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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1917.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

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Bentley's

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has tocolved instrue-

Mons from the Liquidators of Meents. Jaxx & Co.. in pursuanes of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by Fublic Auction at 12 o'clock (Noon) on

TUESDAY,

the 31st day of July, 1917, at his Sales Boots, PROVELL STREET,

THE VALUABLE, LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate. 83. The Pena, Hongkong and being Rural Building Lot No. 10.

IN USE Lor The property consists of -

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4th & 5th Editions.

A Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Address KSIKION" HONGKONG,

19.

PUBIJO ACOTION.

PHE Undersigned have "received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, ITOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

די

on

THURSDAY,

the 7th June, 1017, at £30 pm. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

De Yaux Boul, Corner of Jee House Street,

ABOUT SIXTY Dozas Patres LADIES' SILK HOSE

VARIOUS COLOURS. . TM-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

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SCOTTISH LETTER

THE CHINA MAIL.

(From Our Own Correspondent. )

April 19.

something peculiarly readin orfülleviation of their fuiseries; avel, he is striking in the manner of death. But the reputed author of eli English never in my life shall forget the fashion of **Always starrying un man of Highland regiment, who lay unbrell...”. To cruyn all, hạ dày se gructully and easily, with no mounded alcoliod in the nost unspare wound visible or y disfiguring ing tishion. His policy was to stop THREE OVERSKAN STATESMUN, « block, a man well over 6 feet tall. the manufacture of spiritnous? liquærs Dear me, how treinendously with clear-out face, and rounded and plows the ports against them, Scottish it has all been," was the limbs below his kit, marble whiteAll he wobh concede was that if ceniment of an English Staf officer and very beautiful in death. They other than ordinary uses' demanded ut the close of the visit of Sir Robert are mostly terrible, the dead; but no Borden, General Smuts, and the statue of the sleeping Apollo was ever

FOOD PRYPTETION,

liquißß fire," it`shbuld be sold ? only in quart bottles, sculed up with the King's 'sent, with a" very high duty. and 'none sold without being inixed with a very strong emetic.""

Like all other extremists, Jonas Harnway was an all-nnad reformer, to anticipation of Lord Davenport "a raid on the ladies, afternoon teas. The full tilt against all those who purr over the hissing urn,

For . painting. destroys health,

he

| Maturajah of Bikanie, to Edinburgh | so beautiful as that Highlander."

on the outsion of their receiving the degree of Doctor of Laws" from the

Scotland is doing well in the patter University and the Freedom of the City front the Corporation. It was of food production. The Secretary teftainly all very Scottish, but for for Scotland is able to state, that slast the three distinguished visitors 53,000 additional acres of land have The piece or parcel of ground and were largely to blame: their speeches bera broken up this year. In view premises known as "Lysbolt," 104 The

were full of references & Scotland. of the infavourable chymeter of the Peak, sitonte near Mount Cough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of Sone excuse uy be unde for Sircuson and the labour situation u 1sions fare feet and registered in the Robert Borden; Le is a native of month ago this result is "both sur-obstructs industry, und impoverishes Land Office as Hurai Building Lot No. Nova Scotia, a colony setțiul by our prising, and gratifying. It is due the nations. He denoinced it-blick daues W., and, in accordance with principally to the admirable co-opera and green--as a source s all the The lot is held for the unexpired Royal will, the parade gyud of sion of the Scottish Office and the crimes entiaitted by men, and of all resite of a term of 3 years created theresia by sa indenture of Crown Lashburgh Castle is still officially Agricultum,Commissioner under the the errors and follies of wome dated the 23rd day of April 1806.

"How many sweet creatures of your The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00.

sex," he says, “ languish with a weak For further particulars and conditions

digestion," low spirits, hissitude. of sale apply to Messin. Wilkinson &

melancholy, and twenty disorders, Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or

which, in spite of the Pachity, lave to the undersigned.

get no mures, except the general one of nervous complaints. Again, What Sinkespeare ascribes to the concealment of love, is in this age rope trequently occasional hy text He turns to the Sirah Gumps and accuses them of Tulling the hospital | cundlings to everlasting rest by administering Venice treacle, pappy

that they night sip their cup af tou water, und Godfrey's comdial in order i

in quiet. If Hanway had been a Lard Davenport, his fiat would bage

GED. F. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer Hongkong, April 20, 1917)

PUBLIC AUCTION

1748

Anetton 1983 THE Unlesigned has received in

Hongkong, June 1, 1947.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

HE Undersigned bare received in- structions, to sell by Public Auction. (FOR ACCOUNT OF TEL CONCERNED),

071

THURSDAY,

the 7th June, 1917, at 230 pm, at their Sales Rooma, No. 5, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

Large Turkish Bath Sheets. Face Towels, Linen Dumask Table Cloths and Serviettes, Single kod Double Bod Sheets, Pillow Chees, White Satin Quilts, Glass Cloth, etc, etc.,

AND

A VARIED ASSORTMENT OF

structions from the Liquidator of Messrs. 151128. & Co. in pursuance of

an Order

of the Flongkong Government to sell by Puble Anction, at 12 o'clock (Noon)

#70

I

MONDAY,

the 7th day of August, 1917,

at his Sales Rooms,

→ DEUDALL STREET.

