WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1921,
Hughes & Hough -
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.
Coal Contractors General Brokers.
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE Undersigned have received in hive Public de Bloo,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED) {
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THURSDAY,
Deber 15, 1921, commencing at 1 a.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice Houso Street,
A quantity of Woollen Buit .Lengths, Tweeds, Swatow
Drawn-work
And
Embroidered Sundries.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,
Hongkong, December 7, 1921.
(You CCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
SATURDAY, December 17, 1927, at 10.30 am. & 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, De Voux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,-- TOYS FOR XMAS GIFTS Algo
Large quantity Xmas Bundries, Wine and Liqueurs,
Crackers
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
ES WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID. Every additional word 4 Cente for 9 insertions.
TO LET.
TO LET FLOORS in the now
Bank Building, 4 Des Voeux Road Central. Apply to The Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd.
INTIMATIONS.:
CITY HALL. (Upstairs)
Madama Lottic Gordon's AFTERNOON CHRISTMAS
CONCERT.
For the Xmas Gift Fund for the Blind Home, Pokfolum Home, aal Home for the Aged, Kowloon.
Thursday, December 15th,
at 5.30 p.1.
Booking opens Wednesday next, at Moutrie's.
Tickets $2 reserved. $1 unreserved.
A great programme. Make the Blind and the Agel happy at Xmas Time by coming.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
NOTICE:---Members
про
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.);
INDIAN RAILWAYS,
DELHI, December 13th. The Railway Financial Committoo ananimously reported recommending an annual expenditure of twenty-millions sterling during the next five years to re- habilitate the railways, involving the supplementing of the Indian Rupee Loun by borrowing abroad on the easiest terms.
QUADRUPLE AGREEMENT.
TORONTO, December 13th. With the exception of the Toronto Telegram, the Canadian Press unanimous ly approves of the Quadruple Agreement.
EX-GERMAN SHIPS SOLD.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WIZARD OF THE TUBES.
POWER OF ONE MAN IN
AN UPPER ROOM.
SHY BRIDEGROOM
MARRIED AFTER A FALSE START.
Ashy bridegroom stopped his marriage ceremony in a London re- gister office with the dramatic ex- clamation, I can't go through with this; it's all such a farce."
Tho
Few of the 44 000 passengers per hour who travel on the London Tubes know that as Leicester Square in a apstairs room, sits a young man who can control their underground move- ments by a mere push of the thumb. registrar asked for an explanation, | but without giving one the couple loft He is in immediate touch with 22the office unmarried. stations at once, and in case of mis-
Previously the man had been to adventure can manipulat a 600-line the office three times before he could main switchboard and a separate Co-pluck up courage to take out the Jine private board of his own.
licence, On the third occasion he wan accompanied by this fiances, who really rettled the matter.
Suppose, for instance, fog comes on, or a great rainfall. Down go the crowds into the Tubes. Congestion follows. The genins at Leicester Square gets to work. The various depots would be immediately spoken to, and every wheel availabl could be turned out to the relief within a
EMERGENCY STAFF READY.
LONDON. December 13th. It is. offeinlly stated that sixteen ex-matter of minutes. German ships have been sold to British buyers. Four prize steamers were also sold at prices which are considered very satisfactory in view of the state of the market. Lord Inchcape bas now disposed of all the 465 ex-German vessels allocated to him, except one.
ANOTHER SHIPPING COLLAPSE..
LONDON, December 13th. Another shipping collapse is announced at Cardiff. The Stilla Shipping Com- pany's wizele capital of £300,000 has been lost.
LOVE TRAGEDY.
advised ONE LAST HOUR OF HAPPINESS. that the ballot for starting times at Fanling will be applied to flolidays as well as SUNDAYS in future.
Membora should advise the Treasur ers of their desire for times on the 26th On view afternoon befors date of Sale. and 27th December, not later than Terms: Cash on delivery.
10 a.m. on FRIDAY, 2d December.
By Order. Hongkong, December 17, 1821.
HUGHES & Bonga,
Auctioneers
Hongkong, December 8, 1921.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
011
MONDAY,
December 19. 1921, at 10.30 am., at 6 Morrison Hill,
Valuable Household Furniture,
ke
&c.,
therein contained. Comprising --
c.
Bed Room and Dining Room Suites, Overmantles, Mirrors, Oak Hall Chaics, unl Blackwood Electric Fittings Lamps, Stoves, Shanghai Baths, e, de
Terms:--Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 13, 1921.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE,One Oldsmobile Seven
6
Seater Motor Car, brand new,
Cly Endson wire wheele two spare wheels and complete Equipment
in thoroughly adued runing coalition. For price & particulars apply
Af Cds & HERIGH.
Auction R
PALACE MOTOR Co., Ltd.
