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The China Mail. impose a fine of $10, because the pri- magistrate, he was compelled to soner had offered goods for sale in the straat without a licence. It was after, wards remarked that if he had offered HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FED, 10, 1923.stock in some bogus oil company for $200 a share he might have found plenty of takers. This note from With "The Tempest" Straite paper recalls the evan more still fresh in ita memery, pointed story of the London man who' Hongkong will ap-stood the whole day in the Strand
GREST JUNG COMM.
5 preciate the following offering £5 notes to the passing throng
before it.
THE CHINA MAIL.
saparate words from muzla. Indeed, income in the bookshop can call him- na another critic has noted, Bullivan's self a bookman, Another booklover sense of literary meaning must have bee said that to know the true value been as great as Gilbert's sense of of books you must fret feel the sweet matic. The works resulting from drlight of boying them. But even so thie zuique partnership remain ever that leaves Sobopenbauer's complaint joyous, ever exuberant. Verily still good that when we buy gond then, Hongkong Indeed has a treat books we cannot also buy the time to
read them. Batmorn of this anon, Everyone nowa the
Ten o'clock isstriking. UNDER lines engraved upon the
Alert and intent, men Tock which
CONTRASTS. packed tight together pavers Robert Louis Stevenson
press forward. as he lies, qu
the
Gare fired and certain, they have
only-ons object.. STARKY pcipitous peak of
Mount Vaca, in Samoa, They speak not-and, quité incid. 1,300 feet above 7entally, neither do they spin.
Just now they merely breathe. Suddenly, a stir; further pressing forward. Their gaze, if anything becomes more intent, more `strained. Thani.
WEE
WIDE
AND
BEY.
Vailitas- "Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lies Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will. *This be the varje you grave for me
Here he lies where he longed to be ; Home is the saller, home from #66.
And the hunter home from the bili.***
-but very far people know what Lord Guthrie now tells in his book, "I Can Remember Robert Louis Stevenson," that. this immortal.
epitaph was written when R L. 8." was lying in a half-darkened room, forbidden to speak, bis right arm in a eling for fear of a return of hemorrhage on that side.
Btevenson way only one EPITAPES of many notable men who wrote their own
epitaphs. The mind recalls," among the more famous instances, Keats
Here lies.one whose name was writ in water,” 'And Gaye'
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A little piece of paper flatter. A hand within pins it into position. The pressure of the throng increases, **Eager eyes rend the simple mess age. Bigh of relief, of chagrin and of joy scape those who now hutry away to spread the news. And soon everyone knows the day's
exchange rates.
•
One o'clock is striking. Hurried soranbles.
Joyous shouts of "goal," "offside
and the lke. Pedestrians are cheerfully ignored;
likes ise motor cars. The lukung je afar off. Statue Square ia safe,, Car-free youth continues to enjoy
itself. "Goal!"'
**Life is a jeat, and all things, New WELLS STORY. show it,
+
I thought to once and now I know it."
Nobles and heralds, by your
leave,
66
of
every-
B
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10 · 1928
Promenada Concerts, put into the CORONET'S PROGRAMME COLD BLOODED MURDER.
"TRUMPET ISLAND"
- WOMAN BHOT. AT, KENNEDY: TOWN.
