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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917,

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

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

"PROPRIETORS

"To-Kwa-Wan* Coa) Storage.

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Cales used Bentley's

4th & sth Editions. A Telegraphic Code...

Telegraphic Adresa MEIRION BONGKONO.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

(FOR ACCOUNT OF TEX CONCERNED,

SATURDAY

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tbe 23rd June 1917, at 1×30 al

at their ends Room, No. 5, Dew, Vieux Rowl, Corner of Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,

Comprising:

A variety of Dress Materials including Blue and White Serge, Alpaca (Blue, Black and White Friats. Holland White Linen, Drit, de, Counterpants, Blankets, Handkerchicts. Towels, Toilet Susp. Perfumery,

&to.,

Sc., And

Sic.

Sun Hats, Panan Hats Lady's Silk Hosis, &c., &c.

Terms Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

"Auctioneers. Hongkong, Jane 16, 1917.

PUBLIC

FOR RUN-DOWN PEOPLE.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

A BREATHING SPACE.

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STORIES OF THE STRUGGLES.

{BY PHILIE China]

April 11. For'a day or two there is a pause in

THE SOLDIER AND THE "FOOD SUPPLY.

HIS CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL ECONOMY.

oficer and the anldier nis by dem the Army Canteen Committer

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The system had other drawbacks. It (might easily happen in a large camp Į that them "were Sve or six contractor, all using, separate stała, separate trois- port, and separate buying organisations. in order to carry out identical work in a strictly limited area.

A ̈ unit stationed at

The expression run-down "comes from the feeble action of an inwound clock, and the comparison is a good one. Applied to health, it means a conlitiqu in which all the bodily functions are enfeeble Appetite, fails, the digestiop is impaired, the nerves are impoverished, the complexigin benomes palë, there

n animation, but rather worry" and arental depression, Fatigue is a constant No particular organ being affected you must look for relief to the blood, is it circulates everywhere. Improve ment in the blood is quickly felt through out the entire system, and Dr. Williams quietude nor in any kind of truce. The of servien perforthed by this army, at jegsonic waste of with a systent was of and most convenient blind builder. Ascheing has brought up new batteries and home. Few people cutside the artny itself) course enormous, and the benefit to thei pink pills for pale people are the best your blood becomes rich and red, the massed them at Lens and Loss in

symptom

of Arrns, and by ri means ended. It is

How is the soldier fed? Not the sphiler the great struggle begun by the Battleserving in France or elsewhere. But he breathing space while our armies and who is doing his part in Great Britain the enemy's stand and wait for the next and stand in garrian duties, in triin- round of this fight to a finish. Not in ing, or in one or siber if the many kinds

various organs regain their tone and the order to replace those captured by us in badly recivars its vigor. If you have the first days of the battle, and they are suy or all of the above symptoms. try the tunic treatment with Dr. Williams sorating heavy shells into Lievin, Ang pink pills, which are obtainable from the Bois de Kidomont, and the suburbs Chemists everywhere, also post free, one bottle for $1.5, 6 fer 38/ Trom the Dr. of Lers, East of Arms their batteries Willams Medicine Co, 26 Szecatenare active Against Monchy, and they are sweeping the ridge and slopes down to the Broad, Shanghai.

valley with machine-gun fre. Que gund are answering back with a more formid able bombardment, and beyond all duabt or any exaggeration of reckoning, the enemy's losses in dead and wounded:

FREE Send a post card for a mos setul Health Guide to above address.

THE

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

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pirtant department of war's wholesals HE Undersigned has received instruc-business, as in other branches of its tioce from the Liquidators of Messrs. industry. As proof of this, our men Jesty & Co. in pursuance of an order have found a large number of coins of the Hongkong Government to sell by remly for immediate use in Angres, one Fublic Auction at 12 o'clock (Soon) en of the suburbs of Lens, clove to some

dugouts, where candles were still burn ing when our English and Irish troops the German came go quickly apou garrison that they were seen running up the streets.

TUESDAY,

"the 31st day of July, 1917,

at his Sales Rooms, DUDDELL STREET, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate "at The Peak, Hongkong, and being Bural Building

Lot No. 19.

