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SUNDAY REVERIE.
CURRENT OF WORDS ON A - YACHT.
KEELHAULING A SCRIBE,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1927.
MERRIE ENGLAND?
FEAST OF COLOUR AND MUSIC.
PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY,
PICNIC TRAGEDY.
THREE RESCUES FROM THE SEA.
ONE PERSON STILL MISSING. For the second Sunday in suc
"Merrie England indeed!" A Anxiety is this morning felt for cession I got real Aberdonian value gentleman who returned from leave the safety of a member of a pic- for the ten cents which I exch nga week or so ago, informed the nic party who met with a thrilling ed for the "Sunday Herald."est writer that he had had five fino, adventure when the motor boat, in Sunday, Le., November 20, the long days whilst at Home.
which they had gone out to Sal-
His in bed because of the stormy The period at which the Philhar kung, suddenly caught fire as it was weather made it possible: yestar-monic Society's latest production on its way back to Hong Kong yes- day's minute pedusal was brought takes place on a fine May Day terday afternoon. The member of about by the fact that I spent the about 1500 when probably, the the party of whom nothing had day aboard my friend'a yacht where weather was more settled than dur-been' heard since about 4 p.m. yes- I lay back in lordly fashion while ing the past Summer, and the re- terday, was one he steered, tacked, Juffed, arid, I am sult is that the townspeople of missing when members of the party of four reported Inclined to believe bluffed. The Windsor have a right royal time, reached Hong Kong laat night. Of last word is added because my host, Roses, laughter, dancing, and bright this number, three have since been the owner-driver of the boat, seam-dresses abound, mead and sack flow reported to be safe, and the worse ed to take a delight in displaying freely, and all to merry, the May te feared' with regard to the re-. his nautical and yachtical" voca- Queen is crowned, and a witch maining one.
bulary. Just as a car-owner loves chased. The climax of the day la The picnic party was arranged by to mouth such words and expres reached when the happy crowd are Mr. Chan Tat-cho of the Central sions до carburettor, magnets, visited by the Queen and Court, Trading Company, and included his clutch, double-declutch, etc,, so does the only cloud being the discovery wife, a nephew, Mr., Mrs. and Miss your yachtsman throw at poor, in- by the angry Queen of Raleigh's Alleye, a niece of Mra. Alleye, the nocent, ignorant 'you stuff about intrigue with Bessie Throckmorton, clerks of the Central Trading Com- apinnakers, jibs, booms, centre-and the committal of the two lovers pany (one named Jamieson), Mr., boards; yawl-rigged, etc., hoping by to imprisonment and exile.
Mr. and Miss Chan Tim, Mr. auch futile means to impress upon The more important parts are Alleye's brother, Messrs. Lal King- you that he is a first-rote seaman played as follows. Mr. H. Glover ching, M. S. Lun, Ah War, and
I suffered such a bombardment of as the Earl of Essex, is heard to three other men and another women salty designations yesterday. How great advantage in that splendid whose names have not been ascer- ever, by merely nodding and pre-song "The Yeomen
of England," Lained. tending to look wise, I concealed, 1 while Sir Walter Raleigh is taken
All those mentioned above, with hope, my ignorance, and by making by Mr. C. D. Lake, whose pleasing the exception of the unnamed four, use of the current of his words tenor blends well with Mrs. M. Min returned to Hong Kong last night managed, time and again, to steer ney as Bessie Throckmorton.
when the first intimation of the the conversation on to another tack. The pathetic part of "Jill-All disaster which befel the party was Observe the "yachtical" metaphor: Alone," the reputed witch, la sung received by the Police, to whom Mr. not too bad after eight hours on by Mrs. C. P. Marcel,, and that of Chan Tat-cho reported that four the briny! While my host steered her lover and protector, Long Tom, members of the party were miss- I lay back in pillowed ease and by Mr. A. E. Stone, whilst his ing. comfort, inhaling the ozone, gazing brother. Big Ben is portrayed by, Since then, the Police received a at the myriad cr dethe bosom Mr. R. Dormer,
wireless message curly this morn- of the harbour, and anging from The May Queen is excellently ever-changing
ing from the Officer In Charge of Hong acted and sung by Mrs. J. Hurst, the No. 4 Police launch, giving the viewpoints Kong's superb position. Then I and Mrs. G. Watt makes a post, welcome information that two men settled down and had a good read. regal Queen Elizabeth, while the and a woman, who stated that they purchaser; others, It would have been a perfect dolce comic relief is provided by Eng-were members of the il-lucked pic- again, welcome the system with far niente if the freshening of the Lieut. Comdr. A. S. Bedells as Wilnie party, had been transferred to open arms, and are indeed pushing breeze had not imbued in my friend kins and Mr. Oscar Lager as his the Police launch from a fishing it for all it is worth. The second desire to show off his sailing foli, Silas Simkins.
