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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915

Hughes & Hough

· AUCTIONETES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auotioneers Share, Doal and General; Produce Brokers and Commission Agente.

PROPRIETORS #To-Kwa-Wan" Coal Storage."

Onder ward Bentley's

Asth & 6th Elitions.

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Telegraphic: Address:)

"MEIRION"

HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Tutions to sell by: Fublic Undersigned bare received in-

Auction

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

on

TUESDAY,

the 19th November, 1918, at 2.30 p...

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, .

DES Vaux ROAD, Corner of y

Ice House Street,

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC "AWOTION.

THE Undersigned, have received in-

structions to sell by Public Auction (SON, LOCOUTE, OF THE CONCERNED);

TUESDAY,

the 18th November, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No..8, Des Voeur Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, & EMBROIDERIES,

Comprising

HOUSEHOLD LINENS-Single and Double Plain and Hematitched Sheets Pillow Cases, Doubla White Satin Quilts Linen Damask Servietten, Glass Cloths. Bath Towels, Faco Towels, &c. &c.

DRAWNWORK-Bedspreads, Fillow Cases, Tray Cloths, &c., &c.

EMBROIDERIES:Bedspreads, Table Lovers, Tea Cloths. Runners 18 by sin.

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A low lots of Attache Cams and Bellow Falises.

STORIES FROM:

Mr. H. Warner àlian,, the corres

dent of the Daily

A vialetto SE. Mihiel just after its "cap kures

THE CHINA MAIL.

LONDON LETTER.

From Uur Osen Correspondent.).

LONDON, Sept 19, GAIETY IN LONDON. In St. Mihiel any miracia seemed There is, some outery at prosent posible. With a Franch officer we sat about the state of the streets and in a room where the German town major | the way women and young girls are had bad tea axactly twenty-four hear making a dead set on soldiers before. I must admit, however, that and sailors, especially Americans was not prepared for the shock of seeing

in the trees of St, Mihiel a young lady and Oremoan men-who have not with something underably Englah money-in'order to have what they about her, wearing the Unfun Jack on call a good time. Some of it is

her dress,

You are American?" she asked: true, and there are dangers far be Shu talred English is a person wheyond the immediate present in this had lived for years in a distant country, loosening of the sound restraints, but but there was no mistaking the accent. | It was the rich brogue that no foreigner

on the whole the charges are exag eua imitate. It was dearcely necessary gemted. for her to say, I am Irish Her

The men at the Front look forward me was Miss Alina Henry, and she

to their loova is a time of more or came from Co. Louth. In June, 1014) she came to St. Mihil ha stay with her less delirious oblivion, and they [auns, who had married a French officer demand griety when they get to in garrison there. She intended to spend London. Dancing for officers at

(all now goods and small lots to guitar learning French.. purchasers).

(Full Partianlars from Catalogue) On view day of Sale.

Exnam-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers, Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1918,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

H

When war broke out she was unabloght clubs was burred by authority to leave St. Mihiel. Her first experienes some months ago, but the ban has of, war was the coming of the Germans, now been removed because it was and for three weeks she and her aunt found that after dancing had been hud to live in the cellar under continu-b] oas bombardment. Then came the stopped at public plices, where it could be regulated, it became.or 930 meriless German tyranny,

ganised at less desirable and quite

One CULUMBIA GRAFONOL with Gndersigned have received fastrac-

Cabinet and Records.

Also

One SADDLE by Parker. Lendon,

And

A POLO BRIDLE with Bits.. TIKMS Cath

HUGHES & HOUQE,.

Auctioneers. Hongkong Nov. 14, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

929

tions to by Public Anction,

[FOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIEND

on

FRIDAY,

the 2nd Nov, 1918, commencing as 9.30 p.m., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Your Road, Corner of

*Ice House Street,

A LARGE QUANTERY OF "HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c,

Comp og

Double and Sing Bedsteads, Dressing Tables, Washstands, Double and Single

ESCAPED ROSALAN,

On one occasion & Frenchwoman in uncontrolled private places, where t St. fihiel garo shelter to an escaped was accompanied by every evil in- Russian prisoner, no doubt one of the fluence So, now the officers are men the Germans were forcing to work encourged to go to Murray's and

or their frication as other well-managed clubs and there

being accomplices.

were

They were taken to the Rommandetur they can dinee every night of their and charged with espidsage the leave, with official sanction.

ON

ground that they had wept a letter bist The theatres over thirty of them of St. Mihiel by this Russian. In rain in the West End alone are doing ther protestal, saring that they had record business. All the best enter never seen, the Russian, and asking to- Latronted with hinx, The Germans taiments are booked nights ahead, condemned them both to three weeks and the plays that are by no meuris imprisonment, and they were locked up first-class get overflow enough to fill In the marie for that time. Bombard their houses. Most of the success- ments had bascitne second sturs to ful shows are revnes, with no plat them, and their only pleasure was Es

watch the French neroplanes circling to speak of, but catchy music and

NOTICE

Messrs CROSSE & BLACKWELL much re first time for a hundred years war conditions prevent mis products being shipped to Hongkong and Chin appreciate the letters they are receiving and in reply that it is fully recognised here that under the circumstances Ching the absence of English delicacies and foods is a very rea hardship.

stats

Bife in

Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL will take care that not a day shall be lost in forwarding supplies when a return to more normal conditions permits. In the meantime they trust that those who have been asenstomed to rely on their producta will be good enough to accept this explanation.

