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BIRTHS.
BURCH-On February 26, 1928, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Burch, a daughter.
TINGLE On February 27, 1928,
SIR M. C. GOLLAN.
LEAVES THIS WEEK FOR SHANGHAL
APPEAL CASE HEARING.
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1928
WEDDING BELLS.
PRAPS-PRAPS NOTI
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
CEREMONY.
WARREN-LEACH.
She: Aren't you happy now that
the furniture people will let you pay
Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, Chief
The wedding took place at St. for the furniture by installmenta
He I would be if they'd let me Justice, will be leaving Hong Kong John's Cathedral on Saturday of for Shanghai on Friday, together Mr. Leonard Warren, of Mesars. Pay the installments by install- with Sir Peter Grain, of Shanghai, Lever Bros. - (China), · Ltd., of who has been engaged in hearing. Shanghai and to Miss Hilda Marym going down town to buy a together with the Chief Justice Leach, of 56, Gilsson Road, Cám-
ments...
"But. my dear, you won't need
and Pulsne Judge, various Full bridge, who arrived in the Colony sport dress." Court Appeals.
by the 8.8, "Mongola." Their Lordships leave on the s.a.
The Very Rey, Alfred Swann one at this time of year." "Carmarthenshire" and Sir Henry, officiated.
"Oh, yes, I will. I'm going to
.
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She: "I kiss nobody but my
brothers."
He: "I say What Lodge or
Society do you belong to?"
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who is expected to be away a fort- The bride, who was given away shoot my husband.“ night, will hear an Appeal case, by. Mr. H. A. Pearson, was attir- together with Sir Peter, at Shanged in a beige over. pink georgette thai.
frock trimmed with lace with There are no cases fixed for hear-georgette and lace coat trimmed She ing in Original Jurisdiction during with fur collar to match, Sir Henry's absence and there will wore a belge felt hat with cluster be no Acting Chief Justice..
of dainty flowers. Attorney-General's Leave. It is understood that Sir Joseph Hotel followed the reception, after Tenant: "That's kind of you. I Kemp, K.C., Attorney-General, will which Mr. and Mrs. Warren left was just wondering how I was be going on leave shortly and that for their honeymoon at Repulse going to raise it myself." Sir Henry Pollock, K.C. will act as Bay. They later leave for Shang- Attorney-General during his ab-hai by the s.a. "President McKin-
sence.
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As Sir Henry, will become a tem- porary official member of the Coun- cil, there will be a vacancy amongst the Unofficials temporarily to ba Alled.
ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT FOR LAST YEAR.
OVER $1,500 FOR GRANTS,
"
Landlord: "I intend to A reception at the Hong Kong your rent next month."
Jey."
MORE MAGIC.
"MUSIC FROM THE AIR."
REMARKABLE GATHERING.
the
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raise
"Were you presented at court
when you were in England?" "Yog for driving on the wrong side of the street."
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With the utmost scorn she said: "I wouldn't marry you if you were the only man in the world." "No," [he replied, "you wouldn't." You'd · get trampled to death in the first rush."
Young Artist: "This is the best plece of work I have ever done."
Fair ritle: "Oh, you
musta't
let that discourage you."
Wife:
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"I can see, George, that
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A remarkable gathering of people. distinguished in the arts and Eciences gathered at the Savoy Hotel, London to witness the first The report of the Committee of demonstration in England of 'Pro-you are having money troubles, and.
|keeping them from me." the Society of St. George, Hong fessor Theremin's wonderful ap- Kong (for the year 1927) for pre-paratus for extracting music from Husband: "My dear girl, if I sentation at the 11th annual mest-the waves of the ether..
