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MONDAY, MARCH 19:1916

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Hughes and Hough Undersigned have received instruc

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Shars, Coal and

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General Brokers.

PROPRIETORS

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AUCTION.

by Fubila & notion,

(FOR ACCOUNT: OF TEE. DONCSKER)),

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THURSDAY,"

She 16th Bfarok,, 1915, ik 31. a m, altho Gate Elouse, Kingsclere" Kennedy Road,

A QUANTIT of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

ko. do (Full Particulars from. Gabilogun) On view day of Sala, Terms -Canlı..

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers! Hongkong, March 9, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

412

HM Undersigned harë received locizno- obs to all by Public Autedon, (FUN'ACCOUNT OF TEZ CONCERNII).

FRIDAY,

the 17th March, 1918, commencing

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ab 3.30 p.m., si their Hales Rooma, No. 2,. Des aux Road, Cornar

of Ice Hoque Streek, - *

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NE Undersigned have received InstrucVALUABLE HOUSEHOLD Tanto il by Pablle Auction,

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TUESDAY,

the 14th Marob, 1916, vommendug ati 11.30 pm, at their Salon Rooms, No.

Des Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice-House Street,

A Large QUANTIIT OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, TIRE, BRASSES, CARPETS, RUGA, &c,

As Follows:

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Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and "Bafis," Card Table, Bedroom Furniture, #Erses Bedstead, Double and Single Braak- mounted Bedsteads, Bideboard, Dinner Waggon, Extension Dining Tables and -Chals," "Tha and Occasional Tables etc, ato, Dinner, Tea and Coffee Services, r:Crockstar Glass. and E.-P. Ware, 2 Cooking Styras, Outlery, Toilet Beta, đc., Bath Boom Utezusila, etc.,

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Two Pianos (in good condition), Electric Reading Lamps, 1 Large 8-Fold Blackwood Bormen, a quantity of Blackwood "Tural- Bare, ata, etc., sta. *

And

At Boortment of Brass Jardinieres, Flower Vases, Candksticks, Finger Bowl,

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(711)_Particulars:from_Chtalogue.)..

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-HUGHES & HOUGH, duationners,

Hongkong, March 9, 1916,

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have recalvad lostrup»

tions to sell by Public Auction,

(PER, 4,000ZSE OF THE CONCREVID),

TUESDAY,

2. tha»-14th/Märnh, 1918, commansing

at 1.39 p.m., at their Sales Booma, No., 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

JOUR NEW DUPLICATORS,

STEKOIL PAPER, WRITING, BOARDS,

DUPLICATOR INK,"&c.

Tram :-Caah.

· HUGHES & HOUGH,

AuctioneerA. Bựngkong, Much: 10, 1916.417

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

Tons to all by Public Aucten,

Full. Underalgund live received Izstruc- ·|

{10%, ACCOUNT OFʻTRE CONCERNIV),

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the 23rd, March, 1715, at 13 mm., så the Anny Service Corps-Bazracks. Dept. qui Enclosure, opposita H.M.9.

Dockyard Gita, Queen's' Road," BUNDBY MESS "FURNITURE, Consisting of -- Writing Tables, Wishstanda, "Armelnire, Dupboarila, Meat Saico, etc, etc.

BILLIARD TABLE

BY THURSTON C

And

TWO: PIANOS.

Ou view from the 22nd inst

- Veg further information apply to the

undersigned..

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Auctions th 400

Rongicong, March-45'1916,

THE Underagged have received lustrac-

loga bo Shell qual

« (PON; LOGOPEE. OFFER CONCERNED). QIT DINNER SERVICE AND ONE SET OF GLASSWARE, RECENTLY ='ARRIVED FROM THE CIVIL

SERVICESETORES, LONDON,VIS Partioplars may be had Erýn the Undars

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAR

THE DARDANELLES.

Atni, March 11,

SUGGESSTUL OPERATIONS IN MANT AFRICA

LONDON, Mar. 11)

It is believed that, the mines hire TARATA AND SALAITA OCCUPIÁD, (Continued from Puge â...".

| béen removed from the Dardanelles to allow Gorman, submarines to“ pata 'SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMI. {through the Black Sex.

