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saris) seem sad and long when all GYMKHANA ENTRIES.
THE RAISES. about
A RECORD.
THE WEEK'S CHAT,
March 12.
SATURDAY, MAR H 131920
af several well-known dancers who versation consists in giving yoursel goes right and nothing wrong? And isn't this column exceedingly.
have left the Colony during the last away; and it is the mark of a civilised month. fit when there's nothing whatever
society not to talk about nothing, but to grumble at? The Greek knut
The exodus ofpeople on long ever to discuss matters of interest without The first Gymkhana of the season
I have received a chit from a man die leave has been tremendous and savagery. It is because we are atraid who avent out with a lantem look is to take place on Saturday next and living in Hongkong who watches and every day one hears of more people of savage disagreement that we walk ing for an honest roma had an easy has called forth a record entry of 128, observes, sometimes laugher some.. going. job compared with this of finding which should ensure good Helds and times criticizes, but always gets the
about nothing and are dull. Human subjects to write about. To have racing.
One wonders if anyone will be left. The details follow:
unbiassed point-of-view of one who but as they go others come back.
inter-course is most amusing when to think what to write, and not to
most intimate; and how can we be write what you think, makes the Chad, Moonshine, Wakeford Trede-
IST RACE HALF MILE. Sr. looks.am..
Hotels are overcrowded. People com-intimate unless we tell each other what He writes: An idea for Mrs. plain of the prices, try to get into we really think and feel about the heart bowed down droop further. gar Orion, Willie, Someman, El Gossip." "Once a month. Call-boarding houses, and find them just things that most concern us? I do The latest report Dorado. Pawnshop Buzz Off Pussying Exchange at the Peak Hotel or as expensive. Houses are scarce and not mean about our private affairs, our
Wilhelm foot, Sandmartin, Surprise and Dur Peak Club so that callers may actu- expensive. It is a real problem.. Hohenzollern is for
ally see each other.". Excellent Servants' wages are rwice the rate or insubordinate cooks though even diseases or grievances or uripaid bills that he has contracted some mys- 2ND RACE GYMKHANA STAKES.-idea! Provided the people wan: tothey used to be. Washing is double, these can be made amusing by those teriors skin disease, is covered with Savernake. Beggar King. Pink Eye. see each other. The question is: clothes are almost impossible, and we who have enough detachment to be small boils, and constantly itching Pentile (late Dunmore Dahlia), Mai-Do they have seen the idea car-women are thankful that summer is themselves amused by them. and serutching.“
colm, Stem, Barning Daylight, Season ried out fairly successfully. It was coming. because the wash tub makes the matters in which we are all in- Do you know the Ticket, Siamese Cat Spotted Sand, in one of those big little towns where a fairly cheap wardrobe a workable terested because we are human. Missel Thrush? The Rowdy Child. Brutus, Attraction (late the social circle was growing so big proposition.
can ring the is just these which we avoid most Times says one has Attraction Dahlia), Ibu Keib and that calling in different districts and changes on white skirts and blouses, carefully when we talk for amuse- been heard at Elan, Purity Dahlia.
missing your friends, seemed a waste which always look dainty and fresh Ement. Survey January 9), and adds "it 3RD & 5TH RACES-CLASS HANDI of time. Yet it was not big enough alter an application of soap and water, is one of our earlicat birds to sing.
CAPS.-Savernake. St. Chad. Isles. old enough for the districts to be whereas in the winter, if you do not those whose business it is to amuse So they are carefully avoided by It happens to be one of our birds man, Moonshine, Scotia Dahlia, inhabited by people in one particular possess a big income, you have to be us; and the fault is ours, not theirs, that have no song.
Sepand Sumatra Chief), Orion, Sup- S.
content with one or two costumes.
