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*MEIRION" HONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in- THE by Public Auction,

'Ou

WEDNESDAY,

the 19th July. 1018, commencing at

AUCTION.

*CULARS and Condition of the Letting by Pablia Auction Bale, to be held on MONDAY, the 17th day of July, 1918, að 5 F.m, at the Odies of the Publis Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One fat of CROWN LAND Moo Lon Street, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term or 78 years, with the option of renewal Ab Crown Renk to be axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 18 years."

Particulars of the Lot

Losalty,

Beghty No.

if Bala,

Men Lan Bure

g Island

(apyrustmala)-

ft.

*

Costasta

persaleplan. 1,000

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Uptek Prices

THE CHINESE NAVY IN POLITICS.

WHAT. IT WILL DO AND ITS 'DEMANDS."

PARTISAN INTRIGUE DENIED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HAVE YOU

BAD LEG

I surrounded, with Indammachem not seeing that “wins, pra, pant your begne on the Kabanovi poes

'you, have: pačiai, which ledes all, the: rimedios

the wound walk the lick my be or there men he wande) the clean (slowed

Site suosioun, weil dapatya yen of that poseer te večku

pression, but du mer Try the Gunshopper

and had been proved to be a failure Ea urged that military" men should refrain from interfering with politics and stated. that anyone who attempted to a fores for the purpose of attaining, salilih ends would be considered an enemy of the navy, whose painful duty it would be to draw the word upon thein. Ha Also urged that the constitution of Nan king, which was the only law by which Frodent Joan was elected and ro *It is the busibost of the Navy to see whide by which President Tuan made that the military-party do not prevent solemn cath, should be revived that this

and the revival of the old constitutions Parliament should be reinstated the tenour of a statement loaned to the that legitimate cabinet should be press by Admirst T.8. Los in explans formed. These foundations were those ign of his action in concentrating the upon which the Chinese Republic stood Chinese first off Wooring Captain Esa and the Navy made the request on be Che chiang, who is in Shanghai for the ball of the people of China purpose d-Inquiring into the collision NO POLITICAL INTRIGUE between the C N.B. Hainga and the cruiser: Halynen, and who is acting temporarily as secretary to Admiral Les denied to a representative of the "Now China Daily News that the movement of the navy had anything to do with any palitical intrigue. I wanted to have question of the form of Government quietly settled......

ALWAYS AGAINST A MONARCHT.

Continuing, the statement want The allegation in some foreign papers that the sation of the Navy was due to Intrigue of certain politicians or that certain individual interests crore to be Berred wa dostitute of truth, and it is desired to protest against such an irres ponsible statement. - -

with

What

Capt. Esu in answer to some questions. put to him stated that a promise had The statement issued by Capt. Han for been made by the Government chat what the Navy had asked for should be Admiral Loe, in part, fa as follows

"Immediately after the monarchical granted, but he remarked "Those are all movement was hatched in Peking general words. They wanted a better assur opposition was started in the Navy snow that their demands would be com ich might be explained by the fact usucanice ko yon require that tost the Navy a prominent pro the deed will follow he promise. We motes of the Chinese Republic, in the shall see on August 1 that the Parlia revolution of 1911. It was some time the end of last year, before the adoption ment is properly spuned. The President 817 of the Imperial Calendar, when the is doing bis best but while there are through its commander, Vice opposing forces at work he has no opper tunity of working his will in things. domination of the Government during years. The martial courts of Peking and Shanghai have been most despotic.

TAYS: 8 Lee who had then the There has been a mahe past few|

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GRASSHOPPER OINTMENT AND PILLS;;, Poprad Dr Ahmet, Aida. - Beam. Fueringām. Stems, Luadon, ́· England).

- Prima in Tadsad 1/12 and 27 por dos. "Agents A. B. Watson & Co., Id

HONGKONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPT.

The Report of Mr. P. O. Hutchison, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, was laid on the table of the Legis Council yesterday afternoon.

It

states:- REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENENT.

1:30 p.m.; at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Undersigned has received instruc./fause, ha a result of this, the Govern Besides, we want the dismissal of the duties ar licensed warehouses for 1915

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Tee House Street,

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD... AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

As Follows:-

American Roll-top Desk etc., a quantity

of Electen Plaited Ware.

TULE.

