1918-02-26 — Page 3

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918,

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONYERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Produce

Brokers and Commission

Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO AVOTION,

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to all by Public Auctica, (FOB) ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEN).

TUESDAY,

the 5th March, 1918, at 1.30 pt...”

at their Bales Rooms, No. & Des Yorex Road, Corner of

Ice House Stroot,

Bizes 12 x 9

NEWS FROM: LONDON.

(From Our Own Correspondant.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

December 24, 1917. FOOD QUEUES. Christmas week in old England has witnessed much hunting for food.

modities that aforetima wa used to pick up at any shop, we liked.

CITY HALL WORK PARTY.

February 1st and February 7th. One Four casce we packed between

lewan beyr for the consumption of the working man. This would be admir- fafile if it were not that in several of these plube the supply of light wines. la completely exhausted, and, wine querchunts can supply ng more until was sent to the 49th Hospital, Alex- the Glovagument releases the large andria, and 3 were sent to Bombay stocks in bond.

for Mesopotamia.

STILL THE BUNA.

They containyel:-10 muillera,* 1 Everyone will recall how the Kaiser pair of socks, 97 pillows, 184 vente, The poor and over the well-to-do instructed the German troops who 128 bed jackets, 48 age bandages, 42 classes have stood in quoues outside took part in the relief of the Legution mosquito nets, 27 abdominal belts, 4 shops to get supplies of ten, marut Peking in the Boxer Rebellion to capa, 481 dozen handkerchiefs, 103 garine, butter, matches, bacon, con-emulate the spirit of the Huns, and PERSIAN RUGS OF SUPERIOR densed milk and several other som how well they carried out the policy pairs of pyjamas, 20 shrouds, 10

reversible bed jackets, surgical of pilfering. The spirit sursives..

suits, QUALITY

The Germans are undoubtedly the gauze vella, 80 pairs of slippers, 48 most skillful and systematic robbers theatre squares, 46 milk covers, 21 who have yet overrun Europe. The head bandages, 44 scrubbers, 4 pairs full story of their plundering in of bed boots, 1 basique, të shirts, Belgium will never be told; but even old linen, playing cards, & pillows, 159 these and many other staple lines,shed illumination upon the German 108 vests, 78 bed jackets, 21.9ge

and the difficulties of distribution character. They have now requisi- bandages, 40 mosquito nets, 11 owing to lack of labour. Even whattioned all mata and rugs in Belgium, dozen handkerchiefs, 68 pairs of we have always called the upper and also all dogs over a certain

[wa»Wan? Coa) Sternge.

On view Now. Torma s-au vonal.

Codes wood Bentley's

4.1.0 4th Ath Editions.

A 1 Telegraphic Code

Telegraphic Ládrma

* MAURION"

HONGKONG..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received Instruc

tions to sell by Public Auction, (POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRÈTED,) ›`

THURSDAY,

the 26th February, 1918, at 245 p.m., at No. Des Yonx Villas, 51, The Funk, Ground Floor,

THE FOLLOWING

VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 2, One Bedroom Suits, Fumed Teak- wood, practically new, (made to owner's design);

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 21, 1918.

`PUBLIC AUCTION.

in

THE Undersigned have received

structions to sell by Public Auction

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

WEDNESDAY, the 8th March, 1918, at 11 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. B Des Vanux Road, Corner of Ice House Street

AN ÁBORTÉEST DE

CLOISONNE, IVORY

SATSUMA ARTICLES,

tc..

AND

I suppose there is some food hoofd- ing going on, as a contributory cause, but the chief reasons are shortage in

in war time now facts leak out which

INTELATIONS

THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,

HONGKONG,

WAR BONDS

DRAWING

classes have had to check their height. The hatter ars to be killed for mas, ta shrouds, & reversible bed demands very carefully and their thing else as well, for an edict has covers, 13 milk covers, & head band-

their skina, and probably for some jackets, pairs of slippers, 38 tray TICKETS special stores are in hardly any better been published in Germany prohibit ages, 20 scrubbers and 2 pairs of bed plight than the others. For example, ing newspapers to accept advertise boots.. on Saturday I went to the Army and ments for dogflesh. An Englishman Navy Stores, which. As most of your quayside at Antwerp recently saw who had large warehouses on the readers know, is a co-operative con-photographs of the buildings, toge

"

"FREE MASONRY IN WAR.

..

To the above list the Italian Con- vent contributed 10 shirts. «

(IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES).

$5 each HONGKONG CURRENCY.