We go to the play or to a concert, A remarkable storyman Pantile tate Dunmore Dahira). Calling Club. The subscription was complaining about the luncheon car.magazine. with the same relusal of
per Dance, Salamander, Willie, Some-
Quite a number of men have been we read a novel or more often a REMARKABLE of the recover Target. Sinza El Dorado, Malcolm, per annum, and there were about One man told me that thirty women interest that makes our conversation loat purse is re- Pawnshop. Holburn. Burning Day 300 members. The subscription caught the 1.10 car the other day and dull; and it makes the play and the ported at Worthing. The purse, light, Alexander, Rowdy Child, Pussy covered expenses of Hall hire, and that they stood awaiting it like bees music and the novel dull.. which contained two coins, à but- ton, and a postage alamp, was lost foot, Brutus, Wee' Mouse, Ibu Kelb, the charges of professional musicians around the honey pot saying ""get near amuse us, must be about nothing, or Attraction (late Attraction Dahlia), who were sometimes engaged to enter the curb and you'll get a chance to at a school treat last summer by Sandmartin, Blackbird Dahlia, Alain the visitors at the monthly meet-get in." little girl, the daughter of the local
MISSEL
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been killed For Christmas. It is
ten to the buteber.
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A club was started called "The
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one of the jokes' with which Adam Hard fuck on the bread win-nied to amuse Eve, if we are to call
Postman, and it was recently found Berjan Chief, "Lauza, · Gilbertine (late inga. Each member was entitled 10 ners. It is also a 'bit of a grievance it a tune, must be without melody: in the stomach of a cow which bay Albion Dahls), Parity Dahlia, Rebate, a card box and these boxes were that the 2.15 car to town is oken for melody always makes some de
Dunford and Wilkins Micawber. placed in the entrance hall on the day crowded out by Tommies, and bus-mand on the hearer; it expresses some heen grazing in the field in which 4TH REAR-BENDING RACE Mr. of the meeting. If a distinguished nessmen are obliged to wait their real interest or passion or experience the treat took place. The cow had J. H. Congdon, Major C. A. Law, visitor passed through the town the turn. No one blames the Tommies of the composer, and so it is taboo in Mr. C. H. Blason, Mr. J. P. Jones, Calling Club would probably entertain for they are most obliging. The other amusing music, just as real interests Ltd understol that the postman's co- Mr. W. J. Morrison, Hon. Mr. John her. Once a year the club gave a day a well-known Taipan, noticing the and passions and experiences are taboo sin. who lost a autor-hieycle about Johnstone, Mr. F. M. L. Soares, Mr. Ball to which each member contributed crowded state of the tram, put it to in our conversation. There are, of the same time and place, has writ- John Bell Irving Mr. S. E. Grim- Bupper.
some of the soldiers and asked them course, classical concerts to which Stone, Major A. W. Timmis Mr. T. To call on any one, you simply if they were in a hurts. To a man thigh-brews go for the sake of acquir A slip named, in W. Doyle, Captain P. L. Beaver, dropped your card in her box and then they offered their seats and turned outing merit, as the devout go to church A NEW ship. recognition of the M.C.. Captain R. G. Sturgess, went round the room till you found for the businessmen. Obviously it at least that is the common belief
the R.M.L.I., Lieut. C. Sargeaust. Lieut. her. The meetings took place once only requires a request from those in American newspapers during the A. D. Welsford, Lieut.. A. J. Sammut, a month. You paid for your own authority to ask them to wait and catch you hear when the band plays." about-them. But consider the music war, the American Press, has Lieut. Peacock, Mr. L. N. Leefe, Mr. tea or your guest's.
You WETE the 2.30. been launched at Hog Island. R. I. Paterson and Lieut. J. M.allowed to take grests.
The only way to meet it is usually by composers no one has President Wilson has not yet re-Dedington.
the difficulty about the women is to ever heard of, and it is about nothing: -The Helena Mey Institute would make the lady's season ticket uzavait pretends to contain runes, but they plied to the Adversarian's respect- 6TH RACE MILE.-Moonshine, make an ideal meeting place for suchable between, say 12.40 and 1,20% in suggestion that the new ship Tredegar, Luciow, Orion, Geordie a club. if anyone could be induced to It costs hall the price of a man's and some kind of feeling, gay or voluptu
are no tunes; it pretends to express should be painted yellow.
