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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1923

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY: SCISSORS LOOT.

Profits Fixed Ery Law.

The Ministry of the Interior in

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

TANGIER QUESTION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Spain has circularised all the civil | (Reutor's Service to the China Mei] Governors instructing them that Master Baker's Drastic Reduction in articles of prime necessity are in future the profits of firms dealing "Mr. Albert Williamson, Pre-to be restricted to 14 per cent. ; that sident of the Sheffield Master is, 5 per cent. on the capital, 6 per Bakers' Association, having falled cent. for administrative expenses, the price of the 2lb. loaf from 4d, Persons falling to comply with this to induce the Association to lower and 3 per cent. for emergencies. has resigned the presidency, and fa decree will be proceeded against. selling loaves at 32d. He states The Latest Fashion. that he can make 25 per cent, gross profit on this reduced price, as

compared with 50 per cent. profit on the 432d. loaf," says the Morning

Post.

Flavour.

Toothpaste with the favour of fresh fruit is the latest delicacy to be placed before the public. There ought to be a market for a few other commodities on similar lines. Why not:~~

(1).. Oil lamps that smoke with the smell of attar of roses.

(2). Trousers that scorch in front of the fire with the savour of roast ing coffee.

(3). Patent lavender water for boiling greens in.

(4) Health salts that taste like battled beer.

(5) Stamp gum with a flavour of Turkish Delight.

(6). A nose cap that will make Snoring sound music.

like orchestral

No Workles in United States.

Sir Alfred Yarrow, the engineer and shipbuilder, interviewed at Southampton an his arrival from New York in the Cunard liner "Aquitania," said that there was no unemployment in the United States. Trade union restrictions on demarcation he said, do not exist to anything like the same extent as in the United Kingdom. Men were more free to take any kind of employment that they capable of carrying on. He con- sidered that prohibition was bene- ficial in the manufacturing districts; the increased efficiency per man' was estimated by large employers of labour at 17 to 18 per We have," he added, to face the fact that owing to prohibi- tion competition with the United States will be greater than ever." Strange.

celit.

THE LATE TENANT.

were

in a disused hut, two swallows commenced building operations. One became entangled in the

clay

and hair and died there Some time later another pair came along and completed the partly finished nest in such a way that the head and one wing of the previous tenant hung like a trophy on the wall.—" Tunganah.”

TINNED SNAKE, Was walking across a paddock when I noticed what appeared to be an animated tin. It waAS a condensed milk tin in which a carpet snake had got his head fas- tened. While I watched, he wrap- ped two coils around the tin and pulled himself free, minus a few scales.-C. J.

I

PARIS, December 13.- The twelve years' negotiations Spain, regarding Tangler have between Great Britain, Franco and

MOTHMENT OF STEAMERS,

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES.

VOTING CONTEST.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

POPULAR GIRL CHRISTIAN NAMES.

The C.P.8. R.M,5.. " Empren of Rusaía" arrived at Yokohama on Des. 2 at a.m. left Yokohama on Deo. 8 að 3.m. and is day at Vancosver on Dec. 17.

For P. & O. sa. “Devanha” on Doo. The O.P.8, H.M.8, opress of Ásia " arrived at Tokohama on Dec. 11 ata... Rivetta, Miss L Rookwell. E N. 14:-Mr and Mrs J. Plummõë, Miss A. Isaves Yokohama on Dec. Et at. pm Palta, Mr A. E. Clinton, Major E. V. and is due at Hongkong on Doo. 18 at Watson, Mr A. R. Cartin, Mre EL, O. B. Botterdam and Famburg, left Shacabal Yang. He and M. F. Boughton, 11 am.

The B. F. .8. Helena" for London, carlin, d. E. Waterbury, Mr TP. Way, Mr and Bire R. Gray, Miss A

This week, we give the second list of been virtually concluded. It is ex-

twenty girls' Christian names in our pópular pected that an agreement will be of Deo, 13 for this port and is dus bere Mesarz L W, 8baw. A. Cole, M. A. on Dec. 16. The vessel will be despatch Hamy, Mira Hües, Messrs V. E. Dodani signed within a few days, as the ed at noon on Dec. 18.

voting contest. Write them out in their Ladies are neglecting the art of three countries yesterday signed a The B. L... Benmacdhei" from Mrs P..O, Murray, Miss L A. Hayward, O. Toblemes, J. P. Tagwood, Mr and singing in favour of whistling convention for the formation of a Blugapore for this port on Dec. 19 and Miss. Andrew G. Sulland will follow each week. After these lists have

Middlesbro, Antwerp and London left Miss A. ir 0, I. Smith, Mr E

correct order and win our $50 prize. Other lists Daily Paper.

international 'company to recons~), fruct and administer the port.

