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FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1922.

Hughes & Hough

LUUTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT

AND ADMIRALTY.

Đoài Deahator

General Brokers.

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

ISSUE OF 17TH February, 1922, or 109,650 ADDITIONAL SUARES OF THE NOMINAL VALue of $10 at A PREMIUM OF $5 EACH (33 PER SHARE Paid Up,)

THE CHINA MAIL. I

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONE, $1. PREPAID.

Cents for 3 insertions.

- Exoh additional word

WANTED.

FRENCH LADY TEACHER seeks room or full board in family, SHAKEHOLDERS are reminded

that a SECOND INSTALMENT French conversation at meals or on the above of $5 per share ($3 lessons if desired. Apply Box 1384

China Mail." THE Undersigned havo received insunc-plus $2 premium per share) falls due c/o

Hope to sell by Public Anetian,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

SATURDAY,

August 5, 1922, at 10.30 a.m., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Jee Hoven Stroet, Saudry Household Furnitare, Removed to Sales Rooms for conveniences of male.

Comprising:- Washstands, stained teak hatstand, overmantel, Shanghai baths, ward- rober, crockery, &c. &c.

Also

1 large showcase and 1 soda water machine.

Tečnu :-Cash,

ICONES & NGUOH

Auctioneers. Hongkong, August 2, 1942,

(For Account of the Concara,)

WEDNESDAY. Aagust, 1622, commencing st 245 pant their Sale Room, N. 8, Dos Vans Road, Corner of Je Honan Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD, FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK. WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS,

CARPETS.

&c,

.fc.

&c.. Comprising: Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofia, Armchairs (new) Card and Owensional Tables, Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, farge and smali Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chairs, Washetunde, & (faraod Teakworl), Silgards, Diner Waggons, Dumer Services, Crockery & Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Ve, Eleone-plated" Ware. "Val, 821 Eastheer Table Plate and Glass Ware.

Also

Electric Reading Lamps, Sercers, Sandry Blackwood Furniture, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures,

And

1 Bally Grand Piaus, American fee chest, Express Ritles.

Fall Farticulars from Catalogus). Terms: Cash on delivers.

AVOUES & HOUGE, Auctioneers.

Hoogkong, August 2, 1922,

SHEERAN

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on.TUESDAY, the 15th August, 1922. Remittances should be made to the Company's Bankers, the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, in Hongkong, on or before that date.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY. the 2ND to TUES DAY, the 15т AUGUST, 1922, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. V. WARD,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, July 27, 1929.

THE PEAK CHURCH.

THERE will be evening service and sermon in the Peak Church on the Sundays in August at 6 p.m.

Hongkong. August 3, 1922,

IMPORTS AND EXPORTY OFFICE.

GENERAL 12011EDAN.

Cow

1.1.

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four

MONDAY, th August,

Bregand Wapellopun will be entirely, That

N. 1. SMITH, Superintendent,

Inigorie san Experts, longkong. Alagost, 198!

all

TO LET.

STOR HOUSE-A few more

rooms to Itt. Apply premises.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION

15, Morrison Hill Road.

-PAINT AND POWDER.

NEW YORK PASTOR APPROVES,

FOR SALE,

FOR SALE ESSEX CAR in first

class condition. Recently over- hauled. Also, share private garage with telephone and electric light. Apply BEVINGTON c'o Bradley & Co., Ltd.

FOR SALE. Sester Buick Motor

Car. Six Cylinder 38 H.P. Can bo seen by appointment. No reasonable offer refused. Reason for sale Owner Jolt Colony. Apply Box No. 1378, c/o "China Mail."

THE OLDEST GAME.

ORIGIN OF BILLIARDS.

"Which is the oldest of the present day short games?" is often asked, and the question, says a writer in an American paper, is not an easy one.

But billiards is one of the oldest, and perhaps lenda all in age when it comes to indoor sports.

