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COSTUMES
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Pubgkong, xyth November, 1019
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 1010
PORMOSAN WILD MEN AL- THE ZOO.
CURRANT DUN PREVENTS A ́HUMAN
BACRIFICE.
Under these headings tha, ! ondan Dally
·Chronicle pubilshes the following:-
Mr. Imre Kiralfy gave a trent to some of his Oriental subjects at the White City yesterday, and a number of them were driven in three great brakes to the "Zao," and afterwards round London, They included the Japanese wrest- lern, the, Hairy' Alnus, and the Formoson savages
The tail, wrestling men of Japan, some of whom looked remarkably like animated bronze Buddhas, wore their ordinary nativo costume of loons Japanese gowns, reaching their foot, on which - soma of them had wooden "paitous," or cloge, losiead of shucu. Dpt the Hairy Alaus had compromised between the fashions of Western civilisation and the Oriental simplicity of a primlilva race.
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NUPTIALS OF INSECT LIFE
MAKTERLINGK': DESCRIPTIONS.
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Intimations
DONE BY TRYING,
That a-cellent_literary quarterly, "Vers et Nobody can tell what he can do till he tries. Prose,' contains a rerios of extraordinarils When a thing ought to be done the modern vivid and romantically conceived pen-akalche spirit moves us to keep working away at it of insect;fo by Maurice Masterlinck, to wble' until it is done. In the face of this idea the referance is made in the new number of the "impossible” vanishes. Where there's a will, "Qoent." Thene graphic pictures of the more there's a way. "If we could but rob cod liver than savage comedy and tragedy of the small off of its sickening taste and smell and then lives that escape the notice of general observa combine it with two or three other ingredients tion are Illustrative of the literary excellence we should possess the best remedy in the world and arresting interest of the life-work of the for certain diseases that are now practically vetetan French scleatist J. H. Fabre, who ba incurable. So said a famous English physi- summed up the results of fifty years of patient cian twenty-five years ago. "Dati will never research in the tên volumes of his “Souvaults bo done,” he added. "You can no more turn Entomologiques," Strange 14, say, oven lo cod liver oil into a pleasant palatable medicine, France the very name of Fabre is almost an- than you can turn the Codfish Itselfjbto a Dird tirely unknown to the ganarul pablic, though, | of Paindise." Yet he lived to admit that in as Mactoiliack tolls us, he is not only one of ・WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION the most profound and lugenloos students of the "Impossible" had been accomplished. It insect-life, but also one of the parest writers ofis palatable as honey and contains all the Froach and even one of the best poets of the nutritive and curative properties of Pare Cod The effect was remarkable. It le not, for last century. How fascinating a romance may Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, instance, usual for an embroidered bed-quilt to be evoked from the dry tacts of sceace by a combined with the Compound Syrup of ba wain with a bawler bat. And dowa Régent touch of gesius may be seen from the follow Hypophosphites, Extracts of Malt and Wild Street or the Strand it gives Londoners rathering rough version of a couple of paragraphs of Cherry. This remedy is freed from the bad a shock, to meet a little old dwarf with white Masterlinca's lyrical grote:
peculiarities Dr. Frothingham so deteiled, and hair falling to his wals, ie no American billy.
it is precisely the splendid medicine he wished cock and a patchwork tab'swork, with a 'Balrey'
for, Use it freely and confidently for Anemia, Gamp' in his hard.
Hysteria, Wasting Complaints, Blood Impuri ties, Asthma, and Throat and Lung Troubles Dr.-W. H. B. Aikins, F. R. C. P., London, M, D. O. M., Victoria University,-M. B., Toronto University,-Consulting Physician to Home for Incurables, Physician to Toronto General Hospital, says: "I'am much pleased to state that the results from using Wampolo's: Preparation of Cod Liver Oil have been uniformly satisfactory; it appealed to me as being prepared according to correct scien tific principles." It increases the appetite and influences the digestion of food; it is delicious from the first dose. It represents the down to take, will not disappoint you and is effective
of progress" At chemists everywhere.