(Router's Servics to the China Mall.) |

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH AEROFLANE ATTACK.

LONDON, March 11

DIBCONTENT IN BULGARIA,

LONDON, March 11, There is much discontent to Bulgaria, and peace demonstrations have been ruthlessly suppressed,

GERMANS MAKE. FRIGHTFUL SACRIFICES.

A communique states that yesterday 31 aeroplanes made a roccessful attack en the memy's railḥand billatz må One- hin. All returned safely. It is believed HEAVY FIGHTING HAST AND WEST that considerable damage was done

diamult of a fight in the air a bostile maabine sad sae of our own were downed near Tourant.

LATES

Last night the enemy made bombing attacke against two of our cratere nest Hebensollers. Both were repulsed. To | day there was much artillery activity on both sides about Hohenzollern, Leos and between Quinquerque, and Fauquissart North of Fauquissart ocr artillery damaged a mire shaft.

FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA,

LACK OF WATER, HAMPERS

OPERATIONS.

OF THE MEUSE.

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PARIS, Mar. 11.

The War Utice. announces that after the coqupation of Lake Chala i yesterday: General Venter's forte pushed on to Taveta, which has found partially evacuated. Some German General Berenger. We occupied with a machine-gun surrendared to Tarata simultaneously. General Tighe commenced the bombardment attack of Salaito, which we occupiqu Operations continue.

BRÍTISH · NON-COMBATANTS KILLED.

STATEMENT BY MR. ASQUITH

A communique states that west of

LONDON, March 11 the Mause, where the bombardment Mr. Asquith. Has made ja statomani was couseless during the day, the that British non-combatanta killed by enemy furiously assaulted the French bombardment number 49 man, 89 positions in Corbeaus wood. Several women and 39 children, while the attack were repulsed successively by numbers killed by air raids are 197 artillery infantry and muxim fire men, 92 women and 87 children. which devastated the enemy's ranks. the result of the sinking of vassale Notwithstanding that their. Ice 2,750 have been drownsd, were utterly disproportionato to their objective, "the Germans delivered a final assault with a division arti suc- corded in re-occupying the part of the Corbeaux wood which the French had re-taken from them on the bth

AMERICAN CAVALRY ATTACK MEXICAN BANDITS.

NEW YORK, Mar. 11. Mexicon bandits of Villa's party fraided the town of Columbus, "New The Germans east of the Mause Mexico, but were driven out by twice attacked the French, trenches American cavalry, with 100 Billed. west of the village of Douaument and 200 wounded. Sixtesa Ameti but were stopped by French artillery cans

were killed. and maxim fire. They failed to ap- pursued the bandits into Mexico, but prouch the positions anywhere. The returned when the Mexicans ware French artillery stopped an attack reinforced. which was being prepared against the village of Vaux.

FURNITURE,

Comprising Sideboarde, Dinoer Waggon, Dining, Tables and Olaice, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chars, &c., Wardroben and Toilet Tables, Double and Single Friss, and Braes mounted Bedsteam &a. Miscel laneous Furniture, yeral lots of Black-GERMANT'S DECLARATION OF WAR wood Ware, 2 Carpets, Teo Pianur,

inst. LONDON, March 11. An oficial report states that Major- General Aylmer was operating on the 8th inst, seven miles from the right bank of the Tigris, but in cocoastce of lack of water he was compelled to fall back on the river after ramoring all the wounded.

for lots of Pekinera Cloisomus, Porce lains, &c. &c., and a number of Small Folding Chairs,

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&c.,

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(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Txz-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUɑN, Auctioneers, Hongkong. March 11, 1916.

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AGAINST PORTUGAL. -

It is confirmed that the Geraat lost heavily on Thursday in the attacks agumist the village and in the trenches at the bottom of the ridge auroounted by Fort Vaux.

·The Americas

It is stated that the US Gover ment gives the Army liberty to cutek bandits.

FRENCH BARQUE SUNK.

