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Cards have been well cursed in their tama. Stern momplists and luckless game- stors are agrood in this matter. It is their rossons that differ. Wo nro told that cards wego invented to amuse a Hoyal madman,
This is pretty chotoric, but bad history, They had mad many mon mat venturies
before Charles V. submitted to mainucholia and fled from the vanitics of the world he had helped to make more wicked-It is unfair to blinie a fow pieces of pastaboard
COAL DEPARTMENT, for men's passion for gambling. Wagurs
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for particulars, apply to
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Manager, No. E, PEDDER. ŠTRIZZ
Hoxakona.
Bongkong. January 9, 1909.
NOTICE
have actually been made upon an interest- ing game called "Filos," wherein the
pawns are a ty and some sugar. The Enare of Clubs may be a very bad lot who dare traduce the Queen of Hearts ?.
The history of cards is, in fact, yory ancient. They are of Eastern origin. The Hindoo and Chinose cards wore omblematic la, a very high degree. The former illust rated the ten incarnations of the deity Vishnu, and the latter typified the stars, the virtues, or almost anything the players pleased. Sir William Jones, tho Orientalist, considered that the Hindeo game, “The -Four Rajaha or Kings," a species of ox"
ceedingly complicated ebess, was the germ of the particoloured paateboard which has been the ruin of so many fortunes. In the wardrobe accounts of King Edward I. there is a record of money paid to that, monarob for playing at The Four Kings," which is supposed to have been a game of cards, How and when painted cards took the placo of carved figures is a matter of con. jecture. The Chinese assert that cards! were invented in the reign of Sun-bo, who
flourished about 1190 A.D., and were devised for the amusement of his numerous wives. So, after all, there was a woman at the bottom of the mischief. The Chinese had only three suits, while the Hindoos had four. They were oblong instead of circular. But that made no difference to the fact that money went as quickly-round or Bie square.
R CHARLES EDWARD ANTON Mhas been admitted a MEMBER
our Company.
of
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L. Hongkong, September 28, 1910...
NOTICE.
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Intimations:
J.T. SHAW.
Tailor & Outfitter,
HONGKONG HOTEL,
QUEEN'A BOADAL
Bongkong, Novembar 1. 19 19.
19€1
YEE SANG FAT,
Cards do not appair to have been known 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
in Europa until the end of the 14th can-
tury, and made their entry by way of
(OPPOSITE POST Office).
Spain. A record exists that Charles VI. TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.
of
France purchased cards during 1993, so
that they had soon made their way north. wards. Fourteen years lator card-making iad become a regular trade in Germany, but it was come time befare wood engraving
was used. The pipe, originally, were very
W ARTHUR NILSON admitted prettily designed as hearts, balls, acorus,
have This Day Ma
in our firm.
OLOF WIJK & CO. AGENCIES, LTD.
Gothenburg, 1st September, 1910.
WE
NOTICE,
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E bave This Day been appointed AGENTS for the SWEDISH EAST ASIATIO STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
and leaves. In those days the place of the | queen was filled by a kaight, and it is to Italy that the glory of giving place aux dames minst bo ceded. There was no ace-- to play the douce !
The signs upon the Italian cards, which were the first introduced to England, wore cops, swords, money, and clubs; but in the third year of Edward IV. their further i
OLOF WIJE & CO. AGENCIES, LTD. importation was forbidden, so that local
Gothenburg, Let September, 1910.,;
NOTICE.
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cardmakers might be protected from foreign competition. Cards, wo read, were played at that time in all places of worship" in the country. At first sight this seems to WE HAVE TO DYDD SSDT be a sad stain upon the morals of the
SOLE AGENTS for the SWEDISH LLOYD 8.9. CO.
OLOF WIJE & CO., AGENUDES, LD. * Gothenburg, 16th July, 1910. 1163
Masseur MEIJI SHA,
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clergy. But it happens that by this torm was meant, not the churches, but the houses of the gentry, Hero' is a theme for: reflection for the moralist se an illustration JAPANESE MASSAGE. of the flimsy foundation upon which a fine
edifico of scandal can be hailt...
