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THE CHINA MAIL:

humanity pursued. his quest, in New York, how he tried to find the koy of the big city's manifold sounds the tremendous crash of the chord's of the day's traffic, the laughter and music of the night ...the ragtime, the weeping, the stealthy hum of cab-wheels, the shout of the press agent, the tinkle of fountains on the roof-gardens, the hullabaloo of the strawberry vendor the whispers of the lovers in the parks, "Every O. Henry lover remembers, too, how, "swift as light from a fixed star," the answer came. Another philosopher has now been seeking

the secret in the same great city,

and this is the voice she hus hind heard:--

Come to me, Children of Meni You will be stunned with wonder! Iam The City Gigantic Iam The City of Thunder.

Come to me, Youth of the Ages! Come to me, clear-eyed and free! I shall awake you and break you, And make you suffer, with me!

Out of the depths of my coffers, Studded with diamonds and gold, I will heap unto you offers Jewels of knowledge untold...

And you will know all my madness Stinging your blood into flame, And you will know all my sadness, And you will know all my shame,

Come to me, States and Kingdoms! Ltd. Come to me, Empires yet wet

NOW is the time to have new loose covers made for your furniture.

Exclusive patterns in

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a telephone message will bring patterns and a European assistant will call at

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NOTICE TO PIPE SMOKERS,

SPECIAL PRICES FOR ONE MONTIL Pinnace Navy Cut

With the hot blood of soldiers! Come to me! I can beget

mandments age Embellishing Pontius Pilate and putting new ribbon on his bonnet Putting new. tail on rooster of St. Peter and mending his comb

$5.12

*****3.02

2.20

Come now, who will take the load? Fame awaits him.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1923

HONGKONG TRADE.

COTTON PRICES ERRATIC.

WIRELESS ON SHIPS Arnold Bennet in his DANCING latest book, "Thirigs

GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME FÜR

That Have Interested HEALTH, Ma. (Second Series),”

Tho fortnightly trade Replumbing and gilding left"The curious and convenient thing Chamber of Commerce states:

EX.RIVER BOATS EXCLUDED. report proclaims for dancing issued by the Hongkong General wing of guardian angel 5.18 is that dancing provides joy and Washing the servant of the

For many months past thera": Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy have from time to time appeared High Triest and putting

ecstasy and the uplifting of the Cotton Goods--During the interval articles in the press urging the soul, and at the same time does some good males of Brocades are re-installation of wireless on all carmi je on his cheeks Renewing heaven, adjusting

positive moral, artistic, and phys ported. Small transactions liavo steamers plying along the China ical good to the dancer.ANG the stars and cleaning up the moon Touching up purgatory and Brightening up the flames of

**

restoring lost souls...

CIP ---

↑

5.02

announcement!

You can get ecstasy out of a bottle so been effected in White Shirt Coast and an 7.14 of champagne or even, a glass of age. Reports from Manchester recently made has led some to beer (not to speak of six glasses), indicate a firm market. Clearances believe that the Hongkong 3.00 but the uplifting is no finer than are maintained but there is room for Government would shortly put what the dance affords; it is, in improvement in thin connection.. such an ordinance into force. A hell, putting new tail on

fact, less fine, and it has grave Cotton Yarn. After a period of China Mall reporter the devil, mending his left

was told drawbacks, some of which may not depression which lasted nearly nine yesterday that the papers dealing doing several

be noticed for years, and some of weeks, some 3,500 bales changed with the subject "appear to have the damned... 7.17 which are very apt to be noticed hands as a consequence of enquiries

been pigeon-holed." Rebordering the robes of

maln the next morning Mr. Bennett's from Yunnan and other consuming Questioned as to the Herod and adjusting his

words have seemingly been quick-districts. Pricon ruled arratie and points in the proposed Ordinance, wie

4. 0

ly taken Taking the spots off the son

to heart, for the notwithstanding the drop in the of Tobias...

last Home mail brings details of Rupee exchange, importers were 1:30 Cleaning Balaam's Ass and

some amazing dancing records. eager sellers, Thus recently two Glasgow putting one stoc on him... 1.70 dancers created a non-stop record $166/192. No. 124. $170/192. No.

