

Tireakfast-Recon, louf bread (chiefly

from Tongue, whem the army has hugg bakeriesi, jam, tea, tobacco.

- For works before I left, men hud be lousy buckling the warden floors for the touts for the hugo seldives' encampment ol Etaples. (I de me now speak of the [(hospital teate) The encampment is,

Pituur-Beet sup, with vegetalles about 500 yards frm the sea, on high and meat in it, or beef, green muinas er welling ground. The tents are the round other vegtablo, bread, ten, tokana regulation simy tents, cab tout holding, Supper-Encon, Irend, jour, chemie, frenteu to eighteen mon.

The tents tes, tobacco,

Can armunged in regimentu units, each. The officers, ut senty of the en, wait complete in Balf, with cooking have bera having a lut of plansant and other departies. There are fees thesis of the birds being sent frea and miles of theres tents.

Kngland. I have had pleasant innay times at oilera' mess

TUS CAMP CITY,

THE POLICE SYSTEM.

Before I left a tins water system was heing installed, with great mains on a Lordował walo, suited to the task-mode----Where-british-traps no natoth

which must be in improvement over the old system by sa mile beck, order is maintaini

It will be a great ring line, but are being held in revenge | which water parts used to

ground and this system Sa also in vogue at and distribute water, doch man being kept as well as it is in New York City. among the trop already on the ground Etaples-by inouated polies. Onler is

allowed a gallon a day.

As & o'clock these police make a round

it Etaples, tou, the official bathing up of the cafes and other assembling establishments have big organized. places. If any man is found who has GR's and other tries, and the big not a permit allowing him to be out, be fish market, have been turned into bath is arrested and seat up to Book-gue to ing places, with quantities of hot water, be cert-martialled. and a regular military bathing system,

The British bare, of course, abulut

| by which the soldiers can be handled power over the Fronch phabitants. As with speed in details of 100 at a time. an instance, two English Colonels arrived The populations of England and at the Hotel de Is Gare, Etaples. a France are at pensent entirely ignorant few nights befort I left. They told womo of the great userent now under way, of a ricans they bad nos slept in a of the establishment of the base camp bed for three weeks. They conamanded - at Etaples, and of the tremendous pre- their criorly be reserve rooms for them, parations in general, so secretly is overy. ad tumed into the dining room. The thing done.

orderly obeyed, but the landlady-who has been making a small forture since the wure-proceeded to give the rooms

SPLENDID MANAGEMENT.

The British mange splendidly in werything and their troops are

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLDngly well equipped. There seema to

FURNITURE,

therein contained› „

Consisting of

#

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FINEST

By Appointment to H.M. THE KING

MIDLOTHIAN ROLLED OATS

A clean, tempting food, giving stamina-unrivalled for Breakfast.

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AS THE BEST PREPARATION OF OATS

DrJ.Collis Browne's

Chlorodyne

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

DIARRHŒA, and is the only

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SILLY FIT DAPPRO

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The Best Romsady known? for COUGHS, COLDS;

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. The only Paliativa in

MEURALGIA, GOUT, DIEVNATĪSN. Chlorodyno is a liquid mhm in drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably relieves pain of whatever kimi; creates a calm reftishing sleep; allays irritation

of the nervous system when all other remedies fail; leaves no bad effects;

and can be taken when no other malicise can be tolerated.

CONVINDING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLE. Nana Genalan without the words Dr.. J. Coille Bromné's Chlorodyne'on the Stamp. Sold by all Chemists,

Prices in England,

1/1), 2/9, 4/8.

EVERY BEETLE EVERY BUC

La "killed

enca "Ksating's”, comen fiata thorough contact with it

Sold in Time exly. The unrivaled way to

kil booties," leaps and all.

