BATURDAY: FEBRUARY 4, 1982
ADVERSARIA,
(Continued from Page 4.)
It has a sharp cutting edge, perhaps four or five inches long as in the; former case, but the edge of the blade
HONGKUNG TRADE.
STRIKE'S DEPRESSING EFFECT.
CHAMBER OF COMMEROR REPORT.
Cargo.
THE CHINA MAIL
CORRESPONDENCE.
WHY GENERAL STRIKES FAIL. To the Editor of the " China Mall,"Į
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS ›
THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LTD, COPENHAGEN.
DO YOU PLAY "SPARROW”?
A MAGISTRATE ON MA-CHEUK. Mr. R. E. Lindsell has written and Mesara. Kelly and Walsh Ltd. have published, an interesting treatise ov Cotton piece goods and fancy cotton | the game of "Sparrow," and how to
Dear Sie.-Regarding your editorial C ONSIGNEES of Cargo for Hong is at right angles to a long handle as goods.-lales of Plain and Figured play it. It is illustrated with photo-stike in Australia in 1917 provides baby notified that only part cargo has note on general strikes, the general | ku g per M/S " AFRIKA” are in the latter." Isn't that naive! Popline, Dyed Twills and Prints are graphic diagrams, and although we another interesting example of a wide-loaded here, and that owing to the Any European who is really "ac-
reported. The Strike is having a do- are not ourselves familiar with the spread movement attacking the vital oslance of cargo for Hongkong will be strike of cargo and wharf coolies the customer" to take notice of European pressing effect on trade generally, but intricacies of the game, we are satisfied interests of the community ending in carried on to Shanghai and landed as carpenters will recognize that passage once it is settled there is every reason that anyone who should explain them failure. It began with the Sydney the port. an a very fair description of a Eur- to hope for a good demand. Meantime more lucidly than Mr. Lindsell has railways and tramways. In response opean adze. He then describes the there is practically no movement of done would be indeed a gifted ex to the Government's appeal, the pab-ed to take the necessary arrangements Consigue a ro therefore recommend- famidar bow drill, or "fiddle" B.8
positor. Let us artisans at Home term it. This also
first quote hilic volunteered in large numbers to respecting insurance etc. accordingly, Cotton Yaru-A fairly good introduction.
man the essential services, Students The cargo will be returned to Hongkong is not peculiarly Chinese. In the
business was transacted at a
The game of "Sparrow "--called restarted the tramways, while school become settled.
immediately conditions at this port whole of his article, indeed, he men-
"Ma Cheuk" in South China and in boys collected the fares. Farmers tions nothing at all that is "different
Shanghai "Mah Jongg "as bren unloaded cargo at the docks. Five played in China for centuries, but has weeks saw the strike collapse, only in the last few decades become No. 103 $158;199, No. 12s $175 the Chinese national card game. It is 200. No. 168. $190/222. No. 20s | now played by high and low, rich and $200/222. Arrivals 4,000 bales. poor, by meu, women and Unsold Stock 5,500 bales. Bargains players known to the writer being a Shipmento nil. even children, one of the best
small boy of seven. Some 12 or 15 years ago a very much emasculated and simplified form of Sparrow was introduced into England under thTHE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTO, name of "Coon Can," but this had only a passing vogue. Nowadays the
from those to which we are accuscom. ed." This might have been done, too, if he hadn't (as I suspect) done his observing from the top of a tram love watching any carpenter at work but in small stuf it is treat to
I
vory
elight decline in rates. Latterly both business and deliveries are suspended owing to the seamen and labour strike.
Quotations are:--
Sales 5,000 bales. watch the Chinesn cleverness The Japanese are as good, and when pre-10,000 bales. ducing artistic small stuff in faucy
woods are even better.
PENINSULA
TEL.
in
I heard
เสด
idiots
arguing од Thursday
about the name of the
the
of report
WAS
&
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the
error.
Woollens.There is no change in The market.
Raw Cottons.-Market remains devoid of business. Values
are slightly easier as follows:-Indian
Metals Business at a stand still. Yellow Matal --Nominal Nil. Flour Market Report, About 1,010,000 sacks,
opeans in the Far East is increasing hy leaps and bounds, and in the Northern Treaty Ports it is said to be Stork-almost ousting Bridge from the Clubs, while in the British fleet on the China Patent Station hardly a wardroom is com
Yours, sto.
R.W.
