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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONERES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers hare, Coal and Ganers Produce

* Brokers and Commission

Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

««Wan" Coa] Storage.

Coded, used

Bentley's

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Telegraphic Address MWIZION" HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BE Undersigned have received in- structions from the Liquidators of "Messrs. WITZKE & Co., to self by Tublic

Auction,

WEDNESDAY, the 4th October, 1916, coramencing at 10.30 a.m.; on their premises, No. 1 Ningpo Street, Yaumati, VALUABLE PLANT, MACHINERY,

***

TOOLS, &C.,

+

including Cast Iron Scrap and Metals, As follows;~~~ One Electric Lighting Set, consisting of Highspeed Vertical Steam Engine, *, &c, complete with Mountings and Switchboard, Marine Maltitubular Boiler with Furnace, Boiler complete with all Mountings and Feed Pump One

Horizontal Compound Non-Condensing Steam Engine with Fire Connection Valves and Storage Tanks, Several Double Geared, Screw Cutting and Surfacing Lathes, Shears of varying "lengths, Planing Machine, com-t plete with Fulleys, &c. 1 shaping Machine complete with Shaft, Slotting sid Power

Machine wing Machine Shaft,

band-driven Miscellaneous Assortiment of Dios, Vers. tical Double Genrext Drilling Machine complete, One Double Pillar Geared Drilling Machine (equivalent to two machines by Appleyard de Co., Halifax, England.

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

DARFIOULARS and Conditione & the

Lacting by Publia. A notion Bale, to be bald ...m TUESDAY, the 10th day of Detober, 1918, at S at the Oficer of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Kroellency the Governar, of One Lot of CROWN LANDE Lung Wan in the Colery of Hongkong

for a term of 75 years.

Lovilty,

Registry Ka.

Particulars of the Lot.

ft.

Boundary AIOAMATOMANtak, LACUTORIDLEDS);

Costanti in

|per'snin) plan, 625,830 || 186

{(about)

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE SILENT HAND.

SECRETS REVEALED. -I

THE CHINA MAIL

body of men larger HAVE YOU

To begin with. than the United States Army was chosen

BUIGING: GERMAN SUBMARINES," from the longshore fishermen had tiwleg "rows" They were gradually drilled, ala- ciplined, and trained, and put into naval Uniform This force is now over 100,000 strong. They were chosen, of course, og [BY SEEDED NOTES,]

an nirely different principla from that Deutschland unter alles was the ory of of the Army, They wore tough ass dogs, all Germany when her submarine Brat of all ages, inured to all the ways of the popped up, not without a touch of sca: but not at all to any form of dis. comedy in Norfolk, Virginia, and fcipline. This in itself implies very great undoubtedly one reason for the new preliminaries, for the finished product is trans-Atlantic, submarine is the fact that to man a battleship. certain measures hare miado English

In the meantime their fahing beats, safe for them. Even subtrawlers, and drifters were gradually masinos that arrive in Amories may taken over by the Government and fitted disappear on shels rotura journey. What out for the hunt, some three thousand of thoes macaquru aza, it is now possible, them. To those were added a feef of though the censorship is still strict, to the motor boats, specially built for scont

Fing purposes, They were stationed at indicate & little more clearly.

various paints all round the island

wateru

ALTY

There is a tale in Devonshire that Sir Night and day in all weathers, section Francis Drake has merely Distened

replacing austion, these trawlers and for his drum, during the last 300 grace drifters string themselves ont from coast bub, has ad heard and answered it on cost; while on shore thousands of 1083 mors than one naval occasion. It was workers are turning out their own special heard, as the men of the Brixham munitions and aquipment-bats, zines, trawlers can testify, about a hundred and a dozen mysteries which may not be years ago, when a little

attle man, under the paendonym of Nelson (for all Devonshire knows that Nelson was a raincarnation of Sir Franels) wont calling by to Trafalgar.

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF TẾU CÓMOKKAID), On.

AN EARLY DATE The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR [do.' &c., viz:-

One occulting apparatus, complete. Circular wick lamps.

Spare burners.

Ask of the Devonshire men

For they board, in the dead of night, The roll of dram, and they saw him

pass,

On a ship all shining white. Ho stretched out his dead cold fach,

And he sailed in the grand old way. Incandescent Petrol Lamps, and The fshes had taken an eye and an arm; appurtenances

But ho swept Trafalgar's Bay!

