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SATURDAY" JUNE 28-1924.
MAN AND HIS MASK.”“
GLOWING TRIBUTES. The poet finds and makes his FAREWELL DINNER TO MR.
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E. A. CARVALHO,
Mr. Edmundo A. Carvalho,
appears to have dogged his trail, market. These are pertinent into the theatre one night to see This is borne out by the very fine questions so far as Singapore is the show. Randy" was then at runs he has made when the they apply to Hongkong, where During the performance he receivmask in disappointment, the hero concerned. We do not know if the height of his political career. weather has been good. Again 'of course the abolition of this classed an urgent summons requesting in defcat. The desire that is satis- while D'Oley had only the one of hawker has not yet arisen. Our his immediate presence at the died is not a great destre, nor has crash and was able to 'sceure concern, we repeat, is the matter House of Commons, where an the shoulder used all its might that another machine without much of the condition in which food is expected and important division an unbreakable gate has never former Cashier at the Treasury, delay, MacLaren has been forced prepared and atored; and on this was pending.
we should like to be assured. Leaving his seat, Lord Randolph strained. The saint alone is not who recently retired, was the guest to make several perilous descents, "What is wanted," said a Singn-rushed around to the stage door deceived, neither thrusting with of honour at the Club Lusitano the last smashing his neroplane pore speaker, "is not abolition, it and asked to see Irving. He was his shoulder, nor holding out un-list night when he was entertaine entirely and compelling him to is better control, better regulation room, and upon the latter's appear without wandering to the anti- tion was very largely attended by shown into the actor's dressing satisfled hands. He would climbed at a farewell dinner. The fune and better supervision." seems to us to apply to Hongkong. happened, finishing up by saying: Indian narrowing his thought in
once excitedly explained what had thetical self of the world, the members and their wives.
It's too bad I cannot stay to the meditation or driving it away in A, F. B. Silva-Netto, preposing the The President of the Club, Mr. finish, but please do tell me how contemplation, the Christian copy- toast of the evening, dwelt on Mr. the play ends!"
ing Christ, the antithetical self of Carvalho's long record of service the classic world. Fora hero loves with the Government and eplarged following the world till it breaks him, and on his association with the Club "NOVEL" set of definitions the poet till it has broken faith; Lusitano, of which he has been a DEFINITIONS. from "The Path- but while the world was yet member for over forty years. "The
finder"
debonair, the saint has turned speaker mentioned that at the last away, and because he renounced annunt general meeting of the Experience itself, he will wear his Club, the Committee and members musk as he finds it.
wait for another machine from Tokyo, rushed to Calcutta, it should be added, through the Anc courtesy of the American Navy. Despite this generous help, how. ever. MacLaren still deserves the greatest
sympathy, especially. when his fight is compared with that of the American world fliers, who have behind them, not the backing of two private firms only, but the full official support of the United States Army. Compari- sons were ever invidious, however, and although MacLaren has been extremely unlucky in his delays hitherto, he may yet show that for all the brilliant dash of the Latin, for all the careful planning
Our University.
