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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 1917.

"AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC ACTION.

Hughes & HoughTHE Undersigned have received in-

AUCTIONETES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commissios

Agents.

PROPRIETORS "To-Kwa-Wan” Coal Storage.

Codes used Bentley's

B. a. 4th it 5th Editions"

A1 Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Addren

**MATION "HONGKONG.

"PUBLIC

AUCTION. ?

THE Excersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, {FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERVED),

DA

THURSDAY,

the 16th August, 1917, commencing st 2.30 p.m., at their Sules Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Icz Hovar STREET,

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, » BEDSTRADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, VICTURES, &c. &c.

As follows:-

Two Upholstered 'Suites. Armchairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furni- ture, comprising Double and Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed- steads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tos and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath Roomy Utensils, Rolltop Desks and Writing Tables, aundry Electro Mate Ware, etc

Electric-Reading-Lamps-Blackwood and Takwood Screens, Sundry Black- Wood Ferrisure, including Larse Overmante, Epgruvinga. l'ictures, etc.,

etc. Tenis Poles and Netting

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

Also

One BAROGRAPH in perfect Work- ing Order.

PIANO by The Robinson Piano Co.

Collard & Collard.

Roseu tranz

Shidmayer & Soehne,

Stuttgart. (Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) TXRM Cash.

HOCHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hoogkong, August 14, 1917. " 2010

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ELE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,

·{rda AccorXT OF A CONCERNED),

DN

SATURDAY,

the 18th August, 1917, 10.45 a.m.,

at their Sales Rooms, No.

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A few lots of BURMA CHEROOTS

Атыв

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

Tormisas usual,

structions from Ma. Doo CREONG K to sell by Pubhe Auction,

On

MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 20th and 21st August, 1017, commereing each day at 2.30 p.m.,” ̧

at his premises

The Old Post Office Building Queen's Road Central,

A LARGE ABSORTMENT OF

CHINESE PORCELAINS,

EMBROIDERIES,

KAKEMONOS,

CURIOS, *, *&D, Comprising A large variety, of 3-coloured and 3-colourest Vases and Plates. Blue and White Vases and Figures, Se... Old Brousses, including Incense Burners of

THE CHINA MAIL.

EJALMAR BRANTING.

THE, MAN WHO CONVENED THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. "N

By Heco VizLANȚIN. An intiquate character-study of the distinguished Swedish statesman.

"A GERMAN PEACE"

A PAN-GERMAN PAMPHLET FOR THE TRENCHES.

By Grones RESWICK, Special Correspondent in Amsterdam of the Daily Chronicle."']-

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touage, but as his Pan-German adaires have hailed them both as war and magni- deent, they must represent to some extant what is wanted. Here, they are

Before the wur

The Central Powers had `8,800,000

tons and

"The

י,

Entente Powers (excluding USAA 29,400,QPO-tons. After "a Scheidemann Peace. ***

The Central Powers would have

4,700,000 son, and " The Entente Prawers 24,000,000, Elut after “a German Peace **

The Central Powers would have

12,800,000 tons, and' The Entente Powers 10,000,000 tons. Then CODY the

of BO questing

The Pan-Germans, not cpnture with A tall, broad-shouldered man, with fiarenrrying on a vigorbus agitation through- clear-cut bukures, dark blue expressiva

out Germany, in favour of widespread eyes; overshadowed by buy eyebrows, sansation and huge indemnities, have. fair hair of rather stand-uppish

with the permission of the military character ura 1. *wodiping down noustache,, both turning alightly grey authorities, carried their canipaign inta --this is an attempt at a portrait of the the trenches. A pamphlet. Deutsch: indemnity. Before the war the German Swedish atutestuan who is so much in lands Kukinft bei einem guten und bei Empire's National, Debt wus" merely i

the public eye today,

julie ranting.com of old Swedia shock, and is typically Swedish in both appenratice and manner; but on, his

einem schlechten Frieden ** (Germany's Fitum ufter a good and after a bad Feuce), has been written and publishund by Herr 3. F., Lehmaun, the well-known

£230,000,000, and Ierr Lehmann wants her to enil the stencile without really owing any more. "That is to say, fier-

the Sang and Ming Dynastian, Pekinese naternal, side be as Italian blue / Munich publisher, and it has been seized many's energies,, will have to payu}} Cloisonne, Shuff Bottles, Mandarin Tlumes and Bends (Amber and Jade blood, in his veins, which may neerunt upon by the firebrand as one of their.

present-day figures, which are naturally. constantly increasing

stone) Carved Bamboo Ware, Old for some 6 the warmth of expression chiet propuganda weapons among the † $10,000,000,000 to Germany.

