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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918,

THE WISE. MOTHER AND BABT'S OWN TABLETS. The ills of children come awiftly, and | too often, befüra a doctor can be called in or medicine obtained the little one is

Hughes & Hough beyond sid

ADUKONKERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers bars, Cosi and General Produce

Brokers and Commission

Agents.

PROPRIETORS *TeXwa-Wan* Coal Storage,

Codes speci Beatley's

▲ a 4th & 5th Editions.

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· Trisgraphic Address

HONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received la

structions to sell by Public Auction, (TOM LCCOUNT OF THE CONCEANED),

"FRIDAY,

the 25th October, 1915, at 13 Noon, at, their Bales Rooma, No. 8,

Das Vœux ROAD, Corner of

Ice Blue Street,

Four Rolls GALVANISED WIRE

NETTING (1 mesh), (now),

Terms Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Rongkong, Oct. 21, 1018.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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LORD READING "IN" YASAMERICA

THE CHINA MAIL.

A GREAT PERSONAL TRIUMPH.

(Dr T. P. O'Cossou. Mr.J

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The wise mother will always safo- guard bee little one by keeping Baby' Own. Tablets, the Canadian children's remedy, in the homo. This medicine always does good—it cannot do haem as it

contains na opiates or other harmful circles in Chicago-stupefaction mingled drugs-and is confidently recommended,

remedy for

"AN A

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ad stupid quarrel between the English and the Irish punpl

INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN OPERUN. Lerd Reading's influence on American opinion of all races has been quite the The Americans have a intense minirigida Zum Tatellectual distinctions and, Lord -Beeling, has already este gence-I had ainut sufi supranta in

THE ENDLESS GERMANS.

FROM WHERE DOES ALLTHE FODDER COME?

supply of power camun loddler. Germany's apparently inexhaustible as the 'mns thetaires call it-becomes- one of the increasingly mysterious pro blems of this endless am Where c the Weakly Despatch

The was stupefaction in the Irish among them a petima, of a riiperit into it come hom Masks M. F. W. Wileria

stipation diathos troubles; convy, with, tisluction. When rimultaneously eligence. Similarly there is no quality George Uber is reported to have told

colic, indigestion, the autopacement appeared in the jour simple fevor and warm.

Mrs. Napoleon Lambert, of St. Ignace, mais of that city that Mr. Lloyd George Quebeu, writes Baby's Own Tablets had proposed conscription for Ireland and are an excellent medicine for childhood j silments and I am well pleased with the Lord Reefing had just arrived in

them

also

Obtainable from medicine dealers Chicago, the leading Irishmen resolved justled of itself in by ways, hat where UAY TOM AN

poot free, 60 cents the vial, from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 96 Sachen Road, Shanghai,

AUCTION.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

THE Undersigned hare received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (POS ACCOUNT OF "THE" CONCERNEDĮ,

On

MONDAY,

the 25th October, 1918, commencing at

Kimberley Road, Kowloon.

.1

INTIMATIONS

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS

IS OPENING AT KOWEGON "

ANAL New Post Office

TO NIGHT!

TO NIGATU! GRAND OPENING NIGHT.

WITH“ NEW AND STARTLING” “"NOVELTIES,

DONT MISS :-

The AERIAL ACT, TES PEKING PREMIER* with PROGRAMME rover, befare witressed in Hongkong.

ACROBATS ~ and The BONELESS WONDRES

See our Beautiful Arab Stalls and Performing Ponies. Our Managerie consfatu of ILEPHANTS, LIONS, TIGERS, BEARS, LEOPARDS, HYENAS,

· EMU, ZEBRA, WALLADY, BABOONF, MENKI YS, DÖGS, etc..

Democrats were no respecters of official Matinees Wednesday & Saturday Afternoons

Doors Open 3 pm. -Commence 4 pm. When Children will be admitted at half price to all parts of the Circus. POPULAR PRI 13 OF ADM STONY

Ap American gentleman, named Dr. a man for which Ausricans had so the United States Senata that Germany even reserve and an absence of heartiness wanty years reduce inhabitants Along utter a contempo as pulticy en alry; and falsified her population statistics for are so foreign to their habits of thought instead of the 850 000 she was up- preceding the In

and demeations with each other that try posed to have. Hindenburg me this resent them. The Republic in America information to my dau, hters when they to ask for an interview with the British there is nothing in which is is so justnred

ware visiting bin in 1913, avers fr Ambassador. - An American citizen right.

