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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916,

Hughes & Hough

APOTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers hare, Coal and General Produce

Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS To-Kwa-Wan' Coal Storage.

*Coder tred

Bentley's

0.6th & 6th Editions. A 1 Telegraphic. Code.

Telegraphic Adiren,

PUBLIC AUCTION=

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF TEX CONUERRED)

00

FRIDAY,

the th October, 1818, commencing st 5.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. B Des Voeux Road, Corner

of Ice House, Street HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE FURNITURE,

Compring

Carpets (new) Large Sideboards, Lin aer Waggon by Lane Crawford & Co, Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofis," Arm-chairs, & Wardrobes and Toilet Tables Doutin.and Single Brass- mounted Bedsteads, "de" Miscellaneous Furniture, several leta of Blackwood Ware, 2 Panue & few lots of Porcelains,

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC

THE

AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (rom ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEANED).

од

TUESDAY,

the 94th October, 1918, commencing at 3.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corter of 2

Ico House Street, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,"

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As Follows a

THE CHINA MAIL

THE WAR.

(Continued from Page 5.)

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Bouter's Service to the China Mall.)

THE WESTERN FRONT.

NUMEROUS AIR FIGHTS ON

BRITISH FRONT."--

LONDON, Oct. 18. -General Sir Douglas Baig ceports: We bombarded an enemy position in the neighbourhood of Neurilla St Vasst, Wytscheets and north-east of Ypres There has been considerable reciprocal artillery work south of the Anere.

Several Carpets and Rugs, Upholstered Suites, »Arm-chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double Brass-mounted Bedatend, Twin Bedsteads(Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinaer Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc etc, Dinner Services, Crockery, Class Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &e, Bath Room Utensils Large Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables etc,)

quantity of Electro Flated Ware,*** Six did not return.

Piano, in good condition, Electrio. Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Tok- wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Fargitare, Pictures, Engravinga &c.

Flate Carbine Camera,

A few lots of DRAWN THREAD and EMBROIDERED GRASS CLOTH, etc. A selection of Brass Jardinieres, Vasey-Finger-Bowl, ste

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TERMS:--Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkons Oct. 18, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Our seroplanes reconnoitred largely yesterday. They attacked important military points, and there were numer our air-fights. Three enemy machines were destroyed, and one was driven to the earth. Many were also dispersed. One of our machines was brought down.

HEAVY FIGHTING BY THE

FRENCH:

PARIS, Oct. 17. A communiqué states: We occupied a new group of houses at Sailly Saillised. The enemy violently counter-attacked, and penetrated a portion of our first line, but was immediately drivUK DUL

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THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

GREEX OFFICIAL ACTIVITY.

ATHENS, Oct. 17. There has been immense craffe during the night between Athens and the Tato False

Al the Court officials have beon Sum-, moned to the Palace."

THE KING ANGRT.:

EXPECTED TO ORGANISE A DEFENCE OF LARISSA.

LONDON, Oct. 18. The Daily Mail correspondent at Athens states that there were high words between the King and L. Lambros when the latter presented the French Admiral's rattisal to moderate, the Allies demands. The King told 31. Lambros that only a confederats of the Admiral could presons such a Note jan

3. Lambros afterwards teld bus friends that be intended to resign, as he realized that the country was an autocracy,

When the French sailors landed, the King was very angry. He said nothing, but loft to go to Larissa

MORE THAN MONEY

TO YOU

Just as the circulation of money is decessary for a nation to exist, so the circulation of strong red blood in your vaina in essential to your life. Your blood is your wealth; you can no more live, with weak blod in your system, than you can pay your way with false coin,

Weak blood is soon datected by the | fact that you quickly become breathless after hurrying, your spirits are depressed, and your appetite is fickle. Though you know you: drẻ growing weaker, you do not fight agaiust it because you have so little energy Boware, you are xnamic-that is bloodless

You must make a move to-day the

INTIMATIONS

WAR CHARITIES.

