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$3.75. $4.00 per suit. Fat white Aertex". Cellular. In long, styls. Wash and waar splendidly.

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$6.00 per salt,

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$4.00, $5.00 per suit.

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Telephone 29.

CHEAP SALE

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New. Patented Invention: Flexible, Unbreakable

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BOUND THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG.

BY

THE BEST & MOST COMFORTABLE MOTOR CARS

THE SPECIAL BEDUCTION PRICES. HUDSON or CHANDLER, 7-PASSOnger Motor dar $13.09 OAKLAND,

6 passenger Motor Car $ 8.00 Phone 2499.

BREEZY GARAGE,

161, Des Voeux Road, Central,

Inext to Sincere Co., Ld).

THE MOTOR-BUSES AT CANTON,

THE CHINA MAIL

THE OIL ENGINE ARZIVES:

`~ IN CHINA.......

Ską

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Renter's Service to the China Mail) UNITED CHRISTENDOM.

in private throughout has now imued a

LONDON, August 11th. voluminous report of its proceedings.

The Lambeth Conference which has and

even the bearings On the other hand it is only fair to pay tribute: to the excellent workmanship of tha Chinese mechanic ge 1-An interesting announcement was Frecently made in the Review of the Trade of China in 1919 by the Statis The announcement was recently time Customs Service. He stated tical Secretary of the Chinese Mari made that motor-bases, ordered by that There are few foreign-type the Kwangtung Tramway Co. have articles of domestic use that are not

vived in Canton. A local firm of now manufactured in China, by fac were adopted dealing with religions and The report shows that eighty resolutions Chinese engineers are said to be astories on modern lines, the majority socal problem, the most importans of sembling the vehicles and the motor of them without foreign assistance. "bas service isly to be inaugu- Perhaps it is an exaggeration to call people derling, with the re-union of Chris which embodied an appeal to all Christian rated. This natural sequel to the disappeara

motorcer an article of domestic

tendon

appeal, which was adopted the ancient dly use." but it is certain that unless tianity should be manifested in united walls. No dous crowded mechani something remarkable happens that fellation is deep in the past, while the practically unanimously, urges that Chris cally-propelled vehicles will race will make the price of petrol, or

and emphasises that the causes round the roads which now cover the some foundations of the city walls With tive, cars will soon become almost measures and demands a re-united Catholiq substitute, prohibi present calls to a new outlook and tw the utmost respect for the local Chin- as much of an adjunct to an English in which the divided heritage of the past Charch. The appeal vinalises a Charch

built

other

ese engineers who are assembling family man as a perambulator was will be possessed by the wh of the United the vehicles, and the local Chinese Engineers who have

fifty years ago. Sir E. Mackay and suggests that the basis of the Edgar recently stated in the Sunday Church should be the acceptance of the roads in Canton, we are inclined to press that there are eight million Haly Seriptares, the Nicene Creed believe that there will be much jolting petrol driven vehicles in the United tim, Holy Communist and a common and jarring and other excitements States to-day. That is to say that episcopate as one of the means of providing for the motor bus passengers; also there is one for about every thirteen such a ministry.

acknowledged ministry. The appeal claims

many discomforts from which the of the population. The great success ordinary rider in a motor bus in of the low-priced car, sold at a figure England is spared. Probably our made possible only by mass-produc- readers are well aware that the tion, makes one sanguine that in a Chinese themselves are not greatly few years firms in Great Britain critical of the things which we think will be producing and selling light unpleasant. They will be so amazed vehicles at about one hundred pounds at the sight of the petrol-driven 'buses that they will not worry much for them in South China? -

sterling. Will there be a market about details such as jerks and bumps or even poisy exhausts and smells. Some of these are associated in our minds with the early petrol-engined vehicles in Great Britain. We shall soon be able to revive old memories by a visit to Canton

THE MOTOR ROADS.

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The interesting problem., which faces us is this. Will there be motor-roads in South China, except in the Colony of Hongkong, during our generation? For in this part of The arrival of these road-machines the world it is not only a question of in the City of Rams is, however, a vehicles, or of the supply of petral. sign of the times. There are people but the whole future of motor car alive to-day who can remember the traffic is dépendent upon the con pleasure garden of Pun-tin-qua, one struction of proper roads. It is of the old Canton Hong mer certainly not possible to ride a chants, sitcated a short distance mechanically propelled vehicle along within the Sulphur creek. An English the stone pathways which wind author, writing in 1867 described the fin and out among the rice fields in? place and gave the following interest this part of the world. A ride in a ing note. At the entrance of the coolic-carried sedan chair is not alto- garden (which is approached by boat) gether a pleasure, but it is a possibi- will be seen a specimen of the cart lity; even the best built motor cycle in use for locomotion in the North would quickly rebel against the treat of China, such vehicles being as ment received from such tracks. And great curiosities in Canton, where as for the luckless rider, he would wheeled carriages are unknown, as probably shake out all of his teeth. they would be in England." Eight The tracks are far too narrow to or nine years ago Canton was a city allow of any other type of vehicle of two million inhabitants, the largest to move, along at all. There city of the most numerçus race in is really not much hope earth, and it was a city without a of modern road construction wheeled vehicle in its streets. Now there are ricshas along the Band and at least one motor-car may be seen sometimes on that thoroughfare.

in South China while there is such political and financial chaos.

