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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1918.

AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Hughes & Hough THE Undursigned have received in-

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission

---- Agents. PROPRIETORS To-Kwa-Wan Coal Storags.

Codes wird Bentley's

A. 4th 5th Editions.

Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphis Address

* HEIRION'

*** HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

AE Undersigned hare received in- structions to sell by Fublic Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)..

on

TUESDAY,

the 193 October, 1918, at 2.30 p.m..

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Tee House Street,-

ONE MOTOR CYCLE

(Wolf Jap4 11.P.) fully equipped Spare tyre and inner tobe (new)

.

Allin good condition and running order.

Terms-Casi

HUGHES & DOUGH,. Auctioneers."

Hongkong, Sept. 26, 1815.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

P

767

HE Undersigned have received instruc

Tou to sell by Public Auction;

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNIU),

cn

TUESDAY,

the 1st Oct, 1919, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

Bedspreads, Pillow Cases, Tray Cloths, Tuble Covers, Table Centres. Dressing Table Covers, Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, White Satin Quilts, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels, Gluss Cloths.

&C. Terms:--Cash..

&c.,

Sce.

HUGHES & BOUGA,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1918,

PUBLIC" AUCTION.

780.

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

on

SATURDAY,

the 5th October, 1918, commencing at 9:30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Dis Vœux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, FA LABOR ASSORTMENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS

Comprising

..

MAN-POWER WANTED, A POLICY.

PENALTY OF LATE START

1915 CAMPAIGN.

BOYS OP 'N IS THE

TRENCHES

MaGes. Stu FEDERICK

THE CHINA MAIL.

The heat at which we should simi

to get as close as possible to the Can- tinental system of balling pp

| Finder" this systent every man lable to FOR-serve, receives ample norie.nt when

"Ewill be required the jin das Arens,"s

FRONT:hich can be drawn upon is required. Dal the date of bailing up can be, a farranged as to molinis në 'tis terruits (re- | MACnter).feeiving the gullest possibly tracing. We

have to see extent, ronelad this system

tevusitlerable reservoir of nog is formed.

I have had a nofiber of letters from with our youths, ami every tud row AND CURIOS | correspondents with reference to diy obce knows that when he reaches the, nge id,

cent articles on the need for men, cons 16 he will, it physically it. be required A variety of B-coloured and-3-coloured daining of defects in our present system. Ho serve, bait we have not been able to】 Vases and Plates, Blue and white Vases The complaints fall in the main into apply it to any other class of the popula and Figures, ste, old Bronzes, including Incense Burters of the Sung and Ming three entegories boy' seniling out of is. ting herause at the time last National Dynasties, Pekinese Cloisonne, Amberyarold boys; the calling of older Service was applied we had inder th Jadestone and, gate Vases and'Ornamen while the condout of young mér voluntary, systém: alwady drawn heavily iments, Feads, etc., Carved Bomba teel insile and outside the Arnav is still upsi`ill elasses at military age, auch to Ware unta namber of Sauf Bottles. fincomplete; and the weeptance of men meet the needs of the Any we had to

for a low physical standard.

taka DWY at military get they, it hard to the anand | class to witch the betinged.

Alo

Lasgnored Screens, Edbroideries.

etc., etc.

No om bus attemedia deny Hat The greater portion of the above the defects exist. The diffenty is to stock has recently arrived from the find a cemedy for them and at the same North and includes pieces from the time to keep gür Amries at saticient Sang Ming, Kanghi, Yungching,gth to meet the emergency which † Kienlung and Towkwong. Period. -

Elgin on March 21 last and has continued Catalogues will be issued.

On view from Friday, the 4th October,ver silber. Terus :-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionetra, Hongkong. Sept. 27, 1918.

A

TO LET

TO LET.

788

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Kowloon Marine Lot No. 43, suitable fo Could Storage.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alesandrs Buildings.. Hongkong, July 17, 1918) N

TO LET..

GODOWN--Central District.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 26, 1918.1

|

50$

823.

age Ext N avald

of improving our present systeal should i None the less-the obstacles in the way

not be insuperabile. * It is for the, Covere

to decide what are our rosal avall able resources in men for nil national The cause of all our treables is that services in any given year. It's then we began cur properations to provide the to decide what are the minium require. men required for the campaign of 1918

mounts of "n

all of these services, exerpe che We were eight short, and to ter face den living from ham to neuthuvy and the Army, as to which they ast ageept the opinion of their respons ever since. The military situation has sible aval and military advisera. It is 'munde, le abmolutely necessary that men sinuld be fad, and I have therefore) number of mes may Joe, verjsired to keep For the soldier, to was deținic-ly whiz

dime my best to support the Government an army of soy, to divisions, up- tai in their attempts make for the de-strength for one yert, for this is a highly firingy in one fighting strength.

