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The China Mail.maisunderstandings involved.
the American usage, and the serious
would be unreasonable of them to "TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC
object to the trifle of extra trouble required to make everything clear ERNOSONG, SATUrday, March 20, 1990 to both sides. The principle of f.o.b. is apparent at a glance: it is designed for the benefit of the buyer, so much so that (according to the American Express Company When a British merchant quotes an
American importer buying f.a.b. or fo.r. he means free on
fo.b., New York,raeans and board or free on rait," and the expects the goods to be put on the effect of his contrart, is that the railway cars there, cartage and consignee has no trouble or charges other charges incidental to removal to meet until the major transit of from the ship being borne by the the goods is accomplished. The seller. If the principle of Ec.h. proposition is a perfectly simple being primarily the advantage of bne, and it would never occur to a the buyer were observed, there Britisher that there is any need for could be no argument.
ADVERSÁRIA.
OUR AID
permanent
and never be hustled into the am- barrassing position of having to offend ita pals by spoiling the oute look of the Club.
VALUES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL IND GENERAL
"To-day's dollar is worth 55, 1fd..
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SATURDAY, MARCH 20 1190
WEEKLY SHARE HEPORT.
Messrs. W. Logan & Co. report on March 19%
THE WEEK'S CHAT.
March. 19. At the risk of repeating myself, A letter awaits Mes. Jick Mazoa.again and again, I must say that in During the past week our local "Penelope "Marie Tempest is at her marker has shown mare activity and best. I shall probably say the same there has been more inclination to buy thing every sme 1 see her and in what at the present low prices of most ever play. I see her, just like a happy stocks than we have seen for some young girl, in her first season, who weeks past. The Shanghai market has The time of her life every also has improved; prices of all coton time she goes to a ball.
shares, Docks and Langkas having Marie Tempest never offers any-risen. thing but the best.
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks, the drop in exchange caused
All cargo ex 56 "Archer," re maining undelivered after March 22. will be subject to rent.
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Rent will be charged for, ali cargo ex ss. West Mingo," not delive ed after 10 a.m., on Sunday March 21.
Some time ago there was a proposal to buy the site for about] $100,000 for the purpose of busi ness offices. This put the wind up thipandem. Luckily, the panjan drum of taipandom in the spirit of After Monday (March 22) all nil desperandom reminded itself cargo ex 5.5. Mentor" remaining that the bidders were not British | undelivered will be subject to reat. ers, and turned them down with| such a bump, that they have gone on ever since absent-mindedly paying bigger dividends than they really meant to. Since then the value of our "best site is con- sidered to have doubled. It is understood that British buyers at $800,000 are available. The Gov- ernment, faced with past and re- cent extravagance, a big rice deficit, the loss of opium revenue, and she certainty of greatly in- creased taxation, would be serionsly embarrassed if asked to explain why it does not convert this unnsed site]
Notice is given to consiguees that all cargo ex s.s. Lycaon." not taken delivery of after Monday, will be subject to rent.
- The annual general meeting of the Phante Club, Ltd., will be held in the Club Rooms on Wednesday, March 31st, at 6.15 p..
into cash, on such favourable terms." The public desire for 1 War memorial (although it meant quite another kind of memorial than this) came as a god-send, with the marks, of providence and luck and good joss all over it. The Kleb is saved. They are to erect a simple and dignified monument on an eight hundred thousand dollar site.
"SAY IT AGATS.
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I think it is a great pity that her first appearance in Hongkong was not greeted by a better house. One has heard a great deal of complaint about the prices, but it is difficult to take
these complaints seriously for one hae
the price to go to $580 buyers.
Marine Insurances.--Cantons are strong, with bayers offering $425. Unions also could be placed at $1824
Shipping.-Macao Steamboats have only to look around this place to realize buyers at $20 and Scar Ferries at that the people who have money to $25. Iados (deferred) are wanted at burn, could fill the theatre night after 3208 with business done for March night, without noticing a frightfully at $215. Douglases are wanted at big hole in their bank balance.. #$35.
