The Archive · 1938

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atsina? E. 0 knee en a ese rade obtainable in Case of the Houttuynia. The foreign inspectors never do it s ar-cents unless other-3 lat aam epa es Ins & No LONGER. s. Established in Shanghai 1874 Incorporated tin Hongkong pov Wed or of x hehuh one TÉRILLING—BUTCHERS MEAT FIRE LOSS ASSESSORS AND AUCTIONEERS Siml "A Country Diary," dated b May y; VOTE Veal 00-130 Mutton Bronadi TERME OE ASEEICATTON, Branch Office: Torts & HARDING "Mobrh-ChixA Dairy NEWS"

Beet 35-00 Pork May 21, but appearing in your issue "9218, May 24. ed 88 MUSEUM ROAD, SHANGHAI of May 23, the author, in referring to a delightful white wild flower he Foreign Woman's Experience Mackerel Frog legs secured in the country that morning, Prawns ea. arp rather boggled at iis scientific name, To the Editor of the Conger E Mandarin In Main Salesroom—Now On View 4 Héuttuynia cordate Thunb., and decid- Nosru-curin Dur News" me bat 29 Salmon ed to give it the name "white-bract: a 20:25 Pomire: i for reasons stated. While I am quite " Ey Xb! being a daily passenger Oni run "Min Sami To-day, Wednesday, May 25, 1938, at 9.30 a.m. aware that such a name as Houttuynia. 25 MES S ED CAWA, A Upholstered. double s " ich: ind ari hi na" at first sight seems a bit of a teaser, ce T w" ocensional trips muna, GAMB; ANDRES bicycle, table fans, 4-tube radio set, hall stands, writing desks, desk chairs, Z a u pustuynia: So. with the authority of one wi RE o phoist uble spring couches and arm chairs, day beds, carpets, child's must be admitted that it is no worse pon Concession ana Settlement O Fowl so bookcases, copying press, sideboards, cellarettes, dining tables, dining chairs, than Poinsettia, Bougainvillia, Gar- aby third- Spring Chicken 80 silver ware cabinet, wardrobes, dressing tables, chests of drawers, night donia, Bignonia, Dahlia, Forsythia n several years of residence here Turkey 50 tables, centre tables, chairs, stools, teapoys, screens, bedsteads, kitchen and many others, which have become j; is; rare exception when a seat T z Woodcock ea. 50 tables, cupboards, safe, ice chests, heating stoves, singer treadle sewing the common or popular names of} has not been offered me, by Chine s RAS Sat 40] machine, perambulators, rocking horses, books, glass showcases, fling kehew n ated M in Ed men as a rule, but sometimes even © B cabinets, eic" etc. gardens and greenhouses, AW of these by young Chinese girly VEGETABLES Are named after well-known botanists "Y 7 =m TARN R npuner {kww e a or the Shanghai, May 24. "Hoo shoots 20 Leeks, b Due to existing conditions we have to request all purchasers L onus Houttuynia, and it seems a BETTER 7 Beetroot 3 wup otg to pay cash in full on the fall of the hammer. plants. The same is the case with the Beans, French 25 Cauliflower has thus been named to perpetuate} Sports and Lesson: am THAT! Gelerybunen 8 Onions Amer. H Bits, when a plant or group of plants Rig marrow 18. Young Carrots b that some other popular name should When the Public School Garros punch 10 Parsnips à oe urga & Ca Į id the name of some scientific worker, Cabbage Green' Peas 12 A 1 be substituted, especially when there is Private Chiües 25 Powe, b 9 4 5 k is plenty of precedent for not doing Exg-plant ce Potatoes, Sweet 8 and use such names as weniionea 10 lhe Editor of the T] Endive, each '8 s 2 so. If the general public can accept n, me Editor of the po bahep Red Cabbages ea 30 (Incorporated under the Hongkong Ordinances) above, there would seem to be no "Mobrh-Cuwg Dany News" garlic 20 Auctioneers, Appraisers and Adjusters reason why the nate Houttuynid sin—Lano or Here Axu GLORY Green Pepper E) should not also be adopted for general failed to understand my suggestion mon SALESROOMS, 160 CANTON ROAD use. anent sports and drill, which is: in Amo me C, Sowrmm. this international community it is out cherry E] Shanghai, May 24. et, DEES Eh levances, à an I BY SAPAJOU U.S Oranges 120 Will sell by Public Auction under instructions from the concerned 7 of place to air private grievances in; ananas the difference between English pub- Muzzels:. GRR asad mww 2 IN OUR SALESROOM (160 Canton Road) One need not be British to know s: Pumel se pears 30 a s: Old and New Pumelo Chinese pea Con à Japan: far ery from We public school in es for Rubber GRAIN AND FLOUR ' On Friday, May 27, 1938, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

li i i " lie end private schools, but it is a ad STAIN ANI Chinese Retort to JustUs tw e s n fo Egi TU Une for Rubber. h i es à 3 aay 1 here ler nationals are " roed d 7 Tee OID. $1930 u

