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.TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1922.
Hughes & Hough
LUUTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ARHIRALTY..
Coal Contractors General Brokers.
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE Undersigned bevoreceived instico
Moxa to sell by Publis Auction,
(FOR 400OUNT OF TER CONCEANED),
·
良
WEDNESDAY,
September 13, 1922, at Noon,
at thair Bales Roome, No. 8,
Das Vœux Road, Corner of
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS 3 INKERTIONS, $1. REPAID. Every additional word Cente
for 3 insertions.
WANTED.
WANTED-Immediately-House
or Flats on Bonham Road near to the Diocesan Boys' School. Apply to Box No. 1399 c/o The
China Mall."
TO LET.
TO LET-2 large Rooms with very large verandahs. No. 2. Queen's Road Central. Apply Room 23, Carlton Hotel.
CHINA'S POST OFFICE:
KWÄNGTUNG SERVICE.
COME INTERESTING FIGURES.
!
THE CHINA MAIL.
السلمية
chow Office was moved to larger loped and extended into the interior, foreign officers, 40 Clerks, 43 Agents, STONES FROM NOWHERE. building the former German Concourier services were inaugurated.126. Bosters, 70 postraen and other salato. The Swatow office has bedo Full advantage, too, was taken of the lower employés; in 1921, six foreign A SOUTH AFRICAN MYSTERY. housed since 1911 in a building tented various tow hout services in the Can-employée 122 Clerks and above, 187 from the Customs, but, as this build-ton delts. In the year 1900 sight | Yu-wu-sheng 985 Agente, 139 Sorters,
A parallel to the case of mysterious ing, was damaged by an earthquake in couriers were employed, and at the 514 postmen and 58 couriers, 1918, a tite was soquired by the Ser-close of 1921 thsro were 034 regular Consequent upon the reorganisation of coal throwing in a London house vice and a new building erected which couriers operating. The extension of Postal districts, and owing to the comes from Santh Africa. It is the is now nearing completion. New Ber- postal lines has been in like propor-destruction of archive: when the Can-subject of numerous articles in the vice owned buildings have also been tion. In 1000 there were 3,087 lofton Head Office was totally deatrored Preas, and the following is from the
fire In 1912, complets Rand Daily Mail:-- erected for the Samshui Office and for steam and boat lines, 205 li of major by
1
The Kwangtung section of the Chinese Post Office report for the Chung bus Mia-kuo, tenth year (1031) is as follows:-
the Loaching Waningli Sub-Office, courier lines, and no minor courier figures of mail watter dealt with "In ghosts I have never believed. The Post Office commenced to Canton. In 1898, 1899, and 1900 lines; while in 1921 there wers 13 003 from 1897, to 1910 are not available. I won't believe in them now if I can function in Kwanglung in 1897 and three other towns were provided of steam and boat lines, 35,370 li of le 1905 articles of mail matter help it; but we've been through some in 1901 majo: courier lines, acd 1,689 li of posted-numbered 1.800,001; in 1910, experiences lately which are botů formed a branch of the Maritime with postal facilities Customs Service until May 1911, progress in the district began minor courier lines. At the beginning 10,500 000; in 1915, 25,750,700; and terrifying and inexplicable; at any when it became a separate institution to show itself, as 12 establish of the postal enterprise, no railways in 1921, 42,000,000; while other rate neither the police, nor my wife In the year of its inauguration, fivements were opened in that year; and existed in Kwangtung. The first branches of postal work have shown nor.I can get at the bottom of them." In the terms a young man, Mr. Offices were opened at Canton, Pak-in 1902 the number of Cffices rose to railway used for the transmission of a similar advance. In the year of the hoi, Swatow, Kiungchow, and Wham 88. Thereafter expansion continued mails was the Canton-Samehui Rail. inception of the money order service, D. Neaves, residing at Roodepoort, pos respectively. At that time, und; by the end of 1908, 216 establish way, which was opened to traffic in money orders to the value of $7,000 and employed in Johannesburg as a accommodation for the Post Office at mente were functioning At the end 1904. Its 1:ngth was 92 le. At the end were cashed; in 1921 orders issued chemist'e assistant, referred to a bum
and $1,870,000 rehouse. these places was provided in the of 1921 there were operating in the of 1921 the followingrailway lince were and cashed reached the totals of ber of, mysterious happenings at his Mr. Neaver's house is situated Custom Houses. As the Service Kwangtang Dietriot 1.140 Offices and in operation and carried mails: the $1,600,000 developed, the Post Offices were Agencies as well as 928 Rural Box Canton Samshui Railway (32 (i); the spectively.
