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Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform 30 Cents Gallery. Booking at MUUTRIE'S. Hongkong October 27, 1912.
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GOLF AND GOLFERS.
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the game at all. Nevertheless the term ausural player" would seem incou- room has applied to him, or rather per- haps adequate, because every stroke ho makes proclaims aloud the fact that he Mr. Bernard Darwin in the Frening knows exactly how he makes it down to the inction of a movement of a lib. Costandards
It would be reposterous to call him an atidical player: one needs some word te signify that he has aided nature by arti-
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Boogkong, October 28 1919
Mof the autoiness of the Company front R C. PEMBERTON resumes charge
This Date.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
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thrive. Hongkong, November 7, 1919.
EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE WATER COLOUR PAINTINGS.
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ibe to inform the long sum of 14 uripkuma that have just arrived from Japan with a large and ebuje selection of Water Balme Paintings, comprising Landscapes, Marine Vlows, Series ut Domestic Life, Portuite of theauty, at all the 1365 production of intes, teise a Hie aardețeni of Ancient Retures ile
eling the historical seves of bygaan Japan.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON
An exblitken of these pictures will he held at 18. Bank Builtings. Queen's Hand Central, for 12 days tuth tooth fzumt.) betweenu, the tours of $nn und pan. every ny. A cordial invitation is extended to all who appreciate tile qondit, benaty of Jupaaken@ Act,
BY TOMA Art Basile. So. 14. Bentetudori: Vakokama, deputa,
1419 Hongkong, November 7, 1912
fice.
A few days ago I played two tours. with ine who appeared to me to be the nerost approach to the prefectly nattira!
Mr. Michael Scott in a very fine golfer. golfer I hit over sol. He played as it be owed absolutely nothing to imitation who having clearly a natural gift. vet seems to play every stroke as if by a either of any living nuskel or of the pic-rally thought rule, so that he hores and diagrams to be found in works of instruction. Neither, jess his is an art which conceals art extraordinarily we, ha ho ever worried himself in the
leet over the bobavions of his different pedering over the perfect swing. He enters nog over lain awake at night
looks must like an artificial player. The more fact of palpably taking great care largely does away with an appearance of natunizes. Mr. Leslie Balfour Melville bas played nearly all games better than early everyone else: he has a particu- when he is playing his very best the terty fine golfing swing, and yet even
S the RAINFALL during the current
year has been much below the average and the dry season has set in earlier than usual, the City and Hil Districts are throatosed with a serious shorage of water, The co-operation of the public in preventing the waste, or ox travagant use of water and in exercising every possible economy in its use is invited,
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Bongking, October 30, 1912.
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consequence of the threatened shortage water during the present dry season, the services to houses in the Rider, Main Districts will be disconnected with the mains as soon as public foustsins, from bave been erected in the streets. erection of public fountains is about to be which a supply of water can be obtained.
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months only from the 1st December prox. Candidates must have a good knowledge of apply to the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE OF WASTE WORKS, whom all applications with copies as testimonials would be Engine fitting and repairs. For particulars
play the garnu rather as the migh is, to the superficial eye, something of proceeded with and the services to houses addressed not later than the 20th inst.
igine it would be played by a young and primitiva savage who had invented it for himself upon his native ishuid. He was a young gentleman some fourteen years of age, who had kicked a ball shout more or less castrully for several Years, and judged by ordinary boyish standards, he played decidedly well. One must pot, of course, judge young players by the standard of Mr. John Bull tertius, she was then called, who, at the age
of curteen, was, I believe, sixth in the
Open Changingship.
To begin with, this natural phenomenon of mine took hold of his club in a per- fetly natural way, in much the same way as the ordinary person catches
FOUNDERS. All werk done in this establishment in guaranteed. We have TAK CHEONG,ally hold of a stick.
wer thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft #1 800 feet long.
Town Office, 48, Corsavan Road CENTRAL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 459. Shipyard, Sham-Sui-Po. Kowloon, Hongkong.
Keti atcs furnished on application.
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DEG notify Customers their
BSHOW Os that
extended and improved in latest European style to facilitate business.
There was,
lhou about his game.
In ordinary colloquint language, I sup pose Harry Varden is the most natural
all golfers. He looks as if he never could, for an instant, bave bothered his Bond about any single stroke, so entirely apostanemus is his style. Yet one has only to his new book, IIow To Play Golf "-and a very interesting bock is to say that, however, great his in- born genius, he has thought as earnestly
golf as has the most pathetically silous of inte beginners. So I fanez bite rear Dunes, another player who pars, at first glance, to play purely by the light of nature. The euclusion
he whole matter is perhaps that when the word natural we do not exnerly what we do mean; at any rate, canent stand cross-examination on the pois!:
alles to say, no overlapping; there
The railway connecting Seoul and was not even any laying of the thumbs Genun, North-eastern Korea, on a - 800- over the shaft; be just laid both bistionof which trattic bas already begun, will thumbs straight down the sheft, without, he opened throughout ja April 1914.
it seemed, in the least impeding the
runtimes exuberant freedom of the
Every Department stocked with Now Goods for the Season. Splendid value, unequalled variety, latest styles, fino eut prices.
