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England na she probably was inisent. We imagine if ordinary September 29.-Theatro Royal, British capital had been muk into Bandman Comedy Co. prosents King Richard's day. There are this venture and the thing run as "Pog O' My Heart," 9.10 p.m. Knights at their jousts; the potty an ordinary limited Company, the
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| decoils and the nets of jealousy, affair by this would have had to September 22.--Lusitano Tater some the Sherwood Forest close down and sock fresh lines and creation Club's Sports at V.R.C. scenes and the typically Douglas engines now, so to speak. But the 2 p.m.
October 8-8-Hongkong Jockey Gavertinent has unlimited supplica nets and actions. It is not merely of ush and is willing-it cannot Club's fourth Gymkhana. one-man production. Whilst inter-help itself it must be admitted to est is centred in what Robin food pour it into the yawning milway September 24. --Ak P.W.D. distant, and that high offices in. is doing, we are all the time con- aperture. It is another matter Offices, lots of Crown Land, local government will be open to all, the compilers of this column seious that the other characters are where British enterprise is being 8 p.m.
beg to announce their canidature retardoit by foolish military "enter-j being portrayed by artistes of trug prises," and where British patience September 24.--Lammert Bros., for the offices of Governor and stamp, who have thought out their and tranquillity leve tale exercised. at No. 25 Godown, The Hongkong Colonial Secretary, and to give parts and carry then to realistic Mr. Taug is to be thanked for and Kowloor. Wharf and Godown reasons, whereby they feel they doserve to be elected. Here are 49 casks
a few of their "planks": If Fonclusions. It may be ironic that having drawn attention to the Co., Ltd., Kowloon,
matter in the quiet and efficient way sulphur of soda, 61, bars flat iron, 78 a classic und aus epic of England we haré mentioned. As he finally bundles round iron and z cases olected they agree to make the chit system universal; on tramcars, has been done by Americans, remarked: "We etanot very well bamboo steel, II a.m.
thebandon it (he milway) now."
September 25.-Lammert Bros., payment of servants wages, drinks,
etc, etc. That is, probably sl
some people could love their intelli. at Duddell Street, woollen yarns, xxx for no effort or
black silk gauze, varnish, naphta gunces punched with the same
line balls, hydrochloric acid, has been spared to make this a degree of facility that tickets are cotton voiles, rubber ricksha tyre English story. It will delight not punched, that Kowloon to London and optical goods, etc., 11 am. | merely the Britisher, but those who railway night by now be something than A figment of the love a well-told story. Added to it, more
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MEETINGS.
They agree that they will not wear plus fours or speak of their wonderful golf play.
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LOCAL NEEDS.
WHICH ARE THE MOST URGENT?
SEND YOUR VOTE ALONG.
To-day's. China Mail contains the last entry form for our third big vating contest.
All forms must reach this office
uot later than Monday.
Any forms received here after Monday will be discounted,
Final judging will take place on Tuesday.
The result will be published in the China Mail on Wednesday.
On Monday our fourth big voting contest begius.
The prize will be the same- $60.
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PROGRAMMES WORTH FIVE
DOLLARS!
The holders of the following
theatre programmes are requested to forward same in the Chiko Mail them to be included in any "Big office when a coupon to the value
that may hereafter be
They agree to shoot on sight all vendors of panic news, such as the end of the island by earthquake, fire and water.
of $5 will be issued which may be changed for goods to the same value with any of the advertisers in the China Mail,
They undertake to throw open Government House on Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays to all and sundry, from 3 to 11 p.m. On Mondays and Wednesdays the place will be closed in order that the silver and cutlery may be superbly. Congratulations then to Shareholders.
checked, those who have produced this story:| Whilst we appland Mr. W. A. September 23,-Anual generpl
They agree to provide to use who have been privileged Hawley's outspokenness and even meeting of Hongkong St. Andrew's "Municipal" orchestra and hand
also to make as few speeches as to take part in it ; to those who will his choice of words, at the Hide and Society, 5.45 p.m.
