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BATURDAY, JUNE 30,
"I'm sorry I can't get away- Tm very busy with my work- Indeed, I really can not shirk !” Then I stay home and loaf and
snooze. A
OUR LITERARY LOBBY.
LOCAL GOSSIP FOR BOOKY FOLK
(Specially Contributed.)
the
"My reason for choosing the South China, eleven to form the
And do exactly as I choose; nucleus of my team is not unwiso.
I live in joy, do as I please, I witnessed theso lade defint, the
Because I whop with social ease. Japanese and the Filipizide it the
A friend of Far Eastern Gunnos in Japan lan
to Mrs. M. Gilmore, who, at the age
DEMOSTHENES, "Ours has asked What prompts you to read? month. I recognised the-fine com
of 61 is taking plano lessons. This
us to prepare 8. F. B. Mais has it that "We read bination they have attained' 'and'
June 30-World Theatre, Bessie dear lady is said to be an apt pupil for him a series of election at to stimulate; we read to
Bond ours thought it would be foolish to break Barriscale In "Beckoning Roads and her repertoire includes "Nelly dresses with the understanding selves to aloep: it all depends upon this exxubination, gained by these and The New Leather Pushers Blatter, with limelight, and to Parliament we shall have the job out mood. We thought it all
and "The Maiden's Prayer that if it comes off and he is elected players in the course of their Round 8. experience in play against the fortune 30-Star Theatre; The rallentando cifects. The lady lus of preparing his speeches. He has depended upon the book.• eigners and others in Hongkow Musicalbsurdity Here He been find a life lonely and has purchased a ticket in a Golden Beating the favourite""} {
My duty is to endeavour to Comes" and "The Fire Eater."
taken to the plano as a consequen: Ballot being nun in London for the Insamble the best team,sand I con= ·
LÄND SALE.
ce. Judging from the number of benefit of certain Hospitals. The latest of the Nat Gould's produe tark that the Southern eleven,
fady-plano players in Kowloon, third prize is the payment of all tions, (ould is described a reinforced by the best five from the July 3-Grown land sale, P.W.D. there seem to be a terrible crowd Election expenses, authorised by quito "únapproachable,
offices, 3 p.m. North, will form a very creditable
of people who and life lonely. But law, including the statutory de- Which explains why we have never side and will establish a prestige for] = PUBLIC AUCTION.
Mrs. Gilmore is exceptional. Says posit, or £1000, and our friend, whe been able to approach bhim.
Must be in thos China in the Australian sporting July 3-Laminert Bros., at No. she "Better to study music than feels that he is destined to become Superior?** worll which will be worthily upheld 40, Coronation Road, the business sit around talking about other a member of Parliament is also superior days. Mart of of the Motor Cycle Exchange as a people or gossiping over the certain ke is going to win this third Many Loves, sounds just the going concern, including all stock, Burdon fence. For ourselves we prize. There is only one difficulty thing. Thus they speak of spares, stores, & ut 3 p... bad piano player or a good gossi stituency has not been named zons, the call of the wild, and camp are not sure which is the worst aand that is that the proposed cone the unthoress. *** **Wide horl-
per - Boy, the office lyresi
We suggest be Colney Hatch fires in many lands. Four years When life proves sad and weary
We intend buying a ticket in this in the Transvaal, often far from the And days bang very drear
Golden Ballot for we have dreamt I do not mape morogely Or drown myself in bear. Lopen up my Moutric And play The Maiden's Prayer" It is not quite so outre As slanging neighbours near.
in the future. .
I am duty bound to the lada from both South and North to resent the remarks uttered, which almost amount to accusations. I was not consulted on the matter.
The simple facts are, that the departure of the team has been delayed. They will leave early in the next month."
We have reproduced the salient
COMPANY MRETINGS.
July 7-Extraordinary, general meeting of the Hongkong Hide & Leather Co, Ltd, at 67/69 Stephen's Building, Des Voeux Road, 12.15 p.m.
