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Taignan

Gweneth

Van OversizKAOT

Bak Cantan

Cheongshing

Haibong Hydrangea Svocha

Taito M

Mishima M

Prominent

Bong Ba

Tyndarens

Victoria Shinkoku M. From Wilson 1a Fica Wa Bungasan M. Glenamoy Tsiabus Cheribon H. Kwangles Baldi

Kiubim, L.

Biotang

Focabing

Agenta

BAS

Vessels Arrived,

JMA CO

Moller & Co.

JOJL

Hong On

Donglus & Co.

ba On

ALS

NYE

Fook Tai Cheong Lapioąta & Co.

Agents

B&B

Wing On & Co.

Bradley & Co. Parife Mail Cheong Fat

NYE

Fro

Moorin

Helbare via Manila

London via S'pore Bangkok

Hals's Whi. Kow. b7.

€ 21

A 25

Co's Whf. C.3

Co Wht.

A may

Kar

Canton

Foochow Swatow

Shanghai

Shanghai via Amoy

Tukobama via Shanghai

Canton

Clearances.

Where Bound

San Frisco via S'hai Swatzw

B 12

11 Stove.

Koy. Whi C 17

Off Stone.

Departure

Vancouver via Nagasaki

2416 April

Melbourne via Sandakan Dairea

2:th April

Shanghai via Swatow

Tokohama vin Shanghai

Bhanghai

Sourabaya via Macao-

OMS N

4

Canton

Saigon

London S'pore

Bangkok ria 9.com

CRSN

Nanya Y £

Wo at Sing

NYK

J Manners & Co.

J & Co.

impending Departures.

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(Incorporated in England 19007

With which is affiliated. THE ALLAHABAD BANK LTD.. INDIA. Authorised Capical.......... £5,000,000 Subscribed and Faid p £2.54.150 Reserve Fuad

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The Corporation undertakes Genaral Banking and Exchange Business of every description and in addition to its Branches has Agencies in all the principal isikies of be world.

C. CHAMPKIN,

Manager

2. Des Vans Road Crutral, Hoogko g.

THE KEY TO GROW RICH.

HE China Industries Develop

ment Banking Corporation Limited, of 5, Daddell Street, gives to all its depositors a hand- some rate of interest.

Authorised

Capital }

$1,000,000.00

@......6%

BANKS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1923.

BANKS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG. Authorised Capital .... $50,000,000 | Paid-up Capitał $20,000,000 Reserve Funda ---

Starling ... Silver

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Capital & Buante: DBLASTA,000, 200 Comm CTITO ................U.§.3504,382 30 KAMAI POR Dividenda...UJ $600,000 Owned by The National City Bank of New York Haa1 Chlpa: 80 Wall Streek, New York. Krasobes:-

£4,500,000 $24,500,000

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| UN PRINCISON : 232, Montgomery Street.

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Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 14th. Nov., 1922.

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(FITEBELLADS TRADING COMINTYJ

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27:6

23: b

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raid-as Capita.

Mu

2nd May

4th

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Consignees Diary.

(Compiled from our Advertisements.)

Gooda Stored

A conta

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NYK MM

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TO-DAY'S SHARE

Stock change.

H.K. & S. Bank

Bank of E. 3sia

Cantons

North Chinas Unions

Fangtazes

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April 2a.

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Kenzo Fund spesial Essez

Betabilebat. 1965.

J. 10.16.00 £3,533,333 50.00 .00 ELMA,ME Pi:28.448,200 £1,120,433

1 : 13,600,000 21,388,333

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bombay

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ber Jakarta

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Penang

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Tiny

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Free Claim

Holt' Kowlocu Kowloon Kolon

Storage .Expires April 30 April 2 April 35

May April 30

to be

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tion Date

7

& Friday,

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4 Apr 30

QUOTATIONS.

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*130

1150

102

102;

Marine Ingarances.

62

525

BANQUE

DB

$138

140

253

b

21

D

24

Fire Insurances.

China Fire

133

113

465

ESULTI

Shippian.

Bangkok Ratlambang Gatos

Lon/Reg.

