1924-04-09 — Page 5

COLONIAL HAIR-DRESSING

SALOON

13, Ice House Street

High Class Barbers-Sanitary

& up-to-date Saloon Filipino and Japanese

barbers.

Popular Prices.

WE have receivod

bort

R

selection of the very

English made

PLATINUM WEDDING

RINGS

ALSO----

Platinum Dres Watches D'amond, nad Platinum Wrist Watches Chains,etc., --all in pure platinum. Neither the quality prices stund

SHERIFF

NOT

comparison.

BROS.

69, Queon's Road Central,

Ming Yuen Studios.

Undertake all kinds of high

class Photographis.

At home work and wedding

groups a speciality,

Call and see Specimens in our

Studios

floor 14 (top Beaconsfield Acade).

Only experienced men em-

ployed.

WE HAVE

Easy! Quick! "Gets-It" for Corns

Ewybody, everywher needs to know what anklikum sif_folks have almedy learned abous

"Gels-Ii," the guaranteed punkers corn and Calious remover. Any cum, no matter how derp rooted, depuis quickly when "Gets-It" amires. Wonderfully simple, yet simply won- sirful because all somernous stops with the fint application et rid at your corn and wear Blyses that Costs hut a ride-everywhere: thing it if it fade, IL Inwrence & Co., Kir, lucago. eta-It” is pull in thecity by all leading chemists.

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD

Sanitary Engineers, Monmentalists, etc.

Offices & Godowns.

98A, Wanchai Road,

Hongkong.

Tel. No. 269.

All kinds of Builders Requisites in Stock. Soll Vent Pipes, Rainwater Pipes,

Floor & Wall Tiles Baths, Basins, bath Room Fittings, Water Heaters for Gas Dif or Coal Puel. Also a Few Chip

Heaters.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

·CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

N. Y. K.-LINE

(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) · FROM EUROPE & STRAITS.

The Steamship

"ATSUTĂ MARU," having arrived from the above porte, Consignees of Cargo are horoby informed that thoir Goode aro being landed and placod^at | their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godow | Company's Clodowns at Kowloon whonce delivery may be obt sined foods not elcarol by the 14th April 1924 w be subject to

rent.

WEDNESDAY: APRIL 9, 1924.

ARCHITECTS' TRIALS.

The "Impossible" Client.

OLD LONDON.

•

Roman Wall Unearthed. The following, from thu Part of the now bullding of tho Architec, might be of local | Oxford University Prees in Lon- interost;

don has out through the old Lon- An architect, like other mon, don wall, a section of which, Hometimes has abortivo business eight feet by three, on the base- relations with clients whose | mont stops, is boing kept open to methode and notions ralorato i viow, with a glass in a-gunmetal them to the category of im-frame. Tho red Roman tiles can possible peoplo, and the sooner be seen at

intorvals-in-the- the architect recognises those Kontiskt ragetono, of which the black sheep the more-trouble-he-wall-was made. Originally the will save himself. Somotimes wall was fourteen feet wide, but clients have very definite views the part that was found in the and schemes and simply want presont, building had been put them "icked into shape." and through beforo-probably when though the rosaliant building the old Nowzate prison was built usually falls short of what it and the width now is only eight might be, the architect many fent. reasonably act as a producing This WILB not the only dis Damagod packages mu the left. agent provided to is not called sovery of interest during the nhe todowns for examinati upon to create an enormity. But building. In excavating for the by the Consignen's and the Co. if in addition to being asked to basement

Roman coina and representatives on any Tuesdays

carry てまし a' definito schema pottery wore found, whilst in the & Fridays, at 2:30 pan. within the he is eailed

to "mako walls of the Warwick squaro front Free storge Perlad

bricks without, straw," Cor. in Cho huilders caine across slona All claims must be presented other words, to give 9.1. for from Old St. Paul's. It was tho within ten days of the stentner's

14. and the client will custom after the Fira of London arrival Bere, after which latest listen to his demonstration of to build a course of bricks and fill they canift bé rogognized.

the lapossibility of such a próin with old stone that was lying cedure, it is far wisor for architect about. The boads of angels, and client to part at the outset tracery for windows, and other than for the architoct to propuro ecclesiastical carvings ware used plans and got tenders. If he dons | indiscriminately. They are now so, the impossible client will seize being proservod, and some of the on some small points to justify more beautiful specimens will be his contention that if to archit- | soni to museums. act know his business he would have given him what was wanted. We must bear in mind that this impossible client" will always coino into touch with isrespon sible poople to whom he will stabs at grout lengths his viowa, dod who, to got rid of a bom, will Because a client thinks, after acquiesce in thoso viowe. Tho having built, that he might have impossible client will then go done more wisely in expending away and quote Mr. So-and-so as money differently, he has no right if he had been employed as to quibblo about the cost. arbitrator to give a judgmont on the facts of the case. Vory 'fow

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No fire insurance has beon offucted.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Hongkong, April 7th. 1924.

