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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, SE, 192

THREE EXAMPLES

OF UNEQUALLED VALUE

THE TARGET TELESCORE.

Thane, telemoopes are extremely powerful, yet their Hightness in weight fits them for use on all 'acomaiona. They are made entirely in our London Factory and are guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction. (Bend. for lists of larger Astronomical Instruments).

SPECIFICATION:

For more than forty years the House of Aitchison has been re- nowned as makers of high-class optical in struments and offer these with a guarantee of their optical perfeo-

tian.

When ordering you may rest spred of procuring instruments of the highest quality, at prices which, in ly below many cases, reactual of 1y

Fartber production. money is returned in full if not perfectly satisfied, and instra

returned

masatı

Are

GOVE

within 7 days of receipt.

Made of bronzed brass with an object glass of 2 in diameter and Pancratiserepiece giving magndécations of X25, 30, 35 and 40 diamoters at will. Weight 2 Tb. 10 oz. and closes to 11 ins. Price: £8. 7. G. Postage, Packing and Insurance free to any part of the work.

ARMY PRISH COMPASSES.

Purchased from the Dis posal Board and offered at ose quarter of their_pre-war price. They are the Standard Army Patters as carried by every British Chicer during the most war, and aro espable of

accurate work for surveying. #tc. Price: 17/6

post free. Les ther case 1/6

ettik.

POCKET ANEROID BAROMETER.

These Barome

ters are primarily designed for regis- tering heights, and will be found equal- ly anitable sa minia

household barometers of ex- ceptional accuracy.

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Watch pocket

size, 11ins, diameter, with either gilt or oxydised revolving case with re- volving altitude scale measuring to 8,000 or 10,000 feeters

Price, complets in leather case, 30/- post free. -Particulars of other Anervids far mesuring heights, on application:

AITCHISON

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AND * COMPANY LIMITED CONSULTING ophthalmIC OPTICIANS 428, STRAND, LONDON, W.0.2, ENGLAND. AND BRANCHES: LONDON AND PROVINCES.

Send for illustrated lists of Telescopes Binoculars, Earome- ters and Surplus War Stores HK. 46, port free by return of mail.

Opticians by appointment to H.M. British Government.

Established 1880.

HORLICK'S MALTED MILK

Diák HORLICK'S MALTED BELE. Whether a body or "graving up" the health - giving pompaction, all. HORLICK'S, the FOOD DRINK,

uomo put into opucation slakat, ameny,

The boat kaunas surišel, and the_locale"

Made in an instant, by the

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$10,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000

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Wong Yan Tong

Shek

Every description of Banking and Exchango business transacted. "Loans granted, on ap proved securities.

Sars Duron Box To Trı.")

KAN TONG PO

Chief Manager

Hongkong, 10th Febuary, 1925.

(82

FABLE" RASTERN BANKING

CORPORATION./

AN AMERICAN BANK.

FORLICK

MALTE

OZARZÆTED BAIK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incuzrulated by Botal OzazTER,” 1861, "

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1,000,003

FURNITURE DECORATION,

"A GREAT DICKENSIAN.

THE ART OF OLD JAPAN AND SIR HALL CAINE'S TRIBUTE TO

LACQUER WORK.

MR. B W. MATZ..

Women seem to go no desire to Permit me, please," writes Sir Hall, learn the modern style of furniture paint-Caine in a recent issue of the Sunday ing," says a Home furniture decorator Times, to publish in your columns a ward who gives lessons in the art. And I of appreciation of Mr. Bertram W. Ma' do not teach the Italian style of paint- who died in London. It is well, within the ing either, because you must have the truth to say that no one, living or dead. right furniture for it, which you could can have done so much to promote the not get in this country. Bat my pupils are copying a great deal from old trays and from old Japan work liko that table," pointing to a three-legged pedestal table in black japan decorated with pink rose and touches of mother-of-pearl inlay."

popular appreciation of Charles Dickens. For thirty-three years, to my persopal knowledge, this was his chief nim in life. It absorbed all his literary

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Activities, and

it was rewarded by the most wonderful résults. Perhaps it reached its climax at FASHIONABLE JUST NOW. the opening few weeks ago of the Japan work was used until about the Dickens Museum in the house in Doughty middle of the last century, and though Street, in which Dickens spent the early twenty years ago we would not have look-years of his married life. It is even pos- ed at it, the fashion has returned to-day,sible, indeed it is aliost certain, that “Then I am making a speciality of the the joy and excitement of that event. fashionable low tez-table made of a big acting upon a constitution already weak. Queen Anne oval tray, painted with ened by a grave malady, contributed fowers, on a folding stand. From an

seriously towards the quickening of original tray with a posy of blossoma on it I have taken a design for the head bis end." That day in Doughty Street was of a bed, A low, oblong coffee stoof is the crown of his long endeavour to another of my own designs, and it is made

quicken the world-wide appreciation of specially for me.

