1918-07-27 — Page 3

„SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918.-

AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undersigned have received in-

Hughes & Houghtons to sell by Public Auction,

APOTI INKERS. TO THE GOVERNMENT,

General Anatlaneers

Share, Coal and General Produce

Brokers and Commission

Agents.

PROPRIETORS “To-Hwa-Wan" Cool Storage.

Codes need.

Bentley'

4. a. 4th Editions. A 1 Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Address

* KEITION * HONGXONO,

PUBLIC AUCTION..

· (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERN19,)

› ON

1

THURSDAY,

the 1st August, 1918, commencing at.

10.30 a.m., at No. 4, Conduit Road, Ground Floor,

XBL

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

therein contained.

As follows:-

Hallstand, Several Sets Antlers. Extension Dining Table and Obairs a number of Oil Paintings, Pictures Venders and Fire Brasses, Copper Coal Ecuttle, Blackwood Tables and Cabinets Electric Reading Lamp, de, Large Teakwood Beatcnd, Wardrobes, Toilet Tables, &c. Bathroom, Pantry and |Kitchen Utensils.

Alau

THE Undersigned have received instrtic.od condition.

tions to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

Co

TUESDAY,

the 30th July, 1918, commencing at

30 p.m., at their Sules Rodins, No

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street |-

ÁN. ASHORTIENT OF

HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c. Comprising:- Scalloped Pillow Cases, Sheets, and Bel Quilts, Single and Double Plair and Benistitebed Sheets, Pillow Cases, White Fatin Quilts, Table Cloths. Pure Linen Damask Surviottes, Bath Sheets, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels. Giass Cloths.

$c.. tc., Se. TernsCash

HUGHES & HOTCH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong July 21, 1978.

617

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in istructions to sell by Public Auction (Tou "ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), TUESDAY

on

the 30th July, 1918, coniuncing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Roms, No. 8 Des Voeux Roud, Corner of Iaz House STREET, TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FORNITURE BRASS AND TEAR

„WOOD, TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, &c., c..

AND AN ASSORTMENT AF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follows:-» Arm-chuir dd Chesterfield Sofus (now), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, de, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brass. Bedsteads, Teak

Ap

"

THE

MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE SENT

TO PRISON.

SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS FOR ESPIONAGE.

FAST-END CIGAR Maknivs"

ROMANCE.

CHINA MAIL.

RAILWAY TRIUMPH.

A THOUSAND WATERLESS MILES.

AUSTRALIA'S NEW LINE,

water, say

Wo have considerable stretches of dry country in the United States, but be have never performed the font of build- 3 astonishing love romance, 'which

ing a "thousand miles of railroad through ended in the marriage of an Easter egion absolåtely devoid of surface Jewess and an American millionaire, is

the Literary Dest." rvealed by the announcement that Mrs.This has just beea be with the so Rose Pastor Stokes had been sesilenced called trans-continental" Rce of Aus i Kansas City, U.S.A. to ten years in tali-mething of a misnomer, gawe: penitentiary unile the espionage law.

in itself it by no means stretches fre Fourteen years ago Rose Harriet Pastor

foto sidy of the continent to the other. was employed in a cigar factory in But it dies connect the eastern and Whitechapel, London, rolling tobacco western railway systerng më Australís, so and curning barely suficiens mobey has by its sid trans-continental" travel keep body and sul together. She was

is now possible, although the he goes reared in an atmosphere of extremisnowhere near the geographies! centre of poverty, but she nevertheless centrived the great island. Engineering" on

Fine Tone PIANO by Mentric in very to get a sputtering of education in the filon), in an article reprinted in - The Laudon public selucis, and to supple. Railway Age Gazetta hangul, reliş nent lier small stock of learning" by us that the line was part of the federal peivate study, then she went without

and once when she had

A member of Laying Heng mit Fowls Hause.

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Brass Clock (Perpetual Motion), Brass Rods and Poles and Brass Lamps.

(Full Farticulars from Catalogue). Qu view day of Sale, TEAMS -Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong. Thly 26, 191

TO LET

A

20 LET.

GODOWN (Sentral Distriče,

Apply t

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FREDING THE SPARROWE. sly jan ennah I lead to youş I pray the Lord to feel the, too, For fin só hangry, birdies sweet, And one gives the band to en.

he cruzubs yn pick were laid away "Fran Bread Pate ere yesterday.

