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LAMMERT BROS.

AUOTIONIKERS, ÅFFRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions--'

Undersigned have received lastre Ticos de allty Publix Action,

THURSDAY, December 9, 1820

commencing at 16.30a.m.

at No. IS Godown of the Hongkong

Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon.

182 coils Wire,

1 case Copper Pipes,

· Galvanized Pipes,

1 caes Magnetce

5 caska Steel Springs,

10 Iron Plates.

Also

A Large Quantity of Flat, Round and

Square Bar Iron, Oki Brass and copper-

sheets, Iron piper, Bulta and ants, etc.

And

A Large Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hongkong, December 1, 1999

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply to

LAMMERT BROS.,

Duddell Street.

Glover's

World Renowned

Dog Remedies

Send for free book on "Dog Diseases and How to Feed

H. Clay Glover Co., Inc.

118 West 31st Street New York, USA Agente: MULLER & PHIPPS" Chin) Log Kas

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO

BE WITHOUT THEM. --

JUST received a large Cantigament of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Flot weather (2) LAC- TOSE (Milk Sagar) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID INSECT TICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Flesa, Mosquices, Bugs, Flies and ki other Insect Pests in Summer days, and JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN (4) FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses

PRICES are Very Moderate, Ins pection and Enquiries are cordially invited.

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Sole Agents for Hongbowe and South China.

Nes, à 18, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong Telephone Now, my.

理代豪華

Japanese

Commemorative Stamps

MUJI SHRINE

CELEBRATION,

issued ist to 3rd Nov. 1920, at 25 cents per set.

GRAÏA & 00,

DEALES I POSTAGE STAMPS, GALDES SEIS, This da No. 10, Wyndham Street, 1. O. Box 620.

Hongkong.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear,

MADE

ORDER

1.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Embassy"

Virginia Cigarettes

Finest Quality

The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies an ideal of the manufac

turers to produce the finest of Virginia Crearettes.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1990*

NOTICES,

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

$6.75

will bring you 100 BEST REINA VICTORIA

Cigars of "LA TRAVIATA" brand (or $3.50 for 50)

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

35-40, Queen's Road, opposite to LOCK HING & CO.

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

•WDEHOWILLS

Muster

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

Sold in tins of 50s 725 Cigarettes

also

packets of 10's

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS.

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

7. EL. TAGGART, MAKARS

MUMEY A.

Japanese Photographers. We have removed our Premises to No. 36, Queen's Road, C.

Sitting hours from 9 am to 8 pm. Passport photos finished

in one hou

MASSAGE.

Mr. HONDA and Mr. HONDA

Trained male Masseur. 13 years' experience.

Formerly of Tokyo Military Hospital. WILL. VISTIT PATIENTS" RESIDENCES IF, PREFERRED No. 24. Wyndham Street, (Opposite to the Chins Mail)

INSTANTANEOUS WATER

HEATERS

For Gas and Oil

Unlimited Hot Water.

CE WARREN & CO., LTD. Nos. 30 32 Des Voeur Road Central. Established 1900

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THE CLEANING OF

SUMMER FROCKS is an important matter and- we make a speciality of "refinishing" light Frocks and Costumes so that they keep clean longer than when treated by ordinary methods.

Our processes are thorough and reliable. Our facilities and re- sources etabla us to carry out all work quickly and our charges are really reasonable.

Po Write for Price List and Bee!

The Diamond Dyeing and

Drycleaning Co.

Agent

CASSUM AHMED,

General Draper

& Wellington Bireet. Branch 18. Nathan Bood, Kowloon.

Phone 1482

CHERRY & CO.,

PEDDER STREET. Opposte Blangkong Hote!

Telephone No. +92-

Hongkong, March 10, 361€

MASSAGE HALL

Graduate from Nagasaki Mastige School MRS. HAN INOKUCHI -

Phone No. 2004.

*, Stanley street,

1st Floor.