It is therefore extremely unlikely that we shall be able to go "joy riding" in the near future in Kwang: tung, Kwangsi or Yunnan. If a well- built road could be made between

A forest of masts meets the eye of the visitor to Canton and reminds him of the Chinese substitutes for anton and Yunnan-fy it would be a railways and stage-coaches. A few boom for Hongkong residents. Not years ago only junks and sampaus only would it be useful for the health were to be seen on the river, but and pleasure seekers, butit would be now there are steam launches, and most useful for trade purposes. motor-boats of various sizes. Indeed It is -just One of the in Canton there are at least two visions of the future. We cannot say workshops where crude oil engines that it will not come about in our. for propelling such boats are made. own time, because so many almost But no effort to build petrol engines impossible things have happened. No can be recorded and such enterprise one who lived on Shameen twenty is very unlikely to be seen for years thought it at all probable that many years in South China.

in 1920 the City Walls of Canion would have disappeared and that motor-buses would be assembled, in A few months ago the writer, the City of Rams. The officials of visited one of these engineering Kwangtung will have ocular demon- establishments in Canton and he was stration of the advantages of wheel- greatly surprised to see the curiousjed transport and they may be mixture of good and bad workman-tempted to build roads cut into the ship in evidence. Crude of engines country districts. But roads cost a were being built and fitted into river lot of money.

*THE CANTON ENGINES,

boats. The writer should, perhaus, It will be interesting to notice whe explain that he has no commercial ther the motor-buses will have on the interest in any type of engines and front mud guards (we hope that there that his impressions are therefore not will be mud-guards) the picture of an in any way prejudiced by financial eye. It is apparently essential for a considerations. But he has seen the junk to be able to "look see" and careful organisation and the clever there is much more room on the arrangements for all sorts of ocean than on any read used by: tests in the workshops of the British motors !!.

firms who build crude oil and petrol At times we are inclined to think engines, and there is no comparison, that the Chinese are not changing their between the products which emerge ways or their putlook. And then, from the shops at Canton and those quite suddenly, we are made aware exported from Great Britain. In this that a change has taken place. The matter of engines, the materials and disappearance of the City Walls from scientific knowledge concerning con- Canton was an indication of the struction are most important factors, passing of old ideas. The arrival of At Canton the system of construction motor-buses in, the City of Rams Amazingly, simple. An engine, is a significant events inevitable usually a British Engine, is that, at some time, there will be purchased as A pattern:: This motor-roads in China. We hope is copied exactly. The builders that we may live to make a tour by know. absolutely nothing of road from Canton to Peking. the general principles, which govera

the design of such machinery; "can

"

do" is the general idea. They ex- 18 THIS YOUR TROUBLE ? perience difficulties castings and what are technically known as A little trouble, quite easily remedi "blow holes frequently appeared if dealt with in the right way, is the One- portion of the crude oil engine and that general sense of out-of-sorta- cause of inuch of the initability, gekom, which gives them considerable neza ich habitually afflict many trouble is the "bot-bulb." But it is people. The trouble is constipation, its hard to feel any great conadence remedy it Pinketten, the little laxatives, concerning the materials used for which, whilst wonderfuly efficient. the crank-shaft, connecting rod or neither gripe nor purge

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CHURCH SERVICES.

▲ CHARGE OF 'OVI. DOLLAR

18 MADE -POR-ALL · NOITOES – GEDEK TRIS, TRADING.:

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

11TH SUNDAY Artez TamiŻY

AUGLET IDTH 1990.

Holy Communion at 7.50 a.m. Children's Service at 10 am, Matins at 11 auzik, Responses Ferial

Al

Venite Mafarren (23rd Vente); Prins, 56 (Turle), 37 (Macfarron) Te Deum, Russell Jcuos, Pre; Jubilat: Stiner (18th evening): Anthem: For a small moment," Staiver; Hymn. 178. Holy Commnion at 19 Noon." Eventong at 6 pm.

Responses, Ferid; Perlms, 61 (Jones;) 63 (Cartidge). Magnificat; Baraby. Nese Dimittis, Werley; Hymn, is, 164, 479. Organ Recital on Monday, August 16th, at 9.15 pm

Union Charoh, Kennedy Road.

Sunday, August 15.

-Services conducted by Kev, G.J.Willisma I am frder of Fervice: Hymn 380; Frayer and Lard's Prayer; Magnificat, Hyma ev; Les Lake IFUL; Hymn 460; Prayor Notices and Fertory; Byínu, 351

• The 355

Bermon: The Validity and Value of Prayer. Following last Sunday Morning's Sermon on the Validity and Vale of Faith Prayer, like Faith, has fallen into disrepite The very right to pray has been questioned. Bet a reactida has set in Scientists like eir Oliver Lodge and others deplore the notion that Scientife thoughs is antagonistic to prayer. Sermon Aim: To show the recessity for a revised sense of the Meaning and. Validity and Value of Prayer. Hymn 387 (Tune 24) Bérediction.

6 pm: Order of Service: Hymn $81, Prayer and Loid's Prayer; Hymn 127 Lesson 1 Corinthians IIL; Hymn 439; Prayer, Bctices and Offertory Hymn 241; (June 274) Sermon: The Necessity of Christ: Jesus

Christ is held in universal antination *s the world's Good Angel, even, 45. the. Supreme Prodigy of human history. Bat even yet the impera- ...tive nature of man's need of Christ iz, in places, only dimly understood. Sermon Aim: To show that Jesus Christ is the Supreme Moral Neces sary of Society,

Hymn 154 Benediction. 1. Communion of the Lord's Supper st

close of the Evening Sorrice.

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