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SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917.

Another of C. & B.'s Delicacies

C. & B. OXFORD SAUSAGES

UNEXCELLED.

Crosse & Blackwell guarantee

these and all their other table delicacies to be produced abder ideal conditions of cleanliness.

AGENTS, FOR LEA & PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE.

DrJ.Collis Browne's

THE CHINA MAIL.

Chlorodyne

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

"The Bed Ramedy known for

COUGHS, COLDS,

ASTHMA,

BRONCHITIS.

Act like a charm in

The Most valuable Remady ever discovered: Efectually cuts short all attacks of BPAŽMİ. 'Chicks and arrests those often Tatal diseaSSEM

FEVER, CROUP," AGUE.

The only Pallative in.

REURALGIA, GOUT,'

DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, and CHOLERA. | RHEUMATISM, TOOTHACHE. Chlorodyna is a liquid taken in drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably relieves pain of whatever kind: creates a calm refreshing sleep; allays irritation of the nervous system when all other femedies fail; leaves as bad affects;. and in bejake when no other metlice can be tolerated.

CONVINCING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLE. None Genuine without the words Dr. 7. Collie Browne's Chledyno in the Stama.

Sold by all Chesiz

Prices in England, 1/1, 2/9, 4/6..

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anotioneers #barn, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS *To-Kwa-Wan" Coal Storage.

Codes used Bentley's

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"A'. C. 4th & 8th Editions. A 1 Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphs Address MARION" ΠΟΣΟΙΟΝΟΣ

PUBLIC AUCTION. Undersigned have received in- sell by Public Auction.

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

MONDAY,

the 25th June, 1917, at 11 o'clock

at The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Coy's Premises, Kowloon (Godown No. 10) ABOUT 400 PICULS ANTIMONY.

Tons:--Cal

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

“Auctioneers,, Harkong, June 21, 1817

PUBIJO AUCTION.

1000

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

ĻROS LOCOUNT OF THE CONGRÉSID).

MONDAY,

the 25th June, 1917, at 12 Noon, at their Bales Fooms, No. 8, Dee Vaux Road, Corner of

TOE BOUSE STAKET,

9 BAGS 'PEFFER, "·····

6:CASES DYES,

Torma :-Cash

* 2 CASES CUTCH.

HUGHES & HOUGH, * Aucheracers:

Hongkong, June 21, 1217.1

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1901

HE Undersigned bave received in

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

Trutions to sell by Public Auction EE Undersigned have received in-

(101 ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERFIÐ),.

:

TUESDAY,

the 16th June, 1917, commencing " at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Vaux Road, Corner of

Ic Kocak BraKET, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS,

***PICTURES,

&C

As follows:--

Upbalsted Suites, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprisilia. "Doubly and Single Brass- mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed-1 stends, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc.,. Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath Roorn Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Mated Ware, etc.

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

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Tennis Poles and Netting, Porcelain Cigar Cabinet, Enamelled Bath, Bruse Finger Bowls, Carpets (New and second hand, Child's Cots, Perambulators, etc., etc.

Full Particulars from Catalogue.') T12:---Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH AuctioneeTM Hongkong, June 20, 1917.

G.

PUBLIO

-

LUCTION.

1897

THE Undersigned have received in

Tstructions to sell by Public Auction,

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 27th and 28th June, 1917, at 10a.m. each day, at H.M. Naval Yard,

and at the Kowloon Depôt

The Sale of Old and Surplas Victualling Stores, also at the Kowloon Depot, will commence on THURSDAY, -28th instant about at ít mm.

OLD AND SURPLUS

NAVAL and VICTUALLING STORES Camprising:-

How to sell by Public Auction, Coal Lighter (carrying capacity 180

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

00

TUESDAY,

the 26th June, 1917, at 11 am

at No. 10, Lochiel Terrace,.. Cameron Bond, Kowloon,

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,&

Con prizing"-

Sideboard, Dining Table and Chairs, Upholstered Kattan and Wicker

Old and Surplus Naval Stores-One

Tons), Various Ships and Boats Fittings, Fan Engines, Ciaran Hoses, Coir Cordings Fapperstaff, Canvas Bags, Old India Rubber, Boot, Oare Fir, Carpets, Rugs Blankets, Bedsteads, Electric Cable, Old Steel Tubes Old Iron and

Sale Manufacturers: T. DAVENPORT, Ltd.,

London, S.E.

AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ions to tell by Public Auction, THE Undersigned have received instruc

(POM ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNIS),

40

SATURDAY,

the 30th June, 1917, at

Ice House Street,

A CONSIGNMENT OF

BOUSEHOLD LINEN,

&c. &c." Consisting of

dia

A number of Lady's Blouses, And

NEGRI SEMBILAN,

BUCCESSFUL-CHANGE. FROM MINING TO AGRICULTURE..

In his administration report the 1916, Mr. A. IV. Lemon, British Resident, Negri Socibilan, says

In MS., The, nutpng of wolfiant wes *1.152 pieuls which was 13s plents Jersey then in 1813 and 18 less than in 2014. Na scheelite way, won during the year. The gold-wour in, and exportvil trong tha State was 120 bunces, of which 110 nunees raine from Kamusok la the previous year the angst was 142 miners,” ! The trade returus asi potupared with the previous year show an incronse of 37 per cent,sia the value of the esports and 13 pper, vent, in the value of imparti"). Tha | imports Be" 1915 were, however, lower than in any of the preceding yours, and the import Aggres e 16 are trially Toss than those for 1923. The ingrease in the total trade, as enumpared with 1915 was 55 per cent.

From the point of view of the scale fainees, the your was a subivingtary ones the revenue bei 21 times the revenue of the Brary following the decline of the mining industry in this State and early! If millions more than any previous year while the total value of imports and The trade of the Studer is mainly withi exports was about 50 per ceur, higher than Singapore, iron, which Settlement caue the previons scarrand double of the year 17 per cent, of the impurts and to wisely)

'Th before than

It may fairly be held that West (19) per cent of the experts. the State finances have anccessfully surfing, the proportion of exports Pant mounted the change Frota a State naluly imports from, that settlenirus being for | dependent on mining for its revving; tothe your roughly 201-per crub, and 14-per Ond almost exclusively agricultural rent.. respectively, as compared with: #3 Although the progressive dyveroptent of per cent, and 10 per cent. in taas. With

Penang there is not merely a relative bat | the State has been necessarily retarded in

an actual decline both experts mul some ways by the war, there is progress importer

rrule with Malaces is, however; inereus.

to report itt most directions and, provided | The share of the Store in the total the econonle basis of the Statu's pro- external trade.of the Federated Malay -perity can be widened, there soëns every States, as shown by the returns of the reusan to anticiqure that it will optinue or Trade and Customs Federated Malay States, has slightly to advanes steadily in the future. Eserpt ineral, being E178 per cent. of the in the Seremben and Genet Districts, the export and 8.96 per cunt, of be inport Malaya forma tiwe great bulk of the popula. trade mi caupured with 11.96 per cent. tion. and it is to be hoped that the exports and 7,25 per cent, imports in 1983.- development of the, Country will not dead, however, there are no statisties në to a change in this resprut,

The revenue frim: all sourres for the year 1916 auounted to $4,594,435 asem parvel, with 98,129,512 for the year 1913 and 82.350.17 or the

Year 1914. exceeded the estimate by $1,900,984 and the revenue for 1915 kg: $1,464,929,

intgrSuce trade within the Federation, thew figures are only a rough guide to the actual production of exported, and qon- sumption of imported, commodities.

It

THE CHANNEL FIGHT..

"The total expenditure for the year WIS $2,720,000 as against an", estimate of | $2,554,787., The excess of meira over fiabilities at the beginning of the year was $11,145,579. At the end of the year it was 8011,000, an increase for the year!

of $1,866,121.

AGRICULTURE.

"

PERO MIDSHIPMAN'S STORY.

Midshipman, Gyles, the horn of the destroyer Proke in the Gadiel fedt. Interviewed in hospital said :-

wus asleep when the enemy was sighted. All hands were culleri ter setion. station. The first of the enemy's shells I WAS The total arin ander cultivation may be killed several of the crest. roughly placed it. 240,000 acres, at which wounded in the right eye and momentarily stunned, but picked myself up, mopped Fabout 173,000 acres Bar, under rubber,

away the blood with my erat sleeves, and 41.500 under padi, gaud ubofit 10,000 under) ras 4, the guns. I found hve qf the men enconuts and fruit trees. De the arenalive. Seanus fugleson whose gm, was under rubber, about 106,500 acres ira in fotit of uetion care to may help

I loaded the | The Seremban and Coext Districts, 37,000) | landed the port gum.