"How old is the billiard game?" Well, that, too, is a hard question Various authorities have

As a straw which shows which way! modern winds are blowing Rev. Claude E. Morria, pastor of the Prospect Park Baptist Church of New York, said recently that he ap- proves of a moderate use of cosmetics. "I do not believe that the average girl of to-day smokes cigarettes," said Mr. Morris. "However, most giris de use rouge, lipstick and eye to answer. brow pencil. In moderation. I be-given it different ages and the real lieve these harmless cosmetics improve question as to its longevity has never their looks.

been actually settted by the sport Personally, I approve the moder-writers of the present age. ate use of them by girls and young

Some say the game was burn Irish, married women. The temptation, and perhaps it was, for like the Irish however, is to imitate chorus girls who it has lived through many a hard perhaps use cosmetics to excess, and battle and

out to day frequently appear on the street with stronger and with a wider circle of an excess of paint, which would look friends than ever. well only behini the footlights.

It was played in Ireland hundreds The modern style of dress, with of years ago according to MacGeo THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR its tight short skirt, bare kurus and ghegan's

"History of Ireland,"

BANK HOLIDAY.

accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY,

the 7th inst.

Hongkong, August 2, 1922.

stands

MARKET PRODUCE IN HONGKONG.

"Corned,-Ham Ngao Yak...

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Mark

Tarkors, Ben-Fo Ka! Na

Pheasant,-80 Kol......

sach 18

Bak

Fruits.

Almonds,Hang Yan... has lb.

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Butcher Mest.

Poultry,

Angust 2 June Jane

1922. 1018.

1314.

August 2. Juno

June

Cta.

Ctu.

Cts.

TAIZ, 1918. 1010

Bet Erlof,-Me! Lang Pa... Ib. 24

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Chicken,--Hal Tea....

*** lb. 48

Capons, Small,--Stu Kal

**A 45

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Boat-hlu Breach-Ngsu Nam

bukod ng

Capons, Largs,--Sta Kal...

Kit

Dook,-Ap...

#+ Soup,-Tong Tak ...

Bbenk,-Ngan Yuk Pa

Dove,-Pan Kau

Steak Birlein,-Ngan Lad

Sausage, Ngan Cheung

Book's Breton-Ngau No par sab 12

Tongue, freeb,--Ngan Ed nach 60 Topgas, comedian Nan Id bach 75 cents.

ко

Eggs, Hen,-Kal Tan (conking) par foe 20 Eggs, Hen~~~Kai Ten (frosh)...per dom. 20 Fowle, Canton,-Bad...re use

* th Fowle, Hafnan-Hof Nam Hai „. Geese,-Ngo

Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kap...each 42

+80

» Holhow-Bol Han Pak Kap

Hand.-Ngau Tau... ch 1.00

1.00.

1.20

Hort--Ngan Bam... ib. 18

Turkeys, Cock,-Fo Kat Keng lb.

TO LET.

Houp, St-Ngan Kin., 22

Feet-Ngan Kook...ach 12

Salpo,-Sha Teol..... ***

... ab

LET.--Uices Top Floor Prineo's Buiklinga, Apply Harry Wicking

Kidneys,-Ngsz Yia,,

Ngas Mei 18

Quall,-Om Than

& Co.

Liver, Ngau Kon... lb. 18

Partridge-Che Ku

Calve' Hood and Feel,-Ngau-l-

tea-koak ...

Tripe (undressed), Ngan To lb. E

AU $1,20 Mattou Chop,-Keung Pel Kwas lb. 36

Log,-Yeung Pel... 11

1.00

1,00

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Shoulder-Young Shau, 34 Saddle-Yeung On Yak Pig's Chitilogs,-Chu Chong

Bananas, (brido'o), Macao,-8

Apples, (California),—Kam Shen

Plug Fo

Heong Chiu,

* 33

Braina-Chu No... per sot Feet,--Cha Kenk... Fry-Cha Chap

Gambola,-Yeung To Coconuta-Yo Tro

lb, 15

.. cach 10

Lemons, China,Ling Mung... lb. 10

Head-Cha Tae

Lemons, (America)-am Bhan

Ling Moog... Baot 10

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Heart-Obu Bax.

* Bach 10

Lichaos, Dried, (small stone).-

Ridesys-Chn Tic... Liver,-Cha Kon

...ach to

Lai Chi Kon Ib,

ib. 33

Orange, (Canton), Sweet-

Pork Chop,-Cha Pal Ewat...

Leg.-Cho Pel...

Loin,ba Haa Tan

Fat or Lard,-Chu X, 19

th ap's Head and Feet,-Young

Tae-Keak... Heart-Yeung Eat...

