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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONS.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION.

"AUCHONKERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.Ttructions from the Liquidators of

General Anetioneerna hare, Coal and Genera: Prodños.

Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

¿Wan'

1′′ Coală Storage.

Codes; used Bentley's

aa 4th & 8th Editions A 1 Telegraphic Code

Telegraphic Address 'MEIRIONTM BONOKONG

BLIC AUCTION..

Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,

· (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

00

FRIDAY,

4)

the 22nd September, 1915, commencing

Undersigned have received in Messrs. WITZKr & Co., to sell by Public Anction on their premises;

No Nigpo Street, Taumati, A. LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE: PLANT, MACHINERY, TOOLS "tc., including Cast Iron Scrap and Netais

AR follows

THE SANITATION OF HONGKONG,

THE CHINA MAIL.

SUGGESTION FOR AN INCREASY

IN STAFF.

Those present at yesterday's meet-. ing of the Hongkong Sanitary Board were: Mr. W. D. Tratman (Head

Woodman (Medical Officer

STATE GRANTS FOR WAR PENSIONS.

SCHEME" BYFELINED IN. DE ZAPARLIAMENT"

*£1,000,000 FOR PARTIALLY

DISABLED.

On the Vote of £1,150 for the salary

ank itacle' what it had done and what it

The

week for widows, 50s, a week for totally dimbled man, and 10 for partially dis abled men. No one was more aliya than himself to the necessity that there should |be-consultation between, the Statutory Committees and those distributing volun. tary charitable funds. Thousands "of poinda were subscribed for the victims of the grest Jutland battle, and is was at once even that if care was not taken some people would receive an enormous amount of money and shat others would get zothing. In other words, that the widow of a man who went down in a star

get untold wealbh forced upon her, and notion, if it could be so described, would

the night, and whose death attracted no attention, would get nothing,

It was therefore desirable that all thoas.

consult and should use the sama who administered these funds should

machinery used by others who had the came object in view,. Es did not Egree

| Commons as to the sting of this money

proposed to do for the bonour of the dead and for the relief of the wounded and those dependent upon them. Statutory Committee was set up by with those who said there should be no Parliament soon after the outbreak of reliance on charitable funda. Whatever the war, when 16 was recognised that the might be the views of the House of existing scale of pensions was wholly he was convinced that there would be a inadequate. The War Pensions Com-large number of" victim of this way for miles, set up by the Home to inquire whom the State could make no provisión, passionate granta from voluntary funder into the whole question, reported in who could be helped by com favour of a dat rate of pensions, under and he certainly hoped that these which everyone would get the same voluztary funds would continue to Bow pension, no matter what their pre-war in. Let the Stats do its duty to the full.

of the Department), Mesurs. F. Bar the Vice Chairman of the Statutory Bowley, P. W. Goldring, Dr. Committee of the Royal Patriotic Fuad Ozario, Col. Crisp, RA, M.C., D. Corporation, in the House of Commons the widow of a man who want down in recently, Mr. His Fisas said the Vote One Electric Lighting Set, consisting of Highspeed Vortical Steam Engine Health), Mr. Ng Hon Tez and Mr,afforded an opportunity for the House to de, de, complete with Mountings and Bowen Rowlands (sparetary),

witchboard, Marine Multitubular Boiler with Furnace, Boiler complets with all Mr. GOLDRING moved the following Mountings and Feed Pump emotion: That this Board in con- Horizontal Compound Non-Condensing Steam Engine with Pipe-Connectionsidering the estimates for the year Valves and Storage Tanks Several Double Geared, Screw Cutting and 1917 do recommand to the Govern Surfacing Lathes Shears of varying ment an increased vote in order to lengths, 1 plete with AngMachine, com-

Chaping provide for an addition of at least Machine complete with Shaft, Blotting fra Inspectors on the staff of this Maching

complete, 1 power and

Shaft Departmant." hand-driven Berewing Machine Miscellaucous

ods Assortment of Dies, Ver

He hoped he was not making more tical Double Geared Drilling Machine complete One Double Pilar Geared than a modest request. In spite of Vertical Drilling Machine (equivalent the increase approved last year there to two machines, by Appleyard & Co.

seemed to be still a shortage. Parti Halifax, England.

