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MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918.

Hughes & Hough.

AUÛTIONKERS TO THE GOVERNDUNT,

General Auctioneers kare, Coal and Genera Produce

Brokera and Commission

Agenta.

PROPRIETORS rs-Wan” Co«) Storage.

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Telegraphic Addres

HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

HE Undersigned have received

AUCTIONS.

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THE Cndersigned hars received instruó. Tonta sul by Fublia Auction

(FOR 10COUNT OF THE CONCERNED},

.....Bir

WEDNESDAY, the 30th August, 1914, commencing st 10.30 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Vortx Fload, Corner of

In Hovan BERERT, “

A number of pairs of GENT'S BOOTS and SHOES," LADIES SATIN SHOES, etc,

Also..

A quantity of GLASS WARE,

Ocmprising:

Water Jugs, Cake and Dessert Dishes, Sweet Dishes, &c., &c. Tash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong ang, 4%, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

954

THE WAR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

(Continued from Pags 5.)

SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Router's Service to the China Mim,

THE BRITISH-FRONT.

GOOD PROGRESS.

Towels LONDON, Aug. 30,

Cobora Sir Douglas Haig, in a conti akunigud says:——

ITALIANS'OCCUPY POINTE WITHIN GREEK SPHERE.

Box, Aug. 26 In order to cheek signalling to enemy submarines, Italian troops have occupied Porto Palermo Munt, on the Kalarat coast in the Albanian Epirus, which aru within the Greek sphere of influence,→

AN AIR RAID ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF LONDON.

CÁSUALTIES AND DAMAGE

LONDON Aug. 25.

Official

An air raider resubed the outskirts of

DO YOU POSSESS MAGNETIC CHARM 2

-It would be difficult to imagine a dyspeptic or a nervous individual being of magnetic sharm, becaual possessed dyspepsis and weak negros are disordbra that

invariably create irritability, pessimisms, lassitude malucholiaeth, ard these are not attributes of a charm ing personalty.

INTIMATIONS.

AN OLD PROVERB

“Wine and an old friend

are without price everywhere...

Personal charm is in variably associato HUNTS PORTS AN

with, brightners, optimum, toleration and buoyancy of spirits, all of which depend on a sound nervous system and good; digestion, which in turn are sustained only by a continual supply of rich, red blood.

For a quarter-of a century Dr. Will Fink. Fills have been restoring thousands of debilitated dyspentims, and robust became these pila go straight to the root

We advanced our line several hundred London and, dropped 40, expİORİYA İN nerve exhaustion has

yards each side of the Longueval-Fiers

candiary bombe. Three men, thre

Road Wealto.jained: upon the right women and two childran "were the troubim be corifying |

with the Franah, who had make proge through Mantepar

We subsequently made all further

the weakened blood, thus

• it to ustry renewed healthy and to the exhausted stomach and

three men and four women serionily injured, and four men een women enfeebled and three children slightly injured. fourteen others slightly injured.

programs in this sectory, nas the result off Ore soldier was slightly injured and the 1706 begin to build up your awa

bombing attacks, capturing 105 more prischers. loss was very smalk

Last night we made several success ful raids north of Neuville St. Vast near Nulluch and West Aubers, in-dropped."

Ttructions to sel by Public Mid in THE Undersigned have received instrue. ficting loss on the enemy.

TUESDAY,

the 20th August, 1918, commencing at

30 pm, at their Saks Rounas, No. 8,

Des Vœux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND "BLACKWOOD' FURNITURE,

Ren

Persian and Indian Carpets and Bugs. Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and "Sofas, Card Tables Bedroom Furniture,

by Publia Auction,

J

WEDNESDAY,

the 30th August, 1818, at 2.30 p.m. at the Harbour Office, "Top Floor,"

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD,

JUNDZY

FURNITURE,

sto...

&c."

therein.roncained. Consisting of :- Teakwood "Hall Stand **Bevelled

Double Brass-mounted Bedstead, Twin Mirror." Teakwood Sideboard "Bevelled Bedatends (Tenkox) Sideboard, Din-Mirror" (practically new Large Teak- ner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables wood Wardrobes, Trakwood Bureau, and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, with Triple Mirror, Blackwood Tables etc., etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass and Brackets, Crockery and Glassware, Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Pictures, Carpets, Box Ottoman, Chester Sets, &c., Bath Ron Utensils Largefield Sofa and Chairs, &c., &c. &c. ». Desky and Writing Table, ete, quantity of Electro Plated Ware,

Also

"Caille" Portable Motory with Battery, etc., complete, 2 Pianos in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Black- wood Furniture, Hictures, Engravings,

B few Oil Paintings, Ke. "

Ant.

