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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915.

Hughes and Hough

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Talographic Adarede MEIRION HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned bare received inatene tions to sell by Publis Auction

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FRIDAY,

the 1st May, 1915, commencing at 2.30 p... st their Sales Rooma, No. 2, Des Vasax Road, Corner of

leo Bonsa Street.

Á QUANTITY, OF. VALUABLE TEAKWOOD

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &c.,

AND

BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.'

(Continuel' from page 2). Mujer Vandalur, specially called" at. } trusion to the barbarous way in which British oldiers were being treated. Liritish orduties who cima to Crofeld fna mery 125s, sold absty English and French nadient offers who had been in the camps, stated that the man all hunt their

tecat-and in MARY Cavs their tunics as preti-ang their money taken Away from them. They slept on sträv, which had not been changed for months, and was quite wodden and rotten. All the men who came as orderlien ware crawling with vermin. The feeding frangements were very bad indeed, and as the men had no modiey to supplemost their rations, they were in a hall-starvið condition.

On Dec. 1 Sir G. Horbanan forward. from Petrograd the statement of a seed Bussian niedical officer, who had

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE WAR.

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5)

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

ITALY AND THE WAR.

DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE.

THE LOSS OF THE LUSITANIA.

LONDON May 12 War demonstrations continue throughout Italy, saye Router's kome been detained at Panholm. It was to correspondent. Man have been recalled to the Colours and the departing troops the effect that English private soldiers are averywhere acclaimed. there were wbjected to a regime of Fasterma harshows. They were quar tered in parthen hots, which were un drained, unheated. ant without light. Their food was less in quantity and of www quality than that given to the eficers, and they were compelled to work at training the marshy: mantry amand the ramp. Many were alrendy suffering from rheumatism. and their genees? rod ditin was depk rable.

PROKEN HEALTH.

SUBMARINES PREVENT RESCUE WORK.

LONDON, May 19.

THE CHINESE WAY.

A MEDICAL MISSIONARY STORY.

Dr. Harold Boulmo, of Tsinanfu, Shau- tung, relates in Medical Medions.' n margt paperience which ho recently under went na wà canach to better than give it in his owa "weets, Ha writes

I was called up one night last week and asked if I would go to the Chief Police Yamen in the city to. O IS GELBEL who had received a wry serious abdo injaàl wound. Arriving there, I was tes mired by the Head of the Police, who entertained me for over an hour in bis „private room without even muggvoting: that I should go and attend the wound ed man. Whenever I did throw out Such a hint myself, I was told that the Chief Justica needed Arst to make cor tain investigations, and did not wish to trouble mo until all was ready. - Finding, | however, that' I was getting wanowhat [impatient (it was then 2 a.m.) I was at length asked to go and as him befors the Chief Justice had completed his

examination.

AN OPEN A KOVOT.

I was escorted through a series of court.. | yards, and finally, to my ankamai, I festad ay patient lying in the grotand ļin the open air with the thermutseter | Iwell below freezing print), while the inquiry was being evolueteri raum! The steamer Etonia bas" arrived at Boston, U.S.A., from Liverpool him. His Worship Paụs sitting at a and has reported that site and other steamers were attacked by two sub-small talde in the curry ani, ugion which marines when they tried to go to the assistance of the Lusitania after wees to huge vaidles, by the aid of

where, light his swretary was "tuking} receiving the later call for help.

"

} The Etonia picked up the Larsitania's call forty, miles from Kiwale, down the depositions of the various A graphic avent of the conditions and as she was steuning in that direction she was twice pursued by witness. prevailing wrong the rivilian prisoners submarines but escaped owing to her superiór speed and by zigzagging. at the Ruhieben map, supplied up) The steamers City of Exeter and tho. Narragansett had similar parently by an inunate, was sent to Mr. experiences. A torpedo missed the latter by eight feel. Page be the Foreign mer on Jan. 19.! The following is an extract;

AMERICA AND SUBMARINE PIRACY.

The Motarial man, had been stabbed ¦ at in it,', and when I arrived on the serno the judge was crusse xatuluing the innkeeper, kuul asking the most ridiculous questions about everybody who had stay- ed the that night-exactly, what they I had had for, sapper, how much they hand paid for it, etc., etc. I could not stop to listen to this interesting rigmarole, we'

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There is a conteen, where at exorbit ant prises much luxuries as sugar, white

Austro-German Ambassadors Trying To Avold A Rapture. bread, enndetsol milk, buiter, chreplate,!