QUER
programme an arrangement of the Pinafore music. The selections triumphed there and were encored
TOMORROW twice over. The open renovered itself in consequence, and was still running two years afterwards. Some Hong-
"Romance," in which Miss Doris, ISMARKED RODDERY Long people perhaps remember how Keane and Mr. Basil Sydney, have the famous phrase "What, never!-- been delighting crowded andienon at|| At shout thres o'clock yesterday Well, hardly ever!" became a plaque. I the Coronet all the week, reached the afternoon, an armed robbery, cal- Indeed, que editor was compelled to end of a notably arccessful run with minating in the murder of a Chinona forbid, the use of the phrase in his to-night's performance, To-morrow, woman took place at the third floor of paper. "It has occurred twenty in response to a great many requests, No. 46. Kennedy Town Prays. times in as many articles in yester Trumpet Island" is being shown Two men entered, the door having day's issue," be said to his staff once more,
been accidentally left open. They "Never let me see it used agala." During the first four days of next brandished revolvers in the faces of With one voids the staff replied, week the attraction will be "The the two women ocupante and after "What, novor!" "Well, hardly Prodigal Judge, Vitagraph picture binding and gagging them ransacked ever!" was the inevitable answere based on a well-known) American the flat. Before leaving, one of the Sir William Schwenck|novel which introduces two lovable robbers entered the room where the Gilbert was the most characters in a Falatafian judge, woman were lying helpless and. Bred NOTABLE notable wit of his Colonel Elocum Price-Tuberville, and point blank at one of them. The generation and many Solomon Mahaffy, his dour henchman, bullet struck her in the mouth are the stoties told of
add she instantly collapsed. When his happy gift. Walter Jerrold
the polion arrived, the robbers bad al- records that the famons-librettist was
ready scaped and the unfortunats standing outside his club one day
women was beyond assistance. The annual Children's Festival when a stranger approached him say- ing: "I beg your pardon, sir, bat do takes place to-morrow at 11 am, and you happen to know a gentlemin, 4 | 6p.m. member of this club, with ane oye called Matthew 1" After pausing for moment, Gilbert replied: "I can't say. I do;" then, after a further Pau, "What is his other eye
A
WIR
called !"
When the famous col- "BATCH." laboratore visited America they were of course on siderably leted. Jerzild relates that had to take down to dinner à Boule at one big gathering Gilbert what pretentious lady of the maxly rich who, knowing nothing of music, yet posed as one of its patrons. "O Mr. Gilbert, said she, “your friend Sullivan's music is rally too delight fal. It always reminds me, of dear. Batch" (meaning Bach) Do fail me, what is Batch doing just now ↑ Is. be composing anything?". Well, no,"
just now, as a matter of fact, "replied Gilbert, in a warious tone Batch" is by way of decomposing."
LOBAL AND GENERIL.
One Chinese and one American case of diphtheria and one Chinese case of enterio fever were reported yesterday.
Intending exhibitors at the Hoog, kong Horticultural Society annual show are reminded by an advertise- ment to-day that entries close on February 14.
The body of a Chinese male, believed to have committed suicide by hanging himself in the third flour of 76, Connaught Road Central, wad removed to the mortuary by, the police yesterday,
The booty comprised $73.50 in cash and a bag of clothing to the value of $60. One of the robbera was recog oised as being a young man previously employed at the house last night, two men were arrested by detectives at Shaukiwau and part of the stolen property was recovered;, An identifio- ation parade was held at No. 7. Stat- charged on Monday. ion this morning and the men wil bew
CHINA SPECIE. BANK.
PAYMENT SUSPENDED.
WINDING UP PETITION
Payment was made as usual rxcept for large amounts by the China Spacip Ng Yok ying, a Chiassa girl, 18 Bank on Thursday but yesterday years of age, residing at No. 11 Po | morning payment was entirely eas anields by jumping into the harbour made a stream of depositors called at Hing Fong, attempted to commit pended. After the announcement was resterday afternoon. She is now in the Back in Daddell Street but there the Government Civil Hospital.
Here is a good story Mr. Be ginald Auberon ellenbie book, "The Nineteen Hundreds," of the famous novelist, Mr. H. One of the best epitaphs aver G. Wells: Welle, written extempore Prior's body knows, is the on
WAS famous
professional cricketer, and started life in a draper's shop. Being the least snobbish of men, he is properly pread of the fact, and, is always ready to
One of the best stories told about the wit is the talk over old times with his ex-comrades of the ribands and lacen
following. After a department when he comes across GAME. dinner party Gilbert was standing in the ball them. It happened that-ons of these individuals, who had not kept vary waiting for a friend to join him when Curious epitapha close track of his aubsequent oster, a short-sighted old gentleman, mistak NERELY CURIOUS. Sreenatless, met him the other afternoon coming ing him for one of the servants, said steward of the Royal Calcutta Tart hearing being fixed for.March 5.
especially in the out of his club. They tell me you's "Call me a cab 1" Gilbert looked bim Club, was one of the most prominent. The Chirs Specie Bank was catab older charchyards. Nothing could be get_on_fine, Mr. Wells, since you left up and down, and then quietly ob.racing personalities in India.
