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SERVICES "CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

CONSUINEES of argo from DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, HAVRE, BORDEAUX and COGNAC, in connection with show Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the excention of Opium, Treneurs and Valuables are being landed and stared at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong- Kowloon Wharf al fiodown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whance delivery may be obtained immediately after landing

Optidual Cargo will be forwarded on unles Intinuation is received from the Consignes before Nors. To pay requesting "it to le

of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersign. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 11th iustani,

Noon, will be subject

to Rent and Landing Charges,

All Chains must be sent in to me on or before the 18th instant. or they will not

be

recognized.

All tumagal packages will be examined on Thursday, the 10th stant, at 10 am.. by Messrs. Goldard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

B. RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent

Hongkong, 4th July, 1924.

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S.S. AMAZONE"

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGENIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE,

.&C..

aru

Tooth Brush

Scientifically constructed to thor. oughly clean the feeth. The tufted bristles reach into every little nook and crevice. Made in 3 textures of bristles and 3 sizės. The world's best tooth brush.

CUTICURA

Promotes Skin Purity And Beauty

Daily use of the Scap keeps the skin fresh, smooth and clear, while touches of the Ointment now and then prevent little skin troubles Ne- coming serious. They are ideal for the toilet, as is also Cuticura Tal- cum for powdering and perfuming. British Deporshid throughout the F. Bewbery Hona 34%, CLTerzası Bɔ, Landen, z, d'2 2005 Try our naw Sharing Stick.

Ross. Ointment,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 10TH, 1924

TO LET AT WEIHAIWEI. Co do Let at present

YOMFORTABLY Furnished EOOMS with

Appiy

K. NIVEN,

WEIHAIWEL

8421

TO LET.

DREMISES the GROUND FLOOR BUILDINGS,

MONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL LES, COLOMBO, SAIGON, in connection with shore Steamer hemby informed that their Goods

with PREM ALEXANDRA the exception of Opim Tree and Valuables are leg index and store at CHATER BOAD, formerly occupied by THE their risk into the fiolawas of the Hongkong CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LT Immediate aad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.," Kowloon, whence delivery mayo at Occupation: Moderate Rental

immediately

after landing.

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Bill of Lading will be countersigned hy the Undersign Coods remaining unclaimed after the 14th instant, at Noos, will be subject to rent and landing charges,

All Chains must be sent in to me on or before the 17th instant, or they will not be recognized,

.

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damagal packages will be examined on Saturday, the 12th instant, at 10 am. by Mesir, Goddard & Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been elected

E. RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent.

Hongkong, 7th July, 1924,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

9727

Apply-

SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.

TO LET.

TEW and Aify Office ROOMS on GROUND NW HAN FLOOR, 5, DUDDELE STLERY Can be used as Bank, Commercial or Motor Car Offices. Rent Moderate ̈ ̈

Apply SUNG TẠI,

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Queen Street.

WANTED..

WIVES DIVORCED. FOR

WASTE.

UNTAMABLE BEAUTIES OF

ASSYRIA.

The position of women, and the laws relating to marriage in Babylon 2100 years B.C form the subject of an interesting article by Sir Flinders Petrie in Ancient Haupt, the publiention of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt.

VISITORS AT HOTELS

HusaRose HOTEL

Miss H. "Thompson MeS, P. Ligh

Argent Mr Ljubl

Mr M. Amanıl MrW. H. Batchelor

Mr R. C W. Bahreml

N

E R. Belilion R. J. Birbeck L. T. Blackburn: Mr. Blumentha! Mr W. H. Rourn For the first time it is possible to com Baron Bimeta pare the marriage laws of the Baby MPA, W. Graham lonians, the Assyrinns, and the Hittites,

Brown owing to the triumph of Dr. Hrozny, who, ate then Wen with the financial help of the Czecho- ir D. R. Davies. Slovakian Government, has succeeded iura 1.31. Davis reading and publishing hundreds of clay Mr M. Devet tablets written in the scarcely known Mr Dik Zan Ling Hittite language.

