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SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916,

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers,

hare, Coal and General Produca

Brokers and Commission. Agents.

PROPRIETORS

To-Ewa-Wana", Coal Storage.

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„Codes and

Bentley's

4th & 5th Editions.

A 1 Talegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Addresa *RION HONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned bave received in structions to sell-by Public Auction. (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

ot

TUESDAY,

the 11th July, 1818, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Bobms, No. 5, Dey Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

1

A number of Lots of Books by well known Authors Inching Books of Referenet, French Novels, etc., etc..

Two Gent's Bicycles (New) with all accessories,

And

One New Remington Typewriter | No. 10 Visible.

Terms -Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH.

Aurizanera.

Hongkong, July 8-1916

PUBLIC AUCTION.

A12

BE Vadersigned have received in

on

by Public Auction,

TUESDAY,

the 11th July, 1916 commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms No. 8, Des Voix Road, Corner of Ice House Street, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND -BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

&c.,"

As Follows Indian Carpets and Rugs, (New); Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Bolas, Card Tables, Bedrdoni Furniture, Double and Single Brass-mounted Bed steads, Sideboard, Dinaer Waggens, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs,

Teu and. Occasional Tables, etc, etc.! Large Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware including Cut-glass, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, Ice Chests, etc, Bath Room Utensils, etc., & quantity

of Electro Plated Ware.

"Caille" Portable Motor with Battery, etcs complete (practically New), Pianos in good condition. Electric Reading. Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furni ture, Pictures, Engravings, a fow "Oil Paintings, Enamelled Bath Tubs, number of Bells of Mattings, etc, a few loss of Bentwood Chairs (New). Bath Towels, etc.

4.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) TERMS-Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, July 6, 1915

PUBLICE FAUCTION.

HE: Undersigned have received in- structions from THE REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT to sell by Public Auction.

WEDNESDAY,

POTTED

C&B MEATS

THE CHINA MAIL.

* 15 VARIETIES.

ALL DELICIOUS AND APPETISING. GAME, HAM, CHICKEN AND TONGUE, ETC, ETC. Prepared by a celebrated Chef under ideal nditions of cleanliness and selectio

IN GLASS, TINS AND WHITE" JARS,

ONE OF THE BEST OF

**

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S

CELEBRATED TABLE DELICACIES,

`ACENTS FOR LEA & PEREINT WORCESTERSHIRE - SAUCE.

DJ.Collis Browne's

BY APPOINTMENT

To"HM - THE KING.

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THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

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ASTHMA,

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Chlorodyna is a fiquid taken in drops, graduated according to the malady. "It invariably: relieves paia of whatever kn.d'; erates a calm reiresing sleep allays imitation of the nervous system when all other remedies faili leaves no bad ffects'; and can be taken when no other meficite can be tolerated.

CONVINCING MEDICAL TESTIMONT WITH EACH BOTTLE "Name, Grazina methazi d'ee words. Dir. 1. Chiis Breenc's Chierodyne so the Stans. Suid by Chosiste "Prices ir England.

1/12 3/5 4/3.

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS and Conditions of the

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received in- THE

structions to sell by Public Auction,

on:

FRIDAY,

the 14th July, 1816, commencing at 230 pm, at the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's Godown (and afterwards at Messrs.. M. Skott & Co's.' Gudown) Kennedy Towo.

letting by Public Auction Sale, so be hald on MONDAY, the 10th day of July. 1916, at 3 pm, at the Officon of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hi

Kowloons Excellency the Governor, of One Lo, of CROWN LAND.

ex in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at & Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surreyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 15 years.

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Locally.

No. of Bale.

Registry Ng

at

Particulars of the Let.

Boundary..