J
Here lies what once was
Matthew Prior; The son of Adam and of Eve.
Can Bourbon or Natsan claim higher 7 **
Lost at ser and never found.
Equally simple is the following Ecription in a Paris osmetery-
PETOKE TAXIS
was no disorder.
To-day a notice has appeared to The death took plaos in Calcutts the affect that a petition for the win- on January 13 of Sir Charles Hding up of the Bank has been presen steven, of the firm of Kesteven and ted to the Supreme Court by the Gooding, solicitors, Calcutta, who, sea General Exchange Company, the
lished a few years ago atid- is a local
concern,
CHINESE WEDDING.
LEE CHAN.
more quaintly direct. Frie inatace, as, he remarked. Thank you, I'm served: You're four-wheeler." than this one nated in England-
not doing so badly," was the modest The old gentleman turned on him 4 legal advertisement appearing Here lies the body of John Mound, reply. Yes, said his former fallow wrathfully, "How dare you, sir! to-day intimates that a petition has in-apprentice, they tell me you're at What do you mean?" "Well," been presented to the Supreme Court
Harrods now!?
Fretorted Gilbert, "you asked me, to in connection with the proposed Like the Abts that call you a cab-and I couldn't call redeation of the capital of the Lain
On Fire and Marine Insurance Co bloom in the spring, our you hansom,”
Ltd, from $500,000 to $250,000. The Hear's officials had nothing to
That retort, however, does da with the case. The star. not equal the one Whistler Petition is to be heard on February A pretty Chinese wedding, in semi-
-made in somewhat similar
J'attend ma femme.
1820
Me voila 1830.-
Examples are endless. But how.. ever derogatory or fulsome, quaint or rver forget the truth chiselled over the the epitaph, the world should an old English grave in the following
terms:-
Praises on tombs are trifles vainly
opent;
moanment."
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A
er Tx
ወያ THINGS
Japanese Consul, înter-
26.
Europese style,, took place in the King Edward Hotel yesterday after viewed by a China Mail circumstances. The famous artist, A pretty wedding was solemained noon, when Dr. Lee Shu-Chan was reporter during the who was very meticulops about his at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes married to Miss Florence Martha Chan week, reluctantly con- appearance, was one day in a shop recently when Mr. K. C.David, noting daughter of Mrs. Oban Tin wai. The firmed the report that "The Mikado" trying on a hat when a disatisfied Superintendent, Government Printing bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thiruvas, banned here, in de for someous ia charge, exclaimed: Marie-Hose Fenelon, eldest daughter Leo-Pak,
or should I call it "The Town of customer same in, and mistaking him Office, Johore, was married to Hiss Lee Hok-Fak, and a graduate of ference to his express with. That say, this 'at doesn't fit." Eying him of Mr. and Mrs Leo Fenelon. The absolves our officials from blame for critically for a moment, the artist Rev. Fr.. Bargoffer offciated. After this stupid decree-they could coolly remarked: Neither does your, the ceremony a reception was held at scarcely have "mubbed an ally's your coat.”
14 Prinsep Street. coneal, could they but it makes one think. ... hard.
Neither a leader nor a DEBTS borrower be is maxim "the nations might well
1
"A man'e good name is his beat
Fiction has many MR. RAPSEA's epitaphs, 000
TRIUMPH. which I osanot
forebear to quote adopt with advantage. International vicious circle. Ans Home poet ses it The U.S. leads to Germany, That Germay may pay Her debt to Franos, And France in turn
LOCKL AND GENERAL
:
Mr. A. M. Bower Smith, acting manager of Messrs. David Bassoon and Company. left with his family by the Empress of Canada" to-day for
**
The ceremony was witnessed by, s' large gathering of the friends of the parties. The bride and bridegbom were conducted to a table at enn end of the room in front of Mr. Ng Yui- ting (Master of Ceremonies) and after a congratulatory address had been read, ringa were exchanged.