Hongkong, February 3.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
8. S. BENVORLICH,"
the
new Kowloon Hotel. Should it be grades at $33 29. Chinese grades at popularity of the game among Ear-Fron ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO' | Peninsula or Peninsular? One idiot $28/96 per picut. argued that the first form. given botel meeting. The other man was equally idiotic for arguing that the first foru Was the only right one. They $3.80 per aack, American Straight did not ask for my opinion, so $2.85 per sack, American Cut off didn't give it; but I supposed until then that everybody must know both 2.90 per sack, Shanghai Flour $3.15 forms to be right in such a connection. Per rack, Australian No. 1 $2.90 per
The first form is the noun, and the addition of the "r" turns it into an
adjective. fer! rather too like an elementary school teacher at the mo ment, but since such an acrimonious argumout wae possible, as the one I beard, it seems a duty to forestali possible others. Although I have said | that both forms are right in the naming of the hotel, I ought to say that in my opinion the noun is prefer able, and the hotel manager evidently agrees with me. To my finicking
Quotations -- American
Back.
Petroleum Products.-No change. Sundries-Dus to the Chinese Now Year holidays no fresh business has
been
cneumated but the market remains quietly steady at quotations.
Sugar.-Market strong. Salupetra-Market quiet,
WARWICK COMEDY
COMPANY.
EARNEST."
way of using words with an eye to THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING shades of meaning, the adjective would suggest that the hotel wan "nearly like
00 Я
island,
whereas the intention 29 to indicate that it iB eituated
of land which piece
island.
of the One nearly an arguers mentioned the Peninsular and Oriental $.B. Co. in support of his position. In that case they could not drop the "r" without dropping the "al" from the other word, which would
The Importance of Being Earnest," Oscar Wilde' trivial comedy for serious people" was the piece chosen by the Warwick Comedy Co.,last night for the second performance of their brief return season at the Theatre Royal. The coruscant gems of dialogue which are the chief merit of the play were faithfully treated and the artists thoroughly deserved the warm ovation which the large audience gave them when the final aurtain fell.
plote without its Sparrow set. The game of Mah Jongg however, as it is played by foreigners in Shanghai differs in many respects from the genuine "Sparrow." It is the par pose of the writer to set out in the following pages its true principles and generally accepted rules in the hope of gaining new adherents to a wonderful game and of giving some further enlightenment to those who are al ready versed in its clemente."
To mention the magisterial capacity We
of the author seeme irrelevant. did it for the sake of on alliterative headline. But now that we re-read his hope of gaining new adherents, we begin to sniff the odour of relev ance. May we express a hope that the adherents will always adhere in proper places within the meaning of the Act. and not go into his presence as persons whose adherence bas provoked the resentment of our watchful and virtuous police?
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, February 3, 1929.
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM JAPAN POETS.
CUNSIONERS OF CARGO FOR HONGKONG PER
8.8. "WAKASA MARU"
are bereby notified that owing to the LONDON & STRAITS.
strike of cargo and wharf coolies, cargo for Hongkong will be carried on to UNSIGNEES of cargo per Singapore and landed at that port. above-mentioned steamer are Consignees aro therefore recommended beroby notified that, owing to the to make the necessary arrangemente existing suike conditions at this port, respecting insurance eto, sccordingly. landed at sinapore and will be formin-diately condition at this port all our go destined to Hongkong is being The cargo will be returped to Hongkong warded on as soon as conditions bere bec.me normal. permit.
Consignete are accordingly rocosa- mended
make the лесезвату arrangemente na regarde Insurance ntc.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agenta
Boogkour, February 3, 1922,
THE BEX LINE STEAMERS LTD.
5. S. "BENMOHR," From ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO. LONDON AND STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of cargo рег the
above-mentioned steamer аго
hereby notified that owing to the exis ting strike conditions cargo for Hong kong is being carried on to Shanghai where it will be lauded and whence it will be returned to Hongkong when conditions at this port permit
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD
Agents.
Consignees are accordingly recom- But games of skill can Lever be monded to make the necessary arrange- unlawful gambling? We were overments as regards Insurance etc. looking that. Now if there be ona thing certain among our convictions at the present moment, after reading this book very interestedly and carefully, it is that Ma cheuk must be a game of great skill. We think we TO
It was to Mr. N. Thorpe Mayne, a { could memorise the technology of it, John (alias Ernest) Worthing, and if we went into training, althougb Mr. Dudley Howarth, as Algernon there are 136 dominoes used. We Moncrieff, the the #access
Hongkong, February 4, 1922.
SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
OTHER INSTITUTIONS. →
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA,
Ågante. Hongkong, February 3, 1922.
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bave been even leas euphonious than the present title is, Probably in days to come the public in self-defence will do to the name of the new hotel what they have au- animously done to the shipping com
coming meetings, lectures and pany's name. They will speak of it as the P.H. And not a bad name
of the presentation | remember which wind" appertained entertainments, sent for insertion in either. I advise Mr. Taggart to get with their clever fooling and amongst to
was chiefly due. They made the piece to our seat, and be sharp enough the news colutions of the China Mail, 'ent" when our chance are charged for at the rate of $1 each, used to the idea. Oh, by the way the ladies Miss Marjorie Clark, who came.
