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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1916.

Hughes & Hough

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE al by Pubi, Aussies,

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(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

ота

SATURDAY,

the 27th May, 1916, commenting at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Roons, No. 2, Des Venx Road, Comer of Ire "House Street,

A CONSUNREST OF

VALUABLE JAPANESE CURIOUS,

Ac..

Comprising

c..

Lange Silk-erabroidered and Hatti- painter Screens and Wall Panels, Brotze and Eruss Cavings, Figures, Eanterns, Bowls, etc, Satsuma Ten Sets, Rose Bowls Vises and Plates, Makodin, Irasri, i and Kaga Ware, including Binner and Tew Services, Vases and Fowls, Tortoises i shell Toilet Sets and Ormaments. [vory | Carvings, Figures, Vases, jõulpin,

**Also

A quantity of VALUABLE COLD DAMÁSCENE WARE, 150.

(Fall Particulars From Cutologie.)

Un view Friday.

Terms-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioncara.

Hongkong, May 30, 1915.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

*470

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,

од

TUESDAY,

the 30th May, 1916, commencing at 230 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street.

A QUANTIEX OF

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, &c. Aa Followay—

Large Second hand and New Carpets, Upholstered. Suites, Arm-chairs and Söfas, Card Tablus. Bedroom Forniture, Bruse Bedstead. Bouble Eris-mounted Deckstands, Sideboard, Dinner Waggona, | Extension Dining Tables and Uloairs, Tex and Occasional Tables, etc, etc, Dinner,

Tea and Coffee Services, Crockery, Glass

Ware including Cut-glass, Choking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, Ice Chesta

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structions from the Chief Ordnance Odier, Uhina Command, to sell by Public Auction

10

THURSDAY,

the 1st June, 1016, at 11a.m., at the Army Service Corps Camber,

The Steam Launch

"JUBILEE,"

Length .. '...

85 feet

12

kun

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www.

60 tons

Herm Depth Displacement Compound Engines Surface Condensing

will carry 70 passengers.. The Vessel may be seen by arrange ment with the undersigned on or after 28th May at the Army Service Corps

Camber

Tax-sual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the GovernmANÉ. Hongkong, May 1918.

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WANTED.

681

Portuguese FOREMAN ENGINEER Afor an industry in flongsong, must have thorough knowledge of managing Chinese workmen, good salary to a suitable man.

Apply by letter stating age and

experience to."S".

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610

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ots. Bath Room, Utensils, etc. o quantity OHERBY & CO..

of Good Electro Plate,

Also

* Pianos, Electric Reading Lamps,

PEDDER. STREET,

Opposite Hongkong Hotel.

Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a Telephone No.. 431..

quantity of Blackwood Furniture Hongkong. March 20. '914 Pictures, Engravings,

Ot Paintings, Bath Tubs, Large American,

Ice Chest, etc.,

· And

a

few

Encyclopaedia Britannica (32 vols.)

with Revolving Stand..

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.)" Tres: Cuzh

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 24, 1018.

538

'PUBLIO AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instrue 1 ten te Bal by Fublic auction.

from ADCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEDĮ,

Оп

TUESDAY,

the 30th May, 1916, commencing

* 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice

House Street,

One "Caille Portable Motor complete with Battery Box and Spark Plug. Guaranteed to be in good working order.

On view now.

Terms -Cachi

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BRITISH ACHIEVEMENT.

THE CERTAINTY OF WINNING.

EFFECT OF SEA POWER.

Do the British people are to-day realian what they have done to Germany, asks Public Opinico"? -

So gast had been the sesivity of our Army And Navy, 10 widespread their awdap, that it is not easy to keep in foots what has been done."

THE CHINA MAIL.

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**Nothing is more file than to suppoun that there is a mackat a tuturs for Germany as a self-contained Empire, even if that Empire extends from Hamburg. to Bogduit. The vary character of German industry makes the ses the

ecossary way of transport, and it is from] her Erao beyond the frontiers of her allies that she draws the revenue which keeps her great population living in a

restricted area.

"

BEA POWER AND ENDURANCE.

I do not believe that the German We have no outstanding writer who has people ara starving or in minediate given us a'balanced account month by danger of starving. Perhaps altor a year month of what Britain has schiared-noor two more of was there will to real one who, like Mr. Frank H., Simonds in suffering where there is now only the American Press," has marked progress hardship. for us, balancing the conflicting events of the hour.

