SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1918,
Hughes & Hough
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HE Endersigned huvi veived in- structions to sell by Public Auction,
TUESDAY,
the 30th May, 1918, commencing at 2:30 pm at their Sales Biams, No 4,
Des Voeux Rouuri, Chanur ofỷ -
fee House street.
A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, CARPETS, ETGS, &c.
As Follows-
Large Second hand and New Carpets Upholster Suites Arm chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture. Brass, Bed-tend, Doubly Brass mortell Bedstentis, Sidebar Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs. Teac and Cerasional Tables, ete, etc. Misner, Tea and Cofer Mürvizes, Crockery, Classi "Ware including att glass,” “Cooking" Stoves, Cutlery, Tüilet Sets In Chests," ste Bath Room Utensils, etc. quantity
of Good Electro Phares
Adv
a. Pine Blectric Rowing lamps. Blackwood and. Teakwood Serveus, a
quantity
Blackwond
Pictures, Kagmvings.
Furniture.
Paintings Bath Tubs, Large Amoricum,
alry Chest, Be..
with Revolving Standl.
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RUCHES & HOLTHE,
Abitumenty
Hongkong, May 24, 1916.
THE
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TUESDAY,
the 20th May, 1916, contenging
at 130 . ht thetr Sales Roame, Nc. 9,
Des Voru kond, Corner of Ice
Hidup Street,
One Caille Portable Motor complute with Battery Box and Spark Plug Guaranteed to be in good working order,
On view now, Terins-Cavlx.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 23, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
674
Undersigned have received instruc
tions to sell by Public Auction. (ron) ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNE”),
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TUESDAY, the 30th May, 1916, at pn., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Jos Rouse Street,
A NUMBER OF INDIAN CARPETS AND RUGS. (NEW)
Terms - Cash.
...
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JOHN CAKEY & SONS, LIMITED, "WELLINGTON MILLA LONDON
AUCTIONS.
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(TR-ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
RUBBIA AND TURKEY.
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"HIGHLANDERS' DASH AT LOOS.
THRILLING STORY OF THE 6TH
CAMERONS" PART. -
HOW COLONEL WON TIE V.C. AND DIED.
The wovenie bates of the 6th Cuinemon Highlanders, ring The battalich's history frone the "Guthreak it was ill the (end of lasă peer; contains a very excellent
anoticial story of the battle of Loos,
This battalion karined part of the B*% (Scottishy. Dirişin, which bok part in the fare fighting near Lowe au Septeni ber 26.4 hint Dunex the fortnight hofore, the battalion, under Fient. Colonel Douglas Hamilien jyhn fall in the great battle, winning the V.. by his prowe), had hoeg resting at La Beuvriere. On Thursday, the 23rd, they moved up towards the firing line in violent shutdeftorni, and the Friday night was 'spent in a communicating teeth wer Philosoph. Very tow get any aluop, disturbed as they were by the Woning - for the sins and by trogs which infested.
the trench.
A
ip was with a teeling of rehef that the batulion moved up by the front liers, The attack had begun mod any doubra as to its immusifiata sueries were sooty dispelled By the arriyal of AWO Large bands of Gerum prisoners, whan' were evidearly ant displeased to be out of the melee. Ta un, inevedibly short rime wird-was passed that the seeks arvut Jan Trytup," The leaner,bal len | plationenalty quick-to quick, pembilan —for thise in r next sector had b}{ held up, with the result that the lam wing of the Brigade was, in the win.
Chir turn had now come (continum the Barrator and, with: A Company leading. wo advanced in line of half companiesa Fassing Lowards the felt of Hit 70. through Puifs. 14 bis " we were met with a perfect bail of bullers. The enemy wca"the point of advancing in large Saunders to the attack, but
they
the botter of it and turned out. Just as thog got to the rest of the hill our machine-guns, conne, into serion and called great destruction.