LONDON, May 10. chart, ke., enn be bought by those who an afford it, The who cannot afford

Beuter's correspondent at Washington telegraphs that Count Berns it werd about time that something was ↑ to lay these boxaries are in a very bad torf, the German Ambassador, and the Austrian Ambassador arg, disane for the poor patient, who was lying

ight. They are not actually dying of playing the keenest diplomatie activity in an endeavour to avoid agit placidly and apparently taking a A As Follows:-

starvation, but they run only just keep rupture.

Foad East. It is understood that the Ambassador telegmphed to their hen interest in all that was grug en. THAKWOOD, ~Drawing Room Suites, themselves alive and no more. About Governments urging the suspension of submarine attacks on passenger

Austrin, particularly, is seeking! It was on evident that anything Chesterfield Sola and Chairs (new) right at night we begin than to "bed" ships during the diplomatic discussion,

that had to be done could only be in the Bedroom Suites, Dining Room Furni, a bet we can, and at aire there rast a peaceful settlement.

naturo of Arst aid, "it the wond" pröved türs, Arm-chaire and Bolas, Toilet Tables, be dead silem, All this as related here

to be serious, for medieni uzvotumeda. Wardrobes, Washstands, &c, Sideboards, does not sound so very terrible, but in

tion was at a discount, and everything Dinner Waggens, Extension Dining Tablesnerice for those who have to go through and Chairs, etc., eta..

is is hell."

Losus, May 18,7 p..

had to be carried on in the open air, my instruments Ling boiled in a wash-hand Six que abreast in a spues of apeut BLACKWOOD, Cabinets, Chairs,

basin over 221 oil store, fovered by Flower Stands, Brackets, Marble-top 10 bin means that they are packęd

We took today further prisoners in Delgiurn.

But when all was rendy Tables, Card Tables, Stools, Photo Framos,like sardiness in a box, and no one est

The Germans attempted it attack in the Berry-au-Bae region, but another basin. move. They are supplied with only ene jor blanket cseh, and those who have they were easily repulsed. none of their own no in s sad plight.

otc, etc.

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Brass and Brass-mounted Bedsteads, If one man is the line altempis, to turn Dinner and Dessert Services, Cutlery, he disturbs all the others. Young men, Cooking Stores, Carpeta and Rugs in the full vigour of life may be abl» Kitchen Utensils, Fenders and. Fire

to-stand it, but for elderly men it simply Brusses, Gland and E..P. Ware, Electric mean, if not immediate death, then rer. Reading Lamps, etc, etc.

tainly a shortened life and broken health Catalogues will be issued."

for the rest of their days. The coughing which starts shortly after they have alt turned in, and which is apparently caused less by wolds than by Soul" air and the 417 jalost, is awful to hear.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Audioneers.

Bongbong, May 8, 1915.

PONIES: PONIES:

On Feb. 20. Sir F.. Gres transmitted to Mr. Pugo internation showing that twenty-three British officers coined ná PONIEDurg, near Magdeburg, were given very little food, and were all herded together withent light or warth, their condi- tion lawing ach that they were app frently wing gradually starved to genth.

PUBLIC AUCTION THE Undersigned bave received Lastres tions to sell by Public Anction, **Owner Having Laut The Cozosy,"

on

SATURDAY,

the 22nd May, 1915, at 6 p.m., at the Pole Ground, Causeway Bay, the Undermentiacal Ponies -

Similarly, prisoners at Ehn, were re- ported on March 13 as receiving very little food, and to be prematurely age

the Yawult of their treatment.

SCHEME OF RELIEF.

GERMANS. AGAIN EASILY REPULSED.

To-day's Paris communique says■

BAD WEATHER. PREVENTS FIGHTING.

Lesbos, May 19, 12.50 ú.m, The evening Parts communique states:- Uninterrupted run since Monday evening and a thick mist have prevented any further fighting, even the cannonade being feeble.

THE LOST AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE

Textos, May 19. The Admiralty presumes that the Turkish report of the sinking of Three officers and seventeen the AB 2 in the Sea of Marmora is true. men were captured out of a crew of three officers and 29 men abcard.

AUSTRIA'S CONCESSIONS TO ITALY."

Statement In Garman Reichstag.

LONDON, May 18.

Renter's Amsterdam correspondent telegraphe tha: Dr. Bethmann Hollweg. the German Chancellor, speaking in the Reichstag, mid Austria, in an effort to ensures friendship, offered to Italy the ecvereignty of Valona and the Italian portions of the Tyrol and the western bank of the Isonzo, while Trieste would fall as a city of Italian character. (sic)

Austria declares her political disinterestedness in Albania; and finally

and the many wrappings which covered up the wound were un'osed, I found that |

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WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors. H.K.

or HO PAK LAM, Compradora Department Bander, Wieler & Co. E.K.