Before the war tamed them the Booin! as in that absence of pretentiousness and ly deems that he has a right to demand that presence of almost fraternal geniality,

secrets. They specialised, on the con- an interview with anybody from the which you and in their social intercourse: racy in exposing them. They had

bow many President to a monarch; and there wasT

liyoir interest in knowing with each other: And hero was a mapeople there were in Germany 'If there nothing strange in this request except High Commissioner the foremost fagure Social Democrats in the Reichelag.

the end of this British judiciary the had been 90,000,000 inhabitants instead 6FB8,000,000, there could hav's boon 150 that is showed the breakdown of a certain of a great profesion, and, yet as simple, tad of, Lio. And I cannot imagine in- Irish-Ameriena tendition and British as accessible and ne condial as though Lo Hindenburg taking American yOURE tradition, namely, that wie Itishman and been brought up in the atinosphere Medios charming as the Missed Usher should not touch the unclean thing,

of the American Republic.

doubtless ara, into his confidence on England, with oren a 40-foot pola; and nations are making war together there aro imminent plane.

arrybody thinks that because two matter of such overwhelmingly vital sbearing on the Gormsu General Staff's Mually a number of high-and-miglity not occasiony, when their ideas and ther No Personally I find the explana- bureaucratic high brows-to use the de-arrangements may not club against each tion of the Hurst seeming bottomless lightful Amertean expression-would have

other, with want of tact on the one ile well of man power in the preamble to or the other, then they know nothing ovember, 916-

the Bindenburg Mass law of No thresholds being crossed by anybody great enterprises. And any clash of any of his 60th year, is, in so far as he has male German, from the completion associated with patriotic, Irish movements kind at this perilous moment might have not been summoned to service with the in America.

erida, even disastrous, consequence armed forces, liable to patriotic Auxi So such clash will ever take place i

4.30 p.m.; at No., Torres Buildings, / been shocked at the very dew of their the inner dificulties that lie behind all Ever bis 17th to the completion i

THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURF,

de...

therein contained.

Consisting of :-

&c.

But the great surprise for these Chicas long as the British Empire is represented Servier during the period of the

Itehnice was not that Lord Reading at Washington by Lord Reading.

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"The most persuasive estimate of Ger once agreed to the interview, but the But I must add that the Embassy at have seen-published carly in June in many's remaining fighting material that: Sidh boards, Dinger Waggons, Tuble verption he gave them when the inter-Washington is a terrific strain to put on prominent provincial newspaper- and Chairs, Cutlery and Glassware, sier took plage. The misconception of any one man. I found life in America fixes the Euns available man-power at Buke, &c. Chesterfield Sofs and Chairs, Blackwood Labinet and Takie, Japanese

the Englisliman by the Irish-America, most agreeable apart from the diffent 00 0x0. The estimate is based on n Matting, de, &c. Large Double Ward is one of the farcical, but tragic, fact ties; the Americans are the most delight are said to have been defnitely put out ties of my mission and its many aneis total number of Germans mobilised since. 1914 st 19,000,000; of whom half robes, Buress, Chests of drawers, Toilet Sets, &c., Two Brass-mounted Doable pressed me in America; gul ne fut did generous people in the world, of action. Writing carly in 1917, 36 and One Single Bed Sharging Both of these misconceptions that the typical if they take you to their hearts as the Gerard estimated that Germany then and Bathroom Requisites, Cooking Stove Englishma is anpercilious, patronising, have taken Lord Reading. Let there is Allowing for "attrition" of 3,000,000 dur had 9,000,000 available fighting en. and anti-Irish. And here was an Enot merely your own fireside. but alag estimate xbove mentioned--that we have ao place like home, by which I meaning the intervening sixteen months, the TWO PIANOS by MOUTRIE, ishman, friendly, smiling, sympathetic. your daily habits of regular and allotted to meet, and bent 8.000,00 Huns-im SHANGHAT, both in good condition,

above all things, frank. It was a reveia,

borated by the astute American Am one practically new."

presses me as one that is fairly corro.. tic of a new tyre from all preconcep.

bassador "inside" figures. tiens.

