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THE DESPATCH RIDER.

(By Major G.J.C. Street).

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918.

wp. an extraordinarily usefulTHE WOMAN-SHOPPER. persos; although" be was not strong enough to lift the heavy shall about, he was a mine ofj

Psychology.

information in all that pertained An Interesting Study of to motors and their mechanism. He had been an sesistant in s provincial garage in civil life and sa soon sa his knowledge became |

Count the women and thè men manifeet, be bad been given one in the average store and you will of the Battery motorcycles, with

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The state of the country before the opening of the British offensive at Berument Hamel in November, 1916, is not likely to be forgotten by anyone who saw which he ran errands at all hours find that the women are in a large it. It had been an unusually of the day and night," He had, majority. Wet sutame, and the passage of in addition to bis mechanical particularly important, so many troops had converted knowledge, the rare gift of being Archer W. Douglas, in System

way about - roads, fields, "and villages alike able to fad his

y, and though (Chicago, December), to develop into one uniform sea of mud. unfamiliar öcnntry, The bottoms of the valleys the rest of the Battery chaffed store methods that will please especially were sunk well shore bim good-humouredly about his women and to study the workings | the knee in a semi-liquid mixture sise, they all know his sterling of the female mind in so far as of clay and water, in which one worth. slipped and floundered hopelessly. He set out into the the black they differ from those of the male. Mr. At the very lowest point of a night with his machine, deprm. In the beginning, 8672 depression between two hills was ined to make the quickest Douglas, how to get and hold a

woman'stradeja not so much strict Battery of Heavy Artillery, journey of bis life. - whors members were rapidly be “We're got to get into action ly a matter of business "as a coming smphibions. The gune again at once," the section cfficer atady in paychology. The rules stood up to their axles in mad had said, “and it depends on of trade that obtain with men de and water, their storee and-sm- you how soon we can do it." The not always "go" with women, a munition had daily to be moved workshops were a good "right fact that some merchants fail to up the slopes, lest they should be miles away, over roade that were and retand. For instance, he Some men and many women wwerwhelmed in the rising food. worn into deep holes, covered goes on to say, women like feel tired all the time. This is Fatigue following Every time a gap fired it threw with slippery mad, and full of things to be neat, alean, and not natural. up a fountain of creamy liquid, traffic of every kind. Every few attractive." When all the shop work or great exertion is normal. IN ACCORDANCE with Or dinance No. 5 of 1912 the that covered the detachmenté hundred yards he had to pers were men, the dingy shop but to be anatently tired in until they were

diseared condition, EXCHANGE BANKS will be m almost in dismount to allow a jangling with a shirt-sleeved salesman dicatee A distinguishable from the ground clams of boree-drawn wagons behind the counter, smoking nasally thin blood. Backache CLOSED for the transaction of around them. As one of them to pass him, or to pull cut of the cigar, was perfectly satisfsetory usually accompanies this atste of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MON- remarked, it was the finsat pstar-road altogether to give half a

not no to-day. Women, too, al esmonff ge that had ever been dosen great forries the right are apt to take a personal view of of way. In the intervala he rode things that a man regards quite One night this Battery was at full speed, keeping on the road impersonally. We read:- busy, on a bombardment of its by instinct, while his machine

"The difficulty in keeping own; its target some point behind bumped and ekidded under" bim women's trade is that sooner or the German lines that was used Several times he was thrown, on later her personality becomes in as a Headquarters. It was not he lay some seconds in the ditch volved, often in most unexpected