"OUR DAY"

THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER,

will be devoted all over the Empire to collecting fynda far the

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY

mischief will extend if neglected, until THE

you feel that life is a failure. Begin at once to put new red blood into your

eins for that is the only way to beconten strong. Now the elements of new, rich; red Blood are contained in Dr. Willams Pink Pills, which explains why these pills have, given new health to a great number of men and women, formerly victims of bloodlessness.

leases, but cures the many ills that

New Blood not

not only banishes blood- result from it ; that is why Dr. Williams Fink Fills bave also cured dyspepsia, rheumatism, low vitality and nervous achanation. Start them to day Williams Pink Fills for Pala Feople are Skaalodis, M. Gounaria and obtainable from dealers everywhere. others hastened to Tato and implored also from Dr: Williams' Medicine Co., 98 Szechsen' Road, Shanghai, 1 bottle $1.50, the King not to take such an irrevocable 8 bottles 38/ post free. A postcard stop The King deferred his departure.request to Book Dept. the above address, Meanwhile, evidence is growing that will bring you a helpful Health Guide it is the King's intention to organise free. the defence of Larissa Adjoining stations are full of field guns, shells and rifles...

"

GOOD WORK BY SERBIANS.

LONDON, Oct. 17. A French official message from Salonilaatates that the Serbians repulied & violent counter-attack Belavoda, Cerna

RECENT GERMAN BUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

AMERICA'S, ATTITUDE..

LONDON, Oct. 17.

An enemy attack east of Berny-en- Santerre was broken by our fire.

SIXTY-FIVE AIR FIGHTS, 1148 We took ninety prisoners at Sailly Saillised yesterday, and in the course of counter-attacks also captured two machine-guns. There were sixty five air fights in the Somme region, in the course of which two enemy machines: were brought, down; and thres other MISLED PERSIANS. RELEASED BY way in order to enable them to blow

Yell in their own lines.

FRESH ENEMY ATTACKS.

PARIS, Oct. 18, THE Undersigned have been favoured

A communiqué states with instructions from E.M. Naval There has been a reciprocal bombard

on board,

Two fresh enemy attacks east of

There was a violent artillery the right bank of the Vardar.

RUSSIANS.

duči

PETROGRAD, Oct 18. On the recommendation of General Barstol, the Grand Duke Nicholas ordered the release of 150 Persians who were taken prisoners at Kermanshah, General Baratoff told the prisoners that he was convinced that they had nos acted of their own free will, bat were misled

ko Pantry Room and Kitchen Store Officer; to sell by Public Auctionment in the whole of the Somme region, when fighting on the side of the Turks.

Utensile, otel Large Blackwood Screen, several good Cabinets, Tempoys, Office Furniture.

Alo

Brad Jardinieres, Vasca Finger Bowls etes and 2 Fowling Piecca.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) Terin's Chish. :

HUGEES & HOUGH,"

Auctioneers,

Hongkong. Oct. 14,1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION..

HF Undersigned have received in- struction to sell by Public Auction, (FOR "ACCOUNT" OF THE CONCERNED),

-

SATURDAY,

the 21st October, 1915, at 10:30 ED.,

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8

Des Voeux Road, Corner of..

ics hours DeKITE,

A MISCELLANEOUS STOUK

Comprising

Gent's Bhirts, Woollen Singlets, Pania, Sweaters, Dressing Gowns path Robes, Toilet Scape, Esch, and, Facu Tovels, Hosiery, Le

Blankets, Table Linen, Counterpenes, A quantity of White-Alpaca, Rait.Costa, &c, Holdalls and Suit Casca, deng

· Also

A small consignment of Gent Stra Hata (best quality), Felt Hats, etc.,

A fümber of Buit Lengths, Blue Serge, Tweed, Vicuna, Flanneli, de, der

Terras-Cash.

HUGHES & HOGUE,

Hongkong, "Oct. 17, 1918-/

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WEDNESDAY

- 95th October, 1978, at 10.30am

HMS.S. „"TAKU" and "OTTER":

se, they now lie in H.M`Naval Yard. To be sold without restrictions as to braking up.