Use

KEATING'S

POWDER

other travellers who arrived shortly fter the. Colonels, and from whom she be nothing lacking, and everything is thought she would get more money. the latest, newest, hest. The hospitals

When the Colonels found that their American artist organized into two have the finest kind of operating tables. rooms we gone, they summoned the. beautiful enamatlet beds, powerful and landlady. One of them ised her with its on duty for twelve hours, Teakwood Hallstand, Tukwood Roll-top eathly running ahulaners, and com- his mbele nnd said, in perkut French established at the railed station to and gave their services to the chateen Desk and Bookcase combled, and Teak. piete equipment in every details. wood Writing Tables, Extension Dining sillers have elaborate kits, new and the war."

The Your hotel is elued for the rest of

supply hot food and link to the ex- Table (3 lenres) and Teak and Cane Arm- nutty uniforms, and most of them bava

chairs,

We barund that one of the main oon-

Selo Manufacturamb J. T. DAVENPORT, LIJ., London, S.E

PUBLIC AUCTION.

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF

CHINESE CURIOS,

ANTIQUE

THE Undersigned bare received instructions from Ma. WONG SEI KEE

Shanghai, to Sell by Public Auctio

(MOSTLY WITHOUT RESERVE)

THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY,

the 6th, 7th & 8th May, 1913, commencing st 2.30. p.m., oach day, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dza Vaux Road, Comer of Ice Hoase Street. A COLLECTION OF CHINESE

ANTIQUE

&c.

..

CURIOS,

. &..

(From KANGHI to KIENLUNG Periods)

Comprising

G-Coloured and Blue and White Vases, Bowls, Plates, Jars, Locense Burners Cape and Pute, Sang-da-booof Yass, G.Coloured Porcelain Panel Screens etc, eters Other

Also

A quantity of Bronze and Brass. Incense Burgers and Vases, Ming, Ivory and Bamboo Carvings, (id Eskemonos, Lacquersd Screens, etc., etc., eta.,

And

A few lots of Crystal and Agite Snuff Bottles, Jada Ornaments, etc, eta, vidi N.B.-The Undersigned will giro's week's guisatoo as to the genuineness of

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS PÁS usual.

Hongkong, April 21, 1915.

T

THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE

ENCLINE TAILORS .

Thire the matter rested for a couple hapetai soldiers, all trains stepping at the articles offered, Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-Chairs, Large Furniture and Indian Carpet and Rags, The British equiparat facks. nothing managed to get the fair straightenedtributing factors accounting for the sud

Rattan and White Enamelled their pocket full of spending money, of hours, but a few of us Americans Etaples. Teakwood Sideboard (spesially made and Dinner and Ten Services, Crockery, Glars that money can buy. The horses are out by having the landlady spolvidaus shift to the cost of the German desiguod) Uval Extension Dining Table (3.and PW x Engigs, 5 Ward lesics and Chairs, White Rattan Furnitare. I rubes (teak wood and bevelled mirrors), 5]

and having some men give up their forces, leaving Paris to one side, was the The British Tommy has bought out rooms, to the Colonels. "The British Glast Ware, Crockery and E.-F. Ware. Chests-of-d-awers (Cainphotand Teakwood), the stores in many silages over a wide power is alte, but just are quite in 100 men, which had, bera gubilized sudden app'erince of French army of Tenkwood Bedroom Furniture (specially 4 Single Beds, (Large White Enamelled area in that part it France which may accord with the "rsonable rights of designed), sizo Suite of Bedroom and Brass) Double Bed, Hair and Spring called English-for it in certainly French citizens. / The British pays had failed to resize that individuul by able. The German air acmijs Furniture very suitable for a small fat, Mattresses, Bed Linen and Blankets, bolutely under British control-and in well for everything that they are quite motos ears were melilizing an Large Wardrobes Bevelled Mirrors, Single Dressing Tables (Bevelled Mirrors) and fore instance, storekeepers have had to winning their way into the hearts of the corps, as the airmen were on the lookout) Beds and Large Double Bed, Shanghai

have had rules made that not nees than appeal to the commanding officers and French peasantu, Faths, Cooking Stove, ste, ate.

six men shall be admitted to one store Gent's Bicycle and Sewing Machine case. both in good condition, Fano by Kick-

Boulogne is practically An English sands of the Eritish troops who passed man, London (in good inder), and city now and the whole sweep of the through by train on the way to Belgium. coast south towards Havre is under These were the troops that had been in British control. English money passes the great retreat early in September just as readily na French money. The atmost to the walls of Paris, and a little British soldiers gay for everything, later were going back by railroad. The

Aiso

Garden Tent and Table, Carrying Chair, Ono Porcelain Cigar Safe (American make) And a number of Plants in Pots.