This condition of thin blood, raining, for a wonder, and the tide half stunned, after a particularly of mad had fallen appreciably. violent fall. But his machine ways. In the final analysis BYBLY

proposition in a woman'e life, which doctors eale erania, is a The guas fired slowly at regular always first in his thoughts; es

people intending to proceed to intervals, the detachments in long as he could keep that intact altimately becomes personal; and dangerous one if allowed to proIT IS BEREBY notified that

abs is likely to trade si s store or greee; but with proper treatment their long gun boots fed them in he knew he could win through, comparative comfort. Everyone The road got worse and worse, as it by, depending on whether it may be speedily corrected. Dr. any part of the territory of the was in high spirits, except the often the mad and water lay so she dove or does not like the Williams pink pille for pale Republic of Guatemala must be people there who perre her, people contain just be elements provided with a passport duly

delivered by their own Authori officer in charge of Number 1 thick upon it that he was obliged Freshness, flippancy, or indiffer needed to build up the blood and ties and vised by the undersigned. gunsnd his men. Guns are subject to dismount and push his bicycle to moods, in the same way as for long stretches at a time, forence to her wishes are discourt-restore the lost colour and vitality. esies she can hardly forgive. For Now energy circulates through bumen beinge, and for the last few fear the Equid mad should pat hoare Number 11 had been parti- his magnato ons of setion. Once shopping is serious with her, not the system with the enriched cularly intractable. Its distracted be lost his way (confused by the only because it is a recreation, blood, the heart atepa ita alarm and possibly an adventure, bating palpitating, and the colour limber gunner had done every darkness and by s misleading likewise because it calls for the returns to pale cheeks and lips. thing in his power to keep the notice that he read by striking exercise of her best judgment in Nothing more is needed except mad out of its working parte, bat matches) and had to make spending whatever money she has sunlight, good sir, proper food he must have failed in some small diecur of a couple of miles to get in her possession.

and rest. If you do not know detail, for things were not going on the right road again. Bat he smoothly at all. The recoil de renched the workshop at last, vices were out of order, in one af delivered his message, and set those strange ways that defy diag out on his return journey with nosis. Sometimes they would the precious leathers.

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the system,

Such sufferers are usually pale but not necessarily thin. In fair people the transpstevey of the kin is increased; in dark people is decreased and the complexion becomes muddy. The eyelid become a greyish blue.

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DAY. and TUESDAY, the 11th and 12th instant.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1918.

CONSULATE OF

GUATEMALA Hongkong.

NOTICE.

JOSE C. DE OBALDIA,

Acting Consul. Hongkong, 7th February, 1918:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED

AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. Consignees per Co.'s Steamer "AUTOLYCUS,*

*You can never afford to be in solly what rules to follow in harry with the women shopper. there matters write a post card If she has much to say, and she to-day to the Dr. Willisme sometimes has, in the way of Medicine Co.. 98*S:obuen Rd., irrelevant information, you must Shanghai, for a free copy of the jam then for several rounds By now it had begun to rain listen with patience and sympathy useful guide, The Blood and its everything would work properly. again, and a rising wind drove if you want to hold her trade. Work." The delscbment swore profusely, the water into his face as he Nor can you afford to be too When baying Dr. Willisme' are hereby notified that the bat to no purpose.

barried back, completely blind familist. I knew a retail grocer pink pills of any dealer ask for Cargo will be discharged into All at once, the gun settled the ing him. He failed to eee .body who had a valuaale customers Dr. Willisms', otherwise you may Holt's Wharf. Kowloon, where matter for iteell. I recoiled after of troops until he was right on rich woman who traded with him get common pink pills of no it will lie at Consignee's risk firing and remained back in its top of them, swerved violently,

regularly. He was always friendly, value, or send $150 for ons The Cargo will be ready for with s cresh ia cradle, its breech half-hidden in and fell

after 5th February, the mad that covered the trail, the road. He was up again polite, and courteous, but one bottle, (88)- for six) to the above delivery from Grdown on and

morning be unthinkingly made a address. while a stream of black oil poared l'in instent, but one

jocular remark, harmless in itself, from its inward parts.

wheel of his machine

which offended her. She never "That's done it said the was bent beyond his power of

came back, despite many attempt- eration officer. "She's broken repair. her recuperator leathers.Send He was five miles from the ed explanations. The women for the artifeer.*

Battery, and pretty well exhaust shopper is very sensitive.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

Optional cargo will be landed. unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafed, and damag- ed goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

Fridays between the "hours of 10.45 am. and noon witt in the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods. remaining undelivered after the 11th February, will be subject to rent"

"Most of all, perhaps, does she HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK examined on any Tuesdays and The men bad already got outed by this time, but he managed

NOTICE the necessary appers:ns, and to drag his machine along until appreciate square treatment and prepared for the work that was in, he met a military policeman in a delicate sitery that may Lexe

and after 16th February, front of them. They were all whose charge he left it, and then pressed through little acts of con trained to the mechanism of the set out to trat the rest of the way sideration and courtesy....

