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TURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1916.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONTIES TO THE GOVERNMENT,

Genarai Anotionsors

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

out

SATURDAY,

the 25th November, 1814, commencing hars, Coal and General (Produce at 10.30 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Brokers and Commission

Agents.

PROPRIETORS

*To-Hwa-Wan Coal Storage.

Coder, used Bentley's

4. C. 4th & 5th Editions A 1 Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Address

KONGKONG...

PUBLIC ACTION.

HE Underrigned have received in- Ttructions to tell by Public Auction,

{POR. ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

On

WEDNESDAY,

was 22nd November, 1816, commencing

10:45 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

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TALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

dic

$60.

including a small consignment of, Tonkin Inlaid Trays,

A Follows:-

Suite Blackwood Furniture, Upholstered Buitea, Arma-chairs and Bofan, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, smprising Double Brass-mounted Bod- sand, Twin Bodatends (Teakwood), Mideboards, Dinaer Waggons, Extension Haing Tables and Chairs, Tea and Decasional Tables, etc, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Faco, Cooking Yes, Catlery, Toilet Bats, &c, Bath Hoors Utensils, Large Rolltop Desk” and Writing Tables, etc, & quantity of Hectro Plated War,

1 Fiano, in good condition, Electric Beading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Taraiture, Pictures, Engravings, &c. -

Aho

Gent's Bicycles (new) Stereoscopic

Des Yeux Road, Corner of Iow

House Street,

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

#

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SCOTTISH LETTER.

(From Our Own Cercsponders, }

EDINBURGH, Oct 11

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spicuous increase. The dostha from violent or unnatural causes constitute a record. And illegitimate births ara fewer than the average for the pre ceding ten years. It is noted in the Slat annual report of the Registrar- General for Scotland, from which these fucts are taken, "that the very general decline in the number of illegitimate births and in the illegiti mate rata, is noteworthy, beca as

a marked of war would lead to fears were expressed that conditions increase of illegitimacy. It is satis- factory to record that the reverse is found to be the case."'"

THE MOUNTED HIGHLAND CORPS

A, rumour has gained currency in the two Highland mounted corpe, the North that, in the near future, Lovat a Scouts and the Scottish Horse, will canas to exist. It is said that the Scouts, are to be made. the Cameron Highlanders and Scottish Horse are to be swallowed by the Black Watch, There is some foundation for the rumour, but I

ther think it begins and ends with

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Hoogheng

THE NORTH AYRSHIRE CONTEST Shortly after the death of that gallant oldiar, Colonal F. Campbell, MR. for North Ayrshire, the Unionist party candidate for the vacancy, and as the chose Lieut-Gen. Hunter, Weston their Liberal party and the Labour party decided not to oppose his retum, it was expected that he would be elected *..

without a contest. But practically at Comprising :- Carpets and Rage, Sideboards, Dinner the last moment the Rev. Humphrey Waggon. sta; Dining Tables and Chairs, Chalmers, a Baptist minister at Wands Chastarfeld Botas, Armchairs, worth, came forward as an Independent Wardrobes and Tallsh Tables, Double and As matter of fact, he is much more Single Erast-mounted. Bodsteada, ethan a mere Independent; he is an Miscellaneous Furniture, Blackwood Ware, extreme Pacifiat, and has taken a Planos, a few lots Porcelains, &c., Pantry, tive share in anti-war agination. But Bath Room and Kitchen Utensils, etc.,

like all Pacifists at the present time the Also Brass Jardinieres, Vases, Finger Bowls.aspire to a seat in Parliament, he doesn't stand as a peace man pure and

the transference of some squadrons colour was brown. But all round (Full Particulare from. Catalogue.)

simple: be confuses the issue by advo to the ranks of the infantry, just as they pronounce, the Scots fresh har.. Tuna :--Cash.

to much superior the timeed cating more liberal pensions, vory some Scots Greys have been madering to be the finest fish in creation, strong card; the regulation of food kilted Highlanders, and that the two

variety. retsin their old 1102 prices; the abolition of excess profits; corps

and so on. Indeed, this "Cleric before individuality. and Lay behind," in Butler's words, has provided himself with a veritable A short time ago an account was Pandora's box of Labour grievances, and given in this column of the hooli- streets of Edinburgh the other day. if talking can win the seat he should ganism that prevails at the presenting along the street near his own have a lumping majority. General time in the West of Scotland, where house in the West End, buried in Hunter-Weston, of course, is at a disad the dark streets during the long thought, when he nearly tripped over & perambulator, He, begged the vantage, being engaged with the Armies nights put the restricted police forces at a disadvantage in dealing with

nursemaid's pardon, and remarked at the front. Mr. Chalmers advertits disturbances. It was then stated, on What a pretty child how old is the fact that he is a native of the West the authority of local observers of he?" "It's & girl, sir," replied the ** Ah, with an amused smile. nurse of Scotland His forbears for many, experience, that much of this hooli