In comparison with the previons about a mile northwest of Roodepoort gradually transferred to leased Offices and 838 Rural Stations. The Sunning-Pakeha Railway (60 %); the premises. In 1904 A separate Rural Box Oled sad Stations were Tajahatow-Kowloon Railway (383 li); year, and in spite of considerable in a somewhat lonely five acre hold- building was erected for the Canton firet introduced in the year 191 and the Wongaba Shiacbow Railway (105 political upheaval, the results of the ing in a neat, red roofed dwelling Further particulare from the under YOUR HOME will never he really Post Office, but unfortunately it was have been of great sesistance in the li); the Kongmoon-Towshan Railway year 1921 show fanncial and stat with white outside walls, and a group
clean until you use a "NILFISK. For curios, furniture, beds, tapestries destroyed by fire in 1912, necessitat development of the Service When (210 ); and the Swatow-Ikoi Rail-istical progress. Many improvements of servants' outhouses lying some 20 anything! Tel. 4306 for trial ing the securing of temporary the Service was first instituted, mails way (1006). The staff employed bas were made in the local deliveries and yards away. The ground spreads in accommodation elsewhere until the were all conveyed by steamers, as the continued to increase from year to in transmission of mail matter. The all directions to barbed wire fencing, pressnt modern premises were com Uffices were then situated only at year. In 1901 the numbers (excluding total number of article posted ad which encloses the catire five-acre pleted in 1916. In 1914 the Kinng treaty porte; but as the Service deve couriers already mentioned) were four vanced from 38,429,318 in 1920 to property, and serves to protect the 42,459,155 in 1921-an increase of 16 stocke of valuable poultry bred by the per cent. All categories of mail mat- owner. ter show an advance, with tha excop- One night recently Mr. Neaves, tion of insured letters, which debreased angered by the insistent crashing of in number by 03. ·
stones on his roof, reported the mat-
Ice House Stroot
8 Bales Paper,
Comprising:
Printing Paper, Simili Paper, Colour
Printing Paper and Newsprint.
signed.
Terms:-Cash on delivery,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong. September 8, 1912
INTIMATIONS.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
B. P. O. 184.
NOTICE,
FOR SALE,
SALE-2 Sester Buick Moter Car. Six Cylinder 38 H.P. Can
FOR
bo seon by appointment. No reasonable offer refused. Reason for sale Owner telt Colony. Apply Box No. 1378,
MR. THOMAS ANDREW BARRY c/o "China Mail."
11AS been appointed Acting Secretary of the above Company as from This Date.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDF,
Chairman. Hongkong, September 11, 1922.
STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED, have from the 1st day of September 1922, severed their con- rection with the STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY and accordingly as and
from such date they will not be re- sponsible for any debt or Bability incurred by the said STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY.
FOR HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
J. H. TAGGART, ̧·
Managing Director.
Hongkong, September 11, 1922.
STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY.
THE
HE UNDERSIGNED have from the 1st day of September 1922, taken over the business of the above named Company as a going concern and ss from such date all outstanding accounts due to or from the said Company shall be received or dis- charged by the undersigned. Dated the 8th day of September 1922,
LEUNG ENTIN, FUNG TAT HANG.
TENDER
FOR FLOOD PROTECTION WORK.
SEALED TENDER marked "Lupac
up to 1pm, on SATURDAY, the 20th
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION
15, Morrison Hill Road,
INTIMATIONS
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION,
WEMBLEY PARK, LONDON,
APRIL-OCTOBER, 1924.
BRITISH FIRMS in Hongkang
desirous of exhibiting at the British Empire Exhibition are, re- quested to communicate with the undersigned before the 18th inst. regarding their space requirements.
By Order.
D. X. BLAIR,
Secretary, HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE,
++
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE
THE Second Yearly Drawing of
Twenty Debentures of the Hongkong Club (1920 issue, $500 each) was held in the Club House on FRIDAY, the 8th September 1922, when the following Debentures were drawn for redemption :-
Roast,-Sbla
MARKET
Boop, Tong Yak
PRODUCE IN
HONGKONG.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Poultry,
September 8, Jano
Juge
1928, Cis.
