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THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 13, 1928.
FATHER CELEBRATES"
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VETERAN TEACHER
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catablished," he said, "the span "HONG KONG SMITH" of life would almost certainly be extended to one hundred years as a normal event, and might con- ceivably be stretched still fur ther... The hale and hearty man or woman of sixty, or seventy years would then be the
The Adelaide "Mail" of Satur-get up awful early so as to get to Little. Girl: "My papa has to man or woman or ninety or a
day, October 13, contained the the office to see if his clerks is hundred, while forty would be the heydey of youth and birthday of Mr. J. N. T. Smith, of
or fifty following article relative to the thero attendin' to business." vigour.-"Daily Express" (Lon-Woodville.
Little Boy: "My papa don't don).
The subject of the have to. He's one of the clerks." notice-is-the father of Mr
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Octavius A. Smith, the general Rastus: Hero am a telegram Six art prints of "Characters from Dickens" are in the 1929ager of Messra. Whiteaway, from de master in Africa stating
Laidlaw and Co., Ltd. wall calendar issued by Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
The "Mail's" article reads:
he-am sending us some lions' tails. "China Mail" acknowledges re-custom stale his infinite variety" tails, Rastus? What are you talk- "Age cannot wither him nor Circus Owner's Wife: Lions' ceipt of a copy.
-to slightly paraphrase Shuko-ing about?.. The Chinese lad who
speare can with truth be writ- yester day appeared at the Kowloon Thompson Smith, of Woodville, two lions; sending details by ten of Mr. James Nicholson It says plain:-"Jes' captured Rastus: Well, read it yo'self. Magistracy on the charge of who will celebrate his eighty-mail." theft of a bicycle from a garage fourth birthday' on Tuesday, in Nathan-road, was this morn- ing sentenced
Sailor, soldier, traveller, school; by Mr. E. W teacher by turns it has fallen to said her father sternly, "your "Now, look here. Dorothy," Hamilton to three months, hard the lot of few men resident in mother tells me you've been labour.
South Australia ⚫to have naughty al day long. The next Sentence
such varied experiences as the time you throw mud at your four months veteran who is spending the even-sister's clean dress you'll go to hard labour was passed by Mr. ing of his days with his daughter, bed without your supper." E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Mrs. A. H: Lock, at Rowley ter- Magistracy yesterday afternoon, race. Woodville.
"The next time I throw mud on an elderly Chinese woman, who
at Doris," said the crying child, was convicted on a charge of har-that," Mr. Smith told a represen-
"Ara "I fit?” Well, hardly I'll wait till after supper." bouring a married girl. The tative of "The Mail" in the course
was alleged to have of a chat. "I cannot get about story?" inquired the old lady, as
"Is this a brought the girl to Hong Kong now, but I don't think there is the librarian handed her the book really exciting from the country, to find work. much wrong with. this," and he for which she had asked.
A special added attraction will head, surmounted by a shock, of call
significantly tapped a broad force- "Well, it depends on what you be provided at the 9.20 p.m. per-snow white hair.
exciting,' replied formance in the Queen's Theatre
librarian. "It has three murders from to-day
The keen, quizzical blue eyes, in it." Saturday. A num- and alert mind testified that he, ber of specialty dances including was right.
"That's right." said the lady.. "The Argentine Tango" and "The
"I like a book with a bit of life in Dance, of Death" will be present of the famous Queen Pomare, in
Mr. Smith was born a subject it." ed by "Nina and Jack," two popu-Tahiti, Society Islands, on Octo- lar artists who have recently re-ber 16, 1844. His parents short- chap. I hear you backed Perfect turned to the East from exten-ly afterward took him to Sydney, Fool at the races the other day cumulative vote by the whole
sive engagements in Europe. and early in 1846 reached Adel- and made a small fortune." The China Mail.body of Peers, and one-hundred-Considering the brief period.
aide.