·ManruremonÂN, (Approximate)

X. S. E

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Annual Real

Contents in

Upset Prisa

SUNDRY SHIPS, GEAR, Steamship

"CHIYO MARU,”

Comprising

Sale Magpiacturers: J.T. DAVENPORT, DA.. Landan, S.E

HIMROD'S

Divas Instant Rollaf

•No matter what your resalta bara Organs may be sufferior arostwhether ASTHMA, INFLUENZA, MASAL OA1ARRH, or ORDINARY: DQUCH.

villages, weil dad in this famous remedy

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GERMAN KILLS GERMAN LIE.

YET IT WAS ONE OF THE PRETEXTS FOR WAR.

BEFORE THE CHARGE.

ERT PATRICK.

LAND, AND

There is an extraordinarily sharp sense of reality in the following sketch of the emotions of a group of British soldiers on the night before a battle in which they are to form part of the charging line

The dour: was shoved inwards and our Corporal entered. For a moment he stood. there without speaking, his long, lanky form darkly outlined against the half light.

*Well Corporal," said Dudley Pryor internegatively.

**Why don't you light a candlo," asked the Corporal thought that we were one another's to get each going addresses."

So we were," I said, if just remembering a decision arrived at a few hours previously. But I had lain my mind all the time

Bill it a candle and placed it on the floor while I covered up the window with a ground sheet.

The window looked ent ea the ring lice, three kilometres away, and the light, it uncovered, might be seen by the enemy. I glanced down the street and saw noys

in khaki strolling onlessly about, their cigarettes glowing!

The starshalls

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TO EVERY PURCHASER

No. 10

WHISKY

PROVIDED THE QUANTIFY IS NOT LESS THAN THREE BOTTLES, WE WILL PRESENT A HANDSOME SOUVENIR IN THE SHAPE OF EITHER A JUG, ASH TRAY, MATCH-

STAND BLOTTER ·OR EVERLASTING

CALENDARI

DONNELLY & WHYTE

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SOLE AGENTS

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THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

KAIPING COAL

Now well-knowu throughout the Eat-for

rose in the sky ous behind Bully Greaty STEAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNEERS AND

and again I had that feeling of the enemy's presence which was mine a few moments before.

Kore returned from a neighbouring cafe, a thoughtful look in his dark ayas and af. certain irresolution in his movements. His delicate nostrils and pale lips quivered nerveusly. betraying doubt and a little four of the work ahead at dawn. Under bisarm he carried a battle of champagne which he placed on the floor bevida the candle! Sighing & Ettle, he lay down at full length on the fear, ant before he brished the dust aside with a newspaper. Koro was very, beat and took a great pride in his uniform, which fitted him like an eyelid.

Felas na 'Crone came in together. arm in arm The latter was it a great state of subdued excitement; his whole body shook as if he was in lever; when he spoke his voice was hightly pitched and unnatural, s sign that he was under the strain of great nervous tension. Folan Looked very mach at ease, though now, And again le fumbled with the pockets of his tunig, betsening and prbationing the flaps and dirging his bands into his packets as it feeling for something which was not there. He had no cause for alarm: he was the company cook and according to regulations, would not cross in the charge.US.

Blimey! you're not at a, lacky daxe!" said Bill the Cockney, glancing at Felan. I wish I was the "cook to-morrow."

I almost wish I was myself." *** Wot d'ser mean?

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death was sudden, esay," write to god Tell them that my

That's the thing to tell them," said the Corporal. It always best to tell

so at home that death was sudden and painless. It's not much of a consolation," but

He paused.

Pryor,

It's the only thing one can do," said I've nobody to write to said Pr when his tum Cae.

There's a Miss

lighted and against his trousers. Thes and thumb and put it out by rubbing the he placed the cigar bonind his ear

Well, what will I sing?" he asked Any damped thing," said Bill "The Trumpeter, and we'll all help said Fores

Felan, leant against the wally thrust his. head back, closed kis-eyen, stuck the thumb of his night hand into a battonhale. of his tunic and began his song,

Mi volee, esther bourse bus very plea But what the aunty faltered a little at first, but was write to nobody that cares a damn what feeling, and a strange passion surge becomes of me, he concluded. At through the melody. Felan was pening least, I'm not like Bill."

