LEA and
PERRINS'
AUCE
SAUCE
Assists digestion and gives a delightful piquancy and flavour to all
MEAT DISHES, SOUPS, FISH, CHEESE, CURRIES, GAME, POULTRY & SALADS.
WRIGHT
AND
The Original & Genuine. Worcestershire.
GREIG'S
PREMIER
By Royal Warrant to H.M. THE XING..
SCOTCH WHISKY.
Distilled from the best Barley grown in Scotland.
The quality of this fine Whisky is maintained "ABSOLUTELY UNIFORM AT ALL TIMES.
WRIGHT & GREIG, Ltd., Dallas Dhu Distillery, Forres, Head Office-64 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW.
By Appointment
ELGINSHIRE.
to H.M. the King,
BOVRIL
is ALL beef-prime beef in a readily digestible form.
That is why BOVRIL is so invigorating a beverage, so strengthening a food, why Cooks find it so useful, why Doctors and Nurses recommend it, why the sensible housewife will have nothing in place of it.
BOVRIL IS ALL BEEF.
SAINT-RAPHAEL
404
Tonic, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE Very palatable.
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Anemia, Debility and Convalescence, to y*--**ɔmen, children and the aged, Invaluable in hot climates.
DORE : Ons Wine-glass after the two principal maale.
Each bottle of genúiné VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL boars, in addition
to the registered trade-mark :
(5) The WARRANTY STAMP of the UNION DES FABRICANTS.
(1) A METAL SAL advertising CLETRAS.
CLETEAS
ja a MELISSA and MINT cordial
which surpasses all others by its
purety and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du Vin SAINT-RAPHAEL› Valence (Drôme-France), AGENTS:-CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co, HONGKONG.
་
70-1.
THÊ HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH, 1909.
FASHIONS AND FANCIES
AJ
INTERESTING ANCEDOTER.
ADVENTURES AND PERILS OF 1 Therefore, the fires get very hot in the summer,
A MEDICAL MISSIONARY.
and cools down later on. That is why the sumstols, anil holding before the animal's moutli
monat upon the backs of their ungainly mer sun is so lot."
Needless to Buy the explanations of then to grinter and greater speed until the aud of ahead of lettuce attached to a rod, urge them Mullah appeared to the andience as rational and the course is reached. lacid as mine was far fetched and incompre feasible."
Tortoises are the racehorses of the deep and BOYS WITH REVOLVERS IN SCHOOL,
en to fake special delight in exhibiting to great doal of educational work is under.often ravo vitli the steamers and launches, or man their marvellous speed. In Alaska they taken by missionarios like Dr. Pennell, much with one another. It is not at all unusual to of it among very unpromising material:--
"Once a Government civilian wrote asking stemmer or launch, time aiter time earl, app
see two of the, going al top speed, circle a hostel. The secount of him was not promising. The white mal Indian fishermen sourd the me to take a young ward of art into my ently trying its utmost to distance the other, as, though only, sixteen, he had been turned out cannery steamers become anch excited whett
sams are sometimes het où the reault, one of these speed contests is on, and large
SOME FORECASTS. One can usually glen few ideas as to ammer fashions from those prepared for the Immense sums are collected every year for Kivieru. Like advanced programses, the the sintesence of religious enterprises abroad, are subject to alterations: but still, they only those who are keenly interested in mis. show which way the wind blows, and as suchsionary work have anything more than a very are ratuable hints. It will probably be another hazy icon of the results that follow the expendi "white Romer," the rage for lingerie frocksture of the money. not yet having exhausted itself. This no one Of the strenuous labour, the perils of food. will regret; the trease in question are among hand-in-hand with stimulating-romance-of all and fire and sword, the daily hardships that go the prettiest of recent years, and the princess style bna giver, then additional dointiness. these inspiring things that lie hidden behind Broderie Anglaise will reign as bofore, striking the formidable figures of the missionary bilance the happy medium between simplicity and shunts of his country--the average citizen has alaboration, since it is not so frail as ince and perhaps no adequate iden at all. Bot so plain as untouched materisi.