120

tions to sell by Publio "Anction,

TUESDAY

the 18th July, 1914, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at the Toyo "Kisen Kaisha's Godown (and afterwards at Messrs. H. Skott & Co's. Godown) Kennedy Town

SUNDRY SHIPS GEAR AND FURNITURE, Steamship

"CHITO MARU,“

Comprising:-

cape and

that

the words

spreared in a Presidential

is

-1915. Liquors 173,00124 $5,031.68 Duties, Chinese

Liquor,

429,106.31 "447,333.73 biggised Ware

house Food

8,000.00

8,730.00 atate Licensed. Wars-

„Feea,

Grote house Overtime

40.00

68.00

control of the Admiralty. Office in

LIGUDES CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE Shanghai, staled that it was not fee pared to support the monarchical

1. The revenue collected from liquor compared with ment

knowing that the Shanghai

was 8626,374.97.as Admiralty office had the control al monarchical men and we want the

things done which we have asked for $856,033.88 in 1914. The general details three squadrons sent Admira Kian-hatung, Commander-in-Chief of Without that there will be eternals as follows.co the Navy, on a special mission to this treabla. port to abolish the Office of Admiralty Again pressed as to what further Duties European

of and to bring about the summary durance the Navy wanted, Capt. Esu

Lee and

said they might accept the assurance Rear

Haun, Nya Tazs chung and Chan missal of Vice Admiral admiral C. P. Han, who was then ins that they would not prevent the

the training squadron: command of. s Indian Carpets and Rugs, (New)

the suspersion and transfer of rival demand. being granted by the captains of the feet. Es also Government. If those three Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and

andered that the words "Chinese Repub-meet which could be accepted

if they at Sofie, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture,

and fered before, then everyting would the sailors

before Navy bad no Double Bras-mounted Bedsteads, and ex.

#626,571,87 #631,955.89 be all Chinese Imperial Majesty's "should be

The in view. Twin Bedsteads, Sideboard, Dioner Wag-

object sht

position of substituted

pected from the con- gons, Extension Dining Tablesand Chairs

We claim that the abolition of the would remain much the same until to Tea and Occasional Tables, etc., ste Leather Covered Armchairs, Revolving Shanghai Admiralty Office was most August 1 or until the receipt of such an ditions at present obtaining in the Colony the revenue derived from the Large Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Saloon Chairs on Iron frauices; Wooden irregular, in unsecuence of which man Questioned as to what would happen intim on stropea liquors shown

rviews were not met on the meet further decrease. The revenne from Ware Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Folding Chairs, Nickelled Brass Bed-ave. In order to destroy to a certain Sets, Ice Chests,etc, Bath Room Utersuteada, Iron bunk frames and Mattresses, artent: the union between the variousing of Parliament Capti Hau stíondo) akinese liquora; shows an increase and said that the Navy slready had its-plans though the total amount collected was Patent Folding Washstands, Osk Writing squadrons, Admiral Lin directed that prepared and intimated that it was quite less than in 1913 it is satisfactory to

each commander of a squadron should

prepared to stand by the position it had note that the whole of the increase comes and separately

from the liquors sold by the local dis- and Centre Tables, Mirrors, Coloured function independente Board of taken up

tileries. Glass Windows, Mattresses, Rugs and from the ethers,

Navy should assume the direction of the

TOPLUM MONOPOLY. whole feet. The ships were then sent to Carpets etc, etc, etc.

Os view Now.

various and isolated places with limited KEEPING FIT ON 1. d. A DAY. 2. The Department continued to con- trol the Opium Monopoly during the supply of coal and stores. Tunner and

year Haw optam was purchased at the Kueichow were then in revolt and there

Calcutta Auctions from time to time i was an understanding amongst the units of the fleet that any order vor

through the agency of Messrs. David Sassoon & Co. who also made all the to support the late President

necessary shipping arrangements. Mr 815 not be obeyeds Time passed until

declared in- "The average person ests three times H. Alan Taylor continued in charge of Kuangst and Kuangtung dependence, spon which the Navy as much as is good for the preservation the factory, and though a few minor of perfect health. That declaration is alterations have been introduced the showed her attitude against Yuan in

unalter refusing orders for the bombardment of made Dr. Beattie Crozier is an erect, The total quantity of raw opium

who lives up to his prin-en procedure has remained-

reners Swatow and Tsinghai. This took placiples Dr in March and the ex-Minister for the old gentleman of 57, over 6ft in height, bolled including confiscated raw oplem Navy thought it necessary to preach and indulges his hobby of step-dancing during the year was 345) chests as com pro-fanm policy to the fleet. The every night before going to bed. He told pared with 440 in 1914. This reduction was gathering of big ships for the expedition Daily News representative something dus partly to the increase in price which to the South gave the naval men of the scheme of dieting which enables was introduced in September, 1814, bat. chance to meet and by resolution it was hun to feed satisfactorily on 15 d. the sales were also affected daring the by bonditions Dr. Crozier suffered from neurasthenia attendant on the war that bad declared independence and to

