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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918)

AUCTIONS.

Hughes & Hough

AUOTI INKERS TO TES GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers Charo, "Doml and General Produce

·Brekers and Commission Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

#To£ws-Wan Coal Storage.

A. D. A

Codes used

Bentley's

ZENE

6th & Bth Editions.

Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphan ddraza

"KHRIOS" KONGKONG.

PUBLIQ AUCTION.

www.panded

THE Undersigned have received in-

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEREEN).

On'

.

SATURDAY,

the 14th Sept 1918, at 12 Noon. at their"Sales Roonis, No. 8, Des You Road, Corner of

Tea House Street,

Taree SPORTING GUNS as under:

B. B. 16-Bore haninerless Ejector Gun, by Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, London, in leather case. ne D. B. 18-Bare hammerless Gun. by Hardy Bros., in leather ca. One D. B. 13-Bore hammerless un,

cost 3 inous.

by Riley, London, in case.

Ou view Now,

TeяCash.,

HUGHES & FOUGH, auctioneers.

Hougkotz, Sept. 11, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

745

HE Undersigned have received instruc

dons to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERSID),

TUESDAY,

the 17th Sep, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., as their Sales Rooms, No. & Des Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street

AN AWORTMENT OF

Embroidered and Renaissance Bed- spreads, Pillow Cases, Tray Cloths. Table Covers, Table Centres. Single and Double Plain and Bewustitched Sheets, Plain Pillow Casesy White Satin Quilts, Pute Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath Towals, Turkish Towels, Glass Cloths,

dc.

Sta. Terms: Cash.

&

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Sept. 11, 1915.

746

»PUBLIC AUCTION:

THE

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEEȘED),

TUESDAY,

The 17th September, 1918, at 3 pm, at the Sales Rooms, No. 8,

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE CHINA MAIL.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY,

PROPOSED SCHEME OF DISTRIBUTION,

In the Heime of 'omnavis "bu Ja'y 94,

CHINESE FINANCE

offer a mi hail, at least one mouth's sencéroles to his credit. Relatives t Froing who host low their lives and those

The details available at the sedint who had been invalled with wounds with receive a full share, irrespective detation of the Seventh Yar Desenie of their total period of service. But Loan in Chins drase attenti agaʻa, ty the Bull everyone woult eeme en shu China's financial instability and to the paid for his share, than the lower deck danger of the diubatul borrowings which

PARTICLEARS And Conditions of the Dr. Maczainara, in pryse car seront in the commander-in-chiet, without way in the past a sax rate have been gelug

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Public Auction Sale, to be reading of the Navnt Peine Bith, all such deduction. The appremnity had held on MONDAY, the thith day of

beeh taken to recognize the mportspee

Tum in China. The shỏ fare of it, the hust Sept, 1818, xt3 p.m., at the Others of that the Bill was framed to the Fublic Works Department, by Order of machinery for the distributam of prizes Meers in charge of the engines a saner business policy, as it a mach for

of the services rendered by the engineer,rostis loan would appear to indicate} His Facellesey the Gevocant, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Tokwawan, inway and prize hoeuty to these eligible the larger ships.

the purpose of paying of the indebted. the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 to revive in The two things were very

and ether superness of the Government to the Bank (38) years, with the option of tonowal afferent. Prize money was the award to Crown out to be fized by the Surveyor of

now: bey Bhie

China and the Bank of Comunaleið.

His Majesty the King, for one further the Navy for the capture of energy merak, &; leading seamen, & petty of Snow the notes of the tivo banks.uns to

torn of year.

No. of Note 1

G..

Localilf.

Particulars of the Lot.

Boundary

DIMAMSPOMENIKA.

(Approximate.)

k.

1.

xate pu

R

141

The cautera ste awaries would g [jackets, Br AB sumen and equivalent

cer seespa class, 6: petty officer, first accepted in payment of the brindis, class, 8; midshipmen pd chief petty which are to be issued at far, the effect offers. 10, warrant ofletry not in com.

will ho to enluoce the value of thes and 12 in comunad, ti; sab-lienten-

not and altimately to restere phem to (anta and gominissioned warrant Lotlicers not in enumand, 13; in compun:l, 20

their face Vilae er, withdraw them ve listepants not in egomand: 201 14 pletely from the market. The result ci cenand, lieutenant.commanders | this decision at the Geverument will be not in command, 234 in eotaniant, Wel

