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MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 1917.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anotioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Bakern and Commission Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

•To-Iwa-Wan" Coal Storage.

Codes used

Bentley's

2. 3. o. 4th & 5th Editions A Talegraphic Code.

1.

Telegraphic Address "EIRION" HONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION."

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,. (rom ACÈOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

1

WEDNESDAY,

the 2nd January, 1918, at 4.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8. De Vorx Roan, Corner of

Ico House Street, FIVE WELL MARKED FOX TERRIER PUPS. 6 weeks. old.

Tes-Cash,

HUGHES & EDUGE,

Auctioneeri Hongkong, Dec. 27, 1917.

PUBLIC ACCTION.

2-127

IE Undersigned have received instrues

tions to sell hy Public Auction.

(POR ACDENT OF THE CONCERNED),

" on

WEDNESDAY

the 2nd January, 1918, commencing at 3 p.m., as their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of ICE HOUSE STREET,

A FINE COLLECTION OF

·CRITISH COLONIAL STÄMPS, Comprising :-"

Great Britain, Natal, South Australia Tasmania, Transvaal Rhodesia, Victoria, Western Australia, Zanzibar, Zululand, New South Wales, Canada, (INCLUDED IN THIS SALE ARE 20 Rare 3-Cornered Cape of Good Hope).

These are the nest lot ever offered for sale in this Colony.

Every stamp guaranteed perfectly genuine

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). Terus-Cash.

On view 17th inst. from 2 pm and day of sale.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Dec. 27, 1917..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received inatruas hat

tions to all by Fublio Auction,

(TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

OD

SATURDAY,

the 5th January, 1919, commencing at 9.30 pm, at their Salee Rooms, No. 8 Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT- OF. CHINESE PORCELAINS, " KAKEMONOS, CURIOS, de, de,

Comprising:-

A Large variety of -coloured and 3-coloured Vases and Plates, Blue and White Vases and Figures, &c. Old Broazes, including Incense Burners of the Sung and Ming Dynastics, Pekinese Cloisonne, (Amber and Jodestone). Curved Bamboo Ware, Old Soochow Lacqueur Boxes, Kakemonos and Wall Hangings, Jadestone and Ivory Car vings, etc, etc., etc,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE FERMENT OF

REVOLIITION

TRECKERS WHO ARE OUT

SIMPLY FOR TROUBLE.

SOLDIERSTPETS

MOYLET COLLECTION ON

OREITUNES.

BY A GUNNER

Agnaner writes in the Manchestar Guardian **:-**

As an active Socialist Tofforvuse the term The destruction of Capitation. What we mean is the taking over the whole of the capitakand using it in the

Only & census would reveal the ingtleg interests of the entire people, destroying collection of creatures that are sharing the the individualist capitalist, Mr. A. J. Marriott in The Times. This phase re-adfections of our soldiers somewhere in presents the concentrated viow of a France, Mesopotamin, Egypt, or in the certain section of people who seem to be many lands where the Briton is fighting, endeavouring to advance a movement to Ou the Wastern Front pots are more o saw discord between Labour and Capital, less of the conventional typ dogs, cui Never at any time in the country's and other well-known, aginals and in history has Capital treated Labour with more consideration. But the advocates of the doctrine enunciated in the jetter quoted above seem determined to have trouble rather than fair and equitable treatment all round."

MUST WORK TOGETHER.

nger anf, then caress

Litar belay

"und

The largest number of unusual peta. however, curit of birds, and the quaint, taine storks and cranes always raise nuyamily attitunics and weird dancing of

good laugh: The ordinary wild bird file of Greece comes sa readily to the camps

thuz. oun son hid a

reptiles. His "fant-noutea dequa ombed to the “ strange, mischance tho sunken vanished, one by one and the grieving owner declared that they had been stala by the rest. Chanelnces are favourite poter and do thele levet best to keep down the number of flies, but their constant changes of colour are, perhaps, their thie! charm. It is amusing to watch this varying that under different fremstances deciues to continue the display and although after a time the "chameleon retires to some cosealant height and are they lack the individuality of the catches fies, with an air of not wanting, pets in more tropical or far-distant climes.to be bothered, by any human being, Dogs simply swarm in the deserted conn. try of the western was zane. Cats, home less and otherwise, are to be found every where. They, too, have bead left belund when the enemy pored over the stticket An effective reply to the propaganda country, and alter made friends with the 6 wasily tamed that it would be Stanley Machin, now being carried on was made by Mr.

dufient to compile a list of everything Imperial Council of Commerce, which existence from his bounty, but otherwise of next of the larger birds of prey gen

chairman of the

British soldier, or perhaps watched, on that ad heer petted. Then, the finding comprises the Chambers of Commerce lived the life of a wild creature. of the Empire.

