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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1915. .

Hughes and Hough

“A DOTIONEERE 19 rue GlotzenMETT.

AND ADMIN ALTY,

General Auctioneers

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Share, Coal and

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General Brokera.

PROTUIETORS

TO-KWA-WAN”

COAL STORAGE.

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A.B.C. 4TH & &ra Ebron1. AI. TELEGRAPHIC GOBL

Telegmphic Address MEIRION HONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION

MAE Undersigned have received instrac. tions to sell by Public Auction

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FRIDAY,

the 18th June, 1915, cominancing at 9. p... at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. De Vosur Road, Corner of Isg pusa Street,

A QUANTITY CY

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON ESSEX COAST.

100 BOMBS DROPPED ONE WOMAN KILLED.

Sorrakso, Mag 4H

Esser, was subjected to a raid by enemy aircraft this morning The outstanding feature was the comparatively small amount of in- Uafor- jury ransed, considering the proligul expenditure of bombs. tunately the visis resulted in ous death. The effect of the raid may be epitomised as follows:

Agnes Frances Whitwell, aged 58. died from burus. George Whitwell, aged 6, bilens and shoek. Several cases of slight shock.

Property damaged to the extent of £6.000 to £7,000.

Just before 3 won the first intimation was heard at Southend, and sevend persons state they heard a whirring noise and saw a Zeppelin In mpig succession bombs were dropped in a radius of five miles upon Prittlewell. Wasteliti, Leigh, and Stothand. Only three were exple sivo, the others all being inconfiary.

Mr. and Mrs. Whitwell wore a bed when one of the fire bonis, erished through the rouf, ntil their bel-from was at once ablaze. Mr. Whitwell was taken to the Victoria Hospital badly burned. His wife suveam:bed to humus.

These was da punic. People turned out it night attire and found thoughfares everywhere in the control of the police and military Seven fires were burning at one time, and the Southend Fire Brigade was called up fron all quarters. Inspector Kyle, Southend Dorough Poller, found a bogab lurking in the street and pluckily picked it up and placed as in a bucket of water.

Fi

grat blaze, Descmpring of Missitas. struck. There was It was between 2,15 and 2.50 am, and is prenses were at ones filled His home was that the first report was heurl. wir choking fames.

A very bid explosion was followed by runed by fire, smoke, and water, A dropping of theendiary missile, and he was uninsured.

ENTIRE, ARSENER GP PANIC... The one victing of this latile mil was a woman, but for an expenditure of nearly 100 incendiary aid expins sive houbs there' can be little cause fer jubilation on the part of the jenny, win he can point to no greater achievement than this. The victim. Mrs. Whitwell, had retired to hot at her Louse in North-read Frittlewell, about 10.15, and after 16 Zeppelin had dropped its bombs Cheng Sha Tan her body was found about four feet Ti Pa

Tai Po Marke from hem bed terribly burned.

Fun Ling Sho was a member of the Salvation Sheng Shní ở Anny, with which both she and her Shum Chan - husbanal have been connected for

Kowloom. Hung Bom Yaa u Ti Sha Tin

Canton

vernd years.. The, women of the Salvation Army back already proved their courage anal devotion, "in" "tomul- | Kowloon ing the wounded in Rolgiai. They dit this under fire mon than one. and now it is a dalde member of their gngat society who has fallen Ja victim to the Blind and insensate

fury of the enemy,

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

843 768 +9.30 11.25 3205 9.12 24.00 5.15 7.30

Canton

00.30. --- 12,00 4 21

Sham Chan - 9 30 †2.06, 8, 40 11.88 2.82 7.2 1.20 488: 1.26 Shmang Shat

OUT

5.12-- 5.40 7,53 8.50.- 5.58 8.08

IN

1

8.23 3 17 (14)

8.16 392 11,44

8.90 3,84 11,55

A

3.41 10L

-5′27 £199,30

6.41 8.4) -

6.47 8,43 9.48

LIA

8.58 4,07 12:33 -

Biu - 10.08 $15

4.11

134 1129

8,405

9.00 11.38

5.99 7 17

7.00

9.69 11.48

9.12

5.33.-7.30

The Linq..

11.27

Tai Po Market

7.13.

10.07.12.09

Thi Fo

117

10.12 19.08

9.40

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7

10.9 19.10

Sha Tin .

790

10.55 19.99

8.01 8.10

7.54-2.59 1030-

307 4.45 8.0 8.10

YAD MA TI.

10.40 1.20 0

Hung Hom.

Kowloon

Sheung Shui &01 m.

Sundays and Public Holidays only.”