Ein restore the standing of the twa banks, ectinanders not in command, 907 in command, 60: captais nos in cound, and, by the use of the released indenuity [60; in command. 10 to 1, Above the payments for cancelling its own debtst rank of captain came comunechines, rear-enisnuo its credit se heme and abovid. admirals, rice admiruls. and minirals. This is excellent, if the meat is well who would get from 180 to 1.230 share, and truly applied for the purposes states). act the Commander-in-Chief would' have

But we causet forget this "the Chinese

chant ships and, carures, the qwond being Irony the preceeds of the sale of the Same Prize bounty was the great by the State of a certain sum per head to the officers and men who took part in the capture or sinking of an piciny ship. Formerly priznaney, went to the selund captors, hut med en eruditions of mivel wariars had led to the conclusion than that was be bougov an equitable method of distribu tiny and a moslar Feature of this Bill was tà make possible a unser geners scheme [36of distribution to the Fleet.

proceeds of muh prizes were no longer shares. Officers and an behing to be presented to the captors; but were to be placed in a general pool, out of which the officers and men of the Fleet a whole actually taking part in the operation of present war would participate. This pecessitated the post. ponement of the final distribution until] the pool was element, which would not he of course, and the close of hostilities.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS and Conditions of the fine ire Public Auctions of the be held un MONDAY, the 16th day of Sept 1915, at 3 F.M., at the Chees of the Pallic Works Department, by Order of

New

the

The uri

ing te his Majesty' Dominions outside overnment have borrattad un za nepate the United Kingdoms who had contributedate vecasions, in, thesis instance frouw a leyally and materially to the Sucess. Japanese group of financiers, wish the of cuz operstigin, would share in talia restensibly of devoting the money to distribution of prize-money to the same

extent as the Royal Navy, (Cheers,) the rehabilitation of the depreciated" metod

issue, but in reality for providing funds fr military adventure. If, in the pre

.

His Exenligner the Governor of two Lots Prize butte stond it different posi-indicated was net based., thoroughly of OROWN LAND at Laichikok, Kozluona u the Colony of Hongkong, and yould be made with for a term of 75 years, commencing from unido delay. Up to July 550

1st July, 80, with the optina of renewal had been distributed. at a Crown Rone to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for ons farther Itern, of 24 years, less days.

sale.

Lowaling

Particulars of the Lot.

Boundary Viacreen.

It is the

f..

|ye|ando plan

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Content, in

iay mnbba

❤ | Annual Hent.

ARISTORT BY THE PRACTICE.

The right hon. gentlemas, proceeded

droita

of the Crown and

Ja these direnfrazennes - he

MERCANTILE MARINE. -- Commander Belfairs suggested that it might be desirable to extend the heart instance, the alleged purpose, et the of the Bill to the officers and men of the ban is similarly distorted, then a grave Chinese nation, and the true interests of mercantile marise. He thought the seal justice will have been adicted on the decoratie lines. If an amendment werd proposed lawroring the higher limits and counter preplived, if not jeopard

iscel

Since rir bathniak of the mu, izcreasing the lower limits, he would food bound to support it, provided it died when the assistance if the International, go too far. Er complained that the inconsortium of Bankers was withdwwa troduction of the Bilk should have been for the cane being. China has been in to deal with tữe history of the pmetienso long delayed. · Surely (sun? system adopted witiv regard to prize-money, He might have been devised by which the facial smits and in great ared of

widows and orphans of nich killed during Peelga "capitat*The position Kuid the droits of the Admiralty were the war would have had one of the precatid by the country's produ surrendered by King William IV. when prize money to which they were entitled. arrowlig and her dog in presenting. the Civil List was established and "from Sir E. Carina said that more thus a or accepting her long-promised currency that day they fell into the Exchequer,year ago, when he was at the Admiralty, scheme. In the mrly days of the war curtain the invited Lord Phillimore to wake up country's indoïnal development is being Prize Courts did not distinguish between the post he had been given under this directly ativetel, for the promotion of droits of Bill. He (Sir Edward) thought at that the many large engineering schemes the Admiralty, nn with a view time everything was ready-but there already overdue in Chira rests directly was no use in going back into the delay upon scond Enancial conditions. Hightly separating the two arcourts it was proposed to appoint a

He congratulated Dr. Macnamara upor estimated, the Chinese are essentially an strong [737 and impartial tribunal, consisting of having at length introduced the Bill, an