BE Undoraigned have received (nutrue. done to sell by Public Auction, (ros ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)..

SATURDAY,

the 26th Oct., 1818, at 10.30 8.ne

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dos Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House' Street,

A te lots Pongee, and Orass Cloth Tea. Cloths, Doylics, Tea Napkins, &c.

T

Long Cloth and Voile (exceptional quality). Ladies' Underwear, etc., etc.

Tares :-Cash.

HUGHES & NOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hoogkong, Oct. 91, 1918

PUBLIC AUCTION.

855

HE Undersigned havo received instruc

tions to sell by Public Auction.

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

о

SATURDAY,

tha 28th October, 1918, at 10.30 am,

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Strect--

A QUANTITY OF

DRESS MATERIAL,” $c.'

As follows: Blue and White Serge, Alpaca (various colours Fannel and Flanette, an assortment of Coloured Pripta White Blankets, Counterpazes, Handkerchiefs,

c., Toilet Soap, Perfumery."

'Alsa

Sundry Lota of LINEN GOODS. TERMS:- Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bangkutty, Oct. 10, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

£47

TEX Undersigned have received in-

by

(FOR ADCOUNT OF TEX CONCED)

O

SATURDAY,

and Chicken Coop

Alao

And

Electric Fan, Henter, Electric Lights, and Sunblinds, N.B.This Furniture consists of early

all Fumed Teakwood, practically new, and of modern design.

On view from the 27th. - Catalogues, will te issued. - TERMS:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct. 21, 1919.

TO LET

WELCOMED EVERYWHERE.

an object of universal affection.

GERMAN SECRETS · MASTERED.

Fresident Wilen has proclaimed it criminal offence, to sell or lense Armori. can ships to foreigners, during the war, without the congout of the Shipping

work, sud, above all, the companionship of your friends. Life after all to intel- ligent men with interests in great cause+ is empty if you are separated by three thousand miles of sera from the arena of your conflicts and from your com Do you suppose that the Americans' of pasions in arar.

Lord Reading did not Irish blow are the only race in Amgries selline so, hat I have no doubt that ha There is not a single branch of in. that have a misconception of the English and had, like myself, his hours of tone.dustry connected with the war in which character? If so, you are wrong. But, liness, and Bone sickness intolerable, I we cannot beat the Germans." said Lont I won't into that Low, except to say should say, but for the presence of the Sydenham at the opening of the British admirable wife who has been such Scientific Prodouts Exhibition at King's 07 that Lord Reading has been as meccsstat rength to him in his career and much College. We had mastered fiermany's

in winning American as Irish Americät

secret process, for hard porcelain, we opinion. He is welcomed everywhere. I rust add that the work of an Am could make optical glasses as well me the and the welcorse is as much for his extra bassador is very hard in these times, and could, and we were able at lost to beat ordinary intellectual gifts sa for his win. that hard work very difficult and her in magnetos. Today we were com ning personality. To hear him speaking Washington." Washington fa "ont of the

barsting in ancha elimate as phat it pletely independent of Germany. French with French representative mod bautiful cities in the work. Tho TO LET.

serbes a dinner table in Washington sets first President of the Republic after HOUSE in "Kautsford Terrace."all" Washington A Kawlore.

wondering-for the whom it was named, is reported to have American has neither time nor primitted his first plans, that the architect sail to the French architzet who sub- Apply to THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST-nity to study any language but his own was proposing not a city but a garden; Boarth

very pieturesque one... I believe that and Washington is a garden rather than 790 lawyers are no more surprised-or per haps not as muei-at Lord Reading's (command of law-that's his trade-as he great business men now gathered to Washington from all quarters of the aired States are at his equally master's and profound grasp of all business pro, blem. He glides easily from the disena HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE ion of an international problem to the price of pork and the transportation of ail." And no is cne of the men whose a very trying climate, especially in sum knowledge is immediately at his som mand. Figures, statisties, all, sorts and conditions of facta leap out from the clear and deep brain to the lips.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong. Oct. 2, 1018.

TO LET

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.. A

Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48, suitable for Coal Storage.

