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TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's]

A Contradicted Report.

London, 17th May. The report that Germany had acquired Port Pulou Laut, an island south-east of Bor nco, has been contradicted in the House of

Commons.

The Now Harbour. Works

at Singapore. Mp. Churchill said, in the House of Com mons, that the Singapore Chamber of Com- merce had made representations against the construction of barbour works; but, as Lord Elgin 'was not satisfied that the representa- tions embody the wishes of the trading com- munity, he saw no reason for any further de- lay in a work which had been undertaken on the authority of experts; after prolonged consideration in England and in Singapore

The Garter Mission. Lord Redesdale presided at the dinner of the Japan Society,

He dwelt on the gracions reception of the Garter Mission, and said that Japan, was in many things a century ahead of the times.

T..

Later.

Russia. The Duma is discussing minutely the clauses in the address.

Speeches are limited to five minutes. Numerous extravagant proposals are made.

The United States. The Washington Senate is angrily debat ing President Roosevelt's attitude concern. ing the Railway Rates Bili

The Democrats accuse him of duplicity

• and of siding with the Republicatis, after making advances to the Democrats.

The Imperial Chinese Customs. Sir Edward Grey says that the Chinese Government maintains the appointment of an Administrator General of the Customs, and states that, in a matter of internal govern ment, they are within their tiglas in giving control of the Customs.

They disclaim, however, any intention of disregarding the loan agreements of 186 and 1898, which provide that the adminis tration of the Customs shall not be changed during their currency.

TO TURN OFER A NEW LEAF.

THE PADRE TO ARBITRATE.

A Filipino woman came before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, to prosecute her bu‹band- watchman,. on 'board a Canton steamer-Jor, desection and neglecting to support her.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 19, 1906.

THE FIRE BRIGADE.

REPORT FOR 1905..

Mr. F. j.. Badeley, the superintendent of the Fire Brigade, has issued the annual report for his department for 1905. We gather therefrom that there were 32 fires and 77 incipient fires during last year, as against 57 and 64 in 1904. The autimated damage caused by Gres was $327,423.0 and by incipient fires, $1,708.00. The brigade turned out 48 times during the

year.

There was an intermittent supply of water in the mains from 27th February to 281h March, during which perind sea water was used as much pussib'e in order to save the fresh water. Thice fires occurred in the par- bour during the year.

ARSON.

There were two prosecutions for arsen. The first was in connection with the fire at No. 18, Hollywood Road, where ten persons lost their Tres. Two men were arrested' and convicted at the criminal sessions and sentenced so im- prisonment for bfr. The second was in con- pectina with, the fire at No. 467, Des Vanx Road West. Two men were rested and convicted at the criminal sessions and sen- lencer'to seven and five years' imprisonment, respectively.

The conduct of the brigade has been good The deputy superintendent (Caplin Lyons) returned from leave on 15th February, Duting his absence Mr. Hallsfux acted for bun

JAPANESE COMMERCIAL

MORALITY,

DEFENCE OF THE MERCHANT CLASS,

Mr. Hadann, Director of the Mitsui Barik, contributes an article to the Takyo Aconomist in which he codeavours to defend te Japanese against the charge of commercial immorality, made against the merchant class particularly, Commerce, says Mr. Hadano, recently publish Mr. Malsanka, Minister of agriculture and etfan article in the Taiheiya in which he de plared the low standard of commercial morality among Japanese, and remarked that the more reliable character of Chinese merchants is well recognised by fureigners, " have often heard talk of this description from foreigners," con- noues Mr. Hadano, “but it is rather, aston-

HEICC.

Now that the Government and people engaged in the introduction of foreign capital for the development of commerce and industry, such alterances as made by Mr. Matsuoka, reflecting on the credit of Japanese merchants, will have a most pernicious effect on Japanese commercial credit. As a matter of fact, however, not only are Japanese mer. chants not so disreputable as represented, but they do not fall below Europeans and Ameri

cans in point of commercial credit.

The progress of credit among Japanese busi the remarkable increase of the cheques in ness circles of hate years may be gathered from

circulation as handled by the clearing houses. The following are the number of cheques that passed through the cleating houses at Tokyo and Osaka during the last few years:

Tokyo.

