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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBRI

THE

Hughes and Hough

AUCTIONSES TO THE GOVERNMENT

AND ADMIRALIT.

General Auctioneers

AND

Share, Coal and

General Brokers.

PROPRIETORS "TO-KWA-WAN “

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Talographic Addres MEIRION HONGKON).

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TURE Undersigned bara received instrue. Endersby Puble auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONSIÚNKD),

FRIDAY,

the 1st October, 1915, et 230 pim.. at their Sale Booms, No. 8, Des Voeur Road, Corner of Ice Hocez STREET, SEVERAL TREADLE SEWING MACHINES, COMPLETE WITH ALL

ACCESSORIES

NEW

And

ME ASQUE

Mr. Argilah

red to this ni Cardiff, Hoo

ance that the English formula that Eng

land would not attack Cerny without to faint our duty provocation was not saient for the

Cortina abakusmen, who demanded that decline to be desven into worker England should remain absolutely neutralgration by Austria-Hungary (gooring The

our advico. Her von Tschirschky and ju the event of Carmany's being inwared that Count. Berchtoll had declared

that in fact a misunderstanding prevailed.

volved in war.

This sortion of Mr. Askuith's is n

misrepresentation of the facts. Naturally we demanded unconditional neutrality at

fest, bui in the course of negotiations wo restrialed our demand for neutrality to the contingency of was having been foreed upon tiermany. This Mr. Asquith withheld from his audience. I believe myself justitied in declaring, that he thereby misled publie opinion in England

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land de Basemara consisting of an armstrong, H. HeLorms,

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on the Russian side The Austro-Hun E. Noskén, A. D. Balls.

arisa. Ambassidne in Putrynd at once solved onesponding instrations

1. (a) 47: :thes priober 20e, unbilled'?

Fand they most give wish wegharq it they though proper, I could not be waived Farid lightly or discredited mariy Dicize -in was given by s mían, who was in n perili quit, poutan such an the prisoner" stood, 60% On the other bench, the jury requld realize son that it must be fatelor some patirs Tat H&M more or less points when's min was giving Tähn Mitchel evidence whali, might atyat his life, illas Candolpal | jury, he thought, mult mainly leave what st, the happened siter the time when Mixofarlane Com annader gave himself up to Mackenzie out of their othing to my consideration.

In concimion, his Lordship mid

ld that he Six Hetil.thought Mr. Mnaleod » unwitthúsly over

his positibra & bocanng-- is twK^100

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

SATURDAY

the 2nd Dotober, 1913, as 11 km at their Sales Rooms, No. 8 Don Vous Hind, Corner of Ico Horisa Street, ----

B'Star WhiskyV

and's jugy and, to prevent the jare being Sevoral cases of Haig &. Haigh EM, Nurwood, W.

J. C. Dyer, P. inflacaced by it he bouglia be ought to H Rodger, that a certain candiasion had bean borns F. U. Bashan, maation Me. Macleod rather intimated

moto than My Macleod meant to my A upon his mind. That was he thought. all events it was put a question of what conclusion he came to or what conclusion the jury. tofordship's anybody came

Latar and J. Rolls Acting Crore

MR. NMscleal drooste) and Me, K. E. Newman (Legal When, in England shartly before the visor to the Police) appeared for the war excitations izeroused and serious prosecution, the accused being represceted donhts became loud concerning our an by Mr. Francis Ellis deavours for the preservation of peace. TEX ACTOR'S SUMING UP I pablished this incident in the English Prens

And now the insinuation

His Lordship, in summing up, said that in a case of murder it was the duty of

It was no bosinnes, of The jarg had to look at the facts exactly as they had been put before the Court, and to devote their attention to one point, rin the condition of the man's mind, and to

manslaughter, conclusion, not only as to what happened

in sa unjustifiable manner. If Mr. Ass Peral there thus us, fachleni'never took') tha Crown ta place before then all the facta, return aterdich either of murder or

place at all and that the instructions to quith bad given the complete facts hear von Thinealy who inventions in could not have continued his speroli as

artlar to mislead public opinion. You he did. He said

will agree with a that this sensation is not worthy of reply

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· P. & O, Whisky. Watson No. 10 Whisky, And Sundry Wines Tarms ---As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH," "duolionarsi Boogrong, Sept. 28, 1915819.