Mac. Someman, Target, Sinza, Pawn-start the club.. Enough members if they had to pay extra for the trip us, but it does not. 1 is like bad During the war Ameri- shop. Cannon. Holburn, Pussyfoot, could be enrolled to make it worth they might get a move on with their champagne which people drink be- HAMBURG con restaurants. still Brutus, Sandmartin, Blackbird: Dahila while.
STRAK. served Hamburg and Louza.
The two replies to my lacts about steaks, but camou 7TH RACE 4 MILE HANDICAP. Hospital accommodation were widely flage the treason by culling there Savernake. Islesman, Beggar King, divergent. To the first, appearing on Victory Steaks," An item of Sepand (Sumatra Chief), Geordie March 8. signed Matter of Fact." news from the city of Hamburg Mac, Pink Eye. Pankie (late Dun- can only say that I see nothing in ON THE ART OF AMUSING suggests that the stakes there more Dahlia), Malcolm, Stam, Burn the letter to call for any discussion, should be vietory. Here it is:ing Daylight. Alexander, Season Tic-have nothing to add to my last state- Hamburg tenants have protested kei. Rowdy Child Siamese Cat.ment because of it. "Woman Work- against their exploitation by house- Brutus. Wee Mouse, Ibu Kalb, Attracer" writes as a woman who knows owners, and have decided to refuse tion (late Attraction Dahlia), Gilber what she is talking about and urges to pay their rents if the Governine (lare Albion Dahlia Algerian the women of the Colony to leave Bent alues TOO. Inke measures Chial. Purity Dahlia and Wilkine no stone unturned to prove that they against existing abuses.
Micawber.
shopping or goli.
THE GOSSIP.
YOURSELF.
By A. CLUTTON-BROOK.]
cause it sparkles. Their pleasure, if they get any at all, comes from the delusion that they are drinking good champagne: but they would get more Pleasure if it were good.
Coets
No doubt good champagne more than: bad: and real amusement costs more than sham, though not in money. Our delusion is that if we pay encugh for our amusements in money they will be good; but to make them good we must pay for them in our own effort and interest and de-
have the matter deeply at heart, for If ambition is the last infirmity of mand. If we try to let them happen the sake of our fellow workers, our noble minds, the last conceit of the to us, if we are purely passive towards A resolution has
children and the fature of our Em-modest is that they know how to them, we shall not be amused; and ARMENIANS. been passed 17- we are. Being always right, the
amuse themselves. pire." animously by a re- WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
It does not seem contend that we are not amused by Giang cannot ever have been wrong.
It has been suggested to me, as a
to them to be conceit; for what merit, most of our amusements. We admit Alaried by the scolding of his Presentative meeting of the Armen-
joke, that it would be a good thing or what art, can there be in amusing it in the case of conversation because master the Daily Mail, Lloydian Colony in Egypt protesting
Messrs. Wogan & Co. report on for the poor rich children of Hong yourself? It is what you do when we do not pay for it; but where we George ratted un his American gainst any attempt to sever Cilicia
March 12: Fomerang, Saturday, March 12, 1990. friend Bullit.