'Heather Co.'s meeting, regardingĮ October 2-Ordinary general possible. They will join all the be privileged to see it, and to those the apathy of shareholders, we can meeting of Douglas Steamship Co., Bowls Clubs in the Colony and who have had the enterprise to hold ont no hope of reform. Besides Ltd., at Co.'s Offices, 20, Des Voeux develop corporations that will fit make it possible to see it.
which, Mr. Dowley is rather late Road., 11 am.
October 5. —- Twenty-seventh Fours" in the day. Had the Hide Coù- pany been the success its promoters ordinary annual meeting of the hoped it would be, there would still Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage be the same apathy on the part of Co., Ltd., at Co.'s Town Office. 2, To at least 781 48 that being shareholders, and we fear there Tower Albert Road, noon. the estimated muber) who are said would have been no outspokenness to drive attended the opening on the part of Mr. Dowley, Share- teles of the Association, or holders have either an abounding "Soccer." Tootball segon at home,jehtilalike faith in the family of September the first les burst upon! Directors who direct local concerns! them with agreeable spontaniely, for take no interest in their holdings i The China Mail can, with all To a far greater muaber than beyond hoping for a rise in the value confidence, recommend its readers 781,00, so large a number that of them, or a reasonable dividend to pay a visit to "Robin Hood" Statisticians may well pale at the at the end of the financial year. during its showing at the Coronet
Theatre. enormity of it, the season has been The Bank's annual meeting is heralded with inward and outward probably the only one that is ade
On and after Monday, Septem= manifestations of pleasure. For it quately attended, and this We is not merely the professional games imagine because it is considered ber 24th the Asia Banking Corpora that ocupy" and "take up so much "the thing," and because the tion will be located in new quarters, of mere nam's attention at home-Chairman generally makes a pro- Prince's Building, Ice House Street. who looks forward to the Saturday nouncement of a character that A telegram to the local office of games, who talks about them in his emauds, if not world-wide atten- the Nippon Yusen Kaisha states that Fotlice and work-shop, and alas! istion, at any rate attention through the s.5. "Tamba Maru" and the organisations promoted for the programmes and study the number
willing to have a "later" on the out China. For the rest, meetings "Tango Maru," both of which reault; who buys his evening and are sparsely attended. The only left Kobe yesterday, are bringing | Sunday paper to compare notes and inference is in Mr. Dowley's words, a number of carthquake refugees. to watch the progress of the League that they don't care a-continental: The former vessel has 185 and the tables, and who is an authority on
latter 54 on board.
this and that half-back; this centrei forward, and that outside left, and To-day's Poem.
who can tell you who is the greatest
(Hullo)
goal-keeper that ever was. The Wen you see a man in woe youth of England is just as interest Walk right up and say "Hullo!" ed, but is interested in a greater Say "Hullo!" and "How d'ye do?" and perhaps better degree; for he "How's the world sin” you ?" himself wishes to play." He joins a Slap the fellow on his back, club and lives in a state of frenzy Bring yer han' down with a whack; until Friday evening of each week Waltz right up, an' don't go slow, when he may expect to know if he Grin an" shake an' say
Hullo!" has been selected to play. Leagues
galore dot the big and little cities of Is he clothed in regs?. O sho!) England to-day, consisting as they Walk right up and say "Hiillo !' do of from about a dozen to twenty Haps is but à coltar roll.. clubs, all possessing names of Test for wrappin' up a soul. glamerous line. Here are the¦ An' a soul is worth a true Aigburth Swifts, the St. Martin's Hale and hearty "How d'ye do?" hren revivified new, for it has he Wanderers, the Bethund Rovers. Don't wait for the crowd to go. Jand others of situitar nomenclature. Walk right up anci say “Hullo !” r privilege to witness a "dress It is a good thing that the youth rehearsal of the films bearing his fol thy eeuntry bend themselves in Wen big vessels meet, they say. name which today and during the this kind of way. They discipline They saloot an' sail away, coming week is to be offered the themselves and they are disciplined Jest the same fure you an ine-
by outing rules. Fines may be Lonesome ships upon a sea. discerning public af Hongkong at posed by turning op late, or with- Ench nue sailing his own jog the Coronet Theatre. We are pre-out the requisite number of men, or For a port beyond the fog judiced in the matter of the Cinema for a badly neurked field, and Let yer speaking trumpet blow. and in its favour let it be added. strong-willed Referee sees that the Lift ver horn an say "Hullo !"
