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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1820.

Hughes & Hough

À DOMUNTIES TO THE GOVERNMENT/

General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General

Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS »T»-Kw2-Wan* Coal Storage.

Dodar wond Bentley's

4. 4th & 5th Editions. A1 Tongraphic Code.

Telegraphic Addr

*KHRION* HONGKONG

THE Cadenignot have received beste door to vell by Fablic Anction,

(FOX ACCENT OF THE CONCERNED),

W

02

FRIDAY,

October, 1920, at 2:00 pm, at their Sales Rooms, Nt. 8, Des Tax Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, 288 Dozen Theros Bine Flame Stoves, and 450 Dozen Fuel

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, 'SI. PREPAID.

Every additional word & Centa

for insertions.

11

FOR SALE.

TO LET

THE CHINA MAİL.

THE FLYING HABIT.

CARGO ATROPLANES.

ON TRIAL NIKIT SPRING,

An Aeronautical Correspondent writes in a home paper

OLD JAPAN.

INTERESTING ECHOES.

JUST

ARRIVED

WEIRD EXPERIENCES OF ONE LIFETIME.

Nothing can impress on the West- en world more vividly, the advance that Japan has made in liberal As a commentary, and a hopeful story of one who has suffered under opinions and freedom than the fe FOR SALE TWO LANCASHIRE one, on Mr. Holt Thomas's letter the severe regime of feudal Japan BOILERS, length $ feet,, disme showing that the percentage of rel and is still living in the Taisho cra ter & feet diameter of furnaces (wo) | 3 feet Warking pressure 100 lbe. per liability in the first year's working of the Tokyo correspondent of the Constructed by fears the London-Paris "air.express" was Kojima, now 76 years old has Morning Post writes. Mr. Ichito sq. inch. Lindsey, Burnet & Co., Gora, Glasgow, as high as 94 per cent. is the fact seen some stirring times Before In good order and condition. Complete that during 14 recent weeks as many Japan was opened up to intercourse set of Ettings with each boiler. Appir BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE HONGKONG.

as 2,500 Continental travellers bave with the outside world he was A abandoned railway in favour of air. Samurai swaggering about with way." And were it not for that two swords, despising the common people. Els family were of a priestly "deep-rooted distrust of the air as a tribe for generations with the ancient LET.-From NOVIMBER 1st.| highway" to which Mr. Holt Thomas spears of their warrior members new three-rooted EUROPEAN refers, this figure, encouraging though adoring the walls of the old house PUBLIC AUCTIONS FLATS in Kowloca, facing Coronation

stead. In youth Mr. Kojima was Roed (Nathan Road Extension), fifteen it is might, of course, have been con- one of the most expert swordsmen minutes, by rickshaw from Hongkang

siderably greater.

of the clan. When the county was Air travellers, unless they are un-opened to foreigners he went to Ferry, and five minutes walk fro Taumati Ferry. This property can be fortunate enough to make a first Nagaski to see the barbarians the let as eleven self-contained buses each trip in very bad weather, are now chikusho, or beasts, as they were with nine living rooms and adequate as a rule the best possible advertise- then called. To him they secuted over kitchens, bathy and servants' rooms, or ments for the service. To be picked proud and arrogait for all the looks as separate three roomed fats. The up in the West-end of London and they could boast of bothe found one, a rooms are large and cool, facing east motored out to Croydon, to enter missionary named Ensor, who was with an open prospect. Very moderate the saloon of an 'air exprese.” în hamble and noble of mind. All rental. Apply J. CAR CLASE, Architect which the arm-chair seats provided feared foreigners; and with many & Surveyce, 14, Queen's Road Central are now luxurious, and in which the others Mr. Kojima bought pills and noise of the motor has been so charms sold by the Emperor to ward silenced that conversation with one's off foreign dangers. The costumes neighbour is easy, and to pass over of the time were a wonder.. Nine 250 miles of aerial highway at a different styles of head-dress prevailed speed which frequently attains 125 for men. Upper-class women had miles an hour, and yet to do so in long trailing red trousers, shaved off perfect physical comfort, and with their eyebrows, and "put, two black an extraordinary feeling of security, spots in their place.. 13 an experience which is a revelation to the ordinary man of From the first Mr. Kojima was affairs who has been long ingred to interested in the foreign religion. the fatigue and discomfort of rail and resolved to study it under thei and boat travel And when he kind Englishman Ensor at Nagasaki. giances at his watch while in fight As this was prohibited, the faith of and sees the dreaded Channel slipping Christ being proscribed by law, the away below him, almost unnoticed. Foung man was exposed to great in a matter of only about 10 minutes, danger. But he thought a knowledge his respect for the "airway" grows of the foreign religion would enable even stronger.

