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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1918.

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here, Coal and Genera Produce Brokers and Commissión Agents.

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PUBLIC AUCTIUM.

AUCTIONS.

1. T. DAVENPORT, LI

Londen, S.E.

AUCTIONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

PUBLIC AUCTION. Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Ate

PUBLIC AUCTION." THE Undersigned have received in-

structions to sell by Public Auction,THE (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

.01

TUESDAY,

the 6th September 1918, commencing at 230 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

&c.,

&ti

Persian and Indian Carpets And Rugs Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Bofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, Double Brass-mounted Bedstend, Twin

·Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sideboard, Din- ner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables. etc, etc, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, &c., Bath Room Utensils, Large Desks and Writing Table, ctc, a quantity of Electro Plated Ware,

"Call" Portable Motors with Battery, etc., completel? Fisice in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and of Black-

TIRE Undersigned have received instrur Teakwood Screens, & quant vingth

tions from The Liquidators of Mrs. MELCHERS & Co, to sell by

Public Auction,

Commencing

MONDAY,

wood Furniture, Pictures,

a.

Oil Paintings, &c.

One New Gent's Bicycle, Typewriters,

A special selection of Bras Jardia-

the 11th September, 1918, at 10.30a.m.. ieres, Vases, Finger Bowls, eten

on their premises, Queen's Buildings

THE VALUABLE. OFFICE.

FURNITURE, FITTINGS,

SAFES, &., &c., contained therein. Comprising:- Filing Cabinets, Showcases, Counters, (atted with Yale Jocks) by Wm. Powell, Ltd, Large and Small Deals, Sample

·Tables and Cupboards, Bookenson, Chairs, Large Office Clocks, Weighing Machines, 8ving Doors, Stationery, Office Requisites, do, do, do,

"And

Collapsible Sample Dupboards, Large and Small Safes by well-known Makers (one combination), Copying Fresca Large Model Steamer, Electric Ceiling and Desk Fas Lamps, Fittings, includ- ing Two Large Inverted Fittings

umplete with down chains, &c,

Piesegoods and. Hardware Samples,

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) On view from 8th September, TERMS

HUGHES A-HOUGH,

Auctionerri.

Hongkong Anh. 26, 197

PUBLIC AUCTION.

AHE Undersigned, have received instruov tions to sell by Publin Auctiony, {FOR--ACCOUNT OF THE DOMOSKYED},"

TUESDAY

the 5th September, 1918, commencing 21.30 pm at their Bales Bouras, No. 8, "Des Vaux Roads Corner of Ice House Street,

ONE CABINET GRAMAPHONE in plendid Candition, complete, and about ifty

HUGHES & ROUGE

(Fall Farticular from Catalogue.) TransCash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

**Auctioneers. Hongkong Auk. 30, 191

PUBLIC ACTION. THE Undersigned have received in

structions to sell by Public Auction, (30% 2000VNT OF THE CONCERNED). /

AN EARLY DATE The following Lighthouse gear es &c vit

One occulfing Apparatus, complete. Circular wick Jampe.

Spare burners.

Cylinders and wieks..

MONDAY,

the 4th September, 1916, commencing at 15 o'clock (noon), nt his Salas Rooms, Duddall Street,

2,

#lved ex. 8.5. "CHIYO MARD 3 Chronometers, one Kelvin's Sounding machine, one set Kelvin's Sending #pring Tubes, Ship's Patent Log & Best Compasses, 1 Standard Compass bowl, 1 Binnacle Lamp & Clocks, Barone- ters, 2 Megaphones quantity of Nautical Books, otc, etc..

On view from Friday, the 1st Sept. Tram Chah on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

ductioneer. Epagkong, Aug. 31, 1916,

998

JAPANESE: MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwe

MADE

TO

ORDER

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FEDDER A STREET, Opporite Hanging Hol

Ho

March 20, 1914.

Incandescent Petrol Lamps, and CHINA MAIL" appartenances,

And

quantity of gear pertaini

Mooring Buoys

to)

PUBLICATIONS

A number of Locomotive wheels and Axles

YETKINABLE At the CHINA MAL lava, may be obtained ice, 52 W Further

Street Hong From the undersigned. Terms-da, 8ual

HUGHES & HOUGH A

Hoarkour. Ang:24, 1910.

FUB`SALE.