game is played in strict conformnity: to remember when, lappang upon | And when we we such productions with the rules and with due regn] Say "Hullo!" and "How d'ye do?" a volume of Sir Walter Scott's we as this Robin Hosil, our prejudice to true sportsmanship. At the and Other folks aro good as you.
are Wen yer leave yer house of clay, OFT enthusiasm know no of he season gold medals on to another of the many | Rod sides of our glorious English litera-hounds. Robin Hood lives for us in awarded the winners, and silver Wanderin' in the Far-Away.
ones to the runners up, whilst there Won you travel through the strange ture, and had opened to our young these quickly passing incidents, in the possibility of being the proud Country other side the range, eyes and mind, a vista much as weKing Richard stalks before us in "caretakers" for a year of a silver Then the souls you've cheered will
know never incagined. We turn back all his blatuot Englishness. Prince cup. Many of our leading pm. occasionally from the problems Joba we are distinctly sorry for fessional players Ive in their time: Who ye be, an" say "Hullo !"
been these youthfid amateur foot-{ which the modern novel affects to Here obviously is a noble clmiacter bullets. A sign of the lines is of deal with, to the more healthier and gone wrong, The others are as course the introduction of the game more straight-forward stories which Scott linned them, and that is the into the Far East, and we are all A proud of the play and the exploite Walter Scott gave to us and which best testimony we enn give.
of our own South China Athletic are to this day, and will be as long distinctly prosaic reference we have Club, who play the game well, as the English language laste, read mukes Robin a medieval bere, graecully, and with such a vere monument to his memory and He was probably a historie character and muccess that they are source of pride and gratification to though the question has been much delighting Australians with their prowess as well as with their beer- all who speak the King's English debated; but always is he depicteding. Cricket may nominally be the and who delight in the age of chivalry and sigh for its rotura.
cause
je more than a matter of coincidence that our first reading of Soolt was
of
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BOOJAL AND PERSONAL.
and
Mr. Arthur George Pile has been gazetted an authorised architect.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Maltby were passengers on the
They agree to abolish the Jury system and to dispense free tips regarding shares.
They agree to kiss no babies--- that is under the age of 17.
They agree to learn the Fox-trot, the one and two step, but they positively refuse to dance these to the tune of "Yes., we have no bananas."
Star Theatre Programme No.--- 499, Issued Thursday and Friday September 20 and 21.
Coronet Theatre Programme No. -805 issued Wednesday to Fri- day September 19 to 21.
Prizes must be claimed within two days.
Employees of the three Cinema Theatres are not allowed to enter.
They agree to knock down the present City Hall, and to rebuild
Patrons of the three Cinema with a magnificent edifire to be opened by their No. 1 Boy.
Having joined the Philharmonic Theatres, the Coronet, Star and Society and the A.D.C., they feel World are advised to retain their they cannot undertake to join other
welfare of the community, and to to be found on the front page. keep people from bars, but they willconsider favourably joining the local Onion Society, and the Buff's. They will not join the Band of Hope and the Girl Guides.
1
The award of the THE ONION onion in the third degree (unpickled)
Sir Harry Lauder is an TRUE? enthusiastic golfer.
Dear Sir, Herewith The management of the World They promise, if elected, to invite
ORIGINAL. [beg to inform you Theatre have secured the exclu-Signor Mussolini to visit Hong-
mat, I am much sorry sive right of producing pictures kong, and will appear in public about the bad done of the work of the stupendous volcanic wearing black shirts and a ferocious your boat which by my outfit fore- eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily.look. They cannot see their way
man. In this case, so I understand This exceptionally splendid film to eat either marcarai or hokey the foreman is not only a disoblige which risked the lives of Pathés pokey.
man but still made much trouble to (Further "planks" will be given me and even my shop. Now I have cameramea, will soon appear on the screen of the World Theatre, in due course).
been send he away and if by your In his reminis kindness to execuse me in this Of the thirty-two thousand POETIC JUSTICE. cent volume.