could keep anything from you, I shouldn't bo having money ed determination to work foring, to be held in the ottice of the
"Wonderful" is, of course,
troubles." the right, but scarcely the most forci that security which His Excel-Hong Kong Jockey Club, on
ground floor of the Hong Kong Clubble, adjective to describe the little A writer says "A marriage lency emphasised was so essential annexe, on March 9, at 5.30 p.m. box which does the trick (writes seldom fails when husband and to both Canton and the Colony, reads as follows:-
a London correspondent). If Sir wife have something. in common to The cash balance in hand stands Oliver Lodge, in the helpful specs laugh at." The question of the Kowloon-
including $492.52 he made at the close of the proceed-photo of the wedding group, for There's always the at $1,351.72, Canton Railway, we understand, from the Magazine Fund, and in inge, had not assured us that we instance. was studied in detail, and no addition, the sum of $8,000 is on had here merely an extremely skil- doubt agreement was reached be-fixed deposit. tween the administrative chiefs in regard to the necessity of more money being spent upon the Chinese section of the line, where both the rolling stock and the roadway leave much to be desir ed. Then there is the matter of held at the Queen's Theatre for the hand nearer or further away from there's a lot of flies waiting to get the Canton loop line which, if entertainment of soldiers, sailors the scale; as he moves the other and airmen. A wreath was also effected, would do much to open laid on the Cenotaph on Armistice
nearer or further away from it "Have a drink, Smith?" asked
rotes these
⚫ gain
lose his host. "Think I will," answered up the port of Whampoa. No Day.
in intensity, Precisely how. Smith, helping himself. "You doubt this piece of most useful During the year thirty new mem-low or how high in the scale are know, I make a point of drinking railway engineering would be-bers joined the Society.
The accounts have been audited the notes obtainable I cannot say only on two occasions." "Oh, what an accomplished fact if by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat-Suffice it to state that he played occasions are those?" "When it
us, to the discret accompaniment of rains and when it doesn't." Marshal Li could see his way to thews to whom our
are Mr. Edwin Evans, two simple tunes sanction it, and no doubt in due due.
Why some fail: course he will sanction it. The Government 6% War Bonds of
During the year, two Hong Kong by Schubert and Saint-Saens.
A Great Future. cost would not prove an exorbitant $500 each were redeemed and The tone was beautiful, rather item, and there is a likelihood that $1,000 Hong Kong Government 6% like that of a 'cello; the intonation money for the scheme could be Public Works Loan was purchased. not entirely precise. This latter fact does not, of course, matter in found within the Colony. A sum
the least. We were only witness- Too much mope; not enough hope. ing the "debut" of the invention; Too much shirk; not enough ranging between $300,000 and
Professor Theremin hisself is no work.
ful application of facts already "Father, what are diplomatic During the year numerous calls known to scientists, one would unrelations?" "A myth, my boy. No have been made on the Society for hesitatingly have written "mag relations are diplomatic." assistance and grants to the sum cal." And even Sir Oliver had to of $1,588.29 have been given. confess that he did not know exact.
"Mother;" oald a small boy lett On St. George's Day a wreath ly how it was done.
in charge of his younger brother, Professor Theremin stands in "I wish you would speak to baby. was laid on the Cenotaph and later a' tiffin, held at the Hong Kong front of the box. As he moves one He is altting on the fly paper, and Hotel. A cinema show was also
come
thanks
it we hear the various notes of on."
or
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$500,000, it is computed, would THE "RED TRIANGLE" "virtuoso," In a few months, per-
at the Victoria Nursing Home, cover the work. Other railroad Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Wmatters lending themselves to E. Tingle, a daughter, Joyce.
MARRIAGE
FINDLEY-KNAPP.-01 Febru ary, 27, 1928, at Shanghai, Dr. William T. Findley and Mrs. Alexander Payson Кварр.
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Hong Kong. Monday, March 5, 1928.
OF COMMON CONCERN,
some form of co-operation be tween Canton and the Colony are the proposed connection of Can- ton and Hankow by railway and the extension of the Canton-Kow- loon system to Waichow and beyond.
LIFE AT THE Y.M.C.A. IN KOWLOON.
A POPULAR MAGAZINE.
Too much talk; not enough walk. Too much sigh; not enough try. Too much blow; not enough go. Too much blink; not enough think.
haps in a few weeks, it may quite | Judge: "Have you anything to conceivably be possible to hear a say before I pass sentence?" | performance as precise, as accur- ato, as that of a Kreisler or of a Casals.
The basic tone is what matters, and the tone is there. Variable, The February issue of the "Red too, it appears, because when
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Prisoner: "No, my lord, but I would be obliged If you would tell · me the time."
Judge: "Certainly. Six months."
She: "Don't you think Doris looks sweet when 'she's bathing?"
Triangle" has made its appearance pupil of the Professor manipulated He: "Yes; It's such a relief to
like
-
lose sight of her legs."
