THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1822.
CIVIL SERVICE.
TRIALS OF INTELLIGENCE THAT WERE FARCICAL.
Write here the name of the first liquid in the following list, if it is com. monly drunk; but if it is not, put a cross instead, and if it has an "a" in it, underlino whatever you have put:-House, bean, sugar, paraffin, milk, cheese.
Il 5x 635, write down "right" here. If 81972, write down ** wrong
bere. If you have written down" right," cross it out If you have written down "wrong" alter the figures pre eding that word so as to make them really wrong.
"Earth the the warms sun.- Rewrite this sentence below, so that the word that would be the middle
HAWAIIAN HARMONY.
LAST NIGHT'S CAPITAL SHOW.
As aprightly a little show as Hong- kong has seen for many a day was that provided by Kani's Royal Hawaiian Troubadours at the Theatre Royal last night. The audience was not a very big ons but the visitors must not take any account of that. They should realise that when a now and untried combination comes hore
HOME TRADE.
Megara. James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., Manchester report under date August 16-
There has been rather more activity
in the cotton markets, numerous American crop complaints giving rise
THE CHINA MAIL.`
COLLEGE FOR CHINESE,
USE FOR OUR SHARE OF BOXER INDEMNITY.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS
KOWLOON-CANTON 'RAILWAY.
(HAITISH SECTION),
IL F. WINSLOW,
Manager. Kowloon, September 12, 1922,
The British portion of the Boxer Indemnity, amounting to £11,000,000, and due next December, will be used THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTI FIED that the 835 a.m Train from KOWLOON to TAIPO. to found a college either in Great to new fears of crop deterioration, and Britain or in China under British ad- SHEUNG SHUT and SKUM CHUN leading to a revival of speculation. ministration for Chin ostudents. Mr. will be resumed on SUNDAY, the Prices rose fairly sharply on this ac-D. Halliday/ncartaby, obairman of 17th Instant and will run on SUN- the Stao British Trade Association, DAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS count but unfavourable developments aid: The British pubio's interest until further notice.. Local passen in the European political situation in China is awakened only about once gege will not be conveyed by the Golfers and others are reminded labour troubles in America; and the year, when perhaps an agitation, 207 a.m. express on Those Days. it is the habit of meat Hongkong continued absence of any support occurs for the removal of 2d. Imm the people to wait and see what the fow from trading interests, bave offset duty on China tea. Bat Chins is an that tiffin cannot be assured on local all-round importer, and there is no trafas unless ordered beforehand." adventurous first-nighters have to say this strengthening influence and reason why British trade with China Orders may be telephoned to K, 261,
have relapsed to about should not become se large or larger before they make up their minde valora
week's level. In many than that of the United States with! whether it is a show to which they last
There quarters there is a strong feeling China."
The United Stateo, Mr. Macartney ought or ought not, to go.
st present ratea, but seasonal sibilitice of Chinese trade about 20 should stop away from such a capital entertainment as was presented last night. Hawaiian music, vocal and dulness and evidence of a widespread years ago when £2,000,000 of its share instrumental, took up the first part of lack of confidence in the large textile of the Borer Indemnity was used to tions which appeared on the ex numbers and the coll were excellent healthy renewal of trading. Bow These were among the many ques. the programme. Both the concerted consuming merkets still prevent any special haunting cadeness particularly of the ever, given anything like a sound papers in A competition for the appointment of Hawaiian guitar were declarca by one
the general improvement in cloth buying, Civil Bervice clerks alluded to in enthusiastic gentleman
Again
to appears the House of Commons debate on the audience to be responsible for putting there Appropriation Bill. Mr. J. M. Hogge, him "all of a dither." And that was overy prospect of prices taking ад ups ard trend. There has M.P. for East Edinburgb, aud Lieut.-long before one of the ladies, dressed the Hawaiian costume made Col Guincess (Bary St. Edanada) in
een little change in the atots of the orea ed great amusement by quoting familiar by the illustrations to South passages from the examination tests, Sea yarns, had danced what was pro Manchester market, Testing of prices: The latter painted out that out of grammed as a "vivic hula bula." and enquiry has been fairly general, 20,000 men who had been recently Jazz songs and choruses in English but although slightly more business examined, 16,000 had been turned or rather, to be more precize, in down-au impresible s'andard. And American-were the feature ai th has probably been transacted, the second half. Madame Leilani turnover is still far from entisfac. no wonder they did not pass!