"To sum up; their marriave costomi are appal ing. In contradistinction to all that goes on in other worlds, in this state of exist. There were several of these Rip Van Winance it is the female of the pair that displays kles of the East, and they were accompanied strength and stelligence together with that by women with tattooed moustaches, by mld cruelty and tyranny which seem to be their dle-aged Ainus in European dress (which made inevitable consequence. Almost every union them carlously like Italian poets, or French ends in the violent and, immediate death of impressionist palaters too poor to have their the male; while not infrequently the lady starts hair cut), and by little black-headed dolls with off by devouring a batch of her saltors. A3.0 moving eyes and pattering feat, and squeaky typical instance of these fantastic puptials we little voices,
may take the scorpions of Languedoc with their familiar lobster-like claws and their long tails ending in a death-dealing sting. The prelade to the maniaga-feast is a sentimental walk together claw in claw; then, s:ll claw in c'aw, they gaze unstirring beat'fically, in each others's eyes interminably; the day fades over their ecstasy, and then the night, while they still stand face to face petrified with admiration.
Bat the must remarkable members of the party were the Formosas savages.. Ther walked bara-footed, and on their brown limbs they wore half a pair of trousers--the front ball gly coloured, aud-glittering with heads, but leaving the back part of their legs open to the air. Teu per part of their bodies was clatbed is jackets of the rouave style, and la the shortest of kif's, and wherever there wasAt length beads draw together, then touch! room they had sewed on ba›ds, medals, and bundreds of little silver balls, which tinkled at every movement.
mouths-If the horrible orifice that gapar be tween their claws can be so, called-meet in a. kiss, if kisa it be, and finally the union is cop RELICS CF VICTIMS.
summated; the male is stabbed with the deadly Round their black coiled hair they wore cirting and the female crunches him up and "ular head dresses of coloured beads, and the swallows him with complete satisfaction. teeth of men and animals,
"But the mantis, that ecstatic creature whole One man, a most ferocious fellow, had upón his manly chest a badge of "Votes for Women,ams are ever raised on high in the attitude of These Formosans are boad hunters, and in prayer, the horribly religious mantis c.Pela Farmasa fame is reckoned by the number of a Dieu, goes one better; she eats up her spouses gan's collection of human heads. The chief, sometimes seven or eight in a string, the Who was present yesterday in the party, har insatiable horror-le the very moment of their accounted for al,bty-seven heads mong his clasping her passionately to their heart. Her enemies. Their bleached skulls grin at him unthinkably hisses consume, in no metaphori. outside the front door of his but la far Formose, Cal fashion but in grim and gruesome really, but be has a strand of hair from each victim the unfortunate choice of her soul-or of her attached as a mop at the end of the scabbard of
stomach. She begins with his head, eats down to his bind legs, and then only becusa she can. bis sword.
siders them too scaly. She then pushon away the wretched remains, while a from lover who bas been tranquilly waiting for the end of the monstrous banquet, comes forward heroically to share the same fate."
HUMORY HEAD HUNTERS
Each of these warstors carried these fufis of Fair yesterday, or a similar ornament to his wespor, and not one of them had fower than fifty locs of human baiz. It was pleasate to see how they played witbese plumes in an absent-minded way as they nursed their swords on their knons. It seemed to give them a kind of homely feeling!
A torrible lncident was only avaited by the beroism of a photographer-moderated by dia- cretion and the diplomacy of some journalists. The Formosas, it seems, 'have a great hatred of what they call in their simple way "the devil-picture machine." Recently at the White City they fell upon a Press photographer, smashed a thirty guinea cimera, und.demanded hir head from the hands of Mr. Elrafy. Baulked of their buman sacrifice, they saved themselves up for another photographer, sboold he pass their way,
This story being told to the gentleman who attended them yesterday for pictorial purposes, be became very pale, and hurriedly kid his camera under a great coat. His coutage was indeed severo'y tested when the Formosan chief looked at bim repeatedly wiib a pecullar smile, showed bis row of ebony teeth, and made
a strange gesture under the chin 'from ear to
RAT.
At the Zoological Gardens the photographer took cover bablad the monkey-House and other
Public Company
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
LIMITED...
