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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Anction,

(FOR JCCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

ព

THURSDAY,

the 4th October, 1917, at 11 am,' at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,.

Dei Voix Road, Corner of ··

Ice House Street,

A SMALL ÜSNAIGNMENT OF ASSORTED EISCUITS. TERMS:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

- Áuationsers.

Hongkong. Oct. 3, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

ond

THURSDAY,

4

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the 11th October, 1917, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Booms, No. 5,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Staert,

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD BLACKWOOD. FURNITURE, BRASS TWIN BEDSTEADS. CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES,

As follows

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, October 3, 1917.

·LUOAL AND

A frem lectura on Christian Science

by Bir. Wm R. Rathron, C.S.H, in the Theatre Royal tomorrow evening, com

at half-past five mencing

A Chinese boy, seven years of age, was knocked down by a motor car in Queen's Road East, yesterday, and was taken to the Government Civil Hospital.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affilisted Hospitals bogs to acknowledge, with thanks the follow

ing donation to the funds of the Hospital

Pupils Belilios Girls School $10

We are informed by the Committee organised for the purpose, that the ith Anniversary of the Republic of Portugal will be celebrated at Kowloon on Friday the 6th instant. By kind permission of the Committee of the Club, a Tea Party for children will tako place at the "Club de Recreio" at 5 pm. In the exemug there will be a soires at the premises of the same Club. By courtesy of the | Officers of the 21th Punjabis, the Band under Bandmaster Vassallo, will play selections of music. The Celebration.

SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA. Committee are organising a sale of Portuguese National Flags daring the GENERAL SIE STANLEY MAUDER, the proceeds of which will be given to the Portaguene Soldiers" Tobacco very successful operation at Ramadie, Find. The Committee hope that the coming, as it doen, alter a long period public will contribute generously,

Surgeon General D. D. T. Hoskyn,

THE EXPORT. OF SILVER

RICKS

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deceased had

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amount Vir yadition

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batore Me Dyer PEKING, OGL • Ball this morning with the larceny of The Ministry of Finance je sending a rubber rickshaw tyre valued at #12 aut deputies to the coastal provirder to | from a shopkeeper in Lee. Tuon Street. arrange with the various Commissioners' "Defendant pleaded not guilty 2: Ha of Customs to prohibit the exportation said he did not steal the tyre he was hairs of silver from China

only watching another man taking it.

Serge Davitt told His Worship that The car war deserted. Witness them defendant and another coolie were returned to the Police Stations and from the 20 Yards Aala Championship. wrarching the tyres off complainant' thars telephonert to the Exile Garage to In addition to thes rickshaw when & lukong saw thow The send a driver to take away the car seruter tuuh race waN, ATTN other coolie ran away when defendant He then brought a lamp and examined, water polo match brought to its was arrested. Defondant was also seen the car and found no blood on the terraination cu excellent

THE LATE PRESIDENT.

The President and the Premier have saut representatives to Tintain to urge Li Yuan Hung to return to Paking.

Presumably, it is feared that the Opposition might intinence Li Tunn Hung's movement

** NEW BROOK”* IN THE MINISTRY

OF THE INTERIOR::

SHANGHAI, OD 2

As the rent of an enquiry in con- action with the Adinistry of the Interior, between, and 80 employees have been diamissed.

Much opposition has been aroused in Peking

The Municipal Bureau which is under the direct control of the Ministry of the Interior, has also dismissed about 50 employees.

SERVICE_

A BOAT MAIL The Postal authorities have establish ed a boat service between Ticatsin and Lingwangchang for the purpose of con- necting up with the Tringu Railway, and the mails will be resumed by this route.

THE HUNAN SITUATION

SHANGHAI, Ct. 1: Foo Liang Teo has telegraphed that no action has been taken in connection with the Liling garrison since its declar ation of independence.

of silence about the operations, in Mesopotamia is very welcome, tar though most people are aware that the climatic conditions in Mes- opotamia from May to October are most unsuitable for military operatime he was in charge of Haulbówling at Changsha, no troubles are expected

tions, yet it is possible that other

the

has been placed on the Retired List Mr. Hoskyn entered the Navy is a Surgeon in 1863 and was promoted to Fleet-Surgeon in 1809. For some

Now that reinforcements have arrived

to arise in the city."

HONGKONG LEGISLATITE

COUNCIL.

to climb a lamp post and to turn out the lamp. There was a previous conviction for lareany resorded against him and he had been deported from the Colony

His Worship sentenced the defendant to three months hard labour.