But there! One has always to comme Sugars China Sugars, no busi- against the limitations of any place ness has been reported but there are and Hongkong's limitations are dis-buyers at about $210 with sellers at = Consignees of cargo ex sstinctly on the artistic side. I do not $220. Malabons are quiet with shares
Namsang" are reminded that all think that this sad state is as much offering at $42 goods remaining undelivered after morrow (Sunday) will be subject
to rent.
The following cable was received by the Royal Observatory from Bangkok. 7 hours Zone time adopted by Siam from 1st April this year: Thomsen, Hydrographer, Royal Navy."
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE GIST OF IT.
These names are added to the list of authorized architects: J. Duncan, H. E. Goldsmith, R. McNeil Hender son, and A. G. W. Tickle.
Lieut. Col. Crisp is succeeded on the Medical Board by Lleat. Col Humphry, whe also joins the San- itary Board.
Head of the Sanitary Department.
Mr. G. R. Sayer is now acting
Mr. Percy Burn is Deputy Registrer and Appraiser.
Mr. D. W. Tratman is Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Spamp Revenue.
Mr. R. O. Hutchison is first Police Magistrate and Corner,
Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher his chair- man of the Licensing Board.
The Quarantine Station at Lei Chi Kok is to become the prison. With 53 architects now in the Colony, how can there be a Housing shortage ?
SNATCHING.
Salvage of the "Kifune Maru" has started. Passing teamers are order- due to temperament as to the gradual Docks and Wharves. — Kowlooned to go slowly by.. atrophy resulting from their starved Docks are, firmer with buyers offering existence. I am hoping that the en-$156 (cum firal dividend of $11).| thusiasm of last night's audience will Shanghai Docks appear strong with awaken the rest of Hongkong to the business done for March at Ts. 120. fact that there is something worth Wharves, no business has been re- seeing and paying for in our midst ported in this stock but shares are just now. By the time these notes offering at $84.
At the Magistracy this morning, appear, we shall know whether it is Miscellaneous-Cements are want before Mr. Irving, a repatriated worth while for anyone who is any-ed at $71: China Lights $7.30 (old) coolie from Java, was charged with body in the theatrical line to include and $5.30 (new); China Providents snatching #133 from another coolie Hongkong in their tours.
$8: Dairy Farms $214: Steam on board the, a.r. "Thibodas", It must have been rather a surprise Laundries $3; Water Boats 6114; Hongkong harbour yesterday, He for Marie Tempest and her company Powells $15, and Wisemane $27, ali denied. the charge, and said to see yawning gaps of space in the buyers.
the money was snatched, by an- auditorium, for so far they have com- The following are the latest quota-ether man. A Chinese who said he manded packed houses in every town tion for cotton from Shanghai:-Ewos followed the profession of an setor and in Calcat their season lasted for Tis. 650: Kungyits Tk 64: Laou in. Java, said he was a fellow pas- Kung Mows Ts. 425: Orientis Tis. senger of the defendant and the com- 310: Shanghai Cotons 7. 365, and plainant. Yesterday afternoon, soon Yangiszepoos T. 43.
after the ship arrived in port, he saw complainant 'walking on the deck counting a bundle of Hong- kong bank notes. The defendant walked behind him. Suddenly, wit after she had been here for two days. Sain. with a black hat under-lined from the complainant's hands and run
Having seen "Penelope ". many
with pink and a filmy cloud of fulle away. The defendant ran into wit- ness grabbed him and handed him times, with an ever increasing appre-around her neck.
over to Sergeant Mass who was in her fast act too she wore pink. on board the ship at the time. attention
The Government pro-. poses,--and when the A recent arrival informs the Government Proposes China Mail that whilst at home he SLOWLY. the Government de-hs saw Mr. Montague Ede, who was cides-to erect about to leave for the Canary Islanda simple and dignified war mem- when he had a relapse and bad to orial on a site vained at $800,000, underge another operation, and was in 3 congested city whose expand a very sick man indeed. ing trade (its life blood) rgently requires more other accornmodation. Mrs. and Mr. Elcheim, the well-six weeks, and they acted every day Dignified? We dunno. But sim-known, concertists from the Boston ple? Yes. Yes. Very. A mor- Symphony and their daughter, are grel pup in a kennel of ebony and back from their trip to Singapore. silver? No, no. You mustn't They leave to-day for Canton and such things. Pleuse.
