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THE
· EYE EXERCISES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LABOUR MEMBERS.
RELAXATION TO DEFEAT "WHAT THE KING TOLD US."
·STRAIN.
Exercising the eyes to relieve them from strain is the latest medical device. Its purpose and method are described in the Literary Digest.
Mr. Tom Griffiths, M.P., gave an animated account of the King's reception recently of the newly appointed Socialist offcials of the Royal Household. They are Mr. Griffiths, Treasurer of the House. hold; Mr. J. A. Parkinson. Comp. troller of the Household; and Mr. J. E. Davison Vice-Chamber- lain.
"We didn't feel at all nervous, said Mr. Griffiths, "no one could feel shy with such a kindly host. If you had seen us chatting Inform- ally with our King you would have thought this sort of thing had been Roing on for centuries, though the Government, is not a month old.
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Learning to see without strain is not half as easy as it sounds, says this paper. Many of us never relax our eyes, even in sieep And the habit of straining is. intimately bound up with the habit of staring. You will notice that persons with extremely poor sight have a way of fixing their eyes in a changeless stare. It is "First of all Lord Stamfordham partly to get out of the staring met us and with fine diplomacy talked to us about the black velvet habit that one practises the uncoat, with steel buttons: knee FEUDAL CHIEFTAIN
iversal swing.
breeches, silk stockings, buckled OF SAMOA,·
cocked and A pre-requisite is that one shoes, sword, should imagine some simple object hat. He took it for granted In their trade circular of April 9,
In an article on R. L. Stevenson The British Chamber of Commerce,
in Scribner's, Mr. Lloyd Osbourne quite perfectly and hold it in one's we would be anxiousto fulfil every Hankow, state:-
Majesty's Government, Exports-Business. generally speaks of Vailima which, he said, mental vision while swinging the detail of the responsibilities of his Thereupon we were taken to has ruled very quiet with consum, dominated the country like a castle. eyes upon an outer object. The ing markets evincing little or no Chiefs came from the farthest parts imagined object may be a printed the King and a more delightful interest in the majority of articles, of Samoa just to gaze at it, and to period. Or it may be easier for half-hour I have never spent in my In consequence of the absence of be led in a hushed and awe-stricken
and gave it a real good British demand, prices at this end have tour of its wonders. When a you to picture a small letter "o" or life. The King gripped my hand
shake.' Like the house of one of the initials of your own
There was no feeling of exhibited in the most instances an Samoan said;
had reached the signature.
Whatever you select constraint. He obviously looked easier tone, bristles and gallnuts Tusitala," he being the exceptions Wood oil superlative. And in this setting, for the purpose your imagination on us as friends. He laughed and substantial and soon familiar with the langu-of it must be perfect in form and chatted with us and gave us in- has undergone decline, and closes a very weak age, Stevenson gradually grew intensely black, standing forth structions in our new duties which into a great feudal chieftain whose distinctly on a snowwhite back for incisiveness and clearness
could not have been bettered. word carried weight in a great part of Samoa.
market.
Plece Goods-Market quiet and Jitile deinand.
Yam-Market quiet but firm. Clearances goud.
Stevens made a very large income and spent it all on
ground,
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"Having Exed your interior object of vision, you swing your eyes rhythmically from one sidei
"It will all come quite naturally to you. You will soon feel quite at home just as any at sther function," His Majesty remarked.
THE KING'S ENCOURAGE- MENT "He told us plainly that court The principal figures shown in Vailina. His letters often show to another of your mountain, your dress, would be remired for our the Chamber's analysis of exports much anxiety about money, and page of type, a picture on the wall new duties, which he then explain- are as follows:-To Shanghai- some of his intimate correspon or perhaps an optical test card, ed in detail. 871 piculs cowhides, 7.785 pieces dents lectured him severely on his always carrying your interior untanned goatskins, 2,035 piculs extravagance. Ofien he lectured object with you. And your first China grass, 2,581 pils vegetable himself, as the assiduous Steven-purpose in this is to see the moun intain, or whatever it is, swinging tallow, 32,230 pituls raw, cotton, sonian well knows; often
The King added that he is 3.381 piculs sesantun seed, 71,163 moments of depression he called from side to side in the opposite
anxious to arrange the levees as piculs beans, 6,006 piculs wood Vailima his Abbotsford, and said direction to that of your eyes.
