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A LOOK AROUND.
up in an instant, the man who tumbled ran after the lorry, shouting to his fokis frantically to stop the truck." The lorry reached its destination and the man arrived later in a ricsha.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928.
themselves. Yesterday I happen of the Legislative Council, and subsequently had trouble with the ed to meet one in Des Voeux-road.the periodical summaries in the Hong Kong Police more than once As a matter of fact I had just Gazette,
and who committed suicide just
י,
been and bought myself a nice The Governor has, of course, before arrival at Shanghai by new pair of gocks and a tle to the power of nominating or ap- Jumping from the best suite of match. They really were exqui- pointing members of the Execu- rooms which she had taken on site and in the shop I felt very tive and Legislative Councils, the liner. She was fined by an peased with mysef as I looked at The constitution of Boards is also official. The sum was $10. She the purple stripes but somehow, in his hands. Some members of proferred a $100 banknote and n open air once more, I was, be the Sanitary Board are appointed the shroff asked her to wait for inning to wonder if I hadn't but a few secure membership change. She said she did not beeft just a bit extravagant, under writs for election issued by have the time. And if the Can- Just then a stern voice at my the Government.
ton Government did not have the elbow said "You shouldn't have His Excellency appoints, aus- change, she added as she began: done that?" I jumped into the pends and dismisses public ser- to leave, the $90 could be kept for air, recovered my parcel and, vants in the Colony.
the next occasion as she expect-- turning round, half afraid He is empowered to administered to be arrested again very soon!.. of seeing something dread-appointed oaths to all persons and ful, I gazed into the face of a particularly the oath of allegiance. woman who was following. She He has the power of granting or Once of efficiency there looked very startled so I turned withholding his assent to Bills Furniture is no excuse for not round again thinking it was per-passed by the Legislative Council... having the right haps, after all, only by conscience, Bills are finally assented to by kind of office furniture and equip Only this was the first time I'd H.M. the King.
ment to enable the staff to give of
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Little girl to Army and, for that matter, the
met it so I wasn't sure. After A notable clause in the In-Lits best. It was the Americans, I a few more yards the voice said: structions" is that the Governor think, who first made a study of "And I just told her what I (or Officer Administering) is on office fittings with a view to māk- thought of her." After that I no account to absent himself from ing employees as happy as possi knew it was, the woman behind the Colony without the King's ble. Still, the British have a num me talking to herself. All the way permission.
ber of companies which specialise But the along the road she recounted her
in office equipment. morning's adventures. I began to feel pretty rotten and my mood was not helped along by the sight of that ass Bill with a tie and pair of socks exactly like my new purchase. Feeling like a tired Grueyere, with something on its mind, I caught a tram and settled down for a long ride. Anywhere, that just to get away from voice! As the tram started
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THE CIVIL SERVICE
Another instalment of the ape- cial "China · Mail” serize informative articles about the Colonial Service, particularly as It applies to Hong Kong, will be found at the end of "A Look Around" on this page. More will follow on successive Saturdays.
again a voice behind me gave a more eccentric than accurate The Hong Kong Fendering of "My Sweetie is a coal "The Sport of Amateur
heaver." One Jazz number Kings"
Dramatic Club after another was murdered with- is in rehearsal out pity till, in desperation, leave for "The Sport of Kings," a toping my parcel, I jumped off the speed racing farce by Ian Hay. ram and nearly knocked over a This has had a long and highly coolie..
Our New Pastor
In the Peak mother other Fighting Services, do not
Tram
"Mummy, when seem to be aware of their exist- we go to Engence. The most uncomfortable land next month where are we desks and chairs imaginable are going to live?"
to be found on Seven-and-Six Penny Hill. It's a wonder to the
Mother: "Of course not.""" Little girl: "Mummy, is there utalder-especially when the a Peak in London?"
Civil Service can indulge in Mother: "Of course not.'
luxuries-that the soldier-clerks Little girl: "Then where do the can do so well in such uncongenial nice people live then?"
surroundings. One poor chap has been working consistently on a table board over a wad of paper
There
can be
Tattoo Stand little doubt that which took the place of a writing pad. And he's connected with the the Tattoo was
Paint
in every respect pay, too! a great success. Everything ap- pears to have been very complete, even to the fair amount of white
The Government bathing the trousers of quite a few un-son at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. paint that was left adhering to beaches will be closed for the sea- lucky gentlemen who occupied 31. certain seats in the $5 stand (or.
should it be "stadium?). How-Ordinary service at the Time ever, as the programme passed off Bail, Royal Observatory, Kowloon, quite nicely so also did the paint, was resumed yesterday, follow. but it looked rather a nasty little ing completion of alterations. mess for a time.
