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people will be in hearty accord! LADY INVERCLYDE Such gatherings, primarily nation-
al but virtually international, can NOT DEFENDING DIVORCE be only salutary in every respect.
To the memory of the good Saint
SUIT
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOTI
The village choirboys had decid- Andrew, to the Scottish folk that "THIRD PARTY'S" SILENCE
ed to form a cricket team; and ap- commemorate that memory and,
pointed their junior member Lord Murray, in the Court of in doing so, create an atmosphere Session at
fixed honorary secretary. Edinburgh, of their native land at its best, November 20 for the hearing of pealed to the curate for support. In due course the youngster ap-
and to all who participate in the the_petition for divorce brought This is how his letter ended:. festivities along with the "exiled by Lord Inverclyde, of Castle "And we should be very pleased,
Wemyss, Renfrewshire,
highlanders and lowlanders of Mr. Strachan, for Lord Inver-sir, if you would allow us the use Bonnie Scotland," all will wish clyde, said the case was undefend-of the bats which the choirmen the best of wishes in their annual ed. A third party to whom in-say you have got in the belfry!" festival and trust that both the timation was made had not lodged
defences.
She aspired to become a-prima day and the "nicht" specially de Proof would be very short, hej donna and sang one evening to á dicated to Saint Andrew will pass added.
critic. off to the satisfaction of all parti
Lady Inverclyde, whose ad- "Tell me," she asked, "am I a dress was given cipating in the celebration,
as the Curzon soprano or a contralto?" Hotel, Mayfair, was fomerly Miss "Madam," he replied sadly, Olive Sainsbury, daughter of Mr. "you are. not." Arthur Sainsbury, one of the heads of the provision firm. She
Lord Byng of Vimy, proposing the toast of the Rhodes scholars is 22.
Mistress (to new maid): "We
at Oxford, said: "In these days Her marriage with Lord Inver-will have lunch carly to-day,
it is not easy to be of good cour-clyde, which took place at St. Mary, because we are going for a age. The world wants leaders. Margaret's, Westminster,
drive." in Wherever one goes, in any coun- November 1926, was one of the Maid: "Can I leave the washing try, one finds a want of leaders most brilliant events of the sea- up till we come back, mum ?"
... in every sphere of human son.
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effort life is ebbing from the tra- Lord Inverclyde, who succeeded ditional formula. Yet there is no to the title in 1919, is 30. He pain from which the people finch inherited £2,000,000 on the death as they do from the pain of think of his father eight years ago, ing. It seems dangerous. It is dangerous. But it is always the price that has to be paid for new life. The great man is he who breaks step to work out a vision of his own. His first essential quality is that he has the capacity to be lonely, whereas ordinary men find safety in the herd."— |"The Argus" (Melbourne, Aus- tralia).
Eight further "Chinese" cases than a splendid opportunity for of small-pox (seven in Kowloon)
The China Mail.Scotsmen to fraternise, feast and were reported yesterday.
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PEDESTRIANS
"STAND STILL IN TRAFFIC "
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telling his friends about it.
The negro had been ill and was
"I sho' got so bad," he said, "that I looked in the paper every morning to see if I was among th departed."
Prospective buyer (to dog fan- cier): "Are you quite sure this is |a pedigree dog?”**
Dog Fancier: "My good man, if this dog could talk he would not speak to either of us,"
A lady went into a big depart- ment shop and said to the shop- walker: "I want something in oll for the dining-room, please."
"Yes, madam," was the reply. "A landscape or a tin of sar- dines?"
The teacher was testing her class with questions on general knowledge.
"What is the Order of the Bath?" she asked.
Pa first, then Ma, and then us "Please, miss," replied one boy, kids."
*
to be. That is why Scotsmen to- night, in the name of their Commanded by Captain C. Patron Saint, will meet and with flies the German flag, arrived for South London coroner, at an in- Albers, the s. "Passat" which
Mr. Douglas Cowburn, the their friends "trip it lightly" to the first time in this Colony at the skirl of the bagpipes, taste 6.30 a.m. to-day. The vessel was quest at Brixton, said that when people became confused in London somewhat of the barley bree" of registered at Bremen and is of traffic the safest thing for them 4,065.97 tonnage net. She is
A resident of the suburbs, on their native land, and partake of owned by the Narrppahrter to do was to stand perfectly still. that
That, no doubt, requires a cer- going down the street one morn- mysterious concoction Reederer, A. G. and her agent is tain amount of courage," he add-ing, was surprised to find some known as the haggis. Particular. Sander, Wieler. She has 4,200 ly in the Far East Saint An- Kong and 4,300 tons for ports as anxious to avoid an accident, opening up this part of the road.