B.K. Fires

Douglases

H.K. Steamboats

Indox (Pref.)

Indo Del. HE H

Shella

Ferries

China Sugar

Indos De

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2

Rebueries

249

Malabozs

Miniz

Kailan

5-1

Langkats Combin

Rauhe

Tral Caspiane

Tronoba

Benguet Condit

H.A. Wharve

E. Dock

Shanghai Dock

N. Engineerings

Shanghai Hongke*■

-

P.

Docks Wharves, Godowns &c.

tr.

120

b. 187 ... 191

1/0 - 1794 27141)

b. 170, 172 va. 17) 2

106

106. 105/10

D

Fit.

9.30

h.

210

Lands, Hotels & Balldings.

Centre Estates

#

410-

"

Old 5. 30; 21 Now 1,

Did L. 291 a.

30

5.

421

4

5111

25

717

103

Cotton Mi

a.

84. 16.20

8

a. 114

New b. 13.70, 12.25

b.

60

1582085 2o2 2866* VO-*#£# **SE

Kil.

Miscellaneous. 29

Old b.

13.90

Old b. 13.90

Naw

131

n

271

b. 274 27TH

37 443

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4. 241

b. 24 24,10/1

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Lwo Cottoos Orientale Cottona Shanghai Cottons

Cemente China Light

Chics Light China Providents

Dairy Farms Electrics H.K.

Electrics Macao

b. 106 az. 106

Old b. 32. 314/21

Hongkong Ropes Hongkong Tramways b. 23

Peak Trama ola

Bter Foundries

Water-boat

Watsons

Wm. Powells Lane Crawfords

Canton Ic

Hayang Tob.

Sin e

T.K. Constructions

HK Baily

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Peak Trams

New

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CUERENT COQUNZE OPERnd und FUTD

DEPONITE wired for 1 year of wharter series

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A H. FERGUSON,

Manager

Hongkong, 27th. March 1923.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

HAD OFFICE -

E. I De Voss Road Contras Established 1919.

Casa Canson, Rant, Harbia. Hongkong.

Peking, changhai. Tiram

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HISTORY OF SWEARING.

"Handy Little Cuss Words."

|

10

that

our.

Army

9

FAKING RARE STAMPS.

A Flourishing Practice,'

It can scarcely be denied that It is common knowledge that one result of the late war has certain stamps are worth many been an increase of swearing särstimes their weight in guld, and it A writer in John Luton's needs no great stretch of the | Weekly. This can hardly be imagination to realise that these wondered at: when passions stamps have on occasion caught are excited ordinary language the attention of the forger, writes seems inadequate. Uncle Toby. Ja philatelist in a Home paper.

"Tristram Shandy," states A little delicate maniputation TORDIKAT LITRID: Faerie Fisia Ban Pad terribly in Flanders:" our motabel into something of com- awore may make a relatively worthless dern Army followed suit Eranjmercial value. As an instands Punch was affected in the same wo way, and, to the surprise of many French stamp of 1853, which may, mention the 10-ceaL of its readers, "hell" and "damo" with its inscription, appeared in its pages.

Empire Franc," is worth a copper or two, Swearing has been a habit but if the word "Empire" is re- more or less prevalent from placed by "Repub" its value is pagan times. Under the Puritan increased a bundredfold. regime it was confined to the Roy- Such ab alteration is child's alists: oaths were unknown in play to the criminal expert. the army of the Commonwealth.shin film of collodion blots out the But on the return of the Stuarts

Empire," and with great care the populace revenged themselves and a fine brush "Repub." is put for the restrictions they had in its place. endured, and the habit reached

The original English "penny ita culmination. Everyone swore blacks" received similar atten- on the slightest provocation. tions. The two stars in the apper

none whatever. Congreve's corners were erssed and the offi plays afford a good example of cial "V.R." was substituted with the conversation of the so- pen and Indian ink, the enhance- ciety of his time. In "The way

BRANCHES OF THE NATIONELL DITT BANK OF NEW YORK. 448ARTINA: Buenos Aires, Rosario. SMATUM: LATWerp, Brussels. Baan Pernamboga. Porto Alegre, Biode

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Vanda : Hastisk, Valpurnian

Ozsa: Harass and 22 other ailier In Cuba. Brgaara: Londes. (TALY: COR fuo:

Petrograd (a startly

Fun Suz Ja Est: Monow

aloemd). JatoVAT: Monseyideo. Fort Carson

A dewartpions rasketed.

of

Masking

Interes allowed on variat and saving a partenaies sa cales to be sepertained on sp

counts and £xed deposita in local og fořelga

GOEDE HOCKE

Manager, "Hongtong. 1913 April, 1933.