One Double Column Steam Hammer complete with all connections, Ons Belt cularly in the markets were they driven Draught Blower for Blacksmith short handed and he had been told Shop complete with connections, One Ure Washing Taak with agitating Clear that quite a large number of diseased Shafting, &c, &c.

fowls were removed in the early be supplemented by gmats from the Also

mornings which was formally super Royal Fatriatic Fund With regard to that, there were some differences of assorted Belting a large Pulleys, quantity of Miscellaneous Materia; vised by an early morning Inspector Wrought Iron, Steel and Cast: Tron Scrup

circumstances were.

These pensions, it was agreed, should

but whilst it did that Tet local Bodies and local committees come to its sid and help it in its splendid work. (Bear, hear.)

Mr. Hogge thoughs that the Com mittees of the Chelsea Commissioners who

at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Tools, &c., Tubes and Piping Steel Bars,and owing to shortage, that could not opinion. The Statutory Committee met inquired into the cases for pensions should

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House STELET,

BOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.

4

Comprising "Sandry Table Lizen, fox pairs

Blanda, Tarels, etc. 1-Persian Carpet

(practically now), Sideboards, Dinner Waggon, Dining Tables and Chalts, 2 Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-obsirs, & Wardrobes and Toilet Tabics, Double ad Single Brase and Brass-mounted Bedsteada, da, Miscellaneous Farniture, several lots of Blackwood Ware, 2. Pianos, faw lots Porcelains, &e., Pantry and Kitchen Utensila, ?

A selection of Brass Jardinieres, Vases, Finger Bowl, etc...

(Full Particulara from Catalogne.) TermsCash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

d'uctionsors.

Hongkong, Bepf. 18, 1018,

A large varied assortment of Brass

Valves and Corks Brass Rods, Machine Screws, Copper Pipes, Copper Plates,

&c. &c.

And

SUNDRY OFFICE FURNITURE &

(Fall Farticulars from Catalogue.) · Time and date of Sale will be published later.

TERMS:-Cash'

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.. Hongkong, Sept. 18, 1916

[1048

SILIMPOPON (BEBATTIK)

COAL

now be done. Hongkong would com Fare with any town in the East but there were certain deficiencies which could be remedied... His request if

Fronted would enable more work to

be done in the Central and Chinese districts and in Kowloon which was growing enormously.

early in January and at once proceeded, to cry out the Act by appointing feeal committees. They proceeded as well to Frame scales of supplementary pensions

be reorganised: Up to May, there had been reported to the Statutory Committes 83,019 cases of men who had been the charged from the Amy suffering from some kind of disability or another. What stair balance struck before their generous - impulses towards disabled soldiers grow

cold,

administration of those pensions

and to draw up regulations for the

ch

TEE FIRST MILLION.

The scale of persions we submitted

3

Government actuary,

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the

the country wanted was to are

Dr. Ozonio accorded remarking to that some of the streets were very beginning the Statutory Committee was dirty and that, he thought, was the only in possession of edpital of fault of an insufficient number of £1,000,000, which was increased by the Inspectors.

Chancellor

to the Exchequer

Mr. BowLEY regretted he could not | £5,000,000.. support the motion. The estimates

of

The Treasury had approved the scale

for 1917 had already been considered of pensions and the regulations tramed and while a great deal might be done to improve the Colony the estimates THE Ladersigned having been appointed were drawn up on a War basis. If 1013 L

AossTS for the COWIE ELEBOUE those Inspectors who were now at COAL CO., LTD. Are prepared to quote prines for best quality BILIMPOPON the front were busying themselves in COAL trimmed into Bunker EBAT keeping the streets of Hongkong TIK of SANDAKAN (Brites Forth

clean they would not be turning out Borns.)