PROBABLE COLOURS.
The late spring and early summer will almost certainly see a strong preferenco for that large range of colours which border ou rose and cop por, but are much more subdned. These carios and very beautiful shades are the reward of our increased knowledge of and liking for Oriental ombavideries; until the Japanese and Chinese robes wern utilized for opere elasks a couple of years ago wo seklom sun anything approaching their wonderful tinte in ordinary materials. Now ons van obtain anything, from mercerise muslin at six-three a yard. in the beautiful half- tones. In combining these successfully there is: make up for an ill-made druss.
Dr.
.T. L. Fennell's record of sixteen years close intercourse with the natives of the Indian what can be dono (and of what is being done in marches provides us with a briliant example of nearly all the dark quarters of the world by that animated the oarly disciples, one resolute man who is fired with the spirit
Afghan Frontier (Seeley and Co., 16s. net)- His book Among the Will Tribes of the will be eagerly read by those who are interested inmission work, and it can be warmly commond- oil, too, to those who merely delight in narra- tires of travel and adventure.
WANTED TO KILL HIM WHILST HE SLEPT.
of the schools
His family was of noble Afghan descent; bat, had been hereft of most of its male mem bere, owing to the wretched Woodfonds; and this boy was now the head of the funtly,
sponsible for him, saying that, as he had just
I then got a letter from the offer re mardered his younger brother, the hope of his schooling must be abandoned.
AN
have races with tart as this steals.
In Florida the turtle fishermen orcasionally
make hint a power for good instead of for evil. Wearing bathing costames, the contestants
Hoping to be able yet to save him and o
couple of loggerhead turtles, weighing vach - several hundred pounds, are generally selected. consented, and a day was appointed for his friends. Oraping the front part of thi as ho must by his position become one or thermount their stems, which are being held by admission. The day passed, but the bay did animal's upper shall with both hands, the con- not appear."
Ordinarily the animal would at once go to the soon as releast the turtle makes for the water. testants then give the signal tą lub go.
bottom but the rider present this by throwing the sume time palling the forward part up with his weight on the back surt f-the shell, and at is hands, which keeps the animal's head above the surface. It is easy to guide the animal, simply by pulling at the set in each side of the
fust time. The animinis onerally guidel land. In some of these contests the turtles cover serend miles, and do it ia terkably parallel to the bench, which allows spectators to Follow the race to the end.
Some of the indsters of the little Govern ment primary schools in the more remote parts lead very unenviablo lives, ericially if they their authority, and they are afraid to chastise them.
in art wo great that it can ren sometimes villago nero the border rather late at night. Ingpen to be Hindus. Their pupils often defy as it can be forced either to the right or left
SPRING HATS, · ·
Whether that remarkably hardy freak, the Merry Widow hat survives the repeated rumours of its death or not--and they are as frequerit us conjectures of Royal engagements eccentricity is by no means to be banished this spring. To be very up-to-date in headgear meshs to wear a curious arrangement rather like a tee sepan upside down, with a long brim bant closely down over the face, too. A
Once," says Dr. Pennell, I came to a There were namerous outlaws in the village, but the citief, under whose protection I placed my bed in the centre of six of his retainers, myself, took to tho procantion of putting fully simed, in a circle round me, one or two of who were to keep watch in turns.
sound asleep, and this was my safety because I I had lod a hard day's work and was soon was told in the morning that some of the more fanatical spirits had wanted to kill me in the night, but the others said. See, he has trastai
glass with a lotted revolver in his belt The "I have myself seen a boy allowed to sit in unwillingness of the master to enforce is authority is excusable,
TERRORISING THE SCHOOLMASTER, "On another occaion I came to a porsionally seen on Newumrket Houth, the scene In the eighteenth century.an.ord sight cru- Hindu` schoolmaster in a certain village who of many of the great English stuke races of the pauished a boy for playing strunut, and the owned by the sport losing nobleman of that was about to sei in his resignation. He had present thay, were the goose mees between birds and dared him to touch his son again.