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IN ONE LOT The property consists of -

CONTRANGE INCIDENTS.

the Gavertinent

Dover or at Cardit might pure its beer from falinburgh, and practically always did so it is werees Scottisll unite

The

departaments | soklier proportionately reduced. La truns?

immediatly concerned have any idea of poes alone the charges for unnecessary or the methods ployed in feeding the avoidable Carrings, whether by read, mil. home army or if the sole on which it or water, ust have made large additions is rationes. We rust planer us, this the cost of the goods, ne correspondi- before we can pop the nature auf extent Lingly large deductions from their quality. of the sacritices which the soldier has

Again, although the purchasing power been asked to take in the matter of fof aid in the humist the public lis his font is commca with the rest of the heen reled by at least one-half since Population."

the beginning of the war, in the hands of the Army Canteen Committee rowing to the reponies which cup be effected by large buying and organised distribution

has almost retained its pre-war level notable achievement in the interesés

er

f

ient ration. Formerly he could use the money to give hemen addition meat, hacen,"bread, or sugar, bet his discretion in this matter has now been limited mom. what severely in the interests of national

erusang.

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DRAW HAU KUN OF THE CANTERS SYSTEM.

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The suldier's cution is givided into two are double as many as our own. Now, parts: first, the daily issue of bread; neat, always before, the Germans go to bmenu, tes, sugar, and wait, which for great trouble in the removal of their tim Goverancat mation; and, secondly, [dend, and show the same organizing the commuted cu cution"* 小

method in this side of the war, this im-

nur ciam, which is used by or the soldier dhd of national estate as coumariding officers to supplenector. vary the Government ration. Thus the officer commanding a hair of 1,00as inen has at his dispat e 29 day

This is the large aspect, of the questione which he can spend in providing fish, The suvines effected by the Armyftantien cheese "potatoes, green vegetables, and Committee are the soldier's indirget con- other, things not included in the Gorers. tribution to national economy, klis direct contribution consists in the reduction. which has been made ip, the addition to his foul out of the 54d. For instance, his Some queer things happened in

Allowance of potatoes has been redeged | Angres. I bave already told the story

from Tilt. per week, 30' nhout 21. »NG! of a goldier who hud breakfast in » dùg-

afexrem bacons or stigne is now süpplied, the out where sy the body of a doul

We have, then, the Gocernment or allowance of dogy, is linúte) ja lez,_per Cernun officer, not yer put into pre of

service ption."und the misted cash canin jär dag, and the men themselves ena those ready made entina. There was another sollier of ours, an 'Irishman,ration as the foundation of the soldier's Frie longer buy bread in their enters. who ate his breakfast in Angres, his he food. The vertuent mution was always There see other indirect contributions Lo. had jovial company, He came nerample but the soldier's cred, so far as in tuational economy which, the Eldier" is Gerning at the entrance, and fought went. Even unw, when it has desjugking. For instance, he is cultivating with him, but in a friendly kind of way: reduced very considerably, it is extininted vegetables in any tips, and After knocking each other about they that in our work enough can be, saved out | reiieing his clàing n the national stock, one to an understanding, and sat down is to provide each am with we free hit of the profits of his vanteens, the together in the dugout to a meal ni Germary sausage, cheese, back bread, faster, to'put it in another way, while of which are used for his advantage, and French wine. They found a great that in calculating the weekly issate, pro he has made largo contributions for the deal of human nature in Comin vision need kenaste for five breakfasts bene of his utredes in the field,, nử and were seen coming $

daly, instead, di seven. The Government to relieve the lot of those of them who of sule apply to Mesars. Wilkinson & arm in arm, and in this way the

was always in positica to buy on an Juve been disabled übęże. Crist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or Irishman brought back his prisoner. år

As ir estupensation to the soldier for his to the undersigned,

Irish colonel told this to-day, and another as scale, and therelere at the queer tale of an Irishman in the cut-heapest rate, so that enemies could be sacrifices it is confidently believed that skirts of Lens. The colonel saw him effected only by fedining, adsainistative | the A... in wow stipplying line with after the battle of Bais on Flache-which expenses or curtailing the ration. The gods of uniform quality; and that it the was a terrible affair, and a great feat of seenad' alternative alife encerus natge: that his life in eump and his leisure army in mud and snow--bringing back the moment, and be the following re there is being made more comfortable

i German horse. Under machine-gun fire quetions have been nude-sad er ad attractives and that, although the and shrapnel he was guiding this pour lean beast over the frightful ground, cent, treat and see 25 per coat, segar cost of his necessaries and of his little in-round the wige of monstrous shell 1/4 per cent, and burchs 50 per mest. tusuries has pereres ferased, all that craters, through brokeri strands of barbed The only items st supplied in tuit is suit. he seestivies or tags is suppond to hestrate

The piece or parcel of ground and premises known as "Lysholt," 104 The Peak, situate rear Mount Gough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 188124039 square feet and registered in the Land Office as Rural Building Lot. No.

12.

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AUCTION.