Quotations Futting earrings in Sarah's

for continuous dancing of 81⁄2 16s. $100/205. No. 208. $178/214. It would be useless" the re 11 hours, although it has been stated Arrivals 500 bales. Shipments nil porter was told, to insist on river that in 1906 an Italian had waltzed Sales 3,500 bales. Unsold stock boats carrying wireless in the ex- for over 14 hours. Edinburgh, 10,000 bales. Bargains 10,000 bales. pectation that it would be effective however, saw this recordsurpassed, 6.13 a couple dancing for 12 hours and 7

Woallans Small orders for Suit-in preventing piracy. Unless a minutes. The Saxos Band. played market on the whole is very quiet. arranged in which the Macao and inge, etc., are being booked but the regular system of patrols were continuously throughout, and it was

Raw Cotona.-Quotations are Canton Goverments co-operated understood that this, too, constitut-

follows:-Indian with the British naval authorities,

ears

Putting a new stone in David's sling, enlarging the head of Goliath and extending Saul's legs Decorating Noah's Ark and putting a head on Shem... Mending the shirt of the Prodigal Son and cleaning his car ...

Total

Details with a vengence

WHEN WOMEN RULE

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4.31

:

ed a record. Another couple how-notninally

DA

are: No. 10s

firm supporter of the scheme stated that the new law will provide for wrieless being carried

with the exception of river boats, on all vessels clearing from Hong- kong, with passengers on board,

3.30 ever, eclipsed this performance, descriptions at $36/40. Chinese it would be a mere fluke if naval,

$60.36 ned after going without break Metals. No business doing.

assistance ever, arrived in time to deal with the pirates. ·On ocean-

dancing until they wore stop staple at $88/45. for '14 hours 36 minutes. Even Flour Market Report.-Stock: going passenger vessels, however, then they were not exhausted. About 500,000 sacks. Market wireless is certain to be insisted What London does The planist, played for 9 hours steady. Quotations:-American upon. In most cases of foreign- to-day, Hongkong 15 minutes. The couples were Patent, $3.60 per sack; American owned ships the owners are fast docsTM? Certainly served while they danced with Straight, $3.05 per sack; Americant falling into line, The owners that not to-morrow. food and cold sponges, the purvey-Cut-off, $3.05 per sick; Shanghai are hanging back are the Chinese HONGKONG. Usually ten, twenty, or of these necessities having per Flour, $3.00 per sack; Australian on the Saigon run. They are most-

thirty years hence, force to execute a pas seul during No. 1, $8.10 per sack,

ly the possessors of obsolete ships, Thus when Home folk suddenly the period. Scarcely had the Sundries. Window Glass: A purchased in the majority of cases find themselves confronted with wonder died down than word ar- few spot lots sold, Local stocks from British shipping firms. The some new change, the Colony rived from Ayr that two local in-running very low, I am the Best and Worst of you-usually views the event without structors had occupied the floor for What you have given, I give.

Out of your corpses, a Poem---- Out of your lists, a Play- Out of your crumbled Vastness Wild laughter for a day.

Court me or spurn me-I care not. Stab me-caress me-I live!

These lines from AN: the Canadian Forum "EMPRESS" will please you. They are written by John Gray and called "The Steam-

AT HONGKONG.

ship Office

I stand in the sunlit street And peer through the window

pane,

For the big white deck four-

funnelled boats

LOCAL AND GENERIC.

During the twenty-four hours ended yesterday, the following

Chinese, somewhat naturally, ob- ject to spending cent more than they are compelled to; they carry a staff of officers that only just comes within the legal obliga.. tion and they will try every means them exemption from installing to porsuade the authorities to grant wireless. They will, however,

During the storm on Thursday night, the master of a cargo-boat lying off Tin Lok Lane, Wanchai, called all his hands on deck to cast Rock and Cape D'Aguilar, it seems, The wireless stations at Gap out another anchor.

