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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928.
A Chinese woman gave birth to YOUR BUTTONHOLE
a child on a tram at about 11.15
a.m. yesterday, and was taken to WEAR, FORGET-ME-NOT'S ON PRAPS-P’RAPS NOT! St. Paul's Hospital, Causeway
Bay..
ROSE DAY
"THEY ARE PRICELESS" When seen in the act of steal-
A north country schoolmistress ing a chicken, a thief jumped
"Roses, Roses, Roses! Oh, buy was putting a class of juveniles of from the second floor of No, 88, a Rose from St. Vincent de Paull" the emancipated sex through Yuen Chow-street, Shamshulpo, "From St. Vincent de Paul?" their facings in the spelling-book, into the street below. Both of T turned to meet the smiling eyes and came to the word "lad," of his arms were fractured and he of a little one, whose dimpled which, according to custom, she had to be sent to Kowloon Hospi-cheeks, mirrored the rose more asked the significance.
truly than the imitation flowers "For courtin' wi," was the in her basket.
prompt reply of a severely prac "A. H. C." writes on "Local
"You are not Vincent de Paul,tical maiden. Substitutes for Holly" in the curand your roses are no roses!". rent number of "The Yellow
tal.
"I am of Vincent de Paul," sho Dragon," the Queen's College said, "and my roses are true for magazine. It le doubly welcomeget-me-nots."
I
at this time of the year. As one
I understood, but I wanted more of several fine features, the series of the wisdom of childhood. on "The Flowering Plants of would bargain, Hong Kong is continued with
"And how much do you want diagrams, also the "arrangement" for your roses that are not roses,
in table form.
"I've told you before to keep out.. Mrs. Newlywed (indignantly):
of the kitchen, Dick!"
Hubby: "Why, what have I done now?"
Mrs.
knocked down my cookery book. Newlywed: "You've: and lost my page, and I haven't. but forget-me-nots?"
the faintest idea what I was cook-- An Indian public-car driver stand. These flowers have no
"Ah, Sir, you do not under-ing!", who was summoned before Major market price, they show the value C. Willson, O.B.E., at the Central of your heart. That is why I said other, sat side by
Two men, strangers to each Magistracy yesterday for driving they are forget-me-nots.
side in a They suburban train. at 40 miles an hour on Nov. 14
Finally, one was fined $25. Defendant collid-poor: they are the forget-me-nots confidential:
the forget-me-nots of the turned to the other and became ed with a car left by Mr. A. G. of the distressed. If I gave you Everett outside the new Sailors a real rose for your buttonhole it a starter of elevators in a city "I," he said, impressively, "am & Soldiers Home on Praya East would fade at the close of the skyscraper. When I signal them and damaged it to the extent of day. These flowers will never to go up they go up. And your $53. The Court ordered the pay-fade. You will throw away to line is?"
ment of $50, compensation.
are
morrow the flower which I give "I' said the other, "am an un- you to-day, but an Angel of God dertaker. When I signal them to The next debate of the Euro-will pick it up. One day you will go down-they go down!" pean Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, has been hear, with surprise, that "you fixed for Thursday (to-morrow) visited the sick, you fed the The apeskers on the motion, hungry, you clothed the naked:”
Two men wero seated in a rail-
"That Life on the Instalment you will not believe yourself the way carriage. Plan is Undesirable" will be story of your good deeds, till an As soon as the train started one Miss Watts and Miss M. M. Angel shows you the flower which got up and opened the window. Clark, proposer and opposer, and I offer you to-day."
After a few moments the other Massrs. H. G. Love and R. W.
shut it. The first man imme- I thought that I had under- Sapsed, seconders. Ladies are in-stood, but these few words gave diately rose and opened it once vited to this meeting, the Debat-me a new understanding.
more. What do you think you ing Committee having made it an many years I had bought one of ed the man who had shut the win- are playing at?" angrily demand- nished by our wisest statesmen, open night, and the debate starts these flowers. I had dropped a The China Mail. is long since past, for that sort of at 9 p.m. in the lounge of the ten-cent piece into the box, and
dow. thing and, very soundly, the most YM.C.A. responsible and far-sighted of our "I was afraid that I might be
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my
For
"Draughts," sweetly said his
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carefully worn the flower all day ellers, to show the world that “I to escape the importunity of other companion, "Your move." in advance. Local delivery tree.) political leaders have recognised observed," said a man who was had done my bit; a ten-cent bit!" |
Two men went into a restaur- that not from Whitehall can it be charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- To-day, the egoism of my soul ant in Silesia and said to the expected to direct and dominate seil, at the Central Magistracy was revealed by the simple words waiter: "We want Turkey and
this morning, with entering an of the child: "These flowers. have Greece." the affairs of such countries as unoccupied house at No. 21 no market value, they show the
The waiter replied: "Sorry, Canada, Australia, New Zealand {Stubbs-road yesterday with value of your own heart."
sirs. but we can't Servia." and South Africa. Hence the wise felonious intent. The defendant
I looked at the cigar between "Well, then, get the Bosphor- decision reached at the Imperial electric wires from the house, rapid as the abacus, on all the denied that he had stolen the
fingers: my mind worked, ous.”
