THE
DIRECTORY
AND
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY
CHRONICLE
OHINA, JAPAN, BRITISH MALAYA; INDO-CHINA, SIAM, PHILIPPINES NETHERLANDS INDIA, ITC.
...
Tox
1925
SIXTY-THIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
OBTAINABLE AT THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE
AND PROM LOCAL AGENTS.
NOW BEIJO 18SUED AND CONTAINS ALPHABETICAL. LIST OF FOXKIGN BUSINESSES, THEIR PERSONNEL AND AGZTOKES CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF TAX CHIEF TRADE. CENTERS ALPHABETICAL LIFT OF PORZION KESIDENTS IN THE FAR BAST
GOTÉINMHES AND OFFICIAL DEPARTMENTS, 1.
OP-TO-DATE COLOURED MATH OF THE PRINCIPAL PORTS IN THE PAR HAFT. DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE VARIOUS COUNTRIE AND
TILLDE-CENTRES OF TES PAR MAST."
TREANIM, TAXIX)1, (TAMP DUTIES, BROKERAGE CHARGEĄ, POSTAL QUMA, ETC. KEITINH, AMERICAN AND JAPANESE NATIES AND, DDASTING TRUKLA.
„800 ̈PRZEST
Complete Edition
Abridged Edition
1,800 PATTER
#12 local surrency
$8
AN "EXTREMELY USEFUL" BOOK.
Writing from Singapore, onder date March 31st, 1922, Bir Godfrej Thomas, Private Secretary to HRH. THE PRINCE OF WALES, SAYI :-*
81,-1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant and am desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for the copy of the 60th annual edition of "TH DIRECTORY & Unxoricla ros OKINA, "JAPAN, THE STELITE SETTLEMENTS, 120, wro.." which Hia Boyal Highaos has been pleased to accept, sad which will be extremely" useful during the remainder ai thể tour.
The Managing-Director, KINGTONE DAILY PRESS, LTD.
Buy British Cars.
HONGKONG
1.
Youre faithfully,
GODFEET THOMAS,
(Private Seerkazı,
Bought by, those
who know.
The "STANDARD" is the car for the discriminating man. Reliable, easy to control and drive, graceful in appearance and comfortable, it is the ideal car for overseas travel. It has ample climbing power and Running Costs are speed. extremely low.
The "STANDARD" is built for use, so that rough roads.or varying climatic conditions do not affect it in the least.
The All
British
Standard
Agenda:
ALEX RON & CO.
(CHINA), LIMITED: Bank of Chlos Buildings, Tel. 0.1467. Queen's Hand.-
Catalogues and toll gwelfirm. ties on application to the Agents.
CAR
114 hp 2 or 4 sestäsi.
14 h.p.
.
Later, Ca. Lib. Con
The Car for the Owner-Driver
Prices
£275.00 delivered Hongkong. £365,0,.0. Other models on application.
Στη
14TH,
1025
BARDINET LIQUEURS
HAPPY IN A BATH SHEET.
CARDS AT CHURCH. WOMEN'S FASHIONS CRITICISED: THE SOLDIER'S PRAYER BOOK
AND PERPETUAL CALENDAR." HUMOUR AT LACE TRADE INQUIRY.
A TALE TOO GOON TO BE TRUE. Mr. John Jacoby, governing director of Messrs. Jacoby Tkle. Limited. Wood
A private soldier belonging to the Street, London, created much amusement at the Board of Trade inquiry into the Regiment was taken before the Mayor of application of the Nottingham lace and Glasgow for playing cards during Divine embroidery manufacturers for the in Service. The Sergeun: cuusmauded the position of an ad valorem duty, on soldiers to Church and when the Parson imported machine-made lace and e-read his prayers and took his text, those who had a Bible took it out, but this broidery at the Law Courts recently.
He said he did not agree that some suklier had neither a Bible nor a Com- of the fashionable articles of the trade
were necessary.