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BOLM AGZEZE METRUS BUBAAN KAISHA.

This Advertisements is fasted by British-American Tobacco Go (China) Iáð.

| LOVE AND CRIME FILMED. such as suggest that a girl is morally¦ AMERICAN FABRICATED

MURIE 3 OR ADVENTURE? İ

THE CENSORS' DEFENCE OF MORALITY.

**

justified in succumbing to temptation in order to escape sordid surrounding. or uncongenial work.

SHIPS.

Of the three yards called into being during the period of the war to build fabricated ships in America only one is bent upon continuing in the business and planning to amplify

One of the most difficult questions is that of "crime" films which make a strong appeal to the imagination An interesting report on the work of the public According to the of the British Board of Film Censors Board these films threaten to become has just been issued over the sign a danger to the reputation of the ture of Mr. T. P.. O'Connor, the cinema. For a while the examiners President, and Mr. J. Brooke Wilkin found themselves flooded with films, its facilities. The Submarine Boat son, the Secretary, who state that at in some cases running to 20 episodes, Corporation has taken over from the the request of the Paper Controller, in which inhuman monsters using all Government the great plant of the no report of the Board's activities kinds of mysterious methods of Newwark Bay shipyard upon a four- was issued during the last years of Lassassination were to be showa week

the war.

no

serial

in

by week over a long period. The year lease with the right to acquire per During the war, at the instance, of Beard found the evil assuming such manent possession at the end of that the War Office and the War Trade proportions that it was decided that tenure. Further, the programme Department, the Board undertook no serial dealing with crime provides for extensive development the censorship of films intended for should be examined except as export and continued to do so until a whole, that

of both the yard and its immediate' regulations were annulled. The work which crime was the dominant neighbourhood, with the idea of was done gratuitously, and the total feature and not merely an episode making that point a port of entry length of fims handled was 87,719,479 in the story would be passed by the and departure which will be equipped feet valued at £1,201,903. In Express- Censor, and that no film should be with unloading facilities of the most ing its thanks the Army Council put it passed in which the methods of approved design, so that incoming on record that the loyal co-operation crime were set forth and formed the and outgoing freight can be dealt of the Board had greatly simplified chief theme. This rule is to be with without delay in moving to and the work of preventing the leakage applied even in cases where at the from the several trans-continental- from Britain of information prejudi- end of the film retribution is suppos-railways focussing nearby. cial to the Allied cause, and at the ed to have fallen on the crimina, same time enabled the legitimate and equally when the detective the existing shipbuilding establish

The purpose is also to supplement circulation of films to be carried on element is subordinate to the criminalment by creating dry docks and other with the minimum of hardship to interest, or when actual crime is repair conveniences, and to make it those engaged in the trade.

treated from the coraic point of view practicable to cut down to a minimum As regards censorship generally, Stories dealing with costume"

the tum-around period of freight the report states that the tendency is crime, however, such as cowboy steamers, so that vessels using that for the subject to become of increas films and Mexican robberies are base may be operated under conditions ing difficulty and complexity. The placed in a different category and that will bring in the largest possible Board is guided by the main broad regarded simply as dramatic and return upon the allied ventures. In Erinciples that nothing should be thrilling adventure with no con brief, the determination is to put to passed which is calrolated to dem nection whatever with the lives or profitable account, in the various oralise an audience: that can teach possible experiences of young people departments of maritime industry, the methods of or extenuate crime;

in Britain.

lessons learned through that system that can uzdermine the teachings of morality; that tend to bring the In endeavouring to check inde- of co-ordination which made the institution of marriage into con cordum in dress no figme is passed fabricated cargo craft possible..

The steamers constructed at the tempt or lower the sacredness in which the dress appears to be of family ties.