"

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

S.S. "ANYO MARU

Voy. 21-West.

From SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU & JAPAN PORTS.

The above named Steamer hav-men are sufficiently careful in Open & Closed Grates-Cooking Ranges. ing arrived on Tuesday, 8th. giving opinions on points put to thom in casual conversation, and the impossible cliant may be depended upon never to state case fairly.

ESTIMATES FREE FOR ALL SANITARY

INSTALLATIONS - HOT WATER SYSTEMS, &c.

裊

General Repairs Promptly Attended to Specialists in Monumental Work-Cut in Italian Marble or Hongkong Granite.

Just Received a Shihment of Italian Marble Floor Tiles-Prices on Applica- tion.

A Large stock of Artificial Wreaths in all Sizes.

NOW REMOVED TO OUR NEW PREMISES,

STI BATEO IN THE

NEW ASIATIC BUILDING

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

THE PHARMACY

TEL 345

'(FLETCBLR & CO. LTD.)

26, tên vn's * and Central

TEL. 345.

ཏིསཝདིཏཨཱམཱདིཝནཏི ཝཧཱུྃ -,+e+e3དྡྷིཧཱུྃ mc[m[2]ba}alef+elzJedusl+kt} 11afet=1afeile}l•4ཅཀཅ」ཟ HONGKONG HARDWARE CO.

TAI LEE CHAN."

ESTO 1884 -

METAL GOODS. and HARDWARE.

Tol. No. C.1993.

119 Jorvois Street

E. HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS &

HARDWARE MERCHANTY.

PHONE CENTRAL No. 1116.

ACTOGEN

PEPARED IN AUST

In 3 h. 1 lb.;

For

Your

Baby.

b. Tins

25, WING WOO ST.

Central.

Another type of impossible client is the man who is funda- mentally unable to act loyally.

cost in money, and that this onst in no ways depends on whether a particular building represents a good commercial return on what has boon spout or not.

The builder has no bottomless pureo,out of which he can com- ponsate the building owner for the results of a mistake. But the impossible client is affronted be- cause he finds that his architect is unwilling to treat a contractor like a criminal. He further omits to consider that the architect hus no power to ici illegally in his interests, and that though an

Avril 1924, consign-os of cargo arahereby notified to present their Bills of Lading for countersigna ture, and take immediato delivery from stoamor or the Company's Cindown, whereall cargo impeding immediate discharge will be land-By this we mean that when a architect's future depends in a | ed ́at consignuo's risk.

eliont employs an architect. he large measure on being able to Storage will be assossed on should do so after having satis-satisfy his client, it doponds in a Cargo retaining undelivered after Tuesday, 15th. April, 1924. fied himself that he has gone to certain measure on being able to If convince builders that they will All broken, chafod und damaged competent and honest man. packages will be landed into the he has done so, there should be always be treated with fairness frankness on both sides. The and equity. Convinced of this, Company's Godown, whore. same

achitoct should not, because he contractors will always be willing will be examined on Tuesday likes one type of design, make to tender and will quoto their 15th. April, 1924, at 11 a.m.

out that something else is inpos- lowest reasonable price. On the No claims will be recognisedwife; neither should he, because other hand, those architoets who after gonds have left the steamer his client has expressor a wish convert themselves, if not nernal- or Godown, and none will be for a wrong solution, fall to show ly black-listed by good con ontertained if presented later him what be considers as hoing tractors, quite unable to obtain than three weeks after arrival theiht one. If he does so, he, favourablo torins for their clionte,

of steamer.

No fire, insurance whatever

will be offected.

Y. TSUTSUMI,

Manager. ngkong, sth. Aprit, 1924.

NOTICE.

Fac's are stubborn things, but

!

What a difference!

HERE

is the tea that will make you say that.

Blended in the Brooke Bond way which can only be appraised by tasting the result. Preserved in perfection by the vacuumised tin which retains no stagnant tea-destructive tropical air spoil the flavour,

to

A little extra goodness in the tea;

a little extra care in preserving that goodness. Just the difference between ordinary care and extraordinary care that makes this necessity- a luxury!

BROOKE BOND INDIA LTD., P.Q. Hox, 187,' Calcutta, Hong Kong Agent ALEX. Ross & Co., Hooy Joak. -

VACUUM COVER CUTOPEN BY USER

Fresh!

