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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT,

General Auctioneers. "Share, Coal and General Prodnoo

Brokers and Commission "

Agents.“

PROPRIETORS

Coal Storage.

Cociar muni

Bentley's

a. a 4th & 5th Editions.

A↑ Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphis Address

*MERION

HONGKONG."

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DHE 'Undersigned have received in-

structions to sell by Public Auction.

(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRANED),

7

DA

THURSDAY,

the 27th September, 1917, at 2.30 p.m., on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Ogelang. Co., Kowloon, (Godown 'No. 25),'

The following SUNDRY GOODS :- 3 Large rolls of Compeition Runner

for machinery rooms, (3 feet wide),

1× 40 gallon cask helvy Dil

4 crates of Glass Jars,

10×40 gallon Drums Carbolineum,

3x 10 gallon Drums Spirits of Wing,

70 bags Stone Nuts,

3 bags Shell "bincklip","

30 bags Cocoa Nibs (damaged),

{

cases Shellblacklips,"

Mineral Water "Saver

CHRES

brunnen,"

"Also immediately following the above sale; (iz Godown 51), on the same premises, the antlermentioned, (in Bond),

11 cases Houses of Lords Whisks.........

cases of Beer.

On view from Tuesday, the 25th inct.

ab noon.

Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers, Hongkong, Sept 14, 1017..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

2106

HE Undersigned have received in- atructions to sell by Public Anëtion, (PO%'ACCOUNT OF TAI CONCERNED),

41

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SATURDAY,

the 29th September, 1917, at 10,

at their Sales Booms, N3-8,-

Des Voeux Roud, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF

DRUGS, CHEMICALS,

DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS

AND MUSEITAL SUNDRIES,

Consisting of :- QUINIKE in bulk and, tabloul form, Halaam Peru, Olguns Ricini, Oleuni Olivac, Styrax liq. Ung. Acid Boric, Ung. Hydnung, Ciner, Ung, Zinci, Judo- form, Formaldehyde. Lanolin. Acid Carbol. Pur, Liq. Alumni. Acet. Tinct Myrra, Tinct Opium," Gelatin Capsules, Chloroform, Aether, 8pt Camphor, and a few gross of Modicine Bottles, &c, &c. And

་ ་་ ་

A number of Tubes of Hypodermic injections of Morphia, Cocaine, &c., &t., and about 900 Tubes of Salvarsan,

Aloo

Several case of medicated Cotton Wool, Bandages, Induform Gauze &c., <c., &c.

N.B.-Several lines of the above "druga are now practically unobtainablo

owing to the War.

Catalogues will he isned.

Un view from Friday the 28th,ipat. Terms:--Cash. "

HUGHES & HOUGH

—Amationeari

Hongkong. Sept. 10, 1917.

PUBLIO AGCTION.

2003

HE Undersigned bave received instruc

tions to sell by Public Auction,

| (PON "LOODUNT OF THE CONGKENE">).

on

MONDAY,

the lat October, 1917, at 10.45 291714.

at their Salam. Roma, No. 8,

DI VICX BosD, Corner of

For Higer Mtreet

TWO LARGE HAND"

PRINTING PRESSEN Termsash. A DEPANA

HUGERS & HOUGH,

AuctioneersN

Hongkong. Sept. 21, 1917

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO AVOTION,

PARTICULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be

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THE CHINA MAIL

THE WAR AND CHINA'S" FINANCES

TABLE OF TEMPORARY - QAINS.

BRITISH SHIPPING.

REVIEW OF THE POSITION.

Writing on the sacrifices, incurred by the country owing to obligations imposed upon shipping a result of the war, a well informed home respondent

of ossential articles has been reduced to the lowest lavel compatible with national security

⠀ THE REDUCTION OF IMPOUTE, Before the war wo were importing w the rate of about. 88,000,000 waits your a 1918 our Imports fell to about 19,000,000 tons, and in the present year they wil be considerably less. Of the 58,000,000 bous which we inported before The ocean going vessels on the United the war, foodstuffs were rather less thai make a quarter. The rest was practically all Kingion register before the way repre-employed or consumed in promoting the sented between 17 and 19 million tons inthastries and commerce of peace. In grows. Of this, tounge over 15 million 1910, however, two-thirds of all our tons were regularly employed in trade with the United Kingdom, the remainder being engaged in trades between foreign countries, the various parts of the British, Dominicas, etc... ami incidentaity, recder

