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THUR:DAY," NOVEMBER
·LOGAL AND GENERAL.
The Kempa Rubber Co., has declared a final dividend of 74%
The Jeram Kuantan Rubber Co. has declared an interim Contander Beck-dividend of 5%.
BECKWITH with refutes the
TA
1923
POETS.
The immortal and universal post- of our race are to be read and ra read till their music and their spirit are a part of our nature; they are to be thought over and digested t we live in the world they created for as; they are so be read devoutly, as devout men read their Bible and fortify their hearts with psalms. For as the old Hebrew singer board the heavens declare the glory of showing His handiwork, so in the their Maker, and the firmanent
long roll of poetry we see trans figured the strength and beauty of humanity, the joys and sorrowa, the dignity and struggles, the long life history of our common kind.
FEEDERIC HARRISON..
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mall;
ENTERTAINMENTS.
November 22.-Coronet Theatre; Jack Pickford in "Garrison's Finish."
adjournment for further data and Supernaan.
By cripes, ex fresh consideration. It were unwise We have heard of the stone age,
SLOW TRAIN' claimed Dad, "that gal of at this early stage to criticiso unduly and the other ages peculiar to the Bluey's musta 'ad a pretty excitin what so for has been done, to agros names of minerale, and it occurs to epeymoon. It ser in the paper ven that the Government's view is us we are living in a Specialist Age."'ers that 'er train was 'eld up by the best and that this question of Tibe specialist is the demi-god of two small boys.” ibe Harbour problem should not the day. We all bow down to him be dealt with piecemeal, but as a and we all apear to be willing to whole, which latter view seems to pay is more or logs heavy fee.
Hon, the Attorney A sale of postage stamps is to be the wisset. We can at least be le may not tell us very much, but General's argument that lay minds take place at Lammert's Auction glad to note Mr. Fletcher's stato be charges us for it, not ne the as a rule are unsuitable as presid rooms on the 27th inst. ment that the Government concurs quantity of the information given, never read our own reporter's 11sh Debating Club at the Y.M.C.A. famous Dr. Abernethy had it, for the ing Justices and dispensers of
mercy and punishment. We Is war a crime?" The Eng- in the view that the Harbour probat for the ability to give it descriptions of cases, heard in the will debate this to-morrow evening blem is of the atmost importance We may be wrong, we hope we are, Marine Court without getting a to the Colony. We are also happy but a reading of the papers in con-whiff of the briny and feeling that The Walking Club of the to be in a position to congratulate action with the proposed Harbour in the Commander the Colony Y. M. C. A. Intenda visiting Aber improvements lande us to the possesses one who knows his own dean on Saturday. Not the Scottish Mr. Fleteber upon once again pro-impression that those concerned are mind, understands the cases and one but the one via Pokfulum. viding a clear and unuabiguous Socialist rud, Of course in deal the people that come before him, Įstatement of the Government's ing with important matters you says what he means, and gives a
The Colony's financial state- attitude, and evincing a cless grasp engage people who may be expected tone of reality to the proceedings ment for the month of Augustshows to know something of the matters of his Court. The Colony will a balance of assets over liabilities of this stupendous thing. We can
to be discussed or decided. In shortly need a new Chief Justice, amounting to $16,350,038,58. | niso congratulate him ou possessing some cases you make exceptions. Were he not to retire soon on should gladly such advanced personal views as In such trifling and unimportant pension we
The amount of duty collected the necessity as he sees it, of a matters as Education and Sanita-nominate Commander Beckwithun rubber during October was as Settlements free ferry to Kowloon, and the tian; you call in the services of Traffikers in and users of arms follows: Straits good-intentioned and able men, but would then tremble.
$82,904.96; F.M.S. $365,384.48. courage to make them know. The men who are after all not neces
The small boy in the Mr. Manuk delivered his possibility of a huge Port Trust issarily expert in such matters. The
STOUT train gazed intently at lecture on Suggestion and Auto XXXXXXXXX also only one of the many vital Government in the question of
the very
fat man who the Harbour, did the right thing. sat opposite him. "Why are you a meeting of the Theosophical Suggestion yesterday evening at things brought to attention. it They, so to spook, asked the Expert staring at me?" demanded the may mean that for probably the to drop in, and be dropped. The man, annoyed.
