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TUESDAY, DEORMBER 28, 1916.

Hughes & Hough

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„Telegraphic Address 'XXIXION*

HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

„[POR. ACCOUNT OF TUR : ODACURRED).

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE by Public Auction IHR Undersigned have received in-

(FOR ACCOUNT. OF TAX CONCERNED),-

NO

TUESDAY,

the Ind January, 1916, commencing at 8:30 pm, na thair Sales Rooms, No. 8

Des Four Road, Corner of

Ics House Brexit,

VALUABLE- TEAKWOOD ED

BLACK WOOD FURNITURE,,

da Follows --

THE CHINA MAIL

THE HUMAN BOY AND

THE WAR.

IN THE FRENCH · LESSON,

(CHRONICLED BY EDEN PHILLPOTTS.}

George when he says that, I don's over, and I dont care. Perhaps he mayn's be khera to answer anything.

PORTERAL ‘JUSTIZING

Corkay Minor and I offen, worry rather about what ought by rights to be done to Big and Little Willie. I think I'd load ups Zepp with them and talk them they weren't to land in the world again at kii. Than they could walk away to Marwy or Vans, where they'd get a alance bo make good, because they'd be among people who didn't know them. When I told Corksy Minor this fine thought, ke kid, no, because they'd only teach, the people in Mars how to make Zeppe, and baile afty thobeand.or so, and come back and give England beans. And I dare say they would debit, je katieties

Wara book school again, wome luck, and I'm writing these remarks during the Franch on. “This "dence-freng say feeling spainsh the French language for from it-kor, after the English, the Franch come good second and the time has long gone by for talking roo about French frogs and such lips. Besten the French and us have abed our food side by side, and it will never be wiped out. Smith had the best idea, and 11 ought One Upholstered Suite Arm-chairs and Bats op called Broing in Freeo be endered alter the war, because Bofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, now, because our French meter is fight it's postical justice. Smith said we ought comprising Double Bras-mounted Boding for his country; and Brown need not to put the, Kaiser in," paak,” and stack stead, Twin Bedsteads (Tookwood), ba takan seriously on this subject, sa ho the tank bo go round the wond. And, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension: kave jolly little about it himself and when it came to an ocean; it would creep Dining Tabine and Chairs Tom and to no dela. So certain along the bottom and coms on again on Occasional Tables, ato, etc, Dinger amount of rest for private tisought, which the next continent. Then, after ju had. Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking naturally go to the war.

*been rond, we would let him out and Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Bat, kay Bath

This war has made chaps into poste infind him changed manso Smith Boom Utensils Large Roll-top Desk the tranches and inter prophets at home, thinks. And as tanks any go halted and Writing Tables, etc., Sundry Electro The postry.is good; the anyhooins are mile an hour, the world would here had

bit off. By prophets I mean people who time to settle down before the Willia get a sort of filem they know when the were free again. and is going to be and the longing For the minute, though, what Em comes over them to gush about and pall chiefly thinking about is our prisoners in everybody else. And the prophet ran Germany. They've got forty thousand c,rite, he prints it in a paper. Though good Englishmen locked up there depend

rather young then, I can all remembering almost entirely on parcels from home? when the war began and I can also They want grip and clothes and every. remember that after six week of it, the thing; and if you take me parcel to each prophecies als began; and they've been of those, brave men a week, and multiply going on stencils aver since. And if it by Ay two for the year, simple with reas in human power to turn hack over metic will give you two million and all the newspapers and books that bare eighty thousand parcels. Ab Isant been written about the war, and collect believe it will, for though a dab all the prophecies out-of-them, the Allien algebra, teadeusly enough, my common would roar. And even the enemy might or garden arithmetic often plays mo false. laugh, he's got a laugh-left-in him. And it's up to everybody who can run

tompareal to send one after Possible: Verh, sap, so wo way

·Plated Ware.

Piano in good condition, Electric Boading Lamps, Blackwood and Tenk T

THE Undersigned have received inwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood

structions to sell by Public Auction, Furniture. Pictures, Engravings,

Large Magic Lantern

Gent's Bicycle (new), Tennis Poles and Nettings &c, &c. Brass Finger Bowls, Carpets (new and second hand), Child's Cats, etc.

