THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927,
Phone C.22
FOR
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Twenty-five Words three Inser- tions prepaid $1. Every addi- tional word feur, cents for three insertions.
TO LET.
TO LET.-The First Floor on No. 2. Hart Avenue. (Five rooms). Apply to: Spanish Dominican Pro
curation.
FOR SALE,
FOR SALE:-Chefoo Stamps, Un- used. Sot of six stamps: 2, 5, 10, 16, 20 and 25 cents: Apply Box
No. 490, c/o "Chinu Mail."
FOR SALE. One brass "Hung Ming pan of the Chinese Han
NOTICES.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE GREAT BEYOND.
ARE YOU AFRAID TO DIET
"AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTUR]
J
that the FIFTY-FOURTH There has lately been a good ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING| deal of discussion as to whether of the Society will be held at the men and women suffering from Head Office, Union Building, Hong incurable disease should be warn- Kong, on FRIDAY, 20th MAY, 1927, ed of the imminent approach of at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose death (writes Charles Pilley in of receiving the Report of the the "Sunday Chronicle"). Directors and the Statements of Account to 81st December, 1926, and of declaring Dividende, etc.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from May 4th to May 20th, both days inclu-
Hive,
By Order of the Board,・・・
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, April 25th, 1927.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Inevitably, this humane, con- troversy provokes a larger in- quiry-as to how far men and Women fear death, whether such fears are reasonable, and how they may be overcome.
It is important to distinguish between sentiments and emotions which, though often confused, are essentially different, as, for example, between the fear of
dying and the fear of being dead.
Dynasty with automatic springs that the SIXTY-FIRST OR. With a nameless dread of the
Price $1,000.00 Apply Box No. 487, c/o "China Mall.”
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. "China Mal Office. No. 6, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS; APPRAISERS AND SURVIVORS.
-Public Auctions-
HE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
SATURDAY AND MONDAY, the 21st and 23rd May, 1927, Commencing each day at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
(for account of the conned} A Large Quantity of LADIES' DRESS WEAR AND
: SUNDRIES.
Comprising:
Barbarous Bellefs
That both these states of mind commonly exist is a matter of everyday experience. The former is a physical shrinking, the latter, 4 sentimental aversion, mixed
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of unknown, but both can be appall- the Company will be held at its ingly vivid and real, Head Office, Union Building. Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 20th MAY, 1927. | As regards the fear of "dend- at 11.15 a.m., for the purpose of ness," as distinct from the fear receiving the Report of the Direc-of dying, much, of course, de- tors and the Statements of Ac-pends upon a person's religious count to 31st December, 1926, and outlook. If a man sees death as of declaring Dividends, etc.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the the equivalent of annihilation, the Company will be CLOSED from entire annulment of personality, May 4th to May 20th, both stays the total cessation of being, it is not easy to see why he should be afraid of it.'
inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
* Hong Kong, April 26th, 1927,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
It is a different matter if a barbarous theology has peopled the Great Beyond with shapes of torment and terror.
If a man is afraid of death be- cause he is afraid of God and of judgment, of torture piled on torture as a punishment for NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS."sin." I cannot help him. I can only pity his condition and execrate the foul travesty of re- ligion which has planted such monstrous, unbelievable phan- toms in his mind.
NOTI
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will he held at its Head Office, Union Building, Hong: Kong, on FRIDAY 20th MAY 1927. at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose)
POLAR CAKE
ATTEN TI O N
KOWLOON RESIDENTS
To meet the unusual demand for
"Polar Cakes"
Chocolate Coated Ice Cream Bars
we have opened a store at 96 Nathan Road Kowloon where supplies · can be obtained and delivery made from 9.30 a.m. until 10.30 p.m.
Telephone Kowloon 874.