Society. 14 Please, air" principal, or the one next to it, Port point we wish to make is was it replied the boy," There's nowhere in the Worki. A slight koowledge not possible to find an Engineer in else to look." of the Trust on the banks of the euch a report as was made by the the Colony able to survey and make
Butler has it that men Mersey inclines us to the belief that Government's Expert? This parti
are like billiard balls in this is probably the best way of cular report does not seem to have skilful players, continually being a game played by un- meeting the position; but we desist met with universal acceptance; it nearly sent into a pocket, but hard-
seems to have left certain matters ly ever getting right into one. Club has issued to each of its The Royal Hongkong Golf [from further
Tix comment.
untouched, and in order to gain except by a fluke. Hongkong will members a booklet containing the Lupers are regretably but noces enlightenment, the Expert must bear this out The number of local rules and Bye-laws and also sarily long, os was the report of the either be asked to drop in again, men who occupy positions by a the Rules of Golf. Budget proposals and debate, but or additional time will have to be flake of chance and circumstance
spent in communicating with him are many, to say nothing of the "Christianity and Commercement of the Hongkong Boxing then as now, we urge all who and obtaining further data. These men who have planned and is to be the subject of an address Assen. at the Theatre Royal believe in the prosperity of our inhy also not be clear and further schemed to attain their object. The at the Chinese Y. M. C. A. on Sun December Hongkong Jockey Colony, and therefore all interested timo will again be eaten up. men also, who once in positions of day. The Speaker will be Mr. in its welfare, at least to read care course if we have no competent power, limited or otherwise, see to Cheung Hing Pu
local Engineers, our plaint is it that those associated with them fully what so far has been dope. groundless; but we seem to think are not likely to be able to oust A special article on Shake-St.
We was prophetic and we hear that certain engineering achieve them from their positions, or are speare written by Professor menta have been accomplished possessed with abilities a little Simpson of the Hongkong Uni- the voices of those of the next locally which have redounded to less than they themselves can lay versity will be found in this issue generation or two, and they say --the credit, and testified to the claim to. ¿
of the China Mail. “There were giante in the Colony ability of those concerned. Again
Domain --" in those days.
is it pertinent to ask what fee has RUR we've close upon a
The first Annual Dinner of the been paid to our Expert tree magni-
hundred Saviour Royal Marines Old Comrades fique? Is he permanently retained, and prophets here. Every ship Association (Hongkong and South and does he receive any commission brings us "some missionaries, China Branch) is to be held on on the total outlay of the coat of anarchists, Salvation Army, all Saturday, December 15. any part of the scheme be has out sorts. Its astonishing what a mun
The ber of religious sects and idiots lined?
Than
there is the Harbour there are in the world." Engineer. We may well, ask
self-addressed Where is dot Engineer now?"
WE'D LIKE, envelope in the He is apparently away and the
TO SRE. act of addressing scheme is held up in part until he
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left to understudy him? Is he of To no little surprise,
the Experte, export? And is the Nobody seemed ore penny the matter of the Harbour to unim portant that when its Engineer goes on holiday it is not deemed worth Similarly, should the threatened while appointing a tempomry sne strike of British doctor go into ceseor? We wonder. In any case, effect on January 1 next, as was here's to our Supermen!
-warse!
voted at a conclave in London
INGRATITUDE
is a sign that the ingrate doubts that one
ing amongst them so many of that accept & reduction of fees and that the Savoy Orpheans band on the undesirable law-breaking, class that the fund refered to is an outgrowth October 3, went through 450 reeds
MEN.
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without 100 per cent replacements A "used car that can be used A non-fly-drawing bald head. A fountain pen that has'nt to be replenished.
A satisfied tenant,
A Cantonese general. The elimination of motor horn tooting near the theatre.
Ourselves winning the Shanghai Champions
To-day's Poam.
(Lullaby in Bethlehem.): There hath come an host to
Thee,.. Baby decr
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Professor Danenberg sends the China Mail a copy of "The Musical Education of
your Children" to which we hope to refer again.
1
silk forwarded, from Hongkong by the "Empress of Asia" on the 25th October, arrived in New York on the 77th Last, hav ing been 23 days in iransit.
The total output of the Kallan
the week ending November 10, Mining Administration's mines for
amounted to 98,458 tons, and the sales during the period to 79,080
tons.
November 22-Star Theatre Harold Lloyd in "Dr. Jack."
November 22--World Theatre; Pauline Frederick in "The Lure of Jado."
November 22-The Grand Theatre; Herbert Rawlinson fa
'The Prisoner."
December 3-Theatre Royal;
9.15 p.m. Piano Recital by Mr. Harry Ore, December 8 to 15.-Theatrè
'RUR" Performance.
Royal
BPORT. December 1.-Next Tourn
Club's extra gymkhana.
December 9-The Royal Hong- kong Golf Club St. Andrew's v.