1912.
104.
September 9, Jone
1922. 1918.
Juni 1914
Ct
Cta.
Ote.
Cta.
*
Beef Sirloin,-Mel Lazz Pa... lb. 21
Prima Cat. Corned,-Ham Ngau Yuk...
24
12
--- IN
* MT **
20
43
12.
Chicken, Kai Tua....
48
30
90
Capone, Small,--8in Exl ...
45
28
24
24
22
Capone, Large,--Blu Ka! .......
98
Erenst-Ngan Nam
22
:8
Dock,-Ap
27
18
DoTe-Pad Kaa
Lu
Bleak,-Ngau Tak Pa
24
22
Eggs, Hoc-Kal Tau (cooking) per tre 10
18
32
35
Eggs, Hoo.-Kai Tan (treet)...per ds. S
ō
18
2)
Fowls, Canton,-Kal......
... lb, u3
38
12
ਹੈ।
Fowls, Hatuan,--Boi Nam Kal s Goose-Ngo
40
46
35
94
Buk 11
Pigeons, Oxaton,-Pak Kap...each
45
30
Hoihow-Hol Han Pak Kap
oach 28
1.20
14
Tarkers, Cock,--Fo Ki Kong ib.
18
13
Turkeys, Keo,-To Kal Xa Sulpe,-Sta Ten!..... ... ***
... sach
That-Shan Kal...
"
19
21
Quall,-Om Chan
Fak ***
11
14
Partridges,-Che Ea
*M
Stest Birlo, Ngwa Lad Sausiged, Ngan Cheong .. Ballo Bral,-Ngan No per not 19
Tongue, fresh,-NgaL each 60 Tongue, corned,-Him Ngan Li eact 75 cents Road, Ngau Tan... och 1.00 Heart-Ngan Sam... Ib. 18 Hamp, Salt-Ngan Kin.. Feet-Ngan Kesk...ach Kidney-Ngau la,
--Nga Mot
20
12
1
20
Liver, Ngan Kan. ib. 16 Tripe (andreased), Ngan Tɔ lb. f Oulton Head and Feet,—Ngan-teal-
Leg.-Young Pe! Shoulder,-Young Shan Saddle,-Young Oo Yak
Pig's Chitllege, Cha Chang
Heart-Chu Bam... ... sach 10
* * * * * * ° ° 8 8 * *==8°° þæ*=**2282284885 8*888861
Almonds,-Hang Tr... Bruits.
!
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50
43
เล
38
20
24
Bananas, (brida's), Macao,—& m
--Apples, (California),--Ham Shan
Plag Be
18
9+
"
Heong Obia.
+
$0
27
1
•
Bralos-Chu No...... per Foet,--Chu Kook ... . lb. F17,-Cha Chap
t
3
12
Ombols-Teng Te
19
12
Coconate-Ye The..
10
30
15
20
16
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+
Hoad,-Cho Tha
*** IM
"
"
Lemens, China,-Ling Mang... Ib. 6 Lemons, (America)-Kam Bhan
7
18
Ling Mong... Rob B
В
10
"
Kidneye,--Cha Fla...
each 10
В
Llobeos, Dried, (small stone),-
Lai Chi on lb.
42
25
3
Liver,-Ohu Koo...
lb. 30
.
Orange, (too), Sweet-
10
Pork Chop-Chn Pat Krat
30
43
Sbau-shong Tim Chang lb. 32
12
Leg.-Obu Po...
30
27
L
Omngre, Tim Chang.....
20
* 145
311
31
200 370
600 621
Lolo,-Chu Hsn Tan
18
A
F
14
Fat or Lard, Che Ya
13
2%
" 12
10
11
40
201
419
618
de sp's Head and Fees,-Yerug
12
13
31 258 502
286 150
571
400 755
Tae-Koak...***
· set
75
70
3
3
-
Heart-Young Bat
each 10 Kidneys,-Young Fia each 15 Livar,-Yeung Hon... lb. Sucking Pige, to order,—Oko Taal ș. Saet, Beef,-Sbang Ngad Yan... 35 Mation.-Shang Young Yan,. Vaal,--Ngan Tesi Yak.....