Dickens. He was the happiest man in London when he went home that night. And now, so toon afterwards, he is dead.

INSPIRATION FOR DÉSIGNS. "I get my flower designs from old colour prints, flower books, or water.

colour drawings of flowers. · This table. is a good example of how you can trans form an ugly old piece with flower painting. It had a marbled top under glass! With a spray of blue and yellow convolvuluses framed in a gold tracery on a black ground it gave a charming cflect..

It would be difficult to describe the range of his Dickens activities. They seemed to have no limit. He wrote on Dickens, he brought out editions of Dick ens, he lectured on Dickens, he founded societies for the study of Dickens, he edited

magazine devoted exclusively to Dick. eps, and he answered thousands, perhaps. “A great deal of lacquer is also being lovers all over the world, asking for help tens of thousands, of letters from Dickens done, the beautiful work turned out brand enlightenment. He knew Dickens, the Lord Roberts workshops no doubt having helped to maintain its popularity

the man and the author, as perhaps no other has ever known him, possibly as per TIME AND PRACTICE... haps no other ever will. Year after year be hunted through the files of forgotten. "Poople often ask how long it takes periodicals for references, to Dickens, for to learn to lacquer, but that, of course, letters by Dickens, for odds and ends of depends on the individual. A natural speeches by Dickens. He haunted the aptitude for design is more important second-hand bookshops for portraita "and than a knowledge of drawing," this ex caricatures of Dickens and for pictares pert said. "I had one pupil with quite of the ions and taverns mentioned by good technique, but she could not design. Dickens. He collected the largest library You can learn the actual process of lac of books about Diekens, and presented it quering in a short time, but to become (at a sacrifice he could ill-afford) to the proficient requires a great deal of prae- Lickens Mascum. Nothing was ever too tien. Peoply are always going on learn-flittle, as nothing was too large, for tis ing. I am still learning myself. fervent hero worship. And this went on

** REPRODUCTION" FURNITURE. from his earbest manhood until his death

at sixty years of age.

I profer pupils to start on a fairly

If it is true, as Sir Edmund Gosse has large piece of furniture, because I de

more than once told the readers of this corate big pieces and am not interested journal, that the death of a popular in the little boxes that hundreds of people writer, particularly a popular novelist, is are doing. There is a lot of reproduc- the signal for a swift decline in the public. tion furniture made to-day that is suit-interest in his writings, it is also true able for decoration. All the lacquer de- that if there is salt in him, there is often, signs that I use are based on old ones, after an interval (sometimes long, some- and, fortunately, my studio is handy for times short), a great revival which far the Victoria and Albert Museum. The design on that tray, was suggested by one on a Charles II. cabinet in the museum. An excellent idea is to do a gramophone cabinet in almond' green lacquer with a table" to "match. Black lacquer is more popular than green lacquer, however."

TOMATOES.

UNCOMMON WAYS OF USING THEM.

outstrips his first popularity, if only he has the good fortune to be called back to public favour by a wise follower and true enthusiast. That was the luck that came to Dickens in the person of Bertram Matz in 1902. Never since his death had the appreciation of Dickens stood so low at in the years when a critic usually so appreciative as Leslie Stephen wrote his scarcely generous article in the ""National Dictionary of Biography." But these years were quickly followed by the years of the founding, all over the world of

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'the multitudinous branches of The THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA Few housewives seem to realise that Dickens. Fellowship, and the honour of stewed and sweetened tomatoes make a carrying out that far-reaching and mest capital tart. For this purpose the fruit mast, of course, first be freed from its skin by being scalded in boiling

vater.

TOMATO MARMALADE.

influential enterprise must be coupled (as I, above all others now living, bave a right to say), first and foremost, both now and in the time to come, with the name of Mr. Matz,

YITH

Shares dated the 15th May, 1025 Shares dated the 10th Jun 1825 TTR reference to the On Werence to tous de 192 ads to Existing Shareholders of the Company) (made to Existing Shareholders of the Coun

by the terms of which the arm of $7.50 per share pany) by the terms of which the sum of 230 was to be pail an the 30th June, 1925, and the | pér sharo

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be paid on or before the

the

· 830 before the 10th Ouronas, 1926, have decided that se regarde not feel

the

Faring registered

1000xtem, and stew gently until they sollen. self, is now welcoming to the other shore Date for PEMBERTON CDF before the 16th).

THREE HUNDRED SUITS.

MORALLY INFERIOR PERSON'S ' WARDROBE.