One Tennis Net and Poles. Que New Bicycle, Typewriters, dc.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TEAMS Cab..

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong Aug 27, 1916,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

--

200

HE Undersigned lave received in- TH

structions to sell by Public Auction. (FOR_ALOGUST OF THE CONCERNED), on.

TUESDAY

the 20th August, 1976, commencing

* 2.30 pm. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of lee

House "Street,

1 Remington Junior Typewriter'

(practically rew)

1 Monarch Typewriter."

1 Empire

do.

1 'Hammond

do..

1 Parlock

do.

1 Underwood do.

4 Remingtoc

Terms :-Cash.

do

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongroper duy đi Điện

968

Also

Singer's Sewing Machine, and Piano by S. Moutrie & Co in splendid condi- tion (pretically new).

Catalogues will be issued.

On view from Tuesday the 29th irise. TT--Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers,

Bongkong. Aug. 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

850

Thunder of Public Auction, THE Undersigned have received instroo

(FOS ACCOUNT OF ME CONCEZINES),

с.

FRIDAY,

the 1st September, 1916, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rocms, No. 8, Des Von Road, Corner

Je of, Ico Hour Street, y, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &

Chesterfield

(Full Partieniars from Catalogue,) T--Cab.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

BonAuctioneers,

LATER

The French have made important pro gress through Maurepas.

Much hard fighting took place on the eastern and northern edges of Delville Wood, as the result of which we took prisoner eight officers and 179 men.

The longth of tronches captured to the south of Thiepval yesterday extends across the Liepzig salient a distance of 700 yards.

West of Givinchy the enemy attacked) and, was repulsed.

F

There was artillery activity at various parts of the front.

The German attack on the west of Givinchy was made by two companies and was repulsed by our maxim fire. The enemy last night and to-day can- noraded these trenches, also those we captured near Delville Wood, where we took two maxima and 90 more prisoners

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERS.

In two aeroplane raids on the eremy communications we damaged several trains. Hostile aircraft generally avoided combat, but there were some fights in which a number of enemy machittes ware damaged and driven down. One British machine was felled by gun-fire.

BRITISHTM AEROPLANES BOMB ENEMY AIRSHIP SHEDS.

Official.

LONDON, Aug. 26.

Naval neropistes yesterday morning bombed two enemy airship sheds near Namur but owing to low lying clouds it was impossible to observe the damage done:

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One of our machines failed to return,

THE FRENCH FRONT.

"and" thus, add to your personal attractiveness today: Any medicine render can supply you with Dr. Prikaza Analectric power station and an engineering work were damaged by fire. Pink Pills for Fale Feople, the Workl

a bottle will be sent to you, post, free, Altogether a hundred bombs wereost popolar Blood and Nerve Tomic, ce for $1.50 18 bottled 883 by The Dr. Williams Medicine. Co., 96, Szechua Road, Shanghai.

ARMED BOARDING STEAMER

SUBMARINED

Official

LONDON, Aug, 26.

The armed boarding steamer Duke of Albany was submarined in the North Sea on August 24... Twenty four were drowned and eighty-eight saved.

PREPARATIONS BY ROUMANIA. -

INCREASED ANKY CREDIT.

LONDON,, Aug 25.

The Roumanian Government has increased the extraordinary army credit by £8,000,000 sterling Has appointed a new Director of Munitions and a new commander of the first army.

D.SC. FOR INDIAN OFFICER.

GOLF HINTS.

BY OUIMET, THE AMERICAN CHAMPION.

*

Ona of the most glaring faults of the average young golf player is his desire to drive the ball a mile without the least.

of where it i will eventually thought land. The thrill derived from hitting ball square and having it go far means more to him than mere direction. I he can p

a point with pride to a certain landmark which was the stopping point of his longest drive he is tremendously satis fod. He plays sil strokerslike also.