Osaka, V1,405,449,663 V 323,552,744 1,168,601,071 18,121,077 1,350,791,066 661,639.705 1,562,036,913 821,287.036 1,854,392,947 808,682,666

LECTURE UN BARTHQUAKE,

EMINENT SCIENTIST'S OBSERVATIONS.

The assembly hall of the Philppines Normal schools, Manila, at the exposition grounds, was filled last evening, says the Gmolenetur at 16th inst., by a large and distinguished audience, the occasion being a lecture of Father Jose Aigue, director of the Manila observatory, on "Earth quake, Father Algus is a scientist and educator of world-wide reputation, thoroughly familiar with the subject upon which he spoke which is of special and timely interest now, in viewofthe San Francisco catastrophe, and when news coming daily from every side about the amount of destruction to life and property done by these terrific phenomena. Lecture was held under the auspices of the Teacher's Vacation Assembly and delivered in English, which language. Father Algue commands perfectly, ...

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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

THE SITUATION AT CANTON.. According to a Chinese gantleman, resident in flongong, considerábio exciter ent prevails is mauve commercial curcion at Canton, and even in longkong at the present, time regard ing the attitude alleged to be taken up by the Canton Government, in reference to the railway scheme. According to our informast," the Cunton Government is secretly plotting to get the Canton-Hankow rallway constructed by this become un fait accompli, there will be the Government, and it is feared that, should

trouble at Cation. Our informant further says that some time ago an advertisement appeared in the native newspapers at Canton calling the fo meet at the Yuk Sip Tong on the 10th day shareholders in the Canton-Hankow Railway of the 4th moon, in order that the chief mana ger and directors might be elected. Without any notification to the contrary, it is said, the meeting was hold on the 1st day of the 4th The audience followed Father Algue's obser: the alteration in the date of the meeting and moon, and ninery shareholders alone knew of vations with close interest and showed their ap-attended, However that may be, the meet- preciation of the distinguished scientist's efforting was called and an ex-compradore of by liberal applause at the close of his one Hongkong, who is also alleged to be a hour lecture, which was supplemented by a bankrupt, was elected by 150 votes-there were only 90 persons present-to be chief wumber of stereoptican views, the slides of. which had been specially prepared by the among the merchants in China, and his ap

manager, This man is stated to be unpopular

-pointment to that induential posion on the The eminent lecturer said in part: railway is alleged to have been through the This action influence of Viceroy, Shum. "Seismology, only since a few years ago, has is opposed by nearly every one interest- begun to be, regarded as a scientific branch of ed in the construction of the line, and the Chinese Commer- geophysics. In fact, to speak only of the East it is also against in the year 1865, when the Manila observatory heen elected, although it, is rumoured that cial Ordinance. No directors have yet was founded, the four seismograplis in the Farbe Viceroy has nominated eight men for East were set in operation and since that time all the past. This interference of the Viceroy the earthquakes in Manila have been recorded in the matter has caused great indignation and the records are kept on file in that institu. among the Cantan merchants and the outcome

of the business is anxiously awaited. tion, Ten years later, when the central melcaro.

seismograph began to take systematic records gical observatory was founded in Tokio, the

Father.

In confirmation of the above, the following

in-day: private telegram was received in Hongkong

Nos, Sr. and 6s. out of favour. No business reported.

-Sales reported during the past fornight:-600 bales of No. 10; 150 bales of No. 127; 75 bales of No. 165 ; and 215 balea of No, 205.; in all about 15 bales.

Arrivals during the past fortnight:-Per steamers Gregory Apear, Enisang and Cathe vine Apcar (from Calcutta), and sleamers fichia `and Oceana (from Bombay) of about 11,800

bales for this port and about 10,639 bales for

Shanghat

Shipments to Shangbai and the Northern Ports about 3,000 bales.

Unsold Stock:-Estimated al about 79,000 bales.

Uncleared stock:-Estimated at abouï 45,000 bales.

Local Yarn.-No business reported. Japanese Yarn. No business reported. bale fetched $22) per picul

Cotton-Rather quiet; a small parcel of 24

Exchange:-We quote to-day as under:-

India T. T. at Rs. 157 per cent.

Demand 11

147 London T. T.

2.1.$

Sh.

Demand

"

Shanghai Silver.................