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But hardship there is; hard. ship which is revested in a multitude of ways. There is, too, a shortage of certain things, essential in war, for which sub- stitutes may be found in most cases, although not, for acample, in the case of their harbours and their colonial ports rubber. Still it is possible to believe and naval stations as ports of call, in that another gear or two of war would concert with their allies. German ship. not exhaust Gertran material or reduce ping will be not of the race and the Germany to starvation.;

British will replace their only rival in the herrying trade of the world, and find

new wealth to replace with."

KIB

NEL TOWER V. MILITARIAM,

Mr. Simonds has been an acute critic of the Allies, but for us the main thing is that in his latest summary of the Bujupes sheet of the Great War he declares in the "American Review that Germany muat ultimately go to London and ask for peace," because our Nay

On the other hand, it must prevents say other course.

Mr. Simonds states frankly that the recognised that Germany's men importance of

our san power may be linite. She has already lost seven men everlooked, and that too much store for one of the British, and her population

Prophecy is idle and I do bot mean. may be set by the land operations alone."

is but 67,000,00k against more than to prophesy," concludes Mr. Simonds. The world has permitted its attention for Britain and her white What I do mean to emphasise la, that to be fixed upon land victories which have colonies. Financially the war is costing eighteen months after the outbreak of not been decisive, when the victory of her, with advances to her allies, almost the war, ses power has completely ses power had not only been immediately dollar for dollar with the British, and she bested militarism that the situation that decisive on its own element, bus was daily his no such resources facenzaslated exists, unless Ceramny can find some contributing to reverse the actual afsum capirat ns Britain upon which to draw. way to melity" is, by success over the Eshe-is, in fact, mortgaging her. Inture 1 British, insures Genius defeat exactly beyond imagination, while Britain is still as Napoleon's deleat was insured when drawing upon her pa The rapid he failed to dispose of sea power and decline of German credit in the open faced the Continent in aym». caurhets of the world, the neutral markets. is perhaps & fair' evidence of what the world thinks of the German financial

- tien on land."

WHAT SEL POWER HAS PONE. Mr. Simonds points out that it look the world two years hefore it appreciated the fact that in the Civil War the North had won the war," however long it might take to enforce the decision “ Southern States.

DĽ

the

Here is Mr. Simouds' picture of what our sea. power has done for and for

Germany

situation.

By next fal-Britain will certainly

.many men under arms, B have a Germany and they will be paznically for better men, because Germany's best have **All those nirdumstances should be already been removed from the bring apprecinted in their proper proportion.line, like those of France, Russin and

Germany can get to Paris, if she can Austria. Up to the present British sea power get to Petrograd, she may yet dispose of

her and rivals and readjust her has accomplished all that Nelson accom

She my yet plished.co.biscountry_and_a_little more, financial problems. this is to say it has established the British conquer the Continent, as Napoleon did, supremacy on water beyond question, it but she has so far failed to conquer any has abolished the German commerge from great opponent, even temporarily. She German has failed to cripple any great opponent the sea, it has destroyed the warships and underses boats that have materially, and she has lost for the period ventared within reach, it has given to cf the war, so far as one can see, he British commerce and to British transport { use of the ocean..

the safe use of the tea. Despite the sensational details of the sinking of a

WBSI

own

TO SURRENDER ON BRITISH TERMS. Yet, if she cunnot End a way to broak

Coincident, with this is the growth in Britain of a realisation that vietorY ments for the Empire the end of the gravest peril since the Napoleonic een...” and a determination abolish that peril · not by a mere victory, but by terms of peace which shall dispose for & long period of years. perhaps for ever, of rival on the sEA..

The British have' waked up, as they hare not waked up before since the wa began. They have appreciated the value

the

few great liners, it is well to remember the British hicckade, the fact is self.of their weapon of sen power, and they that the actual percentage of lows of British shipping frota Garman activitio evident that Germany must persuade are now preparing to make good all that

Britain to raise it, To do this is to Admirad" fshan has written of is far smaller than that inflicted byrrender on British farms. Such terms possibilities of sea power and to repeat. French privateers in the Napoleonic time. and never did the British in the earlier at the very least, would carry the evacua, against William 11. the absolute successes,

tion of Belgium, of France, of Fussia, won against Napoleon." with the French, sncceed io

the restoration of the stutas quo ante in paralysing og completely an enemy com Europe, with probable provision for merce as they have now.."

French, re-occupation of Alice-Torrgjine, Italian occupation of Trent and Trieste, and the surrender of Turkey to Allied mercies Of course, Gerwinny would not how consider such a peace, but the thing that I desire to inaka clear is that British

ABOLISHED GERMAN COMMERCE.. -

"Following the earlier precedent, British ses power has mada is possible for British expeditions to operate-in 'Europe and outside of it.