for a large sun. of these birds, and a champion frequently, solid
twist of velvet where the sallerpan and the brihimself entirely to our protection, and because father had just been round withen. Jandel rifle | day., Great care was observed in the training
meet, with some burst of horizontal feathers or Food-on aigrette at one side, so sudilen that it positively makes one's heart beat to catch sight of it prepared, forms the trimming. The material may be very good straw, or finely tucked silk (an unprecedented dust-trap, this), it is, of ceura, merely the translation of the present marabout helmusta into spring materials; but, robbed of their feathery softness they took something like discarded scononical birds have built rather wayward pans in which
nextx.
7
DEVICES AGAINST WEATIMER.
or
Too long have women suffered the gribes of the superior male "He accusés us of taking more thought for par clothes in a week tlum he does it & Feat: and he puts it down to vanity. The first part of this propositions uncertain in the highest degree and the reson for the second is easily discoverable, Xantippa was the other day wrapped in a man's coat for an anexpected motor ride. It was not his motor-coat, only his shower. proof evercoat. It took Xuutippe, the whole. length of the ride to discover the possibilities of that cost. The wide cuffs were provided with fastenings which closed tightly round the wrist, preventing all cold airs from wandering of the arm. Inside the collar was a wondrous panoply of tabs, allowing for every possibly kind of semi, semi-demi. entire closing. The pockets also bad fasten ings. There were twls to hold the coat half together when it was worn, unbuttoned. It bad invisible packets, And so on. No wonder mon can afford to wear an air of anperiority, when their garmente nas so wonderfully devised But the up-to-date woman, who has demanded that she also shall have furnished, sts will all service (a privilege so long the property of the pampered bachelor), is also setting to work on ker clothes, and they really are becoming simpler and more practical. Various combina tion garments, gaiters and knickers in one, petticoats and corsets, &c., make outdoor pur euita more comfortable to the gotive woman, and snah devious as detachable linings to motor coats, and changeable petticout frills and sun- shade corers are also great conveniences. But good dressmakers still revel in hooks and oyes unconscionable extent; fifty hooks and eyes for the simplest blue sergo dress (not including the fearfal and wonderful placket- hole) is quite a moderate allowance! No wonder women have to think of their clothes!
to
THE "IMPORTANT EXTRAS.
The etceteras of dress are always important but they are more valuable than ever this year. The new embroidered stole provide a charming means of renovating old frock since all they require is that the gown beneath shall be of simple oat, and rather close-fitting. For day
no harm must be done to him in our village. ho trusts us he is slouping so soundly; therefore
Afghan life nad ebaruster:
Dr. Pennell paints for as a curions picture of
Afghaus in a house in the village of Peiwar, in On one occasion I was seated with some the Kurram Valley. Most of the houses were on either side of one long street running of the village, unil I noticed that soms little doors had been made from house to house all down the told that some time before a great faction fight street, and on inquiring the object of this I was
had been carried on.
One side of the street was in one faction, and the other side in the other faction, and they were always in ambush to fire at each other across the street,
The only way to get to the village supply of water was to go from house down to the bottom of the street, and in order to do this without exposure doors had been made, while by common cousout they had agreed not to shoot while getting their supplies from the stream at the bottom..
"My host went on to show me sundry holes in his door and in the wadon panels of the windows, which the bullets of his neighbours CTOR the street had penetrated, and said, It was behind that hole in the door there that my uncle was shot; that hole in the window w made by the bullet which killed my brother.
KILLING A HOLY MAN TO GET A SAINT. "Pointing to another Afghan who had come into the room and seated himself on the bed, he said. That is the man who shot my brother.