BANK OF CANTOR LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE an General Banking Busines Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXEI DEPOSITS

For 12 Months 5% per annus For 6 Months 4% per annu For 3 Months 3% per annua On Demand 2% per our

CURRENT ACCOUNTS

2% per sanam on the day credit balances of over!$100,00

LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manage

Həsənlizzed 1380,

Ceplis" (tally paid up) Katyvi Fynd | |

00

A

of the World" Sir Wilful Witment of price making it worth wand swears freely, even in the the pains. presence of the ladies, without hardly comparable with faking a But faking of a single stamp is rabuke, and his vocabulary is 81-whole issue. tensive:

Brunai bas attain- Cons, odso, 's death." ed philatelia importance under and so forth, are freely sprinkled British rule, but the labels which overthe pages. Lady Wichfort ex- claims, Ods my life! "Love for once decorated its letters were Love," ejaculates, "O dema you genuity and imagination of

merely the products of the in- toad!" en expression which seems

local trader.

an attempt to render ladylike the the masculine "damn."

on

of

H.

FIFTY VARIETIES-ALL FAKED. "WHAT A DUCE!"

But the palm for a faked issue Somewhat later Pope adds his goes to a German who trad. testimony. To swear like a lord"ed

the

igaorance is to be found in the Epilogue to Spanish soldiers employed in the his Satires. It was not a vice in Melilla campaign of 1893-4 which he indulged, and in his designed and printed more than 50 Panegyric of his father he puts to variaties for distribution among his credit the fact that he Nor different detachments. To esch dared an oath, nor hazarded & lis." regiment be gave labels with the As Richardson wrote his novele regimental badges in full and with a moral purpose, and was abounding colour. With those aware that his readers were

affixed some letters went an- mostly women, it was natural spected through the post

Bet THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK L1D that he did not sally his pages so inquiry quickly unmasked this

freely as did some of his contem commercial philatelist. poraries. But етед his ladies English stamps have beat 100,000,000 indulged in such expressions as remarkably free from forgeries, 12. 10 000,00 What a duce!" and "What though it must not be forgotten the latter how quickly the first attempt a pize!" whatever may mean: no one seems to followed upon the first issue. Just know. The fine gentlemen swore on the stroke of midnight of habitusily, though the presence May 5. 1840, the first "penoy of ladies acted a some restraint black was cut from the sheet at Even the highly proper Lord G. Birmingham, and ti first forgery |(in "Sir Charles Grandison") was attempted rithin four almost months, But as Sir Rowland his wife's Hill said when he saw it. "It is indiscretion. & miserable thing that could not madam,' said he, possibly deceive any but the most and he Kemboed his arms. stupid and ignorant.".

The "Stock Exchange shilling" roundly scolded by the two ladies fraud of the 'seventies was more present, his wife exclaiming, elaborate and correspondingly 'Such & word I bever heard successful. These stamps were from your Lordships'a lips all used

on telegrama” hand- whilst bir "Kemboed arms" ed it at the Stock Exchange received equal condemnation. post-offica. They defrauded the Readers of "Tristram Shandy" revenue, but did not deceive the will remember the discussion of philatelist, for it was a stamp this theme between Mr. Shandy, dealer who first detected the little Uncle Toby, and Dr. Slop; the faults in the workmanship, the Doctor having sworn profusely at minor flaws in the design.

