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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER, 11, 1920.

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"MERCGHT BANGROSE, MERCURY MOTOR`WAR.

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ARC. ITERATION

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CO.

59-61 Des Voeux Boad 'Dentral, HONGKONG.

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

My dear Children,

This week we have two short stories instead of one long one. I wonder it you think that it is about time that we had another competition? I think! we had better see what the Editor says" about it, so look out for next Saturday's Chino Mail!

Your loving

PETER PAN. Note by the Editor: Yes Cer-2 Esily. 1

DIOGENES.

Daddy, I do wish I could live in ten." said Phyllis,"

She had seen some people camping o in a tent at Junk Bay the day before and thought how nice it looked.

Well you can get a tub and live in the garden. Phil, if you want to, laughed her father..

TELEMITES

GESKRAL OFFICE (130 MAS BAH

Krom Boom

Roars as BROAD,"

WEST POINTLERANCH 133 WORK SHOP

abour with baskets full of tiny bottles, Tabelled Camphor for colds. To be

taken on sugar.

There are heaps more hiries of course and another time 1 wil tell you some more about thems

PETER PAN

Here is a little bit of poetry about jan animal, but it does not mention the animal's name. Can you guess what it ist

THE CHINA MAIL.

AN EXCHANGE CONTRACT,

BINK RECOVERS DAM (GES.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

In the Supreme Court this morningODOWN on Hongkong side prefer before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Table; located in Nennedy Town to Justice H.H. J. Gompertz, an action commodat about 3000 to 4000 tons was brought by the Banque Indus | merchandise. Anyme interested in the trielle de Chine against Kin Cheong leaning of such godowa kindly reply to Chan, a merchant of Des Voeux Road, undersigned care of the "Chins Mall for damages for the breach of an giving fall particulars regarding length exchange contract made on March of lease, rental, location, etc. (*s, 22, whereby defendant agreed to deliver to plaintiffs £10,000 at ex- change 56. I 3/8d. delivery to be made by May 31,

Mr. W. E. Drummond, instructed by Mr. Turner, appeared "for the plaintiffs, the defendant not appear. ing and being unrepresented.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. Tai Ming Tak, compradore of the Bank gave evidence, as to the con- DARTICULARS and Conditions of ffact, the value of the £10,000 being

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to $39.05498. No delivery was made be held on MONDAY, the 13th day of September, 1020, at 3 pm, at the so the Bank had to buy in the open Offices of the Public Works Departament. market. The defendant had disby Order of His Excellency the Governor, appeared. The Bank bought on of One Lot of CROWN LAND. st June 1st at a rate of 45. 04d, costing Bowen Road, in the Colony of Hong. 48.484.84. This resulted in a loss org for a term of 75 years, with the option of racewal at a Crown Rant to be of $9,429.85.

fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Erses, for one farther bars of 75 years.

Judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs.

·TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

LADIES' RIFLE CLUB.

If you can.'just write down and put your name on the paper, roo and send it to Peter Pan, c/o The Editor. The China Mail Office." I want to see it you find it easy to guess and then perhaps another time we will THE FIRST MEETING of the have some more of these animal guess-

rhymes (that is if you like them. TUESDAY. 5th October. From 9 a.m. to because this is your corner and I want you to like every

special 12 Noon and p.m. to 4 p.uz at the

Ladies' Recreation Club. thing in it with a small prize for

everyone who is right...

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By the way. if any of you want a I'm quite sure shouldn't like to story about any special thing or if five in a stuffy bid tab." Phyllis said, there is anything you would like to decidedly, but her father answered ask. just write to Peter Pan any time **There was a man who did that once. that you want 10.

should like to

Was there really, father" cried have letters from every one of you: Phyllis very surprised. Do tell me A tiny feffy furry ball. about him, please.

At first it cannot see at all. "His pame was Diogenes." answer-It's sandy,"grev or black or white. ed her father. "and" he was a xery And when it's bigger sees by right. clever man, though certainly

It lives on milk while it is young. queer. He lived hundreds and humstaps it up nicely with its tongue. dreds of years ago in a place called But by and by adds to this food Athers. He used to walk about the A plump young rat or aste good. streets with a tub on his head and he You'll find in nearly every house slept in it too." 2

This animal who loves a mouse.