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Turn on the
The Governments Nos. 4 and 5 land steam fire engines are to be Letters And "Mammy" songs; way and No. 5 at Wanchai Fire sold. No. 4 is at Yaumati slip- I'm feeling Station. miserable.
Fools
I have just received another of
Unless cause is 'shown to the those absurd "chain of good luck" The Rev. F. C. letters, and would very much like contrary, the name of the South Young, the new to meet the sender. It makes the Works, Ltd., will be struck off China Dyeing and Weaving minister of Union sixth this week and it is just be Church, and Mrs. ginning to get a bit monotonous. the register.
successful run at the Savoy Thea- tre, London, and is one long laugh.. It will form the opening A.DC.. production of the 1928-29 season. From what has been announced this shows promise of being one Young, arrived in the Colony on Who is responsible for sending Mr. M. F. Hille, was fined $10, of the best and most well balanced Thursday by the s.s. "Mace out these silly things, and haven't by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- castes the Club has got together donia. Union Church being re- they anything better to do with icon Magistracy yesterday, for for some considerable time. It is presentative of the Presbyterian, heir time?
They might find
CORRESPONDENCE
MOISEIWITSCH
[To the Editor of the “Chian Met£mi
a caste, with tried old favourites Congregational and Baptist de nore remunerative employment arriving half an hour late after and talent. A few minor parts nominations, remain to be filled, but the caste custom is being followed to-morroads. Of course you know the on a jury.
the Presbyterian in writing danger signs for our having been summoned to serve includes W. A, Hannibal, C. P. row of "preaching the new miniscind of things I mean, those in- Marcel, G. C. Stopani-Thompson, Ser in." The Rev. Frank Short of telligent and chatty little epistles Bank reports to the police that The manager of the Wah Fung Lt. Comdr. Warner, R.N., J. the London Mission, who is a col-that cheerfully inform you "if between 9 a.m. last Tuesday and Cowan, J. Norrie Owen, R. H. lege friend of Mr. Young's, has you don't make seven copies of 11 p.m. on Thursday, Lee Kul, Charles, A. H. White, Mrs. S. F. kindly consented to officiate at the letter and send them to your his accountant, sbsconded with Hong Kong, Saturday, Oct. 13, 1828. Chubb, Mrs. Harriman, Mrs. J. N. Union Church for the morning friends you will have bad luck, or
Syme-Thompson, Mrs. J. Robert-service. In the evening Mr. and something like that. It is really money to the total amount of son, Mrs. J. H. Hunt, Mrs. C. P. Mrs. Young will attend the an absurd practice. These notes $25,000. Marcel, E. I. Wynne-Jones and daughter Church in Kowloon, are calculated to do a lot of mis- others.
where they will have an oppor- chief among the superstitious, morning states that a human leg A police report issued this tunity of becoming acquainted and in no circumstances can they was found floating in the harbour [By The Mail Men.]
The Arat per with Union Church adherents on do good. What particularly an H.M.S. Forglove Next Month formance is to be the other side of the harbour. noys me at the moment is that near the Naval and Army Service given about the The Rev. Frank Short will con- the usual number of lucky letters have been cut below the knee, pier yesterday. It appears to Two Sloops (Commander middle of November at the Thea-duct the service, the Rev. F. P. W. you are requested to send out Is to Go Home C. H. Heath-tre Royal, Hong Kong, and a most Alexander officiating at the even-seven, but the bird who sent this and it was in an advanced state
Caldwell, D.S.C.) interesting new feature of the ing service in Hong Kong.
Allast one to
of decomposition.. .me, wasn't satisfied and H.M.S. Bluebell (Commander sentation of one performance atung will be held in the Lecture Really, it's enough to make any the annual camp of the Hong Club's programme will be the pre-welcome meeting to Mr. and Mrs. with that, and made it 141
Plans are in hand for holding A. Johnstone, D.S.O.) of the the Star Theatre, Kowloon. This Hall. Kennedy-road from 5 o'clock one mad. And if I could ordy Kong Volunteer Defence Corps at China Station are to go Home is an entirely new departure and on Wednesday next, the proceed-meet that fool I really think 1 next April They will be re the A.D.C. will no doubt receive inge opening with tea. On the would make him feel just about as Matsheds and a bridge are to be Fanling, in the New Territories, the fullest support from the following Sunday Mr. Young will placed by the new minesweepers Peninsular residents whose, grow-preach from his own pulpit, with popular as a bottle of beer at a built and dining tables, formby
temperance meeting. Bridgwater and Sandwich, which ing needs the idea is designed to the advantage that he will not by
etc., are to be made for the pur meet. are completing at private yards,
Should the enterprise then be addressing a congrega-
It is customary
pose. Preparations are also be- having been built for the Ad-sides of the harbour will probably
prove successful, playing on, both tion of entire strangers.