SILIMPOPON COAT compare faxour shells or fighting in the trenches. HM Undersigned have received in-ably with the better grader of Japanese

and gives wood de The PRESIDENT agreed with

PUBLIO AUCTION,

(FUK ACCOUNT OF DAL CONCERNED

TOBSDAY,

the 28th September, 1016, commencing at 2.30 p.m., 'st their Beles Rooins, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

ALUABLE TEAKWOOD ED

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

As Follows:

Seyeral Carpata and Rugs Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Solas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Deuble Braz mounted Bedstead; Twin- Bedatenda (Toakwood), Sideboard, Dinner Waggons Extension Dining Tables and Chairs Ten sad Occasional Tables, etc, ets, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass. Wire, Cooking Stores Cutlery, Toilet Fots "doy Bath-Bocas Litearila, JANA, Roll top Desks and Writing Table, etc,

quantity of Electro Plated Ware,

'Also..

#1 Large Wall Clock London make? Collection of Butterflies in Cabinet, Calle Fortable Motors with Battery, etc., complete, 1 Fiano in good condition, Electric Beading Lampe, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Black- wood Furniture, Fictures, Engraving

And

Moderats occamptions de ve kreinda ji

Bowley. He did not see even it the Steamers calling at SRBALLE OF SANDAKAN excisively for SILIMPO proposals were carried how they PON COAL (either car

cargo or Bunkara)ould fill the posts created. There are exempt from payment of all Port

were or there should not be any able charges.

A Bebettik Steamers are barthed along-bodied men looking for work at this aide the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 26 fect at low time, Every post in the Colony for water Spring Tides.

a Sanitary Inspector is now filled. Charts of Sibako Bay (Sebattik Har.. bour). Price and all other information The absence of two inspectors at the concerning the Fort can be had ca application to the Agents.

BRADLEY &.CO., LTD..

Agents Cowia Harbour Coal Company, Limited. “

Hongkong, Dec. 2, 1916.

1097

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

Morrison Hill Road.

AGENTS.

LONDON:WITZXAM SIATKE, 48. Grezi Basic Street;! wel, F.; ALean, 11 &

One New Gent's Bicycle, Typewriters.12 Gemmis Lane, Lombard Street,

A special selection of Brass Jardine

ierre, Vases, Finger Bowls, etc.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.). Tas Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH

Auctione Hongkong, Sept. 19, 1916.

PUBLIC AUOTION,-

1001

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONUKENED).

front did not effect the staff simply because there was no one on leave He did not believe with twenty mo Inspectors they could do anything. appreciable to remedy those nui

esnces...

Mr. GOLDRING said he wanted the recommendation included in the next estimate.

by the Statutory Committee, and had now agreed to advance a capital sam enten to meet the Arst cost of adminstration estimated at £500,000, the full estimated cost of all pensions to widows and dependents, the full estimated cost of all supplementary pensions for disabled soldiers; the full estimated cost of all supplementary pensions for officers and men in like position, of officers, }}}

The whole situation would be reviewed the end of two years, and if the caplis sum of £8,000,000 was found to be inadequate or too much it would be

tered.

Mr. McKasa, penking of the position of the Treasury, said he conceived is to be his duty to carry out the recommendu. tions of the Select Committee, which formed the basis of an Act of Parliament, Some of in their spirit and intention. his hon. friends in that House and others outside-spoke as if the Treasury had some, sort of malignant design to with-hold from the gallant defenders of our country money which the State owed them. That was an absolite misrepresentation of the

case.