PUBLIC AUCTIUNIS

THE Undersigned here received intrao- hions from Mr. R. C. MORAN, 10 by Public Auction,

THURSDAT,

from those facts for the jury to come to but is to whas won the mental state of the prisoner. In the prescutease they had, pers have the most difficult at af sireningassacas which they aald base, ri., the inquiry to what was the extent of the temporary state of mental aberration, There doubt that the prisongs was drunk. Whena man was drunk bis facultios were not ended it ha had anything to say why.30 pm, at his Residence, Lowkuor

under his control, and that was, of

The jury retired at 12 o'clock, and TE turned to Cars forty minutes later.sell answer to the Clerk of the Court, the farm- said they were agreed on their verdict and found that the printer was guilty of

the 7th October, 1915, commencing at

No. 16, Plantation Road, The Pink, TEL VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

theruin contained...

Comprising

Large Stained Tank Hall Stand, Drawing Room Suite, Arm-chairs, etc., ald. by

And this demand, amely, for uncon- ditional neutrality in any war, was pro-

After clearing up the above-mentioned pward by German statesmen at a moment misunderstandings conversations began when Germany had greatly increased here, Petrograd and Virion until they agressive and defensive swans of powerful ronchision by general mobilizatore, the least state of mental aberration sentenos should cut be passed upon him. especially up the sea. They demanded of the Russian Army. I repout that which might result from taking fox much the prisoner replied, firmly "Nothing"

"In pasdee rentonep of Baath his ford we carried ou direct conversation between a'cohol. The Inat state was ono, in which that we should give them, as far as we were concerned, is free hand wise the Viens and Petrograd with the atmost absoluto physical incapacity supervened. hip said --John Macfarlane. You have well close the moment to conquer and green vigour and success. The assertion that but before, that there was probabatatab on found by the jury, as they were

ia which responsibility for his actions had tiled to find to the evidence, guilty of we, by a refusal of the English propoes! been aztired, and the question was most seriors aime known to our lar. Bumpe

Bish I shoot understand how Mr. Asquith for a conference, are guilty of this war whether that state had bost roached by · share is inly oue sanitaim which: a

Court cas Pine upon you, and that sen could objectively represent wrongly belongs to the category of calumnies be the prisoner when he did an act which fact of which he was very well informed hind which our enemies wish to hide their caused the crime for which he was charged-tercer I should luform you, is subject 10 to draw from it conclusions which were on guilt. War became crazoidable The szact condition of a man andar the condization by His Majesty's Bi-i-ter, contrary to the rreth. I mention this solely by a Russian mobilization. Wesence of drink, when that state of and that I cannot consistently with my intoxication had been reached recian duty, do otherwise than warn you that you incident, in order to protest before the bali emerge as victoriously from the the crime from marder to manalaughter | should vot bope for any oðenge in the Ball and Holtz, Shanghai, Engravings || had been the ground fut many decisions, sentence at his hands. The sentence of and Piatures, Lace Curtide, Carpets and and his "fordship quoted the latest the Court is, that you, John Macfarlane, Rugs, Fire Brusses, csse tried in the highest Court dealing be taken from the place where you now

Handane Dining Room Suite com- with criminal matters in England, stand to His Majesty's prison at Shanghal, The words he wished

ATÍKON AS TO confined, sad that on data to be fixed by Waggon, Extension Table (4 space loaves) whether a man can show that he did not His Majesty's Compl-General, you shaild 19 Chairs (Shanghai mate), Leather then to ware: who to draw their sea- being the prison in which you were last prising Large Sideboard, Cabinet, Dinner intend the full consequences of his acts by he taken to the place of execution, within seabed Loange and Rocking chairs. the said prison, and there be hanged ly showing that he was drunk.

by showing his mind to have been so the mack until you are desd. Your bey Mahogany, faished Bedroom Suite affected by the drink he had taken that shall be buried within the precincts of the (American make), Double and Single robes, Toilet Tables, Medicine cabinete, he was incapable of knowing that what he said prison, and may God Almighty bare Bedsteads, Zise-lined Box Couches, Ward.

to luffist aacions injury.

etc. Cupboards for Drying Room, Bath proved, the presumption that he tended

Room, Pantry and Kitchen Uteballs. to do grievous bodily harm is rebuild." The result, of course, as not an sequittal, manslaughter. After what but in a case of that kind, werdlet of given in evidence and addressed to the Jary by counsel, his Lordship told them without hesitation that it was thei daty to return one or other of those verdicts

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eutire world against the furhood and

6ght against these calumnias es from the Slander with which ar enemies. fight ngsitat us. After we had made, in full fight on the battlefield.