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14

11

2,1 5/16d.-$1 Tis. 7:1-$100.

301d per oz.

Today's groterus are as tabbyyet, ——

Malwa New

Per picut

930

(4 950/1,000

(1,030/1,050

Per chest:

Older atlesi

fa 852

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Pas»

ON... ecards New

29.

Persian (Paper)

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.. 780

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badly at the Police Court this morning. It ANOTHER new arrival from Canton Tared

appeared that while a policeman was on his beat in First Street, West Point, at midnight

Intimations.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CỌ, LD.

NEW PIANOS

$70 CASH

AND 18. PAYMENTS OF $20 EACH

OR $385 CASH.

GREAT STRENGTH AND SUPERIOR

TO ANYTHING IN THE

COLONY.

yesterday, he saw a ragged coolie about twenty vards ahead of him. He kept an eye on the Steinway, coolie and seeing him linger, walked up and

of the earthguakes in the citief towns of Japan.ing strongly oppose railway organisation under inquired what he was doing abroad at that

is now a'known fact. We are now. lc in re

ister properly and systematically shocks which affect the most distant countries,

"Peking, May 18-Cantonese officials Pek. protection of Viceroy Shum."

THE SHANGHAI CHESS CILAMPTONSHIP.

HONGKONG PLAYERS.

DCW

Scientific investigation in seismology, except ing the Jesuit oliservatory at Shanghai, has In consequence of the alleged high-handed heen almost exclusively confined to Japan and methods of the Canton Viceroy, the vernacular to the Philippines

It is impossible to papers at that port opened an attack on the authorities, with the result, it is said, sking that the allegation should come from the deal with the whole saliject in a single confer that three journals have been suppressed, Japanese Minister of Agriculture and Comence and will confine myself this evening to

and the editors of others severely repri the latest and most powerful branch of moderemanded. Some time last week, a seismology. Two years ago nobody could journal, calling itself the Yurt Tung Sun. For realize the paisibility of registering earth public, but it is said that it has not caught Kangtung News) was sprang upon the quakes at 2,000 3,000, 5,00 ne eveďmi,ora bm." This newpaper, rumour" says, is being hites distance from the place of orig, which run by the Cantonese authorities and the. attitude it has taken up against certain persons interested in the welfare of the railway, is very hostile: What the Canton people are going to do is not known at present, but it Earthquake is the movement or transit of alis cérgain that they will fight the matter to the wave, or of a set of waves, of elastu: coinpres bitterend in order to keep the railway under siun in any direction, from vertically upwards popplar control. to horizontally, in any, azimuth, through the crust and surface of the earth; from any centre of impulse or from various cepites. I le science which deals with earthquakes is called scišmo- logy, after the Greek word seismas, which mean's movement. The intensity, of an earth- if he saying he correct-and we believe it quake will, of course, depend on the strength tỏ bq so to a very considerable extent that as of the impulse. The most popular division of a map plays in a game of chess, so he will and Similiar circumstances piny his part on earthquakes is that of sensible and insensible theirger board in the game of Life, then we earthquakes, which almost agree with the other must indeed regard the four contestants who more scientific macro-seismic or sensible took part in the semi-final of the above tourna- earthquake, and micro-seismic motion of

ment as constituting, to put it mildly, and per. insensible earthquakes. This holls good for tette of personalities. It has seldom been our haps ambiguously, a rather remarkable quar "Take the deposits in the Japanese banks as the place of origin. Now a very severe earth-let to witness such a continuous and dexterous an example. Practically speaking there exist quake in the place of origin becomes micro-dodging of difficulties, each carefully laid and no banks in China, the only institution doing seismic at a distance. Thus the wont micro elaborately planned pitfalls, and such skilful business similar to that of banks being ex-seismic 1s of very wide and general meaning

́evasions as has been the gase in this exception. change houses. The latter, however, can hardly bear comparison with the Japanese banks in

because a movement may be micro-seismic Tournament,

ally interesting round of the Championship respect to their stalality. The Mitsui Bank either out account of the local tremor being ex- for instance, possesses deposits amounting to ceedingly light, so as to be not fali, or on ac- $1 millions yen, but is is doubtful whether count of the weak waves reaching the place any Chinese exchange house has as mech as 10 millions of deposits. Moreover, the

from a very distant, and severe centre. The Chinese have not yet learned how to employ

first eff.ct of the impulse is to shake the portion money. The property of many wealthy Chinese of the earth affected by it and then, as the earth is represented either by merchandise or real

is elastic, these vibrations or waves are trans- estimation in which commercial credit is held estate. This is an undeniable proof of the low

milted in all directions..