Phone Central
644 Western Branch 3148 Kowloon Branch K397 New Care For Hire & For Sale. Private Cars garaged. Repairing Cars a Speciality.
OPPORTUNITY
SWEETS, SWEETS & SWEETS.
our
We have received Notico from the
from Landlord to vacate premises, The Old Post Office Buildings, on the 13th instaut, and we offer all sorts of goods in stock to our Customers for cash sale at the lowest pricos as followe
Chocolate:-
Original Price $1.20
Now only
per lb.
"
80 cte, » Carr & Co. Biscuit- Original Price $2,00 per tin Now only
$1,40
Sweets:-
Original Price Now only
40 eta, por lb. 25 cts."
&c.
&c., Customers should not mise this oppurtunity to do their Xmas Shopping,
BLUE BIRD CAFE,
Old Offer Post Buildings, Hongkong.
WE
NOTICE.
E have this day REMOVED our Office to No. 6, DES VOX ROAD, above the Bank of Canton, Ltd.
ARRATOON V. APOAR & CO. Hongkong, D.cember 6, 1927.
HONGKONG HOTEL AND REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
XMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
SATURDAY, 24th December. Dinner Dansant at Repulse Bay Hotel.
BOXING DAY, MONDAY, 20th December, "Fancy Dress" Dinner Dansant at
Hongkong Hotel Grill.
WEDNESDAY, 28th December. Dinner Dausant at Repulse Bay Hotel,
NEW YEAR'S EVE SATURDAY, 31st December. "Fancy Dress" Dioner l'ausant at Repulse Bay Hotel. (SUNDAY being NEW YEAR'S DAY, the above Dinner Dancs will commence from 7.30 p.m.)
MONDAY, 2nd January, 1922, Dinner Dansint at Repulse Bay Hotel.
KOMOR & KOMOR
Alexandra Buildings, Entrance ground floor near the lift,
Have the honour to aunounes
to their customers that they are showing from Monday, the 12th December, the latest
MODELS of the fashionable
WORLD
In Evening and afternoon Gowns, Blouses, etc.
Your inspection is cordially invited.
ΝΟΥ
NOTICE.
[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY has been acquired, na rom July 7th, 1921, by the undersign- ed with all rights and titles, and will bereafter be published by them. No claims against the Hongkong Dollar Directory incurred prior to this date will be admitted by the undersigned."-
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE
5, Wyndham Street. Hongkong, July 7, 1921. -
LTD
MARTIN'S APIOLASTEEL Moun PILLS
* Franch Mamady Toe al Fizzogulurikkaa. Thands of Ladies alwayz kmp`n bor, at Mustin Vila by the house, is that on the da Dias el any Arsequianity, at the B
Torbly done sety be communiziered. We w www des recommend them, hewon sher soun modo quis, All Cheung and Storm mi sem
MARTIN'S
APIOL STEEL
it
was
sent owner for a
A typical love tragedy took place on board the "Mikuma-maru," which plies between Hyogo and Awaji. A young man named Fujiwara Kiyoshi, à clerk employed in Kobe,, developed a talent for minsiu, and gave up clerk- dom for the profession of teaching the biwa. He took a roomin the neighbour.. hood of Shinkaichi for this purpose and had a number of pupils. Among them was. a young geisha whoso professional name was M yokoma. She was seven- teen years old, and an enthusia tic musician, and it was doubtless with a view to increasing her valu: that her owner allowed her to visit the young man'a bouse. The inevitable happened. They fell in love. But only in Eeptember that Miyokoma had been sold to her pre
good sum in hard cash and was bound to serve him for five years. Five years is a long time when one is seventeen, and is longer still in the life of a geisha. It was impossible to face such a disastrous probation, and teaching the biwa. though Fujiwara's chosen profession. had no money in it. Those who want money must not devote themselves to music or to love. So the little girl slip- ped out of the house of bondage and met ber lover, and they went over to Awaji for a last brief holiday. It was nearly midnight when the last boat left. Together they crept to a quiet corner, and, when the boat
Wax well away from shore, they jumped hand in hand into the dark waters, trusting that in some other world they might find human love unforbidden by human greed. Such things happen almost daily in Japan. Their disap. pearance was not noticed till on the arrival of the boat at Hyogo, their trifling belongings were found, and it was regembered that a young man and wolyan had hoarded the boat at Iway (Japan Chronicle),
GENESIS IN SCOTS.
