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MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1917,

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS. TO THE DOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Produos Brokers and Commission Agenta.

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*To-Kwa-Wan' Coal Stóraga.

Codes, used Bentley'i

A.2.0.4th, f. 6th Editiona. A 1 Telographic Code.

Telegraphic Address "KILLION". HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in atructions to sell by Public Auction, (rom ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

On

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TUESDAY,

the 14th August, 1917, 6-3 pang at their Sales Rooms, No. 4 Des Youx Road, Corner of Ice House Streety. THE ARABIAN - NIGHTS

-ENTERTAINMENTS. ... LIBRARY EDITION IN TWLUE VOLUMES.

'Tarma:—Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, August. 11, 1917.

PUBLIC

ACCTION.

2027

THE Undersigned have received in..

structions to sell by Fublic Auction.

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

00

TUESDAY,

the 14th August, 1917, commencing at 3.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Your Road, Corner of

1 Bober SEXE, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND "BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,****** BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, &c. &c.,

"

As follows

WITHOUT APPETITE.

Less of appetite is a sure sign of ill- beaith

Those who take Dr, William' pink pills as a tonic invariably say that an improvement in health began with a noticeable increase in the appetite.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAR.

(Continued from Page 5.)

When you are sick and your vitality is SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. low your appetite fails Nothing tastes You take no pleasure in your

good.

tie, circumstances to Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) cajcy good

digesting is Dr.

pink pills tone up the antire system and enrich the blood

good red blood being essential to normal FLANDERS BATTLE.

The glands that secrete the gestion digestive fluids are strengthened, not merely stimulated, and you once more esjay's good appetite. Looking forwar with pleasure tor

ù meal time is the frat

sign of returning health, strength and vitality

What to eat then becomes a problem, and it is solved by the Diet Book to be

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obtained free on requess (a post card ALL NEW POSITIONS MAINTAINED.

will do) t☛ the Dr. Williams' Medicine

LONDON, Aug. 1

Field Marshal Sir Doughs Haig

96 Szechuen Road, Shangbai...It. gives the relative digestibility of different foods gives the proper diet in various diseases, and is a hardy book to have

You will do well to begin à course of | reports :→→ Dr. Williams pink pills for pale people at once getting them from your loe chemists, or direct from the above; addres, bottle $1.50, 6 bottles, 83, which prices include postage.

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TINGINEER, BRITISHL-us-WORKS FOREMAN Applications with copy of References in own writing stating age. vxperience and salary respired. No other applications fon- sidered.

French patrols further north and pushed LABOUR AND THE WAR. forward.

We found several farms evacuated,

THE WAR CABINET

with the result that our line of outposts MR. HENDERSON RESIGNS "FROM. | is now established! well into the area of Hooded country north-east of Bixschoote.

LATKE

| Loginos, Aug, Fl. Near the famous Kortekeer, Cabaret, The Press Bureau announces that Mr. on the Bixschoote Langemarck road, the Henderson has resigned from the Wac

Cabinet. French found five pass abandoned.

Our artillery has been fixet "busy Mr. Noville Chamberlain was resigned counter-batterying, with most satis-the Directorship of National Service. factory results.

Both resignations have been accepted.

Last night British parties carried fout a most successful raid · in the neighbourhood of Monchy, capturing 60 prisoners and bombing dugout MR. generally, and considerably damaging the defence works towards Boix-de- Vest and Bois-des-Aubepines.

HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

This morning's attack etatward of BIG BATTLE IN PROGRESS NEAR Ypres was on a front of two miles southward of the Ypres-Boulers ruile way..

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On our right, there we heavy fighting for the high ground astridle the Ypres Menin Foud, where some progress was made.

Fighting continues.

"On the centre and left, overcoin ing resistance, we gained the whole of our objectives at Westhoek and on the Westhook ridge, which are won plewly ours?",

We established ourselves it Glen corse Wood, where we inflicted heavy casualties.

We captured 240 prisoners, in addition to s in fast night's raids at Monchy"

There was great aerial activity, and we brought down five aeroplanes,and two balloons and drove down five -2014-|xemplares and four bulloons Four

of our machines are missing.

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LATER. Sir Douglas Haig further reports; Our ride and artillery fire beat YYFIST and STENOGRAPHER of the important, ground captured YOUNG MAN with experience as back six assaults for the possession required by bhipping Firm, State Castward of Ypres. previous experience and salary required.

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Box 150. C/6TM China Marz" Office. · Hongkong, August:1, 17.

1097

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SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

of the

PAPER PULP MILL. Situated at. VIETRY, (TONKIN). PHIS MILL is built upon a property Teasuring 141,000 sq. meters, and consists of the following buildings and 1. EIGHT brick-buildings with iron pillars and beans. Corrugated iron roofs. Two sheds with corrugated iron roof.

