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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT,

General Auctionsärs kare, Coal and General Produse

Brokers and Commission Agents..

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PROPRIETORS

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Telegraphic Address 'MKIRION" HONGKONO.

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

TEX Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction, (FOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNY ED).

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TUESDAY,

the 18th December, 1916, commencing at 1.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 6, Den Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

配だっ

&c.

As Follows.

One Upholstered Suite, Arm-chairs and Botsa, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double Brass-mounted Bed- stood, Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Bideboards, Dinner, Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tom and Occasional Tables, etc., etc. Dinner Services, Crockury, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Set, &c, Bath Room Utensils, Large Roll-top Desk and Writing Tables, etc, Sandry Electro Plated Ware,

Piano in good condition (by Carl Stranas), Electric Beading Lampe, Black- Wood and Teakwood Screens, & quantity of Blackwood Furniture Pictures, Engravings, &c., Large Magic Lantern,

Gent's Bicycle (new) Oliver Type writer, Tennis Poles and Nettings, Air Gun, &c. Bras Finger Bowls, Carpets (new and second hand), Child's Cotâ, etc.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) Tanks-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 6, 1916

1303

PUBLIC AVUTION.

Tip Undersigned have received in bratractions to sell by Public Auction,

(For Abcount of the Concerned),

THURSDAY,

the 14th December, 1818,

at 1.30pm at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, De Your Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

AUCTIONS.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAR.

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SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS

THE Undersigned have received in-

structions from the Hon. The (Reuter's Servics to the China Mail.) Director of Public Works to sell by { Public Auction,

WEDNESDAY,

the 13th December, 1918, commencing at 10.30 am, at the Government Store, Ballock Land, Wanchai, A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS, STORES, &c.

A follows

India Rubber, and Bras Scrap, Insulated Copper `Wire (Scrap), Qissa | Sheets (various sizes) a. large assortment of Tiles, Flushing Cisterns with Bracksts, Flanges Stop Cocks, Sockets, Plugs, Bends Valves, &c., India Bubber; and Leather Flags and Washers, Assorted Facking, Chandeliers, Electroliers, Pendants, do, with Shade for same, Cast Iron Pipes (various sizes) Scrap Telephone Wire, Tar Boiler, Wrought and Cast Iron Scrap, & On row day of Sale. Term's Cash

&c.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Governm Hongkong, Dec. 9, 1916.

FUBLIC AUCTION.

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HE Undersigned has received -in- THE

structions from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., to sell by Public Auction,

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WEDNESDAY

the 13th December, 1916, commanding

at 3 p.m., at their No. 4 Wharf, · a Iron Sheer Legs, 80 ft. long,

a Iron Struts or Back Legs, 4 ft. long,

a Iron Guides for Struts,

2 Large Turnbuckles

36 Three Sheave Iron Blocks,

• Bed Plates for Sheer Legs

To be sold in one lot These legs were capable of lifting 20 tons.

One Hoisting Engine (Grafton & Co.);

for the Sheer Legs, working pressure 80 lbs.

One Steam Winch (Howarth Erskin

a. Co) suitable for ship used as haul back for sheers, working pressure 100 lbs.

One Length of Old Cable Chain, ka Ninety Ave fathoms 31 Wire, One Lot of Old Wire, various lengths. On view Now..

TAR-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Anctionair. Hongkong, Dec. 7, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCHINAD),

са

FRIDAY

THE DEPORTATIONS FROM]

DATE NUME

BELGIUM.

PROTEST FROM THE UNITED

STATES.

CONTRARY TO ALL FRECE

DENTS AND HUMANE.

PRINCIPLES.

WASHINGTON, Deo..9. The State Department has pub- lished a Note which it cabled to Germany on November 18th pro toeting against the deportation of civilians from Belgium. It says

The United States has learned with the greatest concern" and regret of the policy to deport from Belgium civilians for the purpose of forced labour in Germany.