GALLANT KZARGLARY PART,
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While it was pat light it was artike disasters to expose caperell, Eut many ni at lift his meagre enver to attend to a wounded cotorade. The doctor had bis dressing station immediately behind the
Trojan pit, and there he worked Pke a till the place was shelled the ollowing
All through the night we were suspected to ecintiatous hail of shruppel envi exposed to bullets of hidden, snipers, Der men by this titre, gere utterly' worn untu hungry and wiserably cold. Such was the state of affaits when, early on Sunday morning," the enemy. considerably reinforced, läúzched his counter-attack. The troops de 'our left were driven back, but our men held on, though exposed to very heavy frontal and enfilade fire, till it was imposible to hold on longer, and
we, too, had to withdraw,
Thus,
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A rully was made with a few bien 85 our rate of merchant ship construction the pit, and again further back continues to be very much reduced, the some of our men, fighting rearguard report of the American Commissioner of action, the enemy were cheeked in their received his death-woord.. By this time Navigation indicates that similar een, advance, and the battalion was able to struction in the Prital States is retire in good order for woout 8 yard largely increasing. The Achninistra Here, under cover, we formed up. and tion, however, easier the progress in a long, thin line again advanced.
not sufficient, un! President
THE Cadenitud have received in- TH
structions tell by Public Auction. The Poprad. Retch publishes the following intement News has been ceived in Petrograd that, the former dragonsan of the Russian Embassy is is
ia Wilson is now conferring with leading Turkey, M. Deudes, has arrived
view to the Constantinople, having been sent, thither Congressmen with a
TUESDAY,
the 30th May, 1916, at
2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 5, Dee Vœux Road, Corner of
Iox HOUSE STREET,
SEVERAL LOTS OF
FLOOR MATTING VARIOUS SIZES AND COLOURS "NEW" Terms: as usual.
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HITHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 26, 1915..
PUBLIQ ACCTION,
601
The Undersigned have received in- structions from the Chief Ordnance Othcer, China Command, to sell by Public Auction,
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THURSDAY, thevist June, 1918, at 11 mm., nt the Army Service Corps Cumber, "676 The Steam Launch
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Anctioneers Hongkong May 9, 2013.
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AUCTION. PUBLIC
THE Undersigned have received instruc. Toto sell by Fublic Anction,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNLD);
LI
.00
FRIDAY,
the 2nd June, 1918, commencing at 2.30 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,-
A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. Comprising.:- Sideboarde, Dinner Waggon, Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield-Solan Arm-chaira, &c., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Doable and. Single" Brass and Brase-mounted Bed.tenda, ., Miscel laneous Furniture, several lots of Black wood Ware, Carpets (New), Piaube, Porcelaine, do, din., da,
Alx"
A few lots of Brass Vases, Flower Pots
And
A number of Lots of Now Matting. (Full Pazuesimen nơm Catalogns.) TE Cond.
HUGHES & HOUGH, A walioneers,
Hongkong, May 26, 1918.
"JUBILEE,"
65 foet
19
"
B ***
Length... Beam Depth ... Displacement Compound Engines Surface Condensing
60 tons
will carry 30 passengers. The Vessel may be seen by arrange raent with the undersigned on or after 29th May at the Army Service Corps Cababor.
TERMS:-As usis).
HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers to the Government."
Hongkong. May 23, 1916.
~WANTED
681
Fortuguese FOREMAN ENGINEER"
COLONEL AT HEAD OF MEN.
there were only three unwounded officers lost in the battalion, and these resurganised what was left of the battalion.
