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WATSON'S

LIVER SALTS

A

省城洪壽中十八號

$1.25

Powerful

Per Bottle

Liver

Stimulant.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. HONG KONG.

LEE YU HING

# # # # * * JADE MERCHANT.

Specialises in High-Class Jades,

Jewellery, Ivory, Amber, Agate, Crystal and Curiosities.

Genuine articles and Satisfaction guaranteed.

No. 56, Queen's Road Central. Hong Kong Tel. C. 1908.

Factory: 18, Hung Shou Chung Street, Canton.

"FOOT EASE '

HOSIERY

Pure

Chinese

Silk

Better

than

the Average

「香港中環五十六號

If you want BETTER Chinese silk Stockings, here are the ones a revelation of the advance in Chinese silk husiery works. Pure Chinese silk fashioned into the 'fine gauge "FOOT EASE" hosiery of the most becom- ing style, coming out in the popular shades of cham- pagne, peach, natural, etc. And the stockings give maximum wear.

Try a pair of "FOOT EASE"; you'll marvel at their perfect fit and comfort, besides the beauty they give.

Mr.J

Obtainable from

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

TRADE MARK

PARROT

(SECOND FLOOR).

NAM WAH

BRAND.

NEW SEASON GINGER.

Well Preserved.

Colour and Mellowness Guarapiced,

Nam Wah Preserved Ginger Manufacturers

OFFICE

TELEORGYNT A

A. KWAI & CO.

SUCCESSORS

WING YUEN HONG

15, Connaught Road Central,--HONG KONG.

"NAVAL CONTRACTORS” Ship-Chandlers, Provision Merchants, Ball-Makers

AND

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. Adds "Winner"

Na C. 5395,

THE CHINA MAIL.

WHITEAWAYS

275 pairs

GREAT SALE

BLUE TICKET BARGAINS.

Ladies and Genti

LADIES' WHITE CANVAS SHOES

Lace, Court and Strap Style..

Also with tan leather facings:

Usual Prices $6.75 to $11.50...

BLUE

TICKET

BARGAIN

25 pairs

$1.75

pair.

MEN'S WHITE CANVAS CRICKET BOOTS Usual Price $13.50 pair.

BLUE

TICKET

BARGAIN

$5.00

pair.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1927.

COLONY'S MONEY.

$41,000 ASKED OF FINANCE PRAPS-PRAPS NOT!

COMMITTEE,

TO-MORROW'S MEETING.

Votes totalling $41,260 will be

lives are not materially influenced by the multitudinous political and inflitary moves of the Chinese. The International Settlement and the French Concession of Shang- hai are, of course, differently situated. On all sides they have portions of a huge Chinese city, a coveted prize in the eyes of all factions, and one for which they submitted to a meeting of the Legis The Governor. In Council is to all strive. Impositions by the pre-lative Council Finance Committee have the right of nominating his vailing Commander of Greater to-morrow afternoon.

own team to play lawn bowla Shanghai (as the native city is The votes are as follows:- | against Shanghai. known) are all too common, and Kowloon-Canton Railway: Run- of late, under the Chiang Kai-ning Allowances, Foreign Line,

Pompous Customer: I say, shek regime, have been growing $1,817.00-To facilitate the running unbearable. Hence the formation of through expresses between Kow-waiter, bring me some oysters. of the Fascisti which, although loon and Canton, it has been neces-They must be really good ones, sary to permit the entire haulage not too small or too large. They apparently of British origin, opens to be performed by locomotives be- mustn't be too fat or too salty, Its ranks to all foreign nationals. longing to the British Section and, above all, make sure they are Its purpose, as set forth in the This has thrown much extra work quite cold. Bring them quickly. newa column is, in short, to on the Chief Mechanical Engineer

Walter: Yes sir, certainly sir. cleanse the Settlement and the and his assistant. Working hours French Concession of all bad Chin- In the shops have increased from With or without pearls?