Interd to return to Japan in time for the cherry-season. There they To speak of thewill give a few concerts and resume LET US.DE Kleb as the Taipan their studies in Oriental music. CAREFUL.. Club was a termin-
Say
including Sundays,
Here our bule social round is so strenuous that many of us do not find time to read the daily papers to see I heard a grown what is going on. woman in the Peak Tram ask another
Mrs. Fergusson too, in her Erst
i Marie Tempest had arrived yet, appearance fooked fascinating in blackness saw the defendant snatch money
and the lady.
ological inexactitude, The repairs of the Steamship as well as an insinuation. Let ns "C-ina" China Mail's.s. Co., have been ciation. I was able to devota :some 1 must conless that I should have The complainant was then put into
completed. The China will sail from
the dressing of the stage liked to see her in emerald green of the witness box, but all the court Nagasak direct for Hongkong on Friday March 19, arriving Tuesday March 23. She will be despatched for San Francisco on March 27 via Shanghai and Nagasaki only, omitting
the usual calls at Yokohama and Honolulu,
No better background could have been conceived than the scenery paint ed on curtains, which is one of the features of ties tour.
beautiful gown."
brown or some colour more effectively contrasting with her copper-coloured hair, which is just the right shade
for the bald bad adventuress.
interpreters failed to understand the dialect be spoke, and his evidence was dispensed with. Sergt. Moss
Witress
of the complainant's evidence, there was insufficient evidence to convict
the defendant, and discharged him. The money was returned to complaint howevér.
the
be careful. Not every member of the Club is a taipan, though per- haps, as Napoleon used to say, every one curries a talpon's pannch in his knapsack. But it is gener- ally understood that anybody who
said he did not see the defendant does not belong to the club is a
The first scene was the one I liked I am not describing the men's snatch the money. All he knew about nobody. If we know anything of
least, and I admitted to a certain dis- clothes, that not being in my fine, the case was that the defendant was logte, it follows. that every member
appointment of my expectations; but it is a bit late in the season to talk of handed to him by the first witness who of the Club is a somebody This at the Magistracy this morning with most harmonious and satisfying. The bachelors will soon be discarding their (produced), and which the first wit
Charged before Mr. N. L. Smith the setting for the study scene was men's fashion, for our gilded young alleged that he snatched the money Colony is ron chiefly for some anatching a gold ear pick from bodies, and the value of that strip Chinese woman in Queen's Road furniture and roade a fine background Men?-for silks and linens or Jar- took the defendant into coustody.
dull greens and browns set off the Bond Street Tweeds did I say. Ahness held in his hand is land in this club of somebodies yesterday, a Chinese youth gave the to the lovely vivid pink of Penelope's dine's alpace of X ray variety, and it His Warship thought, In the absence is apparent at a glance.. The in-usual excuse that it was another boy Blaine who snatched it, and he was arrested
would be a waste of time to give them sinuation is a rule one.
for it because he happened to be standing Oh, what a gown! You could just tips on the latest Londen fashions as yesterday's deputation
near the complainant at the time. feel the women straining to see every interpreted by Graham Brown and Please. But consider at the same.