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that Scrip Ceulfi 34 in the above-named Company standing in cale with respect to share numbered
has bien LOST and should the same not be the name of Mr. TANG HIN of Hongkong, produced before the 1st proximo, a new Scrip Certificate will be issued to the said Mr. Tang Hio, and no transaction taking place under the old Scrip Contificate will be recognised by
the Comp.ny.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.Ÿ| General AgroS. * Hongkang, 16th November, 1910, 1715
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION;
buildings but he would have been done to death THE Undersigned have received instine.
without a doubs had it not been for the sagaci y of his Journalist friends. It was discovered through the interpreter), that the Formosaus were very hungry bavlog gore many hours the without food. 1ustantly a deputation of Press men approached the chief, and thingh the in- terprefer again, asked which be would rather have-the head of the photographer or a cut- rast bun.
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With some reluctance, bat assailed by the pangs ofhunger, the chifchose the currant bus, and the rest of the triba agreed to do likamisa Sortmarkable was the effect of a vary haarty meal of buns that afterwards they bloodly smiled apon the photographer, posed for many pictures, and asked for copies to be sent to their address. Considerable excitement was caused at the. "Zoo by the savages and their friends. The Formosons and the hairy Ainus were hugely |· delighted by all the animals. They stated their belief that the Polar bear was an English tiger," the biggest in the world," they thought, They laughed with childish joy at the mook. oys, in whom they recognised old friends, and.
tions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
on-
WEDNESDAY,
3rd Novembar, 1910, at 2.30 PM, at thoir Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Streat,
A QUANTITY OF LINENS, &c. as follows:- PRINTS, FLANNELETTES, WHITE LAWNS, BLANKETS, TRAVELLING RUGS, TOWELS, HANDKERCHIEFS, EMBROIDERIES and INSERTIONS.
LACE CURTAINS, FANCY MUSLIN BLOUSES, COMBINATIONS NIGHT DRESSES, BABIES FROOKS, &c, &c.
Catalogues will be issued.
Da View from Tuesday morning. Terms:-is usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 16th November, 1910.
AN APPEAL,
·ST. ANDREW'S BALL.
UBSCRIBERS and GUESTS are ra
HONGAONG AVERAGE MARKET PRICES.
Corrected 1zik Nev., 1910, 100 cls, per $ afix
BUTCHER MEAT,
Cants.
Beef striato &prima cut-Mei Lung Pa B ..
Corned-Ham Ngan Yuk Roart-Sblu
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Breast-Ngan Lam wässer på Boop, Tong Yuk` motornega Steak-Ngan Yok Faire pi
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Skate-Po Youtou N Shrimps-Ha
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Hump, Salt-Ngan Kin Fest-Ngau Kook...each
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Bananas, fragrant, Canton--Sang Sheng
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Mango, Manlia-Lul Sung Mongamen 32 Mango, Salgon-Sal Kung Moong ................ so Mangosteens, San Chuk Tax par dox................. 12 Oranges, Tim Changeunsversioon
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in the CITY HALL from 5 to 7 P.M. pa the Sheep's Hand and Fact-Young Tan following days:
TUESDAY, November the 22nd. DANCING SHOES MUST BE WORN BY ALL DANCERS.
•
The Committee desire to draw the attention of members and friends to complaints lodged 1s to the inconvenience caused by the attend- ance of children at the Practice Dauces, and, in consequence, request that children may no, In futuro, be brought on these occasions.
P. S. JAMESON,
Hop, BecretarT HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. Hongkong, 4th November, røra.
To Let.
TO LET,
603
or about 1st January next, SHOP ON NO. SO, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL
Apply to-
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The Victoria Dispensary, Hongkong, gth November, igro.
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A HOUSE la KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO, LD. Hongkong, 8th November, 1910.
TO LET
COMPLETELY FURNISHED,
Kook usia sifa 201 Hoart-Young Sum.........each „Kidneys--Young Yla
Livor-Yanny Goð Sucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Chol Saat Beef-Sang Nga You
1050 1
9 Peampie, Fa Sangmes
Persimmons, Largo,-Hung Uhla...nam Pina-applex, rst quality-Skansy Poon Ti Paw-law, Bach and cooking-Chung-tang
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POULTRY,
Calckin Kai phải
Capons, Large, Small-Sin Kal....................... 19
Eggs, Hen-Kal Tath................................per dor, Fowis, Sagton-Kal ...
