NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
WANTED-Employment by a lady as Masseuse. Good refer- rence.-Apply Miss N. Buhris co Carlton Hotel.
TO BE LET.
TO LET-Brish family in Kowloon has large furnished room to let, with board. Suitable for 1 or 2 bachelors-Apply Box No. 641. c/o "Hongkong Tele- graph****
FOR SALE.-Motor cycle in excellent condition, a gift for $123-Apply Box No. 643 cio
Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE. --- Francia Bacon Will Piano, practically new. accept H4002-Apply Box No. 644Į c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
About Marcb.Six roomed bouse, Bowen Road, can be divided into
-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
HONOKONG
THE HONGKONG TREEGRAPH.
G.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928.
R
CITY HALL
NOTICE..
Particolars and Craditions off the lening by Public Auction Sale, 10 be held on Monday, the 9th day of January, 1922, AD Extraordinary General 3 pm, at the Offices of the Meeting will be held at the Public Works Department, by Coronet Theatre on Sunday, 8th. Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of January at 11 am. Business Crown Land at junction of Kansu To accept Minutes of the previous Streat and Canton Road in the meeting and to transact any Colony of Hongkong, for a term other business that may arise.
All Active Service Men are of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a-Crown Rent to invited.
By order of the Provisional be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one Committee.
further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
J. E. ÖLLERTON,
Hoo. Secretary-
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
Next TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th.
MING YUEN GARDENS
at 9.15 p.m. MAIN EVENT
two self-contained flats. Apply 15 Rounds Hears-weight Cham
Caer Clark Architect.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
NEW GRILL. ROOM.
The usual Dinner Dansant will not be hid on the Night of ST. GEORGE'S BALL, Friday, 6th. instant 45 DWINK to heavy bookings, the Dance Floor will not be available.
THE GRILL ROOM will be' closed on this occasion at 10 p.m.
HONGKONO CALLING
LEAGUE.
The object of the Calling. League is to simplify calling in Hongkong, particularly for new comers, by enabling members to pay and return calls by post.
A printed list containing names and addresses of all members will be nent to every member quarterly.
Anyone may join by registering their names at Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. Ltd.. on payment of $1.00 annualir.
PEAK MOTEL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that consequent upon the im- pending change of ownership of the above Hotel all persons having any accounts outstanding against the above Hotel are hereby requested to send particu- Jars of such accounts to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of January, 1922, so that the same may be duly paid and Matisfied.
Dated this 15th day of Der.. 1921
DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON & HARSTON,
Des Voeur Road, Central.
HONGEONG.
pionship Contest.
Pte. Wilkins. v. P. O. Cover,
R.M.LL H.M.S.Titania "
also
10 Round Catchweight Contest. Sto: Morgan v. Sm. Bowdidge
." Carlisle
"Hawking"
And four six round contests. Booking at Mautries. Members WEDNESDAY, 11th. January, General Public, THURSDAY,
1th to SATURDAY. 14th.
Usual prices. Special Trams
will be run.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above named Com- pany will be held at the registered office of the Company. St. George's Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on the 12th day of January 1923, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit passing the following Resolution as an Ordinary Re solution, namely:-
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-Particulars-and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction be held on Monday. Sale, to the 9th day of January, 1922, at 3p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lor of Crown Land at Mount Kellert Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty thef King, for one further term of al
years
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Y
That the Directors be and
Particulars and Conditions of they are hereby authorised tof enter into an Agreement with the letting by Public Auction Sale!
to be held on Monday. the the Government of Hongkong for the grant to the Company 9th, day of January, 1922. a: 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Electricity Ordinance in con- Works Department, by Order of templation) to suply electric His Excellency the (overnor, of light and power in the Islandsone Lot of Crown Land
of a License (under a
new
CHOPIN LISZ
RECITAL
given by HARRY ORE
ar
Monday, January 9th at 5.30 p.m. Booking at Anderson's.
NOTICE.
I have this day established myself as a abare and general broker.
