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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928:
MME, VERVIER.
SPLENDID PICTURE AT THE QUEEN'S.
"LITTLE FRENCH GIRL."
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PRAPS-P'RAPS NOW
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Disparity of Rents. In the fifth paragraph a strik-
An Irish Archbishop had been ing example of the disparity of
staying at a West Coast seaside re |rents is given. I quote the re-
In "The Little French Gir the aort. Whon leaving he wrote in port. "For example, in the Con- tral Market the rents paid for tre have secured a remarkable I came here for a change-and-a-
management of the Queen's Thea the visitors' book:- Stalls selling Pork range from $1 a month to $38.60 Happy is picture, and the film is worthy of the licensee who has been permit- the book of the same name which all the success that was accorded ted to hold his licence, probably appeared a year or so ago. In the
"What do you think of that artist. under the hereditary system," picture Alice Joyce acts more who painted cobwebs on his ceiling for ever so long against his com-
rest the walter has the change and the landlord the rest!"
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petitor who pays into the Trea-superbly than she ever has before. ao realistically that the housemaid sury 38 times as much for the Her characterisation of the famous wore herself into a state of nervous same privilege.
(or infamous-according to your prostration trying to brush them A pertinent question might be asked has the way of looking at things) Madame off?"
A house-
$1 licensee been selling his pork Vervier, one of the best known for "There may have been such an at any less price than the $38 notorious-again according to your artist, but never. such man? If so, what has been the way of looking at things) women matd." difference in the prices?
of Paris, is a splendid achievement,
Apparently, the "hereditary full of power yet full of restraint. "Do you act towards your wife as system" is to continue, for the The pretty and equally talented
her?"
report states: "All rentals Mary Brian has to play a secondary you you did before you married above the average-i.e.; $10-role as the Madame's daughter, "Exactly. I remember Just how have been left undisturbed. In Alix, who gives the title to the Lacted when I first fell in love with
most cases the latter are the most story.
her. I used to hang over the fence
recent figurea obtained at openi The story itself is a good one and in front of her house and gaze at auction and they rest therefore on is well unfolded. It starts with an economic basis."
"Ever been aick?" the insuranee agent asked him.
"No."
young British officer's fascination her shadow on the curtain-almost From the "red" book of rentals by Madame during the War. He is afraid to go in. And I act just the circulated to Members I find that killed and, in accordance with his some way now when I get home
late," all holders of beef stall licensees last wish, the little French girl, 'are those who have held their Alix, is sent to his mother in licences since May 1, 1911, with England. Here she lives the life one exception only. The only of a country gentlewoman and is change took place in 1916, nearly caught in a net of circumstances 12 years ago. The rental figures with which her mother is concern- have remained constant at $15 as ed. But not even at the end—! the minimum and $40 as the does she realise who and what the maximum. The report offers no beautiful woman she left in Paris satisfactory explanation for this really was. When the truth was wide variation.
literally thrown in her face, she Similarly with the fruit stalls. would not believe it. "My mother Excepting a solitary change on might have been wrong," she says, February 9, 1912, the licensees "but she was never bad.”
gineering of which has been done minimum rent and $35 as the girl's love affair with a Viscount
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"Any disease?" "No,"
"How old was your father when he died?”
"Hundred and four."
"Did he die a natural death?" "No, he fell off his 'bike' going. to work."
Postman: "Bad luck, I'm afraid; Mr. Doolan! Here's a black-edged letter for you.".
Doolan (glancing at letter): "It'à me poor brother Pat dead. Ord know his handwritin' anywhere."
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"People who drink too much
frantically
are the same as those on May 1, But this picturisation of a child's Visitor: "Double-bedded · room, 1911, that is, 17 years ago. As sublime faith does not provide the please." with the beef stalls the rents have main trend of the story, which has Hotel Clerk: "But your telegram been constant, viz., $15 as the more to do with the little French said a single-bedded room."
Visitor: "That's so, guy; but I and her own, personal love for the find a single bed isn't quite wide the intervention or
Sub-Letting Profits. dead officer's brother. Both the enough to press my trousers!" assistance of the League. This is In a letter dated December 10 men, it appears, were infatuated a purely domestic arangement last to the President Dr. Ho ex-with an English girl called Toppie, pressed himself as opposed to the a part admirably played by Esther and does not at this stage come aystem the Government is prac-Ralston.
