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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918)

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anotioneers

Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission

*. Agente.

PROPRIETORS | To-Kwa-Wax* Coal Storage.

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Ooder uesd

Bentley's

4th & 5th Editions.

A 1 Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Address 'NEILION" HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in- THE

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

on

SATURDAY,

the 31st August, 1918, at 10.30- a. 10. at No. 12 Knutsford Torrace, Kowlson,

THE SUNDRY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE..

theroin ecntained.

Comprising --Upholsterell Chair and Chesterfield Soln, Blackwood Cabinet, Bedroom Furniture,

Also

Electric Fittinga, Fans, Ice Chest, Filter, Tennis Poles and Netting and a number of Chinese Porcelain Curios, &c.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).

On view day of Sale.

Terms --Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneer.

Fongkong, Aug. 24, 1918.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

BOK

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, FFOR ACCOUNT OF TEX CONCERNED

02

MONDAY,

the 2nd September, 1918, at 2.30 p.m. at Victoria Gaol Married Quarters) Top Flat,

TRH

HOUSEHOLD, FURNITURE, &c.,

therein contained.

Comprising:-Ballstand, Marble-top Sideboard, Dining Table and Chairs, Bookusse, Upholstered Corner Seat and,

GUARD BABY'S HEALTH

IN THE SUMMER

THE CHINA, MAIL

QUEEN MARY'S" NEEDLEWORK GUILD.

The following telegram and letters have been received ately by the flon. Secretary of the Guild:-

The summer months are the most dangerous to children. The complaints ut that senson, which are cholors: infartum, colic, diarrhoes and dysentery come on so quickly that often a little one is beyond aid before the mother

London, 17th June 1918. Halp more required Egypt than Kes- realizes he is ill. The mother must be on her guard to prevent these troublesopotamia advising Red Cross Alexandria or if they do come on suddenly to cure

to apply. them. No other medicing is of such all to mothers during hot

hot weather a9. Baby's Own Tablets

the Canadian children's remedy. They regulate the stomach and bowels and are absolutely safe. Sold by medicine dealers, or by mail at 60 cents the vial from Tho Dr. Williams Medicins Co., 86 Szechuen Road, Shanghai.

AUCTION.

PUBLIO AUCTION,

THE Undersigned-hare recolved instruc loon to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

Co

TUESDAY,

the,3rd September, 1918, commencing at 1.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vorux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

AN ASSORTMENT OF

HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c.

Comprising: Scalloped Pillow Cases, Sheets and Bod Quilts, Single and Double Plain and Romstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, Table Cloths, Pure Lines Damask Serviettes Bath Sheets, Bath Towels, Turkiab Towels, Glass Cloths..

&உ &c. &c. Terms: Cash.

C

HUGHES & HOUGH.

ductionsèrs.

Hongkong, đục, s, 1923.

21

TO LET

710

TO

LET.

1OMMODIOUS and Centrally situated NEW OFFICES with lift in the old Mercantile Bank Buildings. corner of Queen's Rout Central and Ier House Street.

Also, in CANTON, HOUSE, No. 31, Shameen, British Concession.

For rent and further particulars apply to:

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD., SA, Des Treux Road. Hongkong. July 2, 1915.

TO LET.

582

SHOP in Nathan Road, KowlooË.

Apply to BUMPEREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandrs Buildings. Hongkong, July 17, 1918.

TO LET

605

7

dictmenba followed.

SILK ROBBERIES IN NEW Esiently dyed to be unrecognisable. In

YORK

Naturally, such great amounts have not been stolen without organised effort While is not probable that the 'silk $300,000 WORTH STOLEN EVERY thioves are a single head, it is certain

MONTH.

that they have alligned themselves inta working tuits,

REMARKABLE STATEMENTS. "

In a recent imate of the New York World Mr. Edward. H. Smit writes as follows regarding the astonishing rob- beries of silk perpetrated in" and about Now York:-

A Now York gang of thieves and gun- men, with a motor truck, and a chauffeur get in on the gravy," The first thing as their shit instruments, gets ready to

to be done is to Aoua fence or a place threwster and a dyer what finally a crook- fox fenving Sext must be. Forth a

of manufacturer. In all these per song to the plot are in line na prófes In the fire months from January to iotat thief wild think of operating. dune 1st just past silk worth more than I is one thing to get the silk: anther $1,500,000 has been stolen in the New it seems highly probable that the ph

to get it disposed of. In some instances York district. That is to say, in Ney began to hotel at the other end. Some you equally well gement will suit York City and the tailway terminal towns

Ithioring manfueturar conceived the plan,

"LAWLEY,"

Friary Court St. James's Palace, S. V

June 12th, 1918. DEAR MADAM-I have just received a letter from Major Davies, of the Britiah Red Cross Society in Bombay, suggest ing that the activities of the Guild should be concentrated on Egypt for the time being, instead of on Mesopotamia: where the fighting has practically reased far the moment.

