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Amendment which adorns the, and with A craving, for statute book of the United States favourite sweetmeat, chacolato and keeps many a good man from wainuts--or walnut chocolates, obtaining a good drink, One Hubby la awoken and, of course, A stranger entered a church in Ernest I. Cherrington, however, immediately says he will go to the middle of the sermon and seat- thinks it does, according to a beek- Hong Kong to purchase thom; heed himself in the back pow. After lot written by him which has reach-is-or was-that kind of husband. while he began to fidgot. Lean- ed me through the good servicos He rushes to dress, rushes to the Ing over to the white-haired maN of a Missionary friend up-country, ferry and rushes to the shop. Then at his side, he whispered: Mr. Cherrington is the general he rushes back, with three pounds' "How long has he been preach- secretary of the World League of the desired chocolates. Wife, ing?"
Against Alcoholism, and he ad- he Anda, is soundly sleeping, so, Thirty or forty years, I think," vances in his booklet aix significant gently, he arouses her. Does she the old man answered. "I don't reasons why that Eighteenth fall ou his neck when she receives know exactly,"
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Amendment to the Federal Consti- the sweetmeat? Not a bit of it, "I'll stay, then." decided the tution will stand for always. Rea- dear reader, what she did was stranger, "He must be nearly son No. 11, if the facts are na to bite one of the chocolates and done." stated is, in itself, sufficient. This then daintily deposit the pieces on
And what she said was; Teacher: "We borrowed is because it would be a "practical a saucer.
our from the Arabs, our impossibility" to repeal the Amend-["Oh, dear, James; how tiresome. numerals meat. There are, it appears, 98] All these walnuts are outside and calendar from the Romans, and our Con state and national legislative I do so like walnuts inside choco- banking from the Italians. bodles to which the question of ap- lates," which is why James tem- anyone think of any other ex- peal would need to be submitted-porarily saw red and, grasping the amples?"
Charlie: "Our lawn mower from two in each of the 48 States and box, angrily deposited the lot two in Congress-and it only re-through a conveniently open win the Smiths, our sewing machine quires the "aye" of 13 of them to dow. I think he bought her a new from the Jones's and a pair of steps
from Miss Evans." keep the jolly old Amendment alive hat next day. He is that kind of and kicking. And that's that.
husband.
Old Lady: "Tell me, dear-what is your little friend crying for?" I am indebted to a
Girl: "E's not cryin' mum-'e's friend for a cutting been playin' tennis with one of 'is from The Christian mother's onions!" Inder, a Baptist maga- zine published in Atlanta, Georgia. Producer (interrupting singer at The cutting comments upon the Re-voice trial): "Does that end the port of the Crime Commission of first verse?"
I am amused, albeit but Justice In Mildly mildly, to observe in local China. Amused, columns from time to time unkindly mention of a contemporary. That is because I am on what may be termed the "inside," though to the ordinary reader, I suppose, these references of one paper to another are of not the slightest interest. Why, I have wondered, do not, these paragraph- ists do the job properly and round- ly curse the colleague or sheet they do not like?
Better still-indeed, Master of ideal-would be the Invective, employment of Invec- tive, but the difficulty
¿
the United States, which was re Singer: "Well, I've got to where cently issued, and remarks, inter it says "Refrain." alia:
Producer: "Good! 'that!"
Please do
It is time our people were awaken- ed to the critical situation which now confronts the country. A per son's life is in Jeopardy every lour cided to give you the job I must
Employer: "Now that I have de-
of the day. Human life was never tell you that early hours are the
kek
so cheaply in any so-called
civilised country as in ours at this rule. In this establishment." hour. Organised bands of criminals
New Clerk: "That's good. are pillaging the countrysides and can't close too early for me." the titles
The law is flouted
prac-
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on every hund, and the alarming in- ability of the officers to deal with the They had not been married long situation is everywhere obvious. and she thought it would be per- is that the finest invective must bej As my correspondent says, a fectly lovely now the new 'phone query recently addressed to me I strictly impersonal; private hatred pretty state of affairs, reading had been installed to ring up Jack feel constrained, in this instance, must not launch a particular attack more like a description of what at his office. But Jack found a tear-
on supposedly general grounds. takes place now-a-days in to stretch a point.
ful wife waiting on his return home "Era," I hasten to inform you that! But it is too much to expect any tically any part of China. "Does the first evening.
"It's quite true what they say Marine is not any poor fellow local "mutinous subordinate or dis- this not help us to understand why whose father was a sailor and affected pamphleteer......... to America stands for as little justice about the telephone service,"
mask his minor spleen." No masin China, like the Nanking Patch ?" sobbed, "and you might as well have ter of invective have we had, adds the man who sent me the cut-the beastly thing taken away. would Imagine, since "Junius" in-ting. dited his famous "Letters."
mother a soldier's wife.