Soochow Lacqueur Boxes, Silk Embroi- I found in his speech and written word, " deries, Kakemenus and Wall Hangings Jadestone and Ivory Carvings, dr., de.

The greater portion of the above stock has recently arrived from the North and includes pieces from the Ming. Kanghi Yungching, Kiehlung, Kaiching Bad Towkwong Periods.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue), Un view fron Saturday. Terms-Cash.

Brautig has been the chist editor of Social Demokraten," the principal daily organ of the Swedish. Labour Party almost since its foundation, and is sho one of the most prominent journalists of Sweden.

of

soldiers at the front.. The author and

Two-thirds of thar'amiupt is to be paid publisher has gišten. 24,000 capies for di tribution among soldiers and civilians food-stats, ships, and so on.

in money, and the past in mit material, Having large quantities have been bought by the drive, England Tours the Mediterranean, Imperial Headquarters for the armies: the Suez Canal ca, increased, will yield Ludendord has himself taken some 8,000mething: the conquered lands, i: 19 copies and War Minister von Stein has brazenly declared, will be exploitet: He entered politics almost simultan.gratefully acknowledged reclipt of 7.000 enemy private and State property is to rusy with the move journalism and copies for various hospitals The Pasbe sized of a vast meile; all means að beeline ons bi the megabers for Stockhstan. Gecman Pass has hailed the pamphlet trafic will be utilised to produce the HUGHES & HOUGH,

in the Swedish Riksdag in 1900, being with all the exaggerated enthusiasm indemnity: unides and lands will be Auctioneers. Hongkong, August 14, 1017.

2009 the first Hilist elected to that assembly, necesary in these days when referring to worked for that end. In short, half the which may counts aver a hundred Socialist anything German in the unhappy Father-world is to be seized and exploited, a neubers. Ho is the leader of the party land. It is interesting, therefore, to find gigantic burglary is to be carried out, in and out of Parliament, and it is quitous whas the German soldier is being possible that the near tire may set told, under qush-notable asples, he is his member or, indeed, the head of fighting for, the Government.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

on

TUESDAY,

the 21st August, 1917, at 11 am, Pat. No. 3, Wood Road, Wanchai, (2nd Boor), SUNDAY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, &c..

de..

contained thersin,

↑ Catalogues will do inned.

A LATER OF MILITARISM.

Briefly, he is fighting for "tu Germun "und a crude and undigested mass pesce, What interests the British public of heures is given to show the difference mustly is, et course, the view that Iltant,between the two. I cannot bère-take the ing has taken of the world-war, parti. Freader all through the complicated with. Aeglarly in Fevanection with the so-called metieni aze which Herr Lehmann

Peace Coutefeuce.in Stockholm.

11. Let it dis; be muted that, belonging to -deutral ratión, he has bee arutal, but the as ever concealed his sympathies, which were distinctly pronouneed in the

Un view from Monday, 20th inst. at lunge, to Beigiïns which he contributed noon.

TKRYS

HUOBES & HOUGA,

Auctùrgeers. Hongkong, August 13, 1917.

2020

Dont Worry!

Inhere

KEATING'S

KILLS

BUGS [FLEAS MOTHS

BEETLES

TINS 361-4

HUGEES & BOCGE,REGAL

Auctioneer. Hongkong. August 14, 1917.

2034

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (por account oF THI CONCERNID),

to.

SATURDAY,

the 18th August, 1917, at 10.45 a. m.,

at their Sales Roos, No. 8,

Des Voys Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A CONSIGNMENT OF

RECORDS

ACCORDEON SOLOS.

6080 Lady Mary Ramsay Highland Fling

(Reel)

(Scottish Medky

Grampians

6053 North of the

A

(Sword Dance ... 6074 Sbean Trews...............

"King After's Book," and which have found expression many times since then. What are the wings and ideals of Brunt. ng What is a very difficult question to answer even for one who has had Ühe

privilege of a long und intimate friendship with the Swedish staten. I may, how ever, say that his ideal is peace on earth Bad goodwill among all men, a state of things to be arrived at through the advent of social democracy. Therefore, he hates militaris, but he considers that dull a general sarmament is possibe it is the duty of every country to "delend it independence...

The part Breating, has played"in" the recent meetings in Stockholm strikes ne

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constructed, but the general details of "a German peace" stand out clearts and these give a Scheidemann pese is meant practically the status qu

WHAT A PAN-GERMAN PEALE WILL NEAS, Coloured "drayings tell us what the populations and would be after the tivo kinds of pesce, and what the Pan- German appetite is can be poticed. I pick out three countries :-

German Leace.

