1918-10-31 — Page 3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918.

Hughes & Hough

ADISIONEERS TO TER GOVERNMENT,

· General Auctioneers

«Share, Con) and General Produce

Brokers and Commission AKGETS,

PROPRIETORS "TeEws-Wan” Coal Storage.

Vodies and

Bentley's

4th & oth Editions.

A 1 Telegraphic Code.

Kilegraphic Address,

"KHIRIDŇA KONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

SE Undersigned have received in-

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

FRIDAY,

the 1st-November, 1918, at 2.10 p.m.,

ab their Bales Rooms, No. 8,

Das Vaux Ross, Cornor of

Ice Huase Street,

A Lanun QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c, much of which is nearly new,"

Comprising:-

Double and Single Wardrobes, Dress ing Tables, Washstands, &c., Double and Single Bedsteads, a quantity of Dining Room Furniture, including Dinner and Ten Service, Cetlery and Gas Ware..

&c. tc.,

Also

A quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).

Terme:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, "Auctioneers"

Hongkong, Oct. 25, 1918.

872

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have receivel instruc Tous to vel by Public Auction.

(Fox account oF THE CONCERNED),

an

SATURDAY,

the 2nd November, 1918, at 10.30 a.ra,

at their Sales Rooms, No. &

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street-

A QUANTITY OF

DRESS MATERIAL, &c.,

As follows:-

Blue and White Serge Alpern unions assortment of Coloured Prints, White Blankets, Counterpanes, Sheeting, Funcy Curtains, Handkerchiefs, "Toilor Sap, Perfumery,

Also

&c.

Linen Louses and Dress Lengths, Table Covers, Ribbona, Several Silk Cren Dress Lengths, &c, &c.

ARMS :-Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneer, 10

Hongkong, Oct. 28, 1918."

PUBLIC AUCTION.

870

Tenders el br Public Auction THE Undersigned have, received in-

- (ron apeuter oÏ'THI COSCIENTD),

TUESDAY,

the 5th Nov., 1918, commencing of

2:30 pm, at their Balse Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of ICE HOUSE STRETT, TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE. BRASS AND TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, OUR TAINS, CARPETS, &c., &c.,

AND AN ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

As follow Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chairs (now), Card Tables, Upholstered Baites, c Bodroom Furniture, comprising Brass

THE CHINA MAIL.

AUCTIONS.

RED CROSS OF JAPAN,

THE MISSION AND ITS HEAD.

[BY & CORRESPONDENT OF TUR Tris,

Genera

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS and Voting at the Letting by Public Avotion Sale, to be held on MONDAY,. the 4th day of Nov, 1918, t. 3. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hin Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of che Lot of CROWN LAND ni Yaumati, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 28 years, with the option of renewal aba Crown Rant to besied by the Surreyoz of His Majesty the King, for one further farms of 75 year

No. of Bala

Magister No.

G

--Particulars of the Zat.”

7:

Boundary

Menzuromonta

怨

વાં લ

5,000 50

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Japanese Red Cross Missions.

which has come to us as the representa ties of the great Society in Japan or the purposes of windying the work of the Red Crows in the war and of heating the kindred European Societies, arrived in London Lom the United States re cently. The Mission consists of Bine persons, three of whom are medical of cers of distinction, and one a well-known jurist. It head is Frince Tokugawa Yoshilin

WAR CHARITIES.

BUBSCRIPTION LIB No. 30

ch Mr. C.-Ge (monthly (Me W, Singlair "Mr. Farry-

Mr. Grant Risch B. Baker

1.Com-

Mr Elliott Mr. W. Hill Mr.A: Du MãoDonale Kate. Jas. Macdonald The Red Cross Society of Japan was, Mr. K. E. Oseig until the present war, the largess of any Mr. A. Fellingham nationality in the world. It included.

Mr. J. W. Grab at the end of last year, 1,778,835 meda- Baldiers Fa bera. Ita auzual revenne and expendi

Lure amogat to about 1500,000, and 4k 20 has accumulated freds and property of tha valia ch nearly 30,700,000. The stád includes 188 surgcone, 3,060 fully trata-

Icorale and 1,001 male nurses. It maintains a great bospital in the capital: and others in the provinces. It has ren (874derdd the highest services all the modern wars of Japan-with China in the Boxer outbrush, and with Rus and its work of relief and charity in peaca time has beep commezaunts with its war services. In this war it has for the first time extended its activities to

PARTICULARS and Conditious of the Letting by Public Anction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 4th day of Nov, 1918, at 3 p.m., at the Officer of the Fublic Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of One Los of CROWN LAND at May Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renown at a Crown Rent to be axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term: of 78 years.