revealed hereelf as an accomplished tory. Sellera are now. mostly in artist first in an Oriental dance and a weak position again owing
one, if it were rearranged eo as to be seems no good reason why anyone that cotton is comparatively cheappointed out, realised the great PO DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
true bow comes last, whilst the re maining words are in the right order, but the one new first is spelled back wards,"
amination
SEVERE TESTS.
in
b
the United States, and in 1919 the number of Chinese stalents in the encourage Chiness students to go to
United States had grown to 16,000,
"The student of to day, Mr. Macartney said, "is the commercial traveller of to-morrow. France has grasped this and has about 3,000 Chinese students. But there are only about 150 in England."
BAVARIAN PRINCE.
TO BE JOURT MARTIALLED IN FRANCE,
criminals shall be tried by French
courts martial,
A beginning will be made in Octo- ber, when at Nancy the permanent court-martial of the 20th military area will deal with about 60 cases of war crimes committed in the district. Among the accused are several officers of high rank, including the ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, who commanded a German army in the Naucy district, and whom the French hold responsible for the murder of civilians and the deliberate, destruction of houses, and for other atrocities at Nomény, Lunéville, Gerberviller, and other places.
The French Government, saga a The examination test was later ia some rather more sprightly to lack of forward engagements Nancy message to Le Journal, dis- doubtedly most severo one. Some numbers briefly described on the bill
The concerted and prices are being accept.d on a sati fied with the Leipzig trials, has of the problems set were difficult to as feet jazzes."
decided that German wor answer many of them absurd; and a instrumental work was particularly v.zy cat basis to keep machinery just candidate who passed received so a effective. The instruments ranged from going. Makers of fine and fancy commencing salary $80 a year, plus a the diminutive ukelele to others that benos which brught up the amount bad to be supported by a strap around styles are probably best engaged and 1741 This for an ex-Service man the neck of the player and they wend. demand for such cloths keeps pace who had the necessary qualificatione ed perfectly into an exquisite har fairly well with the output. Makers -war medals and a term of tempor mony. The men's voices were full and of pristing cloths and coloured ary work in the Civil Service. It was resonant: the ladies were softly gouds are, on the other haud the same amount of money paid to a rounded and sweetly toneil-
urgently in need
new boy on leaving school and entering the Civil Service for the first time.
business, but in epite of this state of affaire there remains some optimism as to the oatlook for the near future, as it is felt that the increasing in terest in prices for varied styles from many markets must soon lead to an increase of business Prices are proc tically unchanged. Enquiry from India continuca fair in both volume and variety and dhoo ies, light geo's, elirting, and fancies have been sold. Demand from China also leads to hopes of better trade. Americs and the Near East have done little. Java and Singapore have bean rather more active.
Here is a missing wo d competition. Each of the following sentences had to be completed "as well as you can with a single word": -
Planing is to Shavings as Sawing is
to--
Play is to Actor as Song is to-- Boldier is to Weap as Workman is too--
Public house is to Barman as Hotel ja to→→→→
Miner is to Land as Diver is to Little is to Much as Slack is to
Joy is to Smiles us Anger is to-
THIEF'S SAD CHOICE.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS MAIL
INSTEAD OF JEWELS,
A thief at the Gare de Lyon, Paris, blutdred. Ho saw an imposing bag lying onguarded on a truck and he snatched it away, thinking no doubt that it contained jewellery. But it was the diplomatic case of the League of Nations courier and there
Signal post is to Train at Light-were only pinzaic documents inside.
house is to not
Mud is to Clod as Snow is to--
Lipe aro to Rongo as Ifair is to Country is to Continent as Sea is to----
Trouatre is to Belt as Hat is to Boy is to Clothes us Bird is to----- Air is to Flying as Water is to Porm is to Poet as Picture is to
Milk is to Quart as Coal is to--
Fur i to Bear as ivory is to
How, indeed? Some way ask how
the Minister of Health himself is dealing with the problem.