These tally Fesults in the auditing of mory It is absolutely essential," said Mr. animals have al

one time been pets.thels eagles, and hawks a Machin co the Evening Standard, donasticated and are just liker cots and brought in adeffy nestlings, and ab "that Labour and Capital should work together. To bring down and endeavour dogs all the world over. The eats met tate that although it was perfect free uxegedim. Du aniden eagle, was P to do away with the capitalist, who has and fight with the cats next door and to chinet and go as it choue it would a ways earned his position through his enter- prise, energy, and brains, would he, to settle their affairy on No Man's Land return 10 master's teab, after its long my mind, destruction not only of the Dogs behave much as they do in other distance fights and remain for hours per 2439 nation's wealth, but would destroy

Forms of

of enterprise, md bring the nation

lands, fighting and hunting, making jourfectly motionless upon the top of the tent. dohe capitalist, organiser,

to the level of the heathen tribes.,

When called it would fly down and perch neys on ammunition wagmus, dad even. and the คนเก of brains must exist in every grade of sails welcoming the advance to greatest pleistre at being noticed..

on its master's hand and evince the society. Look at the trade unions them them a chance of rushing forth and selves. In the trade unions the man of brains, the organiser, comes to the front enjoying the strange medley of a fight is paid for his services, and is recognised between human beings. in time by being appointed a Cabinet Minister. His brains then help all branches of industry.

The great portion of the abave stock has recently arrived from the North and includes pieces from the Mins, Kanghi Yangching, Kienlang, Kaiching and Towkwong Periods.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). On view from Friday, at p.. Torms Cash.

A

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. · Hongkong. Dec. 29, 1917.

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

THE Undersigned bave received in structions to sell by Public Auction. (FOR-ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},"

00

TUESDAY,

the 8th January, 1918, commencing at

30 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. 1,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

lcz Hover Srazzr, `

TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, &c, AND & Labz ASSORT MENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

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Ip other and hotter lands even dogs take on a different character, "unding. together to hunt the jackal when that creature enters the sacred preciucts of the carap, and many a soldier sighs as he hears the sound of the baut passing over the Andhills and knows that he cannot

ROYAL FASHIONS.

#

Mary's

There are people, however, who take only

nonesided view of every question: Such a doctrine is destructive of the

The Daily Chronicle" does not claim foundations of commerce, enterprise, and

to be an authority on femining fashions. all those things which have made this

but with ardent loyalty it proclaims that Country great and successful in the past.

it is more than satisfied with the way in of course, entirely agree that

which Princess Mary dressed. It Capital should treat Labour with every entitied to a full abare of the result of weird nighter will set the camy dogs mode of dress is" old fashioned," and that consideration. I think thus Labour is be in at the kill. The bypass winstines the Indy writers of the societ

journals who hint that Princess its work, but

but at the same time there must be a leading, striking personality. barking for hours, and without the sound mean simply comes to this exclaims the ishe needs advice." "What her gritics whose superior education, organising of Warfare the camp is noisy enough with the indignant bronicle. The As follows:-

power, and

beautiful girl wears costomes which of faits. Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Conciliation Boards are already in marauder. He, co, is hunted by so the protectors which answer for shescurna Chesterfield sofas, Card Tables, &e, Bed. existence to deal with disputes. I am at room Furniture, comprising Double and present chairman of the Loaden Labour eager park.

Conciliation and Arbitration Board, Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bed-which consists of two bodies, half greads, and Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards, elected by the trade unions, and half,

the decisions have been carried out disputes even within the past year, and. loyally by both parties...

come to the bed Prise will direct and the outery of dogs, buying defiance to the reach the ankle and the neck

MONES THE SKEBOS.

But perhaps the liveliest of tropical

akirts, and the waist belts yoked to shoulder straps which are called blouses, She is not old-fashioned she is high priestess of a cult largely forgotten- dress which

and besaty

Dinner ggons, Extension Dining commercial men. We have settled pets is the little jerboa. The Anzac with mode grace!

Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery Toilet Seta, &c, Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware..

