1918-07-05 — Page 3

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918|

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Hughes & Hough Tax Underigned have received lustrus-

AUCTIONLES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Prodnos Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS *T*-Kwa-Wan" Goal Storage.

Dodes wed Bentley's

A. & C. 4th & 5th Editions.. A1 Talographic Code

Telegraphic Address "YULION" HONGKONŮ.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in THE

structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERN),

OD

SATURDAY,

the 8th July, 1918, at 11 a... at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Youx Rond, Corner of Ice House Street,- SUNDAY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

kc..

FURNITURE,

&c..

tc.

tions to sell by Public Auction,

(YO% ACODENT OF TER GUMCEEMED),

он

"

SATURDAY,

she 9th June, 1913, at 11 am. at the Sales Rooms, No. 8. D Youx Road, Corner of I House Street, AN ASSORTMENT OF

HOUSEHOLD LINENS" &c.. Comprising ---- Scalloped Pillow Cases, Sheets and Bed Quilts, Single and Double Flain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, White

THE LAND LASSES OF

ENGLAND.

HOW THEY ARE HELPING THE ALLIES.

[Br Batoro Beans is pur"DAILY CHRONICLE."]

K

THE CHINA MAIL.

Something like 300,000 wames have rolled up their sleeves (most of them ¦

hava discarded their skirts) and are now

work. Thia"ohl gentleman get up early in the morning and makes a cup of ten for his daughter, and her companion ou ! the land. While they are working in the fields he gets breakfast ready- and dões the housework. Imagine the return of the two girls in breeches and guiters and annick to a bright kitchen prepared; for them by a dear-old gentleman in a tail cost.

COMPETITION IN MANCHURIA.

DRIVING OUT AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN BUSINESS.

·ing:

Hollington K. Tong contributes to Uard's Review" an article on this These girls told me many things which subject from which we take the follow- made me realise the hardnem of their life, but always the narrativo was 4cepm-

Europeans and Americans doing busi- panied by laughter,

The worst thing of all, they said.ess in Manchuria, which is much larger this France, over thrice the total ares is spreading mabure. It's all very fine working like niggers; in breeches and { when it' ordinary farmyani maare, bas of the British Tales, and nearly six times galers, to save this little and from what prics something that calls itved the State of Misscuri, are realizing tore starvation. But for these Land Lasses. Hoof and Honor the variere known and mure that shortly they will att be as we call them. England would not be as Blood and Meat - Manure on driven out of that part of China by a nice hot day? Some of the things they petition. Traders from the Mikado, by

| Japanese, merchants through unfair com able to boast that of all the belligerent

put in the land is auth The sarll is

M to the "Provincial Government Bank of Man- They to en tossing it about for hours and charis and exchange $1.20 in small, svin hour. Ch. it's bowly job: but if you poses for noe silver dollar, for which keep thinking of The Atkins, Esq. Europeans or Americans will bave to pay it's no so bad. Da, koeks

$1.75 in small coin botes as the present some girls clean out of business, but nust of us have got used to it now. We don't rate of exchange. It is true that in order to meet this competition a foreigner can like it; we prefer ou ile Cologne: but seli his goods on the basis of silver dol we can stick it.Ch. you can stick anytas, bet his Japanese rivals, being able

Sabin Quilts Table Cloths, Pure Linen countries she aloce has increasel het kencugh to kruck you over. And we bare recent artangement, can

Damask Serviettes, Bath Sheets, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels, Glass Cloths,

&C.. Terms: Cash.

&c.

Rongkong, July 4, 1973.

&c.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

A uafionaari,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

572

agricultural output during the war. have gone into the fields of England, these brave Land Lasses, just as the Old Contemptibles went nut to France in August 14 they have gone to field labour with that spirit of galely, that lasking and jesting spirit, that singing and laughing spirit, which is so charsething if you've got a good hourt und a

strong pair of shoulders.” teristic of their race, and which acts like

THE Undersigned have received instrueenmoutage it hiding a patriotisan, a devo

tions to sell by Public Auction, (Fox acceUNT OF THE CONCIEND),

IL

TUESDAY,

the 9th July, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. & Des Yeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, AN ABOUTMEST OF

HOUSEHOLD LINENS, C., Comprising :- Scalloped Pillow Cases, Sheets and (Removed to Sales Rooms for Convenience Bed Quilts, Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow. Cues, White Satin Quilts, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath Sheets, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels. Glass Jetha,

&c.

dc. Terms -Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 4, 1918.