He will tell you how he reached a certain green with a drive and -mashie shot, while his opponent played brassis after bis-drive, and was short He is not to blame, because he feels that the idea is to smash at the ball with any club in can play, and if he can fetch green with a drive and mashie be highly elated

than t

THE are concerned, "

it

I am writing: from personal, experi- ences, and it was hard to convince me that a half iron shot was more logical fill mashie. The half-iron is maay-times as effective as far as accuracy and results

18 80 LONDON, Aug 26

of the

so short Lopt

gate rigid and the ball is struck mer The Gazelle announces the bestsal that the body: of the Distinguished Service Order punch than anything else. Å upon az Indian Officer, Captain Fhalf missed shot of this kind many times Trench. With another officer, and bears as good a result as a perfect shot. thirteen Soware he carried most With a mid-irop, for instance, the shot urgent mesange a dozen miles through might be half topped-struck on the the country swarming with enemy horse or heel, of the club-and, yet the bail will travel generally in the direction of mer and successfully delivered it.

the greed.

BATTLE OF

OFFICIAL RECOGNITION.

with a

TEL 836

SHERRIES

ARE NOT THE CHEAPEST

BUT THEY ARE THE

BEST.

Vin de Pasto, Manmailla, Maduro, Old White, Very Old Tawny, Invalid Nowfoundland etc.

DONNELLY & WHYTE,

SOLE AGENTS

Queen's Buildings

"AMUSEMENT WITHOUT DISCOMFORT

SEE

PALISADE

THE

OUT-OF-DOOR-PICTURES

LOCATION", NEAR POST OFFICE, KOWLOON.

HERBERT RAWLINSON,

UNIVERSAL

TONIGHT!

"THE

BLACK

BOX

BY E PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

4th and 5th Episodes

With each succeeding instalment, the

"Mystery of "THE BLACK BOX

increases in interest and intense excitement. Each Episode contains

smashing climax.

COMEDY AND TRAGEDY (in 3 renla).

A powerful superbly acted drama, which will hold you in the grip

Lo£ breathles excitement from start to finish. KITCHENER'S ARMY-Showing how Britishers have answered the call of their King and Country. Lord Roberts" last impection of Kitcheners Army in Enghad

KID LOVE-One of the best Keystone comedies ever presented A CONVENIENT FRIEND Thalis Comedy

A truly magnificent programme which no one should misr PRICES AS USUAL

AUCTIONS.

PUBLICH AUCTION.

In another attack on Adly Wood the between the Grand Fleet under your seldom Ang. Their chief sim seems four hole-in other words, he feels that Tas Undersigned have received inatruo-

tiens from The Liquidators of Messrs MELCHERS & Co, to sell by Public Auction,

Commencing MONDAY.

OFLY ONE WAY TO HI?! With the full maahie it is altogether a different proposition. The swing-for this sort of shot is usually taken exactly the same at that fora drive-in other words, there is a tremendous wind up. The tendency to "pull"a stroke of this kind is great Indeed, because of the * Comprising open

chances and practice of moving the body call long shots. Again, there is but Sundry Table Linen, Persian Carpet

800 PRISONERS TAKEN.

Cas way of bitting the ball, and that's (practically new), Sideboards, Dinner

The Secretary of the Admiralty com- the "right" way. If it is half topped, Wagyon, Dining Tables and. Chaira, 2

PARIS, Aug 25. muricates the following letter which has it flies like a drive or resembles a gus 800. Sofas, Armchairs,

A communiqué states--The bombard been addressed to the Commander in shot. When the ground. is taken too Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Doublement of German works on the Somme Chief, Grand Fleet, by the Lords Com-soon, it goes only a few yards, and many,

many times a frightful heal

cak developes. missioners of the Admiralty: and Single Brass and Brass-mounted has been continued

Of course, it is very lovely when one of such as selecting the wrong clubfor Bedetoads, Acc., Miscellaneous Farniture, Yesterday's prisoners captured by us

Admiralty, 4th July these full masnie abots is landed on the, driving into places where the more difi Sir-My Lords Commissioners of the green, but I think the premium on cult second shot must be played several lot of Blackwood Ware, Piance, number six hundred

A-German right attack south-east of Admiralty have considered your reports accuracy is taxed to the limit when this ZHẤY FOB THE FIGURES. fem lots Porcelains, &c., Pantry, and

St. Mihiel was stopped bit our fire. on the action off the Jutland Bank shot is employed that woung players |

Another t

In medal rounds. the young golfer in- Kitchen Utensils

thing s thought to is straight and variably is striving for threes on a par enemy gained a lodgment in our ad- command and the German High Sen

accurate anced tranches, but were immediately Fleet, on the 31st May together with to be toward the development of a slight be must beat per on every hole driven out

the report of the Vice Admiral Cora hook, knowing that the ball will run a best advice I can offer along this line manding the Battle Cruiser Fleet, and considerable distancs after, it strikes, to play for the figures Nine timeout those of the varicus Flag Officers and This shot is easily the most dangorous of ten when one tries to clip a stroke Commanding Officers of the Grand Fleet of any shot played. In the first place, a par tour, for instance, he succeeds only Their Lordships congratulate the it is hard to control a pall or slice and in Bdding to his total Go about it in a Officers, seasmen and marines of the moreover, it does seem as though every careful way and not blindly, and instead tho 11th September, 1918, at 10.30-0.