Scheidemänn Peace. Popule Popula-

tion® Area?" sion Areat British Empire *42€ *.... 102 France, with

Colonies 84.8 11 1 70 German Empire 80# 3,3...... 130 14

*In millions!"

"† million square kilometres.

5.1

The German Empire, therefore, will be almost doubled in population and its area mutiplied by fear if the Pan-Germans have their way

Where is Germany going to get this:

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Elibustering raid of unheard of dizuet- sins will take ping--all to provide Ger- many with the territories and indemi- ths she wants.

.

- Herr Leino frinkly admits that without annexation and indemnity Der

Tray is absolutely and irretrievably ruined. and acme of the remarks he makes en prisment are illuminating as regants the Pan-German mind. Here is

one-

↑ "If possible at wil, we must have the arrthern part of the Pas de Calais, with Daenkirchen. Kalos, and Bonnen. The possession of that territory is necessity to prevent

Channel. Tunnej, being the names are already Booner, by the way," is

that Germanised! Boulogne?

Such is the scheme which has mand

the cheers of the Pan-Germans.

An example of the Kaiser's notorious clumsiness of speech when endeavoring to be witty is given by the following an ecdote published in the "Intransigeand":

!

During ย visit of the Duke of Con- naught to Potsdam the Emperor was showing his guest & carpet which, the duke had offered him us a a present

"When I walk on that carpet," said the Baiser

cannot help

us being something similar to thas i arous increase in Imperial domains/thinking that.

ave never met.

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BEANTINO'S VISITS TO ENGLAND.

,

physician who sees a lot of patients one A coloured mop snawers the question. "after the other. These conferences have, She is going to take the Baltic pro- is is known, been conducted separately, vinces, Belgium and the French coast (as with Lack group, so that the opposite sides far as can be judged, from a small map without names), along to. Cherbourg, all Their preliminary character has been clearly stated, and it Central and the greater part of South is still doubtful if they will be followed Africa solid block of territory from fe Sahurg to the Zumbesi· and 'stretching by a general conference,

from the 'Atlantic to the Indian Ocean— and scores of coaling-stations, while over Branting vertainly, wishes for as early Morouco and Tuxis she will establish pre- a prace as possible, both for the sake of tectorates. The Allied Central Powers" humanity and for the sake of his own (Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaris) wintry for Sweden, though heutral, take all the Balkans, Asia Minor, Syria, lias suffered, and is still suffering, very Palestine, Mesopotamia and Arabin great hardships on account of the war. spreading as well into Egypt and the But he is by no means a pence at any Sugi to link up with German Centra price adŝocate.

Africa somewhere about the Equator Branting bus, together with his wife. There is also to be, according to Herr who is a brilliant authoress and dramatic Lehman, an Extended European

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(Strailspy) eritie, visited England several times-Alliancs", which will includo ́s land: rice since the war. During these visits locked Poland, Italy and her possessions, be has met many of the leading politicians Spain and Portugal, the northern part of and publicists of this country. He likes the coast of West Africa, Holland and her London very much, and has seen as much

coloniek, Norway, Sweden and Finland, of the capital and of English lite as the

au Alliance which, together with Gre Germany and the United Centrul Powers,

eggs Mary of Argyle and Hora Pipe

Eightsome Revi

Single and Double Bed Sheets, Turkish Towels, Bath Shects, Quilts, Pillow. Casca, Cegaterpanes, Blankets, Ladies' Dress Lengths. Ladies' Underwear, ANDERSON MUSIC Handkerchiefs..

A few: lots of Kinkos Tea Sets in care Kinkosan Vases, Japanese Tea Sets Large and Small), Bras Jardinierës, Bram Finger Bowls, Vases, Electric Lamps, Rose Bowls Flower Vases, Gepts Walking Sticks, and several dozen bottles of Florida Water.

Terms:-Cab.

HUGHES & HOUGH

*** ARCIMTKETS Hongkong, August, 14, 1977.

FURSA L'E,

2013

TIBE Undervigned have corsivod'instruc

tions to well..

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNE)),

at their wales floouis, No. 8, 12

Des Youx Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,!

ONE 18 BORE HAMMERLESS GUN

BY BLAND

In Good Condition

Terms usual

HUGHES & HOUGH

Auctioners Mewaking. July 91, 1017.

CO., LTD.

