AMMERT BROS.
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AND SURVEYORA
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TRIDAY, October 1, 1920, commending at 2.30 p.m. their Salas Rooms, Duddell Street, Fine Colitotion of Japanese "Porcelain, Oloisonne Ware
and Imbroideries.
Comprising -- Satanma tensets, vases, bouls, figures, ites, incense burners, silk embroider
creens, pictures, etc., etc.
On view from Thursday, the 30th ptember, 1920,
Catalognes will be issued.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Sept. 23, 1920.,
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•Kidney Trouble Cured after 20 Years
Mr. Lewis hopes other sufferers will get De Witt's "Vilis and be cured as he was.
It is a trus saying that only those who have though I keep them by me.. 1 lava, and shak. anfared know what suffering lel_so_1'is with always recommend them and topa these who Mr. Thomas Lewis of, 112 Langfolach Hd., water will tend this and buy for themselves and -Brynhyfryd, Swansea. For over 50 yeare beste what treat good they will get from thent." * Over a year' Inter," Ms. lived en sorante life of
Thomas Löwis says:-- "I martyrdory due to the muffer
fael double the man I was. ing raniting from Kidney
· De: Witt's Pills cured ma and Bindderiwubles. After
‚of the dreadful pains I uist ́all theso yoáru af torture ho
tosulter from. I have was recommended to try DeWitt's Kidney & Bladder
mentioned my case to many „Pilla. "The reliek, WRI
'friends' and always, re command these wonderful wonderful - In a shark time
little pilis," ho was completely cured, and what is more, Rea nos had a single return of those cruel pain. Just read -whai ha anys-
Ian only too pleased to eallyout what De Witt's Kidney and Bladder. Pills have done in my case. For
about 20 years on and off I
suffered with my Kidneys
you are a sufferer from any form of kidney and bladder trouble, take Mr. Lewis's advice, and givo Do Wat's Kidney and Bladder Plis a trial. The trist need not cost yun a penny, as the proprietors will gladly send you a frea trik bor on receipt of
and Bladder, I have actually been three days a Post Card, so confident are they in the healing
To ture Kidney trouble of any kind you must'
and passed no water at all-you will not ward properties of this remarkabla remedy. What s ma to enlarga ca the pains that 1 have endured the reason of their, success. during this length of time. Bat I can assure you that I tried everything I could get and all positively get rid of the cause-the poisonous the remedies that were. recommended to maUric Acid. Remember, to do this a real remedy About twelve months ago I was given a sample must pass through the kidneys and the bladder, of De Witt's Kilney and Bladder Pille. I tried and sat through the bowels, as most kidney pilla them and was grostly surprised at the rapid way do. When you see the urine change lo a muddy they relieved me. I kept on with them and they | bluish colour feature which distinguishes De completely cured ma. ·
Witt's pille from all other youknote that they
For the last nine months I have not had any have put their healing touch on the right ocession ever to take a single ore of your Pili,spot-the kidneys and the bladder.
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Rheumatism, Cystitis.
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Sold by chemist and storekeepers throughout the world. De Witt's pills are packed in rad and gold bets printed is blae, and every gecuin: bottle has a red wax seal on the cork, They are sold by the loading dispensaries and storek epers in China. but if you are unable to obtain them iscally send your money to the Shangai Dispensary, 4, Foochow Road, Shanghai.
THE RIVER THAMES.
AS A LONDON ROAD, -
· REMARKABLE CHANGES IN TRAFFIC.
Sir Joseph Broodbank in, his talk with Mr. Harold Begbie in the Daily Telegraph reminded him of the great days when the Thames was London's chief highway.
that they pester and incumber the streets of London and Westminster, and, which is worst of all, they stand and ply in Term time at the Temple gate.
and to carry some- times three men for four pence the man, or four men for twelve pence" to Westminster, or back again, which doing of this doth undoe the Com pany of Watermen."
"In this case the watermen won. But not so easily can the wheels of change be stopped turning. Two "Few people," he said, "seem to years later the hackney coach re remember that for many centuries turned; fifty strong. Cromwell turn- the Thames was London's chief high-ed a deaf ear to the monopolists, way both for men and merchandise. and increased the number of backney It was really London Road, and had coaches to 200. Next year the {this economic value, that it required no watermen presented a petition making and no maintenance. Thereto Parliament Cromwell replied was one danger –shooting the rapids by adding another hundred to the at London Bridge. It was a real hackney coaches. At the end of danger. The timid passenger would Charles the Second's reign the nam break his journey above bridge and ber was 400, and ia 1694 an Act was re-ecabark at Billingsgate, so fearful passed raising the number to 700. was be of the rush of piled up water between those narrow gaps,
and there pageantry has ever since
AN END TO PAGEANTRY. "The victory of the wheel robbed "The rapids of London Bridge was no-fun. In these days, remember, Instead of a network of lanes wind the river of nearly all its pageantry conches did not exist. For centuriesing down to this one great open the London cabby was a waterman-highway of the City's traffic, broad In 1293 complaint was made that the streets were driven through London. boatmen of Gravesend Milton charg ed unjust fares of one penny where they had formerly taken a half penny from a person for his passage tó London. Those wicked boatmen were brought to reason; but a few years afterwards the fares were in Creased to twopence between Billings gate and Gravesend a nice pull for
the money!