The lot is held for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years created Tactices to sell by Public Auctionated the 23rd day of April 1896.

therein by an indenture of Crown Lease THE Undersigned have received in

(FOB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIERD),

TUESDAY,

the 28th June, 1917, commencing

at 230 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8

1

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

ic Love STREET,

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS

¿C

PICTURES,

As follows

Kic

Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Solat Card Tubles, Desroces Furniture,

comprising Double and Single Brase mounted Bedstens and Twin Bed steads, Sideboards, Dinuer Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Clairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc.. Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware. Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets & Bath Room Utensils, Hall-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated| Ware, etc.

Pianos in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak wood Screens, Sundry Blackwood Furniture, including Large Overmantel, One Large Telescope by Wood, London, Engravings, Pictures, etc...etc.

Also

Teunis Poles and Setting, Porcelain Cigar Cabinet, Enamelled Bath, Brasi Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cats," Ferambulators, atc, etc.

#

(Full Particalacs from Catalogue.) TRR:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers 3 Hongkong, June 20, 1917.

G.

R.

PUBLTOAUOTTON;

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1897

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, ›WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 27th and 28th June, 117, at 10a.m.

each day, at H.M. Naval Yard, „

and at the Kowloon Depét, The Sale of Old and Surplus Victualling Stores, also at the Kowloon Depot, will commence on THURSDAY,, 28th instant about at il a.m. OLD AND SURPLUS AVAL and VICTUALLING STORES,

Comprising

Old and Surples Naval Stores :-Orge Cod Lightor (carrying capacity 169. Tons), Various Ships and Boats Fittings, For Engines, Canvas Hoses, Cair Cordage. Fapperstuff, Canvas Rags, Old Indin Rabber, Boat, Oars Fir, Carpets, Bugs, Blankets, Peristead, Klectric Cable, Old Steel Tubes, Old Iron and Steel, Mineral and Olive Oil, Gas Cylinders, &o, fic

Old and Surplus Victualling Stores Provisions Seamen's Clothing, Blankets, Officers Men Trupi, (A quantity of Electro-plated Articles and Table Linen), Implements, ramena Meng Utensils, Cooperage Articles, Oak Stay do, the

Terins of Sales detailed in the Catalogue.!

Catalogues wiil t

HUGHES & HOUGH,

The Annual Crown Rent is 885.00. For further particulars and conditions

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer

Hongkong. April 30, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION:

1748

THE Undersigned, have received Tatructions to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRANED)

בבני

SATURDAY,

the 3rd June, 1017,

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Inter

wire, and aéross trenches and parapets. The mist will sate with interest virg as the nationd entitions permit.

What are you doing with that poor brate?" asked the coinmanding officer.

that the sanie et decrease varies itinu zem while no private, pers,ar or Betu"nakers Sare, sir," said the Irishman, I'm for tiny home-girotujed it to one-third | proft, out of hist bringing the horse back for father Malone

to ride. The horse was in the last stages for wholly imported sugar and half for

at 19 Nuch, at their Sales Rooms, No. 3, of starvation, and the padre weighs targely imported bacon.)

Des Voeux Bood, Corner of

Ive House Street,

A CONSIGNMENT OF MANGANESE PUTTY” (will be sold in small lots to suit intending purchasers). Terms:-Chah

HUGHES & HOUGH,

"Hongkong, June 18, 1917.

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nineteen stone, according to the popular

the

estimate of the meu, who adore him, solicitous render should be garmed by and that is part of the story's humour, these large, reductions. it must again bef though the Irish soldier was very serious mentioned that the ptal rutin, withiär its It is a tribute, anyhow, to the affection of the troops for this Irish

wire

always

THE COMPENSATION EDI: REDUCTIONS,

COMPENSATION

WAR AND "CONTRACTS.

IMPORTANT POINT UNDER DEFENCE OF THE REALM "ACT.

The Court of Appeal recently allowedl the appeal of Mess, Dick, Kere" and

is alw laughing giunt of a man madre, a limits, is still urethan sufficient for the

sofilier's daily need. out in No Man's Land when there t ard any of his lads out there, going as far as the German barbed

the last to give rites to the dying, To-day, when caller!

the battalim, he was away 189 burying the poor boys who lie, in the own money and e-commuted ash Co., "lad,, contructors, irem a decision of

mcd of the battlefeld There is an ration," then, dit is more invenent. humour in that side of war, though they

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Bus it is in canetion with the soldier's

Trish soldiers, and the Engish soldiers, is called, that the guest saving has been

too, refuse to be beaten by the fuelest effected. To uppreiste hor great this. conditions_until the last strength is out ↑

Mr. Justin Bray in the King's Benth Division, in favour of the Metropolitan

Water Bourd, the case rulsing an import-

of them. In addition to the ordeal of saving is, we zus aider the system ant question with regard to the power's battle they are enduring now a weather which was in force efore the Army Can. 1960ferried on the Minister of Munitions by

so abominable that men fight for days

wet to the skin, lie out at night from teen Committee wa organised in the last the Delence of the Realm Act to stop stiff, and struggle after the enemy up to

pine months of 16, and began building works during the war. their knees in mnd..