.of Sale).

Also

THE FOLLOWING SUNDRIES: VICTOR GRAMAFHONE, S Records

and Record Cabinet. VICTOR GRAMAPHONE only. BEDROOM CARPET by 2,

Gent.'s SADDLE and BRIDLE (new), AUTO ORGAN (12 Stops) with about

70 Records.

TYRIM-Cheb.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong. July 4, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

371

THE a BORY IS MIN

HE Undersigned have received in.. Fsq., to sell by Public Auction,

од

FRIDAY,

the 10th July, 1918, commencing st

11

at Tourello", North Point,

(near Government Quarry).

THE WHOLE OF THE

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

...

de.

FURNITURE,

Sin Fontained therein.

Consisting of:

Massive Teakwood Sideboard, Dinner

Waggon, Extension Dining Table and

573

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE

THE Undersigned have received in Biractions to sell by Public Auction (FOS ACCOUNT OF THE CONCILNID),

+

TUESDAY,

the 9th July, 1918, commencing at 9.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8 Des Yeux Road, Corner of ICE HOUSE STRAIT,

TEAK WOOD AND

BLACKWOOD

AND AN ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follows:-

tion, a hernia, which would blurb

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let to express itself in Serinus language,

I very much denot, after hasing visit ed nearly every kind of war-werker is the Vaited Waglam, whether there are any women to compare wish these jolly Land Lasses for ecurage and absolute I dealt whether any work could make greater demands of woman's body. & doubt whether a finer quality of gris is displayed by any patrio- tie weker in these ishoals, to that worker qui or woman. than is displayed by those splendid muut happy giris, who are worse puil thun any other worker, who grt little porro praise frota phe public, and who nevre grumble, and who certainly never >trike.

HARD WORK AND LATOUTER, Tag this for the week," a strap ring young woutan told me the other day in the Vale of Evesham, it prevents you from kininkas. "E don't care what your trombles may he; you can't think about then when you're working in the fields. You just go on and on, with musele in your body, aching, and then you go back to your diggings, get your supe perintei no to bol. It's not long before you're ashyep, I can tell you"

I unkoel mon of these girls nhs work

FURNITURE, BRASS AN THAK in the Vale of Evesham which set TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, weather they like best-kut sunshine or

CARPETS, &c. &c,

rold and is. They told me instantly that they much prefer cold and rain. The thing that knocks them over, thy Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas (new),thing that tries their courage, to the last Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c, e, is a blazing sun bathg down on Bedroom Furnitare, comprising Double their bucks as they stoop over plants Brass and Brass-mounted Bestands, an open field. Teak Twin Bedsteads Sideboards, the of these girls wote tu

Extension Dining Dinner Waggons,

in

the

ASTRENEOUS. LIFE,

These girls plough and dig. Except for the fiting of great weights, there is

nothing a ras does on a farm which they cumos do. The most tremendous thing of all they do, in my humble opittion. is to keep on horing for a whole day under a broiling au.

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to sell at very epeh lower prices on necount of "this special privilege, will secure in the long" im, the remaining. business which is still in the hands of

opens and Americans.

Intest information states that weyeral lesding British and Americas fins in Manchuria huve suspended bos'uess sim- ply herans they canwt compete with their rivals enjoying sperini tavsons from the Chilene authorities and backed up by For a time botli their own Cuzerunent.

In the fruitpicking season they are tex. at 3.45 in the morning and they work till

is in the evening. Their reward for 15 the British-American Tubuove Company bours hard work, back-lagruking work, is and the Starslard Oil Company of New four shillings. They don't complain. || York were obliged to stop the sales ot aremunt of the high exclungs maumond by takes the highest enurage to stick as

protected nesines this kind of work. Most of Un Land, the manpulation of Japanese merchants Lasses crave for a mixed turn, where who themselves

through other déparation of there is stock to take care of, mut their any lose success in this pertimlar has been very rates. The former has resuard jumb marked. Young animals da for water on a silver ver basis whilst the latter under the gentle enty of women than, hus still refused to do so. The present under the rough-riding attention of men, Many of the Tand Lasses will stick to th's kind of work after the war.

