THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920,
Hughes & Hough
ADDATONKEES TO ME BOVENEMENT
General Auctioneers Share, Goal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.
FROFRIETORS #To-5w&-Wan" Coal Storage.
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A. 04th & 5th Editions. A 1 Telegraphie Code.
Telegraphic Addres "MEIRION" HONGKONG.
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
TABE Undersigned have recived in structions to sell by Public Auction (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),.
FRIDAY.
Jane 18, 1920, at 10.30 am, at their Sales Booms, No. 8, DER VILK ROAD, Corner of Ice House Street, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE (Bemoved to Sales Rooms for Con- venience of Sale)
Also
Miscellaneous goods.
Terms:-Cash.
ICGHES & BOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, June 16, 1920.
I
(FOR LOCOST OF THE CONCINID),
on
TUESDAY,
June 22, 1920, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Bales Rooms, No. 5, Des Voeux, Bond, Corner of Ice House Street,
A Small Consigament of WHITE GOODS, &; &... Comprising:-
Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, i Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath Sheets, Double Bed Sheet, Battenberg
INTIMATIONS.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
WTELSPHONE and clients an E have installed an additional Row ring up No. 482 or 3352.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB THE EXTRA
GYMKHANA
THE CHINA MAIL,
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
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25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, #1. PREPAID, Kech additional word & Cents for S inzetions.
WANTED.
VANTED.—A LADY TEACHER to
LOST.
MEETING OF THE SEASON WA
give private tuition to a girl 10 OST-At the Peak, a small Black & White JAPANESE POODLE. will be held at HAPPY VALLEY years old, five times a week, in ordin-Answers to the same of "TODDLES"
19th SATURDAY, the
instant,ary school course of studies. Apply Bor Finder will be Howarded. Bax No. 1200,
1206, c/o “China Marg,” commencing at 4 P.M.
The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club
Price.
TO LET.
TO LET SHOP in Nathan Road,
Kowloon
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Hall The Committee invite the Ladies of Apply to Sumphreys Estate & Finance Hongkong to be present.
Hongkong, June 14, 1920.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
SATURDAY, June 19th.
TEA DANSANT from 4 to 7 7.M. DINNER DANCE from 8 P.X.
SUNDAY, June 20th.
ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS
TIFFIN and AFTERNOON,
during
FLYING
SUNDAY, June 20th. (Weather permitting) Commending at 2.30 ..
Tickets for flights and full particulars may be obtained at the Bangkong Hotel Main Office, ar at Repulse Bay Hotel.
- J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
A COMPLETE AERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE
The Machines are made by MossIB Bratby & Hinchliffe, Ltd., Manches- ter, and guaranteed in perfect working order. This complete plant will turn out 2,400 dozen Aerated water per day.
KWONG SANG HONG LTD.,
Hongkong P. O. Box 390.
and Drawnwork Bedspreads, Table TAIYO & CO.
Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork Doilies, Table Cloths, Linen Damask Serviettes,
Also
A few lots of Bellow Valises, Kit Bags, Suit Cases, and Attache Cases.
And
Two Paits Prisinatic Binoculars. (All new goods and in small lots.) TRAM:-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE COSCZENED),
TUESDAY,
Jana 29, 1999, commencing st 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Booms; No. 8, Dee Vaux Band, Corner of Ice House Street,
TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, &C., &c.
comprising
Chesterfeld Sofas, Arm-chairs (new), Folding Card and Ocmsional Table. One Upbaltered Suite, Bedroom Furniture,
GAPANESE
BOOTS AND SHOES
MADE TO CROTR
Naza, Wyndham St.
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A Welcome Visitor
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Every
Bug, Flea, Beetle,
Moth, Fly, etc., dies once it has come into proper contact with
KEATING'S
Domprising Teak wood Twin Bedsteads EUROPEAN AGENCY.
large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, and Chairs, Washstands, Bety (fumed Teakwood);
Blie.
boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Din ing Table and Chairs, &c, Dinner Bervices, Crockery, and Glass Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, A., Bath Ware, Boom Utensils, Electro-Plated
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Taakwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures, Carpete, &c. Also
2 Pianos, 1 Enamelled Bath,
1 good Ricshs,
And
One Upright Grand Piano by Wm. Knabe & Co.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogne). Terms --Cach
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongrooz, Joze 16, 1920
(For Account of the Concerned),
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THURSDAY,
Jnne 24, 1920, st. 2.30 pm
st their 8xles Booms, No. 8, De
Voux Bozd, Corner of
Ico Erase Street,-- Just arrived per Kamo Maru from London.