One of the can send messages a distance of was at ouce put off to save him but on all passenger vessels clearing men fell overboard. A small dingy 250 miles. If it was incumbent up- he was not to be found.

emotion, distance lending detach fully 15 hours, from 8 am, till 11 ment. Rarely does Hongkong sec Pim. But the climax was reported Should the poetess who wrote Home changes heralding similar a little later from Portobello, whore, those lines, Mary Dixon Thayer, innovations here. Then one day, commencing at 12.30 p.m. and fin- ever visit Hongkong, what voice long after the Colony has ceased ishing at 5-48 ain, four dancers would she hear? Would she blend

gape, it suddenly finds itself in footed it round and round into the cadence of the sampan's creak the latest swim. That novelty apparent eternity, and had at last and the ocean liner's bay; the which it had tacitly accepted for to be asked to stop apparently for occurrences of notifiable diseases have to comply or drop out of the the Homeland and as tacitly done their own good. This should put were reported -Four Chinese cases passenger trade. As regards the ricsha coolie's cry and the motor without itself, has arrived. Our our Hongkong dancers on their (one imported) of small-pox, one boon that wireless would be in the car's imperious hoot, the strains of the blind minstrel band and the streets sport real taxis, our light mettle. What records?

British case of diphtheria, one time of a typhoon, it is only clash of the jazz orchestra; the houses real fog signals and our

Chinese case of enteric fever and one necessary to point to the four murmur of the moonlight zeyphr brokers real bowlers. Some day,

British case of paratyphoid fever. vessels stranded in the Swatow and the howl of the typhoon? following this same happy tradi

disaster. Had these vessels only Would she hear these and the tion, Hongkong will find itself

been able to seek safe shelter in carried wireless, all would have thousand other sounds which swell blessed/cursed, with sky-writing the Voice of our city. And would stunts, night clubs, and Pharaoh

time." she of that great cry an essence

fashions, and rubber roads, make; and of the essence an and prohibition agents, and early extract an audible extract which doors. Meanwhile any day should live the poem expressing now ought to see our Legislative Hongkong's soul? Who shall Bay! Council with women unofficial members-indeed, with women Hongkong can con-official members, too, since it is gramlate itself that now only a question of time until the mui Isai agitation they invade the cadet service, is over. Remembering though by your smiling you what they have may seem to say 'tis not. Almost already said, just think what they every other large community now would have put over with fifty-two has its women pioneers and Hong nations for audience. When that kong's turn, however belated, will September League debate was surely come. When it does- "Weakened, corrupted, diseased, fairly under weigh we would have well, the Peak Tramway people, The Chita Mail.degenerated and driven mad by been vastly lucky if we had not had better find that ladies' cloak-

democracy, science and power-been classed with roughest room shop, chops the Golf Club"Or an. Empress at Hongkong, machinery, which have turned the Abyssinia, wildest Arabia and will be sadly misled unless they studio into publicity bureau, photo- darkest Congo. Truly, our escape promptly amend their rules; the A Donaldson black, or the dingy Hosuróno, Saturday, Åreil 14, 1923. graphic parlour, newsagency and has been narrow-not only from Stock Exchange will be less than laboratory of charlatanism, and the ignominy of being paraded be-wise unless they accept the inevit- filled it with avaricious, psychologi- fore the whole world as a slave able without demur; the Hongkong Taking time by the cal empirics; brokers of genius; mart but also from the flood of Club-once sacred resort--will forelock, before the scientific mountebanks; perverse, eloquence that would have been grievously misjudge the times zun came, semcone self-exploiting, art-leeching critics; loosed locally. And which were unless it speedily capitulates; and but just you wait! Hongkong presumably in authori-Press-phobians: news-delirions; worse indeed I know not. ty-had a Yaumati mechanomonomaniacs; victimised

Talking about slavery, won't know itself. Naturally, you Auliah dammed. The neurasthenics; art promoters; spell-

BRITONS you would hardly look laugh. Well, laugh away. You water thus collected binders ; culture-vultures; fabber

AS for this "execrable know the proverb? Blather-skites; SLAVES! sum of all villainies" seemed stagnant enough for breed-gested

B. D. V. Mixture

Arm Mixture

***

Ib Tin $120 $1.40 $1.60

JUST IN TIME.