Mother (to little daughter):

ese influence; and whilst it would 94 to 14 hours every day, and it protect the interests of foreign- proposed to grant a temporary ers to the utmost as, for instance, allowance to these two officers in Your hands are not clean, Betty. Daughter: Oh, but they will be working for the retention of the recognition of the extra work and responsibility entailed thereby. It Chinese Maritime Customs and is proposed to calculate the allow when I wipe them on the towel, the Salt Gabelle, it has in mind ance at the rate of 1% centa and mummy. the thousands of peacefully-inclin- cent per mile run, with a maxi- month ed Chinese who dwell within the mum of $150 and $50 per

Marjorie (putting an apple on foreign-controlled areas. This is respectively, and as no provision for her grandfather's head): Oh, evident from its declared Intention such expenditure was made in 1927

Bobby's

Examining Admira! (to naval

“A spade."

of assisting the authorities in Estimates a supplementary vote for grandpa, don't movel establishing a Court of Justice in $1,817 is requested to provide funds goin' to play William Tell! the Settlements which cannot be until the end of the current year.

Political Cables. influenced by any party politics. Recent criticism upon the work- H.E. the Governor: Personal Candidate): Now mention three ing of the Provisional Court (for Emoluments, $2,400.00,-In consi- great admirals.

Candidate: Drake, Nelson and merly the International Mixed deration of the heavy work in de- Court) has no doubt prompted coding telegraphic messages which beg your pardon, sir; I didn't this determination. The Fasciati ure. Por situation has thrown quite catch your name!

upon the Private Secretary to H.E. has broadcast a number of other the Governor, it is proposed to grant "Pwhat was the last card Oi laudable reasons for its existence him an allowance of $200 per month delt ye Mike ?"

The and, we think, may do some good during the current year. in a mixed foreign settlement like Secretary of State has signified his we have in Shanghai. It certain-approval, ly has as a guide and a source of encouragement the Constitutional Sanitary Department: $500,00.- Defence League of Shanghai, an The necessity for feeding a large international body which was number of doga under, observation formed around two years ago to for rabies at the two slaughter card): I want you to read this, when the monopoly was abolished, combat Bolshevism in the Settle- houses could not have been fore- please.

at the time of submitting Old Lady: Would you be so kind importations of kerosene were de-ment and which has done, accord-seen

reason, it was necessary in 1926 to is not very good. cidedly on the decline. Japanese ing to the municipal authorities, Estimates for 1927. For the same as to read it for me? My sight

supplement the vote by $883 and the matches, we are told, arrived in exceptionally good work. Canton in increased numbers not

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Cost Of Rables Measures,

"OI knew it. Ol saw ye spit

on your hands before ya picked it up!"

Oculist (handing sight-testing

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actual expenditure in 1926 was Judge," complained an irate to the end of June this year has yeah no'count husban' o' mine been $487.54.

because of any popularity, but LADYS JEAN MOSS.$932.27. The amount expended up coloured lady to the court, "dis

"because of the restrictions and heavy taxation on 'match-making materials." Tobacco leaf. was so heavily taxed during the first por- tion of the year that its exporta- tion was greatly reduced.

LITTLE RESIDENT LAID

TO REST..

stays out late."

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Bowen Road Filter Beds.

"Yassuh, judge, Ah docs stay Public Works, Extraordinary:

out late," admitted the husband; Bowen Road Filter Beda Conversion, but, judge, dat woman don treat $15,000.00.-The works which were The many friends of Mr. and commenced in 1926 consist of the me right. Why, Ah sells de Mrs. G. C. Moss (Mr. Moss is construction of a Filter and Cherni-kitchen stove to git a lil money The Acting Superintendent of the cal House with machinery and plant an' she don miss it fo two weeks!"

Hong Kong Fire Brigade) heard and the conversion of 2 sand filters high price asked for cocoons, on with

"I must admit sir," said the the into storage filters. Owing to the great regret of

late arrival of part of the machin-accused man "that in a moment the account of high cost due to taxa- bereavement suffered in

suitable quality of bricks the ex-cartload of brass fittings." tion and labour troubles, resulted loss of their little daughter suitab the difficulty in obtaining of weakness I did steal the in a poor demand from abroad. Gladys Jean who died at the penditure on the 1926 vote provid- "Good heavenal" exclaimed the Government Civil Hospital early ed for the work was much less than yesterday morning.

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An

Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1927. cipated that she will pay still lands,, Mr. W. Glendenning, In-approved standard six new Sub-island is a place you can't leave

TRADE RESTRAINTS.

Thus the tale of trade depression

anticipated and an increased ex-solicitor. "I wonder what you'd goes on-depression due simply to The funeral took place at penditure amounting to $15,000 is have taken had you been feeling

strong?"" the greed for gold to further Happy Valley cemetery yesterday required on this year's vote. Government Flats.