The Misses Elsie and May Guan,
auecdote Blizabeth for Gd. The notes were quite genuine. You will doubtless know it, having debts provide a typical example of the President of the Regimental Boxing Shanghai whers he, has been trang daughtem of Capt. Tom Gana the
Fagan telis in her new book, "From the man having accepted wager read your" Edwin Drood." the Winge. """ Her first part was that nobody would buy. And nobody
"Juno" in "The Tempest," at did! Birmingham, which involved a descent
THY
from the "clouds "or the fies-in a
peacock drawn chariot.
WHY.
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"Beeking to allay the ssspicions of the Lama REASON of Rongbuk, General "Great Jano comes, I know her by
Brace, leader of the her guit" loudly proclaimed Ceres.
Mount Everest Expedi"| Ye gode! Well might she know her! too, explained that it was a sacred ob- for down came Juno in spasmodic ligation to climb all the highest peaks jerks, the peacock plunging and rear- in the world and to acquire merit by ing like a rocking borse in front of her, thus approaching so close to heaven," The rope to which the chariot was That Berhaps explains why Hong- attached was wound round a eng kong's douce good folk brave damp wheel turned by hand, and either I and fog to live on the Peaki was too heavy for the man at the wheel, or the wheel itself was stiff, but whatever the cause down in jerks I
came.
OUR
What is the precise
Etheliods, Reverential. Wife of MR. THOMAS SAPSEA, Auctioneer, Valner, Estate Agent, etc.,” Of This City Whose Knowledge of the World, Though somewhat extensive, Never brought him acquainted with A Spirit Mora Capable of
• Looking Up to Him.
Stranger Pause -
And, ask thyself the Question; Canet Thon Do Likewise! If Not, quality that has kept
WITH A BLUSH RETIRE. NATIONAL Sullivan's Savoy music
One can readily believe that Mr. OPERA, simost untarnished by Sapers composed this famous in. The other day a Home
time 1. According to scription" not without some little STRANGE paper printed a joke one critic ita laeting quality is due to fever of the brow." There are other about a salesman who a more complex cause than the com- epitapha ors could quete almost as called upon an elderly poser's individual genius. What village lady for payment would Sullivan have done in music if good, but fiction has few better ther The following, still seen in a Wiltahira for a wwing machine,ho had gold her he had not met W. B. Gilbert 1: "It
churchyard;— several weeks before. "Payment!" je strange that the window of his son: *Here lies the body of Lady | she exclaimed, Payment ! I thought was opened by Gilbert. One can O'Looney, great niece of Barke You said it would soon pay for itself." hardly imagine two men with natures commonly called the Sublime. Sis
BUT
TRUE.
To Austria will say..
| “We'll lend you such-and-such a von,”
And Austris will get
Enough to pay to England What she owes by way of debt. Enough then pays America, Which makes anotherlosa To Serbia, which settles up With Greece upon her own. Bulgaria than barrrows from Boumania"we'll say, Enabling her biggie debt To Switzerland to pay. Then loads are made to Portuge From Italy and Basin, Who've borrowed from Amarios, And round we go again
This from Lloyd's Weekly LUCK! (Shanghai) needs no com
ment “Hy luck's out!”
Lieut. O. J. Bailey, M.M. (King's Regt.,) has assumed the duties of Committee vice Lienty G. J. Jonen.
Capt, P. Havelock Davies, M.D., B.G.A., having left for home, Lient J. A. Chester, R.G.A., is appointed to succeed him as Superintendent, Deten tion Barracks.
ferred. In musical circles particuarly well-known Chinese aviator, attended will Mr. Bowas-Smith's absence be the bride as maide of honour. Dr. keenly felt, while he was also one of the C. H. Wan was the best man. After staunchest members of the Easma Club the ceremony, the gathering had beare of which he was for some time bonorary, treasurer.