The above can be obtained ex Bond, less duty.

THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE CO., LTD.

**TRUTH, JUSTIUR, PUBLIC AERVICE"

HERE'S

A

STATE OF

THINGS

"arty"

suffragists

ing mosquitoes. Did the person wiggle-waggling, hocus pocusing, who had the nullah dammed be- third-sex

come liable for prosecution? Could

iq England, would and you? Yet slavery has been 'ettes"; humdrum old spinsters seriously suggested as a possible

he, when charged, have blamed craving "arty" sex-thrills, and fed solution of the Homeland's

aghast

SOONER OR LATER.

Seriously the Hongkong must fall into line. Not for ever can it lag be- hind the times.

exact nanire known.

L

Have lured me to loiter again.

"There's the Cunarder, black and

red,

And the spiral reek of the White With the pigmy tender beside;

Star tans Steaming slowly out with the

- tide.

Blue Funnel at Singapore;

stack.

Of a tramp off a tropical shore. "It's a thousand miles to a port And I feel the ilft of the deck

Yet I sense the tang of the salt, While my feet on the pavement

halt.

"So, it's ho, for the unmarked road And the swell of the open sea, For the halyards rattling on the

mäst

And the black smoke drifting

free."

LOCAL AND GENERAL

from Hongkong to curry wireless, it would be easy for them to receive typhoon warnings in time.

The cost of the installation is comparatively cheap nowadays,

informant

concluded,

04

Lea Jim Kee, the well-known Chinese watch and clock, shop opposite the old Fire Station, was entered, according to a report to the iron gates being opened. Forty; vices. It is unlikely that the new police, last night by the two front mind the latest automatic de- especially when one bears in

three gold and other wutehes valued Ordinance will insist on coasting at $600 were stolen.

vessels carrying giore than one operator, so shipowners really have very little to cavil at.”

COMPANY REPORT.

Peak trams published in last night's The statement in regard to the China Mall was. inadvertently credited to the Superintendent (Mr. L. J. Scott). In point of fact the information was furnished by Mr. H. Humphreys, of Messrs, John D. Humphreys & Son, who are the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., general managers of the Feok Tram- way Company.

LIMITED.

It is notified in the Gazette that Directors reads:-

The report of the Board of it is the intention of H.E. the Governor to make an order on the submitting

Your Directors have pleasure in

the expiration of six months from April Statement of the Company's Ac accompanying 13 directing the removal of all counts for the year ending 8th graves in Shamsuipo cemetery. February, 1923. Buch order will be made for the. The balance at Credit of Profit purpose of the execution of a public and Loss Account available for ap work, namely, the laying out of propriation, after allowing for De- roads and building sites:

preciation is $849,862,81 and your Directors recommend that this bo disposed of as follows: To pay a dividend of $1.50 per share on pay a dividend of 240,00 shares... $360,000,00

$1 per share 59,683 shares (1922

Wegelin.

next account..

an

59.683.00

130,179.81

$849,862.81

the F.W.D. for failing to ensure an on pish-posh and flap-doodle by economic ills. Slavery, it has been Why should not the Colony's adequate water supply long ago? bamboozling, artfoaling hurks- urged, would be far more humane women accept jury service? Their Then, could the P.W.D., in turn, ters; nocturnal echidnas, siglots, than the chaos reigning to-day. Home sisters, usually with much have blamed the higher powers for Macnads, flappers and monkey-Addressing the Delphian Coterie, less leisure, perform this work now their indiff-Scuse me moment, balderdash of "ists" and "isms,; the sense of personal judgment in out query.

doodling flubdubs, draak with which exists to inculcate and foster almost every day and mostly with- Telephone. What! Used for

