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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930.

'Phone 20022.

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Twenty-five Words three inser-

tlons prepaid $1. Every addi- tional word four cents for three, Insections.

All replies under this heading must be called for."

WANTED.

WANTED.- English

speaking

and Chinese'

Salesman, with knowledge

of South Chinn Markets. Saldry and Commission proposition to right man. Gibson Craig Carmichael

China Building...

TO LET.

& Co.,

TO LET No. 13, 16, 20, 23, Shou- son Hill Road, Deep Water Bay. Apply Mr. Ng Kam-chang, c/o Nan Yang Bros. Tob. Co., Ltd., 185, Des Veeux Road, Central.

TUITION GIVEN

AILEEN nad DORIS WOODs re- cently arrived from 110LLYWOOD. CALIFORNIA. Expert teachers and Demonstrators of the latest. BALL ROOM DANCES. »Perfect and rapid tuition guaranteed. All enquiries to 23, Humphreys Buiklings, Kowloon, Phone 50651.

HOME TUITION,

Within WESTOVER-STEVENAGE.

In healthy from Lonton, an hour neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention.

Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

For

(Camb, Higher Local), Carb. Teachers' Diploma).

MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,

(National Frodel Higher Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

Hotel Strathcona

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Make this Hotel your headquar ters while visiting Victoria, B.C. Ideally situated and within easy

Spots and around Island Resort.

The Hotel where personal service makes your stay enjoyable.

RATES MODERATE. [XT||||||||||||||||||

CHINA MAIL.

THE

·GOVERNMENT NOTICES

SPORT NOTICES

G.'

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

HE NINTH EXTRA RACE

MEETING

will be held (weather permitting) at Happy

•

MARRIAGE SEASON IN JAPAN.

"Bookings" at Popular Shrines.

TRAGIC ASPECT.

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE Members are notiñed that they

In spite of Bnancial depression, strikes, lock-outs, retrenchment pro and their ladies must wear their badges prominently displayed.

No one without a badge will be grammes and the lifting of the gold tiser, the business of Musubu admitted to the Members Encla- embargo, says the Japan Adver sure..

Beets to all the famous Beauty PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Valley on SATURDAY, 25th Octo- the Sale by Public Auctioner, 1930, commencing at 2 p.m.

The first bell will be rung at to be held on MONDAY, the

1.30 p.m. 27th day of October, 1936;, at 8 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshaipo in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King. for one further term of 24 years

CLAREMONT

PRIVATE HOTEL.

Austin Road, Kowloon. (Facing the Kowloon Cricket Club. Four minutes from ferry by bus.)

'Suites of rooms (single and double), hot and cold water system, all modem eanitation, - private bathrooms attached.

EXCLUSIVE TABLE

entirely under European management,

Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet easily accessible.

Terms very moderate. Resor- vations by letter or cable.

CLAREMONT

Tels.: 57389 & 57385 (Private). Telegraphic Add.: "Fern" H.K: Our motto is "SERVICE."

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and LAMMERT BROS.

promptly printed.-"China"

Office, No. 3A, Wyndham St.

photo 20022.

Mail"

Tele-.

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE

For the best Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves: Exle Cutting and Manicure for Ladies & Gentlemen, Pedder Bldg. 1st floor, Room & Tel. 25169. Opporite entrance E. Hotel.

JUST UNPACKED

KASHMIR CREPE

27" & 36" wide

in all colours at i-

KASHMIR SILK STORE.

Opposite Queen's Theatre.

36A, Queen's Road, C.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.

ZIESS and BUSCH ́ FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel. No. 29459. 26A, Des Voeux Road, C.

: Hong Kong.

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by

A. IL CROOK, OBE, MA

W. KAY, MA

W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA, B.Se PRICE $2.00. #NOW ON SALE AT THE"

PUBLISHERS

The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.

Ohing Mall Officer

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

- Public Auctions

TH

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON WEDNESDAY, October 29, 1930. commencing at. 11 a.m.. at-No. 8,-Carnarvon Buildings. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

less three days,...

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

Shek Kip Mei Street.

Registry No.

No. of Sale.

New Howlton Inland

Junction of

G..

Boundary Hurement

3. Z.

About

As per sale plan.) 0,410

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Badges admitting non-members nukami, the Oriental counterpart of to the Members' Enclosure and Dan Cupid, continues to be brisk Club Rooms at $5 for Gentlemen His busy season is just starting

volume for the coming months. and $2 for Ladies, are obtainable and indications point to a record through the Secretary upon Intro-

2 member, duction, by

such member to be responsible for pay- ment of all chits, &c.

The headquarters of Musubu-no kami in Tokyo is at the lidarnach} Daijingu, known as the Hibiya Duijingu when it was located on the former site near the Imperial Hotel. Musubu returned from the summer vacation -recently and scanned the Members can obtain, upon a list of reservations and was ap plication to the Secretary, badges

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will not be on sale at the Race Course.