SOLICITED FOR POLAND. cognitaten of them anti-German direction

Our the Austro-Hungarian troops of English policy, with the utmost pati. ence, the greatest possible concessions, have reached the frontiers in the Fast they wanted to expewn us before all the Jezed by the Congress of Poland. Both world by sa exaggerated misrepresenta now have the task of administrating the tion of the facts. Should our atomies country. For centuries geographical and cod in drowning is these statements political fate has forced the Germans and in the noise ce baits ani in unworthy Poles to fuht against each other. The

13 work of inciting peoples, the tins will recollection of the old differences does doing was dangerous, that it was like-metep on your soul. one when history will pronounee judet diminish respect for the passion of ment. At that time the moment had patriotism and tenacity with which the cine when England and Germany, by a Polish people defends its old Western 817 sincers understanding could have secured civilization and its love of independence the price is the world. We were ready in the ever sufferings from Bussola, England declined. ate, will never free love which is maintained also through

the misfortune of this war herself from tkja blok

ONE STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA WITH PLATE HOLDERS AND CASE IN PERFECT CONDITION.

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneer, Bongkong, Sept. 29, 1915.

PUBLIC AUCTION, Tik Undervigood have received instrue- Tagad teardon,

FRIDAY,

the 1st October, 19jā, dommencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rootar, No. 8, Des Vouit Road, Corner of

lea House Street.

A QUANTITY Or

I hope that today's ocupation of the

had been

His Lordship pointed out to the jury the bearing which the evidence of the unhappy relations bad, and said the evidence of the threats was given in order to show that the act was likely to have been intended. Bs would not say much about the relations, They were bratal, but that was not what

and in that way the the jury was trying. The only way they merited consideration, an

Afterwards. Sir Award Grey 'sad the. Freich Ambassador in London. 31. Cam'olish frontiers against. the East reprezeZAL RELATIONS WITH FIX NIFL bon, exchanged the well-known letters santa the beginning of development which aimed at an Anglo-French delen which will remove old contrasts between sive Allure, but by separately concluded Germans and Foles, and will lead the arments between both the general Country, liberated from the Russian yoke, staffs and the Admiralty stals they be canze in fact an offensive alliance. This fart was also held from the public. Duly when there was no way out the English Correminent on August 8, 1014, infermid VALUABLE TEAKWOOD the pable of this. Until then the

lish Ministers had always declared in Tarliament that Fngland in the case of a Emopean conflict reserved a completely free hand. The same policy was pursued. by England when caval Degotiations in the spring of 1914 wure opened with Russia, and the Russian Admiralty de sired to itsde our province of Pomerania with the assistance of English vessels. Thus the encircling by the Entente with it openly Lostile tendencies became nas. tower. Wo-were obliged to reply to the situation with the great armament of the Budget of 2013.

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, GRASSCLOTH, &,

Consisting of— TEAKWOOD.-Suites. Chesterfield Sofas and Chairs (New) Brass and Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Bedroom and Dining Room Furniture. Toilet Tables, Wardrobes, Washstands, Aa, Side-boards, Dinner Waggon, Extension Dining Tables and Obair, etc..

Registry No.:

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Particulars of the Lots.

Bounder?

Mesecrecienta {Approximata,}

W.