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Films And Fighting.
If any film which had the art of boxing as its main theme. had
under come
profes-
sho
I
rang you three times in five minutes this afternoon, and you were out every time."
A
My friend, I think, Singapore is no. That "Nanking is slightly off the Actress: "Did you write that
Patch." sional notice when it was my duty Our Wives. nice place according
right track, criticism saying my impersonation to review new and unreleased pro-
to a description in a
though I can un-of: The Deserted Wife' was ductions for the trade Press, I am London paper and reproduced derstand what he is driving at. failure?"
Critic: "Yes, you see, you looked Afraid it would have received locally. It is, we are told, a city America, in regard to China, is not short shift. I was younger then, of tragic wives, thousands of them, wilfully unjust; the trouble seems so perfectly beautiful that it was of course, and perhaps in those pale and bored, fretting away in to be, as the crime report shows, impossible to imagine any man de- days did not fully realise the dif- exile, lounging in hotels all the that there is lacking in the United serting you.” culties" attending the making of morning and half the night, drink-States a full appreciation of what
Chaplain: Children, this is a pic such a screen story. Which wasing gin, gambling, dancing and responsibility really means..
ture that illustrates to-day's Sun- their "Nanking Patch" an expression why, maybe, I was then considered luring male newcomers such an excellent critic. A picture doom. This is their life, the article which originated in The China Mail day school lesson. Lot was warn- ed to take his wife and daughter, has returned in shown locally during the week goes on, because they have no- and which
and flee out of Sodom. Here is Lot, prompts these musinga. Note- thing else to do. What an absurd print from all parts of the world here is his wife, and this is his worthy in some directions, if only picture to draw of Singapore or was America's particular manner daughter. Now are there any ques as an illustration of a real British anywhere else. True the women of settling the differences arising tions you want to ask?
to
The
effort to make pictures that count, folk there have not a continuous out of the Nanking outrage of last Little Girl: Pleathe, thir, where this film at the same time forcibly round of domestic and other duties year. We may not see eye to eye ith the fica? revealed how hard it is to invest which occupies the whole time, but with the terms of settlement, but
Hong Kong, Saturday, May 12, 1928. stage-managed scrapping with life. but they are not the liquor-drink-It cannot be said that they reflect She: What a dirty look he gave
A similar difficulty presents itselfing and vamping crowd the writer any harshness on the part of you!
in the production of racing films. of the above article would have America towards China. The boot, He: I've always had, this dirty H.C.-His Column An effective solution would be the them to be. Here in Hong Kong in my opinion, is on the other leg. took.
inclusion of pukka fight and races we have a gang of women
as
to
of
A
Helping
who
LADY'S DEATH.
AMERICAN MISSIONARY
KILLED.
TSINAN SHOOTING,
English Wife: Dear me, how slovenly the postal authorities arel Here's a card from my husband, who's in Manchester on business, and it's got the Paris postmark.
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Mike: Did ye ever speak before a large audience, Pat?
Pat: Begorra, yes.. Fairly large. I did.
.
Mike: An' what did ye say? Peking, Yesterday, Pat: Why, I said "not guilty!" The Rev. J. C. Knight It is learned that Mrs. W. T.
Mother: What's that, Tommie Anstey, these days, Hobart of the American Methodist devotes, it seems to Mission was killed at Tainan on you have been fighting with Johnny me, as much of his April 29 during the fighting which Jimson? I thought he was a peace-
ter.
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The escape of pri- in these classes of sporting pic-spend hours, morning and evening, In a hotel lounge or dining room, The "Douglas soners from Victures.
Hotel."
many to the detriment of the month- toria Jail offers no
problem new
There must be, na-ly cheque drawn by certain youth- local officialdom. In 1862, I see, Not Too Much turally, limitations ful clerical assistants-and a few the repeated escapes of gangs
Realism. applied to my plea who are really old enough to know prisoners, principally through the
for screen realism, better. And on the strength of jail drains, resulted in the appoint I would not ask, for instance, that, this there are some, no doubt, who ment of a Commission to inquire if Ronald Colman is shown in the would term Hong Kong a city of into the condition and working of picture as the devoted husband of tragic wives. Nonsense! the Jail. A little later an expert Vilma Banky the pair should ae- was obtained from England to set tually negotiate the marriage hur- na superintendent. He, however, dle before screening commenced: was dimissed in less than a year, nor would I insist upon the residen Themselves. and a new superintendent, Mr. F. woefully wronged playing her part Douglas appointed. This is why, in real life as a preliminary to or in the old days, the fall was popu- in the course of the manufacture of time to the collection of money as lasted from April 28 til May 1.able child. He had such a nice face, larly known
Tommy (glowing with pride): the "Douglas the plcture. Faked emotional dishe does to the saving of soule. As It is uncertain whether It was by too.
plays and faked every day activi- Wesleyan Chaplain to the Forces stray bullet or deliberate-Reu- Hotel,"
Well, he ain't got one now. ties will pass on the screen, but a in Hong Kong and pastor of the
Shot in Bedroom.