HE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell at their Sales oms, No. 8. Der Vornx Road, Corner of

kong

HISTOLY OR UNION CHURCH

(1881-1903) avr HONGKONG 8 - MUSICAL

HISTORY.

NOTES ON WILDLIFE & IN HOKCKONG, AND SOUTH

Ber G. A

日

Bunbury

Par Mazamals and Birca

BREAKING THE SECOND GERMAN-LINE.

BRILLLANT WORK OF OUR: TOMMIES

Many thrilling stories are sent hum British Headquarters by ourraspondents

secursan, of om artillery fre, is was found, too, that a capsidorable "smquni of barbed wire in front of the enemy. position was intact. This, however, did va not cause much trouble.

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DER LORAS NOT TOO SERIOUS, Acousity clearing stations behind the Bring line I have convarsed with many of ovlightly wounded man, and as they recounted their oxploita one maryelled at

INTIMATIONS

AN OLD PROVERB

“ Wins and an old ferd

are without price everywhere."

and published on the advance by one thoir bioyancy of spirits, at their delight HUNTS PORTS AN

troops which broke the second Gorman because they had been in it!! and had gia the old Boche" tremendour

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As a spectacle (ways the Times surprise. Soldiers who had fought at correspondent) the bombardment prae declared that it was a tamé affair ceding the sanize more stupendous by comparison with the events of today.

Red Cross raus lacharged their loads than any that we have yet seen, and our of woanded, but once again, I am glad to man engaged in the fight as well as the be able to record that there was very German prisoners if any that they have large percentage of what are known sa kiown nothing like it. It was a thick night, the sky veled, in chiods, mottlediting up and walking cases, and that though we have paid the Inevitable price and burying clouds, through which only at victory, it has been in the heat, out one planet abone, serene and steadily high of proportion to what might have been up is the eastern sky K

expected or to the inagnitude of the results achieved.

· Yorkshires, Leivestars, Liverpools," audi' Scottish ware hong the units testifying. from their own share in it in the swift- news and theroughness of our victory.

THE VALUE OF PROFIES.

"

But the wonderbust and appalling thing was the belt of flame which fringed a great are of the horizon before as. was not, "of coume, steady fama, bus it was one which never went out, rising and falling, Bashing,, and flickering, chalt dimmed with its own smoke, against which the stabs and jets of fire the See what a German gave me far spar busting shells fured out intensely waiting his life," said cue Tommy" what's It worth *** It was a five-mark note. or dully, orange,

Out of it all, sow bare now there, resef" I am afraid it's worth very little d ire fountains the great balls of star shells the present time," I replied. Then I'll and signal light theirs or oury-white hand it to our chaplain liek always and crimson and green. The noise of the speaking to us about the value of trifes.. shells was terribe, and when the guns

was the retort.. Rearest to us spoke nos only the air bus the earth beneath ts shook, --

THE HONG OF THE LANES.'"

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All the while too, overhead, amid all the clamour and shock, in the darkness and no less as night paled to-day the larks sang. Only now and agais muld the song be audible, hat whenever, tre was an interval between the roaring of the nearer guns, above all the mare distant tumult, it came down clear and fery beautiful by contrast. Nor was the lark the only bird that was awake, for close by us, somewhere in the dark, quail kept coaselessly, urging or the guns-to be Quick-be quick."

A Manınan who belonged to a Lixer. pool regiment, and who told me that the palm of his hand had been scooped out

by a fragment of shell. said this was his

Newerth wound in twelve months.

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I think," he "observed with......s sly wink. I'm booked sil right for "Blighty" this time If I'm not. the next time there's a war on Fav hanged if I don't become a conscientious objector!" A Royal Scot-aiman from Edinburgh| explained that he was bowled over **: early in the Aght, and had not had time to hunter souvenirs. He added, reflec.. tively. After all, I think the best souvenir you can bring back with you. after you've been in a battle is yourselt. Im sure the wife willagres it ever I see her again.

THE

Far off to the right the shimmering in the sky told us where the beautiful French guns were busy. On the left the

'TIN IZATS.'"* region of Ovillers-La Baisselle was like a volcano in violent eruption. But it was

fäcidentally (as the ** Express." gor on the ground intacdiately before us that respondent) a good word has to be said the chief interest centred, for there, for the efficiency of our French helmets. between 3, o'clock and 8.30. the great them. Several men showed ine indenta-

or fin-hate, as the Tommies" eal attempt was to be made to drive hornetions: in their helmets caused by glan- dur kuccesses of the past ten days, by củ mashing blow at the enemy's second line.