Mr B. A. Dorin Mr & Mrs W. A. R.

Med. L. Durand Mr & Mrs Fitzroy Mr G. P. Gardner Dr. R. E. Gil

The Assyrians had great trouble with "the unruliness of the married, women,

writes Sir Flinders Petrie, Theft from the house and gadding to friends, were severely punished. If a wife stofe from house value over five manns of lead her husband had to restare it, and crop her ears: if he would not, then the owner of the goods cropped her nose..

Any one leading to a married woman was to be thrown into the river, bat not bound; if he got out, he was further tu be punished, as the husband punished the Woman, If a wife went to see another woman in a distant house, without the

Douglas

Golbeamilt d. M. Gomes

Moalborn

M

Mr & Mrs d. Gonkt Mr 1. A. Gonion Mr L. Granset Mir H. W. Greg Mr Jehu Scott Harston Mr & Mrs C. B.

Mr Colbourne Lifth.

Mr Longaul Me K. Lachs

Mr. Marklin

Mr R. Mason

Miss Murst

Mr G, H. Mitchell Mr ('. H. Mr K. S. Mouth Capt. M. Moralls Dr. J. Morrison Mr R. Morton

H, Montagu

Mrs. Molt

Mrs J. D. F. Muhler

Mr & Mrs W. S..

Mundochi

Mr G. Mavitano Dr. Th. Nage Mrs Olliver

Mr C. L. Oswali Mr. Mrs R. J. Parson- Mr & Mr

H. teamman

AirA. Q. Pedersen

Mr J. M. Poivat

Mr M.J. Quist Menor Loy ant

daughter

Roberta

Mr & Mrs W

Mr M. Routha Mr. H. Rown Mr Schwido

*Afed. Roses Smith

Res. E. Th. Snuggs

owner knowing, he yet had to pay three | M, E. Hansermond UNE Score

and a half talents of lend, and her ears were cropped.

If he did know of it he had to pay triple, and if he disputed be was thrown into the river. If a husband found his wife with another man, he was at liberty to kill or mutilate, them both.

* A senld or reviler was to be separated from her husband and children."

ifa minn Inid his hand on a wont be lost a finger, and if he kisses her his lower lip was ent of.".

· LAW COURTY.

The Assyrian law courts provided for all difficulties,

|

Mr P. J. van Hecke Mr&Mrs Honle Mr J. D. Humphreys Mr&Mrs P. W. His Mr M, Jencks

astice & Mrs E

Figley Johnson

Mr S. J. Johnston

Mr W. D. Kudri

Mr & Mrs E. A. King

象

some

Mr D. F.Kingsley

Mr Kuo Vhing Ynan

Mr & Mrs S. 1, 2

Mr Home Fatask

Mr H.

Mr H. K. Start Mr LA. Tobias Mr('. Howard Tripp Mr. R Wadeson Mr W. J. B. Waite Mr. Walch

Mr & Mrs. Watts Mr E

Whittaker Air & 3

Mr Work?

Mr A. Woolfonl

Mr H.. Woodger MrJ. F. Wright

Mr H. C. Young

By Hotel

If a married man "way | Mr & Mrs C Lauritsen - Mr J. 1. Wynberg living in his father-in-law's house, and his wife died he had the right to pick one of her sisters and marry her on the same dowry.

account

Bardise

Mrs G. M. Bailey Divorce was for various causes, bat Mr & Mrs M. Bayer always for a defect in the wife. In Baby Mr & Mrs Hiter lon a wasteful wife could be called to Miss T. A. Blair

liefore the authorities and Mr A. Brostell divorced. If the husband did not divorce M L Davenport her she had the option of becoming t

Brown servant to a second wife. An invalid wife. V. Carryer had the "sane tragic option, or she contr&Mr Chub take her marriage portion and go bome Prof. & Ms W

Mis. R. Frechville to her father.