Cylinders and wieks.

And

A quantity of gear pertaining to Mooring Buoys,

Also

Axles..

л

A number of Locomotive wheels and

from the undersigned.

Further particulars may be obtained

Terms

as ustial

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, Aug, 24 1923

FOR SALE.

964

NEW broad carriage TYPING MACHINE for sale.. Price $7000 or less ****

One Double Column Stenin Hammer complete with all connections, Ons Belt A driver Draught Blower for Blacksmith Shop complete with connections, - Ope Ore Washing. Taak with agitating Gear Shafting, de &c. &a

Ali

Fulleys, assorted Belting, a large quantity of Miscellaneous Material, fools, &c., Tubes and Fiping, Steel Bars, Wrought Iron, Steel and Cast Iron Scrap

Flease apply to TC

Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1918.

It was only a little before the great haval 'action in the North Sen-perhaps

mentioned.

BAD LEG

You may beraschended videOS)

Band at corn to the Ding:

GRASSHOPPER AND PILLS

Agenta A. §. Watson

That neutrala am, not altogether for gottal of the fact is known by the exceed jusly gonerous subscriptions raised on the Atlantic liners, among Americans, and others, for the widows and orphans of the recently over a thousand dollara was mino-sweeper. Opona Dutch liner contributed for this purpose, in half an houz, by the passengers as breakfast, who had come undisturbed through waters

full of menace.

But neutrals have not always escapedu

and, in talking to the man on these trawlors, I was struck by the fact that a large proportion of their tales referred

I have said above-to the salvage or "the actual saving of neutral ships.:

From end of their baees a patrol boat took me out along one of the longest lines of the Botilla. This innocent line of trawlers strung out for some 60 miles had mora nightmares in store for the Gas unhmazing than a feat of battleships. It was an odd sensation to approach Fawler for trawler, and note the one obviously unusual feature of each the mancing black gun at bow and stern. They were good guns, too-English, French, and Tapaders. Tho, patrol boat. carried a Hatchidas, and most of the sawlers had equally efficient weapons.

Often, as in the esso of the Falaba, the rescue-work in attended with may perife to the auxiliary concerned. From the Falabe 116 persons were rescued; and the drifter was "bugod," a phrase that in this case, meant almost foundered.

.ie

On few occasions, the hunters have themselves been trapped. Three men. taken ca trawler by a submarice, -TRAPS, 100- MITES LONG,

endured an 80 hoora nightmare under There were other unusual features in the sea that shattered the mind of one. be greatest British rietary since very trawler, drifter, and whaler and left permanent traces on the other two. Periodically, revolvers were put to Trafalgar that word came from the breadth when their signifsance was pain of death, to tell all they knew of features that made ono catch one's their heads and they were ordered, an Brixham trawlera again. They had realized. About this I may say very our naval dispositions. They saw a good beard Draks's drum beat and were little. But, in the matter of the nete, itdest of the internist routine of the German now assured that the ghost of Sir Francis was demonstrated to me that, within 25

sthmazing also and noted, characteristi Drake wia inhabiting the body of Bir/minutes any submarine reported in most that the German crew on this boas Jobs Jellicos

of our home waters can be enclosed in at any rate were very "jumpy" too steel trap from which there is no escape The vague rumours that we heard, in the ourlier stages of the war, led one to suppose that these nets might be used, perhaps in the English Channel and other On the third morning they heard guns narrow waters. But I have seen traps a 50ing overhead and watched the Germant their position and change their shape heard it take effect, Then they emerged hundred miles long, traps that could shift handing out shells to their own gues

Finally a torpedo was fired, and they signal.

into the red wash of dawn and saw only

There is good reason why the trawlers. should be aware of this first; for it is among the 8,000 odd trawlers, driftars, and other fshing craft of the British auxiliary fleet that the semen who broke tho Armada would find themselves most at home to day. In this host of auxiliaries England has, in fact, brought to life again

a

A submarine may enter their sens,

may even do some damage within their

jumpy" eves to take a square meat They munched biscuite at their stations,...

at odd moments.

