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MOUSTACHES.
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WHY MEN WEAR THEM,
A curious point, however, which has never been explained netooth fically, is the extraordinary num ber of people with perfectly ordin fagy dark, mouse-coloured on fair hair whose monstaches, if encourag ed, turn out disconcertingly enough to be a foolish bristly pink. This ls especially the case when the wearers have florid complexions. Why do man wear moutachent
On such occasions, of course, They are, without a doubt rapidly there is no excuse, whatever for going out of fashion, possibly bothel growth unless military eti cause the Prince of Wales a clean
quette demanda it. shayen, and in a short time it seems as though only army officers will fall to shave their upper lip (writes "Weekly Dispatch").-
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held atļ City Hall, Hong Kong, on SATUR DAY the 26th February, 1927, at Noon, for the purpose of recolving (the Report of the Court of Directors | A
kindly together with a Statement of presented by Mr. Hee Cheong, Accounts for the year ending 31st Chairman, of the PRESIDENT Charles Graves In the London December, 1926,
HOTEL LTD: Macao, to the The REGISTER of SHARES of winning Jockey of the above the Corporation will be CLOSED Race. from MONDAY, the 14th February to SATURDAY, the 26th February, 1927 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shures Jean be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
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Hong Kong, 7th February, 1927..
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Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Clerk of the Course.. Macao, 16th February, 1927,
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC
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Incidentally, of course, this gives further colour to the cock's comb theory, which, when you lock into it, seems to supply the likeliest res- That will be a awing of the pen the days when nature supplied men son for such a curious gurvival from dulum back to the days when for with hair all over until they were a civilian to wear moustaches civilised enough to learn how to unseemly swagger," and Clive New-drass skins and generally behavej combe was asked rudely by his themselves in a decent sort of way, friends, for that reason, whether hel Altogether, though the decision) was going into the Guards.
for or against a moustache is n dit- The modern moustache, we are cult problem.... unless by any talih, dates back only to 1798, when curious chance our actions are, gertuin officers in the Worcester oddly enough, dictated by Militia copied the Austrian
mer womenfolk, and we have no sa conaries. The possibility of mous whatever, either way. After all.. it! tache-growing, however, is always is & matter that touches them very before us. Should we.. or shouldn't closely.
we? It is a ticklish problem
Political Upper Lips.
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10.
Solutions will be published with the results, in this paper, every Thursday following the Closing Date.
and
Let us look round. Prince Henry weare a moustache. But he is a Mr. C P. Anderson, Mr.
February 16, 1927,
ankdier.
Prince George does not.
But he is a sailor, and, as is well Mrs. G. S. Archbutt, Mr. J. Apfel11. known, officers in the army are 'ex- baum. pected to grow
Messrs. Baumann. moustaches and
Bullock, oficers in the navy are forbidden
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12.
Coupons will be kept for four days after the results of the com- petition have been published.
All letters must be addressed, "China Mall Cross-words, c/o "China Mall" Offices, No. 5. Wyndham Street, Hong Kong, Mosary. D. E. Clark,, C. D. Cut|||13. No member of the staff of the "China Mail'' will be allowed to|| Politicians can do as they choose.bertson, E. J. Carmichae
compete. Messrs. W. A. Dowley, At the moment mear of Sur lords
14. Solutions are held under sealed cover and in no way will be and masters are clean shaven Mr. Donaldson, R. E. Devoud, Mis
opened until the close of the competition. Baldwin.. Lord Birkenhead, Sir C. E. Dowell. Mina I. E. Dowell, Auster Chamberlain,
MEM. A. Dilisheim. Ard Churchill, for example.
Mrs. and Miss L. M. Francis,
ever..
W. A.
In the Socialist Government, how.Miss L A. Fisher.
Capt. T. P. Hall Messrs. A. F Mr. MacDonald, "Mr. J. H.
F H. H J. R. Hooley. Thomas, and a number of other Henry, Ministers. wore moustaches. BeH. Hupedon, Mr. and Mrs. and fore them Mr. Bonur Law and MrHorsford, Mr. H. E. Hyde Lloyd George were of like persuaMrs. H. H. "King
Messrs. E. A. Kuhn. A., Keller,
sion.
Doctors are almost invariably Mesata W. D. Lilbetrao, L. Lar. clean-shaven as also are actors, son Miss H. Little, Mrs. F. E. autors, clergymen, hantamen and Lynch. jockeys.. Clearly there is no gen- Mrs J. Masseburg.. Me N. E. Megnusson, Mr. and Mrsð A. G. feral guiding line.