"A woman could be quite happy in 1 bath-sheet" he remarked. "Our whole trade is entirely useless. It is solely luxury, I an ashamed of being in it, It is opposed to my social idens." (Laughter.)
1. CE Laschy (for the Nottingha firnis iade a vigorous protest against the eriticisms of witnesses at previous sittings who had said that the Notting. har industry was handicapped by anti- quated methods and lack of initiative; The manufacturers, he said, repudiated these allegations with all the vigour and contempt of which they were capable.
PRIMITIVE EFFORTS.
Mr. Jacoby" said he noticed that con- siderable prominence had been given to the suggestions that Yottingham methods were inoffient.
Mr. Loseby: You understand that if unrefuted, those assertions might de very rrent, dupange to, the English trade, not only in the home market, but in the war kets of the world!
He said he had often commenced that Protection tended to make manufacturers lazy and careless."
Prayer Book, hat pulling out a pack of cards he spread them out before him. Fle first looked at one card them at an- other The Sergeant of the Company Never saw him and said "Richard put in the cards, this is no place for them." mind that aid Richard.
When the Service was over, the Con- stale took Richard prisoner and brought him before the Mayor.
"Well," said the Mayan "What have you brought this soldier here for?" "For playing cards, at Church" "Well soldier what have you to say for yourself!"
Much Sie. I hope. Very good, if not will punish you more than ever war was punished. "I have been said the soldier, ahnut six weeks on this marth, I have neither a Bible nor a Common I have nothing but a Com- Prayer Book. mos pack of cards and I hope to satisfy Your Worship of the purity of my inten tiens.**
"Very good," said the Mayor.
Then spreading out the cards before the Mayor, he began with the Ace
"When I see the Aee it reminds me. Mr. Jenby: Yes, but more damage will he dune if the eriticismus are not act-tuere is but me God. When I see the ed upon. If Nottingham' manufacturesdence it remis me of Father and Son. visited the factories abroad they would see When I see the three it reminds me of what artistic work is being turned out in Father. Son and Holy Ghost. When I comparison with the primitive, efforts of see the four it reminds me of the Four Evangelists that preached, viz. Matthew. Nottingham.
Mark, Fuko and John. When I see the Eve it reminds me of the five wise virgins, thet trimmed their Inmps. There were in hat 5 were fools and were turned out. When I see the six it reminds me that R M J. C. Cocking, buyer for Messrs.six days Goneule Heaven and Earth Copestake, Crampton, and Company, Ltd., of London and Nottingham, recalled, was asked if he could give the proportion of German good purchased by his Grms. Ile replied that he could not, as he had bought a proportion of them through Not tingham.
GERMAN LAVE IN NOTTINGHAM,
Mr. Loschy
"hay much Ger. Did you man lace rig Nottingham - Ongvery big
parcel.
Mr. J. S. Finlay, huyer for Mesars, Ohiey. Ansden, and Company, Ltd., ware- housenten, of Falcon Street, London, said he had approached a maniffacturer in Nottingham about the manufacture of a "Princess Mary collar, but his suggestion Within the last was not carried out. three years the turnover of the article, as imported from Germany and Switzer land. had reached hetween £20,000 and £30.000. The collarings could have been produced by the manufacturer referred to at an initial outlay of £56.
THREE MONTHS AFTER BANNS. "PLEA THAT. WEDDING WAS
INVALID.