UNABLE TO RESIST

TEMPLATIONS;

A Chivasa was charged before Mr. Wood this morning with snatching a $5. bill from the person of another Chinese in Wing On Street yesterday

Questioned by a Worship defen daut said he did not snatch the money. Hle mwa $5. bill sticking out of com plainant's pocket and could not resist the temptation of taking it

His Worship sentenced the defendant

"to six months' hard labour.

"AN OPIUM CASE.

Two Chinese employed as the third engines: and the ship's carpenter of the A: Kwong Sai were charged before. Mr Wood this morning with the unlawibl Possession of ten teels of prepared opisia other than Government prepared opium. The first defendant pleaded not guilty and the second defendant pleaded guilty.

Inspector Wildin told His Worship that the panelling behind the defendants banks was fitted with receptacles for

After hearing further evidence His Worship sentenced the second defendant to a fine of 8750 or four months' hard

A meeting of the Council is called for labour and discharged the firstdefendant tomorrow.

PRINTER AND PUBLISHER PROSECUTED.

The Orders of the day are

First reading of a Bill intitaled An

wheels. A driver from the Exile Garage then came and drove the max away, pos

Further evidence was given by Mr Arthur Lane who identified defendane

sport

and

The 20 Yards was the first even

to be decided, the com

Lyon, 6. Choa B. Lee and A

as the man be recommended for a Stewart. For the first two driver's license on the 22nd of Jaily last, I swimmers, køpt leval, then Ler and

After further evidence His Worship Stewart begin to show signs of dia adjourned the case."

ARCHITECTS PROSECUTED.

treas, but still fought and Mean white, Lyon and Chow were zaaking Lu great fight. Chos bed the UVALIY- tage over his opponent at the turns.

which two architects, Mesars. A. Raven turn, but Lyon made this good and Yesterday the case was resumet 'n gaining nearly a length" on "euch

and J. Caer Clark, were summoned by in going so, showed that he was Mr. A. E. Wright of the FD. for swimming well within bis unit. building verandahs over Crown lands Lee and Stewart dropped out jast without the sanction of the Governor.

Evidence wis given by Mr. Raven's

clark that the contractor had been notified to stop the work

His Worship found both the defend- ants bismeless and dismissed the tum mons.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

PROGRESS.

The following account of the lust year's work on the Canton Hankow Railway ig abstructeri from Castoys reports

Considering the funny adversa con ditions under which work on the upch Hankow section of the Canton-Hankow Railway continued to be carriel on, the cinsinistrstion are to be congratulated upon haring accomplished as much as

before the final lap and Lyon and

Chor were left to finish what was

perhaps the most exciting swimming match ever witnessed in the Colony. As the pair got to within about 15 yards of the tape, Lyco secured the fead. The cheering was deafening as Iyon gradually forged ahead and won the race by nearly a length.

Lyon's KUCCPA is particularly cre- ditable, since he has only taken up, swimming seriously during the past two years and is a lad of only 18.

His style is almost perfect and he he unbounded gluck. With careful training he should attain great distinction, in the future if

first-class swimming contests.

The times were. D. Lyout San 11-anec., C. Choo Ɛmun, drec...

The Ladies 100 Yards Champion- they did, although that amount was not so great as it certainly would have been ship followed. There were four com- had material from abroad been procurable petitors, vizMr. Hall, Ming Wat to Mr. Wood's Court this afternoon The wat so seriously hampered the Searle. The competitors kept fairly.

and had funds been adequately provided, sen, Mrs. ME. Long, and Mrs. D the case was resumed in which the supply of indispensable articles of Euro level throughout the race, but if wat editor and printer of the Chimy Vyopean and American manufacture that

Dr. and Mrs: Honkeyn is the wife of Mr. First reading of a Bill intituled An San Po were charged with failing to re special measures had to be adopted to noticeable that Mrs. Half was swint- T. King Assistant Superintendent Ordinance to amend the Liquors Con gister and to provid the necessary bonds keep the work going at all. Fortunately,ng quite easily with plenty to

solidation Ordinance, 1911.

His Worship discharged the editor the Administration were able to draw spare if called upon. Mrs. Serie Ordinance to consolidate and amend the printer.

First reading of a Bill intituled Anand the case was proceeded with against upon some of the stocks of the I-Kael used the breast stroke and displayed * section of the Hankow Buxhwan Railwy, great proficiency in this style of the law relating to the deportation of Mr. Leo Longinotto, assistant Crown was made possible to continue operations ahead and won the Championship

and so by resorting to many devices it swimming Mrs. Hall then went, undesirable persons.