The Treasu was as generous minded towards our gallant soldiers as any other persons, but the duty of the Treasury was to conform to the law and to carry ons what it knew and, believed" to be the will of Parliament. The million of money he paid over to the Statutory commities was never intended as a final payment. He paid a hump down and that sum would be supplemented from time to time in accordance with the letal fumber of casualties, "mig

For the supplementary pensions to widows, dependants and permanently disabled he had provided a lump was of 26,000,000

farther som of £1,000,000 would

The regulations of the Statutory Cors probably be required to provide supple. mentary pensions for partially disabled for mittes would be issued at orcs, sad he's certain period. Before the end of 1918 earnestly hoped the local committees the Treasury would review the whole would proceed inmediately to set upon situation, and-determine what the tota them; that they would investigate cases. State contribution ought to be.

and make recommendations. Where the local committees made recommendations those recommendations would be adopted by the Statutory Committed with as littla criticism as posible.

M

On Being put to the meeting the Ho was Lotion was lost

SPLENDIDLY TREATED.

TRE. REGULATIONS,

armed the already there were de pytanie of the regulati was quite prepared to listen o

Hon members. apparently confused-the flat rate pensions with the supplementary pensions. The State was, under, an obliga. tion to pay the flat rate pension no matter what the position of the pensioner right

bo. He might inherit a million of money to-izorrow-ha; world still be antillad to receive the flat rate pension, obalunda gi

The supplementary pansions were intended to bring the widow's income up to two thinks of the pre-war income, no

This régulations were not put forward as He was asked whether it was proposed to laws which were to stand for ever. They give 2101 year ba

had been produced after great thought husband: left her; exceedingly, well off. It was not proposed to, anything in, that and great care.

case.

He understood the zule which was most disliked wse that which required tho Statutory Committes to take into secourt

PRAISE OF RELEASED GERMAN PRISONERS FOR BRITISH, ⠀

pofole pay, tad contributions from local funds towards

BREED AND RESEPLACITY/

·Mr. Jonathan Samuel "asked why

10 Beste

supplementary pensions, and to vary, the Statuto Committes circctarian: the A Press Bureau message states that in amount of the grant from the statutory local authorities to collect money Joḥ pay letter to Sir C. Hertslet, H.M. Consul-fund la consequence of grants from local the supplementary grants and promims If the local committee made an after It was distinally stated that the Lo, T.-B., Blows de Co., Ltd General at Zurich, the British Consulat 183 Queen Brad Victoria Bus:

Allowance to peron in receipt of a million of money of thir sapplementery Crizke Sex & Plan 65 Grand St. Gall, myrs 99 cur

splendentary pensics the supplementary grant would be handed over ber auch Schurch de BC. G. Fr& Co.; Ley though I have not spoken to any 50 Cornell GORDON & Goren, 15 Be of this German interned prisoners who pansion or allowance might be withdrawn authorities? It was thin which gave rise

from England at St Galls on

or modified." He could quite understand to all the dissatisfaction No oss in the

Faala localities would subscribe if they the crifioi Hill, Hother

counts from several sources as to the the foldt of rew

Blato perion has sidered: beir money was to be used f the todaënte in Enga AKADANGOS Wilfriars Blat statement

pension the State la relieving the State oforari and its peare been give LATER & CLOVERE, Ind., 10, cla

been: 11, 13, NamBridge, Big Loungen to me BOYTLAND-Fako, Li. Bixon,” 8: North

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& Cards Buntaria Grange-Botel, many

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The following LIGHTHOUSE GEATA FRA

One occafting apparatas, complete.

Circular wick lamps.

Spare burner

Cylinders and wicks.

Incandescent

„appurtenances -

A quantity of

Mooring Buoys,

Petrol

by the Germs, fleurs already intermed

in mind that the Act of Parlia

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BAN TRANCISO0 2nd Amerion Forts in Sannaghbourhood; Gal the RestFnot say that supplementary pen generally BRIN & BLACK, Has Fran thing the bait was then splendid treat to to given to everybody they

ment boy bad one and ind, experienced to be given ceptional- FOOCHOW-BROOKE & Coin England, and that steps must be taken

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