LABOUR BUST, EZIP AĢEZIMENT.

insists onocalling them kangaroo rats, ing if it were not an old-fashioned, s This assurance misht terrore convine..

because they are exactly like his own Australian paper. It is merely the familiar triend of the Never-Never Coun-that Royalty ought to be sur u did

rint of view o

of the cou tie who thinks try out back in Australia, and, like the with an impenetrable nanosphere of

Battery

Trincess Mary is a plain, pleasant-faced, fresh-complexion Eashions to the new, cannot be said with

what

can be said, is that

mother's authority over

Electric. Keating Lainps, Black wood only be of use provided the men are pre kangario rat, the jerboa makes a delightPirl. Whether she prefers the. o'd

&c.

.

Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, tc.,

which does not follow their extreme

fully impish pet.

Ie-Anzacs always

A few lcta Turkish Bath Sheets idendo unionism, as trade uniomism, the Holy Land, was an extremely funny make her popular with the bulk of the

A number of Jots of DAMASCENE JEWELLERY,

Alio

d

But conciliation and arbitration can and Teakwood Screen, Black wood pured loyally to follow those who are Furniture, including Large 4-Fold Black-appointed to represent them. wood Serven with 5-Coloured Panels, unions, but from the young, irresponsible is full of tricks and is guaranteed to get danger is not froin. the boza-fide trade

The call their pets by the personal prouicus certafary. preters the old fashious, Side Tables,& Engravings Pictures, ren who will not accept any decision into more inischief than any other pet. ber &c., &c, Tennis Fcles and Net, Iron Safe, from, their trade onion or otherwise ir a cut or & jackida. Une called Mary's virtues are of the homely type; exercises mode of dress. Quee Moses, because he was captured cutside she is endowed with A great del of com

will. Her virtues mon sen e and a strong we all recognise render exceedingly valuable and powerful sid to the little beggar, and absolutely hated to see people of England, but are is not populur successful working of the industries of covered pan. A billy with a lid on the land, but she has never been the with society. She is the foremost lady in the country, bus Syndicalism, which Carpets, Brass Fenders, a few lots endeavouring to control trade un simply, fired his curiosity so much that leader of society, except

is

in the strictly ionism,

official sense

Sbe hus never to I consider that unless the Govern-be would spend hours in the evening trybe, for she has never dressed for the met

is prepared to take strong action ing his level best to get under the lid. part. The lady writers of the agnicst Syndicalism, which bas

journals who have to describe the Ho always contrived to accomplish what Queen's attire when she attends pablis destructive policy as against the con strucative policy of the bona fide trade, he set cub to do, and if food was cou

functions have to call upon their in- anions, the result will be disastrona...

agination" in writing about the same But ao far as the ordinary disputes tained in the billy then Moses old dress and the same old but between

Capital and Labour are constuffed himself until he could hardly in a way that will make them appear corned the Government has no right to

now to readers. When they venture to interfere until, in the last resort, the

crawl, Truth to tell. Mores was a sugvest that Princes Mary

needs safety of commerce and the nation is endangered. As a rule, the organisation dy little beggar, and was always srivice about her clothes, they mean

that she needs the advice of season and out of who is more in sympathy with the existing between masters and men should ready to eat in be capable of settling disputes. It is

season. He was issually tied up, for tates of than her mother. The only when the safety of the State is involved that the Government should

Fire Brusses. &c.

2384

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (102 ACCOUNT OF TEZ CONCERNED),

on

THURSDAY,

the 3rd January, 1918, at 2.30 p.m..

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corder of

Ice House Street;

A QUANTITY or

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Sic... Le Comprising:-

Blackwood Furniture, Large Plain Sideboard, Cabinets suitable for glass

or silver, Chairs. Overmantles, &c..

Two PIANOS. (Full Particulars from Catalogue). Tin Cash.

HUGHES & ROUGE,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Dec. 29, 1917.

+J

INTIMATIONS

FOR SALE.

2440

is destruction

snd

anarchy

&

step in Government should see above all

society

most interesting aspect of such criticism

a jerbes is capable of digging himself is that it comes from ladies who by in-

in in record time, and his owner was stinct are too loyal to have had the courage to discover that the Queen and

NO. 42, ROBINSON ROAD, Hong: things that fair play and law and order always afraid that one day the order to the princess are generally dressed duwdilz ara strictly observed by all parties of move on might come suddenly and Moses if the discovery had not been praviously the community, and that the public 18 not to be found. If left alone-be-always de hy so many of their readers.

opg. 17 Rooms etc.) Apply to

G. PIERCY,

At the above Address. Hongkong, Dec. 28, 1917.

ALFRED HYNDMAN 43 Wyndham Street Has for sale

nos terrorised by one of the other.