Midgley, Mr. A. Malcolm,
Mr. F. S.. Odom.
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Messrs. W. Stend; M. M. Sokoloff, and Mrs. L. E. Smith. Mesars. W. Smith, A. H. Spencer. Mr and Mrs. A. Vatnini. Mr. G. Wragge. Mr. E. A. Yates.
. Once upon a time-in the civil wars-moustaches had a political significance. The Puritans. never wore them and the Cavaliers did. Even now, 280 years later, there is
Messrs. H. Fearman, C. L. Powrie, atent at the back of everybody's Miss M. E. Pipkin, Mr. and Mrs. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
mind the feeling that a man with H. H. Priestley. fa moustache has, somehow more Mr, Gec. Richwood,
dash and more buoyancy, while his COMPETITORS in the OPEN clean-shaven dival is mufe dogged Mr. DOUBLES are requested to make aqua consideration.
"CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES & and painstaking. That is a seriT rote of the date fixed for each On the whole, people in these days of restricted liberty seem to A list of dates and matches is tend more and more to the latter qualities. There is little chance nowadays of being gallant or de-!
An unusual case was heard in bonair. There is every reason to [be serious and conscientious. the Court Session at Edinburgh, caches the last physical relic of adopted within an hour of her birth Various points arise. Are mous when Doris Drysdale, 16, who was
aristocracy? Are they, moreover, and brought up in ignorance of the last male attribute, akin to the her parentage claimed, under Scot- cock's comb, that points to histish law, a third of her father's superiority over women? Or are £100,000 estate, all of which was they merely an anachronism, and a bequerthed to her mother. rather unhygienic one at that?
match.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, F. & 0. Building, on SATURDAY, 5th March, 1927, at bem for the purpose of present- ing the Report of the Directors posted in the Pavilion. together with !
The dates fixed will be strictly Statement of Accounts to 39 December; 1926, adhered to, subject only to weather and electing Directors and Audi-conditions.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 21st February to 5th March, 1927, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
LTD. Agents.
Hong Kong, 12th Feb., 1927.
Hong Kong, 15th February, 1927.
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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1927
28th February, 1st, 2nd & 5th March.
MEMBERS' BADGES.
GIRL CLAIMS £33,000.
Plaintif explained. that her by legitimatising her, but both the parents were married in 1914, there- marriage and her birth were undis- closed to her father's relatives.
There is no space to discuss them all. The simplest course is to tabulate the various types of mouя- tache and what they stand for, and follow with a general inquiry into
The girl's mother said that the the reasons for wearing them.
only dispute was as to the sum An Exclusive Design, available. Her daughter's share MEMBERS' Badges of Admission
The young gentlemen in the Bri-should not exceed £12,000. are now ready and may be gade of Guards have, of course, de- The judge deferred his decision jobtained by those Members, wheveloped a moustache of their own. pending an interview with the girl. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN have not already received them, It is a horizontal weeper, long and from Messrs. Linstead & Davla, smooth, not for such as us to wear. that the ORDINARY YEARLY
Alexandra Buildings.
The heavy cavalry moustache, aj GENERAL MEETING of Hong
Members are reminded that these death of Lord French. It was the gruff growth, disappeared with the Badges will also admit them to all type of moustache that was always Reservoirs on February 1, 19273 AT the Extra Race Meetings of this getting in the way,
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED,
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PILLS held at the
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The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of The Great Northern Telegraph Company | (Limited):-
Morris Seventh Day Adventist Mission, from Amoy.
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Taishingyoko, from Shimonoseki. Claude Folkiner, from Yokohama. Nrab, from Osaka.
"Iyonenlia Buhhamu Tanke 71
from Amoy.
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Hong Kong Station, Feb. 10, 1927.
EASTERN
EXTENSION
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List of Unclaim.ad Telegrams lying in E. E. Telegraph Office. Hong Kong.
"Amarlal, from Hyderabad Sind. Becs, 48 Contral Police Station, from London.
Dunbar, from Singapore. Harry Keith, Froach Hospital, from Sandakan.
Lam, Poste Restante, from Singa-
pore,
Palina, from Chicago.. Professor Kilpatrick, Victoria, from Shanghai.