J. TË BAGRAM, c/o Hongkong Stock Exchange Hongkong 1st January, 1922.
NOTICE.
THE BOOKSHELF.
(By "Librarian.”)
*MAX.*
Soms writers attain the disting tion of being known by thair in- itials—everybody known “RLS" and Mr. Shaw is generally called "G.B.S." Is not often, though, that an author or artist is known simply by his Christian name. One at least is. People might! have to think twice before remam- baring just who Mr. Beerbotim is; but everybody knows "Mar,” wḥo has been winning laurels with pen and pencil for a good many years now, albeit be is one of the tria to whom was given, not so vary long ago, the title of "the three clavar est young man in London"—the other two being Hilaire Belloo and G.K. Chesterton.
We have authorised Mr. Hingar has recently appeared A biography, or miscellany, of Kam Hung to sign our firm name as a Pariner from the 1t from the pen of Mr. Bohun Lynch (Heinemann, 10+. 6d.) It: day of January, 1922..
contains several good illustra- DEACON 1OOKER DEACONtions, a great deal of discreet and
& HARSTON, Hongkong, 1st January, 1922.
FOR NAIPHONG AND
HOIHOW...
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BAL-MUN.
(Cape Charles E. Page).
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Apply Theme, Cook Bad Sensor Polar To
10. Mungki Survet.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHINESE LANGUAGE
SCHOOL.
A NEW CLASS for "BEGIN- SERS will Cor. menem an Monday, toth January, 1922 if suficient support be forthcoming
Applicants fur etrolman: and eoquiries regarding hours f School, Fees, etc., should be made to the undersigned as early as possible.
By Order.
D. K. BLAIR,
Secretary,
well-written anthusiasm, and a facinating letter from Max him- self, warning the author of bis dangers. The advice in it is excellent:
4
Years ago, G..B. S., in a light- hearted moment, called me the incomparable." Note that I am not incomparable. Com- pare me. Compare me 1 essayist (for instance) with other essayists. Point bet how much less human I am than Lamb, how much less in- tellectual than Hazlitt, and what 30 igpotamus beside Belloc and how Chesterton's high spirits and abundance shame me; how ucbalanced G. S. Street must think me, and how coarse, too; and how much lighter E. V. Lucas's touch is than mine; and so on and so forth. Apply the comparative method to me also as a carica- turist. Tend rather to under- rate me so that those who don't care for my work sha!! not be incensed, and those who do shall rally round me.
Is it cunning or accident that Mar does not mention just the
Rangkong, 2nd January. 19one essayist with whom be cas
THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL
COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL
The undersigned are prepared! to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON freshly mined COAL, trimmed into Bankers a SEBATTIK at
or
SANDAKAN
most profitably be compared ? Mr. Lynch ingeniously suggests De Quincey but De Quinceỹ, aven at bis highest, does not escape rhetoric, and of rhetoric Mix has written fiercely in "Zuleika Dob
Perhaps Max's nearest son." parallel is Thackeray, the Thack- erapof "The Roundabout Papers,” combined with a touch of Sieven.
-on. They all three bave one
ST. GEORGE'S BALL 1922.
TO BA HELD IN THE CITY HALL ON 6th JAN., AT'9"36 p.m. For the convenience of Quests it is announced that the render- vons for the Dancers in ST. OFORGE'S HALL will be shown by MUSIC ROOM by Green Lights, Red Lights: in ST. ANDRW'S HALL by Blue Lights, api ia the
Supper will be served in three separate sittings after the eighth. twelfth and arisenth dances ----
The following is the Programme.
Extra-One Step
1.-Lancers
2-One Step บ 3-For Trot 4-Fax Trot 5.- Waltz -6.-Fox Tro; 7.-Lancers &-One Step
9.-For Trot 10.--Fax Tret 11.-One Step 12-Waltz ..