We take the following from the *Poking Gazette”—

Much has been said about the benefits heid on MUNDAY, the lat day of China is about to receive from the Ea October, 1917, at 3 pm, at the Offices of i the Public Works out, by Order of tente Allies is the rosult from the His Excellancy tis

ot One Lob, declaration of war against Germany and of CROWN LAND at Nathan Road, Austria. Among the three concessions Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong, for offered to China the revision of the

term of 15 years, with the option. "of csuswal at a Crown Rant to be trad by the import prices is the only thing from Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for ons which China is materially to beneat but further

73 усили.

it will be at least six months before real start can be made towards securing the actual benefit. As regards the of the Boxer indemnity postponementa it is dificult whether it is a benefit

tossy or not. As a means to relieve China ofing by their carnings important services

Grancial burden for five усал

aw of million dollars the

to the mother country. A large amount surely A great

rest assist neo but

ce qut China is of this d'atant trading has beta sacrificed deadly for the benefit

No. Sale, E

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term

"Locally

Register No.

-Particulars of the Lob, “

Boundary "32egatzement Npproxima

W.

Contante

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13,200

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

also she

to pay.

were to

tha

dollar

rata

85 13

that

supplies from overseas consisted of food- stuffs, munitions of war, and the material for the manufacture of munitious, having only one thing (of a greatly reduced total). for productive industries. That is to say, whils before the war we gall and did import upwards of 30 million tons à sear for the purposes of industries and comas. merge, we obtained in 2018 ouls some 1-4 or 15 million tons, for these vital purs

look award to getting nearly so muchy

as creu this reduced quantity,

is temporary to enjoy. It has to our immediate needs, and early poses: and in the prosent year we cannot. been pointed out that China would per cent. of the ships concerned brought come out of the deal even better if she home for British trade. At the present

to borrow

the in- demnities (that is if she can). At tiam, inclusive of prizm, the oceaa-ging

money to pay

of exchange very shipping on the Cited Kingdom register will urop

twice as far to meet gations in

where the current is a little over 15 million tons, of which 2131 basis is gold. If China pays, the indem-14,000,000 tons are employed in home

nity now she has need only to about half the sum necessary, whereas if she service. pays five years afterwards she may have. to pay a good deal more. We are not trying to Selittle the beges that China is to receive but merely saying, what Chine could have saved if she could meet the obligations during the war time.

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,

(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONGERNAD).

2581

MONDAY,

the 1st October, 1917, at 10.45. at their, Sales Rooms, No. 8," Des Voeux Road, Corner of Tee House STREET, The following SUNDRY GOODS: 100 long budferd Wood Axes,

150 Pick Axe Beuds,

Three Leather Machinery Belts,

100 Dry Cell Batteries,

35 doz. Mouth Organs, Galvanized Piping Shackles, Wire, Padlocks. Whistles,

&c.

A large quantity of Enamelled Cooking Uteril

And

8 complete Telephones, together with Ching Insulators, Cross. Arms, and coils of Wire.

Trans---Chah,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneer Hongkong, Sept. 21, 1917.

INTIMATIONS.

.. WANTED).

ACTUAL RENSEITS FROM GERMANY, On the other barid China has and is going to greatly benefit from Germans direct the result of the war. Tho following list will give some idea as to the financial gains China will eventually enjoy

SAMO PERSON.

';

Of the 14,000,000 tons thus employed. however, utly about one half is available for the trade of the country?" About Of million tons have heen allocated entirely to the needs of the cury, the army the Allies, and the Dominions oversças. further million tons or thereabouts being used for these purposes an the out-journey and is therefore lost to our

millions sterling, of which about 94 In 1913 our imports were salved at

millions cams from the countries with which we are now at war. In 101d car imports were pluch as millions sterling, the enemy countries being of course, eliminated from this figure. The part of the pileomenon of an increase in great rise in prices accounts for a large

value with a deglise in bulk, but it would appear that 5: in 1916 we had imported obtained from the same countries and in the 43 million tons of goods, which we

before the war, they would bare feet us the same proportions se imported

rather less than 800 million pounds. We paid therefore, in the year 1915, 150 million pounds more than our "imports. would have cost us it, we had continued from the same source as before the war. to buy the sime class of commodities"nod-

the needs of industry and commerce and have in addition paid a far higher pries which circumstances have compelled" ux for the unproductive material of war

to substitute.