*

Particulars of the Lot.

Boundary Monaarassant

L

ni

salo plan. 47,190

"TO LET

Furope. It has slready sent three murs. ing corps to the Allies (one to ourselves) and given substantial gūts of appliances. -

The progress of the Society from its foundation is symbolise that of the Empire which..starting in 1871 in in significance and impotency, is now on of the great rollitury and commercial Fowers of the world. In old days, in wars in Japan, the wounded wero au cared for on the field, and it was not the custom to show mercy to the wounded of the enemy, who were either killed tommitted suicide. It was an Irish doctor who, in the final stages of the Bevolution, War, first taugh: the Japan ese, to spare fallet, fors, and the fruit et his teaching as witnessed in the Satsuma rebellion in 1877, when the Hakunisha, ar Society of Universal Love, was instituted for the care the wounded on both sides. This society which nurnbered 3 persoas, with funds [975 of a few hundred pounds, sent a small mediest corps to the front, by whom a temporary haspital qi a very humble ecale was organized. From this small. beginning the great Red Cross Soulety gradually developed. (

TO LET TURNISHED for the months of November and December, $3,193

Apply to

Lary's Office. Hongkong, Oct. 20,-1918.

833

to LET.

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon

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

Apply-to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

"". CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Borgkong, July 17, 1913 503

TO LET.

In 1 Japan was admitted to the Occeva Ccavention, and it was hea that

the badge of the Red Cross is as adopted: The cross, as the symbol of Christianity, was as such, not acceptable in Japan, and the literal rendering of the title originally

is The Red Letter-Ton Society, they deagraph for the word ten being in the form of the cross.

The Society is under the direct patron, age of the Emperor and Empress. An Imperial Prince is its honorary president. | Its officials, councillors, and executive committee are all of high repute and any of high rank. Ladies of the high- est rank, from Imperial Princesses down wards, undergo its training that they may be ready to serve in war, and the head of the Mission which is now visit- ing us is only one degree in rank below the Imperial Princes and is the repre

HOUSE in "Knutsford Terrace sentative of the most historic family in

A Kowloon

Apply to THE BONGEUNG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY:CO., LTD... Hongkong, Obs. 1918.

TU LET.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canten..

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co. I.

BANK

Twin Bedsteads, Text Twin Bedsteads, THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD,

Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension

Dining Tablog and Chaira, „Tasand "Occasional Tablés, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, ass Ware, Cooking Stores, Catlery, Toilet Beta, do Baths Boom Utensils, Sunday Electro-Plated Ware.

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens Blackwood Faraiture, including arya Blackwood Beren, dide Bablo, Chairs, Cabinets, ko, Engravius, Petares; Kraus Vases, de, Tennis Poles and Net, Several Carpets,

Füli Parcular from Catalogne). TERMS

& ROUGE, Auctioneersí

Hangina, ct. 30. ix18,

PUBLIC AUCTION.""

884

TEE Undersigned bave received in strnétions for sell by Public Auction, (POR ACCOUNT THE CONCRIMED. TU SDAY

the 8th November, 1918, at 2.30 p.m., at their bales: hooma, No. 8,

Des Vanz Bond, Corner of

Hour Street

INDIAN MOTOR

(TAIWANGINO).

INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPRIMAŽ CHARTKE, 1890.

Jupan

THE TOKUGAWA FAMILY.

MEA

For E.K. Club

sation.

Mr. C. H. Gale (mont)

ly ab August). Dr. C... Fanley (monthly sub: Aug.) ME. Irving (monthly ·

sub. Agytab); *-**- Mr. D. M. Mickl

(monthly sub) Aug. Ur. 8. B.Etrachan

(monthly an

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (monthly guaren Q

(monthly sab.) and 90 Mambers (monthly BirW Rees Davies

(monthly sub)

Sir H. May (monthly sub.)

Mr Thorne (monthly

aub

for

Fer Royal H. E. Golf Club

Members' suba

August

Ladies Captain Cop Competition, August Ladies Eclectic com

Eclectic Com- petition, August A Member

Mr. S. G. Navall (month-

Mr. C. D. Wilkinson,

(monthly anb.).

LN (monthly sal.)

IT

Victoria British, School

(monthly sub.)

Meera Gibb, Living

& Co.