PRIZES:

The ladies of Quarry Bay have It $500,000 is available for distribution:

cer trading on the ticket-of-member ther with advertisements offering collected a further $10 towards the ship principle. The members are them for sale in a Frankfurt paper. Fund for buying wool for slipperst- SILVER WARE, ELECTRO-PLATE mostly of the wealthy classes, and The German's faith in his fellow We adinin letters from... Meso- the stores CAD exercise powerful countrymen is not strong, for the influences in the markets to obtain ner learns that no bid was made. tios of our work

potamia which speak with apprecia for his property. supplies. But there I found no butter, no margarine, no roatches, na tes, no condensed milk, no wholemeal flour, no sugar-I might extend the list almost indefinitely. There was a great display of other sorts of goods, and seeming plenty, but a whole host

Sy Consisting of r SILVER WARE-Flower Bowls uses Bonbon Dishes, Dessert Knives Fish Servers, etc, etc.

The effect of the war upon Masonry will be one of the most interesting chapters in the long history of the brotherhood.

One interesting inci

ELECTRO PLATED GOUDS-Tes Kettle, Ice Fail, Cheese Dish, Punch Bowl, Coffee Pot, etc, etc. CLOISONNE, SATSUMA, IVORY, &c:-

Carvings, Card Cases, Sweet Stands of essentials were in short supply Brigade which took part in the Cigar Hölder, etc., etc.

and were sold out before noor daily Turkeys this Christmans are 2s. 6d. Chafing Dish, Cake Dish, Electric to 34. Od. a lb., instead of the usual Kettle, Trevelling Clock, Brass Finger Fattan Furniture, Bath Room and Bowls, Salad Bowl, etc., etc..

Is. Od, or 1s. d., and other birds, are and Kitchen Utensils, &c.,

Boring at similar heights. Beef and

One Dining Room Suite-comprising Massive Teakwood Extension Dining Table, Buffet, Dinter Waggon, Chairs

Upholstered Drawing Room Chairs and Divan, Curtains and Poles,'

Also

Collard and Collard Piano in good condition, and Plants in Pots.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). On view from 27th inst. at 2 p.m. Torms :—Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 21, 1018.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

100

THE Undersigned have received instrue- tions to sell by Public Auction. (FOD ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

од

TUESDAY, .

the 5th March, 1918, commencing at

1.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8

Den Varnir Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A CossiasmanT OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c.,

Comprising

Plain

Single and Double

and Hem-stitched Shecta, Fillow Cases, Bed Quilts, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath' Bheets, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels,

Tre:-Cab..

dic.

HUGHES & FOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 20, 1918

PUBLIC AUCTION.

145

TRE Undersigned, have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOX ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTAD),

Son."

TUESDAY,

Alm

and including:-

.....

ETHEL M. STABB February 23rd, 1018.

British Red Cross and Order of St. John

Lase Depot, Başrah.

Office of the Red Cross

Commissioner,

55 Strand, Basmah Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.

December 19th, 1917.

N. J: Stabb,'

City Hall Work Party.

Queen Mary's Needlework Guild,

Beagkong, China.

dent in Masonic development may be There are mary Masons recalled. among the interned men of the Naval

defence of Antwerp, and the Groen- ingen Lodge of the Grand Circuit of Mes. the Netherlands showed itself most fraternal to the brethren who were

í HANDSOME ENGLISH SILVERutton are not so high in price, but national reasons presented the fort behalf of the Red Cross in Mesopotamia

enforced recipients of Dutch hos- pitality. Constitutional and inter-

DEAR, MADAM,-Permit me not only, on TEA SERVICE in Case.

the suppites are most all home tion of an English lodge in u place but still more so on behalf of the sick and Terms Cash.

killed, and many butchers have more within the jurisdiction of the Dutch HUGHES & HOUGE,

orders on hand than they can supply before Christmas Day. So great is the shortage that Smithfield whole. Bale market prepared to do business on Sunday to try to make up some of the leeway in deliveries, but every Tiruchous tool by Public schim so there was nothing to offer until THE Undersigned have received in thing was sold out by Saturday night

**Auctioneers,

Hongkong, Feb. 23, 19:8.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

On

SATURDAY,

170

the 9th March, 1918, at 10.3). at The Kowloon Railway Station,." AN ASSORTMENT OF STORES, As follows -

Monday.

grand orient, and so the interned wounded men in the Ecspitals who receive Masons applied for a warrant for a your very welcome gift to thank you Lodge in which they could meet and for all you are doing for them. I need for permission to use the English his prompted the dispatch of these gifts! hardly add that the kind thought which ritual. Dutch Masonry was most from so far away is greatly appreciated responsive.. Permission was readily granted, and by sending its high by the sick and wounded of the Mess ceremony showed, its fraternal spirit officers to attend the consecrtion potamian Expeditionary Force,-Yours

S. M. Marys, Lieut..Col.

Red Cross Commissioner, Mes. Exped. Force.

in this interesting war departure. English Masons had not been back- ward in expressing their appreciation of the kindliness shown by their

traly..