With the death of the within the ordinary paths of tising, or at any rate, tolerating, one, the other pressed his suit. peace discussions, though it may of the sub-letting of a stall by the The girl, however, prefers to enter be remembered that the Ameri-riginal licensee at an enormous a convent, thus leaving the way rental. He saw no reason why clear for the little French girl, can Note of December 28 was the Government should not have Madame, again enters the story, be- open to the interpretation that that much added revenue instead fore its close, and gives an oppo coffee," said the teacher, "get what of throwing it over to a man who tunity for an interest-gripping in known as coffee heart, and men Mr. Kellogg, after completing a
is too lazy to conduct his own "curtain." pact with France, was willing that business. Dr. Ho makes a good
too much tobacco get There is an excellent Hal Roach who use this draft of a declaration against case against the sub-letting of "Our Gang". comedy in the pro- much, tobacco got tobacco heart."
The oldest pupil well as war (for that in what it amounts stalls for profit, and yet the re-gramme,
port makes no recommendation Pictorial gazette of particular in-waved his hand. to) should be submitted for the against this system of profiteer-terest to English patrons,
"Well, what is it, Herbert?" the signature of the principal Powers. ing.
pecially those who love the country-teacher asked, pleased by his un- Among the signatories to the side.
usual display of interest, All peace moves, individual and concerted, however, are as much report two names appear of mem- bers who strongly advocate assist- in the air at the present as they ance to New Territories farmers ATTACK ON AMAH. were a year ago. Of conferences and agriculturists. Yet it is dis- and draft agreements there have appointing to see that neither put forward алу recommendation been a large number and out of whereby produce growers in the them some good, if nothing de-New Territories might be given finite, has eventuated: Much, greater facilities for the disposal
"Beastly nuisance, isn't it? Spoke Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1928, also, has been learned about this of their produce in the markets KOWLOON ROBBER SENTENCED to that fellah over there-took his of Hong Kong and Kowloon. It
for a gentleman—and found he had subject of "peace," a subject is fair to Dr. S. C. Ho to state
a ribbon in his coat. The con- Convicted of having attacked founded head waiter, I suppose?" which has occasioned considerable that he wrote to the H. S. D. with violence an amah in the em loose, talking and writing.
"Oh, no,” replied the other. "That It urging strongly the claims of the ploy of Mr. M. A. Grant, living at is the guest of the evening!"
New Territories people, and it is Saikung Road, Kowloon City, and strange that his recommendation of having stolen $10, a Chinese, other.
"Hang it all, is it?" said the "Look here, old chap-- was not embodied in the report.
I will vote against the resolu- the Criminal Sessions this morning at dinner and telling me who every- Leung Fong-pak, was sentenced at would you mind sitting next to me to two years with hard labour for one fe?"
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THE PEACE PROBLEM.
tion.
Dr. Ho On Food Prices,
MISSION WORKER'S HOUSE ENTERED.
CA-
Mr.
"What I want to know is this," Herbert burat out. "If a lad ents lots of sweets will he get a sweet- heart?"
A young man, a guest at a dinner given recently, remarked to a man near him:-
"I would do so with pleasure,” was the reply, "but you see; I can't I'm the 'confounded hend
al relations. The proposal for a politicians and others; also, un-ment would devise some system:to Grant and his family left the waiter"!"
ing to ideas of their own, but if
the application of it will prevent Local Crime Waves.
the spread of the rash of discon- Psychologists may
the rents
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"But madam has told me that I must always report anything that gets broken in the kitchen,"
Out of all the peace talk at has been discovered, for one Geneva and Washington and thing, that it is unreasonable (to Paris comes little, and to confess, use no stronger term) to speak which may be regarded as helpful of "outlawing" war. The expres- to a real solution of the problem sien is a high-sounding one and
Dr. Ho also spoke on the evile of using violence and six months'
Evidence was of the amicability of internation- fell easily out of the mouths of sub-letting and hoped the Govern-hard for the larceny.
given that put a check to it. Of what use wa house on Christmas Eve to go to a sort of fortunately, its reiteration gave it it to hold Agricultural Shows and the branch of the Mission with local security pact as supplementary guarantee to those certain value in public minds. offer
A nervous builder began his greater incentives to the the But now it seems to be understood farmers to grow more and better/which Mr. Grant,was connected at speech at a publie dinner thus: nutions which consider
vegetables if the Government winongkok. During their absence Mr. Chairman, I am unaccustomed covenant inadequate that war, while it may be prevent not going to grant greater facilities there was a knock on the door and to public speaking. League's
My- proper seems a sound one, and has indeeded in some instances by co-opera- to dispose of their products to the on the amah who was left in place is on the scaffold."
charge asking who was there, a been accorded the full support of tion among disinterested Fowers, inhabitants of the Colony?