This
In its early days, the University very commendably issued annual statements of its work, its pro- grèss, and its hopes.. These state. ments were not long a feature of ceased to be issued, University life for they soon Since then
we have had the Commission on the University-its findings "und the assistance readily given by the. Government, But it cannot be said that the position of affairs its short existence our great Hall seems altogether satisfactory. In
of Learning has had three Vice- Chancellors and changes in the professional and teaching staff. which to say the least, has been of the Americans, British brains unusual. There must be some. and British Courage have not yet renson for this. What is that lost their keenness and can still reason? Is the University pro- be relied upon to demonstrate Kressing as its sponsors shoped? their worth for all the world to If the University seems not to be succeeding.in certain directions- behold. MacLaren reaches long-what is the cause? Is it remedi- kong almost any day now, and able? Much more might be anjd soon he will have left Tokyo for this subject, but we invite the behind. Then will he begin the authorities to take the public into worst stretch of all, the perilous to the rumours which continue to its confidence and to put gri end crossing from Asia to America. circulate, and which are either That is something" which the right or wrong. " Young Latins have not yet attempted, something which Mac- Laren..unaided, can make doubly an Anglo-Saxon triumph. Flying from Paris to Tokyo with D'Oisy's dash.and verve, is beyond doubt a great triumph; but, after all. it is only an incidental feat compared with MacLaren's bigger venture When he has completed the Eastern Passage we shall be able to say to the Young Latins, in the spirit of
rivalry which the fights have aroused, look to your laurels,
more
We arc. UNBELIEVABLE. or less familiar with the story which is fithered on us at times as before-amended new, but which we have heard. slightly per- haps, but containing the main theme. The following Limerick fairly well known for instance is, we should say,;
'For beauty I'm not a great star, There are many more handsome
by far;
My face, I don't mind ft. It's those out in front that I bar."
For I am behind it.
Most would call it ancient Yeti
we have come across it, preceded One of Mr. Wilson's favourite by the following:- forms of recreation was 'swapping' limericks with: Dr. Grayson-who One limerick he composed after attended him in his last illness. his serious illness had left its mark on him runs.”
And to the Americans, who already have this exploit to their credit, we shall be able to boust our single-handed success. These amiable vauntings, of course, are all inspired by the feeling of common interest and admiration which the various flights have fostered-in short by the sporting spirit which has animated both the countrise watching the flights and the airfien carrying them out-book on Photographing Wild Life French, Portuguese, American and the World (Armorsmith, 256.), British.
Quite candidly, we don't believe
game hunters have WHAT BIG done. Cherry Kear-
ton, in his new
makes this statement:-
The
us as entertaining: strikes A British novel is a book to which two people love cach other in the first chapter but the fact, that the Wimbledon express is an hour late in the last chapter is a triumph for family honour and bride because the earl's gon jilts the 'umble barmaid and henceforth takes his proper station in life, two paces to the rear of and, one pace to the left of the Royal Draft Hunter, six pace removed from the Honour able Gen Trötter, K.C.B., C.O.D., P.D.Q., F.OB., B.V.D., who is "groom-in-walting" for Andrew Patrick David, Prince of Edward Albert Christian George
Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Lord of the Isles, etc., to fall off his, horse.
*
An American novel is a book in which two people want each other in the first chapter but do not get each other until they go. through the vicissitudes of 10 more chapters, in one of which a gang of cut-throats capture and truss up the heroine and are just about to kill the hero by putting chewing gum on his radio set when a lucky bolt of lightning knocks a pistol into his hands and he proceeds to slay the base villains, in one shot.
*** *
1. -W. B. Yeats.
SHADOWS BEFORE..
Coming Events Advartisod
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
unanimously elected Mr. Carvalho an honorary member." The pro- posal had first been made as soon as it was learned that Mr. Car- valho was retiring from the Government Service.
After the toast had been enthusiastically honoured, Mr. Carvalho made a suitable response. Glowing tributes were paid to. June 28-Coronet Theatre; Mr. Carvalho by Mr. S. V. B. The Conquering Power."
Scares, and Mr. C. Albuquerque "Midsummer Madness."
June 28 The Star Theatre;e Castro, Consul-General for
Portugal.
June 28. World Theatre; "Bavu."
After the dinner the gathering adjourned to the Hall' where a very |
June 28. Queen's Theatre; pleasant evening was enlivened ,, Mothers-in-Law."
July 3-At the Peak Club about twelve o'clock.
with music. The party broke up sporial engagement of Eleanor taber, in Character Sketches, 9.30 p.m.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
June 80.--Lammert Bros., Sales Room, miscellaneous goods. noon.
Sales Room, 50 tons sulphate July 3.-Lammert Bros., ammonia, 11.30 a.m..
i4
COMPANY MEETINGS.