Tatarboard Hon. Meanwhile several

Germdum

14 Bud

Bing like

the "tize mad all

INTIMATIONS

A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for

OVO THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY

WILKINSON'S

too highly of HOP,

The

Canis

EBBEROK ONE PLANO, EXTRACT OF KED- JAMAJOR.

SARSAPARILLA

Pronounced by the HIGHEST MEDICAN, AUTHORITIES &

THE SAFEST A

US RELIABLE

WONDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOOD

Torpid Liver. Debility, ERUPTIONS, & WILKINSON'S VINDISPENSABLE TO

SARSAPARILLA ALL WHO VALUE HEALTH BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SUBSTITUTES.

*

AS. Watson & Co., Hongkong Mapensary,

Victoria Dispensary, Queen's Dispensary, &2.

HORLICK'S

MALTED MILK

A Great Factor in Food Economy.

Paz, full-tram milk mriched with, all the qureitive extracts of valected: maizek barley and wheat in powder inna. Every partiele: la wholesòti a nodryshimawi, it keeps indefritsly, and there is absolutely no waste. The aldicion në lint or sold walez instantly forma a delicios food beverage 10 highly unitilious and in easily digested that it advantageously, replaced heavier ton of stler which reqisice mare dipészive odšer, yet an the same ume ji supriles fuller nutritive value. It la sbwefort scanamical la all respecta apjeh kulia mil ages.

READY IN A MOMENT BY STIARING BASKLY’IN HOT OR COLD WATER ONLY, NG COOKING REQUIRED.

Accept Ho`substituts. There is nothing" just as good.".

IN THREE SIZES. 1/6. 28, and 11)» (IN ENGLAND). OF ALL CHEMISTS, AND STORES,

HORLICK'S M'ALTED MILK CO., SLOUGH, BUCKS.

ATTACK ON A JUDGE.

He

SHEMARKABLE ISCIDENT IN A SYDNEY COURT.

for mercy und

114 and

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

tions from the Liquidators of Messrs. Undersioned has received instruc

of the Hongkong Government to sell by Fublic Auction at 12 o'clock (Naon) on TUESDAY,

the 31st day of July, 2017, at bis Sales Rooms, DONCZIL STELET,

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

in the Tumpin District 20,000 in Kunta 10.30a.m., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Pilah, and T20 in Jelebu. The exdn.

An extraordinary scese occurred in Des Voeux Hond, Corner of sion of the cultivation of rubber shouting other thing we couldn't the Equity Court at Sydney on May 1, Jasa & Co. in pursigance of an order

Melays and Chinese in small blocks enn-understand. When they por qu the deck when Mr. Alfred Conroy, the Indiepen times." „With regard to pests the Anxist they attempted to attacks. I pointed dent andidate for the Parramata seat, ant Agricultural „laspettor repints that my alveg but a burly Germain opposition to Mr. Joseph Cook, made an attack on the presiding judge, his Pink disease was reported for the first regular giant rubbed the strapon until

Petty thier Woodfield hit in on the Honour Mr. Justice Simpson. The action Bal Sheets Cushion Covers, Bed tjaze on live estates; making the total of face. The ferman attempted to us but that was being heard was one in which Apromis, Table Cloths and Serviettes.estates on which it has been reported 19:| Seamen Inglescu" pan a cutlass through Mr. Conroy was proceeded "against by ' Düsters, Glass Cloths, Towels, &c., ̈

but was not very troublemine. Dieshack him. We tumblest him uvre the side. his wife with respect to the ownership of [has been met with but is not erry coto-We then cleared the decks of all Germans, certain land. When his Honour refused

men. Ustiti zoneta is certam among killing these why intercepted

an application for an adjournment PROPERTY sitaste at The Perk [old rubber'urat Fones semitetas in new king the rest prisoners."

Midshipsma Gyles went on to describe counted for the defendant. Mr. 1oxton Hongkong, and being Rural Building clearings. There have been eases of the torpedoing of a German alextver, and KC, withdrew from the case. Mr. Con- Lot No. 19.