techriend matter upon which civilian

pinion is of po valtie

1

LESSOXS OF THE YEAR,

UNSATISFACTORY EXPEDIENTS, Having started ute, we have had upta annder of Rusatisfactory ex

The lessons, of this year should at Flexst have taught us that it is useless in pedients, unal of these the riost untatis say last year you were attacking and Tactory of all has been the placing of lost "a great many men. This year yea Tags it 18} in the front trenches. These will be defvuiling, and will use many boy, formy dar 1920 class, and we have tower. and therefore we will only give [you so many," The plain act is, ve Lar for several months been sending them

"Phrust all now have learned. that Trases

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s to the Fint. The Frene aveted apen what the ceny may de Evet called up their 2920 class ever he just as much as on what we may d INVEST, and though the tertars have We have, in short, to budget for the dhar this they have not yes put any greatest possible emergency, so as to liet

relids before it arises, and not be formed the class into the trenches, while America, into panic messure after it has occurred. Tepning fresh into the Held, has biri, able

I the vinent how reviews the to fix the lower fait of agh for service mail power station on these general lines, and hag a complete programme for 1919 ready in every respect not later than September 1, we shall be able during the quiet winter months to catch up our arrears, aut to bare in and a reveres of men ready for drafting in acceduner with the needs of the Army. In last, we should be able to form something

TO LET.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND, INVEST MENT &" AGENCY Co., Trb.

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THE Undersigned have received in- THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

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

TUESDAY,.

the 1st Oct, 1818, commencing at 5.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Yeux Road, Corner of ICE HOUSE STEZIT, TEAK WOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS MOUNTED AND TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, &c., &c.,

AND AN ASHORTMENT OF · USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, A follows:- Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chairs (new), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Brass Twin Bedsteads, Tenk Twin Bed- steads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggone, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, dc, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c. Bath Room Utensils, Sundry Electro-Plated

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the late Prince Ito formed the first Thirty-five years have elapsed sineu

Cabinet in Japan. Daring this interval. there bare been eighteen. Vabinet changes, the average age of a Minstry being less than two years. Although Cabinet changes have been so frequent says the Mainichs, the organisers of Ministries number only nine. It is fur prising that political power during the past 35 years has been changing hands only among this small number of Clan MACARONI, PASTE STARS, statesmen, socie of whom have formed n Cabinet three or four times. The fol- lowing lit shows the names of Premiers office-

Ito Hirobami Kuroda Kiyotaka Yamagata Aritomo Matsukata Masayoshi Okuma Shigenoba. Katsura Taro Sacinji Kimmochi.. Yamamoto Gonbei Terauchi Seiki ......

en the ting hard, both Fenner dad Germady have for a long par past been seg older men than we have; but the use of youths is obvicasty the host extravagant means of filling the "ranies witch can be adopted for not only analogous to the Continental class and the bumber of times they have held the Bustage mong the young very high, I would, not of furan be necessary for the they are less capable of bearing the Government to call up at once all the strain of war, but by calling them spes required to meet the military asti. mute for the whole your. find it is always los service we are seriously interfering possible that the bosses, for which the with their education, and thus handicap | soldiers' hive' budgeted will not materiál- ping ourselves both as regards our Allies. The ma-power situation eus, said anal our enemies in the race for rennshoni, bowatched closely, and the prin- Struction after the war. Not is in hyple to be kissed at should be that the reservoir of men ander training at herr in respect of the age of the young gesond pever be allowed to full below a when we send out, that we have placol onestives data work position than ether Powers, for the training which we bate bass able to give our recruits is shorter, PINAN, and therefore Jews thorough, than that SHCHIRE. TAICHT, TAISAS, received by the recruits of either France CHINA-SHANGHAL, HAXHOW, CHIANG, Germany.

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Of the above Ministries the frst Katsura Cabinet lived the longest, four certain agure, fed in accordance with years and seven months, and next comes the second Ito Cabinet, which remained. the size of the armies in the fold, with in office for four years and one month. past experience as in losses and with The fate Prince Eatsura and the curious which had the abortest life, for his length of the period of training which distinction aise of forming the Ministry. it is desirable that all recruits should third Cabiot survived no more than two through. Under no othing system is if months. The third Ita Cabinet and the DRAGON possible to avoid the extravagance and first of Okuma Ministry came next on the unevenners in the incidence of ser the list of short-lived Cabinets, both ANOY, FODCHOW," SWATON, Mr. Four Law has told us that our

vice, which have been unavoidable this with a record of five month

The present

Cabinet was year, because we did not shape our plans formed on

,1916, und so bas October hi SINGAPORE, then now go into the treaches after four

in time.

already bect 10 office for a year and SOEKARAJA. SEMARANG, DATAVIA, months' training, partly in England and after a full review both of our man-eleven months. Compared with some of BOMBAY, LONDON, NEW YORK..

