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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

0.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

TAKING FASSINERTIS AND CARGO İN

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, 24,

Stea.core.

LORTO

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Colombo

Hongkong

Noon

Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo.

Due

Duo Marseilles London

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOME

THE CHINA MAIL.

LUXURY TAX PROPOSALS,

"PRICE-LIMIT FOR MEALS AND CLOTHES

HOTEL

AND

CLUB CHARGES.

The Report of the Selens Committee of the House of Commons on Luxury Duty wax issued recently as a Parliamentary

FAME.

HOW IT CAME TO THEM,

[Br Eart. 7. B. Mepros. I

"Fame will come to us in the end,” said Michel Arquin, the French poet, to his friend, the Artist.

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It was a hot summer evening, and the two men sat outside a café at a small Following the French example, the them smiled from time to time; but they [round table. A wotean drinking, nes Committee have differentiated Letween were engrosed, in dreaua of their future, articles which should be taxed as huxuries and of the fame that they coveted so phatever the price paid, and articles fercely." which become luxuries only beyond specifand their faces were stamped with that Both men were rather over piddle age. fied prices. The House of Commons has melancholy which is supposed to be the alrendy fed the sucunt of the luxury prerogative of genius. They had narrow duty at in the shilling, and the shoulders and pale complexions, and their

were sensitive, and had lines at the Gorceament scheme is that this tea were restless, in the manner of all who are highly strung. Their mouths corners to betray the struggle that life, was for them.

commodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely resorved in should be tipped on the whole amount

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Route Ticketa Interchangeable with Orient Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT ĮTO"

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

9. a

Lanta Hongkong About

Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge,

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

(Non- Transhipment,

IN ADDITION TO.THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMEES, WILL LEAVE DIREÛT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

Calling at SINGAPORE, FORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMEO AND POST SAID.

JARRYING 1ST AND 2ND BALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES."

STEAMERS.

PROPOSED Sartmas

Leave

EL'KONG

bons

LASTE S'TEMI abcat

Due t M'KILLED

if allog souut

Dea

LONDO #box4

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Ladies called Michel's face interest-

INTIMATIONS

MITSUBISHI SHOJI

KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co.) GOAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and EXPORTE

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

TAKASHIMA, OCEL MUTARE KISHIDARE, YOKKINOTANI,

NAMAZUTA, SAYO, KANADA SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBAL, and OYUBARI QUAL

MINES.

AGENTS POH SAKITO' COAL

Head Office:-TOKYO.

Branches and®*

of a purchase The Committee's terms of reference did are enable them to deal with this point, but had this beer Fehling; they said he haff a secret sorrow mitted, several of their number would and needed a woman to understand him, Nagasaki, Karsten, Wakamaten; Malt

Representatives ;- have urged that the duty should be paya kindred spirit. Both men were dress-Kure, Kobe, Osaka, Truruza, Nagoya, Rule only on the amount by which bed in shabby suits of black. Michel bad Yokohama, Tokyo, Hakodate, Muroran, purchase price rises above the dividing black felt bat, and Paul Sarel, heOtaru. Vladivostock, Peking. Tientsin, Artist. a brown one. Their books wer

ize.

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cracked and down at heel, but their hands were white and soft, like the Lunds of women. They were immensely vain of their bands.

Dr. Talmanft, Hankow, Shanghai pen, Hongkong. Canton, Haiphous, Manila, Bingapore, Calentta, London and New York.