OPORTS MEETING. " July 7.-Extra Gymkhana of the Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy
portions of Mr. Millard's letter from which it is evident that he basValley. without invitation, constituiled him- self the sélection committed and manager for the South China Athletic Association. In view of Ltd Mr. Millard' attitude and the stand
The above can be obtained ex Bond, less duty.
THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE CO, LTD.
continue
taken by the 8.0.A. Association the chances of the Australian públic eeeing a representative soccer team from South China, this season are not particularly bright. -
Debating Societies.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
To-morrow
"The Turning Point" is being screened at the
Star.-
The Italian Grand Opera Co., are to open at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, on Monday next.
"Reuter cables that the French Air Servico credit was increased by 36,000,000 francs, not from that
It is all to the bad that Hong- kong does not boast Society, de- voted to the art of clear expression in the way of public speaking It may be that local conditions do not figure. warrant that such a Society would be an oustanding success, but in- It is notified in the Government view of the arguments that are a Gazette that the name of the Spain feature of our ordinary daily social and China Navigation Coy, Ltd. life, the experiment might well be has been struck off the Register. tried, or retried, for in its day
Honeymoon.!!
, a
we are going to win the fourth railway line. ***. That's the prize which is a white marble worst of these railway lines, they Bathroom. The fifth has no atrac build om far from where we lite. tions.. is "The expenses of a *** Lord Northcliffe sigoin, wedding breakfast and Says in his diary that Chinese {bables cry just lika uny other kind. Arising out of the foregoing, as,
Northcliffe wore a rod t Which explains matters. The most trivial they say elsewhere, why not a SUICIDE: causes operate in
Golden Ballot for Hongkong. NotWe know more about babies leading people to the for the Hospitals of course. They than that. Ever hear that last resort of the desperate at least don't need anything as yet, but for story of Miss Phyllis Austin who so we're told. Here is a girl who such objects as the provision of a writes novels? For ideas
Orchestra, a ends her life because she berame Hongkong
new come to her mostly in the bath. depressed after bobbing her hair; a Theatre, or covers for the local
Good one course, quite man because he was forced to quit trams First prize: a Building clear. After a period of playing golf; a woman after mis-site, Second, A life membership in stangnation one of those horrid sing two trains; a man. because he either the C. R. A. or the K. R. A. publishers wrote "Dear Mias feared the end of the world; an- Third: A photograph of any gr Austin-Isn't. il tuns you had a designer through trying to guess other because of a row over a cat: fiteering landlord the winner likes another ball? Prisoners in Bed the spring styles for women. And
ford. Gaol are given two novels a The Editorial "We" week to read. They complain had its withers rung that this was'nt in their sentence. this morning in no • • • "Every thinker of to-day uncertain fashion. must prictise hindself in believing, The Taucous cries the improbable." - Bo says
to name,
DOWN OUR HALLEY,
the list continues. There are sev- enteen reasons, any of which is į likely to cause one.to commit the happy dispatch. We give but a few. Because of the bymu-singing that ring in this flowery elysium Mr. J. D. Beresford who writes which is carried on, or out, each from early morn to. dewy eve books. **And every wife too, afternoon closed to our office ovid- and later, were added to by adds the cynic. This occurred ently in preparation for our coming the poignant emanations as of music festival; of the dogs and the one in great pain. And the "wet in a short story we came acres in
nfiction magazine.
He saw gramophones that like the poor are hesitated with the pallor of an the child scated at the bureau, writ always with us; the visits of shroffs unknown expectancy upon ting, writing, writing, with her little and our compradore's bills.
already pale and aesthetic: cheek. In England you can Had those thrilling leaders been tongue held between her teeth. A Mesich would say OBLIGING. insure against al doing their deadly work? Per
most anything if chance the Notes and ConimentsThere's no accounting for tastes. A book that should interest you can pay the premium. Who had stirred deep and fervid
But this mombers of the Education would expect anyone would want emotions. Perchance.