7
10
38
25
Pamelo, Slam-Talm Lo Yao Walnuta,-Hop To Grapes,Fo Tai Tez ...
each 12,
12
H
10
. ib. 20
14
15
23
#5
23
26
18
40
24
21
Sanaaga-Ngau Taal Choang 92
and will be payable at the Hongkong
Embankment" will be accepted and Shanghai Banking Corporation on SATURDAY, the 30th September
same.
By Order,
of September, 1922, at the Board's 1922, in exchange for surrender of Office for the construction of Flood Protection Work at Lupao. North River, Samshui District, the work consisting of approximately 27,000 ching earthfill and 600 ching stone masonry,
Drawings, specifications and other
A. H. ABBAS,
Secretary. Hongkong, September 8, 1922.
information may be obtained at the THE HONGKONG ROPE MANI
Office of the Engineer-in-Chief upon
a deposit of . K. $25.00. This
FACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
money will be returned when draw-AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE
ings and Specifications, etc., are handed back to the Office.
BOARD OF CONSERVANCY
WORKS
X
OF KWANGTUNG,
The Bund, Canton.
September 7, 1922.
DOLLAR ($1.-) per share for account 1922 will be payable on MONDAY the 18th September, 1922.
Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at Company's Office. St. George's Building, Hong- kong.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the
The Engineer-in-Chief. Company will be closed from Satur. day, 9th September to Monday, the 18th September, 1922, both days Xinclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, September 1, 1992. ·
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY.
THE
LONDON DIRECTORY
with Provincial & Foreign Bections, enables traders to communicate direct with
MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in London and in the Provincial Towns and Industrial Contres of the United -Kingdom and the Continent of Europr The names, addresses and other details are classified under more than 2,000 trade beadings, including
EXPORT MERCHANTS with detailed particulars of the Goods shipped and the Colonial and Foreign Markets supplied;
STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Forts to which they sail and indicating the approximate Sailings.
One-inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firms desiring to extend their connections, or Trade Cards of
DEALERS BERKING AGENCIES can be printed at a cost of E. 106. 04 -for each trade heading under which they are inserted, Larger advertisements from £3 to £18.
A copy of the directory will be sent by parcel post for £8, nett caah with order.
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.BUSINESS MATCHANDED IN, 104.
J. B. LAL. THE ARLE INDIAN PHYSICIAN FROM SINGAPOER.
+1
No. 1. lb. 98
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10
23
26
PAL (Cantic Cilog-Sha Li Fosnots.-F. Shang..... Persimmons, Large-Borg Toe Plantain,Tai Chin...
Vegetables, &c.
Artlokokes-Ab Chi Check
Poane, Sproat-Nga Teo...
Long-Tau Kok ..
LLL
... lb
3 12
Red,-Hong Ke...
Cabbage Obluese, (common)-
Cauliflower (Large),-Ya Taui Fa bach
Carro's, Eam Shop...
Cucumbers,-Ching Each 3
Horseridib, Shangbai,-Lák Hany: 20
6
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11
Best Root,-Hung Trol Tan
Fish.
Bitter Squash,-Fo K** ...
1 H
5
Drljale, Green,--Ching You Kes
Barbel,- Yo... ...
20
19
24
4
5
ጉዋ
Bream,-Pla Ya... ... Canton Fresh Water Fish,-
Caro.-Li Yu To Datfish,-Chik Tu Codfish,-Man Ya... Crabe,Bal.. Onttle Fieb,-Muk Ya Dab,-Bhu Mang Ya... Dice.-Wong Hel Lap
20
16
Kal Too! **
12
30 Hol Bin Yo
18
10
་་
(Shanghai)--Yo Teol ...
16
12
23
10
27
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Cape Sboote, banch,-Kan Sha,
24
12
9
But
39
20
-
(Medium),
11
19
23
26
(Small),
18
16
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8
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415
23
15
Celery Chinese-Tong Kan Teo
12
10
•
14
10
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Dog Fish,-Tit To Shs
11
10
10
B
Chillies, Dried-Ken Lat Chin, 20 Red,-Hang Fa Obla...
25
25
8
10
18
Eels, Conger,-Hoi Man...