George's match.
SOCIAL. November 22-Junior N.C.O and Gunners' Social Club Dance,
8.30 p.m.
November 23-Lantern Lecture
at Helena May Institute by R. W. Barney Esq., M.A. 5. p.m.
November 24. Dancing Palace Hotel, Kowloon 9.15 p.m.
at.
November 26-Lantern Lecture- at Helena May Institute by Dr. J. L Shellshear, D.S.O. at 5.30 p.m.
November 27-Hongkong St. Andrew's Society Practice Dance. Male Voice Choir, Cathedral Hall, _November_27-The Hongkong
9.15 p.m.
December 8-Hongkong_Wo-
grounds of Government House, men's Guild and M. C. Le Grand.
Fête and sale of work in the
2 p.m.
MEETING. November 28-Hongkong En- gineering and Construction Co., connection with the Zetland Lodgear Hongkong Hotel, Noon.
The Installation Ceremony in Ltd., first ordinary yearly meeting.
of
Freemasons is to take place on December 4, when Bro. G. E. Wetton will be Installed as Wor shipful Master.
An inquest was held concern- death of Mr. S. B. C. Ross, former ing the circumstances attending the
November 29-Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's board room.. 5.30. p.m.
GENERAL..
November 22 to 23-Share list ly Postmaster of Hongkong. A open Hongkong Development verdict of "death from natural Building and Savings Society Ltd causes” was recorded.
LAND SALE. November 26.~~At P.W.D, Offices one lot Crown Land at Shamshiupe
3 p.m..
AUCTION.
November 27-Lammert Bros., collection of Postage stamps 5.15 p.m.).
Rehearsals for the forthcom ing production of R.U.R. are in full ewing and are taking place almost hath daily. The work of preparation is
stupendous but is being ena thusiastically attacked.
There will be a Lantern Lec November 24 to ture given at the Helena May Convent Bazaar, from 10a.m., each Institute to-morrow, November 23rd day...
in
bind
at 5 o'clock, by R. W. Barney Esq., M. A. The subject is 10 be
Sea shore Life." All are welcome. Advt.
fabled pia of the equally fabled attended by some 200 delegates from local medical and panel com- Tom Thumb. You put in your mittoes" of England, Wales, and CORNBAY-On November 20, at thutab in this luscious pie of Scotland, it may also give rise to Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. printed thought and discussion, no little surprise if nobody seems W. B. Cornaby, a daughter.
and you pull out a plan. A plan one penny the worse. Ercos reports will ever be able to do him the
***same favour again. to be eaten, to be chewed and emphasise the fact that the "stazio
Bearded men, with eyes of flame would involve some 14,000, doctors,
And lips of fear, carefully digested. Mr. B. Suther-serving 15,000,000 men and women
Owing to a world For-the heavens, they say, have
broken The China Mail. lund starts you, off with a carefully-contributors to the National Health SAXAPHONE shortage of saxap-
thought-out description of the posi-Fund, and intimate that, should DOOMED. hone reeds, which Into blinding gulfs of glory,
are used in. tion as it is at West Point. Ho be little short of a catastrophe of moutlipiece of the instrument, there each a contingency arise, it would
the And the Land, they say, Hosgrond Thuruar, Bot, Sz, 1923 states
spoken facts lucidly and makes the first magnitude. But this does is a danger of the possible extinc In a little wondrous story, suggestions. His most during one not mean that, in reality, the health ton of the instrument, at any rate Baby dear. is the question of a fixed landing of the Nation would be impaired in for a time.
the slightest degree by the contem- A hundred or even 200 reeds, There have come three Kings to place for ali river steuners, with a
plated action. It is not necessary to says the musical Director of the greet, Thee, A taunt made by the late Sire to controlling the passenger go into details regarding the pros Savoy Orpheans, may not produce Body dear,
trulic and taking A hand in the and cons of the controversy which one with the magic touch, and they Crowned with gold, and clad Henry May was that no body of
purple, men had arisen equal to the coiloverseeing of the vast army of hos precipitated the decision of the cost about £3 per 100.