LONDON, Mar. 10.

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LONDON, March 10. The German declaration of war against Portugal recites what it calla a

The enemy bombardiment iti The French banque Ville Dukuere long series of breaches of neutrality, Woevre was intense but was viger has been sunk. Two lives were lost facluding the free passage of British fously countered by the French: troops through Mozambique, the pur-batteries.

423) chase of guns, tia, from the Entente, The Germans threw flouting nines RUSSIANS NEARING TREBIZOND

the seizure of German ships, and con. into the Meuse at St. Mihel but clades that Portugal is placing these were shied out before doing

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Losses, Mar. 12.

any damage.

The French wrecked enemas or

The papers emphasise the signianisations in Lorraine. ficance of Germany's declaration of ENEMY REGIMENTS ANNIHILATED, war against Portugal, and its bear-

PARIS, March fl. ing on East Africa, where the Uer- It is semi-ufficially announced that mans are now completely hemmed the Germans in attempting to retrieve their failuros showed incredible

· Lisaos, Mar." 12. fordcity. In their mid obstinacy they It is expected that the Govern-made frightful sacrifices but did not dut will make a statement to Fargain an incb. A German army corps lintuent regarding Portuguese rela-failed to make an impression on Bethen tion with Germany, and then coi-court while the French continued to fectively resin.

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The Gerra Minister and the shaft

advanes on Bois Corbeaux.

-Sever)” German corpa attacked &

PETROGRAD, Mar. 10.1

The Russians are within 40 versta of Trebizond.

TURKISH PEACE PROPOSALS UNCONFIRMED,

LONDON, Mar. 10. The British Ecials have no definiti information regarding the Turkis Peace proposals to Bussia In vier of the Allies' compact any such pre posals to be successful must be made to the Allies as a whole.

In the absence of reliable news no

of the Legation have gone to Madrid.three kilometro freat in the Douaumont importance is attached to the reports Beuter learns that Germany's and Vaux regions. The enemy regi- of the attempted assassination action is purely provocative, as rifle fre, The carnage only coased with

ments were annihilated by artillery and death of Enver Pasta. Portugal was legally entitled to requisition ships which were so long immobilised. Moreover, Fortugal's

action does not violate the Commer- cial Treaty us the vessels were not! in transit.

Congress, on the notion of "the Promier, have agreed to form a National Ministry.

the approach of desk and the com

oncement of a snow-storm.

A NEW GERMAN LIE.

Pans, March 11,

BAGDAD RAILWAY" "OFFICES

BURNT AT ADANA.

ATHENS, Mar. 10.

It is officially stated that the Ger-The Offices of the Bagdad Railway French started the offensive at Verdun.fite, which is believed to be incent mans are circulating the legend that the at Adans have been destroyed by

diary

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GERMANT'S DEBT TO BRAZIL BRILLIANT, FRENCH AIR FİGHTS,

OWES 15,000,000 FOR COFFEE. MANY GERMAN, MACHINES-

BROUGHT DOWN,

RIO DE JAIRO, Mar. 10, The Journal of Commerce recall that Germany owes Brazil acarly five millions

PARIS, Mar. 10. .

A commiunique gives an account sterling for coftes which abe will probably of some brilliant French air (suc never be able to pay. The journal sug

grats that Brazil should prevent the cesace. There have been numerous sailing of German ships from Brazilian actions mostly over the German harbours and negotiate with Germany lines. Fifteen Garman seroplanes Ten were seen to for the chartering of them in order to were routed

reliere the congestion of Braziling ex-plunge vertically towards their own por. The most rigorous measures are lines. A Fokker and another were advocated in the event of Germany's brought down in Champagne and refum!.

three st Verdun

IMPORT OF FOREIGN PRESERVED

"FAUITS PROHIBITED.

LONDON, March 11. His Majesty the King has signed the Proclamation prohibiting, the import of foreigs preserved fruits.

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THE NEED FOR MEN.

Lospas, March 11. Mr. Tennant announces that the Government is carefully considering the question of enlisting single mon who are working in munition factories.

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