Hongkong.

W

ALL the piece of ground situate as Jaunati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Bongkong and registered in the Land Office KOWLOON INLAND LOT No

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In One Lat

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His

[recognised na piece of New Scot National Service scheme in securing lutxi althougle „situated in the very the necessary labour, Between 3,00 heart of the Capital of Old Scotiand. and 4,000 workers have been obtained Sir liebert has a trunket voce, shiugh this agency, and it is believed weighty niner, and an event on-

that the Supply & fully sufficient to fushar to eur ears, but he made the demand. Se sügeessful have the Liet Agricultural Committees good series appearances.

proved that the Rad of Agriculture main theme was Scotland's cultural it necessary to exercise their intinence on Cermia, and he claimed tint the province he represented had powers of compulsory cultivation in Jonly 14 uses throughout the whole the same relation to the developint Scotland. The question that is of public life in the Dominion! as Scotland had in the British Islands, now troubling Scottish farmers is how General Smate-who was decidedly

fsitficient labour is to be retained on the popular favourites quite et in. Anxiety is natural; but just the land until the harvests are guther-

different type of man, "fle Tooles

(as the labour difficulty was solved like one of our East Coust skippers, with the sathe air of composure, the month ago, so it may be solved again

sane vleum cut features, the surhe beady blue eyes and fight brown hair: and as for his niganerot speech.

when the need arises:

THE WEDMANUY IN EOYTT.

Little hits of human nature, core

been this--tea, if it is to be drunk at all must be taken cold, and withi (acids instead of sugar, "Loni Dn voris port has only to consider the practical" wisdom of this injunction, and the probability that osali; acid is about to be the cheapest ark in the market, to see that the safety of the realm requires every lady, to order for her at home."along with the bothenise flowers; a bunch of the best plot- ichlers" rabarb."

he is ready, lucid, jogical, and inciners of life." as the French say, sive. Perhaps his best point was constantly crop up in the letters that about the Union of South Africa: become bote from one or other of the said that the Union he always desired fronts. W." has sent a more was like "las between England and the assially interesting collection of Sethu, and not the sort they had experiences. He is a West Country between England und Ireland.

train, attached to the Yennunry in What bad, always stuck in with

plin desert, and be says that his first arrival at a strange cupil Jond Haaway was 1 of en uniiniher sundy plain, the best affairs. He was intinutely connect greeting by received was from his new fish with the inauguration, by the old

The property consists of a piece ofurprise when he enne, to Sethut ground abutting on Battery Street and was to see a nation so typically Fourth Street (near the Prays) in Kow- | Dutels." But the Scottish and

in

Brass Flower Vases on Stands, loon and contains an area of 430 Square Dutch peoples lnd very close ties in Anys come true Puis-Russia Company, of "what promised

Jardinieres, Vases, Candlesticks, Bad- dhas, Finger Bowls, Incense Burners, Flowers Vases, Wall Flates. Imitation Cld Bronze Vaseż, etc., elu.,

And

A few locs of Enamelled Soup and Milk Paus.

Teras-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH

Svetioneers. Hongkong, May 31, 1917.

PUBLIC "AUCTION. ·

1860

HE Undersigned have received - in-

THE by Fire Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONGKEKED)

отд

SATURDAY,

the 9th June, 1917,

at 10.30 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

A

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,

Comprising

A variety of Dress Material including Blue and White Serge and Alinen,

Prints Holland White Linen,.&e., Drill. &c. Counterpanes, Blankets, Towels, Toilet Soap, Perfumery,

And

sta

Feet.

The Lot is held for the unexpired re- sidue of a term of 73 years created therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May 1988. -

The Annual Crown Rent is $60...

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messes. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors for the Liquidutor or to the Undersigned: "»

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, May 23, 1917.