"This probably will not happen" soon as possible, so hoped we ofl; to other ports in China-1,742 he was raining himself like Scott.
When ir does would make arrangements to get piculs China grass. 1,330 piculs But his concern ought not to be immediately. vegetable tallow. 1.90h piculs taken too seriously. Much of the happen you'll be startled by the the necessary outfit at once. No Vailima was suddenness of it, and by the brisk sooner said than done-but mind Taw colton, 19.100 piculs beans, money spent, on 2,663
ground in the nature of capital investment, independence with which the test you, it isn't cheap. kit. 'piculs shelled
"There are two things the new wood and once completed-had he never card, picture, lamp page or moun nuts, 6,817 picuts ofl; to United Kingdom-20,000 written another line-he could tain will shoot from side to side, Government will alway remember. is the extraordinary pieces entanned goatskins, 1.086 have lived there comfortably, and as if by its own motion, as your The first
1,34t in no lessened state, on his income eyes
reverse kindness shown us by the King) piculs vegetable alow, picals hen albumen; to America from royalities. Moreover, at his direction. With that experience The second is the absolute fair sense of lightness, or play we have had from the Press." -77,926 pieces untanned goat mother's death he was to come into comes a
The new officials duties are ski is, 1,282 picuts wood oil to
As Treasurer of the Belgium-602 piculs China grass,
many sided. Household, Mr. Griffiths, in the 628 piculs hen yolk; to Germany 829 piculs cowhides 1,261 piculs
absence of Lord Steward has power piculs
with the Comptroller and other vegetable tallow, 5,095
officers of the Board of Green wood oil; to Italy-2,392 piculs vegetable tallow; tu fipan--2,056 he lived.
Cloth, to try offences committed picul's cowhides. 1,523 piculs
within the verge. He has to bear China grass, 1,925 piculs
a white staff. The Camptroller of the cotton; to Denmark-588 piculs
the Household is next to
wood oil.
Treasurer and shares his duties within the verge. The Vice-Cham- berlain acts as assistant and deputy of the Lord Chamberlain.
SHANGHAI MARKET.
raw
in Ko
the
a very considerable inheritance freedom. The eyes feel as if a from his father. While Vailima load has been lifted from then was undoubtedly a fantastic ex- and the type they had been read travagance, it was at least within ing with difficulty now stands out his means and he had nothing clear and black upon the white really to fear from the future had
paper.
"A singular feature of the process is that if the patient's mental picture of his period, initial LONDON)April 24-Wembley or other interior object grows presented a brilliant picture after blurred or imperfect, or disap- nightfall when the main avenues pears, his habitual defect of vision and buildings were illuminated by will reassert itself. thousands of lamps. The Stadium To overcome the difficulty of was lighted up by powerful search-making the mountain move you lights. There were gay scenes in are advised not to give more than the great Hall, where two thousand a vague attention to the exterior
here two istoric object, just to be conscious of its Senate has passed the Soldiers people danced day.Reuter,
it but not to let it drag them inte Bonus Bill. Much speculation ex- anything like detailed inspection,ists regarding President Coolidge's for that would inhibit the magical attitude, as he declared in his last message to Congress that he did swing"
not favour the bonus.-Reuter.
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mass as your eyes pass and repass
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NOBBY
" CLARK?
MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN OF
Nothing of great interest can be recorded about the markets this Week, writes the Nuth China Daily News of April 18. Imports appear to be as dull as experts, and if there is any outstanding feature.