Is an interview with a reporter of
Rupprecht, who since the death of bis father, ex-King Ludwig, has been bailed by Bavarian Royaliste as King Rupprecht," is now in Munich living in the royal palace. Ha will, South of course, not be present at his trial. Other courts-martial will assemble at Lillo and Chalons-sur-Marne,
WHERE HAROLD FELL.
OLDEST INN.
WHERE IS IT I
W
"Reynolda's," a representative of the BATTLE ABBEY TO BECOME A it hidden away in the midst of Lon-
Association of Ex-Service Civil Ser vants said the means of admission to
SCHOOL.
the Civil Service has for many years Battle Abbay, near Hastings, is be-
Body is to Heart as Clock is to-been by open competitive examin Dog is to Pap as Beari- to-- Wedding is to Guests as Funeral
is to--
Beauty is to Attract as Ugliness
is to→→→
What the extra prize was for filling up the blank was not stated.
MORE "TWISTERS." Candidates to underline that word out of the four which best completed
the eaterce.
Earth is to Moo 3 Sun is to
time
ation a means which, when the caning converted into a school, which will didates for entry are boys leaving be opened next month. school or young men fresh from the University, is probably the best that could be devised, he said, although it in no way guarantees the subsequent efficiency of the euccessful candidate for the duties he may be called upon to perform.
Every schoolboy knows that out- standing date of 1056, when William of Normandy defeated Harold at the Battle of a tings. On the spot where Harold. fell William built on abbey, but all that remains of the original "Abbey of Bataile " are the stones leading down to the crypt, and a few stones peeping out from the surrounding turf.
Where is England's oldest ion? Is
don's crowded streela and ancient alleys, or is it standing like a monu ment to passing Time in the peace of some lonely village ?
"Although I have toured all over England, I tave never been able to find what can indisputably be said to be the oldest inn in the land," writes
correspondent.
1
LIMITED.
MEETING of the above Com-
pany will be held at the Company's THE ORDINARY GENERAL
Offices, 20, Des Voeux Road Central on THURSDAY, the 5th of October
1922, at Noon.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Company will be closed from the 22nd of September to 5th of October both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.. General Managers. Hongkong, September 14, 1922.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,
NIGHT FETE
Programms as follows:-
NOTICES.
JUST ARRIVED.
CHEESE
Finest Gruyere Cheese Prime Roquefort
Ripe Gorgonzola-
English Cheddar
per lb 1.60
12 13
1.20
"
19
1.20
#
1.20
11 93
.80
Kraft Canadian Cheese - Maclarens Imperial, jar 100&1.50
FISH
Find on Haddocks Scotch Kippera
31
Bloater's
283
per lb .70
-
" #
.60
.60
"}
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
4. POPULAR
DANCE RECORDS
to be held on THURSDAY, 21st instant, commencing at 9 p.m.
1 SUNSHINE ALLEY
3647
CUTE LITTLE LOVE NEST
414
2. 2
"
1. 2 Lengthe Boya Handicap (Open) Girls
3649
ITS UP TO YOU
'NEATH THE SOUTH SEA MOON
14
"
DREOLE DEEDLE DUM...
3. 680 Yards Championship of the
Colony.
3840
IM WILD ABOUT HARRY
3654
4. 4 Lengths Members Handicap. 3. -2 I adiea Hardicap (Open) 8. Team Race Interport v. The Rest. 7. High Dive.
8. Water Polo.
Entries will be soot to the Hoa.
Secretary V. Rt. C. act later than 6 p.ro, ca MONDAY, 18th inst.
Hongkong, Feptember 14, 1029.
I. C. 8.
TN view of the termination of my
contract for the local agency all persons having any business whatso ever in connection with the 1.C.S. are requested to write direct to the Shanghai Agency and NOT to this office.