doctors in question. Suffice it that The three saxaphonists who They draw near. of the giants who bore the burden hans who come and go cuntain-it was taken as an act of refusal to appeared at the Savoy London, in They have brought rare silks to
At Thy feat, bekald they spread not very diatont past; giants
them, of the National Insurance Act, before they secured the three they [now, more than ever, as a menacs who would always be relied, upan
to our well being. Like all epoch- George was Chancellor of the
which was passed when Mr. Lloyd wanted. and who brought to bear upon matters of moment a consider-making proposals the suggestion Exchequer in 1011. When this able degree of enthusiasm, fore-seens & ample one, given with due latter measure was sponsored and mont it was designated as Great aight, and intelligence. It is proudesty and reserva, which we passed through the houses of Parlia able the tatus was made in the Plau, sud us a proposal that if Britain's most socialistic mamare, altered Leat of a Legrante Com adopted, will cost all that its and was subjected to making criti-
nattar so rightly culty or it. We cism on the ground of its paterproduce a tone. cil dabate and was not really meant place that in the forefront of the nalistic, aspects. Whatever may be In any case u reading of inany problems contsused in the system, therefore, which it intro said in favour of the so-called panel voluminous matter which has
larger aboll of Harbour reorganisa-duced, it is certain that there are xclarence to the provision of defign. It is impossible to take each many who are opposed to it purely by refraining from saying what Yes, though all the world should quato Barbour laclitics of every part of this wonderful document on the basis of the fundamentals you are expected to say.. conceivable description, exiavinces and deal tooldly with the points The main trouble with so much
involved e that there are gants in this raised. It would perhaps be absurd of the propaganda which is put GETTING OFF. told in the best Experience we are days, even in the Government, and to attempt to take up time in both Great Britain and the United are heavy. We remember this now
forth by the medical profession in first
school, but the foss doing. A call on the imagination states in that it presupposce that when we think of our first attempt spectacle, or the thought of men
is necessary, First of all is the the, henith of the people is entirely to fump from a tramcer in the spending so much time in onoS shought and discussion on the of reaganisation that has dependant on medical activities opposite direction to that which boon evident for so long emphasis. Compulsory religion has long been the car was taking. As Lord Dun- momentous subject of, shall we say,
regarded as is, dangerous expedient: sany has it "Stars beautiful stars," 1859. ad again and
ng compulory, medicine of any untry and also (a flautaged head. making the a harbour safo
returns, and
getting to be similarly regarded! We thought of this again petecity
and improving what
alar | yesterday is...wher noticing we have ventured to buil
bado have to confess that the
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Finest Bite, to meet all the prees- ang demands which now are and it the days to come will be made una út fills us with a cons
atskod
That radiant invention "the
Бахарколе
As bad as its friend ycelpt the
telephone,
Is in danger of dying And sobbing and sighing
From their thrones they sprang to
find Thee And a blazing star hath led them, Baby deer.
BAZAAR
25.--Italian
LOGKL AND GENNYCH KL...
There is to be a meeting to- morow evening in the Union The Installation Ceremony in Church Hall to welcome, the Rev. connection
with the Victoria
J. Horace Johnston who has arrived Lodge of Freemasons is to take to take up pastoral duties in con- place on December 21, nection with the new Church at Kowloon, WTED
The American Consulate I have neither jade por insper,
General lasten the telegram quoted According to a Daily Bulletin below, received from the Manlis Baby dear,
telegram from Manila, dated the Observatory at 8.20 p.m. Novom- For reeds can't be found, to Thon att all my hope and glory,
20th, the typhoon damage to the Bar 21, 1923 typhoon in about And roy fear, Yet for all the gema that strew thousands of pesos. Over 12 almost stationary.
crops amounted to hundreds of 118 deg. Long E. 18 deg. Lat N.. Thee,
inches of min fell during the 24] AWON One of theAnd the costly gowns that fold hours on the 19th inst. standard ways, of
Then, giving offence is
ÖFFENCE:
Baby dear.
Woo Tbee Thou art mine and fast I hold
Then,
FACE H. BASHFORD.
WEATHER CALENDAR.
A memory test plano, recital fs to heheld at Professor Twenty-five million popples Danenbergs stadio on Saturday were made by the British Legion next. The players include Mäster for Poppy Day, the bulk of them at Emil Danenberg of whom we have the Legion's factory in the Old already written, and the pro- Kent-road, where eighty disabled gramme to be goun through is a men are kept employed the whole most comprehensive and fascinate year round. The poppies were ing one. sold in ail parts of the Empire.
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A statement faned by a private !. During the tiffin kour yester opera company in Moscow shows.. NOVEMBER 2).
day at Wiseman's, the orchestra, that last year 25 per cent of all the amongst other things played seats were reserved for workers.. This is the day of the Chade superbly Brilan's Hungarian In addition, one-third of the com tening, and the hour of the Dances The orchestra at the pany's performances (162 In all)
Christening; ană 1 am wit-
of doing
at tea; included were given free of charge for the Trovatore to chudgen in the schools of the Mons ne of diversifed cow Education. Departmenta