1900

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1093

As shown above, the steady increase is the sumber and amount of cheqfits in circolation is proof of the statulity of the credit of Japanese

mercial credit of Japanese is below that of Chinese.

His Worship-Cannot this matter be settled merchants. It is absurd to say that the com

out of Court?

Complainant No.

His. Worship (to defendant)—– Are you willing to take her back?-She is my wife.

1 want

her back. Whenever I came ashore, she is never in the house, in fact, I was told that she made it a point to kide in other people's houses when I am nahore.

His Worship (to con.plainant)—Are you willing to go back ?—No, Pis not. I want to be put in the Convent.

His Worship-No, no, na, Vel must go back -If he is willing to turn over a new leak bring home his wages at the end of the month, and behave like a man should do, I will return,

Are you a koman Catholic ?—Yes, Who is your priest 7-I go to the rathedral and have no particular father-either Padre Spada or Padre Marce.*

I had better remant the case to allow the priest to see the parties!"

Inspectos Hanson was called to accompany the parties to the Cathedral to see their priest, and to try 10 bring matters to some settlement.

GAMBLING RAIDS.

AT HUNGHÜM,

in that country.

BRIDGE.

The two successful combatants to emerge from this last contest are Mr. P.. de Souza hard fight, and Mr. Montalto de Jesus who who defeated Mr. Hanson after an exceptionally succeeded in beating Mr. Hunnex in a same- what unexpected manner, Messrs Souzand. Jesus have already played one of the five games which are to decide the championship, victory

than ending, however, owing to 8. most falling to the former, Mr. Jesus malle an exceptionally brilliant attack, more daring amazing blunder which cost him his Queen. This practically finished the game, though even apart from this unfortunate oversight, his tick was practically spent, and the game had assumed a slight but evident advantage in favour of his ever-alert opposent,-Sport and Gossip.

COMMERCIAL.

YARN MARKET.

time of the night. The constable got no reply, the accused showing the officer a clean pair of heels. A chase ensued, and the Chinaman was: captured. At the police station he raid he had only just arrived from Canton; he had no place of abode, and no money. He was charged with being a vagrant at the Police Court this morning, and Mr. F. A. Hazeland. scienced him to three weeks' hard labour and six bours' stacks;

To-day's Advertisements.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the arst day of May, 1905, at 3PM, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND adjoining Rural Building 101 28, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of zi years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

i Lot No. 6Registry No.

LOCALITY.

Boundary Mewahrements,

Square L

! Anomal

Upset Price

per als plan, 16,57 | 18 | Ban

Hongkong, 19th May, 1906,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

1574

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, 10 be held on MOVIAY, the 21st day of May. 1966, at 3 Pst, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN. LAND near Rural Building Lot 28, The Peak, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 25 years, with the uption of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

years.

Rural Building Lot Na

- Kanday

LOCALITY.

Soundary

Measurements.

www..HW,

....

Schase fert

Annual Rent.

Upset Price

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1,500

Hongkong, 19th May, 19c6.

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[$80

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'BLIC AUCTIÒN.

pular instance may illustrate the different kinds Some po The existence of a large number of puttic of propagation. When a stone is dropped into companies in Japan is another proof of the a pond, the waves are propagated also longilu- stability of Japanese credit. The management dinally. Transverse propagation is that we of these companies is entrusted to directors m is placed. In China, however, the establish lilu. whose integrity and ability implicit confidence believe to exist in the motion of electricity and meat of companies is rare. A cation spinning company at Shanghai, started by Chinese, which was losing every year, has begun to pay good dividends since it has been placed under Japanese management. At Shanghai, Japan-