31
16
Green-Ching Lat Chlo,,
B
B
19
Fresh water, -Tam Sha! Yu,,
30
SU
18
Curry Star, English,-Ha Lá Chu La
lb. 10
10
"
*** Yalow-Wong Sim ...
42
26
30
"
Frogs, Ra...
45
22
20
Garoupa,-Shek Pho
LO
40
20
Garlic,--Son T...
Ib. 5
The
Gadgson,-Pak Esp Ya...
18
18
15
Gloger Toung-Son The Koung
6
Harrings-Too Fak
26
23
18
Ginger, old,-Lo Keang
8
10
Halfbot-Cheong Kwan Kay...
18
18
凹
Labros-Wong Fa Ya
30
21
18
Indian Corn,--Shak Malinch #7
Losob,-Wa To... -
46
2%
24
Lettnos,-Yeung Shang Tsolb.
8
1
Lobster-Lang Ba
415
28
21
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20
20
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Monk Fish-Mong Ya
201
410
32
28
Mállat-Taal Yüre so
28
18
2
14
Gyetare,-Shang Ho
21
10.
22
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10 b. 10
10
Parrot Flab,-Kal Kung d
18
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Ortona, Bombay,-Young Chung Tauib. 8
8
20
15
Oulons, Grasti,--Bhing Chang lb.
B
8
16
Ø
Onions, Shanghai-She bel
Chring Tho
&
28
14
28
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Parsley,-Kao Tot
90
90
Pomfret, White, Pak Chong
*3
33
30
Potato, SweetFan Sho...
8
*
Consulting Chargo
$12.00
Pravos-Ming Ea
50
88
45
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4
8
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p.m.-tu p.m.
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10
10
14
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Hoom No. 48.
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18
13
18
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Ib.
3
33
16
Radish,-Hag Lo Pak Ter!
4
144
26
83
Rhubarb (Free)-Tal Wong -
***
10
B
10
Shallots,-Kong Chong Tan
7
104 +
10
10
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100
ghrimps-Ea_110*, ***
36
20
25
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10
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Ba
Taro
last
-6
Boles-Tati Sha Tu
28
Turnips, Panth (Long)-Lo Pak
Taisch-Wan Ië
16
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1.60
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the head intend than
TWO MINUTEN.
11,000 REWARD
A Reward of 1,:30) Cume thousandil, wil be paid in ativetor who is able to ears the alaro pantioneri
Within 2 minutes. Aking use of my welline either by abducting his own will not remasing ing label or w be entitled to the reward.
The mediciote my own preparation, 1 can cure all Kunis of Eye dingenes na well as other sicknessov and gusenate to curly.
MRS. HAN INOKUCHI
Telephone K 754
•No÷21¬Ahley Road, Kowl007.
Back oftar Thestra, vg" CERTINOATED EXPERT MASSAGE, --TAND AND ELECTRIC, '
Al19 at patiomin', zeillence by arrangement
Parab,-Tatt Lo
Pike,--Fa Pau Fong ...
Platoe,-Fan Tshwane
Pomfret, Black,-Hak Chong ....... *
Terbot - The HAD
85
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Water Chestnuts, Tal
The number of arti les posted for ter to the police, and a white coRSH- local delivery in 1920 showed a de. able and four natives were sent to his crease of 37,800 as compared with house after dark. The boys were or the year 1919. 1921, however, re- deral to stand some fire and twenty cords an increase of 344,200 over the yards away, and to wateu not only year 1920. This increase is accounted the house but any movement in their for entirely by the Head Oflice, the immediate vicinity.
Hardly had they taken up positions. number of such articles pasted at Inland Offices having again decreased when stones again fell heavily on the by $8,300, owing, most probably, to roof. Mr. Neaves and the white the turbulent conditions inland, con table searched around the house Articles collected from letter-boxes, meanwhile, but could not discover Box offices, and pillar baxes show the source of the annoyance.
