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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1917.

AUCTION.

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Hughes & HoughTRE Undersigned has received in-

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Tetractions to set by Public Anction.

THE Undersigned have received in

(FOR ACCOUNT OF TUR CONCERNED),

FRIDAY,

the 18th November, 191%, as 19.45 2.100,- at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Yeux Road, Corser

of Ice House Street- MISUELLANEOUS. GOODS,

Comprising - 13 Blankets, Counterpazes, Sheets. Mc.. Dress Materials, including Blue and White Serge (good quality), Frints, Holland, Waite Linen, Long Cloth, Drill Flannel, Flannelette, &c. Handkerchiefs, «Gent.'s Silk Socks, Boys Suits, Towels, Toilet Soap, Perfumery, White Lace Curtains, &c.,

4ko

Singlets, Umbrellas, Blankets, de, &c.

And

A number of pairs of Gents. Boots and Shoes, comprising Black and Tan Pootay and. Shoes, White Kid Rubber, Soled Shoes, Dies Shoes, &c.

Trans-Cash

HUGHES & ZOUGE.

Auctionest). Hongkong, Nov. 10, 1917.

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

2253

BE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, !FOR 4000VNT OF THE CONCERRED).

700

FRIDAY

the 18th November, 1917,

at 10.46 am at their Sales Rooms, No.

Des Voeux Road, Coruge of Tea

House Street, SUNDRIES,

Comprising:

structions to self by Public Auction,

WEDNESDAY,

the 31st November, 1917, commencing at I am at his Sules Roomes DUBDALL Brauer,

(For Account of the Concerted) À LABOR Quantite of ELECTRICAL GOODS, Cumprising:-

0,000 Tunsten Lamps (5.50 c. p.)

40 Desk Fans,

9 Ceiling Fans ; ·

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THE CHINA MAIL.

£1,270,000 CLAIM,

HÖN RUMANIAN OIL WELLS

WERE SAYED.

COL, NORTON ORIFFITHS'A HEROISM,

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JAPAN AND THE WESTERN

DEMOCRACIES.

MESSAGE FROM MR. O, BERNARD

SHAW

The current puniber of The New Essa rentains

an internating more or les

susceptibilitie

magication, delights-in contraste zamud never inventa in angel without inventing adovi na wall it was soon Implied that, Japaan never tells the truth, and that

domestie morals are atrocious.

A

On the other hand Englishman who, had actually visited the two countries ridiculed these notions: praised the civilizing feat of the Japanese in Koren,

...

batter than ave

A dramatic story of how the Rumanian instructive and (in Fluces) irrealstibly and coprented the Chinese as cle of walls were destroyed was related by aming letter to Ke editor (Mr. Robert- Mr. Watson. Rutherford, M.P, at the son Scots) from Mr. G. Bernard Shaw meeting of the Rumanian Consolidated who in is postscript says it is importuot this only made matter wore in Guilfields, Ltd. 'He also made the welcomą - that relations with the westerno respects. The truth is, the Wast direboners that despite the feverish democracies should not be strained was beginning to fear the East From axertion af German engineers, the enemy through Japanese ignorance of the the moment when the Japanese in the had not yet found a means for the outlet

western fooling. Manchurian War showed themselves, do and exportation of the oil.

formidabio la condice with one of the The Rumanian outlook for centuries to come was one of the most assured,

Great Powers of Europe that they thein- said Mr. Rutherford. The destruction of

selves had to be reckoned as one of the the petroleum works was so complete the German engineers, little petroleum that, in spite of the feverish exertions of foodly calls the Jap "is one of silly Great Powers of the world, the West had been taken out, and that could not admiration. The Englishtuan, is alwaya! not only began to tear thas its old mili. he successfully used until means were admiring some foreigner or other astary superiority to the East was lost, and found for refining and storing it

good-natured elderly gentlemen admires that the white man might have to fight Only 50,000 Russians and thosa, a.. boards, gange screws, fuse bodies, gangmonth late-came to the aid of the a clever baby. Forty years ago a tam for his liberty, if not for his life, against, Rumanians instead of the promised American painter camed Whistler cold the yellow man, it also began to can- fittings, globes. 200,000; this was due to the baresora the English that they ought to admire contrate its lears.apon the Japanese as

Silk Flexible Cord, Lead fuse and dyanma Wire, strip fuses, porcelain cleats and-insulators, button insulators, lamp holder and lamp locking rings porcelain pushes, plugs and sockets, table lamps, brackets and fittings, mate

rings and cartridges are lampe, hand lamps, balkhead enamelled and glass abades, etc., etc... On view from Monday, the 19th inst. Catalogues will be issued." TEE:--Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT..

duationer. Hongkong, Nov. 6, 1917.

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corruption of the Russian Government of that date.

especially since the change in Russia."

Mr. Shaw writes:-The conventionat attitude of the Englishman to the person

the Prussians of the East. Western Amerion feared for itself: England feared for Australia.