boat, the crew of which had rescued prowess, and also, I ́suspect, the Good wine needs no bush, end, the trio from the sex, class appear to predominate, and hope of seeing me awed or terrified after Comdr. Bedell's excellent por
After taking the rescued people the general call is for the payment as the yacht heeled over (sorry, Itrayal of the Sergeant of Police in on board, the Police launch towed of at least twenty-five per cent. of mean listed) to such an alarming "The Pirates of Penzance" and of the badly burned motor boat to Sai- extent that the edge, which he call- Lord Arthur. Dilling in "The Last kung, where it was beached. The the total cost of the car before ited gunnell (spelled gunwale, I be- of Mrs. Cheyney," the public may launch is returning later to-day to is handed over. In many in-lieve), was under water.
rest assured that the biggest part Hong Kong with the rescued people stances at Home it seems that! However, all this rigmarole about of the opera is in safe hands. on board. These people do not purchases are effected through an nothing to do with what I meant of the opera over eighty people are and, in fact, did not know who the idiosyncrasies of yatchamen has Suffice it to say that at one period know who the missing person, is, insurance company. The car to write when I took up my pen on the stage: that the scenery is those were who had been fortunate bought under deferred payments My reason for writing is to dis- in the hands of Mr. R. S. W. Pater enough to be rescued immediately is insured, the company finding agree with the writer of a para-son, whose "Pirates" scenery will after the disaster and had preced- graph in yesterday's "Herald"; and be remembered; that the dances ad them to Hong Kong. The result the purchase money, charging that writer is he who calls himself are arranged
by Miss something over bank rate. It also the "Man about Town." I opened O'Keefe; that the costumes are, as both groups as to the safety of the Daley is that anxiety prevails amongst appears that the majority of hire my eyes in astonishment when I usual with the Society's produc- other. purchases are of care of a value read his remark that from an obtions, of the greatest magnificence;
The last three to be rescued, in- server's point of view the past week and that the music is conducted by cluding one ranging from £150 to £800, in Hong Kong had been a dull one, Mr. W. H. Fitz-Earle A.R.C.M. and wreckage from their ill-fated moter woman, hung on to though instances could be quoted and accordingly useless to him for it will be seen that, the Colony a boat, and drifted for a long time, of very high-priced cars being commenting upon. Was ever a in for such a feast of colour and until they had almost given up hope, bought in this way. So much for
What music as it has not had since the when they were rescued by the fish- about the cricket, the wonderful days of "St. Joan" and "The Gon- ing boat, which, luckily for them, the working of the system at recovery made by the local team dollers" in 1925. . .⠀
appeared on the вседе Home. There, apparently, it has against Shanghai, and the disap- Booking plans are now open at early. These three were picked up come to stay, and has its apparent pointing form of Malaya (who des- Anderson's, and our readers are ad- near Hunghau, which was a good advantages. It allows a person to Pite their planters and restriction vised to book early, as the heat seats distance from the spot where the capitalise a part of his income. what about the great tennis display cannot attend. on the last night.
schemes won't win the rubber); are being taken up, and every one motor boat caught fire.. Provided that he is in the position of Vincent Richards that thrilled
writer more mistaken?
BEGGARS ALL.
ROUND UP DURING THE WEEK-END.
A MOTLEY CREW.
Sergeant Dickson rounded
up
none too
How the Fire Started. The party left Hong Kong on Sunday morning for the beach ot the back of Saikung where the party went ashore and spent some hours sightseeing in the village. After tiffin ashore, the party return- ed to the motor boat and it pushed off soon after three o'clock to go to Namtausha for bathing prior to re- turning to Hong Kong..
BIRTH..
DINGLE. On October 29, 1927, at St. Luke's Hospital, San Fran- cico, to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Dingle, a son, (Richard to make the initial payment, he five hundred spectators at the Lampier). Both well. is, by the time he has completed C.R.C. last Tuesday; what about the histrionic efforts of our A.D.C.) 1 his instalments, in possession of what about the titanie struggle be MARRIAGE. GARTENSTEIN-SPIELMAN. —a car; he has saved money. And tween China Athlette and the Club On November 20, 1927, at the if the people who buy cars onde Recreio before thousands of key- Obel Rache! Synagogue, Shang their deferred payments were to about the Gymkhana; what about ed-up partisans on Saturday; what kai, Clara, daughter of the late Mr. A. Spielman and Mrs. refrain from doing so, it is fairly the weather; what about.......? Spielman, of Shanghal, to safe to assume that at the end of, Oh but surely I have written Isaac, only son of the late Mr.