The geography lesson had fin- ravage the country with civil war afternoon, the Rev. H. Copley

Public Works, Recurrent: Build- Moyle officiating. fare. Canton has paid a high Among those present were Mr.ings and maintenance of Furniture, ished and teacher asked: Now, supplementary Bennie, can you tell me what an price for a transient victory in G. Moss and his son, Mr. J. $10,000.00- The

furnishing, in accordance with the the North, and it must be anti-Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hol-Yote la required to meet the cost of island is?

Yes, ma'am, said Bennie. spector R. Shannon, Inspector ordinate Officers Quarters at Ven- without a boat. more before the era of peace for and Mrs. Barnett, Mr. Powell, tris Road, and six Flats for Senior which her merchants are yearn-Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Grimmitt, Officers at Queen's Gardens.

Son: Can you sign your name Of the $10,000 approximately Mr. and Mrs. Wiltshire, Mr. ing sets in. A city or province Webber, Inspector

and Mrs. $8,000 is required for the former, as with your eyes shut, daddy?

this non-recurrent expenditure was Father: Certainly. In the chapter on the trade of ground down by the militarists Andrews, Mrs. Kent, Inspector unfortunately

overlooked when Son: Well, shut your eyes and Canton, reproduced in our com- must pay the penalty. Trade can- and Mrs, Marks, Mr. P. Condon, framing the 1927 Estimates. Assign my school report. mercial section yesterday from not do other than go to the dogs. Mr. Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. Bloor, regards the latter it has only re

Mr. G. Saunders, Mr. Brown, Mr. cently been decided that the whole An optimist is a person who'll the annual report of the Maritime There must be a limit to the im- A. J..C, Taylor, Mr. Dormer and of the Queen's Garden Flats are to

be reserved for Government Officers 80 into a restaurant without a Customs, reference is made to the positions that merchants will others.

A large number of beautiful and therefore no funds are avail-penny in his pocket and figure on killing of trade by monopolies and tolerate.

he hopes to find in the oysters. taxation, in addition to labour dis- Canton to-day must be begin wreaths were laid upon the grave, able for furnishing the alx flats re-paying for the meal with the pearl

For the Military, putes and strikes. Such condi- ning to realise how much better off including the following: Mumcently vacated by the public.

and Dad; brothers and sisters,

Mother (to her daughter): Public Works, Extraordinary: tions, as the report aptly remarks, she would have been financially Uncle and Auntie Dyer, Auntie Provision of three public latrines Polite people don't yawn, dear, contribute not a little to discour and commercially if the Northern Dolly, Elsie and Hessie, Mr. and with necessary sewer and water ex- Daughter: But, mother, polite aging merchants and buyers-in Expedition had never been under- Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, Insp. tensions thereto in the vicinity of people don't notice things.

Alfred Shamshuipp Camp. $6,000.00. The Grant, Mr. and Mrs. point of fact, they inevitably tend taken at the bidding of the then Morris, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. work is being undertaken at the re- At a party the husband of one to kill the goose that lays the Communist clique in power. The Brown, Jim and Arthur Clarke, quest of the Military Authorities of the guests arrived very late. golden eggs on which alone com- talk of Nationalism has proved a Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Grimmitt, who are contributing to the cost: "I have only come to take my wife

the position is as under-Estimat- merce can thrive. It is one thing myth-a mere stalking horse for Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Alexander, ed total cost of work, $15,000; Less home," he explained,

Mr. and Mrs. W. Hollands, Mr. contributions to be made by Mili-|

"Oh! my dear Mr. Blank," said' for a Government in Canton to the militarists to ride rough-shod and Mrs. Marka, Mr. and Mrs. tary Authorities, $10,000.

the hostess, "why didn't you come create monopolies and impose ex- over the people the while they Roberston and Willie, Mr. and

sooner?" Vote now required $8,000. cessive taxation with the sole ob- sought to enrich themselves. A Mrs. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. W.

Sanitary Department. Glendenning, Mr. and Mrs.