kong, it a creche could be run for you have nothing better to do; indeed, pay, heavily we try to believe that we from Armenis, and crging that Possibly in the
During di past week our local them: A refuge during the long you hardly do it, but rather let it hap get our money's worth, in foolish hope of placating the same sulted on its future status and the transactions recorded- and quotations take her far from home and children, players amuse you, or you listen to less that they do not get it arp kigh- Armenia has the right to be con-market has remained dull with few hours, when mother's social duties pen to you. At the theatre you let the musical comedy; and those who con- tyrant, we are now told that though he blockade is lifted, and though choice of the mandatory Power for most stocks remain unchanged, at when the poor wee mites are left to the band, or you read a novel, always brows. Why should they try to de- We are now trading with Soviet
It is understood that the Armenians the close however owing to the slump the tender but not altogether intelli- with your mind ready to be amused. stroy the pleasure of others, even in Cilicia are too busy being in exchange there is a distinctly beter gert care of an amah. Three years ago to-day came the Russia, this does not imply that we
You have by hard work earned your though it be the pleasure of thinking recognize "Soviet Russia. But
assassinated to pass resolutions. feeling. The Shanghai market has One laughs at the idea, but there amusement, and you are angry with they are amused when they are not?. Lord Northcliffe, the Premier
The spiritualist craze also been quiet with linle business are possibilities in the proposition. out knowing why, if anyone hints that The answer is-Because real amuse- maker and policy-decider, sees:
ORCHING. still spreads. A syi-passing. Shanghai Docks in the early No one can pretend that too much you do not get it So someone, inment is much more fun; and it is not through it, and through The Times
cide's letter to a part of the week improved but thesmah" is good for a child. whose these columns lately expressed anger impossible. of the war against the Germans hester Guardian hints on that rowed said If I can pussibly can now be had at Ths. 115.
we may see his anger. The Man Woman from whom he had bor-Armness did not continue and shares brain, tensely alive its surround against me.for hinting that people are stance, produced a kind of musical Aristophanes, for in- ing influences gradually assimilates not amused by musical comedy. He comedy, but for an audience that that we found ourselves yoked with the same message which annoners get in touch with your I will do so." Banks....Hongkong & Shanghai the manners and conversation of its called me a high-brow-I suppose the knew it must play its part in its own such an Ally. We consoled our- the decision of the Paris Confer. He had already touched her for Banks, owing to the drop in exchange own amah and of her friends.
One mos: offensive thing he would be amusement; so did Mozart. Neither selves for a while by regardingence to open trading relations with good ones, which he had not have risen. $50 from our last quote has only to come upon a little group allowed to call me in the Manchester of these were righ-brews, yet now Issia as a useful steal roller Russia also declares that the eon- paid back. sn the lady is not likely ton and have buyers at $575.
of children and attendant mahs to Guardian, said that I spoke more in they are classics for high-brews. I template arrangements imply to welcome a borrowing spook. Marine Insurances-Cantons are realize that there is plenty of room sorrow than in anger, and accused me am not suggesting that we should Disappointed in that, we began tono change in the policy of the
An ordinance of good wanted at $390 and Unions $175. for improvement.
of wishing to replace dress clothes amuse ourselves always by listening pin hope on the idealisin of the Allied Governments towards the P.W.D. intent. and probably in Shipping. Macao Steamboats have The way to meet the hard case of and their equivalents by sackcloth, and to Aristophanes, or even Mozart, but great heart of the pople." They "Soviet Government." The pro-
ordinary times desir-buyers at $204. Deferred Indos $200 the, child whose mether has no time laughter and content by a high moral rather that we should turn ouratives psal to open up traile with Russia able, is passed. It becomes law, and Shell Transports 220/-. Star to devote to it, and who cannot afford tone." is represented in the official an- Theatres built before that are not Ferries have come to business at $25. to keep a European nurse or gover-
into an audience capable of producing But my complaint is, not that pura new Mozart or Aristophanes; for it nouncement as primarily an act of affected by it. A new and up-to- Sugars.-China Sugars, after sales ness, seems to be a sort of glorified moral tone is low, but that we spend is the audience that produces the art, benevolence, it is undertaken date theatre erected since the Ordi at $216, have buyers at $215 and rich child's creche, kindergarten or vast sums of money on amusement or the lack of it. This is no doubt a
with a view to remedying the nunce must not allow people to sellers at $220.;
play house under the supervision and and get little for them. It is not that hard world, but we must face the facts. unhappy situation of the popola-pass the night. The Wo Ping Docks and Wharves.--Kowloon care of a well educated woman who I wish us all to wear sackcloth, but and conditions of it; and one of them tion in the interior of Russia, Theatre is being regularly pro Docks were done at $150 but are now has had a thorough training, in Child that I wish our dress clothes were is that God amuses those who muse own agitators might be infected which is now deprived of all secuted by the PW.D. These are wanted at $155. Kowloon Wharves Paychology.
