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Fuji Silk
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$ 1.30 yd.'
Crepe de Chine (double width)
$ 2.10 yd.'
Taffeta
$ 1.70 yd.
$2.75
$ 5,50
$14.25
$6.75
$ 5,25
Pyjamas
Men's Silk Shirts
Crepe de Chine Undies (3 pieces)
Full Silk
Ladles Pyjamas
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Era of the Gharries.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1930.
policeman should any stallholder SIR WILLIAM PEEL. BARGAIN HUNTERS AT
charge more than the price quoted
China Association and Victoria League.
*HOME FUNCTIONS.
JUMBLE SALE.
ZODAVISKY GETS GOOD VALUES FOR FIFTY CENTS.
for the day. Stallholders have been known to pay heavy fines for not selling their wares at the price quoted by the Council. The step that the Council takes in this
The General Committed direction has proved very satis China Association and the pleasure factory and is a great deterrent of entertaining Sir William Peel, "I am going to the Hong Kong against overcharging. It is, K.B.E., C.G., at a luncheon held Benevolent Society Jumble Salo thia therefore, more than surprising his departure for Hong Kong.
at Claridge's on March 20, prior to afternoon," Zodavisky announced yesterday morning as he entered my
ať
of the
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
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"What fer," I asked with surprise.
that, in a British Colony, stail The Rt. Hon. Lord Southborough, office." holders are allowed to charge [G.C.B., G.G.M.G., G.C.V.O., etc., pre- what they like. Surely our model sided, nad the following were Zodavisky looked hard at me with Police Force, failing the Sanitary (Chairman
present: Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell a pitying smile. "You are a nut, Committes), Mr. and by this time you should know Board, could do something like fi. W. Looker (Vice-Chairman), Sir that nowhere else in this benighted this-to-regulato-the-prices-of-food-Francis Aglen G.C.M.G., K.B.E., Colony of our couk you find stuffs to the great benefit of the Newton Stabb, and Messrs. H. W. Jumble Sale," he curtly replied.
Sig Gilbert Grindle, K.O.M.G., Sir any bargain unless it be at a public. The Police is wide awake Bird, J. S. Bruce, A. S. Debenham, There is no gainsaying a chap of in arresting hawkers without E. M. Gull, J. S. Haskell, R. H. Hill, Zodavisky's calibre. Once his mind, licences and for causing obstruc. D. Landate, L. N. Leefe, H. A. J.was made up, nothing can deter him," tion, but so far nothing is done sey, H. W. Robertson, Colin C. Scott, he might pull me along with him, Macray, S. F. Mayers, K. W. Moun- but what I was afraid of was that to prevent profiteering.
JG. W. Swire, and T. H. Whitehead. and my fear was not without
Lieut.-General Sir George Mac-foundation.
News in Brief,
One case of typhoid fever was- notified yesterday.
The wreck of a junk reported on Thursday at Wei-hai-wei bus now been removed:
donogh, G.B.E... K.C.B., K.C.M.G., "By the way, old beano, I expect and Sir Skinner Turner had intend- [you to come along with me. See you ed to be present, but were unavoid-at-2 p.m. outside the City Hall, ably prevented at the last moment. Cheerto," and Zodavisky whizzed out Victoria League-Reception. of my office, before I could find Sir William Peel, Governor- time to make an excuse. designate of Hong Kong, and Lady Well, having nothing to while Peel were the guests of honour at a away the time, I went to meet reception held on March 19 by the Zodavisky at the appointed place. Victoria League at 81, Cromwell He came up to mo with a smile and Road, S.W. Lady Beatrice. Ormsby producing $1 from his pocket, he Gore and Sir Charles Bayley, said, "Just you see what this magic Deputy Presidents of the League, dollar is going to fetch me." received the guests, who included a
Much Trepidation, number of students from Hong We walked up the steps to the top Kong and Malays. Among those floor of the gorgecas building which who accepted Invitations were:- we call the City Hall, and I must Lord Paasfield, Secretary for the confess I did so with much trepidá- Dominions and Colonies, and Lady tion. Passfield, Sir John and Lady Shuck-
Good night, what have we here," burgh, the Consul-General for China sald Zodaviaky.. 4 and Mrs. Chen, Earl and Countess
I looked and what I saw
It is expected that 11.3.S. Castor will leave Hong Kong May 27 for the United Kingdom arriving at Devonport July 16.