hole ov

overy long putt, make sure that you are going to get your Grand Fleet: on this, the first Flect golf course of championship calfore was of trying to

I remember an old schoolmate of mine, second one down any way. Action which has occurred, since the trapped for hooked shots

buccess when outbreak of the war, as a result of which who was a sterling golfer, coming to me system I use with

is to rope off in my the enemy, severely punished, withdrew Lone day and informing me that he bad on the putting green zones. · AL'S to his own porta The events of the masterod the pall to such an extent that imagination two 31st May and 1st June gave ample proof he had it under perfect control. I played rule the young players are bald and of the gallantry and devotion which a game with him and, true enough, he fearless on the greens, and, while they was hitting thein el clean but they all hole many larg putts, they miss the characterised all who took part is had a very noticeable pull giving the little ones much too often the battle; the ships of every class were shot much added distance. He even pol zone. I call the careful one, and that l (litted with Tala locks) by Wm. Powell handled with skill and determination; ed his mashie shots, but that particular when I have the long approach pit

wwwhile lean actually trying to hole that Tables and Cupboards, Bookcases, their steaming ander battle conditions

time later, this same fellow who putt I I am not to wes golfing term Chairs, Large Office Clocks, Weighing

qure very accurate play.

taking a shot at Lake and at Talinos, outwitting the ata, while individual intiative and entered loomsment at the

Office Requisites, de, da, de,, One Mauser Magazine Rifle 316 Bore, A MISCELLANEOUS STOCK. British cavalry, patrols, on to an afforded splendid testimony to the day we were golfing on a courke-which This I gashout in a careful manner, and Ltd. Large and Small Desks, Sample zeal and efficiency of the enginerring come when wand strides with his play wall within yourself at all times, 1 Machines Swing Doors, Stationary!

And enemy, ascended the River Angest tactical subordination were equally Country Club, at-Brookline, Mass. He Let the other fellow do the slugging. It on the 20th inst, and destroyed conspicious.

C in practically every trap on the is far better to be stort and straight

Collapsible Sample Cupboards, Targes several bridges......

The results of the action prove course. His drives were pulled his than long and wild. Intend of playing. that the officers and mereof the Grand second ebots hooked, and the mashis long mashi shots, practice ha fring and Small Bafes by well-knows Makers Flect have known bath how to study, shots, due to the slight book which had better results If you over wing try fone combination) Copying Prosges, the now problems with which they are been imparted, were always over-hing the thumbs on top of the shafts Large Model Steamer, ectric

running the greens.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instrue-

THE

tions to Sell by Public Auction.

(1) LCCOUNT OF THE CONCERELD),

on

TUESDAY,

the 29th August, 1915, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Booms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of ICE HOUSE STELLT.

SPORTING GUNS AND RIFLES,

follows --

One Rifle by Edwinson, Green & Sons,

-297/260 Bore;

יה'

Two 13-Bors Double Barrell Estimer Guns, (One by Jeffery & Sons, London and One by Edwinson, Groen Soris)

A number of lots of Sporting Amranni- tion, 12 and 20-Bore.

Torma-Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionar

Hong Long Aug. 10, 1920

FUBLIC AUCTION

998

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOB,AIXOUNT OF THE CONCURRED).

WEDNESDAY,

the 30th August, 1910, at 10.20 anilje at their Sales Bočna, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Córner of

Ice House Street:

SEVERAL CASES OF

PROVISIONS, &

Ska Follow

Cherante, Cheese, Balmon, Graham

Hongkong, Ang I ĐỊA

FUBLIC AUCTION.

000

HE Undersigned have received in- Tstructions to sell by Public Auction, (FOX ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERIE),

on

SATURDAY,

the 2nd September, 1918, at 10.30 ̧L.M., at their Sile Rooms, No. 8, DIY ROAD, Corner of

Ice Houss Strest,

Comprising

Get a Shirts, Binglets, Pants, Dressing Gowns, Eath Babes, a number of Fairs of Boots and Shoes Toilet Soaps, Both and

Hosiery, &c, &c.. Cloths Counterpases, a quantity of White Alpace, a number of Lots of Grass Cloth, Rain Coats, Holdalls and Suitcases.

