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TOURISTS COMING.
THE SHIP AND ITINERARY.
I am sick to death of hearing the inané remarks of ignorant· on- Yesterday the Chino Mail waE lookers of the Interport match ablo to announce the impending relative to the failure of the Hong- arrival of 425 touriste, under the kong Back division on that oc- casion. I can listen interestedly auspices of the American Express and intelligently to anyone who Co., on the Cunard liner Fran- knows what he is talking about but conia" on Saturday next, January the "all wise know all who has probably never played a decent 12 To-day wo give a few details class game of
Rugger" in his of the ship. life and the persons who talk about the trials etc. in which they which has just "completed, with A sister ship to the "Laconis," have played, although by some
are in
December 31. Lay lang being a bitter, sold morning, so that my natural covering do bland and I determine to find out what hath become of my bedsocks. Up, and having got the Old Geyser going not my wife as those will conclude who hastily read these lines, with spartan fortitude enjoy as well ns I can, a hot bath. By rietesha' to the ice which I cant an extra-slip this is never on record, give grent micers, the first Americau yag me in theso hard times, and me a pain. If you are so clever Express Cruiso Around the World, | do delning that from the Now you people turn out and let's see whatever differences thate Year | shaft walk more or pocket what you can do. Ground too detail give the advantage to the my pride and ride in the tram. But hard did you say? Yes and if it "Franconia.” An oil-burner, whichever way I think, it seemeth wasn't that it would be sonic power and finer ship. One interest to me nothing but paying out, for imaginary doctor's orders or the ing difference lies in the arrange if I walk my nether gurnients wear pill too ovál or something.monts which are provided for out by reason of the friction, or the Shurrup "I
exercise and for athletic sports. leather of my footwear do yet the
The "Franconia", is equipped not. BALTI To the office in good time
Now I get busy! Thank you only with an excellent gymnasium, but little heart for work. Bimoby Forsyth for your game. Full but also with a full-sized squash there cqueth the post and with marks for you, but you should nucquet court and a Pompoiiun roninders of remembrances from rave some out of the serum earlier.winning-pool which is larger than friends far and near. M. now in Adams and Ralston played a fine the "Aquitania's" and a little longer Scotland with the calendar that is hard slogging game. Day played than the "Berengaris's." good to look upon and H. in London the best game I have ever seen
In addition to the lounge and, with als another calendar, very lighted to see him getting into the making-rooms, two garden lounges, him play especially was I de drawing-rooms, there ore two artistic, and not a little expensive. And a card from one of our Honour scrums and not doing the interest and a veranda café. There is a gril ables which is like coals of fire Day-keep it up.
ed spectator stuff. Just right room as well as the dining saloon. seating the things I have said call Jones worked hard which leaves shop, a spamte hairdressing parlour Miller and A library, a candy shop, a basber cerning those who make our laws.
us toss."
Both
these men are very
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January 8. leaving that port the next day. From Hongkong the Clerk at the base of the scrum ship will leave on January 14 and: was slow, very slow and at times her ports of call on the rest of the did not appear to know just where cruise will bo Manila, Batavia; the ball was. His instructions to Singapore, Rangoon, Calcutta, forwards at times were ridiculous. Colombo, Bombay, Port Sudan, Bowker had a bad day was most Cairo, Alexandria, Naples, Monaco, certainly "off" but that is no Gibraltar and then back to New excuse for hanging on to the ball York. as long as he did. The high tack.
HOCKEY.