J. E. OLLERTO',
20, Des Vœux Road. Hongkong, September 14, 1922.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
instructions to sell by Public THE Undersigned have received
Auction,
(for a count of the Concerned,) --
DO
TUESDAY,
September 19, 1913, commencing st 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, Nu, d. Des Vaux Boad, Corner of Tas House Street,
AND "The very old inns that London VALUABLE TRAKWOOD can boast of, and those not far away BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, AND
HOUSEHOLD SUNDRIES, from the metropolis, scom to me to
do. be perhaps the oldest now standing. I
At Edgware, for instance, there
dc.
+
DANCING FOOL
BERENADE BLUES
AT
ANDERSON'S
THE BLUE BIRD Co.
10E CREAM PARLOUR
demand
CANDY STORE
No. 16A Dis Voeux Road, Central.
(Opposite to A. S. Watson Dispensary).
Applo Jalos Sego Milk ... Carnation Mik
T
•
25 Cents per battle
20 Cenis por tin
10 Cents per email tin
MI
Large quantity of Pascall's sweets are in s'ock- American Pine Nuts are coming again.
PENCILS that will give you good SERVICE,
JOHANN FABER
Sole agents in China:
Telephone Central 3217.
HALL, LAW & 00.
10, Des Voeux Road Central,
Above Bank of East Asia, Ltd.
TRIALS SOLICITED BY JAMES STEER
THE CHRONOMETER AND WATOH MAKER (Contractor to H, M. Naval Yard)
Ica Hovs STREET, HOMOKOK >
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
(THE EUROPEAN 'GARAGE, Open and Closed
CARS FOR
482
Comprising :- At the present time the Govern ment has an infinitely better method
is the Chandos, parts of whose fae
Dining Suites. Chesterfield Sufas, caken structure are reputed to be over sem-chalta (new), Card and Occasional of recruiting open to it be the absorp
Two bucdred years ago the historic 800 years old. Dick Turpin, the king Tablas, Toakwood Twin Bodstende, tion of the temporary Civil servants Light Stara Earth Night- who have given efficient service in pilo was partly demolished and recor- of the highwaymen, deed often, it is arge and small Wardrobes, Dressing Government departments during the structed. The ancient gateway, con-said, to refresh biwself at the Chandos.! Fables and Chairs, Washstande, &c., Scales are to Sugar as Trial is to
eidered one of the finest in the king- "Ver lew people appear to be Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Tel. Oen. 8552 last few years. Jury Evid- Prison Guilty
What usa has been made of this dom, was built by Abbot Retlynge in aware that there is a subterranean Services, Crockery & Ware, Rugs, Staircase Carpete, Electro-plated opportunity The Government has the 1338, and escaped the general passage (now blocked) between this Cooking Steves, Cutlery, Carpets and old coaching inn and Gazen's Park. Ware, Electric Reading Lamps, Seroons, rejected the opportunity of recruiting demolition.
It is declared that the Duke of Chan Blackwood Teapoys, Carved Curio men tested by past experience, except
don, after whom the inn was named, Cabinet, Marble-top Flower Stands, through the ridiculons means of a
had this tannel built for the con- Fal. St. Lambort Cut-glass Ware and farcical examination of a nature which
venience of those whom he invited to Marble Statuettes and Ornaments, no one cuteide the Civil Service has
Alga his private carousals I ever invented.
ence
Shield is to Blow as Butler is to
Soldier Engine Iron Shock Music is to Bound as Dancing is to
Expres. Rhythm Health Motion
sion
is to
LORD MAYOR'S BOOTS.
HIMSELF THEM AFTER A WALK THROUGH
Promise is to Break as Secret is to
Ques Dotect Tell Betray
Candidates were asked to supply OLEANED Composing is to Corying as Thinking the missing words in sentences which Repeat Willing Imagia- Learn-were never heard outside on examins. tion paper, or to say what was the colour of Queen Elizabeth's wedding Each of the following gaps had to dress.
ing
ing
ing
be filled in with a single word, so as to make the beet renes
They drank so much of the -- that they became quite on their feet.