Paris Cotton Colbert Lace Curtain, Sheets, Embroidered Bedspreads, Pillow Case, Cushion Covers, Bath Sheets Cotton Towels, Dusters, Gless Cloths, Table Cloths and Serviettes, &C.,
Alio
Several Lots of Ladies' and Children's Canvas Shoes Leather Boles).
About 300 yds, Mosquito Netting, Several Rolls of Lace Curtain, Netting Quilts, &c.
And
About 100 dozen Ternis Balls, Terms"
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneer Hongkong, June 16, 1920.
7HOLESALE Indents promptly Wazeented at lowest cash prices for all British and Continental goods, ncluding
Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists' Sundries, .. China, Fartherware and GlassWLIÓ, Oycles, Motor Cars and Accessories, Drapery, Millinery and Place Goods. Fancy Goods sad Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and Matais, Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic and Optical Goods, Provisions and Ollman's Stores,
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Convenission 24% tar, 5%- Trade Discounts allowed. Specics Quotations on Demand. Bampie Òses from £10 upierda, Consign of Produce Sold on Account, WILLIAM WILSON & SONS (Establashed 1814),
25, AMCHURCH LAFS, LOSDO. BO. Cable Address: ANNUAIRE' LONDON,
NOTICE.
FIGH-CLASS PRINTING
LED
BOOK BINDING
THE CHINÄ MAIL. OFFIOB
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Chase Proofs
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PROHIBITION IN U.S.
THE STATUTE AND DE-
· FINITION-OF INTOXⱭCANT,
THE DEFINITION,
The Washington correspondent of The Observer writes
If England wishes to profit by America's experience, she is able to do so in connection with the effort now under way to bring prohibition to Great Britain." Granting the merits of some degree of probibition and America is overwhelmingly satisfied that it has many merits- the fact remains that the manner in which it has been brought about în
PUP age 6 months. The interests opposed to prohibition LOSTERRIER B White America leaves much to be desired.
Borse, 17 Peak Boid, will be Rewarded.hibition could be achieved. The con Any one returning same to Charter in America never supposed that pro- sequence of this state of mind was that they maintained an attitude of bitter opposition to the end, with the
came in result that prohibition America in a more drastic way than is desirable. If the distilling" and brewing interests and the other in- terests opposed to prohibition had been intelligent enough to see the end coming, and if they had been wise enough to compromise, we would now have been in a better position.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions - from MR.
LAH VEN KER, to sell by Public Auction,
TO-MORROW (FRIDAY),
June 18th, 1920, commencing at 230 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street," A Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios from Sung to Ming Dynasties and Kanghi to Towkwong periods comprising:-
5-coloured, 5-coloured, blue and white bowls, plates, vases, incense burners, figures, pictures, sauf bottles, ornaments, flower pots, screens, placques, etc, etc.
Very fine gold inlaid bronze vase, Sing. Very fine green jade incense burner. Very fine celadon váre, Sung.
Very fine white "Goddess of Mercy," Ming. Very fine jade inlaid pictures, Kimlung, "Also
A Few Pieces of Soochow Redwood Ware.
N. B. The Undersigned will give a 2-weeks guarantee as to the genuineness of the articles offered.
On view from Wednesday, the 16th inst. Catalogue will be isɛned.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
Hongkong, June 11, 1920.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
'It would have been possible at any time during the past ten years to compromise on a basis of eliminat-; ing or drastically restricting the sale of brandy, whisky, and other i liquors carrying a high percentage of alcohol; and permitting the sale of beer and light wines, in which the' percentage of alcohol is so low as! not to be in a practical sense intoxicating. But the Liquor interests held
put stubbornly!! "to" the end, The result was that the bitterness against them reached such a point that in the final legislation America adopted an act which prohibits the sale of any drink containing more than one half of one per cent. of alcohol. It is generally agreed among those who are not fanatic on the subject that we would have done much better to fix the statutory definition of an intoxicating liquor at something like four per cent. of alcohol.