Japanese art; and as the English are so Sir J. Norton Griffiths's mission to destroy the oilfields as an inspiration ignorant of art that they will do anything of intelligence. Hundreds of thousands a well-known artist tells there provided of tons, worth millions of paceda, and priceless to the enemy; were destroyedhe lows no opportunity of expressing his

That show the inatter stands as pre- under the in

-noses of the German contempt for their ignarazice troupe and

few hours of their

(and seph) We are extremely glad to have the patrols-in-more than one case within & Whistler did this every day of his hiter Japanese on our side is the War, just as few minutes. The means of getting the all English families who aspired to culture we were extremely glad to have the petroleumand usingit werealso destroyed The wells were smashed up beyond bope went into ecstasies over paper umbrellas, Russines. "Hut no socher did the pavola. of being worked. Derricks and refineries kimonos, and sword hilts. Sounes of them tion la Russia set us free to express our were barat and blown up, machinery was amaabed to atoms, pipe lines were even talked about Bokushi,

real feelings towards the falen Govern This phase lasted until the Japanmoment of the Czar than it was published were clever, esdugh to induce Lord to..

all the world that we had dreaded it Lansdowne to make a Treaty binding even more than we had dreaded the England to keep the ring for Japan in Kaiser. her struggle with Russis. The Japanese then became a hero of romances. Every Japanese soldier was a samurai, rushing devotedly on his foam with shouts of Banzai and brimming over with Bushido.. Nobody knew, what Banzai miant," or whether Bushido was s liquid or a solid..

cut taaks sexploded and buildings knock- ed down. Their claim against the British Government amounted to 1,470,794.

Rutherford's

description of the destruction was supplemented by part which stated that the Rumanian cfficial plan of destruction would not have prevented the Germans from re- opening the wells, and Colonel Norton Griffiths.complained that he was getting no practical help from the authorities

BISK TO VOLUNTEKIS.

The risk of volunteers to wreck the wells being shot if not in uniform, should-the enemy capture them, used Colonel Norton Griffiths to give impor- ary commissions in the British Army to three of the company's oficials. These had since been decorated. Captain Masterson with the DS.0 and Lieuten ants Hayward and Simpson with the When 40,00 tons of uil wars burned at Moreni the moniagration "formed black pallo

loverhead, and it was almost

M.C.

Now I must not imply that we feel towards the Government of the Emperor of Japan as we did towards the Gorero- ment of the Czar, but I do most earnedly. Gura our Japosens irends that only in so far es Japan makes itself-felt-in-the West as a socially advanced Stato will it Now, in the West, when it frames then the confidence of its Western Allica. fashion in any country to idealize unother At present what Japan stands for in country, all the natives of that other our eyes in efficiency, organization, re country who happen to be residing in the doustable military achievement, and what idealizing country begin to play up to the Germans call Kultur. the ideat by acting the part essed to Japanese may be legitimately proud, se the Gernians were; but the Germans used their reputation to make themselves feared- instead of making themselves trusted; and there is nothing so cruel and dan- gerous as fear. All our siliy romantic admirations and enthusiasms would Japan

as dark as night, the only light being of them by the imagination of their hosts,

Of this 'the

THE Undersigned having Doen appointed: a lurid glow from the burning oil throughThus when an Irishman comes to Eng and

AUNT for the COWIK HARBOUR the fog of smoke. The welle Lad also CUAL CO., LTD., am prepared to quote caught fire and the whole field wash prands to be's humorous daredevil, priose for best quality BILIMPUPON blazing. COAL trimmed inte Bankers at EBAT At the Astran works the party were recklessly generous, fond of Being but TIE or SANDAKAN (British North cautioned that the power house was fall very soft-hearted. He becomes, in short, of xs, and might explode at any moment what is called a stage Irishman. And all ZPON COAL comparse farourok Norton: Griffiths would not hear of &ably with the better grades of Japanese the word "danger," and taking lighted cther Westers foreigners do the same if evaporate in an instant if we saw

Cost and gives good results on a very

fuse of hay entered the building, and set they and that the English conception of organizing the East, not as a socially moderate consumption.

fire to the od, which had been pumped into the basement. The gas at that time their national characteristics is a flatter-advanced State, but as an agressive and after a few minutes. was so strong as to asphyxiate anyone ing one.

enquering Empire.

Singlets, Caps Umbrellas, Boots, Bisakete, c.

Of

Steamer calling at SEBATTIE JANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PUN COAL (either cargo er Bunker) are exempt from payment of all Port charger.

At Sebattik Steamers are berthed along A number of pairs of Gent's. Rootside the Company's wharf where there is

minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low and Shoes,

Water Spring Tides. Terma-Chat.

HUGHES & HOVOR,

•Auctioneers. Hongkong, Nov. 9, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

2235

HE Undersigned have received in Tractions to sell by Public Austion,

(TOLL LCÚDENS OF THE CONCERNED),

од

SATURDAY,

the 17th November, 1917, at 11.00 m.,

at their Sales Rooma, No. 8,,

Des Yeux Road, Corner of

I Hovaz STIXET,

SUNDRY DRAWING AND DINING

#

'ROOM. GOODS AND BED

ROOM LINENS, Comprising --

For DRAWING ROOM-Brass Bowls Brass Vasos, Incense Burners, Kinkosan Vases, Jardinieres with Staads, Japanese Photo Frames, Flower Vases, Kinkosan Plates on Stands, etc., ato.

