Your Most Valuable Asset
is your eyesight.
Fee that it is kept on the "
CREDIT SIDE IN YOUR
LEDGER OF HEALTH
Accurate games will keeps your eyes Et for the daily
strain of Businem."
N. "LAZARUS
OFETELEMNG OPTICIAN,
Il, Queen's Load Central, Hongkong
No. 18,095.
The China Mail.
ESTABLISHED
October 29, 1919, Tempersire 72
·日九十月九申庚次年九锅电源
October 29, 1920, Temperature 71.
六拜禮。
Barometer 20.0r
Bainfall 000 inch.
Humidity 77
號十三月十年十二百九千英
HONGKONG, SATURDAY OCTOBER 30, 1920.
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 3/10 -To-day's opening rate 3/10
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR.
BARON MATSUI DEPARTS,
BUSINESS NOTICES
IDEAL BEVERAGES
Watson's
DRY GINGER ALE
There is something quite unique about its "dry-
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Watson's
PYERIS
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Refreshing, invigorating and stimulating.
The temperance Champagne. An ideal beverage for tennis parties
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DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE),
Motor Cars for Sale and Hire.
"24. Bes Yeux Rond
Garages at
96, Nathan Road, Kowloon."
Tels. 432 & 3552.
THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, AND -THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and MOTOR ACCIDENT. For Bale sad Particulars appply to the General Agents.
UNION TRADING CO., Prince's Building.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE (A FRENCH BANK)
Capital Paid-up and Surplus
---
Fcs. 105,000,000.00
The organisation of the Bank enables it to open ACCOUNTS CURRENT ACCOUNTS, SAVING
and to accept FIXED DEPOSITS in local currency and ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY,
These accounts and deposits may be converted AT ANY TIME without ANY CHARGE in ANY OTHER CURRENCY.
Apply for terms and particulars
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS..
(Reuters Service to the China Mall.)
UNITED STATES TRADE.
WARRINGTON, October 28th. The exports of the United States for September were valued at $608,000,000, including $17,000,000 worth of gold and $7,000,000 worth of silver.
The imports were of the value of $363,000,000, including $39,000,000 worth of gold and $7,000,000 worth of silver,
DEATH OF MR. MCSWINEY.
NEW YORK, October 28;h. The death of Mr. MacSwiney has greatly excited the Irish. Monster meetings of protest are being arranged
Mayor Hylan, who is an Irishman, bas! ordered the American flag at the City Hall to be half-maned,
MR. GANDHI'S LATEST MOYE.
SIL, October Erd. My Gandhi's latest effort in the non- cooperation movement is the advocacy of celibacy. He appeals for the cessation of all additions to the population until India becomes & free nation.
JAPANESE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO.
CORRESPONDİSNCE.
THAT » SCRAP GP PAPER.”
[To the Editor of the "* China Mail."]
Sir.-The publication of the "Scrap
of the manner in which the Companies entered into the Agreement
SHORT STAY IN HONGKONG.
Among the passengers on the 35 of Paper" gives rise to the question" Kamo Maru," which arrived yester day afternoon and departed this morn- Lug at II o'clock for Yokohama, wUTE Biron Keshire Matsui, former It must be conceded that they could have only had one of the reJapanese Ambassador to France, following ideas when agreeing to it their two children.
accompanied by Baroness Matsui and
Baron Matsui and his family were the guests
ashore of Mr. S. Yasuda, manager of the Nippon Yesen Kaisha. TA 2. They deliberately signed it in reception was held for Baron Matxui the full knowledge of the ambiguity last night at the residence of Mr. of the word "my" and with the Yasuda. It was attended by Mr. G. intention of availing itemselves of it Omeri, Acting Consul General for af the most favourable opportunity.
Japan, and many Japanese residents of Hongkong.
1. They entered into it with a per- fectly genuine intention to abide by it in the spirit in which it was plan- ned, o
In the first case they adopted the Baron Matsui received other Japa line of conduct that has always been pese residents this morning on the expected of them and which expecta-ship, just before sailing. His two tion has not been disappointed up to children were taken on a sight-seeing the present, “.
expedition to the Peak.