Hongkong has had its public dobat Four Chinese cases of small=|~~ ing body not connected with any pox and one of enteric were report- religious institution. Local debates ed in the returns of notifiable have taken place between Taikoo diseases for the 24 hours ending residents and the St. Andrew's June 28. Church Men's Society, and doubt.
*
to insure agalost the loss occasion such wonderings only added to the Board is "Sanderson of Oundle." ed by the failure to snow? Up in poignancy of the thing The "His method was to group less have been fruitful of inneb The Malayan Trade May, in Lake Placid, however, snow seems editorial we dragged itself to boys of similar tastes and aptitude, enjoyment and enlightenment. It ports total $51,421,000, and for the to be necessary for winter games, the editorial verandah front which and then to frame a syllabus speci may also be that the outlet for the five months $242,732,000, and ex- and as a great many expenses had there is no splendid view of the ally for their requirements. expression of public opinion is con ports for May $9,153,000, and for to be met, failure of a sufficient harbour. The sight that met the "His aim throughout was to incal sidered to be somewhat restricted. the five months $291,423,000. quantity of snow or a sudden thaw gaze was thrilling. Here were the cate the spint of service, * Admission to the Legislative Conn.
would have been disastrous. So usual stream of ladies on their way A book for a modest person should' eil seems to be a strict preserve a ... According to a Reuter cable the insurance broker was invoked for the weekly cora trim, the be G. B. Stern's "The Back Seat."! sort of House of Lords, where the from Torp, the Russo-Japanese to write a policy, which was done, manicure, or the hair bob, but, Kipling s latest in "The Irish reigning potentates remain until conversations will continue daily The brokers wrote a policy pravid alast held up in their beautifying Grunds in the Great War Uta either they die or retire to the for two hours only. It is understood tng for a minimum of a foot of pursuit. All around were the Memorini to his son who fell in the Homeland. The motto outside the that the Nikolajevsk question will snow for the two days that the ski countless thousands of China's war.*** J Middleton Mury is to Comel Chamber night well be be taken up to-day.
jumping champlons would need it. bourgeoise who remind us of the crit "The Adelphi & new monthly "Abandon hope all ye outsiders who
lillies in that they seemingly toll
THE
not, neither do they spin, intently due out on the 1st inst. The ment is made by the parable of the Good Samaritan In spite of the Yorkshire garing. Passersby: like those in To-day's Poem in the China SEVEN
Mail should be a welcome feature. MUSTAKES Crushing others.
looked on and then went by on the
hope to enter here." Similarly Forthcoming Crown land safes with the only other public body that include eight-lots in the Taipo dis- has to do with public affaire (saving trict, two in the vicinity of Ping the Education Board) the Banitary shan and Kowloon Inland Lot 1623
The China Mail lock cannot, however, Board, appointments to which scem comprising about 4.400 square feet
intry's legislation se creating a
lisagreeable situation"
without
ipe very cogent reason. Nor does Alone He Did It!
in
be done.
1. The delusion that individual advance
BTO
the
Pulitzer awards
OF LIFE. 2. The tendency to other side. All save one and he man's definition that "Poetry Is indefinitely, for (in Lord. Curzon's to be autocratic, although here it is with an upset price of $8,800.
worry about things was a soldier. A soldier and a summat about nowt.** *. It is that can not ho changed; words) it means an impossible possible for a man who-so desires,
man! Görblessim.. A crowd with interesting to note that the local 3. Insisting that a thing is in Wembley-like proportions was Garrison has a library of over 600 SEGRONO, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1993. position."' But before any acute to serve his fellows in a public A table published in the current possible because we can not do it rapidly assembling and encroach-volumes. Fiction, Essays, dispute arises between the two capacity. These bodies serve the issue of the Government Gazette 4 Attemping to compel other ing on the field of play, for play it Biography, Science, Industry, Elis nations, the problem will doubtless orator as the only outlet for his gives details of the contents of persons to believe and live as we seemed to be but of a character tory, Travel, Religion and Politas.
speaking abilities. Given a form of the Colony's reservoirs, arranged do.
unknown to the editorial wey comprehensive. IMPOSSIBLE POSITION." be solved from another angle. government in which the voice of according to the rain year 1922-23-
5. Neglect in developing and Both France and Italy have laws the people predominates, the action These show, inter alia, tut the refining the mind by not acquiring Basket ball we know, volley ball Almost makes us want to go for
a bit; golf even-but this was bea soljer.