WEDNESDAY

the 7th December, 1916, at 11 L.

at their To Kwa Wa Godowns, Salvaged Cargo ax. AS. "WISLEY,"

Comprising Or

About 400 druma of Caustic Soda. Abert 16 drams "Napthaline" Flake, About 60 casks of Carbonate of Amonin..........

About 20 cases of Oxide of Iros. Twenty Braiding Machines, fer severing electric en bies.?...

Three small Electric Motors.

Light machines, and parts for cotton winding, (these are suitable for use in kwitting factories).

Que Marble Switchboard.

One Starting Regulator in cast iron

Kine direct current starting switches. Twe Anmeters.

Fifteen cases of Spare parte for Overs land Cars (Le-springs, axles, clutches, reller bearings, mudguards, wheels,

And- ▲ lot of spare gear wheels, and bear- inge for the same make of car.

Immediately following this asle the tasiementioned.cargo will be sold on the premises of the Hongkong and Kow lex. Wharf and Godowa Coy,, Ltd.,

108 boxes of Tin Plate

100 cases of Black Plates.

Alad

(Fall Farticulars from Catalogue) TIRMA --Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bongkong, Dec. 23,-1318

KEATINGS ALOZENGES

cure the worst Cough

"LESSONS IN CHINESE

1374

10 cases of Lacing Books for Box is good zoo-ledge of Standarin and Hall sad Bhoca.

*

The To. Kwa Wan cargo will be on raw from Monday the 25th inst, and

specting orders for the cargo at the #Wharf & Godown Co's, premises may be

abtained from the undersigned.

Kaanch to convey intending purchasers

PROPHETS WITHOUT · KONOÙR.

Take my father. He read some tootle after the Marne and instantly prophesied My uncle also prophesied, and brother, who is now at the front, prophesied. Where are those prophecies. Dow? Non est inventus, se they say in the classics.

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Lord Kitchener, who knew what war meant, having conquered people of all: colours in his time, gare the war thre years. He said three years when the war began, and before we had the fearful stroke of bad luck to less him he thought. it might even be a trifle less. Therefore it follows that when we begin to got in sight of next summer holidays; we süzli also begin to get in sight of peace. That gives ne nine months more, by which

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Hare's Brown, with more French know, ledge shining through his glases, so must dry up.

STANDARD PARCELS FOR PRISONERS

WHAT OUR MEN IN GERMANY

WILL RECEIVE;:

THREE OITS ́À FORTNIGHT.

time the German nation will just bogin The Central Prisoners of War Com to know what the Kaiser and his packs mitte of the British Red Cross Bociety

of was dogs know after the Marne. And and the Order of St. John has decided when the Germans know that the Kaiser upen & series of standard parcels which knew they were done in 1914, and didn't can h

HAVE YOU A

BAD LEG

GRASSHOPPER

1. HIGH COMMISSIONER.

SIR CHARLES TUPPER AND HIS STORIES.

A book reviewer writes in a London contemporary

A

Some of us remember Sir Charles Topper very wall a gonial attractive, humorous gentleman with all the quali

is, natural and acquired, which made Canadian High Com missioner in London. But he far more than hat he was one of the builders of modern Canada, and hir record auch is fairly in his life published of fine bra yeni vanj and Letters

Which Ch.11.1

have feat

The book has been edited by Dr. E.M

niërs, and it has” an introduction

peza friend and politicatiin

Borden, the Premier of His career as a publɑ man, he says: ssociated with the history of Can

Sir Charles is indissolubily

Canad

since cenfederation He was at cradling, and he lived dòng anough to ace the Great Dominion fight in the Great Warm cajestic fulfilment of a great destiny atrody nadi

* WOUTH, BUT KIT !*: What the boy and the man are per-

wonally, so, will he

they ultimately be in the mirror of history. In autobiography or biography, and the record of ir Charles Tupper includes both, we there fore seek for the personal things, the stories with lights, Little Charles Tup- per, born in a remote corner of Canada was avid for reading, and had the gift of languages : mKZOLTO

I have no recollection of being taught to read, but I distinctly remen- ber sitting on a table and teaching. the alphabet to my brother Nathan, two years younger than mysel. I da not remember

when T comingïced the

old I had read the whole Exble aloud to my fatboraciZ MESTO

When he grew up he studied medicins and was a medical student st Edinburgh when Queen Victoris paid her first, yait to that city, she arrived at a moment whan the Lord Provost, one 8 bes