wroung and any repairing in next time which send by your favour- refugees from Yokohama
"Tales Retailed Tokyo, twenty
thousand were of Celebrities and Others, Sirable. That I must be renew myself carried by the N.Y.K. steamers, as Hastings D'Oyley tells the sad and send another good working also forty thousand tons of relief story of a certain famous physician's foreman to direct the work and I stuffs. The NY.K. ss. "Kosai fee. He was a specialist and he with my son to superintendent it. Maru" and "Hakuai Maru' →
are used to charge very high fees; he May I try to domy best and reward running between Tokyo and Shimidzu carrying refugees who particularly keen in seeing that he
also had the reputation of being your kindness,
Hoping your pardon and much entrain at the last-named port got guineas and not pounds only: oblige. Besides, the NY.K. are maintain- A lady once consulted him, then ing service of two packet boats handed him his fee wrapped up in between Yokohama and Kobe.
a piece of paper. He stood with his back to the fire, put his hands is, we hear to be given to President behind his back, took off the piece Calvin Coolidge for that he is one of paper, and threw it into the fire; of the few Americans who do not he then counted the coins and found own a motor car. only five, so he said to the lady, My fee is five guincas not pounds.'
One day he went She replied, I gave you five shillings 'wrapped up in a five onto the links, and found two pound note. The doctorsuddenly 'caddies" diseng-aged. Only one He whipped round to try and recover of them offered his services. the five-pound note, but it was too asked why theother boy did not... outgoing late, the note was burat up!"
"Oh." replied his caddy, Sir James Denham's tossed for the job."
And you won ?" said the come- ABROAD. book, "Memoirs of The Government Gazette notifies
the Memorable," is dian, genially, that the following names have been a veritable mine of good stories.
"No," said the boy, "I lost." removed from the Colony's medical | Here is one that was told to him
This great boon register:-Dr. Karl Hoch, Dr. Carol by the Mackintosh of Mackintosh. HAPPINESS. may be defined. Justi, Dr. Oskar Mueller-Meernach | "You must know that, until recent
briefly as a state (formerly known as Dr. Oskar years, when a Scotch lawyer(whom of mind occurring in an organism Muller), Dr. Kurt Otto Hennann we will call Mr. McIntyre of Glen-at a moment when it happens to Walther and Dr. Theodor Van lawe) was elevated to the Bench, he pass through an environment Wesel.
was not called Mr. Justice McIntyre exerting a minimum of irritation. as with us, but, taking his title It is thus most transitory in the most sensitive Among the passengers on board from his place, he appeared as highest and
wife organisms. A hog is therefore. the P. & O. s.s. "Nellore," which Lord Glenlawe, yet his arrived from Home to-day, is Mr. was still only Mrs. Mcintyre. A happier than aman, and a bacillus A. S. Hett, B.A. Oxon., who is certain well-known Scotch Judge is happier than a hog. But when a joining the teaching staff of the and his wife went abroad, and, of man is drank enough, he is some Hongkong University as lecturer. course, appeared in the hotel lists times almost as happy as a bacillus. Mr. Hett passed with Honours in the as Lord Glenawe and Mrs. Mc- English Literature Course for ex-Intyre. The Mackintosh, seeing THE EDITOR stop!"writes the
Ed-it-or service men at Oxford, and has him next year, said, "I suppose. been a master at Uppingham: for you're off to Switzerland soon "Dipping in the ink-well, calling out
for gore. the last two years. Mr. Hett is a Switzerland!' rejoined the Judge,
I'll never set foot foot there again Hitting out bravely at high and low Hockey Blue, so he should prove a welcome addition to the local I was turned out of three hotels for There is nothing much he doesn't Immorality! Bonnie Scotland's team.
know. guld eno' for me"
#t Writing down the Governor till all "Lord Dunedin (says: is blue, NEAT Sir James) tells the Using lots of hard words-spelling
story of a man who was 'em too, walking along the streets of Dublin | Still, when the Editor's passed: quite squiffy. In his perilous and gone,
HOW
as a bravo and chivalrom adven- promier English guns, but it holde
-8. W. FOSH,
SHADOWS BEFORE. Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail..-.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
A
September 22.-Caronet Theatre; turer who, as set forth in fernhor, second place in the nations of the Douglas, Fairbanke i Robin had his quarters in Sherwood Forest British public and is likely to do so
Hood."