Lord Phillimore (President), Admiral he hoped it would be very speedily of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan, as passed through. So far as the mercun Sir Guy Flertwood Wilson. The tribunal tile marine was concerand, the officers'munities in the past and will continute would have all the powers, rights, ADA and crews had was a place in this con-

to govent theor after the pervenit. On privileges vested in a judge of the Highy which was beyond all praises What their manufactures and a their com Court, The total sum standing to the the country owed to thera it would he merus will the wealth and prosperity of credit of the Lendou Prize Court on June imposible to say. Nothing could be to their union mainly depend. This 3 was $0.818.847, and to that must be good for them. 1 the same time, hegress of such a natipe is dizertly depen added the acwants standing to the credit would object to any portion of what was dent upon its financial efficiency od of the Overspar Courts, which were inoperly naval prize money, and properly stability. The attainment of these prin- possible to estimate. After dedacting distributable among the others and thecary attributes is of first importance' alike various charges, the balance of the droits of the Navy, being applied to any other to industrial and commercial wireles of the Crown would be the amount to be purposes. (Hear, hear.)

within the country and to those rated distributed. The regulations determining

Mr. Peto did not believe the officers in other territory who we to do intei- eligibility to share in the distribution, and crews of the mercantile marice hadness with them. "If the standing of i, and also the scale of distribution, would the slightest wish to poach on a fund nation's credit be high, then an immense be authorized by proclamation.

which properly belonged to the offer impetus is given to her commerce. The and crown of E.31. Mary. He hoped, question surrounds influences sod, largely however, the nation would give expres governs all transactions of importanez. Prize money in the old days was carrion to its appreciation of what the mer by service at sea, and it was proposed cantile marine had doan. The suggested

jand' Chine'is no exception to the enl

THE Cadersigned bare received lastruc. Tadersigned baro Felin, auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

"

SATURDAY

cho ftb Sept., 1918, commencing af 9.30 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, No. E, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A "LARM, ASSORTMENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS & CURIOS,

Comprising:-

A variety of 5-coloured and 3-coloured Vases and Plates, Blue and White Vases and Figures, etc., old Bronzes, including Incense Burners of the Sung and King Dynasties, Pekinese Cloisonne, Amber, Our FIANO, by Hopkinson, Landonadestone and Agate Vases and Dean

Des Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

he PIANO by Jobe Murdoch andements, Peads, etc, Carved Bamboo Ware

ande for the climate.

for the climate.

Qué PIANO by Erbad wood & Sons. Tw-Portable. ii.P. "Caille? MOTORS,

Teoma;—Casil

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in

stractions to sell by Public Auction (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), in

20.

TUESDAY,

and a number of Snuff Bottles.

LACQUERED SCREENS,

On view from Friday, the 13th inst. Catalogues will be issued.

Terms -Cushi

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

13

10

"BENTICE AT 'BEL.”,

to adopt the same principle on the pre- that a pension fund should be established

ent occasion, when a more general dis tribation was being made. To qualify for a full are each individual officer and man must have completed 'thirty months of ses service in a sen-going ship. If

end with reference to the aficers a

Dr. Macnamara, replying to the debate. men of the mercantile mazine, those who wer: now serving under the Adiniralty

INTIMATIONS

PRICKLY HEAT |

REMEDIES

Victoria Prickly Heat Lotion. The only Safe and Certain Curs.

40 Bts & $1.00 per bottle. "

Victoria Prickly Hast Powder.

Given immediatu- relief. 50 dts & $1.00 per tin.

Talcum Powder, for Family use. Lavender, Lilao Violet, Carration."

1-lb. tins...

$1.00

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

32, Queen's Road Central.

Telephone SOS.

PHILIPS HALF WATT LAMPS

STRUPSA WATT

BLUE

BIRD

CONFECTIONERS &CATERERS

ICE CREAM PARLOUR.

industrial and commercial people, au DRAGON their future will be determined by theao factors which have" governed web com-

Her credits, therefore, too precious commodity to he left to the one of merry of entending frictions more cons clitical and financial groups and to the cerned in securing the necessary supplies for their own schemes than in promoting

on armed erasers, armand bearding the welfare of the pople. Much of

the war should last more than double sels, examination tugs, pine-sweepers,

BANK

ค

CHANDLER

BUDSON

AND

OVERLAND

MOTOR

CARS

BEST

BLUE RIN

CONSUME VERY LITTLE CURRENT

(about Watt per candle power). The light is steady and does not flicker. Obtainable from the principal Electrical Contractors.