853 m. Tai Po 8.91 Sheung Shui 9.35

Tha The fok Branche

OUT

Fat Ling

$.30 Dep. 750 12,30

8.10 Sha Tau Kok Am, 8,15 1.13 4.15 6,58

*Will stop at Sheung Shui on notice being given to

the Guard at Kowloon,

+ Sundays and Public Holidays excepted.

Two in Richmond-n venue. Cranley-drive, St. Vincent-rond,

It is an almost miniculous escape: that the six-months old baby of Cor- paul Jack Hanney, of the Bonterers, and Mgs, Hanney hat They land a bed-roota at Rothway, a house at the corner of Cheltenhamh-avenue and York-wad. The soklier himself was anily able to make any reply us to what had happened, for he had bern hiavily struck by falling debris across the upgur part of his now, and was suffering from shock and severo

But Mrs. Hanney, headache. bright and" plesin yung vonur | Korshike, "Clict Constable Polies

I live in Alesandraenad, and as from the North, though still, nuwch | Superina malen Elis: Coptalu Haradan 2 67 the was a terrific served and having some nasty voy, Chief dutivor at the Fire Brielosion. It was just like the report bruises and scratches on her art. garle, and their men, were quickly when the Bulwark own. I min was able to tell how she heard the As usual, the German wireless cut the xuriofis sprits Where this beards; to the balcony outside my house, dost noise of all her experience, burent hus discovered that Soullion bad bath

which sioon started fires burning in INSPECTOR'S PLUCKY KONPİCT. Heathered and.theclistilets of Pitties

Police-inspector Kyle gave me the welt Har! Westeiff Mr. H. 31.lowing jarrutive:

ment.

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Cranley-rond, Crowstones-rond, und Leigh-round, Wastcliff.

Two near the Pree Library, Southend.

“Three on Southend besteht. Essex-tommee, Priftingvollesqunty, Coldveliseurvor, mil Honitonere sick.

GERMAN VERSION.

Berlin. Monday. One of our airships bonburied the fortical town of Southend, ut The mouth of the Thames, this morning with a few bonis.

Daily Telegmph.","

A house at the corner of Chudley, and sow thure was a fire in the town. 1" I felt the best litt under us, malfis a fortress. I mys

I could smell something like chemical it went down again sharply. Things fignes. Huanying to the street began to fall upon the fed, and baby came to Fritt-well-square, when gan to scream, but he was quite saw.a bomb boring on the pavert. We got up at ones, and

There were several people at seemed as though the house was Whitwell and her fishtal, who was the windows, and I called for a falling round .' The nib here] tudly burned, were found. Work of jail of water. A man brought mul just grazed the mugle of the the officials hand to be carried out on and i manged to get the bubhouse and had plaged into the ovin a wide areas Nourly 100 tant inte had shown water over it. ground, waking a bulk about äft drop were dropped, the remains of eighty but it had no effect. When I got krut some, Tit de Bft auross. Fussing em edicted,

fis into the pail it kept the want}

ham-avere and Yorkerend was badly damaged, aral Compoent Hanary and is wife had hari tortanate escapes. VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND JAL Sartinwond the dend holy of Mrs.

SUNDRY BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &c., &c.,

A# Follow TEAKWOOD.-Suite, Sufas and Chaira (Saw), Bedroom Suites. Diving Room Furniture, Arm-chair and Sofas, Toilet Tables, Wardrobes, Wash. stands, e, Sideboards, Dinner Wagguna, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, etc.,

etc..

BLACKWOOD, --- Cabinets,

Chesterfield

Chairs,

Tables, Card Tables, Stools, Photo Frames, etc., etc.

A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION.

I was permitted to see the collee-boiling for three mites. tion. The incendiary bombs wer Then we found the timber yard A further description was given by

made of stoel, Pine, low, wire, tar.

was on fire, and our forces were Mr. and Mrs. Warr. who are the

and petrol or benzine. A hollowmited to the various places where proprietors of this apartment house. centre, bored through in several bombs had fallen. There were the Mrs. Worr was suffering from shock, places, contained a fuse lighted by police, the special police, and emner-jand her eyes were causing her much Shower Stands Brackets. Marble-top fived in a hory rounded buse.gency men, who duch know what pain, "us u quantity of dust and par

Wand mami wire supports was i to do in the case of an event such sticles still ieniained in them.

nuss at low saturated with inthathis.