tim to help his country. His family As to the actual question of time were against it. As a child he had saving, so important to those who played under the Government sign Victoria, Hongkong, and registered in TS connection with the above to be control large enterprises, it may be boards standing on the roadsides she Land Office as Section "B" Marine held at the BEPULSE BAF pointed out that the latest saloon threatening condign punishment on all Lot No. 90, and the Building thereon HOTEL THURSDAY rert. 21st Machines often "cruise" at an aver associating themselves with the hated To be sold by order of the Mortgagees October, table plan can be seen and age speed which is slightly in religion. At Nagasaki he first went

excess of 100 milės an sest bookings arranged at the Hongkong and which permits the aerial journey the Roman Church had held on hour, to a French priest, as the followers of Hotel Main Office. PUBLIC AUCTION

from Croydon to Le Bourget to through 200 years of persecution. Automobiles will be at the Bergkong be made in two hours, or a fraction At one house he saw a man worship- Hotel Main Entrance at 7 r..

less. Thus, even allowing for the ping a piece of paper pasted on the W. D. KRAFT,

motor-car connections at each end, 2 wall. He found afterwards that be- Chairman

man can sometimes make the actual hind that paper was a cavity cat in Hongkong. October 19, 1990.

journey from the steps of his hotel the post in which stood a crucifix in London to those of an hotel in that had for many a year eluded the Paris in a total transit time of only scrutiny of the police. Mr. Kojima

cube for samƏ.

Suitable for all ordinary cooking For prees and especially useful for picnic where no gas or ordinary fire is izatalled,

Terms:-Orch

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, October 14, 1920.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

OF THE

Valuable Leasehold Property

SITUATE AT

by

WEDNESDAY, the 3rd day of November, 1990, a 12 noon, in One Lot

by

lcers. HUGHES & BOUGH,

Auctioneers,

י

at their Auction Rooms in Des Voeux Read Central.

--

The Property is situated in the West- eta District and consists of:-

All that piece or parcel of g and situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Ofice as Section B Marine Lot Sa 99 and is covered by Premises known

NB-Oficial information has been received that a Government re- gulated Motor Bus Service will shortly be leangurated in this district This service will Tax to a fixed time table, and wall provide speedy and comfortable access from the Ferry to these flats.

INTIMATIONS.

COMPLIMENTARY DINNER FICE-ADMIRAL CASET MORGAN,

THE

TO

TAX.

RT

LOCAL AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

LAWS AGAINST CHRISTIANITY.

WISEMAN, LTD. about 33 hours as contrasted with had not received many lessons in the

TEA DANCE

TO-MORROW

THURSDAY, October 21st:

1s 2 and 4, Wilmer Street, two Storied DINNER DANCE

Chinese Godowns built of brick with

tile roofs, held for the residue of a term

of 992 years created therein by a Crown

Lease dated the 24-h day of September

1856 and made between Her late Majesty

On

SATURDAY, October 23rd:

$1.00

Queen Victoria of the one part and Ticket for Tea Dance Adam Scott of the other part.

Ticket for Dinner Dance $1.50

Area:-3960 square feet or thereabouts. Crown Reat-3 15 0.

Vacant possession will be given da completion.

Particulars and Conditions of sale may be had from:-

Mesura. DEACON, LOOKER,

DEACON & HARSTON,

1, Des Voeux Road Central

Vendor' Solicitora

or from

Kesari. HUGHES & HOUGH,

The AuctioneerA. Hongkong, October 9, 1920.

FOR SALE.

THE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell at their Sales Rooms, No. E, Des Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street

The Motor. Yacht “IRENE” Built 1916. Bad very little usage. Hall..