"Mores fo-day, has been over 42 Mr. Carvalho, who sulla by the
years in the service of the Govern- acted as Cashier at the Treasury. ment, thirty years of which he has He first joined the Government in 1881, as clerk in the Colonial offerred in the following year to the Secretary's office and was trans- Treasury.
He was elevated to al Cashier in 1896/after acting as
July 2-Lammert Bros., Sales Room, the Cruising Yacht accountant in charge of the Praya "Niobe," noon.
Reclamation Fund for six years. Mr. E. A. Carvalho's father, the A French novel" is a book in
July 7. Further extraordinary late Mr. J. A. Carvalho was which two people want each meeting of A. S. Watson & Co., Cashier before his son, and retired other in the first chapter, get Ltd., at Hongkong Hotel, Fedder after a period of 38 years' service. each other in the second chapter Street. 11.30a.m. "and want other people through succeeding chapters.
Sir A. Conan Doyle WELL-READ. "tells .. rather an
amusing story of
the man who pretended to be friends put him to the test.. wonderfully well read.. Some
"Have you read Thackeray's 'Pendennia'?"
Sure."
September 16.--Extraordinary general meeting of The China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder Street, noon.
October 2.-Second meeting of | the China. Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Street,
noon.
October 20.-Third meeting of The China Sugar Refining. Co.
noon.
Have you read Dickens's Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Street, 'Pickwick'?"
"Sure." "Have you read Scott's Enful-
sion?
Sure?
THAT TEST MATCH.
ANOTHER TEAM FORECAST. 3
JOSE INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS.
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Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell, who cleverly predicted nine out of the eleven names chosen for England's team in the First Test Match has kindly written to say he believes that the eleven who scored the July 14. Further extraordinary brilliant victory agbaston is meeting of the Peak Club, 6.80 likely to be chosen play in the Second Toxt Match which starts at 11:30 to-day at Lord's.
P
OTHER MEETING.
Farmer Giles, REAL LUCK. canvassing' for HONGKONG
members for
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UNIVERSITY.
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raffle, asked one of his neighbours LAX DISCIPLINE ALLEGED. to enter.
"Garge", he said, "be you agoin' STUDENTS DEFY RULES! in for my caffle?”
"How much?" asked George. "Five shillings," was the reply.a "Put rac
down," answered George, "I'll pay ye to-morrow!
Next day the two met again. "Well," said George, "who won the prize?"
Fifteen years ago I journeyed from Mombasa to Nairobi, and was Food Hawkers.
so excited that I could not sit still, for on both sides of the railway Singapore has not yet settled right up to within fifty yards of the proposal which has been made the train game of every sort by the Municipal Commissioners abounded. Now, even in Kenya to abolish its food hawkers., The Colony, its last great stronghold, proposal indeed is being vigorously animal life is rapidly disappearing, opposed and is causing "wide-and the lover of wild creatures
"I won the Best prize," said spread interest. A large public living and roaming amidst their the farmer, "wasn't I lucky?" meeting convened by the Chinese natural surroundings has only a
"Who won the second?" Chamber of Commerce and other sense of loneliness and disappoint wasn't she lucky?"
"My wife
won the second, Asiatic organizations, produced ment in place of former joy.# reasons, which so far as we can
And who won the third?" see, will make the Commissioners
Lady Tree queried George, patiently. reconsider their position. It is not
LADY TREE'S made a good My darter, wasn't she lucky? within our province to comment at
an the other By the way, you haven't paid your length on the matter for our know-remarked that in one paper she
day when she five shillings yet."
"No," said George, "wasn't ledge of it must necessarily be read that the McKenna Duties lucky?" limited. But the matter, serves were having a serious effect on the to remind us that' Hongkong has industry of the country, and in its. Hawker problem particularly another that they didn't McKenna eke out a difference!
J
JOKE.
to
money
of her sisters
Today's Poem.
leaf!
land more.