Barry. A still sheeny taffetas with aj time how history and existing facts Twelve strakes with the birch, and detail.
design in coloured medallions' in gold By the way, do Hongkong women Beem to account for its derivation 48 hours' detention.
and vivid colouring. The ander skirt consider it bad form to signify ap- and to justify it. The best way to
I can assure disprove it is for the Government Mr. Holman lecturer at the was narrow and barrel shaped and plause by clapping? to change its mind and put that Hongkong University in History of the upper stood out over a slightly them that after spending a long life war memorial in some less expen- Education and Psychology is leaving hooped crinaline. The bodice open keenly observing and in a profound sive place.
our colany en the "Shinyo Maru"ed out to show a dainty front and study of Book of Etiquette for Crown en April First. His career in the chemisette of beautiful soft lace. With Colonies I am able to state definitely
The Wanchal Police this morning As a matter of fact Orient has been a fruitful one: this costume was worn a black velvet that quite the best people have been charged a Chinese youth before Mr. nobody wants a mere After teaching for two years in a hat with a turban crown and a bold, seen to display enthusiasm and apore Irving with disorderly conduct in MEMORIAL. memorial. The pub-College at Alexandria, he took the Napoleonic brim. Shoes and stock- ciation and that it is not really vul-Spring Garden Lane yesterday. He lie wanted something management of a big school in ings matched the dress. In the first gar to clap the hands. It helps the pleaded not gaily." A Chinese useful as well as ornamental; and Singapore, then accepted a position act Penelope's frock was a black satin actors and adds to the glow of ap-detective said he was on duty in the would be quite satisfied to have the at this University. Being especially under dress, with a tunic of white Freciation. I have never before seen lane yesterday evening, when pass promised new hospital. figure as the interested in education, he was sent georgette caught into a semi-belt of an audience that did not call and calling No. 11, he saw the defendant War Memorial. If we could only for tours all over North and Central black in the back and self embroider-for the star until she appeared alone. and five other boys standing outside have a referendum on this point, China to study pedagogic conditions ed in the waist in front-alse at the we believe (and we really have rea-
now his ambition is to explore her. son to believe) that His Ex. would be astonished at its answer.
WAR
PERSONAL
It will be clearly understood,
не
notes are uttered
IMPORTS FRICES CURRENT
ཁྐྲིat
BAD BOYS.
the
ke was amongst the crowd, dented
definitions of such unambiguous terus. The phrase on board,"
know it was not lack of apprecia- the open door, He went up to so far as he is concerned, implies
tion on the part of the audience, but see what was happening, and ship of some sort. It happens,
England and settle down to peaceful I think the loveliest, softest and after all if half the house doesn't utter saw the defendant spitting at one bowever, that Americans have not
life, an incentive for the writing of most graceful gown was the last, in as feelings how on earth is a woman of the prostitutes. The girl scold- A deputation of Easi-
books on pedagogics. regarded these terms in the same
which Penelope finally brings her to know that they think her wonderful. fed him, and then put on unambiguous way. F.u.b., port
ness inen, men with a
There was a man in the audience cross bars. Despite this, the defen- erring husband back to her loving INVOKED. stake in the colony, has been the Americau formula, and that in the States has been
неп who regard EXPLANATION. hope, that these CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, arms, and may we all have dresses like last night whose laugh was worth a dant continued to tease the girl, that when we want to reclaim strayed king's ransom. If I ran a theatre 1 by picking up earth, waste paper and their upheld bush in law and practice to Hongkong as
should give him free tickets every other rubbish (produced) from the a faithful
property. mean the saine as fo.b. dues in home, waited upon the Adversaring on behalf of, and as
· gutter, and chucking it, through the It was of cream lace beautifully night, just to hearten my artists. England. The inclusion of the yesterday, to beg that he would transcription of the opinions of,
draped with a sash of black taffetas The best of it was that he laughed bars, at the girl, soiling her coat, word "port" seems to have de-deal strongly and definitely yesterday's deputation hereinbefore
embroidered in gold-silver. Miss at the right time; in fact most of the The defendant whilst admitting that tracted the attention of many with the proposal to erect a useless mentioned. They are not neces
Cotton piece goods and fancy American shippers from the o.b. war memorial on the most valu-sarily the views of the China Mail, cotton goods. The market is un-Tempest's hats are delightful. There people did. They were really an ap that he threw the things at the girl part of the formula, and quite in pole site in the Colony on your piece appointed by popular acclaim. decline in exchange sales are restrict fringe of osprey round the brim, I am told quicker in the uptake than identifying the defendant as the which is merely the public mouth changed. Owing to the considerable was a black velvet touque with apreciative and sympathetic crowd and After the girl had given evidence good faith they have construed presented the proposal as one toote
f.o.b., port to mean delivery concession to Fanjandrams, by Nor are they the views of the Aded. Manchester prices are fully forming a soft aureole utterly fascinat- any audience yet encountered on the person who threw rubbish at her, his Worship convicted the bay, and at any station in the port from Panjandrums, for Panjandruma, versarian. A little bird whispers maintained and in many cases have ing. Yet I am going to confess that tour..