It is constrained to protest in a friendly spirit but most "solemnly against an action contravening all precedenta and humane principles and the international practice which has been accepted and fol lowed by the civilised patious in the treatment of non-combatanta..

The United States is convinced that the policy is fatal to Belgian relief work-a result which will be generally deplored-end that it will seriously embarrass the German Government.

AMERICA AND THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.

A NEW NOTE TO GERMANY

EXPECTED.

ASHINGTON, Dec. 9.

The probability is being discusser of a new Note to Germany as the result of recent submarine operationa

It is learned that the United States has enquired of Great Britain the status of the steamer Arabia, which was recent-

THE FIGHTING IN

RUMANIA

RUSSIANS DRIVE ENEMY FROM TWO HEIGHTS.

500 PRISONERS CAPTURED,

Loxbox, Doc. 9.

A FREAKISH APPETITE.

1. An appetite which has no est for regular, nourishing meals, but craves for wholesome dist, saizes many young girls ; man, too, suffer..” It is one of the mgns of a state of bloodlessness, and is usually present with pallor, languor and debility. The stomach lacks good blood to coable it to digest ordinary diet, and afood formenta and fills the system with poisons the palate becomes un- balanced, and fancies ariss for unwhole- same farb

hting but a short step from this A Bussian communiqué states:

unhealthy state to severe indigestion and complete breakdown. The warning The Russians captured 500 pria for serious diseases hare aftan

argent soners, & machine-guns and 3 cannon | developed from such condition

If you in an engagement rest and south of are a victim, what you immediately need Valleputu on the Rumanian front will

reliable blood tonic, auch is Dr. pills. They reinforce the pink where the enemy were dislodged from t with new blood, following which two heights...

digestion recovers, and healthy, keen appetite is

for diet that will de brosuse Dr. Williams pink pills

both sexe

THE WESTERN FRONT.

1

BIG. GERMAN - MOVEMENT VEN BELGIUM,

FRESH ACTIVITY EXPECTED,

AMSTERDAM, Des There are big movements of German troops in Belgium"

. It is believed that this presages fresa activity.

NEW YEAR "CARD FOR INDIAN SOLDIERS.

"A GIFT OF SIRDAR DALJIT SINGH.

LONDON, Dec. 9. Sirder Daljit Singh who is leaving for India today on a short visit, has arranged that every Indian soldier in the field shall receive a New Year Card with a reproduction of a portrait of the "King Emperor in his Coronation robes a fac-simile of His blajesty's signature, and a loyal poem composed by the Sirdar himself printed in Hindu, Urdu or Gurmuk, according to the language of the recipient.,

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 9.

FOR Food: ed

for pale people has good blood f

to

that they are so in cases of bloodlessness, indignation and stomach troubles.. Begin a short course and soo what benefit you" will darive; start now: Obtain a supply from your dealer or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Co, 96 Ssechuen Road, Shang

8 bottles 88

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There is no better health guide that The Blood and Ita Work." Send B postcard to the above address for a FREE copy.

SPORTING.

SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

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INTIMATIONS

A. D. C. PERFORMANCE

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IN AID OF

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DECEMBER 16:

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BOOKING AL MOUTRIES.

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PRICES:

GALA NIGHT. Dress Circle, Centre Seats

Remainder of Houss

FOLLOWING NIGHTS

Stalla

Pit

Buldiers and Sailors Half Price

THE NAVY C.R.C.

Dress Circla

Second round: L. Kay (16) beat P Matheison (11); T. Ramsay (12) Beas H. W. Pago (18); J. Martin (15) beat

Played on the C.R.C. ground, they w. P. Oswald (18); A. H. Milroy (18)

TIME PREVENTS CLUB WINNING.winning easily. Scores:-

The Hongkong Cricket Club and the University draw on the club ground, though had not time closed the innings there is not much doubt that the Club would have won. They had four wickets in hand and only 3 runs to gat Morgan and Pearce had the bowling well under control. The previous hats had given feeble show with the exception of Manx whose effort was in the form of 4 much sedad tans. His example was end- lated by the succeeding bats who were unfortunate enough to be deprived of a win by the time closure. Scores

UNIVERAINÝ,

J. D. Wright, b Mar B. Ponsonby-Fane, b Morgan G. EX Marley, Maas ** EA. Redmond, run cat

Brayahay, b Tayler Ng Sta

33

THR-KAFT.

