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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1917,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE MAGISTRACY.

AUCTIONS.

RICKSHAW COOLIE CHARGED.

Hughes & Hough

G.

'AUCTIONEXES. TO THE GOVERNMENT,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE SONG OF BOWDY.

Howdy: They forget the shells in a palaute the singer thought and went

on.

Now both these brothers bought a horse,

and it was poor and thin.

They took it to the riverside and shoved

the poor thing in.

[BY PATRICK MicGILL]

Four Chinese restoring at about 10

Bowdy Benners was a very quiet mort minates past midnight engaged four rickshaws to take them to the Starslow of speech and not easily ruffled. PARTICULARS and Conditions of the Ferry from Yamati... One of them on who did not know him well treated Pting Fahls Auction Sale, to be had $200 in ten cent pieces tied up in a

bias in cather a casual fashion. In some MONDAY, the 1st day of handkerchief and this he kept on the they fancied themselves rather and our of them," the man who gras Share, Dosi and General Prodnos October Works Department, by Order of ent..beside him. When they rench-superior to him, and when, for instance wounded, luoghed outright, when Spid-↑

General Anotioneers

Brokers and Commission

Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

*T÷-Kwa-Wan" Coal Storage.

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Telegraphic Address

"MEIRION" HONOKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in-

Tstractions to sell by Public Auction

(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

on

THURSDAY,

the 27th September, 1917, at 2.30 p.m.

on the pramises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cân, Kowloon, (Godown No. 25),

The following SUNDRY GOODS ----- 3: Large rolls of Compósition Banner for machinery roons (3 feet wide)

1x 40 gallon cask heavy (il.

4 crates of Glass Jars,

10x40 gallon Drums Chrbolineum,

3x 10 gallon Drums Spirits of Wine,

70 bags Stone Nuts, ».

a bags Shell blacklip”

30 Ings Cocon Nibs (damaged),

7 enses Slæll "blacklips." «

Mineral Water

brunnen,"

• Alsa

Satter

immediately following the above sale; (in Godown 51), on the same premises, -the undermentioned.. (in Bortelj,

11' cases Houses of Lords Whisky,

20 cases of Beer...

On view from Tuesday the 25th inst.

at noon.

Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Sept 14, 1917..

#103

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

00

SATURDAY,

held ca

the Public

1917, at 3 p.m., as the Oflices of

Particulars of the Lok

ope

Sing. brethren, sing,"

יינ.

Soul of the rookies joined in now,

he entered wrestling competition and hole said, damned thing for poor;

energy, moving just a trite to one side

kim.

Now both these beathery died ona day

His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot the wharf he get out of the rickshaw, at CROWN LAND at Nathsa Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, fas paid his rickabaw coolis and also those heas the streng man of the battalion, the thing. Bowdy took another puff frogi | term of 76 years, with the option of of his friends. On turning back to his onlookers did not give him dus credit his gigarette and went on with increasing renowal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the rickshaw to Sarveyor of His Majesty the King, for

get his money ho" He's a sly dog old Bowdy," they said, further term of 75 years.

found the rickshaw had gone. He gave and were in some way annoyest because as a broken til fell on the Bear mear chase and stopped the coolie at the Bowdy, up fill then, had never openly junction of Salisbury Road and Canton arowed his physical prowess. . Tumours Road. His parcel was no longer on the about him were rife. There is a tenot seat; but it was found in the com- of discipline which ordains that a soldier partment just below the seat. Be the whether he requires. it or not shall m gave the defendant in charge.

through the action of shaving daily, nod When charged before Mr. Wood yesterday defendant pleaded not guilty saring he did not know anything about

Locality

Register No.

Boundary lionairement,

(ApproximAL®)

Annual Hání

Epset Price

931

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned, have received in. structions to sell by Public Auction, (For account or THE CONGLAREDĮ,

MONDAY,

the 1st Actober, 1917, at 10.45 2001, at their Hales Rooms, No 8, Des. Vaux Bood, Corner of Ice House STREKT, The following SUNDRY GOODS: 100 long lundled Wood Axes,

130 Pick Axe Beads,

Three Leather Machinery Belts,

100 Dry Cell Batteries,

35.doz Mouth Organs, Galvanized Piping Shackles, Wire Pudlocks. Whistles, &c.

E.

... Alsu A large quantity of Enamelled Cooking Utensils,..

And

8 complete Telephones, together with of Wire. China suitors, Cross Arms, and 2 coils"

» Terms"—Çash.

HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers. Hongkong, Sept. 21, 1917

INTIMATIONS

WANTED.