We have had a flotilla of passen- passed sentence of six strokes with. which the vessel is to sail. Very and suggested that only the Ad that he will be suspected of some advanced. Cotton is quoted at 30.07d. I admire her most, I think, without a
"Cotton Yarn-Demand from the hat, when her pretty fair softens the ger ships passing through this week. a rattan. little knowledge of Americar ports versarian could deal with it as it form of malicious chagrin because is required to remind us that this ought to be dealt with. Such is it happens that he is one of the interior has been very slack and con- contours of the face and enhances the They come from all corners of the earth; Severe looking American might mean very considerable now our standing in this Colony. nobodies who don't belong to the sequently only a very small business play of fccting expressions which is
Club. trouble and expense to the con- We are the Court of Final Appeal. He has no antipathy to resulted. Values, if anything, ruled so characteristic a part of her wonder-ladies with expensive gowns, horn
ful acting...
glasses and dignified expressions. AMUSING "DRY" LAW. signes of his agents. in getting the Striking an attitude something like wards the Club at all, but enter- slightly on the easy side,
Quotations are --No. 108, at þ We women all noticed that neither crowd the pavements, and buy silks cargo from the depot where it was what we imagine a war memorial tains a profound respect for it as dumped and safely stowed upon might be, we ring the beli.Boy the cultural centre of the Colony. $230/258, No. 129 at $250/290. Miss Tempest nor any member of her and curios to take home with them.
No. 169. at $288/330. No. 203. at company wore the exaggerated short
It is quite interesting to have tea HOW TROUSERS CAN BE SEIZED. the sea vessel that is to bring it. Bring the special book of vitupera. Being one of Dr. Barnardo's gut $300/365. Arrivals 2,000 bales skirt
tersnipes, and ignorant of the cor-Sales 1000 bales. Shipments pil.
of the Hongkong Hotel or at Repulse F.o.b." without the addition of tives. Turning to page 779, the rect way to behave amongst gentle- Unsold Stock 3,000 bales. Bargains long side, though clearing the Hoor, Last Wednesday, the tea dance at
The dresses were if anything on the Bay
Confiscation of his trousers is the the word 'port has hitherto chapter. headed" Adjectives de- meant to Americans, who have not scribing political devilishness," men, he cannot, of course, join it. 16,000 bales,
and showing dainty: ankles and feet, the latter place was really very nice. been so long in the shipping trade and propping the book open at that He wishes it well, however, and
Woollens-Small sales of Woollens but not the ugly part of the calf or as we have, free on board railway place, we begin the day's job, with secretly hopes that it may long and Camlets have taken place but a suggestion of a knee, which is and the room was filled to its utmost pocket on going out to dine, says the car at point of origin." Now it is every confidence in the justice of retain its cumans front garden, the market generally in quiet owing obvious that a Hongkong buyer, our cause, and a complete trust Were he a member of it, he would to the severe drop in. Exchange. buying f.o.b from a firm in Chi- that providence will bless our resent the impertinence of shoving Raw Cottons-Values are slightly cago, eay, would find his calcula- efforts.