ME LI RON YAN, Chradun versed in eins And Mereingia in tile Colony for ten TEATE

literarary was bevoll sheist, they'd be rather shirty.about regimental care committees, and other He a good method of training Earopeans to it. I darn gay Bill could tell me the day authorised organisations or individuals pam in the Chinese examination, and is possZUMË

be la going to sale for peace. But I tell who desire the Central Commisten to pack OFA SEEK TALE Cerkiśčate sex Chimano teacher.. Es

him that I've got no use for his day. The and distribute gifts to them. The price "Thons win Entend learning tha Chirëse laaym A requested to write c/o China Mail Once on day we make peace is good enough for me, of cech parcel of food has been fixed at direct to 10t, Wellington Street, becaid £0.

Brown has gone out of the clam to 6. (EMD) (1351,4

consulta, czib, so here's an opportunity. It is proposed that three parcels shell for me to have a prophecy and I probe sent to each man in a fortnight Them hehe rather missed a welcome phesy that when Bill says,Peace contents will be the same he be of the mischance a parody on Hay ploose," King George will say, "Right; but first we want to show your bligirers at home who it is that licked your Garmsa war machine. And the Kaiser will say,

will leave Blake Pier on the morning! LONDON the 27th at 10.30.

Txxxa poids uanal.

Hongkon

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionsers.

Dear 1918 1917

PUBLIC AUCTION...

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(FOR ACCOUNT OF PAR/GÖNORRKED), i

SATURDAY,

the 80th December, 1916, 10:30 am,

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FURNITURE, Removed to Sales Rooms für Convenienos of Sale.

Incluring Glass and Crockery Ware, Pictures etc. 3 Small Braas-mounted Korean Boxes, Sundry Vases Bowls and Candlesticks, Silver mounted Goods, otaj

iTerms: Cash,

1.

'HUGHES & HOUGH,

Hongkong, Dec. 11911367

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POSITIVELY LAST PERFORMANCE

Variety of Uses.

Or NBA TITT.

The uses to which LEA & PERKINS' BAUCE can be put are innumerable

At Luncheon, Dinner or Supper, it is the ideal sauce for Roast Meats, -Fish, Game, Cheese, Salad, etc.

In the Kitchen, it is Indispensable to the cook for flavouring Songs, Skins, Granjas, Minced Ment, de

In India, a favourite

Farzinst Sauce with Soda

Lea Perrins

NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED

- STATES.

SHANGHAI BRANCH, FORMED]

Forrest, and the bailies, were not expect from them for that reason, and in tolon Jonnie Cope got about Rey James Forrest, are yo alespin yet

Since the formation of a Committee, Shortly afterwards, when the Queen of which Mrs. H. G. Winterhaltor is was visiting Taymouth Castle, Wison. the Scottisa melodist, then famous Chairman, for the purpose of organising

naked

a local branch of the Navy League of her Majesty's pleasure AS songs he should ging, the Queen, not

•The Exigbank and. Goede

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EAT WHAT YOU FANCY.

· PANOY WHAT YOU HAT Only halthy full-blooded people čia bongs of never finding fault with their meals. Akoon appetite for simpla diet, with no thought of pains to fallow,

found digestion. It is there fore,

+ reasonable argument that good dignation lacrimected with a healthy and an abundant blood-supply.

Vatification is applied by the fact that victims of dyspermia never aze full- blooded so there is testimony from

"There's really no need to do that. You sprouts, turnips, de cazrota), Jibe milk, 4, engaged to sing. When they Est the United States, sotmány men and thounds of men and women who bave

through job in King George, will must spare their feelings. They've been ters Bat to eat, koos ook piffe you're telling them. We want to talk to them a bit for a change. We want them to haar French and English and Emsaiah" and Serbian and Belgian and Rumazian and Portuguese and Italian and Japanese spoken in the streetà of Berlin. intend them to see of icut two million of the chaps who have beaten them walk ing arm-in-arm Unter den Linden. We've "seen them, so why shouldn't they have a kill your people, William, or do smy of trout and ace ?n: We prane No

the things you and your friends did in England and France and Belgium and Serbia and Poland and on the pen. We're