Terms -Cash?

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong Aug 8, 1916

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have moved

structions to sell by Public Auction, }{201-2000UNT OF EMR JUNGLINED)),

AN EARLY DATE. The following Lighthouse gear de,” da viz

One occulting appar Circular wiek lamps. Spart birnem Cylinders and wick Incandescent Petrol

quantity

Four Corn Meal Canned Peaches, Mooring Buoys,

Apricots, Pears, die doel

These provisions are perfectly fresh,

and as far as practicable: will be sold in

lots to sait buyer, wh

HES & BOUGH,

completo

ar per

heels and

THE BALKAN FRONT.

BRITISH CAVALRY DESTROY BRIDGES.

SALONIES, Aug. 25. A British official communiqué states:We destroyed three bridges on the 23rd inst.. despite Bulgarian opposition.

Paris, Aug. 25 Au official communique states:

The Bulgarians are not attacked

at Kavalla or Drama, which are still garrisoned by Greeks.

Skirmishes are taken place in the diretion of Mount Beles, Lake Doran, and the Rivers Strums and Vardar...

confronted, and how turn their know ledge to account The expectations of the country, were high, they have been **well fulfilled

An artillery duel is proceeding over

the whole front,

SERBIANS TAKE SEVERAL HUNDRED PRISONERS.

زیم مبه

the Serbians repulsed fierce. Bual- garinn, counterattacks north-west of Lake Ostrovo, taking several hun- dred prisoner

HEAVY BULGARIAN LOSSES.

SALONIKA, Aug 20 The Serbians not only repulsed the Bulgarian attacks, bus drove the apemy backs half a mile in the Ostrovo saator, and captured another 300 prisonerande qu

Bigns of impetuosity in the Bul- garan attack are weakening Their lossen are most besvy Over 200 deant were found before one sector in the Berbian, line, “

BULGARIAN OPES

FRUSTR

to

4 My Lords desire me to convey Fon their full approval of your proceed ings on this occasion

AHAM GREENË.

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

DIE

COMPOUND

pall

been

LEARNED.

hal! minahies.

The first

will

on their premises, Queen's Buildings, THE VALUABLE, "OFFICE FURNITURE, FITTINGS,

SAFES &

contained therein.”

Comprising: -

Filing Cabinets, Showcases Counters,

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ng Two Large Inverted complete with down chains, &c.,

c

Piecegoods and Hardware Samples

Full Farticulars from Catalogue.)

HUGHES & BOUGH

Hongkong Aug. 24 1916

This checks the back-swing and prevents and Desk Fans, Lemps, Fittings overedging

to ing advantage WHAT MODERNOT? LEAR

And do not concede muy When John McDermott made his first trip abroad, his game was criticized your opponent by taking three putts. of palle finely played holes are wasted by miser his constant teeth terrible thing, the way so many failed to qualify, sbrood that year, but able and wretched putting Always be fnd The came back a fine player Observing sure that if your first pati does not

Vardon, Taylor, Braid sud-ochers be the hole, the second one will

Cather in the danger zone, though Lomsider the danger zone anything twenty bet and as I tell my it is dangerous, becauser an in ponition to putt frmly for the iole urdat fight hard against is overswinging without fear of taking three patte although I think it doea.not matter so Now that this zones us aparticularly much

dangerous for the player lumself, but, rather, for his opponenten

top division, he soon noticed that all of women the case is woráky, múibleach-

these follow WSTS reither hitting atright or with the leant bitk

He corrected his fault, and soon

The

Them

of all the American players

ching that the young playe

on his driving as on the fron shots The average youth in blessed with physique entirely free of any trace of stiffness and, consequenty, it is little or Mr final word to all youngsters who notable or hatedeyer for him to Larry would become fine players is, do not be

his arms high and the club head far back too great a hurry to reach the top. However, as a rule these youngriers Work it slowly and carefully, and when you do arrive, you are there to Have acquired the art of things stay thereby able to drive the

In my gall of five or six years ago da s

schoolboy turned in eres just

I

as I could now but not nearly

rigue abead

THE THERAPIO THERAP

On view from 6th Septsinber

TUR SAL THE Undersigned have receive

structions to sellest" Loom No8. Des Vour Bold, Cor Ice House Street, Piano by John Broadwood & FODR

itrio de Co. (in