"There seems to be a movement turned up safely in the evening. Moses

atpongat, cen

certain irresponsible people hated being tied up, and it was a sight 2429 not to conciliate or to come to

reasonable

interests, butent in the nation's for the gods to see master and vet sprint-

row" with

White Enamelled Twin Bedsteads, CARBON PAPER at $1.00 per dozen and say We are not to be satisfied with

asheets

Wardrobes, Weshstands, Chests of RIBEUNS at 81.80 each. Drawers. &c, Dinner Service and Crockery Ware, Funtry and Kitchen Utensils, including Larue American Ice Chest, and Two White Enamelled Baths.

The above Furniture. &c has been removed to the Fale Rooms for con-

enience of Sale. Za

Particulare from Catalogues Termas usw

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Rongkong, Dec. 24, 1917

2410

THE Undrisigned have received in-

stractions to sell at their Balea Roos, No. 8, Dos. Your Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

MOTOR YACHT

Length 43 feet

BeamTM

12 feet 4 inches

Draft: 5 feet"

Ivatory, Fantry, act,

12, and 8 HP Motors Complete

with mils and accessories.

Farticulars from the Undel

“ne usual,

HUGHES HOUGH

TOW.

ki

to barea Would that help the country ing for all they were worth through the I would that Capital should camp, the jerbos being intent on seeking treat Labou

with every consideration. Give «Labour "every chance. But it hiding place where alender chains and doca no good for wreckers to come in the tiniest of collars were unknown. His powers of sprinting, or jumping, were to equitable treatment. We Ale oat for

tremendous that the race was not always won by the Anza, although that individual generally managed to be in at the death and contrived, to catch Moses' hind legs just as they were disappearing Amid a fountain of saad sect up By the energetic ferboa

Inhogy, as a whole." I would add, has shown itself intensely patriotic and industrious, and deserving of the gratitude of the nation. I believe that Labour un Labour, will never ha ident fied villi any extreme, irresponsible and gers disloyal body,"

INDERTAKES to clean and repair Typewriters at $12.00 per machine per annum address.

For particulare apply to the above

Hongkong. Nov. 7, 1917

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CORNED BEEF

AND

CORNED PORK.

PUT UP 15 KIGS AND BARERLA

EXPORT OF

LESSONSHIN

USL

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

Only a Cough,” but you stóp, it while it is ONLY a congr

VATERBURY'S METABOLIZED. COD LIVER OIL COMPOUNDE

INTERESTING REPTILE.

CAN YOU THREAD A NEEDLE

Holding The Thread An (heh ;

From The End? Not To Be Able To Do This Is A Sign Of An Over- wrought Nervous

Condition

THERE is only one way to correct

this. You must reach the cause of the trouble. Just because your hand trembles it does not follow that the trouble lies directly in the nerves of the In spite of what their owners may say as sympathetic nerves. Many persons and. The body in full of what is known tortoises and mud turtles are extremely are not aware that such nerves exist uninteresting pets. -- They are generally They do not know that nothing goes on self-centred and, like young crocodiles, part does not instantly

in ny part of the tody that every other know of. The rarely display any affection. Tortoise closeness of this sympathy is familiarly illustrated by beadaches, indigestion, dissipation dear theufoatism,

when the

races are a mild form

A neuralgin, e seat of

to the soldier; perhaps because anyone pitt harts may not be the ser

the trouble it all. Almost every case can start a tortoine, but no one knows sleeplesstiem nervodanent ren where he will go, or whether he will go sia, 187mput

it all. The tortoise has abro,utely no 400

that it

Sowering will persuade Him of this kind not

the

et the

the tortoise than the help

would only of a remarienbla

the prog

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The uses to which LEA & PERRINS” SAUCE can be put are innumerable.

At Luncheon, Dinner or Supper, it is the ideal sauce for Roast Meats, Fish, Game, Cheese, Salad, etc,

In the Kitchen, it is indispensable to the cook for. Bavouring Soups, Stews, Gravies, Blinced: Meal, etc.

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Herrins

Lea Herre

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WITH TABLE AND TRACES OF PAST „DISTORFANCES

Price 50 cents.

METALS

at all kinds, especially for shipbuilding

and engineering -works Largest and best assorted stock in the Colony.

TO LET

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FFICES in York Building

SINGON & CO. HOUSES Shamon, Canton.

(ESTABLISHED AD. 1880),

HING LUNG ST.

PHOSE 515.

MARTIN'S SAPIOL ÖSTEEL

Jackson PILLS

A French Mamedy for alliroogulnetties → kommt. Lagwa alaayi: komp's.3000 48

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