expooted to arrive here on or Ziegler, Mr J. F. Townsend, Mr G. M. Tangier has been without a port)

all been decided, still further contests will be for fourteen years owing to inter Australia Capt. A. J. Hailey, R.N.Taartor, Mr and Mrs D. Leigh, Mr Ayo The O.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Hamilton, Mesara F. E. Becall F. W Ambrose, C. B. Mortimer, Miss E.

held to decide the finals. For each event every national differences, but now that Commander, will leave here for Voter Pe, Hr D. G. Paleo, Master W. O. P. week we will give our usual $50 ́prizo." an agreement has been signed, con- and Vancouver, B., is Shaogbal (Woo- SOTEAT, Moars W. F. Galter, J. Tokita, struction of a port will be offered mng Kobo and Yokohama at noon on Bragg Mr and Mrs 3. Fondder, Me and Bomeone must win! Why not you ? for public tender.

The A. O. L. s.8. "City of Spokane H. Gregory, Mr P. & Snell, Miss B. E. Mrs W. Stewart, Mr H. Tongue, Mrs M. sailed from Seattle on Oct. 31 and is due Sell, Mr R 0. Edwards, Dr. and Mrs here on or about Deo. #.

Oh, Gladys, tell me 'tis not sol Am I no more when lights are low

To lear Fred Weatherly and Co.

Sung forth with passion?

It is the truth that nowadays You scom to trill those ancient lays, And that a silly, whistling craze

Is now the fashion?

Once from your lips, serene and

strong,

Would burst Niagaras of song That even drowned the pantry

gong

That went at tea-time.

Ah, then you sang in sccents sweet Of lovers who must never meet, But kept true hearts which always

beat

In steady three-time ! Gladys, beware; for though it's true That Whistle and I'll come to you" Would seem to be your latest cue,

I shall ignore it,

1.

warn you, and my words are plain,

Unless you sing those songs again. My love will vanish, and, in vain, You'll whistle for it!

HARTLEY CARRICK

Dusty Wheat.

When, among many other finds apparently far more important in the Tut-ankh-amen relics, the dis covery was made of a small amount of dusty wheat, not a great deal of attention was paid to It When, however, a handful of it having found its way to Hungary and been planted there, it was announced, that not only had it sprouted, grown, and matured, but that it had turned out to be wheat of excep total quality, greater interest was aroused. Similar cases have been known before, and provide extra ordinary evidence of the vitality of these grains. There is forcibly brought home to thought, more- over, from such instances, that though modern methods of viticul- ture have done wonders, the tendency of the world's food plants has evidently not been toward im-

provement unaided. Financial Savings.

The French have never been so well off, every class without any exception.-Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton.

One of the causes of unemplay- ment is the ostracism of Russia and our attitude towards Germany. --Col. J. Wedgwood, M.P.

A concession to operate the port will be granted to as international, company, in which France will hold thirty per cent of the shares, and England and Spain will each hold twenty per cent.

It is pointed out in London that the port agreement is a minor affair, which must not be confused with the international statute. Tangier is now negotiating with the British, French and Spanish representa tives and the delay in the signature of the statute is due to hesitation by Spain to agree to the arrangement, which maintains the authority in Tangier territory of the Sultan of Morocco, whom Spain regards as a French puppet.

When the new draft statute is signed it must be submitted to the other signatories of the Algeciras Past, including America and Italy.

DANGEROUS DRUGS,

PARIS, December 13. The Council of the League of Nations has decided to convene, next November, two separate inter- national conferences, one to deal with opium smoking and the other with limitation of the manufacture of drugs, and also the production of raw oplum. All States which are members of the League, also all signatories of the 1912 Convention will be invited to the second con- forence, the programms for which will be prepared by a special com mittee of six members, including the American delegate,

AMERICAN AIRMAN

DROWNED.

LONDON, December 13. Sperry, who placed himself and his An American airman, Laurence aeroplane at the disposal of the Liberals during the election cam paign, crashed into the sea off Hastings yesterday, while he was en route for Amsterdam. He is believed have been drowned.

THE PARLOUS STATE OF GERMANY.

* GERMANS.

Business peril lies in easy pro- DUTCH HELP FOR STARVING fits."Money and Markets” (National Bank of Commerce, New York.)

CURIOUS SEARCH. Mate of mine is employed at £3 a week and expenses to search every Sydney suburb for houses called Loretto." He reports The assumption of the American the addresses once a week, and debt seems to call for reconsidera- his employer motors round totion of old policies.-Gen. Smuts. each, making inquiries for a Schemes of great national value missing friend who lives in a Loretto 営業 somewhere in the County of Cumberland. The search has been on for months.--- "Aessay." Various

NO MEDAL FOR HIM

A Brisbane hero jumped into the river and rescued a drowned girl by grabbing her thatch and towing her ashore. When he landed bis freight, he was hit on the jaw by the mother of the damsel, who resented her daughter's hair being pulled. Brisbane Standard.

