WEDNESDAY, APRINT18, 1811.
HUGHES and HOUGH,
AUCTIONEERS
AND
COMMISSION AGENTS.
PUBLIO AUOTION,:".
HE Undersigned have ręceived instruice. „ tions freiù E.C. WILKS, who is CITING. UT HOUSERING, to all by Public Auction
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY;
the 19th & 20th April, 1011, Ammoncing. ench day at 2 mia., at his regidonco
3, KIMBERLY VILLAN, Kowloon,
Tx WHOLE o nis HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
*Cotuprising'
Hall Stands and Chairs, Picturos. Stair Carpots and Binss Roda, Sideboard, and Morocco, Covered Dining Room Suite by Lane Crawford, Extension Dining Table, Book Case and Writing Table with
To Let
TO LET.
ARGE HOUSE, known as Dotbick;" No... 63, Robinson Road electric light and go laid on large táncont vagotable garden and stable with full Jiarbourview of th us? ANY
Apply to: LIPO LEUNG; Pejal Brothers, Alexandra Building Hongkong April 17, 2011.
TO LET.
GEO. P. LAMMERT
AUCTIONEER.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
#
434
TARGE BED SITTING ROOM, addi-
tional Sleeping-room and Bathroom stfached ; fine Verandah.; magnificent out- Light; Teunis Lawn. Ideal
RUBLIO AUOTION.
THE Undersigned has received Instrue tions to soil by Public Auction
00%,
FRIDAY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Are you homeward bound? WHITEAWAY'S Requisites for Younists and Travellers
Canvas Cabin Bags
With Strong Brass Handle and Pad..
Apartments for TO GENTLEMEN, the 21st April, 1912, feommencing a lock. Perfectly Secure and Waterproof, Britishers preferred. Tertii renouable."
Particulars on writing to
---
ALBION,
Care of CHINA MAIL' Office.' Hongkong, April 12, 1911,
TO LET.
$18
Drawers to Mateli, Drawing Bruun Suite GDN No. 54, DUDDELL
by Powell Co., Pixno by John Broadwood, Axminster Carpet and Rugs; Etchings and Engravings, Black Wood Ware, Chining, and Ormulo Clocks, Bins and Bronze Ware Cutlery, aand-Ghas Waro, Electro Plate, Dinnor and Breakfast Ser vices, Bed Room Suite of Jajanuse Chired Cherry Wood,
Bed Room Suite in Carved Chuphar -Wood, Wardrobes, Brand-Iront-
STREET
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., La. Hongkong, April 1, 1911
TO LET
709
ODOWN No. 4, NEW PRAYA,
Kennedy Town.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT AGENCY Co., LD. Hongkong, April 1, 1911.
1052
2.90 r.., at bis SALES ROOMS,
DUDDELY STAKIT, —
A QUANTITY OF
VALDABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,***
Comprising
Tapestry Covered Drawing Roon Suite, Teak Entstand with Mirror, Tonk Orez
mantels, Brass, mounted Fenders, Pila Carpet and Ruge, Lass Curtains, Marblo Top Sideboards with Bevelled. Mirrors, Dinner Wargons, Extension Dining Tables, Writing Tables, Pictures, Engravings, &c. Bras-mounted Double, and Single Bed.
Three Sizes.
Size 34 by 23, 38 by 20 4.45 by 26 ins,
$3.50 5.00 and 6.50.
STEEL CABIN TRUNKS
BRASS HANDLE
have a large selection of Travelling
Kit Bags
Exact to Sketch, Good Quality Leather, Brass Lock and Clips, Canvas Lined.
Size 16 18 20 inches
PRICES $15.50 1850 21.50
The same Shape with Nickel Lock and Clips, Lower Grade Leather,
20
**
-Size PRICES $12.50 15.00 ...
DECK CHAIRS
luches
Japanned Black, British make, proof against damp and Striped Linen Canvas with Strong Wocden Frage. Price $2.75
steads, Wardrobes with Bevelled Glass insects. Strong Brass Locks, with Patent Bar Catch.
Doors, Marble-top Washstands, Dressing Tables with Bavalled Mirrors, &., &c.," Cutlery, Crockory and Glass Ware, Soit) -
Size Prices
341
30
36
*$16.50 21:00 95.00.
inches
Similar Shape-with Arm Rests, Aleo Complete with Arm Rests and Foot Rest.
