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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. 1913.

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SCOTLAND YARD FIRST. London Pollos Set Standard for World.

BOOKBINDING AS A FINE ART. Majer Davenport's supervision while ho was laotica-the contractors being Major Davenport's Work at the Brilhosary. Eyro and Spottiswoods. The superintendens aliray's insisted on the pluding being done on what he calls It Dominic Sumpson had lived in an the old, true principles of sowing by ago when he could have enjoyed the privi hand," and, from the time he had lege of being conducted through thawathority, only the fipost blorerco leather King Library of the British Museum was used. by Maje Cyril Davenport, V. D., F.S.A.; who has just retired from his office of Superintendent of Bookbinding. Pro digious would have been a quito inade quaio word to oxpress his emotions..

In the King's Library, the learned.

A high compliment to the Lindon but simple, tutor of Guy Mannering Police Force we paid by Commissioner would have seen rows upon rows of high waldo, the Chief of the New York Faroe, bookcases Alled with treasures of rarest yal Toro, aco 60,000 volumes in the in conversation with one of the "Even, -rtprosentatives on July ing. Standartl King's Library," which gets its name London sols the stadard for the from the but that the collection was

whole world," he said, your organisa acquired by King George II and pretion, your mother, your effaluacy, form sented for a valuabla consideration to the nation in 1923 by George IV. For 35 years Major Davenport has boon as clated with the custody of the nation's books, and for 25 years of that time he has been Superintendent of Bookbinding,

methods at Scotland Yard, and afterwards an office which was, in fact, created ate is going to fo Contincnt to see what

standard by which, wo adjust ours." For the matter of that, Commissioner Walo's visit to Loxion is a complimant in itself, says the paper, for he has come to study the latest development in police

a compliment to him and may not be Pazis and Berlin ato doing. This is by zonewed.

To the ordinary, bookman, who thinks no manns the first time he has visited London on such a mission, and we may he is indulging in a great extravagance take some little pride in the lach that when he spends three or four ball crowns the chief police official of the United in bidding volume in marocco with Stats feds it advisable to keep in touch abi patcts and cortes and gilt to, with the adruners which we are always Major Davonport's easy talk of single

making. volucies whose binding costs anything from £500 to £1,000 sounds like wild xaggeration. Yet it is not to; the tx quisite work put upon some of the tron, stares in the King's Library justifies the

money value put upon them.

HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET Yak

PRICES.

Correoted to Thursday, August 21st, 1912

at 100 cents per Dollar Weirican

Butcher Meat

Boat Firlein & Prime Cut-Mai Long is Corned-Ham Ngau Yuk Ross-Salu

18

肉食

Sharks Yu

State,-Po Ya

Shrimps,--Ha

Supper-Lap Ya

Solee-Ta Sa Yu

Tench-Wan Yo

Turbotha How Yu

Turtles, small. fresh water,-Bork Yo

White Bait,-Ngai Yu Chal...

Traits.

Almonds, Hung Yan

ARM

18

蝦牛肉

Breast-Nagu Lam," Bour-Tong Yuk

12

牛腩

-15

肉

Steak-Ngan Yuk P

牛的把

牛奶

Birloin Catom-Ngan Lan SERD-Ngau Chaung ... Bullock's Brains, Know

28

20

45

per was 10

13

(+

60

4

12

牛心

15

Tongue front-Ngari Li

corad~Hem Ng40 &.

Bi-Ngan Ta Heart-Nga Sum Hamp, Salt-Nga Kis

Salt

Foot-Ngo Kark Kidneys-Ngan Yip Tail-Nina Mei Laver,-Ngan Kon

.18

sach. &

B 牛尾

2018. F

Tripe (undrissed)-Ngaa Cals Hand & Foot-Ngan-chal-tau-kaa, wet 41 atutton Chop,-Young Pel Kwad

The methods, of. administration are the principal objects of my study," said Commissioner Waldo. Here I think Pig Scotland Yard is undoubtedly first, Thé authorities there believe in decentralisn tion; they pines mora reliance in the sub- its abers of the force, and hold them responsible for important work. In Paris; on the contrary, all the respon

Head oficial. sibility rests with

one

"We have the English system in New York-that is, decentralisation with on traliand control and by this method I think you get better control,"

'!' And what do the publio gain asked The public the press representative.