KILLED BY DOGS.

exist in abundance. All that is needed is the necessary Treasury aid-Mr. J. R. Clynes.

It would be difficult to exagger ate the gravity or the urgency of the unemployment in this country due to our export trade being far below its pre-war volume.—Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame (President Board of Trade.)

It is of vital interest to this coun- try to prevent the establishment (by France) of a Ruhr currency.— The "Financial News."

ROTTERDAM, December 13. The first Dutch Red Cross train has left for Germany carrying £4,000 worth of foodstuffs and eight van 'oads of clothing. Five Dutch soup kitchens will be shortly opened in Berlin and Essen.

INCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

HE GREAT NORTHERN TELE ORAPH COMPANY, LTD..

The following unclaimed telegram=" re lying at the office of The fruat Northaro Telegraph Company Limited):-

Protection, from Kobs.

Nolts Bangkong Hotel, from Shang- Yaunkowa Fukai Yoko Kakeigai, from Takefo.

Fowler Hongkong and Fhanghai Beck, from Shanghai,

We see the beginning of that internal disruption of Germany hai Miss McCallum, the 16-year-old which we have all along feared, daughter of the proprietor of the but which we have been consistent local paper, was walking down they told to regard as a bogey.* It street in Coraki, when a string of has a pretentious economic signifi- six greyhounds raced over her. cance, for it means the ultimate dis- Her head struck the pavement, and appearance of the debtor himself. she died in hospital soon after-The Marquess Curzon, admission. Richmond River Two Years After. Herald.

SNAKE KILLS BABY,

.

Mr. Macgregor, the new Director of the Queensland Producers Association, whom the Queensland Government obtained from W. A. to run its rural organisation, devotes his spare time to Bible punching. his day, and that the war is taking snake crawled away. It had bitten place whereby Christ is driving the

Mrs. Wyatt, of Undullah, in the Beau-desert country, after nursing her infant son, put him on the ground. Shortly afterwards she heard the little one cry, and rushed to him.

she approached a black

។

He considers the Devil has had

the baby on the ankle, and he died Devil from his position in human

Chosen Hongkong Hotel, from Kobe. Satossizo Nihonyasen. from Kobe K. Yamada Hotel c/o Waida Wanobai, from Kobe.

Hangmow 383 Queen's Rad; from Shanghai.

Tong Hing Lang, um Nagasaki. 0679, from Ningpo.. Yeahsinchan, from Shanghai. Yimyip Chapghing Striet West | Paint, from Tiantai.

Wan Ching 231 Queen's Road, from Marseilles,

Uylipkes. from Amay

Tinloe 283 Queen's Road, from

next morning.-Queensland Times. affaire. A catastrophe is approach- Shanghai

FIRE STARTS IN SHIRT.

ing, he says, and the great climax will arrive in 1925, when the millenium is due.

While he was smoking an even ing pipe, a spark lodged in the rolled-up shirtsleeve of E. Driver, All this is very interesting to the occupant of a house in Cleve-theologians in particular; but it -land Street. When he took the has added interest from the fact garment off, he hung it with other that when Mr. Macgregor was clothing in the room. Shortly negotiating with the Queensland afterwards the place was found to Government about taking up his be un fire, and the brigade was £1500 a year job he demurred to the called out. Slight damage was term of three years, and at his done to the premises. Brisbane request the time was made five Standard,

years. This will extend the period

HIS UNLUCKY NUMBER.

of his engagement two years be-

N. LUND,

Act. Superintendent. Hongkong, 18th December, 1923. LASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL ASIA CHINA TELEGRAPH CO

List of unclaimed télograms lying in EE Telograph Office, Hongkon

Deacon from New York.' Hindmarch, from Shanghai,

R. M. MACALPINE,

Superintendent Hongkong. 18th December, 1923

A Sydney paper has the story of yoad the due date of the milleniami THINGS WHICH KEEP YOU 13th-child-born on 13th Sept.

of a mother three times 13 years old, who was photograhed with; the Infant 13 days inter. Also, it is mentioned that the youngster's grandfather backed two horses numbered 13 on the race-cards and won money. But there is not

WELL

Wholesome food, suficient exercise and sleep, and cleanliness of body inside as well as out are the chief essentials to Do You Dread the Night? good health. Pinkettos koop yOU CLOKU -Coughs and colds always seem to grow and 'fit inside... Used when necessary, worse at night-fall and aroup some they enrure dally regularity, gently without warning at midnight. Avoid stimulate the liver, olear the dia, purify saunsary, forerth, lesplant night by the breath, banlah sick beadaches, a word about the father of the In-eeping in the home a bottle of Cham- tilleurons and affacks of the "blues." fant. He gets no honourable, perlain's Gough Ramady. It soothing. Of chemista, or, poat free :31 puts the or other, mention-Goulburn healing and cowbaim no sarcoma. For vial from Dr. Williams Medicine Co Heraldi)

09 Klang Hand, Bhanghai.

may

About Doa. 18,

Deo. 91..

