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Making Resolutions.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1924.
CATCHING TOOTHACHE.
HOW WISH WYNNE GETS
IDEAS.
"CHINA MAIL" INTERVIEW,
CITY FIRE.
OUTBREAK IN DUDDELL
̈STREET,
BRIGADE'S GOOD WORK.
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If the season's festivities ended with those around Xmas the beginning of the New Year would be a most suitable time for the making of new resolutions, for good ground in which they may take temporary root at any rate INSPIRATION FROM LANDLADIES-ring, the Fire Brigade succese ly the small hours of Sunday is the chastened frame of mind
The lot of the travelling actor if it had attained dimensions of any fully coped with an outbreak which, resultant upon a few late nights. singer or character impersonator extent, might have involved the But for those to whom the New has not the reputation of being Telephone Co.'s operating rooms Year festivities hold more signi- an easy one but the personal end other important buildings in Heance than those around Christ-counters with landladies often that part of Dudell Street, near have their humorous side and the junction with Queen's Road mas, resolves concerned with the may even provide material to spending of quiet evenings and work upon as the following inter- Central.
About 1.22 a.m. the Central Fire the restraint of ebullient spirits view with Wish Wynne, the
famous drawer will have accordingly to be deluy-
Station. weis summoned to No. 2, of character atudies shows.
Duddell Strast. Unfortunately, ed. Not all the resolutions made Mias Wynne was sitting by the the person who had scat the it this time, however, are of this window when a "China Mail re-message failed to wait for the nature; and it is probable that porter entered her room in restival of the firemen to direct them the ones most often on the tongue ponse to the call which followed to the spot.
his knock. A morning news- After breaking open two door are those about turning over a paper had slipped from her grasp one on the ground floor and one on new leaf in regard to correspon- and she was looking across the part of the building which was the second-the Brigade discovered dence. Hongkong has had a parti-of Hongkong's roof tops to the alight-un open part of the ceiling cularly heavy batch of parcels and
hills beyond.
Choice of the weather at Home of the ground floor which was ex letters just arrive and not a few as a topic of conversation may posed as the flooring had been taken in the Colony must have felt as if often be taken as a sign of un-up for repairs. A patoh about six coals of fire were being heaped on easiness but Miss Wynne spoke of feet by four was blazing furiously. their heads when they received fascinating."
it with a charm. which By getting the hoses to work and cutting of the burning woodwork presents from people they have
"It is nice to come to a place the Brigads soon got the fire under shamefully neglected as regards where there are warmth and control." letter writing. How long the colour. It seems a pity to stop drawing office is housed in the part The Hongliong Electric Co.'s, burst of energy....
in.on u morning like this. You which usually know, I was born in London and of the building which was on fire. follows such moments, will really spent a great part of my life The Telephone Co.'s operating last is, of course, another matter, there but this is the sort of place room adjoins the building and The young colonist, fresh from I should like to settle down in. there are large warehouses in the home and full of new impressions, Miss Wynne thought that the immediate vicinity. finds no difficulty in turning out winter climate and the beauties Duddell Street has been unlucky letter after letter, but his brow she had seen in the course of as regards fires. About two years becomes more puckered and his trip round the island would com-go an extensive conflagration pon less ready as time goes on: pensate even for the months, of Wrought havoc with a godown below. and, eventually he is reduced to summer which the reporter tried the Carlton Hotel and also des-" the sad plaint which he so ridi- to describe to her.
troyed a part of the Hotel. culed in hia, early enthusiasm "But you are to be envied in "what on earth can one find tothat you have seen more recently write about to people at home." than many of us here the beauties And having failed to endeavour of the English country side, Miss to write anything at all for a Wynne,
Was
number of weeks-not, we hope, But most of my travelling at months the receipt of that Home is in big towns, you must Christmas parcel may at this realise, and a great deal of my moment have resulted in a vow to time is spent in hotel rooms or be more regular in this respect. apartments." The best way of going about it,
"You must have come across
of course, is not to allow oneself some peculiar persons in the per- to be too much carried away at sons of landladies in the course of first but just to write a little at a your wanderings, Misa Wynne."