Baron Matrai has held many important positions in the diplomatic service. He
appointed WAS Ambassador to France .in 1915, succeeding Count Ishi, who, in turn, having been re-appointed Ambas sador, has succeeded him at the
In the second case their action was so despicably mean that no public comment can be sufficiently caustic.
In either case the position is the same. their pledged. word has been denied in one part of an agreement and the question naturally follows post. Baron Matsui received his What is the next clause they will útle of Baron in recognition of his try to evade,
work at the Peace Conference. "Ab uno disce omnes" Yours. Sc.,
ENQUIRER.
Prior to his appointment în 1915 as Ambassador, Baron Matsui was Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Afait la 1908 he was Counsellor and Attache to the Jacancie Embassy in Washington. He had
WOMEN COPY WRITERS previously been attached to the
A FASCINATING OCCUPATION.
THE CONCOCTION OF ADVERTISE-
LONDON, October 23rd. The Times Toronto saya: "It is stated here that the Japanese are planning pioneer! settlements in Northern Ontario, which a prominent Japanese, formerly connected with the Japanese Legion in America, ir now visiting. He has refused to answer questions whether he acting for Japancer colonisation companies, such as have estab ished settlements in Brazil and Mexico.
The Tornato Globe vigorously protests
A woman copy-writer is not some against the general admission of Asiatic in one who copies out correspondence. migrants, and says that there are enough but what she does is to follow the Oriental families on the Parific slope at
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present to produce a population of over, fascinating occupation of writing ad- 4,000.000 within a century at the present vertisements. rate of increase and that the Yellow Ferij
A copy-writer is a salesman not bý
is enough without adding thereto indefinite word of mouth not by showing the Is by the introduction of. Chinese fare actual goods, it by the power of the labourers in Winzipec.
The Tribune draws attention to the ap
¿pen.
parent determination of the Japanese to
The artist supplies the illustration
The
ablish settlements on the Pacife coast (if any) of an advertisement.
of Canada and the United States, and arby-out" man arranges the display, that Japan's argent, insistence upon the but it is the copy-writer who supplies
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been made smooth for the Japanese who have not yet acquired she pioneer spirit
Japanese Embassy in Paris," the Japanese Legation in Peking, and had served as First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in London.
"Another passenger on the Kamo Maru" was Mr. S. Imai, who was Japanese Consul General in Hong- kong four years ago. He is return- ing to Japan from Italy, with the remains of his daughter, who died
there.
CINEMAS IN CHURCH.
PICTORIAL BIBLE STUKIES.
-
THE STORY OF JONAH FILMED.
New York. An organisation of right to sen
send her people where she the headline that antracts and the few Church and business men has been piraces is
of & policy fell
danger well-chosen words that convince the formed, under the name of the Inter- time probably Japan whether the reason for this is that reader of the necessity of purchasing national Church Film Corporation, to popularise churchgoing on Sunday the elder statesmen are convinced that the article advertised. Japan can retain ker medieval absolutism
Glance through any daily paper or alternoon and evening by displaying only by invading lands where the way has weekly magazine and you will be moving picture dramas end comedies struck by the fascinating variety of besed on stories taken from the Bible. the copy-writer's work.
The organisation believes that the kinema has been neglected as an in- Every advertisement is different. Each one is written from the stand-strument of Biblical instruction, and it plans to invite prominent church- point of the type of person to whom men to write scenarios thrillingly de- the article in question, most appeals.picting Bible stories. The first pic Behind the apparemly simple words|ture to be released will be a six-reel lie the knowledge of human nature, thriller depicting Jonah in the act of the sound reason for purchase, the casting himself into the sea, his sub- brief convincing argument that secures sequent rescue by the kindly whale, the desired big sale of the articles) and the “close-up" of the whale's advertised. $
interior, showing Forah's deportment
of the times
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TAILORS
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DONNELLY & WHYTE.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IMPORTS-PRICES.