INTIMATIONS

Variety of Uses.

The uses to which LEA PERRINS* SAUCE can be put are innumerable..

At Luncheon, Dinner or Supper,

is the ideal sance for Roast Meats, Fish, Game Cheese, Salad, etc.

In the Kitchen, it is indispensable to the cook for flavourly Souds, Shaws, Greeter

In India &. Argurite: Pick Perrina' Santos with

Lea Perrins

HORLICK MALTLOMI

HORLICK'S D

MALTED MILK

IN THE BUSY STRESS OF LIFE

Horlick's proves a veritable

helpa nature to impart life and poverished Blood and impaired diges Made in a moment-ne cooking. Me

Of all Chamišta nand Storedi: In 3 altos, 1/6, 2/6 xad

the Hosting wreckage of the big ship that There was no mistake possible, no excust, stems fine big ensigns it was sod spread

had been sunks; and, amongst the reckage, small boat. They were bundled into this; told they were free to

and organized on a huge scale, with indeed, and even go to Ameries. She sortain modeza improvements, the zaen lines. But it she does this, her position 10:3 and the dects of Drake and Hawkins is known, and, if there be any future

and it is these ficots and these men tims damage done, it will probably have to be to Engised or Ninevels and the submarine left them three ongebore have struck terror into the German sub done by snother submarine. For she has.

Eshermen, who had passed through the marines and driven them from the seas. coded up a thousand perils, from latest invention of the modern scientiže point of the compas, to clous upon her Thura has been soms discussion in return journey. I have actually seen the Americas to whether Mr. Wilson's course of a German subrass-which Notes, or some other more secret and thought itself undiscovered-arked from certain power, caused the Germans today, to day, on the chart at an English, SUNDAY OFFICE FURNITURE, &c. Paris (France), who will send his abandon their deadliest sea weupou The clues to all the ramiñcations of this

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) -

work are held by few men at the Admiralty in London: Teleptons and

A large and varied assortment of Brass Valves and Corks, Brass Roda, Machine Screws, Copper Pipes, Copper Plates, k*, &é

And

On view from Monday 2nd October.

„Tansen :--- Caah.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers.. Hongkong, Sept. 27, 1918.

WE BUY BUTTERFLIES, Pay Cast and a Good Price.

DDRESS your offers with to

A E. LE MOULT, se priest pamphlet free

ANG YUK, DENTIST,

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the late SIEN TING,

14, D'AQUILAR STELUT

PUBLIO AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Pubbc Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

FRIDAY

the 8th October 1918, commencing :-2:30p.m.; at their Sales Booms, No. A

-Des Voeux Kond: CornerTM*

of Ice House Street,

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,]

And

A QUANTIFT OF

DRAWN THREAD WORK, GRABS CLOTH etc.

Comprising

Carpet (practically new) Bideboards, Dinner, Waggon, Dining Tables and. Chairs, 3 Chesterfield Bodas, Arm-chair, de, Wardrobes and Tollet Double and Single Brass and mounted Bedsteads, 2c.. Mistel; lamenta Furniture, several luta of Blackk. wood - Waro," Pianos, low his Porcelsina, de, Pantry, Batli Room

Kitchner Utensils

Covert, Bedspread

Grass Cloth Goods, ate etc.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.

daril, two who could still pull at the oor, but the other too crazy to steer, as his little personal part of the price paid by England for sweeping and patrolling the

tens, of civilization. Pro

Many were the tales of centrals, towed top, battered but are by these was towed indefatigable auxillaries. One

and no ground for pardon, in that one out like a board. When she was about anarchiatic ach of the German Navy, two miles off to my horror.