(limited to two) for the free ad-parently satisfied with the number mission to the Members' Enclosure

Sore Throat?

I find Formamint is a very nice friend to have in your pocket when you are in trouble with your throat.”

Formamint destroys the dimase germa in mouth and throat.

of wives, lady relativen friends Names must be stated when applying.

Formemint is oktaŭsabia et all Chemists.

and

Sketches Noted Surgeon

On ne pretext will children be permitted in either Enclosure dur. ing the Mesting.

all

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $1 for including ladles, and la payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in' uniform

persona

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS are admitted halt price

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, &c. to be held on MONDAY, thewill not be permitted to operate 27th day of October, 1930, at within the precincts of the Hong 13 p.m., at the Offices of the Kong Jockey Club during the

Public Works

by Department,

Order of His Excellency the Gov. Race Meeting. ernor, of one Lot of

Crown Land at Shamshuipo in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1808, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less three days.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Nale

Inland Lot No. 1i13.

Boglatky No.

Locality.

Tai la Road and

Poplar Street.

G.

Boundary MeninremeNLA

ft. ft. ft. ft.

about!

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong. 18th October, 1930.

CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS.

LADIES' Open Doubles, Lawn,

Tennis Championship of the Colony will be held by the U.S.R.C. under the auspices of the H.K.L.T.A. during November and December.

Entries to be sent to Paymaster Commander Parsons, H. M. S. Tamar, on or before November 4. Entrance Fee, $2.50 per competi- As par sale pian. 4,473 18tor. Particulars obtainable from

all tennis Clubs,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Por the Sale by Public Auction

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

On View from Tuesday, Octo- ber 28, 1930.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT-BROS.,

Auctioneers.S Hong Kong. October 23, 1930.

T

Auction

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publio

ON THURSDAY, October 30, 1930, at No. 175, The Peak. A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:

Chesterfield Couch and Arm- chairs, Glass Cabinet; Pictures, Ornaments,

Curtains,

Carpets,

Desk, Card Table, etc., etc.

Teak Extension Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Teak Side Board, Dinner Service, Crockory, Glass Ware, Electric Lights, etc., etc.

Teak Bedstead. Teak Wardrobe. Teak Dressing Table, Clothe. Chest of Drawers, Porcelain Basin, etc., etc.

.

Also

One Baby Grand Piano by Schledmayer & Soehne,

One White Frost Refrigerator and

Several Picces, of Blackwood Ware.c

On View from Wednesday, Oc- tober 29, 1930.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

*LAMMERT, BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, October 28, 1980:

BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME. "Flowers beautify and make the Homo attractive as nothing else can doi

FOR SALE FINE SELECTION OF GARDEN SEEDS

From SUTTON & SONS, Reading ARTHUR YATES & Co., Ltd, Sydney

GRAÇA & CO

Dealers in Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Philaldic Goods, Toys, etc. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, ✨ P.O. Bes. No, 120, 5-HONG KONG...

the

GENERAL NOTICES

ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE.,

ment.

Hong Kong Centre.

Sir St. Clair Thomson, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C., noted British Burgeon, who is known throughout the British Isles and Europe as. the "doyen" of Laryngology, as be appeared to A. F. Meers, talented lounge steward of the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Bedford, upon which ship Sir St. Clair, to- gether with the other members of the British Medical Association, travelled recently to Montreal, on his way to Winnipeg where the joint convention of the British and Canadian Modical Associations was held from August 20-29.

Fience and Sanitary Inspec-of arrangem be performed at his EXAMINATIONS for Sanitary arrangements for the wedding

to be held on MONDAY, the tors will be held on December favourite shrine. 27th day of October, 1930, at 2nd, 4th and 6th, 1930, in the

"It is usually the chee that during the p.m., at

Offices of

Offices of the Education Depart-the summer," said the officials of Public Worka Department, by

the shrine to a representative of Order of His Excellency the Gov-

Candidates should, obtain Appli- The Japan Advertiser, "the number ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land cation Forms from the local Secre- of wedding ceremonies at this at Shamshulpo in the Colony of care of Education Depart- shrine is very

tary,

small. The busy Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, ment on or, before November 6th.time, however, is scheduled to set commencing from 1st July, 1898, 1930.. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King. for one further term of 24 years

less three days.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Bale..

Registry No.

Locality.

Bondary

Monaeremanis.

K.

k

T.

W.

th

(t

It. about

par

cale plan. 24,680

COASTWISE

by

ALGIE" HENNETT.

An interesting book

of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast

PRICE $1.00.

Now on sale at BREWERS WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE. and at the Publishers The Newspaper Enterprise,

China Mail

A pair that will win any hand

SHEAFFERS

PENS AND PENCILS

in on October 2 for this year. Already many couples have regis tered for this month to have their wedding ceremonies here. As for the number of wedding ceremonies" registered, there is practically no difference from that of last season. We anticipate a busy time from now on until the end of this year in spite of the business depression."

