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TUESDAY, JULY 1918,

AUCTION.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNIENT.

General Anctioneers

Share, Coal and General Produce

Brokers and Commission ››

Agente.

PROPRIETORS "To-Kwa-Wan' Coal Storage.

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Telegraph Address:

*TION. HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TULE Undersigned have received instrac- tene to well by Public Auction,

(10% ACCOUNT OF TEX CONCERNED

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WEDNESDAY,

the 3rd July, 1914, commencing st 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ier House Street,

AY ABSORTVAST or

HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c., Comprising :- Renoped Pillow Cases, Sheets and Be Quilts, Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damak Serviostes, Bath Sheets Bath Towels, Turkish Towels, Glass Cloths,

&c. &c., &C.. Terms-Cash..

BUCHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, June 7, 1913.

PUBLIC AUCTION."

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PUBLICCA COTION

PARTICULARS and Conditions of the

SCOTTISH NOTES

(From Our Own*Contrapondent)

Erishegon, May 918 (TÜLLA30 (WEIG

THE CHINA MAIL.

In these days, when so many men letting by Public Auction Sale, to be with famous" naies and big peace bold on MUNDAY, the sth day of July 1918, 5 p.m., st, the Offices of reputations have turned out "duals," the Public Works Department, by Order of it in pleasing to note the quickness His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot

Particulars of the Lot,

at CROWN LAND at Happy Valley, in of the public to recoguise real therit. the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 15 In less than three years. William years, with the option of renewal da Crown Reat to be axed by the Surveyor el Weir, of an engineering works in His Majesty the King, for as further Glasgow, has risen to the position berm of 36. yesTA...

of a Secretary of State. Yet he is known personally to low men outride alimited business circle or his im-1 mediate colleagues in the Ministry of Не Munitions and the Air Force. has never made a public speech. He has never advertised himself or push- ed his claims. Yet, unknown though

Jinppy Valley.

No, el Bais, ]

Registry Mo.

Locality,

Boundary Consumentik.

►

ft

4.

ft.

per

TO LET

TO LET.

Contact

(about)

NOL

10. 1,--STEWART TERRACE

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, June 1, 1918.

[$50

483

A

51

TO LET

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kosloot. Four-roomed HOUSES in Kowlook. A SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon. "ABERTHOLWTN No. 14. Penk Road. from 1st August next. -

Apply to

THE Undersignal have received in- structions to add by Public Auction (MB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIANID),.

OD

WEDNESDAY,

the 3rd July, 1818, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Roome, No. 8

Des Voeux Food, Corner.of

Io Horse STEXET.

TEAK WOOD AND

FURNITURE, · BRASS

BLACKWOOD

AND TEAK

TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS,

CARPETS, &c., &c.,

AND AN ABORTMENT OF

USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follows:--

Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas (new),

Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c.,

good Bir George was constatat. Soolant Twi huwasertu

fiddlers matter than is composiete Sir Willium' second marriage.

Wandering tuinstrek "there are that the Gows were famous Nud still a few ethand peastint littera ban in Dunkeld in 1797, was intend

teurs of all varieties and a friend and judicions patron Springwood. 21

THE VERĖS g

On the roud to Ypres,

T' the licht o' the moon.

I heard some sochjers singin' An auid Psalm tune-

An auld repeatio” tune, ; Eerie in the mirk- It took me to the Dehills; An the wee sture kirk.

at

fed to be a plaid weaver, but taught |

INTIMATIONS

himself the violin, and play PHILIPS HALF WATT LAMPS

Estruthspeys and visa to sých pin pre

that his drug gunched dven. London, Where he was son in great demand " at bails all assemblies. He is al to have created the Scots reel. Mach blit

also his invention? Gow not only composal and colleet ed reels and strahopeys, but he guse to thony a vocal melody a dance measure, thus justifying to seatt extent the complut mentions above, He walk music integ of the fiddle and the Scottish dance Rueburn's portrait of hit in the Edinburgh National Gallery has a curious historichl interest the play is reprinted with his chine at the right side of the violin tail-piece. This ttsfom of the eld violinists was first altered by Geminiani. A grand s of Neil Gow, bearing the same name, died young, but not before he had sung

Far over yori hil's of the Luther groen:“

The wee stane kirk By Ochill hill sue braw; My mitber sittin” by hersel. A her bairns awry.

