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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919.

PUBLIC AUCTION

(FOR 4000UNT OF THE CONQUÊN N

ON THURSDAY,

HONGKONG MARKET

PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Hughes & Hough January, 1918, commencing wheat Shioin,Mal Lung Pah b. - 94

AWOTION ARES TO THE GOVERNMENT

General Auctioneers

Spars,

Dont and General Prodane - Brokers and Commission Agents.

-PROPRIETORE *T*-KWa-Wan” Coal' StoragU.

Godet mont Bentley's

·22 a ath & 8th Edition

& 1 Telegraphic Code

Telegraphic Adðrur ' 'KCHINION" MENGKONU.

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Anetior, (For secount of the concerned.)

THURSDAY,

the 9th January, 1919, commencing at 3.30 p.m...

st their Sales Rooms, No.8, Des Vos Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

BLACK WOOD THAKWOOD AND

BRASS. FURNITURE BRASS AND

TWIN DOUBLE AD: .MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS,

do.

&c.

AND AN ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

"

As follows:-

Chesterfeld Sofas and Arm-chairs (new) Folding Card and Occasional Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c., Bedroom Furni ture, comprising Brass Twin Bedsteads,

́230 pm., * their Sales Rooms, No. 4

Den Ties Bond, Corner of Ice House Strock

›à Lanon AssÒRIMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, & EMBROIDERIES,

Comprising

HOUSEHOLD LINENS: Single and Double Plain, and Hemstitched Shoots,). Pillow Cason, Double White Satin Quilts,. Linen Damask Sarriettes. Glass Cloths, Bath Towels, Face Towels, dujos

DRAWN WORK --Bedspreads, Pillow Ca Tray Cloths &c. &.

KMBROIDERIES:-Bedspreads, Table Ukywars, Tea Cloths, Runners 19 by 54in. A faw lots of Attache Cases and

Bello Yalism."

N

„Prime Out

ป

GoOormed.—Ham Ngaq Yuk, st

Resit,-Shlu |-

20

Breast ---Ngad Na...

90

doop-Tong Tuk ...

Steak,Ngad Yak Pi

++

Rteak Ehrloin,-Nyan” Lan 7 Sezzagos, — Ngan Choung Bullock's Bendis, -Ngan No por asă “10

fill now goods and small lots to quid) 19 "purehmaers).";

Tarina-Chah.

"HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Mongkong, Dei. 81, 1918.

THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER

AVER ISSUED UNDER

'PURELY < NAMVE DIRECTION.

The Chinese Mail

華字日報

THE LEADING CHINESE POLITICAL AND

Comezamal Journal,

POSLANED EYEar MŒsine..

CONTADES THE MOST RELLA BLA TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM NORTH CHITA,

VARIOUS POSTS ET CHINA, AND JAPAN,

Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE YAOM: Tax Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes Tables, &D, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Warn, Cooking Store, Catlery, Toilet Sets, &c. Bath Room Utensils, Sundry Elentro-Plated. War.

Electric Beading Lamps, Bisckwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, including larga Blackwood Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, &c, Engravings, Pictures, Brass Vases, c., ka, Tennis Poles and Boty Carpets new and secondband.

Also

One 12-Bore Hammer Gun by Army and Navy Store, London, in good cendition,

Aud

!

Large Ice Chest suitable forja Hotel

and 2 Pianos. (Full Particulars from Catalogue). Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers

Hongkong, Dec. 31, 1918.

THE Undersigned have received in- THE

stractions from Mesars. D. Mad DONALD & Co. to soli by Public Aurtion,

at their premizes Hang bom, commencing FRIDAY, 10th January 1919, at 10 am, continuing on MONDAY, 12th January, mi 10 a.m.

The whole of Valuable Plant, &&0.

contained thereon.

WÄNT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDA S INSERTIONS, 61. PREPAID.

Bach addisional, 5 words 6 Cants.

WANTED.

17ANTED. — Qualified Stasographer (malos preferred, Apply by "qaly,' stating enlarg required to W. 8. BAILEY & CO. LTD.

Tongue Ngwa Li' puoli 50 Tongue, comel--Ham Nana Li | Machado esch 60 centWANTED by an old-established Hand.--Ngan Tan..........j nesh. 100 *

Heart-Nga Bam....... Ib. “13

British Firm In ShambaN, `S PRODUCE EXPERT, thoroughly 'conversant with the Canton" trade.

Good salary to an efficient man. No. others need apply. ⠀ First-olsen refari ences ausential Reply Box No, 101,

· 90%|||4 China Mail.”.