A little Hottentot girl was then or the considerable increase of 1,615,300,." the figures for 1921 being 13,312,200, Zered to the garden well with a bucket, as compared with 11,726 0 0 for 1920. the intention being to see if she would The increase may be attributed to the stimulate the attentions of the stone- night-collection service inaugurated in thrower. She had barely got clear of Canton during the rear, which the house when a shower of rock fell offered facilities for late posting almost vertically about her-in fact, of mail matter for places served by dropped in the light thrown from the tow-boats, which depart frem Canton windows of the house, but so vertic- in the early morning and by which ally that the original direction from - such letters are transported. The which they had been hurled could not number of clubbed mail posted was be ascertained. the same as that posted in 1920 but
the number of letters contained in
vice
PEREMPTORY KNOCKING,
Suddenly Mr. Neaves heard a per-
knock " the put it at the kitchen WAS and stood there,
door, hoping for a repetition.
to the
and the weight of, the packages emptory knock like a postman's
dual. Jack men fie inim
to Kwangi Province suspended for aver one month in Jaly owing to te unsettled conditions. In spite of this, parcels post.d ad. vanced, in 1921, in number, weight, and declared value, as shown below. As the provincial authorities have re- daced the local tax on cutgoing parcels by 50 per cent, a greater in crease of parcels posted is expected,
The money orders issued by Offices in the district exceeded in value the last year's total by $130,370 while the value of money orders cashed in the district advanced by $40,538.
EDUCATION OF SOLICITORS.
"Who's there?' he demanded. Another heavy series of raps wa the only response, whereupon he jerk. ed open the door. It was a swift
Hardly a second inter vened between the knock and the opening of the door. Nobody was
MovemeD
there.
The native constable watching the
place asserted excitedly alter, how travel along the edge of the roof and ever, that he saw a pale blus fame linger outside the door, this being followed by the knocking.
Mr. Neaves, who is aceptical of the supernatural, climbed upon the roof to accertain if there were any traces of human handiwork there. Nothing met bie scrutiny, however, other than the dozens of heavy stones-relics of prolonged bombardment.
fie re entered the house, therefore, One provision of the Solicitors' Bill, which was considered by a committee and closed the doors. Sud 'enly the of the House of Commons under the peremptory knocking was repeated at chairmanship of Mr. Hodge, is that the back door. He harried to the a person artickd to a solicitor shall spot to open it, and on doing so was not be admitted to the final examina- confronted by an excited native coa- tion unless he sati-es the Law stable, who de red that the knock- Society that he has attended & course ing had come from within. While dis of legal education at a law school. cussing the point, loud kaecking" There is a proviso that the society were now heard at the front door. shall exempt pereons who can show This door, however, was also being other watched. The native guard concern- that, for geographical
courseed bad beard the knocking there, bo
or
reasons, attendance at sacli a
is impracticable. On the motion of said, but bad seen nobody. The man
the Attorney General an amendment seemed to be scared, and wanted to was inserted to secure that the pro-leave the place. vision shall not apply to any person
SICK OF THE DUSINESS.
who prover to the satisiaction of the With regard to the k ockings on society that he has taken a degree the front door, Mr. Neaves pointed after pasing a final examination in out that he was pazzled to know how anybody could have got away with- law at a University.
Captain Tudor Bess characterised out being seen; for he would have the bill as undemocratic. Instead of had to make Lis exit through a gap improving the profession it would in the fencing guarded by a constable, exclude some very brilliant young who had never left it.
On several occasions since, Mr. men and put a penalty on poverty. If there regulations had been in force Neaves, waiting to trap some buman some years ago the present Prima door rapper, stood close to a door and Minister would not have been able to opened it swiftly when the kocking become a solicitor, because neither he came. For all his celerity, bowever, nor his relatives could bave afforded he has found nobody, though his torch has fashed swiftly afterwards the expanse.
Sir H. Nield submitted that into every conceivable space. nothing in the bill would prevent a man becoming a solicitor if he had ability and determination to get on.
The clause was carried by eleven votes to soven, and the bill passed through committee,
"I am not a superstitious man," of this business, not having had at y declared he, "and I am heartily sick sleep for a long succession of nights. In order to ascertain wheth dongas or any points of vantage hd sheltered stone-throwers, Mr. Near # has been in. the habit of leaving he house at dunk-which is when tim stone throwing usually begins-and, Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea accompanied by his boys, of making Remedy follwed by dose of castor oil detours to suspected spots. During will effectually curs, the most stubborn his explorations, stones have fallen in casos af dysentery. It is erpecially his roof, and he has invariably retuze good for super diatrhous in children without getting any neater a tolu- For sale by all, Chemists and Store- keepers.
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