Cable Address

Canton, Haiphong: "IWASAKISAL”. Codesal, A. B. C. 6th Ed

"Hongkong: "IWASAKI”,

In is proposed that meals aken in clubs shall be reckoned as luxuries when the charges exceed 2s. 6d. for breakfast, 39. for hischen, 1s. for afternoon tea da. Ffor dinner, and 24. for supper. For non-

"Yes," said Mielel; Fame will sure- luxury meats at Entels and restaurantsy come to us. It may be years. We the prices allowed are of higher, except win. Bat our memories will be im may not even five to see the glory we in the case of dinner (5) and after mortal. There will be tablets put-up tes (14) The tax would be payable in the case of elebs where more than 1, over the houses where we lived, with a day, or £# IV, & Weck, is charged for will say, Jest fangs, he actually lived dates, and our names. People passing and meals, and elsewhere!

a week. where the charge exceeds 178: pà day here: had his meals in that room; came Agency

down these very steps to take his morn- ing walk. It is pleasant to "think of

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The following are examples of the prices above which various articles would become Insuries under the committee's *cheme :-

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MEN'S CLOTHING.-Boots, £2 per pair;) slippers, 12s. 6d. leather or skin gloves, 24 bass, 1991, handkerbiefs, 12, a dozer xuits of clothes. £88; averecut,

such thing,

Ful sighed. If," he said. But Michel rathusiasm raced og

Tourists." he continued, will make

ilgrimages to our graves. People will remember title scraps of things about us. Those who knew us will tell stories ns, until, gradually, Tegends will grow

p..."

bul or flannel shirt, 15. WOMEN'S CLOTING-Boots, 113, per pair slippers, 10s, kid gloves, Ra.

It is a pity," said Peof, that fame cotton gloym, on; hat (trimmed, pomes so slowly. Que longs to taste |114., (untrimmed), 158.; roat and skirt,

power, to be able to look back with a luxurious sigh on all these years of

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and ach Berth Furnishedrons frock, T.; gown or dress. £; with an Electric Reading Lamp.

Owing 3d the War in Europe Steamers and Bailing date are liable to be s.; cloak, cape, or waterproof. Espaserty as hardship." cancelled or altered without notice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consigamonts expected of which they havt received documents OT advice.

Any dareaged packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Godard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be proment within ten days of the. stosmar's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods buvo left the Godowns.

For Further Information, Pauongo Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings eid, apply to

P. L. KNIGHT,

Acting. Superintendent.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO)

BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Dztination

"Shanghai, Kobe &

Yokohama

•

SIZAMER & DISPLACEMENT

*Yokohama Mara,

SAILING DATES

Kaga Mart 13,300 tons SAT, 2nd Nov, 11' a.m. 12,340 tons SAT., 18th Nov, 11 am,

12,300 tons SAT., 18th Oct., 11 a.m,

-1

Nagasaki, Kobe & Al Maru,

Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Tatomi Maru, 000 to FRI., 18th Oct. Yetorofu Mara, 8,500 tons SAT, 28th Oct. Kobe

Kosoku Mara, 7,000 tons TUE, 29th Oct.

London or Liverpool via Spöre, Colombo, Delagoa Bay & Cape Towa Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga, Thursday Is., Townsville, Brisbane, & Sydney

New York via Shanghai, Kobe,

Yokohama, San Francisco Panama Canal

Bombay via Singapore, Malacca,

& Colombo

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang &

Rangoon

§ Omitting Shanghai and/or Moji.

cotton skirt, 12s. 6d.; blouse. £t 10: The looked sadly at his absinthe, sud stockings, Tu. Gl; faneg belt or egitar, loze the interesting gloom fell like "CHILDREN'S CLOTHIsa-Costume, frock, in weil over their pale faces." And while coat, or suit (for children up to 12 year they drunk and dreamed a tide of gray 13; uges 12 to 17, 2

Eswept into Luxembourg, "and there was FORNITURE, &c.—Bed room,' drawing a great thander of quim. nom, or dining room suite, £30; ward-

the end of an Autumn evening two

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be, £25; hookcase, 20; desk, £15; British soldiers came by a wooded valley square yard; curtains (lace, mastia, r azm chair, 210: zug, 24; carpets, £1 per to a cemetery. Faded leaves whirled ut their feet and their thoughts kept them neth, £2 per pair; picture frame, 41 19.silent. They followed the muddy path. bedstead, £10; blankets, £4 per pair.

