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WEDNESDAY, JONE 28 1922
Hughes & Hough
JUTONERES TO THE GOVERNMENT
AND ABYTRALTT.
Ceal Contractors General Brokers.
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
FIHS Undanigrad have received: MAUTO- Tu
invesco 20
(MS ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTIDL
tim
THURSDAY,
June 9, 1912, at 2,30 p.m.,
at their Sales Rooms No. 2,
Des Verax Hoad, Corner of Ice House StrBER, HOUSEHOLD LINEN. Silk and Persons Effects of Mrs. Des (deceased).
On vier afternoon of Sale.
MUGARS & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
Songkong, June 29, 1999
PS & DOENE EP EAT CONCERNED),
05
FRIDAY,
Jane), 1922, commencing 11.
at No. 16. Braairoad Roal,.
Hippy Valley.
THE
KOUSE HOLY FURNITURE.
therein contained."
In doing Staiced Teak Dining Room Saira Pazell Mike. Bedroom Suite, Tabia. Dining and Glass Ware, Eitchen
***
&c.
Ou Tier afterson of Sale. Tamas:-Cash on delivery,
REGEN & HOUGH, £tisers.
Bock, date 27, 1922.
INTIMATIONS.
FR-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION.. 1914-1918
AN Exdiary General Meeting of
the above Association will be beld in the EASMA CLUB on TAURSDAY, Joly úth, at 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of sidering a proposed alteration to the membership role and other important general business
F-P. FRANKLIN,
H. J. TIMPERLEY,
Joint Hau. Secs. Hongkong, June 27, 1929
ACADEMY, SC YTLAND—
DARLES & DOUGALL, KA, (formerly Eglinton Fellow, Glagow University.) Headmaster, which reopens on 1st beptember next, provides at a moderate onet a complete HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION in all Depart ments from 10 years of age upwards. Illustrated Prospectos may be had ou application to the HEAD-MASTER, or to THOS J. YOUNG, F.CLS, Secretary.
AFE, Sare and Gastanteed care ▷ for Leprosy, Lencoderma, Patches, Marie, Eruption, Eczema, etc. in "four weeks. Patients willing to be treated by Post, are requested to write. Bs. 7/8/- (Tes shillings) per week. Full particolars Free under over. "SRI" WORKS, Beadon Sgaste, (CM) Calcutta, (India)
Beautiful Things Make the
Living Beautiful.
Our Silk Kimonos combine Art and Beauty never seen before in Hongkong. Remem ber Silk is for Summer-wear, When down town call at
19, Wyndham Street, -and inspect our
KIMONOS.
TAIYO & CO.
Į KARANISIN
BOOTS AND SHOES KADE TO ORDESL
SHUN TAI HONG.
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Lage and Straw-Brille · Ginsing, Deer's Hoens ste No. 74, Lower Lanesz Egw elmphune No. 883, Hengkeng.
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To
NO LET-Godown suitable for coal or other purpose, with walled space of about 70,000 square feet- Apply W: & BAILEY & CO.
Orient Build-
WANTED.
THE CHINA
FRENCH LADY TEACHER, seeks room or full board is family.
French conversation at meals or lessons if desired. Apply Box 1384 c/o China Mall,"
FOR SALE.
ABSOLUTELY NEW.
E
U.S. "LANGUAGE.
WHY IT DIPERS FROM ENGLISH
"Every English author-who a tempts to render the speech of American charsetern maker ́s mets of it."
Thor Mr. H. L. Mencken in "The
American Language" (Jonathan Cape Sta.), a book which should be on the shelves. of every writer who may want to create characters hailing from the United States in Retion; it will give great belp.
Nothing Mr. Mencken writes can be anything but diverting and in- stractive. His title sound philological
Thas, Coronation Road, Balode (1) Two 50 BEF. Single Cylinder and repellent, bat his inquiry into the
Apply Ber 1336 eo "China Mail,"
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-2 Seater Brick Motor Car. Six Cylinder 38 HP. Can
be seen by appointment. No reasonable offer refused. Reason for sale Owner leit Colony Apply Box No. 1878 c'oChina Mail,'
FOR SALE-Perfectly new Indian
Powerplus Motor Cycle with side car-1900 Model and Electric equipped. Has only been on road for two days. Apply Box No. 1387 co The China Math
Bolinder Oil Engines. Bars, 255 per minute.
twe Cylinder (2) Two 50 BHP.