Res power has become, absolute; it Bars

So far as the sens g. Germany is a besieged nation: and the besieged nation.

"

GERMAN SPY MAKES TERMS,***

CAPTAIN VOS PAPEN'S UNDER- STUDY TRAPPED.

The

Daily Mail is publishing

1

some time ago, kept in custody in Eng land, and then sent to America to testify against the German bomb and dynamite conspirators.

"Öctside the European and Mediter. anos field sea power has enabled the the way of every German port; it is story-of a German agent who was arrested British to gather up all but one of the hampered by to British loss of territory German colonies with French and essential to the Empire, in fact, by Japanese help. the remaining colony, loss of British territory whatsoever. too, German East Africa, Hes within the

In the early days of the war Bridgeman grasp of the British whenever they choose

Taylor arrived in London from New York. to arize it. The Great Britain of Asquith like the besieged garrison, most break He was apparently wealthy, and claimed has deals with Germany as the Britain the lines of investment, altimately, or

to belong to Baltimore. He was regarded of the Pits dealt with France, both of surrender. Sot-on-has. Germany solauspiciously, and was watched. His con

It has failed to do this, but she has failed where dust in Lendon was not criminal, but it the Monarchy and the Empire. ablished "GermZAN commerce, appro-Napoleon succeeded. He conquered his priated German colonies, sealed up land fees, occupied their capitals, and was discovered that his passport, which German harbour to trade, and it has paid the costs of his war from their was alleged to be American, was probably bogus. Eventually he was trapped, and prevented the Germans from inflicting treasuries. All thus Germany has been Taylor confessed that his name was von any material lose upon the British in unable to do.

der Goltz. It is understood that he their own kingdom and from effectively Unless the Germans shall find a way claimed relationship with the German interfering with their trade or their

to break the blockade or compel the Field Marshal of thst name. transport..

British to raise it, there scems to me no.

The incarceration of the German fol.

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AUCTIONS.

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THE Undersigned has received in-

MONDAY,

the ath May, 1918, commencing 11 am at the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's Godown (and afterwards at Messrs.

H. Skott & Co's: Godawn) «

Kennedy Town, SUNDRY SHIP'S GEAR ex S.S. "CHIYO MARU"

Comprising

Celtic won the Scottish Association League Championship for the 13th time, established a new goal record, went far towards making a new points record, at and played two League matches on the same day, a series of remarkable achievements. They required to score six goals against Raith Rovers to aggre thereby eclipse Falkirk's total of 103 goals for the same number of matches in 1907-8. They held a lead of three goals Steaf Winches, Boat Daxita, Brass at the interval; but it was perilously, port scuttles ari frames Brass Saloon

e the all important near the finish before's

staken which enables them to window frames and windows Electric goal was to stop Falkirk. Celtic then trained, to Fans and Lamps Copper Whistle and Motherwell for their second engagement, Syren, Braas signal gun, Engine Room and brought it off successfully

"Today Britain is giving financial aid reason to doubt that the end of the wowed, but the authorities were unable to gate 104 goals for 34 matches, and to Russia and to Italy, she is giving is assured. It is a fact that Germany frame an indictment against him.” “Among military aid to France and she is engaging has so far failed in "brery attempt to Captain von Papen's papers was a cheque Germany's Turkish ally. Her troops, her reach Britein; and her fatures have been payable to Bridgeman Taylon. Later it money, her feet are all available for vao, so costly that it is difficult to believe that became dear, that the man was concerned wherever German activity calls for allied ibis any jonger within German power to

in thany conspiracies in America and effort. By no means all of her ventures compel Britain.

Canada, that he had helped to foment To

the „been successful, Sat

IF YOU COLOUR THE SEAS.

trouble in Mexico, and was aroong the Napoleonic War there were Governi

Great Britain on her part, slow to chief American terrorists. Gallipolis, notably on the Island of perceive the challenge, has now taken it Walcheren and in the case of Sweden.