Apply to-

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

Borgkong. July 17, 1918

TU LET.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

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city. It has in recent years become in addition a great residential settlement; and palaces, rather than house, have aires who are a common in America. beru built in it by thoso. multi-million. There are, besides, parks and fine menu. mests; and, in short, it is more like a great garden city-or, shall I say, an American Versailles, with its indomer able trees and its ubiquitous greco and boulevard. But it has what I consider its stately rows of houses on magnifiecut

mer-hot, moist, and enervating..

JUST RECEIVED

FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS.

This is the year to have a good garden. Ficot a lot of seeds and take good care of the garden. Then you will have every reason to be pleased

with the

result. GRACA & 00.,

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

HONGKONG..

AT WOLK IN WASHINGTON. ford Reading has one of those physi-. ques as extraordinary as his mind, which One of the by-products of Lord Bead seem to be auperior to the ordinary weak. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST ing's arrival in America to this was that nesses of the flesh. Just as he can rise Box 620.

MENT & AGENCY Co., ID it enabled me to pay a visit for the first at four o'clock in the inoming and L time to the British Embassy. There it up till midnight, so he did not yeéra had been such virulent and calumnious to suffer from the climate of Washington. campaign against me as British agent, And his work is really more than sryozo well paid, with millions of money in my

but a man with an extraordinary ́phy- pockets for services to England-in sell. pique could stand. He sits in a big, com just inside, the door of the «Embassy---u

BANK

FICTORIA CAFE, LTD..

344 Des Voeux Road Central

Telephone No. 2667,

We guarantee the quality of our Bread and Cakes.

the 28th Oct., 1918, as 12 o'clock Noon. | THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.・ing Ireland, of coume that I had to connedipus, though not very cheerful,We use the highest grade of materials

at their Sales Rooms, No. 6,

"Ion Hoven" SriREET,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

4 Cases finest quality

AUSTRALIAN HAMS

just arrived and in first class condition,

Texas-Chah

.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctionami Hongkirik, Oct. 21, 1913.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned, hail aired in- structions to sell by Public Auction (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

J

FRIDAY,

the 95th October, 1918, at 10.30 a.m.,

their Bales Booms, No. 8, 2

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Leo Honsa Stroot," "

A quantity of JEWELLERY, etc.,

Comprising

("TAIWANGING).

Inconronated by SPECIAL IMPERAL Caster, 1809,

Capital Subscribed... Ten 30,000,000. Capital Paid-up... 32, 500,007 Reserve Funds

6,680,000.

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA,

BRANCHES:

pick my steps with care, Spring Rica. Was the Ambassador when I reached dwelling and there you will fad him America; and Spring Rice was not only st every hour of the day at his desk, an Irishman but an Irishman who sym- beginning with the early morning and pathised very strongly with his country: exling in the first watches of the night. who sympathised even more strongly with He is receiving deputations, or dielating the view-which I have always held dispatches, or sending cables every second that good relations between America ad if the time. Unlike the President, 1,6 England werd vital to the British Em does not take exercise and open air evers pire and at least I have heard be. did ing-in which I think he is wrong Not not fail to convey these ideas in words until a quarter past eight at night, when of warning now and then to the authori. be goes out to dinner for everybody ties at home. Yet in the then fovered Rooks after his society-does he ever atle JAPAN-TOITO, Yoxonata, KonE, OSAA state of Irish opinion in the United States from s dosk. Curious enough, instead FORMOSA GRINKA XARX, I had to deny myself the pleasure and of finding the nightly dinner & consider

KELLUNG, MAKING PU SRINCHIAU, TAICA TAINAN, advantage of exchanging law, with him, abló addition to his fatigues, he enjoys TARO, Tissez, Tourer, AKO. But this interview between Lord Head it; perhaps because it takes his mind for CHINA-SHASHELL HASLOW, KUKING,ing and the leading Irishmen of Chiengo, while off his work. But when he comes Foocпew, SWAT and the impression of thorough friend. home early be is at his desk again, cabling OTHERS HONGKONG,

Uners to Ireland which Lord Reading writing or reading; doing the work, SINGAPORE, BOKRABAJA, SEMARANG, BATAVIA, had produced, created an entirely new in short, not of one but of half dozen BOMBAT, LONDON, NEW YORK, situation." I saw that; but in order that mean