tons of general cargo for Honged, "but it is far safer, because workomen digging the road up.
then motor drivers, who are just "You don't mean to say you're drew's ball has long been and Beyond.
know what to do."
again," he remarked to one of The inquest related to the death the men, "after having just filled the jolliest of social functions and last night, Miss Watts took the of Mrs. Florence Adelaide Fitz-it inve indeed he or she would be sadly lead in a debate in which she Brixton-hill, who was knocked "this is our last 'ope o' findin' the
| gerald, aged 45,
"Well, sir," was the reply, a widow...of lacking in the festive spirit if moved "That the instalment sys down and killed by a motor-van foreman's pie-dish." unresponsive to the gaiety that is tem promotes greater happiness in Half Moon-lane. Herne-hill. invariably present at the gather-was led by Miss Clark. Mr. H. J. Muirhead, of Fordmill-road, Bell- and prosperity."" The opposition The driver of the van, William ing in honour of Saint Andrew. Love supported Miss Watts' arguingham, stated that Mrs. Fitz-bad golfer.
an appallingly It may be that such gatherings ments, whilst Mr. R. W. Sapsed gerald appeared to change her "I suppose," he said to his ead- The mo. mind three times. "First she ran die," that you've seen worse golf-
in front of me, and Iers than me?"
go swerved to
round her,"
The caddle made no reply. said. "Then she ran "I suppose," the other repeated hack several paces, as if to allow loudly, "that you've seen worse me to pass her, and finally she ran golfers than me, eh? forward right in front of my van. "All right, sir. I heard what If she had not hesitated I could you said." replied the caddie. "I have avoided her,"!
was just thinking."
The Marriage arranged between have a tendency to 'cause one to supported Miss Clark.
tion was lost by 18 to 7 Mr. G.-B. S. Thomson and Miss over-rate the virtues of patrio- votes. Mr. P. S. Cassidy presid F. E. Kitson, will take place at tism by placing and rating such ed.
8th December, at 3 p.m.
St. John's Cathedral. on Saturday, virtues higher than those of in-
Invitations are not being issu-ternationalism. But such, we be- CORRESPONDENCE
ed, but all frienda will be welcome lieve, is not the object of the true
at the, Cathedral, and afterwards at the Hong Kong Hotel
DEATH.
CAPELL.-On Nov. 30 at 10 a.m.
Hong Kong. Friday, Nov. 39, 1928.
THE RA.F. FLIGHT
he
SOCIAL CLUB
"CURSE TO THE
COMMUNITY”.
Albert Hawkes was summoned
The Vicar was
.
The schoolmaster was question. ing two small lads on their arri- val at school for the first time,
Said he to the first little boy: "Now, sonny, what is your name?"
"Tom," replied the boy, "You should not say Tom, but Thomas," said the schoolmaster. "And now, what is your name?"
The boy's answer came without
Scot on this annual celebration, for it merely gives him an oppor-
(To the Editor of the "China Matt"! The jury returned a verdict of tunity, of which he makes the Sir-The four Supermarine accidental death, and exonerated
"Southampton", Flying Boats, Muirhead. most, to create an atmosphere re-with their crews of eight officers, at his residence, Torres Build-miniscent of his native land at its eight N.C.O.'s and men, which ing, Kowloon, James Ralph romantic best-an atmosphere of compose the Far East Flight left Capell (late of A. S. Watson & clans and a display of the tartan, Hong Kong this morning at 6.30: Co., Ltd.), axe. 61. Funeral
and how many people in this.. the skirl of the pipes, of enjoying Colony knew of it? Who was in- will pass th Monument at 5.10 p.m. to-day.
his native dances and of exchang-terested enough to find out, any- (Shanghai papers please copy.)ing fraternal greetings with thing about them; or, more im
portant still, what was done to "brither Scots" in other places. entertain both the officers and before Mr. Hay Halkett, at Marl- said he to the second lad. It is altogether a healthy fratern-men during the eleven days' borough-street, for selling into- isation and patriotic demonstra-visit of the Flight?
a moment's hesitation, "Jackass." tion, with nothing really selfish
Notice of their arrival was pub-licence, at the Greek Social Club, xicating liquor without a justice's ST. ANDREW'S “ NICHT "
lished in the Papers often enough Greek-street, W about it, for it is likewise an op- and early enough to arrange some summoned, with William Claude small part in the show at the He was also Johnson had been given's portunity that Scotsmen make thing for them, but was anything Holmes and Edward Gower, for local theatre. His lines consisted Wherever Scotsmen
"fore- gather" to-day, and to-night-no Scottish: fold many of their teresting, articles on the subject
the most of to gather into their done?