The following extract from the Mosaic story of Pharaoh's hotler and baker, and the interpretation of their dreams by Joseph, is taken from Genesis in Scots," by Henry P. Cameron (Alexander Garduer):----
And it cam aboot aftir thir things," that the skinker o' the king o' Ægyp and bi baxter mistikit thair lord the king o' Ægyp. And Pharo wes wud agang his twa officiars, agane the haid o' the skinkers, and agane the heid o'the' baxters. And be pat thare in thor i' the hoose o' the capitane o' the gaird, intill the presona, the bit whaur Joseph was bun. And the capitane of the, gu'rd chairge't Joseph wi' theme, and he ser't the and thay conteena't a zaizzon in thor. And they dromed a dreme baith o' thame, ilka man his drome, in æ nicht, ilka man accordin to the uploɛin o' his dreme, the skinker! "and the baxter o' the king o' Egyp whs war bun it the prosoud, Aud Joseph cam in outill thame i the mornin, and saw thame, and, lo, thay war dowie. And he frayned Pharo's. oficiare that war wit him in thor in.tiis, maister's house, sayan, Whaurfor dae ye luik sae thair! the day 7 And quo thay till lim, We has drámed a drome and thar is nans that dow uplos it. And quo' Joseph till thame, Diana uplosins offer till
it till me, I beseik yo.
sends
Suppose a tramear section breake down. To the Tabes go the public. The Leicester Square man relief to the locality.
When a sudden rush at one point occurs, not only trains but staff are needed. The controller had 45 emergency men scattered all over the 57 miles of line. In a twinkling they are making for the congested stations. Are booking clerks needed, there are 20 extras at various stations. The tinkling telephone speeds them also on their way.
WONDERFUL CONTRIVANCES. By means of marvellous con- trivances the Leicester Square genius can tell as each train passes through fixed stations on the various tubes. For instance, fix a plug in this slot. and then watch the indicator. Click! a train has gone through, say, Piccadilly Creus, westward. The seconds tick off. He can tell exactly how long it is before the next goes
Thus he can through.
regulate intervals,
He has also instruments at control which will enable him to detect where a leakage of current is taking place, or through what train it is occurring.
Two hours after the interrupted coremony the couple reappeared and asked the registrar if he would begin the service again, the bridegroom apologising for the previons inter- ruption, and saying he bad made up his mind to be married.
The registrar began again, and bad
times to the bridegroom before the to repeat the marriage vow three
latter could be persuaded to repeat the words audibly.
When the ceremony had onded the couple hurriedly left the office.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
L-In Pictoria, with two Bearers. Quarter hour,.................................... Half hour, **** One hour.
Three hours,
Siz boars,
Day (6 a.m. to 6 p.)
10 cents
26
50
70
1.0
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, balt fare ext
Between the hours of 8.30 pm, and 6 so, the above fares shall be increased by 50 por centum
[Beyond Victoria, with four Beavers, Hour,
Three hours,......
Six hours................
Day (8 a.m. to 8p.m.)
0.60 conta,
$1.00
1.50 2.00
111-In the Hill District
With Bearers With 4 Bearers,
Qastler hour....$0.15
$0.30
0.20
0.40
0.30
0,60
0.50
0.80
Three hours.
0.70
1.00
Aix hours.
1.50
2.00
RICKSHLIS.
Half hour,... One hour,
Two hours.
In short, this wizard of the square jerks all underground travellers into orderly routine by mere push of Days. 8p.m.)1.50 the plug.
AN APPEAL TO BRITONS IN CHINA.
100,000 DOLLARS
URGENTLY NEEDED
FOR
THE "ARETHUSA” TRAINING SHIP.
2,000 OLD BOYS HAVE JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY, AND 6,500 THE MERCHANT SERVICE
Puters: THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN, 1'resident:
AL... THE PRINCE OF WALES. Chairman and Treasurer
CE MALDEN, Esq., MA,
1ya, Chstrman: F. B. CLAYTON, E-4. Chiront of Ships Committeet
HOWSON F. DEVITT, C-
Joint Secretariest H. PRISTOW WALLES HENRY AL COPELAND.
Cheques, Drafts, etc. shonld be made myable to nul sent to:-
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES & ARETHUSA · TRAINING SHIP 164 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.0.2.
Corns, Calluses Ended Quickly!
Two Drops of "Gate-It" Will Do It.
Ever carve your too with a knife trying to get rid of a corn? Ever use scissors and snip off part of the corn too close to the "quick"
Ever
*Get-I¢ ́Puts Your Feot in Clover
It Ends Corns Quickly.
pack up your too with "contraptions" and plaster as though you were packing a glass vase tur. parcel post? Ever use Fronsy ointments that rut Ever uso aff on your stockings? sticky tape that la Jorked off when you pull your nivelings ch? Rather. foolish, when 2 or 3 drops of "Gett It" on any corn or callus gives it.
painless, Pencotul. certain funeral why bufferfots-It" stops corn pains, it lets you work, smile and dance, even with
Coras.
It ja ho dimmon-Ronec way, the only simple, easy way-pegla "corns off ice a banana, piilu. Uzed by m lions It never fails,
"Gots-I," the guaranteed, money- bacir corn-rothover, the only surd way, costs put a tride at all chemlats and stores. Md by E, Lawrence" Co. Chicago, U, 8. A.