..... Teakwood. Length, water line 29' 9" over all 35ft Beam............The Draft...........3ft

Motor Scripps" Heavy Duty 14 E. P. Complete with lavatory, refrigera- tor, snit of sails and all accessories;

Price and fall particulars may be had from the undersigned.

Terms-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, October 6, 1920.

FOR SALE.

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell at their. Bales Booms No. 8. Des Yeux Bond, Corner of Ice House Street

A Private collection of about 250 Chinese Enuff Bottles including many rare 'specimen

with cabinet. Owner leaving the Colony Farticulars from the undersigned.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

gkong,“ October 11, ERRO..

The above charges do not include

meals and refreshments.

-D. M. GOODALL,

Manager.

St. John's Cathedral MONDAY, Oct. 25th

at

9.15 p.m.

ORGAN RECITAL

„VOCALIST :

Mrs. BELL

"RHYMES

OF

HONGKONG"

By. E. D. S..

FOR SALE

AT

75 cents each copy

KELLY & WALSH, Ltd.,

BREWER & Co.

-AND

*CHINA MAIL-

a nine or 10 hours' journey by earth new religion before discovering that transport, including the necessity to it was good rather than bad, and that change from train to steamer, and the notions of his countrymen who back again from steamer to train, opposed it were entirely false. As And when it is found possible, as it the laws. against Christianity were soon may be, to reduce the existing | repezied on the opening of the cous- Į 10-guinea single "air express" fare try to Western intercourse Mr. to one of about seven guineas, the Kojima was free, and now entered 'sirway" should, from the plain, the service of the British Consulate practical aspect of value received, at Kagasaki.

prove increasingly attractive to go-

ahead business men.

With regard to the important ques

tion of the aerial mail, it is worthy

TORTURED FOR HIS VAITH.

Before this, however, he had suffer.

ed untold persecutions and tortures for his faith in Christianity. Know-

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of note that, since the recent drastic ing he was an adherent of the reductions in the rates for air-borne detested faith the police kept an eye letters to the Continent rendered

him and caught him one as he was returning possible by operating experience an night appreciable increase has been observ. from the bath Bound in heavy iron ed in the volume of such postings, among criminals of the lowest type. chains he was cast into prison though it is still far short of what it when he told the wretches such should be. Here, of course, there is

the inertia to be overcome which is truths as that the world was round

1921 MODEL

0. K. UNION MOTOR CYCLE 2 Horse Power.

Belt drive with Magneto attached Flywheel

EASY TO START

Inspections invited.

TANG LLUY & CO]

66, Connaught Road,

(Central)

HONGKONG.

BATTERIES-!

A complete shipment of the Emous

“KWIKLITE” BATTERIES

for pocket Torches has

· just been receivsó.

“KWIKLITE” TORCHES

in many styles and Tarious prices.

ALEX ROSS &

25 DES VOEUX-BOND-C

TEL:27

GARAGE KOWLOON

TEL:K47

Security

STEEL

Vertical Bill Files

13

Legal,

Letter

Document Files"

Vertical Combination

Cabinets

Transfer CaseS

Gard Drawers

always an adverse preliminary factor and not fiat, and described to them OFFICE FURNITURE when introducing any such new idea! God and the universe, they laughed as this. Post Office records, for at him as trying to tell them fairy example, show how slow at first the tales. After a hard examination by public was to avail itself of the oppor- the officers of the law he was carried tunity of sending telegrams, when in chains to Fukuoka and thence that convenience was introduced; and to Yedo, to what he thought though people are infinitely quicker would be execution. During this nowadays than they used to be in long journey of some three months seizing and exploiting some new he had to sit in a bago, or carrying facility, there is still this aspect of basket, all day chained to the roof. sheer unfamiliarity to be reckoned The crowds along the route gathered to see a criminal suffering for disloy with.