... set 75

Shanahang Tim Chang ib. 33 Oranges, Tim Ühang... Pears, (Canton), Cooking, -Shs idi 10 Peanuts-Fa Shang... Persimmons, Large,-Hung Toe .. 2 Plantain,Tai Chin...

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Kidneys,-Yanog Yiu osch 15 Sucking Pige, to order, Cha Tes', 24 Livoi,-Yeung Kon...b. 35

Pomelo, Blam,-Talm Lo Tau...each 18 Walnuts,-Hop To

ติ

Alb. 20

Grapes-Po Tai Tae ...

Suet, Bool, Shang Ngan Yan ..... ... 26

Mutton,-Sbang Yeang You,, 40 Veel--Ngan Tom! Yuk,..

21 Sanges,-Ngc Teal Choong 32

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes,-Ah Chi Obert ...

Beans, Sprout,-Nga Two...

Ne. 1... lb. 28

Long-Tan Rok...

Beet Root,-Hung Tool Tau

*** В ст

Fish.

Bitter Squash,Fa-Kwa¬¬¬¬¬

.. lb.

Brinjala, Green,-Ching Yen Kwa sa

Red,Bung Ke...

♫

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Cabbage Chinose, (common),-

KRI TEO.

Hol Sin Ya..

... lb. 10

300

412 19 14

Ealk, Conger,--Ho! Man 440 19 28

Fresh water,--Tan škof Yu,, £0 Yellow-Wong Slo... Frogs-Tia Ks....

Celery Chinese,-Tong Kan Tso Chillier, Dried,—Kon Lat Chit .

Red,-Hung Fu Chla..... Green-Ching Lat Chia.. 9 Carry Stuff, Eagliab,-Ka Id Chu Lin

16. 10

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Gucambers,-Ching Kwa.... each 3 Garlic,-Sua Ten

lb. 5

Ginger young,-Son The Katng..

Olager, old,-Lo Keong

Hornersdiak, Bhangbai,—Lik Kan, 20

Indian Cora,--Shok Mal...

...oach

200

Lettore,Young Shang Teol... lb.

Water Chestnuts,--Ms Tal ... d. 8

Mandarin.-Kwal

Lam Ma Tal.. n

***

Mashrooms. Fresh,-Shang Tso Ka ib. 40 O'croes

140

b. 12

Onions, Bombay,-Yeung Chung Tax lb. 10 Oulcus, Green,-Shang Chang lb.

Oalone, Shanghal-Sheng-bot

Pomfret, Black-Hak Obong Pomfret, White, Pak Chang. Praves-Ming I &

Parsley.-Kua Too!

Potato, Sweet--Fan Shu...

Japanese,-Yat Pan Sha Trat Ik. 4

Ray,-Pai Pa Sha

10.

American,-Fa Ki Sha Tm! lb. A

Pamphlo,-Tang Ka

... lb. 1

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Radish,-Hang Lo Zak Ti

Rhubarb (Fresh)—Tal Wong ... ..

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Shallots,-Kong Chong Tau

Spinach,-Ylu Teof

IN.

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Tomato-Fan Ka...

Taros,--Wa Tau ..... .....

Turulpe, Punti, (Lorg),—La Pak „,

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Tench,--Wan Yo

Vegetablo Marrow, -Tall K#B«* 11

Turbot-Tro Haz Yu

Water Creme-Sal Young Teol...

Tortion amall freeh_water-

Berk Ya

Elly roo*, -Ida Ngad..... Fami. Shp-

THE PREVENTION_OF_CRUELTY-no-corant, is worn mainly because it which reintes thut Cathire Moore,

TO ANIMALS.

NOTICE.

R. FRED FISHER

appointed Inspector for the Society.

MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE,

Hon. Secretary. Buagkoag, åugual 2, 1929.

Archbishop Hughes, very recently, while discussing the game, said that he had read in The Confessions of St. Augustine." who lived in the fourth and Afth centuries, as allu. sion to billiards.

is the style. The average girl or one of those original kings," is woman does not stop to analyze the dulged in the game and left at his reason why she wears certain styles. death ity billiard balls of brass, It is the style, therefore she wants it. with the pools and raes of the same seria the near future style decrees material."

longer skirts, covered knees and cor sets then she will follow the style.