Two Upholstered Suites, Armchairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Farmi-machinery:→ ture, comprising Doable and Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed- stands, Bideboards, Dinner Waggone, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Ocensional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &e., Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Ware, ctc.

Electric Reading Lamps, Black wood and Teakwood Screens, Sundry. Black- wood Forniture, including Large Overmantel, Engravings Fictures, etc., etc. Tennis Poles and Netting.

A few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, et,

Also

One BAROGRAPH is

Az Order.

perfect Work-

PIANO by The Robinson Piano Co.

Collard & Collard.

Rosenkranz.

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2. PLANT & MACHINERY of the

kind required for making Paper pulp.

3. TWO European residences.

The above Property will be sold by Public Auction at THU-TO (Toukia) on the lat day of September, 1917.

RESERVE PRICE 300,000. (One Rundred Thousand Dollars Indo-China Currency).

Further particulars may be obtained on application to the undersigned.

CH. DE LANSALUT, Solicitor for the Liquidator,

Haiphong. Hongkong August 4, 1917.

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(Full Particulars from Catalogue.)

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Auctioneers

Hongkong, August 8, 1917.

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RECORDS

BY

BILLY WILLIAMS 5004 I've found Kelly

You're the one

I wish it was Sunday night

I do wish that I was a Lady's man (My lass from Glasgow Town structions from The Hon. the coce I never heard Father Captain Superintendent of Polion, to sell -

by Public Auction,

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 15th August, 1917, at 11 am at the Central Police Station,

CONDEMNED AND

CONFISCATED GOODS,

And

SUNDRY COLD AND

Terms -Cash.

BRODY.

SOME RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON Aug. Il.

A Russian official report, by wire less, styles:--

(Last Night's Cubies] = HENDERSON'S, TRIUMPH.

LONDON, Aug. 10/

The Labour Conferenca adjourned to (August 21 to coinder the draft of the peace settlement, which was circulated throughout the labour movement

It is understood that the Sub-Com- mittee responsible for the document consisted of Messrs Henderson, Wardle, Roberts, Macdonald, Jowett and Sidney. Webbu

Yesterday's decision of the conference is described as a triumph for Mr. Elen- derson, who naver counted on such a majority. His fent, în inducing labour to reverse its previous decision is. most remarkable, un most of the Labour Ministers were opposed to This view. The impression prevailed among the delegates that the Govern ment would refuse to issue passports.

Mr. Thomas, M.P.; interviewed;

Dense enemy Waves ättacked our positions in the direction of Brody stated that the threat of the Sea- in the region of the villages of Duben's Union not to convey the Delegates to Stockholin, had created. and Zarkov.

an intolerable position, which might result in the railwayten refusing to curry Mr. Havelock Wilson, Captain upper, and the cupitalists behind

The battle is progressing.

We beat off an attack southward of the Truth river. One of our battalions, forcing its way into the village of Lukovicu, 'compelled the to retire and took 200 enemy prisoners.

them.

MR. HENDERSON'S POSITION.

LONDON August 11. Yesterday's labour vote does not ence any nearer owing to the conflict. seem to bring the Stockholm Confer, Watu-ing views of the British, Russian and Franco-Belgian Socialista regarding its status,

We occupied a height and took more than 200 prisoners.

We regained the heights we lost on Wednesday southward of mamy.

The enemy forced the Rumanians to retire southward of'Oona.

The newspaper comments chiefly deal with Mr. Blenderson's and the Cabinet's position.

After fierce fighting all the posi- THE KING SENDS A MESSAGE TO the last week has been forecasting tions were maintained.

We gained ground in the neigh- bourhood of the Ypres-Monia, roud and raided trenches southward of Armentieres.

NAVAL AIRMEN ACTIVE IN BELGIUM

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M. KERENSKY.

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A section of the Press, which for

gainst the Stockholmi vote, to-day- publishes statement that Mr. Henderson had not disclosed to the Conference or the Labour Ministers The Fress Bureau announces that that information had just reached H. M. The King has telegraphed to M, him that the present Russian Govern- Kerensky, the Russian Premier, as mant was indifferent to the Stock- follows:

holm Conference, and that con-

LONDON, Augli

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"At the moment that you are resequently Mr. Henderson must established in the leadership of the resign. Russian people, I assure you that the The Timer says that the resignation British peoples will never relax their Mr Henderson, is to be expected efforts against the common enemies."-to-day.

LONDON, Aug. 1 The Admiralty announces that Naval airmen dropped several tong of bombs at Chistelles, on the sero- drome, on Zuitewege milwry sidings AN EFFORT TO STAY THE RUSSIAN and the Thourout railway junction on Thursday night.

Dense clouds of smoke were caused at Tiusdwege...

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Machines also attacked by gunfire the milway junction at Thourout..