A D tionals are barred reducing industry TT asit A io Ri: in Shanghai, from which other na- ow an en io La Prodiit dndisty Superior Household Furniture and Sundries ©, 1 Sm—I have Just been through Shanghai, May 24 Lim T More Aggi Action by per pint.

'"Nomrm-Cuma Day NEWS" AMA PEL LO By a Harley Streer Puysician in "The Listener c YP per De Also at 2.30 p.m. Sharp. 4 Pairs Prismatic Binoculars ading the adventures in China and When you wake in the morning. all those troublesome aches andj eect Eds PACA ON VIEW THURSDAY apan of Jusr-Us "ud am so glad to it seems easy and natural habit palay pimp! and rashes, which] 1C. Demande E Fam hear that the "Japanese pouch information Wanted: ¿ciy cozen or a few simple exer- Many people go to doctors suite London, May 2. he HUGH MARTIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR I ar e "Japanese in their ow A rink freely while doing your follow in its train. 5 Bran jb 280 Barley 1146 I only wish that they were equally cises, In fact, the habit of drinking from ill-health or just tiredness e have frequently pointed out items appearing in various foreign time has proved beneficial that|much and too oft riy rate. ihe rubber-producing industry andj No Kichen Coal LOONG-FEI AUCTION 9 CAPTAIN BLOOD Grey 13-0, good in China, but from the news|How to Dwarf Pine Trees a tumbler or (we of hot water at this can often be attributed to eating 100 the steadily-deteriorating position of Best Anthracite (metric tons) 2 newspapers including your esteemed To the Editor of the it is now a widely adopted practice. when they have reduced the number have emphasized the need of rore Firewood 15 medium Bundles $1.00 TO-DAY. N/106, S.R.C. 1938, griffin, Has Journal their behaviour here would "Mobrh-Cuwg Pawy №) I am not criticising the dun of meals and eaten more slows, a aggressive action by the Internation; Charcoal ter 33 E Bale) 190 A bom sine ma B h 2 eem to be at great variance With sie shall be obliged if of teu. especially if it is on the change for the better has taken p 1 Rubber Regulation Committee,"—————7—- - Owner reducing stable.

nes Tox give ated for., 9-3. 2040. bh bbuga it any or) coe, "he great thing, as most that they themselves describe as] say tne "Financial News" in an Wednesday, May 25, 1938, 10 TYRANT "KNIGHT Chestnut Could the' difference in behaviour to tell me the method of stunting Sectors agree, is that people should, "simply marvellous." 1f vou think p tide today. remainder of the year ought to be at 5 pin. 13-2, V/381, "Y" Class, Guaran- 1 climate and conditions in China, in obviously the best time to do it. It] with boiler, engine and, wheels O55. 4 sws our apprehension to Some observers have proposed a WK ROAD stable. p be attributed to malign influence orler dwarfing pine tr: drink more, and between meals is your body as a human locomotive, m, present situation," the jour-|90 per cent. or less. AT 233 MOHA teed sound, Owner reducing one x would be ce preferr- Shanghai, May: 26 J. S. JU; also well to remember that a meal other moving paris, you will reali Ral adds shoe Qu rwe doubt 4C per cent, quota, but it is improb- y—11 SMART MORN Grey 13-2, fable if the Japanese would stay away May #4 {aten slowly and with relish, with] once that not only must the right wr whether the American recovery ble that the Committee will reduce Lot No. P/137, "Y" Class, winner and from China and do not trouble with t mo serious dilution, will often pre-lot fuel be used, but that the f Er he last half year can be very the quota below 50 per cent. This 1 BAY PONY placed many times, Believed OM dr save tie Chinese, r T vent that "blowneip" feeling and] must not be crammed ioo tight., It Sen nas would reduce stocks to some extent, 2 DUN RIDING PONY P/351,! sound.

