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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1917.

Hughes & Hough

AVOTIONKKES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Produse

Brokers and Commission

Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

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Telegraphic Address

"MEIRION." EONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONÚKRJZD),

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FRIDAY,

the 9th February, 1917, Commencing si 1.30 pan., at their Sales Rooms, No. 2, Des Voeux Rouch, Corner of Ice

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COLUMBIA

GRAFONOLA

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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SHANGHAI RACE CLUB MEETING.

SILVER MARKET IN 1916 certainly the requirements of the London nacket weed for a time very frosiy mat by New York, and the shipments from there were unusually heary. On the whole ve rather incline to the latter, THE CLUB'S “ROLL OF HONOUR.” opinion, na. making allowance for the small amount coming out of Maxico and The annual general meeting of the the fargs shipments from San Fransises to above Club was held at the Grand Stand

HUGE EUROPEAN DEMAND.

We publish below extruate from Menus Mocätta and Goldagid's review of the

market in the pass year. One of the most important statements made therein is that the huge demand for the metal preveded production, and that there la a probability that coinage criters will in the coming year orsed the ariable | production -

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as follows:-

Gentlemen Before wis begin the official business of this meeting I feel it incumbent on me to again refer to the Club's "Roll of Honour and as a mark

Our Roll of Honour" last year çon.

China, the shipments from Americs bars on the evening of Jan. 30th. Mr. W remained at a high level sines this time, S. Jackson, Chairman of the Stewards, In the meantime, China exchange had presided over a large attendance of baen pidly advancing, and early members and in his opening address November reached parity, and China came referred to the Cuba "Kol of Honour into the market na a good buyer. Having bought in San Francisco and Indis, orders from Shanghai came on the London The silver markert Juring the past year market, with the result that within the has been one of unusual interest, ina-st 10 days of November the price much as we have to go back to the year advanced from 321d. to 24fd., and for the of respect to our late fellow-members I 1800 to End auch wido fluctuations in the first time for many months a shipmena would ask you all to rise. price. In that year, owing to garious was mande to Shanghai from London. financial panics in London and New York, This advanco caused some profit, jaktained the names of eleven gentlemen. the range was 114., the highest and lowessing, but the reaction was only small and quotations baing Sijd. and 43ad, repes temporary, and between November 17th tively; and this year, whilst the level of and 30th the price advanced almost daily prices has been decidedly lower, the tag till 35.1/10 was reached. During the ha bein 10.7/166.. the highest and byweet first week of December the quotation being 17jd. and 20.11/16d. respectively, remained as about this level, but the se shown in thu table below. The present Indian currency returns, which within a year, however, is apecially remarkable, fortnight showed a decrease of over four as the maximum ductuations were record orores in the stocks of rupees, again ed in the first four months and thron days, attracted attention to the abnormal after which there was,a fall of 8)d, and demand for rupees, and the price

The retiring Stewards. have placed 4. subséquent recovery in the last half of nivareal from 3od. to nejd. between on record that at the conclusion of the year of spa.

December 9th and 13th. On the following this terrible war, a completed and

1916. 是

1913. 27)

221

Bighest quot'n

Lovest qug'n

261

Range of prices

Average price.....

10% 31

fhighest quotu

Tawest quot'n

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THE FAMILY CIRCLE

Range of prices.......

Average price..

1014.

DURING THE

Highest quez'n........

271

Lowest quot'n...... Range of prices..............

33

Average price st

PRICES TO SUIT "ALL

Highest quot'n

1913. 304

Lowest quor'n

THE

Range of prices..:

Average price.......

3 201

TOP.

Highest quot'n

Lowest quod'n ......

201

TIL. 1399

Range of prices...............

41%

Average price...........

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, * FESTIVE SEASON.

Comprising:

Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, Carpets and Rags, Sideboards, Dinner Wagon, etc.. Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Armchairs, &c., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Doublis and Single Brase muarted Bedsteads,, Cots, &c., Miscel laneous Furniture, Black wood Ware, including Cabineca, Wardrobes, &c., Bras Funders id Fire Brases, a few lots Porcelains, &c., l'antry, Bath Room and Kitchen Utensils,

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$C., Alab

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A few lots of Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Brass Vases, Brass Finger Bowls. (Full Particulars from Catalogno.)" Terms ---Cash,

EUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneer

Rangkong, Jan. 30, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ANDERSON

MUSIC CO., LTD.

