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NOTES AND NEWS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY MARCH 187, 1912,
FEAT : FÓR THE HOUSEHOLDS MART In Notting Dale and Shepherd's Bush man at the end of January were hawking blocks of peat, which owing to the high price of coal and coke are being readily bought.
DB0,000 WART INSURANCE JOBS,
It is officially stated that the Board of Trade bare roceived over 80,000 letters applying for forms of application for appointments in con- nection with Labour Exchanges and Unemploy ment Insurance,
CONSOLATION FOR STOUT FERSONS." "Good News for Fat Men" is the title of a little "pamphlet issued at Breslau by the Japanese doutor, Hikeda, who has been making experimente in Prof, Neisseria Broalan surgery, Dr. Hikada says that contrary to the general
WM.
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TELEPHONE 346,
Gentlemen's Outfitters.
opinion the thinner man is the more genus NEW DELIVERY OF
he has on his skin. The average healthy man
has 1,520 germs to a square centimetre (394 of at inch), but fat men have 20 per cent, fewer that the leen, sad men have many more than women. Moreover, warm baths have little effect in killing bacteria unless a cold donche follows afterword. Many saires increase the germs, but washing with spirit kills them. The Germans, who are not usually lean, are delighted by the
says a Berlin despatch.
the announcement,
A CHURCH TELL ̈' An experiment was made on a recont Sunday at the Methodist Church at Hillsdale, New Jor Boy. The pastor, the Rav. William Hurd, is the choirmaster as well as the preacher.
Just before the sermon, says the Daily News correspondent, at a given signal, twelve boys rose in the front pew and marched into the spacious platform pulpit, and, standing in a row, proceeded to give the "church yell.
"Say, my friends" they shouted, "have you reen Becond Timothy, two, aftoen; First Thes salonians, five, twenty-two! Tells you exactly what to do."
Before the
congregation
ration had quite recovered from this evangelical novelty the boys whistled in oborus two hymns, Stand up, stand up for Jesus" and "Wonderfal words of life," Mr. Hurd explained that it was all part of a new method of getting an increased attendance at
church.
SUNDAY BIFLE SHOOTING,
The Committee of the Lord's Day Observance Sonisty have received the following communica tion from the Socretary for War in reply to a protest with regard to the use of the rifle rance. at Crowden on Sundays. "The Army Cornell, after full consideration of the question of Bunday rifle shooting in all its aspecte, decided that musketry practices may be carried out on Bondsya, provided that all attendanos at much practices is purely volantery, and that the menities of the locality in which the practice interfered with. As it does takes plsos are not i not appear that the rifle shooting which took plass at Crowden infringed these conditions the Con oil are unable to take any action in the matter."
"The Society has replied expressing great regret that the Army Council should have resolved to take a stop which in the past history of our country had had such disastrous résulis
for both Church and State,
SCHOOL HOWLMES,
A
*C. H.-T." sende some school howlers of moont colleation to the Glasgone Herald. Scotch child, mieled by an English teacher's pronunciation of bricks, made it clear in a that the took set to the Hobronz written paperousers for Pharach without was to make straw." The silly question, in relation to quite little boys, Compare Con and Alexander" produced from one bewildered boy this fablo:-
cesarimus Cesar Casarior Alerander alexandrior alexandriesmus The same examination the entrance to great public school-supplied a delightful historical mix-up. "What were the eireum- stances of Sir Walter Raleigh's introduction to Queen Elizabeth?" "Queen Elisabeth was riding one day from Kenilworth to Coventry with nothing on, and Sir Walter Raleigh met her and offered ber his elask.”
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ADMIRAL EVANS AND HIS TALET. The late Admiral Evans, Fighting Bob" as be was familiarly known, was the hero of many stories, and a Paris contemporary adds to the number. In his early days the Admiral had much valued valet, a Japanese, His accomplish ments were manifold, and he excelled as maitro d'hotel. He had no equst in the way he One day the Admiral
announced "Dinner is ready, sir, notice to
the Japanese valet gare leave, saying he wished to go home, Fighting Bob was sorry to lose his servant, and filled bis place with a Kindon, and forgot all about the Japanese. Tears later the Admiral found himself at Marseilles, and as there was A Japanese warship in port he paid a visit to the reasel. He was received by the captain, and after the inspection accepted hospitality in the cabin. The Japanese commander threw off his cap, and picking up a towel placed it on bisarm and mid, in the old familiar tona" "Dinner. is ready, sir." Kato!" was the astonished Admiral's reply, for the vemmander was the quandam valvet.
LIVERPOOL UNDERWRITERS AND
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NEW SHADES NEW STRAWS. NEW BOWLERS.
AND
STYLES IN SOFT FELTS.
MODERATE PRICES.
"GLYN'S"
ARE HAND-MADE.
Wm. Powell,
HATS
Ltd.,
(Sole Agents for Glyn's Hats),
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DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
TELEPHONE 636.
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES TOYO KISEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES: 88 NIPPON MARU." FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU AND JAPAN PORTS.