Sarer Indemnities: "The Boxer inexport trade but is available for importa, demnity

is of course the fleshy bone. Aside f from the annual 825,600,000 which

The services rendered by the mercantile the Entente will agree to be left unpaid tonnage which has been taken up for the for five years. China will be relieved annually of 80,000,000, the total sum urposes of the war are very varied. We have therefore sacrificed ruthlessly Pur

50 Germany and Apatria for the considerable number of the speediest and Contract Obligations: In addition to most etheint vessels in our wecantile the above China shall also be temporarily marine have been converted into ruxiliary relieved from the payment of large sums cruisers, and others into magnificent that of money to German and Austrian firms as the result of unmercial and other ing hospitals. A whole fleet is engaged contracts. It is known that many of the in taking coal and cil to the navy many provinces as well as the Central

Gover

Were ment cwe large sums of money to such of our mercantile ships have been on German firms

Arnold"

Of the

".

EXPORTS THANK..

0

The figures as to the exports of the produce and panufactures of the United

and Gertran arberg, Cat-verted into transports, and are constantly Kingdon: are such as would be expected -

850,4120,000 worth of bords of the Anglo-carrying trings from Great Defrain: and German foun for the Japanese wur, China the Eritish Tominious to ali Belds of war; has still $54,700,000 to China

to pay.

also uwes Gernuiny 250,000,000 for the portion many are occupied in taking supplies from 2120 er

of the reorganisation

For the kecond

ond Anglo-German Iran a sum of all parts of the world to the navy and to 850,100,000 was raised in Germany, and the armies at the varients fronts: ethers and of this China owes $64,000,000.

Other Commercial Loans: Short termin taide-sweeping and patrol, work in all loans and other obligations for which the seas ary stantial number has been Ministry of *inance is responsible sslyned to the Allies to supply their directly amount to two million dollars.

WELL Enrnished ROOM with partial the upper levels or the Peak.

board frout Cetober 1st on one of

A.H.N Reply to

to

NOW NEITRALS HAVE SCORED.

The dichts unpaid by the Ministries of urgent needs for munitions and other

debta: War and Navy to German firms amount imports, uzul a large number have been

25.000.000 of the Tientsin Pakow railway loan is foodstuffs to the Allies.

Railway Loon: The German portion told off to carry wheat and other essential 84, bad, which suar isstill outstanding Gornians are also interested in the Yuch Chuan Han (Canton-Szechuan-Bankow) From the beginning of the war British 210 German portion of the Win Han redcap ships have steadily been requisitioned by

| $13,000,000. The

the Government,and run in the nationul instead of in the private interest,

C% CHINA Main" Omezz Hongkong, Sept. 94, 1917. .

WANTED.

OFFICE ASSISTANT Portuguese,

tion

The

from the statistics already given. In 1913 these exports were valued at 325 million so milion pounds, but if there exports pounds. In 1910 exports were valued as bad been priced on the 1027 level their values would have been only 480 milion pounds. We have therefore reduced our export trade; by about 26 per unit. 10- enemies and the remainder to parts of per cent. being exports to our present

the British Dominions, our allies and other foreign countries. Our exports to our allies have increased, though this increase, representing as it does a special and transient festure of the present situa. tion, affords no substitute for the loss of permanent trade. Our experts to other foreign countries and to the Dominions versens have fallen off in value by about 100 million pounds, representing on their- pre-war figure of 217 millions nearly one- think of the whole.

Town is $1,900,000 Increase in

Customs revenue at the of the revision will of course bo

As to the German obliga rates paid to shipowners sea became onsiderable. A tions much of them have eventually t be but some could be wiped off very much wer than the freighis which Pruvided Chiné

zets support at the euld be earned by free ships, and British

This is why certain exations ne nadly calling attention to shipowners hate therefore been unable to stantial part of which is carried in foreign

with good knowledge of English. Apply it own handwriting.

Box No. 189. CINA MAIL' Office. Hongking, Sept. 18, 1917. 2115 the lanefits that China will receive us

WANTED.