St. Stephen's College summer Coming to Hongkong by the watering roads and therefore could highbrows, whipper-snappers, po public affairs, Mr. G. K. Chesterton plead they lack the ability, fewer

Few women here can term begins on Thursday, April 24: Haruna Maru," which left Lon: not breed mosquitoes? Thank pinjays, lackadaisical fouts, and not long ago said slavery was not still they lack the time.

don on March 17, are Mr. and Mrs. heaven! Had but one mosquito newfangled ninnigs, calling them only possible for modern society, they plead aversion. Hongkong's held at Happy Valley on Tuesday, Mr. D. Campbell, Mr., J. Bay, Mr. To

Nor can

The Inter-school sports will be Aitken, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Bach, been seen and-- One recoils selves maestri: temperamental, but there was strong argument for crimes mainly robbery, wound- April 17.

harum-scarum squirts, and nin saying it would be a great improve ing, and murder-rarely possess

and Mm. A. Kim, Mr. J. compoops posing as supermen; ment. A slave was simply a person those unpleasant details which

McCann, Mins N. McFadyearn, Talking about mosqui-esthetic jack-nasties, jackanapes, who did the work of another man make certain Home cases-divorce Owen Pearce and Mr. Richard Scott Rabusen, Mr. J. J. B. Sammel. To place to Reserve 300,000.00 CHOP toes, Hongkong, even thingum-a-gigs, and scallawags; to produce profit for him, and in trials, for example-such distress-Carrick are added to the list of Mr. E. Scerb, and Mr. C. A. To carry forward to.

The names of Mr. William Mr. F. Pierce Grove, Miss B. Issue) CHOP. in its worst spots, has artistic jub-jubs, boos, snarks, return was completely supporteding hearing. When any unsavoury Authorized Architects.

really little enough jaberworks, boojums, and punch by him. A slave never slept on the details were feared, Hongkong cause for complaint compared with inellos, followed by their Press Embankment,

you'll never guess-compared agents; puddle-ducks, rag-tags, where his breakfast was coming could secure exemption before the 'has been appointed a

never wondered women, like their Home sisters, with the Arctic! According to

Bergeant H. B. L. Dowbiggin Passengera arriving in Hong- bobtails, and geese with brains and from, and was never in the position proceedings were missionary writer who has spent fivers congested from tommy-rot- of despair as were many hundreds Criminal Court cases have all been teer Dalence Corps as from April Lt.-Comdr.

Second kong by the Blue Funnel 8.6. iwelve years in the ice-bound ten mass education crammed down of thousands of poor men in a first

opened. Lieutenant in the Hongkong Volun-"Mentor yesterday included:--

DIRECTORS.6 Baffin Laid; mosquitoes have been their throats by higgledy-piggledy modern industrial city. Although court and the

R. W., Blacklock, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt, was taken in the lower known to attack a bear and sting it idealists,

MB D.8.0., R.N., Mr. and Mrs. A invited to fill the vacancy on the egocentric uplifters we might not have the name of the evidence is to death! Away with out motor culture-cads, fanatical mob-mud-¡ "slavery," it was possible that we Undoubtedly many woman would Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.; O.B.E., Miss I. P. Fothergill, Mr. and Mrs.death of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu H.E. the Governor has declared Fothergill, Mr. L. E. Fothergill, Directorate occasioned by the hooter fiends, our social-climbers, diers, and silly, shilly-thally, might have the same thing much our daily grousers, our insufferable lollipop, mollycoddle sentiment sooner than we expected MWelcome jury service, finding it to be duly elected a member of the L, S. Greenhill, Mr. 8. E. Grim- Pak; Mr. G. M. Dadwell resigned shohs, our theatre latecomers, our alists; and last, but not least, Chesterton, I think, should read his vastly more interesting and vastly Sanitary Board for three years with stone, Mr. H. G. Howard, Mr. P. from the Board on leaving the scandal mongers, our our, yes our gilded la-di-da, highfalutin lady history again." mco guld-away with the whole and gentlemen cuckoos, who

