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MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917.

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TELEGRAMS.,

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Hughes & Hough W This Day NEMOVED GET OFFICE THE DRAMA IN RUSSIA.

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anationeers

Baars, Coal and General Produce

Brokers and Commission; Agents.

PROPRIETORS

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"NERIDA" KONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

021

TUESDAY,

the 11th December, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m., of their Sales Rooms, No. 8 Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Jan House STREIT, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, TWIN BADSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, &c., &c.

As follows Upholstered Suites Art-chairs and „Chesterfield Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bedsteads. Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dianer Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chaira, Tea and Ocessiotal Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, & Bath Boom Utensils, Roll-top Deaks and Writing Tables, etc, Sundry Electro Plated Ware.

Electric Reading Lamps, Black wood mad Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Furniture, including Side Tables, kü Engravings Pictures, &c, "&c., Teunis Peles and Net, Iron Sale, &c.

A few lota Terkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, &c.,

Carpets, Brass Fenders, a few lots Fire Brasses C

Four PIANOS.

And

A large collection of South Sea Island Weapons, Idols, etc.

(Full Particulars from Catalogus.) Tues: Canh

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Dec. 5, 1917..

PUBLIC AUCTION,

2360

HE Undersigned have received instruc

Trious to all by Public auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

10

THURSDAY,

to the 3rd door of Queen's. Building, No. 3 Ice House Street..

VULCAN STEEL PRODUCTS CO. ANNULMENT OF FOREIGN LOANS.

of New York,

A. L BOUET, Manager for Chion

Hongkong, Dec. & 1817.

ALFRED EYNDMAN

43 Wyndham Street Has for anlo

1360

CARBON PAPER at $1.00 per dozen.

shoots

RIBBONS at $1.80 each.

INDERTAKES to clean and repair Typewriters at 812.00 per machine

por annum.

For particulars apply to the above address

Hongkong Nov. 7, 1917.

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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AND

CORNED PORK.

PUT UP IN KESA AND BARZZI.J

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CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY."

THE Public is hereby notified that on

and from WEDNESDAY, December 12th, the Departure of Express Trains from Kowloon and Canton will be as follows :-))

DOWN

1.M.

Leave Canton...... 7.25 3.90 UF

Leaze Foxloon 8.05 9.50 Saturdays and Sundays are cancelled.

The Mid-day Express Trains on

For further particolars see time tables.

By Order.

WEN TEH CHANG,

Managing Director, Chinese Section, Canton-Kowloon Railway H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager, British Section, Kowloon-Canton Railway. 9374 Hotgkong Dec. 8, 1917.

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the 13th December, 1917, at 1.30 p.m.,

At their Salos Rooms, No. 8,

Dos Voeux Road, Corner of

Tex HOUSE STAI,

AS A160×TREST OF

GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY,

Etc., Etc., Comprising:

18-Kt. Gold Watches by well-known maker, Gold Albert and Fob Chains, Charms, Broaches, Earrings Bracelets, etc., Diamond, Pearl Sapphire and Jadestone Rinks, Scarf Pins, Links, Studa, etc., etc.

Also

A NUMBER OF Loza'dy.

· DAMASCENE JEWELLERY,'

Comprising:-

Cigarette and Card Cars, Pins, Links, Brizzlens, Banginee

Terme Chah

BUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers. Rongkong, Dec. 5, 1917.

PUBLIC

THE

AUCTION.

2304

THE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction.

(FOR LOCOKE OF THE CONGERSTV),

分

FRIDAY.

the 14th December, 1817, commenting

2.30 pg at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A QUANTITI Or

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TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four

desirable SHOPS situated in House Street, opposite the Grand recently reconstructed a

LONDON, Dec. 8: The Daily Telegraph's Petrograd Cor. I respondent reports that a Dearee was pablished on the 6th ist announcing' the, anualment of Foreign Loans and the costation of payment of interest.

LAW COURTS ABOLISHED.

IN

Another Decree abolishes Law Courta and lawyers, replacing them, by revolu- tionary tribunalı:

AWFUL DISASTER AT HALIFAX

500 KILLED AND HUNDREDS INJURED.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Part of Halifax, Nova Scotia, în sfrei sa a result of the collision of two steamers, one of which was an Amarican vessel containing ammunition.