Mother: Yes, dear, this is tho What strikes me as an "staged" boxing contest or finish Wanchal Wesleyan Church, he has
Shanghai, Yesterday. English Channel. Not Really interesting study is to a race are subjects which are upon his shoulders the responsibi- lity of attending to the public ap-
A letter from Tsinan dated May a Rogue.
Bright Child: But it can't be, of not so readily accepted. the psychology
peal which has been issued in con- 3 referring to the killing of bire. mummy. I don't see
any ladies photographic impres-
nection with the erection of a new Hobart, states, the killing occurred swimming. slons. This is what I mean,
Last week I recorded Wesleyan Servicemen's Home on on April 29, after the arrival of group picture came to hand during On Leave. the departure of
the Praya. And I think he la do- the Nationalists and fighting was the week showing a number of well
journalistic colleague ing the job splendidly... With many going on. We were warned that it known local personages. One was to fields fresh; now another one others I am in agreement with the would be unsafe to leave the com- depicted as a veritable villain. His time newspaperman comes into the proposal made by The Sunday pound but we did not know we were smile was sardonic, greed and news. This Is Mr. Gelling, who Herald that the Admiralty and being mado targets of. Mrs. cruelty were personified in
the was a reporter on the Daily Army authorities should contributs Hobart left the sitting-room where glint in his eyes, his, mouth was Press during the period that Mr. substantially towards the cost of she was reading and wont to her wicked looking-anyone, glancing M. F. Key, now secretary of the the Home. There is one point, bedroom, which has a small win- at the photograph, would have in- General Chamber of Commerce, however, which my contemporary dow above the door facing the city 'stantly summed him ар
aofficiated in a similar.capacity. In missed. Service men themselves wall. She was hit by a bullet fred; rough and nasty customer. Yet seeking fresh fields to conquer Mr. are sending in their humble but through the window from the wall. that man, as I know full well, is Gelling selected the local Civil Servery acceptable donations; ships in She was conscious for ten minutes of the anlt of the earth, charming vice, and after some three-odd harbour have issued subscription and died in one hour. in speech and manner, a good hus-years as clerk in the Colonial lists, and a similar move is afoot : Refuge in Basement. band, father, and friend. What do Secretary's Office, departed with his among the soldiers. This is indeed "From that time on we lived in so simply solved as may be thought, you think about that? Does the wife on leave this morning by the splendid news and should, more the basement of the mission build- appear on this page. Answers are camera's lense reveal, at times, "Kashgar." Mr. Gelling was than anything else, prompt the au ing and were fired at every time.we; given on page thirteen. more than comes within the power pillar of strength in local Wesleyan thorities to assist in making the left the building. It is unknown of the human eye and brain? An circles and, in the days before the Home an established fact.
what particular group of Southern- Interesting query based on an in- multifarious intricacies of local
ers was doing the firing. This is 2. Which, is the brightest of all teresting theory. Now you know government claimed his attention,
the first opportunity we have had the stars? what I mean by the psychology of was a billiard and tennis player of
"When lovely woman to get out word. No one else was 3. Who was St. Ambrose? photographic Impressions.
more than fair ability.
Asking stoops to folly" and des- killed; all the Chinese students are 4. Who was the author of the For It patches, her husband living in the basement with the saying: “When in Rome do as It is quite true that
across the harbour at ap-missionarías. The Tal-an people Rome does.”” Gladstone laid It preaching midnight for a pound knew nothing about Tainan affairs. 6, When was the importation and down that the purpose of chocolates of a particular | They did not even know that the exportation of raw oplum officially
government was brand-well, she is asking for Southerners were near till the prohibited in Hong Kong? ponse to the foquiries of readers, to make it easy for men to do trouble. They live in Kowloon, do Northerners began their retreat." 6 Who was responsible for the
formation of the Sharpshooters 7 but because of the seriousness of a right" and difficult for men to do the couple, and a fair distance from Reuter,
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