What a funny man!" exclaimed: Phyllis. "Did he ever talk to any- Öte?"

"Yes," answered her father. MA king called Alexander the Great.came to see him and asked if he could do anything for him."

Did he ask for a house and lots

of things?" questioned. Phyllis.

"Nor a bit of it." replied her father. "He only said, 'Get out of my sunshine!'

What a rade man!" said Phyllis. Surprised at such an answer.

** What did you say his name was?"

"Diogenes." said her father.

Weil I shall not call any of my dolls Diogenes," Phyllis called out as she ran away to play.

PETER PAN.

FAIRIES AND HOW TO SEE THEM.

As you probably know there are all sorts of fairies.

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SERIOUS FIRE.

"JAPANESE DISASTER,

HOT SPRING RESORT ABLAZE,

An Osaka message dafed Augus: į" 30 states:

I

Autorin Season will be held on

DOROTHY DIGBY (for the Hon. Secretary). Hongkong, September 7, 1820.

"LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.

•No. of Hale

Reglatry Nu.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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Boundary

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← | Annual Rent.|

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

V. R. C. FINAL FETE.

WEDNESDAY, September 15; at 9 p.m.

*SEATS can be reserved as $1 for Ladies, Membors, and Children, and‡ $1.50 for Non-Members.

The Events are :---

Two Lengths Team Race, Navy and Army.

Six Lengths Challenge Race, J. Johnstone, D. Lyon and the first and second in the heat, to be raced in public at 5.30 on Monday by W. Taylor, D. Laing, D. Jack, and F. M. Rosa Persick.

Mixed High Dire. Scaled Handicap.

Two Lengths Handicap Members Four Lengths Handicap (open, to Boys 14 years of age and under).

Two Lengths Ladies Team Race. Teams of five to be selected.

Two Lengths Blindfold Race. Mixed Nomination Race. Entries by card. Open to the Colony. Con- ditions on night of Fete.

One Length Breast Stroke for

Ladies.

Water Polo,

No Entrance Fees for Events Entries close on Monday, Sept.

13th, to

RC WITCHELL,"

Honorary Secretary.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE 'Steamship

THE

#PERSIA MARU,” From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO- LULU, JAPAN PORTS & MANILA.

PARTICULARS and Conditions of the by Public Auction Sale, to be teld on MONDAY, the 13th day of

The above named Steamer haying feptember. 1920. at 3 r., at the Offices

oa FRIDAY, 10th Sept. of the Public Works Department, by arrived A

Order of His Excellency the Gevarmor, 1990, consigness of cargo are hereby of One Lot of CROWN LAND above notified to present their Bill of Lading for Bowen Road, ir. the Colony of

THE Committee will be "At Home" to all Members on SATURDAY, 2ad October, at 3 pm. Members may bring 2 guests at the usual fees. An America Mixed Doubles (Scaled Handi cap) Tournament will be held.

ber may enter with a non-member as partner or two members may enter wogether. The entrance fee for each couple will be 83. Entries must reach the Eon. Secretary or the No. 1 Bor at the Club House before Saturday, 25th September.

DOROTHY DIGBY, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 7, 1920.

BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,

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MIDDLESBRO,

LONDOY AND STRATTS.

From ANTWERP,

HE Steamship

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"BENLEDL," An extra edition of the Osaka Alainichi says that a disastrous fire informed that all Goods are being CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby broke out at two o'clock this morning landed as their risk into the hazardous at Ikaho, the hot spring resort, wheredfor extra hazardous Godown of over 2.000 visitors are spending the the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf Isummer, including several prominent and Godown Co., Ltd whence and/or personages. All communication with from the warras delivary may be the town has been cut off and it is

⚫btained. feared that the whole town may be destroyed.

A Tokyo message, added:-

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th just, will be subject to rent.

All'claims against the Steamer murt be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th inst,, or they wil not be recognized.