A her bairns awa, An' fer her lane, and he On the roud to pres Wi' fears in my e

e'e.

HUGH, ROBERTSON EUGRY INTERNATIONALISTS

TEA UR STRONG DRINK. The nationing regulations

hara

mis plan. 20, he is his dazzling promotion is wei- comes, even acclaimed by the public and by Parliament. We all feel in our hopes that this Willie We Among the host of "missing", body" has done everything he has often the synonym for killed, is Cap-|- been set to do, and we rejoice that tain Willium Neilson, one of reawakened fresh interest in all thas brothers whose names are associated relates to ten and tea lore. Already he is neither a politician nor a news with Rugby football in Scotland. He we have a voluminous store of quaint paper proprietor.-just an engineer was the second son of the late Colonel references to tea in the old time iron-recoula ef Seathing, and these are who knows his engineering job A Neilson, the great Mowend

In 1744, He imbibed his football being constantly added to. couple of years ago we had a pathe-master.

knowledge at Merchisten, of whose for instance, the Corporation of tir belief in the "busiess man,"

special cult he was a shining exam Kilmarnock would not have uppre The kit was that because a man waspe Gmndly equipped for the rough cuted the present deadet at whisky 4-roomed FLAT, No. 56, The Peak.

successful money maker. because and tumble of the game, as indeed ad bone-bewed uel qools, and STANTON LODGE* Mount Parrish, he poses the rather low order of were all the Neilson, he seldom ine: the implied coat on of our Kennedy Road level

ability needed for buying cheap and with an injury; if he did, it wasrulers to support dr French Alles selling dear, he had the qualities of treated in a light bunnor. He abby drinking their deaf-und when tained a Cambridge-blue, chap isually mosty table wires. a successful administrator, especially captained the team. He had a great On 19th May of that year the ill- when a country is at wur. We have International record, playing against started Jacobite Fal of Kilmarnock, leurnel better. We have discovered England in 1901-02-93-04-05.07 who was the superior of the buigh. and along with the Bailies and Town 1902-03-96-06-07: Ireland, at last the value of teclinical train-Wales, 1801-02-05. He was a three-Coune passed a motion to the elect ing. The successes at the top, and quarter, either centre or wing, and that being "deeply wible of the all through the Government Depart-could play half-back with efficiency. pernicions consequences of thejne ments, are men to when the making He was also associated with the West moderate use of FRach wines and of money is incidental to the tech-of Scotland F.C., and was President spirite in public houses, drinking of of the Scottish Football Union. The tea throughout the Kingdom, especi HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE nical development of their several London Scottish profited by his help ally among people of the lower interests. Mechankal engineers, rail. after he left Cambridge. A member ranks. do therefore resolve and will moderate and disicurage the way bien, and shipbuilders inke of the English bar, he specialised in promise, we each and all of its

railway bills, good almost without exception.

Another Scottish International drinking of toe in our several lami- Rugby player has fallen in the per-lies, that we will not drink in any The Victoria Cross has been award.son of Lieutenant Hamsay Hutchie-public-house or drink or use in any son, Royal Scots Fusiliers, and away in our private houses any ed to the late Lent. Col. Willin old Glasgow High Stool boy There French brandy or any French spirit. Herbert Anderson, Highland Light are now 27 names on the Intern. The notion conclades with a vigor- most conspicuoustical roll. One of several brothers, musty expressed solve to chccur. Lufantry, for

ull of whomh exercised an inspiring age all public horses who do ntail bravery, determination, and gallant influence on the sporting activities strong ale, two-penny ale, and spirits Tending of his command." .Col. of the High School. Lieut. Hutchie-made from malt and other grain."* Anderen wus the eldest son of Mr., en was chosen to play for Sectiand Probably the motion was apprecated W. J. Anderson. G.B.E. C.A., the against England in 1919, when he in the country, for did not Bulos fourth son of this family to lay down was one of the sucessses of the team, write some 40 years later his life for his country. He was born and but for the fact that he received Inspiring bold John Barleycom!