HG Wells bas. America's dry ship law, for all requiring their slaps to carry liquor, of such a government would be consumption per head per day for the habit of reading fine literature, yond us. Never have we seen a bean invited to get off at Hongkong.
6. Refusing to set aside the game where one man endeavours when he cothes out East in-depteta comio sapects, is a serious pro and the protests which to-day's scanned with greater care than is the period was 18.2 gallons, the
trivial that important things may to thrust another into a waiting ber. His next novel is likely Britain's cautious Foreign cables report have been lodged will the case now, and outbursts of vocal total rainfall being 65.14 inches.
censure or approval, would be beard
chair. Flayed slow as this was to be called, Lichee, the fruit of Enterprising Chinese
7. Failure to establish the habit this morning, mister does not describe another, bring the whole issue to a head.
in the land with greater frequency Penang have established a new of saving money.
It is quite the Gods. They do things interesting. If you
thoughly in Amoristanco The hand, given a body devoted to the usual Far Eastern practice. Even FACTS..courageously obser- valiantly, and if necessary appealThe writers of the best novel of y cult of speaking and the considers the milking is to be done by
ves. that he does not to the crowd for moral support, ex- my this "impossible position" In yesterday's issue of the China Government measures, the benefit Press. But this is not any incova- a horse ie therefore an incorrigible or in, the chair. How many marks tory, got monetary gifts.
tion amongst other things of electricity, says the Singapore Free think a man who puts a shilling on plaining your case as you go on year, biography, play, verse, bis uld not be allowed to continue fail there appeared a clear-cut which a Government would receive tion, Milking by electricity is com- sinner. Of course not. But he is are awarded in this game and There was also an award for the less he means it. Clearly Britain Chairman of the South China cism of its actions would be invale of the light and power bills in
statement from Mr. Mok Hing, from an open and interested criti-mon enough, as inspection of some often an incorrigible optimist. when the interval for refreshments best editorial. It certainly Dr. Martin Chevers asserts unt takes place, we do not know. It was a good one. ***- One of our A very strong case. America's Athletic Association, setting forth able to say nothing of the benefit Singapore will prove.
hiccups are due to rheumatism. happened that the owners of the local Barristern' in a writer as well Bing, as Lord Birkenbend pointed the attitude of the Association with which members of such a body
Revellers the world over will be chair got tired and as they say in as a reader of books... **- Frank obviously conflicts with sen regard to a South China soccer team would derive from a consideration. The grass track at the race glad to hear this, Cairo, hopped it." Maskee, this Swinnerton's "The Three-Lovers,”?
touring Australia should`an invita of the subjects brought before it course was open this morning for
* Think for a mon-is a game with adaptations. If and Pett Ridge's "Miss Manner Moreover, for any State to tion be received from Mr. H. A. and the attempt to think and speale the first time during the week. Full FROM ent of what mon your man won't go in to the chair ing" are two good books. Also ng the High Seas under its own Millard. After stating the terms them out. Here's to another Odd advantage was taken by trainers
INGERSOLL, have suffered in then you try to take him to the English Diaries by Arthur Pon like the dry abip act does, upon which the Chinese players Volumes Society!
and some useful working gallopa
the cause of crime. Central. But if he won't go? Ahl sonby, ***** were witnessed. From present in Think for a moment of what they there's the ruh. This man wouldn't should be cultivated. Not the The diary habit dications, fields will be small next have endured of the difficulties on any account. He had views, got up this morning and had Saturday when the Fatra under which they have pursued and heing an old man, they were breakfast" staff. Something Gymkhana will be held. Mr. Eric | their calling.".