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Said

readers who in

so familiar with Scottish musin saat women have enrolled na zgerubers that bean cured of dyspepsis and indignation - Face! "Blb. bisquite, 1 dia aister

ter Cate, ake Lord, Boydalane Shanghai, Branch is now fully sured, by renowing and criming

Dr. Williams Pink Pilis herrings, 1 tin Oxo cubes, 4lb. tin of

What

supply through Dr. cocca, lb. cooked ham in tin, 30s he wentioned 7 The Flowers of the ay the Mercury

for File People. These pills are recognis tobacco, fib, sugar, fib, milk, pepper,

Forcat," thinking it was stather The purposes of the League are toed as an effectivemethod of making new

blood,

hence theref Terracerta, Seridasons Forrest,

thejeonlugs in worvous saló, mustahk", da sausages, b

deprecatingly, DE, sro bontacquire and disseminate information a

odysperia, indication and stomach to the condition of the United States dripping in tin.

that poorimati dansuke Natal fures and skiper add to awaken

number Parcal "G" I tin fruit, 1 fin sal-VZERIAL PHILOSOPHY AND A PORTA We

pablic interest? Audi, Cacteribyl, im Wall memylib.zatába biscuits, 1 ti szup

Bir Charles Tupper was a namiemske, it matters tending to ald, improve and 15. tin cafe an-las, 1 is beef, 'up not a kinsman of Martins upper detelop the efficiency of the Navy squares 1-tin proses 2115 chocolate, anther of the uzca Iamous Prereca has no connection with any business of builbefigi; Honmagazine ST225 Philosophy They met, and Sir Charles

The necessity of a strong American Parcel:D the marmalade, 116, asked how he came to write the book political organimtion

Faid Martin M Jumla: tongue, 1-tin paste. E tin baked was 18 years

Navy in Asiatic watan, the Committee and desperately believes le teslised by all Américama, healbhany in tin, ter jib,

in love with that person (pointing engur, 3 soup square, fibi inculte, Alb, dripping in tiá, 50 cigúrmités -18.

old

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to his wife, who, with one of the and the Shanghai Branch of the Nary

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carbeet signs that the

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Postal Order for 206 going to be al quite right. Bai were 247 Quales, cafesmenin sey daughters, was walking a short, die Lengua, proposes to use the concertet Pills at your dealers, er. Bend to Dr.

Dealers, seeking Agraciou can advazive their trade cards for £1, or larger adrer tisatients from £3, keragina quitas

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CHINA MAIL OVERLAND EDITION.

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EE Undersigned, hars received in- PAPER FOR ALL INTERESTED structions to sell by Fulia Auction, HONGKONG AND CHINA (FOR LOUNGRY OF THE ÖKOKEID)

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AN EARLY DATE PAY The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR do de vizitator One porulting apparatus, complete. Paketlis wick lamps

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ORDERT BEFORE GOING

AND THUS KEEPZ

COLONY.

determined to show Barlin and the Germans in gozarest how gentlemen Fehava when they're out for a holiday? Because you never have. We want your people to

****PARCELA

It is suggested that these parenia should be sent in rotation. All the parcels are

iliams Medicina Ce, 200 Szachte tange in front of us) when I rode the force of its members in doing what three chapters on Love Marriage, add lean 46 strengthen the American Food Shaughal, $150 for one, Lotele Education They were six years in Navy NEE6st and generally for die

FREE Victims of weak digestione bezypoeetidem beforja reibet.eye Charles W-Elliot, Frerkiest Emeritus should read the treatise What to Eat..

time after Some

anter of free of Harvard Unizerday, says inhe Send postcard for free copy to abore

to World's Work" of Noyember

see soldier who fought fair and wont based on a definite standard of mulzitéve 157"Hirst and Bläckarty; publikun DE

mon who turned into soldiers in two minutes, just to lick your lot. And then your natips will know that they've lost the war and are dished-ddled and be included in the parzela, from time to -undóne, in the mying 10; und geb a good view of the sort let schaper that dished, diddled and undid them, and, then; past time you tell them they've got to like one man and fight for their salvaticothe story which will they'll at light and tell you to sek them

Es news is reqsived that And what the Kais

Email quantities of ordinary tales re quisites and other similar necessaries will

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