OUR CAVALRY AT LAST.

The crowning distinction of this storm ing of the second German line (say Mr. Beach Thomma in, the Daily Mail is marked by the cavalry charge. I never saw such excitement in a man's eyes as among some cavalry I passed in the road as 2 a.m. on Friday morning. There was a ramour of a chance of a possibility of a ride in the open quiet the enemy.

At last, at last," they said.

cing blows from shrapnel bullets which failed to penetrale. An East Yorkshire private, who had & severo scalp wound i on the crown of his head, pointed to a hole which had been drilled through lus helmet. It had warded of the force of the blow, and without it the surgeon whe we attending him assured me that it would have pierced the man'a skull and killed him.

The "men," he remarked, used to laugh at the tin-hats chiefly because they are uncomfortable things to wear and they, were inclined when ía antion to less them. Now they realise and appre eats their valuo

OCH WONDECFUL AIDMEN.

I thought myself that their chance was one in a thousand, but the unlikely happened. Some fourteen hours later Dragoon Guards and Indian cavalry-the

The evolutions of our airmen surpass Decca Horse did in very truth debouch the records. It has become a habit with from behind woods, did leap German trenches, did ride down the enemy in the them in this fighting to woen down two or three hundred yards and empty the oper cornfields, did take a score and a

guas into the half prisoners, did carry the right of the drums of their Lewis Ladvance through to the crown of the enemy a infantry, who have several times scurried away like chickens. They co cidro Beside, the Bois des Feureaus, or

operate now with infantry and cavalry High Wood

over and beyond their proper work as eyes for the arüllery.

A WAR OF MOVEMENT...

The infantry were not less excited the the envalry themselves. It is already the tale of tales in hospital and camp and though this ride between the "woods ol Bazentin and des Fouresux was not of vast strategic importance, it was much mera thân a pretty incident. It incant

HONAN SUMMER RESORT.

A summer resort has been created in Homan at Ki Kung Shan, which lies near

that a war of movement had in some the Peking-Hankow. railway-kides As

sanse begim. It meant many things. It

missionary giving a description of the

Men that German transport was place, says

rattling, lumbering in a termeil of hurry K Kung. Shar is divided into two

TEL. 638.

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ARE NOT THE CHEAPEST

BUT THEY ARE THE

BEST.

Vino de Pasto, Manzanilla Maduro, etc.

Old White, Very Old Towny, Invald, Newfoundland etc.

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SOLE AGENTS

Queen's Buildings

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(UNIVERSAL)

OPPENHEIM'S. GREAT MYSTERY SERIAL

"THE BLACK BOX"

7th Episode in 2. Pate A BREATHLESS AND DERTGRIPPING INSTALMENT.

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THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL

How well-known: throughout the. Each for

down the roads. Our parsaing shells sections there can be no mingling of STEAM RAISING, FORGING, SEMEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUTKERS. found the range and besped barricades the sons of Lot and Abraham. The

of horses and timber and fraight across so-called business people have a ridge to

oth day of Jay in the missionary valley there were 382 people including children divided as follows

the enemies lizes of rotreat, as if read themselves, and the missionaries have

An adjoining ridge. debacle had opened. AR

Let me not-be misunderstood. There is no out; the fortress war is not over nor even have the Germans begun to shorten their dinted line. But the change in spirit and part is great when squadrons of our horse gallop across the felds behind the enemy's fine and miles of wagons are Tilbly broken in a hurried withdrawal

MISTEEN MINUTER WORK.

Americana

199 British (14 Canadians). 102 Swedes

35

Norwegian engendr 34

German

12.

383

Within a quarter of an hour the front the Business Valley which brings the Roughly speaking there were 100 in lino were cur Parties of Germans were

total number of visitors to more than surendering night and left sergeant 500 people. It is getting in be quite akot one rife ballat down a lng-out, and-i a community in answer to his Fil or any loud cry, a score, of Germans came painfully out, acme falling backward for wand.ofa. Isand to keep them steady."zone

They fell it wisest in a tight place to kop both. Inde wall up till they were properly enrolled as loyals captives.” “A great mixture of tegiments, and moon' Bur- reudered myself saw before the day was olds metabers of six or seven” different regiments on their way to the rear

The Man Who Gets There

Is the man bas

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