REBON EPISODE.

enormula business earnest on the ist

Messrs. Digk. Kerr, and Co. lind con- tracted to custriet a bee reservoir for

So it was in this little battle of Boirantiary last. At that date, the Com; the Water Board at Litt.eton, in Middle-1

en Hacke, an historic episode in the mittee started to tike over from the ot Battle of Arras, because it broke the

etiemy's last hope of a counter attack tractors who were yes running them the against the Vimy Ridge. Through that 1,700 or 1,800 antess which are dotted blinding blizzard of snow, which I cles.

completed within six yeste froni August |

for 2673000. "The work had to ba

18th, 1914, and the contract provided that —all tools, plant, kind HALFIAJK brought

the property of the Water kurd.

cribed at the time. English and Irish all over the king The centeous loca troops tracked this hill above the Ever part of the regional institutes, which on to the site of the work were to becoma Socchez, and had to cross through a quagmire so that fumbera of them stuck are, or should be the soldiers club, i' up to the waist and could go neither where he can find sk, refreshment, and, forward nor buckward, while they were. swept by machine-gun and ride fire trin that other bill called the Fimple to their right, which was

was not yet taker by the Canadians. Iar which beer (but pe spirits) is sold, and the contractors to cease work, aud; the i

come back wounded over the dry canteen, there the woldier can

Contractars, at the direction of the Minis that abominable ground under

ride B fire which spat bullets about him. He buy light refreshments (tta, coffee, choco-try, removed a large portios of the plant stumbled into shell holes and crawled late, biscuits, buss." etc.), cigarettes, out again, and just as he reached the

On February 21st, 1916; the Ministry recreation when his off duty Thereof Munitions, acting dider, the powers

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are two canteen the wes canteen. in of the Defence of the Realm Acts, ordered

trench where I stood feli dead across the bootlaces, metal pish, matches, and the para pet. All our men were hit in the thousand and one things which we all head and xxly, none in the legs. That

was because they were knee-deep in age or abuse in daily life. These murt. Vor men came back from this small purchases we made from the con fighting like figures of clay, and so stiff

at the joints that they can hardly walk, tractor out of the soldier's men money,

and sold it to the owners of munition Iactories, and received the broceeds, to

the amount of £12,000, on behalf of the

e

Ministry Messrs. Dick, Kerr, and Co.

contended that by reason of the stoppage,

and with voices gone so that they speak while out of the fid the commanding of the works by the order of the Ministry

in whispers. And yet they have not lost other purchased, so free the contractor, thus contract with the Water Board was heart or spirit, and are concerned about.

the

those who seem worse than themselves the more solid omforta cheese, jam, terminated, and that the property

not wailing about their own troubles, fuhete already mentioned, and these plant was re-writed in thea The Water

mentioned" s frien of mine who

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rest hunter and who sat in a dugout he jacluded in waiting for the hour of—or the morning

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of battle, staring through his distinguish quata supertizion

ed monocle at the mess going up He was difficult, and had the misfortune to be alightly gassed,

men's wel. Ade. Board anked for a declaration, that the

Contractors supplies contract was binding, and that they were practice really effectitled to of the plant que n the site of

and at was very sick. Wounded men tive control was lifted to the command the works and to the proceeds of such ne

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came back, and one of them stopped being oficer porno terminate any pen was wold, or in the altersutive, damages, SAVARESSES fore this point

eminent officer

Usid

Wounded, old sport 1 That is the track at that note. Every command for conversiou. They lao sought, an spirit of our men wounded themselves, ing officer and che

chise how own.contractor, ajunction against the removal of further

will stop to help someone more

wounded. They some out of all and in such circunstances uniformity of plant, this shambles stiff and cold and woary-quality and price was diffoul, u zat

Doggo, as they say, but for the most

Hart qudaunted by what they have impossible either in the soldier's suffered and after a sleep, and a wash purchases r in the meaning goods, are refreshed and ready to fight again if

they are called Coth the commending

the call closes 7,

Their rdships held that the cor

zived; and discharged the

the planti remaining

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