£120

WELL Furnished ROOM with partia: board from Cctober 1st on one of

Reply to A.HIN.

the 29th September, 1917, at 10.30 am the upper levels or the Peak

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des. Vreur Road, Corner of

Ice House Stree

A LARGE LONGIGNMENT OF

DRUGS, CHEMICALS,

"DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS

/6" CHINA MAIL' Office.

Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1917. 2133

WANTED.

the money.

+

Mr. Mattingly appeared for the

defence.

Flis Worship adjourned the case to Friday the 28th inst., fixing tail at

$500,

THE HIGHWAYMAN?"

If Mr. Wood's Court yesterday a Chinese, was charger with baving, in company with another, assaulted “a Chinese woman and stolen from her person a pair of gold bangles, valued at $40, at Yaumati on the 23rd instant.

Inspector Cierrari, prosecuting, stated that defendant and his companion threw pepper into the woman's eyes and then Assaulted her. They took off her bangles and made of in the direction of Hung hom. The woman followed them. Find ing they could not get rid of her they took to the bills, where they were finally caught by some gardeners. case was remanded.

The

SPIES CABLE CODES.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE, ON CENSORS "DIFFICULTIES.

Lord 'Northcliffe, in a statement to the Washington cornspordens of the United Press, explained the working, of the British Censorship, and added to

through eating fish and jelly. John Andrew with pain in his back

and Andrew John his stomach.. Sing. brethren, sing." it was said that the conscientious lowdend got the correct rhyme. Spudhole Sane could resist now. All joined in who in, ordinary life shaved only twice

week, went through the action of as-jumped to his test and started to dance ing's hairless Chia five mornings of the jig, only stopping short when Badly week.... Sow. Spudhole Babb, wifi And both these brothers now are denst.

burst into song again,

belonged to the same platoon as Bowdly, was a ama of different instal. He had

I'm sure we wish them well John Andrew he has gone to heuven

and Andrew John-na well. Sing brethren, wing.”“

great love for discipline and vowed that men wir obeyed military orders to fi the other were Humbugs. Fightin', No stanza reached the volume and what I like,” Spudhole often remarked. Intensity of flæs fest, all were unaris No bloomin' rals about that. Youmous, oven the "rockies" in asserting your man and you go for him, and this the two brothers were separated in no bloomin' sergeant whind your back the life hereafters shoutin'. Loft purry! Point" when you meet the sergeant on parale next day you'll be damned lucky it he's

Xee

Dort

not runahi' you lato eliak for a dirty

**Songs," sang Bowdy In u deng

olema voice.

"Amen," chanted the barn.

arily remarked us he went back to lis

The shelling's at, are and now,''

bay net

That was Spudhele; a nu poles apartary strate." "Howdy's song is very

riffe and wily rag. it's just the ordi."

from Rowdy. Spudhole could swear with inspireil abandon, Eng Bowdy had only are oath to his credit. This mus Devil blow me blind! How he managed to acquire this expressive phrase w

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popular now, and it is often song by the TILL arching up and down the reinds of France. Ent to the men velusing it the

song is not half as wonderful as the story`

mystery. When the gaye vent torit he of the day on which it was first snug. į spoke in a hesitating voice, as it upúlegis.

ing for his moral depravity. But it came

tes pass that in spite orhis slow and busy"

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THE SHROPSHIRES.

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT,

way and his indifference in the society | SENT TO FRANCE WITHOUT LEAVE. of anyone the man of the platoon ally Barw to like Body, and once they come to like him they loved him für good" for the triend slow to make is a lasting friend.

Buy with deumatic sudden

Sir

In the House of Commons on August 1 Henry asked the Under-Secres.

The cable censorship private and

percial messages presents the greatest pess, Pondy became everyone's friend.tary of State for War, if he would state difficulty. In would be easy for a well. It alukist seen as if he had bridled his

the reason why the 14th King's Stripe informed spy cable to a mental ecun-time and waited for, a fitting occasion w

shire Light Infantry, which arrived in try a law denistic or business phrasesake his worth tuanifest; it happened England at the ead of the previous week, in this way. He was billeted with his

was immediately ordered is embark for Spies who have been eight, tried, and platoon in a village near the firing in-tion that this battalion of the Territorial France: whether, taking into considera that in England bava ueally been found The Germane shefied the place" a Ferce hnd nearly three years service in in possession of what appear to be öusi-tervals and stray bullets were continually the Fur Fast, he would explain why.

conveying news of priceless value" to the enemy.

ness endes de cane, case I remember a spy and his accomplice posed as travel-

rapping sal the cellestones of the street. good knowledge of English. FFICE ASSISTANT Portuguese,ling salesmen in fhitch cigars, Various The plation wis bileted in a high barn Apply in own handwriting.

brands of eigars represented certain kinda over a stable and the only exit was through __of_siùps____

Box No. 189.