way that led to the graves, and walked OT ARTICLES.--Thoroughbred horne, among the mounds, each with its an- Presently #10; horse-drawn vehicle £10; bicycle, pretentious cross of wood. £15: mctor-bicycle, 280; dog. £6, piano, they paused, and bent over a place where 210: violin, £7; fileums. £15; dimera, there were two mounds side by side,, 15s.: fountain pen,, 10s. 6d:; aigais, 5d. On the crosses there were no names, only enca; cigarettes, 1s. 1d per ounes; date, and under that "Mort pour la tobacco, is per ounce; wine, a. per

France." quart bottle: brandy, 14s. per botth.

Exemptions from the tax are renome mended under the following hosis ----

(1) Articles purchased by. museums, art galleries, or libraries. other than those

in private ownership, or purchased for

ON THE HOME, FRONT:

[BY A ST. JOHN ARCODE] "It has "gone on more than long

direct presentation tor and accepted by enough, said the Gentleman with the such museums, &c.

(2) Billiard tables and accessories, sporting requisites, games, musical" in. straments and accessories purchased, by properly authorized bodies, solely for the enterteinarent of or use by the forces if the Crowy,

(3) Uniforms, accoutrements, and arti-

long face. "I'm sick of it.”

"So'a everybody,” the red-whiskered Fisherman agreed.

"Very wall. then. That's what I say we ought to insist on the Government opening peace negotiations at onca. However much longer it goes on, we shall have to and the war by negotiations

les of equipment of a kind" certified by fat last, shan't we? Then why not now ""

The red-whiskered Fisherman removed his pipe a and expectorated.

the War Cice, Admiralty, or other pro-is per authority to be required by members

"Maybe you think there's zo

of the forces, when bought by or a difference," he said, "between tryin' to behalf of members of the forces."

argue with yer oneiny while he's got his

(4) Medical, surgical, and dental re-foot on yer neck and tryin' to do it, quirements and appliances, and scientiza by-and-by, when you're on yer feet agen

and can talk to him straight instruments and apparatus....

(5) Musical instruments and acces

+

FUR DATES OF SAILINGsories purchased by and for the use of benth at the end of the fatty looking out.

There were four of us, and we sat on APPLY AT THE COMPANYS lego of music or similar instituting.

students of music at any recognized co-across the water towards France, o

"End it as ones-that's the only sen-

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(B) Any instrument or apparatus which sible way the Gentleman insisted ja" essential for the cafrying on of any confidently; "at once on the best terms business, trade, or profession, when pur. chased by or on behalf of and for the sole.

"Have you got anybody init, mister?". Oh, no, Theak. use of the persons engaged in such busi-God, no!" ness, trade, or, profession.

No. (4) is intended specially to exempt such articles as surgical knives, surgical boots, invalidefinirs, dental chairs, astronomien! telescopes, which might otherwise be taxed under the, headings of cutlery, boots, chairs, Ac.

The Man Who Gets There

Is the man who has blood- real rich red blood and plenty of I- Ma Body

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND makes blood loss of Illo giving brain nourishing, strength deplenishbig blood,

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My boy's there. The red-whiskari hand nodded at the horizon. "I'm not anxious for any sort of patch-up to evit my comfort. I don't want him and his boys ever to have to go through what we'm goin' through now, Before the war's done, says I let's make dura sure that it's dons with.

"That's the thing, Georga. It's not a geme-for people to play at. No shakin' lutade with a tiger. Kill it, once for all, so's you know it can never come vo

more.”......

The other Fisherman had not spoken till now-a grey, old men, with a weather-bitten face, strong and

clean "Well,

another year oran,” cried the Gentleman, warningly, "and a pretty state we shall find anze

selves "in".giter, the war food

everything in ruing, co work, no

Im not frightened at after tha.war, interrupted the red-beard.""" Giva mer the war done and done with, and my son. back, and woll see about after the war when we get there.

Bold the other Fishermso, “we don't worry with that.

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