The boss came in and heard Conference in 1926 to the effect and, on being questioned why he dollars spent on this pleasure their order and then said: "I that "no one Government of the should secure the door from the alone-and the wines I sipped don't want to Russia, but can't Empire should restrain any other inside. quoted the words stated whilst smoking! In my attache Roumania,” Government of the Empire but sentenced to three months' hard which I had paid five dollars, and Hungary.
So the two men went away
I had given a ten-cent piece to "feed the poor, to clothe the Jones was spending a holiday that might have a reaction on any "old" Queen's College boys are leas!" These flowers show the along a deserted part of the shore Interesting paragraphs about naked, to comfort the comfort at the sea side. Whilst walking other, should inform them, in case published in the November num value of your own heart. The he saw a lady in the water in evid- they had views to express,"
ber of "The Yellow Dragon."
words burned into my soul. That
ent distress. Leung Shiu-kwan and Chiu Chun- day the rosy-checked child chang
Being a strong swimmer, he So far those participating in chee have begun their course at ed all I had with me-thirty dol- quickly dived to the rescue, and this solemn agreement have ob- Lincoln University; Yu Pak-lars I think into forget-me-after a terrible struggle, succeed- served it loyally, and there is no chuen, Tang Man-chiu and Tong nota. She did more; she made me ed in bringing her to the shore. [doubt but that they will continue Shiu-yuen have gone to. Camenquire about the Society of St. cued lady. "I was swimming the "You idiot!" snapped the res- bridge; and Mr. Lai Chan-pong, Vincent de Paul. I learned that it
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DEATH.
TS'O SHUK-KI-At the French
Hospital, this morning at 1.36 a.m. Miss Ta'o Shak Ki, eldest daughter of Dr. S. W. To Funeral will take place frem the French Hospital to-morrow at 11 am. and will pass the University at 12.15 p.m.
above. He was convicted and
that all Governments of the Em-labour. pire, if they undertook anything
was the latest novel for case
so to act. And as long as they do an "old" boy and also a former has been working quietly in Hong 30, whatever Government may be assistant master, now principal of Kong since 1863, that, whilst I
Channel!"
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in power in Great Britain will Pun U Middle School, has receiv-was enjoying my five-dollar novel. me?" demanded the schoolmaster. never feel it incumbent to express
ed a letter from Dr Bateson
a wish to initiate a legislative Wright was Headmaster years policy of any kind for any Domin-ago. He is 75 and says that he is ion, knowing well that
those just beginning to feel old.
directing such Dominion's affairs
or my cigar, or the sensational
"Did you make that face at
Wright at Bournemouth. Dr. play at the theatre, men like niy- "No, sir," replied the culprit; self, business-men, professional you just happened to walk in men, some in the prime of life, front of it." some starting life. some in life's evening were visiting the homes of the poor, helping to feed them, to pay their rent, to provide for
THINGS CHRISTLY
میم زھر
are in a-much better position than anyone in England can be to de-THE KING OF KINGS" AT Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1928.cide the matter. Different times.
BRITISH EMPIRE POLICY
The answer given and the
L. M. S. Amery, with reference
to the policy of the British
THE QUEEN'S
A BIG SUBJECT
them and their little ones in time
of sickness, to pay for the educa- tion of their children, to meet the
Mother (in train): "Tommy, if you are not a good boy I shall smack you."
tell the guard my real age".
Tommy: "You slap me, and I'll
.
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different manners; and imperial policy of the twentieth century
travelling expenses of poor child- A conceited young lady at a ren who lived at a distance from dance was approached by a youth, cannot possibly savour of the The much-discussed film, "The school. All this work is going on who asked the favour of the next policy of mediaeval or even of King of Kings" at increased quietly. Help is given to all de- dance with hier.