Ix One Lor canker sis, but the white ant appears to the ramming of another when the Brokeroy then took the position at the bar- he the worst truble that planters Eve was hit in the boiler room, and drifted rister's table, vacated by Mr. Loxton, The property consists of :---

and, addressing the judge, said ask The piece or parcel of ground and in contend with. Of the native holdings helpin

that your Honour will not sit in this premises known as "Lysholt," 104 The action, because your Honour has reached Peak, situate rear Mount Gough in the the stage of life when it is impossible for Colony of Bongkong with an area of you to remember in the afternoon what 124032 square feet and registered in the has taken place in the morning Land Office as Rural Building Lot, No. Honour is not fit to sit, at yo time of life, ou a big case is this. Y are not 19. even able to recognise that matters of public interest are at stake."

"

A quantity of Lace Curtains. Terma-Ch.

UGARS & Hрvea.

Hongkong, June, 1917.

Auctioneer

1904

HIMROD'S

Gives instant Relief

No matter what your respiratory organs say in unflasing kombetar

ASTHMA, INFLUENZA,. #ASAL DATARAH, «r ORDINARY couch. -----yos will find in this famous TENỦY restorative power that is, simplý unequals.

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BUGS FLEAS MOTHS

BEETLES

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Thief Petty Officer Ton"Davies, a wor eased trees were seldom met with and the navel, fight off Fatland, interviewed, werk ett dat when ordered. Coenuits do wid was in the Broke's stokehold, well in Negri Sembilan, expecially in the and was precluded from actually witness "Coust District, field above the averageing Commander Evans toely lought and are fairly healthy. It is a pity that engagement, but I gathered the full this cultivatia does not extend to any details first-hand. We were quietly stean I appreciable extent and that in sucre sing knots an hour when we were.

signalled Full speed! We leapt for healthy trees are cut out to make ro

ward to knots, and soon heard shells

inspected, the Inspector writes that die vivor of the Fartune, which went down in

in-

20

The lot is held, for the unexpired residue of a term of 75 years crested

The Annual Crown Rent is. 635.00.

For further particulars and conditions

Mr Justice Pimpson maintained a Milence, and Mr Conioy started off again therein by an indenture of Crown Less impressively: his action is being dated the 23rd day of April 1896. forced on at the present time because I

in w election campaign. engaged Mr Brown (who appeared for the had to listen auch a gratuitous insult His Fonour: I cannot take notice of what Mr Conroy has said.

MrLonroy (excitedly). An injustice will be dore me if the case gods on..

for rubber. The Agricultural Department | dropping overhead, and knew we were in am was active in compelling owners to keep action. A naval battle given a crian. their holdings clear of dead stumps and the stokehold an uncanny feeling. He plaintif) said he regretted his Bonour of sale apply to Messrs. Wilkinson

knows"uo' liltle of what is happening, yet fuels so much that minates seem hour A big bump announced our mating the enemy. I went up two hands to see what

rubbish and eliminate bentleș.

"MININO,

Σουσίες

..

the year the export duty on coconut oil was abolished but the establishment of

His Ronour: Don't express any sym- oil mills in the varicus districts in was going on. They returned with the worry to have to do what I have dona. desideratur. At present little oils welcome news that we were fighting the pathy for me. I don't think the grounds manufactured and the Malay makes little Germans, and winning. It war trying for further adjournment are suficient profit from his trees. The areas under time for us in the stokebald owing to the Later, his honour left the court, refusing to hear. Mr Conroy further pedi in the various districts shows a small possibility of a shell cranking iron us. When the court re-opened at 2 p.m., Me But there was no eroaking and no waver Conroy at once said, will resume my increase, but the native Malay populationing. We worked on ceniclewly. Sed argument our: You have finished.

His -We had won. is far too engrossed in planting rubber to denly a cheer went up.

Mr Conroy: You have a maggot in take rises, interest in opening up now Afterwards we heard how the fight had your brain. I am entitled to save it, progressed, how Commander Evans had seeing your mental condition. You are sounds, snd the care of the fields is being outmaneuvred the Germans, and how we a declared conscriptionist. I am an to af increasing extent left to the women. destroyed their ships, Our asiatics anti-conscriptionist, it is not likely I

would be heard in this court with favour were light, and were mainly caused by a This is the last act of your careet. You shell crashing aft of the stokehold. This are going to retire, but not with honour. The revenue from all sources connected was due to the trenchery of a German Mr Conroy then left the court, and the with mining for the year was $211.174 as destroyer, coming along apparently, in hearing of the case was proceeded with. distros, and seemingly ready to surren compared with $244,497 in 1915 and

der. She fired into the Broke's stokebold, $25 in 1914. Or the decrease,but paid a deur price. She Wow $47,272 was in export duty on tin and tin Immediately torpedoed and sunk. I ore, which, in spite of good prices, believe all hands were sorry."