Star Ferry Rules.
harbour.
#
$5,000,000 LOAN.
ARMS' POSSESSION.
FORMAL CONVICTION
REGISTERED.
CHINESE BOUND OVER.
A remand case in which Lo Chi- leung, manager of the Shing p Company, of No. 27, Wing Lok time and write it at as regular a given me ideas for my charactered with possession of 360 revolver "Yes, but they have sometimes Street, marine dealers, was charg time as possible. In fact, form studies. 'Oo, 'er!, for instance cartridge cases, 9 rifle cartridge what the psychologists would call (this is one of the most popular cases, 4 bullets and one 75 mm. excitements of the last few days will prompt at the requisite sonations) was the outcome of a the Central Magistracy this morn a letter writing neurogram which of Miss Wynne's character imper-gun shell case was mentioned at or contentedly picture the joys moment. that are still to come with the
conversation between a landladying before Mr. J. R. Wood. and her daughter who came from A Chinese who was arrested New Year. But, back in harness
a new situation whilst I was there while carrying the accessories to again, we cannot altogether avoid
and told her mother all about it. the s.s. "Phranang" for convey- applying our minds once more, to
The landladies who talked of fance to Hoihow has already been In the current number of the that "supersicious" woman and of convicted and sentenced to pay a life's sterner problems, "Peace
"Government Gazette" are set "Physic" at the bath are all fine of $500. an. earth," we realise, is still forth 23 new bye-lawa made by drawn from life.
the Star Ferry Company and
Mr.. T. M. Hazlerigg (Assistant largely an illusion. True, the only which were approved by the studies yourself, do you not?"
"You write nearly all of your Grown Solicitor) stated that the defendant had in the meantime war actually in progress at the Governor-in-Council on December
"Yes and they are nearly all furnished the Crown with full and moment, ignoring the civil strife 28. In future it shall be an taken from life a number from satisfactory information as to in Albania, is the struggle in after being warned by a servant instance, the one about the girl and under these circumstances he offence to travel in any launch purely personal experience. For where he obtained the accessories, Morocco, which is not much more of the Company that the vessel who thinks. every one is on to (Mr. Hazlerigg) thought that 'a serious, "apart from the possible has her full complement on board, her. It concerns a pill and it is formal conviction without any international effects, than the No one shall smoke or carry a really based on an experience of penalty would meet the case. troubles Britain is constantly of the launches in such manner take pills and there used to be a sign a bond for $100 and to come "lighted pipe or cigarette in any my own as a kiddy. I could never The defendant was ordered to meeting 011 the North-West as to cause a nuisance or inconfine to do every time mother up for judgment within six Frontier. True, the world has venience to other passengers." made me. The things used to get months if called upon. never been more at peace since the This regulation will be most stuck, come up again, and all fateful year 1914 than it is to-day.have been more advisable to sent me out to get a new box of difficult to enforce and it would sorts of things. One day mother But for all this seeming quietude, prohibit smoking on, board, It is them and coming back I won- the world is far-very far-from no hardship for anyone to cease dered if I could take one all by the real peace of which we all smoking during the trip across the myself. Singing as I went I CANTON SEEKING FUNDS? dream-especially at New Year personal luggage shall not exceed it went down like butter. When A wise rulo is that popped one down my throat and MARRIAGES.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Canton gov- time. Racial jealousy still exists 28lbs. in weight or one cubic foot got back I told mother, but ernment is seeking a loan of as strong as ever,
Another rale alas"You don't come that $5,000,000 from foreign sources, Rumours of in measurement. RICHARDS, On
the Yuch-Han December 20, at Shanghai, possible wars still fill the air, which it will be difficult to enforce stuff with me," was the remark with
Railway is that with regard to spitting.
with which she greeted the re-(Kwangtung section) as security, Minnie Hawthorne Evans, witness the Japan scare in Christ The rule reads: "No person shall cital of my goodness. And I had says the "Tsun Wan Yat Po" younger daughter of the late mas week itself. And swords spit in on from or against any
to have another!