{prices, attracted the complement serving cases; there is no dis-
"I'm sorry" she said, coldly; later time: The British Empire of apectators at the Queen's tinction made of race or of creed. "but I'm very particular as to statement made on Monday in the never was and never will be any-Theatre yesterday and should be These men who sacrifice them-whom I dance with." House of Commons by the
thing in the nature of a military assured of good bookings selves and their time are, to all "Ah!" he replied; "well, you Dominions' Secretary, Mr.
bureaucracy. It is a body of free throughout the run, which con- intents and purposes, dependent see, I'm not." states, the vast majority of whose been written about the subject of Vincent de Paul Bazaar to carry clades on Saturday. Enough has on this annual collection and the
"The world's a small place," | population realise that it is for the the picture in these and other on this noble work. I had contri- said the bore. "For instance, last Empire or, more correctly, the good of all that they should ac- columns to make any description buted ten cents and proudly worn year in Paris I met a man who policy that permeates the British cept and reverence the British if not tiresome. It is a big sub- simply,
of what it is about unnecessary my rose all day! I have told you lives in the next road to me. Empire, was very suggestive and traditions primarily or largely ject the birth, life, death and which I learned
reader, the
lesson Later I met him in Venice, then from the in Rome, again in Alexandria, perhaps to many, very surprising responsible for at least their early resurrection of Jesus Christ--and little one. On Saturday, and finally I crossed the Channel The question was asked by a development. And so long as it is obvious that Mr. Cecil B. de when her daughter-for it will be with him. What do you think of member of the House whether, in such traditions are reverenced the manner. Many there are who you may remember to change it "Why on earth didn't you pay
Mille has tackled it in a big-heart-her daughter offers you a rose, that?" the case of the recent trade treaty wise old Mother of Parliaments" will say there is a lot he should into a forget-me-not which shows him what you owed him in the between the Union of South at Westminster will be content. have added; many will say there the value of your heart.
first place?" growled a man in the Africa and Germany, any prior Such is the only sound policy for should not have been there. It is is a lot in the production that consultations with Great Britain
any empire in these days, for ob-merely a matter of opinion and
liefs. With these points here we
· TOʻMINISTRY
G. B.
corner..
He had not ben married long,
He
had taken place. Very probably viously the adoption of any policy the strength of one's religious be- DOCTOR'S £30 FINE and when he realised that money the questioner, if he had been in-subversive of such ideas and such are not concerned, sufficient is it INCREASED ON HIS APPEAL does for one, he determined to...
does not go as far for two as it formed that no such "prior con an ideal would be heading straight to say that "The King of Kings" aultations" had taken place, for disaster.
grow his own vegetables. is a moving picture in every sense
started to dig up the garden, and would have been quite prepared to
of the term. One of the specta The Ministry of Health has in- after an hour's hard work was express patriotic sentiments of
tors yesterday was heard to recreased from £5 to £30 the astonished to find a shilling at his strong disapproval. Happily, Mr.
mark that it would do more good amount of the penalty which the feet. He dug with renewed ard- A plea for what she called if shown in the Churches than a Worcester City Insurance Com our, and several more coins re- Amery was able to assure him mental medicine was made by Dr. hundred sermons; maybe those to mittes suggested should be im-warded his efforts. that the Government of Great 4.Helen Boyle, of the Lady whom it will appeal most are posed on Dr. Spalding, a “Biess me, if this isn't a'money mine," he said, digging away for Britain, equally with the Govern Chichester Hospital for Women people whose hold on things rell panel practitioner. ments of the Dominions, was of the difficulties found,”
and Children. Many if not most, grous is a weak orie, those, not The doctor had appealed all he was worth, I wonder
she satisfied with the orthodox pre- against the recommendation that what I'll find next?” notified by the Government of said, "In education, criminology, sentation of the life of Christ to should be deducted from his His arms ached and perspira- South Africa of their intentione religion, Indorry, général medi
remuneration for excessive pres- tion trickled down his face. He cine, and in securing the peace of What are you here again for 7 cribing
could stand it no longer. He and asked to express their views the world be solved only Didn't I sack you last night?" The Minister's letter says that straightened his back at last, and To the ultra-imperialistic such with the aid of mental medicine, Office Boy: Yua, and don't do he had had regard to the gravity a glistening coin fell at his feet. nswer would probably prove an understanding of the mind of it again. Dad didn't arf carry en of some of Dr. Spalding's state- In a moment he had grasped the. unsatisfactory, as such are rarely man in health and disease." about it last night when I got ments. One was that he (Dr. truth. There was a hole In his
Evening Standard (London) ome" PERDAN yung Spalding),would welcome an in-pocket. satisfied unless the Mother Coun
ogle quiry because it would do him
an answer:
try not only takes the initiativeAn Indan constable was yes. A dentist has this one to fall good with his insured patients, First Hairdresser: "Nasty cut but takes a very decided stand terday bitten by a dog at Sheurig of an absent-minded motorist in and that when he got a new pa- you gave the old rent., Buff
Second Hairdresser: Yes, I'm shui The victim is now being his chair the other day, tient from another doctor it was with at least the foreign policy of treated at Talpo, and the dog Will you take ges?" he asked necessary to give some different courtin his ousemald, that's to any of the British
has been sent to Matowok for Yes, replied the patient, and treatment in order to score off let 'er know I can see er Wednes observat
you'd better look at the oil, too, the other.
day night":
But the day, it has bee