We have read, lately, many in- supplying liquor after the permit of the words, "The plot thickens."
ted hour of 11 p.m.
When the time came for him to mätter in what part of the world] -they will make at least some Thus is it just as much inter- Daily Papers and yet when such was dismissed under the Proba- stage, and in
friends of other nationalities. of Commercial Flying in the The summons against Gower say his words, he dashed on the a melodramatie national aa national and in a unique opportunity is given us tion of Offenders Act, and he was voice said: "The thick pleckens Saint Andrew, Scotland's Patron this respect there is little room was any attempt made to take ad-
I mean the plick thockens-Oh! to learn something at first hand ordered to pay 68.. costs. Saint, of whom some Irishmen, for even the most ardent lover of vantage of it?:
Mr. Knight, for the Commission-dash, the thock plickens." er of Police, stated, that the club) more witty than veracious, say the so-called "aptrit of the times"
The men of the Far East Flight served no useful purpose, and was
Dorothy had been given an was an Irishman sent from who would have us forget our swer questions or to explain any frequented by undesirable men it without a word of thanks.
were always very willing to an- a curse to the community, being orange by a friend, and had taken Ireland to Christianise and civilise nationalism in a broader, freer point raised and a visit to Kal and women. The police, who Scotland and of whom English internationalism when, in the Tack where the Boats were moor went there on various occasions, asked her mother, reprovingly.
"What do you say, Dorothy?". men naturally know less than of words of Scotland's immortal poet, and was very instructive.
ed was. well worth the trouble were able to buy liquor, both for "Peel it," replied Dorothy, hold- their own gallant Saint George,
themselves and for anybody they ing out the orange to its donor. but of whom Scotsmen, withouts, "Man to man the world I personally, know of only one chose.
a fower will brothers be for a' that." attempt to show the men that Mr. Halkett fined Hawkes knowing much of their Saint that A healthy exuberance of patrio they were not neglected and in total of £120, with £31 10s, costs, Mother: "What did you do with
this case some of the Flight were and Holmes £60,
sort of reference to the good!
Tómmle: "I-I gave it to, tea-
Tommie: "I think so, because he isn't in this week."
is really authentic, know that hetism that has as its object taken for motor drives, and given. The club was ordered to be that cake you took to school last should be held in high regard. fraternisation that idealises one's a dinner: not an arduoua understruck off the register, and the week?" For the worthy Saint Andrew is country, such as largely the taking but one thoroughly appre premises were disqualified from cher believed to embody all the excel case with Scotamen on the andated after living in such close being used as a club for twelve Mother: "Did he eat it ?” lent qualities that go to make up niversary of the birth of Scot-tianed food, even to tinned bread.
quarters and eating nothing but months, the Scottish ideal of true patrio- land's Patron Saint the worthy Is it due to the usual indiffer tian-love, of justice and of Andrew, and in which a share of that this is the only spot during a ence of the Hong Kong people
A woman went to see a doctor. homeland, chiefly--and which has the merry festivity is partaken in of fourteen months that ro-"I'm, said the docter, severe "Why, Jane," said her - mis- been a source of inspiration to by many others not of Scotland; thing was done to show our up headac
bilious attacks, pains tress, what do you want to leave wards high ideals throughout cannot but be wholesome. There preciation of the tremendous task in the
h'm! What is your for? Haven't I studied you in the centuries.
way, even to installing a fore with Scottish folk here as which these men are accomplish age. mad But to-day, as for many years elsewhere, in their
ing in a survey of the air. in Bri"Twenty-four, doctor" she re-wireless set in the kitchen?" ration of
es, ma'am
Jane, but past, the commemoration of Saint Saint Andrew today!
tish interests for future Air plied Parti Routes, REFRAI
the doctor, and it's that wireless set that's the Andrew's day or rather nicht" cularly to-night for the nicht's
Yours etc you iffering from loss of trouble. I am not badefle
the programmes. has been regarded as little more the nicht all right
inking
EX RFC. & RAF
memo
ever