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MONDAY, JUNE 18 1917.

Hughes & Hough

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

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TUESDAY,

the 10th one, 1917, commencing at 230 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No.

...De Vaux, Road, Corner of

les Hoca STAREL, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

kc.,

As follows

Upholstered Suites, Arm chairs, and Sofas, Lard Tables, Eedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass monte

TRUTH ABOUT.

RHEUMATISM

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THE CHINA MAIN,

THE WAR.

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the attack passes over, that SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

they are enred

They are not curet. The next time the weather turns damp the old pain comes les. Cut it is not the damp

THE POSITION IN GREECE | RELEASE OF THE IRISH

REPARATION TO BE EXACTED FOR TREACHERY.

PARIS, "Tune IE.

AL. Ribot, the Prime Minister, referring in the Serate to Greece, declared that repuration would be exacts for the treachery at. Larissa aguins the British and French Thessaly coluren.

A. Riber added that the succession

BREAKING THE HINDEN-of Prince Alexander was subject to

which, enses theurantism. All that enter's Service in the China-Mail, ) dam and cold can do in to wake up the rheumatic poison which was there in the blood all the time. If you want stereomis chemaționa ar to avoid it. purify your blood of its poisons, Dr. Willians pink pills for pale people take rich, pure, blox, and throw out the poisonous Ruster that causes rheu matist, This they do, not by weakening or purging, but by acting as a tonic and

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BURG LINE.

BRITISH CAPTURE A FURTHER

PORTION...

Losos, June 16. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports :---

Early this morning, we attacked

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Szechuan Road, Shanghai.

Hindenburg line, to the north-west of Bullecourt. The hostile garrison. stubbornly resisted and suffered heavily: We took 43′ prisoners.

We carried out successful rails to the east of Loos and in the neigh bourhood of the Lys river.

There

reciprocad » artillewy activity throughout the day, to the north, of the Scarpe and also ut knumerous joints between Armatu-

tires and Ypres,

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AUCTION.

PUBLIC ACCTION.

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We brought down, yesterday, four Gernup arroplanes and drove down tl.ve" others, Two of ours are

tions from the Liquidators of Messrs. JERSEN & Co. în pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government to sell by Fublic Auction at 12 o'clock. (Voon) un |, missing.

TUESDAY,

the 3

day of July, 1917, at his Salim Boonus, DUDDELL STREET,

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

Bedsteals, and Twin Bed | PROPERTY situate at The Fenk, stewis, Sideboards, · Dinner Waggvas, Hongkong, and being Rural Boikiing Extension Dining Tables and Chuirs, | Lot No. 19“

rtc.,

Ten and Ovensional Tables, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware. Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Seth, &c. Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables Sundry Electro Plated Ware, etc.

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IN ONE LOT The property consists of :„

The piece or parcel of ground and premises known as "Lysholt," 104 The Penk, sitnite near Moun: Gongh in the 2 Pianos in good condition, Electric Colony of Hongkong with an area of Reading Lamps, Black wood and Teak-124082 stare feet and registered in the wood Screens, a quatity of Blackwood Land Office as Rural Building Lot. No. Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc. Also

Telnia Ptler and Setting, Porcelai Cigar Cabinet, Enamelled Bath, Brass Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cats, Fernnibalators, etc. etc.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.)

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, June 13, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

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SATURDAY,

the 23rd June, 1917, at 10.30 a.m., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,

Dos Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,

Comprising -

A variety of Dress Materials including Blue and White Serge, Alpaca (Blue,, Black and White), Prints, Holand White Linen, Drill, &c. &c., Counterpanes, Blankets, Handkerchiefs, Towels, Toilet Soap, Perfumery,

$0.

And

San Hats Pannen Ents, Lady's Silk Hoecs, c., c.

Terms:-Cuah,

"HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bongkong, June 18, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,

(YON ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

4.