The B. F. 3. Laomedon "left Liver. pool on Nov. 17 for Singapore, Hong song and Bhanghai and is due bore on or about Dec. 2r.

The B. F... "Hyson” loft Liverpool on or, 15 for Blugspore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan and is dus hers on or abont Doc. S.

The B. F. .. "Lyeson"left Liver-

pool on Nov. 34 for Hongkong, Shangbai and Dalby and is das here or about Dec. 27.

The B. F... "Ixion” left Liverpool on Dec. 8 for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan and is due here on or alout Jan.

13.

ed to arrive from New York in ports The 4. Q. L. 88. “Elkton" is expect- on January 13, 1924.

CONFIGNERS' NOTICES.

Cargo per a undelivered after subject to rent. Line Ltd.

"Incerte" remais'ng to-morrow will be Agents The Benk

Cargo arrived per s. "Annam * rè- maining unda!iverai after Davember 19, will be subject to rent. Agenta, John Hanners & Co., Ltd.,

Stops Croup

It stops croup. That's why mothers keep Chamberlain's Cough Remody in best for the children. For mie evory the house. It sontalna no narcotics and where

DAILY

FAST TRAINS

FROM

Twenty' Christian zames 029 ÉÉ TOU below. Balock the tax "you P. Levaring, Dr. and Mrs W. Roomadder, the most popular and wefts them out in the order of your cholon. Then Morse, Miss M. Morse, Mrs T. P. Lob, Mr eat the farm out and send li to kas “China Mail" pillow masked from J. Rald and Mt A. G. Groach.

ITCHING ECZEMA ON BOY'S HAND

And Face. In Pimples. Skin Inflamed. Cuticura Heals.

"My boy's band and part of his face were covered with eczema. It broke out in plooples and the skin wan Inflamed The Iteblog was terible and at times his face was so bad that he could not go out, and at night he could not sloep.

"I was advised to "try CallerM Soep and Ointment and sent for a free sample. I purchased mors, and alw vaing two tablets of Sony and one box of Ointment he was besied.”” (Gigned) Mrs. Robert Whalley, 10, Stephen St, MN HIM, Blackburn. Lancs., Eng.

Cutters Soup to cleanse and pu tify, Cuticura Ointment to soothe ân đ beni, are ideal for all toilet purposes. Sean 11. Djatnyt 11. 16. sod 26. Sj4. Bold

Caisonen Sasa chaves without inng.

THE NEW ROUTE

ACROSS CANADA

ΤΟ

EUROPE

AND

The list which comes ́metreet the nezrost valution will wiù disa prźno. The sorysot solution will be 'decided' by tks general vota, the Itam poliing the mos Totes bažng plansă frui, tke ona soming uart being pizzed second and ho an uULIT the list of 'tan la pompleted,

Therefore the secret of the contest is Not to salpot the ten most popular Itažne in alphabetical order from our lat. But to select the ten most popular names from our list and judge what place each individually will occupy-which will come first, which second, and so on until all ten have been placed.

The contest lasts from Monday to Saturday. The result will be announced in the "China Maß** on the musoboding Wednesday, shan khm winner's maUSA WEN be 'pablished along with the correct Hak.

Krazy copy of the “China Maf!” contains ons frema gizing the reader ona izy for the prize.

Regular readem thus hars not lien than siz kelas in ana mak. Competitors may saad in as many formsa sa they Tha.

Preus should be sent te to rasch the "China Hall" by Monday. Any forma reseired by the "China Mall” later than Monday will be discounted. */

When making your chalos use only, tha words gfram below. Eny „forgas mrangs marked, mutilated, or indistinctly waliten will be ruled out. -

The decision of the Editor upon say połata which may arise shall be fail.

Members of the "China Mall” staƐ are dabazad from extering tha contest.

MAKE YOUR CHOICE HERE

Below we give twenty Christian names. Select the ten you think the most popular.

1....

2...

Barbara ... Constance

3....

Daisy

4...

Diana

5...

...

Edna

6...

Elsle

7...

Eva

8......

Frances

9...

Gertrude

10....

Helen

11...

Ida

UNITED

12...

Ivy

13...

Kathleen

14...

...Louisa

STATES

15...

Madeline

16...

Maud

17...

Olive

18...

Rachel

19

20.

Barah

..Sylvia

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To the Editor

Bir,

China Mail,

Hongkong.

December 15, 1923.

I consider the following the ten most popular Christian names from the abovelist, placed in the order in which I think they are liked best-

Please write clearly in block letters.

8.

Address

Next Week-

Girls Names Third Lat.