·
A hundred-years-old Act was pleaded at Hastings. last month, when a man was charged with perjury by making a false declaration in a notice of marriage. A young woman said that defendant arranged to marry her at the Hastings register" office on March 9th. She kept the appointment at the office, but he did not turn up. She was later informed that
When I see the seven it reminds me that on the 7th day that God rested from the warks he had made and hallowed it. When I see the eight it reminds me of the eight righteous persons that were saved when God drowned the World, viz. Noah and his wife, his three suns and their wives. When I see the nine it re minds me of the nine lepers that were that nine never returned thanks. Whea teased by Our Saviour. There were I see the ten it reminds me of the ten commandments which (iod handed down
When I' to Muses on a table of stone. see the King it reminds me of the Great King of Heaven which is God Almighty. When I see the Queen it reminds me of the Queen of Sheba who went to hear the wisdors of Solunion, for he was as wise a wanan as he a mah. She brought with her fifty boys and fifty girls all dressed in boys apparel for King Solomon to tell which were girls. King Solomon seat for water for them to wash themselves, the girls washed to the elbows and the boys to their waists, So King Solomon told by this"
"Well," said the Mayor, "You have given me the description of every card in the pack except one."
"What is that said the soldier. "The Knave said" the Mayor.
13
"I will give Your Honour a description of that too if you will not be angry."
"I will not said the Mayor, if you
"the greatest "Well said the soldier will at term me the Knave.
have that I know of is the Constable that brought me here."
I do not know," said the layo
he was already married and had a child-whether he is the greatest Knave, but I
ren.
know he is the greatest fool.":
The Solicitor, defending. submitted
"When I count how many spots in a that the man's marriage to his present wife was not.. valid. According to the pack" continued the soldier. "I find three Marriage Act of 1995 a marriage was hundred and sixty five as many as, there valid ff more than three lunar mouths elapsed between the date of the first publication of the banns in church and the actual ceremour.
are days in the year.
"When I count the number of cards in the pack, I find there are afty-two as many weeks as there are in the year, and and from suits the number of weeks in
The banns were first called on Februars 24th, 1918, and the marriage did not take a month. I find there are twelve picture place until June 5th of that year.
The verger of St. Mary Magdalen Church. St. Leonards, where the mar- ringe took place, said that more than 3 months clapsed between the time the banns were first called and the wedding.
Mr. Paling, for the Publis Prosecutor pointed out that if that argument was. Accepted the man's & children would be mad legitimate.
The clerk said the Act also laid down that a marriage was valid unless there was guilty knowledge on the part of both partie that the banus where not in
order.
Mr. Glenister said a conversation took place. between the man and his wife before the wedding which would tend to support his argument, but the Bench ruled that such evidence was inadmis Bible and committed the man for trial, bail bring allowed
►
MISS MARY STURGEON.. LADY BIOGRAPHER'S TRAGIC
19 DEATH.
carita in the pack representing the num her of months in the year. and counting the tricks I find thirteen, the number of weeks in a quarter: So you see Sir, the pack of cards serves for a Bible, Almanac. and a Compon Praver Book.
"But," said the Mayor "there are only three hundred and sixty-four spots in the pack and there are three hundred and kixty-five days in a year.
"Sure Your Worship," said the soldier,
as you have left out the Joker."
"Well," said the. Mayor. "You are an intelligent witty and entertaining Joker yourself. Go in peace and I present you with a
Bible and Common Prayer Book.
Women should seek the type of cloth ing which best frames their beauty, and never vary from it. Romain de Tirtof-Este
A
mineque. Miss Sturgeon related in her hook that che evening in 1885 Robert Browning, having met two quiet ladies Miss Alary Sturgeon. a talented English who had come to London from Bristol, author, fell overboard on April Brd froin suddenly announced at a dinner-party the liner Moreton Bay, in which she was given by Stoplord Brooke, "I have found returning to England. In spite of the a new poet," whereupon several voices fact that the Moreton Bay was steaming cried simultaneously, "Michael Field !" at 18 knots, the body was recovered with Miss Sturgeon also wrote "Women of the in 1 minutes. Efforts a resuscitation Classics" (1914), in which she descirbed, with abundant quotation. the women of failed, and the body was buried at sea.