In Afghanistan the woman labour ander this hardship, that the men are nearly all cruel nud jealous to a degree in their desposition, and the severe conditions of life compel the woman among the lower sections of the community to labour very hard and continuously
water, cook the food, trud the children, keep the The wife has to grind the corn, fetch the house cloan-in fact, do sterying except shop ping.
of food required for the daily household The hashand will not only lay the articles consumption, out be will buy her dresses foo or, lost the material for the--and the lady must be content with his selection onil make her dresses at kone with what her lord is pleased to bring
114545
number of cases, many mare women than usen, "Every year in the mission hospital we get a where the sufferer Ja had the cut off by a clean cut with a knife, which some times enta away a portion of the upper lip as well.
the people centuries are elaborated an operation This being a very old mutilation in India, for the removal of the deformity, whereby a portion of the skin is brought lown, from the forehead and stitched on the raw surface where the nose hart been cut off, and we still as this operation. with certain modifications.
Two years ago u forbidding looking Afglun brought down his wife to the Bausu Mission Hospital. In a fit of jealousy he had cut off her nose. When he reflected in a couter moment" *On my remarking upon the peace and good that he had paid a good sum for her, and had will apparent at the present time he said, Yos, only injured his own property and kis domestic we are good friends now, because the debt is even happiness, he was sorry for it, and brought her on both sides. I have killed the same number to us to restore her pristine beauty. of his family:
fatalities on both sides, are added up, and After a faction fight of this kind the,
nemal operation, so I said to the husband that 1 REAUTY TREATMENT FOR AFGHANS, She had a low foreleul, unsuitable for the
if they can be found to be equal both sides feel did not think the result of the operations would that they can make peace without sacrificing be very satisfactory, but if he would pay the their fea4 (houour), and amicable relations are price I would purchase him an artificial Oe now resumed, it being thonght unnecessary to from England, which, if it did not make her as investigate who were the real instigators or handsome na before, would at any rate conecul murderers.
the deformity:
All Afghans are fanatically jealous in the parsuit of their religion, and their real is some- times as dangerous to ge-religiuists as it is to the Christian Evangelist:
It is related of a certain section of the Afridis that having been taunted by gnother tribe for not possessing a shrine of any holy man, they enticed a certain renowned eyyid to visit their country, and et. once despatched and barried his, and boast to this day of their assiduity in worshipping at his sepulchre...
Mullais to hold up to ridicule inexperienced It seems to be a favourite pursuit of the Christian missionaries. And young mission. versy, for Eastern ideas are cast in such a very aries are at a serious disadvantage in coutro different mould from. Western.
?
by
"How much will it cost said the Afghan,
About thirty rupees.
There was a silence; he was oridently rucked. conflicting sentiments,
about? Will you have it or no
Well, my man, what are you thinking
I was thinking this, air, he replied; You say it costs thirty rupees, and I could get a new wife for eighty rupees..
And this was said before the poor woman hereself, without anything to show that I had to say, however, that be ultimately decided to said anything out of the cotamon! I am glad have the original wife patched up, and paid the money.
***In a case where I procured a false nose for a umn the shop in England sent out a pale flet- Here is what happened to Dr. Fennell him-Obviously this had to be remedied, so I procured coloured nose, while his skin was dark olive!
WHAT THE MULLAH SAID.
or light frocks, they ura made embroidered linen or muslin, prepe de bine silk; for evening, in steel, or other embroidery on various nets. Crossing the shoulders in tands, they outline the yoke squarely, thence falling in abrasi plastron back and front nimest to the hem. They afford ample scope to the home embroiderer, and their minia idea can be adapted in a hundred ways. It is a*I do not suppose those padres know much, was dry, and was caught in a rainator. He good idea
edge them with a band of pain, said: 'Cau you tell me the colour of faith??ment on his arrival at his village, it came back but we will see. He then turned to me and was annoyed to find himself the.centre of merri. silk in a slightly deeper tone. They must not, Rather puzzled by the question, I asked that to me to complain. The nose was all streaky!" of course, have any fulness, anti must be very meant. He said: Why is it white, or slightly shaped to indicate the waist.