an appointment in Montreal would Wat dangers thou canst make ins have bad more honours to his credit. On a visit to Glasgow when war was Wi' tippenny we fear nae evil, declared, he at once responded to Wi quebae we'll face the devil!

The denunciation of ten by the the call, and had seen much fighting | in France, where, like all great Town Council of Kilinamock br1744 Regby players, he proved himself a seems to have been in accordance with popular sentiment in the county, daring soldier. „--

for shortly afterwards the tenants an the estate of Fullarton net and pass

the following resolution :-"We, being all turmeas by profession, think

CO... LTD. Alarandra. Buildings, Blangkoug. August 17, 1817.

NOT

TO LEG.

37 THE PA-LUSTLEIGH

HOUSES on Shaween, Canton.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

BANK

A GLASGOW V.C.

Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED in Glogow 36 years ago, and wae

Bess and Brass-mounted Bedsteads, Bedsteads, Sideboards, Test Twin Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, "Olas Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c, Bath Room Utensils, Sandry Electro-Plated Ware.

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Furniture, including large Blackwood Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, &c.,

Engravings Pictures Kino

and Braes Vases &c. &c., Tenis Poles second-hand.

and Net, Sever! Carpets DOW DC

Two FORCELAIN ENAMELLED BATES..

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). Trans ---Cash

BUGERS & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Juse 27, 1918,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

662

HE Undersigned has recived in-

(TAIWAN GINKO). INCORPORATED BY SezerÁL IRIAZ CAJTE, 1509.

Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up................. 20,000,000 Reserve Fund

Yen 30,000,000

5,630,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA..

HAMA.

BRANCHES :

TCMSCI.

ediuented at Glasgow Academy, Fettes College, and at Tours in France. In 1900 he joined the 1st Lak B.V., and retired on becom ing a partner of his father's arm, Messa. Kerr, Anderson & MucLeod, churtered accountants and stock-

THE FIDDLE AND TILE BAGPIPE, *According to son musical writers, broken, Glasgow. On the outbreak the fddle and not the bagpipe is the

acorn

laxury

аге

proof against Shocks and Vibration. Obtainable in different

the principal

Electrical Contractors.

voltages from

For Wholesale apply to HOLLAND-CHINA TRADING Co.,

Hongkong & Canton.

Sole Agents for South China.

E. HIN G

LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS viz. Steel Ship Plates Angles and Bars. Also Shipchandlery Articles.

Telophone No. 1116.

15, Wing Woo Straat, Central

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE..

ALKALIE

JUST ARRIVED BIG SHIPMENT INCLUDING AMERICAN CAUSTIU SODA 76% solid. In iron drums each containing

About 700 lbs,

ENGLISH MURIATE OF AMMONIA (Paramoniac)

No.1 quality: Fine white (powder) 09.3 Ammonium Chloride.. No. 2 qonity Fine white (power) 93.5% Ammonium Chloride. ENGLISH BODA ASE 38% done. Je genny bags or barrels. ENGLISH SILICATE OF SODA 175 TW:

About 800 lbs.

Must be disposed of Prices Reasonable.

SHING KE

In barrels each containing

CO., SODA MERCHANTS, 32, Des Veux Road West, Hongkong-

A Double Safeguard.

When buying Worcestershire Sauce, always look for the signature in White

Lea Yeurine

on the Red label, and see also that the name LEA & PERRINS is embossed in raised letters on the glass bottle.