FORPRODIST COMPANY
CHINA BUILDING CENTRAL 3888
numbed
death which is not fear but rather and paralysed to form a concept
But there is a shrinking from mind being far too
саве
In the great majority of cases the mind, so to speak, is dead before the body. In any death is an instantaneous occur- rence: a breath, a sigh, and the eternal silence has begun.
of receiving the Report of the a jealous clinging to life, the of dying as a conscious act. Directors and the Statements of deep, instinctive protest of the Account to 31st December, 1926, human spirit against extinction, and af declaring Dividenda, etc. It is strongest when life is best, THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the in the vigorous prime of manhood Day and Evening Gowns, Conts, Company will be CLOSED from and womanhood. Frocks, Wrap Conts, Elastic Cor-May 4th to May 20th, both days
inclusive. sets, Gloves, Hats, Dressing Måter- inla, Sutins. Silks, Feathers, Flowers, Embroideries, Laces, etc., | etc.,
(more or less damaged by water)
On View from Friday, the 20th May, 1927.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong. 17th May, 1927,
Auction
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, April 25th, 1927.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP.CO.,
LIMITED.
Fantastic Untruth.
Such shadow-haunted
Merciful Oblivion: Which of us in moments of re- My own experience is that the flection, at times of illness or de-fear of death tends to diminish pression, has not known the as life advances. It was
far accents of some inward voice, stronger with me in my twenties which seems to say:
than it is to-day partly, perhaps, "A few short years and it will because I have had it out with all be over. Your proud achieve myself, convinced myself by .ments, your hard-won successes, sheer practical reasoning that joys, thrills, loves, friendships there is nothing to fear,
In a general way THE ORDINARY GENERAL will be dust and ashes, the mere
very old MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS debris of a vanished dream. people have no fear of death. in the above Company will be held Your doom is written. You shall They know that at any moment the call may come, but the pros. HE Underuigned have received at the Company's Offices, on surely die?" Tinstructions to sell by Public SATURDAY, the 21st of May, 1927.
pect has no terrors for them. The conclusion at Noon, for the purpose of
is irresistible mis- that Nature prepares receiving the Report of the givings are natural enough, but for the supreme ordeal, accus the way General Managers, together with a they imply a deceptive confusion toming her human creatures to Statement of Accounts to the 31st of thought. Believers in a future the inevitable climax of earthly of December, 1926..
life are armed against the shafts experience. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the of pessimism. For others there Deliverance ora Cipher? Company will be CLOSED from the 17th to 21st of May, both days are the consolations of common, It will be understood that in inclusive.
all I have said I rule out no Death matters nothing to the theory of à future life. Even dead, To suffer one must sur-the most sceptical of
us may vive. If you have no hope of a "faintly trust the larger hope," life beyond the grave, then reflect and reflect, with Peter Pan, that! that the kindness of death. is its death will be "an awfully big completeness, its utter merciful adventure." oblivion of thought and feeling of loss, frustration, disappointment, of every twinge or pang of body, heart, and mind.
ON
MONDAY, the 23rd May, 1927, commencing at 2.45 pm.
nt No. 4, Armend Buildings,
Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Chesterfield
Teak Hatstands, Couch and Chairs, Teak Bookcase, Glass Cabinet, Screens, Carpets, Curtains, Pictures, Ornaments, etc. Teak Dining Table, Chairs, Ice Chest, Sideboard, Glass Ware, Crockery, etc., etc.
Teak Bedsteads, Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirror, Dressing, Table, Chest of Drawers, etc.
Catalognes will be issued,
On View from Saturday, the 21st May, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 17th May, 1927.
instructions Sheriff Bros. to Auction
WEDNESDAY, the 25th May, 1927, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at No. 69, Queen's Road, Central
The Whole of their.
SHOP FITTINGS
comprising:-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO General Managers. Hong Kong, 6th May, 1927,
T
GHSUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
sense.
At the best death is the grand deliverance, the great awaken- ing, the opening gate of glory. At the worst it is a cipher. NHE FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY Use the kernel of truth that
ANNUAL MEETING of the there is in Christian Science. without flinching
Men of our breed faced it Shareholders of the above Company Banish death from your mind,ago in the great enterprise of a few years will be held at the Offices of the and for you it will cease to exist. war, went out to meet it in the General Agents, Padder Street, on It is only while you are living. hey-day of youth, in the plenitude TUESDAY, 7th June, 1927, at and master of your thoughts, of life's strength and joy. Noon, for the purpose of receiving that it has power to hurt and
Their shining memory should
the Report and Statement of As-frighten. When it arrives you shame our fears. counte for the year ending 31st will depart. At the moment the December, 1926.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the arch-enemy comes within strik-
STILL MORE HOUSES.