E. A. LEGGATT,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 10th Feb., 1927. A
Kong Tramways Limited will be offees of Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 7th day of March, 1927, at 12 o'clock Innon to transact the ordinary busi- Iness of the Company.
wear.
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WATER SUPPLY.
1907
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Lovel and Storage of water
CITY AND EILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
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391 B. 108/B. 23'8" B. 25'4"B. 377"B. Level 29'1 E. 231", 25'0"B. 19'0"B. 194"B. 21'5"B.
[Tytanı
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To "China Mail" Cross-Words,"
c/o "China Mail" Offices,
1:
No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong, DEAR SIRS,
159
I agree to abide by your rules, and I enclose.
for
Name
Address
solution (s) which are attached.
[Please Write in Block Letters.]
CLOSING DATE FOR COUPONS, MONDAY, FEB, 21. [Coupons received at the "China Mail'f Office after mid-day
on Monday will not be included in the competition.]
Chues Acrosà,
A Chinese weight (1000th, of Hang).
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3.
A recess.
6. Where the sun rises.
9.
To mix Type.
On fira.
1926 1927
18.
Obtained.
131.98 253.44
120
16.
17.
A muss.
40.30 195.00
19.
808,50 915.42
paper monge
0,56
10.07
20. Time.
25.66
21.75
22: Precious Stones.
26. Throw.
Then there are the magnificent. MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. cavalier moustaches of Mr. William Members have the privilege of Brace and Colonel the Hon. Charles Tytam Byewash introducing two non-members to
Coventry, the officialstarter to the Tytom Intermediate AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO the Members' Enclosure:
Jockey Club, who has already Tytam Tuk GIVEN that the REGISTER OF A limited number of tickets are tures than half a dozen men in the Pokfulum
erowded into his life more adven-Wong Not Chang MEMBERS of the company will available and may be obtained from French Foreign Legion put to [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow""; be CLOSED from TUESDAY, Messrs. Linstend & Davis, Alexan-
moustaches are a A denotes "Above Overflow." FEBRUARY 22nd to MONDAY, 7th dra Buildings, on or before Satur gether. Their MARCH, 1927, both days inclusive, day February 26th, 1927, at a' cast need cultivating. Besides, you have
gesture, however, and gestures Storage in millions and decimals
of gallons. of $10 each per day or $30 for to be what is known as a really By Order of the Board
the Meeting. W. F. SIMMONS,
Tytam fine figure of a man before you can . Secretary. The charge for admission for live up to them.
Tytam Byewash Ladies to the Members' Enclosure The Kaiser moustache, some Tytam Tuk
Tytam Intermediato .. Hong Kong, 12th Feb., 1927.
will be $4 per day. Each member times known as the "lip-pinnacle" Wong Nei. Chung can obtain upon application to or rectangular moustache,"
is. Pokfulum the Secretary, badges for the ad-frankly a fine-looking affair, und mission of two Ladies free of now that dachshuns are once more, charge. On no pretext will chil coming back into favour its Gez- Consumption of water in the City. be permitted "in either manophile connections do not mat and El District in millions and de enclosure during the first three ter. It denotes A. conceit in the cimals of gallons during the month of days racing.
wearer, however, that few people January: would care to be burdened with, PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
Then there is the waxed mous Estimated Population 998,160. 408,480 Tickets of Admission to
thetache, as formerly worn by com
17.8 17.0 per day (gallons) Public Enclosure, price $3 per missionaires, railway, porters, and
Intermittent supply in all rider day for all persons including company-sergeant-majors. It was main districts, during January, 1928, Ladies, may be purchased from aever attractive and needs far too Intermittent supply in all rider main Mesara, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. or at much attention to be practical.
districts west of Eastern Street from the Gate.
January 1-30 inclusivo."- Four Good Reasons.
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Total
Consumption
1,017.60 1,403,71
Weapon shot from a bow.
Difference between metallic and
27 Wanders about rastlessly.
28. Liquid made of mult and hops.
31.. The Indefinite article.
29. To fog.
80.
Timothy (abbrev!)
1926 1927 218.40 228,94:
82 N A (actual),
30.
RO (actual).
37.
To cheat
Soldiera and Sailors in uniform Again the Charlie Chaplin moua- districts west of Garden Road from Intermittent supply in all rider.main admitted to the Public Enclosure at tache worn by young subalterns is January 8-80 inclusive. $1 per day,
Admission by ticket only.