For DINING ROOM-An assortment of Table Glass comprising Soda. Tumblers, Tumblers Sherry Glasses, Port and Liqueur Glasses Champagne Turblers, Glass and brass Finger Boris

・Bowls,"

Decanters, Ica Cresa Plates

lots of Damask Table Cloths etz, etc.

For BED ROOM-Single and Double Ped Sheets, Bath Towels, Face Towels Sheetings, Pillow Cases, Satin Quilta, Counterpanes, Blankets,

Ala

A few Suit Cases and Sundries.

Terms ---Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Nov. 11, 1817.

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Cal Norton Griffins was only slightly It was a miracle that no one was killed.

fired was the largest one in Europe. It burned. Included amongst the tanks collapsed quietly.

HUNGARY'S RUIN.

PAPER'S. OUTSPOKEN ATTACK ON

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.."

"Az Est," the widely circulated Budapest journal, recently brought down upon itself, the severe condemns tion of the Berlin Pan-German Frass, for daring to pass favourable judgment on President Wilson's reply to the Papa's Note. Its latest utterance is no les noteworthy

Referring to a speech in which & Hun- gazian ex-Minister condemned universal suffiago as a national peril, the journal takes the opportunity of referring him

do this, partly because, the English Japanese will be able to assure me politely But the Japanese in England did not In saying this I am aware that the

character was too strange for them to that the precepts of their own moral understand and partly because the things teachers are exactly the same as ours, the Englishman expected the Japanese to and that what they need from the West do were not possible. For example, one is not so much good advice, of which cannot always be shouting Banzai or they can get plenty at home, as good Doremitting suicide.

example.

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What the Japanese actually did was to I quite agree that our fears are founded affect Western mennees, culture and ou our own misdeeds in the past. But even tastes, taking as their models the our shortcomings have been pretty beavily English country gentleman and the punished of Inte. There is hardy a mún Prussian Junker, who they thought, had in Europe now who does not curse the much the same traditions and the same evils of the Imperial tradition, and outlook the world. In America, there clamour for Democracy and a League of

commercialized Jeuker who was also Nations against War

imitated.

At the same time the western Socialists insisted on enquiring into industrial con

And if Japan, by observing the fate of the Western nations, was able to avoid the horrors of the industrial revolution, is it not possible that she might, by the sine sagacity, avoid also the horrors of capitalist Imperialism?

Much of the prosperity of modern Japan a due to her power of following Western example; but that prosperity will be her ruin if she does not study the fate of

ditions in Japan before they joined in the to the real danger threatening chorus of admiration. They were favour. Hungary That", it says, "lies in our ably impressed by the fact that the change being fattered to Austria, in our unholy alliance with Austria and Germany, in from Feudalism to modem Capitalism, the annihilation of our wealth, which is which had cost much frightful suffering in making beggars of as, and in our being England for a century and a half led by a foreign-speaking army com mind to death.

because the English had refused to windy he last phrase, of course, is and understand and provide fax it-bad Europe for reference to the fact that the Hungarian buen intelligently guided and managed examples. army has passed almost completely under German officers, "That," says by the rulers of Japan without a rerolu. the journal In conclusion, "is the real tion, and without protracted friction and danger for us, and the fight against it. sufering But they also knew how must be regarded by every earnest and bonest hlagyar as the great struggle of the future.

remorselessly the Capitalist system des troys the astoral beauty of a country and wastes the lives of the poor unless it is controlled by the Government in the interest of the whole people through an elaborate code of Factory Acts and Build ing Art And when, in respouse to their

The Transylvanian Dentsches Tage blatt," a German paper pablished in Hungary, asks if there are no mears of stopping the mouth of this most evil of all intente journals. In Tieza's time such things could not be written which is

is just the hopeful sig The Cardinal Archbishop of Budapest enquiries they became acquainted with presided at a pacifist meeting held, at the stem of female seridem by which Budapest. Herr-Erzberger was the

principal speaker Count Karolyi and many Japanese factories seem to be other Bungarian politicians were present worked, they concluded that, as they had The meeting adopted a resolution suspected, there was no more Bushido demanding pesce on the conditions | outlined in the Papal Note

“MIGHTS DEFEAT ADMITTED.""

Pew

* A Doteworthy article bus appeared in the Garmsu review, "Der Politik" trom the pen of Dr. Frederick Tims, hand- barian of the Framing Upper House, xhere in that writer conclude

The conviction spreads that a victori, oas peace is impossible owing to the actrial insufficiency the islitary forces of Germany and our German allies. Favourable as k tegmilitary situation. delusions concerning the resultazo

about Japanese Capitalism than boat Manchester Capilelism, and that, as the Irish poet, Goldsmith, putit,

Honour sinks where ermmerce long prevails,

Thus a division of opinion, or change of fashion, bean F virtues of the Japanes idealize the Ching

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