Haan Elt Her Food,-Nga Kench 18 Kidneys,--Ngau Xiu » 10 Thi-Ngan disi: *** 21

Livar Ngan Ken... h. 13"" „Trips (undressed) Ngan To Ib. 8, Cairo' Head and Feet-Ngan-tule

tu-kenk

01:00

Maiton fiber, Young Fel wat b. 25

· Leg,="Young Falise in a $3 Shoulder,—Teang Bhan-\}}^^ 28° Baddio, Young On Yuk 18 Pig's Chitlings, Chu Cheng par voð -25-

Besina,--Chu No, per set 1 Fost,-Chu. Kruk ... in 18 15 Fry,--Cha Chagia

15 (20

+

„Head—Chi Tan

Heart-Cha San...

Kidney,-Ohh Tia... ... Liver-Cha Kon...

mo *

asch 10

*

M

**

ch 10 Ib. 90

Pork Chop Chi Pal Kwat

The

25

14

Leg, Chu Pal..

1428 23

11

*1

Lolo, Cha Hat Tane Fas or Lard,Cha Yat...

Sheep's Head and Foot,→Yeang

Tan Book.... *.. 253. 80: Heart-Yeung Sam... ench 8 Kidneys,-Yeung Yin each 19 Liver,-Young Kon... lb, 28 Sucking Pige, to order,Chu Taal, 25 Bust, Beef,-Shang Ngạn Yan...

an

Mutton-Shang Young You

Vesi, -Ngio, Thai Taken Junio 20

Bango Ngon Trai Cheng

No. 1... Ib. 20

....16... Lard, Chu. Yan

.*+

$12.00

per Annum delivered in Hongkong $19.00 to all Coast Ports.

No. 5. WELLINGTON STREET, HONGKONG;" PRICKS $1.35 and $225,

SAVARESSES

SANTALI CAPSULES

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS. II Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.

Half hour,

"

H

Barbel-Ka Yo.... BroamPin Yth.. 10. Canton Fresh Water Fish,

Carp-Li Ya Catfish,-Chir Ya Codfish-Man Ya Crabs,-Hai... *** Cattle Fish-Muk Ya Dab,-Sha Mang Yu....... Daco,-Wong Mei Lap Dog Fieb,-Tit To Sha: ...

Fish,

Obe.

... the 19

43.

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Hải Sản Từ

***

16

---

་ན་ ha་ བཏྟཱ་

93

18

29

10

··10

Eels, Conger,-Hot Min...

16

11

Fresh water,-Tam Shel Yi,,

,, Yellow, Wong Sin'...

29

B 3+

*

***

Frogs-Tia Fal

Garooga,-Shek PAD....

Gadgeon,-Pak Eap Yu

Herrings-Too Fak...

Labras, Tong Fa X¤...à

Loach, Yu.....

41

FOR SALE.

Roms, Graus Tennis Ceary, in- ALESEND, 109 The

meliato possession,

C. E. GALE. Public Works Department. Hongkong, Nor, 13, 1918,

921

TO LET

Houes in Wang ra chóng Bo

HOUSES on Ebament, Canton,

Apply to

THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST-

· MBIT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

TO LET

“GROP is Nathan Road, Kowku

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Ekangkong, July 17, 1928 -

TO LET

HILL-No 10, The Peak.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG-LAND

RECLAMATION CO, ED.

ST. ANDREW'S

SOCIETY

WAR BOND DRAWING.

SALE OF TICKETS CLOSES

ON 15th FEBRUARY.

Tickets, $5 each, obtainable

Banks, Stores; Clubs and

Oranges, (Canton), (Sweet)

Pesanta-Fa Shang.........

Shan-sheng Tim Chang

Halibut, Cheong Kwan Kap....... »

18

Oranges, (Canton),

99

Pears, (Canton), Cooking,-Shs L,

97

32

Persimmons, Large-Hung Tre

20

Plantain,--Tai Obit...........

***

39

Pumalo, Blam-Telin Lo Yau

k+ *

19

Walnuts,-Hop To

Oysters-Shang Ho...

16

Grape,-Po Tai Tsi

Mackerel, Chi Y.............

Lobsters, Lang Ha

10 cents.

60

......70:

+

One hour, n Three hours,............ Six hours.. Day (8 am to 6 pmlylo váš5:50

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria ball fare extra.

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am, the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

י

Mank Fieb,-Mong Yu Mallet-Test Ya

444 ***

·Parot Fish,--Kai Kung Yu ......... ... 14 Porch,-Tau Lo Pike-Fa Pau Fong....... Plaica-Pan Yü

Pomfret, Black,-fak Chong

20

413 16

23

26

Large Gaivanized Iron Baild 11-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearer. Pomfret, White,-Pak Chong... 7, 46

Jags Stock and Machine Tools,

comprising:-

קי

Hour, 0.60 centa. Three hours...terim$1,00 % Bix hours,....--

1.50 Day (6 am to 6 pm.), iänen, 200

Lathes, Planing Machine, Screw ing Machine; Shaping Machine, Mill- ing Machine, Slotting Machine, Dried ing Machines, Cold Sawing Machine, Weighing Machines, Punching and Shearing Machines, Blower, Teat Pump, Engines and abafting, Sandry. Pampe, Assorted Chein Blocke, Screw Day (8am to 8pm.)1.50

Jacks, Stretching Screwe, Tools, Twist Drills, Stock, and Dies, Steam Ham-

"

III-In the Hill District.

