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AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

G.

R.

HUGHES AND HOUGH,

LUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND

ADMIRALTY.

General Auctioneers,

Share, Coal and General. Produce Brokers

and

Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

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STORAGE,

CODEN USED

BENTLEYN

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Hongkong.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instrue- tions to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concurued), TO-DAY (TUESDAY),

March 11th, 1919, at 12 o'clock Noon, at their Sales Room, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, 100 cases "ROBINS" BRANDY damaged by fire and water.

TERMA-Cath.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, March 3rd, 1919.

TO-DAY (TUESDAY), March 11th, 1918, commencing at 28 PM at their Sales Rooms, No. &, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, A QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, AND EMBROIDERIES, Comprising:-

HOUSEHOLD LINEN Single und Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, Double White Satin Quilts, Linen Damask Serviettes, Glass Cloths, Bath Towels, Face Towels, &c, do. DRAWN WORK:Bedspreads, Pillow Cases,

Tray Cloths, ke, de EMBROIDERIES: Beisprands, Table

Covers, Tea Cloths, Runners, 18 by $4 in.

A2

A few lots of Attaché Cases and Bellow Valisor (All new goods and small lots to snit purchasers).

TERMS:Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Bongkong, March 4th, 1919.

TO-DAY (TUESDAY), March 11th, 1918, commencing at 2.30 r.M., at their Salos Room›, No. 8, Des Væax Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TRAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD

FURNITURE, BRASS AND BRASS IMOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS,

CARPETS. 4o. &..

Comprising: --

Two Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chairs (new), Folding Card and Occasional Tables, One Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture Bedsteads, comprising Teakwood Twin large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Washabands, &c. (fumed Teakwood), Side boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, de, Dinner Services, Crookery, and Bath Room Utenai, good Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery Mectro- Plated Ware

Elcotric Heading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, including 1 Large Blackwood Screen Blue and white Panels, and Black

PUBLIC AUOTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY -PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH, 1919.

The Undersigned have received instrag tions to sell by Public Auction

For Account of the Concerned), TO MORROW (WEDNESDAY) Marole 12th, 1919, at 10.30 AM., at No. 1, Chatham Road, Kowloon, THE SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSE- HOLD FURNITURE, 4.

therein contained,

ke...

Hallstand, Large Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Sideboard, Brass Twin Bed- stoads, Cheval Glass Dressing Mirror, Toilet Table, Washstand, Toilet Set, eto, Pantry, Kitchen and Bathroom Utensila,

ALSO

Cabinet Gramophone with Records, Gent's Bicycle, Pot Plate, Pneumatic-Tyred Ricksha in very good condition.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). On view day of sale. TERMA-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hong ong, Mareli fè̟, 1919.

On SATURDAY, March 15th, 1918, at 11 AM, at their Salee Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE QUANTITY OF VERY CHOICE CHOCOLATES ASSORTED SWEET MEATS &o, &c. OF THE BEST QUALITY, To be sold in loss to shit purchasers,

Comprising Chocolates of the following well-known brands: Connoisseur, Boudoir, Fancies, Duchess, Regal, Opera, Special Princess Gala Selection, King's, Special Queens, Sovereign, &c., e, de.

A LO

Milk Tablets, Turkish Delight, Butter Scotch, Russian Toffey, &c.

These goods are perfectly fresh having just recently arrived.

On view day of sale. Terms: -Cab.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, March 7th, 1919.

The Undersigned have received instruc tions from F. C. JENKIN, Esq., C.B.E, to sell by Public Auction,

On WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, March 19h and 20th, 1910, commencing each

day at 5 FL, at their Sales Roomas,

No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS, Comprising Great Britain, Colonies and Possessions, Japan and China, Argentine and Chili, Cabs, Liberia, Mexico, Macao, Nicar agua, Phillippines, doc, dc.

ALBO

Albuma cach containing the nucleus of a collection,

AND

1 Albura with about 800 good specimens. On view from Monday, March 17th. TERMA-Cagh.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 4th, 1919.

FOR SALE.

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COMING OF PEACE AND AN AMERICAN ON BRITAIN

for

NAVAL POWER.