1918, the hours for the "On the other hand, it is transaction of business by the gun, and knew ezsotly what tools But fortune favoured him at last, would be required to dismantle and before he had gone half sundeniably true that there is Hongkong Eavings Bank will be the storage woman 10 AM to 12 NOON every week the piace. The artificer came up mile he fell in with a column of nothing Booking serious.

lorries carrying ammunition to a shopper appreciates so readily sa day except SATURDAYS. "We haven't got any more Battery close to his own. He bargain. Even more than a man The Savings Bank will not be leathers, Sir," be said. "They finished his journey in comfort, she will chase the delusion of open for business on SATUR- or and after 16th should have come up today, bat sitting on a cartridge bor in one getting something for nothing. DAYS

The merchant who enters to the February, 1918 they never arrived. We'll have of them.

For the Hongkong & Shanghai. The artificer bad just finished woman shopper will make bar-

Banking Corporation. do send so the workshop for some."

Now if a gun goes out of stripping the recuperator when gain sales part of his policy. setion, it is a point of honour be returned.

with everyone concerned to get "Hallo, here you are excisim

"A woman's ideas of valne are anally comparative. Her stand-

it going again as soon as possible. ed-the section officer, "Got the ard is the low price she paid for In this case, the other guns could leathers all right? Good msnit once, and she is pretty certain increase their rate, so that the You'vd haaa rotten journey I'm to remember that price always... volume of fire of the Battery afraid. Go up to the Mess dug- "You can appeal to a woman would not suffer, but no one could out and tell them to give you shopper by consulting her con-

venienca and endeavouring to esVO | tell when the Battery weald be something to eat and drink." called upon for its maximum But the despach rider's real her trouble, Women bage an efort. It was imperative that the reward was the roar that reached necessary drudgery. Because s broken leathers should be re- his ears just se he turned in certain retail grocer in the city placed in the shortest possible again. It was Number II taking in which I live recognise this its place once more in the regular All right", said the section sequence of Battery fire.

time.

www officer. "You get to work and

od take the recuperator to picoer, and

Til send the despatch rider to

a fetch a couple of leathers. He'll

to be back almost as soon as you're

ready for 'them.

Mr. Rockefeller's War' Expenditure.

fact, be baa a large following among bousekeepers. When they' call upon him be usually has some

abow! lab araving device to them. Sometimes it is a patent g36-1 lighter, sometmies un "anti-apluab' for faucets, sometimes a food- chopper, sometimes a new vacuum washer,.

He strade through the mud to From authoritative sources, it the little cave in the side of the is learned that during the last

"It is never wise to be too hill in which the despatch rider ten months John D. Rockefeller technical with the woman shop

per, or to try convince her of the **Tired, and gave him his instant her peranaily expanded $75,

ims. The man turned out in 500,000 in aid of the war. Bienfailing used and wisdom of A few conds, and fetched his money has gone to Belgian Relief, certain common regulations of motor cicyle from the conningly the Liberty Loan, the Red Cross, basinees. In the first place, you contrived ebelter in which YMCA. and other war fonda. can probably never perrande her he kept it. He was a wiry little A friend says that Mr. Rockefeller that a businese rule is right inst man, well below the average size is keenly interested in the aer, because some one says it is. In of the Garriera Gonner. It wasn is immensely patriotic and is the second place, ebe in interested wonder how he had managed to ready to stand behind hie country only in her side of the question, drift into a Siege Battery, Bai he to the limit of his resources, S anyway.

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th February, 1918

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the under- signed on or before the 25th Feb., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

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Agents. Hongkong, 5th February. 1918;

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