The stern Assyrians were very particu- lar about the veiling of women. All mar ried women and their attendants had to appear to public veiled. Priestesses were also veiled if they were married, but otherwise had the head bare.

All slaves and concabines had to go unveiled, and if one was caught in a veil the person who detected the imposture had to take the woman to the palace gates, where he was given her clothes. while she received fifty blows and had Asphalt poured on her bead.

BAED LABOUR.

If any one saw her veiled and did not urnounce her he received fifty blows, his arms and clothes

his cars were cut, and he was given a month's hard labour!

If a man married a concubine she was veiled. Her husband, standing beforr five"

or six witnesses, took a veil and, placing it over her head, said: This 15 y wife

Mr&Mrs W. H. Gal

Prechville

Miss Gear:

Mr & Mrs 1. H. Geure Mr P. M.

PLAX Mr W. Apstrang 2r & Mrs. A.

Arthur Miss E. R. Bailey. Mr R. K. Barn-tt Mr V.Benjam Capt, H. D. Benett Mrs S.

•MMD therwitz

4.).

Birl Mr J. Wenny Mr A. 6. J. Bowker Brameld Br 3. J. Bren Col. C. Russell Brown

P. W. Bro Mist Bustanl 1. B. Clark Ma C.

HR. Uleland

Brown

"

Messrs A, &

NYK

SAILINGS SUKELT TO ALTERATION.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER vin Shanghai, Japan ports Through Bills of Lading issued to all Overland common Points in U.S.A. and Canada. Through passage rates to Europe vis America 0.1405, 0.3420, G.1440 IYO MARU (Direct Nagasaki)

Saturday, 19th July, all am. Saturday, 30th Ang

YOKOHAMA MARU....

MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, &e."

FUSBIMI MARD

HAKOZAKI MARD

Wednesday, 18th July, at 11am. Wednesday, 30th July

HAMBURG via LONDON & ROTTERDAM.

DURBAN MARU

Monday 18th Aug..........

LIVERPOOL via MARSEILLES & VALENCIA.

TATSUNO MARU

Second half Aug..

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, &c.

YOSHINO MARU

AKI MARU..

Wertuesday, 16th July, at I am. Wednesday, 13th Aug,

Monday,

?

4tb Aug.

NEW YORK & BOSTON sin PANAMA.

TAKETOTO MARU

BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town.

ד'

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

KAMAKURA MARU

AWA MARU.

MORIOKA MARD

MOJI MARU...

OSAKA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

AKI MARD

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

AKITA MARU (Omitting Shanghai) WAKASA MARU

KITANO MARU

For further information, apply to-

Thursday, 48th Aug.

-

Thursday,

10th July

Tuesday,

Such July

Friday,

16th July

Wednesday, 30th July

Thursday, 17th July

Thursday, 30th July Tuesday,

10th July Wedabad-y. 16th July

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Talephone: Central Nos, 292, 293 & 2122.

Y. YAMAMOTO, Minager."

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION

Jasmith LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWEEP-vin Singapore..

Mrti, H. Lynott

Mr & Mrs E. Lal

Mr T. A. Mager

Mr & Mrs Matthew.

Miss C. N. Mörrison Mr N. Parker

Lat. E Refell Mr & Mrs Besigners

and children

Stewart

Mr. G. Shank Mr & Mrs D. G.

Mr M Walk- Mr N. 1"Weasle

HOTEL.

Mr T. W. Hornby

Mr H. Howell

is 19). C. Jenkins

Me W. W. Jordan.

Mike Kennedy

3r M. F. Key

Mr & Mrs E VIKII

Mr & Mrs A. Lane

Mr. Lar

Sir J. D. Liusd

Sirki. D. Lay

Air & Mrs W. Lagna

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

· “ATLAS MARU”

BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-via Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban and Capetown,

"PANAMA MARU

/

BOMBAT via Singapore and Colombo.

"AMUR MABU" (Galls at Penang) *ALPS MARU" (Calla at Penang) BANGKOK, SAIGON FIB SINGAPORE.