The explosion has severed wire.com. munications with Halifax..

The dead are estimated at from eight hundred to one thousand.

AMERICA" AT WAR WITH

AUSTRIA

WASHINGTON, Deo. T

The Sepata has adopted the resolution. declaring

INTIMATIONS

GRAND

war against Austria-Hungary. BOXING TOURNAMENT

PRESIDENT SIGNS THE

DECLARATION.:.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, The House of Representatives adopted the War Resolution against Austria-Hungary by 363 votes to 1. The declaration operates from to

LATER

The explosion occurred in the har-night. bour at eight in the morning opposite Rockingham, suburb of Halifax, The President has signed the The crews of the colliding ships were declamtion of war against "Austria- all killed.

Hungary One hundred buildings were destroyed or damaged and the Halifax cables were UNDERMINING THE CONSTITUENT | interrupted, the station being damaged.

LATER. The latest estimate is three hundred killed and many hundreds injured, at

ASSEMBLY.

M. Lenin has completed a scheme for undermining the Constituent Assembly by a system of continual re-elections.

A THREAT TO THE CADETS.

The Government organ Prada thres tons the cadets with violence, reminding them of the fate of General Dikhonin.

GERMANY TO ORGANISE RUSSIAN

FOOD DISTRIBUTION...

..

LONDON, Dec. 8. A telegrain from The Hague staiga that Ceriany is preparing an army of organisers to take over the task of distributing Russian food and

other supplies. It is especially hoped to secure fate.

MAXIMALISM IN SIBERIA..

PEKING, Dec. 8. Maximalism is spreading along tho Siberian railway and threatens to become established at Eurbin.

BRITAIN REFUSES TO REPATRIATE INTERNED MEN.

PETH-GRAD, Dee. 9. A Note from the British Govern- ment refusing to "repatriate two Russions interned in England was delivered at the Bolsheviks Head- quarters on the 6th insi.

Uneasiness among the British residents is increasing.

THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.

M. Trotzky, and other Commis- sioners, have decreed the appoint- ment of Moges Salomonovitch Uritzky as Commissioner of the election of the Constituent Assembly, with practically autocratic powers.

GERMAN WARNING TO RUSSIAN

AVIATORS.

་་

Halifax.

noon.

LATER.

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE POLICE RESERVE AT THE CITY HALL, ON MONDAY, 10th DECEMBER, Commencing 9.15 p.m. Sharp,

Under the distinguished patronage of H. Hon. Mr. Chand Severn, C.M.G., Officer Administering the Government, HE Major General Ventris G.O C., Commodore H. G. G. Sandeman, RN, H.H. Sir William Rees Davies, K.C. Chief Justice, and HH, the Puisne Judge (Mr. Gompertz).

EXTRA SPECIAL 1S-ROUND CONTEST :

YOUNG AHEARN, B.N. FOR THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONT.

EMBLETON, RA..

ROUND LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CONTEST

The Senate's rate was unanimous LS. H. ATKINSON, R.N. The minority, in the House of Representatives, consisted of a New York socialist. The Members walked GNE dub in a body when he rose to speak.

Mr. Flood, the Chairman of the.

30%

The fire was controlled in the after Foreign Relations Committee of the I OK. STO. LEE, R.N Not one house in Halifax has escaped damage.

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Relief trains are speeding to Halifax from New York, Bcaton and Portland, Maint

ROYAL SYMPATHY.

LONDON, Dec. 7. The King has telegraphed to the Governor-General of Canada express- ing his true sympathy with the people of Halifax in their grievous calamity,

House, said that the unanimous

6 ROUND BANTAM-1 LIGHT CONTEST:

passage of the resolution was essen GPL. STUBBS, Mdlax. Reg. tial for the welfare of the Allien.

Senator Lodge urged, war against

• ROUND BANTAM-WEIGHT CONTEST:

V.

6. ROUND LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST

STO. BARCLAY{EN.

BPR. SMITH, BY

STO. JAMES, RN,

PTE, ROLFE, Málik. Regi

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REFEREE . TIME KEEPERS

·SPR. LEWIN. RE

Ma W. S. Bantry. Sor. Przy & Ma. A.B. ÁLLAN.