SATURDAY,

the 2nd June, 1917,7-diamm

at 19 Foon, at their Saica Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A CONSIGNMENT OF

MANGANESE PUTTY”.

(will be sold in amali lets to suit

intending purchasers).

Terms:-Cash-⠀

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, Jano 18, 2017

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDT,

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The lot is held for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years treated therein by af indenture of Crown Lense dated the 23rd day of April 1806:

The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messrs. Wilkinson it Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,"

Auctioneer Hongkong.. April 30, 1817.

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Lospox Jr. 14.

In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar" Law announced that the Government were releasing all the Irish prisoners without reservation.

LATER.

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rutification by the Constituent

My Bonar Law said that the Govern- Assembly, M. Zaimis remained as Premier. M. Venizelos wouki go to the position of the Irish political

ment bad long and anxiously consider Athens when the reconciliation was prisoners and hurt arrived at certain. The King Constantine decision which it was now his duty to was not regarded as a prisoner by announce. The Governowat félt, after the Alles. If he went to Germans carefully considering the preach- [ He would avow his time sentirients. Fing ression of the Trish Convention. in which rishmats themselves would mect to settle the difficult problem of IN the fature administration of their coun try, that "this great experiment would marka new era in the relations hotweet: Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the

I was therefore beyond measure meat in an atmosphere of harmony, and desirable that the Convention should

goodwill, in which all parties could unreservedly join. There was nothing the more regrettable than that the work of the Convention should be prejudicel at. the outset by embittered associations. which, might even hinder that settle- ment to which they had all looked for w.r.I with hope.

Empire. LONDON, June 16.

that in Thessaly, the bulk of our troops A French Eastern communiqué states

áre established arounit Larisan Advanced elements have occupied Demirali and Karditza, Volotrikala railway

REJOICING ÄT SALONIKA. »

Losnos, Jare 10

A mossage from Salonika dated June 14 states that the ablication of King Constantine was receivel most enthusia stically, especially in the Greek cumps on the ontskirts of Salonika and the ANOTHER AIR-RAID ON ST. DENIS troops on the Balkan front, who cheered

the Entente and M. Venizelos. WESTREM.

LONDON, June 16. The Admiralty announces that naval aeroplates dropped a large Bumber of bombs on the aerodrom at St. Denis Westrem, this morning Many direct hits were observed, dense columns of smoke and Hamos arising.

All pur machines returned.

FRENCH TRANSPORT BUNK.

WAS THE SUBMARINE ALSO. SUNK?

FARIS, June 15. The transport Annam (8,000 tons), [lus been torpedoed and sunk in the Ionian Sea, on June 11, while under escort, Bombs were thrown as the submarine which did not reappear.

There were no casualties.

U.S. LIBERTY LOAN.

LARGELY OVERSUBSCRIBED.

"A GENUINE TRIUMPH FOR

DEMOCRACY."

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WAsusGros, June 16. The Liberty Loan has been over- subscribed by many hundred millions of dollars.

Mr. Medoo, Secretary of the Treasury, in a staternent ways: It is impossible at present to state the exact amount of the over subscrip- bion, but the figures are being pub lished as rapidly as they are received. The success of the loan is genuine triumph for democrey, and is an unraistakable expression of America's determination to carry on the wor for the protection of American liberty throughout the world to "swift and **OVERLAND CHINA MAIL successful conclusion.

G. MOUSSION.

18. Morrison Hill Road.

The inhabitants in the liberated dis- trict of New Greece, held imprompta meetings, singing the national anthems of the Entente.

It is believed that the Venizelist Gov. crament will shortly go to Athens where it will convoke the Charaber electel on April 31, 1915, which ex-King Constan tine dissolved.

It is expected that the removal. of Constantine and the re-union of the two balves of Greece will prove the turning point of the Balkan compign.

THE ROYAL" FAMILY OF GREECE.