more gay, our laughter more rich with themselves. He sends heaves-gifted with these subversive ideas. Mean manufactured products from out-not ordinary times. Lodgings are business has been done at $85 for The play hours could be from 10.30 delight, and our content less apathetic. geniuses, prophets of laughter and while, an unpleasant incident of
"eide Russia." That is really scarce. The P.W.D. should be more March settlement and have buyers for to 12.30 in the morning and from 3.30 I suspect that this gentleman who is delight, only to those who love beauty delicious if we consider who has reasonable. Here is its amazing cash at $83. Shanghai Docks during to 5 p.m. in the winter, and in sum angry with me knows in his heart that and sense and wit and will not patup fault in payments of interest. and maintained it right down to offence.
created this unhappy situation" argument: it is an aggravated the week rose from Ts. 108 to a buy-mer from 9 till 11.30 a.m. and 4 to be is not so much amused as he ought with ugliness and nonsense and the The Wo Ping people ing rate of Ts. 117 but at the close p.m. There should be a nice roomy to be for his money, and that he does crackling of thorns under a pot. It That, as the soldiers used to say, the moment of final military defeat. know lodgings are scarce, yet they shares are slightly weaker with shares and airy play room for bad weather not wish to know it; at any rate, put the tin hat on it. We formed A change happily there is. though persist in bringing actors. We obtainable at Tis, 115.
and the children should be taken out know it, and I wish to discover the nature as to be amused by theec is vein to say that you are of usela = bondholders' protection commit-it may not be convenient to admit must have a severe penalty." The Miscellaneous.Cements business for walks or on to a play ground in cause,
it, The mere opening of trade Hongkong Govt. knows of our has been done at $7 cash and $8 the summer. tees, and begun to produce pro- relations is in itself an immense housing shortage, yet it persists in April. The following are all buying learning should be introduced.
We have many kinds of amusement, that they amuse you it is because you
things. You are not. If you drink No suggestion of book.
The and one of the chief is conversation. do not know what amusement is.. paganda showing that our meta change. Trade with Russia, as importing civil servants.
quotations: China Lights (vid) $7.30, training should be through games and Throughout England the rich give Your talk about high-brows is the talk morphosed Allies shed too much The Times correctly remarks, can
It is certainly ex- (new) $5.30; China Providents $7.60; nature observation. I think a woman costly dinner parties, and the food and of the fox who has icat his mail or blood, printed too many paper only be carried on with the consent
SUBSIDIARY pedient that the Dairy Farms $214; Hongkong Trams who wanted an interest in life and a drink are supposed to be a pretext for never had one. And if you may you of the Russian Government, which SILVER. exportation of our 364; Steam Laundries: $3; Water means of carning a little money might the conversation and a provocation 10 are a hard-working man of busines
subsidiarylver boats-$114; Powells $15, and Wiso easily work out a feasible scheme. It is an amusement, not so pas too tired in the evening for, anything I look up and see the fog gripping sive as music or the play, but rather but trash,, the answer is that trasa approximate the Russian govern- tion of the fact that it is s Govern-in the choice of persons for pro
my dwelling place and clinging to my 3 mutual entertainment; yet it is does not refresh you and beauty a ment to what the Daily Mail Year ment. The actual transactions, it secution. Some undoubtedly hard
window as if there was only one thing usually subject to conventions which sense would. You are secretly bared Book has called our own system of is suggested, are to be with the cases have occurred, which will
on carth it wanted and that was to prevent it from amusing anyone. Be by your diversions, and that is way "justice and love." We were told great co-operative societies existing convince many Chinese that British
rush into my room and clutch me in use it is amusement, we believe that you are tired; they are not diverstas that our mere appearance on the all over Russia, which are them-justice is a myth. They must not
a damp embrace. Everything is it must not be about anything in which at all, because they make no demands acone, as interveners, would be elves in direct contact with the come back at us with the old gag