Booking at MOUTRIE'S

Turkey and Bulgaria. He said that TO. WELSH, K.N. the Turks were a scourge to Europe

WLA

6 ROUND LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST: and Clizistendom Their country A. B. DONNAHUE, E.N.

the birthplace of countless maasneres "sad" cruelties, especially since Turkey had been under Garman domination.

Mr. Stonis said if was difficult to find in history a meaner or baser figure than Ferdinand of Bulgariar

ONE-THIRD OF THE CITY IN TRADE AFTER THE WAR.

RUINS.

OTTAWA, Dec. 8. Communication with Halifax was re-established this afternoon..

One half of the north end of the City has been destroyed and the dend are lying, thick in the streets. The hospitals are so overcrowded that many of the injured havo been com- pelled to go without treatment..

The first account from Halifax -says- that one-third of the City is in ruins, and the damage is estimated a $1,000,000.

GENEROUS ASSISTANCE FROM

THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8... Joint resolutions appropriating $5,000,000 for the relief of the striken people of Halifax were intro duced into the House of Representa - tires.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S .. HEARTENING MESSAGE. President Wilson bus telegraphed to Halifax as follows: In the presence of the awful disaster; as Halifax, the people of the United States offer their noble, brethren of the Dominigo their heartfelt syn pathy and grief, as is fitting at this time when, to the ties of kinship. community, speech and material interests, are added the strong bonds of a union in the common cause of The Germans have wamed Russian the devotion to the supreme duties' aviators distributing, Maximalist proof national existence." clamations that they will be shot if they are takes prisoner.

MAXIMALIST PROCLAMATIONS NOT WANTED BY GERMANS.

PETROGRAD, Dec:-8,

The Maximalist Commissionera have suppressed all newspapers con- tinuing to print advertisements not- withstanding the announcement of a State monopoly.

STATE BANK EMPLOYEES ARRESTED.

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PETROGRAD, Dec. 7," Armed smilors have arrested forty of the State Bank employees, who never theless refuse to serve the Maximalist régime.

GENERAL KORNILOFF'S

· MOJEMENTS...

PETROGRAD, Dec. 7. It is stated that General Kornilof with four sotnias, avoiding the railways, in riding southwards.

LATER General Korniloff bas joined General Kalėdin

་་་་

THE ELECTIONS.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 7. The Bolsharks announce that they are suro of five seats, the Cadets four and the Revolutionary Socialists: one in Moscow

exter

Despite bad weather and great distances 75 to 80 per cent of the electore, the Government aver, polled mostly for the Bolsheviks, who promise: ce most

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48 Connaught Road Central.

**Hongkong, August 2-1917.“

TO LET

** HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

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LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND

Under Weight, condition Df Ill-lánaith, shows your assim. ilalive-powers are decreasing.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED CODLIVER OIL COMPOUND

FIERCE STORM PREVAILED

AT THE TIME.

REPORTS BY LORD' BALFOUR'S COMMITTED.

LONDON, Dec. 8.. The Daily Telegraph states that the final report of Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Committee on trade after the war is now in the hands of the Proinier.

The Report consists of a anjority and two minority reporta. Ore of the latter advocates an ad valorem tariff of ten per cent on imported manufactures, and Free Trade minority. report oppas a general tariff.

The Majority report, which is sup ported by some of the Free Trade Comasiteemen, advocates a tariff on manufactures, with a maximum below ten per cent.

ENFRANCHISEMENT OF BRITISH

WOMEN.

LONDON, Dec. 7.

The House of Commons has passed. the third reading of the Representation of the People Bill under which womon have been enfranchised.

The question of Irish redistribution has been remitted to a conference, to be held on February 2, of Nationaliste and Ulstermen, the Speaker presiding.

The recommendations of the Con- ference will be embodied in a separate Bill, which will be treated as an agreed measure."

POINTED SPEECH BY BIKE. CARSON.

Prices

$5, $3, $2&$1, Members of H.M. Regular Forces half price to $2 and $1 Soats.

PROCEEDS IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES.

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Which has now borne the Stamp of Public Approval for

OVER FORTY YEARS.