Solicitor, said it, appeure that, op During the early part of the year there Second reading, of the Bill intituled the 19th July last, the defendant were some political troubles in Hunan, in mij. Jeg with Alfs. and heavy rains were followed later by Searle second (min. 3.1-sec), Miss An Ordinance to facilitate Legal nequired the interests of one Lan Kai To low water in the creeks making inapot Proceedings against Enemies in certain

Hospital, and then, as Deputy Surgeor Ganeral, he was appointed to Hongkong HE Undersigned have received in-reciamstances have suggested to some RN. Hospital in October, 1913, where

structions to sell by Public Auction. (FOB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

mind that the British position there he remained in charge after promotion might not be as firm and secure as

to Surgeon-General in August, 1914. As Surgeon -General of HM S could be wished. We have been

"Curacos," Dr. Hoskyn received told, for instance, of great preparations address from the people of Apia, Samce being nikde by

for bis generous and devoted services to Turk's

the sick. He also received the thanks to drive the

British from

of the Samoan King and Government Ordinance to provide for the Loensing Bagdad, and this news followed for his services to the wounded during and control of places where persons are upon the announcement by the the rebellion of 1891. A daughter of lodged for hire Russian authorities that, under pressure of the Turks, the Russian of the Hongkong Police. Upholstered Saites, Arm-chairs and troops (which five or six months Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furni tura, comprising Double and Single age effected a junction with the

"The Funtastics, first class Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin British) bad been obliged to company of entertainers, ere to give "Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, evacuate. Penjvin, Khaniken and Extension Dining Tables and Chairs,Kast-1-Shirin. But not since April the Theatre Royal commencing on short series of entertainments at Ten and Occasional Tables, &o, Dianer Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking last had there been any important Wednesday next. The company has Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Setz, &c., Bath engagement with the British until been touring Australia and are row Room Utensils Roll-top Desks and now. An important thing to note is at Manila where they are attracting Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated

that it was the British who attacked crowded and enthusiastic audiences. Wara, atc

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and not the Turks, though General They have been brought to the Far and Teakwood Screena, Sundry BlackMALDE's purpose evidently way to Eust by Mr. Frederic Shipman, the wood Furniture, including Large -Fold forestall the Turks who were making theatrical entrepreneur who recently. Blackwood Screen with 6-Coloured Punels, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc. Preparations for an attack on Bagdad conducted the tour of M. Paul Tennis Poles and Netting..

from that direction. Ramadieh is Default, whose concerts are a de Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Single situated on the Euphrates, forty or lightful recollection to all whò ut and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, etc. filty miles to the west of Bagdad, tended them. The Fantastics are a The brilliant success of the attack top-notch company, Included among One Large Hall Clock. "PIANO by. Collard & Collard.

which the British Army made the artists are many brilliant enter Shiedmayer & Foehne, upon the Turkish troops concentrated tainers, all of whour are known in

Stuttgart.

theatrical parlance us "head-liners.** One Pair Old Pekiness, Brass Lions there has doubtless apset the

No particulur artist or act is specially Germano-Turkish > preparations to

featured in the Fantastics for the recapture Bagdad. According to simple reason that all the artists are the reports which have reached recognised stars in there ap

special busi 21e8 Paris, the British captured not ness, Coming with such credentials, less than 13,000 prisouers. The the Company should be able to count

Fall Partienbars from Catalogue.) TER-Ca

HUGHES & BOUGH Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct 3, 1917.

THE CALENDAR.

MEMO FOR TO-MORROW.

5.30 pm-Christian Science Lecture

st Theatre Boyal

#General Memorandą.

ATURDAY, Oct. 6

cases,

QUR DAY."

· LADY÷MAYTM" ROSE, FUND..