A victim also of indiges

3. The arrangements for the packing nominate Vice Admiral Lee as Com for 40 years.

in-Chief. This was immediately tion, he sought drastic cure in the and sale of propa-opium have con--

ican doctor, who had Enued to ruu

and every endog- of by the war council of the counsel of on

opium sold in the Colony being exported to neighbouring countres

Also

"Caille" Portable Motors with Battery, etc., complete, Pianos in good condition Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Black- wood Furniture, Fictures, Engravings, a few Oil Paintings, Bath Tubs, a few lots of Bentwood Chairs (New), etc.

And

Cabinet Cophone with Records, Fowling Piece, Saddle and Bridle, Two New Bicycles, Remington Typewriters,

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TEAM-Cash.

HUGHES & LOUGH, Auctionery

Hongkong, July 13, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Catalogue on application Trans-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, July 7, 1915. ;

THE ANDERSON

MUSIC CO., LTD.

MESSRS, HG Instructions to sell

ESSRS, HUGHES and HOUGH HIGH CLASS

by Public Auction

OD

FRIDAY,

PIANOS FOR

the 28th day of July, 1918, at 3 o'clock SALE OR

in the afternoon at their Sale Rooms,

Ice House Street,

Victoria, Hongkong.

The following very desirable residential Property at the Peak:

·

HIRE.

CASH OR

CREDIT.

situate in Chamberlain Road,

100 yards from the Peak

Tram Station and adjoining the

Peak Hotel

Being RURAL BUILDING LOT

No. 78 and known by the name of TUNING & REPAIRING.

· TREVERBYN.”

The property is held under Crown A SPECIALITY.

Lease and contains an area of 44,004

square feet.

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For further particulars and conditions 6, Des Voeux Ros

of sale apply to

Mesere HASTINGS & HASTINGS

Vendor's Solicitors.c

No. 8 Des Voux Road Central

or to Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH,

The Auctioneers

Hongkong, July 11, 1918-

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HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH

(1881-1905)

HONGEUNG'S. MUSICAL."

HISTORY...A

NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN

HONGKONG AND BOUTH: CHINA (by Ber. G. E

Part Mamals and Birds Part II-Reptiles, Amy sibls and

Finke

PREACHING OF THE GO PEL· DEFINEZJAPAN AND TIBET (ELLotion Pamphlet). THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES

(Hister

OHINESE

of

BOO

Ots

.50

KEATING'S

POWDER

OLD GENTLEMAN WHO DANCES. BEFORE A MIRROR.

decided to join the united provinces day-10dkof which is for ale and stout earlice part of the ARTEAN ENE

united

Provinces and with Tang Shao-f one grand "LA"Fat only one your has been made to prevent the

Monopoly was 81,765,098.50 including the amount derived from fines and

yi as their diplomatic representative, third of what are you eat Low The appointed by the united provinces, the restilt in every case, it is reported, was navy took up the position of a belligerent that six months after the beginning of The gross revenue from the Opis which could be recognized as such by the test the man was stronger and fitter

then, he had ever bear before. international law,

rat once experimented upon forfeitures WEETUL Dr. Crozier n

himself The menu which, with very slight variation, he has allowed himself for years That is the following:

Before Bising One cup of tear Elleven o'clock.-One breakfastcup of

THE OLD ORDER ALL-POWERTUL

"This took place in. May inst and shortly afterwards Admiral Leo FAV the order for the concentration of the Nary at Woosung President Yuan's

5. Excellent work was again done by the Preventive Staff during the year. But in spite of the enormous seizures. made there seems to be no decrease in the traffic in smuggled opium throngh

death was then announced and Admiral|| Benzer 4 Food fro.sires of bread and Colony for, the reasons given in zay.

Lee contermanded his order, and the

Two o'clock-Two sie movement would have been stopped butter, ona

Cambridge sausage it except

for the fact that became sp parent that: President Land Tear Chi-pinale or stout jui had no freedom of action allowed them in the administration of their Food duties

are

report: last year. Table IX shows t number of seizures made and the amount of opium confiscated

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF BAW OPIUM.

o'clock A cup of tes Eight o'clock-One pint of Benger's Before retiring, One-pianos stout Two days after the death of Yusn, Admiral Lee received telegrata from Lever get hungry, maid. Dr. Crozier except that I get very keen sometimes Prosident La in which he stated that he for my bread and butter and sausage and Shanghai, continued to place

minimum

Tables V-shows the details of the absorption by China of the stocks o import and export of raw opian The certifed opium held in Hongkong certain movements of opium Pace

relied upon the admiral and, his fellow But this is the “irreduce the betree the two places. On 1st October

officers for of the wel think No, I don't hanker after fare of thos8

abutting on to savoury things that "Boe my

friends

INTIMATIONS

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LEMON SQUASH

Prepared from FRESH AUSTRALIAN LEMONS with full flavour of the Peot

ONE or TWO Tablespoonfuls with cold pluía Aerated or Mineral Water forms

DELICIOUS AND REFRESHING BEVERAGE

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TEL. 638.