Un view from Tuesday, the 27th. April. Catalogans will be issued. „Terms :---As usual..

HUGHES & BOUGB,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, April 20, 1915,

PUBLIC AUCTION

362

THE Undersigned have received instruc.

tiope to wol by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCZENID},

FRIDAY,

30th April, 1910. at 11 am, at No. 1; Humphrey Buildings. Kowloon, ICNDRY

ALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, therein contained..

Consisting of Teakwood Sidebard, Round Dining ble and Chaira, Capekery and Clase

re, etc., Teakwood Bedroom Farniture

Washstands, Shanghai Baha, etc, etc.. 2 Cooking Stoves and Utes,

Au

number of Pots of Plants ind Sun Blinds,

On view from Wednesday, the 28th April.

Cataloguen will be issued.

Terms-As usual, ..

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Audioneers. Hongkong, April 23, 13b.

386

PUBLIC AUOTJUN,

Undersigned havo recited instruc.

To all by Public Auction,

MONDAY,

the 3rd May, 1915. commencing ab 2.30 p.m. at their Bars Rooms, No. 8, Des Vox Road, Corner

of Ice House Strok

A. QUANTITY OF ZALUABLE TEA£TOOD INF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &0., &ững As follows co Tumed Teak Baress Dawing Rooms

Powell & Co., Twin Teakwood Beds, Suites, Bedroom Farcitare, Dining Room

e and spring Mattresses, Dressing Furniture, Arm-chairs and fofan, Carpote le and Washainanda, 2 Jarge Wardrober (cally designed) Cooking Utensils and and Rugs, Brass and Brave-mounted: Bod,

Box, six

steads Wardrobes, Wadstanda, : &c., Sideboards, Dinner Waggas, Extension ictor Gramophone and about 30 Dining Tables and Chain, etc., eto.. Tords in good condition, and strumber ofanie in Puta.. '

Also

Dinner and Dessert Servis, Crucktory, Glass and E.-P.. Ware, Ceking Stoves, rview from Thursday, the 28th April. Cutlery, ele, etc.

talogues will be lead.

HUGHES & HOUGH;

∙Auctionem.

pagkong, April 21, 1916,-

ALEXANDRU CAVE

Findon Haddrake, Kisfpoen, dost,

372

Ales

Finely Carved Blackwood Cabinets, Blackwood Fire Beroon, Tea Tables! Tespoys, Bettoes, oe, Marble Clock,

(Fali Particulars from Catalogue.) THEMES Deel.

THE SAGLY TROOPS,

In the curly days of the war wo Americans at Emples w tens of thou-

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Blood Poison, etc.

YOU are in the grip of Rhen. matism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Gust, otc

YOU have that constent itching

and inflammation of Files. All these are so signs of clogging blood impurity, calling for immediate testacant through the blood, so don't waste your time and money or BODEY „Iptioni...and masky cintments, which cannot get below the surface of the skia,

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is certified by a most remarkable col lection of uncolicited testimonials from grateful patients of all classes--patients who have Feets cured after doctors and hospitals have given them up as incur able patients who have been esred after trying many ather treatments wilbout success patients who no only have been eared of the particular Skin or Blood Complaint from which titay worn salfering, but also have found great improvement in their general health. (Bee geophlet round

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3) Dvor 60 'yonze waccou. Pleasant to take and warrantedizes from anything injurious Of all Ohömiste,and Store-

377

HUGHES & ROUGE,

Auctioneers Hangong, April 23, 1911.

CURES

ALL

koopars: REFUSE SUBSTITUTES HEIN & BLOOD DISEASES,

for marching bodies of troops.

וד.

WAR AND TURF.

Racing to Continue.

JOCKEY CLUB'A DECISION.