Shrine Raises Fees.

The service of the shrine has been in such great. demand every season that the management raised the fee by. Y..on each of the three grades of ceremonies last fall. The fee for the plum grade, which is the cheap- est, is Y.20; Y.30 being charged for the bamboo grade and Y.40 for the pine grade. The shrine performs

1

Mr. T.B.-T.

Formamint '.

curae Bore Throat, protecte against Infectious dlaansas, ench ast

Influenza Diphtheria Tonsilitis

FORMAMINT

The Germ-killing Throat Tableta

Overland China Mail.

A WEEK'S PAPERS IN ONE.

The full dress debate on the Colony's Budget Estimates took place during the week. Unofficial members brought up various points on the Vote where it was claimed economics might be effected, in particular as regards the Military Con- tribution and Government personnel At the same time, they expressed themselves as satisfied that increased revenue was essential to the progress of the Colony, and so whilst agreeing with the proposed new assessments in principle, confined themselves to à hope that they might be operative only temporarily, until such time as financial The OVERLAND conditions in the Colony improved. CHINA MAIL contains the full speeches, including the one by His Excellency the Governor in which a proposal for a different basis of conversion of sterling salaries for Govern- ment officials was agreed to.

-The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL also contains an exclu- sive article in connection with the intention of the Govern- ment to construct a new motor road to the Peak, at an estimated cost, it is understood, of $50,000. Interviews with heads of local utility services make the feature one of unusual interest.

Startling revelations as to the loss of $20,000 yearly on the local broadcasting service are contained in a special. It is understood article in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

on reliable authority that a private company who were Interested in broadcasting in the Colony, abandoned the scheme when it was established that at the present It would not be a profitable one.

Another special feature of the OVErland china MAIL is an exclusive interview with an official. of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, who came to the Colony specially to study the ferry systems, with a view to institut- ing a service across the Whangpoo. The scheme, which incidentally Involves the extensive development of Pootung, is described in detail in the current issue.

There is no phase of the life of the Colony or of China that does not receive attention in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL the weekly paper that YOU MUST ORDER NOW.

READY NOW.

Mail via Suez closes at 10.30 am,, October 25.

SINGLE COPY

25 Cents.

[Bold on the streets and at the bookstalls or you can send your subscription to the office.-K. Jis per annum, or

$16 including postage abroad. Half-yearly

or quarterly periods pro rata.)

No. 8A, WYNDHAM STREET-PHONE 20022.

"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.”

from 25 to 35 wedding ceremonies may take as

her dowry will also has a small chance of marrying of an adverse

a day during the busiest period of be displayed. Such an assortment well on account. the year.

of wedding paraphernalia coats superstition which remains from The prosperity of the shrine is a from 1.200 to about Y.3,000 or time immemorial. matter concerned with the heart and more.

is not shared by clothing stores in All parents with sons and daugh-

the capital. The clothing sections ters of marriageable ago have been

Year.

Hinoe-uma Women Disliked. According to this superstition, a

ruin his family.

of the department stores, for in- busy looking for an opportunity to girl of hino-uma is likely to kill stance, have a different story to tell have their children marry. Those her husband and about their business for the matri, who have been carrying on matri- How this; superstition originated is

for season. The price ofmonial negotiations

their not exactly known. One version monal wedding outfite," said a manager of children are anxiously waiting for runs that a woman of hinoe-uma the clothing section of a large the successful outcome of their in Aomori prefecture, who, was as department store," is about 80 per efforts so that their sons, and wild as a wild horse (uma in the cent. cheaper than that of last fall daughters may be married this latter part of the term means horse) generally speaking. Some of them

Some parents who have and finally killed her husband. The are still cheaper although the price unmarried daughters of compara-superstition of hinoe-uma is said to for dresses of the highest quality tively advanced age, for Japanese have originated in this incident and has not been lowered. The colour brides make desperate efforts about ever since girls of that year are scheme of wedding dresses this this time to and an opportunity to shunned. It is for this reason that THE SUN CO., LTD. year le brighter than that of last have them married before the giris professional schools in the year. By this I mean they have season will close in three months, country have been fall of girls born become more or less Jazzy. We Next year their daughters will be in 1966, diligently pursuing courses have been exhibiting some of the one year older, making the chances which would assure them economic

Independence. samples of wedding dresses for for marriage so much less. this season rince September 20 but The most tragic aspect of the Many social organisations have business has been very slow,"

matrimonial problem in Japan is a been making special efforts to do superstition known as hinoe-uma. away with this superstition. In

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Stores Display Trousseau.

All the department stores in the The, hinoe-uma is a certain sigu recent years some people have city will make a special display of that occurs in the old lunar calendar specially selected girls of hinoe-ums Bllk materials for wedding dresses. évéry 60 years and the girl who is for their son's brides in spite of The assortment of wedding dresses 24 years of age was born in that parents who make a fuse about the and other articles which a bride year. The girl of hinoe-uma still superstition.