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PALISADE

OUT-OF-DOOR-PICTURES

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ETC.,

ETC.,

ETC.

NEXT BAND NIGHT ON SATURDAY.

MORLICK'S

MALTED MILK

is, made from Wheat, Barley and PEULfand is therefore rich in muscle and bone-making

or qualities, and is the ideat Food-Drink for the East. It helps nature to restore towered

vitality, and is invaluable in the case of HORLICKS

the convalescent,

Order Horlick's from your Store and judge its recuperative powers for yourself -- po cooking-add water only.

Of all Chewlite and Stor

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Obtain quotations from

an agreement was come to between the

ofuch as the sea and the hig riverAdmiral Lee eating have hypnotised myself, so to Commissioner for the suppression sof replied setting forth his position with the

speak into not united, provinces and promising to serve ple have. Thasarat of armor e opium for the Province of Kangting result training and and opium merchants of Hongkong for the President to the end.

hab Sometimes he admitted, little The condition of From reports ss to the condition

I could have another purchase of all the stock of certified wistfully,

I wish But

at. I don't really need is optum held in Hongkong amounting to affairs in Peking in the middle of

it 1,200 chests Delivery is to be taken of Admiral Lee was convinced that La His smoking nowadays is limited to as the whole of this stock within 18 months

in occasional cigarette. Yuan-hung and Tuan. Chi-jui were

be imported into the the hands of Yuan's Ministery who had Dr. Crozier has led a very active and from the date of the agreement. Persisti

archical plot athletic life. In his young days he was | Colony"} been concerned in the r

entirely for Formosa and of several military

who bazar

kun into prominence at Himited to the Government and the They were taking

Chelse advantage of the

theson still step dancing numbers of troopa

they

Boine had at their disposal and were attempting to oppose people will chink I'm an old fool," he

to

Certified Indian opfum :

years ago, his figure The import

who were plotting for their own ends skating this most notable Macao Opium Farmer-

relaxation

the fresturation of the constitution saith; when I say I dance before a mir 7 Tables VII and VIII show the Nanking, proceeding which was likely or befors 1 go to bed; but I do it for details of the import of sugar for the to lead to trouble and one which required sound physical reasons.”

to

be checked.

Hel

BATO orders again for

the

of the big vessels at

the purpose of making a

Woosung

When Wharf, No. 3 now in-course

Jeet

VILNIAZY STOREN EXPORTATION

demonstration and wired to Feling of construction so the west at Whart No. thrown on the department over the

to the following effees The governing the country-by- force and not by law was great.

LOSING WEIGHT

BY THE POUND

Under Vegaf,

of ill-healty, chown your

8. A great deal of work has been Lormerly known as Maine Quay) is Military Stores Exportation Ordina inished in 1919 'the port of Dairen may and other legislation ind

be called as very near an ideal occasioned by the war. Hongkong has free parts and harbour. The first thing to be missed always been known

haye been in by this port will be adequate docking though certain regul

lation. It may be tightly exexistence dealing with engar, omam, and after the great War is over intoxicating liquor there had nev

will have

are Bowess to been any control over the getteral move gor type

amberment to carge through the port and Daire there is nor customs organisation. The

increasing numb mitable, dooking

various proclamations issued under the Military Store Exportation Ordinance made it necesas Vousible to control the

The

VEROIL YOUND

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the old

of cargo

corals

the Colony detail had to be gone main Points that

the department

leaving

he three

THE OHINA MAIL OFFICE

Wyndham Stree

European Supervision

dinary position of the Colony enilecting and distributing centre and ths vart mást of goods that pass through Its many case an diries had to be mad as to the origin, destination, and ups. the goods in question T

timis systeth might bare

the trade at the Colony, thattery little effect his owing to tho logar dinary adaptab

of wor the fact

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Onlin

Moderate Prices

examination:

Enemy

broug

manifest the only with the

hiter and.

of all goode

of the Col

goods entering or

Flod the

of raw 'omum

ted with 1901, ODE

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