OBSTACLE TO PEACE, TO DEC

When confronted with the evidence

rest of seven men who were concerned

in the mannfacturing of bombs to be

up as she took up the challenge of against him, and reminded of the late Holland, of Spain, and of France, both of other aples in England, von der Golts "The real obstacle to peace, at the under Louis XIV. and Napoleon. In sought to make terms. He gave a full present movement, lies in the fact that every one of these cases Britain did not history of the conspirators, and supplied Great Britain bas so far been the sole pause' with a victory or shandon nopea host of details which were previously nation to profit by the war and her profits when she was left alone, to fight. Sho lacking. The English authorities con have bean absolute, Germany has made fought to the end and to the destruction audied the American authorities, and the conquests on land, she has most of of her foes, so far, as their marine latter requested that von der Goltz should Belgium, & corner of France, much of ambitions were concerned, because she be sent to America to testify against his Russia, and (with her ally) Serbia, and Raw in these ambiticma aperil to her own fellow plotters. His arrival in the United Montenegro. But Germany has lost the existence. To-day she has accepted States was promptly followed by the sea. Not & German ship can put to sea, German challenge,, Rome took that of and Germany ancos return to the Carthage. She is bending her energies ordinary business of ie until she can and her power, not to throw Germany used for the purpose of blowing up ships again begin to ship her manufactures by back within her own boundaries in carrying munitions. water and draw her raw materials by the Europe, but to put an end for a genera same recta,'**

tion at least to all peril at sea. She is Thus, in effect, Germany has scoppiod fighting, not to destroy the German Warsaw, Idlie and Belgrade, only to lose nation, but to destroy, Germany; sala 100 Hamburg and Bremen, which are to all rival power and marine competitor

intents and purposes in Brian hands. On the map, the German conquests since they cannot be used by Germany,make a formidable showing, but how After eighteen months Germany has much more impressive is the showing of captured nothing that can give her the British conquests if you colour the bame ice bargain with Britais, And what seas to indicate them. Soms day Europe 16g watre a clock is noon, and twenty2 Britain holds makes all of Germany w will folk peace, but what vahio will peaca four o'clock is midnight, according to s conquests of little value. Sas is in the haves for Germany if I does not include new clock which, says the Daily WASHING BOOKE (for men) 80 position of a burglar who has entered in the terms the right to to the Express Field Marshal Sir John French has just introduced into the Home For house and collected the silver but cannot at how is Germany to persuade Britain vice Department with the idea of get out to dispose of it, to concede this right, if she cannot con-

Now, unleer Germany can outlast quez it? Does anyone suppose that abolishing the old danger of confusion Britain, or find some way to exexcite Germany will be able to east Briteln beswe ante-maridian and feet moridien courpulsion upon Britain, she must before she is herself exhausted? This is ultimately go to Leader and ask for sotard because Lain is still able to poace, because she must ultimately carry on & portion of her industrial He,

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THE Undersigned have received insteas-

(FOE 100GUNT OF THE CONCY WAZO),

TESDAY,

the 30th May, 1916, at,

"pm at their Sales Rooms No: 8,

Des Voeur Road, Corner of t

Ive House Strest,"

A NUMBER OF

INDIAN CARPETS AND

(NEW)

Terras Cash.z

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far exceed

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Dae o'clock is one o'clock in the morde

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Thus, an order maced by Lord French say haven o'clock last night, is timed nineteen hours. Thus there can be no possibility of mistaking the actual time of day he made the order.

The game between Partick Thistle telegrapha and compasses, Electric and Banger was one of the fastest of the water-tight shutter box, Copper and season. Falkirk gained a rather fortu Frass steam pipes etc, etc. nate victory at Hamilton. Hearts defeat by Kilmarnock was a surprise, and not at alton forma de

Celtic, 6;

Raith Rovers, O Motherwell 1; Celtic, Hibernians, Aberdeen, 0. Kilmarnock, 3 Hearts, 1. Hamilton Academicade, 0.

0: Falkirk E Queen's Park

Partick Thistle, 5; Rangers Clyde, 3 Thumbarton

·1. Motherwell 0; Ayr United J. Morton, 3; Third Lanark, C., Airdrieonians : St. Mizren, 0. Hibernians, 2 Hearts, 1 St. Mirren, 1 Bangers, 1 Clyde, 1 Kilmarnock, 1.

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PUBLIO ""AUCTION.

Undanigned his coceived farta

Talons to salt by Public Auction,

WEDNESDAY

the 31st May, 1916, commencing A 11 am, at the Toyo. Kisen Kaisha's

Godown (and afterwards Messrs. IL Skott's and.Co.'s "Godown), Kennedy Town. SUNDBY SHIPS GEAR AN

FURNITU

ez. S.S. CHITO MARU,

Comprising

Leather Covered Am chairs, dovely. ing. Balcon Chairs on iron franca, Wooden Folding Chairs, Nickelled Brass Bedsteads Iron Bank Framed and Mattresses, Patent Folding Washstands, Oak Writing and Centro Tables, Mir Coloured Glass Windows Mattrenser, Rugs and Carpets, etc, etc.

On view from Monday, the 28th inst Catalogues on application: Texas --Cash on delivery, ve

GED PLAMMERSY

Hongkong May 23 1918.