2 simple and dignified monu easier with Indian descriptions nomideas of the right kind of evening ore high Russian boots which crea tions very seriously upset, he
The best site. is
ment under its nose. Perbags this inally at $42/54 and Chinese grades dress, and can be pretty sure that the ed a mild sensation. Everyone who vides that where a person is found having figureil on the price a8
objection may yet be advanced at $46/59 per picula new craze for undressing to appear Eves in for art dressing said they transporting liquor the punishment inclusive of putting the goods on
of gross and In that case our deputation will be Metais The local market shows dressed will not have found favour in would buy the same sort of thing shall include the impounding of the
hibis-
continued firmness. Bare, Nails, her eyes. By past experience, one So anyone who wants to be the first vehicle in which the forbidden fluid is the vessel that was to bring them.
cus and other surprised.
Tinplates, Lead have advanced con- may safely infer that she disapprove makers. 1 do not advice, then to At Chicago the police arrested Mr.
better send a cablegram to their boot being carried NYE We gather from the British Cham-growths bounded on the north by ber of Commerce Journal that such the Esplanade or Praya, on the east
siderably, Difficulties of replacing of anything that savours of extra- cases have been occurring, so by the facade of the Taipan Club,
stocks are becoming accentuated. vagance or eggeration in dress or trust the local shoemakers. Quotations from Englandand America speech or manger. inany that the American Chamber and on the west by Statue Square. A FAMILY NECESSITY.
show marked increases, and deliveries of Commerce in London has had It has embarked on a career of pre- TAVERY family should be provided far forward and uncertain. to step in between disputants and serving Ancient Lights" for the with Chamberlain's Pain Balma at Local Prices for Wire Nails 14-3 in. arrange conferenden. As a result, Taipan's Club. We wouldn't be all times. Sprains may be cured in $17 to $18, 3-7 in. $13 to $14,1ST the American Chamber in London surprised to be told that it figures fama beige, lame shoulder, pains in, tho much less time when promptly treated. advises that American sellers should in their annual balance sheet as an side and chesty and sheumatic pains ara make, and foreign buyers should asset. It belongs to the Govern some of the diseases for which it Iros insist apon, quotations fo.b. ex ment, but it is desirable that this pecially valuable. Try this liniment and port vessel." So far as British should be kept secret, so that the come acquainted with ite qanlities and buyers are concerned, "fo.b." has Government need never be asked you will never wish to be without it. For sale by ail Chemists and Store always meant that; but in view of for, an account of its stewardship, sepers,
THE BEST
STIE
FLOUR MARKET REPORT. Stock: About 200,000 sacks... Quotations per sack America Patent $3.70; American Cut off 328: American Straight 3.32; Shanghat Flour 2nd 3.15; Australian No. 1, 3.25; Australian No. 2, 3.10.
face that apparently awaits, the rash
mar. who breaks the Prohibition laws The sun came out for a few hours by taking a Rash of liquor in his hip. capacity. Most of the Tempest com- New York correspondent of the Daily.
The enforcement of the
We have yet to see Miss Tempest's pany were dancing and Miss Tempest Mail.me Act te
In England where royalty dermees an almost" dowdy standard of „dress, we look to our theatrical "stars" to set the fashion and Miss Tempest! always ranked among, the first as US exponent of the best in style and taste.n
Iked Mrs. Golightly's clarer coloured dress and bonnet in the first act and the wide Victorian skirt. She looked a delightful "old lady,
--THE GOSSIP.
Charles Neil Thomas, president of the Commercial Trust and Securities Com- pany, who is alleged to have served. Hiquor to his thining companions out of DESPONDENCY, DUE TO
#pocket flask. But the chief of police, besides charging te banker with CONSTIPATION.
distributing liquor in a public place, Wdespondent. When this is due alcoholic beverage. He declares that WOMEN often beramai nervous and
adds the further charge of transporting
taking an occasional dose of Chamber if the latter charge is maintained the to constipation it is easily scrrected by lain's Tablets. These tablets are easy to law will require him to seize the trop take and pleasant in affect. For sale by sers which were the vehicle employed All Chamfetal and Storekeepers:
to convey the liquor