Since wlika I have not"tástel Band,

pace under which Western Australia entered the Xustnding: Cambionweath. It was to be a line of high standard: the Federal Government set

its facer [against any perpetuation of, the tragic system of broker funges by which the various state railways are divided

to trail-tight compartments. wide distance to be covered was 1960)

Fit Bo will care" and "uti is gonimies. We read en

My heart isdell, my table bare;

Vet mall is godi'' and He will 1 gure. -So, little sparrows, take your fill

NOTICE

Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL much regret that for the first time for a hundred years war conditions prevent many of their products being shipped to India. They "much appreciate the letters they are receiving," und- in reply would state that it is fully recognised here that under the circumstances of life in India the absence of English delicacies and foods is a very real hardship. It is one of the Anglo-Indians" "little bits" in" the war.

Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL will take care that not a day shall be lost in forwarding supplies when a 'return to more normal conditions permits. - In the meantime they trust that those who have been accustomed to *rely on their products will be good enough to accept this explanation.

D.J.Collis Browne's

Chlorodyne

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

The Bed Remedy known for

COUGHS, COLDS,

ASTHMA,

BRONCHITIS.

The

Acts like a charm in

At 428 miles frons Angusta blog out debouches suddenly to the tanya "Nullarbor?" an absolutely beyel and rive less plais- pain as big as Fran averaging Coo heut niove the wrislocal.

of grondas fresh, of my window-sill. - alisse Pastor was horn in "Augustove, Suwalk, Russly, in 1879, and her par, trots, frein das d the most lowly It is of finestone fortisation, entered station, et fanten when she was with regoni ted soil, growing fibrinoly 62nly sereni Alloy a few years the salt-bush and Ulee hish, tant valu

THE BONORƏNG LAND INVEST-

·MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 25, 1918.

TO LET.

DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, and CHOLERA.

The Most valuable Remedy ever discovered, Erectually cuta ahort all attacks of SPASME Checks and arrests those inn often, fatah di maaaaa-

FEVER, CROUP, AQUE. |

The only Paliative in:

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OONVINCING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLE, None Genuine without the wordi “Dr. J. Collis Branne's Chlorodys the Stomp. Sold by all Chemista.

Soto. Manufacturers Prices in Englandą, 1/1), 2/9, 4/6.

London, S.E.

ht in the Entend the lather died, and Įthe hully remigrated ra Amories and uble faux for stock. For #99 miles o |setthod bi gloveland, when lose obtains. Í the · Millarbor the line hins without a d RNISHED HOUSE To lie Let ated work in a tobacco history. Her mind femve-the longest tangent in the world, THE PEAK for year. For Belly and when she was 13 she reas

There is no surface water, hat extrinjve. wirwady huppus in her van "einele as à

-The Government tik every possible boring is producing -fgesli wazee in large steps to sales tard the heath of the cen writer of wo

Mr. A. 11. Bronidasen, nge of the quantities. ... At NGO modes Penaged on the fine. The urnast care

rooms. Five Path-roons, Crass Tennis Court.

Apply

.E. POTTER, Priver's Building Hongkong, July 18, 1918,

TO LET.

lives of th Jewish Daily News," | Augusty the plain esases us staldenly as was talentin insure good too. Ho PHILIPSU

( 624 | previved in" réply" fò a, requnet de sub

Serbere bir their opinions, & letter from it, and fightly timbered country rugs with proper disponours and querating mevomodation were provided in path Miss Paster, which, he szól, was on nig, utamuie the line right into Kalgetetions, Moliend attentives and "hospital| the most retaritable he ind ever read. The greatest élevation reached on veetis were provided by the SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon." He invited the girl to take a position on the mute is 1ptar font,... Da the | Governments for all pupilogoes, who ens

The paper in New York, and she esked whole route Here are in steep ratesen br Apply to

Jun Mr. 4. H. Phelps Stokes, son of Anson HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FISANCE Phelps Stokes, i lutker"and" desevartalne, hun tunnelledaag

CO., LTD. Alexandra Building.