F

17

Log,-Yeung Fei Shoulder,-Tesag Shau Chillings-Chu Chong Brain-Chu Know Feat, Chu Kark Chu: Chas

Ficad-Chu Tau".

Heart-Chu Sam Kidneys, Cho Xiu Livor,Chu Can

Park, Chop,-Chu Pai Kwat ...

Leg, Cha Pai

14

Fat cr Jard,Chu Yau-- Oha Trap Pig's Fry

ib. 25.

Apples (California)-Kam San Plug Kho

(Chefoo)-Tin Chan Ping Kho.

Suali,--Hel Tong

Custard -Fan Lat Obi-

ingrané, Chuten, ie Shins

Houng Chie

Bananas, (bridos), Mazo, San Isang Chla

Chestouts, Chinese,Fong Lai

Carambola-Young The

Cocoanuts,-Yet To

sob 12

Ita.

Lemona, Chine-Ning Moông

America Fumi San Ming Moon, BRiches Dried,-Tai Chi, small Stone

Frosh-

тъ

Lines, (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Moong sich Mango, Manila, Lai Sang Mong

Mangosteens-San Chak Twe

Oranges, (Canton)-Ban-shing Tin Ching Ib

franges Sweet

Peare, (American),-Kam San Bhoot Ic

"(Canten), Cooking,

Peanuts-Fa Exog‚--

Lay

Bab 10 Foraimons-large,-Hung Chla

Pineapples, 1stqasliky,--PoonTi Paw Lawoch 12

And

-3.

18

廣心

15 24

無排骨

--Chung-bang PawLaw .. 10

#+

25.

27

Plans-Srstow, Hang Lal

Fumalo, Stain, Chim Lo Yan

each 15

30.

Shanghal-Lo Kmb

Walauts-Hop Tuo

Ecart,-Young Eum Shoup Head and Feet,-Yeung Tan Back aut 65

One of the grent and useful thing Majer Dayerrors did at the British Meum was to instituto a system of rezovating and cleaning. old "bladings. To this process be gars the serie "fur-There they go in for centralisation as bishing," and it has been applied success.

much as possible." fully to many books of Roralty, balang- ing to the period of Henry VIII and other Tudor sopercigns, that no housed in the British Museum. The greater part of the King's Library in the Musovim hoa, la faci, boga cleaned in this way, and, 15 Major Davonport put it to a "Daily Chroniela representative. All the imbenes by getting a more affcient and a portart and valuable history books in maro sorvicoable forse," replied Commis-

sioner Waldo. bat section of the museum are now in a perfectly clean and nice condition.**

The Musdum is treasure touse in which are stored many valuable posses.

Sacking Pigs, To Order-Cha Chai sions, and one of Major Davenport's prints, as worked at Scotland Yard. This gust, Heet-Sang Ngan You accoraplishments has been to pick out system is now employed by all the mor from the enormous number of books important polles forces in the world, and Matton, Bang Yeung Yau boused there a great many very firahna practically superseded the Bertilion YeaNgan Chai Yuk buildings that are interesting and valu-method of identification by measurements. ablo, sither for their own beauly or for The Scotland Yard organisation is Tary! their historical associations with the completo, and so arranged that a mistake Royal librarion, of England, France, Italy, is almost impossible. and Germany. Major Dayonport Laa male lists of these valuable binding and, although the lists are at present confidential, they may be availablo to the histórical student."

WORLD'S FINEST COLLECTION.

The New York ohief also impressed his. admiration of the system for the identi Gestion of criminals by means of finger

The efficiency of this branch is mainly due to Sir Edward Henry, Chief Com missioner of dhe fetropolitan Polics.

1

Kidneys,-Yang Yin

Liver-Yeng Con

羊肝

tu 20

糊仔

生牛油

生羊油

牛仔肉 牛仔服 |

Sausage-Ngan Chal Channg....

Poultry.