I hope that this

and that willing to work for Palestine, Salonika you will bo and Egypt, as you have already done so splendidly for lasopotamin

to him.

on the Jersey side of the Hudson...

INTIMATIONS

MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.

principal comparents of Flour, Gluten is easier to digest and contains more ALL or Fastos bear the "Roaster" label and are made from Flear of the Best Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Glutes are ther nutrient than Starch. Bapufactured under the most sanitary conditions.

Largo qui

quantines have been exported to various important cities in the World Torms moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No. 47 and 49, Connaught Road Central Hongkong; Telephone 1939. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, Chins, Telephons. 3985 Branch Factory: Wing Blug Street. Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable Address: "BINGWAN."

and gathered the other forces to melt. DRAGON MOTOR CAR

A full carload of aik had arrived in

How bad these marauding gentlemen The Eris Railroad alone has lost about can be is well seen from this instance, Major Davies in his letter to me. says-I ray-say that ever since you

$750,000 of this precious stuff. The Jer. the largest single robbery of the period: originally wrote asking these Guilds to Central, Lackawanna and Leigh Jersey City, consigned to one of the hig send their ecosignments to me, they Valley ronds have suffered proportionate amicsetomers. The car was, con apon have responded in a most generously. Shops, factories and lofts have been a siding; the sigte was fed of manner in continually forwarding con- signments by steamers as they became looted railroad cars have been cleaned its arrival. Allerdinage precautions were available."

Ele several times refers to the great out in transit; freight depots have been taken. That night four men husked a help the Guilds in the East have been entered and stripped of huge bulks of or truck up to the siding, broke" the seats on the car and calmly began to this estrous weaving of the busy worm anload the previous bardon. Their truck. The thieves have on at least one occasion; konded, they ensed the car door, and the taken as much as $100,000 worth in a truck was seen settling away down the single haul-the work of cue, dark night, lonely Jersey mas towards the fencing appalled at the situation that they are, loft over a ganges. Again the big truck Finally, the railroads have become sa place. The bilk" was unloaded into the lately refused to accept shipments of silkens rumbling back, stards the as erdinary freight...

Jersey City siding Nather lose w He has this colossal adventure been got Brons the ear. This time the truck possible? How does one stond one or two ninda of in a million dollars worth of silk in a city scoual load of foot was corned over to

new direction,

detectives, special, watchmen, railcom a fourth were made to the cas Ike New York, with thousands of polter,; # junknam for fencing. A third trip and. guards and othres constantly' extr the

Gad

I am communicating with Sir Courtauld Thomson, Chief Commissioner of the British Red Cross Society in Alexandrie, will ask him to keep you informed as to the things most urgently needed requested him to arrange with some in our hospitals there. I have also other Society to receive and distribute any gifts you may wish to send to retinents, as the Red Cross Society is unable to supply combatants, and can only deal with the wounded.

As Sir Courtauld Thomson spends a great deal of his time on tour. send you the name of the Resident

Dr. Ghasvais,

Commissioner :--

British Red Cross Society,

St. Mark's Buildings,

Alexandria, EGYPT. Hoping, that everything will work as smoothly through the red Cross in Egypt as it has done in Boubay, I

Yours very truly, ANNIE LAWLEY, Hon. Sec.

This

When dawn ene up over the river

alert? What can a thief do with such and the agent of the manufacturer mé plumterv

for histerne silk he fand the car stand-

All these questions are part of a most "ing unsterely in the sling, it done fuscinating story of meter crime cynically open. ita interior appallingly romance. "Mr. J. J. Humil, who is in Ahute, the hundred holes of silk, with charge of the detective work being done $100, in the market, hud disuppeuped : in this matter by the Silk Association of overnight.