Menusione 12 very important into dangerous position just notch of boos The enlone!" was magnificent. A con- was in danger of being reabed at any picuous figure, he was always in front, incent. Wolunteers were called for to Wege up to hold the lice. Tired and hungry by the Russian Foreign Office to remain carly passage of both the Government and never, sought concealment.
as they were, Lieut. Wilson had little at the order of the United States Ship Bill and the State resolution advanced by short rushes to within a Ainbassador in the Turkish capital. calling for an investigation of railroad very short distance from the enemy, who culty in, getting a sufficient number
**This
unfortunately had by this time posted of men. chiefly Camerons, to follow him, transportation. The President attributes diplomatic servant to the Turkish capital the paralysis of American trade in the themselves in positions of vantage. We and these established themselves in the explained by necessity of assistance Far Beat and in South America to the withering fire from the front, and were relieved on Monday morning by a were unsupported right or left, aubjected position. They held on there till they for the members of American Embassy operation of our legislation prohibiting enfladed by machine-guns from the wood cavalry division. in Constantinople with regard to protec-trading with our enemies. He does not on the left. We could do no more, and tion of interesta of Russian-subjects in blame us, he says, for he knows we are Turkey. This step has been taken with
nomination of
a Russian
crippling
were forced to withdraw to,& defensive
COLGEROUN, I'M DONE!" Another writer describes the death of
STRAIGHT LINE IN TREATIES.
GEOGRAPHY AND BOUNDARY DISPUTES.
Colonel Sir Thomas Holdieh, lecturing before the Regal Geographical Society on Geographical Problems in Boundary. making," showed how costly mistakes had been made owing to lack of goographical knowledge. That was, he said, the fras rock.on which delimitation treaties split. Where maps did not exist and where it was out of the question to wait for 'them to be made. the arbitrators were forced into adopting the worst of expedients, the straight line..
The disadvantages of the straight line
had been illustrated to several instances
our enemy. But the site position to reform and be reinforced. We the volunt, who at the outbreak of war the consent of the Ottoman Governmenttion demonstrates the helplessness of the had stopped the advance of the enemy, was a major of the Reserve, formerly of lately, notably in boundary settlements
United States through its lack of ships.
na the basis of reciprocity.
With the same function in view a The Bill now before Congress, the Presi who proceeded to strengthen the position the 2nd Camerous.
member of the Turkish Mission in Stockholm, Ragin-Baki Bey, is in a few dars time arriving in Petrograd and will be af fae orders of the Spanish Embassy."
One thousand two hundred police persioners were recalled for service to assist the permanent forco, says the ro port of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for 1014 A force of upwards of $4,000 special constabulary, with Colonel Sir Edward Ward as chief. officer, was raised for the protection of vulnerable points and other police duty.
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Shortly after we started to go back the lene turned round to have one more Lok at the enemy's position there he
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Four times he led the poor remuant of case an awkward international complica his battalion and some 100 others who tion arose when it was found that a vide had railed round him against the scar. tract of valuable land had besa errone
ously assigned to England and had to be increasing enemy now holding Hill 70.
Then he sank to the ground with the referred to Belgium. Then there was quiet natural. words, Colquhom, I'm the adoption of a definite meridian which done!** Of course," said Captais crossed the Kalahari Desert, the easter Colquhoun to himself, of course ha'limit of what was German South-West done; he has had the whole 30 hours of Africa. This entailed years of scientific coid, hunger, and anxiety, And he has labour-costing a sum equal to the values been doubling all these times tan yards of thousands of square miles of useful mapping to End where the meredian in front of 'esup H 70."
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Then perceiving the facts, his two officers still with him Sandaged "his wounda; baž 20 minutes istor, with the words "I rinst get up I must get up he passed away.
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Absurd incidenta arose over the da limitation "of "the boundary between the United States and Osside. One of the difficulties arose as to what was 'meent by main channel." Between Van couver and the mainland there is an archipelago of islands, and at least three chapzole that might be called main chanels," Chief among these Islands WAR San Juan. In 1800 a pig was shot bryan Amorioan on San Juan and the American wÊN haled ", before, a British magistrate and threatened with imprison ment. This put a climax to the dispute, American honour was touched, and tropps were landed from both sides. It looked ne if the pig incident would lead to vári but the position was saved by arbitration. The award gave away the whole archipe lage to the United States.
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