And who will I write to for you, Bill?" I asked. “

Steam Winches, Boat Davits, port Scuttles and frames, Brass Saloon Win - dow frames and windows, Electric Fans Led Lamps Copper whistle and Syren.

Another of the great-German-lies as Do you expect an Lishman-in-going devil does it matter se zobody to gradually permeated by a note of deeport Brass Signal Gin, Engine Room Tele-just been nailed--after 2 months-and

to cook bully-beef when his regiment grapha and compasses, Electric water-by a German, too. tight shutter box Copper and Brass Herr von Schoen, when, as German goes over the top" asked Fulan. "For

Ambassador in Faris, he called on Msimme!** Stent Pipes etc, etc.,". "

Viviani, the Premier, on August 3, 101

We rose, all of us, shook him solemnly that his Government by the hand, and wished kim lunk. him to declare that French tors bad threwn bombs on the town

***Now," what about the addresses !! of Nuremburg

asked Kore. It's time we wrote them

And

One Searchlight,

NB-Farther sales will be notified aviators

A

perante plan 9,280jó

later.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

785

THE Undersigned have recurved in- stractions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

one

WEDNESDAY, the 12th July, 1916, at Noon, at their Sales Room No. 8. Den Voritz Road, Corner of Ice Hoca 8222, THREE ENGLISH POINTER PUPS, MALES, WEEKS OLD. Cash.

Terms

HUGHES & HOUGH.

Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 6, 1916

*

Ou view Now.

Catalogue on application. Teams Cab on delivery.h

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer. Hongkong, July 8, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

down.

bis soul into the

Trumpeter, what are you sounding now 2 Is it the call Fin seeking Bill scratched his little white potato Lucky for you if you hear it at all, of nose, puckered his slips and becario For my trumpet a-but-faintly speaking--- thoughtial. I suddenly realised that Bil I'm calling em Loms. Come homel

Come home 1 Tread Fight o'er the dead in the valley was very dear to me.

Who are lying around Face down to the ground,

Not sirsid, matay 7 I asked. “New” be answered in a thoughtful

This, in fact, was one of the motives of Germany's declaration of war. Need less to say, the statement was absolutely It's as well to get it over." I said. false. Dr. Schwalds, Director of the but no one stirred.

We viewed the job with distrust. By medical review Denfche Medizinische Wochensc

now writes admitting doing it we reconciled cumselves to a voice. was quite untrue 814 that the

dread inevitable, the writing of these --- A man has only to die onse, any-And they can't hear He quotes the Burgomaster of the town as stating in a letter to the General addresses seemed to be the only thing how asid Faian. Commanding the 3d Army Corps that that stood between us and death. It we weither before nor after the declaration of war had he heard of any bombard

HE Undersigned has received instrument of Nuremburgh by French aviators.

tions to all by Pablo Auction, »

TUESDAY,

the 18th July, 1918, commencing at 2.30 pm, at the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's Godown (and afterwards at Messrs. B. Skott & Co's Godown) Kennedy Town, SUNDRY SHIPS GEAR AND FURNITURE,

CHIYO MARU”

Comprising

ex Steamship

811

PATELL & CO.

Leather Covered Armchairs, Hevolving Baloon Chairs on Iron frames, Wooden Folding Chairs, Nickalled Brass Bed-

It is now announced that Lieutenant Humphrey Firman, P., killed in ac- tion, was the officer in command of the steamship Julnar, that made the attempt to provision General Townshend's forte in Kat-el-Amara. It was a forlorn hope,

"

Felas broke down suddenly, and, com Greedy! 'Ow many times d'ver want inc across the floor, he entered the antle

and sat down But I s'pose if a could only put it off for another little to die?" asked Bill.

Twas too high for mo, whiles, -

man ad nine lives like a cat, he wouldn't

tered buskiy."ly voice ** We'll fave a drink to 'alp us," mid wind dyin' cace."

the dogs. One time-

Then he relapsed into silen

Bill, and a cork went plenk! The bottle

was handed round and each of us, ercepi

-gone ta

But suppose," said Pryor. Spose, muttered Bill."