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL.

who were all well known to most of us, this year I regret to say the number is increased to eighteen, which is a high percentage, of the 86 morabers of this Club who so generously and instinetively sacrificed their business interests and pleasures out here to obey the mall of gallant aightean, whose names appear in duty to their country, and to those the "Roll of Honour" published with our report, all benour is due.

day the India Goverment innoeed fitting "permanent "Roll of Honour," their decision to restrict the allotment of with the photographs of each of our Council Mills and telegraphic transter. For fallen comrades, shall be displayed in the time being special applications will the Grand Stand, lest we forget, and. I no longer be accepted, and sules will be hope you will signify your approval of confined to each Wednesday, thus chuck.our action." ing, the recent heavy remittances. This Msts. B. R. Jackson, W. J. Ralphs, I

In condoling with the relatives of announcement cause saa berghahell on the Bourgeat. T. M. MacQueen, C. C. F. market, and the following day, the price Cunningham, Herry Symes and W. H. advanced 37., the highest price N. Leyshon, who fell during 1916 while tonehed siner May

serving with the British and French Forces, I am sure 1 voice the sympathy of all the members of the Shanghai Race Club.

"The stock of "silver in. London,, which at the beginning of the year was about £800,000, has not variel much from thất | figere, And auch variations as there have been ware dug more to the changes in the price than to any great increase or deple tion of the actual weight bald, the figures at the last count taken showing the present stock

£1,000,000.

to

be

MINT PURCHASES,

worth about

"

In our las annual circular we stated that the principal feature of the year 1915 had been thể abnormal purchases for 'the In March the Indian currency returns | Royal Mint, which amounted to nearly attracted a good deal of attention on its | 13,000,000. During 1918 this argonet was i being realized that there had been a exceeded by about £200,000, bus these deerers in the holdings of rapers of no purchases appear slmost insignificant In less than 10 crores since the previous į comparison with the amounts bought by August. This demand for rupees was no the India Government since they entered doubt to some extent due to the payment the market in the middle of February. ot troops in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and) France has bought nearly £2,000,000 25 East Africa, but to a far greater extent comparis with £1,100,000 in 19, and to the revival of the export trade in India, | Russia; although the shipments from this which developed more and more as the cointry have been small, has undoubtedly SILIM POPON COAL compares favoures advanced and as the monsoon proved taken mosiderable aunts, as she made ably with the better grades of Japanese be exceptionally good. During March important purchases in China early in Coal and gives good results on a very shiparats of you were trade from the year, much of which she had coined moderate consumption.

Stanghai to India, and it become gen-in Jupen.

1E Undersigned having been appointed Adex for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quoce prices for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Dunkern at SEBAT 1456 TIE or SANDAKAN (British North

THE Undersigned have received instruc. tiopa from H. M. NAVAL STORE OTICE, to sell by Public Auction,

SATURDAY,

the 10th February, 1017,

Bornec

1,0

Stamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for 8TLIMPO.

PUN COAL (either cargo or Bankers) Aro exempt from payment of all Port charges:

At Sabattik Steners are herthed along side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 25 feet si low water Spring Tides.

Charts of Sibuke Bay (Sebastik Bar bour). Prices and all other information #11.30 p.m., at their Bales Rooms, No. 6 concerning the Port can be

application to the Agenta.

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

The Clothing and Effects of the lasa

MM. A. W. BUTTON.

T:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Feb. 3, 1917.

1468

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

15, Morrison Hill Road

'CHINA MAIL

OVERLAND EDITION.

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BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agenta Cowic Harbour Coul Company, Limited.

erally recognized that the India Covera The Indian bazaars, in spite of the ment were making large purchases in greatly redbred amonát of gold available.

Before you resume your seats I would ask you all to join with me in, wishing the best of luck to our remaining 60 honorary absent members, who are all "doing their bit at home, and the hope that we may soon see them back in Shangha safe and sound to receive the welcome and congratulations which they will so richly deserve. (Eear, hear, and loud applause.)