A man releasing a torpedo was almost amounted to only $100,585. This does pot ineinde duty ca tin from Negri Bethettes his head, but he had a gallant Bimultaneously killed, a shelt fragment bilan ore exported via other States, which amounted to 5,547 picula., The decline ip the tn ravenue of the State has been continuoy since 1900 In that year it

Steel, Mineral and Olive Oil, Gas KING EDWARD HOTEL Amounted to about 40 per cent of the Cylindere, &c. &c.

Old and Surplus Victualling Stores Provisions, Seamen's Clothing Blankets, Officers Meta Traps, (A guantity of Electro-plated Articles and Table Linen),

Central Location

Me Fass Entrabo, Flectric Lift Fans and Lighting,

Best of Food and Service.

Implements, Seamen's Mess Utensils, Faroposn Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Farmitare, matting, 4, (nearly new) Cooperage Articles, Oak Stares, &c., &c. Het And Cold Water System throughout.

Wardrobe, Toilet Table, Feistoad, Pantry and Bathroom Utensils &

(Particulars from Catalogue) On slow day of Bal-city Tekan-47-Canking

HUGHES & HOUGH, Sektioners, Hongkong June 22-1217.

Terms of Sale-As detailed in the Catalogue

Un view from Tuesday, 26th inst.

Catalognes will be issued

A

RUGHES & HOUGH

By Appointment Auchopeers to lăn

Admiralty,

Hongkong June 20, 1927,

aervícas

THE MAN WITH THE FLOUGH.

......

As our troops her their great fight State revenue, whereas la 1915 it was less on Bank Holiday they hnd ne great

fellow-worker the blan with the Plough... than 4 per coat. The actual quantity of There was one figure in this landscape tin and tin are reduced to a metalle basis of War who made some officers about tie laugh," says Mr Gibbs, in The Chronicle. produced in the State is estimated by the do was a French ploughman who up- Senice Warden at 20,541 picule, of which holds the tradition of war. Zois aw 15.240 picule paid daty to the Stute. The him in 1870, and I have seen him on the other hastlefields, and here he corresponding figures for 1016 were 20,049

korace and piouls and 20,000 pieuls, and for 1914. field not a furlong away from a village his, plough across, the slaping

piquis: The where German shalls were raising me

and clouds off brick-dust. So he karo praise

me to the Lord on Easter mort and prepar

5000

כשרת

$87.53 per

y

Legs of driving & pair of sturdy

Kwith $78.171zed the harvest, which nhali bo gathered

after the

The Man Who Gets There

le the man who has flood real rich red blood and plenty of it. Ale body,

WÄTERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL. COMPOUND

makes blood-lots of it—le diving, brain nourishing, replecablog blood.

ist, Solicitors for the Liquidators, or to the undersigned.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer Hongkong, April 10, 1917.-

PUBLIC AUCTION

1748

THE Undersigned bas received In

atructions. from the Liquidator of. Mesra. Wazz & Co. in pursuance of An Order

of the Hongkong Government to sell by Public Auction, st 12 o'clock (NooD)

MONDAY,

the 27th day of August," 1017,

at his Salos Room

DUBBELL STREET”.

Hongkong.

ALL the piece of ground situate as Yaumati, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LUT No. RÖSL

In One Lat.

The property consists of a piece of ground abetting on Battery & treet and Fourth Street (near the Fraya) in Kow loon and contains an area of 1500 Square Feet

The Lot is held for the unexpired ro

sidue of a term of 75 years creater! therem by an Indenture of Crown Lease slated the 4th day of May 1888.

* The Annual Crown Rent is $50,7

For further partied lare and conditions of sale apply to Mesars BATINGS & HASTINGS, olicitors for the Liquide for or to the Undersigned

GEO. P. LAMMERT?

Hongkong, May 21