Do-la-la Her We Cosmopolitan Margie Menalight
... Humming Alice Blue Gowri
Feather Four Next
Mikado
· She'd a Hole in Her Stocking-
First Supper
Whispering
The Lure Nest Siange
On Miami Shore
In Sweet Sepleveder Timbuctoo
Ain! We Got Fax Someberly's Sweetheart
Secand Supper
13---Fax Trot 14-One Step
15.-Fox Tro
16-Fox Trot
17.-One Step-
1++
18-Waltz ...
19-Fox Tro
Third Supper
Every Time He Kissed Har Isle of Golden Dreams I'll Keep on Loving You
20.-One Step I've Got My Captain Now Working for Me
21-Fox Tro:
Top Hole 22-One Step.
Qui Qui Marie The Bands of H.M.S. Hawkins" and the 2nd Wiltshire Regiment will provide the music.
Late-Peak Trams and Ferries 12.30 ant.
28.03.
18.01.
1:30 am. 2.30 m.
PINE COUGH SYRUP
A VALUABLE REMEDY FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFFECTIONS:
OF THE THROAT AND LUNGS, COUGHS, COLDS, ETC. obtained st
COLONIAL DISPENSARY
Tel. 1877.
14, Queen's Road, Central.
Tel. 1877
EAST POINT GARAGE.
EWO STREET.
(DY TRAMWAY ROUTE TO CAUSEWAY BAY.)
The Management beg to inform the Public that the above new and commodious Garage is now open for their inspection. Cars may be garaged in separate lock-up stalls @ 815.00 per month.
Repairs of all kinds executed at reasonable rates with atisfaction guaranteed.
Telephone No 399,
One of the ather poems was begun at
of Hongkong and Aplichan for Shamshuipo in the Colony of (British North Borneo) or t not in common; they are all} a period of 25 years upon the Hongkong, for a term of 75 years. contract for regular Bunker Sup-clubmen who knew perfectly well has just been read by Dr. Brown terms of a letter addressed by commencing from 1st July, 1898. plies for 6 or 12 months at favour that club life. though jolly and at a meeting of the Stevenson autographed
at Carlyle's birthplser, Ecclefechan, friendly and pleasant, is rather Society of America, held the Hon. Director of Public with the option of renewal at able rates.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIKidiculous. They write with a Saranac Lake. The prayer is as where the poet was stayed by Works to the Agents of the Crown Rent to be fixed by the Company dated the 10th day of Surveyor of His Majesty the or SANDAKAN exclusively for happy disillusionment. It is here follows:-
snow ten feet deep" during a December 1921 with aneh modi. King, for one further term of 24 Bunkers are exempt from pay that Mr. Lynch's inexplicable
Lord babold us come before storm in Fabuary 1795 (the natal ment of ordinary Port Cha ges. distaste for Zuleika Dobson" years, less 3 days. fications as the Directors may PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. The minimum draft of water must be mentioned.
Thes this night assembled.ear of his fervantcompatriot) He finds it!
sweet blinks the sun on you deem expedient."
alongside the Company's Wharf dull and unfair to Oxford. In
Help us in our troubles, correct us in our faults, give us to see town at Sebattik ia 2 feet at low water particular, however. "Zuleika" is so far as may be needfut, help Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie an essay in disillusionment. Its -us to see as far as may be right. Bay (9ebattik Harbour) and any fantastic realism is the author's and required information concerning tribute to the great spirit of
yet no further, in all vicissitudes of our career. the port can be had on applica-pretence. Oxford pretence may
The above mentioned letter may be inspected by the Share- holders at the offices of the Com-
Solicitors for the Proprietor of pany at any time during business
the Peak Hotel.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
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THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Monday the 9th Jan., 1932 commencing 21 11.30 am.
at their Soles Rooms, Duddell Street
8 prices Melton Serge
I piece Black Serge
1 сале
Coloured
Woollen
Yarns 3 ply Rose Wheeling
5 dozen Leather
1 bale Paper
1 case Envelopes
1 case Paper
2 cases Aluminium Spoons
5 dozen Shovels
1 case Toilet Seap
19 cases Provisions
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers,
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Wednesday the ith Jan., 1921
commencing at ..