LONDON, April 23.-The num. in the week's business it can only ber of photographers in the crowd be described as a slight improve outside the Colonial Office tuis ment in the piece goods demand.
morning testified to public interest Very low rates of interest are in the resumption of the Irish now ruling with native banks, Boundary Conference. Mr. Thomas WHY these having dropped to as low as presided. and Ministers from the Tis. 0.15, and this has apparently.Irish Free State and North Ireland given Chinese piece goods dealers were present-Reiter, an incentive to operate. The re sult is that a certain amount of orders have been forthcoming dur- ing the past week, although the scale on which business is taking compared with 4,300,000 kroner place is not large. Hankow is a in the previous year, the latter sum much better market than for including restitution of taxes some time past, while Tientsin and totalling 1,730,000 kroner. The net Ningpo are taking an interest in profits are 461,000 kroner as con- The trasted with 733,000 kroner in 1922, Fancies, Greys and Whites. 'trend' of prices is.
towards and the dividend remains at 5 per firmness.
cent, as 1922,
There is a suggestion that stocks
It is
of Spring Fancies may have to be DANISH EAST ASIATIC CO. carried over, owing to the disap- pointing demand which has re- cently been experienced. difficult to arrive at a correct es- #mation of the position in this respect, and too much should not be made of the view quoted.
As far as the auctions are con cemed there is litle change to record from a week ago. The principal feature of the sales has been the demand for Whites, while as regards Blacks little in terest has been shown, speculative buying having been largely absent. There is the usual search for cheap cargo on the part of this element, but it is not forthcoming.
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC LINE.
The report for 1923 of the
Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompanie
NICKNAMES.
Everybody can appreciate the prefix of "Dusty" to the name of Miller, but why should a named Clark be expected to answer to the call of "Nobby"?
man
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The
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RC OR
ROVERSIA'S
SPRING SONG...
God paints the skies eternal, With tints of white and blue, And all things turn to vernal, For Spring has come anew- The woodlands call the breezes, «And sunshine calls the daisies; My thoughts call also fancies, That love's young dream is true
Then flowers nor birds nced
beraid
This song of halcyon Spring, For Love alone would carol, And make the valleys ring- Would fill the airs with quiver, While sorrows loom up naver; » Love's Spring shall live forever, A sweet, infinite thing.
-H. M. ŠILVA.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS
OF SALE.
of the
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
situats and being
Rural Building Lot Number 175 (with extension thereto)
to be cold by PUBLIC AUCTION
CD
WEDNESDAY
The 14th day of May 1924 st 3 o'clock p.m.
IN ONE LOT
by
Meara, LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers
at their Auction Rooms in Duddell St., Hongkong
Description. The Property consista of Rural Building Let No. 175 (with extension thereto) comprising an aras
as Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Ellenbud Villas of about 43,466 amare feet and known situated on the Vistoria Road near Vilk Miramere sts height of 200 feet above sea level with a fine Southerly Apset upon the Sammer breezes
On this site there have recently been three substantial moderu erected Villas of brick and reinforced concrete constructed far in excess of the Works
requirements of the Public Department.
The site which is extremely healthy originally intouded for 4 Sanitorium and the present buildings constitute ideal family residences.
was
It can be reached from. Statue Square 12 minutes by motor car, from Kennedy Town Tram terminus in 20 minutes' walking,
Further Particulars and Condition of Sale may be had from:-
Messrs. DEACONS,
1, 'Des Voeux Road Central, Vendori Solicitora or from
Mesare, LAMMERT BROS,
The Auctioneers,
PUBLIC AUCTION
Estuchess to sell by Fablis
HE Undersigned have received Auction.
00
TUESDAY, April 29, 1824, commencing at 11 am
tholz Bales Rooms, Daddell Street. Coo Driggs Passenger Motor
Dar
Model, (New) 1922
4 Cylinders,
One "Stätz" (Sports) Motor. Car Beaters, i Cylinders, 60 H.P.
On view on day of sale. Ternis-Ceat on delivery,
-LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"
Contains all the News of the Week.
PRICE
In the dira origin of many nick- names now in everyday use, not only in the Army and the Navy, but also among ordinary people, there is a fascinating mystery.