16. Der Voeux Rood.

MARTIN'S

TEL. 1322.

APIOLESTER

ZLANTIX. Cremish desingisscom Bi

MARTIN'S

TET

APIOL BILLS

FRENCH LESSONS

G, MOUFSION.

15. Morrison HD Rom

limited time of his stay has permitted.

He has been present at many sittings

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is to form a great bulwark against the "Anglo-Saxon Union,"

of the House of Commons, sortevof them of a rather exciting nature. During the

The "Anglo-Saxon Union is made up carly summer of 1913 I sat beside him in

of Great Britain, Australia and New Zea the Public Gallery when a missile ( bag

land, Canada, Cape Colony and the United at Bour, almed by a male aufragist at

States, with a few odd little possessions, Mr. Asquith, flow right over our heads.

Last summer he was present at a sitting Herr fehtaunu liberates fodia from our when Mr. Redmond moved the adjourn-tyranny. But that in not all, by any ment of the House in connection with the means! Irish question, and he then heard, many? interesting speeches. I remember him saying them and I have seen is stated since in print in his own paper-that he what is more, she is going to take them. wad.co Inst occasion greatly impressed 1 do not pretend to know how Herr Lab- by the speech of Sir Edward Carson, who truck him as a type of the old English Puritan. The present Primo Minister he has heard both in the House and ou the platform. He is, generally, SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS. very much, impressed by the eloquence of

'SUITH AND INDEMNITIES The new Germany will want ships, and

mann arrivée at his 6gures dealing with

Tolic Cholera and Diarrbres

English public apenaces a judgment the PHYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain' value of which is not lessened by the fact Remedy becanes it relieves croups in that he himmelf in one of the greatest the stomach and intestinal pains quicker | cratons in his own country,

than any preparation they can com Although he is a hard fighter, and never pound It can be bought from any begitates to strike when necessary, he has chemist A bottle will Yeep for years, och a charming personality that E hand no home ir complete without it.

For sale by Mil Chemis and Btor friends amongst his political oppon Loopera

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y is trampling

The Duke of Connaught, dropping on a sofa with cushions bearing the German eagle, replied

"Then you will not mind if England sits on Germany."

AUCTION.

PUBLIC ACCTION

THE Undersigned has received in- structions from the Liquidator of Mesare. WITZKE & Co. in pursuance of an Order

of the Hongkong Government to sell by Public Auction 81.12 o'clock (Foon)

MONDAY,

the 7th day of August, 1917, at his Sales Rooms, DUDDELL STREST, Hongkong.

Yaunati, Kowloon, in the Colony of ALL the piece of ground sitaste at

Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 209.

...

In fine Lot

The property consists of a piece of

Fourth Street (near the Prays) in Kow ground abutting on Battery trect and

loon and contains sa area of 1500 square Feet.

The Lot is held for the unexpired re sidue of a term of 75 years created therein by an Indenturs of Crown Lease dated the 4th day of May 1888.

The Annual Crown Rent is 800.9

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messrs. ELASTINGS & HASTINGS, Folicitorafor the Liquidator. or to the Undersigned:

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GEO. P. LAMMERT,

„Auctioneer," Hongkong, May 23, 1917.

1639

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THE

CHINA MAIL

Typhoon Map and Guide

WITH TABLE AND TRACKS OF PAST DISTURBANCES

Price 50 cents.

WANTED.

ICKSHAW, second hand. Reply,

quoting price, to

Box No. 921 CCHIA MAIL" Omér. Hongkong, August 9, 1917.

9021

WOWANTED.

TNGINEER, BRITISH, as WORKS I FOREMAN. Applications with copy of References in own, writing, stating are experience and "Astory required No other applications con- sidered.

WIN, BAILEY. & CO., ETD. - Hongkong, August 8, 1917.

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YOUNG MAN with experience an

SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

" of "the

PAPER PULF MILL

Bituated at VIETRY, (TONKIN)

THIS

MILL is built upon a property measuring 144,000 sq. meters, and consists of the following buildings and machinery:----

1. EIGHT brick buildings, with fr

pillars and benms. Corrugated Trour roofs. Two sheds with corrugateri iron roof

2. PLANT & MACHINERY of the

kind required for making Exper I pulp

TWO Europes résidence

The above Property will be sold bre Public Auction at PHU THO (Tonkin) on the 1st day of September 197 RESERVE PRICE $140,000 Hundred Thousand Dollars Indo Chit

Currency).

particulars may be

TYPIST and STENOGRAPHER required by Shipping Firma State on application to the und regret previous experience and salary required

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