NEW U.S. BATTLESHIPS,

[BY ARCHIBALD HUBD.] The electrically driven buttleship was sure to come, and now it has arrived, as a message from Washington announces. Mr. Josephus Daniels, Naval Secretary, is beating up support for the greatest naval programme of ship construction that any country has ever undertaken, and, in the course of his campaign to interest public opinion, he has been tell- ing Congress of the battleship Now Marco, which has just been completed for sea. He is quite accurate in describ in this vessel as the most powerful naval vessel aflow" where error has arisen is in suggesting that there is any thing now about ber electric installation, gave a full account of it in The Daily Telegraph over three years ago, before her keel was laid. The people of the United States have good reason to be proud of the New Mexico, the most costly ship of any description-for the purposes of peace of war-which has ever been built. She is a

A wonderful creation. She was laid down

long town as ago as October 14th, 1915, in the York Navy Yard, so there is nothing about her that has not been known for wany months by those who keep pace with naval affairs. She displaces 32,000 tene, A compared with 27,500 tons of the Queen Elisabeth, Admiral Sir David Beatly's fingship; her main armament comprises twelve 14in guns, whereas the Queen Elizabeth has eight thin; her speed is over 21 knots, while the British Vessel stennis three or four knots faster; and she is far more heavily armoured, having a main belt fourteen inches thick.

New

ishes her from very other warship is But the feature which really distingu her electrical equipment. The systems was given a trial in the American collier Jupiter before the war opened that is, five or six years ago and the results were o satisfactory that it was decided to fit it in the New Jer, and now it will go into

United States vessel built every overy anticipation. In future, for the trials have confirmed The ship produces

in

WEAT AUMIRAL SIMS HAS SAID

OF US.

[BY SYDNEY ÚRODES.] For some singular psychological res son, which nobody about," said Admiral Sims the other day, Rowe anything the English people did not tell us, had told, what they were doing. We had no the English people themselves were not iden of the enormous effort this serap of an island was making during the war

Well, it is an old taid that we are the worst advertisers and the most inveterate the romblere and self-detractora i against us can ever hope to equal what world

Nothing that other people say

do well we take for granted and say we say against ourselves. Whatever we

badly we make a point of shrieking from nothing about it; and whatever we do the house tope.

But why on earth should we blow our' to blow it for us? Ever since i carno own trumpet when we have Admiral Sims among us as the Commander-in-Chief of the American naval forces Admiral Sirus has made us blush with his praises.

GREAT-HEARTED BAILOR,

Everything that we could not or would hearted sailor has insisted on saying for not say on our own behalf this great

October, seemed to regard it as a miracle us. Americans, he was saying last of their navy that they had got a million aud half troops here in a few months and bad

comment.

Welected them on the way.

didn't do that, was the admiral's Great Britain did. She brought over two-thirds of them and escorted a half. We escort only one third of the merchant vessels that come here."

There is no restraining him. When the armistice was signed he wrote to Sir R. Wentyss It is a fact patent to all the world that the defeat of Germany was, in large part, accomplished by the of the British Navy, and I wish

power in this informal way to express to you, and through you to the officers and men of the British Navy, my personal feeling of satisfaction that the British Navy has euccessfully accomplished its great task."; THE SUPREME FACT. And

two months earlier, when he met

he struck an

The

Fleet, he stronger note, saving fact in the war.

iz the supreme and If to-day an earthquake or some other convulsion of nature were to shake it from its moor-

ber own electricity, having boilers feda party of American editors at lunch, with oil fuel like other ships; the cur- rent is conveyed by cables to motors which operate the four shafts. At first the idea was not regarded, certainly not in this country, with much favour, though it enables a ship to go astern inge, dissipate or blast it upon the Sect almost as fast as ahead. But the Ametish coast, we might as well hául down rican experiments havs proved that the electric drive economises fuel to the ex tent of 5 per cent, and, as more oil

our fage and yield our necks.

can be carried, the vessel can go further

is said that the New Mexico will have a radius of action greater than any other battleship hitherto built; the improve- ment is put at bû per cent.. but that in probably an exaggeration,

THE RACE FOR POWER.

ber

It is the Fleet," he went on, that silent and patient watcher amid the America as well as the Allied countries northern fogs, that stands between -- of Europe and destruction. But for the Flect the Prussian Kaiser would be: master of the world, and 1 think you should know that America's contribution to that great restraining and conserving force is up to now all but infinitesimal. But the New Mewico has ceased to be

But for the Fleet, America, for a seven days' wonder, for while wo were all

of fighting in 1914 and onwards, the techni-

have stood impotent.'

men and means, would cal staffs of the Navy Department at Admiral Birds, proud, as he well may Washington were busy on the design DE Tite Undersigned have received instrac-entered then us a race for conated mand have done at sea since April, 1917, even more remarkable battleships; they be of what the forces under his com tions to sell at their Sales Roopas, No. 8,

power in a single unit. The new ships

has yet the bigness not only to recognise Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street sro included in the three year programe has been the foundation-stone of the but to proclaim that the British Navy ONE COMPLETE SET ENGINES AND adopted in 1816; it was originally to

whole alliance; and if free speech be BOILER IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

cost, ships alone, just over £180,000,000, tween Englishmen and DESCRIPTION :-

but, owing to the rise in the price of desirable, as I believe it is, and if frank Americans is material and labour, it is oficially ad-ness in setting forth the facts in their Set of Compound Engines, 16 x 33, by 24 mitted that the sum will be between stroke.