A HANDIGOK FOR PLAYERS,

ese business methods are adavrei by Chinese We are in receipt of a copy of the first and other foreigners as a model of efficient edition of the revised Jaws of Bridge, published management. The ready and willing manner in which paper money is offered and accepted Colombo, This handy little volume, Cosme-

and printed at the Times of Ceylon Press, Phizsha B. Petit and Co. write :-We have In their report dated 18th instant, Messrs. in Japan instead of specie will also go to prove

nothing fresh to report in our yara markat the stable nature of commercial credit. Al polttan Bridge, by "Red Lancer," is well gut During the whole of the fortpight under review Al about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, though paper money is issued. by the Bank op, well expressed and well printed, and no sigas at either improvement or demand was the police at Hunghom executed a gambling of Japan, under raid at No. 50, Berkeley Street, Hunghom its credit would not have been so firmly Bridge. As the author states in his prefatorial abnormally low rates. This further alarmed Government supervision, evidently aims at being the "Cavend sti" of noticeable. Some of the impatiers were over- anxious to quit and actually sold some lots at established without the feeling of stability and effected the arrest of nineteen men:

amung business circles. In my opinion; the

emarks, some of the assertions' he makes and the Chinese dealers, and they began intersell. Evidence was heard at the Magistracy today about the lack of commercial motality of the opinions he offers may not appeal to Eng-ing their holdings even at a greater decline. to the effect that the door of the premises was Japanese merchants must have originated lish readers and players of the game-the very The foreign mer hants, who had re-purchased open when the officers arrived, A lakong anong foreign residents in Japan and been fascinating game for he writes from the stand- a good lat as reported in our last circular, are entered the fat and watched the game for scattered broadcast abroad. The former British point of an observes and a player of the game sul buying at the continually declining rates,

Consul at Nagasaki and Bishop Awdry, must several minutes before the signal of "rush the have drawn their inspiration fem the foreign and his cosmopolitan experience entitles bim after the floods are over and transit is restored. in many countries on the continent of Europe, for they are sanguine of a spuit in the market house" was given. The gamblers used Euro residents in Japan to hold the opinions they do. therefore to write with the authority of one Market during the period instead of revising pean cards to play ngun par. The third coolie But it is ridiculous that such allegations should who thoroughly knows and understands his turned from bad to worse both as regards prices won this hand and collected the stakes, which be taken up and echoed by a responsible subject. He learnt the game in France, and off-sake. It is very hard to ascertain what amounted to $2, twenty cents of which he

Goverment official,

and subsequently played it with subjects prices the next sales would reatise. "Many of the foreign merchants in Japan do of many nations, and on this account threwin the "kilty" as commission for the house, not know the real state of aflairs in this country.

News from the Northern l'orts and Shanghai Endersigned have received instructions he has acquired a more cosmopolitan and are fur from encouraging. Heavy stocks and The first man had to answer a charge of being They do not mingle with Japanese socially; less insular system of play, for he claims the leader and keeper of the house, while the

nor can they speak the language sufficiently

that the finest card player the world has remainder were charged with gambling. The and its people. They shut themselves up in well as to really understand the country and

ever seen was the great French master of the sergeant, who conducted the case, said that

gume, Deschappelles. When Bridge first be a corner of the former settlements; have their came popular in England it was played on the defendants were mostly deck hands; the first own parks and clubs, into which they refuse same lines as whist, but now the laws have defendant had already been convicted for a to admit Japanese. They merely keep changed and this is the ratson d'etre of this similar offence, while a few of the defendants medium of the band and the guide. The authority on this game, and recognizes that its up relations with Japaness through the fiule volume. Clearly, "Red Lancer" an had as much as $6 in their pockets. Mr. F. A. banto, as a class, are not men of high great charm is its infinite variety; a variety, Haseland fined the first two defendants $75 education and their reparation is by no however, which renders it the more difficult to each, the others having to pay $; apiece. means spotless. In the case of delivery of write about and describe. But be overcomes

AT WEST POINT,

goods to a Japanese meschant, if the transacthis difficulty and even adds to the variety, for tion is not to the private interests of the banto after rehearsing, and criticiting the ruling Sergt. Gordon, of No. 7 Police Station, also to would not hesitate to misrepresent the facts laws and regulations, he gives a number made a raid last night at No. 3. U. Lok Lane, of the case to his employer as it the Japanese of illustrated hands, and then proceeds West Point, and left the premises with eleven merchant was refusing to take delivery against to explain the meaning of the technical gamblers, most of whom were street coolies,

the contract." The story is implicitly believed terms which slip so glibly from the lips of who were playing mean pad. The defendants by the employer, and thus the allegation of the every Bridge-player. A novel feature of this want of commercial morality among Japanese little work and one which should appeal to all appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at finds its way abroad.