Dr. Ho also said he was inclined voice replied that he had been sent
"I have to announce, madam, that the head of the British delega- can never be outlawed.. General tion, Lord Cushendun. It is, how-comprehension in this direction to disagree that the adjustment of by Mre. Grant for her Rible, which
of market stalls would had been left behind. The amah my engagement is broken."
"I'm not interested in that, ever, only a temporary salve to will undoubtedly lead to a fuller reduce the prica of food and he searched fruitlessly for the Bible
Mabel." the blister under which certain appreciation of the gigantic pro- thought the remedy, lay solely in and eventually admitted the man the question of how and where suf-who offered to help her search. of the Powers are fighting for blem of world peace,
The man then grappled with the defent quantities of foodstuffs could
Jamab and a severe struggle ensu "peace" decisions strictly accord-
be.obtained.
In reply, the President of theed, The man having obtained the
mastory demanded $5 and eventual "Did your husband appreciate thei Board pointed out that sub-letting ly obtained a $10 note which was scarf I knitted for him?" was strictly prohibited and they
"Oh,. mum, it came in most use think would be glad for an instance of it being kept by the amah for Mr. tent and non-co-operation a good differently but we suggest that to be brought to their notice, if Grant. He decamped but was later ful. E's gone and 'anged "imself purpose will have been served. the series of periodical crime such a practice existed. Regarding identified by the amah in police with it."
With the Soviet proposals little waves in this Colony are due in turists in the New Territories, the
the position of farmers and agricul- custody.
Prisoner, who admitted taking Teacher: "What are the races can be attempted. They call for the main to slackness in certain President pointed out that the the money but denied the assault that have dominated, England since complete disarmament within directions and also to the factor power of assisting these people, was with violence, said when charged the invasion of the Romans?"
that he needed the money to take of supply and demand. Take, for not with the Board.
Small Boy: "The Derby and the four years, which is as absurd as
him back to the country. He had Grand National" instance; the very recent thefts of The Chairman concluded 'by say- calling for it within forty years. telephone wire for which at least ing that he considered the proposal no weapon and could not have The Council of the League will, one offender has paid the penalty should be readjusted. If a stall-
perfectly fair that the rentals committed violence. we imagine, find difficulty in Did he develop a sudden liking holder felt that he was being asked effectively dealing with the Rus- for wire? We think that he ac- too much, he could remedy the sian plan when it comes up for cidentally found out that wires matter by giving up his stall, consideration next month, but could be easily stolen and then which would be at once placed on have only themselves to blame for inquired if there was a market for stallholder might get it back for public tender, and perhaps tho their present predicament. The such. A good many years ago, a less. Soviet was repeatedly asked, al- hue and cry was raised because. The report was adopted, Mr. most pressed, to submit its views dozens and ultimately traced to
valuable dugs were stolen in Braga being the only dissentient. on disarmament, and has done so Canton: There was no maniac with a vengeance. The proposals who had a kink for dog collecting.nus Peak burglar may still be re- will no doubt receive an amount It just happened that dogs fetch-membered. His breaking into of attention when the time for thieves did their best or their directly encouraged by the lack of
ed a good price in Canton and Peak homes may have been in-g
A wireless sot and a gramophone "You must not say that wicked their consideration arrives and, worst-to steal as many canine vigilance. The criminal mind is were among the supplies taken to word. Wherever did you hear (67 with luck, will then be quietly pets as they could. Not so long always difficult to analyse but, in the inhabitants of the lonely Island said nurse. pigeon-holed, a facile process at go there was the epidemic" of Hong Kong at least, the type of of Tristan Da Cunha, in the South "It's not a wicked word, nurse,” hat matchers from ricahas. Felt lawbreaker.referred to is unlikely Atlantic, by the Canadian Paclic replied Robert." "Santa Claus mild Geneva. Then there is the hats were not more valuable then to contribute anything towards liner Empress of France when it on Christmas Eve when he stum- Franco-American"pact, the en- than they are now. The motori-the study of paychology
she left. Southampton.
bled over the carpet."!
FINED FOR SWEARING.
Before Major, C. Wilson at the # Central Magistracy this morning, a coolle woman was fined $15 for using obscene language towards Police Sergeant Jessop in Robinson Road' yesterday.
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1. One morning an office boy rushed
into his employer's private office. and said: "I've come to tell you that you are a pudding-faced ol reprobate; that you aren't it to lace my boots up-even weté you able to bend also that I've just won £25. for a football forecast!".
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It was Boxing Day, ami nurse was taking little Robert out for a walk. When crossing the road he stum bled over the kerb, and astounded and shocked nurse by solemnly say- ing, "D"
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