YOUNG MAN with experience as

YYFIST and STENOGRAPHER required by chipping Firm. State previous experience and salary required.

Box 450: C/O CHA MAIL" fee. Hongkong, August 1, 1917.

منديل أو Ap

1007

pesce

the result of her declaration of war and rely earning the time freights as this is why the Japanese are talking their competitors. Now, the situatica has about securing financial control in China. Too much money will not be a source of reached stage at which it has been internal trouble in China but a danger necessary to take complete control of all to Japan herself.

AT THE FRONT.

AN EDITOR'S APPRECIATION.

The foregoing figures as to importa and our whole trade, a sub-

ships. If it were possible to analyse separately the carrying trade of liritish ships the comparison between the cordi- tions preceding the war and these chruiä. ing at present would be still more strik ing. It has been explained that about 50) per cent. of all British tonnage which formerly contributed to the national 3.With the exception of a few vessels revenue. by its earnings in distant trades engaged in distant waters on work which has now been brought heme to supply nur is vital to Eritish enlinies and of vessels own urgent needs; there are indications. chartered to France and Italy, the British that the gap this created is being fed Government his requisitioned for hire at to come extent by neutral shipping, which

British shipping The resuit may be wummarised as follows

Mr. H. A. Gurneyed with the lust Government rates about 7 per cent."of has been withdrawn from European trade

the Editor of the "Morning Post, Press hatch to France and he states his DAIRY FARM NEWS. options of the new infantry in the Following phpined to a wonderful

They are

CORNED BEEF

AND

"CORNED PORK.

PUT UP IN KES And Barrels

" EXPORT OF STxarxes Unx.

HALF-TONE AND

LINE BLOCKS.

2120 FOR ADVERTISEMENTS,

PUBLIC AUCTION...

HE Undersigned have received in

#structions to sell by Public Auction, (XOR ACQUIRY OF THE COFCHILD),

TUESDAY,

the 3th October, 1917, commencing at 4 pm, at their. Sales Room, No. 5,

Des Voeux Bond, Corner of Ice House Street

A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF VALUABLE FOSTAGE STAMPS,

ding many rure varietie Cat:) guss will be issu

• 8th October

HOUGH

the scean-going tramps on the United to take advantage of the profitable Kingdom register.

opportunity of cbtaining the business.

-All British liners have been requis-which the British people is, for the time tionel and, are being run for Government being at any rate, compelled to surrender, a perfect understanding be- account. The owners receive hire at reen officer and tani..

Government rules, and the profits derived,

There is a perfect

They are cureless und insouciant

They amaze Gernan prisoners by

"from" private "treight curried at market

searching for souvenirs under heavy rates go to the Government and cor to sheil fire.

Mr. Gwynne makes a calculation of German strength and the calculations be arrives at are as follows

the shipowner.

We can never beat those mea" (I-J-Every ocean-going royage of British Entry), say the German officers.

steamers is now directed by the Govern ment, who have regard only to the ses tion of how they can obtain euential. Priports from the nearest source, and dis- regard both the interests of the ship- owner and the exporter.___________

Killed, prisoners."

and badly maited 4,000,000

German Beld

strength, 1916... 3,500000.

Field strength, 1027 230 Divisions of 2,000 || 4-Many trades built up in distanţ

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battalions. Battalions of 1000 are now 750. Divisions of 12. bat: "

talios

Division

are now 9 battalions 13600 bayonets to a

are now 6,750... Six gun batteries... are now of 4 guns.

Ling that

3500 Used un

-100,000

Cents for drafts.

waters and sustained by British Induntry have had to be abandoned to neutral owners, who gladly seek employment for their vessel in areas immune from war Kisk

5.The coastal traffe round the shores

MARTIN'S

PIOL&STEEL SALMPILES

BA MARTINTAS

PAPIOLO STERL

ERPILIS

of the United Kingdom is being subjected THE ANDERSON

to = searching review for the purpose of

withdrawing vessels which can be vilisedMUSIC CO., LTD;

for geran-going work, and of bringing

Now formations are now broken up ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC 11, the figures of the eussy's field

trength In the present strength, the about a limitation of rates, whenaver enemy must have lost a million and a possible half at men in the last year. German gun wastage in greater than the produc tion, and the same can be mind of the. ammunition.

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