Bolinder Oil Engines direct con pected to 25 W. 115 Volt direct woand) (compound CVI-rect dynamos complete with back of board field theastat for each machine.
(3)
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difference between English as spoken here and in the United States is capital reading, in addition to being of real value.
The reason why the American language" differ from English is, the author maintains, that it is non-ishad by the spirit of the United States, which is a general impatience of rale and restraint, a.democratic snmity to Apply to Bolinders.co "China Mail"all authority as extravagant and
Two oil fuel tank capacity of each
20.con
2
often, gratosus, kumour, an extra- ordinary capacity farmetsphot
FRENCH LESSONS Anyone who tries to keep to the
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NIAGARA FALLS CANDY
Operated by the On Lak Yusn Co., Ltd.
29-31, Des Voeux Road Central.
ITS A BRICK !
TES A BRICK ICE CREAM.
PACKED TO YOUR HOME WITHOUT
ON, THE WAY."
MELTING
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FÖR SUMMER PARTIES, PICNICS AND THERE IS NO BETTER OR MORE REFRESHER THAN THE BRICK ICE-CREAM;
Order through telephone-Our number 1022 and we will send you a Brick Ice-Cream.
ESTABLISHED 1814 FOTOLAR 1914 100 YEARS.
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, Growers of Colonial Produce. Are you requiring the services of London Agents to promote your interests? We shall be pleased to enter into correspond ence with a view to arranging mutual advantage. terms to
KANK CREDITS AXRANCER. “ ASH ADVANCED. AGAINST #REPRENTA
JOHN
HADDON
AND CO
Colonial Her and Produce
JUST REOHIVE: shipment of the
beaten track in langage is called "a
highbrow."
In a democratic society it is not the iconoclast who scents most revolu tionary but the parist
From the speeches of Congressmen al rge number of word-imges are extumed (like President Harding's "normalcy " And stil mere acceptances of aw dang, such as
to propagands
to reminisce;
to hike (meaning "to go"); to demagogue
Yet the conclusion is offered that because the American form of Eng- lish is spoken by three times as many persons as speak all the British forms taken together," and for other reasonS "it will determine the form of "the Language." It seems tot unlikely. Fortunately no one alive to day need worry about it.
WHALE SECRETS.
INDIGESTION WITH A HIGH
CASH VALUE..
www.d
Mysteries of the whale were dis- cussed at the London Zoological Society, what Dr. C. E Sonntag, EZS., anatomist of the society, read a most fase nating paper on the greatest and least-known animal in creation.
He pointed out that the body tem perature of the Right Whsle was 102 degrees, yet the newly born young entered water which was possibly somewhere about freezing-point with- cut soy hart. No young animals were. so instantly ready to look after them- selves. Very young kittens, tigers, and wolves, for example, lose bodily hest at once when the mother is not sanggling down with them, but baby whales have a perfect best-regulating apparato How the babies feed is still-ather mystery, but they possess a special valve which shuts off their lungs while they dive under their mother, y
Ambergris, the almost legendary substaton which is the basis of so many perfumes, is the product of a whale's indigestion Multitudes of small extilafah are swallowed whole and their horny beals are not digested. These expe-irritation, which produces the precious m bergna. (The market pries to-day is from £5 an oz. for black ambergris. to £7, and £10 an ounce for five grey and golden ambergris respectively)
Whales are gifted with an externs!
| senso-organ équivalent to the hydro
phones which we insod ice listening to abmarine during the war. A whale in trouble and threshing about i
semsed" by other whales, which cose to the belp: Other points from the lecture included
Every be to a whale's heart eenda from 10 to 15 gallège of blood to ita lungs for oxygen y
A whole's heart fills a big tab, The body Superstars of the por
MARKET
PRODUCE
IN HONGKONG.