**Your ᏔᏘ. simply mis-directed

and what's her name?' generations were fishermen on the Gair-ganism

Dear me.

said the own, sir."* Halls, Lounge Reception Room, Private Dining Room, Self contained loch, his father was a yachting skipper, anergy, and. that a great change for anites of apartments with Bath Rooms and himself in his early manhood acted the better came over the youths when Professor, and resumed his wals. attached. Dining Room with accomas purser on a Caledonian passenger they mixed at an age to be drafted |

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Nov. 20, 1916.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE.

AS A GOING CONCERN

FIRST CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

A containing

42 Eed Rooma

23 Bath Rooms,

modation for 100 persons, Store Rooms, Library, Servants quarters, etc., etc., etc, Hot and cold water laid on throughout, Approximate value of Furniture, ste about $30,000,

A large stock of extra Linen and Crockery all new and high class recently

Eroma Ergland." importght throughout

The Hotel is centrally located being only a fax minates from the leading Banks, Poet Office, Terry, &c.

To be sold as a going concern with good will

Farther particulars may be obtained from the Undersigned.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong. Oct. 19, 1916.

FOR SALI.

Болыста Oliver Typewriter, Bratractions de sall

THE Undersigned have received in-

Jardinieros, Paso, Finger Bowie, ate, a sumber of Carpata (new and sooond mad), Perambulator, Child's Cota, etc.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Tzu---Cash

"HUGHES & HOUGH,

suctionsers Hongkong, Nov. 15, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

{POR""ACCOUNT-OF-THE-CONCERTEY),

One Two-Seater TRUMBULL MOTOR CAR, recently overhauled and in good running order. Full particular may be obtained from 1243 the undersigned. -

TERMA-"usual.

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (YOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERT LL);

CO

WEDNESDAY.

22nd November, 1916, at 2.30 p.m.,

at No. 1 Canton Villas, Kimberly

Boad, Kowloon,

LUXDEY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

pontained therein...

Cocrinting cf :-

Unpolished Teakwood Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Chairs and Table (Extension), Dinner Bervice, Crockery wad Glass Ware.

Three Single Iron Beds, Two Ice Charts, Writing Table, Bookcase, Shang-

Batha, etc., oth

Ala

All the Electric Lights and Fittings, And

인

Rubber tyred Rickshaw (in good ondition).

On view from, Tuesday 21st inst. a

100.

Catalogues will be issued. Terms:-Cant.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

"Auctioneer." Hongkong, Nov. 16, 1916

PUBLIO AVOTION,

-7243.

THE

Pha: Undersigned have received in

stractions to sell by Public Auction, "BIOE, AVODUNT OF TER QONCERNED).

AN EARLY-DATE WI

The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR

One oculting syparakin,

Cimonlar wick and you**** Bare barnerÉ. ·'

Cylinders had wiáku. Incandescent

fig Buoys,

RUGHES & HOVOR.

ductioneers.

ない

Hongkong, Nov. 10, 1918

KEATINGS LOZENGES

cure the worst Cough

steamer on the Clyda

will

HOOLIGANISM IN THE WEST.

into the Army. But unfortunately some of the youths escape the

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REJECTED AND DISCHARGED.

A friend- Derby recruit-who has been discharged from the Army as

ing note.

·AN ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR. This looks like a' chestnut, but it isn't. It really occurred in the

A certain learned Professor was walk-

منشب

CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ALL CLASSES.

What was recognised as the most im- portant meeting in connection with the autumn assembly of the Congregational arranged by the Social Service Bection. Unica at Birmingham was the gathering Bir Oliver Ledge, the distinguished

presided. principal of the university, his stress he said the problems after the war weald, indeed be enormous.