deep-seated. So deep-seated that Moller is expected sfide during. The other day I was asked these would be rubbed into ex the meeting and will be a welcome questions? Has there been as action with the friction of ed me. The thoughts that it looked as if the seat of his pants more on the lines of Arnold Ben- nett's ""Things that have interest- addition to focal talent. **
much heroism displayed for the the hard road upon them surge through most of its day by ***Three soldiers were burned to
right as for the wrong? Has virtue.
tes a very dangerous precedent would be allowed to accept an in-
vitation, Mr. Mok Hing remarked,
might easily produce serious that "though Dr. Gray and Mr.
among maritime nations. Millard have been making arrange Today's Poem
can also point out that ments for Hongkong players to go. I have seen lovely sights. in far-off "Ica's law imposes a very heavy and have no power to arrange our Whose very names with sandalwood
they have not consulted us officmily places without the slight justice affairs." That Mr. Mok Hing hast
arg sweet,
ly is the liquor ban excessively not overstated the se as regarde And. lure the tongue, nutil it must death during a disastrous fire had as many martyrs as vice?" Then the Gueblesshm soldier med day, or worth recording *• -Qard
but it is also quite useless. Mr. Millard is ardent from a letter repeat eas
at Wongsha, Canton on has endeavoured to destroy good back the crowd and tried to use the
For mindreds of years the world came along, acted as umpire, kept are when we approach pay day does is to prevent foreign abips the China Press Shad
over this gentle ignature in Canton, and Bangkok on its marshy Thursday morning at about 5 by force: The expression of honest persuasion of the Kings to get the liquor into United States Mr. Millard the letter to Kynto filled with children's the total loss incurred is more than possible to destroy the longing in But nothing doing Then the Io other words, as George Robey
spaces,
'clock. About 35 buildings were thought was-regarded as the old man to care in and go quietly. destroyed and it is estimated that and thereby making them ratate some statements which had
greatest of crimes. But it was im- and thas put an end to the game. like faces, their return vorages, bean made by a Shanghai evening And all the marvel of a Felding the line as of the the heart of man for liberty and editorialwe got its massive brawould say, a beggar was arrested?
|$200,000,- says" the Canton, Dolly paper concerning the tour of the
truth, Is it not possible that brate going. Half an hour had breaks Wydeham Street this morning front near the Yuch-Han Railway force and cruelty and revengetime spent in watching a game that, ale
street,
flower
it does not hamper one Chinese soccer team to Australia. And burning Kilat at one's feet, Admistration Bul ding. It start prisonment, torture and death are though exciting, left something to and refusing to go to the Central, Only one reason suggests The evening paper had predicted And Singapore, the mooting-place ed from one of the express contas impotent to do away with vice be desired, and the we got itself and to be forcibly enticed there.
Flow this sweeping order and that the venture is doomed tool mes
been given colour by recent failure. Mr. Millard writes
America wante
12-mile
but the other Poytors will not Very wall, she will make Bhe will
panies that had their offices there <3 and travelled eastward, destroying
This is entirely wrong. It is Bo having seen; I my Beauty in about 20 express companies offices most unlikely thot the nerange one
enta so carefully cute will not be and needs no journeying nor
This
outh emprise
for a number of other shops in the el and six fish markete, together with
vielity. Four large boats that were 100
Bouthern, men have been-Across all things its gracious tendrils of breaking their wordrin
I resent also the And upon the shoulders
arn representatives. termed mere rese as-foolish as it le vic
Hende
resent this And Bower unnoticed t
pinced The
being Is not surpass
The men
moved out of the WK
as to destroy virtua?
THE WHOPPER
that spoor
*with headquarters. -Höre
Simpkins con inloosed itself and THE POINT, dered himself, a fallber MT humoriste. He sent elt out the a selection of his origi
to sand komeana" to the editor of ging weDED:
In-about fidently awaited a remittance,
help expitement tan high when
a letter, phi