APPROX÷MATBARETAIL PRICES
Butcher Meat.
Seal. Siriala.—Mai Lung Pr..... Ib. 2
Prime Cat Corned--Ham Ngao Yak.
Kom,Sah
#
Ernst-Nga Nam Soup,-Toug Fut
--
Ngan Tak P Sk Striot-Ngan Lán i
Sock's Bzal-Fgaz No par aok 12
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#3
Calcken-Ed Tea
¡Foultry.
June #t! Jañe
1999, 1918
· Capone, Small,--8 EJ
Capons, Large--Size Kai ... Dock,-Ap
Dove-Pan Kan -
-
Tatars, Hes-Fo Kal Ka
mch 23
出
June 20,- June,, ` "Jane
1992. 1916. 1914
Cts
Cts.
24
12
2
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3)
15.
33
Egg, Bray-Esi Tan (cooking) war dies | 201 Eyga. Hon-Et faci (temk)) ........pre dos 9› Fowlk, Canton,-Kal
18
18. $5
Tongol, freski-Nguo Itach 80 Tongue, crunch.-Ham Ngau Li
asalt 75 ostatn Hand.-Nr Ta... ch 1.00 Heart-Ngat Sam... Dh. 18 Ramp, Salt-Sac, 538 „ Ft.-Nga Keak...ach 19. Kidneys-Ngün Thu
----Ngati Mai, Liver,Ngan Eco
6
Fowls, Hainan,-Hd Nam Kát...». 33 Gessa--Ngo
37 Pigeons, Canton,--Pak Rap...meh "45.
Helbow,-Hol Hen Pak Kap
1.00-
1:30
13
Tuzkaya, Cock,—Fe Esl Kuzz Th. 63
92
90-
7-38
10
11
Boipy-Shs Tralan ng wa
1
10
Onall-Ox Chan
20
16
13
14
Tripe (undressed), Ngan To Ib. 8 Jabras" Hand and Foot-Ngan-tai--
tra-kenk...
$1.30 Mutton Chop,-Young Pel Kwah. [b, 36 -21 38 Leg-Yang Pul Shoulder-Young Bhan .... 24 F6 Saddle,--Young On Yak
6
1.00
1.00,
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93
28
43
24
16
Beafon-Che Noi paz má :$ 2 Fest,thu Kank Mi
.b. 13-
30
18
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Pig's Chitlings, -Lóa thơng
Fey,—Cha Chap 7- Head-Cha Tan
"Heart-Che Sam
14 Klanga-Cha Yfa................... wch 20 Liver-Cho Ken... Hi: 33 Pork Chops-Cha Pal Kwat .......
Leg-Oka Pal... Lota,-Cha Han Ton Fat or Lard-Oba Yse... thep's Head and Fees,—Young
.95
• 1.
Almonds-Hang Yea
*
11, 0685
Fruits
38
Applos, (California)--Eam Shan
Ping Fo Banaonu, (brida's), Macno,—Sim »Heung Chist Cambola-Isang Towe Coensuuta.—Te Two ... '.
+
-... mob. 10
3
10
Leiros, (America),-~-Kam Eları
--- Ling Mung --- 2005 T Lächers, Dcled,' (cmli rione),-
Lai Chi Kan Ib. 24 Oranges, (Choice), Bwert—
Sheber. The Chủng lo * Oranges, Tim Chang i
96
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30
+
96
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19
Tha-Krtkom
- 75 Heart-Yeting San...mach 10 Kidneys-Teng Fin h 15 Liver,--Yeung Kon
Posta (Cativa Cavilug,—Sex is a 19 Fesnuta, Fa Stazz, ** ** Persimmons, Large,—Hang The » Plaetain-Thi Chiu .......
12
- 19
3
38
Pamelo, 31s-Tata Lo Yan —osch '14' Walnut-Hop To Grapes-Po T THE ...
Ib. 25
14
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24
Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes,—AB Chi Cheek
2.