A

Hongkong. July 17, 1918.

TO LET.

wall

*

hear coiraat puserres of Massaela£t it be, aduktted, therefore, wat

with relleu a, the appoints

"the pransition wag na un canes Du

RESORY DOVA, BREALLER,

Ale Stoles was at er altricted by

{a•Larb! Rev¢wek

tributed ʼn grooveral moins of Bd. 112 auntsi

The total number of "accidents' caï tu whole, wark was well Andor 1000, cursing a aital Toss of life ermont twenty.

It was the aime of the Comino. from the point of view of the screen avalih Government to build a line cap

But let it also be ruled that in able of varying traffe, at, high speeds,

!

"

| her fatelleet. A few days later she was, the inside of the Australian hatinent The The Be of the best workmanship, COMMODIOUS and Centrally introheed, to inversity Settlement

Twin Bedstead, Sidubcards, sitaatel. NEW OFFICES with lift | work, and was thrown me into associa. Lifan in speelfed with more letters than" and, so far ny passenger avecrmmolations |

Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tia and Occasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, Olass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery Toilet Sata, &c., Bath Room Utensils, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.

Electric Reading Lamps Blackwood and Teak wood Screens, Blackwoo Furniture, including large Blackwood Table. Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, L., Engravings, Pictures, Kirkosan and Brass Vases, &c., ko, Teznia Poles and Net, Several Carpats. new and second-hand.

"OLIVER" TYPEWRITER,

1 FIANO, The Robinson Piano Co.. METAL BATHS:

THEADLE SEWING MACHINE, &c.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue).

· Teams :---Cash.

HUGHES, & HOUGH,

Auctioneer &

Hongkong, July 94, 1918.

618

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (Fox accourt or THE CONCERNED),

"

on.

TUESDAY,

the 30th July, 1916, at 3:00 p.

at their Sales Rooras, No.

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Stapet,"

LADY'S SIDE BADDLE by Sovter, together with head gear, patent stirrep, &c..

in very good condition

Terms: Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGB, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, July 24, 1918:

58%

1

Şi concerned, kine engineup of the Couns samwealth have been scouring the world

in the old Mercantile Bank Buildings, corner of Queen's Hand Central and Ice for with the millionaire... Their love. For life needs water, and et House Street.

romance bezelaped, and their conting natural surface water there was noge in for the latest leis in travelling luxuryod Shameen, British Concession."

Also, in CANTON, HOUSE, NO, 31, undertaten while they were emphy. the whole stretch of 1,050 miles." "Givin Luge day-and-night coaches, of r

For rent and further particolare

ed in missious of mercy among the water on the route, and this description size undrented of in England, sakileď apply to:

[of New York's east side. When she would have been written dermkey wine with its legacies of tunnels and bridges | Frame engaged to Mr. Stokes whe asked.

of a past ruilway age, will leave no den) DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. et her dare to take up again Water-and the wil, rich alike in mine vier unexplored that will minister in the

43, Des Voeux Ronil."

her work in the cigar fretory, and she rals and fertility would to-day be sup-enjoyinent of prasengers, The Anstru Bougkong, July,A, 1918.

was employed there up to the eve of her porting a close population. But when lisas are inveterate travellers. "They do] wedding on July 18, 16. A few stress construction commenced, it hast 800

wat in being in the train for a week, after her marriage she revisited the ses of her priverty-stricken youth in fles of the raviks was entirely unin- but they demand comfort. It in the hot weather, heating in the winter, and Baths Whitechapel. accompanied by her huse habited. fver, the "whole route there whenever possible. It is mefe to say that Lund,

was no final population from which labove they will makes their great through ↑ Mrs. Stoltes intented herself for geurs might be utilized, or food produced for express trains de luxe. Most of the in the amelioration of the lot of the poor want or beast. "Organization was there construction, solling stock, practically all of the Inmotives and cohelves for the

TO LET.

0. 7, STEWART TERRACE

No. 98, THE PEAK.

Apply to-

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, Jins I, 1918.