There was an absence offam un exceptionally honvy skeeper." Also

madde liquid, This was insile "

panic.

said Mr. Warr.but I was suddenly Ben and Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Zitur case, outside of which

There is evidence of the attack | wirkened by a tremendons explosion, Diener And Dessert Servicon Cutlery, mare four owered with moist being made by one Zeppelin, and it My God, it's those devils," I said Cooking Store, Carpets and Rage, Tar. The explosion in the hollow, is clear that no other aircraft could at once to my wife, Kitchen Utensils, Glags and E-P. Ware, entre dad the saturated tow, mil have carried suels a weight us that we jumped up at once to take Mectric Reading Lamps, etc., and Ten mass of tunes with dense smoke total of borahs ive have gathered. (our two little girls from their ent to At house in Crowstone-rond, safety. Curiously, enough, the chiki- Westcliff, the mid was turned to ne-front were not at all frightened."

Pianoa.

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGE,

AucuneRTS. Hongkong, June 14, 1915.

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sutredded.

·SVADER'S 500nih, moan. Each missile weighed about 2015,

mund ta band at the Zeppelis would.

she woke too,

t, to uid ebarity. The following To be taken over the house was notice was posted on the gate. to gain an impressive idea of the therefae, f any, benst 5,000th. One

An inceruliary bomb having been complete wreckage that had occur Lesplosive boni tell at Cabwel

It was, in thet, hardly safe to 513 vier; neur Southend (Great Eassdropper in the garden of this house red.

It went at 3.10 this morning, a small charg20 into the bedroom that the Han- or alway) Station,

was made to view. Els lid wastys bad nergied, for there were through the woodblocks, but did not explode. A second fell co varunt collected for the Overcliff Hospital, ping rents between walls and win land of Houton-rod, made a bit The bomb has been removed, but day sushies, the whole ceiling had abon five feet deep and shattered the burnt fetge, cherry tres, and hole fillen Jawy, and the wallpaper had THE Undersigned have received interact windows of trany houses. Then in the hwn rain to be seen. het eryther great strips of cement. "Another som upstairs had also suffert very badly, while the sellery.

TH

tions to sell

(rom ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

at their Sales Roons. No. 8,

Dus Voruz Rosd, Comer r£.

.

Ico House Street,-

·

One Gaud Piano by

John Broadwood & Sons, Üne Boudoir Grand Piano' by

Brinsmend & Sons in good condition.

Full Particulars from the Undersigned.

T-A aus).

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers, Bongsong, May, 20, 1315.

4-13

had its outer door blown in and torn

TO LET

TO LET.

A HACIENDA' E., No 74 Mours

Cheung Shu Tan-

8.37 340 -

8,44 3.54 12 20

9.09 4.10 (237

10:30 9.08 4,14 19,40 3 52 7,52 14 7.09 10.10.

Sundays and Public Holidays only.

Tai Po 8.13 Kowloon 8.13

Ska Tau Kok Branch.

IN

2.15

435 7.13

She Tra Kok Pop, Fan Ling Art. 10.00 3,00- 3.90 8.00

*Sundays and Public Holidays excepted.

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third was then which dropped at There is little hope, it is stated, thus corn r of Cheltenham avenue mal of the rectory of Mr. Whitwell.

ITOUSES in Colonel 6, H. Holmes, the Salvas down. The dinner service lay on Yorl rod. Two of this incendiary hombe laud Bug simuters attached on Arty officer in charge of the, the flour, broken beyond recognitiony to a handle at the top, and each huddistries, said the bound fell through and the heavy mangle in one corner printed dir.ctions for use red the roof and on to the bed where was bent and "distorted out of all-

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At Westerol, a double-fronted | big.. Is evidently blew Mrs. Whit-No, it does not make us nervous, boues was struck by a find bomb, and I will off the bed and burned her to but it begins to interest us, was the fall that is left is portions of the pitulers. Her husband tried to assist answer of a luig living a few miles outer walls a gharred piano, and her, but, the room was filled with inland from Southend. The wo- parts of bedsteud frame, At fumes from the bomb, and he even

behaved admirably. said Messrs. Ainslie Brothers, butchers, tually groped his way to the loog Police-inspector Kyle, and I only Haules Court-roul, a similair bound bully burned and in a state of col saw one who at all lost her self- struck the wall and then went ups Before the fire brigade arrived control when so many were pouring throught the shop wof, burning out a soldier who lived near by came to into the streets before dawn." The the shop mal damaging the premises the assistance of the old couple, and two statements were unply confiruto LET the South West portion of the Jabove odenpied by Ms. J. R. Dudley water was paired on what was thened by conversation with ladies living First Floor, inainding Treasury on

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FOUR ROOMED FLATS in Hauni Road, Kowloco and MAY ROAD WITERE DUMBS DROPPED.

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Sorth-road Prittlewell Mrs. throughout including Whitwe killed in a system.

West-roud, Westcliff, house wrecked and contents destroyed by

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the Upper Levels LARGE AIRY BOOM facing the harbour. Vacant rooi Est July. Ties of tennis court.

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