To cope with the situation, the Food Controller issued powers to local Comthitices to size stocks in the Dutch brethren, and doubtless when itish Red Cross and Order of St. John multiple shops and distribute them to happier times come, and the mera- retailers with empty shelves. This bers of the "interned lodge return dissipated the queues somewhat.

Lamp Glasses, Filters, Carpenters Tools, Sets of Mule Harness, Metalic The situation on Christmas eve is

Glasses, Sockets, Brass Cocks, Valves,

| Tapes, (varicus lengths), Iron Bolts and that post families who have the Nuts, Shutter Fastenings, Gonge money have been able to secure ke, de, Asbestos, India Rubber and enough for their Christmas dinner, Packings, a quantity of Plumbaga, Cera but nothing over.. Fax, Prussian Blue Pumice Stone, &c. &e, Electric Fittings and Sundries.

&

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).,“ On view Friday, 8tli March. Catalogata also obtained from the Station Master Kowloon

TARM:-Chahe “

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 23, 1918

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TELE Undersigned have received are THE Undersigned have received in of the Firm of Musses Fuxen un Low & Co., to sell by Publio

MONDAY,

Action,

Good whisky is 166. Od. a. bottle and wine is also up to extmordinary figures,

Ease Depot, Haurah..

home they will be affiliated to a lodge M. N. J. Stalab, in this country. ADAM

THE EXCEPTIONS.

the exceptions that prove the rule.

It is interesting to come acros

Here is an incident extracted froin

* December, 1917.

City Hal Work Party,

City Hall,

Hongkong..

DEAR MADAN-I have to acknowledge receipt of 10 vases of gifts which arrived

a letter written by un officer at the from the Hongkong' Branch of Queen. Front to his wife So far as I can. Mary's Needlework Guild.. officers held up one of our divisions. thank you bet heartily for these gifts learn, the gallantry of two German May. I on behalf of the above Sceïety

Our tanks bad passed over severul of which every item we are in need of This considerably surprises the men hostile trenches, and there is no they will go a long way in relieving the who come home on leave, for they doubt that they caused a panic among sick and wounded amongst whom they can get what they want in the can the Boches. As they appeared over have been distributed.Yours truly, teens at the Froat at something like the ridge opposite the important

HANNY HOWELL, Captain, tactical point, the German gunners. ncernal prices. The situation har bolt d, hut, the two officers stayed

Base Stores, Basrah. opened up what is evidently a fine and continued to fire the guns with field open to dutiful sons in France their own hands. They were both

with impoverished fathers in Eng killed but not until they had hit ten their training in Ireland. At the or a dozen of the tanks, and thereby same time have a firm conscription delayed our advance: One generally of Irishmen of military age--my God

land..

"A gentleman recently wrote to his hears of German soldiers being driven how well they'd fight. Then you'd scn, and in a semi-jocular vein men- on by their officers; there is a refresh have a safe Ireland, the Convention toned, that he could not get whisky ing gallantry about this little incident could arrange its programme, and for love or money; and would soon be which suggests that these two brave Sinn Fein would be a dead as reduced to plain water. By return officers were not Prussiane.

mutton post, much to his surprise, be C DEBILITATED ENEMIES

Maybe the Irish situation is not so received a bottle of whisky tron

the 5th March, 1918, commencing at the 25th March, 1918, commencing at France, Wishing you a happy prices and short supplies in corno betraying any secret to state there is

2.30 pazi, at their Sales Boots, No. & Das Vieux Bond, Comer of

ICH HOUSE STREET, -- TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, TWIN BEDSTŁADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, FICTURES, de, and Laxon Assortment of USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follows

at 11 am, at Ma-tau-kok,

Kowloon City Boad,

A. QUANTITY OF

SECOND-HAND CONTRACTORS

MAE PLANT,

Two 18-ft. Invincible vertical double erink compound set condensing twin

in

While we are experiencing high easily settled as that, but it is nat Christmas. Further correspondence directions, our enemies are hard up not now the bitter and extreme op- revealed the fact that the boy had for food in almost all lines, and are position of Ulster leaders to a reason- bought the bottle of whisky in France ment of their health.

comsuming substitutes to the detri- able compromise.

for three shillings and sixpence, and

Germany might be defeated by

AN INTERESTING LETTER. Surely the most interesting letter had paid one shilling postage on it. the Spring if only there is a des- in the world, the letter written by Whilst tenderly rebuking his son perately hard winter, said a pro- Mary, Queen of Scots on her execu series direct acting centrifugal pumping for this possible breach of the postal They are so desperately short of of France, is to go to the Nation

mnment American resident in London. tion to her brother-in-law Henry III engines (one left hand and one right" band) steam cylinders in by stin by or other regulations, it occurred to fats, and as for synthetic rubber, The announcement was made at 12 stroke with the necessary fitting the parent, sa it does to most people, lately alluded to by one Hun ochial Sotheby's, where the letter should

WAR CHARITIES will receive

$125,000

FIRST PRIZE

$187,500

SECOND PRIZE

$56,250

THIRD

$37,500

100 PRIZES of $1,000 to $50...

93,750

Total

$500,000

YOUR $5 TICKET

MAY WIN YOU

ANY ONE OF ABOVE PRIZES:

TICKETS obtainable at Banks, Clubs and Leading Stores,

The Signature.