Signing himself "Concerned," Peking reader writes to the Editor of the North China Daily News as follows:-
educational Institute throughout Sir, In every Mission or other the whole of China, the one thing upon which parents can rely is the excellence of the discipline known parents
But on account of the gaino follow being at Lord's his forecast is s
J. B. Hobbs Surrey), II, Sut B. cliffe (Yorkshire), J. W. Hearna (Middlesex), E. Handran (Middlew sex), Mr. M. D. Lyon (Somerset), wicket-keeper, F. E. Woolley (Kent), Mr. P. G. H. Fender (Surrey), R. Kilner (Yorkshire), M Gilligan (Sussex), C. H. Parkin W. Tate (Sussex); Mr. A. E. R. (Lancashire).
thinks Hearne will be brought int Mr. Mitchell explains that he
We
have who are not specially interest because the match is to be played ed in Christianity, have withdrawn their sons from because of his recent good showing. but who at Lord's, his own ground, and
them in missionary institutions Mr. Mitchell" to be the best bats- Government schools and placed Mr. M. D. Lyon is considered by solely on the ground that the can-wicket-keeper and he is given enjoy peace of mind. It is there Wood of Kent, partly as the result control is such that the parents can the preference over Mr. G. E.[C. fore very unfortunate that in such auf bis record score of the scusion splendid Institution like the Hong: (219) this wople. Even though Mr. kong University confidence in
prinese steak, leonardan living by selling foods. The foodShe also used the new verb (Lines Written on a Bank-note.) Ing to keep
its discipline is being shaken: Wood might have captained the The rumours of students fall team at the First Test, Mr. Mit-
hours stalls along the Praya at nights-when she said that she felt, like Wae worth thy power, thou cursed tutors who attempt to enforce rules Lyon should be awarded the place. and of hells of the opinion that- Mr. out, all the Vishnu marks of the the Colony, is a fairly common was wembling In every limb. who hus, as Willium Bolitho points at Wanchai and in other parts of the British Empire Exhibition and
being left without adequate backing In any event, Mr. Mitchell thinks hero-he was poor, and young and sight. So too is the sight of
Fell source of a' my woe and grief!where zealous, tutors, have been side as he is, an Mr. Mitchell's and, it is stated, there are cases that Mr. Fender should oaptain the AVIATOR SPORTSMEN. Latin: the lust a multiplier that itinerant hawkers who.. go from
For lack of thee I've lost my laas! threatened should they persist in opinion, the finest släpper in Eng doubles the value of the rest. His areas, and very much out of them predecasing her, Miss. Emily
{street to street in restricted OTHER PEOPLE'S In the event I see the children of affliction
For Inck o' thee I scrimp my glass. their cleansing of the stables are tand, and it was largely due to him Hongkong preparing to welcome story is drama of conflict and-selling Chinese edibles, which Frances Woodward, of Erdington,
Unaided, thro' thy eura'd restric-ralse any controversy in this matter,
very disquieting. We don't with to that Surrey had kept their high -Squadron Lender MacLaren, world speed, and unaided victory over we should not be far wrong in Warwick, leaves her property. I've seen the oppressor's cruel tense interest in the Hongkong Uni-
tion.
but as we are British we feel an in- position in the championship. aviation is again the topic of the the rivals of France. This last is fore luxuries. The thought in our Wesleyan Foreign Field Medical Amid his hapless victim's spoil,
describing as delicacies and there-amounting
Compared with the team which bour. Therefore it is specially the real secret of his sudden glory, mind has always been-How are Mission to support a ward to be And, for thy potence, vainly wish'd for the stories of
£1,741, to the smile,
versity and would very much like to represented England at the First know if there is any foundation Test Match, Mr. Mitchell's welco- interesting that the last Home not so much because a fat order these things prepared? Under called the "Woodward.""