All went well until the motor A. Gartenstein and Mrs. A. Bay, twelve or eighteen months enough to show that last week was Gartenstein.
a most unusual one. Surely "Man they would have little.. if any about Town" does not expect to of the Colony during the week-end. away from shore, when the engine over thirty beggars in various parts boat, the "Tung Yat Fat" was well thing, to show for the money have so many out-of-the-ordinary They were housed in the cells at suddenly stopped Attempts were SAUNDERS. On November 19, which now goes to pay, the instal events in any remaining week this the Central Police Station until made to re-start it, when without 1927, at Shanghai, Haroldments. The main objection to year. Even although he does not this morning, when they were taken warning there was a burst of flames Osman Saunders, aged 30
take any Interest in aport (a mere away in a "Black Maria" to Deep from the engine which immediately. years. Bangkok and Singapore hire purchase appears to take the supposition) could he not have Bay, where they will be placed on ignited the gasolene. An explosion papers please copy.
shape of making the terms too worked in a few joux d'esprit, or junks and taken back to Chinese was avoided by the promptness attractive for the purchaser, a homily about the surprising num-territory. One man was too into with which the supply of gasalens ber of our over-worked, harassed, be sent back to the country, and ke Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 28, 1927. Chiefly by calling for an absurdly sorely-smitten business men who ernment Civil Hospital. He will instruction of a member of the was taken in a sretcher to the Gov- from the main was shut off on the low initial payment, thus placing found the time to see so many overs follow the others to the country as party who kept cool in face of the a highly placed article, such as bowled? Man about Town missed, soon as he has received medical at great danger which threated-all. the cheapest car, within the bull's eye, or, seeing we have been (tention.
The fire spread rapidly, however, talking about cricket, let us any he The beggars, all males, were a and once the awning was alight. reach of those who are not in a made a duck where he might have nondescript, unkempt lot, the sight the flames swiftly spread from atem
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DEATH.
"OUT OF INCOME,
It is refreshing to see that the position to abide by the terms of scored a century. habit of instalment buying which the contract placed before them originated in the United States This procedure is bad for the in- and has a healthy vogue in Hong dustry and the country as a Kong has now made inroads whole, as it means, without going among the people of Britain. In too fully into the matter, that a this Colony we have known the large number of cars inevitably habit, thanks to America, for a go back on to the market. long time; Hong Kong was always
more American than Britain could
"OUR POOR” DAY.
MOTOR CAR DRAW THIS WEEK
of some of whom in the Station compound this morning gave one to stern. Then those on board took the "creeps." As far as cleanliness to the water, after which they lost. was concerned they all looked as if touch of each other. The boat at they had not had a bath for months, the time was 800 yards from the and their clothing hung together shore, and some of the better swim- by mere threads The blind, the mera in the party must have swam lame, the halt, the dumb and the to the land.
maimed were all represented in the The athore remained in the water sorry gathering. Many looked the swimming around until a fishing "real goods"-men who could do bost arrived and rescued them. with a good meal-but there were
The attention of readers is invited some who leaked strong enough to They were put ashore at. Namtau- to the announcement on another carn a day's wages in spite of their sha whence they had to walk over ever be. The Briton at Home, COUNCIL MEETING. page that there remain but a few tattered clothing, the inevitable the mountain to another plenic, re- however, and particularly the
days more in which to secure bamboo, and the well-known stoop, sort some distance away before they FIRST READINGS OF NEW
tickets for the Society's motor car motley gathering who looked like take them back to Hong Kong, ar- There was one man amongst the were fortunate to get & launch to manufacturing and distributing
BILLS
draw, and it is not safe to postpone the missing link" with his long riving here at about 8 pm. Briton, has until recently looked
buying these until the evening of hair done up in a most extraordin- The No. Police launch was sent upon the
the hire purchase system
Business befor the Legislative the Fete.
rary coiffure which gave him a wild, with less than half a friendly cludes the moving by the Attorney draw represents one of the most than man and his mumblings in aster was received by the Water Council meeting on Thursday in As in past-years the motor car outlandish appearance more apen soon as the news of the dis eye. There have always been, of General of the first readings of the attractive features of the annual a squeaky voice completed the Illu- Police, and, as already stated, she
following, Bill course, notable exceptions, as for "An Ordinance to amend the bazaar and the price offered this slon: This poor man, with his wide succeeded in locating three of the instance certain household fur Printers and Publishers Ordinance Year an Erskine Sir, four-seater staring eyes, looked every bit the four people reported as missing. ** nishers, plano dealers and even 1886. Sedan de Luxe Car-is one beyond | lunatic that he is."
An Ordinance to amend the cavil for the expenditure of only clothes merchants. Now, in Bri-Magistrates Ordinance, 1890 18. on a ticket. tain, it is the turn of the motor An Ordinance to provide for the
urther Donation formation, establishment and regu- The Societ #St. Vincent de lation of the Hong Kong Police Paul acknowl
Zurth Reserve."
The Attorney Gener
car manufacturer“ seriously
consider the problem. sider the deferred method of selling car
any con-
the second reading of
Ordinance
tion
the
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