"A broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godewas, where they will be "examined 18th inst., at 10 am.

on the

The damage caused by the great fire which broke out at kaho early Some children are very lucky and this morning is already estimated at see quite a number of different kinds. Y 2,000,000. The conflagration is Others perhaps only see one fairy in' said to be spreading. Several hun- "their whole lives and there are some dred residènces and a number of big unfortunate people who have never hotels at the popular mountain resort seen a fairy at all."

have been destroyed among those in Fairies do not like houses and keep the hotel were Marquis Saionji who away from them astmuch as they can. has been spending the summer there. old book which The Marquis escaped. The residence 1 have a very belonged to my great great great occupied by Prince Higashi Kuni is grandmother).

It is full of recipes surrounded by burning buildings but | ed by about cooking and how to step people is believed to have been saved. Short going bald and the best thing to do age of water intensifies the difficulty when a bee stings you, and all things, of getting the fire under control. like that which people are always &

anxious to know.

On one page I found, written so

faintly that it was almost impossible

to see it "Recipe for seeing fairies."

And this is what it said: "If you want to see fairies you hadi bewer go away by yourself to a`quier place in your garden, or better still tó a wood, and unless you are feeling very good-tempered it to no use" going at all, because fairies are very timid and never come near anyone who is thicking nasty things, Hold your 'hands over your eyes and very soon there are beautiful shiny colours Boat- ing about in front of you. Then if you are lucky, when you take your hands away, you will see the fairies all round. You will see for yourself what kind of fairies they are"

Here the willing became so faint that I could not make it out at all. But I can imagine that it was going to say that you would know the wind fairies because they are always tear- ing along in such a hurry and art so thin and light that sideways you can "hardly see them at all. The mush-

· room lailies of course wear mush-i room hats and the rose and viclet fairies are dressed in those colours. The camphor tree fairies are hurrying

.CHRONIC DIARRHOEA. EE you subject to attacks of diarrh Aunt Keep absolutely quiet for a fow days, Trest in bed il possible,” he careful of your diet and take Chamber- Lin's Cole and Dishes Remedy. This medice bat cured cases of chronic drian kasi pärsivists have failed-on- and it will ours gan. Fariasis by all Chemists and Storekeepers

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No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Agents Hongkong, September 11, 1920

BIG

Hongkong, for a term of 75 rears, with countersignature, and take

immediate

the option of renewal at a Crown Rantakivery from alongside steamer or the to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Company's Godown, where all cargo Majesty the King, for one farther terme impeding immediate discharge will be of 75 years.

landed at consignees' risk.

be assessed OD Storage will cargo remaining undelivered after

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FARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

| Registry No.

Torality.

Buntena

Meune frek

Ammal Roni,

- Pr

17th September, 1920.

All broken, chafed and damaged pack-

ages wil be landad into the Company's Godown, where same will be 'examined on

13th September. 1920, at 11. A.

No claime will be recognised after goods have left the steamer or Godown, and none will be entertained if presented later than three weeks after arrival of steamer.

Ne Fire Insuszon whatever will be effeșted.

Y. MUTSUMI,

Manager. Hongkong, Eeptember 10, 1920

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE (A FRENCH BANK) Capital Paid-up and Surplus: Fcs. 105,000,000.00

The organisation of the Bank enables it to open OURRENT ACCOUNTS, SAVING ACCOUNTS and to accept FIXED DEPOSITS in local currency and -ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY. "

These accounts and deposits may be converted.. AT ANY TIME without ANY CHARGE. in ANY OTHER CURRENCY,

Apply for terms and particulars'

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE,

(HONGKONG BRANCH)

Queen's Building, 5, Chater Road.

ATTRACTION

TO-NIGHT

MARY PICKFORD

as

"MISTRESS NELL"

AT THE

HONGKONG

THEATRE

NOTICES

THE ADAM

COMMUNITY PLATE

THE ADAM is our latest acquisition in

THE ADAM & our desig, just recently

brought out by the Oneida Community and one of the most beautiful things ever achieved ir silverware.

Like all the other Community designs, the i ADAM is supplied both in chests containing complete cable outfits, or in separate pieces.

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LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

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PEPSODENT

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FRESH STOCK JUST ARRIVED.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY:

Telephons No. 1877.

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Price per case

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6- doz. Pints

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