Frice $4.00 Price $7.00
A Few Pieces Canton Blackwood White Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ld., 25, Des Vœux Road.
And
Bedstendis, Carpets and Rugs, Fire Binssen, ad Fenders, American IceChet, Coal and Chasytoves, hitchen tear, Both Nickel, unit Copper Box-step well fNES
and other Fang9. --- Tile-Rickshaw To Safe, Plantain Pota Juunis Net and Adjustable Poles, with in Top Fluor of PRINCE'S
zBackela, Lain Roller," &c.
TERMS:-.Bual.
Terms --Cash on delivery.
On View from Tharslag, the 20th April,
GEO P. LAMMERT,........ Auctioneer, Hongkong, April 13, 1911. –
NE
BUILDING. Apply i
S., J. DAVID & CO. DLL. Hongkong March 3, 1911.
314
HUGHES & HOUGH, '
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, April 4, 1911,
483
Catalogues will bo le aed.
On View from Monday, the 17th ist.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Undersigned have received'instrue-
TILE te Public Auction,
*FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, ናር
SATURDAY,
the 22nd April, 1914, at 2.30 var, at their Sales Romus, No. 8, Des Visus ROAD,
Gorner of Ice House Street,
ALAGE QUANTITY OF
SHANTUNG FONGEE SILK,
CREPE AND GRASS CLOTH, &c,
of superior quality.
TERMISAS sunk.............
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Actiunecra
Hongkong, Aptil 18, 1911..
*658
2.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HB Undersigned have received instruc
TO LET.
[ODOWNS, 45 & 96, PRAYA EAST.
Apply
CHATER & MODY. nongkong, December 6, 1010.
TO LET.
1474
O. 57, PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.
No. 23, BELILIOS TERRACE.
No. 21 & 25, SHELLEY STREET. No. 11, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE
(Shop).
BEACONSFIELD
from 1st June, 1311.
PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned has recalved instrue tions to sell by Publfe Anetion,
on
MONDAY.
the 24 April, 1911, commencing
5 PM, his Siles Rois). DEDOFIL STREET,—
EN-LISH EDUCATION. -
barb-not to julga averything. rules and canons. The public school type, though it is generous and ready enough to recognise the qualities which it admirce, la still niach at the maray of superbtini
CIGARETTES
M. Melachrino Co.
NON PLUS ULTRA
Mr. C. Benson writes in the Herning Post: It seems to mo that our organisa tion has just now outrun our inspiration. In elementary education, I very much things-manner, dress, behaviour, Brę. 500 doubt if we are teaching the right things, sources. If à mati conforms to its standard, though the net gain to the childan luis athletic, good-humoured, keen in curtain orderliness, interest, wholesome life is directions, it praises him abundantly and enormous, to say nothing of the advantage enthusiastically; but it has little mercy on of their agencialing with just, kindly and
roughness, or decentricity, or advanced But I do not know viens, or different enthusiasms. It labels diligent teachers. enough about elementary education to be sure of my ground, and I prefer to take my people as "cranks" to easily; it has little instances from public school education, in real toleranco. which I have seen two sides of the question. I think the reason of this setlled code I was a schoolmaster for nearly twenty lies to a great extent in the narrowness of yehre; and now at Cambridge I see some the intellectual horizon. While cá many thing of the results, the finished product, subjects have to be learned nad luarned, and I am not so sure of tho, niethede on such very minuts and detailed lines, employed, I will say at once frankly that many boys never ranch the point at public school education produces a vary which subjects become alive. And the manly, sensible, good-humoured and useful same thing hampers-the masters. They type of critizon. The boys who come up are extremely conscientious and loyal to OBTAINABLE AT here from public schools seem to me their system; and thus they aa rule both self reliant and modest, reasonable rale art engaged in teaching elements, and pleasant, full of activity and kindliness, and soldom hare the chance of unfolding The public schools aim at producing that their own minds and hearts. Boys an
A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE. POSTAGE STAMPS (including any rarities). N.B.-This Collection includes an entire
The ETRIE, No. 13, PEAK, newly last of France and Culonies. painted and colourished.