financial situation is exceedingly pre earios. Is will eventually led to le acoption of the Japanese serenity as the medium of exchange in Mauchizia. When this couIDEA to pass, the Chinese officials are mostly, and the Japanesa

The editor of their main the **Landswoman, published under blie awpites of the Board of Agriculture, tells me that he receives the most patheticure partly, to blame. "letters" from Jonely girls working on dis- Chinesa merchants are suffering none at farms, where they never encounter the log acutely. Like foreign traders Home of they are being expelled from Manchuria, anyone of equal cubina. the girls wwd zueney-orders and ask which is their own territory. Japanese merchants are outbidding them in every the editor to buy then silk vnder-gar- ments with pink ribbons, beesome when they get out of breast and gaiters they want to have the feeling that they are still feminines Others send her poems of considerable it. Othios ask for leaks. Others pour out their hearts to her, saying how lonely they are, how they crave for sympathy, and how they long for something to happen. But she tells me she has never received que single letter fand she has received my hent Rank of dreds which grindles at the work ar which expresses the writer's desire to get out of the Tand Army,

Indeed, it seems to me that these land Lasses stand for the sacred esuse of the Allies in a peculiarly significant fashion. They are, to begin with, the emancipated wonies of a true democracy-nt the household chattels which one encounters

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line of business. Instead of helping their own countrymen, the Chinese officials are aggravating the situation by meeting every wish of merchants from across Japan's Sen. The arrangemert which they made with the Japanese merchants last spring is now doing a world of harm. to China particularly and the Western nations in general. It henefits only the Japanese, providing as it does that the Provincial Govern- Manchuria every

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exchanges for them 59, 0 silver dollars worth of yenasi eain notes at the rate of 12 ten cert notes for one silver dollar, no matter what was the market rate of exchange. The term of the arrangement is for five years, at the termination of which period the Provincial Bank should rgauior anlimit d specie payment. At the time when the akremert was marle, the exchange rate was nominal and the bank did not suffer much. Bat, with

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Chairs, Curio Cabinet, Crockery and Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional other day asking whether I could not do all oveż Germany». Then they are worn the cessation, of the specie redemption Glassware, Electro-plated and Silver Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, worthing tobork up the life of the why noble, the idea of work, why have service in Fengtien on the 14th of May. Dishes, Vases, dec. Carpets and Curtains, Glass Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, English village. Her complaint is that broken with all the old stabberas, whs the quotation on local notes was highly &c., &c., Single Becs, 2 Double Beds Toilet Sets, de, Bath Room Utensils, there is no vital sense of joy and hap-would set their hands to any mortal thing depressed and the valite of a Peisarg dollar was inflated to 81.75 small coins. so long as they could help their country which

the

at highest figurs Wardrobes (Bevelled mirror), Chest-of Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.

which Drawers, a quantity of Rattan Furni Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood piness in village life, that the people are

all asleep, that nothing happens, and that And thin they are brave with a bravery they have been quoted on the exchange knd Takwood Screens, Blackwood ture, Ice Chests, &c., &c, &c.

Furniture, including large Blackwood very effort on her part to waken things which is newborn with this war of ations. market in Manchuria. Another canse They represent slut which alone can give for this wild flight of silver were rumours Sercen, Side Tables, Chairs, Chinets, &c. up is met with a town like an icebus victors endurance. It is a light be disseminated by the Japanse regarding Ec., Engravings, Pictures, Kinkosan When I paid a visit to this admirable

the inability of the government bauks ad Brass Vases, &, de, Teunis Polen lady 1 fraud & condition of things in tween the soul of autocracy and the soul to meet denuntis for cash payment. and Net, Several Carpets new and

at democracy. second-hand.

Taking $1.75 sinal coin notes for one hy cottage wirich witnessed strikingly to

truly helping the dollars the current market rate, the the topsy-turvydüm. of war. For there! These girls are us

loses $0.54 per Chinese Government NEW TYPEWRITER (Reliance) and bors, watching the Sunday dinner on Aird Democracies to craquer the mea dollar changed for Japanese merchants. the stove, laying the table, cutting the Prussian tyranny as any soldier wheAs it will have to exchange 20,000 dollara bread, and attending to the fire, was the faces the Germania bordes. Autherner is worth of such notes, it suffers a loss of

Abra

PIANO by Grover & Grover, London, and a GRAMAPHONE and RECORDS Un view from Thumday, the 11th inst. Camlogues will be feared. Terms -Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 9, 1918.