America, told me the story the other day, One cannot restrain a certain admira- and I am indebted to him for most of the for, such Bokiness, and it is almost Red Cross Depot,

the facts it what follows:

ja painful anti-climax 'to pressed that most No. 2 Sher, Alexandra Dock,

Since the war has laid' such strains on of this stolen sith was rewired. Cover-sea shipments silk has gone rp. to another example: "On April 15th. 25th July,

unprecedented prices. A bale of how ass, Joby trunlap and Sons of New York DESK MADAM-am in receipt of your silk, weighing about 15 pounds, is now affered the loss of eighty bundles of to despatching cocsignments to Egyptami. This hardly parallels the price of was taken from a caru letter of 25th June, 1819, with reference worth a thousand dollars, or about 87.50 thrown silk, worth about 22.000 The and bave to advise that is is on my

Bumbay is.

advice to Lady Lawley that the consign-in lustinian's day, when the stuft was Spring Valley and Olgar, N.Y. Three ments, which I receive from the Queen worth its weight, in gold but it is beyond days later, on April, 18th, the detectivex Mary's Needlework Guilds in the East anything known to modern times,

In of the Silk Association found Alleen of

are being despatched to Egypt, as owing cha bale of silk are many skeins of the eighty bundles in a garage in Puter- to the limited amount of fighting and the the raw material, esel stunda «kein n. 5 am told by Mr. In the the i good-heath of the troops in Mesopotamin. the requisition which we receive front intaining ten thousand yards of the $22.000 worth of silk het been wall ti these have been considerably reduced product of the Si-the Chinese jane and we are in a position to empe with. for the silk warp.

requirements

therefore to

Lady Lawley explaining the position This raw silk originates in China, or

a manainctures for 87000, of which half

had been paid down kid the rest was to be paid en disposal of the guida.

d suggesting that as Egypt was more Jupun, is shipped semes the Pacific to if these examples give the impression in need of comforts than Mesopotamin, one of our Western parts, and thence that mest of that 1,500,000 dollars in the energies of the Guilds in the East brought cast to the manufacturers up silk he been recovered they belie the should be diverted to that front

On receipt of my letter I received rail. It is very dificult to, pinco in facts. Most of it has gone the way of eable agreeing to the suggestion, and all identification mark of permanence on this stolen things, the tirands and the own consignments which are being received raw product. All the marks used up to ers paying the price. But * check is by me, are being transhipped to the the present are easily removed by the being administered to the thieves. British Red Cross Commissioner at thief; and thereafter, who can identify have already

Four Alexandria. You will understand there-

Hattan Chairs. Overmantels, Double) A HOUSE in Knutsford Terrace,fore if it is more convenient for you to the goods as stoleh? It is in tris State Twenty-seven, others are under indict.

Bedstead, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables Chest-of-drawers, &c. Fender and Fire Brasse, Sewing Machine, Bathroom and Puntry Utensils, Glass and Crockery TYATE.

Alio Piano hade for the Climate (good condition) Shanghai Funblinds, and a large number of Pot Plants, Stands, &c. (Pell Particulara from Catalogue), Ou view day of Sale. Terms:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE; Auctioneert.

Honging, Aug. 27, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

705

THE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction (JOE ACCOUNT OF TRI CONCERNED);

on

TUESDAY,

the 3rd September, 1918, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooma, No B, Des Voeux Road, Corner of ICE HOUSE STREET. TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, BRASS-MOUNTED AND TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, &c., &c. BAND'AN ABSORTMENT (|07 » USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follows:

Kowloon.

Apply to

20 LEE.

AGUDOWN--Central District.

701

been sent to prison.

ship the cases to me, please do so, and I that most of the valuable booty has be ment, including nie of the feners. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-transhipped to Egypt after they are stolen stuff was in the next stage of Hamil, with a grin.

arrange to have your consignments taken, though a large amount of the

And there will be more." said Mr. MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. received here.-Yours sincerely, Hongronk ding. 2, 1845.

AL DAVIES, Major,

manufacture, known UN "thrown." I talked with un-expert in such mat- Hop: Superintendent, Red Cross Depot.

That is to say, it had been boiled off and Verst nun "with long, experience" in At present, members of the Guild volitioned. Even in this state it is special policing. How was it possible to are asked to make woollen. Belmets, lost impossible to place irremovable back so obvious a thing as a motor truck cape, knee cape and mufflers for our ranks of identification on the silk. And to a railway ding or up to a freight troops at Vladivostock to whom also until very recently most manufacturers depot, and to abstract great bulks of will be sent flannel underclothing, bad ng taken the trouble to mark even costly materials? INVEST.Burgical dressings and Hospital com, the fished product of their Indus

• It's easy if you understand," said forts. Socks are also seeded for, the sailoré..

Hence, much manufactured silk also this can with a toothy smile. Do you has been stolen from lofts and ware suppose railroad detectives are above ali The Guild will continue to send houses. To-day, in order to meet the reproach? Suppme you were earning garments and surgical dressings to attack of the robbers, silk-szakers are eighty dellars a month and beefsteak was Egypt, and in answer to any special weaving a secret thread into their pro-2 cents s pouzil. Then supposing some request, elsewhere.

dut by which it may always be recould manage to be looking the other person came along and said that if you HELENA A. V. MAY,

ised. The immediate resalt has been su abatement of the stealing of manufactured Way from a given point some dark nigin Hongkong Branch.silk. The efforts of the criminals are it might be worth a couple of years

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 26, 1918.