Bailer, 13 x 10, working pressure 120 lbs.

£150,000,000 and £160,000,000. This pro- right, proportion increases an Anglo American understanding, as I am certain gramme makes provision for building tea that in the long run it does, then Admiral on Veritas survey.

cruisers, destroyered owing to the war, battleships, six battle cruisers, besides Sims is the most distinguished and the Progress was

submarines.

most effective bond of union that the two countries possess. which called for destroyers and sub- maring chasers, and work is in arrears. But, though some of these ships even now have not been laid down, Mr. Daniels is asking Congress to agree to another Programme as large, and Rear Admiral General Badger acting chairman of the

To be sold in one lot, together with Engine Seat, Shafts and Propeller and all piping, &c, connected with the above mentioned Engines and Boiler,

AND

A150 Anchors and Chains, Woodep Mart, 2 Navigating Compasses. As present stored at Kwong Tung Cheong's shipyard.

Inspecting andere and further particulars

may be had from the undersigned.

Terms: Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, February 20th, 1918, [28] HALF A CENTUR Y_REPUTATION,

FILLS FOR THE

and

Food Fire Screen, Bide Tublos, Chair, DR, LECLERC'S LIVAL & KIDEETS aged in the pre-war competition with

Cabinets, Pictures, and Oil Paintings, Beveral Carpets, new and second-isand.

Á180

Treadle Sewing Machine (nearly new) by Willcox & Gibbs with all accessories, 1 Piano in good condition, and one large les Chest suitable for Hotel, Fall Size Croquet Set One pair Binoculars,

AND

1 Hall-plate Camera by Thornton Pickard with Spare Lanses, &c.

(Full Particulars from Catalogne). TERMS:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 4th, 1919.

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On THURSDAY,

March 18th, 1018, at 10.30 AM, at their Sales Rooms, No. Des Voeux Klood, Corner of Ice House St-cot, SEVERAL CASES AUSTRALIAN CHEESE.

A number of casos Australian. Jaw (new tock)

and

Thirty Barrels Faint oil, onch 454 gallons-

Ferris :----Qush

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Os THURSDAY, March 18th, 1919, at 10.30 AM, at their Sales Rooms. No. 8, Dos Vaux Road, Corner of Jee House Street,

A MISCELLANEOUS STOCK,

Comprising:

Cotton Dress Materials, White and Blug Fargo, &c, Handkerchiefs, Counterpanca and Blankets,

&a,

ko..

A number of paire of Boots and Shoes and a quantity of Samples.

Karma Keiluh.

PARA HUGHES & HOUGH, Hongkong, Marcia Balt, 1019]

Auctioneers.

practically torpedo-proof also, will out- rival the New Mexico. The Navy De partment has let Congress know that the

battleshipag eixin under, which are about to, laid down, will have there

remarkable features:-

DISPLACEMENT-43.000 tons. SPEED-23 knots. MAIN ARMAMENT-Twelve 16in, guns.

han has boen

ARMOUR for any battle-

hitherto

ship

Those

told Congress the other day that it was proposed to submit yet a third pro- gramme of similar proportions in the next two or three years. In that event, the Americans will have in band greater number of men-of-war than any nation has hitherto attempted to build.

in the world. Cosr$27,121,305 (or about £6,500,000). They will outpace our most frenzied

judging ships,

ging by stateients to period of construction, when we were en-Congress, do not represent the limit in Luvslurble for diseases of those important organs, Germany, whereas, according to Rear-

site, armament, armour, or displacement, Gravel, Pains the Back, Gout, Bheumatism, do Price 85., leading Chemiste, or post free. Da La Adaniral Badger's statement to a-Con powerful, and more costly vessels are for the dengus of even bigger, moré CLERS MED., CO, HAVERSTOCK BOAD, NW gressional Committee, America's post-war

under consideration. And yet, who can LONDON, England, Depos: Paris, 12, Bui

plane will be proceeded with, whatever

not remember when we shuddered at the CASTIGLION; New York, 90, BERKKAN STEEKT,

we may think on this side of the Atlan

million thought of three-quarters of Toronto, LTMANS, LTD.; Australia, Exager Bostic, and whatever the Peace Conference sterling being invested in a single battle Sydney and Brisbane; New Zealand Drug Co may decide.

ship, such as the Inflexible, which Lord L. Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wallles Sosi; India, B., Paux & Co. Calcutia.