It matters but little how the Japan- SHORT WAVE RADIO sv2scauent flatulence so often c oh g ocque Tf the aim is reduced stocks, the hus paving the way for an ultimate 3-1, lass 12 BENGAL LANCER Grey 13-2, ese behave in Japan because there is paper continues, the quota for the l,. 1936 griffin, wi NIME s DORUM there ca of by those who drink a lot] eat moderately mr n for the restoration of prosperity.—Reuter. s DUN GELDING 'N/67, 13-2, G/176, S.R.C. 1936 gri in-an escape, the Chinese can stay away a! with their Like a Railway System "Y" Class, S.R.C. 1938 auction ner of races, First class jumper, but it matters a great deal how the And no about this question! x. one other point, We have Sub-griffin, 13 GREY DAWN Grey 13-1, N/97, t Japanese.misbebave in China for Today's- Broadcasts of diet and digestion? The food we o erienceq the pleasure of relish his one then the poor Chinese have no means Daventry, England—Trans. 1, from should eat is obviously. to a l S.R.C. 1907 Sub-griffin, winner fast for short distance. 1300 io 15.13 o'clock, 16.96 metres, degree, a matter of individual very simple pleni meal, perla and placed, 14 BLACK ROCK Black 13- D "We hope Just-Us will enjoy his} arans 2 dedo pedo e rub. US T bh aber Jong Ww Zaha aaa quina XY, SRC. 1080 rit, start socana; 19.76m.; 19.82m. ence or necessity. What I think bread and che Y Bay Geld ideal conditions in Japan and forget Hongkong.—31.49n p pose past og ey R Hongkong, neluding two tour 15 PAGEANT mally oes. k ope he will not be enticed by the 1680m.: 942m; 255: irre gr dion d y because layed one season's polo in ie come back and do business with bew, Germ io sw] we shall relish it. I get sick of x c ODER-FELS Grey 13-1, N/73, Xw TA A BASE find that Be will have to pay a little e doing ba DAE wadi ae v i convinced sw QUIT tina, Ywyhy pee auction Sub-griffin, ALO TӨ BU XOW us. We are afraid however he will 3128r.; 17.745 3145m.: Nearing xee sh: ence b a pleasantly per: COS cee a hyra y races.

re for rides in Japan as Ro 19.00 to 2130 and 23% much what we eat—by., started. dish {0 tempt isband's A t 7 SAALE-FELS Grey 13-0, N/69, THREE POLO. SADDLES AND A ess of the food lotion which—fully -the "China incident" is believed to ihe choice 1 e coke ba nome oh ora Sun. 1800 to "Sl3im not there, wait until UT hien we eat it our frame of mind protects you from mosquito bites, o started: QUANTITY OF POLO GEAR. f 5 c n s to rise lia—Lyndhurst, Mon.-Sat. 10.35 10, variety—but the conditions under Yx kesbe: x AK R i should it want tempt- S.R.C. 1938 auction Sub-griffin, SINS here i Po bw ni. MAP do y y, o returns Or if the poor man, is W, and, by thorough mastication, carr promptly eases the bite if they get 8 SPOTTED SAND Grey I The sale is conducted under the Ron cue Chinese for veiling Japan- at, 1700 to 2020, oni probably starve him, v rt of the digestion to you first 3/2711, S.R.C. 1938 griffin, start- Rules Exhibited on the Rostrum. i ese, invasion of China, Sai, 1700 to 19,00, 31.23m. out, and order exercise or mass: the "Ilgntüing hunch, ES reducing stable, w-—X ne b il probably starve him, d we should. -The ed, Guaranteed sound, Owmer I Shanghai, May 2 me f Hep quid fo 700, ami aca e pocket size 20 cts T ours Pao N, X, NM and other slogans so common acre Que. paris, France—15.00 to 18.00, 2524m. and. Nature to he appetite Ya gans so eoramen: across S1, $1.75, $2.75, $4.50 and vest As Nature Intende ness man may save time Hilversum, Holland.—Irreg., hi 1 ent, but oh, ally; Daily, 0 00 to 10.00 Once some patients Foreign Help for the Rebels Sem; 3L35m. Sunday, 12.09 pa robust farmer of over 90 years of} f pin ks The Spanish War: dis) i! Hal am oe mine being "deeply cere time lates on 2 2330: Sun. 2025 10 23:30, 0300 10 of mine deeply concerned time later on T

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