Subscriptions alreadly acknow-

Tedged.... Mra Dorothy Digby

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

$1,700.

in the paper, but had neglected to comdithealt, all of which contributed to the Watson third and Mrs. Long lqurtir

ply with the law's requirements us to registration. He asked His Worship to indict a severa penalty.

retarding of progress.

endie

mins to particulars 1,086,000 cubic In the feum mea Me. Chon à tewat fong of earthwork were unpleted and beat Mr. Watson's term, the lines sithough, here and there acidental being Imin: 284c and Imin. Juge.

subaulences had to be made good, the Mr. Davidson, for the defence, said earthwork of this section, of the line is respectively the paper bad been registered in the practically finished. The bridgework The water polo match resulted i went forward satisfactorily. notwith- name of Lau Kai To and that registra standing that it is exceptionally heavy the HC team winning from the tion in Mr. Lau Kai To's name still and in places difcnt. Two piers in the RGA team by goals, to D 20 held good. The business was lease Milu River and Lauyang River had to be founded with pneumatic sinking plaats from the Daily Press by Mr. Lan Some girders and steelwork have Kai To and, as Ee said before the to be received and

bridges

ges finished, 4D defendant had made an arrangement feet, while one is more than a quar-gathering totalled $50

sparz af over" accounted that: the recei

Haeced

with the lessée to carry Go the businesster of a mile-long About miles of for the balance of the term of the Tochow and 45

track have been laid southwat öf

tion

northwards from CIOBS

of the work of the large span bridges is in full, said wing, the Hsinching Riser bridge is Imost completed, the Milo River bridge tight span of 150 feet ench) is exp

be fiombed in about four montha time while the two large bridges at Laotao i the and Linggang, near Changsha, wilk bes completed in, about two month"time"

Tom Mr. Clai Severn) in presenting the

think

pleasant, offers

cham

blesse. The reason why defendant Changsha Tos

did not register was becane he believed. Lau Kai To to be still responsible, until the defendant made a lesse with the Daily Press, which he had not yet done.

Mr. Longinotto argued that the bond the low level of the Sinne River during tion and,, Mrs. of two sureties filed by Las Kat To the last four months of the year reta held good only for Lau Ka To, card progress the transport of matei

Paloma heing almeet impossible! the end nobody else.

041916, with the help of e-stock, of After some further discussion Hisriginally destined for the Sec

line 100 miles, pu triok, têxe Worship adjourned the case to Thuidings were laid, thus comp day week

Smiles of the main lína vntof

Bazika. "Unions"

Docks Wharves Defer

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buyers

buyers buyers ssles

buyers

Hongkong FireS Langkats

BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ABROAD.

sebuyers. bayara

BRITISH ACTIVITY IN PALESTINE,

MAFORWARD MOVEMENT, TORE="

British official report gives so far upon a very successful seasoft in only 3,800, though it mentions that Hongkong.

dofrailway that separate

owing to the extent of the fighting ares it is impossible to give a com plete list of the captarea. The account niske it sufficiently clear that General MAUDE has struck blow which effectually removes, for the present at least, any menace to the British occupation of Bagdad, that might be played by British specially in trench warfare, in which in which a chauffeur of the Exile Ararage

SAMTWANUSHADOWED%

Allahabad, Sept. 18th-The Pioneer methods of collecting and dinsarcinating.

We hope that in any relamu of the Chie correspondent wrote on, the lith

Augost commercial intelligence, the importans

There has been considerable echive activity,

runge

Chambers of Commerce abroad will not throughout The enemy attem

our forced kes displayed its superiority 2045 mAuction of Miscelaneous

are not likely to be ousted be overlooked. Much excellent work Goods (Dress Materials, Poots and

has been done by these chambers, which cavalry reconnaisance on the right Shoes etc.) at Mesar Hughes and

Viceroy of Indis in recent are often madly ected by Butmb Hostile cavalry winte codriven off

Australian and New Zealand"miixta Hough's

peech in the mperial Legislative acturerar

over a very wide field, but it; characooper At the same time our Opm-Fromenade Concert in Public Council of India made sufficient, teristiq of this country that, here such carried out an organised bom

Gardens

line allusion to what India had been doing store are concerned the utnicst par of sector of the en during the summer in connection with Mesopotammato indic while there has been hat little fighting.

AlONDAY: Oct 0

General Holiday.

TUEYDAY Oct

8 piz→ ale of Crown and at PW.D. 4.45 prat. — Auction of Postage Stamps

ghes náð Hought

plate few months

singolly is in hown, while spent on objects of very

that

or no

the amount of money at the disposal British Chambers of commerce

small that not only ase

tor employwuuficient "atní "the" and "it" dificult to get

marked effect, dropped a large

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

to meet pretty!

breast-stroke

which

from bei Chanashez ho towing to the uncertainty of the future provision of money and -materiala, sau date of their connerien | make.

the populace hear

The case was resumed this afternoon cannot be predicted at the present

Koi man ughter by dri

Chinase boy B

that

the line

thoods

prizen for the?

amount

tread

Jickey Club's HALL:

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