Comr. Gibson b Ching __...... Asst. Pay, Wild, bw, Wong. a. G. File, e Manley, Lee....... Asst. Pay. Robinson, pot out Sto. Wood, Wong, Yo..

Hall, Loo Lt

. E. RA. Rowe Lee, b Yaw P. U. Pratt, bw b Lee....

O. White, b. Un...

W.-G. Lister Aid W. H. Hollamby

did not bat..

Extras...

HC

Total

...133

BOWIZNG ANALYSIK

Ching

P.

Wong... M. C; Yow .. G. Lea

17 H. F. U

20

Mal Hing,

G.Wilson, e It. Hall,

Kennedy, Morgan 107. Lam, stop, Lt. Hail, b Prist

And not out

A. de Souza, b Tayler...

An Italian official announcement Chow Yat Cheong & Morgan, states that there is violent artillery W. P. Dizon, ₺ Tayler... activity in the Adige Valley and that W. Gittens, e Pearce, b-Brand the Italiana dispersed a long enemy

Extras transport column.

ly sunk by torpedo in the Mediter FORMING THE CABINET.

Tancan.

THE LOST FRENCH BATTLESHIP.

HER FATE A MYSTERY.

PARIS, Dec. 9. The French battleship Sufren was out from Gibraltar. She carried a crew of 718. Her iste in a mystery; she was possibly sunk by a mine.

the 15th December, 7516, commencing at 5.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. & De Veur Road, Corner of Ice House Street,-- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c,

Jarura ne Opropelsing✨- ATCONDGA «A LIVANEITY -97

Carpeta and - Rugs, Sideboarde, Dinner HIGH CLASS IRISH GOODS,

Warren etc., Dining Tables and Chalm, MORE NEUTRAL STEAMERS SUNK. -"Comprising:-

Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chains, “A da, *Bleached Abeeting Hemstitched Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Double and Sheets, Embroidered and Frilled Fillow Single Brass mounted. Bodsteads, &, Cates, Turkish Towels, Large Bath Miscelaneous Furniture Blackwood Wa Towels, Bath Sheeta, Huckaback Towels, Damask Table Cloths with Serviettes to Match, Cashions, Glass Cloths, Dust Shoets, dey &c.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).

HUGHES & HOUGH,

"Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Dec. 9, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1918

THE Undersigned have received instruc dons to will by Pphic Auction, For Account of the Cancerned), WEDN

WEDNESDAY,

the 30th December, 1915, at 230 pm

at their Sales Rooms No B

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A Varied Assortment of

IMAS TOYS, And

A Consignment of

IMAB CRACKERS,

One Doll's House Furnished,

HUGHES & BOUGH

Hongkong, Dec. 8, 1016.

Pianon, a fow lota Forcelains, &c., Fantry, Bath Boom and Kitchen Utensils, Fera bulator and Child's Cot.

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20.

A few lots of Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Brass Tases, Brass Finger Bowl (Full Particulars from Catalogue)

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 9, 1918-

LONDON, Dec. 9. The Meteor, Nervion and Station, (Nor and Lucerne, (Spanish), and the Spyros wegian), the Kellier, (Balgian), the Gerond

(Greek), have been sunk. move It is believed that the Caledonia has also been ruzik..

There are at least sevan British:

ships named," Caledonia," "me German, one Danish and one Dutch.]

1810

"THE SILVER MARKET.

**FUBMC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have mceived in

structions to sell by Public Auction, (TOK LOGOURT OF THE CONGRED

LONDON, Dec. 9." Mear Montagu & Co's report states: The tendency to upward, despite a fall The steadiness in price is significant.