... lb 3
Loog-Tan Kek -
40
Facking Pigs, to order,—Chu Tas! „
28 Scet, Boof,-Shang Ngau Ta¤ --- **
· Hutton, ----Shang Tsang Yan .. | Veal,--Ngan, Thai Take a
Scg-Fps Tief Cherng 32
Parbel-E YE
Brom-Pin Y.... ......
Fo. 1. ib. 25
Custom Fresh Water Fish♫--
COTTA-LI IZ
Oklah-Obik Ta
Oodish,-Men Ta
Fish.
10
45
SRI
༢༧ ཚ
16
Beans, Sprout-Ñgs Tuc.......
ກ.
www 19
Beet Rock-Hung Taci Tru Bitter Squash-Fa K- Sitals, Green,--Ching Yas Kra... Red-Ring Ke... Cabbage Chinese, (sotismon),— Kal Tad
(Shanghai)-Ye Twot
Cars Shoota, bunch,--Kan Shup to Cantic war (Large),~~~Ya Trol, Fa mach
(belix) (Small)
Celery Chinese,--Toug Kan Teo
"22
--CarBOX,--Kam Shen...
AM
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Red-Hang Fa Chis...
អ
Crida-Balow
38
Onicia Fish-Mak Ya Osh-Shi Mang Yan Dan-Wong Mid Lap ... Dog Flah, To the
THY **
14.
15
2
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45
9
1
10
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Chillies, Dried-Son Lat Chie
50
the 14
0
Leia, Conger-Hol Ma
£6
Green Phong Lại CH S
*
- Fresh water, ----Tam Shai To„
g
約
18
Curry Stof, English,--Es LA Chu Lic
Yellow Wong Bia ..... Froggis Kad
26
lb 10
10
35
Groups-Stek Paz..
•,30
Cocumbers,-Ching Keach 3 Garlic,-8un Tau
Godgson-Pak Kap Yu ...
16
15
Ginger young,-Son The Keng
Elerings-The Pak...
18
Gingar, old-La Keung ***.***.
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Falbot-Cherng Kwan Kaj..
18
18
Horseradish, Shanghai, Lik Kan ya 23
Laben-Wony Fs Yu
th
18
Indian Cork-Shuk Hal ...
imeach B
Louch,-WB I'll wor
45
22
24
Lobsters,-Long Ha ́.... Mackerel Ya
虹
26
Water Chastuuta, --Bĩa Tal
Mandarin,-Kwal
28
18
16
- Microes
Paizot Fab,-End Kong Yu ...
24
14
9
-Psech,—T LỘ La Gome
90
15
PT Fin Fong ...
1:10
16:
30
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16
Pomfret, Black, Fak Chong,
38
Pomfruh, Walts, Pak Chong 19 Phi-Ming Ea
Hook Fish-Mong Ya... Hal-hal Yine
- Oysters, ---Shang Ho ........
Plaine, -- Pan Yü
Bay ----Pal Pr Sh
·Book Fish,--Übak Kai Kung. Bosch,-Chen Ya
Box
MARRIAGE COMEDY.
BULLDOG AND THE BRIDEGROOM
A bulldog has played the part of saf agatan), applicant for a miser icence at the Archbishop of
ity Officer
persians have been taken from rphon
divorced
Whales have an sorse of taste.
FEELING LIVERISH AND
IRRITABL
PINKETTES
20
A
Lettuce.-Yeung Shang Tools 1.
5
Lam Ma Talag 10
Mosbrooms. Frek, - Shang Two Kn 1h, 25
And
b. 13 *** Olema, Bombay,--Yeung Chung Lan Ib, 10
Oslo, Shanghai,-Shang-hol Cauty Zau Panday-Kim Tr
Potato, Brest-Fan Ska miji
American-Is
Pumpkin,----Ting Kus
Badlek,-Hang La
Binbieb
Epkanoky
·Yegetable
45
the table between
himedf and the bulldog, which was making
bered remarks on the
note explained onOS) proceed
nach of England bility of the
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HELD TO RANBOM
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