People are much too proze to consider CCNA MAL' Office.

the fewspaper leak, which is open to all! Hongkong, Sept. 18, 1917. 2115 eyes, and oot to consider the private enhle leak, which is the really deadly one, Power to open all over-seas milk, such as

WANTED.

AND HOSPITAL SUNDRIES

Contesting of:- QUININE in bulk and tabloid-forın;: Balsuai Peru, Oleum Ricinii, Oleum Oliva, Styrax "liq. Ung. Acid Boric, Ung. Hydrarg, Ciner, Ung. Ziaci, lodo- forn, Formaldehyde, Lanolin," Acid Carbol. Pur, Liq. Alumni. Acet. 'Tinet Myrrh, Tiret Opium, Gelatin Capsules, Chloroform, Acther, Spt Camphor, andOUNG, MAN with experience a few gross of Medicine Bottles, &c., de. I TYFIST and STENOGRAPHER required by chipping Firm. State A number of "Tubes of Hypodermic previous experience and salary required. Injections of Morphia, Cocaine, &e., &c.,

Apply

Box 450. CHINA Man" Office. Hongkong, August 1, 1917.

..

Anal

And about 900 Tubes of Salvarsan,

than

Several uses of medicated Cotton Wool, Bandages, Iodoform Gauze, de, so.. k.

N.B. Several lines of the above dings are new practically unobtainable owing to the War.

Chalegas will be issued."

Un view from Friday the 251b inst Terms --Cail.

HUGHES & HOUGH

duerianeers Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1917

PUBLIC AUCTION.

9093

T

HE Undersigned have received instruc

tious use by Publia Anction..

'(FOR ACODUKT OF THE CONCERNE")},

MONDAY,

the 1st October, 1917, at 10.45 m

at the Bales Boume, No. 8. De Vaux Roxb, Corsar of Ice Hudné Street, TWO-LARGE-HAND——————

Tarms:-Cab.

PRINTING PRESSES. HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers. Hongkong Sept. 21, 1917 2120

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in atructions to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

TUESDAY,

the 9th October, 1917, commenting at 4pm at theil Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dos Teux Pond, Comer of Ice House Strock,

A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS, “including maury rare varietur alia, Catalogues will be traneda

#trom Monday the Bik Octob

HUGE

Hongkong, Sept. 1

YOUN

WAI KEE,

FLAG & SAILMAKER

der-it-r-walk from this dỡng to the ground stretched a ladder which the net bud to make use of when gang out or enojag is.

H

before, ploceeding to France, all ranks.

were not granted leave in enlèr to višit their lanes and fanybes; if he usatare. that the officers proceded to France without the necessary kit for service in that country, and if arrangements would

On this day the Germans started shell.benunde that units er drafts coming from is possessed by the British Government.ing at eleven in the morning: an un

the East shule not he sent to France is ulks essential,

started at noon. The first shell hit the leave. usual hour for the trufe "

Without first being grantial reasonable generally

ladder and smashed it to swithereens. Mr. Macpherson: The services of these The men could not get out now. To add were gently required in France, to the predicument a draft newly gat

and is was merely by accidom. that they

Demneracies are entitled to the fullest of their soldiers and suihurs. The was correspondent is ne innger regarded as a nuisance, as in the early days of the struggle: he is looked upon as a valuable 1907ully and is trusted by the British and French Armies. We have found that the anore news the fewer the ugly rumours.

Press comitment is invaluable to demo. uralie Governments. The recint struge for the re-establishment of a free Press

No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central, Top Floor, HONGKONG,"

Telephone No. 1833

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CORNED BEEF."

CORNED PORK.

POT CF INKIGS AND BARRELA

FOR

EXPORT OF Steamers Us2

LEFSONS IN CAINESE

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ME HUN FAR, & Linase graszam veraad za tarature, has been a teacher to our othels and kerekants in Talu Cales for Len year

baroud aed of training Karopasaur La

was in the barn ard the rockies were ered út a British port... I sir afuid

the suggestion of the hen, member, if " not yet nel to the ways of war: adopted, would lead to copsiderable delay make matters worse one of them was hithether the, service of units which might

on the leg with a splinter at wood.