successful tion would give an extra bowler mail should have brought further for aeroplanes was possible in what conditions are they prepared,
To crush the villain in the dust. resistance to the imposition of the and a wicket-keeper, who is a better › details about Captain Pelletier Tokyo, where the British trip was housed at nights? It is the last chained to each of the beds in the Never, perhaps, to greet suid Scot. support from their superiors in the and where are the unsold things a Bible and Prayer-book should be
It is my wish," she adds," that For lack o' thee, I leave this much-rules, and if it is true that teachers bateman.
lov'd shore,
are so fed up with lack of proper D'Oisy, the dashing French being used na propaganda, but unanswered question which has ward," aviator whose brilliant flight from its decent reasons, is what has put dissatisfaction, and made us feel more because "the contrast, not given us cause for a sense of
matter of enforcing discipline, Faris to Tokyo has so often been the youth of Latin Europe and that all is not well in the local
that they are inclined to lot things of Parisian set in contrast with MacLaren's America in ecstacies of enthu-State of Denmark, and that the boil the eggs for three minutes!
rip. humour: magachishaps and delays. D'Oisy, siasa." Thus has D'Oisy become health of a section of the com- Why didn't you time them by the "I told you to we are told, is now the idol of the hero of the Young Latin food prepared and later housed in
HONGKONG'S munity is being jeopardised by París. According to William movement which William Bolitho conditions which are not ideal. found the clock was a quarter of 1664.
WEDDING GIFT TO DUCHESS Bolitho, writing in a literary sees striving "to hustle Anglo- Health statistics may or may not
"I did, but just after I started I
OF YORK. weekly, the great city is at his Saxondom off the pre-eminence of belie us. Singapore people argue
an höur fast!" fect. "He will be as loved, as the earth." So much for D'Oisy some food at a cheap rate, pre-
CHINESE SILK HANGINGS. that Food Hawkers provide whole- Napoleon, as feared as Clemen- and his brilliant success: what pared under conditions that com
(Router's Service.}' ceau, as cherished as Georges now of our own world aviator, pare more than favourably with
LONDON, June 27. The Duchess of York, visiting Carpentier. He will name new Squadron Leader MacLaren? That licensed refreshment houses. That plays of Shakespeare, Israel Zang-
the headquarters of the Overson brands, be received at the Elyaces, Mactaren has had bad tabelig 1,800 hawkers would will tells this story: Years ago, the back. It comes on anddenly and is
League," was presented by Lady This is thoumation of the muscles of Des Volux, the Honorary Coa, "dance all night." All this is fortunes can largely be attributed on the lower class of Chinese who Randolph the landed with ribbona, and nobody can gainsay, and his min-bring the misery of unemployment when Sir Henry Irving was play "try & Painful lory, novament de troiler, with a wedding gift in the in its train, and also be a hardship ing Hamlet la London, Lord and apply. Chamberlain a hangings, on behalf of members gravates the disso. Go to bed, keep form of a set of Chinese silk wall waiting for the young man now to the wretched weather which have to buy in the cheapest Winston S. of that flk-dropped peated. Sold everywhore.
Churchill-father of Balm and a quick recovery may be ar ofifthe Hongkong branch of the
League.
A SAMPLE
clock?"
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Lamenting that people appear to know less and loss about the
Burns,
WEATHER CALENDAR.
JUNE 28.
Up, and this day put on a half shirt first this summer, it being very hot.
-Pepys.
QUC Lumbago
PRESENT.
He further considers that Hourno should be given a place in prefer
to Mr. A. P. F. Chapman ence who, although an excellent field, had not "come off" as a batanan.
"This selection is particularly strong in bowling, there being two and five right-handers, two of left-handers in Kilner and Woolley whom Mr. Fender, and Hearne~~~~ are of the googley type. The others are Tato, Mr. Gilligan and Parkin,
7
Who Is Skipper 7 Home papers arrived by the last mail give particulars of England's trial teame Mr. Gilligan ciphered the England team and Carr ofantinoes this mean The Rest" was led by Mr. 'A. WA that the captaincy has been awarded to Gilligan?