We do not despair (as announced in May and June of while in this crudely didactic vein (and just to make you mad by insult made a charmingly vivacious Cecily, of accomplishment even in the matter last year) providing that they do not ing your intelligence I may as well specially distinguished herself. Miss of farne," those numerous complica-occupy more than four lines. In future this space is exceeded they But could we will be placed in the advertising add that it is not to be pronounced Joan Mayne happily interpreted the tions of scoring. "pen-in-cooler."
"Bunburyist," that might, after much practice, manage to preliminary notices of forth undry Blackwood Furniture, Chairs,
mual
which,
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accent. 88
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We bave
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art of Lady Gwendoline Fairfax and manage the requisite alertness and columns at the prevailing rates. Miss Lana Flowerdew made the most concentration to read in the discards iti Greek polysyllables, should be on the antepenultimate, minor roles, including Mr. Tom respective intentions?
of the role of Lady Bracknell. The of the other three players their my dear friends, tains a root syllable of identical Fenwick's Canon Chasuble, and Miss bean described by men supposed to d-poor poker meaning, and means the eyilable that Dorothy Radford's Miss Prism, were know,
player, who doesn't
watch comes before the next to the last. As capably sustained.
the draw," and that seems easy in regarda the spelling of it, it you are
comparison. On the whole, we rise from the book with the impression that it describes a gain at which we should be a failure. We have been so often asked, by Europeans as well the Chinese,
question at the head of this article, that
Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," likely to have any trouble there, ent which Ilongkong playgoers have been out this precious paragram and paste awaiting with pleasurable anticipation. it in your topee. Then you can refer is to be staged to-night,
to it almost everywhere except in
bed.
You've noticed what a long
I
FOERY tail our cat's got?
JTC.
thought so. Well. Sorry.
and all that.
IT'S AN ILL WIND.
AUCTION BRIDGE.
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A correspondent writes: "There does we had begun to flirt with but appear to be any particular fest of the idea of learning it. It is not, compression needed in supplying s Mr. Lindsell's fault that we have
be
concise rendering of the blind leads definitely dropped it. It is not that against a tromp suit declaration at Royal Auction. There are fewer geoer- everything he says is not perfectly. ally recognised conventions to clear and understandable, for we mexourized than for the lead against the followed admiringly his patient, his no tratop declaration. La point of fact, painstaking, his crystal-clear instruc- the summary of blind loads published tions. It is because we know our ONE GOOD THING THE STRIKE in your issue of 218 January can be
own powers. This game is un- slightly further compressed-even with doubtedly a game of skill, and above advantage."
The two tables follow, the last indi- our poor abilities. We shall stick to cated lead in the first table being kids' games, like Nap and Chess. "given with soms diffidence as it can By the way, the publishers would scarealy be dignified as a convention at probably like this mentioned. The book is clearly printed, well proof, read, and is priced at $1.25. The
HAS DONE.
It's an ill wind that biowe nobody any good, and if the strike bas caused the deepest gloom during the last few weeks, it has at least one redeeming all.”
thing to its credit. It has prevented Agalost trump saft' lead fourth best "The Kid," "Charlie Chaplin's master of your longest plain suit, (particularly last is unimportant. Anyone who piece, which has just returned to the if holding four trumps), except-
Colony from Canton, going to the North again in response to urgent demanda by kiueme managers whose patrons are impatient to see this famous picture again. As a similar demand" exists here; perhaps to att even greater extent, Hongkong Amuse ments, Ltd, have promptly seized
FROM:
AK; or A to 4t ........... AK, or KQ, to 84 AJ to sta Beglas of 8 to Q, Jör T.. 3 Tensos-bonded plain
Bult
really digests the instructions, and
LEAD:
the hints on the play," should win that back in his first game.
A K
Lowest Top
Trump
the unexpected opportunity presented Against as trump lead the fourth by the strike to show The Kid" at best of your longest suit (preferring
From:
LEAD
*K, (4th)
the Coronet Theatre once more. Much major to minor sults of equal strength). to their fogtet they have found it except possible to offer this delightful treat for one evening only, as the ploturo must be, despatched northwards by the Dret available steamer.The Kid" will therefore make its last ap pearance at the Coronet this evening when its superlative merite will again asuredly zove a source of boundless joy and speedily drive away thoughts
49 (or Jor T) to 7f Ato "AKJ to f ́or less
AK, or KQ to 7t KQJ (or T) to it. AQJ1 or AJTt, or Bog'ce of 8 to
„of the strike that has made its rotura *ws with reekfryz possible,
2nd bon's
Top
Frontry
Satanzas, Kotant
And Imari Porce
Звіри, Тво Sets,
Flower Ysues,
Bronze and Brase
Waren, DenizaOOLIG
Works, Silke, Enie'
濃
:
A150
1 Piano by Rocking. Pall Particulars from Catalogue). forms: Cash on delivery.
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Hongkong, February 4, 1922.
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