QUICK SCORING,
before it becomes a habit which brings me to Skinner-who told you to tackle high Skinner? I didn't Why my dear fellow you only weigh about 9 stone- you their necks. You disappointed me! can't grass six footers by going for Easterbrook has not yet had enough loon,
At the U.S.R.C. ground, Kow- yesterday afternoon, will need a lot experience for these games and H.K.H.C. routed the 102nd Cleland
training.Grenadiers to the tune of seven is а mixer alright goals to two. but hasn't the finesse. Rather
of
the
So determine that from henceforth with Groves and Andrews for ludios, a fully equipped dental I shall keep a watch upon my fit but please somebody teach parlour in charge of an American tongue, trusting that perhaps next them the game. Andrews I have dentist, and a completo miniature year it may aut be a card, but a spoken to before about offside but hospital, are miscellaneous features turkey: for after all these Honour- it does not appear to have any
of the "Franconia.' ables be well-intentioned and yet effect. On Wednesday we
Leaving New York on November modest withal. And it now having him and Groves making a great 15, the "Franconia" passed through reached the hour of four in the after-dash at one of the Shanghai backs the Panama Canal to Sun Frin noon do join K. at tea where much and I measured it afterwards) cisco, Honolulu and thence acrosé havoc is made with the eclairs, losing over forty yards. Groves to Yokobanu. Calling at the parts much so that I wonder how much makes most mistakes in packing of interest on the way, the travellers the chit will come to, and fearful however. He will not push are due to reach Shanghai an lest. I must needs pay it. But K. straight. Teach them somebody. shouteth, "thou hast hitherto been good to mo, and bust stood me sundry teas. On this occasion lei And so we toss I getter K. to call heads, whereupon to my great content I win, and do regand this as most fortunate. Soup determining that in any future such way of paying I shall get my friends to cry heads, whilst I spin my twice tailed coin. At home at lasting should be sat on immediately and washed and clothed and. Got Helping me, in my right mind, do john K. to preced to High Carnival at Repulse Bay, and do find K. gorgeously arrayed, so that Solomon in all his glory cannot be compared unte him. Nor I, in mites own apparel for that matter. Which plevoth me that I can give hanout where it is due. Yet, it seemeth to me that my clothes fit me the better, that my figure is the more com panionable. But I let that pass kuowing that beauty is indeed but skin deep, and that much good would be done were many to gel skinned. But banishing these and other Sunday Christian thoughts do find ourselves on our long and plea sant journey. And at last we come to the Bay and become at once the admired in a brong of mach pass ing beauty, much of it having already passed its meridian. There be Gay Troubadours, blithe butter flies, pert Pierrots, but none to vie with us.
And on all sides we do be complimonted, but find it diffi- cult to make it seem that we be natural and represent nothing worse than & Taipan. Which remindeth me of the old lady at a party who
. For the Navy I thought Yale was without a-score. Dods took the ball looketh an at a game where a prize the best, in fact I thought he was down the field from the goal is to be given for the mest ugly the best forward in any of the three "bally with a fine rusb, beat Eng- face. Whereupon it is given to her sides. The man that really enjoy-hand and scored; one more was add- WHalthough with much vehemence abe ed himself I thought was Dowdened to the Grenadier score shortly veth ery that she playeth not at seemed to revel in it. Montgo before the end by Samuel. For the all in that game.
But witbal inery was brilliant and made some Club the halves played a fine game good countenance and having set beautiful openings whilst Sladen with More in the forward line and my face toward the City do reach did some very nippy work.
England at full back playing well. | home in good time determining that
Thanks are due to the referees for! in the New Year I shall be charit-watching and now I look forward
Both games were well worth keeping the game well in hand. able to all men, but keeping a more to the return match Nary v. Club.
--STICKS. formidable eye on the Compradore The resting place of the Cup this so that he shall not charge me more year depends on the result of this
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of the carthorse type would make favour. In the first halt, Wood- The Club had everything in their a better forward perhaps. King at ward opened the score about ten back did the orthodox thing very nicely and saved his side A very fine individual piece of play minutes after the commencement. quite a lot.
by Sins added the second to the list
Shanghai team I thought were the scoring mol adding two more The outstanding people in the which was followed up by ane from Moro. The Club seemed to be in Smith, Stewart, Stephenson, 'Bich- ard, Goolden and Nicholl, whilst in quick succession before half time, McMerkin did some useful touch The second balf was far more even, finding. Nicholl is certainly a the Grenadiers finding their feet. very fine kick and I noticed him The first score was not till about mixing once or twice in great style, half way through when Woodward Goolden is quick but was rather scored. This was followed by a outclassed by the Navy "y" penalty corner; Sims took the shot Montgomery on the second day, which fell short but Owen Hughes Perhaps the first day's hard game picked it up and scored with a lovely ahot. The Grenadiers decided that had something to do with it.
they were not going to bo beaten
than is enough, and if possible not match so it is bound to be a hard HONGKONG BANK NOTICE. that. And so, with these thoughts fight. The Club have beaten the and the sounds of the welcome to the New Year, to Bed,
January 1. Lay long, being still cold and not a little tired from my previous day's doings about which
Navy once and a win or a draw
will make them Cup-custodians.
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This week's voting contest is run on entirely new lines. Competitors vote for the twelve best cinema pictures they have ever seen. They do not select from any given list, nor do they limit their choice to pictures shown in Hongkong, With $50 waiting to be won, this is exciting enough; but the contest has greatly added interest because the management of the Coronet Theatre, who are offering the prize this week. announce that they will follow the voting in securing new pictures. Some one must win the $501-Why not you?
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This week's content is entirely different from the ones that have gone befors. The new rules are as follows:-
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Sir,
China Mail,
Hongkong.
December 5, 1923.
I consider the following the twelve best films. I have ever seen -----
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