624

TO LEA.

HOUBES on Stomeen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY O., Iso.

BANK

THE "DANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

{TAIWANGINO).

Incorporated By Spectat trenIAL CHARIFI," "1899.

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

29,500,000. Reserve Finds"..... 5,880,000.

BEAD OFFICE: TAPER, FORMOSA,

President Q.M N.G.,

OIL IN EGYPT..

The London Correspondent of the Liverpool Post writes

Shipowners whose vessels make regular

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the roads.

Distinctive armlets, by which the

how centred on the raw and thrown Mary. Most new would find it beauti silk. Most of this is stolen from the fully easy to be across the way in Hal. railroads.

oran's or Casey's bar at the right | For instance: A shipment of silk wegent, And, besides, Tiscover that arrives at the Jerses terminus of one of ordinary watchmen think several times A band thieves knows before tackling a gang of armed gunmen about it, as these hands always do. The bent on a little pleasure trip in a motor what concerned about the supply of truck down to the yards, open the car,

se of the Suez route base been some arst propitious night they drive an auto truck, You know, it's out the watch-

man's stuff, that's being tusen. liquid fuel, fearing that the resources of take out as many bales as they can

South polised by the Aides might be notio safely hamile, lead the truck auf, drive will not be the case.. Apart from this off to some prearranged barn; loft, promising field, however, I learn that garage. Here the silk is hidden. As successful efforts are now being made to soon as the chase slackens and opportu public'ss Home will be able to recognise develop, petroleum in which is of prime YDH..

to the

fact its effere, the silk is taken to come and give consideration to discharged merchant service in view of the increas- manufacturer, who is in collcrion with Service xem fitted with artificial limbs, ing use of oil for the raising of steam or the actual thieves. He hastily throws are ou view at the Memorial Hall, for use in internal combustion pogi

A few years no new field was

the stuff it, it he raw It it be already Farringdon street, E.C., rovent covered at Hurghoda, and this has been thrown, it is hurried to an illicit dyer (new), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, JAPAN-TORTO, Toenas, Kos, its yield having steadily increased entil cognise a stolen ?a

proved to be of very regular formation, and hastily coloured. Who can now re & Bedroom Furniture, comprising FORMUSA-GRAS, KO, KABINIU, it now equals about 16,000 gallons 3 The text step is to sell the staff to a Brass Twin Bedsteads, Teak Twin Bed

KIILUNG. BLAKUNG, PERAN month. In addition, the refinery BHINCHIKU TAICH, Tara, Suez has been enlarged, so that in manufacturer at a price much wider the Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, CHINA SHANUMAL RAYHOW, KUZIANO, with confidence. At all events, the the stuff is stolen, but he calculates bust- Tanos. TamegGI, TOHTEN, A.KO. creased supplies may be relied upon market. This man probably is certain AMOT, TOOCHOW, SWATOW Egyptian authorition are quite hopeful near as business. In a few weeks the CANTON

of the prospects, and are doing what is stolen skena of raw silk appear on the THERS- HoxIOND, Sredaro, possible to assist developments of market as goods, euming from one

SHETRATA, SEMATANO, BATAVIA, late a thing ban been. beard about the BONAY, LONDON, NEW YORK. Beitist company which was formed a posés, Bt least, as a reputable manli- few years ago to control an extensive oil facturer. The venal manufacturer, the arcs in California" but I believe that dyer, the thrust and the original Furniture, including large Blackwood and South Western Bank, Parr's Bank

Capital and Counties. Bank, London, to 20s war. Particular interest attach fieves have all had a profit gut of it operations are simply in abeyance owing Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets,The Bark has Correspondents in the shipping element several of the mast with mauafactured silk the game is Engravings, Pictures, Kinkoan Comercial Centres in European Con prominent companies being Assorted mesh the or A warehouse in robbed

to this amcern because of its atong The original owner or the railroad loss. and Brass-Vuses, &c, de, Tennis Polesinent. Russie Dianchuria Tsingtao, with it, whilst Lord Pirrio Controller and there is rushed f to the- dyers, and Net, Beveral Carpets Lew second-band

Japan Indo-China, Siamo. India

Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas

seade, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons,

Tes and Occasional Tables, d, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Coilet Ecta, dic. Bath

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