Boogkong, May 13, 1915...

all this find wie about a small flesh A

wound shout half un juch long and 'only just deep enough to penetrate the man's muscles. A low stitches anal an antisep-.. tie dressing constituted all the tatungni that he rected, but on the following day I received a glowing letter from the Chief of Police to say that,, thanks to my wonderful skill in attending the man

ho was already very much better| and had been able to eat a square meal. That is the way we manage to get a little cheap glory out here sometimer-though theru is always the possibility of some.. thing behind it.

A DARING AVIATOR.

The Antwerp Raid.

A Durchman, who has just roturned from Antwerp and who was staying at Hoboken when the British sirmen dropped their bombs on the German submarine yards,

In December Sir E. Grey informed promises particularly to respect the interests of Italian nationals in Austria and relates that he saw one of the airman swoop THE BIRD-Grey Pong, 13.2, very fast Mr. Page that, if the United States and grants an amnesty to political prisoners in the territories,

short distance pony.

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Aucisoners, Hongkong, May 18, 1915.

OCCUPATION OF WINDHOEK.

Gentral Both's Congratulated.

down

in

some 100 metres above the yards. The seroplane flew the German f g and wax received with cheers by the German military, who thought that it was one of 15eir own airmen who wished to land the neighbruched. Suudably the sirman dropped some bombs and shot up into the sir again. The German guns at once open ed fire, but none of their abots hit the

tho mark and

0:rman disappeared.

The impression the speech made on the majority of the audience was that in vol place from a great height to German Governinents would, agree to a war with Italy is inevitable. Scheme by which the services of a cer- j tain number of officials from the Quar termaster-General's or Pay Department Washington would be utilisel for the 443 distribution of ecmforts, &c., to British prisoners, he would immediately place at the Ambassador'a disposal for transmi sion to the United States Ambasador at insura of 100,000 to be ured In connection with that scheme.

PUBLIO ACOTION,

Tous tram 31. 13. Depreso. E, THE Undersigned have received instruc (Conant ter Pero) to sell by Public Auction,

OZ

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 26th and 27th May, 1915, commencing oach day at 2.30 p.m., at bis Residence, Windar Lodge, Austin Rosd, Kowloon,

THE WHOLE OF HIS VERY VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

+ tharaid contained,

Comprising:-.

again wrote:

On March 4 the Foreign Secretary

fith

LONDON, May 19.

His Majesty the King has wired to General Sir Louis Botha his congratula-Another seroplane also dropped bombs. tions on the success of the Union Forces at Windhoek.

The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth (Bon. Mr. Andrew Fisher) cabled General Botha--"Australia congratulates the Unien Forces on the entry into the energy capital."

As over six weeks hare elapsed since the scheme for the retiel of the British prisoners of was was submitted to the German Goverment, is is evident that the latter do not intend to accept it, to and his Majesty's Government canc wait indefinitely for their answer.

In these circumstances his Majesty's Government feel that the time has come!

to ask that the same permission

was

FURTHER SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, May 19, Router's correspondent at Pretoria telegraphs that Colonel Meats, operating the cast of Windhoek, captured 140 prisoners and 25 waggons of provisions.

...

DESPERATE ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN POSITIONS.

LONDON, May 19.

Ambulance motor cars were soon en

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409

Bengkong, May 6, 1913,

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IN April

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NO. 9, QUEEN'S GARDENS, 1x

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ECOND FLOOR, Towell's Building, 3 Airy Rooma, Lift, Light. Immediate Possession.

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Hongkong, April 28, 1915,

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(INDSOR LODGE', Kimberley W Boad, Borleon 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court.

the spot. The eye-witness was unable to ascertain what effects the tomba had had, bat thought it must have been of a more serious nature than was admitted, for be cnun ed twarty-nos ambulance, motor-cars which left the neighbourhoid of the yards in the direction of Antwerp. The incident aroused glad excitement at Antwerp, more particularly so as the airmen bad dropped

'PENTREEW' Minden Baw, Kowloon, handbalis stating that General Jääre was spproaching. The Germans are very sec G-Boomed House with Tennis Court. tive and absolutely no information w

· ́2 & 3, MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon, vouchsafed at Hoboken. Neither did the Belgian papers contsio sby news on the Roomed Houses with Tennis Court.

FOUR ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon rabject whilst the few Dutch papers still allowed in Belgiorn wore kept back. The Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Koviosa.