With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter hour,.....$0.15 Half hour; 0.90 One hour 0:30 Two hours, 0.50 Three hours, Six hours,

ศ

Quarter hour Haif hour,.

Prawns-Ming Ha va

44

2 lb 14

25.

Vegetables, &c.

Hotel

$118,000,000 PAID IN

WAR DEATH CLAIMS

The War Risk Insurance Bureau of

the Treasury Department of America' ban paid up to date more than 15,600 death claims under the soldiers anti sailors' insuratice act. This big total Ots.reflects the toll of life the American forces have paid in the big drives in France. The claims paid totalled $118,000,000, which went to dependents. As against the big total only twenty- four disability claims, have been paid totalling $142,500.

Artichokes-Ab Chi Cheuk.ack --- Beans, Sprout,-Ng Taol........... 15. 4. 自 Long-Tan Kok...

36

Ray,-Pal Fa Sha

10

Book Fish,--Shek Kan Kung ......... 19 13 Rosch,Chury Ya..

Best Root,Hang Teo Tan... Bitter Equsah,-Fu K** **

8

1

ST RE

36

3

Brinjala, Green,Ching Yan Kwa

Rod,-Hang Ke...

5

8

Cabbage Chinese, (common),--

10

Ki Tasi

28

Shanghai, Ya To

12

99

29

- Salmon,--Ma You! **

Sharks Ta Skate,-Po Yu

CH

Shrimps-Haus Snapper,-Lap T

80.30

0.40

0.60

0,80

0:70

1:00

100 1.50

2.00

Tench, Wan Ya"

RICKSHIA.

One hour, DKT.

Erary Sabeequent hour,

Bolos, Tat Sha To...

Turbot-Eso Hai Ye

...

Turtles, scall, frosh) water,

Cane Shoots, hunch, Kan Shon Osolifover (Large),-Ye Tosi Ezesab

Values), Eniali),

Henk T

Nj

5 cents

Poultry.

→

Ctx

35

Chicken, Kai Toni,

Ib. 80

π

"

Capone, mall,--Sin Kai ̧...

Capons, Large,Sin Ka...

mar, Blacksmith's Tools, Sandry{"1=In the Island of Hongkong, if engage Wooden Patterns, Band and Circular

in Fictoria, Saws Pipe Bending Blocks, Pipe Ten minutes, Vlees, Coppersmith's Tools, Emer Fancy Cupola, Water tank and fit. ing, Winches, Boilere, Diving Pamps, Helmets and dresses (Now sad second haad), ;u'quantity of Steel Products including Steel Plates, Angles, Hare; Aolled Steel, Joints, galvanized Steel Plates, wrought and galvanized Iron Frping and Fittings, Brass and Cop of Victoria after. 9 pm, an extra half par Inbes, Muniz & Yellow Meistare shall be chargeable. Sheathing, Metal and Copper Tacks,

etc.

Also

One large galvanized Iron Building (wood framing)

One small galvanized Iron Bhed

(Steel framing)l ax* bowl

One Motor Best 22 by 5'9" by 3 foet Etted with 16/20 H.P, heavy duty Kalvin Kerosene Motor,

And

· B.HP Bolinder Crude Oil Engino direct coupled to dynamo illastrated on page 25 of Bolinder's catalogue, -

28

Note-If the rickaha bo ang Dack, a within the City of Victoris, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the Dove,-Po Kat City of Victoria after 9 pm or be dis- Egg, Hen, Kai Tan (cooking) paz do 18 charged to the East of Bay View Police Eggs, Hen,-Kai Tan (fresh)per des. 25 Station on the Eastern side of the City

1b, 88 Forsby Canto-Kai Towls, Baldan-Hoi Nam Kal .38/ Goose,-Ngo

H

い

24

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

11

Every subsequent hour,

5 cents, Pigeons, Canton, Pak Kapso senza 18

--Holhow-Hol Hsu Fak Kap

10

Tarkeys, Cock, Fo]Kal Kang Turkeys, Ben, Fo Kai Na

each $3 Ib, "80

III.--Taspo Road,

Twenty cemta shall be added Snipo,--Sha Tapias eni for each extra hour or part (of an hour if the hirer causen

the journey to take longer: than

To 4th mile-EM

single. 76 cents....I hour. “returns. $1.00.....2 hours Beyond 4th to 8th

single 81.20. retuzu

Beyond 9th to 8th

The machinery will be put up for single wetion on FRIDAY, 10th January

g9-10 a.m.”