生日

Chicken-Eai. Chai

whilst in India he saw the possibilities Capons, Large, mall-Siz 5a!

of the finger print method, and he dove Dunke, Ap lepot the systems very materially. Imper

sonation is common fare, and the em Dore,-Pan BAL

Es, Hen-Kai Tan Foule,Canten,-Bal

Hainan,-Hoi Nam

cach

"I consider," said Major Davenport, playment of finger printa has done much "that the collection of Eistorical book-to suppres it, for the combinations are bindings in the British Museum is the so multifarious that the chances of get- a'million to one. finest in say library in the world and ting two alike an although special libraries, 3 as tho Since his transfranco to London Sir Goess-Ngal Kal Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, have Edward has still further developed thecan, Wild 'hai-Shang-ha Fea Ngoi patt

Tbk Doer,-Wong Kong a finer collection of French bookbindings, systour, and the rostle may be clearly ours is much superior in a general way there is no single collector, or single im portant bookbinder, who is not represent ed in the British Muscum."

By means of his lectures Major Daven Commissioner Waldo had high prain Pigeons, Canton-Fak Kup

Hoibow Hd How Pak Kup port has greatly popularised the art of for the seliooling of recraits at Scotlang bookbinding in this country. Es bas Yard. They have six weeks in the. beon Cantor Lacturer, onocarative school," he said, before they go cQuail - Um-Chun Bookbindings," and be kus lecture regular duty, and then they have a fur Ries Buds-Wo Fa Cheur his hobbyn he calls it over ther course of instruction, lasting aix

woon in the great growth of recognition fare, Shanghai,--Tu Cha: by its mean. The number as înérészes!; tenfold since 1002, when there wore 1,722, Identifications

artridge,--Che Khop Pheasant,-Shan. Kai

the country. He claims, too-and no che months. Very good resuits are secured Snipe,Sh-Choy

Wild Ducks, S'hai, Shang-hui Spl

Teal,-Bui Ap Chai, Wild Ducks Ca

期仔

SEAS

鷄蛋

Plantain, Tsi Ubag

Green,Bang Hop Tuo....

ib 15

Water Melon,Kom San Sal. Kwa' cach

13

(China) Sai Ewa"

Grapes, Sang Po Tai Tas

Vegetables &D,

Artichokes, Bhanghai-Sheung-hel: Ah

Chi Cheuk

Beana, (French), Macao-Uh Moon PinTa

17

(French), Shanghal-Sheang Hal

Pia Tau

Sprout Ah Che

Long-Tanko

Boat Root,-Houg Chef Tha

Brinjals, Groud-Ching Year Rod-Hang Ker

Cabbage, Chinese, cam-Ext Choy

Cabbage Red,--Hung Yes Croy

Cabbage, Shanghai,-Teh Chol

ESA Cane Shoota, bunch,--Kas Silan ...

Canitfower, Large size Tal Yeh Cho Fa

兔仔

海口白临

禾花窗

...dczeni

is likely to dispute the claim that fo from this preliminary training, which Turkuya fock-Phor Kai Korg ... has the finest collection in the world of sets the feet at young officers in the road Lantern slides, painted by himself, ilus of efficiency at the outest. The masto trative of bookbinding and kindred ers of training has been greally developed fa

recent yours. subject.

I have don my very best," be said, speaking quietly, to make bookblading an acknowledged art in this country?!

One of the means of pouplarisation which Major Davenport has used has boon the welting of books and one of theso works was a life of Bamuel Mearno,

Royal binder to Charles I

TWELFTH PROSPECTS. Reports of Grouse Disease.

WET BEASON'S REKULAM, The reports. that have recently been Mr. Tregaskis, the bookseller, fold coming in from the rooms do not indicate bags for sportsma on the famous me once," he said, "that I had raised twelfth of August. The succession of

howy

Barbel, Yu Bream, Bin Yu Canton Fresh Water

•Carp,--La Is

the price of Mcarno's bindings avor sinco severe winters and vet springs at Catfish, Chik Yo my book was published in 1907. Atroduced great deal of disease among tho years. pravicusly Mfr. Tregaskia saurod grouse, and the prospects of good sport are Codfahun, Ya very discouraging. me, he bought one of Meano's bindingsryd, as ticked wide a eas, and Crabs

for £7, but after 1907 the price went up has affected stock birds. It has thus had a Cuttle Fiah-Muk Yu

to £21. A Mearns binding, in fact, is now double-edged effect, and and has greatly

acimowledged all over the world to be a reduced the apmber of birds. A report Dabis Mang Xu

first rate work of site from Caithness-shiretites that the Dacc-Wong Moi Lun

prapeds are very poor, aging to the Major Davenport speaks highly at number of diseased birds. The disenso a Dog Fish-Tit Te Sa. modors bookbinding, especially of the also hasa wary; prevalent in the South of

