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UESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917,

STRENGTH IS WHAT YOU

NEED

Hughes & Hough I lack anihition ac nerve force, you are

AUCTIONERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anetianeers

Baury. Coal and General Produce Brekers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

Wan" Coal Storage.

Code wod Bentley's

* p. 4th & 5th Editions. A1 Telegraphic Cocie,

are tired, wenk, run-down, and

running the risk of having a serious breakdown if you fail to secure proper treatment at once.

THE CHINA MAIL,

AMERICA AT WAR.

WORK OF THE SEA FORCES.

DESCRIBED BY MR. JOSEPHUS „DANIELS,' SECRETARY OF

THE NAVY.

For those who are suffering from lows of strength or nerve troubles there is nothing that can equal Sargol for revital- ising the nerve cells and bringing strength and energy to every part of the arg, when he was asked to talk about Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the body. Sarget has increased the strengthe war in general and our seu forers in more than 30 percent in any particular, declared 'his thith in the eld instances. It does not matter whether ther

There is an antidote for every have lost your strength and nerva- you

they. power from over-work; illness, or from poison, and then applied the theory 'to business worries, Sargol will bring back

of alelicate, run-down, nervous

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Kiel, and the probability that it was at Another big educational work new least a dream of every 'nun in the British at progress on the battleships in tak and Amecicon feels this some day" thể" training of the engine, and'' fee"room German navy, might be smashed 'in its rows, so that they will be realy tos -efficient service aboard the big merchaat Pry, air,

** There is auore than one way to kill ships that will be used later on for the cat,” replied Mr. Danials. No, place in ftransportation në mur troops. Ametics. impregnable.Nothing is impossible

anation, has become so lacking in what ay may call a sea-going personnel Rose of Supply in any big emergency, that we have to book to the navy as the

But let us come back to thy matter Fot submarines. It is pressible, e cacher combination of the agencies I have men probable, that the real intensive will be at

tired, plus setvething set to be perfected

and textmi. I cannot say that it has not- yet been discovered. Perhaps it has been. It may be one of the many inversions which the varions Governments are now tive genius of America is engaged on this

The next service undertaken by the avy was the sending of our destroyers

over to the other side for actual participa

tion in the hostilities at sen. This was of the destroyers was with the hardestip, done in spite of the theory that the place

that every dreadnought should have at and scouts and screen her with their

fyour okk-time, strength and energy if the suberine situation. He seemed working on. Pnetically the entire in von Pust four destroyers to act as her eyes,

you give it a fair trial. It strengthens | roaddent that the antidote in this case the system and

and tone it up as no cthar

Pion can.

is a doctor's prescripties

not a patent medicine. It is 80

will

is why

n

live had to be regised in his war, smoky, Bijt, a dress many formet theories

we sent the type of craft that under

| problem. I redire no less than would be an American discovery-perhaps hondral letters everyday frons all parts and a single device, tauro probably coup the United States on this me subject prepared that even the weakest stomach bination of various pective and destruc.of an effective offensive against the subnormal soiditions, would have been ther

quickly

Asimilate its strength and tive agencies, all ed-ordinated to work marine. Many of these letters are reconi- it is prescribed so farcly by physicians warther to rid the seus of the present devices, all of which are turned over to

panied by suggestions and plans forelated by apr decision,

last to, and our Allies were greatly for those whose strength is below me. normal. would actually

Actusily banering i it Sergal

More than that, in answer to a question you, why not do one thing which can convince you souverning Kirk, the Secretary said that PUBLIC AUCTION. -give Sargol a trial! And with your no place was impregnable, and that THE Undersigned have received in-friends worry you for help, and your

about stractions to sell by Public Auction. I why not do this soon, Jour condition, nothing was impossible.

Telegraphic Address : *KETRIDA". HÔNGKUNG, »!

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

or

WEDNESDAY,

the 8th August, 1917, commencing

st 2.30 pm, as their Sales Rooms, No. 5,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Jen Hocuz STREXT, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

נוי

BLACKWOOD FURNITURY.

·BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, PICTURES,

tc.,

As follows:-

Four Upholstered Suites, Armchairs abel Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furni- ture, comprising Double and Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed stends. Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, etc... Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery. Toilet Séta, &c., Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables,..Sundry Electro Plated Ware, etc.

3 Pianos in good condition. Electric Reading Lamps, Black wood and Teik- wood Screens, Sundry Blackwood Furniture, including Large Overmantel, Engravings, Pictures, etc, etc.

Alic

Tennis Toles and Netting Carpets (New and second hand), &c., ke

And

A few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Singlerand Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, etc., etc.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogas.) Texas :-Cash,

HUGHES & BONGA,

Auctioneers. Hangfeng, August 1, 1917.

nerves

heard of experts for thorough study. We' are already making severst experiments on a sery large sale, and, as I have said already, I believe there is su antidote for every poison.

El delaration of faith in the ability Sargol is sold and recommended in Englumi by such high-class firma as of the Allies in cupick Germany's effort Fonts Cash Chemists, Harrods, Delto contert the Atlantic Ocean into a pulge's, Taylor's Drug Stores, Lewis de Burrows, and We Whiteley's.

ndly anhusene was made at the Navy Sargol is sold here Hongkong by such well known chemise Separtment, in the course of an inter-themselves. They are made up of the

Wabion & Co. Lul, The Victoria view for which Mr. Danjele od time nost delicate machinery and are Dispers The Pharmacy, Queen's Dispensary. The Edward Dispenary and by other leading dealers orary

here.

AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in. atractions to sell by Public Auctions, (FOR ACIDENT OF THE CONCERNED),

י

on

FRIDAY

the 100: August, 1917, at 10.45 am, at their Hales "Rooms No. &

Des Voeux Rood, Corner of..

Ice House Street, A Lufmupment OF TOBACCONISTS SUNDRIES,

Commissing of

Pipes of all Description. Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Cigur and Cigarette Cases, Tobacco Pouches. Ladies Purses, Military Hair Brasbes, &c., &c., &cm

Also

white eating lunch at his desk that it migh: "wet breuk te de schinic of [affairs which heng up on a Cabinet officer

il war sine.

ANTibere to SUBMARINE. Will the autidote he so effective that the slumrine will become a usilmas dis-

Remember that this

SMALLER VESSELE. MOST USEFUL.

Both the English and French Com- missions told us that the smaller essels of our navy would to the most useful to them, and they expressed the hope that we might be able to send destroyers, STRMATIVE DIFFICULTIES.

although they did not expect it. But There is a factor which makes for after consultation with Admiral Renton, our advantage in this war on the subChief of Naval Operations, and later with marine. but which we know little about. Admiral Mayo, Commander in Chief That is the dithivulties of the sitbmarines of the Atlantic Fleet. I ordered the destroyers to go, even though it seemed a somewhat risky thing to do. They were the bonts most needed, and, there- fore, the sending of them was in harmony with the present American naval policy, as I have already statelt de at any in win the war for our Allies and cur monient the thing most effective Kiven selves. No one of the r nations inolved in this war cen hesitate to do the thing that best autkes for the benefit of all to avoid or lessen

for itself. rink. In addition to have sent over enough fuel and supply to the

destroyers ve ships to serve our own naval vessels without calling on the Allies, and we also have placed severul our small craft at the disposal of France. These latter ships are

there, and the We have two

order.

hardest things in the world to keep in I have in doubt that many of these line inve bees lest without any record of the fact reaching the Alligs, and one of the most pitiful stories of the war that we will pick up gradually after the war will be that of the fate of the Uber

wrwww.

.

other number will be.

the

bases established on the French coast. still more, we have sent over 160 navy aristors to France, and are new prepr ing to establish two hospital units in" England and Loe in

ཝ

in France.