Gallant or for civilian meming made for the supply of provi- Learned?
bers of legislative slons, stores, labour, messing, miralty under contract. Both become a fixed policy of the Club,
It seems curious
etc. ...or judicial bodies Foxglove and Bluebell are sloops, The progress of "The Sport of H.E the to those not con- to refer to Service colleagues as each of 1,200 tons.
Kings" is being followed with the They are keenest interest and everything
Governors' versant with Hong "the gallant member" H.E. the Powers Kong official General Officer Commanding the well known in this port. Among points to our local Thespians add-
methods that, Troops in South China is men- their complements are a number ing to their already brilliant re while H.E. the Governor cannot tioned as such, when there is oc of fine fellows whose departure putation.
very well be bothered with minor casion to do so, in the Legislative will
cause regret. Both have
affairs of routine, his personal Council of Hong Kong. How, Sir-The celebrated pianist, Although no attention must be given to the therefore, should a military officer Moiseiwitsch, is re-visiting this taken part in "jobs" related to
A Change official announce dismissal of even subordinate em- be addressed when he functions Colony, giving two recitals on anti-piracy and protection of or of Dates ment has been ployees. His Excellency has an in the capacity of, say, President 24th and 27th inst. at the Theatre standing by for British communi-
made it has been office in the Colonial Secretariat, or Member of à Court Martial? Royal. It behoves music-lovers fairly generally known that the In the temporary accommodation I have seen solicitors act as to give their full support to an ties on the China Coast. They Hong Kong Amateur Dramatic in the French Bank building, the "friend" to the accused and stum-artist of his calibre, as they did have rendered useful service and Club's first performance of lan room provided for H.E. Beems ble over an equivalent to Your to Miss Cecilia Hansen recently, it remains to be seen how the two Hay's Racing Farce The Sport very small as compared with that Lordship" or "Your Worship. and I trust they will turn up in new minesweepers will compare of Kings," was booked for Satur- used by other officers. One solicitor confined his remarks force and thus compensate for day, 17th November at the Thea- The powers of the Governor (or to the President (of a Naval the unfortunate impression creat tre Royal. This the Club now the Officer Administering in his Court Martial) and addressed him ed by the poor attendances when learna is the date fixed for the absence) are conferred and his as "Sir." But when, in summing "Am I to have Fete in aid of the Ministering duties defined by H.M.'s Commis-up, he had to think of an equival he played here last year.world At Repulse the pleasure of Children's League and the A.D.Cor and the Instructions with ent of Gentlemen
Moiseiwitsch is of the Bay the next dance? have been approached by the which he is furnished. He is Jury," he was stuck.
renowned pianist,, and especially asked the man. Ladies Committee. to change empowered to grant pardons or I thought
popular in Great Britain, being Ior him, was "Yea--all of it," sighed the girl. their opening night in order that respite to criminals convicted in clumsy and "Gentlemen" not one of the few instrumentalists the two events may not clash the local Courts, also to remit necessarily appropriate for the Queen's Hall for a recital, and a capable of filling the London Outside the City Owing to bookings of other enter. fines, penalties and forfeitures, occasion. Such phrases as great favourite at the Symphony. Fell off Hall this weak, one thipments our local thesplans find It is his duty to report, however, "Gallant" or "Learned" or even and Promenade concerta. Ka á Truck. of several passen themselves much embarrased by to the Secretary of State at the combination of the two came to His Hong Kong programmes
gerson & motor this request, as a Saturday open earliest opportunity on each case mind and I was thankful that I ly had the misfortune to falling is keenly desired. However, which, after sentence of death, a was not the solicitor, On the back. The truck was in the cause of charity aways even pardon is granted or the capital motion From appearances, it the hardest-hearted Committees was concluded that he was the and superstitious Producers and man in charge of the load. This so they have decided to flaunt the spiled so high that the fokis Gods and present The Sport of who sat beside him with legs Kings" to the public on Friday, dangling over the back could not November 16, at 9.15 p.m. cumber to the front to tell the driver to stop. The noise pres Tanted their voices reaching, the driver who remained oblivious to the fact that the man who had the money to pay his hire was with no longer on the vehicle. Getting expr
with them.
sentance is commuted
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determined Estimates the supplemenary years ago at Canton by a very aud talk to votes by the Finance Committee well-known Chinese lady whe
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Yours, etc.,
A M. Bowes-Smith, Kong Oct. 12, 19283