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Beans, (French) Macao-Oh Moon Pla
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Bauliflower, Large site-Tal Yah Chol
Qaulidower, Mediem slza-Cheung Yeh
Ghol-ED Califower, Small sizo-Sal Yah Chol-fa Darrots-Kam Shta
DUE DILIGE Uslary, Chinese-Tong Kan Choy min Balary, Kaglish-Yeung Kan Uhol
Hainan Ho! Nam Kal..................... ji Geoso-Ngoi -
sunt. }} Grass, Wlid Shanghai-Sheung Hol Ye
Ngo mampar 1,10 Mask Deer-Wong Kang...each 3.00 Hard-Ta Chat...................
60
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60 Bitter Squash-Fa-Ewk-insunkból nek” 40 Garlic Spen’T&
Glager, young--500 Tas Keung
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From April at to October 31st, 1911, of loazer.Wild Docks, Shangba, Sul-appal 1,30
Taal, Shanghal, Sul Ap Chal.........óm. ⠀ Wild, Ducks Canton-Sang Shing Sal
LYREMUN, Barker Road, 134, Park,
Apply tom
C. G. GOK, HAMBURG-Amerika Linie,
Hongkong Office,
Queen's Building.. Hongkong, 17th November, 1910.
TO LET.
old-Lo Keung samsung
Horse Radish, Shanghai-Lik Kan........ §° Indian Corn-Sak Mal.place Lettuce-Young Sang Choletách Water Chonais–Ka Tal semin
#
Mandario--Kwol Lum Ma Tgl.
Musk Melon inumanameni Mushrooms, resh-Bang Cho Kho
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* &'s, BOWEN ROAD, fataly occupied as Artillery Officer's Quarters. · Suitable for Boarding House. GODOWNS, 151 to 155, PRAVA KAST. offices, No. 2, ÜqĦNAUGHT ROAD,
3rd Floor,
A HOUSE la WCNS-NKI-CHORS ROAD, OFFICES in YOAK BUILDING, »
Mo, 10, DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
Tst Floor...
SEMI-RUROPEAN FLATS, Fraga East corner of Obiervation · Plaço. The Trami stop at the door. "
Also NEW HUROPHAN FLÁTS ad: Joining the new Beaman's lustiinte, Fraya Hast
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY.CO, LD. Hongkong, and November, 1910,
spake to them in what seemed the monkey TCONVENT, CAIRE ROAD, begs most apply to-
SUPERIORESS ŋof the ITALIAN langu?go.
respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Curiously coough, the animals they lika best | Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for, thale kind
·were the small dier. They ficked their lips in patronage and support, and desires to mate frost of these innocent creatures, and rolled that i will be pleased to receive orders for their eyes in ecstasy. Nothing would induce all kinds of NERDLE WORK, them to ride on an elephant. "God will be angry with us," they vald,
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Gaffs and Collars renewed on old onES.
Ladlas nud Children's Under-clbibing, Chil- Materials can be supplied, if enquired. dren's Drasses, and all kinds of Embröldesy,
The Superforess will also be most gratefol
Their only regret was that they could not display their skill in such a mighty hunting Geld. Afterwards they were taken through London on their way back to the White City, and were immensely impressed by the great or Buy PATER, or old ENVELOPES to be madṛ, nous of the buildings and by the number of late Blocks for the Children of the Toor School, people," Zul where are the children?" they' | who are taught by thy Sisters,,
Hongkongi sad April 1994.
TO LET.
"ODOWN No. 5Ą, DUDDELL ŠTREIT,
Apply to
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THE HONGKONG.LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO. LU.
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Skalots-Con Chung Tan ......s por late lade Sploage (Chinese)—Paw Obol Splaach-Yin Bhol
ADD TO 18 Tomato-Fan Kerikeri 200 or 301 2010 200 30 Teros-Wa Tans son plans and ins 24 Turnips, Pan-t! (Long)-Law Fak
English-Young Low Pak.pisca
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24 Vegetable Marrow-Übit Kwa je k 20 Water Cresses-Sal Yeung Chol
--- Cultrops-Las Kokomo vás peli
Lily Roots Lo Ngat mi
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