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The month should be opened on three ocessions only.

1. When you have something elever or beautiful to tay.

2. When you wish to eat, drink, or breathe something wholesome.

3 When you use Odol, the World's dentifrice.

LITTLE STORIES OF THE DAY.

LABIT AID JOAN OF ARO.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH, 1913.

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I once was the owner of a theatre, and I was perpitually at war with authors and actors who wanted me to ruin myself on the altar of high art. I produced piece of Tom Taylor's, called "Joan of Arc, in which Mrs. Rousby was Joan. Joan was finally taken up to heaven, and received by angels. I insisted on first burning her

I never,"

said Mr. Tay- Jor, will allow my drame to be thus degraded. Well," I said, "I have spent several thousand pounds on scenery and dresses of this play, and I don't want to lose my money, so I must bura Mrs. Rousby." [104-40

"I won't write word of the dialogun," he said. "I don't want any dialogue." I replied. "Joan shall be bound to the stake, her arms above her head, faggots at her feet, and she shall be enveloped in chemical flamos; there shall be a crowd, and it shall groan and moan." In vain he protested. Mrs. Ronsby was nightly burned before ber journey heavenward, I don't know whe ther it was artistic, but it was so effective and realistic that half London (to my profit) came to see it. From Truth

Labby Reprinted" (November 10th, 1887).

The Voice of the Physician.

·"Plasmon Oats is an ideal one-dish meal, rich in all that goes to make bona and munola and "brain and maintain these in a vigorous condition.”

31.77.

ANALYSIS CANNOT LIE and Analysis proves that

PLASMON OATS

are

Scotland's

Best-Enormously

increased in food value by the addition

of Plasmon."--Lancet.

PORRIDGE IN PERFEOTION.

6 minutan' balling anty.

PLASMONised by the ROYAL FAMILY

[PLASMON LTD, London, England.

BEHIND THE PAN,

T

A rich woman is the noblest work of God. Of two men, the weaker will get all the love. And he needs it

A blushing man is usually a glutton for compliment.

it.

Eve bit into the apple. Adam finished

A faint heart amuses a fair lady.

Give me a gardon. The rest of the world can be yours.

"Each man killa the thing he loves". -if it will let him.

Nothing frightens a man so much as

a woman who won't cry,

Some people can never believe that a

Famished dimpled hand has a thump in it.

Hair Cells

Hate failure i clue to sturved roots and cells,

ới thuz letion of hot tubica vanish if you 1-14 th stone uovery ill strike at the pha

-you must go might to the neart at the trouble. What the grey, wagathing, dropang bairt

call for

to an cdcquate: food-a: rest: nutriment. ROWLANDS MYASSAR OIL 'rives an Immedide noy vitality so the feeble mots and the "feeding” cells beneath them. It produces A soft, silky sheen and teziore; a fall, luxuriant growth, flating a true Batural hair-enlik Softly perfumed with Olin of Reses. Supplied in Gold Ti ise fale hair.

ROWLAND'S Macassar Oil!

is sold by Siores, Chemists, and ROWLANDS, 67, Hallon Garden, London

Avaid cheap imitations with the same.

“ir similar name.

HARTIN'S

A BOGRES DAMMÁN DIT MIXZzredularities, Kompreenda DI LAGUN SÍReyi kan syboz ta Fila in das BoomA, NO GARNDO

Send Ron may be adzeltisidend. Thess who mar Bakkan ungarsand, sham, Depoe Shelresor VESTOR CILÁG, KI OROMINA KIA Staron ons D Bestörekith the Varič, in poni Krən 6/m%

MAKTIN'?

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MY WORD!

KEATINGS

FLEAS BEETLES MOTHS

PREPARED BY A PHYSICIAN.

Recommended by the Medical Profession.

The best, safest and perfectly harmless treatment for dyspepsia and diseases of the stomach and intestines is prepared and presented to the public by Satz de Carlos, a physician, surgeonand pharma- ceutist of undoubted standing and highest repute. This remedy,

STOMALIX

gives prombt relief in all cases of disorder and Disease of the digestive functiaux, provided there he no incurable organic deterioration.

Physicians who have prescribed Stomplir as the sole medicine for their patients în dyspepsia and other exomach troubles, report that cases of thiny yous“ sanding kaw asadily pickled w This patenk

Stomaliz makes z kraliky stomach, capable of performing its work anaited. It is not a mere Stimlaut, plunging the patient into the hervare of

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Stomatix is beneficient in its action, Jelieving pain, and toning the emire system-it is good for the youthful and the agad. It corrects the gil meats of children,

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Irene Osgood in The Antidote.

STYMIED.

Golfer (to caddie): "I say, caddio, what's wrong with the gentleman in front 7"

Caddie: "You mean the gentleman'na the groen?"