To

be urgently required, could be utilised, 10 Great Britain has restored liberty of hole Bubb, she was an

I'll bind up your wound," said Spud, and it would also lead to an increased expression, to patriotly writers.

in the art

tive of shipping. adept

The ya

Sir C, S. Heury: Is the hon. gvodemmm

Lematic publication of thews, good or bad, of bandaging. The rest of you blokes aware of the dissatisfaction and disque

.

is a means of gising confidence to the keep quiet." The shells, won't come this Governments of democracies.

way no more. That one is all the Ger, mune will pund.”-

MANY

As if to give the lie to his remark,„, a

WHAT WOMEN IN THEIRcond shell burgy on a house, Cear at **FORTIES" NEED. hand, and a thousand dying tiles rattled on the root of the barn. It was a bad JANY women approach the citical time for the men newly-out and even the changing period of their lives that elder soldiers were discomited. It was comes between the ages of forty and then that Hardy Lenners came to the fifty, unnindful of its tremendous importance to their fatura health and rescue. Rising from the floor on which happiness. Not understanding

the functional changes taking place in their he was sitting cleaning his rife with an bodies, they work beyond their strength, oly mg, he stopped out into the middle after

break down

become

their bodies anfering

nervous of the spament, lit a cigarette, puffed

with

AND U7overy step.

Often in their 1.

and their weakened nerves a whiff of snicke into the air and called akened condition capillary hemorrh out in a cool voice

age beceives excessive, this added drain "Come, boys, let's have a song!"

compelling them to take t

from nervous exhaustion.

to their beds

He began the song in a deep bertione

What these women need is something voice. None of the mes had ever heard that will instantly relie e the

pressure

on the overworked nerve centers and hir sing before, zice them the vitality to stand up under

Wonderfully

ch.

effective results are given grueling stain.

an in the Calnew waamini ad conditions by the simple use of Sargol

if it first rita carlifekļu as a Chinese Lanoliple, ile | Tablets, a skúšal combination of siz of

has sino a good kauwledgeat Bénodariu nasa sinkka,

Those who intend the Chloe Jungagements known to modern

the best nerve and strength istry.

are requested tau dite em “Chiesa Hal" Ories a

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There was a man and he had two sons and these two sons were brothers, Jolm Andrew was the name of one and

Andrew John the others..

* Sing, brethren, aing.**

tent that have been cunsed by this action, and in the circumstances wil he not make representations that members of this hate talium should be granted leave

Sir Saunier: Lx the hon. gentleruan aware this battalion has been all over the world almost, and that none of the offi ters or men has received any leave for three years, and will he take that. Lato consideration?

all these facts, which have been quite

"Mr. Macpherson I will certainly take.

properly put to me, into considération in any representations which I ty make; ct 1 would like to assure the House regiments who have been for such loog that the Warce is sympathetic to

periods on consecutive service, but the case of men who have heer in Erarce and then in Gallipoli, Egypt, and Mes potamin is even harder.

iman give this sasursue that when a Sir C. S. Heavy L. Can the hon. gentje,

battalion, of men have served abroad fcr some years and arrive-thi mntry preparatory to being sent to France they will be given leave before they are setu. ally sent to France?

Air Macpherson I cannot promise that, because if a particular battalionis

direct to No. 16 Willstonestreer, int foer, These little tablets contain no dangerous repeated the first two lien Squd asked for in any theatre of war for sit habit forming drugs and are entirely hole and another man were the only ones urgent purpose I could not promise to harinlem in their action but they quickly who joined in. The rookies", were delay it being sent by giving leave to wuild up and strengthen the entire leng morfous systems. by: fasding directly to listening to the shell splinter striking Judividast members of the battalion. the fired devitalizat nerve cells, intended artificial form the very rec

SAVARESSES

SANTAL CAPSULES

elements of which nature is depriving

them

Thousands

Wener

that Bargol Tablets

nerves, revive the tired

the

energy and Courage

that enables you to stand up

anusiai susin of the c

All the leading chemiste in

have Faizal Tablets for unde

on the tool. Dowdy continued

Sir. B. Stunter: Did they unit to France

in their colonial kit or did they rhesive Now these two brothers hal's cost European kit before they arrived 2

They bought it os & Monday

Mr. Macpherson I can answer that John Andrew swore it all the week and because it was not put in me definitely

Sing: Wrathri

dozen other

INTIMATIONS

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having a sufficient volume of

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delicious and

appetizing flavour to thr plainest dish.

A far larger quantity of cheaper sauce fails to give the

same satisfaction. :

Observe the signaltung

Lea Perrins

in white

bernas, the rest in Com every beittiä

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