NHE above-named Steamer having arrived,
Cobra Carboner
to send in their Bills of Lading for Counter signature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside. ⠀
All Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of the 29th it, at 5P. will be landed at Can-
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It is worth while Presiding at the sonaal meeting of the Liver to make a change from Wallpaper to
pon) Underwriters Association, Mr. J. P. Rud-
the
olf (deputy chairman) referred to the serious Beautiful modern Hall's Distemper Decoration, underwriting claims of the last two months, and
said that time business was at present on too ---
low
basis;
be hoped that shipowners, whe
The scientific ideal of a wall covering is one that is not only beautiful, were now enjoying a period of prosperity, would but easy to keep clean, germ proof, absolutely fast in colour, and when No wall covering conforms so closely to appreciate that underwriters had not unduly apphed a thorough disfectant.
of pressed for higter rates in the recent years
the depression in shipping, and that they would these requirements as Hall's Sanitary Washable Distemper which has the not be reluctant to sizes to some further small important advantages of being mest economical and durable.
both
regarded
grural Increase in the lipers and tramp steamers. As far as instance of cargo was ondered he saw no indication of improvement in ratet, owing to the very severe competition among underwriters in this class of businers. Many sections of it were being traur Boted by underwriters below cost price. There was one feature in marine underwriting which had rather been lost sight of, and that was the greatly increased rizs of steamers, The spread
Hall's Distemper is applied with a whitewash brush, saving much in the cost of labour. It sets hard, kills microbes and vermin, and disinfects. It never cracks or blisters," nor peeks off.
Cargo remaining undelivered on TeURSDAY, kigzoon risk and expense and delivery must then be taken from Company's Godown,
of Nara.
JAPAN.
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
EAST ASIATIC COMPANY,
COPENHAGEN.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE Steamship
THE
TRANQUEBAR,” having arrived, Consignees of Curge are hereby informed that their Goods, with the arception of Opium, Treasure and voluble,
of
and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., Kowloon, and West Point Godowne, whence delivery may be obtained.
dell
Optional Carge will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noon To-DAT requesting it to be landed No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected. No Claims will be recognised after the Goods here, have left the Steamer or Godown, and all Goods
rowsining undelivered on MONDAY, the 4th March, afternoon, will o
*Will ko subject to reat
and landing charges
No Claims will be admitted, after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 1st Marah will be subject to rent.
All chafed and other wise damaged Cargo. to be he left in the Godowns, where they will be
left on heard or Godown, and examination of
same to be arranged, then
before
All Claims must be filed on or MONDAY, the 11th March, otherwise they will not be recognised.
K. MATSDA,
Agent
Hongkong, 27th February, 1912
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer
"INDIA,"
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All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods ers to examined on the 1st March, at 9.30 4.M.
All Claims must reach us before the 8th March, or they will not be recognized. No Fire Insurance will be effented.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.
MELCHERS & Co.,
A gertz, EAST ASIATIC Co., LTD. 361 Hongkong, 23rd February, 1912.
THE FAMINE IN CHIN.A
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
the above-named Consignees of Cargo by veel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown E Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mack
Hongkong
NIGHT FAMINE DISTRICTS with an
area of 30,000 square miles,
and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are Two and a half million people facing starvation. Landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless FLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION
instructions are given to the contrary within
6 hours
Goods not cleared by the 6th March, at4 PM, will be subject to rent
me in! No Fire Insurance will be effected by Any chao whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Congues's and
the Company's surveyors, Meason. GODDARD &
DOUGLAS, 103, on MONDAYS and Tauxe- DAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the stomer's arrival here, after which will be admitted after the Goods have left the date they cannot be recognised. No Claims
Godowns,
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 28th February, 1912.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
It is made in a wide range of 70 colours, including rich dark as well as light tints. TheTHER. &.0. B. N. Co.'s Steamer colours never fade, bling furmture and pictures to be moved about a room without shewing discoloured walls,
Hall's Datemper decoration may be washed by lightly sponging down with clean tepid ing of the liability as much as possible was great water. It remains clean, sweet and fresh for years.
ly hindered when they found one steamer now
carrying a quality of cargo which formerly required two or thren vergale to convey,
THE OVER-INSURANCH QUESTION. Dealing with the over-valuation of Fessels, Mr. Rudolf said that in at last six Board of Trade inntries reposting marine casualties last year the Court found that there had been very considerable over-insurance on the part of owners or managing owners, and there appeared to have been rome relation between this over.
insurance and the laws of the weasels. This was
deprecated by
Sanitary Washable
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| by underwritera as strongly as it was by the general body of shipowners, but the Cou- mittes of the Live Tool Underwriters Associt Chiration felt that ro ease had been made out for may general legislation on this subject. He wargested that shipowners and underwriters might come to an arrangement whoreby the amount recoverable under the ordinary policy The C.P.B. Costa, Empress of Jopon arrived Waruta to the valus i at Narasaki at 7.30am on the 29th it and
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The P. M. E.B. Co, s atr. Mongolia bs been postponed to sail from this port at 1 pm on Sunday, March 3rd.
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Shanghai,
Manger.
CHILDREN OF FAR
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By CHAB. J. HALCOMBE Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Custon) Bervice, Author of "The Mystio Flowery Land," eta.).
NUBIA FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, FORT SAID, BUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Cloods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RINK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown THE VOLUME which consists of 40 Corr Goluwas at Kowloos, where each Consign. Page, and includes a Skotal Plan of ment will be sorted ont Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed historical interest, showing the disposition of Optional Goods will be landed here unless the Fores at the battle of Kwellite is dedicated
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Its description of Chinese Bosial Customs Goods not cleared by the 6th March, at 4 P.M., and Superstitions, combined with the insight it will be subject to rant
gives into political oculitions in China, makes CHILDREN OF FAL CATHAY" an excellent
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Demaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Coungues at 10 AM on". MONDATE THURSDAYS. All Claims must be procented and the Company's surveyors, Hocare Goddard
within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, After which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
and
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