LEA & PERRINS' label and bottle are copied to such an extent that these precautions are necessary, in order to make sure that you are being supplied with the original and" "genuine Worcestershirt and not one of its many Imitations.data

of war he joined the 17th, the Cham-utional instrument of Scotland, If it needless to strain ourselves JAPAN-KOE, USEA, TORTO AND YOKCur of Cornmeree Battalion of the the matter were brought to a vote fewnally an indulging in that FORMUSA-AKO, GIRAN, KAGI, KARENEE Highland Light Infantry, and served it is probable the bigpipe would carry foreign and consumptive

ExELUNG, MALuso, Pinax, Bar- CHIKU, TAKHO, TAINAN, TAKOW, with other buttalions of the regiment. the day. The pipes are more pic- culled to: for when we consider the turesque than the fiddle, and they slender constitutions of many of the He was in command of a battalion specially befit our, kilted warriors. higher rank, amongst whom it is CHINA-AMOY, Castos, FOOCHOW,

HANKOW, KEKIANG, SHINGHA when he was killed in action on They belong to the open air. to the used, we conclude that it would be DRAGON

March 20. Colonel Anderson took anointain, to the glen. They speak but an improper diet to quilly s SWATOW. OTHERS-BATAVIA, BOMBAY, HONGKONG, ker interest in politics, and had to the Scut with a strange, piercing for the more robust and tanly parte

LONDON, SINGAPORE SCAL, President of the Junior Ira eloquence, searching him back to his of our business, and therefore we1 SEMARANG AND NEW YORK.

perial Unionists. He was married remote ancestora While the fiddle Shall give our testimony against, it, ti Gertrude Campbell Gilmour, is a remopolitan instrument, there and leave the enjoyment of atto daughter of Mr. William Gilmour of is no doubt, however, that it played gether to those who can afford to be Woodbunk. Dumbartonshire, by a great purt in the music life of week, indolent and useless who aby two sous he is sur Scotland. The pipes are hardly for

LONDON BANKERS

Capital and Counties Bank, London, and South-Western Bank, Parr's Bank.

The Bank has Correspondents in the Trochons well by Fable Auction: Commercial centres of Russin, Man charia, Indo-China, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Australía, Americs and ¡eleawhere.

(FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,)

од

FRIDAY,

the 5th July, 1918, at 2.30 p...

at Nc. 4 Morrison Hill,

THE WHOLE OF THE

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, da,

Wherein contained. Comprising Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Teakwood Sideboard and Dinner Waggon, Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-chairs, Crockery and Glassware.

interest loved et Current Account.

a SCUTH POET.

indoor life, and the fiddle was found convenient to many homes, where

SUGAR FROM THE PACIFIC.

While fair quantities of Cutan "A Subaltem's Musings, just its siren voice, was raised in protest sugar have reached th's country of at rates which will be quoted on Fixed Deposits, and Savings Deposits published, are the poetis of the latt against the stern other-worldliness of ute, general supplies from shroud Lens Capper, Lienteront A. d. the Kirk. Even in its condemnation are handicapped by a lack of shipping application.

Many of his there was something that night be fucilities, suy the Glasgow Herald. (Hamish) Marin.

large amount of the old crop being writings were first published in Scot called affect onto the o, sinfun Java in particular is sudering,

It cheerfulness was un- fidule." tish newspapers when he lived in-

that good tonnage of It is said Edinburgh, and when, after the out- dimmed by the frown of the "unco hung up on the eve of a new crop. 360 break of the war, he worked at guid," and it played its part in keep-

Craigleith Military Hospital. Later ing the soul of Scotland alive. The Japanese granulated sugar has been

N. YANAGITA,

Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:

3. Des Faux Road. Hongkong, May 1, 1918.

Table Linen, Cutlery and E-P Ware, JAPANESE MAKERS. Carpets and Curtains, Pillows, Blankets. Shests and Maquito Nets, Seven Single Beds, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Washstands, and Toilet Crockery, Seven Shanghai Patha, Cooking Utensils,

And

A number of PLANTS in POTS. On view from Thunday, the 4th,

at Noon M

Catalogues will be issued.