LONDON'S FIRST COACH.
made its progress.
go
back
All the great people of history up to a hundred years ago went up and down the Thames. I often in thought to the three river journeys made by the Lady Jane Grey in one week. This was in June, 1553. The first journey was from Sion House to the Tower, with fifty gilt The history of the Thames is in barges in attendance, the new Queen many respects a history of these showing herself to her people in the watermen. Between them the water traditional fashion, the whole river men and the lightermen practically crowded with junketing Bightseers, owned the Thames, and in this A week after this triumphal progress manner held London at their mercy. Queen Mary descended upon her in The first bombshell for these the Tower of London. Lady Jane monopoliste exploded in 1565, when made her ignominious escape in a a Dutchman presented Queen waterman'a small boat, but being Elizabeth with a coach. Such a thing captured at Sion House, was taken had never been seen in England back at night in the Royal barge, before. It created a fine excitement unattended and unnoticed; the torch among fashionable folk. Everybody light of her progress making no of position felt that life was hence stir, on, either bank and so she forth impossible without a coach. passed down the river for the last 'That's all very well, cried the time, and "out of history, and out of Thames watermen 'but what about life on earth. u87'
NAMING THE CAR.
HAPHAZARD SELECTION.
A WEIRDLY SUITABLE NAME.
Next to choosing a new car the most important thing is to give it a good name.. No car which is worth. its salt can ever be undistinguished by a name.
Let it be Pallas, Athene, or Gladys as your fancy or the car's character dictates, but do not, when you are discussing her, refer to "the car"
A good car's name is often given" in the most haphazard way. Its god- be all unconscious of parents may b their high responsibilities. A quotation, a careless expression-and the damage is done. The car is
for ill, for ever and ever, she is, an1 forthwith christened and for good or
will be, known to you and her friends by what may be the most resplendent or the most absurd name. But it will
be appropriate. And it will stick till
death.
Three cars I knew in one family who were called Bo, Zo and Quo, There was no continuity of policy in this. It simply happened inevitably. Bo was short for Boreas most excellent name for a dear old bluster- log 1903 contraption with a voice like Boreas in a temper. Zo was the result of trying to call a very tire- soma and
unreliable bag-of-tricks Zophar and no-Farther. Quo was the abbreviation of Quo Vadia, which, in turn, was the somewhat free read- ing of the Basque phrase, “Ques sio?" or What is it ?"
Then came Carlotta, in honour of the heroine of Mr. Locke'a. Inspired novel, "The Morals of Marcus. Carlotta, the car, was in many ways much like Carlotta, the lady from Alexandretta.
After her came Carlina, Karsavina, Nijinska, Pavlova (we spent a lot of money at Covent Garden in those -days), Katinka (because she sounded "From the day when Ethelred like a Russian countess talking By 1600 the watermen were up made his regulations for tolls at Bill scandal), Christopher, Christine, in arms against the invader. So ingsgate the Thames has been the Mary (because; she was a lamb), numerous were the coaches now that highroad of London's history. another and different Mary, Matilda, they blocked the narrow streets. A From the thirteenth century onward Lohengrin, and Tannhauser (this was Bill was introduced into the House history is full of river incidents ten years before the war), 'Rodulfo of Commons and passed by them to ceremonial, political, trading, and (we went to "La Bohere" 48 times), restrain the excessive and superfluous domestic. For example, in 1264 Bambo, an Italian car of great use of coaches. The Lords rejected Henry III. fled to Kent, and persuad-worth, and Bambino (another and It. Then began for the watermen aed the authorities of the Cinque younger child of the same family), hundred years' war against the coach Ports to block the Thames with a the Purple Devil, Salome, Rigoletto In 1614 the House of Commons number of ships, and so prevent the (who was another Italian of the most debated a Bill against outrageous City from getting its supplies. I priceless kind and won race, at coaches, but threw it out. Taylor, the reign of Henry V. sheriff-elect Brooklands and was practically un- the water poet, published in. 1622 'An' were forbidden to ride on horseback.startable except by towage), and Errant Thief,' in which he says: to Westminster, and ordered to go
Carroches, coaches, jades, and in barges.
Flanders mares
Do rob us of our shares, our wares,
our fares, a
Against the ground we stand and
knock our beela
Sir John Norman, London's Mayor in 1454, went to Westminster in a noble barge rowed by watermen with silver oars, and it was said that he made the barge sathe in burn on the Whilst all our profit runs away on water, so splendid was his glory. This change in custom is recorded -wheels,'
"We have forgotten this battle in the Harleian M. S. And this yere between the wheel and the oar, but for the riding to wes Was foredone and over a century it was a very insistent goying thider by barge bigonne. part of London's history, The First the horse, then the boat, and coach was bad enough, but when the now the coach. Presently perhaps, backney coach came along it seemed it will be the motoy car. And later. to the watermen that the Thames the aeroplane. Sa time brings in his might as well go dry." In 1644 there changes.”
was actually a stand for backney
coaches at the Maypole in the Strand.
The watermen petitioned the. King. "WALLA WALLA BOATS"The
They told his Majesty that the hack
BOLN AORNTE; MATAJI RUSAAM KAISER.
new coaches are so many is number
only European Bosts Colony Phone 3516.
finally, this year, Imshi.
Imahi is mine. Those who knew EEF. will need no translation.".For the benefit of those who do not, it is the imperative of the Arable word to go, or, more properly, to walk. What the Navy and Army decided was that it should mean "jop it" I wanted to call her Tinks. I don't know why, except perhaps in memory of my beloved Katinka, best of all beloveds. But some idiot said "Imahi," and there it was. Inshi che in till she crumbles into dust.
It is popularly but quite trac curately regarded as an expression fof contempt. "I have anything but contempt, for her, as have all her friends. But, like all car-names, it is weirdly suitable.
Imshi!
But not "op it," (Daily Mall.)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
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