TU LET.

new line, will have been built by Au

483 She often recalled her hard. hungfore necessary of a kind quite us

days in the neighbourbond at Pettin i ordinary rund enterprise. it was tralians in Australia. etlane, and said that there were less like an engineering job than the things which shund at forgottea-the gritty streets of the Fast-und and the London pulsemen, "who were so kind and red to little children when they

10. 57 THE PRAK, "LUSTLEIGH.'

HOUSES on Shamesa, Canton.

"Apply" to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co.. LTD.

BANK

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED

(Taiwan Gisko),

INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL TÍTERIAL CHARTED, 1800.

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

** 22,500,002 Reserve Fand

0,620,000

61

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned bave received instruc Lions to sell by Public Auction (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERSE),

WEDNESDAY,

the 1st July, 1918, at 10.20 a.m., at No. to, Nathan Road, Top Flat, Kowloon,

Tus SUNDAT HOUSEHWD FURNITURE, &c.,

Theroin contained.

Comprising Large Sideboard Din-

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEH, FORMOJA.

BRANCHES :. JAPAN-KONE, USIKA, TOTTO

LJE

-Yoxo"AMA. FORMOSA-AÃO, CIAN, KiGi, Kazenke, KEELUNG, MIXung, Pixan, SHIK- CHIEU. TAICH, Tainan, Takow, TAMBUI, TOHTEN,

| CHINA-AMOY,

·CANTON,

Ἐκόστους, HAKOR, KIXIANO, SHANGHAI, SWATOW.. OTHERS BATAYE BOMBAY, HONGKONG). LONDON, SINGAPORE, SOERAGAIS, SEMARANG AND New York.

ing Table and Chairs, d., Brass-mounted Commercial crates of Eussin Man

LONDON BANKERS Capital and Counties Bank, London, and South Western Bank, Parr's Back."

The Bank has Correspondents in the Twin Bedsterds, Large Wardrobe Toilet churia, Indo-China, India, Philippine Table, Washstand, &c, Bath Room and Islands Java, Australia, America and Kitchen Utensils,

elsewhere. A

Also

Interest allowed on Current Account; Fixed Deposits, and Sayings Deposits Electric Fittinge and 1 Japanese at rates which will be quoted on Poodle. Dog (4 months old)."

application.

Catalogues will be issued."

NYANAGITA

Manager!

AAS WHY HUGHES & HUGE

Hongkong July 26, 1918,

HORGKONG BRAKOIT

631

eried in the streets."!

дем F

Saylis %

S. T. DAVENPORT, LID...

Made in units ranging from

25-3000,. c. p.

Emits a brilliant

white light of unequalled strength...

Obtainable from the principal

Electrical Contractors.

G.

For Wholesale apply to: HOLLAND-CHINA TRADING CO.,

Hongkong & Canton.

Sole Agents for South China.

AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

===

Such, briefly, is the history of a onwealth Government bile" is organization of a campaigu "The Cont

great indertaking. It has been accom direct Government enterprise, What plished at cost of millions of national

"Letting by Public Auction 8xle, to few contracts there were were subsidiary, my sided out of a "consolidated PARTICULARS and Conditions of the 2. 1915 Mr. Stokes offered his services Labour-practically all white-hed to be revue by the Australian tax-payer, held in MUNDAY, the Wch day of the Seziulint party, declaring that brought hundreds, sometimes thousands renders possible one of the longest July, 1918, at 5. Pst, at the Oficer of railway runs in the world. From. to the Hublic Works Department, by Pider of the called capitalist system is in. of miles, and maintained permanently ou

pieal Ensville, sheltered behind the Fin Evileney the Governor, of Eight defensible ethically and disastrous indus

Barrier Reef, the traveller may Hoon run the Colony of Hongkong. fhe term Lots of CROWN LAND at Aberdeen,

sart Crown Rent, is be fixed by the surveyor

the 'line,"

the

1+

(trially," and that it must be supplanted Water, was obtained sometimes by by way of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, if a genre, with the option of renewal xt a

hy a "righteous system of co-operation." Piping from great distances and some aud Adelaide, to Perth, on In 100 his mother left early a million is by boring" and it was stored in beaten shores of the Indian Ocean-f His Majesty the King, for one, farther starling for building schools for coloured or by cant ottiene in her run of 4,000 miles. He may do this intern of o yusrs.

for use by construction-truins, and en-

the running time of 150 hours. Every children in the Southern States and for

gines travelled over three-quarters of "foot of the track is owned by the State. father philanthropic objects.