The Secretary was asked if he guld canini type al"war craft it the future?summarize the American naval palier for la was as kosi,...

| the period of the war and say something Yes." Mr. Batiets replied "I do ust aheart, the ships and perennel which have think there a way doubt on that point.received, since Aurien entered the war. It will be a useless thing, because we have the highest praise from experts got to make it so le, this war. Further-tions. To austion dig a few of such foreign experts who have declared that nure, it will be put is the same category the United States has a navy worthy of with the tilelfo after the war and her and fit for the prouent enres: abe lately ruled out of warfare by they are Mr. Balor, formerly First Lord

cutirse, cunnot say how many civilized. patiods.

of the Firitishi Almuiralty - Vico-Admiral destroyers were sent, but there were -war is not gùng to cad until those England, at Vice-Admiral Chopra American Sayy are now under construc Rzowning, ami Har-Admiral de Chair of enough to be effective, and more will go

later.

Sixty new leatroyers for the cisifiziki nations are sure of themsees and Rear-Admiral trasse of France. The tion. The time allowed for their son in declaring that the barbarities which things that these men said about thepletion has been cut from the ensemary have developed in the last three year have American Navy were not the fee inter elsteen mouths to one year. We hope endel for all time."

Hut for the present we are concerned visitors. They were the critical, war-fine

national compliments of distinguished to have them on time within the shorter pet I can say of our ship now on.) shiety with the problem of making the appraisal of zuen who are depending on

the other side that they are all manned sybmarine Useless to the exémy. Thege the co-operating of that unvy to win.

by picked officers and men. obody was are two malu things to do. Theyammst be done sinnatanusly, each with daily olier is simply to do at any given is, in these days, the hardest and most Why, yes." Mr. Daiels said allowed to go on tuls ex perlition, who hail not had experience on destroyers, which inercasing' energy, util the danger of

moment the thing most effective, to win exacting service in the navy, but it starving out our allies, is at an end toe was for our allies and ourselves. As develops a wonderful breed of then One Motor Cycle 3 f., P. in good. These two things are, the Increasing of to the specific things we have done so far Captain of a destroyer is generally a They are young, alert, ambitious. The the number, of ships in which supplies and are still doing in accordance with that Lieutenant Commander, and it is a great can be carried and the development of policy, I can mention form. We love thing for a youngster of that rank to be every offensive" agency we now have add sad and with navy gun crews in command of his own ships The best against the submarine at the discovery about, 200 metehant "ships, and

of them strive for it, and the ether of what will prove to be the offensive.

ofice's stamp and father indifference to this very real erasing the namir daily. We have the destroyer are of the sunse and the personnel of the crew is sent our destroyers to the other side to a good mecare or getting into a panic beedise of help the Kritish feet in the war on the of the match for them. It was beennee quality of these officers and mer it would be fatal. There is no indifferstbmarines, and will send mere. We are and because of the splendid construction The will not be, but the world was taking over the renie patrol of the equipment of the ships themselves, | English with the statement that they that they were able to surprise the were ready to go to work inmediatoly spirit of the men in this part of the navy open their arrival on the other side. The had ha izing of the destroyers into a flotilla

been greatly improved by theorgan- ills of their own, and they had had the great inspiration of serving under Admiral Hetilla, and later under Admiral Gleaves. ins when he was in command of that

A gumb of Japanese Tea and Cofee Sets, Fervens, Carved Nikko Tables

c., &c. &c.

And

11

+

2000

running order.

"Term:--Ch.

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

# Auctioneers. Hongkong, August 9, 1917.

FOR SALE.

PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned have received in- ructions to sell by Public Auction. (POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

OD"

:

SATURDAY,

the 11th August, 1017, at 10.30 a..

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice HOUSE STREET,

SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD LINEN,"

Comprising:

Largo Turkiel Buth Sheets, Turkish Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets. Pillow Cases, Bed Quilts, White Shirtings, $., c.,

Also

A CONSIGNMENT OF BRASS AND KINKOSAN WARE,

Comprising

Lions to seil-

(POM ACCOUNT BY TEM CONCERTE')),

at their Wales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

lee House Street,

2004

So far this torpedo-boat destreger has ONE 16 BORE HAMMERLESS GUN been the most affective weapon against

BY BLAND"