"clammy," Yet yesterday, when we are really interested, such as reli- upon you, because they are always the fog and pushed my gion, or art, or philosophy, or love: what you expect and you recent the nough to destroy the Soviet sy peasantry and through whom the that they have no discretion, but Corps will be decided by the voters of way through Into the Peak Tram, or even polis, unless we are all of unexpected, But only the unexpected" tem, that 95 per cent. of the Rus-Soviet Government has carried on bave to administer the letter of the the men who have sent in enrolment was rewarded by a motor drive in the earpe party. If we talked of any can divert you; and beauty is "always giano detested it, that it was a tricks great part of its internal ex-law, etc., because we'd laugh. We forms before the 22nd of March. brilliant sunsh. I am thinking of of these things we should be high the unexpected. New every morning of Germans and Jews. All the changes. But these societies do have not yet heard of a European 1920. atrocities of the Russian civil war, not constitute
building house-boa: so that I may brows, and we are all nervously is art, but old every evening is mussent and Enesians can be very atrocious, authority, and any dealings with searched. A literal reading of the an independent passenger being stopped and
live above the moisture instead of in anrious to prove to each other that comedy, and it makes you feel aid we are not. Our aim is to trifle de to listen to it. What I ask is tot were attributed to the five per cent them can only take place with the law would lead to the prosecution"Maquan" are reminded that un- Consegnces of cargo by the s.s. of Russians who were Bolshevike, consent or assistance of the Govern of every yachtsman who puts to see delivered goods become subject to end. The Peak Hotel announces the for it. So, for weary hours, we try cloth, but shot-silk, not medicines but The dancing season is coming to anticately, though few of us have a turn more sermons but more fun, not back- and none to the 95 per cent. of ment::.
loyal"
with a pocketful of small change. rent after Tuesday next. An east of the series of the fortnitely to make bricks/without strew and fruit, and real fruit not Dead S
amination of damaged cargo takes dances, which have been one of the omelettes without breaking eggs, apples. We are still especially place at 10 am, où the same day. most popular features of the winter and subjects that we can discuss with those who lead what they are pleased out any danger of disagreement or so call a hilo of pleasure-Puritans
this idealistic revolution was a de-
roubles, and prevented that peace now, beyond doubt or question, is and production which should make the Soviet Government, and to do coinage should be stopped, but mans $27. our investments look safer, and this obviously implies the recogni some discretion could be observed
ADVERSARIA.
DESPONDENCY DUE TO`
CONSTIPATION;
LOGAL- AND GENERAL
Today's dollar is worth 45. 11žd.
The name of the new Volunteer
dug # bole
season.
Russians. For three years, with our 'unofficial assist. ance, and a`blockade, the 95 per cent, continued to fight the five per cent, until the ferocious five per
Mrs. and the Misses' Woods, The grand flare up is to be in fancy even eagerness. But there are no enough to despise our airements. conf(by hiring Chinese and Ger-
Things are very quiet. WOMEN often te herrass sad dancing in Hongkong leare for special late car will be run at 12.15. weather; and the mind cannot be af not ames
who are responsible for the cult of dress on Thursday, 25th inst., and a sach subjects except, perhaps, the and so long as we do that, they with mana, and terrorizing people ito. NO STRAFE This must be heaven despondent When this is due Swatow on the 16th, returning at Plans are already being discussed for or enjoy itself when fenced about fighting for them) came out on top
or utopia: If it weren't to constipation it is easily rented b conclusive winners. How simple.
taking an octacional dess of Chamber the end of the month. The con big parties and everyone seems to be by so many taboos. It may become The propagandist people must think have nothing to cuss. O, don't the take and pleasant in effect For sale by was largely attended in spite of the
for the weather we'd fain's Tabla These tablet-era ca cluding class of their last session entering into the wint of the thing second nature with us to avoid any How simple they still think days (to say nothing of the adver-, all Chemists and Storekeepers.
The dance on Thursday, 11th, was theme that would tempt us to give treather last night.
delightful though one missed the faces ourselves away; but the fun of con-
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