Dr Pennell's book contains a sympathetic introduction by Lord Roberts.
lf when he was once draggol into a discussion some walnut stain and gave him something not with a ullah of great local reputation. This very different from the colour of the rest of his Mullah desired to make a display of his own face. dialectic skill
Unfortunately he started off home before it:
HOME DAINTY ETCETERAS.
To wear with these there are higli yokes, with long, close-fitting sleeves, ou sale ready, male, In various lawns and nets thees are useful little garments, and come in under many of the pinatoro frocks now so popular. They still have very higif collara, with outstanding frills at the top, and the colors must still fit very closely Another convenient extra is the erêpe or silk scarf, fringed with silk, and capobia of being draped about the bodice or skirt in a number of ways, all dominated by the classio ides Now is the time for owners of old Indian and Chinem shawls to show their possession to the greatest advantage..."
1
green, or red, or what colourf
I replied that as an abstract idea it did not
the quality of colour
it is? Is it ronuil or square or what?' only in "Mullah: Then can you tell me what shape abstract quality.
Mullah: It is evident that he does not know much about theology, seeing he cannot answer euch simple questions as tire colour and
hape of faith.
Mahommedans ascribed such concrete qualities At this time I did not know that the to abstract religious ideas.
astronomiy?
Mullah: Do you know anything about
"I thought that here, at least, my knowledge. might not be far inferior to tlust of this Mullah, and said:
NET AND FULLE DE LUXE Silver and gold nets are now being largely used, not only for afternoon and evening gowns of a ceremonious character, but on quite simply that subject. shaped blouses Smart luncheon slips are made
Yes, I think I can answer any question 'on Allah Tell me, then, what becomes of
ME SINGULAR CONTEST":
SPORT IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
New York imported several of the famous fight
A few year ago a well-known sportsman of ing fishes of Siam, in order to furnish sport for. his friends, the natives of Siam devote called plakat. The intereset in the fights (writes care to the cultivation of these fishes, which are'
great
is so great that the heence to exhibit them Mr. J. N. Cobb in the New York Tribune")
King of Sininho Siamese are inveterate briugs a considerable annual revenue to the gamblers, and stake large sums on these con
tests,
For some time before a contest the fishes urė in the finest gold or silver net,, tucked over a the sun when it sinks below the horizon every increase their naturally pugnacious dispus tud, among other things with the larres of mos quitous or other aquatic insects: which seems to chiffon lining the show some wonderful brening? combinations of gold and red, silver and black "I then proceeded to simple and lucid an placed in a large glass bottle. It is curious to tions. When ready for a contest two fishes are wovon together, or silver or gold stripes on net. explanation as I could of the revolution note each fish's attitude when it becomes awar Silver and blue, "gr" gold and green, are ex of the earth on its axis, but conid soo traordinarily effective, and the auxiliary colour from the looks and ejaculations of the Swelling with rage and prido, they circle round of its adversary's presence in the battle. should be only slightly emphasised in a tiny bow audience that they thought the idea rather and round the surrow space, pretending not to or piping; otherwise it will lock overdone.
mad one. The Mullah himself made no effort notice one another, ustil suddenly one fish makes BREAKFAST FROCES A LA FRANCABE.
so conceal his contempt, and said, That, then, Charming lingerie morning gowns are making it all you know about it?” their way among us, although we have for
A little nettled I said, 'Well, what exple many years refused to follow the example of nation do you give? France in this matter; perhaps because most of the earth. The sun passes down there every bril racing. These contests are largely attended
We all know that, the tired of hell are under. the designs offered here have been "dressing.