FLATS in Nathan Road, Kowloon. which the work of the Germans might be A FLAT in Humphreys Building, watched have been boiled

windows of several Hoboken houses, from

It is officially announced in Petrograd that between Opatoff, on the left Liven by his Majesty Government to of the Vistals, and on the whole Galician front to Kolomes, great masses of fr. Jackson to visit the camps in this the enemy, on the 16th inst. tacked the Russian positions, making the region [country' should be given by the German north and south of Przemysl the centre of their efforts,

The Russians repolzed furious attacks on the left of the Vistula and, Government for and Lane, Ceawford, (practically rew) wors of war civil and soility, we

comps in Germany in which British pri- counter-attacking captured 3,000 prisoners and several guns... Massive Blackwood and Cherrywood intemed, to be undertaken, if Mr. Pagy to establish themselves on the right bank of the Sun and are bomburding the dea exchange, that whilst the Sulta Cabinets, Art-chairs, Card Tables; Fre

sees no objection, by a representative of western forts of Przemysl, Bersons, &c. Reversible Türkish and

Upholstered Furniture, by Fm. Powell,

similar inspection of

The enemy ment. Jaroslav, despite extraordinary losses, se endeavouring

It is zow quite evident, says a Lan as making up his mind about joining buy re-fortifying the Dardanelles. They had six precious moribs to do it, and they have made a good job" of is both with big guns and the heary high-angle howitzers which Krupp was manufactur [ing 'for the war long before hostilities broke out. If the Allied squadrons had had only the original fortifications to faca As a result, Sir C. Spring-Rice cabled

Lord Kitchener, in the House of Lords, announced that the British they would have battered them out of March 20 that the United States (Ambassador at Berlin had been instructed and French Governments felt that the troops must be adequately pro-existence long ago but, iristead, they to proceed with the scheme of relief by tected from poisonous gases by the employment of similar method,hat's the latest Krupp wns, and expert

conclusions with it. “Stogar” Hand Sawing Machine (practi-appointing ten representatives from the thus removing the enormous unjustifiable disadvantage, If we did not

United Staley Diplomatie or Consular take these steps Lord Kitchener said he would have to call for a German minders to work them, to try

more recruits to form new armies. Torpe in Germany,

Between Przemyal and the Great Daeister marshes masies of the enemy Axminster Carpeta and Rugh, A quantity j the United States Frabassy in London have been repeatedly.alaughtered on the wire entanglements, but they suc. in the war, the Kaiser's agents vero very

The losses of the enemy over the whole region ara estimated at ten ceeded in capturing trenches and two battalions of troops. thousand,

of Chinese and Japanese Porcelain and on behalf of his Majesty's Government. Bronzee, Curtains, Faintings, Pictures, A telegram to this effect has been Solid Brass Fenders, Fire Brasses, &c., addreed to his Mejonty's Azur Handsome Dining Room Suite (Quaco Washington, who has been instructed to requent the State Department to up- Anna desigu), Sundry Electro-plated, Ware!! Large Dinner Service, Very Fine Japanese Prouch the German Coverament in the Tas Service &c., Teakwood B droom Suites (Twin Bodsteads) New Hair and Wire Mattresses, Toilet Sete. Linea &c.. Bath room, Pantry, and Kitchen Requisitės.

cally new) Large American Ice Chest, Berkhold Filter, Rubber Tyrod Ricksha in very good condition, Sun Blinds and Rattan Forniture.

(Fall, Particulars from Catalogas.) On view from Monday the 24th May. TERMECash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hougkong, May 19, 1915,

matter...

1

PAYING THE ENEMY BACK IN THEIR OWN COIN.

Logooy, May 18.

Lord-Kitchener added he was quite confiderit that in the very near future we would be in a satisfactory position as regarila the supply of mucition. The news from Gallipoli was thoroughly satisfactory. He compliasised the brillions. French successes in the neighbourhood of Arms,

ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT.

Kowicon.

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QUEEN'S BUILDING.

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the

GODOWN, No. 9 Ice House Streets OFFICES facing the Harbour between HoseKong CLUB and Four OFFICE.

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A further despatch from Sir C. Spring Rice, received,,or March 26, informed Hi E. Grey that everything possible was being done by the United States Ara. bassador at Berlin for the inspection of and, réferring to the Russians, said they wer now-holding o strong line one who lite has been arod by BAK" Kowloon

in West Galicia and had achieved a big counter-offensive in Bukovina, The Gorman losses were enormous The Russians-Ind tükennusy unwounded prisoners.

camps and relief of prisoners of war

A further article co this subject

in South-West Africa.

TN almost every community there is some Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and Dist zham Remedy. Such persons weldon mise Map opportunity to recommend it, and thes

recommendations and its nevor failing

ties account for is great' popularity.] sale by all Chemists and Storczospers.

will appear in our foamorrow issue. He paid a glowing tribute to Geroral Sir Louis Botha's operations Ed.)

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