CUT

ara

and

THE Undersigned have received instrucdangerously close to a feeling of panic in Atlantic Coast on this side of the wenn April when the sebuarira retched the from Brazil to Newfoundland. We have maximum of its destruction. I mean, trained or naval gunners in the most enorse, the maximum up to the present difficult marksmanship in the world, unitil THE TOUPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER. they have become as efficient in training a small gun on a distant, hardly visible and constantly moving periscope as they the submarine. We have dware in noting the big turret guns at destroyers there as everybody now knows, target as big as a battleships And a big. working, with those of the British and | work for the navy that is in the future French Navies. There will be more, and will be the convoring of our troops,

You may or may not remember that there cannot be too many.

it was Sims who declare at a difiner in It hay bo

ARMING OF MERCHAŠTMEN,

Londen uhat fifteen years ago, that evincidence, but the rate of 1979 only-

blood was thicker than water, and that, destruction of cargo ships fell of very before this country had entered the war upon America as an ally.

The arming of the merchantmen, ea mie

if war ever came, England

could

Hunt

destroyers added their strength to the

Fin Good Condition Terms-us usual

HUUMES & HOOGE,

Auctioneeri Bankkong July 41, 1917.`

THE COAST PATROL"

the

Ash Trays, Jardinieres, Flower folders,

materially at about the time the Argerican and was ordered by the President. This resented that officially the Incense Burners, Vases. Finger Bowls EUROPEAN AGENCY. patrul. The great value of the destroyer was a new problem for the navy, some diplomatic channels,

Ornaments, &c, dr.

Tzums:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. - Hongkong, July 30, 1917.

WE 1900

BY

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Y direction of the Government of Hongkong Mesure. HUGHES and HOUGH have received instructions to .sell by Public Auction,

04

MONDAY

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the 13th day of August, 1917 at 3 M. at their Sales Room, lee House Street, Victoria, Hongkong. The Following. VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate at Victoria Hongkong Yiz

"ALL THOSE pieces or parceki" of -ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and

known and registered in the Land Office us SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 and SECTION "B". OF MARINE LOT NO. 101 Together with the messuagos erõctions and buildings theroon' known as No. 7 Queen's Road

·Central, Victoria aforesaid. Term 059 years created by n Crown Lease dated the 8th day of April 1866.

Area in respect of Section A (OF Marine Lot No. 101-8445 sq. ft. Proportion of Annual Crown Eent

Area in respect of Section 1" of Marioo Lot No. 101875 eq. ft. Proportion of Annual Crown Rent 80.76. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to g

JOHN:ON, STOKES & MASTER

Prince's Buildings, Ic Hunsu Street, Hongkong Bolicitors for the Laquiastor of THY DrutBox ASIATISCHE BANK.

or to of

Messrs. BUCHES and BOUGH

The Auctioneers. thingkong »May 9, 1917,

BO ESALE Iudent promptly executed a lowest cash prices for all British and. Conti motal goods,

includipa

Books and Stationery «Boats, Zheen and Ecather,

Chemical and Drug ints' Sendries, „híns, Far:bonaçe and Glowware, Cycles, Motor Cars and

Cars and Accesorios Drapery. Milhnery and Pises Goods, Fancy Gods and Parfumery Hardware, Machinery and Metals, " Jewellery, Plate and Watches. Potrgmphie and Optical Goods, Provisions azid Dilmen's Stores,

etc., etc.

. Commissum 24% 16%

Trade Discreants allaire, Special Quotations in Denvand Bumpia On from £)uporda. Dondynments of Produce Sold on Account WILLIAM WILSON & SONS

...(Katastienen 1814), «*

2. Anchurch Lana, LoxDON, E.C. Calle Addrese: ""Aämukira' London,

LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND

“Under Weight," "a condition of ill-health, shows your assim. ilative powers are decreasing.

WATERCURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL. COMPOUND

Supplies the blood with the wanted nourishing and bealthy hesa building materials Very- palatable,

that were needed.

I

und

then select

nels, and Sims was is indicated by the fact that most of the thing which never had been conten-priunded. Of course he should

been reprimanded. I told himiq: merchanthen that have gone down have plated before by the United States not so

not so very long ago, been destroyed by gunfire from Government, and it was not the easiest him to go to England and France Before marines working on the surface. Destrue. thing in the world to find all the gus Ameris entered the war. Even then and felt tion by torpedo has been relatively small.