ROLL OF HONOUR." Major W. H. Dènt. Major J. C. E. Douglas. Captain B. D. Bruce. Captain B. R. Jackson. Captain Loftus E. PJones.

Captain W. J. Ralpha.. Captain W. E. Raiss. Captain G. U. Rubins Lieutenant L. Bourgeat. Lieutenant Ferry Lambe. Lieutenant T. M. MacQueen. Lieutenant H. S. Oppe 2nd Lieut.C. C. F. Cunningban. 2nd Lieut. J. E Gresson. 2nd Lieut. B. S. Laurence. 2nd Lieut. Henry Symes. Lance Corporal W. Davidson. Private WH. N. Leyshon. ELECTION OF STEWARDS.

The following gentlemen were elected as Stewards for the ensuing year--

Messrs. W. 3. Jackson (Chairman), Johnstone, Joha Liddell, HL H. Read A W. Burkill, G. D. Coutts, John and A. G. Stephen

China, whilst they were also buying and notwithstanding the general prosperity quietly here.. It was, however, in April, of India, have during the greater part during the whole of which outh the of the year bera very inactive, the total India Government bought n London imports to Bombay on their count being silver, that competition in baying for less that one million sterling. Owing home and Continental coinage caused the the prosperity of the North American price to go up in leaps and bourds, Continent and the war profite, made in fromently more than 1d. per oz. in a day, this country, the demiid for the Arts bas and rising from 204, to 3514. during the undoubtedly been above the normal, 'and mouth."

this, with the large requirements for

Last week here was a fiée of consider- coinage already referred to, caused an able dimensions at the Say Keng Godown offtake of silver far in excess of the in Shantung Road. The Mercury" of the 1st inat, says At the present time world's production for the year.

FIRE AT SHANGHAI GODOWN.

B

PROSPECTS FOR. 1917.g

it is impossible to give any ides of the total damage. The godowi opatained

AVOIDANCE OF GOVERNMENT COMPETITION.

Between May 1st and 3rd the price 1087dvanced a farther 24. por az, benging it up to 374,, and it became evident that there was danger of the pricu going to s rupees. It was consequently feit that duction, which the high level of prices has aniline dyes, needles and general man Horze aitangement must be made by the brought to market, is the male of Tchandise. The dyes are stated to be over MB. II HON PAN, A Chinese graduate remad in

istermikipo, has been anchor. to Xuropeaz various "Governments, then buying, to million. Philippine pesos to the "Iadis 50 per cent of the total. The Say Kong Oficial and Merchants this Colony for ten years

p: similar and Coy" was own and occupy the pre- ife has a good method of training Europeans to avoid thin wild competition. Without Coversmens in May, and

·LESSONS IN CHINESE

pant in the Chideas examination, and is pomenad

ara requmitad tu weite go "Chinn Mail"

No, 180, Wellington Birost, muonaŭ Hoer.

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INTIMATIONS

Variety of Uses.

"The uses to which LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE 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 Soups, Stews, Gracies, Minced Mtas, dia,

** In India, a favourite "Fick-me-up* la lan"& Perring Sauce with Sale-meter,

Lea Perrins

The Original and Guede WORCESTERSHIRE

Special Food for Starved Nerves.

SANAPHOS

TARIES.

THE IDEAL RECONSTRUCTIVE NERVE FOOD

* "A. YALLIADEZ, KESTORATIVE IN NEURASTHENIA, NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA AND APGEMIA.

Moreover

"Sänaphos" supplies the element

"Sanaphos" contains which is needed by our nerves and other food elements which at once brain and which is not supplied in are assimilated to make tissue and safficient quantity by our ordinary energy. It is wholly digestible, a food. Thus it is up ideal food for fact which distinguishes it from nourishing and strengthening the earlier and less highly perfected harves, and for correcting all the products. The Chairman of the many ills which result from weakness Company making "Sanaphosis of those nerves which govern all the Sir Willian Taylor, M.D., Sorges- warking of the body.

General of the Forces.

**Susaɔhoa 7, la sold by all Chemists: Sibeks are held by wind, requests for tampico, zhosiť ho sääresand to ---Fatmir & Ch, at The Queen's Dipentury. Band Kant, *Wholesale Distributers for Zafia and Far East varDiba Houbens, Lab, Span

Bagland.