The navy of the United States" (he Fisher commanded at the bombardment declared)

should ultimately be equal of the forts at Alexandria.

Now, in to the most powerful maintained by any spite of the activities of submarines, and other nation. It should be gradually en the very eve of a peace, which, we are increased to this point by such a rate of told, is to know no ending, the Americans development year by year un way be per are presing forward the construction of mitted by the facilities of the country,battleships estimated to cost £5,500,000 but the limit above defined should be each, and probably casting a good deal attained not later than 1925. Navies more

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO AND STRAITS, THE Steamship

"CARDIGANSHIRË”

baying arrived from the above porta Còn vignoos of Cargo by her đề mureuy aforme that wh Goods are being landed at their ris into the basardous snd/or extes bardotis Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloos Wharf and Godown Company, Limited whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained. '

Goo not olored by the 14th March. 1919, at 5 PM, will, ba -mbjest to reat

All broken hafod and damag 4 paslaugos we '10, be left in bin Godowni sekara (hay will be examined by Mosses, Goddard à Jang w, on 14th March, 1919, at 10 AM

he Beamer pal be presenter wishi: 30 days (2 arrival, otherwise they will

No Piry Insurance will be affected by us liv Bills of Lading will be optalaraigused by

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co, Ltd,

Apresta. Hongkong, March 764, 1919. tua

must be the principal support of a In the light of these official admissions, League of Nations, and the United it is apparent that peace is going to be Btatce, from its wealth, influence, and &.very expensive businėsa, at least för power, will be called upon to contribute the American people, protected. by 3,000 a very large share of the international | miles of sep on the one side, and by police force to render such a league offoc about 6,000 miles of son on the other. M

Dacials has informed Congress that this

little.

delay

So in 1025, according to this offcor,

has the full support of Mr. Wil the United States Navy, built for peace, son, and that, of course, goue without will out-distance anything Germany ever saying. It has been suggested that, dreamed of for war; and Mr. Daniels since once those ships, representing hun bas added that, "If, unhappily, the dreds of millions of pounds sterling in Peace Conference should fail to come to the aggregate, have been begun, it will do agreement upon a plan for disarma be impossible to turn back, it would bo ment ... then the United States must better to wait a

But any bend her will and her energice, and has been denounced by the Secretary of must give her men and her money the Navy as unwise and professional to the task of the areation of in evidence before Congress has been in the comparably the greatest navy the same direction. Some members of the world." The naval strength of the House of Representatives, as well as of United States is not our businosa, for the Senate, are showing a tendency to not, wo, but the American people will rabel, profosing not to understand the have to foot the bill, probably rising to apparent conflict between peace sims and £100,000,000 annually. The more a moun- tices unprecedented demands for naval try spends on armainents, the higher the artaments; but whether they will in- cost of living, manufacture and transfluence the ultimato decision is uncertain. port. We hold our own in trade, because The administration is determined, so in pre-war days our naval and military Condres ne bo intornod, o press on. commitments in men tid money were low construction at the most rapid rate considering the size and wealth of the

We are British Empire. You cannot have your to all merely potators in this mat satisfied to await events, but cake and eat it too.

But with, our heavy Way Bhall not be expected, in order, that we may do our duty in buttressing ilo But ny immediate purpose is to Ayundations of world-tranquillity, ba something of the New American hate, shear daything like the colossal burden ships, which, driven by aleotrinity," and which the people of the United Hist

(Oontinued at fout of neat column.) are urged to shoulder.

TKBFELN Dustina £6,500,000, MAUTI.

THEATRE & ROYAL.

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FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY.

RETURN AND

of

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MARCH 11TH,

WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 12TH,

THURSDAY,

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TO-NIGHT!

A HURRICANE OF MIRTH "MARY'S ANKLE."

A RIOT OF FUN TWIN BEDS."

THE PRICELESS COMEDY

FAIR AND WARMER."

USUAL PLANS AT MOUTRIE & CO. Commence 9.15 p.m. sharp.

PHILIP

CITY

CARLTON, Manager.

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In the Musical Play

"PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES"

for

Grown-ups and Children,

by W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON. Music by FREDERICK NORTON, With full Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet.

Over 60 Performers. GALA PERFORMANCE

FRIDAY, March 21st, at

9.15 p.m. the gross takings of which will be allocated to the HONGKONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND.

PRICES

Dress Circle Stalls

Pit and Gallery

and $1.

Second Performance Saturday, March 22nd, 9.15 p.m. Third Fourth Fifth

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

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24th,

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25th, 26th, Matinee. Prices $3, $2 & $1. Children Half-Price for Matinee. Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

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$75.00.

etc., etc., etc.

WE HAVE THEM READY FOR DEMONSTRATION.

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