PARTICULARS and Conditions of the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be to a happy fature, so that it cau foster

held on MONDAY, the 4th day of October, and develop the individuality of it

1915, at 3, at the Offices of the Public

CROWS LAND above Hay Boad sed at Excellency the Governor, of Two Lots of antional life. The country occupied by

Works Department, by Order of His will be justly administered by us with the assistance of its own population. After the jury's consideration file Ship Strost mepectively in the Colony of

effoes that his foolings towards his for as possible we will try to adjust the were likely to have bad upon fins action at Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, will unavoidable difficulties of war and will the time he committed the crime, and upon the option of renewal at Crown Rents to beat the wounds which Rungia has in that Mr. Ellis had argud theve considera. be fixed by the Surveyor af His Majesty time. One of the most important points the King, for one further term of 76 listed on the country. -

in the case was perhaps that of the This war, the longer it lasts, will leave

unloading his gun and wishing to leave it Europe bleeding from a thousand wounds. behind when he was at the Palace Gardens, The world which will then arise shall and so that on leaving for home he certainly will not box as our enemies dream.could not have had in his mind any joted

his wife. They strive for the restitution of the old tion at all of committing: ma assault upco His Lordship then went into the facts of Europe, with powerless Germany as tributary of a gigantic Bassina Empire. the case, and said that Mrs Paden's evi No, this gigantic world's war will not dence wsa extremely well given, and it had uribg back the old bygens situation. A been corroborated in almost every parti- He thought the jazy would" new one must arise. If Europe shall cular where it was possible to be corro- come to peace it can only be posible by consider that they had a very fair and the inviolable and strong position of Ger. accurata account of what sobally took As regards Fussin, I have always aetextuny. The English policy of the balsace place if they took her evidenco as it was of Mrs Pezen, nad continued by describ Gae Dinner Setrica, Bandry Crocksty { from the conviction that, friendly rain. D. power must disappear, because it give. His Lordship quoted the evidence. reload. and Glass Wark, Outlery, Cooking Stove, one to individual members of the En- as the English poet Shaw recently saiding the setsed's sit upon the beg 3 Piazos, Carpeta, Sundry EP. Waro,tte might diminish tension. On isolated a hatching even for wannatrageous. With regard to the

When our Ambassador on August 4ing of the gan, bie Lordship said that to the breach of a gun Electric Reading Lamps, et AND A FEW questions we had come to a good undertook lears of Sir Edward Grey, the lat-slip & cartridge LOTS OF POSGEE SILK, Bedspreads, standing with Bussia. I remind you ofter said that this war which had broken and he thought the jury ought not to st Was & somewhat mechanical thing to day Ouition Covers, Tea Clothe, Napkins, the Potsdam Agreement. The relations but between England and Germany would tach too great an importance to the fact Table Runners, Ospreya, etc., etc., Three hetween the Governments were not only at the conclusion of prate onable him to that the prisoner reloaded the run. It Perambulators, Lady's Bicycle (very good it, but were also inspired by perdus more valuable services than the did not require any mental effort to do condition), Henry Winter Curtains, Kodak, est confidence. But the general uitnoutrality of England would allow him

and it did not show that the prisoner daliberately to shoot his wita developing tank,” Camera &c.,

tion was not solved, because the “re-

(General Isoghter.) Before his eyes the The question was not whether he had a vauche ** idea of France and the belicy giant, viderious Russis, rose, and per plan, best whether, at the moment when he pan-Slar attempts at expansion in this wis were continually encouraged by the hapu behind it, defeated Germany. Then did actasily boot the gun he intended to the was pointed order to clear anti-German policy of the balance of weakened Germany would have been good do serious daninge to the person at whom power of the London Cabinet. The ten-enough to be a vassal of her helper Easbimself, the prisoner bad got to persuade land. Germany must so consolidate, the jury that he was incapable of forming

BLACKWOOD.- Cabinets, Chairs, Flower Stands, Brackets, Marble-top Tables, Card Tables, Stools, Photo Frames,

cbc, sto:

Also

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Toting — da usual..

HUGHES & ROUGH, Auchemari. Elongrong, Sept. 25, 1915.

8:30

PUBLIC AVOTION,

Underped have received instruo dous to sail by Pablle Aretion.

TUESDAY,

the 5th October, 1915, commanding

at 2.30 p.m., their Bales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Traux Road, Corner

of Ice House Stroos

TRÀ QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD

SATURNITURE,

BRASSYENDERS, FIRE BEASSES,

CARPETS, KUUS, Ee, Eta,

A followe

: IELATIONS WITH 'RUʻJALAL.

borstad.

si thu grew to such an extent that it strengthes, and secure her position that the idea that he was doing a dangerone uld not stand a serious test. Thus the other Powers can never again think of a thing. The fact that the seed did kummar of 1914 arrived.