Hu felt the bone with skilful—~,
his patient.
trying not to
I cannot bear to
SEWAGE TUNNEL.
"The Cock Tavern at Kilburn, although quite modern, stands on the ste of the Cock that was built in 1480.
"It would be interesting to know The Lord Mayor of Bradford (Mr. where, in all the English counties, stands an inn that was built more
Is it seriously contended that the Thomas Blythe), who has never ability to answer to the entisfaction of allowed anybody to clean his boots in than 500 years ago,”
a board of examiners a problem which his life, and makes it a point of
anks for the length of the side of a honour to do them himself, has bad a
rectangle to be given in squaro fect is epaalally disagreeable job.
a mora reliable guide to the suitability "He inspected the tunnel which is
you, so I must of the candidate for
Govern being bored beneath Wrose Hill,
--you the truth.
meat
Since becoming
· ---- I
efficient
employment than
performance
位
of the as the Tart where he walked bad
the Bradford, for sewerage purposes, old!
kame.
of Limilar
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVAL
A few lots of Blankets, Travelling Buga and Sundry Household Linear (Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Terms: Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Buckners:
· Hongkong, September 14, 1999,
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary notices of forth- comlag meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in For NYE.. "Yoshino Mara" on the news columns of the China Mall duties been under w ter for six years he got Sept. 18-Me and Mes H. U Aschs, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, in a Government office for several his boots into a most muddy statu. Miss M. F. Fo gon, MI Ar Nyl (as announced in May and June of years! The Government as not "It has been a most interesting ex-Mr W. Shearborn, Mr and Mrs G. J that everyone who saw it o uld easily interests of the very men whom they but, glanzlog at ble boots. "IE. Swindel's Major D. Li Harding, Mir fatrue if this space is exceded they merely shown itself unbeedful of the perience," said the Lord Mayor, Tuckor, Mr and Mrs Waittor, Mr. last year) providing that they do not D. Mellraith, 31&R, B. Win low, Mr J. occupy more than four lines. In
recognise this →→→
horrified to observe how much- many people driak.
The aksich of his face was 10 —-
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Finally, after-a-number of other tristore, came questions (three of which had to be attempted) of general
have repeatedly stated have a first don't know that I shall seek it again." claim upon the nation's gratitude, but is carelees of the interests of the ervice which would-benefit-by-the absorption of tried and skilled workers. preference to-the-admission-of-
knowledge. Onu of them was youths who bave no experience of the "How would you deal with the duties they will be called upon to housing problem if you were perform Minister of Health 1"
A. North, Mr G.. Arobbat i will be place in the advertising Zusaks, die 3, 8, D. Bintley, Sir William columns at the prevailing rates.
Ir and fire A. H T. Darie, Be O..
and Lady Brunyate, Mus B. V. Dodd
r. Dasis. Me and Mrs Collamith, Mr 17. 6. Ramplin, Mr. H. Blaxland, Me
The V. Rt. C. are bolding a nighted Mrs CE Willings--and ca Toto to-day week. The programme James Noble, Miss MA Noble Miss fat it is advertised to day and entries D. L Nobis, Mas Ada Ris, Mr. M. Bimonsan, Mc-Paul Palamoint in, Roy should be sent in to the hon, secretary and Bus 8. H. T. Stonalaks His Wong by next Monday.........
Plog Ohlo snd Kr Kwong To.
▲ Good Suggestion." Try Chamberlain's fablots when billous or constipsted. You are certain to bo much pleased with them. They are ény to take and pleasant in effect. For pale by mji Choplite and Giorekeepers.
HIRE
432
In Hongkong and Kowloon. Tol. Con 8552
“KING GEORGE IV." WHISKY
THE TOP NOTCH
:
OF SCOTCH,
RIPE IN YEARS
i
RARE IN QUALITY.
The Distillers Company,
Limited.
Edinburgh.
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GANDE, PRICE & CO, LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
Tel Central No.- 185/
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