SHADE MARK
Solo Distributors MULLER-PHIPPS
& HODGES, LAD, ·
38 Klang Road, SHANGHAI
CAFE, Sure, and Guaranteed cure for Laptony, Loucoderma, Patober, mouth. | Maske, Eruption, Eczema, etu, in lour. weeks. Patients Willing to be treated by Four are requested to write, Rs. 7,8/ (Top bhillings) per week. Full partier lors Fras under cover, SRI WORKS, Bordon Square, (CM.) Calcutta, India)
The author points out in a short preface that he has translated the Book of Genesis into Scots because There's a ory in mony lands for the truth the mither tongue?
-In the Island of Hongkong, if engaged
in Pretoria
Five minutes..
Ten minutes.
Quarter hour,
Hall
hour,
One hour,**********
Every Subsequent hour.
30
cente
Note. If the ricksba be engaged
годы
within the Uity of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City
toria after 9 p.m.. or be dis
Victoria
snarged to the East of Fay View Police station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
11.-În Kowloon Quarter hour,
Half bour,
Bour,
Every subsequent hour,
III--Taipo Road.
***.. 5 Dente.
15
10
"
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hiror causen the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile 76 coats....1 hour.
single
........3 hours.
.................2 hours.
return...... $1.00 Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single81.20................. return...$1.60.. 8-yond 8th to 9th n mile single.$1.75 return......32.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile.
single2.00.
return.82.60 ..........................
FI
7
1
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th
ozile
to
be a matter of previous arrange-
ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Taim Sha Tavi
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of water in res^'rvoirs on the 1st October, 1991-
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATRE WORKS
SEA LEVEL.
IP20
1. Howevorid
1921.
fyr 1 ft. 2 in, Below ; 4 ft. 7 in. Below overlow
gretflow
21.16, 2 in. Below overflow
Oft. 8 in. Ahora prerËow Trti Tak Level with Level with ovarilow
Tylum Entermediata
Level with prerijnw
overflow
Wing Nel hung, tit. & In. Below pretdow Bukt tum. 1.1 in Below overdow
Badow Drafow
TORADE IN MTÓLIONE AND DECIMALE OF GALLUES,
1920.
Yam
Intermediate
Hong Noi Chum Inkfulm
Total.
Consumption
$75.60
13.83
346.20 2.21
106.21
109.70
1,419,00
J,419,00
20.4
76.43
€3.44
03.08
2,008.40
12,065 10
water In the City
ad, FT Disttor iu miliona and decimale fgallons during the tenth of September,
Jammana prem
tiated pornale tión ...
pon per hood
per day unsererer ti
Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.
CAPITAL STOCK : Pesos 700,000 divided into 1,000,000 shares.
A sound, conservative enterprise with an excep- tional technical staff, a
modern plant and a long
life before it.
For many years it has been the largest dividend
payer on the Manila share market; and owns to-day the richest gold-mine in
the Far East.
Agents:
MOXON & TAYLOR,
HONGKONG
THE
CHEUNG
SHING.
SUPPLIES,
No. 40, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
DEALERS & CONTRACTORS IN ELECTRICAL ALSO TEAKWOOD & BLACKWOOD FURNITURES FOR SALE. COME TO US! WE SELL THE BEST FURNITURES Obtainable in Hongkong. INSPECTION INVITED.
TEL No. K221;
ESTABLISHED
1814 100 YEARS.
100 YEARS. 1914
JOHN
HADDON
AND CO.
Export and Import Agents
For ONE HUNDRED YEARS in the CITY OF LONDON we have acted as Buying and Selling Agents for Traders,Storekeepers,
NA of Colonial. Produce
you requiring the services of London Agents to promote We shall be your interests? pleased to enter into correspond- ence with a view to arranging terms to mutual advantage.
20
1971. 250.40.. BOS.47 100,20 353,440
311244 gallon
CASH
Constant supply in all dieteísta during September of both 1920 and 1921.
KOWLOON WATER WOBEI GEVAL.
· 1999).''
1921
Kowloon - Grayti!
Non Romero. with gydow whiä ovation "STORIEM IN·MILAJOSS ANI DROSMALE OF GALLONE.
10% "Cystons Graylation
374.00 Chumption of water;lo: Kowloud I aillons and decimals of 'gallona đuring the Gonch of September
・
874.00
ketiwatek population 101.030111.60 / Q
'17.4
The Government Analati, reports show vial the water in, of exoelieus quality,
Puble Works Department.”
SEMTALA PERKINE,
ator Authority.
BANK CREDITS ARRANGED. ADVANCED
AGAINST SHIPMENTS.
JOHN
HADDON
AND CO.
Colonial Merchants and Produce Agenta, SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON, EC.