all Particulars from"Catalogna), Terms ––Cash,"

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers, Hongkong Desember 23, 1918,

1.76

Beyond 8th to 11th mile-

ti zeturn......$2.00

hossent,Bhen Kal.... Quill, Om Chan... Partridges-Che Kn

Carrets, i am Shun... Celeryniness, Tong Kan Taoi Chillie Dried, Kon Tat Chic

Bed-Hang Fa Chia Groon, Ching Lat Chia, Carry Stoff, EnglisKa Ei Chu Lio

Ib. 10. Chembers,Ching Keseach 2 Garlic, Taulb. 8

10 Ginger, young, Son The Kang, 7 Clinger, old-Lo Keang ... Horsersdieb, Shanghai,Ide Kan Indian Corn,Shat Mach 08 Lettuce,Yeong Shang Tenisch 1 Water Chestnuts, Ma Tai

Mandarin,—Kwal

Bu Lam Ka Tal, 10.

Mashrooms, Fresh,Shang Tao Ka lb. Okroen dit b. 10 sach 22 Quians, Bombay-Tenng Chung Tau ib, e

Onions, GreenBhang Chung lb. Oniens, Shanghai, Sheung-hol

Parley Kun Tol

FRUITS

Fotal, Swach

hours

Almonda

single 12182.00.

Appiss,(California)-KamBban Ping Eo Bananas, (ride's), Macao,—San-

Hoang This Carambola,--Yamng To

Pumpida,

Rhubarb

retora...$2.50

each 10

Fares for Journeys beyond the IIth

Lemons, China,Ling Mang...

The fares bare set out to apply to one rlokala with three cooling trum Tsim Sha Lichees, Dried, (small stone) Font

Ling Ma

Beach"

Ib. 25

mille to be a matter of previous arrange Lemona, Amerion, -Kam Bhan «ment in each case.

Spinsch

Tomatoes,Fan Ke TATON,Wa Tad Parmigas Funti; (Lin

Vetable Mazzowy

tal

· Water Crema,

A Lily root-

Tams, Tai Sha

Trung Tau

Total paymenta by the barean, including allowances made under the | law, are $230,000,000. The issue of 7,426,434 checks · 1969.- necessary. In making those disbursements, in October alone the bureau tent "out" 950,240 checks, of which 934,107 were"} for allotments and allowances, 6,074 for compensation and 17,000 for insurance claim

The War Riak fasurance Burean- is carrying about 4,000,000 policies on the lives of American soldiers and sailors totalling 836,000,000,000. The

rapidly. Almost without exception stage insurance & man is mounting

newmen take the maximum of $10,000, and the average" a man has been brought up to $8,143.

The buread has grown to be the largest singla bureau in the Government, comprising the largest health and accident insurance company; the largest disbursing organization and compar ably the largest life insurance company in the world

STRAIGHT

IFIBERE 19 06'ose of air

around the bush. We might wall out with it feat. Lt-last. We want you to try Chamberlain's Cough Bened the next time you have a cough of cold. There is no reRROR SO LAY BANŢe Con,” sõn why you should not do so. This prepar stion by its remarkable cures has gained

world wide reputation; and everywhere speak of if in the terms of praise. It is for sale Chemists and Storekeepera:

NOTICES

THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE

CO. LTD.

(Incorporated in. England.).

Being Agents for: the thors, COMPANY, we are prepared to POLICIES against FIRE, MARINE LIFE and MOTOR ACCIDENT at current raten, ka

For further particulaen, please apply ta

UNION TRADING COMPANY,

Prince's Building.

CARS on HIRE

General Agenta

Experienced Changeurs

and

Expert Mechanics.

▲ Large Number of New and Comfortable Cars

Always in Readiness.

Phone 977 2 2539

MERCURY GARAGE CO.

67-81 Den Vaur Könd. Central...

rrangements.

for Special

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Cisks of $75 lbs net.

In Dage of 250 the her."

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

¿Trebles OnQR† 辦

統轉寰球貸品

UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS

有

限

Most up-to-date and Cheapest House in Hongkong.

Address: DES VIEUX ROAD AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL

Telephone: Noe. 198 198

LEUNG YIK KEE.

Chinese Porcelain and Curio Store.

FIXED PRICES.

Cheap Sale

from 4th

31st January,

37, Queen's Road Central

STATE EXPRESS

CIGARETTES.

The particular man demande a particular cigarette. State Express are made for just such men

of discrimination who require the best.”-

VIRGINIA

No. 555

85 cents. OF 600

FER TIN

PACKED IN PATENT VACUUM LINS

Sole Manufacturers:

ARDATH TOBACCO 00, LTD. LONDON, ENGLAND.