PUBLIO

THE

AUCTION.

HE Codersigned have received in- structions from K. HAXTOS, Esq, to sell by Public auction,

KO

THURSDAY,

the 11th July, 1918, at 11 am.. on the premises of (The Dairy Farm. Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd.) Urent George St. East Point,

THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

WC

FURNITURE,

do.. &c. therein contained. Consisting of- Fumed. Teadwood Sideboard and Dinner Waggon (new design), Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Crockery and Ginsware, Pictures and Engravings. Carpet and Rugs, Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-chairs, 2 Motive Carved Cherry- wood Cabinets, Blackwood Bland and Stools, Lacquer Cabinet, large Camphor-| wood Wardrobe and Chests of Drawers, Teakwood Burzan, Dressing Tables, and Washstands, Double Bed / (while | enamelled), s Ico Carsta, Bookcase, Desk |

Also

ENAMELLED BATES.

(Fall Parteniors from Catalogue). Taste-Cash

HUGHES & HOUG B,.

Auc!uncers. Hoarkong, July 4, 1918.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE,

574

TEAMER- Chinese Flag-Steel bail: Engines and Boiler, in good condition-Capable of carrying 940 passengers and 440 tons cargo. Speed eleven knots. Price $200,000 H.K. currency, prompt delivery.

Fuller particulars on application Address WINO HING,

Go “CHINA, Mu" Office. Bongkong, June 22, 1918.

044

FOR SALE.

THE Undersigned, hava received instruc

tions to sell.

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE "CONCERTED); At their Sales Room No. 8,

De Youx Road, Coiner of Ice House Bérest,

and Copying Press,, Cooking Utensils, The Cutter Rigged Yacht Lic, ba

Also

PIANO by Collard & Collard in good condition, Victor Gramophone Records and Recorù Cabinet,

AU ELECTRIC LIGHTS. On view from Wednesday, the 10th. Catalogues will be mund Tru-Cashi

HUGHES & FOUGH

kong/July

Auctioneer

"BEATRICE

(Grel Claas).⠀⠀ Complete with Chost. of Spares, Baile, Awnings and Moorings, c And fitted with Auxiliary of HL.P. Mator

(practically now) (EU

giving a speed of 6 miles an hour penunder' power alone, v

For Further Particulars apply to the Undersigned,

Terms Caah

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneert, 2

Hantong, July 3 1018

retired from the Civil Service, and too way sink our fond seips day after and from that time up to the present

usthmatical to undertake any Jaborious

lady's Father, near little old gentieman p against these gole. The watharine 89,50 daily. The foregoing arrange but this little island of the northern sens, Shakespeare's other Eden, demi-paradise, this little body with a mighty hratt, will never strike its flag to the German pirate so long as the girts of England can drive a plough across its encient fields.

BANK

HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED THE

(TAIWAN GANG).

Iscorporated By Srectit IMPERIAL

*- Charzan, 1899.

Capital Subscribed... Yen 30,000,000 Capital Paid-up

1.20,000,000 Reserve Fund.................... 1, 4 6,884,000,

-HEAD OFFICE: TAIFEH, FORMOSA

BRANOMES:

JAPAN-KOTE, OBIZA, TOLYO AND TORO

ment came into operation last Accust, China has lost altogether #3,700 000 the Provincial Government was unable further to meet the enormous loss, B loan of Yeu 3,0/0,007 was arranged tvo awonths agr, nominally for the readjust- ment of the bank. but in reality for enabling it to continue exchanging J2 ten cent notes for cou dollar fur the Japanese although the market rate is $1.75 in coin notes. The proceeds of the loan ara deposited in the Chosen Bank, of which Prime Minister Tersuchi of Japan is the principal eba tholder, and are drawn upon when there is no more silver reserve in the vault of the bank. There was lively bidding for a mare to cash small coin notes from Japanese cupy of the Bible printed in 163 marchants Meanwhile, other foreigners Antwerp, at the male of parts of the Ar wells the rainese in Manchuris ure library of the late Mark P. Robinson, of reatly handicapped. hold the Pro- Honolulu. and a consignment of rare vincisverament Bank of Manchuria. books frem Riviere end Son, of London. become insolvent through reckless, issue at the Anderson Galleries. New York..nates, they would sustain a great loss The successful bidder was Cleorge D. but the Japanese are insured against it Faith, who paid 83,000 for the Bible by the deposit of 3,000 yen in their It is entitled Biblis, the Bible, That Is own bank