Miss Sturgeon published in 1999 an Homer and of Attie tragedy and Virgil's interesting biographical study of the two Dido.. In 1916 sbe published "Studies Poeta," including ladies who wrote., under the name of of Contemporary
Michael Field." poetry which aroused Lascelles Abercrombie. Rupert Brooke, the admiration of persons of taste and W. H. Davies, Walter De la Mare, W. W. discrimination. They were Aliss Katharine Gibson, John Masefield, Margaret L Bradley and Miss Edith Cooper, aunt and Woods and "An Irish Group." In 1921 niece, and they wrote in complete unison Miss Sturgeon produced a large volume 27 tragedies, eight volumes of lyrics, and a on Westminster Abbey, with illustrations
(Continued on next Column), by Louis Werter.
Mother!
do you know that Glaxo is a perfectly balanced food, con- taining everything Baby needs for the development of strong bone & firm Resh: rich in vitamins; pure, clean, germ free uncontaminated; easily prepared with hot, boiled water only. Every tinful of Glaxo is à inful of happines-For your baby. the happiness that comes of glorious health; for you, the happiness of the mother who sees her dating day by day growing stronger. sturdier and lovelier. Glaxo has been used to feed the labies in six Royal Nurseries-Ash-your---
Docion!
ů,
Glaxo
"Builds Bonnie Babies"
Write for Free Sample and Descriptive Booklet za W. R. LOXLEY & CO., BOLE AGESTS,
PIMPLES ON CHILD'S HEAD
Also On Face. Itched Badly. Cuticura Heals.
"My child's head and face,started breaking out with Htle pimples. They itched.so badly that he could not keep his Httle hands off them. The scratching caused sore erup-) tion and he could not sleep. His tair fell out. The trouble lasted, about three months.
71
"I tried several ointraents but he I sent for a free got no relief. sample of Cuticura Soap and Oict- ment and after using I could see
■ difference. purchased more which bealed him" (Signed) Mrs. Le Luck. 3, Ryan St., Stockton-on-| Tees, Durham, Eng.
• Use Cuticurz for all skin troubles. Suap and Ointment sold thenughout the world. Yor sample cath free wit Mary & Ribs, Lid, S7, Carchone lg.. Lunden. LG.z. Also for mail order with price,
Try our new Shaving Stick
12
HERAPION N1 HERAPION No.2 ERAPION NLA
-
A Meal Incomplete without t
OBTAINABLE EVE) AM SRL
SOLE AGENT>"
4. RUTTONJEE
SON.
154
THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LIMITED.
Issue Policies Covering ACCIDENT AND ILLNESS MOTOR CAR AND CYCLES BAGGAGE (ALL RISKS) PUBLIC LIABILITY
(GENERAL THIRD PARTY) BURLARY, ETC.
Agents :
GILMAN & Co., LTD.,
4, Des Voeux Road Telephone No. C. 290.
If You Suffer After
Eating
(24"
take two or three tablets of Birurated Magnewin with a sip of water. This quickly, surely and safely neutralises the-Barmfal acid, atop the food fermentation, and gives your stomach a chance to proceed with its work in a painless normal manner. Thous ands of people know from their own ex- perience that Bisuratel Magnesia is the only thing that help, that it's the caly thing that enables them to eat hearty meals of the goods things they like without Bisurated worrying about after effecte, Magnesin Tablets cost little at any chemist's sad they are so sare in effect that: doctors and hospitals all over the worlä praise them and prescribe them. Bisurat ed Magnesis will rid you of all trace of" "stomach páin and weakness and will enable- you to eat hearty meals of the things you like without fear of consequent discomfort.
Be sure to see the oval BISMAGʻ trade- mark on the wrapper when buying..
The Sign, of the
See it om
MA
overy
Genuine
Package
"GREATER than RUST"
Wilkinson's
ANTICORROSIVE
Ready Mixed Paints
for Every Description of Iron and Steel Work
Large Stockskept
ས
of Two Shades each RED AND GREY
Specify
Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark's PAINTS
S. G.
Agents:
LAY & Co., Alexandra Building Telephone Central 763,