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THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918,

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIO AUCTION..

Hughes & Hough

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JÁVUTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT,

General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produos Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

Ta-Wan' Coal Storage.

Codes used Bentley's

A. B. C, tik 3th Editions. AI Talegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Address "MEURION" HANGIONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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KE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction (res ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED

оп

FRIDAY,

She 10th May, 1918, at 19 o'clock Noon, on the premise of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and GedowL

Co., Ld., Kowloon.

TWO MOTOR CARS

MOBILETTES 1917 MODELS (domagei). Electric self-starter, and Electric lamps.

Also

Spare Wheel for each Car Tyres 28 by 3.

Permission to view may be obtained From the Undersigned.

Tering

Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH.

Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 3, 1916.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

388

HE Undersigned have received instrac

tintis to sell by Publio Auction.

(FOR ACCOUNT OF SUR CONCERNED),

on

SATURDAY,

the 11th May, 1818, at 10.30 am.... at their Sales Rooms, No. 6, Des Faux Road, Corner of Tee House Street,--- MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

As follows:

A consignment of Gent.'s Straw Hats, & quantity of Dress Material, White Blankets, Counterpages, Ladies and Gent's Handkerchiefs, Gent's Raincoats,

&c.,

Ladies

&," Alto

AN

and

OF LOT OF GULD and SILVER JEWELLERY, &c.,

"DAMASCENE. WARE, &c.

Terma :-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 8, 1918

TO LET

TO LET.

391

JÚ. 1 CARNARVON ROAD, Kowloon,

NO.1CARNA Storey European

House, good Locality,

Apply to-

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TO KAM HING,

Ojo Messrs. Joussos, Stokes &

MASTER.

Hongkong, April 30, 1918.

TO LET..

UBNISHED HOUSE No. 41 The

for the Summer months.

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C. Mol. MESSER

Police Office.

Hongkong, April 19, 1916.

TO LET.

MP

TR. GEO, P. LAMMERT has received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

on

TUESDAY,

PROPERTY DAMAGED (AND

CHINESE MURT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

+

SHANGHAI KARKET RIOT. but wets immediately intimni and Nanking Rod and the latter "ilated and forced-to close with the thoroughfare was crossed and a stone. resuit that no prisitiens' whatever wie of two was thrown, hit no other dis- STRIKE AGAINST NEW TAXATION. Hone. A considerable crowd gather, order was attempted in the Central.

fed, but at that time everything war District. | quite orderly

This success, however, was only partial as long as the triit, mint and The N.-C. Daily News of the 2nd Vegetable shops in the various streets stown no incitation to close. Some time later in the morning pickets gol to work visiting these shops, those who sold for Chinese consumption an well as those for foreign trude, and endeavoured to persuade the shop)) keepers to close

the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock inst. gives the following account.offmained open, and as yet they had o'clock the general tone of the people i

in the afternoon at his Sales, Room in the latest riot at Shanghai Duddoll Street, Victoria, Bongkong>„ THE VERY VALUABLE

An attempt was inde yesterday to hold up the meat, vegetable and LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, fruit supplies of the Settlement as a Situato in Barker Road at The Feak protest against the increased license and comprising those pieces or parcels fees for hawkers and, fruit shops and of ground registered in the Land Office stalls in the markets, which were BER 70 and GARDEN LOT NUM-sationed in the budget passed at BER 24 together with the attractive the last annual meeting of rate residential house thereon known as payers, and which, so far as the

"TUSCULUM”.

Chinese concerned were aware, woukl and garden and tennis court thereto come into force on May 1st. attached

as RURAL BUILDING LOT NUM.

IN ONE LOT

Rural Building Lot No. 76 contains an area of 29,790 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 73 years.

Garden Lot No. 24 contains an area of 7,500 square foot and is held under a Crown Lease for 21 years.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

On Wednesday there had been an, outburst on the part of the street hawkers against the proposed increase in their licence fee from $2 to 93. as the result of which in Health Office sub-station was demolished, but this

~E AFTERS003'S DINOS. Yesterday afternoon saw more crowds on the street than at any tinte during the morning and at six

of the streets was considered” buck. Altogether three arrests were made. during the morning which, in addi tion to the four men wounded, make seven at the disposal of the police.

constable noticed one Chinese visit of the men. However, a European order. In fact the general opinion

A GENERAL MELSE.

INTIMATIONS

At 3 p. a large crowd, variously estimated to consist of,300 men, The police appear to base deals gathared in front of the Central very tactfully with the situation and Police Station. They were pred to have been reluctant to arrest any, with no petition and created no dia.

ing shops in the neighbourhood of. hawkers at all, the predominating was that very few, if any, were Tien long and Minghong Bonda element being from the afer class. endeavouring to persinde the shop. They were asked, by Inspector keepers to close. The man visited one. Vaughan what they wanted and were this would not be allowed and that lieving that the charge for hawkers' shop and was afterwards told that told that they were in unor in be he would have to go away. He licences was to be increased. "It was took no notice of the warning and added that there was a proclamation went to another. The warning was about to be issued to that effect. repented and as he stil! ignorat it. The leader of the crowd appeared to be, was arrested,

be the old man who was the moving spirit in the Folien Road disturbance Some time after the man had been of the previous day and who wee lodged in Hongken station & crowd apparently leading this particular of Chinese came from the district in section yesterday. He was asked to which the man had been arrested step inside the station together with and demanded his liberation. This six others and effered Fences at the was of course refused. Then at the $2 fee. A couple of hundrevi atker corner of Minghong and Woosung licences were produced and offered “ A the last ratepayers' meeting Roads a scuffle was started, in the for sale at the same amount. This the budget which was put forwund course of which a coolie, armed with did not apparently satisfy the crowd, for adoption by the ratepayers con- a bamboo, attacked a Sikh constable, some of whom mised sivouts to the tained two recommendations relating hitting him over the head and inflict effect "Oh no, we want our licences into street hawkers and fruit shop and scalp wound. The constable now for Si referring to the time of eye strain you should

stall owners.