Object meant to be indecent or suggestive. [Newark Bay shipyard have made tion is taken to incidents which bring. With regard to films dealing with excellent records for themselves, public characters into contempt when venereal disease and the white slave-taking their service performances by acting in their capacity as such, traffic, the Board has decided to with- and large, and they have demons- together, with subject which might hold its certificate from all such sub-trated that the methods of the bridge be calculated to wound the suscepti jects, even when they have been dealt builder can be applied effectively, bilities of foreign peoples. The ques with on the stage or are matters of economically, and successfully in the realm of marine architecture. The tion of religious observance is very public discussion at the moment.

During last year the total of film standpipe test of 34 ft. has in no carefully considered; also subjects (

was wise taxed the men who have in the which are calculated to foment violent submitted for censorship social rest. While it is impossible 6233,155ft, embracing 2,311 subjects, past fashioned steel fiumes for water have been power projects in which the hydrosta. to ensure that poetic justice should of which 1,454 always overtake evildoers, the Board assed for universal exhibition, itic heads were of 1,000 ft, and more. bas considered it essential, that no 829 have been passed, for The assistant manager of the Division halo should be placed round the heads public exhibition with a restric of Construction and Repair of the of the delinquents or criminals.

tive certificate, while 28 films have United States Shipping Board bas Subjects dealing with the "triangle" been entirely rejected. The exam recently stated that the hulls of the theme are numerous, and frequently iners have taken exception to 253 steamers produced at Newark Bay require the most careful consideration films, which number is largely in are recognised as among the best owing to the complicated nature of excess of any previous years, proving built of any of the freighters now in the story: The report points out that that the films; have become of service.

Reports made by masters and chief there is a distinction to be drawn more complex nature, requiring between errors caused by love, even even more thought and consideration engineers of these particular craft it guilty love; and the pursuit of lust, in the part of the examiners than reveal the soundness of the hulls and

There heretofore.

bas been their ununtal tightness and freedom and the examiner's always endeavour. to eliminate any manifestations of the decrease in the total footage" from leakage in the cargo bilge, &c: latter character; The betrayal of submitted for censorship, which is This bay been especially evidenced young women is a question which attributed to the tendency on the part when some of the craft have been depends upon the treatment. When of manufacturers, especially in dry-docked with their liquid fueli the subject ja treated with restraint. 1 America, to produce, fewer subjects, tanks hiled. Without exception there it seem impossible to exclude it as out to increase consherably the bar beet no external lidications: a beais for a story. Objection, how capital expe on each prodno-peepage despite the searching ever, is taken when the treatment is tion,"

ter of oily

THE PEAK HOTEL

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

OENTRAL LOCATION

LI: ELECTRIC TEAMS Past Entranos, Electric Lifta, Fant and Lighting

A Europaan Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water Syste throughout Best of Food and Sarrios.

Telephone 373. Telegraphie Address :---* VICTORIA'

J. WITCHELL, Manager,

CARLTON HOTEL,

(THE OKLŤ AMERICAN HOPES IN THE DOLÖWE,) ICE HOUSE STEKET.

"Under American Management. Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District. 4 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, scrupulously clean Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Bates on application to the Prepristress. Launches meet Passenger Boats.

Telegraphic Address “CARUTON.”

Mas. FE OAMKRON,"

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry)

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans thronghot1 and entirely under new mausgement. Calzins under the personal supervisica of the proprieter. Ber and Billiard Booms. Terma moderate. Special šerme families on spplication to

Telophone K3 Telegraphie Add.: "PALCOL"

HOTEL

J. H. OXHERBY, Proprietor.

"ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Scite

Booms" en

& with Boof Garden, Hairdressing

Excellent Cuisine.

private Baths.

Saloon, etc.

Moderate Rates.

Leading Hotel in South China.

Special

attention given to

Under the Foreign Supervision of,

Tourists.

THOS, G. HUTCHINGS.

TANG YUE, DETER

the late SIKS TERO,

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUTHION.

-16, WAGEILAX Szkann.

TERMS VERY MODERAT

SM KINK ZOELLLODE" "$1"