sity to the national gode. On the way REGULAR SERVICES,

a beautiful girl the daughter of a The promise for next year, in re- daimyo thrust a short sword into his gard to goods carriage in bulk by kago, secretly, that he might have air, is specially encouraging. By the wherewith to despatch himself and spring we may expect to see on test escape the awful tortures that she be a type of machine designed simply lieved awaited him. At first his treat.: and solely to carry big weights ment in Yedo was more lenient, but through the air at moderate later he was put in chains again and speeds, and to fly so reliably, lay in a cell three years. He manag owing to the possession of several ed to live, however, until the fall of motors in an engine-room, that it the Shogun, when he was set free can be used for long night flights It took him a long time to regain the with scarcely any risk of a forced the use of his legs. He went home landing while away from illuminated now, but all were still suspicious of aerodromes. Such machines should him as an exponent of the foreign be able to carry consignments of faith; so he went again to Nagasaki. goods weighing tons, and to do so Bis friend, Enser had returned to at rates so low that they may be England. Mr. Kojima then took up reckoned, eventually, if only large work as a teacher, of the Japanese and regular loads are forthcoming, language to foreigners, a duty in at not much more than a few pence which he has been eminently sa

cessful, having now followed it for 50 years or more.

a pound.

Here, however, in this question of the size and uniformity of loads, lies This story of the life of one who the whole future of aerial transport has suffered so much and done so The facilities are now there'; reli- much for his country, and xiill ability has been attained; and it is lives to tell the tale, has recently for the world to begin to think in made a great impression on the terms of the air not only for their public mind. Compared with the own personal transit when they are days he so graphically describes in a hurry, but also for the transport the Japan of to-day is like, a new of urgent malis and goods. Once country. Some antiquated notions the European air services can count of law and religion still find credence on sufficiently large and also suf- and practice but there is nothing of ficiently regular loads, serial trans the crudity and cruelty of those old port, can be provided not only at days, now happily gone forever All very great speeds, and with ample this change for the better Japan owes reliability, but also at rates, which as much to the friendship of the the business world will find West to the intelligence of her prisingly low.

own people.

Sectional Cabinets

Waste Paper Baskets

MUSTARD & COMPANY

17, Connaught Road Central, Telephone No. 1188.

MOHIDEEN & CO. JEWELLERS.

- 37-10, Queen's Food Central

Are shortly vacating their present premises and to facilitate removal are - dis- posing of their large stocks of precious stones and jewellery at exceptionally favourable prices. A splendid opportunity is offered of obtaining genuine articles cheaply

XMAS SALE

For another 15 days only.

From 16th to 31st inst

EVERY THING SUITABLE FOR XMAS PRESENT.

Come Early!

Great Reduction

1

Don't Miss the Opportunity i

SWATOW DRAWN WORK Co.,

14. Des Voeux Road. Central

Phone No. 2380)

THE WING ON CO., LTD.

Phone 196

UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS

with

Phone 198

The

Quality Shop

Quality Goods

for

Quality Buyers

CHEONG

AH MEN AND HING

TAILORS

DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS

have REMOVED to

No. 54, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodals and Kodak Films, &c. sc.

DEVELOPING & FRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 174, Quent's Road Czatkal, Horuxoso.

BUY YOUR STATIONERY FROM US.

We Keep the Finest. Stocks Complete.

PRICES MODERATE.

DER A. WING & 00.

Paper Merchants Stationers, Printers & ́Bookbinders.

60, Des Yeux Road, CENTRAL

ESTABLISHED 1914

1814 TOO YEARS.

JOHN

HADDON

AND CO.

Export and Import Agents

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For ONE HUNDRED YEARS in the CITY OF LONDON we have acted as Buying and Selling Agents for Traders,Storekeepers, Growers of Colonial Produce. Are you requiring the services of London Agents to promote We shall be your interests? pleased to enter into correspond- ence with a view to arranging" terms to mutual advantage.

·BANK CREDITS -ARRANGED, CASE ́ ́ABVANCED“. AGADGT SHIPMENTE.

JOHN

HADDON

Colonial Merchants and Produce'. Agents,

SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON,

MASSAGE.

Mr. HONDîμnd Mei: KONDA.

Trained male

Formerly of Tokyo-Military Hoëpital

(PATIENTS “EPRIDENCES. IF PREFERRED

No. 24 Wyndhamn. Fernetis (Opposite to the Chink Matt)

TAIYO & CO.

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