Immodesty is not confined to any certain style. There always have been immodest dressers. finimodesty was here when the skirts reached the ground and collars reached the cars.

So the game mast at some old Personally, I prefer to are women time or other have been Irish, or near- dress comfortably. Short skirts are ly Irish. more comfortable and sanitary. Bare knees are all right for children, but a little out of placa for high school lassies.

BONGKONG TEAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED

(Incorporate in the United kingdom

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE SHILLING par Share on aseznat of the year 192 has been declared.

By Order of the Board,

W. E. ROBERTS,

Secretary. Hongkong, July 21, 1922.

STYLES AND MORALS DONT'S MIX.

The people of France, too, claim the game.

They claim it was really played first of all in France, sad then imported into England.

hans" comes from the two French The French claim the word “bil-

words, "billard,” a staff, or stick, and

bilo," a bubble or ball.

Other authorities in France any the game was born in that country and first played and named there, and they point to the fact that its name resembles "billo," which in that tongue signifies “ball," and we are assured that Henrique de Vigne in- vented the sport there in 1571.

"I think style of dress lies little to The DIVIDEND will be payable do with our morals. A long skirt and after WEDNESDAY, the 23rd day and a high neck on a woman's dress of August, 1922, to Shtreloklers on the Register on TUESDAY, the Sch day of will not dam up the stream of evil August. 1922, and will ho paid to thought in the mind of a degenerate Shareholders on the Solonial (Song- | utan. On the other hand, a short kong) Register at the exchange rate of skirt and a low neck will not degrade 24. 5. per Dollar.

the thought of a clean-minded tran. Morals are not made by women's dresses. Morals conte from the in- side out. Not that which goes into the mind defles it so much as that which cames out from the miad,

"However, I do think that the While the game was perhaps born modern girl is too flippaat, perhaps, in France, it is well known that it in ber attitude toward religion, was not until the spring of 1823 that marriage and her elders. But I think one M. Minguad, a professional billiard the ancient girl was flippant, also. player of Paris, invented the leather There never has been a time when tip, and oven then no theoretical girls were not considered too flippant. deduction suggested to him the Flippancy, however, is not an un-wonderful phenomena that would pardocable ein; it can be forgiven result irom the apparently unimpor and also can be corrected, to a very tant change. but he is entitled to large extent.

credit for the boldness with which he pursued his chance discovery to ita ultimate conclusion.

MRS. HAN INOKUCHI,

Telephone 1 1R4.

No. 21. Ashley Road, Kowloo

Back of Star Theatre,

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and inspect our KIMONOS.

OFFICE

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THE EASTERN SUPPLY CO.

General Contractors House and Offico Fernishers Elips' Upholsterers and Painters Tel. 4303.

NAMBAN & CO.

288 Des Voeux Road West Photo Engraving and Digning LITHOGRAPHERS Tel. 1369.

TAIYO & 00. (JAPANESE) BOOTS AND SHOES'

MADE TO URDIY.

No. 16, Wynikami,

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No. 276, Quem's road Central,

DS XCA

No. 8, Mas um treet East.

DOTS ARE FLIPPANT.

The boys are just as flippant as

the girls, as least, outwardly so. They In the autumn of 1823 these tips may think a little more deeply and a were imported into the United States,

well.

Barbel,-Ka Yo..

***

Bream,--Pin Yo.... ... Canter Fresh Water Fish.-

Car,-Ll In Catfish, Chik Ya Codfish-Mun Ya Crabe.-Hil...... Outils Fuh,-Mak Ya Deb-Sha Mang Yo.... Dace, Wong Mei Lap Dog Fish,-Tit To Sha

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Pike, F Fan Fong Plaice,-Pan Yü

Book Fish,--Shek Kan Fung Rosch,-Oban Ya Salmon-Ha Yala Shark-Sha Yu at-Po Yo

shrimps-

Snapper-Lap Ya...

Sales-Tab Bba Ye...

little mores riously than the girls, but and they have been improved on, mans were the primitive billiardists, they succeed in hiding the fact pretty added to the effectiveness of the cus because the word sounds very much ever since, and what the game would like "billart." Normon for "stick." Further we learn that the English "balyards" is wonderfully like bil- linrds,

I do not believe our young people be without this small and useful in. drink as much as their parents did at vention is entirely probl matical. their age. They do not drink nearly The English, the first to claim the as much as they did before prohibition establishment of thoroughbred horse went into effect,

racing, also claim to be the real in- ventars of billiards.