Some of them we thought I could see the louds If the combined feet of destroyers of the had to take from ships of the navy. Then of getting in touch with the Pritish and French Admiralties ims was the various navies is made sufficiently large the owners of the merchant vessels called youngest Roue Admiral in the service: to compel the submarine to stay under upon us to furnish the gun crews. Fremt was for that reason a violation. water and fire nothing but torpedoes, the the mere technical navy viewpoint, that another tradition to select bin, but he U-boat activity will be very materialy

was not the thing to do. We needed then been the right man in the right

that of curtailed. The number of attacks before men on our navel vessels, but it proved place, both from our point of view and our allies, which, after all is the returning to the base would then he fixed to be the next thing that had to be done. same point of view in everything we so we manned every armed, merchants to the fourth thing I mentioned,

undertake. by the small number of torpedoes that could be carried... Bot so long as the ship with enclent gunners. I gave orders the coast patrol, that is as thorough surface of this nou is a safe plaes for the that nope but the best marksmen in the we can make it and is under abe cop U-bost and shokeun came up to use her ay should be sent into this new ser-mand of one of our ablest officers, Cap guns, her destructive power against vice, because the extreme dificulties tain Henry H. Wilson, who is soon to be freight ships is such that no building pro- }

of the shooting they were to be called made an Admiral. In addition to the

naval vessels assigned to

Patrol gramme for new tonnage, as yet planned, pon to do. So it meant a temporary there are small

on guard, which can offset it.

drain on the battleship crews.

will be teadily increased in number These "Effective as it is, however, the destroyer is not the last word in the offen. kein I sent as many as sixteen met each. Fartment has taken over

services, the Navy De

ver for the purpose sive that we must have. Neither ly, the But this has turned out to be one of the of more efficient coast protection. There net, although that, too, has been useful, best things the ravy has ever doue bes not a farbour, not even a cove, he and the British Government is still cause of the training it has affered in do not know about. We have foveats tween Brazil and Newfoundland that, we perimenting with net davičan The the new kind of shooting that has become gated

many reports and rumours that principle of the net has by no means been necessary in this war. "Every, battleship the Germans had submarine bases on discarded. The hydropiune is another

has berome a school for marksmanship this coast, but none fuas been discovy rel. To do all this work has pas a tremen- factor which often pumise of "further with a periscope as the target and with

development and weininess, both a

remarkable résults.”...„Previously, all the the

dous Pressure on

on the officers and uien of Amen.0% DATY

We need mor

more of scout to find the submarine and as

a emphasis. had been placed on the neces-", spite of the" recotit big incarn machine from which bomba can be drop. Faity of scentney in working the big game graduating two classes at Anna lia far

of their time we have walned new

To some of the larger merchant ves and lith the coast guas c

ped. Then there is the difficult but as the turrets; with the result that the offer, and the enlisted strength of yet undeveloped protective method of American Navy bad the best records of the navy s Increased from: 53,00 to convoying, which will be adopted where the world at big gan practice. Nend 120,926 since the beginning of the year. ever it can be done wisely,

less to say, we are not neglecting that By the end of the year we mnat Chave Of course, a question that is asked a turret work nor acquiring our skull in 150 the limit fixed by the law as it traqtently, as any other is why not shooting submarines at the expense of stands to-day I have no doubt about destroy the menace at its origin by cap. our preparation for fighting bigger, tapetting these men, thanks to the new plan of dividing the country into four- turing the submarine bases but that is if this opportunity comes. Up to the tect buval districts and the perfecting much easier said than done. It is all very present time the dreadnoughts have no of the e recruiting organization in each well to say damn the torpedoes, but a work in this war except to wat in com the

those districts. One b bix factor in our favour fathe

unprove chance the greatly navy cannot, invite, analhliation by going head-on code that which the collated man now has to the -into-mined-harbour Barahaps can do they mey no called upon to do fu fimt, come an o

o Euthorized little or nothing against cost fortifica-respect our feet would be a far match to appoint 100 enlisted men to Aor

equipped with

for the Germans

the polis every year so the chance

the chance of Experience at Gallipoli euphases th Apparantly fact,

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WAR CARTOON. NG 4

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