When Mrs. Stokes was entered she million miles in single year, merely The line, joins the Eastern system of

15,000 mile to its isolated daughter! read a statement protesting her loyalty, in transporting water. Food was almost" and declared that her views had been much of a problem. Timber way system of 1000 miles in the web. Is in

misunderstood.

easy to get. Unusual methods of con- After the Court had adjourned, Mr. Bluetion were ametines used. We ard Stokes urged that his wife's conviction

tolu:

a visible pledge of federation. It is the pioneer of many great similar projecti Was dur, to expressions that she had em "The surveyors generally followed which are aimed at the internal develop mant of a continent. Et provides for the ployed under a hasty impulse, which she benchmarks of the preliminary trist fanmediately regretted. He announced survey of 18.- In the areas of worth military defence of the country on la and scattered", timber, thers had, ofterior lines. The voyage from west to that an appeal would be made.

course, to be a certain amount of axe. cast of the continent has been halved in point of time. And the tenacity of Aus work. In the main, however, the optralian engineers bow banied the wilder platan "and tablelands made for more ex, oss. Out in the former unknown," peditionis methods: Mechanical methods

settlements have already sprung up along were availed of to the utmost. On the the line. The optimism of their popula heelt of the unrveyors came the petrol tion is expressed in paraes like that. f tractors, with diso ploughs which made Golden Ridge, but it is an optimie light of stones, ripping up the light, vir that has subdued deserts, and is making En wil of the overland. With scoops the Australian nation. and horse and camel-teams the roadbed won quickly formed. A Castles x cavator was utilized: for a time in the Eastern Division, completely rolling and forming the banks in one operation. Im

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION Only a Cough but you stop "It while I is ONLY a cough,

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The finest preparation made for combating severa

CUR

only x

PRICK

mediately afterward appeared the con- TO CURE HEADACHES. struction-train, headed by a track-layer Constipation and Headaches go hand in anotion: from America... Every hand. Remove the causs with a little few bunuten the train moved forward an dose of a

PINKETTES

the new uldtrack every few minutos the converging rail-beads in east and west moved cinaer together. Behind the

the and then your bilious beadache, fyer

Ul-smelling breath will

track layers the line was pulled in pack ed, and otherwise comp fettling gangs and the oils

railroad camp. A trop

formed at bacte

(loops and two!

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Particulars of the Lots.

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AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned bay received' ize THE

stractions to sell by Public Auction

at

WEDNESDAY,

the 31st July, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

"Abertholwyn!", No. 14 Peak Road.

A LARGE QUANTITY OF ALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Comprising

Tapestry covered drawing rom saite, teak folding tables, teak overmantels, lady's writing desks, brass and copper fenders, teak flower stands, white lace. curtains, pictures and porcelain, marble mantel clock, brass clock in case (360 days), draught and fire sureena, etc, etc. Extension dining table and chairs, teak Bidubourd with mirror, dinner and dessert services, ut glass and silver ware, teak silver cabinets, table glass-

ware, etc., etc.

Dobble and single brass mounted beintcads, double wardrobes with mir-

rors marble top trak was stands and dressing tables, man chairs and tables, toilet crockery, éto, did

Bathroom, pantry and kitchen utensils?

A. FIRK JOLLECTS OF CANTON BLACKWDWARE

On riesgo

Curio cabinet, sanebos, ruchairs and chaira, lady's desir, tea table Wall brackets, flowerstands, texpoje, equare tables, overmantel, etc, etc

Plants in Tots Electric Coiling Fan and light fittings, etc., etc,

Built Engines al Boiler, in good, NB. All the teak furniture is light Dadition-Capable of carrying 00 stained. assengers and 640 pins cargo." "Spoed

On view from Tuesday, the 30th Juls luven shots Price 0300,000 H.. urgency, prompt delivery

Fuller particulars on application ddress WINO HINDAMI

CCBINA MA

Hongkong, June 25, 1918.

· Cajalugues will be imnued,

Twan ----Ossa on delivary,

OO FLAMMERTE