"Late hours may be a little more common now at parties and dances

They base their claim because than a generation ago, because the Shakespeare, born in 1861, mentions younger generation seems to have billiards in scene five ant two of his more endurance and vitality than we "Anthony and Cleopatra." did a generation ago.

In that scene, too, he really pays "Men do not refuse to dance or the game a compliment. his subject, asscciate socially with the girls who Cleopatra declaring her choics of it will not 'pet, mole or drink. Beware over music when to Charmian, her of the weak brother who looks for companion, she says:

Then, too, the game of billiards

(Shangbal)-Ye Trol

Cans Shoota, banch,—Kan Stan „, +

Can'iflavor (Largo),—-Ye Trol Fa sash

(Mediem),

Carrola,-- Kam Shun.....

(Small),

U.S." WET" SHIPS.

"PUSSYFOOT" JOHNSON'S

ATTACK.

Mr. "Pussy foot" Johnson, the

has been claimed by Greece as wel!

by Ireland, England France and Prohibition leader, has projected him Italy and in the travels of Anachar-

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any self-respecting American cau tra- vel in them."

Mr. Jolinson's Attack on the Government coincides with the announcement that President Hard- ing, after bringing the atmcat pres- sure to bear on Congress to pass the Ship Subsidy Bill, has now given way to the extent of allowing it to be de ferred tili August. The Bill has been sis through Greece, 400 B. C., we are self into a controversy over the sale in great peril sines the revelations told that he noticed a game which of intoxicating liquors in United concerning the sale of intoxicating from his description we would con- States Government ships with the an- liquors in American ships, caused the sider a fair sample of what the early nouncement that when he sails for "dry" forces of Congress to present billiards might have been,

England he will depart in the British an ultimatum to the Administration either to accept an amendment re- MR. JUSTICE DARLING..

ship "Seytbia," of the Cunard Line.

fasing a subsidy to ships in which In a heated interview; Mr. Johnson liquor is sold or to adopt a proporal these things in a girl. Men, real men, But musin alone. Let's go to bil- Mr. Justice Darling that he is about!

These who have been deciding for denounces American ships as "boot. barriaz from American porta all like a modest girl Moy men lia de Coma, Charmiaul”. bos refused to Fave anything to And, 80, according to Shakespeare, I fancy (says home writer), have "that British ships are wei, Shipping Beard, as well as private.

to retire to leisure and a peerage will, leg barges." "It is true," he decor foreign ships carrying liquors.

The President is assured by the the game of billiard was not a new to wait a while for the fulfilment of but they are honest about it. In owners, that American passenger ships pastime in England, in the fifteenth their prophecies. Our wittiest judge Europe it is constantly thrown up at cannot compete with foreign liners and sixteenth centuries, for he even is still remarkable for his forcofatness me that American ships are full of unless they are allowed to be wet." ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY? then made his people believe that the and obvious enjoyment of every liquor, and that we actually advertise But the dilemms has another hom. Chamberlain a lead birrhos me of billiards was known in the minute he spends in work. He does, the fact ja Continental newspapers. It President Harding bas verirod Romedy shpalled in your hand day whe. Anthony revelled in the of course complete a quarter of a makes me so mad, I can't do any equally emphatic warnings to the lugango why meg onjuguentious laxa of the Egyptian Queen century on the bench on October 29, thing but swear.

effect that barring "wet" ships front American ports would not make them. dry," but would raise the prospect

do with certain girls because they did these things."

| Chingrel "ware," a and ciSTALUNY

all tend to pselt subla ser and that Cleopatra invited Charmian and reaches his 73rd birthday on The United States Attorney this inclic en hund on to the game in the roar 30 BC. Dezember 6 The two anniversaries General has ruled that this selling of

sare much so folur. al nonvenienc

board then on stempahip. It may Opposed to the claim of Trance, may be weighing with him for resigns, liquor in American ships is unlawful of great foreign lines deserting For sale by all too, is still another claim by the tinn, but he is hardly likely to decide just as murder or stealing in American American porte permaneatly and

Euglish to the effect that the Nor on that course till late in the year ships is unlawful. I don't see how irting their ships to Canada.

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