In England it is now asserted that was

could have been avoided if I had agreed

to the proposal - Sir Edward Grey to

policy of isolation.

GRMAN TREEDOM FOL ÁLL PEOPLES

For our and other people's protection participate in a conference for the ad we most gain the freedom of the seas,

Wad conscions of the fact that he ind

recogalse that he had shot his wife, and that he said to Mackenze and Franklin, and that he pointed to the lody in the room showed that undoubtedly he actually shot her, but his lordship did not justment of the Russo-Austrian conflict. not as England did, to rule over the think the jury, should attach too much The English proposal for a conferenca but that they should sirve equally all importance to that as being conclusive, Was banded here on July 27 through the peoples. We will be aml will remain but it undoubtedy did show a certain amosant of comedores, and quite right. Ambassador The Foreign Secretary, in the shield of peace and freedom of big It and been anggented,

conversation with Sis E. Goschen, in and small nations. We do not menaces, by the Crown that the jary would be which he characterised, the proposed the little peoples of Germanic race. How we advised to take the evidence given by method as unsuitable, declared that debusily are the diplomatists of the Qua mao in the position of the psomer

with canal or ble cau ion, and ending to his information from Russia, druple Fatents, engaged in aducacing the his lordship was sure they would do. But

Sarono was prepared for a direct Balkan peoples by telling them that the change of opinion with Couns. Barch victory of the Central Powers, woukl fod, and that direct discussion between tirow them into orory while the

that

One Tapestry-covered Drawing Room Program and Vicens might lead to strinuph of the Quadruple Entente would supremacy in Eumpe Her Smbition was sollisetory result. Therefore it would Grive them freedom, independence, rain to be predominant in peaceful competi be best, Herr von Jagow, skud, to swalt in territory and economical thriftation with great and small nations in

Sulte, Bedroom Furniturs, Upholstered

Am-charts and Sofas, Two Bruse Bed- discussion. It 18 only a few years ago that the works for the general welfare, of civilizaé

stents, Bids bouda, Hanm

Exterich Dining Tables and

etc, Dinner, Tes and Coff

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Wagger. Goschen reported this to London suger for power of sin ezbated neler

This war has shown of what greatness and reunited Sir Edward Grey's answer, the motto. The Balkans for the Balkan

when relying on bus own Services, mirely that the would be a procedure People the union which soon actyed we are capa Cooking which was by far to be preferred to all through her arcuring the Serbian breach oral strength the power that our, ins thors that time Sir Edward Grey of agreement towards Bags The Det strängte gee caso explor

ood to the German etnodpoirt and German, and Austro- apexprely put aside his proposal forain Poland have freed

nference. We specially pursued our Rhegian madiatory action at Vienna in a form Phich approached to the last degree the of HOE line of

petualu plan!

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TAROM 1st September that part of the Building knowaan * STONE- HENGE” No, & Robitisun Road zow in the occupation of the Nippon Yasen Kalaka particularly mitable for a Boarding Hottes

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DAVID SASS00N & Co., LD. Hongkong, August 10, 1915.

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TORMAN COTTAGE, No. 4 PEAK IN ROAD 4 Good Rooms, Immediata posé alin.

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PERCY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING.

Hongkong, August 19, 1915.

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FARPERVILLE, GARDEN ROAD,

Room, immediate possession, house, in excellent order, 'tennis court and garden.

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Heven Rooms, very large fa

PERCY SMITE, SETH & FLEMING

Hongkong, Angust 18, 1915.

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TOUSES IN CLIFTON GARDENS

GODOWNS New Prays, Sounedy TowIL GODOWNS at Wanchal.

58. The Peak THE RETREATS 21 WONGNEICHONG ROAD

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioners

Hongkong, Sept 28, 1915.

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Appy LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, Sept. 27, 1915.

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HOUSE la Kadteford Teresce. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENOT Cay LTD. Hongkong, Dos. 3, 1914.

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Ist May; anfarnished.

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DENISON, RAM & GIBBS. Hongkong dept. 3. 1915

TO LETS

10. 171 "MAGDALENE TERRACE

NO.

No 1 & 6 TORKES BUILDINGS" Kowloon. Moderate rental Ready for occupation.

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