OAKE

WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH WELLINGTONU SILVERSMITHS

lovel at which it would pay to re-melt An instance of supply other than pro- very valuable merchandise in the form of BLACK LEAD SOAP PLATEO

FOR CLEANING.

"POLY BRILLIANT METAL F NEVER BECOMES.DRY&HARD LIKE OTHER. METAL FASTES

JOHN DÅKEY & ROMA, LIME PIC, Wettromos Miti orom,

YON FALKENHAYN IN CHINA.

AN INTERESTING STORY.

The Interpreter-Gentlemen, I am sorry I have been forced to time and take a hand in this land dispute. hosi. bess...

Lecturer It is the duty of every country to protect itself against the wiles of grafty neighboura,

Interpreter Things have goo "such" e' state that I cannot keep out

of it any longer.

frat rate certificate as a Chinese Teacher Being into the details of the arrangement amount to Shanghai in November. In misca, are covered to approximately Ta hab a good knowledge of Mandarin and liska then made, it is sufficient to say that the addition to the above there have been ₤350,000, and as far as can be secertained These fine learns the Catarrak effet was almost instantaneous, the price small but unusual sales of Mexican and there are other insurances by outside per- falling in the course of June to us low as South American coin, and a few parcels sons to neatly Tis 200,000, making an 303., though this starp 'reaction was also of Maris Theresa dollars have been approximate total of 63 lakhs. The fre

damage was confined, as far as

the can- very largely due to enormous sales of exported from Aden Rycee from China.

Them seems a probability of the coin texts were cenectaed, to the goods stored.... Owing to the political unrest of China age demand again exceding the available in the south-east corner of the first door, at this time, the native banks sent large production during the coming year, and bus the rest of the goods were more or

Wuchang, says a correspondent, of the consigaments of syde to the exchange the prospecie certainly appear rosy, but less affected by smoke, host and water.

"N.C. Daily News," has interesting banks in Shanghai, and there latter, how far these demands may be met from It was fortunate that the fro' was wall taking advantage of the proft in exchange, China is a matter of uncertainty, and confined, as is a short time the whole donnections with prominent men in the exportell the syste, which considerably apart from the stimulus to production godown would have been in fames and present European struggle. Some 20

And so, and so The lecturer helped to satisfy the requirements of, the thore may be other "forces, whone effect the two storey printing works on Shan years ago, under the Chang Chih-tang Indian Government Bad, which left tho is not yet discernible, tanding to increase tung Road would have, more than likely, rigme, two of the German officers in gale more and more enthusiastic sa bo warms in his subject, thumping the table London silver to be purchased for home the supply should silver remain in the been involved, the locality being a con- the newly-trained Chinese army wore

rspectively named Bernstoff and Falken and shouting as he pictures the gallank and continental coinage orders, which neighbourhood of Be, an ounce. Moro gestod one. ware continually coming on the market, over, a bad momoon in India would prob The following insurance companies were hayn. The former was a brother of the amies of China, led by Gerran officers, The downward tendency continued, and obly check the demand materially, in interested in the amounts stated opposite present German Ambassader at Washing selling once again the place in the sun son. He died in Japan some years ago that was it by right. The interpreter during July a low a prics as 2918, was which case the close of the year might their names -

The latter went, North in the Boxer year reached. August and September, by find silver considerably cheaper than it in

and became a favourite of Count Walder which time the extremely good masoen How

-NEWS-

·THE BEST WEEKLY FAPER FOR ALL INTERESTED IN HONGKONG AND CHINA

GENERALLY,

KEATINGS LOZENGES

cure the worst Cough

ORDER IT BEFORE GOING ZOME AND THUS KEEP IN LOSE TOUCH WITH THE

COLONY

SAVARESSES

SANTA CAPSULES

Most Co Physician's ruco

LOSING WEIGHT. BY THE POUND

of lil-lumaith, shows your naslias (0) „ilatiro powers ara, dönenasing..