RARE COPY OF THE BIBLE.

the Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testaments Is was bought at auction in London by Mr. Robinson in 1862 for. FURMUSA-AKO, GIHAN, KAGI, KAREKE

KELLUNG, MAKUNG, PINAY, SRIA-out $1.2 Another copy now in the

Morgan litrary sold for $3,000 in 1903. chiku, Taiche, Tašas, Taxow, -TAMUL. CHINAAMOY, CANTON, FOOctow, KIUKIANG, BHANOTAL,

HANKOW

UTHERS BATAVIA, BOMBLY, HONGKONG, GUARD BABY'S HEALTH

LONDON, SINGārors, SarraDAZA, DEKARANG AND NEW YORK.

LONDON BANKERS

#IN TELE ¿SUMMER-

The summer months are the most. dangerous to children. The complaints Capital and Counties Bank, London, of that season, which are cholers and South-Western Bank, Parr's Bank. infantum,colic, diarrhea and dysentery. Commercial centres of Hussin Mua one is beyond aid before the other The Hank has Correspondents in the come on so quickly that often a little

churia, Indo-China, Inds Philippine realizes he is ill. The mother nitat be Islands, Juve, Australia, America and on her guard to prevent these trouble chow hera."

for if they do come on uuddenly to cure Interest allowed on Current Account, them. No other medicine is of such aid Fixed Deposits, and Bavings Deposits to mothers during hot weather as is at rates which will be quoted Baby Own Tablets, the Canadian application.

children's remedy They regulate the N. YANAGITA

tomach ad bowels and and absolutely A. Manager: "4 afe Bold by medicine dealer, or by BÓNG RONG GRANDE,

mail at 59 centantasia): fiori fibe 43, Dos Terut Bord.

Dr. Williams Belgium Co. 9 Breezers

"Bhasisbeli Road!"

kong, May 1, 1912

COUGHING INTO

CONSUMPTION

"Only Couch" but you stop It while it 1.ONLY a cough.

"WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The finest preparation made for combating severe congh CURES only, a cong

INTIMATIONS

Overland

球貸品

Price on application

Here's the Model 90

One of a half a million Overlands now in use.

Beautiful in appearance, powerful in - performance, comfortable even on rough roads because the cantilever rear springs smooth out the bumps of the road. Big tyres help to ease the going.

There is plenty of leg room for both driver and passengers. Electric control from the steering column, simple to operate. Women drive it with ease.

Light, but easy riding, powerful, but easy driving; is practical enough for the roughest going

Completely equipped to buy,

nothing extra

The price makes it an unusual value.

C. LAURITSEN, DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

WILLYS-OVERLAND, Inc mma Toledo. CEMU. S. A

The Wing On Q *

UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS

永安有限公

Most up-to-date and Cheapest House in Hongkong,

Address: DES VEUX BOAD AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.

Telephone Nun. 196 & 198

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.

ALKALIE.

JUST ARRIVED BIG SHIPMENT INCLUDING TE AMERICAN CAUSTIU SQDA 76% solid. In iron drums each cont

about 700lbs.

ENGLISH MURIATE OF AMMONIA (12}-ammoniac)

No. 1 quality: Fine white (powder) 08.3% Ammonium Chloride. No. 2 quality: Fine white (powder) $35% Ammonium Chloride. ENGLISII SODA ASH 68 dense In junny bags or barrels. ENGLISH SILICATE OF SODA 175 T.W. In barrels each costs

about 800 lbs.

Must be disposed of, Prices Reasonable

SHING KEE CO., SODA MERCHANTA,

34. Des Voeux Road West, Longkong.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

NOW RECONSTRUCTED)

LINGINEERS Lad SHIPBUILDERS, BOLLER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS all, work done in this establishment is guaranteeder-We hare over thirty year experienas. We own vec Bilpways and car wodorodste by. of 200 feet 100%

Town Of, 48, Odzraught Roan CENTRAL, Hongkong Shipyard:Bhun Sui Po, Kowloon, Hongkong,

Estimates farnished on application.

Hongkong, April

Telephons No 454

sphons So. B