IN THE COLONY,

Diss

the abandonment of racing would be nothing shor, of a mational calamity, and added that he would vote for its con tintance.

HUGHES & HOUGH.. Auctionser."

367

No. 1, WYNDHẨM ST. (Flower › Streath ESTABLISHED 1900.

from this type may be used against The Tagents to the police, as the bullets made.

in soldiers.

A masting of the Stewards of the Jockey that facing should continue where practi. are in duty bound to denounco these Club, nas memorabile in the history of the cable. Turf, was held at Derby Enase, Stratford- The Fari of Danisgen considered that place, yesterday (Mar 10) when it was decided toe istitue racing, Captain Greer, The senior Steward, procided over a large and distinguished attendance;

The terms of the revelation which was passed with only one disatiant are n

That the Clabe

2800 nú rovon to reverse

The postal service between Italy and Austria, which has been nominal fines. The Eari of Rosebery' said the question the outbreak of war, has now been re- before the meeting and the country was duced. The Goresent his suspended-

this: Did the bolding of race- meetings in

the decision arrived at by the Jockey Club any way impede the efficient carrying on of the transmission of telographic mamy at their meeting in September last to the the war? Ele was willing to abide by that orders to Austria-Hungary, effect that racing should be carried out test, and he wassure that everybody also where the local conditions permit and the was. Nobody alleged that it did, and feeling o

of the locality is not averse to the nobody, he ventured to think, would slinge meating being held,

..

it in the future

The Duke of Portland did not attend, Many outer peonies ware in

ware made,

but in s letter expressed the riow that

The resolution for the continuance of

THE

on the whole it would better to suspend racing was proposed by the Karl of LONDON DIRECTORY, racing for a time, especially the holding of Governy, and seconded by the Earl of the larger and mare important mestions Dichr

TINABLES trade throghout the World

to communicare direct with English": MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

~~The · Marquis of Crowe - winter

Subsequent to the meeting the following this" (rcing) or is it nobendacive to the statement was imned;" prosecution of the war to successful and 7

A The stewards of the Ascot meeting with If it is, it is desirable; if it is not, it is to take the darllest opportunity of sting undesirable. If it is neither, from the that, in view of the stared conditions in each class of goods, Besides being public stendpoint 战 is immatudal."

under which it is evident the Ascot mesting Captain Greer, spoke in favour of the would have to take pace, they are cose complete commercial guide to Lunden and existence of racing. With much that had eidering whether it will be found practic.

ite suburbs, the Directory contains lists of been written against lis continuance under able to hold the meeting or not—” Daily | ⠀ EXP RT MERCHANTS existing conditions he agreed; in fact, Telegraph."

clearly did he realise the point of view

of their opponents that he felt that if he could evince them of the truth of his

contention that the suspension might well mean the end of racing as they now know

it, and the complete. ruination of all those ENEMY'S SEORTAGE OF BULLETS employed in the large and thriving to

dustries which had grown up around it. Agents Buying Up Type: Big Price in

they would agree with him that whatever decision the Club night come to, it would

not decide on the completa stadionment

of racing during the WEL

Ilaiy

with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markets they supply;

STEAMSHIP LINES

caranged under the Ports to which they wil And indicating the approximate Bailinga

PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES

in the principal provincial towns and of landing Manufacturers, Merchants, etc. t adsizial centens of the United Kingdom.

A copy of the current edition will Bart forwarded,

The Messagezo, Rome, recently forget on receipt

Lord Vallere explained that wounded warned its rendets that Austro-fjerman Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise soldiers wald not be moved to

ccabla

Facing to go on

agents are going round to the printers their trade cards for G35 larger adren

The London Directory Co., Ltd...

The Earl of Datham wegretted the stil. buying up tupo for which they are pay-tisements from 0 $10. rade taken by certain critice of the Clubing high prices The type in the r

and and be utterly failed to understand ported and fed for the man

why a Jockey Ulab could be expected bullets. Citizers: 480

to reverie Ifa decision of last September

25, ABCHICA Liza, Lessor LO