Markham, Mr. W. J. Martio, Mr. Colony and Mr. T. G. Weall was more useful than most pursuits the effect from April 12. little social round now offers. For

MoNicoll Mida J. M. McNicoll, appointed to the vacant seat. These acurvy tribe, away with them to the lavishly pay to have their sterile

Not long since the first, anyway, this work need Mrs. F. S and Miss C. S. Vou Paymaster-Comdr. G. B. Osborne, appointments require the con eggs hatched into museum-dodos

not become obligatory the authori derbilt and Mra K. and Miss R. B.N., Mr. A. R. Pollock,

firmation of shareholders. In ac- "In the far corner," by sycophant, jackal artists."

SERVICES quoted a fifteenth ties could compile a list of those Gubbay were among the passengers

cordance with the Articles of said the guide," lies And Hongkong has an Art Club!

RENDERED. Century bill of ex willing to serve. and could call who arrived here by the B.I. 8.8,

It is notified in the Gazette that Association Mr. A. O. Lang and

·Willism. the Cons Let's hope it doesn't possess any the citizens of Hull In connection less to say, harassed businessmen

penses incurred by upon them when needed. Need Torilla" yesterday.

from April 14-16 sa the mark boats Mr. D. G. M. Bernard retire, but queror Behind the nocturnal echidnas, giglots, jub with the production of a miracle thus released from fury duty would

are withdrawn work will be carried being eligible, offer themselves for organ, where you jibs and bootums (whatever these play. Among the items, you may make good use of their time. Some Fitzgerald, D.8.0., R.A.M.C., has ing the barbour from North Point can't see 'em are the toome o' Guy awful things are otherwise the remember, were 8d. for painting a unofficial member might well frame been appointed a member of the to Kowloon Dockache

Lt. Col. Fitzgerald Gabbett out on the submarine, cables cross-re-election. Fawkes, Robin 'Dad and Cardinal worst reproach, the direst insult new Hell, 4d for hanging Judas Wolsey. Now, does that guide book you will be able to affer anyone and 6d. for painting ye world a question about the matter for the Sanitary Board pice Bt. Col. Laffected will be from the cable house. The engagement is announc which see you ave in your and locally will becomes Olt you- Even better, I now find, is the story Thus

next Legislative Council meeting Humphrey, C.M.GRAM.C. on foreshore at North Point to aed, and the marriage will take tell you who is lyin' 'ere, sin?”

YOU... YOU ARTIST I

who has left the Colony about an old church in Belgium Sceptical Visitor" No, but I

position 600 yarde schwardhin place quietly in London at the end Every O. Henry lover which decided to repair its propers "Jury service, when the

W the cable ares. This area will be of June, of Arthur Selborne Jelf, can guess.".

THE knows that charming tios and employed an artist to touch Criminal Ifsts are long, making Information has been received marked by sampons at anchor each Malayan Civil Service, son of the This pore, pore old VOICE. story The Voice of the up a large painting. Upon pre- .......heavy demands upon the Uusi- by the Colonial Secretary's Départ, showing a red flog by day and e rod lato Dr. Telf, Master of the Charter- SHUDDERS. world. Just hear

OF City which tells how senting his bill the coeften free community will the menyint for the present passports light by night: All vessels and house, and Mrs Jelly Shootfield. this from - Bumbo ** THE ** the modern philosopher charge refused payment unless the Jumbo,” a new book by Mr. Henry. CITY who sought to compre- détails were specified; whereupon Clows, In. He is talking about his

hend the meaning of he presented the items as follows- Take a deep breath the composite message of massed To correcting the Ten Com

Arctic!

HEARD THIS

BEFORE

Government consider follow- and indorsements for occupied Ger, Insive craft are directed by the Hor., House, Sundridge, Sevenoaks, to lug the "Home" exemplo -and man, territory, will only ba grunted bour Mastór to pase to the North Evelyn Mary, daughter of Mr, and using women's services where in enses az important, business or ward of these mark booty giving Mro. Arthur - Ef

Stockton-on-Tees

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exceptional urgancy

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