Fall particulars, Conditions of sale, and inspecting orders, may be had from the Auctioneers.

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Belloy en Santerre were completely repulsedag de toute

The enemy suffered heavy losses. Amiens was bombed from the air, but: Do military damage was done BEYERE FIGHTING ON RUMANIAN FRONT

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES

LONDON, Oct 18. --- * HUGHES & HOUGH, “ A Rumanian communiqué, dated the By Appointment Auctioneers to the 17th inst., shows that severe fighting is "Admiralty proceeding along the whole of the Hongkong, Oct. 17, 1015. 1141 mountain frontier, from Cainert, west of Erisao, to Bica Valley, not from Bukourins,

PUBLIC AUCTION:

THE Undersigned have received instruc- tions to sell by Public Auction,

WEDNESDAY

the 25th October, 1918, at 18.39 LD, st H. NAVAL YARD HONGKONG, and continuing at 2.30 p.m. at KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT

OLD AND SURPLUS

Everywhere the enemy attacks have Been repulsed with heavy losses In some cases the enemy were driven beyond the frontier.

The fighting is of the hottest in Ojtor Valley, north-east of Brised Eero frontier positions are repeatedly changing handa.

Farther south in the Boden Valley, was compelled to retire the enemy w northwards.

A RUMANIAN BETIREMENT

EXPLAINED."

LONDON, Oct 18

Mr. Stanley Washburn, telegraphing from the Rumanian headquarters, any that the Rumanians west of Brasso

The Persians cried with joy, and kised General Baratoff's hands and feet and uniform. They were given new clothes.

Arrangements have been made to send they homa

age

„MESOPOTAMIL HONOURS

LONDON Oct 18.

in the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George said he hoped to issue the; hon ours awards for Mesopotamia shortly.

THE RED CROSÉ FUND.

In the House of Lords, Viscount Grey of Fulloden, replying to Eari Grey, said he did not know whether the Commanders of American destroyers had acceded to the request of the Commander of U53 to clear,

AND

ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF

JERUSALEM

IN AID OF THE WOUNDED.

LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND

20,000 roses have been givan, and will be sold throughout the day by numerous ladies and school children.

Subscriptions to the Rose Fund will also be gladly receira d at any time before the day by Lady May at Goretament House, who will send a rone with the acknowledgment games »

GREAT ENGLISH FAIR

in the Afternoon, from 3 till 7, of the Murray Fazade Ground COCONUT SHES,

THE LUCKY WORKER

DANGING ENCLOSURE, JUNGLE SHOOTING RANGE

(Elephants, Lions, and the Petk Tiger). RED CROSS COMPETITIONS, & THE EVERYTHING" STORES, WILD WEST SEOW; THE MAN IN THE TUE, CHILDREN'S MAYPOLE DANOR,

INDIAN TORCH, DANCE, AUNT BALLYMAYABUN KICKING THE FOOTBALL, GOLF COMPETITION CAMERA OBSCURA, STRENGTH TESTS. DONKEY RIDES, TWO BANDS,

THE SWANKS

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR. Entranca. 50 Cents.

FETE AND ILLUMINATIONS

up and torpedo ships. He assumed that the American Government was investigating the matter. The United States had admitted that British warahips were not exceeding their rights in cruising off America, but requested us most emphatically not to patrol off the coasts, on the ground of irritation. Our warships ANDERSON MUSIC CO. and from MEMBERS OF THE WAR OFARUVISH had been instructed to comply with

E. R. HALLIFAX, Hou. Secretary, that request as far as possible.

the Evening, from 9 till 11.30, at the Public Gardens

CONCRET

Two BANDS Entrance $1 sente in Reserved Enclosure, $2 and $1

DISAFFECTION AMONG RAILWAY-

MEN AT PADDINGTONAWA

LONDON, Oct. 18. Owing to the dismissal of three car men who were convicted of receiving stolan flour; 2,000 employees at Paddington station are going slow until the men are reinstated, though the Great Western Railway Company have promised to reemploy the mon if the pending appeal is successful,

A number of fish, ment, and vegetable trains have been discontinued.