NOTICE.
HOME TUITION.
TESTOVER
W within an hour from London.
- STEVENAGE,
In healthy neighbourhood, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS, A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal. Individual, care and attention. For Particulars apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher
Certificate).
MARTINS
PILLS
ADIOL
& STEEL
Sure and detain for sil Pamale past. Every lady should keep
= box in the house. Chemists and Storms.
soil then throughout the world. Proprietortartin. Chemat. Kosthesuutan,
NOTICE
TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.
Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee satis- faction...
Please phone or call: K.661-No. 2, Saigon Street; Yaumati or
C.2560-No. 38. Tung Man Street.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
“CHINA MAIL" CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
[SECOND SERIES.]
NO. 3-$50 MUST BE WON
:
FIRST READ THESE RULES CAREFULLY THROUGH.
1. The PRIZES in this competition are AWARDED STRICTLY
on MERIT.
2. Each solution sent in must be made on the coupon cut from the
"China Mail." Any number of solutions may be sent in
3. An entry fee of fifty cents must accompany each coupon. Three entries, however, may be sent in together for one dollar. Letters sent through the post must not contain coins as they will not be delivered by the Post Office.
4. No entry will be considered under any circumstances whatso-
ever, unless entry money for each solution is enclosed.
5. Entries must reach the office of the “China Mall" not later than the time and date for closing announced on the coupon..
6. No responsibility is accepted for loss or delay in the post. All
letters should be registered and/or senied.
7. The prize of $50 must be won and will be awarded for an al correct or nearest correct solution. In the event of ties the $50 will be divided. No competitor may win more than one share of the prize in each competition.
8. The coupon must not be defaced in any way. All attempts
must be in plain block letters and legible.
9. The Editor's decision will be final and binding in all matters of dispute, and he reserves the right to enter into Correspondence regarding the Competition.
10. Solutions will be published with the results, in this paper, every
Thursday following the Closing Date.
11. Coupons will be kept for four days after the results of the com-|
petition have been published.
12. All letters must be addressed, "China Mail" Cross-words, c/o "China Mail" Offices, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. 13. No member of the staff of the "China Mall" will be allowed to
compete.
14. Solutions are held under sealed cover and in no way will be
opened until the close of the competition.
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CLOSING DATE FOR COUPONS, MONDAY, MAY 23. [Coupons received at the "China Mail" Office after mid-day
on Monday will not be included in the competition.]
Across.
1. Mankfeats,
12. Flerce.
7. Consequential,
13. To cause to rise.
15. A prefix meaning Iteration.. 16. Vanishing.
17. A profix signifying in conjune-
tion,'
18. Largest great division of the
globe.
20. Imitated servilely.
27. A rade, rustic, rough man.
23. A protuberance.
25. Denotes presence.
26. T. R. (actual),
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bend.
THE Undersigned have received Company will be CLOSED framing distance you will escape for
25th May to 7th June, 1927, both ever from his reach.
Live as from Messrs.
though death were abolished, seli by Publie days Inclusive.
JARDINE. MATHESON and abolished for you it will be.
The London County Council does The Eternal Silence. CO., LTD.,
not intend to relax its efforts to The fear of dying is another meet the shortage of houses in General Agents.j
matter, and here we are much London. Hong Kong, 16th May, 1927.
misled, and, as I believe, need the Finance Committee, gave this
Mr. Angus Scott, Chairman lessly alarmed by current
To ben Assurance when he inroduced this HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. | phraseology. We speak of the year's budget, by which the rate is
35. Out of the common path. The following unclaimed tele-37. A magpie. ̈ ̈ ̈ "agony" of death, and it seems raised 1d. to S8. 11d. The out-grams are lying at the office of The 39. Docmed.