DEJ.Collis Browne's

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THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

Agis, 182. A. DAT I

DIARRHŒA, and is the only

Specille CHOLERA 1.

Phocks and arisete

FEVER, CROUP, AGUE.

The Best Remedy kinowa, the

COUGHS, COLDS,

KATTA ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. DYSENTERY, BOUT, BREUMATISE

Colorodyne is a liquid take in drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably relieves' pain of whatever kind; creates a calm refreshing sleep; allays irritation of the servom system when all other remedies fail leaves no bad effects

and can be taken when no other medicine can be tolerated. ··· DONVINCING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLE New Camino without die wurds Dir. J. Collis. Brand's Chitoipue in the Stamps

Prices in England,

1/1), 29] 4/609

Sold by all Chemists,

lieut-generals. That is a fairly ta!! cent for a man in the middle of an outery against him. He is a

HE Undersigned have received in Wardrobes, Upholstered, Suite Furni-over the town. One dag, German of Plenty for twinkling feet and legs.masterful, tremendously cbstinate l

прин

structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

ca

TUESDAY,

the 19th Nov., 1818, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 4. Des Vox Road, Corner of

lux Hover STRIZT." TEAKWOOD AND "BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTRADS, CUR

TAINS, CARPETS, &c., & AND AN ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD ` GOODS, As follows:- Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chairs (Dew), Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c, Bedroom Furnitare, comprising Brass

ture. quantity of Dining Roomer told the Irish girl that two machines Several other shows are American, man.

A thorough disciplination, T Faraiture, including Dinner. and Ten in sight were British. "How splendid!" "arxl it is notuble that three plays with auther abrupt manner, he Service, E.-F. Ware, Cutlery and Glass the exclaimed. It makes me happy to have a Chinese setting, in various benefitted by his experience in Ware. Electric Table Lamps and Office them?" But what, we asked, did

Ulster. The biographies of his an Furniture, etc, etc., etc.

the Boche say? Why nothing of degrees, not too pronounced incester, the famous agter, show that

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A quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

Lady's Bicycle, &c. - (Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Terma :—Chah.

It

case, of accurate atmosphere.

THE POLICE STRIKE AND

AFTER,

edorse! What conld he say?”

Iefore they left the Germans son- ed all males between Wixteen and a half and forty-five, and marched them. of. There were 180 of them. The enonyy

Following the successful. police had insisted on every one in the town working hard. A strall oog of about ten trike, the firepen, the municipal told me how he had been forced to work workers, the gas workers, and a score 904 in the German trenches laying down of other workers, on public services telephone wires. They did make us have threatened to come out and work so hard," he complained pathetic- leuve London to bury or wander ally they gave us no rest until we about in the dark, or some other could no longer stand, and all we had

HUGHES & HOUGE," 3. Auctioneers Hongkong, Nov. 6, 1918 ́ ̧.*

PUBLIC AUOTION.

THE Undersigned have received in to eat, was one piece of black bread each equally disagreeable development, us

dae

Sir Nevill has inherited several of his outstanding characteristics.

"

THE GENERAL ELECTION, The present iden is to have the general election on the last Satur- day in November. It will be fought on the Prime Minister's war to victory policy, coupled with recon-1 struction planks in the way of better! ter educational facilities and protec housing and factory conditions, bet-

tion for key, industries from the enemy dumper

Twin Bedsteada, Teak Twin Bedsteads, structions to sell by Public Auctions peasant woman, evidently of the terrible, on the face of it, in bodies! result on the main issue. The Paci

Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Seta, &c, Bath Room Utensils, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.

Electric Bonding Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, Black wood Furniture, including large Blackwood Screen, Side Tables Chairs, Cabinets, &c., Engravings, Fictures Brana

&c, des Tennis Poles and Net, Seversi Carpets

(Full Particulars_from"Catalogue). Tamics--Cash.

BUGERS & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1918.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE. PUBLIO AUCTION.

B Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

SATURDAY,

the 7th December, 1918, at 11 D

"Steamer now running between this Port and Haiphong." The ENGINES and BOILER as they now stand in good working order, DESCRIPTION:

Set of Compound Engines, 15 x 83, ty

24 stroke.

Boiler, 12 x 102, working pressure

120 lbs on Veritas survey.

To be sold in eno lot together with Engine Seat, Funnell and Stays, and all Piping, &c. mentioned nested with the above Engine and Boiler.

DELIVERY

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNAD),

SATURDAY

the 23rd Nov., 1918, at 12.30 Noon, st their Sales Rooma No. 8,. Deo Faux Road, Corner of Ich Hoca StarET, MOTOR YACHT,' Built 1916 had very little usage.

Tenkwood Holl Length Overal..... 35 feet. BEND....

Draft

3

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14 ELP. Heavy Duty Cylinders

Motor SCRIPPS.