It is notified that the name of China Overseas Trading Company (1919), Limited, has been strack of the Register of companies.
Company, Limited will, unless
de 'Bunsen.
Wash
'Mr. Julyan re For the theft of clothing from Buxton, Lord Leigh, Lord and Lady enough to chase me home because I members the time 65 Temple Street, a Chinese woman, Rayleigh, Lord and Lady Wrenbury am by natura very lady-shy. I saw when the fastest with two previous convictions, was the High Commissioner for Scuth no fewer than sixty of the fair sex. sentenced to six months imprison-Africa and Mrs. de Water, Mrs. There were even little girls in short means of trans-
ment by Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Philip Snowden, Mrs. Amery, Sir frocks and every one of them had a port in Hong Kong were gharries Kowloon Magistracy to-day.:
Maurice and Lady de Bunsen, Miss big rattan basket. All of them were drawn by very small ponies, and motor cars
hugging the elosed door, which made were unknown here.
It is notifies that at the expira-Lady William Seymour, the Hon. me ask my learned friend as to tion of three months from date the Lady Talbot, Lady Bayley, Admiral where the goods were stored. (Those must have been very united Fertilizer Company, Limited Sir Edward and Lady Bradford, Sir happy days for the pedeswill, unless cause is shown to the William and Lady Allardyce, Sir inside the room, and if I can't get "Shut up, old man, the goods are trians!) Horse riding was very contrary, be struck off the register Lawrence and Lady Guillemard, Sit in before this crowd of ladies, I am
Frederic and Lady Kenyon, and lost," said Zodavisky. popular and every street on the and companies be dissolved. island was a bridle path. There It is notified that at the expira-Lady Wilson, Sir John and Lady get closer and closer to the doorway,
Miss Kenyon, Lady FitzGerald,
Well, he wriggled and wiggled to was one enterprising attempt totion of three months from date of Sandeman Allen, Lady Antrobus and but all to no avall. The fair sex compete against the gharrics in the Yan Yue Tug and Lighter Miss Antrobus, Lady Campbell. those far off days, when some-case is shown to the contrary, McCarthy, Sir John and Lady
Sir William Chance, Dame Maud on the day, and when the door was
eventually thrown
open, in they one started an omnibus service be struck off the register of com- Power, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Donald rushed with a shout of triumph. with clumsy cambling horse-panies and be dissolved.
Zodavisky was not so slow in spite Robertaon. Mrs. Ernest Stuart, Sir of his over-abundance of superfluous drawn vehicles, but
Campbell Stuart, Admiral and Mrs. flesh. He rushed in just in the nick Detective-Sergent F, W. Fowlie, Eyres, Mrs. Maurice Macmillan. of time to swipe up the remaining gharries were still faster people of the Yaumati Detective Office, was Professor and Mrs. F. J. C. Hearn- preferred them and the butacs a
the table. Each parcel the P. & O.jshaw. Sir Benjamin and Lady Gott, an faded out. Later came
the Rajputana, which left for Home at Sir Edward and Lady Dayson, the cost 50 cents, and your luck goes trams and the motor cars and пcon to-day. He is going on Hon. Mrs. Hanbury-Tracy and Miso
Mysteries Revealed. it was the gharries' turn to fade! service in the Police Force.