It is

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In the circomstances, the Govern- mont decided that they could not giva na better earness of the spirit"in which they approached the Convention thinn by removing one of the main causes of misunderstanding on this subject with which it is in their power to des). They had deckled, therefore, to release all the prisoners nor in confinement in connection with the recent rebellion in fraland

They have not, however, arrived at this decision without careful considera- tion of two aspects of the case, which is is impossible to ignore. They have satisfied themselves, in the first place, that the public security will not be endangered by such an act of grace,

and, secondly, that in noue of the cases concerned was participation in the re hellion accompanied by individual acts which would render such a display of elemency impossible.

I recommending His Majesty to grant a general amnesty to the prisonera in question, the Government were inspired by the sanguine hope that their action will be welcomed in a spirit of ATHENS, Tane 16. magnanimity, and that the Convention! would enter lapon its ardoños under- now arranged that King taking in circumstances that would Constantine and the Royal Family shall constitute a good angry for the emhark from Oropus and board the reconciliation which is the desire of all Royal yacht. Meanwhile they are

parties in every part of the United residing at Tatoi.

Kingdom and Empire (Lond cheers.)

Mr. Devlin expressed the gratitude of the Nationalists at the Güvernment's action, which the representatives of the Liberals and Laborites cordially approved.

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BLOCKADE OF GREECE RAISED.

ATHENS, June 16. "Sabsequent to ex-King Constane sine's departure, M. Jonnart took} steps to raise the blockude, which is expected to brighten the situation.

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ANOTHER AUTONOMOUS

·REPUBLIC" IN RUSSIA.

PETROGRAD, Juve 16, The town of Kirunoff, in the pro vince of Temboy, has proclaimed itself an autonomous republic.

GERMANY'S COLONIES.

THEIR RETURN TAKEN FOR

DEANTED.

The

Berne Morning Post

gurrespondient of the wrote nu April 18- Prófessor con Pachis, formerly Direc

tor of the Calorial Department of the

A collision between the partisans of German Foreign Office, urges in *| Der the President of Kirsanoff and the Teg" of Berlin, the necessity of recover. Provisional Government, resulted in eight people being killed and severaling ail the German possessions and Pro- wounded.

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The President was arrested. Troops have been sent to KirsanofT.

PETROGRAD MUNICIPAL

ELECTIONS.

PETROGRAD, June 18. At the municipal, elections, the Socialist bloc, polled 507,972 votes,

teclarates in the Pacific. He observes that the German people consider it a matter of contre that when peace terma ure discussed Germany will demand the return of all, the Colonies seized by the ereny during the wir. A project swedis i have been advanced; however, which ingles the relinquishment of the South Ses Colonies, in favour of an extended This

German Central African Expire. Trutnie Empire in Afries is, according of which the Extremista polled to Professor von Bochka, to stretch from 117,760. The Bourgeois parties sa to xes, and to be composed of the

THE WEEKLY ́EDITION OF THE THE SITUATION IN SPAIN. polled 168,300 votes.

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LONDON, June 16, The dearth of news from Spain is exciting comment.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, June 15, The silver market insteady bur featureless.

100,000 AEROPLANES.

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old Cylenies of German East Africa. German Southwest, the Cameronus, eter, ronnded off" by the Eelgian Congo and by territory hitherto in English, French, and Portugese possession.

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In the Professor's own opinion, the extension of her African roastline, with the corresponding hinterland, would be micre advantageous to Germany, though be considers that even such augmentation of estonial territory would not compen sate for the loss of her possessions in the South Seas. The latter de writis, con- stituted by their geographical, position and their excellent, safe harbours this

After a silence of three days, two messages from Madrid were received dited June 15. One of the messages denies that a Bilbor regiment refused to go on a route march, and the other states fint a group of mem- The Feening Post's Washington corres hers of the Chainber of Deputies pondent states that the Council of have issued a manifesto protesting National Defence has decided on the naval bases requisite for the emphatic that the Constitution has been vicimmediate construction of 100,000 representation of the German interests lated, since Parliament has been Reruplanes.

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