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times. gone past. He was credibly informed that the Scottish people got most of their excellent law and most

ley said that worthy. Man, to be an excbelingly prosperous trude hen Paisley Ane: it's a grain' place with Persin by way of Russia und for selling a

This, the Caspian, He undertook a mis-

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of their very sound theology from he was an aspect of Paisleyson to Russia and Persia to inquire Universities, of Holland: and Scot-

and had returned high favour to the

The

that had hot struck hith before,

into the ennduet of the agent by In his description of the pitching whoan the enterprise was wrecked, children of Holland in South Africa of a sew up in the late afternoont,und during sistem months of travel by exporting a great deur of der he says that the officers' intaren play The mised with all degrees of people. theology. Indeed he surets bis the part of Roh Roys by approprialal, converse with them on ull aulictive that "the Senttish minising articles to finish the particular things in heaven and earth. 1830 ter had done more for the religious tents under their charge."Mind result was an exhaustive account of "life of South Africa anong the Dutch the officers' servants," a man was four commercial relations with Russia people them the Dutch theinselves." overheard saying to comrade the vountries beyond the Caspina. The Maharajah of Bikunir presented They 're---beggars for pinching in which the, modern merchant may sarked contrast to the other things. Certainly "my batman was↑ fin kompe practical reflections and visitors: The 'was by far the most an expert incoming by "things for suggestion. LONDON DIRECTORY. picturesque figure of the three, and the tent. Fetching as chair, he plant-

he spoke without the least trace of ed it beside me on the suml, and Atuarriage has been arranged, and nevent-hé might have been taken, asked me to sit on it. "It's the will take place very shortly, between it was remarked, for up English only way of keepie" it," "be sided. Captain A. Maule Ramsay, Cold- gentleman. Whereyer he went he shortly afterwards he returned with streitu Guards, only son of Lieut.-| received great ovations, and paid some fine new mathing to cover the Col. H. Ramsay and Mrs. Humsay, several graceful compliments to the sand, Throwing it down, he said and Lady Ninian Crichton, Stuart, honesty and grit that had run phuntly. I'll guarantee it

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mended Scotsmen to the people of Luis. He had been greatly impress ed, he remarked, by the close resem- blance in tuny things between the Scots and the Rajputs, especially in the matters of clans and kinships.

SCOTTISH BLOOD IN AMERICA/

Th

never been trumpit on ufore, but ye mauta ak where, I got it. No embarrassing question was asked.

ESGAGEMENT...

only daughter of the late Viscount orinanston and the Dowager Vis rountess Gormanston, and widow of tut. Col. Lord Ninian Crichton- Stuart, M.P....

MARRIAGES,

Not u the stories.u're about Scots- men; however, and here is one about an English Yeoman. The Brigadier-

Patricia Kinloch, only child of the General's "Stuff Captain' wag Squire late Major Henry Anstruther Kin President Wilson is of good Scot-Blank, the ruling genius of an Engloch, 60th Rifles, and of Mrs. Walter tish, extraction, his grandraother lish country puriah A Yeoman fringe, of Farm House, Old Windkor, being the daughter of Mr. Robert the Squire's parish, who had failed to and niece of Sir David Kinlogh of Williamson, Cameronian worthy, salute the Brigadier, was duly taken Gilmerton, to Captain J. A. Purdey, and a leading Glasgow citizen of his to tasks. Do you not know who I Lancers, eldest son of Mr. Athol S. day. Mr. Wilson is also neatly ato? was antel. For a moment or Purdey, of Chiton, Place, Sussex related to the Rev. Connie Gordon two the Yeoman Eesitated, and then Square, London, Lang, the Scottish Archbishop of he took the Brigadier's breath, away

York.

George Henry Fullterton, Lieut..

by saying, Oh yes: thou be the B.A.M.C, eldest son of the late Mr. William Bauchop Wilson, America's Labour Minister, is a man that rides about wi Squire Colonel William Graves, R.A.M.C., to Lisda Maud, 79 Holland Road, Blank native of Fernieguir, Lanarkshire.

Another letter home, from a young Kensington, eldest daughter of the His father worked" as "miner in.

soldier anys this late Reginald H. Padday of Singa Edinburgh Fernieguir Colhery, and during the Everything leaves its character Pore

big strike" was evicted from his stame: und I'm sure that I shall home and went to America. Young never regret having Egypt's desert Wilson, though he begun under-

stamp upon me ground work at nine years of age, showed himself a man of grit and gumption, quickly became a Labour leader, and was resumed to Congrees

THE SCOTTISH DEAD.

SYMPTOMS?

TES AND ALCOHOL.

ARE THESE YOUR Alany people have never heard of Jonas Hanway, the philanthropist

Do you find your breath bad in the and eccentric and those who have morning a bad taste in the mouth, a heard of hire have forgotten all they coated tongue Are you constipated. Describing a visit to the bustlefickt, knew. He deserves to be rameny se try

AAA mentally, sluggish, dizzy, bilions? If on the Arras front, o Time Corres bered, however, in these days of Food pondent says :-* I walked over purt of the ground of the Beottish troops, advance, and saw their dead lying in the open. Ones many dead in thM WAT, H in memory only one here or there stands out,by:renson, of

Controllery and Prohibitionists of all alindes and stripes. He introduced the

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