G Mr. G. Morton Smith

(moathly sub

Mr. E. G. Smith (monthl

sab

Mr. Goodban

(monthly sub)

(monthly sub)

Mr. E. Owen Centensan

(monthly sub)

M. T. Kring (monthly

sub).

Mr. FEA. Watson

(monthly sub).

Mr. J. P. Elster (monthly

Mr. X. C. Pedersen

(monthly tub.) ......

R.Jensen (morth- y sab.)

M

P. & Co. (monthly sub Q: B. EX'

Mr.G. H. Wakeman

(monthly.sub.) minis Chief Inspector-Eerr

(monthly sub.)

Inspector Gordon.(month-

ly sub,) i

Bergeant Willis Emoothly Vaub

Hon. Mr. land. Severn.

(monthly sub)

Party

of Ladies Working

Union Church

Britishers (monthly sub) Mr.Wong Six Wood (monthly sub-courses. Mr H Skott (monthly

sub Staff-General Post Office

(monthly sub)

Helens May Institute for Deficmen (monthly sub) HG. S. (monthly aub.)

quarter

Bab

|C.59

$ 823

29 Members of the Tasti

tute of Engizeers and "Shipbäilders ? {maäth

Members

the Institute

of Engineero amb

builders.

Collection from Boxes

K Hotel Make

Phanic Clab

Tramwa

Star Estry hony indus Mr. H. B.Cooper

Imonth-

2 Menara" Cawanjèo-Pall

jon & Co. (monthly Sub,) MilĒLO, Newall (month

If fembers of the Taikoo

Club (monthly Spainilton, al

ENG

proceeds ot Camp

His Hon. Mr.

Porta (mont Mr. Edgar (monthly

In beer

aubsort

McPhe (monthly subscription) fow of Stall at Messrs Phongu Watson : & Co.,

Dtd: (monthly subs); Anonymous Monthly Sub- *soriptions Bed Gross

Collected on outward voy.. Age:onas. Shinya Mare "par Hon. Mr. PH. ~Holyoaky D.BL.COO Mr H. G. M. Dowbiggin- (monthly subscription

June to September).. Per IL. K. Club -

Imember (monthly sub

Staff

CPU monthly subscription)....

Colections from Passen

gers and Officers as “Aki Maris,

per C

Ellis, Australian Silver

- £2.3/- at 5.80

Per Mrs. Danby-ad

ditional t

ting bago

pront on knit-

magka

Amoy Club..... Prisoners of War :--

A Fisherman (monthly

subscription). Per HK Club

,

Members (monthly subnoription).........

Mr. A. W. Smith (month-

subscription) ******** Polica, per Bgt. Bousger (monthly subscription} A Fisherman (monthly

subscription)...

Blinded Soldiers and Sailors:

Per II. E. Club

Mr. Sassoon (mon- thly sabscription). 3 Meubers (monthly

1.000

Fer

10

150

8 38 28 ** A* * *

Every visitor to Japan has seen Nikko, The Hills of the Sun's Brightness, 796 that unique spot where Nature presents her, most lovely aspects, and where also the skill and genius of man have com bined to place some of the most striking artistic triumphs of the world. Amið denso groves of giant cryptomeria, aps proached by a superb avenue of Ara, gorgeous temples, resplendent with a wosith of decorative und architectural art, in stone, bronze, wood, and gold, lavished upon them by the most skilful artists and artisans of Japan. These temples the mausoleums of Iyeyasa,

Are the founder of the Tokugawa dynasty of Shoguns, and of his grawlson, who next to himself was the greatest of his lize The tombs, royal in their ception and in their magnificence, are not those Fof-any Royal race, but of usurpers of

who: the most noble birth, it is ccald, se their, Sovereigns, bonab of a Lineage that extended to the gods of beaven, but still usurpershoc stitute themselves the de facto Sover.

cumstances and to his own strong tons eigns of their country.

For 600 years before their time Japan of duty to his sovereign and his JAPAN TORTO FOKONAMA, KORE DHAKA, had been almost continuadily reat from Keiki voluntázily, resigned bia FORMUSA-GIIN KAD, KABUKO, and to end with intercecins state. Civi He withdraw to his

KELLUNG MAZUNO, PINAN, War had become endemie, when Lysyseu. Skidzuoka, took to furth SEISCHIET, TAICHE,TIMA equally grean soldier and statesman, political administration FAKOTAMsur, HonrawGÁZO.: CHINA SHANGHAL, RAYZO, KIA, gave it peace and founded that peace on and lived the simp NEW FAMOTING FOOCHOR SWarow, #basis 56 enduring that it lasted urgeatleman. When

CANTORUM bmken from the beginning of the 17th of Japan was testit OTHERS HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, till the middle of the 19tr. eentary.clined the honour of a Pri

Bogkabara, Szmirino, BATAYE ring this period 11 members of his ed by his bislesty / and 4 Bombay, Larson, New York.”

famly Successively held the high cffice

Capital Subscribed. Yen 20,000,000, Ospital Paid-up

29,500,000. Reserve Funds

80,000.