ten months' leave after five years' Henbury-Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Ezekiel, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Them- With all the motor buses, taxis, and public cars now plying for
It is notified that at the expira Mrs. G. M. Gathorne-Hardy, Mrs. three parcels, and they at once set hire it is surprising to him that of the Ying Wah
tion of three months from date Grinnell-Mine, Mrs. Alfred Morris, to to sort out what was useful to the gharries' contemporaries-the Transportation Company, Limited Dodgson, Mr. F. S. Hose and Miss had a parcel containing two pairs of Lighter and Mra. O'Hea, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell them and what was not. One lady jinrikishas, to give them their will unless cause is shown to the Hose. Dr. A. T. Stanton, Lieut. shoes, one suit of man's clothing. correct name are still holding ter of companies and be dissolv- Mr. C. O. Blagden, Mr. and Mrs. which a woman can find a name for. contrary, be struck off the regis-Colonel and Mrs. W. J. P. Hume, blouses, lingeries and other things out, and the coolies still able to ed. eke out an existence. It is evid | Congratulations to
ent, however, that in the carlier Asbestos Company, has notified the Mr. S. E. Edgar, of the Eastern 42 Years' Mr. P. J. Julyan, days of the Colony the jinrikisha Water Police, Kowloon, that he lost pullers were a more prosperous lotja
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STILL WATERS
Service.
I.S.O., of the Water Office, Public Works Department, who to-day com- pletes 42 years as a Government employee and is still in the ser- vice.
as the
passenger
leather wallet, containing $10 of men than those of to-day. and a motor car learners' licence yesterday, probably in Prince Edward Roard, when he was driving
*
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#
Now that the his car. Prices of dollar has fallen Foodstuffs.
SOIL
parcel on
with it
4
Of course each of the sixty ladies managed to pick up two or
Hargreaves, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. But the shoes. Oh! one pair was too Morkill. Lieut.-Colonel D. J. Ward large for her and the other was too British Malaya) and Mrs. Ward, stuff was worth more than the price (President of the Association of small. Well, ever then, the whole Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Marks.
given.
Zodavisky cume out with his parcel and he was ahcuting out like Ja happy sand boy.
CONSULAR CORPS. Netherland Service in South China,
"Come ever and see what I got for my money," and he straight away
began to undo his parcel. The first
thing that he brought to light was In corset. I laughed.
A Chinese boatswain of the Mr. Julyan has the unique dis-
80 considerably, Naval Yard was yesterday fined tinction of having served in all
prices of all food. $1,000. or six months hard labour. The acting Netherland Consul in "Shut up, you blinking idiot. the three branches of Govern stuffs have risen to such an ex-ul possession of 30 taels of pre-promotion as agent of the Nether-jackass," he admonished.
by Mr. Whyte-Smith, for the unlaw Amoy, Mr. C. J. Endert, on his Can't you stop laughing like a tent that wage-earners find them-pared non-Government oplum. The lands fhdia Commercial Bank, to the ment Service--Naval, Military and Civil.
selves paying from 25 per cent. Magistrate, in passing sentence, agency in Hong Kong, handed over
A Real Find- It was on April 26, that Mr. to 30 per cent more for their took into consideration the fact charge of the Consulate. for the jumbled lot. A petticoat and a bon
Zodavlaky went digging into his. Julyan was appointed a Writer in household expenses. This gives that accused had been employed at Netherlands at Amoy to Mr. B. 3.net was his next draw. Still hope H.M. Naval Yard where he re-rise to a pertinent question which given a good character.
the Naval Yard since 1913, and was Israel (new agent of the Bank) aeful, he went on sorting out and when
acting Consul on January 26. mained until July 31, 1891. The might be asked of the Sanitary
he came to the end of his task ha The acting Netherland, Consul in was rewarded with a real Fuji alik following day he received his ap- Board, namely, what steps are The costumes used by the A.D.C., Swatow, Mr. A. J. Ramondt, on his houri coat. pointment as Chief Clerk in
taken to regulate and control "And Se To Bed," were offered for Japan Line to the agency at Manilla, to do with that lot of feminine at in their presentation of Fagan's promotion as agent of Java-China- "Well, Zoda, what are you going HM. Ordnance Department,
prices charged by the various sale by public auction at Mossre. handed over charge of the Consulate tire. Planty there to dress you up which post he filled till December
market stallholders. The Sant-Lammert Bros.'s sales rooms yester for the Netherlands to Jonkheer like Aunt Grandy," I said. 31, 1894.
tary Board does nothing to pre-day afternoon. The wardrobe L. W. E. van Haurn (new agent of "Stop grinning like the fool you His connection with the Civil vent one atall-holder charging comprised 26 items, Including the the Line) as acting Consul on April are.
pretty and expensive dresses worn 14.