The youth was
applying for a,
and contains a review of activities another instrument and joined with during the past two months, pro-him in a duet, the tone..was dis Another subject upon which minent among which are the de- tinctly different, being more the "get together spirit could bates and sports matches, skita on in timbre to the human voice. He post as book-keeper. "Of course," most profitably be exercised is features of life within the build-played "Du bist die Ruh," and it asked the manager, "you under- ing, articles, entitled "Troy Town" might almost have been Gerhardt stand double entry, eh?" "Rather," that of nationality. The pro- (which turns out to be a review of singing the song without words. said the youth. "In my last place The visit of Marshal LI Chai-blem of the Chinese who wishes Kowloon), "Pickwick and "Present
The intensity seems well-nigh they had triple entry-one set of to become British and entirely Day Problems," personal items
perfect. The most. tenuous books for the boss, a second for the sum to Hong Kong resolved itself throw off his Chinese nationality and review of booke recently pianissimo" is obtainable, which shareholders, and a third for the
added to the library. into something more than a series
is and has been a vexing one. When the magazine was publish- swells gradually to a true "fortis-income tax people." of functions and public expres-The difficulty has been in secured It was thought that this im sions of the goodwill that exists ing general recognition of the was the final laaue but we are From a purely musical point of It is said that lu Canada more
between the southern Capital and the Colony. Exactly what took place at the conference at Govern ment House between His Excel-
lency, and the Chairman of the Kwangtung administration on the occasion of the conference last week end, we know not. The deliberations were, of course, of a private nature and, at this stage, are not a matter for public concern. Without betraying any confidence, however, we think we are correst in stating that a num
fact that such a subject is no
informed that there is a possibility view, Professor Theremin's instru- families have motor cars than bath of the Red Triangle's" continued ment, apparatus-call. It what you tubs; but then you can't get far in
will-has a long road to travel be- a bath tub. fère achieving perfection. There!
longer Chinese. Then there is existence. the question of co-operation in re gard to the operation of wireless stations. If the station at Can-
ton could be developed so that it became capable of dealing with messages from the local station, a boon would be conferred upon the general public. With the world-wida, improvement in wire- less communication and the po
OBITUARY.
FORMER POST OFFICE SERVANT.
MR. G.G. BURNETT.
The death has taken place at tential displacement of the cable Home of a former pulcial of the
is no doubt, however, that we are The meanest man on record is here confronted with an invention' the one who gave his little girl that la destined to play a great sixpence not to eat any supper, took part In musical evolution. Pre- the money away from her whilst cisely what that part, ie to be time she was asleep, and then refused to et her have any breakfast because alotion show,
she had lost it, Os
VINDICTIVE": LEAVING.
The British cruiser "H.M.S.
Thors, les the form. Of Johnny B. Skunk Trains go faster Thee Johnny B: thunk
such a system of radio tong Boug General Post Office in Vindictive," which carries air- A Misefondly was a bit doubtful ber of definite subjects of inter-communication will soon roycal the person of Mr. Goorga: Gaskell craft, has arrived in Hong Kong when he received an Invitation from est to the two administrations Its imperativeness. The above Burnett, who retired in 1914 and from Shanghai and will, it is a cannibal chief: We'd like to were discussed, Piracy would mentioned rantters are but a few at the time of his death was liv understood, to leaving for Home have you for dinner soon."
the ma upon which adminig-ing at Charlton, Kings, Cheltenham later in the week. HMS,Vindić | KANTA MAR form a subject upon which much
ussion would prove Mr. Burnett hald the post, oftlye” will; I'ba relieved by HMSA Negro minister was describing consideration could be devoted, as profitable both to Canton and our senior lorku when, he retired. “Cumberland, which is due here the miseries and the persistence of also would the problem of Belves.
Whilst in Hong Kong he was a shortly from Singapore. the Prodigal Son. "Dis" young man Swabue. These are matters with which the Canton administration Itself is more directly concerned fhank
„andAthey will no doubt receive attention
| keen. Hapon, bring: Fast Master of
AGE:
- the United Services Lodge and Dis->›
trick Srend Chaplain2/In. Decem
ther, 1905, the late Mr. Burnett 11s Mr. E. G. Day
aberia,, who was born at Tientsin. por
'vice
hot to thinkin bout his meann
an his misery, and be tuk off
a bunkra in Diamond hatan, frowed it away"
of Bristol, tuk:off his coat and of the singer
Den he tub erg, hd frowed dat away
Mirt an ofro