Extensive Picce Goods Department on
ill be disconnected as the provision of such fountains proceeds.
W. CHATHAM.
Willer Authority. Public Works Office,
Hongkong. October 30, 1912. 1377
NOTICE.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
MR LI HON FAN, À Chinese gindusts
worked in literature, has been a teacher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years.
Es has a good method of training Euro- pesus to pass in the Chinese examination, and possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. He has also a good lone ledge of Mandari and Hakka.
Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested to write care of China Mail office or direct to 31. Holly. wood Road, Lat floor.
Hongkong, May 17, 1912.
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE BOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GESTRAL MANAGER, HONGING.
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A statistical report from Newchwang states that "the River Lino a gradually wing. Then, he had no wuggle at all-waring as a trade channel, the total beans (net," a vestige of one; and this total ab- this year arriving at Yinkou by water
stinence from waggling is what I have being only 54,000 tons, as against 63,000 J. T. HAMILTON, GENERAL MANAörs
year; the railway being Bever seen before. He merely put the tous inst club down behind the ball, took a brief incresingly patronised each successive survey of the surrounding scenery, and
the tlmanped gallantly at the ball. Here
AN OUNCE OF PREVE STION IS BETTER THAN A POUND OF CURE FIRST FLOOR replete with fine materials for gentlemen's wear. A comfortably far- Indispensible for Offices, Schools, Clubs, Hospitalsnished room for customers to try fitting on.
attention. @cdowns, Hels, most recommendable for Private Resi. Order, however small, will receive prompt in fresden did not seem to wulir as
Estimates for wholesale orders gladly submitted. Cences, especially in Hill Districts.
An inspection is respectfully solicited. Hongkong, October 18, 1912.
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FOR SALE.
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380. PLAMMERT, Amikony, June 7, 1910.
53,129.360
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New Insurance Paid for... £ 25,687,500 Outstanding insurance amounts
2282,853,290 Messrs. Lloyd, Matheson, Carritt, Asset Smount to £104,068,685 it would with most of us if we tried, to|Loudon and Liverpool, in their Tea Re Sarpine amounts to 17,828,766 give ap: wagding.. Finally, on the put-por, dated October 20. state-China.Dividends to Policyholders ting green, he really did smack his short Sals are reported during the week of putts hard at the hole, so that the final parcels tair liuoting black-lent Total paid Policyholders 1919 13 again. I never saw auch truly im-Cogos ut 51. to Bid., the value offer. Total Expensen for 1910 ...... Grosk earnings from interest pudent violence. We are sametines told ing being very attractive and the recens and Ranta for 1910...... That the old axint of going for the back sharp decline in good medium to fine Kin- | Gross rate of Income from of the Eole anso be discarded with the tucks hina Ind to a few more contracts Investments 1310 lively rubber-cored-ball.
Hongkong, Feb. 23, 1912. Perhaps itabet Bd. to 1s. per lb., but the geperat must for aged and timorous persons; demand continues disappointing. In Foo- if you are fourteen,and use, a light, puz- Chor teas Souchongs have changed banda ting cloek; it is quite clear that it need at 3. to 11d. per ib, while Panyours- 3rd not. The first half of that prescription only saioablo at easier rates.
TIBE under-named Fire of TAILORS. DRAPERS and. OUTFITTERS will commance business from 27th September at their new establishment next to the P. & O. Co's promises.
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and toppling the ball up to the bol as pusillanimously as any of us, "The ab- sence of waggle should, however, survive, to bring happiness into the lives of those that play bebind him.
NATURAL GOLFER.
We often talk about a natural galler. WING FAT CHEONG," without perhaps being very clear in Our -26 Des Veir Road Central. own minds as to our theaning. Generally 1223 speaking, wo nisan a player with a Hongkang. September 27, 1912.
natural turn for games, to whom the hit ting of the ball in the right kind of way corner cnaily, and wa furthermors often
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in great don about his own methods. By this latter signing which we arbitrarily usteelf to the word, wo inlopez s. good many players who must obviously have gites and a natural bant, but show by the way of playing that they have taken infinite paine. Thus I neve heard anyone apply tio teria to Mr. Hillon yet nabody could possibly-have done which be hau, dona without having a geunings for golf Morcover, used to win all the boys onda's of Hoyiske at an age when 937 He had probably not began to think about
DISPENSED, Pare Drugs, Patent Medicines, ¿zo,
62. QUBEN'S ROAD, BONOKONG
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AB SUPPLIED TO THE
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Hongkong, May 27, 1911.
8,839,114 FONG KAY
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