parity in France, or, even lear. This is power resources; and of the military the short-lived Cabinets, therefore, the

members of

of the present Ministry will again an emergency measure which situaticu, the Government decide that have to be satisfied even if they had to national ecrsiers, sucit, for example, us without taking undne risks in other vits! resign to-morrow. the Navy, the Ale Service, shipbuilding and agriculture, it is not possible to ir tein our armies in the field at their pre-

OTHERS-HONGKONG,

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Capital and Counties Bank, London, been justified only by the special circum and South-Western Bank, Parr's Burk Commercial Centres in European Con-

The Bank has Correspondents in the stances it, which we have been played this tinent. Hussin, Manchuria, Tsingtao, year, but it is one that should be

Indies,

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood Choren, Japan, Indo-China, Siam, India, changed at the earliest possible moment-ent strength, and at the same time have and Teakwood Screens. Blackwood Philippine Islands, Java, and other

Australia, America, Now even with this bare minimum of an adequate reserve of men at home

four months training. we Interest allowed on Current Accounts.

are getting under training, then our armies mast and Fixed Deposits at rates which will very near to the time when the recruits be reduced to a size which can be main be quoted on application.

enlled up will not be ready to take part fained under these conditions, and our commanders in the field and har Allies in the campaign of 1018.

must be informed in time to enable them shape their plans accordingly. We

Dutch Furniture, including large Blackwood Africa, &c. Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Ac., Engravings, Pictures, Kinkesan and Brass Vases, &c., ., Tennis Poles and Net, Several Carpets new hod second-hand.

Also

2 Pianos Typewriters, Metal Bath, du,

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). TIT:-Casa;

BUCHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Sept. 95, 1018.

PUBLIQ AUCTION......

784

THE Undersigned have received, instruc

ons to sell by Publie auctions (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCLESED),

WEDNESDAY

the 2nd October, 1018, at 11 0.02,

at their. Sales Rooins, No. 8,

Den. Voor Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A QUANTITY OF CRON

DRESS MATERIAL &

As follows —-~

Blue and White Serge, Alpaca (various Colours), Fannel and Flannelette. An Assortment of Coloured Prints, White Blankets, Canterpanes, Handkerchiefs, Sc, Toilet Spp Perfumery,

Sundry Lots of LINEN GOODS.

HUGHES E HOUGE,

Hongkong Sept 17, 1916)

› NAOKICHI YANAGITA,

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH:

3, Des Vœux Road.. Bongkang, May 1 1918

280

JAPANESE MAKERS,

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TO

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*kom March 20, 1014 3:

LETTER METHODS FOR NEXT YEAR

Reviewing the names of organisers of Ministries, it is a striking fact that with the solitary exception of Marquis Salonji, who comes of de family, all either hailing from. Chosas, Satauma, or the Premiers have been Clan statesmen.

Hisen. Another point worthy of note is that every organiser of a Cabinet was a peer when be assumed the Premiership. fact which shows that title and rank carry much weight in Japanese eyes. There is still another point deserving attention, and that is that with the exception of the late Prince Ito. Marquis steakate Marquis Okuma and Marquis

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iny atjoace of the campaign of 1019, and to see whether it is not possible to trukce better methods than those from which we are now suffering.

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having to make large redactions in the are either establishments of our military forces in be also noted that even the civilian over thirty years' experiance. We own two Slipways and dan accommodate any craf

their

the

of 200 feet long. "Mar Merion

Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Pa, Kowloon, Hongkong, Eabmates, furnished an application

'Premiers the field on the ove of a great battle, bol

could not carry administration." in of having to live from hand to mouth in influence of the the matter of failing draft to keep cliques. The Oaks journal dolcially our armies up to strength. We can avoid observes that this record mako

contrast singular

with politica these calamitous results by taking America, Britain and France, where Mr. measures for the campaign of 1919 in Wilkon, Mer Lloyd George and "Mr. hand in time, and that time is very hear."

Clemenceau freely exercise their acthority military and civil, tinngh nons of them are military men-Japan: Chroniclei

T have heard, in solicitor bills of coats, of charge being made for a letter thanking a client for a cheque, remarked the Deputy Fudge at Clerkenwell County

Court

RHEUMATISM.

Among a crowd of people who were waiting for the seemingly endless tow of carriages, vans, and motors to cesso, so that they could cross to the other ride of the street was S. TODAD, garbed în soffres that resembled Gothing, so micheas a draught hard. The squares red and black, vied in size with ADY worn by mistrels in the raimiest days of black-faced vocaliste Naturally the was the centre of attraction Bhe thought she saw chance to gain the other side, and started on her journey

HAVE you ever tried Chamberlain's just as a jolly looking chauffeur started

motor castily now you the wasting time, nghe longer Serbstone bat with'

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this disease runs on the harder it ie to cure. Get s' bottle to-day, annly a.vizorous massage to the afflicted par and you will be surprised and delighted at the reliet obtained

|: The woman

retreated to the

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glance at Her dreas motor car brought it to

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