The attack on the American steamship schmarine emergo from the depths and Gulfight was narrated to me a follow come right to the surface. There was no by the skipper of his Majesty's dritter sign of life on the submarine, but tho Contrive. I am sorry it has not the lay-atahonary, rising and falling in the violent literary qualities which literary trough and I mow instinctively the men call realism. Sallers have so yet he was watching the steamet. She had learned the trick and those who desire undoubtedly come from the same direct reality will know that the conventional Hon so that in which the term expressicus of this very plain yain are at going", and "it did not take on

least true, and the speaker the sort of realize what had actually happened. man, who would send his kind regards to took in the situation at a glance.

friend from his deathbed submarize had passed the Galfight At the time of the incident I was, that proved to be her name) Bho serving sa akipper of vessel fishing deliberately increased speed to lie lo

it ceased to sink noubrale, the latter telegraph keep them in constant. touch in upside down, by fixing an English out of Lowestoft, We were lying to our for her and get a sure target, rather, ther's

But even with neutrals, the feet finds it necessary someti

nete about nine miles off the Scilya. In attempt to fire a torpedo when overhaul-

razy clear days with a blue sky and a missing and wasting one of those exper fresh breeze. Many vessel End passed als weapons even on an A us during the day, and the scene was to The submarine war pescatul that you could simxat imagine, grey, and had two guns; but we-vere still at peace with everyone, and see any numbar. that such things as submarines and mines lay motio -and then and such,like a nevar, ezi

the position

[200 Inamuch as this weapon ceased to trouble the English little earlier than

with every eenport in the kingdom. But anchor in one of her Gerasa zade shell alternative might be accepted as probable, les the render consider the amount of holes she was lowed for 100 miles, ab act we could see the Scillys, it was ing her with the possible chance of even without further knowledge, but quint, organization that went befors all quarter of a knot, and arrived for the further knowledge abeclutely confirms this this. Even the manufacture of the nata admiral at the base to make his

which do not last for over, even whes inspection. probability,

mede-is sa industry in Itapif; and that Nothing is more striking to the conduct la cao. of the lost of a thousand activities. of this war than the way in which thee boarded one of the brawlers, just the wisdom of the serpent to He general. British method of slow and sure" bús, as her nota were running out and, at the philanthropy. In the cassion à netikrai justified itself. The superficial clamour end of 20 minutes, when the long tank steamer was overhauled. She for sudden and renestional proofs of dwindling line of faking craft has believed to be carrying auspiciously large dressed itself, from the British Cosat supplies to a suspiciously regué destina. What England is dolog began in the to the coast opposite, all that was noses- tion, but was allowed to proceed for

· first Scrfnight of the war. "Neutral commi-fanity was to wait for risitors – Ar

pellier Bressons sad in the name of tha ties oven wondered why the Brit month welcome, ons skippar remarked to me freedom of the seas. Nevertheless, wita bt the wat had produced no great cheerfully, I don't know about the insccant fishing boats dotting our waters

others, but I've killed ba

at intervals of ball a mile, and telegraphy to help them, the almost as many eyes and ears for Throughout this work of the auxiliary has fishes, and at dusk, 'drifter rolled fleet, it is worth noting that, in their up to our neutral friend again. records of rescue and salvage, a good half. Begorra, it's

In the meantime, England was making

the history of the next thousand years; and that can only be done on vast and dest sunken foundations, which must

be laid in silence. Results, and solid

CARE: JON KEPERALŰ NEIPÉ,

Aside tas

Of course, I knew better; and good reason to remember German Fleet came

had speed into consid day the calmerged in its dire bombard my was coming, and it cami

allowed to explosion and silence, were chased to go the re

result of ayed long enough submarine sgain appear to sow a large, minefald the way of lay up leng an daoke was soo the shipping My brother WIS

"the horizon, szd a knewest been looking for har 48

back to port

farsi skipper.in command of he

Arifler Will and sings he inet his Zekin kind wohmmerged trying to sweep up those mines, and his hated in my alp and his crew went with him I've full speed to the

abmariner · seen their

for, though Fand save the lives

foo busyse launched, and)

of their care is Bercted to the ships of gunner, training his twelve-pounder on to when I did neutrale: 15 in England that sweeps the her, and twins it ves. For,

close

trying to evade our patr lts, of granite and oak ware England's ca for mines, marka there of on her under either quarter lay German submy little ship

earing and charts, warns, delays, and guidas the marine, quietly being fed Belors they I was then armies are trailer of the world through a thousand † could submerge or bank, swap the crow

has wreated

unknown parile. And England his paid of the drifter has boarded the are the pries for it; far, while the neutral fad persuaded the subm to give

trame is held up for sa hoar or two, se ] help of a dozen mevólvers, that they were g method that pay the Wing of a policeman's hand

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the German - imines are removed - but sometimes, fzosa

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