-
FOR SALE, TOR CREST, at Peak, commanding nagnificent view of the Har- bour and naljacent islands.
Apply b
."
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, April 12, 1507.
2
TU LET.
10
TERMS 1-Cush on delivery.
!
GEU. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 18, 1914.
389
*
Want Advertisements trnd-they-do-their-work-remarkably very intitative creatures and though
Is it not ridiculous, it may be said, it
to poke mild
tions from GEO. P.. LAMBERT, Esq. OR and Five-Rooted HOUSES $1 per inch....
to sell by Public Auction,
on!!
TUESDAY
the 95th April, 1911 commencing at
2.30 M., at his residente. No. 4, ELLIOT CURSCENT, Robinson Rand,—
THE WHOLE OF JUS
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD'
FURNITURE, Comprising:-
A QUANTITY OF FISHLY CARVED BLACK- WOOD (Cabinet, Hall Table. Couch Lady's Desk, Hall Chairs, Silver Tables, Brackets, Stools and Jandinores).
Bras Fenders and Prassen, Brass Cool scuttle, Ovanasutela, Gas Chandeliers and Brackets, Carpets Lace Curtains, Oil Painting, Pictures, Fancy Chairs and Tables, et, ele.
:
Extension Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboard with Bevelleri Mirror, Dinner Waggons, Solid Teak Bookre, Large Ice
Cheat, Crockery, etc
at Kowlcon.
New and Commodious SHOPS, NATHAN Roan, Kloon; Immdiate possession,
Cheap Rentals
Apply to
$2.
PREPAID
3' insertions: One week.
WANTED.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCEFFICE PR Gendt
Co., LTD. Hongkong, March 23, 1909,
No
TO BE LET.
108
10. 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
(Shop) opposite the Post Office) No. 24, D'ÁGUILAR STREET, suitable for Godown, de.
All of which are at': present occupied by Vienna Cafe & Co., Ltd.
For particulars, etc., apply to
YEE SANG FAT.:
Same Address. Hongkong, February 23, ID11.
268
FOR SALE OF TO LET.
"ENLIS,' _76A, The PKK, Seven Fine Teak Wardrobe with 3 Berellud Large Cemndalus; American Mirrors and other Wardrobes, Marble Top Dressing Tabics, Marble Top Washstands, Chest-of-Drawers, Writing Desks, etc., etc. ...Double Briss Bedstead, Brass-mounted Double and Single Bedsteads
Bathroom, Pantry & Kitchen Requisites;
Also
One Upright Grand Piano by Steinway &
One Mercurial Barometer by L. Caselin,
And
A Quantity of Fine Pulus and Plants in Puts,
TERMIN-A-Waual. Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday, the ZIEï-April,»
HUGHES & HOUGH"
Auctioneera.
Hoppkong, April 15, 1911. ' *
heating apparatus installed, making the house dry and comfortable throughout the year: Vegetable and Flower Gardens, Croquet Lawn. 10 minutes walk froin tram, 7 minutes by rickshaw. One of the best situations the Peak, cool in summer warm in winter.
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT &
Apyly to
AGENCY C. Lav. Hongkong. April 1, 1911.
TO LET
("TUDOWNS,-161-to-100, PRATA BANT
108
SEMI-EUROPEAN FLATS, Mcdetate
Bents, PHAYA HAFT-Corner of Olmer 528 vation Place. The Tmma stop at the door.
Also new EUROPEAN FLATS adjoini the new Seaman's Institute, Penya Ennt..
An OFFICE on„Ist Floor," 16, Des Voux ROAD CENTRAL
PUBLIC AUCTION.
To JF. BOULros, Esq, bo tell THE Undersigned have received instracé
by Public Auction,
THURSDAY,
the 27th April, 1911, ut 2.30 p.m., at his residencs, Fonebank East,
.144 Magazine Cap
THE WHOLE OF TEL"
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Therein Contained,"
Comprising
Hall Furture and Stands, Upludstered Drawing Room Suite Curtains, Carpets, Blackwood Ware, Engving cad Pltures, Porcelains, Brass Ware, &o, &c., Bed Room Furniture, Linen, Blanken da, de, Dining Room Suite, Mate, Cutlery, Glass Ware, &c. &., Kitches and Pantry Utenalls;
· Arub Anaubur gf Pots of Falms, Plants,
Ono Tady's Carrying Chair
Ua Via from the 25th proximos ""Catalogicas will be issued.