Can't you see that my 50 cents branch of the Service dates back more than another. The China by Hra. Pepys and Mrs. Knight. Mr. J. J. Wierink, agent of the and out. Why I am going to put will go to help some one who is down to January 1, 1895, when he was Mail is the only British paper in The support given to the sale was an Holland-China Trading Company at this lot back in the paxt sale, and it appointed Second Clerk, Public the Colony that publishes a mar. disappointing, however, that the Canton, who has been in charge of will fetch another to cents to help
Practically ket price list every alternate day,
entire wardrobe was withdrawn. Works Department.
the Netherland Consulate as acting another person," came the wisu Consul aince January, 1929, has reply from my friend. been appointed a Consul by Royal Decree of March 4.
the whole of the time since then but this is all that this paper can he had been with the P.W.D., ex do for the public in this direction. cept for one year, from March 22, | The prices quoted being average 1901, to March 31, 1902, when ones, are not binding on the stall-
APPOINTMENTS.
His Excellency the Officer Ad
"Anyway that is the only consola- tion left to you, and I must admit that the lot is worth more than 86," I retorted..
Ten Years Ago
(From the "Chins Mall" April 26, 1920.1
To-day's dollar is worth 4/- 10%.
The British yacht Sapphire came
he acted as First Clerk and Clerk holders. There appears to be no ministering the Government has
ADDRESSES WANTED. to the Clerk of Councils, Colonial remedy, and we have so far seen appointed provisionally and subject Mail has been received at the [Secretary's Office.
no stallholder prosecuted for to His Majesty's pleasure, Mr. John American Consulate General for the He was appointed First Clerk, overcharging, although we have arily an Unofficial member of the will be glad to learn the forwarding Johnstone Paterson, to be tempor-following persons. The Consulate P.W.D., on April 1, 1901, and seen them prosecuted for giving Legislative Council, in the place of addresses of any persons listed: from April 4, 1903, to April 27
short weight.
Mr. Benjamin David Fleming Beith, G. A. Allan, Ed. L. Bucklin, R. 1904, was acting Superintendent
who is temporarily absent from the Caldwell, C. D. Curry, Prof. V. of Accounts, Correspondence and
Cilony, with effect from April, 17 Dyson, H. J, Eddo, Dr. P. Gerarde, In Shanghat Dr. Frank Richard Ashton has H. Geer, S. D. Gold, T. F. Haskell, Into port yesterday from Southamp- Stores, in addition to other duties. Police Control the current been appointed a member of the Dr. W. K. Hatt, Mrs. Hay, Mrs. HP. ton, having a party on board consisting Promotion to Senior Clerk came Desirable
Midwives Board, vice Dr. Annie Hemmene, Prof. E. P. Hohman; of Viscount Furness, Countess Drog on Janjary 1, 1918, and in 1928.
market price in Sydenham, resigned, C. K. Loverud, 8. Madrinan, I. Moheda, Captain R. Gorden Wilson, Lady he rose to the Senior Clerical and all the nowspapers and to the ed members of the Court of the Plack, G. Pruitt, Capt. C. B. Rogers, The Sapphire, which is under the Issued daily to The following have been nominater, N. Nesmith, E. J. Otto, Wm. Lurah Wilson, Dr. Hulkeley Cairn, and Accounting Staff. He received public by the Shanghai Municipal University for a period of three Miss Riggin, Miss M. L. Root, Ch. B. Command of Capt. Reavly, in a vessel his Imperial Service Order in the Council,
yours, with offeet from April 9: Rydell, F. S. Searby, D. S. Smith, of 541 tons and carries a British crew with instructions to Messra, Vandeleur Molyneux Gray L. I. Simpson, A. B. Taylor, H. Bof. 41 men She is owned by Lord Birthday Honours list last year buyers to notify the nearest burn, and Philip Stanley Cassidy. Weles, Mrs. G. P. Wilhelm.
Furness
several ladies.