Та

The next 26 years would be an extreme- 1y interesting, but a very strenuous time. It would be a misfortune if the war ended too soon and without a definite

hear) crisp, and understandable result.. (Hear,

Social welfare would be one of the great movements of our time, and be Could not but think that peace and good- will between employer and employed would be one of the most beneficent aspects of it.

capable

with

WOMEN AND WAR WORK.. military they are engaged on muni SIR OLIVER LODGE ON PEOPLE'S

SERVICES FOR THE NATION. Nothing impresses-one who has come tions, and wear exemption badgen, in contact with woman war workers They form themselves into gangs, Bell-on," and the Red- more than the marked improvement in known by such cames at the Baltic

Flees," their health and happiness by the ten-skins; and when these gange meet, sciousness that they are "doing their and they sometimes search each bit." Cases of breakdown under uncens-others out, there are free fights that tomed strain are numerous enough, no approach a mo. What is the cure? doubt, especially where long hours, Drastic measures methods more insanitary conditions,

nditions, and underfeeding Cromwellian-then-courts of law can exercise," are suggested by Sheriff prevail. But these are a small proper te. It was high time the police tion. Well-to-do young women who made a report to the Minister of [1061ed to yawn through the day over Munitions as to these rowdics, he their needle-work or their piano inay said,rowdies who were employed now "be seen enveloped in greasy in munition works and, be supposed. overalls doing their eight hours a day making big wagea. The Minister had amid the clatter of machinery, bat power to badge men, and also power having in their own words "the time of to debadge, and the exercise of such their lives." The miror, if not imaginary power would soon put down the rowdyism that existed in the East Kilments from which they need suffer End of Glasgow. Those disturbers have disappeared. In timekeeping and in of the peace should be sent to do industry they are an example to both the their bit at the front, relieving decent

-KSDUSTERT; AND TEE 320CK OF WAR. men and the women who were engaged men, and he had no doubt they would

Opening with a reference to the way in, which industry-in this country had withstood the shock of war. Professor in industrial work before the War, make very good soldiers." Corroding anxiety for brother and

Ashley said the mechanisin of trade had sweethearts in the Eghting line.

turned out less fragile and more thorough reduced to a minimum by hard and

than we had supposed, and, what was useful work: Girls whom nothing but unfit for service, sends me the follow. also true; was that the human mind )

proved more

magined. material than we had In the first place, he says, 1993 party used to keep out of bed till the

small hours of the morning take their I was struck by the change at the Though cur administrators had some turn of night work without a murmer. recruiting office. There used to be times. mismanaged the situation, yet the final thought must surely be how well, Their one problem is whether they will lots of young and apparently at young on the whole, we had come through the erer be able to settle down again to men in khaki filling up forms and crisis

Professor Ashley went on to say that, Funexciting domestic life. Many of them doing all kinds of other things which

share in the conditions of ita larger who have hitherto depended on patarnal, I thought might well be done by older after the war, Labour must be gives a and unft men, so releasing the young employment. Trade unioniam, on the allowances for dress and pocket money ones for stemmer duty in the trenches: whole, was a good thing. It had come are now enjoying for the first time, and Now on my entry into the inquiry to stay, and in that direction probably will be sorry to horrender, the pleasure office I was met by an elderly gentle lay the fature development of every of a self-earned income. In households man in civilian attire, who conducted considerable industry.

In those industries in which mastery where the addition to the family income me across, to where, instead of young and men alike were

were pretty completely is a valuable consideration, the relus-men in khaki, I found more elderly associated, and in which the representa tance to revert to pre-war conditions men, all in civilian garb, seated at tires of the two aldes met together, as they did in the great industries, either will be even greater. Going through deal tables, filling in forma. Preon Lormal wages boards or in occasional

munition factory the other day, I suggested to a woman worker that she sently I was conducted to another conferences, Kabour aiready had a large

share in the

in the government of industry. would be rather sorry to give up her room occupied by a Lieutenant and

Wond "Uh, no, he staff of young women working on He was inclined to think that one of the

industrial legislation wo steps in present occupation..

made between masters and mera replied, "we'll be glad enough to give books of records or at typewriter next the men their jobs again. In the case except the Lieutenant, not a single be to give the force of law to agreements of married women with children that is male. I had leisure to reflect, and organisations, which represented on no doubt true, but their married I began to understand what had each side's substatial majority of the sisters, who have discovered the hitherto puzzled me why I had not interests involved. powers, and acquired no small proficiency been passed for sedentary work, for in the skilled trades, will present a more I am at least quite fit to sit on-a dificult problem.

chair and fill in forms. But of course the Army would have had to pay In a vañety of ways the first year separation allowance to my family of the war has been a record one for and feed me and clothe me, and Scotland. During 1915 the birth. altogether they had no doubt found mate is the smallest since 1889 the girls much cheaper. I am quite Marriages were more numerous then sure they are much more empient in any year since 1855. The number clerks than I should be.