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IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES

OF

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LONDON, Dec. 7. Sir Edward Carson, speaking si the inaugural meeting of the Anglo- New Tone, Dec. 8.

Ramanian Society, at the Mansion There was a fierce atcr in the House, scouted the idea of a League Harbour when the collision occurred of Nations of which we had had It us in outward-bound Belgian experience in the disregard of the Treaty relief ship which collided with the to preserve Belgium. Rumania entered the war to maintain ber very existence. munitions ship. The concussion

He denounced the recent development broke windows sixty miles distant of peace talk as most mischievous and and killed a telegraphist four miles most misleading. No one nation could away. Freights cars were blown offend the war by attaining its own selfsh the tracks for a distance of two miles. ends. We were fighting for a great The pilot of the relief ship was ideal namely, the establishment of rescued. He says that burning oil freedom and the right to live without spread to the forepart of the ship everlastingly contemplating a renewal of hostilities, and to enable the hole after the collision. B

The bitter cold is adding to the world to live peacefully. He did not sufferings of the homelpes the fire-know how it was possible to end: this swept area being sheathed with ice war if it did not maintain the rights of

and engineering works. Largest and The best residential quarter of the Rumania and Serbin as much as those teens she should be passing mother of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding town. escaped the fire, though it was of Great Britain and the Empire from girlhood to womanhood she neede

Addressing the Rumanian Minister, all her blood for development best asted stock in the Colony. damaged by the explosion. Sir Edward Carson asserted: "If there daughter of fourteen, whom everyone One north-country mother had ■ is to be any compromise outside

turned to look at. She was tall, straight what I have lairt down it will not be and beautiful. 611 the neighbours the present Government which will praised her good looks and charming make such an ignominious pesce." He ways Bat at home, where there was believed the British would never with only her mother to ser, abis was petih KING LUNG BT.

excitable, and restless. She could not draw from the war til, with the sit still. She had a poor appetite-except Allies concurrence, they had attained a satisfactory end.

The greatest loss of life was wat Richmond, which was a place mostly of small wooden houses. No trace of them is left, on of mary lumillies, except burned bones. There were o trope awaiting embarkation at the time

ANTI-GOVERNMENT OUTBREAKS IN PORTUGAL

James Monro, Dec. 7. Telegrams from the frontier, de- scribe anti-Government outbreaks at Lisbon and. Operto.

From Lisbon there are no details bus from Oporto it is reported that the shops and bakeries have been Loofed

CASUALTIES AND ARRESTS

SOPORTO. Dedilər Two people were killed and CC have been sent to hospital,

The

THE FOOD BITUATION,

A THUNDERBOLT FROM THE FOOD DIRECTOR

LONDON, Dec. 7

GIRLS WHO GROW

LISTLESS.

A girl can grow too

smoothly

METALS

SINGON & CO.

{ESTABLISHED· A.D. 1880)

PETX-515

for sweets. Instead of being bappy to THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPŠIL lend hand in the languid and

upstairs with EVER 135UED UNDER

PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION

The Chinese Mail

a hand on her back. Soon there began penguk to be days when she could not get up. Her cheeks and lips were pale, and she was out of breath after the leest climb.

Bomeone mid to her mother, That riri is annuic

She is making bone instead of blood. If you let her go an Bir A. Yapp, Director of Food and you will have an invalid on your bands, Give her Dr. Williams pink pils for Agriculture, in a speech again emphas palet people they have as ved many s ised the seriousness of the world's food girl in a state. The mother took the hint and in little while he had shortage. It was disclose to have a the great wheat crop in Australia, if we had her reward healthy daughter, who no ships to bring It Altogether, 690 was a promising woman. Take the hint big ships had been submarined and he yourself and begin Dr. Williams, pink pills to-day of dealers? everywhers, declared that America, must very soon so 31.50 the bottle, 18 for six from choons between using ships as food- Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 98 Erschuen. carrises or troop transports,

Road, Shanghai

GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE MEUSE REGIONATED

1 crowd cheered the soldiers who | Var kept a distance

There were 18 arrests on Decem ber 6, the morning of the outbreak Order has been re-established

GUARDING THE, EX-TRAR

LONDON, Dec. 8.

A French comínumqué states: There was grab mutual artillery be right bank of the

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