A form of sport very popular in Burmah is gowns, and the Englishwoman has a horror of night, and therefore comes up blazing hot in by the natives, who bet considerable sums of appearing levenly. But it seems likely that the morning.
is
"
the pretty compromises now attainable sy I rather had my breath taken away by his work a change. The skirt is closed, the gown being slipped over the head. The bodice art is daintily trimmed with broderia the elbow seoses are tied in with ribbon, and the whole thing is drawn in at the waist with ribbon, Nothing could be simpler nor daintier. The skirt is merely finished with two or three broad tucks-X AND Z. in the Globe..
a savage dart at the other. Liting its fins and the referee sees that the issue is no longer in body. The fight is then on, and continues until doubt, when the contest is stopped.
money on the result. A native sportsman who
owns one of these bulls values it at twəlve explanation, which met with ejaculations of approbation from the men around me, and I thousand dollars, and it isuid to bring in in 1 annual income of from five thousand to incautiously asked the Mullah if he could or-
saren thousand dollara, plain the seasons.
Mullah (turning to the people): It is vi- to he found several specimens of giant tortoises In Hagenbeck's famous zoo in Hamburg are dent that I shall have to teach him everything from the Galapagos Islands. These sonators from the beginning.
It is in the spring that the devil weigh several hundred pounds each, and hate makes up his fires, and piles on the firewood, youngsters utilise thom in races. The riders become quite tame. Frequently the German
To me.
America is to be formal a very large duck, which Around the southern extremity of South
racehorse," over to a penliar habit it has of bears the common name of steaner dnek' or
loses its power of fight when it reaches tuntu- rowing itself along at great speed. This is said
rity. These tucks are very common, and when to be due to the rotarkable fact that the birl
what looked like races between some of these used to derita groot pleuve from witnessing udent was rounding South merica the sailors
dicks, and large suras ave said to have bee waggered on the res,.
'SELF CURE NO FICTION! MARVEL UPON MARVELI 憋
NO SUFFERER
NEED NOW DESPAIR, but without running a doctor's bill or falling into the deep ditch of quackery, may safely, speedily ard economically cure himself without the know ledge of a second party. Bythe introduction of- THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY
THERAPION
complete revolution has been wrungght in aide- parlentofmedical science, while thousands have Gran restored to health and happiness who for years gueviously had been merely dragging oul a miserable cuistence,
THERAPION No. 1-A Sovereign
Remedy for discharges, superanding injec tum, ite of which does irreparable barm by laving the foundation of arkhure and day- serious diseaIES.
HERAPION, No. 2-* Söverslin
Remedy for primary and secondary skin eruptions, ulcerations, pains and weillage of the joints, and all those complaints which mercury and espaille popularly but erroneously. Hipposed to cure. This preparation parifica iba- whale system through the blood and thoroughly eliminates all poisonous matter from the body. THERAPION No. 3-A overal
Remedy for debility, nervousness, impaired vitality, sleepicasness, distaste and incapacity for business or pleasure, love of solitude, blashing, indigration, pains is the back and head, and all disorders saulting from dissipation, early sa cesses, bc, which theficulty supervstently ignore, base so innotent is cure or even rellere. ***HERAPION is soldbypris:ipalChem'n
broughout the world. Pricein England and In ordering, state which of the three numbers required, and observe that the word THERAPION appear on British Government Stamp (white fitters on a red ground! affised 10 every package by order of His Bajerty's Han Commissioners, and without which it is a forgery.
Hold by all principal Chemiste
SAVARESSE'S SANDAL CAPSULES
Efficacious because absolutely pure Englis directions All Chemists
Mol made of gelatine
Insist on SAVARESSES
SANTAL MIDY
S}
These tiny Capsules -superior to Copaiba, Cubebs, and Injections-cure
the same diseases as these drugs in forty-eight hours without inconvenience.
MIDY
Nach Capela benze the autose
FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, :-
GRIMAULT'S
SYRUP
OF HYPO-PHOSPHITE OF LIME. Prescribed is France for the last 30 years. It retains Its reputation for CONSUMPTION, OBSTINATE COVOHS, COLDS, DISEASES 05 LONGs, and BRONCHIAL TUBES,
THE CHEST,
KEATING'S
POWDER
KILLS
BUGS FLEAS MOTHS BEETLES,
TINS & BOTTLES ONLY.
122-2-6
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.