J
at their Fales Rooms, Duddelf Street Quantity Proprietary Medicine (Burroughs Wallccine & Co. Allen and Hanbury Stearns and others)
"in good condition “
Also
A Line of Tollet Soaps of various well known makes Termah on delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
hours until the date of the meet- fing.
Dated this 3rd day of January,
1922.
By Order of the Board, GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD. Agents.
HONGKONG YOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
Orders by Lieut-Colonel L. G. Bird. D. S. 0.
Administrative Commandant.
HONGKONG, Friday, 6th January, 1922.
1. Parades.
By far
*
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. From EUROPE & STRAITS. The Company's Steamship
V Price
dion to
BRADLEY & CO. LTD.
Agents,
NOTICE.
not
be of the kind which is pilloried: but what is important is that it is of the same quality. The COWIE HARBOUR COAL Max is really the greatest pro-
CO. LTD.
phet of the final futility' of the artificial
all thes- thing years, the Garter.etiquette. clubs, of courre you must get them right, but-but-let-me-whisper. The Messageries Maritimes You can be just as happy with- Co', announce that their 1st & 2nd
out them.*** Not that Max. class fares from Hongkong to preaches, or very rarely; but no Port-Said & Marseilles will be one could have achieved just the reduced from 1st of January, decision of his best work without 1922:
having a high seaso of trus (a) per ANDRELEBOX-PAUL values.
LECAT" "PORTHOS"— "ANGKOR" " AMBOISE"--"** AZAT | le RIDEAU" and "CAP ARCONA". To Port-Sald To Marsellies
12. ZATO
A further portion of the famous Britwell Court library will be sold at Sotheby's in February, Over | £60,010 has already been realised
For them that are absent, we offer Thee our supplications. Bs good to the green and to the ripe. Prepare the child for the areas. To car
a beant mother, give my armfule, the last gleanings of the harvest of her life, so that she may go down there where she must go, In the basuty of~serens
evening not without its songs.
Among the broomy braes sa
green.
:
But my delight in yon tawa,
And dearest pleasure is my
Jean,
Without my Fair not a' the
chat 75
O'Paradise could yield me joy: But ge me Jeny in my arms. And welcome Lapland's
dreary sky:
My cave wad bes Lover's bower, Though raging Winter rent
the sir
And she, a lovely little flower. That I wad test and shelter
there.
It is written on a fragment of
Help us one and all to bear and to forbear, for Thy name's sake, and let this home of ours endnce all strokes of enemies what is probably one of his from withis, until we shall be exercise books, for on one page gathered, one by one, into Thy there are various references to garner of the dead and resting, tea and tobacco." Nevertheless, not as we will,
- TEETHING WITHOUT but we shall serve to the unknown design,
"TSURUGA MARÜ." having arrived from the above Infantry Drill and M. G. porta, Consignees of Cargo are Instruction will take place on hereby informed that their Goods Monday. 9th instant at Volunteer are being landed and placed at (b) per ARMAND BEHic by previous sales, and the presentented to the society by Dr. Headquarters.
and
Recruits.
Dress: Plain Clothes.
11. £58,9,4 andet, 12.0
20.4 0.5
AMAZONE"--" CORDILLERE”
and CAP ORTEGAL ". To Port-Bald To Marseilles
1), £155,40 152,0,0 indi. 5.0.0
290 €1, £98.6,0
The dictionary has been pres-
Three autograph poems
TEARS.
A New Light on Baby- Rearing.