**KISHU MARU".

CALCETTA Via Singapore & Rangoon.

"HAGUE MARU

Friday, 11th July.

Monday, 11th. Aug.

Sunday,

20th July

Monday,

4th Aug.

Friday,

1st. Aug

Saturday, 26th July.

"Wednesday, 13th Aug.

Beginning of July,

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER via Shanghai and

Japan Ports.

"MANILA MARU "

NEW YORK via Japan Ports, San Francisco

"HAVRE MARU

+

and Panama.

JAPAN POETS-Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokkaichi and Nagoya.

"INDO MARU"

"ALTAI MARU

"MANILA MARU

Mr Mrs A. 3. Latery KEELUNO via SWATOW & AMOY.

MeAinsl

Jir C. M.

N.

31. Melomil Air E. E. Mick Mir D. W. Muuton Mist al. Newalaan

Mira Ai, D). L'arr

MPA. M. Pai

Mr A. H. Pent

Mr. D. W. Darch Mr. A. H.

Mr

1. f

Professor Petrie explains the erverity Miss. M. Cotton

Mry 1.

11. 1. Cornack of the Assyrians to their women in this way:-

These untamable beauties from less civilised tribes would suturally think of plundering a bome rather than keeping it. The particularity of veiling for married women, and refusing it to all others agrees with this subjection of a harlarous and unruly element.

THE FALL OF THE FAN. AN ELEGANCE OF LIFE NOW

PASSED AWAY. -

Cult. A Dobřáte

rs J. Dunca Ar W. E. Dyr M. R. Dr

Mr & Mr M. A.

Eustace

Mr A. Forbes Lt. H. Frederick Mr & Mrs W. D."

Loudellow Mr & Mr. M. Gordon Misr it. M. Graveson

& Mrs H.A. Hale

Mr &

Miss- 1. Hull

Capt. H. Hall Mr & Mrs J. Hancock Mr J. B. Hawker Mr G. J. Hemsworth Mr & Mrs W. J. Mfr. D. Hilliard Mr J. B. Hindenaralı.

Hawker

Thus the Daily Telegraph. It is a rude and practical age. Our manners have not that repose which marked the people of yesterday and the day before. We disdain the elegances of life: We have no style. Our earnest modern women disdain the arts by which the fair used to rule. And we find the Master of the Fanmakers Company sorrowfully Mr&Mrs. Jeck declaring that which the members of the Uuild will deal Cupe. T, 1. Frown that henceforth the only fan AirW. A. Bennett with are those which rotate and you

ventilate

Phillip

Major & Mrs.

Mr J. M. Philip Mr. C. Robert Mr WE. Roberts LL-Col. & 3rs Ü.

Sanders

Mr L. G. Scott Jit. J. I. Shelshear Ds. A. W. Shorelin Capt. & Mrs Skimmer Mrs & Miss Stubbings Mr & Mrs P. H

Suckling

Miss Thrcuitaeg

Mrs J. S. Thomson Mr A. W. Tickle Mr W. E. Wakchan Capt R. P. Walker Miss. C. Willmott Mr B. L. Seton Wintor Mr G C Worall

PALACE

HOTEL.

He tells us that the pretty craft of the Mrs W. F. Cary

fanmaker, the artist in ivory and thicker skin, inglate and feather, has been killed Competition. No longer can

by for Warden of the Guild scize.

the

and children

Mrd S. Cox Mrs W. S. CHE

as Queen Anne's charter to the Faamakers Mr John Roms Gorriss provides, all foreign_fans" exposed for MFCH. Haclewood EQUIRED· of London West-

OCEAN "STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

TELAMON

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee risks and subject to Aurias & Conditions of Storage at Belt's Warf The Cargo

will be for delivery

ready from Godown on and after 7th July.

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice

has

been given prior to Steamer's arrival,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods aro to be left in the Godowar, where they will be exmined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours.

of 104, and Noor within the free storage period

ཀ

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, sad all Goods remaining undelivered after the. 14th July, will sabject to Hent,

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28th July, or they will not be recognised..