LATLIT.

DONATION BY THE PRINCE OF The trouble at Paddington has ended.

WALES.

LONDON, Oct 18. The Prince of Wales has subscribed £1,000 to Red Cross Fund.

FUTURE COMMERCIAL WAR IN

THE LAST...

THE NEED FOR ORIENTAL

STUDY..

LONDON, Oct. 18... A letter appeal by the Com mittee of the Oriental School, signed by Lord Curzon (Chairman), the Earl

OBITUARY.

LONDON, Oct 18 The following deaths are announced Mr. J. P. Ghooly, Nationalist MP for County Cork, West. WWW.

Mr. W. B. Oldham, I.C.S., C.LE

Lady Ponsonby.

....

SECRET POSTAL BERVICE..

EXPOSURE OF GERMAN AGENTS IN

UNITED STATES. EA

A New York correspondent of a London.

NATASTORES, begin an 'orderly retirement on the 8th of Cromer, the Lord Mayor" and paper writing on the 4th. ult. skid

Comprising:-

inst., taking up positions at the foot of others, states that the annual income

The authorities possess indisputable At Hoyaxeza: Cast and Wrought the hills. They are defending the now in view, le £7,000, and asks for evidence of an extended secret postal Iron and Steel Files, Ecade, Girders, Predeal Pass. The movement represents an endowment fund of £150,000. service, operating between the United Rails, Bloopers, Tanks, &c.; Woodenpuistribution in order to shorten the towards which £10,000 has been Stetes and Germany for the past four Casks and Stares; Electric Lamp Ende line, and was now in the slightest degree raised. The letter also states that months. Affidavits, have boun filed in 1143 containing Platinum,"

Pchmidtt, the foreed by local accessity During the higher standard of efficiency in plicating Dr. Albert, Germany's chief

agent

•merican represents of the Deutsch a retirement the enemy did not even come Onental knowledge will be required A

by the officials after the war, and Bank, and the Nemmond Company who into touch with the Rumaninu “

were recently

-PUBETO" AUCTION."

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Fublic Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEEEEE),

on ZAN EARLY DATE

The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR

One occulting apparatus, complete."

Circular wick lamps. :)

Spare, burners.

Cylinders and wicks

'precinta for will be required for aware intermedi The atte

"At Kowloon –150 ton Coal Lighter Tab Boats of Borte; Ships Furniture and Fittings, Various; Rattan Fenders;

THE KUT PRISONERS. finely-waged commercial or fol- Tops of financial and probably diplo Gunny Bags Canvas rags. N

Jowing the cessation of hostilities. matic mail passed by means of the ser Terms of Sala-As-detailed in the

Information had been received to the vice.even leading financial houses s OVER 2,000 ACCOUNTED FOR Catalogues.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

in efect that important steps had have been publicly named, including

correspondents London institusion

beavy By Appointment Auctioneers to the LONDON; Oct 18 heady besa rieben in Germany to The American law provides

Admiralty In the House of Commons Mrgive higher education to Germans punishment, but the severest, penalty is the stoppage of the mail, thus depriving Hongkong Oct 17, 1916 - 1142 Forster stated that about 2,800 of all about to proceed for the East.

ranks of the Kut prisoners had been The corentréilizwar will probably Germany of the chief means of financial accounted for, including Indians and be most acute and the opportunities operations, including the liquidation of

american securiti those reported exchanged or dead will be very great in Ching -i áf our They wars distributed over some exteen business representatives are properly places Information was scanty, but those prisoners in the campe were equipped to take advantage of them.

The appeal emphasises the asd WAR TABLE MANNERS. parmona, gbelieved to be fairly well treated for closer, co-operation, clearer

In reply to a question as to whether not 10,000, Mr. Forster said be, would not like to give figures from memory.

“CHINA MAIL.