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A Chinese living ins but at Tai GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
OPERA The thirty-fourth ordinary annual Shek Koo valley has made a report to meeting of shareholders in the Green the Police which reveals that he Island Cement Co., Ltd., will be held deems discretion the better part of COMPANY'S ARRIVAL TO-DAY.
at St. George's Buildings, at Il a.m., valour. At 9 pm, last night, he on Feb, 28. The transfer books will refused to open the door in response be closed from Feb. 14 to 23, to a series of load knocks and as the indusive
The J. C. Williamson Ltd. Gilbert door was being battered in, he erept and Sullivan Opera Company arrived quietly out, using the back window by the F. & O. s.8. "Kashmir" this Battalion Orders of the King's as an exit. His discretion leaves him morning and are distributed among Begt, published the following regula- the poorer by $50 an the robbers who the various hotels in the Colony. tion for the information of the soured admittance took this sam Though, the weather on the trip up was not a kind to them as it ought disfb":"No W.O., N.C.O.or man from a baskèt.
to have been the members of the Corpsny are very fit and looking forward to their season in Hongkong which opens-to-night with a perform
ace of The Goodallare.
is permitted to accept a challenge to take part in a boxing contest, or to te to the Press asking for a contest to be arranged until he obtains the written sanction of the President of the Regimental Baxing Committee.
A curious reason for murdering his wife was given by an appellant against the death sentence in the Rangoon High Court, on January 15. The appellent in his statement said ha murderse his wife an that's mars The Empress of Canada" and ringe might take place in the next a balanos sheet which revealed a the Emprese of Ramia" came out world. He had left the house of his
had anticipated.
said the Profiteer as he scanned
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
Hongkong has a much better joke in more violent opposition, Gilbert | wat bland, passionate and desply a profit of per cent. Jess than he of dook this morning after their parents-in-law, but his wife remained. SIR FRANCIS AGLEN'S SUGGES
than that true, moreover. It con was essentially anti-postio. Hia satire religione, ako she painted in water Derna a electric motor bought out (which has grown old-fashioned) was colours, and sent several pictures to right two years ago but ever since the satire of the middle-class philie the exhibition. She was first cousin charged monthly bite. The details time. He voiced the good natured to Lady Jones; and of such is the are vastly amusing-likewise vastly outlook of a disillusioned materialist. Lingdom of heaven. disconcerting.
He grab the kindly witty, but rather The New York polica în sour untiral' s children's party, and
Birrell mail week arrested a running through his kindliness and BOOKS, discovered that the man for selling in the wit was a strain of facil; cynicism.
parsimony of the public in streets, what purported What really is fine in the work of the matter of books is pitiful. The KNOWN. to be silver half dollars Gilbert and Sullivan lo that the ordinary pure carry
for which he asked Dature of the librettist strengthened holds in his bend
HAD
TIRY
ONLY
Augustine
bat the price. He had made no sales, the genius of the composer, and that scale of charge by which he tes the pahing throngs having apparent their work as a whole is informed by purchasesso match for
ly droded that it was some new trick, ia merțineas and a gaiety which have mu
Investigation disclosed, however, that a national flavour. The Savoy operas much for
the coins were genuine, and that the are
Spelar had bet he could offer them Bulliv
for an hour without finding
ser. While the story interested
emaal overhaul, and are now lying there. Mr. Justine May Dung, re- caid the Bookmaker as he las-VAL and 32 buoys in the Central marking that the appeal was somos- toned up his bag after winning a Fairway. For the second time in one what flowery, said the boaband must mera £50.
month there are, turee
Empress," aid the tradesman caught with liners
the harbour toge faulty scale
being! My Inor's int
käch of a number of !! down and-out who had #noceeded: In raising the prits of a bed
Among them, pamengom, on the for southern
[TION OPPOSED.
SHANGHAI, February 9,
The Changhal Branell of the Inter national Anti Opiam a meeting declared its the long stands the policy of monopoly
ation at
osition to prom and
Macho labourets the licensing thereof suggested by Bir
more
Francis Aglon
psn
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