Golfer: "Yes."

Caddie: "He's stymied, sir. Golfer: "Stymied! I noticed he had a most peculiar manner with him at lunch time:"The World of Golf.

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PRESENCE OF MIND.

SPORTSMAN'E NARROW ESCAPE FROM AN KLEPHANT.

Pat applied at the wharf for work as stevedore. He was only four and a half feet in height, and the boss was dubious, We to loading 3001b. anvils into that steamer," said he, "and a little runt like yourself couldn't handle 'em." Try me, maid Pat. And the boss put him to work. Pat hustled the anvils aboard all right. The cargo was nearly all stowed in the hold when the boss heard a splash. He ran to the rail and, look ing over, saw Pat struggling in the water, "Throw me a rope he yelled, as he went under. He came up, called for a ropo and went under again. Again he severe wound. rose to the surface. "If you don't throw me a rope," he sputtered angrily, I'm going to drop this anvil"-Argonaw',

SCOTS REFLY.

THE BOARD OF TRADE AND LIFE- SAVING AT SEA.

INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING NEW BUOYANT SEATS,

The Marino Department of the Board of Trade has issued the following instruc tions to surveyora :~.

The attention of the Board of Trade has been called to the fact that some difficulty is being experienced in obtaining a sufficient supply of buoyant apparatus in order to comply with the revised rules relating to life-saving appliances, which come into force on March 1.

ather Falmer&&

The Wine Merchany of the last

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

“SQUARE BOTTLE ”

WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER 150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN

OF

1745. BEWARE

IMITATIONS. SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG

LANE! CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from Azz Work MimozaNTI,

#

(74

RIGAUD'S

KANANGA

OF JAPAN

TOILET WATER

علا

Bawtre

of Imitations,

RIGAUD & C

PERFUMERS

8, rue. Vivienne, A Faria-France

BANKS

125-6

Inquiries with regard to the most suit- able types of buoyant deck seats are now being made by the Boats and Davita Com- mittee. Surveyors should therefore report to the Board particulars of any types of single buoyant deck souts that may be submitted before approving them. This report should state the angle to which the buoyant apparatus heels when floating INTERNATIONAL BANKING with (n) 16, (b) 64lb., suspended on one side of the apparatus from a life-line attached to the part above water.

Capt, C, H. Stigand, the well-known big game sportsman and author of several books on African sport, travel and natural history, has recovered his health after what must have been a very narrow escape from death, this time in an adventure with an elephant. Capt. Stigand, who holds an official position in the Lado Enclave, on the upper watera of the White Nile, was not, as a matter of fact, shoot ing at the time the accident happened.

Hearing a report of an elephant which had been troubling the natives, he went to investigate matters. The elephant at once went for him, knocked him down, and drove one of its tusks through the fleshy part of the thigh, inflicting a very Capt. Stigand caught hold of the other tuak and the elephant then laid hold of him with its trunk and threw him some twenty yards away. The animal, thrusting out both its ears like The Government's Scottish Whip, the sails, now made for the prostrate man ever cheerful Mr. Gulland, gave a reply again. Capt. Stigand, however, knowing the other night which would make a it was his only chance, lay perfectly still diplomatist green with envy. It was dur and the elephant, after another short ing the all-night sitting, when nearly advance, suddenly turned off and quitted everybody was wanting to get home to the place. It is surmised, says The Field, bed, and a Liberal M.P., more aule that the beast had been previously wound-ably practicable for a shipowner to com- than awake, hailed him with "Is this going on much longer the query.ed by a native gunner.

This is the third occasion on which this one of those silly questions with which well-known sportsman has been nearly Whips are for ever being bombarded, for, killed in encounters with African game, needless to say, to one could answer it. Mr. Gulland, however, was equal to the occasion; "I think," he said we're getting nearer to the end." The sleepy legislator muttered: "And

a good job, too"--and passed on, quite reassured by an answer that would never have decaived a Scotsman, --- An M.P. in London Opinion,

EFFICACY OF SEHMON.

It was

CORPORATION.

In the meantime, in cases in which the HEAD OFFTOB: 60; Wall Street, Now Yozk Board are satisfied that it is not reason- LONDON OFrom 36, Bishopsgaco, E., ply with the new rules except by the provision of buoyant deck seats of the ordinary single type, they will be prepared, as a temporary measure, to exercise the powers conferred by General Rule 2 of the new Life-saving Appliances Rules by accepting lifejackets and life. buoys in lion of additional buoyant deck seats of this type as follows:

Some years ago, in East Africa, while shooting at night he wounded a lion, and as dawn approached left his place of con. calment and went up to the beast, think- ing it dead or incapable of active, re- sistance. The lion seized him, and a life (a) For each additional single deck and death struggle casued. Capt. Stigand sent which it is necessary to add to the is a very powerful man, and managed, existing equipment of a ship in order to after being severely mauled, to free him comply with the Rules, there may in such self from the brute's grasp, and get away. enses be substituted additional lifebuoys A circuit cider whose horse had gone He suffered very severe injuries to one of or lifejackets, in the proportion of ten lame, dismounted and proceeded across & his arms, however, and but for the lifebuoys or 15 lifejackets for every tex Missouri pasture on foot. An angry bull, fortunate fact that some of the lion's teeth. sighting the pedestrian, took after him, had been knocked out by a bullet, would Persons for whom the deck seat is suffi. whereas the preacher fled for his life to probably have lost the limb or his life, eient. the protecting Branches of a sturdy oak. His second serious encounter was with a For an hour the bull pawed and snorted black rhinoceros in North-West Rhodesia. under the tree. Finally the man of cloth In this case the beast charged him, caught lifted his voice in prayer, but this seemed him fairly in front, and tossed him, in- to irritate the animal. Finally, in deflicting a very severe wound. Few sports spair, the unfortunate minister began his men have had narrower escapes, not even next Sunday's sermon, whereat the bull well or Selous, both of whom ex lay quietly down ander the tree and went perienced some extraordinary adventures to sleep. The circuit rider then sliduring their South African hunting cautiously down the trunk and escaped, convinord of the efficacy of his sermon. (Judge)

LITTLE HUMORISTS.

Each afternoon, on the reassembling of. school a class had been accustomed to sing a short hyme or "grace" commenc ing with the line:-

In

Weak and sinful though wo be. On a new, up to date mistress being appointed to the class she soon noticed that some of the children did not sing the words of this line distinctly. businesslike fashion, she at once went into the matter, and found out that nearly half the class were innocently rendering the line as :--

to

We can sing, full though we be. On teacher asking children reproduce the New Testament narrative containing the phrase, whose image and superscription," one girl wrote:-

And Christ took up the penny and said to them, "Whose is this miserable subscription?" and.

answered

"Cuesher's."

Teacher: What is your father 7 Child: When he's in work he's a brick- layer; but when he's out he's a tectoller ! (H. J. Barker's Littlo Humorists at School)

Beetham's

Make the Bk BOFT AS VELVET, and keeps it SOFT, SMOOTH and WNITE ∙alf the year round

Remors and prevents Roughness, --- Redzuan, Initation, Tas, etc.-n COOLING AND REFRESHING DURING THE SUMMER HEAT

M. BERTHAM & SON, CHELTENHAM 1. EBOLAND

his wound; he has made a good recovery. careers. Capt. Stigand is still lame from however, sad returns in a few months to his duties in the Lado. Enclave.

MOTHER

(6) These lifebuoys and lifejackets' are in addition to the lifebuoys and life. jackets which are required by the terms: of the new Rules, and they must be distributed in suitable places on the deck of the vessel so as to be readily accessible. to passengers..

This arrangement may be withdrawn at any time after March 1, 1915, provided 12 Surveyors are requested to bring this months' notice has previously been given. instruction to the notice of shipowners and others interested.

Seigel's Syrup

Mother Seigel's Syrap is popular all over the World as a remedy for stomach and liver troubles. It banishes and pre- vents indigestion, biliousness, constipation, headaches, nervous depression, autemnia, and general debility, Mother Seigel's Syrup is composed of certain roots, barks, and leaves which have a gentle stimulating and tonic effect on the stomach, liver and bowels. When your stomach and liver are out of order, when you feel weary and depressed, when one or more of the distress. ing symptoms of dyspepsia threaten to deprive you of health and happiness, take Mother Seigel's Syrup dally after meals.

Mrs. A. M. Rose, of $7, Fountain Lane, Durban, Natal, writes on September 10th, 1912: "I have used Mother

Seigel's Syrup as a family mediclos, and found

it invaluable for indigestion, constipation, and

liver troubles. Every mother

ought to keep it in the

home nowadays.'

PREVENTS and CURES

Biliousness, Constipation

Headaches, Giddiness.

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BRANCH 29:-

Bombay

Kobe

Calentts

Manila

Mexioó

Panama

Peking

Canton

Cebu Colon Empire Hengkong Hankow

San Francisco Shanghai Tokohama

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

*

terms.

$7,060,000 equal £1,450.003 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING CURRENT ACCOUNTS opared on the nosal

BUSINESS transacted.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fired for one year at 4 per cent. per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascer tained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC TANCES made. LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cition in the World. BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CEEDIT are available all over, thị Werla. COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Stecks and

*Insned.

THE

REMIT

Shares affected. TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and osshed.

GEORGE HOGG, Manager. 9, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1912.