Incandescent Petrol Lamps, and it

appurtenances

And

A quantity of -gear perta ing to Mooring Buoy,

PUBLICATIONS the total of prisoners originally taken was understanding, a livelier, interest and

A number of Locomotive wheels and

BTAINABLE

Dia

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Wyndham Street, Honse

Axles

kong

HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH

(1891-1803)

Farther, particulars may be obtained

from the undersigned...

Torms

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HUGHES & BOUGEL -: BONGKONG'S MUSICAL

“Auctioneers, Bongkong, Aug 14 1915.--.

THE Undersigned have

Hens to sell

(FOR ACCOUT OF

atthalz Bales Booms, No. 8, De Vaur HOAD, Corner of

ONE PIANO

LOSING WEIGHT BY THE FOUND

2

Under Weld2 a conditioase NOTES ZONEWILD LIFE IN*** of -icalth, shores yotte deslibr.

HONGKONG AND BOOTHK illative powers ard, decreasingst OBINA by Bar GALAN Busbury,

HUWATERBURY S

EPMETABOLIZEDŐ

COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND-

Part-1-—- Mantrials and Birds-a80 ||

Pars IL-Reptiles, Amy nihis and

Fishes... THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES

(History

88, STUTTGART CHINES

of

a wider recognition of a comIND Sim between This Majesty's subjects in the East and West, and urges partic cularly the claims to further recognition of Indian studies, especa ally in view of the splendid part played by India in the war.

DIPH

BERLINEES DISCUSS THEIR

EATING CUSTOMS.75:

English people who have heard as well as on the Berliners, eat, writes Me F W. Wile in the Daily May will be amused by the discussion of war time table manners, now proceeding in the

The Government controlled "Lokal Anzeiger (September 17 argues that the ration system and the small portions of nearly all viands, which it necessitates justify the introduction of certain cus toms Litherto regarded as ill mannereday be It should no longer, for instance, sauce or gray bans onga, pisto considered, bad form for one to mop up

BIA HOW IT MAY BE AVOIDED HEA Dhen child had IPHTHERIA is usually drotracted cold prepares the child's system for the reception and development of the diphthon days of Bit scarcity, the o

thoria germs. When there are cases diphtheria in the neighbourhood child Tan that have colds should be kept home and off the street

the

piece of lead poised on the tarkis

Anzeige explains, to leave gray sauce unenten is indefensible "wa

also suggests that The article and bustesses Int usbrage if they satch their

Refreshments on male during the Afternoon and Evening

Tickets obtainable at MOUTRIE'S, the ROBINSON PIANO CO., the

COMMITTEE.

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The Ideal Epconstréesive' Nerve Food. Sanephos.

Immediate

Nutriment for Overworked, Underfed

Nerves and Brain

. Within ten minutes you will fect distinctly the begimla

of the undenikble benefit that Sahaphos gives you, Yet it is not to be confused with barraful stimulants, which only make matters worse. It is not a stimpiant, not, a-drug it is an Energising, food, which almost lastantly begins to give new

body Jag to you serves and to your

y

Sanaphos

physical hease

To restore your phr to restore poise of the nerve 373 to repair the results of weari"; ness and overwork take a glass of Sadaphos on'cizing, at mid-morning mid-afternoon...and on going to

A MALL

For Sleeplessons, Irrúability De

pression, Derangement of Hellis, Anzieties, Overstrained or Under- "fod. Rerves, Sucsphos is unequalled,

Thousands of Doctor

and laymen testify to its superiority,/ Your own experience will prove that it does ill that we say it does

If your phamlat kan not Sanaphor media for a fede sangole, mordening his name, sad trial suchen wn) bksen taryba ima za postguld. Sapphet enn be obtained from soy of the folldens Wholesale Agents; andør & Chi Hong Kong : The Qopan's Dispensary. Wholesale Distributies for fodia and Pie Lili Dakia, Brothers, Lad, Middlesen. Street, London: Bugland,

Ask for Horlick's.

It is well worth trying, and -will mean good health for you, as Horlick's Malted MIR asian Nature in repairing and building tip

taste and made in a moment ne cooking

HORLICK'S

MALTED MILK

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