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Was

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For which explosion he AR, NISHIYAM

Mangkung. Zish September 1834 ·

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acted. Louis granted on serene Correspondents in all commercial centres Obadiah. Shandy thus reproved

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FAN TONG 20,

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Mangking. Marah Mh. 1901,

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Inquiries are Welcome.

him:-

Small curses, Dr. Slop, upon morals by kinds of great occasions are but so much little. Dr. Johnson abandoned law,it effacted waste of our strength and souls the habit early in life, and greatly health to no manner of

objected to it; he speaks with con- purpose.

for my own part, I seldom swear or curse at all-consisted of oaths. On one occa- tempt of a man half of whose talk bold it bad-but if I fall into it by sion he swore continuously on

T. E. MAI,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF urprise I generally retain so purpose to shame a profane man: much presence of mind as to a curious way of protest which we make it answer my purpose must hope was effective.

INDIA, LIMITED.

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Babay Calestia Colombr Delhi Galle Hongkon

Sandy

that it. I swear on till I find myself easy."

fit

Sheridan touched on the subject with sarcasm in his first play. He warmly approved of "The Rivals" (1775). In accor gentleman who composed 43.000.c0 forms of swearing suitable to all Absolute aweare freely in the dance with custom, Sir Anthopy cases," which he kept on his gal manner, as does also the mantelpiece ready for use.

gentlemanly Faulkiand, but Bob The subject, which seems to Acres indulges in curious exple- Sterne, is treated of farther in triggers and Dints," and so forth. odds Chapter XII. of Book III, and This arouses the curiosity of his otber places; but probably friend. Captain Absolute, who readers will call to mind more remarks. But pray, Bob, I ob readily the celebrated Incident

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Internet allowed an Current Assonais And ♬ load

Depozita. Targe su apgūession.

pated.

Broty zignion of Beaking Buals

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Current accounts, saving ac- counts and fixed

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on

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KAO JE Wear Emir (Xanzinep dragspore»,

Shanghe

Bangkok

BONGKONG BRANCH

sant per annum on Daily Baissons, and

um

in the story of Le Rever, who serve you have got an odd kind of a new method of swearing." Acres: was on the point of death :-

"Ha bal you've taken notice "A well o'day do what we of it-tis genteel, isn't it?" He very owner porn of Banking xað Arahangi İcen for him," said dusikare tra

Trim, prophesies that other forms of latarest alowed as Current Resonade at 3 per maintaining his point "the poor imprecation will soon be obsolete: tramitarrates which may be ascertained soul will die." He shall not die, Damne have had their day.

by Gried my uncle Toby. Few prophecies have proved so The Accusing Spirit" which fallacious. Xazegu.

few up to Heaven's chancery

Later on in the play Acres bim- with the oath, blushed gave it in; and the "Recording writing bis challenge he implores, be self forgets his dictum. When Angel," as he wrote it down, Sir Cucius to let him "begin with dropped a tear upon the word, damme!"

TSUYKE PHI

Manager.

THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LTD,,

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AU$1500

niezna ira Buildings, Skater Ross.

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H. G. WILSON,

1. Queen's does Contras Hongkong, 13th, January, Ligh

MINERAL WELL. FOUND IN- SCOTLAND.

and blotted it out for ever.

DR. JOHNSON'S REBUKE.

It has often been asserted that

it is impossible to diaw a true

In spite of, or because of the picture of low life without giving popularity of the vice, protests to the characters the language

Digging to provide foundations for new shipyard berths at Green- ock, workmen discovered below sea level a fresh-water well with a peculiar taste. One of the men, were not wanting; and in 1745 they habitually use. Certainly. after drinking some of the water, an Act was declared himself cured of almost profane swearing, under which a lists

passed against | some of our modern nove- obronic rheumatism, and samples labourer was to be fined ones. On the other hand, Gay, unable to do DRETORY 40008814 17ped bed Fized Deganisi were then sent to an analyst, shilling, those below the rank of in his Beggar's Opera" depicted costiene nezman Wales may be aroundmed whose report is to the effect that gentlemen, two shillings, and high waymen, thieves, and wamen svings Depar- the water contains properties gentismen' five abillings, for of the town without using en oath: similar to those possessed by the sch offence; but, like the nearest approach baing What mineral waters of Carlsbad.} piany other attempts to reforma dickens" and " What's plague.")

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