A small boy was asked: "Where ject of swelling the civil war thousand times better for Canton Barnett, Eileen and Pat, Mr. and Sanitary Department: Other is the home of the swallow?"! chest, but it is quite another thing and the whole province of Kwang-Mrs. . V. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Charges, Vans and Cars Running Looking rather confused, he re-

Expenses, $6,000. to preserve simultaneously the tung it would have been if the R. Shannon, Pebo and Girlie, Mr. equilibrium of trade even within enormous sums spent on the and Mrs. Sima, Mr. and Mrs. June 20, 1927, has been $16,350.11 is in the stummick." its own borders. Chinese mer-Northern Expedition had been de Carey, Mr. and Mrs. W. Kent, of which $6,648 (estimated) la for Mr. and Mrs. G. Saunders, and spare parts ordered from Crown chants and buyers in Canton are voted to legitimate economic de Babs, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. West, Agents which, with annual re- no less human than those in other velopment within its own parti Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. and plenishment, should form a reserve parts of China, and it must be ex-cular sphere. The moral is ob Mrs. E. Bloor, Insp. and Mrs. stock for a considerable number of

A. N. Reynolds, Mr. P. Condon, pected that their spirits will vious.. Let Canton have done with Mr. and Mrs. B. Thorne, John droop and their confidence in the wars and military parties and and Lilah FitzGerald, Mr. and trade of their own city will lan- cliques. Let her restore the polí- Mrs. S. J. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. guish when officialdom is obsess- tical status quo and set about put. Andrew, Bobby and Gordon Marks, Mr. and Mrs. W. Shan- ed by monopolies and taxation, ting her own little house in order, non, Chung Yan, Pin, S/O Hey- In many cases it has been found heedless of the rivalries of war ward Chan, Lam Tak-kwong and better to go out of business, or at fords elsewhere. Then there may Ip Lo. least to suspend trading opera-be hope of a new Canton arising tions, rather than submit to the which would compel the admira- never-ending demands made by tion of the outside world. the authorities in a futile attempt

to fill the abyss of the war chest. Fascisti In China. The war may continue for a time,

but what will be gained in the end

The announcement published on

If trade is killed and China's our front page to-day to the effect

shat

credit at home and abroad is shat- tered beyond recovery?

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The amount expended up to plied: "The home of the swallow

years,

Aunt:. Now you musn't have any more of the cake, Johnnie,

Johnnie: Well, auntie, it will be your fault if I'm ill, because you stopped me at the thirteenth ¡plece...

Mr. Wayne: Remember, the hand that rocks the. cradle rules SUMMONS WITHDRAWN.

the world. Don't forget that, dear. Before Major C. Willson at the Mrs. Wayne: Then you can Central Magistracy this morning, come here and rule the world for Station, No. 8 F. F., No. 1 F. F. which Mr. Lee Shing-ahun of

Membera of Central Fire a summons was withdrawn a while. I'm tired: Dockyard Ladies' Club; members Mesars, Kume & Co., of No. 6, I attended a conjuring enter- K.TFB., Fire Brigade Officers, Queen's Road Central, alleged as tainment last night. Never en- European Revenue Officers, mem-sault against Mr. Ho Kee-mo of Joyed myself so much in bars Wanchai Fire Station. the South China Independent Oll life.""

Co., also of No. 6, Queen's Road "Oh! How was that? I thought BULL TERRIER AT LARGE,

Central The assault was stated you didn't care for conjuring?" to have taken place on tramcar "As a rule I don't. It was like. Mr. Brown living at Naval No. 77 in Des Voeux Road Cen this, you see. For one of his that a British Fascisti party has Terrace, this morning appeared tral at 11.50 p.m., on August 11. tricks lent the conjurer a bad been formed in Shanghai will, at before Major C. Willson to As no evidence was offered two-shilling piece and he return first sight, arouse surprise answer summonses brought against the defendant, he was ed me a good one." One of the commodities most

amongst our readers. Here In against him by Sergeant Kelly of discharged by the Magistrate. affected in Canton last year was

Hong Kong we are able to view (1) allowing his bull terrier at kerosene oll, the importations of what is known as the situation" falling to take out a licence for large without a muzzle, and (2)] which were all but killed by the regarding China with a delightful the animal. He pleaded "gulity"" monopolles in: force during the air of detachment True we had to both charges, and was ined One Chinese case of puerperal Second Pessimist: Why you're first six months of the year. Even our share of trouble during and $5 on the first count and 34 on fever was reported in the Colony

yesterday. during the last two quarters, after the 1925 strike,

but our the other.

First Pessimist: Believe me,

sir, my wife's impossible; she's always talking about her last husband ASEA

well off my wife's always talking about her next husband;