Great Northern Telegraph Company 40, L. S. (actual). Forms for the FOURTH medical evidence, that the act ceeded all records, excepting 1982, Limited) |---
12. Japanese lady's sash. Teak Cabinets, with Glass Shelves,
44. Uncommon. Thick Glass Shelves
orgasm of and £1,000,000 more was spent than Metal EXTRA RACE MEETING to be of dying is OF
47. A sharp loud outery Stands, Jewel Stands and Trays, held on SATURDAY, 4th June conscious suffering, an event to in 1925,
19. Father. Deaks, Tables, Ceiling Fans and and MONDAY, 6th June, 1927, be dreaded for its sheer physical would see the record easily broken. The coming year, he predicted, Electric Fittings, Etc.,
(weather permitting) may be and mental horror.
Concerning the tramways, It was I believe this conception of the expected there would be a deficit obtained at the Race Course; Hong Kong Club and Causeway act of dying to be a fantastic of £222,000. Last year's trading Bay Stables.
untruth. I have purposely resulted in a loss of £902,000. Entries will close at 2 p.m. on made inquiries of doctors and
nurses, whose repeated duty it | MONDAY, 23rd May, 1927,
has been to attend upon the Hong Kong, 17th May, 1927;
English Made Glass Showcases, DRA
RAFT Programmes and Entry to be assumed, in the face of all put of houses last year had ex-
ALSO
A Few Pleces of SILVERWARE AND CUTGLASS
1 Large Chubb's Safe with Compartments for Jewellery Tray
1 Large Ratner Sate with Shelves
and Drawers.
2 Other Safes.
AND
On View from Tusaday, 'the 24th May, 1927.
n.
Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1927
OLO CHINKER
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P.O. Box No. 1547, Hong Kong.
No. 40; Queen's Rd.
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It is not easy for a girl to get dying, and without exception & husband.”
they have told me that the agony "Nonsensel A pretty girl can of death in the literal sense is make her choice of four out of unknown in their experience. evory five men she meets.” S
"But it's the fifth she generally
| wants.".
Modern medicine is a merci- ful art Incurable patients are not allowed to suffer, needless
Where is the manager's office?" pain; moreover Nature, the "Follow the passage until you Bovereign alchemist, produces coms to the sign reading, No Ad its own anesthesia, the weaken-mittance. Go upstairs till you see ing of the body being accom- the sign Keep Out Follow the panied by a merciful deadening corridor till you see the sign [of thought and censation, the Silence, then ring the bell
Yee, from Shanghai, Kachina N. Sann, from Orel. Chung, from Shanghai,
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E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent Hong Kong. Station, 12th May.
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA; &' CHINA TELEGRAPH CONS
List of Unclaimed Telegram lying in E. Telegrapho Office. Hồng Kong
Oneal Passenger, President Gar- field, from Kuala Lumpur.
Smith, Steamboat Company, from Shanghai
Valbotel, from Mollendo...
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55.. Yellow part of an egg. 57. Moderation. 68. Towards.
60. Myself
60. Honey (French);-)
01. E. Y. (actual).
62. Same as 49 across, Ind
83. A water game..
84.. R. 1. (actual).
66. An article of food.
50. London district (abbreviated). 38. EU. (actual). 10. A walking about.
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6. Fits for insertion into a mort
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8. A wave.
9. Natural.
10. Captures by wlle,
11. To make a harsh gråling
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19. Impersonal.neuter pronoun 21. A fit of peevishness,
22. Strays from the right path.
24. Same as 49 across,
31, Musical dramo.
33. A point.
34. To rise in blisters, breaking in
white froth.
30. A hiccough
28. An infection.
42. An oriental soldier disciplined in
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town in unelent Greece,
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51. Hebrew Deity.
53. i Portaining, to the god of the
winds in ancient mythology, May 56. A kind of scourge used in Russia. 02A. A quid measure in use among
the Butch
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66 North Britain. (abbreviated),
07. D. U. (actual).
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