WATERCURYSTBE METABOLIZEDE COD LIVER OFE COMPOUND

Supplies the blood with the sted nourishing and beállay

ETSYS

had become neered, saw a much firmer market. October was a month of extrame

steadiness, the Highest and lowest quota-

tions being 221d, and 82fd respectively. EXCESS” PROFITS AND LAWYERS. Whils on one hand the China archange

aaa rapidly drawing nearer to parity and

andos from that quarter became less profit When the proposal for an excess profits able, on the other the offerings from New tax was firat mooted at Home the York became very much larger. Whether suggestion as facetiously put forward those were accumulation, or whether the that, the able gentieroep who were

for the Military, responsible

expositions higher pricce quoted earlier in the year and prognostication: in the newspapers induced the rains to work at greater should be included within its scope, since rich they were pressure in order to secure the advance harvest out of the War. The War prophet

obviously reaping

bis prestige since then, his emoluments, sro Dot

ok the market, wo, do not know but there a year of two

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,"

THERAPION NO. 1

CEREBROKAKERS ZIPRIYER METINVEST INFECTIONČIL

THERAPIGN NE2

STILL ALOUD· NITSCH, SAD LIGA BRZU AXAPTIONI

THERAPION N 3

and so large at

But the Economist, which is above all things a responsible Journal, seriously suggests that hwyers might be included in the scope of the tax, being more

*

theres by an announcement Midland Circuit has decided to celebrate sometody's elevation to the Bench by costly banquet. The idea seems to be worthy of consideration, and if any propoul of the kind were made in India would, doubtless-bor athurastically welcomed in the Imperial Legislative Codidly by the legal gentlemen bo The app comitate, so large a proportion of the

rembers of that body.

CUALI ZONJANGAN MENEKS, ORASIT,LONY DEVRA A BOLD BY MEANINGLE 6EMINTIN PRICE TI AMORADIS "BLAR STANSADORIOS EWVILUET FOR “A FREEBOOKTA DELLA GAME MERCO,

AVENTOCEED, HAVRILAD,LOWICH, FORYOU Į 5541 NEW DWAUWM (PARTEĽ PREJ DOENA

THERAPIONZLE

Batavia

Scottish Union Hongkong Fire Imperial Allians

TA. 90,000 50,000

50,000- 50,000

Bur

44,000

Rensia

40,000 38.000

Atina

30,500

Sincera

80,000

Baloise

25,000

Wing On

24,200

Frankfurt

19,700

Contral

12,000

Union of London'

12,000

Royal

10,000

Prusian National Albingia

Hamburg-Bramoni, rase; 19,000)||

$10,000 10,000

Fire Insurance of 1877 10,000 “Venus

also gets warmer and warmer and tells

the audience of the wrath and power

in settled amicably and that right now!?

The story consides that the Wing was their case and they and the Liu, lived happy over after. Also that the military lecture was not repeated.

"If this story about this man be,mod,

Boeing the allied advance cas Polting in that awaits them unless this land matter? 1900. Subsequently he won a place in the entourage and esteem of the Crown Frince and le nome other than the ex war-mindster of Garnisty and conqueror of Rumania. That is to say, theed things are all reported as true by an old resident haze who know both men somo years ago. tron, there are other similar stories this

There is a story of You Falkenbayo are Even Homer nods and whether typical only, or trus, it is hard Falkenhayn without the language is not Bay. At that time he was living on a much use as a common soldier with If Mimion Compound with his Utile soo. It is encouraging therefore to me that, I shall we stated there was a land diss the study of Chinese being churiges pate between people whom we will call by British Chambera of Commerce. Wang and Lin One day Mr. Wang

called upon our hern, congratulated him

on his splendig work in and for the

DEFEND YOURSELF

Van

army and begged him to delivers mi-ainst the Ils of Constipation by the

tary lecture, for the people were factly occasions, use of,

thirsting for much knowledge. After a

p tamented He found a fairly full

PINKETTES

10,000

good deal of pronare the gallant

5,000

4,000

4,000 78,000

and attentive boos and interpreter provided. The lecture pre ded some what the

the dainty little

2,000

The Leat

043,400

matie prostost pleaser

interest in militaryəkdaím.

Inratives which assure daily curo bibiguan.es:

Gentlemen, it given, headaches, fol meiling bre

mbamista, on tromm Dr.W

Co 86 rechutal Rood. ants, the phía); conf, free,

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