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With LEA & PERRINS SAUCE, a few drops sprinkled over the meat, fish or cheese, &c., are all that is required to impart, the most delicious piquancy and flavour.

The QUALITY and concentration of its ingredients make a little of this sauce go a long way.

Lea Herrins

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WORCESTERSHIRE..

Ask for Horlick's.

It is well worth trying, and, will mann good health for you, as Horlick's Malted Milk atrists Nature in repairing and - building ap wasted tissue.

It is always acceptable delicious to the taste, and made in a moment-ne cooking,

HORLICK'S MALTED MILK

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Moltke has beateri Mahan To-day most Germans are indeed beginning to. perceive how powerful and decisive Eng land's so power has been and is for our THE TRUTH AT LAST BECOMING foes in keeping them together at her

CLEAR "AS

beal and in extending the wate

hoped

Press

MOKE ORGANISATION AFTER WAR After the war we were going to have

· "That althese things, which Germana in this country much more organisation, which meant combination in a multitude

not Bes of forms. We had been slower than

in generat either A most remarkable confession of help without understanding, havé, DOV of what

"and lessness against British ses power is trusta " other countries in the creation of were popularly known as

for a number of reasons, made by udant Reventlow Dentiche bons dear, dit is Combines

'tres it like s beaded donde ras Tageszeitang" in the course of a raging comelette, the British F

Bigst

To us, who have never been in Bat Free Trade of no article, undoubtedly one

either of the grantiems of her Our readers are aware, it says, Free Trade, the requirements of modern England. plant and modern large, sale production bad Irendy, before the war, led to "with what increasing satisfaction power nor of the tenacity of ther

several have greeted the comprehension of spacious will to us this new recogn of deaths exceeds those of any year

important combinations in

England's role, o

of which during a 100 in Germany spells an increde branches or trade.

would series of ince 1855 with only four exceptions:

wonths there have been Corman, strength and it cannot

onhanced sufficiently It is interesting to note the signa-

After the war the country The infantile mortality is the highest since 1991. The conscientious objectures and addresses that have been expert the Government to carry through direct and indirect indications from tor to vaccination shows a con- lately written on the wads and doors measures of industrial and commercial chicial quarters, we have done so of the Nelson Monument, Calion defence, if only for a term of roam under the Impression that these policial Hill, Edinburgh. Most of them are What he was afraid of was that: se sopo words were to her transsted fato doede of Scots from the. Colonies. On theas to movement towards organisation, and measures What England is and

Tageszeitung has never failed tai

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION:

"Dolya Gough" but you stop it with ONLY = 'Sepet,

WATERBURY'S PRETABOLIZED

FEIVER OIL COMPOUND

COLONIAL HOMERE

WEATHER AND WARFARE,

big leaden time-ball a Elighland chin 1 which surant combination, 200 under føyer was as an enemy, the pe oather, which is again hạnị

way, which he thought

have taken up a yard with the record in the Interests of the country and coys, and even before the war, and operations of our Arnies, fas of their visit to the country of their social peace, it might be hampered by during the war, we have lid sa room-faffuenced the core of

Germany fencestors Hardly any part of the excessive musician and by an appeal tapfortable, and disturbing tealing that effect, however, has generally

e not dear abour Chie British peril aided, and some past ers Empire is unpresented. Even Maori Forn-out doctrines of free, compentignyery mary or moet, people in

THE KOOPLE - Hict may redkeagowa quoted here anhopeful precedent for and Red Indian names are repre- At the dose of the useting Sir Oliver article by Faal Rohrbach, which spoke for instance, the wanted. One Maori records that his Lodge remarked that he was glad thpt understanding with grandthor was Bookman 7 Government had Yared to treat the fio mention the Berliner Tag

Awaiter at one of our popular people! They had

Frestaurants has something to say people were more: 7/7/vert then

than they had expected:

about the tastes of our visitors. Acment began his stating the danc bonding to him, hjaajackats from the people, it was ling time befőri thay Fleet sabowie-deckled partiality for Funted the scientifle people but sége and bacon, whiabsthay-önder edi matina cimdiona tragi

hours from early memingstallated resea

nightout The Australians and New What was g

sapecially those of Boots to be e

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the Frankforter Zeitung" baga wa may now hapa that at part of time hallucination has

But we should like to not another thing,

föt Froissart, zeeprða, rend bowetzings of the

the English bowe, being were not affected. A Plassey heery shower of rain difinagód enemy rder to nob

his fire alsckened, and Clive was anal to avenge the mare of the Black Hole, ther malecially contributed te

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