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,.

Agents. Hongkong, 7th July, 1924,

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Alien A. Marshall Mr J. McDonald

Mr J. McPortland.

Air B. J. ile H. Moore

Mr D. Heith

Mr W.

ROSK

Mr H. Smith

Capt. L. W. Smith.

Mr & Mr H, Golden

er

Mrs C. Stringer and

ebili

Mrs. G. Tulloch

Mr L. Wilson

Mr & Mra W. Yoang:

ON SALE,

R FLAT, Unfurnished in Kownos, in the rainster without the Bernce of the Con-Mr C. Marshall

Neighbourhood of Ho Mux Tis. If necessary will take Furniture over..

Apply-Box 7003, 1008]

c/o Hongkong Daily Preis.

To the Publisher ·

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS"

1A, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.

Please send me the

"HONGLONG WEEXL: Pazss."

1924,

from...

addressed as follows:

Fany. So to those useful but less grace ful articles, the ventilating Thus, the Guild must needs ronfine its attention. Foreign

Wo

rulan labour may have done its part in HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS

of the runing

fanmaker, the cannot hold the British woman

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for Session 1943,

Revised by the Members.

has

or

guiltless. The chivalry

of the Mater him

persuaded to make excuses for her which sho does not deserve. It is notorious that the nice conduct of the Ina is a lest art What should our brisk Amazons know of hiding behind a fan or looking over it, of aking it to rebuke a man's presumption wicked wit? The vision is protesque. To every age its own qualities. Lulies have a

hundred excellences

which would make their grandmothers stare. But she who is an athlete who dan do all that may" become

idare work and play, cannot have the airs of Lady Teazle or the graces. of fillament The Helden age of the fan was

was brief in Eng- land. Fans there have been, as, the Curled Assyrians of the Museum remind us for uncounter centuries. We find Henry VIII'sdadies using them, and the

#m

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86.

"KALJO MARU"

"AMAKUSA MARU"

TAKAO FIR SWATOW & AMOY.

"KOTSU MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

"KISHU MARU”

For further particulara please apply to

Tuesday. 15th Inly..

Tuesday,

15to July,

Wednesday, 13th Aug.

Sanday, Sumlay,

... 13th July 20th July

Thursday, 17th July.

Saturday, 18th Aug.

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

Telephone Now, 408R, 4089, 4831o

K. SHIMA, Manager,

ON SALE.

THE

DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE

or

CHINA, JAPAN, BRITISH MALAYA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM,. PHILIPPINES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, ETC

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SIXTY-SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION."

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the

1,800 Pagos

seems likely that the instrument had not gone far beyond the Court in England. The Fanmakers Company obtained its charter at the beginning of the eigh teenth century But that time the fan was as necessary to a fine lady as con- versation, and i

good Beat

more necce hary than

know

the drill of the fan. The rate was

Jests. Wel

from Addisoning and

of the Hermaphore are clumsy and complex com- pared with those with which the Belindas Elizabethan poet talk about them: but.mocked their rivals. These pleasant and Angelicas leased their admirers and

as a traveller of that time thought it

necessary to explain that people in hot the fair. But with what a difference! tasks, no doubt, are still performed by countries used fans to cool their faces, itIn the golden age of the fan, to be a

Continued at foot of neat column). woman was an art."

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Writing from Bingapore, under date March 31st, 1922, Bir Godfray Thomas, Private Secretary to HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES, mys:-

SI-I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant and am desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for the copy of the 60th. ananal edition of "THE DETORY & CHRONICLE “TOS -OHINA, JAPAN, THE STELITE BITTLEMENIS, ETC., ETO,” which His Boyal Highness has been pleased to accept, and which will be extremely useful during the remainder of the tour.

The Managing Director,

Ποσότοπα..

Babe HosGKONG DAILY Parm, Lan,

Yours faithfully,

Gonzant Thomas,

(Private Secretary.