Sharea

to them to take accordingly

um of. 35 on the 30th September, 1925, the 15th Jur, 1925, and

share on Directors have decided (in view of the

present A savoury “marmalade," excellent for The"grent Dickensian is dead, and in

of stairs) to

tem) to extend Those Dates. No

the Directors future seasoning purposes, can be pre- the first hour of my grief at the loss of one Data for Payment of the First Inatal those Bhareholders pared just now. Select sound good the friend of so many years, I may be ment of $7.50 per there is accordingly extended Full-up Capital

who do are greed, permitted to Dickens, date con

(owing to present circumstancer) Enserve Listility of Prog ristor

of the Secund Instalment : in a position to accent the Company' Place through a sieve and add to each the derated man who lived and died form the 816 Faxnum Ficsakan and General Banking pound of the resultant palp a small

As regard shareholders who

opportunity shall be me, 1925, a further Raninen krame AŠ.

| half salt-spoon each of pepper, salt and

Sur le extended times the New Boss up may scoo Quzkars" Accotsex' opened med PIKAD ] 1 ↑dered clove, with a shred or two of

slotted to them will rank for Dividend an from Buch Bhareholders BAPOREZE Fionwed for and you or shower garlic, Stow in a saucepan or preserving

the 1er Ourotaz, 1925, in respect of half the up the New Shares on or before the 152H perials at tales which will be quoted on pan until it thickens well and the

thereof and we from the ire day of SEPTEMBER, 1926, and may pay the pominal Talus application,

bottle or put in jars until wanted for

JANUARY, 1928, in respect of the full nominal Brutalment of £30 per New Blare on A. H. FERGUSON,

flarouring purposes. !

that Date. They will however, be or before that The French have a clever way of

Any Shareholder who makes payment prior required to pay Interest at 67% per annume Hongkong, "Apeli 154k, 1925.

the due date will be allowed Interest & 7 on the amount of such First Instalment making tomato sauce for immediate uso.

THÃY of Six tomatoes, cut in quarters, together

JULY, 1925, until the Can a man who posscacs 300 suite and Percent per sammen on the amount paid by from the 15H

Lim from the date of payment motil

Dito of Payment

and thyme, à tiny clave and a knob of led sane? That was the question des Two wo make paykent on the DECKMBER. · 1925, "and" Interest: upon it⠀ with two sliced onions, a little parsley a like number of silk shirts be consider dala, hing the last not at the Share The Reed Instalment of $20 per share

Tatice will not affect butter, are placed together in se bated by a number of mental experts holders * O. BANKING CORPORATION, aluminium saucepan on a moderate fire. in the Berlin High Court recently dar

LIMITED.

The mixture is stirred at intervals and ing the triad of Herr Goldlasien er sleep en nå regards the First Inget dill be Payable from the 1978 OCTUBRE after half an hour or so strained, when | alleged fraud 'sud largery At Statement on the 60th REPEERDE ATEN FLASK at the Rate of 0.1% per ankle,AR

the 30th Jums and så regards the Second Ina- (IROCKPORATED IN Tunlano, 1920)

the sauce is ready for serving.

One docles, expressed the opinion that talented to the core is Nacice, will not affect those Share Goldfaden's senseless extravagante, in the edginal terms of the offer rank für Dividend 1 holders who weceptor have accepted the TOMATO SOY.

conjunction with other peculiarition, an One-half the nominal, value we from the 10, sginal Offer and who make payment det pointed to slowly developing brain 1st Jury, 1925, and on the Tall, homim! This he Dates originally Bred, as regards the trouble,MA Ma

as from, the Lai Ouraine, 1925.

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Our Gallie friends are very fond of using tomato soy in the preparation of their feats of cookery, and the wise The president of the court pointed out British housewife, will prepare a store that Goldfaden was at one timb reputed in good time. To make it, allow to to be the richest man in Creebo-Slovakia, every half a peck of tomatoes a half and that his extravagance was there, teacupful of salt, a tablespoonful of fore not so senseless; but a medidcal er- einnamon, another of ground cloves a pertsaid, that he had ordered 40 suits dessertspoonful of black pepper, sinely in Berlin within a week and a similar chopped chilli and a couple of onions, number, in other cities, although he The smallest quantity of water, to pre already had 300 hanging in his cup. vent burning, can be added to the boards in Vienna, which showed he wan saucepan, and the whole boiled for, thred not, formal or four hourE, #Remove from the fire Goldfaded, was

as found guilty and sen- and when cool add a quart, of vinegar, tenced to 15 months imprisonment, the stir well together and put in wide-benefit being granted him of extenuating mouthed bottles, which must be lightly circumstances on the ground that be was sealed.

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