Henry VII was a card playor, and thera are not a few entries in that mean monarch's privy parse account of the King's little losings. How his thrifty son must have: loathed that ledger! His daughter. Mar garet at the age of fourteen was found by Jamas IV. of Scotland-the first time that he saw her-in the act of playing cards. The game must have been scarte, for he at zoonca" proposed" to bur, and she accept
ed" him.
GRADUATE or
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ASTENDANCE AT
PATIENTS RESIDENCES. No. 171, WANCHAÏ ROAD. GROUND FLOOR.
Hongkopa, Juos 2, 1910.
JAPANESE MAKERS.
EVERY KIND
or
MADE.
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During the reign of Henry VII. BUI was regularly allotted to the Frincess, afterwards Queen Mary, for this special ¿purpose, and amounts given ber at a time for immediate disbursement ranged from
·Footwears to 40s, but one sum was no disgraco
fully low-for a royal personago na "two and tuppence." The future Queen Best no doubt made her partners pay. James Lroconciled cards with his conscience; but he was too weak to hold his own hand. Somebody elas did, that; though the mo narch laid a heavy hand on the stakos when he won, and had a shocking bad memory when he lost.
ORDER
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35, WELLINGTON STREET.
About the year 1809 cards beating boraldia devices were brought into Eng- land. The king of clubs was represented by the arm of the Pope; of spades by those of the King of: France, of diamonds
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... Hongkong, April 12, 1910.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1910.
Intimations,
Promptness is second only to accuracy. A BROKEN LENS
OR:
LOST GLASSES Means discomfort to you until replaced.
We issue prompt delivery of glasses BECAUSE our stock is complete, so carefully systematised and checked that the excuse Weare just out' is unnecessary. with us
'BECAUSE we carry a trained fores of workmen ample for. any omorgency.
BECAUSE our mechanical equipment is completo with. extra grinding and surfacing machines atlicient for any usual
ush of work.
BECAUSE all work is done on the promises and every job is traced through the various shop operations and ready on time.
No matter whether you need the simplest form of Tone, or the meat compleated Toric, we can satisfy you on PROMPT RESULTS.
PHILIPPINE OFFICE"
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ASSISTANTS for MILLINERY BUSI
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VÀ WITH WHICH IS INCORFORATED THE
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$19,875,357 I--Anthorfand Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £8,275,000: Paid-up Capital £1,212,500-00- I-Fira Funda ·
Tanda 15,089,339 10 11 III Had Anoully 3,488,196 87
Bioking Fand Account $5,388 20
£19,873,966 19.8
Revenue Fire Brinch... 2,562,998 17 10-
Eito & Annuity
Brancho
1,897,636 149
Marine Department 209,921 7.8
Other Recripta
88,262 8 1
£4,45,806 7:10-
The Accuinulated Funds of the Fire and
RMERCANTILE HOUSE (Export & Life Departments are free from liability is
SHEWAN, TOMTS & 00. Apunts,
660 Import) in Hongkong, an experienced man respect of each other.
of business to act 19 COMPRADORE. † Good references and security to the extent. of at least $50,000 required.
Apply in writing to
4.8%
WING ON CO.,
Hongkong, May 6, 1910. €78 by those of the King of Spain, and TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS
PATELL & CO.,
Exporters & Importers
of hearts by those of the King of England. The French, from whom wa
derive our four suite, were constantly HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIP.
charging their court cards and repainting
on them all sorts of historical characters.
MENTS OF
Drapery, Grocery, Iron
David, Alexander, Caesar, and Charle- In the earlier period their kings were mongery, Crockery, Glass and
mange, or Solomon,-Augustus, Cloris, and i
China Ware,
Copalantine. At the time of the French Furniture, Watches & Clocks, Revelation the card-kings were replaced
General Merchants by four philosophors-Moliore, La The Cheapness and quality or
and
Commission Agents.
Hongkong and Canton.
Fontaine, Voltaire, and Rousseau; and those of the Quoons by four virtues Prudence, Justice Temperance, od Fortitude-alf of which were distinguished by their absenco from the Revolutionists themselves, Faith and works were carefully separated. The United States, of course, would have no king or queens the land of democracy. Eo Washingtou became president, of hearts, John Adams
(Continued on Fave
in
their Goods have no ental, 209,213, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL
107, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL
Cirama paen the Door)
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