"Well, il

thab Felan knew how much his song “bad:

the Corporal, drank in turn, until the it as to be it can't be elped. I'm of us spoke, but we were. bottle was emptied. Corporal was tee pot gem to give any address to nobody"

t

Now, we'll begin," I said. but he cheerfully volunteered for the had given me strength." "I 'duty.

"For the Blood is the Life."

YOUR

BLOOD WANTS PURIFYING.

Ye're not having a drop at all. Cor

he said. "I'm goin' to 'ave a drink moved us. The wine We were all seated on the foor round?

lied the candle which was stuck in the neck poral," said M'Croze Have sup

12 Noon, at their Sales Hoons, No. 8 Importers-Exporters stends, Tron bank froines and Mattresses,OD, troubled with Enema IF YOU are suffering the ashes

the 12th July, 1916, at

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Tor HOUSE STREET, "|-|

Fatent Folding Washstands, Oak Writing and Centre Tables, Mirrors, Coloured Glass Windows, Mattregues Bugs and

Seven coses of BUTTERFLIES AND Commission Agents Carpets etc, etc, etc.

MOTHS forming one of the Anest Collections in the East, comprising

Classified and sot Specimens of Buttar lion and Moths properly labelled with dates and place of capture, covering South Chima, including the. North and West Rivers and disco, and Java

Borneo and Timor, with exchange specimenis for comparison from Europe Africa, America and other parts of Asia

China ther South

etc., and a largé antity of rare Batteries and Motila from Java, Bouth China, Timor, Borneo, btt, etc, in papers simila

The above

packad

HONGKONG,

Branches

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY, INDIA.

NEW

-On view Now?-

Catalogue on applic Texas By Osah on

Hongkong, Jal

TAMMERI

Blotobes, Spots, Pimplesi Boils, Seras er Eruption of any kind continually bursting through the skia.

and pains of Bid Laga Abscesses, Uloere, Berofalous Ulcerated Sores, Glandular Swelliage, Blood Foisor, stos

YOU are in the grip of Bheu- matem, Seistics, Lambs go,

YOU have that cenatant stebing

and fadammation of Piles. Gout, ato

All those sie sure algae of clogging bicod impurity, calling for immediate treatment through the blood, so don't waste your time and money on saless lotions and/messy cintments, which cannot get below the surface of the prim What you want and what you must hare is e medicine that will get right to the foot ef your trouble, medicine that will thoroughly tree the blood of the poison ous matter which alone is the true cause of all your suffering, Clarke's Blood Mixture is just such medicins. It is composed of ingredienby which quick overopine, and exfel from the blood all impozites (from whitaran cause aciglik) and by rendering it clean and pure, can be relied on to sñecs # Parting oure The braVAT

KE'S BLOOD

jfind by a most.

meoliated

of as empty champagne bettle. The its grand stuf

The Corporal shook his head. Es ist esader Bickered faintly, and the light made feeble fight with the shadows in the on, the Boor with his back against the

wall, his hand under his tight. corders. The room was full of the I don't drink, bà ind.~ 1* If I can't aromatic favor of Turkish cigarettes and

choice cigars, for money was spent that do without It now after keeping off it so

Tong, I'm not much good evening with the recklessness of men!

Yer don't know wat's good for yer,p

going out to die. Meesid Bill gazing regretfully at the last I began to feel drowsy, but another hur bottle. There a muffink like fizz, mouthful of chatupagne renewed vitalitys ole min desi fer is suda so z

in my body. With this fooling oume certain indifference towards the marrow. I must confess that up to now I had a vare distrust of my actions in the work ahead. My normal self revolted thought of the coming daw ・the exp ences of my life had not prepared the for one day of savage and ruthless buteli ery to-morrow I had to go forth pre- pared to do much that I dislik

had another wip of wine we were at the last bottle DOT an

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