devotees of this attractive pastime, a short the Polica Court this morning. The first "The amount of our foreign trade has reach chapter on the "Etiquette of Bridge", in which two coolies

were charged with keeping been obtained bad Japanese, merchants lacked do, a chapter which should be read, marked, per bale.

ed 700 million yen, and this could not lave is laid down what a player may and may not a common gaming house, and the others with credit. While foreign merchants are denoun- learned and inwardly digested by every intend gambling on the premises. Evidence was led. ci-g the morality of Japanese, the business of ing player before he or she attempts to take His Worship sound the first two defendants the country is being fast transferred from their A place at the Bridge-table. The work is not guilty on the charge of keeping a common haads into those of Japanese Foreign firms well arranged as a book of reference, and, as gaming house. All the defendants, however, at Kobe and Yokohama enjoy no longer the no Bridge-player should be without it, it should

prosperity of former years.

command a ready sale. It is to be had of were convicted of gambling and were filed 5 attribute to Japanese all the irregularities that Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ld, in Hongkong,

are sometimes found in trade,"

and their branches in other parts.

Bach.

4

It is unfair to

continued heavy arrivals have greatly to answer for the sluggishness there, and the markets are pretty much in the same state as last advised, what with further financial failures and the pre ponderating influence of the ever-advancing Japanese.

Bombly is now showing returning wisdom, gorge herself, to glut Hongkong and Shangha She did all she could in a temporary boom to and to bring about a genel impasse, the effects of which will not we out in the near future, but are likely to be felt somewhat in the early part of the next year, and that also can be possible only because Bombay is now in a serious mood to stay her hand in the speculative market, and the mills there entertain no offers for business for some time to come

Prices of some of the mills' yarn, are not quoted in this circular, and it is very hard to ascertain a correct quotation at present.

Market closes quiet. Nozor-Only selected threads changed hands at a decline of from one to two dollars No. 16--A few threads fetched a dollar lower,

No. 12-Not much in favour; prices show a decline of $t, and a very limited business reported,

J

heavy decling is noted. This count at prezent No. 1or-Sales of only two threads at a

remains neglected as slocks me sccumulating.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,"

ON

MONDAY,

the 28th May, 1906, at 11 AM, at ARMY ORDNANCE STORES,

• Queen's, Rdad East, THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT STORES.

at the ARSENAL YARD ;- AXLETREES, BOLTS and NUTS, IRON SAFES or PORTABLE MAGAZINES, WHEELS, COPPER SCALES, VICES, LEATHER STRAPS, OLD BRAKS, GUN. METAL, COPPER, WHITE METAL, ZINC, STEEL, CAST, WROUGHT and GALVA- NISED IRON, LEATHER, BLANKETS, TENT DUCK, TARRED and PLAIN CAN- VAS, ROPE, DOOSOOTIE BUNTING, WOOLLEN RAGS, OLD WOOL, IRON DRUMS and CYLINDERS, PAINT KEGS, PACKING CÁSES, &c., &c., &c.

A large quantity of OLD BRASS.

ALSO

A quantity of Old and Part Worn CLOTHING. Office or from the Auctioneers.

Catalogues can be had at the Ordnance TERMS OF SALE-Cash on delivery. All faults and errors of description at purchasers risk, on the fall of the hammer.

All lots to be cleared within 48 hours.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 19th May, Food,

Bechstein,

Krauss,

Hanke,

Hopkinson,

Winkelmann,

ON

CORRESPONDING TERMS.

AL50.

BABY GRANDS

AND

PIANOLAS,

Hongkong, 4th April, 1906.

138

WE IMPORT ONLY ONE

BRAND.

GENUINE

ITALIAN

VERMOUTH

MARTINI E ROSSI,

SUCCESSORT MARTINI

SOLA E CIA.,

TURIN, ITALY.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SEE

THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE

ARTICLE.

Per Case 12 Bottles,

$11:00

Price

AGENTS-

H. PRICE & CO., WINE MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S Boan Oxstral.

Hongkong, rath Xey, 1900,