Writing to the Dally Mail, Mr. I. P. Bacon Philips, of Bexhill, refers to the insoluble problem"
pre- The Danish East Asiatic
sented by the reason for such "Wiggie" Bennett, Company, of Copenhagen, an- nicknames as nounces a dividend of 14 per cent."Shiner" Wright, "Pincher" Mar
Domestic Occurrence# for last year, as compared with 12 tin, "Buck" Taylor, and "Knocker" ner cent. for the previous year. White, all of which are current in Leading Articles
Local and General ....... With a share capital of 50,000,000 the Navy. kroner, the company has reserve
Another correspondent points Social and Personal funds amounting to 62,500,000kr. out that every Wilson he knows is Nearly Fatal The report states that in 1973 the nicknamed "Tug," every Smith Steamer Collide company's relations with the south"
every Parker Holding Aloof "Smudger," European markets were streng" Nosey every Murphy "Spud," St. George's Day thened, and the sale of East and every Sullivan "Spike "but Woman's Suicide Asiatic products was extended to nobody knows why. Mention is
Felt Hera America and the West Indies. The also made of persons named Body most important of the company's being dubbed "Snatcher" which China Underwriter. East Asiatic branches, namely, clearly sesults from an unpleasant Repulse Bay Mirros.
But most of Knives and Forks those at Bangkok and Singapore, association of ideas. which Import European: products the nicknames quoted do not LCSN. Co, Ltd.. and export teak, rice, tin and rub- admit of any such explanation, Scout Concart ber, very largely from their own and therein lies the mystery.
plantalons and mines, consider ably increased the volume of their
transactions. As in the previous year, the Kharbin branch bought
states that 40 sailings were under large quantities of soya beans for
VOYEKENT OF STELMERS.
25 cts. PER OOPY,
CONTENTS,
PAGE-
"Public Benefit" 1— 9 $460 Olaim...
9-10 Taking Revenge
...10
Telegrams to Canton
20 Gold Brioks P
Ubafoo Notes........
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.11-12 Amoy Looting....
12
12
As She in Wrol
12
Wedding
.20.
13
Canton RailwaY
.13
The Kowloon Bench,
13
St. George Expsias Matters..25
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Trains To Capion.
.20
13
Dar Girl Guide
..26
13:
Yaumati Magitmacy
.26
"Five Dragon Temple".
, 14—15)
The Mosquito War
.28
Bankruptcy
.15
Company Meeting
.26
.15
Still Missing
20
Fourth Death
..20
15
Small Fires
..15
Commerce and Finance.
16-17 Hongkong's Health.
.18
Hongkong+ Help Sport
18
Foot Cut Off
.19.
.19
School Prizes Coming Eclipse Whist Drive
Sten from Scandinavia by the the Danish Soya-cake Factory, of The O.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Local Tarf
which represented a record total.
Kidnappara e
Seaman Arrested.
.19—21 | Who's Who mi
.18 company's Ching and Japan line, Copenhagen, which is controlled Canda arrived at Kebe yesterday at The "Trevesta" Trophy
7.St p.to. leaves Kobe on May 1 BODA Wet Good Friday The outgoing trafic both on this by the East Asiatic Company.
The company's shipping lines to and is due at Yokobima on May Sat S. O. A. A.. iine as well as the line to British Indis, where 12 journeys were China and Japan, the Straits and moon.
The B. Fan Mentor left Liver The Beached Steamer Siam. Australia, South Africa, and carried out,
pool on Apr. 12 for Hongkong, shanghai, Quarantine" was consequently
the Ister the North and South Pacific coasts fuistau, Taku and Daloy, and is de Sir W. Rem Davie very bilak, and in months of the year it became were worked very satisfactorily hero on or about Alay 16.
Tonants' Rights The B. F. "Lyon" left Liver. necessary to engage outside ships during the year, but there was no In order to satisfy the tonnage further extension of the fleet, which pool on Apr. 18 tartrait Hongkong Correspondence. requirements. The increased de- consisted at the end of the year of and Shanghai and is die here on or about Big Arms Hanl Failed To Stop mand for tonnage was partly a vessels (mostly motorships), May 23. result of the earthquake in Japan representing a total of 167,370 tons. and the destruction thereby caused. Towards the end of the year which is due at this port on May 28 Acting Paine Judge.
Piracy Evil The gross receipts, in another motorship of 12,000 tons sailed from New York at p.za. on Apr. Piracy Danger
who contracted for A
The D.S.I a. Pres. Harrison "
on schedule.
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