SERVANTS' PASSES. Passes for Servants
& Davis, Alexandra
frankly ridiculous and its claims Fail supply in all districts... on cannot be taken seriously. We January 81 DE MAR
34. A male child.
38. Strangely,
40. Father. 41, "Proceed. 42. To humble. 44. Like.
46. Not out.
47. A quantity having magnitude, direction and position (ref: the Flettner shig.
49 Outer part of the mouth,
49, Thanks,
50. To hit the precise time.
52. E L (actual).
4 1928 1927 Kowloon Gravitation ....... 24′3′′E. 14,8”H.
58. 6th note lo scale.
58.
A point.
aro left with the modified, tooth- KOWLOON WATER WORKS
LEVEL brush variety. This is neither ad will be Issued, on application to Mens78. sa conceited as the Kaiser mous-Shek Lal Pat Reservoir 183"H. 12
small as the Brigade moustache, nor Linstead Buildings.
tache, nor so drooping as the heavy Reception Reservoir..
Lovel cavalry moustache, nor waxed liko Employers are requested to dia- the
Storage in millions and decimals. commissionaire's. Shall we
of tribute them with discrimination, wear one? The answer le "yes" if
gallons.
1926 1927 and to endorse their names on the (a) We are self-conscious. Kowloon Gravitation 7. 147.98 217.24
pasues.
20
excellent
Total
54. Used for keeping wood together.
67. The one at “Dies,"
50. A pit for recojving metal on
frat fusion.
60. By means of
01. Treatment or custom.
68. A venomous' serpent,
83.16
66. To brank at once.
88. Hend gear,
71. To let blood.
75. Catalogues.
77.
Thus,
75.02
(b) We wart to hide a scar." Shek Lal Pd- Reservoir" 52,76. -- 05,71 Servants are not permitted in the (c) We have too long upper lips. Reception Reservoir Membara Enclosure except for (d) We want to look older. passing through on their duties, but
...200.74 846.10 Each of these is must remain in their employers' reason for growing a moustache. in millions and decimals of gallons dur Consumption of water in Kowkoop standa.
Many people do not know what to ing the month of January,* Any persons found loitering do with their hands when they
1928 about with Servants Passes in entar a crowded room or are waiting Consumption ... 70:17 their possession will forfeit the for someone to speak with them. Estimated population 168,620 138,560. same and will be removed from the A quiet fagering of the moustachel per day (gallons),
184 14.7 enclosure.
on.auch occasions.no doubt restores Fall Supply in all districts during confidence in the wearer's virility January 1910 and 1927.5
The Government Analyst's reports and calme embarrassment. A show that, the quality of the water la moustache also without doubt con- satisfactory. coals part of the face and makes Total rainfall to January 31, 1920, one look older.
|0.22; January 81, 1827, 0,314.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary Hong Kong, liti Feb, 2997.
78. Consumed.
78. A down 70. Wood used for fencing: 80. Denoting presence,
a Chues Down.
1. Thin
2. An expression of doubt.
3.
Not narrow.
4.
OES (actuai).
5. "For examplo.
& Damp (then take away the "W")}
7. To sink or hang down.
8. Stale.
-9.
An Italian river.
10. Certainly (Span:):
12. The whole Mohammedon World
14: Freehold estata
16. Ruggles or rullies,
18. In this manner.
19. In like manner.
21.
Same'ns 19 across.
23. A flot poż.
24. Grants the use of.
20. To cease further motion.
80. A clize..
31. To lossen.
38. A girl's name.
35. Relating to ships,
37. Have prongs (used at table).
88. For propelling a boat!
88. To annul by payment.
verse it).
(then re-
48. Used by Gauchos when entching
animalu
46. Dainty or delightful
49. Gives a 'cumalaw,'
.61.
An evil wish,
58. The limb between the knee and
foot.
65. To collect together.
58.
To toas
60. Public houses (slang). 81., Not dewa
62. Expresses of inquiry, 64. Send letters 'by.'
66. Modera
67. Funs.
GD.. "The whole lot..
70, To. faston
172, Beholdim ve f
78, Advertisement (abbrev:)
74. Electro-plate (abbrev;). 76. Same 1 49 Morona.
Competitors are reminded that the prize is to be awarded. for the correct solution, or if nobody succeeds in getting the correct solution, for the NEAREST correct solution, Therefore, even if you have not done the cross-word puzzle In full, send in what you have done it may prove to be the nearest correct solution.