HEAD OFFICE PRAMM. TAIPER, FORMOSA

BRANCHES

BERG LONDON BANKERS

Capital and Counties Bank, London. and South-Western Bank, Parr Books

The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial Centres in Karopean Con tinent. Russiaur Manchuring? Tai

Philippine Jasné Datcit

the

which he grus; With question

Members of the

"Glab (mor

Admire

monthly

toyal H, K.: Golf

Members' sube for Aug,

(monthly subs.)

B. Karanfie (Dion-

W. (monthey sub). E. IL Navy & Dockyard

fmonthly sub. Collections from Passen gers & Officers 4.9. A Maru per G V. E. Australian Notes £28 at 1.80, $15.80, Australian Silver £40s. 6d. at 6.80. $28.25. Hongkong Cur- Mesare. Patell & Co.

(Monthly sub): Anonymous (Monthlysub.) Lord Roberts Memorial

Workshop

Per HK Club:

Members (monthly sub) Officers Families Fund

Per E. Clob

Mamber (monthly sub.). Per Royal HK Golf Uldb-A member's sub, for Aug. (monthly subj Anonymous(monthly sub.).

Dreadnought Horpilak —

Fer H.B. Club

Member(monthly

Por Royal H.K Golf

Members;aubi for day.

(monthly sub)

Soldiers and Sailors, Families

Association

Hr H. Nisbet (raonth-

Aly mab.): Tobacco Fund:

Për H.K. Claßg

1Member(munthly sub)

Pipa Fund

Mr. F. G. Becke (month-

Ir sub

10

18.20

12.18

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$

58.8

10

05140,490,49 Already acknowledged 1,108,963.80

INTIMATIONS

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS

KOWLOON

Near New Pub Office)

Last faw Nights of this Great Show in Hongkong

TAGAIN TO NIGHT

AT 9 PM.

OUR NEW PROGRAMME

DONT MISS IT-

Next MATINEE SATURDAY, November 2nd-

Doors Open 3 p.m.

Commenced pm.

When Children will be admitted at fall price to all parts of the Circus.

See our Beautiful Arab Stallions and Performing Fonies

Our Managerie consista bf.

KLEPHANTS, LIONS, TIGERS BEARS, LEOPARDS, HY

EMU, ZEBRA, WALLABY, BABOONS, MONKEYS, DOGS, eta

POPULAR PRICES, URS ADMISSION AN

FULL Box, SIT SEATS $15.00

SINGLE SEAT, Box

FIRST CHAIRS

9.00

SECOND CRATES

·2.00 GALLERY

„Soldiers, and Suitore in uniform, Half Pries to the 31, and 31.50-senta.

Booking at ROBINSON PIANO.

W. HARMSTON

Peoprickor

C. M. BRUCE,

Band Horter.

AUTOX & W. SYMO

THEATRE

ROYAL,

"OUR DAY"

PERFORMANCES

"THE BARTON MYSTERY"

spoofc fantasy in 4 parts by Walter Hackett.

ON

THURSDAY, 7th November

AND

SATURDAY, 9th November

AT 9.15PMG

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:--

Contre luck, Uress Circle

Stalls

Fit and Gallery van p

Remaining

and for the SECOND NIGHT

Dress Circle

Stalls

Fit and Gallery

$10.00

5.00

5.00

2.00

5.00

-4.00

2.00

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half prices on Second Night

BOOKING OPENS AT MOU TRIES

on Tuesday, 22nd October at 9.00 am,

WE HAVE RECEIVED NEW STOCKS OF

ROSE GOLD CREAM VANISHING COLD CREAM

Ideal Toilet Requisites,

"Price: 60 sta.. per pot.

LIQUID TAR SOAP

Fragrant Preparation for Toilet use and for Shampoging

Price $1.00 per bottle.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY

·Road Central

SHING KEE CO.

SODA MERCHANTS IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

Accounts remitted,

Balzace in Current a'du

kong, October 29th

los Soday Soda Ash, Mu

mad Bicarbon

sanre "in

rince

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

n. Only a Cou

(HINEST

Afric