THE DEFINITION,
In Great Britain, of course, you do' not have the complexities occasioned by our system of a written Constită. tion, "Federal statutes and State statutes overlapping each other. Our present situation with regard to the sale of liquor is this: We base incorporated into our Constitution an amendment prohibiting the sale. of intoxicating liquor. That amendment will undoubtedly stay a long time. It takes a vote of the Jegislatures of three fourths of the States to undo such an amendment.
period of agitation and a long time to give opportunity for the legal machinery recessary to rescind an amendment to be put in operation. The Prohibition Amendment to our written Constilution will probably Jast, not merely because of the difi- culty of overthrowing it, but also because the bulk of our people believe in it.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. A project of this kind involves a long
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks ul-376-lbs-net-
In Bags of 250 lbs. net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
NEW YORK'S LEADING HOTELS
RRAY HILL
JOHN MCB.BOWMAN PRESENT
This group repre-
sents every typeof) first-class hotel,
kti òf which are
centrally located.
ATH
BILTMORE
BELMONT
ANSONIA
TUBS.
SANITARY GOODS BATHROOM. FITTINGS
AND ALL KINDS OF GLASS and MIRRORS-
LYSON COMPANY,
Tal No. 3559, 281, Zusen's Koné Central, Hongkong.
If the Prohibition Amendment stood alone, the definition of just what is an intoxicating liquor would be left to the courts; and presumably the courts would find that an in toxicating liquor is one that contains anywhere from three to six or seven per cent. of alcohol. But we did not leave the definition of an intoxicating liquor to the courts; we passed an enforcement act of Congress which defined an intoxicating liquor as any beverage,containing as much as one half of one per cent. of alcohol. That is the Federal law as it now stands. Some local State laws go the same length and some not so far.;
THE NEW AGITATION.
There is great discontent through- out America with this definition. This discontent prevails even with many people who believe in prohibition generally. The result of the apita tion just now going on will probably be to undo the legislative statute defining an intoxicating liquor as one half of ohe per cent, of alcohol, and raking the limit of permissible alcohol to something like three or four per cent.
If we could do it over again, and do it from the beginning as Great Britain now bas the opportunity to do, I think it is likely that we would not go the length of incorporating prohibition into our fundamental written Constitution. We would pro- bably meet the situation by outlaw. | ing all beverages containing upward of, say, seven or eight per cent of alcohol. Such a statute would do away with the worst aspects of the consumption of liquor, especially if it were supplemented by laws strictly regulating the method of sale.
As it is, we are face to face in a Presidential year with more agitation on this question than ou serious mat ters of grave public policy. As I. have already said, we shall very pro bably keep our prohibition statute, but we will change the definition of what constitutes an intoxicating drink so as to allow more elasticity.
FOR A LAME BACK. WHEN you have paing or lameness
the back bathe the parts with Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day, muassaging with the pals of the band for five minutes touch applicat Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind 1 ORLOFOR the seat of pain. For sale by all Cabminta and Storekeepers,
Tel. 1086.
NOTICES.
Tel. 1036,
GARAGE ACCOMMODATION
FOR PRIVATE CAR OWNERS.
THIS IS OUR NEW SPECIALITY.
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CARS GARAGED in TOWN $30 per month.
CARS GARAGED at PRAYA EAST or
WANCHAL --$20 per month.
THESE PRICES INCLUDE CLEANING AND ORDINARY GARAGE DUTIES.
EXILE GARAGE
Tel 1036.
38 & 85, Des Voeux Road Central,
HONGKONG.
Tel. 1036.
SWATOW DRAWN THREAD WORK,
CANTON EMBROIDERY.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
S. K.
P. O. Box 164.
-
TSAN & CO.,
$4, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL".
CALLE ADDRESS TSANG.
PHOTO SUPPLIES,
LONG HING & CO., Rodan and Kodak Filma, &c.
"DEVELOFING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.. No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD CRAL, HONGKONG.
BUY YOUR STATIONERY FROM US.
We Keep the Finest: Stocks Complete.
PRICES MODERATE.
DER A WING & CO. Paper Merchants Stationers, Printers & Bookbinders.
60, Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL.
THE HOTEL ASIA
WEST BUND, CANTON.
The highest building in Canton affording & panoramic bird's eye view of the whole city and suburbs.
Large and airy rooms, Elevators, Electric Lights and Fans installed.
Hot and cold water service fitted, Excellent Cuisine, Bar and Billiard room, Boof. Garden, Cinematograph Theatre and every modern convenience provided.
Special monthly and family rates can be arranged on application to
THE SUN CO, LTD.,
Proprietors.
These Oigarettes are made of selected Mild leaf tobacco and quite harmless to those who are accustomed to inhale.
NANYANG BROTHERS TOBACCO CO.
165, Des Voeux Road,
Hongkong