September 22, Stor Theatre; from whichi ko. dispersed justice until the crack of doom,
Jack Hoxie in "Don Quickshot of Rio Grande."
his Ivanhoe. We have but a dim and was ever tho friend of the poor. and hazy recollection of the main It will be open to debate if Danglas
reading of outline of the story, but one fact Fairbanks
Dongola."
ar ( Gal
ROMANCE.
OPENING PLAY.
We
"This-must---
September 22-World Theatre; "The Blue Lagoon." the An Expensive Item.
September 22.--KC.C, Concert. and one chamcter stunda out in our character will please everybody. The Hon. Mr. A. 0. Lang's
September 22. Theatre Royal; memory today as it did when weWe imaging it to be a difficult thing quiet observations at the Legislative Bandman's Easters Circuit Comedy Inid down the book with a sigh and for Fairbanks to lash himself into Council, like all quiet observations, Company's opening performance a sense that bëre indeed was some any character which procludes bin were to the paint. On a vote of at 9.15 p.m. Romance.
$15,000 on account of the Kow September 23.-World Theatre; thing good; something we could from the display of those wonderful loon-Cantan Railway he truly Lew Cody in "The Beloved | think and tolkabout; something felniacteristics of good-humoured, murked "This railway is becoming Cheater."
September 21.-Theatre Royal,
progress he folted against a passer World doesn't miss him-it just we could recommend-and best of and good-natured vigour with which very expensive item and later
by. Do you know who that was?' rolls on. "we are pouring monoy into it, Bandman Comedy Co. prosents all something we could go back to. an all-wise providence has endowed now," al commenting on the fact Bluebeard's 8th Wife," 9.16 p.m.
said a constable. That was Vis- King Richard intrigued un as did hint: Here he is in the early open-that the Government recently volel September 25.-Theatre Royal;
count. Massercene and Ferrand, 6aum for more wagons, "because Bandman Comedy Co., presents" There should be a crowded Glory, said the man, 'well they the view of the English Court ating of the story, a gallant knight, a that time: Prince John caused us brave and furious fighter, a timid the Chilfese section could not main- "Paddy, The Next Bost Thing," house at the Theatre to-night to were both drunk.'
tain their proportion." It would bo 9.15 p.m.
witness "Romance" which is the recalls to the author, the anecdote not a little perturbation, whilst for lover whers his lady is comorned: interesting to have a statement September 26.-Theatre Royal; opening play In a repertoire of of Fox and Grenville, who were the Lady Marian, Lattle Jolin, Alanie King's most trusted helper, and showing what has been the capital Bandman Comedy Co. presents successes that should keep Hong-walking down Bondstreet one day kong interested and amused, as when theymer Sheridan, to whom. -Dalo, and the Jolly Friar Tuck later a defender of the poor and outlay on the railway and what the "Becrets," 9.15 p.m.
'Hey Sherry, we were retum has been thereon; what has September 27-Theatre Royal; ever before.. Miss. N. Lewis and Fox says: we waxed enthusiastic. But head
ber colleagues are all tried just talking of you, wondering not sure which are the beiter parts what is due from the Chinese "The Naughty Wife," 9.15 p.m.
This story
and shoulders above theip.all stood Vanquisher of his enemies. We are heen the yearly extra votes; and Bandman Comedy Co: pres artistes and notices of their efforts whether you are most knava (or) The Earhof Huntingdon to blossom of this engaging and gatranding acction in respect of the wagona Sapomber 28.-Theatre Royal; in other places assure us of their fool, Sheridan takes an arm of unt into that greater character stort the earlier or the latter mentioned and for aber mattert.in Bandman Comedy Co. presents ability to act as though to the man each and says well do: you
know, I'm a little betwixt the two. Robin Hood All those people have scenes. The earlier ones show us which they have not kept to agree: "Windows," ".16 p.m.
per bom, i
A journalistic study in FAME Comparative Importance Mr. Baldwin. Mr. L'George. 'Times"...... I col....... col. "Chronicle" col................. 4 col, "Daily Mail I col....... 8 lines. -T'll bet. BETTING
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