To distinguish the original and genuine Worcestershire Sauce' from the many imitations, see that the signature of LEA & PERRINS appears in White across the Red label on

Del on every bottle.

Na. other sauce has such an exquisitely. delicate flavour, or such a reputation among discriminating people in every part of the world

Lea Perrin

AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

"REGAL"

RECORDS

6897

A Military Church Parade... Band

ard, Dragon Guarda Marche

(Elephanta Married Around,

Panchinello, March

Chesterfield Sofas Card Tables, de, Bed- and spetion and delivery pipes for a lift that it is somewhat extraordinary that that is absolute bunkum. Your have been sold by suction in the PARTICULARS and Conditions, of the 6898 MarchLW

of about 90 feet.es

Two' Gates Rock and Ore Breakers

Letting by Public Auction Sale, to En Scotch whisky, or Trish for that Bishop of London was right when as Morrison sale. The price was not held on THURSDAY, the Seth day of

said the weather had always been on mentioned

February, 1918, at 8 Fat the Offices of

Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and

room Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass and Brass-mounted Bed- stends, and Twin Bedsteads, Bideboards, Dinner Waggons Extension Dining

of CROWN LAND 16 Causeway Bay, Tabine de, Dianer Services Crockery, style with revolving screens, concaves three shillings and sixpence, whilst comes to an end. Don't you see? what the writers might lave felt if in the Colony of Hoogkong for tormos, The President March

tizers and fittings.

we in this country have to fight for The entire enemy rations are they could have glimpsed into futur-at.26 years, with the option of renewal at a || Aladdin March...

11 Egyptian

arch

(Allis Chalmers Co.) one No. 6 right matter, can be sold in Franco, pre the side of the enemy, but the At an autograph sale one is con the Public Works Department, by twiler of 689, buluttajaajan March Tables and Chairs Tea and Cocasional / angle ale and one No: 3 right anglesumably at a reasonable profit, ut longest run in gambling invariably stantly haunted with the thoughts of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot

Files Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, One 20in. by 10 in. Blake (rusher our lives to get it at double figures, debilitated by: acute privations such ity und ausn their letters being parsed) Crown Rens, to be Axed by the Burreyst | Toilet Sets, de, Bath Room Desis (Fraser de Chalmers) with manganese Of course, the secret is that the us the Allies will never experience about and appraised. The contrast term of 75 years in Ca

of His Majesty the King, for one farther

Boll-top Desks and Writing Tablo, ja plates

You may bet on the consequent between the scene at Fotheruzáy Bandry Electro-Pisted Ware

Two Taylor's patent I yard Concrete Government control most of the depression, and on pretty fall when that lost lady of old gears in Electric Banding Lamps, Blackwood Mixers with Steel Framing and fillings, supplies for the Army and sent it mortelity among the old foll and her stone chataber wrote those del and Teakwood Screen, Blackwood various and sparu gear, et

over duty free, At home, however, weaklings: If those War Fords have cute, clear lines (there, where the Furniture, including large 4-Fold Black One Bin, Double Cylinder Manchester great difficulty in all household inflicted mcredible suffering on the pen stopped and she paused to think wood Screen with B-Coloured Panels, Pump by Pearns Tim and 12in cylinders, "Eido" Tables, &c, Engesvings Pictures 14. stroke with suction and delivery, supplies is the organisation of distria to the ou people such, misery, on beard the tobe of her wonen and world they have callously dent out of her dext sentence, she must have Pipes about 90 ft.

c. &c, Tennis Foles and Net, Tron Bale,

Also Carpets Bras Fenders few lots Fire Braises, &

Two PIANOHUKAI The

One Small BILLARD TABLE with

Wall Partheniars from Catalogne),

HUGHES & HOUGH,

will ever come near the Anglo-Baron the scene in the le room this week, la the Germans business where the sharp corio merchants and to promote, discontent in England - Idlers dropped in and made their com

very grumble here as bad as mén ¿Te particularly unc

bution. It was the neglect of this in Ons 10 H. P. double cyl. Robey Port- able Engine, with usual Sttings and the days of peace which was our chiet, mountingas - WANAWAKE cornercial of omission. And

One 8, Belt-driven Centrifugal Pomp now we are paying expensively for not German bullet With suction and delivery" piperabout||

having Beam to it, beloraż The question of compat

chens; question ous exercising

doubt,

quantity of Steel Wire Rope, Ola

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