Brooke Bond Tea

Vin uum Packed

WORLD'S FINEST

BABIES.

LEVER LID FOR DAILY USE

The tea that never contradicts its ad- vertisements. It is advertised as good and when you get it' it is good-thanks 'to the vacuum packing.

being in a position of trust, has In a word, honesty pay in busi- not spoken the truth, the whole ness relations-if not in every truth and nothing but the truth.cano, in the long run.

MANY A GOOD DINNER But confronted with what he Buildors are human and aro

is wasted on a poor appetito. does not cars about, tho impos. not, to use a-colloquialism, in

There's no need to waste yours, sible client suddenly ae's dis- business for their health; but on

for if you eat poorly, foel bilious, loyalty to the architect No has the other hand it would, wo Why Britain Leads the War ivorish, headachy, blue," Pin employed, takes other advice and believo, be very hard to find a

Sir James Canthic, formerly of kottes arg perfection to sot matters either breaks away altogether or calling the members of which as Hongkong, presenting the awards right. gives his architectîmfinito trouble a whole reached so high aut the annual women's drill, com- Try Pinkoties to-night, you'll and onnoyanen by his want of standard of conduct, and who petition at the Northampton fool battor in the morning. They

oyalty.

more thoroughly try to do the Polytechnic Instituto, a month also purify the broath, the skin, best for those who employ them. ago, said that the physique of the rellove Pilos; by keoping you well. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. should not be evaded, and, the We all admire the prowess girls of Britain was steadily im. Of chemists, or post free, 60 conscientious architect will ast and courage of a tight-rope proving, and that was instanced conts the vial, from Dr. Williams THE

HONGKONG, LAND far as possible put a true casa performer, but feel jittle desire to by the fact that most of the girle Medicine Co., 00 Klangse Road INVESTMENT AND before his client, not allowing assay his task. In the same way of the present day grow taller Shanghai. AGENCY CO. LTD, has this himself to be govamed by his we always feel admiration for than their mothers. day transfarred its offire to. Na own personal předilections. Many the courage with which builders British babies were the finest

D whole undertake Queen's Road Central ad clients cannot understand this an

the specimens of humanity born inte large number of patients. The. Floor) (Entrance Ice House attitude, and consider that manifold risks involved in a the world. That was due to the class had been running for three Street)

thing but immediate acquios-building contract, and we know magnificent atrain handed yoars, and would be running in L. S. GREENHILL, cence in their views in disagrou- that in a very largo proportion of down by their mothers and grandthroo hundred years time.

able obstinacy, whereas it they cases they do their work equally mothere. Exercises should to Ho.-mentioned that the Hon Acting Secretary.

who show themselves to be im- officiently. whether they find continued, irrespective of age. John Collier, at the age of soventy- Hongkong, 7th. April, 1924.

possible and unreasonable. they have made a good or bad The usual happening was that six, was still actively carrying

SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

architect

Ho bargain. The

physical forks." who after a certain age people sat out his The settlement of a builder's sacrifices the contractor to the down and took to other interest recalled that when visiting a account will often produce bad impossible client may be likened in exorcise, with the result that manse in the north of Scotland blond betweon architect and to the dog who dropped his moat they grow big whore they should he was surprised to hear a num- client, in some cases revealing a to snatch at its reflection in the not be big and became lazy, bor of noisos overhead, and he character which, realised before-stream, for he may be stre, do, instead of active,

asked his hostess tho cause of it.

MASSAGE HALL

MRS. S. UZUNOYE, Export MasseNFO

#1 Queen's Road Contral kad. Yo

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

DYA KNOW 'T'MORROW IS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S

BIRTHDAY

THAT'S RIGHT THIS MONTH HAS ONEY TWENTY NINE DAYS, HASN'T IT?

the

hand, would prevent an architect what he will he will never satisfy Sir James referred to a club He was told that it was from doing work for a olient." the impossible oliont, and is which he started for elderly ladies, husband taking bie physical ox- Such a man overlooks the fact almost always best without his and said it had done a lot of good oreise, and upon asking his age that building represente a doßnito | munificent patronage.

work, although it had lost him a was told that it was ninety-one,

HERE COMES WILLIE - WE'LL SEE IF HE KNOWS. "WHICH-MONTH HAS ONLY

TWENTY NINE DAYS, '

YEAH-ME "THINKS RES, „S' SAMART- HELL NEVER KNOW THAT

THO

Willie Can't Be Caught

WHICH

·SAY, WILLIE L LAWHICH MONTH, HAS

TWENTY NINE DAYS THIS YEAR?

I CANT KEEP FROM

LAFRIN

QUES?

BY BLOSSER

WHY ALL OF EM!!

Page 5Page 6