retaliated by levelling his carbine at three years ago when this sum was

consult us. It was proposal to the man anal shooting bite through charged. This demand they explain- increase the fee for licences for cer- the neck. In the meantime, the ed was due to the fact of the in-eyes scientifically and fit tain classes of hawkers, principallycrowd had got hold of stones and creased cost of living.

glasses to Individual re- fruit sellers, frorn 52 to 53 and for lumps of coal with which they began

quirements

Mesars. DEACON, LOOKER

DEACON & HARSTON,

1 Des Voeux Road Central, Vendors Solicitori,

OR TO

was regarded, rightly so far as the evidence" then available showed, as a spontaneous ebullition. Yesterday however, the demonstration, which involved the proprietors of all the Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT.shops in all the markets, showed

The Auctioneer. Hongkong, April 2nd, 1915. (343) Higns of pre-arrangement.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HE Undersigned has received

structions from DEAN CLARK, Esq., to sell by Public Auction.

(3-

WEDNESDAY,

the 13th May, 1918, commencing at 2.43 pm at his residence, "Tusculum," Barker Road,

(No. 155, The leak THE WHOLE OF MIN VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Comprising

fruit shop and stall owners from $10 per quarter to $5 per month. In cach case there was to be an increase cent in the licence dues. pur These proposals were adopted by the ratepayers and in the ordinary course of events they should have corne

o£ 50

Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite, Teak Overmantels, Lady's Writinth force on May 1st. ing Desk Brass Fenders and Fire Brasses, Tea and Occasional Tables. Lace Curtains, Brussels Carpets and Rugs, etc, etc.

TAXES TAKEN OPEL

SOME MINOR FIGHTING.

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At the first symptom

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pelting the police drawn up at this point, in consequence of which other The police handled the crowd with members of the force fired, with the greatest consideration and it was results that were not then apparent, uot until 3.45 that they commenced Later, it was learnt that three other to press the crowd along Poochow Chinese had been admitted to hes Rond westward. The crowd inelted pital suffering from shot wounds, away only to regather, and at 450 making the total number hurt four. a telephone message was receited,

Others of the med held up the that there was fighting in Folien HONGKONG & MANILA. teamers in Minghong Road but da Road, between Foochaw Boad and no damage.. With extra, police Avenue Edward VII, in the District. appearing on the scene the crowd: The men in centrul going off duty then dispersed, but many remained were immediately held up und der on idle spectators for the rest of the patched to the scene as reinforce- morning.

inent and on arrival they found that

On Wednesday the lawkers prótest Extension Dining Table, Sideboarded against the increase, apparently with Berelied Mirror, Dinner Waggon, in ignorance of what had already been Dining Chairs, Teak Screens, Crockery

The American and Japanese, Com the crowd was busy forcing the shop. and Glassware, Cutlery and E. P. Wars, done in the matter hy the Council!

penies S.V.C. were mobilized, the keepers to close their shops. Pictures, etn.. etc.

It was just about this time, too. Single and Double Brass Mounted It appears that representations had Japanese Co. being stationed at the Iron Bedsteads, Teak Toilet Tables and been' inade to Mr. Chu Pao-en,of the Japanese Club in Boone Road and that a large crowd came into the Marble Top Washstands. Teak Ward Chinese Chamber of Commerce as to the American Co. at tile American central district from Hongkew and robes with and without Mirrors, Toilet Crockery, etc., etc.

the hardship which the increase "Consulate and Honghew Police the reinforcements to Lousa district- Enamelled and Shanghai Bath Tube, Ice Chest, Store Cophoard, Tennis Net Garden Beat. Rickshaw, etc., etc.

Alia

A quantity of Napery: Eed Linen,

Blankets, and eider down Quilts.

Andi Plante in Pots, Fern Cases and Canton Flower Stands,

On view from Tuesday, the 14th Catalogues on application. Tanks --Cah on delivery.

Station.

HEALTH STATIONS WRECKED. 、

on their return from Fokien Road were immediately sent to, Nanking Road which was crowded, the shop. keepers taking the wise precaution to shut up their premises.

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Similar demonstrations were in

would inflict upon the hawkers, and he in tom laid the nutter before the Chaun of the Council. A Council meeting was held on Monday last and it was decided not to put the increase in force. All possible efforts to commumicate this were taken inst.decision to the persons most con

cerned, but apparently the intimation was not widely enough known or was being composed, largely of loafuta. Last night things were again quiet not published early enough." At any district said be failed to recognize any and the only report which came to A foreign constable familiar with the so far as the streets were concerned rate, arrangements would appear to hawkers in the mob that attacked the und was one of a gung of about 150 have been made over night to close "Markham Road bealth office, which Chinese who were alleged to be stop- down all the markets and fruit and was cleaned out in four foiantes, ping the passage of foreigners along vegetable shops in, the streets. That this was done by means of some sort

There were also lesser outbreaks in other localities, indicating agen enil movement although the lawkers and provision-shop men have no guild or organization. Branch Health Progress simultaneously in the trans- pontine district, both West Hongkew Offices as 1019 Markham Boal and and Bongaew Districts being invaded at 1862 Sinza Road were attacked by by large crowds. crowds variously estiuusted it from 100 to 200 each, the mous apparently

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong May 9, 1918..

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

P. W. D.

307

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