LONDON BANKERS: Capital and Counties Bank London, of my duty to the Irish cause to place thinned face, bringing into greater reliet and South-Western Bank, Patre Bank before the British Ambasador their the brilliant penetrating dark eyes,

The Bank has Correspondents in the views and my own; their answer was thought I saw signs of fatigue, There

Akor,

CANTON.

there might be no mistake about iv, 1 pnto gets through it all lightly and easily it to my Chicago friends whether it was if you ask him; but de I looked at "he

I

A number of 18-kt. Cald Watches, Commercial Centres in Europera: Lon, emphatically in the afirmativo, and so is in in the Empire who curili ""e: |

Tin, Brooches, clási

Chains, Diamond and Jadestone Ringa, tinent, Russia, Manchuria singtao, went to the British Embassy,

Japan, Indo-Chi Siam, India, Chosen.

and not place him in bis tremendously important Philippine Islands Ware, Dutch Indies and other only that, but announced the fact in the job; but it imposed on a fine fellow a A quantity of Damascena

strain and involves a sterifice that ought (Australia, America, Press..". Barameters, Binoculars, Telescope and Africa, &

This incident, though Bersonal, in a tubo appreciated. If gratitude-word GICC allowed on Current Accountal Ships Clock,

ixed Deposita at rates which will concrete example of the extraordinary the reward of public service and public

SUNDRIES, &c.

HUGHES & HOUGH.

Oct 21, 1918)

85$

Intere

and

oo quoted on application, p

* influence which bis man of clair mind servants, there is no man more entitied

NAOKICHI YANAGITA,

Manager" HONGKONG BRANCH:.

Des Vox Road,

and sympathetic tempar has exercised to it than this man who has

already on America. Backed by state home and comparativo

manalig at home, there is to man in the and daily habi

British Empire who could exercise, moze soring, his country Jafluense in bringingto an end the lobe in one of the mos

in their Manufactura.

MARTIN'S APIOL &STEEL PILLS:

& Franch Mamedyforall fermentasikion

3 Bayangan ng Landan alanya Jang'a bar

[shew of say "Tempaliny, at the Bricom E ** me than evermetend them, kevot, thar pan- KOREAN Contas med Sonji Des

KUA MARTIN'S

APIOL&

&STEEL

WAI KEE:

FLAG & SAILMAKER,

[367

No. 120, Des Tax Road Central,

HONGKONG, Telephone No. 1833.

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SENOLE SHAT, Bax FIRST CHAIRS A

$15.00

3.00

ECOND CRAIRE... Fratts

3.00 GALLERY

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Booking at ROBINSON PIANO Co, Daily

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Proprinter

OUR

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ALTON & W. SIMONS,

DAY

GYMKHANA

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

The Fifth and Sixth Gymkhana Meetings of the Season will be held at Happy Valley on "OUR DAY," Thursday, 24th October, and Saturday, 20th October, 1918, commencing at 2 pm, each day.

The charge of Admission will be $1, for each day. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Free.

Gate morey taken at these Gymkhanas will be iven to the Red Cross Fund, without any deduction or expenses. It is hoped therefore that Members of the Jockey Club, Lad es, and others who have hitherto enjoyed the privilege of Free Admittance will pay on these occasions, as every dollar paid for a Ticket is a direct gift to the Fund.

The Gymkhana Club are also pleased to be able to announce that cost of prizes and all expenses con nected with these Gymkhanas will be borre without encroachment on the PERCENTAGES DEDUCTED FROM THE CASH SWEEPS AND PARI MUTUEL WHICH WILL GO INTAGE TO THE RED ORGAS TUND.

THEATRE

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ON

TAURSDAY, 17th November

AND

SATURDAY, 9th November

FAT 0.15 P.M

There will be no private booking or sale of advance tickets, so that it will rest entirely with the public to secure good seats.

For the FIRST NIGHT prices will be as follows:→

Centre Black, Dress Circle.

Remaining

Stalls

Pit and Gallery ....

and for the SECOND NT

Dress Circle- Stalls

Pit and Gallery

$10,00

5.00

5.00

200

6.00

4.00

2,00

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half prices ou fecond

BOOKING OPENS AT MOUTRIES

on Tuesday 22nd October att