HA, Conger-Hoi Ha work of Mr, T. J. Cobden Banderson who Scotland, and has do appeated

Fresh water, has zow, however, retired from the prac

Tellow, Wong Sle tics of the at-Mr. Douglas Cooker Mr. Alfred De Staaty, and Mina E. Also

Fegs,Tion Ka Garoupa, Sak Pan

Coll.

Yorkshire, die

In Perthshiru enormans damage Vi caused by the Hoods in May, Dany tal were swept away and young bronde des troyed. But since then the weather bas All the bookbinding for the Britia's on the shule, besti lavastabile in Scotland Museum is done on the premises under indeed, more genial than it has bein

further Bouth, and the surviving birda Gudgeon-Pak Kup, Xe

strong on the Haring-Teo Pak bave picked up and

SHOUTINGS, MORE COSTLY.

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OF ALL COEXISTS"

Halibut,Cheung Kwan Kup-

There le now little shooting over Labrus, rozg dors; The onst af taking sabooting:

has increased so much that few tenant Losch,--Wu Ya can afford to decline the opport

Lobators,

ung“ Ei

unity of getting some return by sending supplies to Ex-ndonballstreet. For this Mackerel,Chi Yu TOINEN BANDARTE DO killed in drives, the Monk Fieb

portemen waiting byhind low walle of turf

and blazing at the birds as they are driven Mallet, Chai Ya down on them.

To

Oysters, BarCo

***** COST OF " BOL23.** Parrot

Parch

But lo spite of the bigh cost of a shoot- ing, there has been no falling off is the demand for boxes in the Highlands. Piko, Fe There in at anything from £200 to £5000

According to the extent of the shooting Plaice, and die accommodalon. But the expense Pomfret, Bl does hot end there. There are ghill and gamekeepers to be paid, the ööta Bis retched by long journey, and provi wows are expotive in the naoto High Lode Tet the sport is so good, the air Ray- and Sercise so balthy, and the social prostige so high, thisha abooting box In

Ming:

Pa Sa

Roch Fish

Bel

Booth is no likely to loss 34gmodr Ronchi Okan Yu

Lori vært long timer Evening Standing:

Bul Ap

Medium size, -Chong Yeh Cho Small

Sai Ya Chol Ba

Carrote Kam Shim

Celery, Chinese,-Toug

Enr ish, Yeung

Chillies Trio-Gon Ist Obla

Red-Hung Far

Grem-Ching La Chin

BA Carry Stuff, English-Ear Les Ohr Li

水屯仔

*****

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海鮮

如

20

赤道:

KA

RAS

轉機

Cucumbers,Ching K

Bitter Squash-Fan Garlic-Que Tau

Ginger, gonng Sun To Kno

old-Lo Kang

Horse Radish, Shai-Lik Ka

Indian Cor-Bak Mat

Letto-Young Bang Chr

Water Cheannta-Ma Tal

"

Mandarin Kai Lama Mia Tri

Mushrooms, Fresh, Sang Cho Koo

Mask Melon, Amer-am-san Hong B Okrots

Daions, Barbar-Young Chong Tar

Green, Sang Chong

Shanghai,bang-hod. Chong

Papa, la qual, Men dat En

Chanz

Parsley,Kun Cho

Groess Pene, Ching Tan

Potato

Shir

給您,

Jajan

Yut Poon Bhn

白除 勇蛾

chow Bhu

Taros-Wu

Turnire, Fant, (Ling), Lo Pak English,Yeung Lo Pak

Yegetable Marrow-Chit Kwa

Lam.m-San Chit hw

Water Cress,Bal Yeang e

Lily rootin Nga

Tam-Ta Shu

• The prices necessarily vary from này tố đy sưh the Bans

ry Board has no power to compel stallhold

prices gaoted,

to Ball

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