M. C. Fow, b Gibson

G. Tee, b

Pratt t Wang, b Prath H. Ching, not out

H. F. UB

Pratt

A. Kow, a File

Frat

G. Manley b Pratt

•∙Extras....

C. H. Lee,

Prattene

Total.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Total...

BOWLING”“ATALYSIS.

W

Brand

9.5

18,

Tayler.

P. O. Patt

Bir runs unaccounded for.

W. H. Hollamby

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PLANS AND Morgan...

DIFFICULTIES.

LONDON, Dec.

It is understood that Mr. Lloyd composed of 6 Unionista, 5. Liberals Georgs is aiming at a Cabinet of.17 and 2. Labourites." One Labour member of the Cabinet will, prosum ably be a member of the War Council and three other Labouritei will be in the Ministry.

Mr. Lloyd Georgs's principal difficulty at present is the securing of adequate Liberal representation owing to the refusal of nearly all the Liberal ex-Ministers to serve.,

Committee, attended by thirty mem

At & mesting of the Liberal War

barsprit was resolved to actively support Mr. Lloyd George.

A LIBERAL PARTY MEETING CONVENED.

G. E. Anbrey, Dixon...

Kennedy Brayshay FButton, & Braythay

A. Brand, b Erzyahay R. 3. Austin, M. M. Mans, b Redmond

Ponsonby- Brayshay La Collorganu zint out T... Pearce, not out

Total (or 1. D. McNicoll, H.. Tayl Bisiker did not bat.

Brayshay Dixon Marley Redmond

BOWLING AKAZYBIN.

Ccandr. Gibear"

Bto. Wood

GOLF MATCHES.

boat A. W. Daily (18); J. Jack (11) beat B. F. Stoneham (11), m

Third round: Woodman beat May: Kay beat Ramsey: Milroy best Martin; Jacke best Monde

Semi-final: Woodman bäst Hay; Jack best Milroy.

Final: Woodman beat. Jack.

GOLF AT SHANGHAI,

HIÊNGWAN GÖLF: RECORD BROKEN.

Playing in the semi-final round of the Shanghal Golf Club's championship t Klangwaa recently, Mr. A. Wagge best Cept E. 1. M. Barrett by three up and two to play returning a card for the Just eighteen holes of 79. This baita the record for the Kingwon links set up la April, 1914, br Cuph, Earrots by threa strokes. Mr Wragge's card read

4.4.4.4.4.3.4.5.8.25

4.3.5.3.5.4.5.3.4. 15 The course was dry and that and the weather all in favour of golfers. Orph Barreth returned scores of spproximately 79 and 79.

stother match Mr. O W Porter Capt. Barrett's record::of" 1014, and but for the worst of itck: his would have equalled Mr. Wragg's fine perform auce, for up to the seventeenth hole he was the same number of strokes, but then finished up with a seven seagaltes the four Mr. Wragga got in the champion- ship game.-N. O.. Daily News

GHANGED HABITS IN LONDON.

ABOLITION OF THE MAN WHO ELTS UP

Social observers of West London tote that have come about since the war as one of the most significant changes that no one how sita pp late except, of course, on Zeppelin nightshem some- thing spectacular is

1began before warg sa the result of the steady

x of leisure Every

The competition for the H. H. Thyler cup, open to member of the Kowloon Cricket Club Golf section, was completed "yesterday morning, K. Moleman and E. Overy (18) opposing W. T. Mackenzie and I. P. Robinson (21). Thirty-six boles were played in the forenoon sad the дата was fairly even until the end of the third round when McLennan and Overy secured substantial, advantage, even tually winning by six uy and five to play The details of the rounds are appended:

Find round: Morris and Elson (25) the beat Knapton and Davidez (31) 5 and 4 extinction of the A "STONE WALL AT KOWLOON.Brawn and Easton (83) best Atkinson and one was finding something to do, and anna in ay Robertson (28) 8 and 7: Lindsay Woods soldiers, diplomatista, and even auto- the Civil Service at Kowloon they would (82) Mackenzie and Bobinson (21) best business that they could no longer be Except for the stone well defence, of and Finch (20) beat Jack and Clacks, mobile agents had had such demands

forced upon them by their profession or have been well beaten. Kowloon had a Mad and Braga (84) 7 and & Goodwin

properly classed in that category markedsuperiority in bats and their bowl and Wilson: (84) wc, from Pile and

distant of Edward's reign, one re members, says the Londer visitors hit up 4 runs (not out), and in base on and are to the lens of the Mansienter Gardien, Cha

that view of the time emphasized the impor Second round May and Ritchie, wo in country in town houses and

from Liddell and MacLeod: Melennan in clube a man lat sibility of winning and appealed to the and Overy (18) beat Bryson and Macie- and (2) as a card-player. He sat up as inforcing bats not to hit out but merely tosh (26) 2 and 1; Eon and Horns best man because he wanted to talk to men resist the bowling. It is noteworthy that Woodman and Bathcote (80); Lindsay that in itself was

after the women had gone to bed, and no batsman or the Kowloon aide was Woods and Finch beat Brawn and Easton days when men had to go into distant the DA dismissed for a duck." Details - 1 dpad 2: Mackenzis, and Robinson beak rooms and wear a pecial costs when they wanted to smoke No explanation is KOWLOON, Foodwin and Wilson 7 and 8: Fletcher necessary why a toan site up tooplay: 13 and Neilsen bead and Boomers cards although, on the other sta (22) 2 and 1; Green ind Christian (29) good many are needed, perhaps, to 11ft Hyds and Daily 8 and 2 Crapoall explain why card-players have curtailed and MacDonald wide from Wald and their activities and go to bed by mid-

night m

||TERSHUS O mind back to the

Mr. Asquith presides at a meeting ing was also good Hamilton for the Danial: (84) Fletcher and Neilson (26) AY

of the Liberal party to-morrow, 7

44 IREUFFICIENT, FROGRESS "

LONDON, Dec. 9. Privy Council meeting convened in Chimi exchanges. Until the Book for to-day has been cancelled to L. J. Blackburn, c and b Hamilton... at Shanghai has been replenished

A. O. Brawn, b Hamilton It is understood that this is owing w.H. Stapleton, and b Bird from the interior, sales on-ad to insufficent progress having beenry Braga, b Eamilton The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR Count of Chins and most doubtful. Emade with the construction of 's Cabinet W. Eleon; 1 Witches

AN EARLY DATE

One ocruiting apparatzia, complete

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Boazy burner ANS "Cylinders and vieks.

Incandescent Petrol

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Further

The favourable views of thesharket taken by the Indian Bazaars are doubt less due to the fall during the week of 219 lakhs in the Indian-Treasury

The Man Who- Gets There

P. Bobinson, Hamilton B. E. Grpen, run out- KR. Macaskill, b Witchell..

CABINET PROBLEMS INC Bars, b Hamilto

FRANCE

SITUATION COMPARED WITH THE:

J. Edwards, not out sig A. E Filkstone, b Hamlicon

Extras

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PARIS, Dea. 9.

Bird Witchell Hon. Mr O

Important devej

secres BOW

Let Silkstone.

up

Aurvival

from

Third and McLennan and Overy Most clube now are empt boat May and Brice up Lindsay twelve, and some are, closing down

before Woode and Flachi beat Eleon and Morris half at eleven. Every one gets up 8nd 2: Makaddles Roblede beste morning new Balore the South Fletcher and Mellan 4 and 2; Green and less ch morning duty rarely break

trican War an officer in the Guards asted before tenThe usual hour inerte eight, and very often they have

Christian Want from

Macdonald.

De Semelast: Maletines and Ovory best out

Find 1,5 McLennan and Overy best an hour, undreamt offbeat be MacKenzie and Robinson § and 6).

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