Kowloos their risk in the Hongkong and
catalogue includes 700 lots, to Brown),
It is a recognized fact that Babies Docks on Friday, 13th instant at Kowloon Wharf, and Godown
many of which are appended the
-and in fact all Children---Zeed description, dear to the heart of 530 p.m. for Trained Men and Company's Godowns at Kowlook,
of medicines of their own, and that where each consignment will be
the bibliophile, only copy knows Burns, that are about to be offered most baby-medicines do more sorted out mark by mark and
Among the collection is a copy of for sale publicly, provide a flash-harm in the long run than good. Besides this Company will allow Robert Chester's "Love's Martyr," light on the poet's life. One is Also great mistakes are offem delivery can be obtained as soon family reductions of 10%, and printed in 1601, in which Shake-written on the flyleaf, of Beattie's made in measuring doses for tiny 2. Musketry..
PART 11 Annual Musketry as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be carried 15% for families paying 3 & 4 or speare's little-known poem "A poems, given as a birthday gift to patients. Baby's Owo Tablets, Course will be fired by the mem-
COM on unless instructions are given or full fares and travelling by Essay on the Phoenix and Turtle Miss Susan Logan on January 1, the Canadian medicine for Chil rers of ARTILLERY
the same steamer.
was printed the first time. Of 1787. Her sister's note, accou-dren of all ages,, mest every PANY, and OTHER MEMBERS to the contrary before Noon To-
day.
The P. L. M. Railway Office fit Sir Sidney Leş sayz :--- panies the poem, and describes difficulty. They are guaranteed OF CORPS EMPLOYED AT Goods not cleared by the 12th formerly situated in their baggage Shakespearo's alleged contribu- how Burns sapped at her mother's to be absolutely harmless and TAIKOO DOCK on Sunday, 15th instant on TAIKOO RANGE, J. 1922, will be subject to shed at Marseilles is to be re-tion consists of thirteen four-lined house, and was to set off the fol-free from opiate. They are so established on the 1st of January, stanzas in trochaics, each line lowing morning to publish his soft that they fall into powder at Quarry Bay. commencing at 10 rent.
Damaged packages must be facilitating passengers, to book being of seven syllables, with the first small volume of poems. He very slight pressure, forming su left in the Godowns for examin- their rail tickets immediately lines disposed as in Tennyson's wrote the poem on the blank leaf ideal dose for Infants. ation by the Consignees' and the after landing.
"In Memoris " Co's representatives at ATL ap.
Happily Shakespeare (he con- PARADE The Company will pointed hour on Tuesday and Fri-
cludes) wrote nothing else of like parade at Headquarters ou day. All claims must be presented
character. Monday, 9th January, at 5.30 within ten days of the steamer's p.m. Dress: Drill Order.
3.m.
Dress: Drill Order.
3. Cadet Company.
AUTOGRAPH HUNTER AT FUMBER 10,
arrival here, after which date Mr. Joseph F. Mikalec, who A hitherto bupublished prayer The Company will parade as they cannot be recognized. No claims to be the Autograph by Robert Louis Stevenson, strong as possible.
Officer for duty: Lieut. J. 8 goods have left the Godowns.
claims will be admitted after the King," called at No.1f, Downing-written by him on the fly-leaf of McCann
treat to get the signatures of Mr. a dictionary that belonged to the NIPPON HUSEN KAISHA. Lloyd George and the Cabinet, famous author, has been found by He was fold to: leave. bis album | Dr. Lawrasci Brown in a second” Hongkong, S. January, 1922, and calf later,
Thand bookshop in New York. It
R. B. YOUNG, A‚»Majot, A/Adjutant, HV.D. Corps.
of James Beattie's work in the Baby's Owp. Tablais – sre bookseller's shop made it up inpleasant to the taste: slightly his parcel. took it to the couch. laxative,comforting and digestive and sent it off. The first stanza-specific for feverisifness, comă roads ****
stipation, diarchos sod wordt. Again, the silent wheels of At the time of teething they set time
like magic, giving painless alasp Their sonual round have, and exxy teething,
Obtainable from chemists, "Tho' scarea în mai» at 60 cents the vial,
1 from the Dr. Williams'
don
JachusarerHeaven. Co, 96 Brechain Rosa hoang