THEUS PAs usu
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Hongkong, March A
OFFICES-in KINGS BUILDINGS,
4th Floor.
9, MACDONNELL ROAD, from. Iet May
No. 10, 11ACDONNELL ROAD.
\* CREGGAN,' 20, The PEAK.
Apply to
THE KONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lo. Hongkong, April 1, 1911.
1EN TING
Surgeon Dentist
No. 14, D'AGUILAR STAKET J
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free.
„Y ÚPE WITHOUT HEALTH WU LIVING"DDARRO
VETARZONERVE FOOD
The Esteve d'incovny bí modern times for precisaltiri
tas ganically, it gives sono to be exigualad ngeres,
Gefalling everytime anfim yarn new life An Frigor to those wisa knal so peregtly seemed playedoni, Add said year and valorless, Seri piamo, address envol
Sims for Wind Broklet or P.0, 30 far Trials actly to i
Must be fairly contral. PREMISES,' Apply
Care of China Maiz' Office, Dongkong. March 17, 1011.
345
HÔNG KONG CLUB
NOTICE
LET, from the 1st February, 1911, T LED on the Hos:
JAMES CRAIK,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 18, 1811.
FOR SALE.
ONE FULL SIZE-
Burroughs and Watts
is the Isshing
CAIRO.
Per 100
No. 5
No. 8
No. 9
$1.50
3.50
FRESH LOT DUTCH CIGARS,
2.80
ITALIAN MONOPOL CIGARS.
The Paris Toilet Co., Ltd.,
M. STERNBERG, QUEEN'S ROAD 08.
Shameen (Canton).
Joseph Th Monchen
to be anything but contented 1 Ought ono fan at their instructor's innueriam, AP, JEANNOU (Imported) 15, QUEEN'S ROAD." to raise à general Hosanna about the whole yet they take example by them more than
ffair 7
they know. They grow to feel that their
МОДВА 易
No, I do not think that is wigs or neces-masters are sensible men, and to think Bary. Extrema complaseney generally that sensible men mind their business in certain amount of conveniet odico hours and amuse themselves with blindness. I am not wholly satisf'd with golf and Alpine sports as soon as the weary the result, because though I think the task is faithfully discharged. ideal is one which uplifts a good many boys out of mean, dlack, selfish and grubby ways, I think it sacrifices a certain quality. In the process. I cannot help feeling that many of these boys see conventional, and have made up their minds too far ahead, or havo had their minds made up for them, They are suspicious of ideas, of amutions,
Now, I do not want to changfalkibis. I do not want to run the risk of speiding a very good thing on the chance of getting a better. I want to do what is done, bɛt
not to leave the other addone.
Hongkong December 17, 1910.
CHINESE IMPERIAL RAILWAYS.
CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY. CHINESE SECTION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the portion of the second section of this Rail
I left school myself I was an Eton boyNICE FUN GIEN TSUEN SHER LUNG AL o quou to trulic for seven years—in many wayu a typical on the filk instant public school boy, with all thuwdinary
of the thing which can only be a led conventions. But there wore a few things
the dreadful word culture. They are in-in my school life which had touched a clined not to want more of these things spring that was rarely touched, but which
DAILY PASSENGER TRAINS
No. I
So. 3
Down Trains. (CANTON To SHEK LUNG) was certainly there. In a few lectures like those of Matthew Arnold, Hupkin, Froderic
Dep. 7.20 4.x. Myers, a very for sermons from men CANTON (Tai Sha Tan). whose dames I diĉ not, oven kaow, some
Art. 9,58. A.. desultory reading of my own, sums talks SHEK LUNG. with certain masters, I became aware at a few moments of something wonderfully larger than the horizon of school life, a prospect on to unknown hills, great wite. dung forces, big, rich interests, fine thing to to beard and seen and door. Isto
11.00 13.
1,28 r.M.
3.00 ..
5.28 r.at.
Up Trains.
No. 2
No.