TH

220

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA;

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARZER, 1863. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

PAID UP CAPITAL

RESERVE FUND....

RESIEVE LIABILITY DP

PROPRIETORS...

£1,200,000

*...£1,650,000

***£1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

B and Gen Banking business tannesoted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

-WM. DICKSON

Manager,

Hongkong, 12th April, 1912

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the above Bank is con- ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 34 per cent. per annum.

Depositors may infer at their option balanco $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOST at 4 per cent. per annum.

For the HorGRONG AND HBANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. N. J. STABB

Chief Manager Hongkong, lat July, 1911.

NEDER

BANKS

TEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE

HANDELSBANK. NETERELANDS INDIA COMMREIDAK BANK),

ESTABLISHED 1663.

Authorized Capital FL 15,000,000 (£1,250,000) Paid op

Capital F. 14,905,350 (£1,242,113) Roservo Fund Fl. 5,022,161,27 (£418,513)

HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY BATAVIA.

LONDON BANKERS

THE WILLIAMS Deacons Han, SWISS BAREVHASIN,

BRANCHES AND AGENTS all over the World.

THE BANK anasota etary description of Banking and Exchange business, repaired money in Current Account at the rate of 3 per cent per anaam on Daily balancer. Rates on Fired Deposit can be sanartained en application,

E. J. H. VAN DELDEN, Acting Manager, No, 8, Des Voeux Road Contral. Hongkong, 5th February, 1913.

HONGKONG

AND

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL RESHAVE FUNDS 2000

[21

SHANGHAI

£15,000,000

STERLING

£1,500,000 at 2/515,000,000

SILVER

$17,200,000

$32,200,000

RESERVE LIABLE OF PROP'TOR$15,000,000

COUET OF DIEMŪKIRA.

FH. ARMSTRONG, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. O. H. Boas-Deputy Chairman.

E. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. Friesland, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq. G. E. Laurons, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L.Pattandon, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. Shollim. H.A. Bleks, Beq.

CHYRY MANAGDE › Hongkong N, J. SZABB,

ACTING MANAGES:

Shanghai-A. G. Srarios.

LONDON BANERES I

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED,

HONGKONG-INTEREST ÁLLOWED, On Current Account at the rate of Two per bent. per annum on the Daily Balance

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

for 3 months, 2 per cent, per Annum. For 6 months, 3 per cent, per Arum. For 12 months, 4 per cont. per Annum,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager, [18

Hongkong, 24th February, 1913.

THE

SPECIF BANK LIMITED.

YOKOHAMA

AUTHORISED CAPITAL......Yen 49,000,000- PAID-UP CAPITAL Yen 30,000,000 RESERVE FUSE...........Yen 17,850,000

HEAD OFFICE=YOKOHAMA. Branebes and Agencies at

Liao-Yang Rrajun

Antrag Helen

Calcutts

Hambay

Changchun

Dairen (Dalny)

London

(Port Arthur

San Frazdje

Lyons Shanghai

Nagasaki Tehling

FengHon (Mulden) Nowohwang Tientein

Hankow

New York Tokyo

Harbin

Osaka

Honolulu

Palin

Kobe

INTMEEST ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS -Deposite received for fixed periods në rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager.

[443

Hongkong, 11th January, 1913.

THE MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... SUBSCRIBED

PAID UP

BASELVE FUND

20

W

£1,500,000

1,125,000

662,000

365,000

HEAD OFFICM: 40, Threadneedle Street, LONDON, E.C.

BEANCHES:

Kandy, Galle

Singapore.

Bombay,

Calentia

Howrah,

Delhi,

Penang.

Madras.

Kots Fabra, Kelantan.

Karachi.

Kangoon,

Colombo,

Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Hongkong.

Bhanghai,

AGENTA IN JAPAN I

Mears. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. LÆÐ.

BANKERE:

BANK OF England.

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, ITD. Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Stooks, and Shares bought and sold on account of Constituents. Letters of Credit granted an Agents and Correspondents all over the world,

INTEREST allowed on Current Abocanta 41- 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

F. C. MACDONALD, Manager. Hongkong, 7th September, 1912

909

BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (INCOSFORATED BY Semotal ImFREIAL CHARTER).

Capital

............................. Yen 10,000,000 Capital Subscribed (paid up)...Yam 6,250,000 Reserva Fund Tan 2,620,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAITER, FORMODA

BRANCHES AND AouncinS):

Swatow

Kobe

Tainan

Trenul

Nagasaki Tokyo

Amoy Anping Canton

Foochow

Osaka

Koaling

Shanghai

Yakobarts

HONGKONG OFFICE..

3, Des Youx BoAD. Interest allowed an Coment Aconte Depcsite received on terms which may be had on application.

K. TSUDZURABARA, Manager. Hongkong, lat May, 1913