FOR WHOLESALE APPLY TO:

HOLLAND-CHINA

TRADING CO.,

Hongkong & Canton.

Sole Agents for South China.

MOTOR

HOT and COLD

DRINKS

Az20 DEALERS IN Gimbal's and Orang" Blossom

American Chocolates, Assorted Fancy Cakes

On Post Orrex Bazune, Queen's. Hazd & Podiler, Strept

CAR CO

"SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOE" THIS FAMOUS

TELEPROST 482,'

COME AND INSPECT

BILLENT

GERY HARLEY

DAVIDSON-

MOTOR

CYCLES"

CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE,

I EING A CO. LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS viz. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars.

Also Shipchandlery Articles.. Telephone No. 1116..

35, Wing Woo Street, Central

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.

ALK ALIE

JUST ARRIVED BIG SHIPMENT INCLUDING AMERICAN CAUSTIC SODA TUX solid. In iron drums each

about 700 lbs.

ENGLISH MURIATE OF AMMONIA (sal-aminoninc)

ontaining

No. 1 quality: Fine white (powder) 98.6% Ammonium Chloride. ENGLISH SODA ASE 53% dense. In guany bugs or barrels.

No. 2 quality: Fine white (powder) 93.5% Ammonium Chloride,

ENGLISH SILICATE OF SODA 175 TW. In barrel each contai

about 800 lbs...

Must be disposed of. Prices Reasonable.

SHING KEL CO., BODA MERCHANTS,

$2, Des Vaux Road West, Hongkong

China's Asancial stress is, however, due that length of time a longer period of etc., would be eligible for prize-mones to her own mismanancat and Lud sea service would be required, and alls to the meresatile marine proper, the government, and the wound facial cont EMBROIDERIES, &c., &c., &c.wandigg Proclamation would be issued Admiralty appreciated the services of theditions so much desired are well within The greater portion of the above the ses service of an officer or man offers and men, but thought it would her possibilities. Her revenue is an ex stock has recently arrived from the should be less than thirty months he not be desirable for them to participate panding one, her trude feurishes, and the 740 Sorth and includes pieces from the would receive only a proportionate amount in this particular fund. If they were 16 muss of her people are industrious.

Sung, Ming, Kanghi, Yungching, Kien-of a full share. In no case would way be rewarded the money should come from the money which has been spent on mili- lung and Towkwong Periods:

portion of a share be stren unless the some other source. Any suggestions tary expeditions and usele Bghting had hundo by the House would receive the

gone to reorganising the State and for most careful scasideration of the Ad national purposes the reveause of China! miralty. The scale of distribution was would have been sufficient for the Ad- not by any means too generous to the ministration to carry on until such time otheery. The members of the Royal. Naval Air Force would participate in the "Turd to the extent to which their services at sea rendered them eligible, and those imembers stationed of land and prosperity of Chins so largely depend. Foreign capital and who had to fly out to sea would be allow enterprise will be freely offered Chins," ed to count the time spent at sea. There, indeed, are awaiting her acceptafice tribunal would get to work as soon if she wil abandon her, wasteful methods Possible in order that the distribution and financial tinkering with wich an of the fund would not be delayed, (Heart problem as the entry's credit. hear,)

a policy which can only be described as over thirty years' experience. We own two Blipways and can accommodate any ost The Bill was read a second time, and discreditable and out of keeping with the of 200 feet long. was referred to a Committee of the whole dignity of the Chinese Government Let House.

the 17th Sept., 1918, commencing at 4.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Rand, Corner of ICE HOUSE STREET, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRAES MOUNTED AND TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, &c., &...

`AND AN ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follow C Cheaterfield Sufus and Arm-chairs (now), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, d., Bedroom Furniture, comprising Brass Twin Bedsteads, Teak Twin Bed- areads, fideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, &c., Diader Bervices, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Untlery, follet Seta, &c, Bath Foom Utensils, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware. O

Electric Rading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Ecreens, Blackwood" Furniture, including large. Bisckwood. Seroon, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Engravings, Pictures, Kinkosan and Brass Vases, &c, &c., Teams Foles npd Net, Severs, Carpets now and mecond-hand.

Two Portable 31 H P. Caillo Motora, Typewriter, Metal Eath, &ca (

(Full articulars (och Catalogna),

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Hongkong Supt. 6, 1918.

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