We bombed the aerodrome at Sparappelhock on Friday,

All returned safely.

[Last Night's Cablex]

TERRIFIC STRUGGLE ON THE FRENCH FRONT.

PARIS, Aug. 11.

A communiqué states North of St Quentia there was Sustained reciprocal artillery fire.

In the region of Fayet in the after- noon our fire stopped two attacks between Mennechet Mill and Cepy

farm.

The artillery duel continued violently the Pantheori and Epine-de Chevrigny front.

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The enemy did not attempt to again attack after this morning's bloody defeat

Prisoners state that this morning's attack was prepared with the grestest care with the object of capturing the trenches we carried on July 30th.

MILITARY DEBACLE.

PETROGRAD, Aug. 11.

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The Morning Post declares that if Mr.

Cabinet will resign, and these will be Henderson remains in the Cabinet im- portant Unionist members of the

supported by many Liberals.

Un the other hand, the Daily News says it was the reactionary Press cam- The Central Executive of the Work-paign which largely decided Labour to men's and 'Soldiers' Council and the go to Stockholm. Peasants' Delegates have decided to The Daily Chronicle says that the conroke a conference representing all vote may spur fresh efforts of the Socialist parties, labour, and profession-aggressivo Unionists desirous of ousting af organisations, to discuss democratic Mr Henderson from the Cabinet, but it efforts to stay the litary dibdele.

has been proved that the forces of Labour will support him.

MORE JAPANESE NAVAL UNITS IN

EUROPEAN WATERS,

LONDON, Aug. 11. The Press Bureau announces that additional Japanese Naval units have joined the Allied forces in European

waters.

* SWEDEN'S SHIPPING LOSSES.

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 10.

An official report states that nine Swedish steamships and 47 sailing ships, representing twelve per cent of the total tonnage of the merchant service, have been subuerited or mined during the war.

COUNT TISZA IN THE ARMY.

ZURICH, Aug 10

Besides the three battalions already Ex-Premier Count Tiezs has gone to A telegram from Budapest states that mentioned the German effectives are the front as a second Colonel of the Homa Sweet Homs composed of nine bodies of special Hussars

assaulting troops and two flame-throw

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"We captured 100 prisoners in Cham- pagne

After artillery preparation the enemy:

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BILVER JEWELLERY.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctionsers Hongkong, August 8, 1917.

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FOR SALE.

THE Undersigned have rerived fosterne.

tions to sell:

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED

at their Bales Rooms, No. 8

Dos Vox Road, Corner of

Ice House Street

ONE 16 BORE HAMMERLESS GUN

BYBELAND

In Good Condition

Terms usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers

Hmgkong, July 31, 1917.

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de-Champagne. Our fire broke down all assault in the centre. Where the assailante obtained a footing there was

COTTON, CONTROL.

40 PER CENT OF SPINDLES AND LOOMS TO STOP.

LONDON, Aug. 11.

a terrifc struggle, which ended in our The Cotton Control Board an

vour, and the whole line was restored nounces that a week's notice will

THE SETTLEMENT OF SERVICE MEN.

LONDON, August 11. settlement of ex-Service men in the The report of the Committee on the Empire says that tens of thousands can accommodated under existing

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schemes.

The report urges préference to met ried men, and the freilitation of emigra tion of women relatives and fiancés. ***

It declares that female emigration is essmtial for the foundation of effective settlement.

The Central Emigration anthority should contain representatives in the home and oversous Governments, limit ed to a number of unofficial members. It is imperative that such an authority should be established without delay.

CHINA AND THE WAR.

ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CHINA'S DECLARATION.

ZURICH, Aug 11,

The Vienna „4rboiler Zeilung assorts that China's war declaration is mili- tarily of no importance, but is of meet serious significance, commercially, fore- shadowing a destruction" of all connier- tions between China and the Central Powers and the expulsion of all Austro- Germanis from China, thus breaking oft.

on both banks of the Mause. be given to all cotton-spinning firma Personal relations essential to future

There were violent artillery actions and manufacturers to stop 40 per in the region of Hill 304, at Morthomme cent of their spindles and loome and in the Bezonvaur sector.

UNOFFICIAL REPORTS,

LONDON; Aug 10. Telegraphing in the afternoon Keuter's Correspondent slates

Stiff fighting continued throughout the morning in development of tho operation against the German positions between Frezanberg and south-east of Westhoorpot pa theras

**The Germana launched several counter-attack, but the latest accounts show all guns were pretty well maintained

Fine

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5 Lesies will be made on all mille working more than 60 per cent of their total spindles and looms for unemployed operatives.

The scheme will only operate for two months, as the Shipping Con- troller is making the strongest efforts to increase the tonnage, available for cotton

KILKENNY BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON Aug 11 e-election

The result of the

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