COTTON PIECE GOODS AND FANGYÁR
COTTON GOODS.
With the fall of Walchow the poli- tical situation looks more hopeful. The marker can only be described as stagnant, and until a definite settle- ment has been arrived at, it will be impossible to give any indication as
to the future.
Cotton was quoted at 16.20 on the 19th instant, and advanced to 16:81 the following day.
The Manchester marker remains inactive.
The qualifications needed to become immediately after the providential a successful copywriter are neither act. Thunderous nor difficult:
A good education-is-essential, "to- gether with a certain facility for ver-
Mr. R. H. Ferguson, proprietor
bal expression. In addition, common of the firm of Messra A. M. and J. sense, enthusiasm, and the power to Ferguson and late Editor of the Snd selling arguments are the initial Ceylon Observer severed his connec qualities that will eventually lead tion with the paper on October 11. intelligent girls or women to become 7 successful copy-writers.
Two pictures of the surrender of Besides being more interesting the German Fleet are being exhibited that a clerical career advertisement in the window of Messrs. Whiteaway writing is also more lucrative. Five, Laidlaw and. Co. They are repro- seven or even ten pounds per week ductions of paintings by Sir John are not unusual salaries for a copy Lavery, A.R.A. Orders may be book. writer of proven skill, while promised with the firm. ing beginners are rewarded with three
or four pounds a week.
Cotton Yarn.-Stocks in dealers' hands having run to a very low dob they were compelled to buy very moderate quantities for those consu ing centres that are not very much affected by political troubles. Values do not show much change on the fort- night, as after a slight decline they now have a hardening of tendency, in sympathy with various manufacturing centres. Quotations are: No. 105 $170/195; No. 12s $175/205; No.maias particularly unsrowded. 16s 9210/235; No. 20s $220/245.
·Arrivals 3,000 bales.· Sales 3,000 Shipments bil. Unsold Stock 12,000. bales. Bargains 8,000 bales.
Woollens-No sales reported Market exceedingly dull. :-
Raw, Cottons.---No business" has been done and values are nominally unaltered as follows:-Indian descripe tions $30/33. Chinese descriptions 334/42 per picul."
Metals. Business remains at standstill, and there is no likelihood (of any revival, until conditions become normal again in Canton and the neigh- bouring provinces.
Flour Market Report. Stock About 220,000 sacks, Quotations American Patent $4,80 per sack American Cut off $3.30 per- sach American Straight 83.30 per sack
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The fifteenth international con The numerous advertising agencies gress against alcoholism at which 20 (and big stores in both London and the nations were represented opened at
provinces provide plenty of opportu Washington amid scenes of nities for promotion and experience, thusiam.. All seemed to agree it while the grofession as a whole re would be fifty years before the world became dry. Anglo-Saxons favour Women who are not versatile shoulded legislative action Latin repre specialise in writing drapery advertise sentatives urging that the peoples should be educated to gradual ments, but naturally the biggest acceptance of the idea. salaries go to diose who can write equally well, on anything- from a two penny s to propaganda fora och operative society.
DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE
AVOIDED..
A start can be made in two ways: Either by taking a postal course on IPHTHERIA is usually contracted advertisement writing, or by appren
Dwhen the child has cold. The ticing oneself to a good firm for a few cold prepares the child's system for the months. The first method should give recepti n and c'ere opment of the diph sufficient knowledge to obtain a post theris gems. When there are cases of diphtheria in the neighbourhood children' as beginner, while the apprenticeship that bare co'ds should be kept at bome should teach one enough technique to and off the strect notil recovered. " Gire obtain quite a good post at the end of tham Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they will not have to remain at the agreed time.
Ambindus girls who seek interest-home long. It alec clean out the culture beds, which form in a chlids throst ing careers with a big future would be when it has a cold, ani minimizes the woo tonsider, the attractive possi- risk of contracting infectious diseases. bilities offered by advertisement writ-For sale by all Chemists and Blore
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