Complete with Sails, Refrigerator W.0. and Accessories.

On View at her Moorings off Ah King's Slipway, or by arrangement.

Further particular may be had from the Undersigned.

Tarr-Cab..

well-to-do class, told me that he was sent out with other women to work in the fields under escort. Wherever they went they were guarded by German soldiers like a herd of enthie.

50,000 CHINESE WORKMEN IN FRANCE.

ROAD AND RAIL MAKERS BEHIND THE FIGHTING LINE.

the case might be. This looks very There is no question about the

relying upon discipline and devotion fists can have no show worth men. to the public interest.The men at tioning in the present temper cf the the Front denounce it most of all. people, and that they realise it a Lon! how we swear when we hear seen in the fact that they are against of such strikes writes an officer an election now. But the vote will to me this, morning. "Serdem

be by no meats perfect. The lists over here to carry ammunition to are enormously swollen by the inclu- the guns in the firing line! Not a son of worden votems, and there, is mun here talks of striking in all his the fact that over three million men hardships. The men, aro splendid are overseas.. But the proxy voting at the fronte

papers are already on their way to But the causes at home are frunk the men on the seas and in the by economic, with the cost of living trenches and they will delegatë their gone up over a hundred per cent. Powers to some proxy at home The About a year ago China declared war and the scale of payment not to the registers are notoriously faulty, for on the Central Powers, and to-day, says same proportion. This gives the many women have been included recent London paper, there are in agitator a fine chance. Today he who are not really qualified They France about 50,000 stalwart Chinamen points to Mr. Winston Churchill's claimed and their claims passed behind the Sghting line, employed in repeated concessions to munition through because it has been a phy rond and railway making, machinery workers, and to the successful police sical impossibility to get the Inte repairing, and blacksmith and carpen- strike, and he says to any set of closely overhauled in the time: HUGHES & HOUGH,

try work for the Alles Workmen or women he cures to select Even boys have been shown to have Auctioneers,

The wages of these workmen range See what you can do if you com-been placed on the register But

(labourers) Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1918. 938 from 35 a month for coolies

ers, bine with me. You will bring the such as it is, the register must stand to £o 65. a month for killed fitters. Board and lodging, clothes, light and authorities to their knees. It for this election, and it will be a fuel are found by the Government, which generally happens that the author. better solution than a further exten conveys the workman from and to Chins Bies concede the wages, but the art son of the present Parliament.

bonus of free, and gives a

in bard 254 £15 ase of ful agitator sees a fature for himself, The omens are good for the Coali caal on embarkation, injury

and: £21 in the event of death. so he prods the workers to strike tion. The Asquithin Liberals are All these conditions are embodied in a unless their Umon" is recognised clinging to Free Trade, but that issue contract in English and Chinese. In with the agitator himself selected as is shrouded for the moment by the addition, the following stipulations are their spokesman with the powers necessity of cleaning up the war, and Food, but no daily pay abroad, during that be. In bodies like the police there will be little divergence of and firemen such firebrand methods opinion as to that. Some consti- are subversive of discipline, so there tucnies will have a wide choice. is official opposition, and the disputes Acton, for example, has six candi lost drag og Dilatory oficial bandling dates in the field, of every concert- of the early stages of the unrest has able political colour, and some of Every labourer, skilled or unskilled, is been responsible for the greater part new and strange plumage made to understand that he is not to be of the damage, and even now the the poll were postponed until employed in military operations, and

TO LET

TO BE LET.

FLAT at SAIFEE TERRACE,

Nathan Road, Kowloon."

Apply to

KAYAMALLY & CO. Hongkong, Nov. 15, 1918.

TO LET

On shore at Kwong Tung Cheong's AOUSE in Wong-nei-chong Road,

shipyard

Immediately following this Sale will

be offered

Ore 280 Ton STEEL LIGHTER,

Built, of steel frames 3x321, and §

steel plates.

Length 10 feet. Beaun 11 foot Depth

$7/feets

A quantity of

STEEL FRAMES 413 x 3. STEEL PLATES

Beveral ANCHORS, CHAINS, &

Thesboys mentioned Steamer will be Hongkong about 27th instant when inspecting order may be obtained from

adersigned E ther, particulas will publ

MUSHES & HOUGHT

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

·MENT, & AGENOT GĦA SÆDE

TO LET

Ainutsford Torrue

Kowloor.

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AGENCY 00 LTD Hongkong, Oh, 1918

TOKLETS

SHOP G

made par

sicknes

case

Monthly pay in China daring sickness ap to a period of six weeks. but Doce after that

No daily pay abroad for time owing to misconduct.

that his fall rate of par begins from the machinery for prompt settlement of January there would be a date of embarkation in China.

B

The Man Who Gets There

s the man who

rich red blood and lenty of

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disputes is by no means perfect. So chance to weed out the register, but the probability is that for some time the disadvantage is that the Govern to come we shall see friction and ment feel they need a new ons in and, there will be an activ

then disputes, and

many directions.

The

union

been offered

the winter, with plenty of stil being stirred all fighting the weather, as wel on the matter of the Hun

though they hara THE YANKS.

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the

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