This comparatively large loan is Capt. R..S. Ransome, O.B.E., have still to be turned into plough-launch or any of the company's of the crack in the door in order says, because of the urgency of
"I often used to stand in front sought, the "Tsun Wan Yat Po Carnarvon, Wales, to John shares. Indeed the Arthur Richards, of Berkeley,
Breach of this rule race in premises."
will make one liable to a fine of that I might catch a cold and meeting claims by the military for Cal. BROWN-HONES-On Decem-the Washington Agreement, is every subsequent contravention Miss. Wynne whimsically. "That
armaments, despite the curb of $5 for the first offence and $10 for everybody sympathise with me remuneration.
when mother was cross,"
Mention is also. made of, the ber 22, at Shanghai, Lieut. gradually gaining pace, and unless Bad language is also an offence, also is in one of my studies. As the Bank of Taiwan being Japanese Consul-General in Sydney Brown, R.N.. of the nations soon foregether in but, judging from a recent inci-a matter of fact the only thing I
Canton and the manager" of H.M.S. "Petersfield," to Iris, the only daughter of Mrs. another conference to deal with the offence home to the right me a lot and hurt nobody else."
dent, it will be difficult to bring got was toothache which pained acting chief exective in Dr. Sun's entertained by Wu Haa-min, A. O. Hanes, of Shanghai. aeroplanes, submarines and other person. The most amusingly
arms of warfare not restricted by worded rule, however, is No. 15: a demonstration of this little
The reporter would have liked prospecting of the loan,
absence, in connection with the DEATH.
the Washington Agreement, an "Ne intoxicated person shall travel sketch which with the added is that a certain French Bank has Another intereating statement MARTIN-On December 18, at explosion is bound to occur, for or attempt to travel in the first knowledge of its origin promised also been approached.
Sutton, Surrey, England, Neil nations armed." for war,
class accommodation of the com-to be particularly interesting, but Livingstone Martin, late of modern philosopher has said, will should provide plenty of "copy" little of Hongkong as early as apany's launches." Cases in Court Miss Wynne was anxious to see a Shanghai. (By cable)..
make war as surely as hens. lay when counsel for the defence possible and he did not give ex-
But amidst all the doubt challenges the prosecutor to prove pression to the thought before he LEAVES HONGKONG DAILY and mistrust that cloud the out-actually attempted to travel in the
that defendant was intoxicated or took his leave. look there stands out one hope first class accommodation. Apart which makes the New Year full from this aspect of the case, it is of promise. The League of difficult to understand why the NEW YEAR HOPE.
Nations still survives. It is compelled to suffer the vagaries of third class passengers should be incomplete, clumsy perhaps; but an intoxicated person. It is quite Christmas now over, with all its it is still alive. And alive with it conceivable to. picture a case in revels, these next few days see is the International Ides in its which he would be a menace to the the calm after the first festivities frat concrete form, the Inter been as well to debar him, accom to belong to Mr. Hay of Windsor
entire complement. It might have
A dog, stated in the police reportp.m. and the hull before the New Year national Idea which will yet find modation of any sort. However for observation after it had bitten
Lodge, was sent to Kennedy Town SHARE QUOTATIONS. celebrations. During this period lasting expression and make doubtless the new rules and we must needs return to our every Christmas. 8 real
celebration,
regulations are intended to benefit a European boy. day routine. But although we are peace on earth" an accomplished the travelling public and even if now again performing the same fact, 20
they are not very strictly enforced, little harm will be done. There old round we are still everyone
dja, however, one rule which should of us imbued with the holiday
be rigidly enforced. That refers spirit. However hard we seek to reduce arrears of work, our thoughts continually stray to the whore.
EVANS
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Hongkong, Monday, Dec. 28, 1924.
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