No
(SHER, LUNG TO CANTON)
Dep. 7.35
being so touched and awakened, though by CANTON (Ti Sha Tou) Arr. 10.03 21
11.00 A
3.65 P-L
1.33 P.Nr.
5.33 P.X
Further particulars will be given by the Traffic Manager on application."
of the Aysexe, suitable for Offices. For than they think will pay, and to be rather further particulars apply to the Underdows on any origianlity of thought or line. Now, the danger of encouraging criginality Ngued..
too much among the young is that one a tends to encourage superiority, which is one of the vilest and blindest of faults; one may turn out scrop of prigs, or worse still, of faddists, and, this is the very last thing one wants to do. But believing, as I do that the problem we have to face is the problem of democracy, I feel that the root suppose that all boys, are capable of SHEK LUNG. scat dacger is of turning ont men of toe conservativo a type, meo nho bold up too fast to the settled order, who cling to want they have got, and do no feel the need and the fincacas of seco modation and sacrifice. Freely ye have reseired," says the tort; but the other, side of that maxim is not jealously gaurd but freely givs.” I doubt ifį many of these boys have any idea how free ly they have received, and what an extra ordinary amount money can boy, not only of comfort and lazury, but of health and activity and aroliness and self-restraint The reason why one, praises public school education la because it is sin in these great things. And hat, in a single word, believe that public school eduction lacks ito indicate what the literary artist is really inspiration.
BILLIARD TABLE
WITH ACCESSORIES.
Apply to
GEO. P LAMMERT. Hongkong, Jase 7. 1910,
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„MELVILLE, GLYN & Co, Bankers,
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721
a prcity was looble enough, but I do oliere that the god should be sown with more liberal hind, that an hour or two weak might be subtracted eten-from Latin press 'without any serious loss "of mental gymnastic, in Lavyax-f-something larger, more mature, more inspiring 76 would take trouble, no doubt, and time, and time is a mare commodity with pahits school mas ers. But I should like to get men of clogce down to give the boys an inkling of the wonderful things that are happening in the world every day politicians, nut to Lis them in the direction of Tariff Relorm, bac to show them something of the working of the great political machines lawyers to peak of the methods of legislation, writers,
money theatright boundlesslyeitended. At present it does not seen to dan ud our hoya how intensely and urgently alive! the bule yadd is, and whit a tremendous, olkel of introts and urgency of need srists on every side. I do no wean that every boy le likely to be interested in
By Ordery
Hongkong, April 17, 19117:
THE ADMINISTRATION."
~631
Make no Mistake
about it!
WATSON'S
suncerned with; railway officials, to 61- pound the intricate operatiins of a railway What does one mean exactly by inystom linkers, to explain the mystery of spiration 3: I do not mean a fratilis and handy entharism which cannot, yield or compromisa, "but can only see ong dide of the question: and still less do I mean Vagas tolerancu which thinks that avery point of view is as good as every other. Iverything; bot boys come from all sorts mean something high-spirited and cour, of homes, and would ensily recognise the ageous and generous, which recognises fins familiar phenomes when it was put grity and with some co-ordination moral qualities. guodnem, purity, self afore theme make
?
Tifo not want to limit the meaning of the sacrifice an beautiful things, and cancel de
woldirispiration ; 'least of all do. I wish it without a lofty act of purpoes, the parposo be taken in the sense of solemn pre- away rather than to appropriate. soupation with moral probieni, want A man who has this quality need not be rather to be the kind of inspiration
which gres a ton one of Individunt no foolishly impulsive, and still less contemp littleness and awaken the feeling that tuous or centurious. Indeed, if he is any of these things he has not the inspirations
has indood inphere in all these mighty forces and fervent erotinus.jp
As Browzlug wrote in one of his aplandia.
No10
SCOTCH WHISKY
of which I'am speaking. But though it la reumper peale of thought for the best from Dundee." Demand fr
difficult to describe snow it well enough What life to me
When I see it. One feels the presence of e certain cergases and fire, a readiness to admire aux to be moved, 'n determination toss the best is people and to hope the
Where'er I look to fire where'er I late -Musto; and where I tend bliss evermoore
Latin too low, too amp r, a nota koj and on
Well that is exactly what I mean by: inspirations
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