·Tax Ch.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Astationsera

Hongkong June 28, 1918,

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

061

STEAMER Chiness Fla-Steel

bails, Engines and Boiler, in good

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

MOTOR CAR GO.

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS' FOR: THE FAMOUS

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HUDSON

OVERLAND

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I went to France with the Black Addle has been attacked on other sold to Genoa at a price equal to of all kinds, especially for shipbord FINABLES traders throughout the Wonde grounds by musical Scots. It has been 78. per, cut, e.i.f., but Japan now and engineering works. Largest and Watch, and fell in action about a sud to have given an instrumental finds the supply from Formou rather best asorted stock in the Colony

year ago.

STRAINS OF SPANISH

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complete commercial grido to London KIRI its unburn, the Directory contains. Lista

EXPORT MERCHANTS with the goods they ship, and the Catonta and Foreign Markala they supply p

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character to our national air, making short to cover her own needs 18 well them jerky, unsympathetic to the as the export, demand. A big estate SINGON & CO. class of goods. Besides bes It is somewhat of a coincidence voico, and too wide in range. This in the Philippines is reported to have that two representatives of well- complaint may be partly justified, been secured by Japanese interests, known Scottish families, but with but on the whole it does not amount and it is to be equipped with up-to-EING LUNG ST Spanish blood in their veins, are to much. But wrote some of the date machinery, a gitted with literary or critical talents finest verses to old sfrathspeys: {

It is very unlikely that Mr. Andrew of high order. In previous genera- Scottish airs, for the most part, ure

Carnegie will ever again engage in tions these families have shown no eminently singable literary tastes. The one is Mr. Cun. It was recently stated that a loan his old pustimé of gole. That is the groe-Graham, who grand of some 400 velures of old Scottish account of him given by one who bas

ANDREW CARNEGIE AXIS GOLF.

ORDERmler-the wife of Admiral the muafe had been inade to the British just returned from the United States.

condition-Capable of carrying 360 CHERRY & 00,

passengers and 640 tons cargo. Speed

eleven nots Price $800,000 ELK

Faller particulars on application

PRUDER BIKETT,

currency, prompt delivery.

2

Oppose Hongicing Hotel.

Address WING HING,

Teligh

ng March 20, 191

COCHITA HAIL" O Hongkong June 22, 1818,

How Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Museum. The inclusion of ten Indeed. Mr. Carnegia in so seriously of Cumbernauld-was a pure-blooded volumes by Nell Gow reminds us of declined in health that he is now Castilian. The other is Sir George Scottish fiddler better known by always closely attended the war has Douglas, Baronet of Springwood, name than by actual acquaintance brought great depression, upon the Kel lines descendant of the with, big work and story. Gow, and bilder. of the Feace Paluce at The El of Doughs who fell in the hour his family had a worthy sbard in the Engue

of victory at Otterbum. Sir George's making of Musical Scotland. How Mr. Curnegie used to tell's golfing nother, who has just died at the age many know that "Caller Herrin kay against himself. He was at ninety, was Donna Mariquita was written an instrumental piece St, Andrew's, and took on Old Tom Justs Petronils de Pina of Gribalion, by one of New Gow's sons, being part bloris for a rood. But, Many interesting critical studies and of a series illustrating the street cries Carnegie, I must get nordica works in general literature have come of Edinburgh Twenty years aftor, Oh you'll get that mid Tou from Sir George's pen, not the leastwards Eady Nare, added to Gow's "And, persisted Alt, Camere, rotable being his Becreations of a tune then well-known words must be a good handicap. Country Gestieran Sir William Bonga like Flora Macdonald's what d'ye want?*** Two rokes ab Robertson Nicoll, at one time a Lamentan Cam ye by Athol, every minister at Kelso, is a close personal ritten by

and bookish friend of fire

that'd be the sert Gow funior are Tom tali literally in everybody mouth le your tact

WAI KEB.

FLAG & SAILMAKER,

No. 199, Des Vox Road Central: Top Fluor, HONGKONG, Telephone, No. 1833.

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