Matthews: "Yes, I didn't do Educated at the famous school badly." it has been established, it is conducted by the late Mr. J. L. and-fifty other persons nominat gratifying to see the results Young, he numbered among his ner?" ed by the Crown in proportion to achieved by the Hong Kong Uni-schoolmates many who
"How did you spot the win- subse- "Oh, they were the last words
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the strength of the various versity Amateur Photographic quently made a name for them- my wife said to me as I left the parties in the House of Com Club as revealed at the annual selves in various spheres. There house." mons. The noble Earl also ad-photographic prints held at the Peacock, and the members of the exhibition and competition of were Messrs. "Pat" Auld. Caleb vocated that the Crown should University Union, also have the power to nominate tion which opened last Monday, son, Fowler, Cheetham, Frew. she noticed a bruise on his head. The exhibi- Beck, Hack, Giles, Gosse, Finlay-him ready for school. Suddenly Percy's mother was getting a limited number of life Peers in contains some 200 'photographic Solomon, and other prominent "Percy," she said, "you've each Parliament and that those members.
prints, most of which are by early day families. Peers not elected to sit in the
been fighting again!" Lords should be eligible to "go to the country" for seats in the Lower House.
Career of Adventure
"Rot!" said Percy. "I wasn't "Do the vegetables answer by
Young Smith started out on a fighting at all. That was an over- Hamilton, at the Kowloon Court of age, and during the next few their name"
asked Mr. B. W career of adventure at 16 years sight.
"Oversight?" to-day, when
years. travelled through India, the prosecution
"Yes," he replied. "I was sit- Lord Buckmaster, we are told, said that a witness would be able America, and other countries, yesterday.. and I forgot to hold Britain, North and South ting on that little ass, Tanner. opposed the scheme on behalf of tables were his property.
to prove that the stolen vege- the Liberals, though it is not case in question
Soldiering in England was too his feet." The tame, so he went to America and
WAN une in
with the theft of vegetables.
Once he was nearly knifed on a and found it most disturbing and
stated what form his argument which a Chinese was charged participated in the Civil War. She was a very busy woman,' took. Lord Parmour, who spoke After evidence had been given boat when rounding the Horn, by irritating when one day she was for the Labour Party, also object- by a woman of, having seen the an angry second mate, and on the bitten by a dog. But, despite ed to the proposals, and although theft committed, his. Worship crashing on to some rocks by aly with the work in her depart same voyage the vessel missed her accident, she carried on brave- it is rather piquant to observe a said that he could not convict, in atalwart of Labour disagreeing person's word against another.
that the case revolved on one hair's breadth,
ment. Then a fresh trouble Next young Smith shipped arose people in the same busi- Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1928. with the reform of the House of charged.
with any suggestion having to do Defendant was accordingly dis- from San Francisco to Sydney, ness kept worrying her with
and eventually became one of the senseless questions. Lords, his contention that one-
first batch of school-teachers "Fancy. were you bitten by à Three Chinese hundred-and-fifty Peers elected charged with the possession of His wife died, and he brought two
under the system inaugurated by mad dog?" who were
the late Sir Henry Parkes in 1867. by the present Upper House would sixty jars containing Chinese motherless bairns back to South the game. Writing your will, I
"Yes. I was.” "And you're working here just be predominantly Conservative is wine, on which duty had not
following suppose?"
REFORMING THE LORDS
The reform of the House of
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"Well, sir," was the reply,
hardware firm of Whiteaway, "it's the same mother.' Laidlaw and Co. He recently
Lords a subject which was a lor evidently realised this, which that they were fokis, and that Education Department under the woman. I'm making a list of the a sound one. The Lord Chancel-loon Magistracy this morning several occupations he joined the
been paid, pleaded at the Kow- Australia.
"No," snapped the injured hardy annual before the Great
is why, perhaps, he pronounced they did not know what quantity late Mr. J. A. Hartley, and for 28 people I'll bite if I do go mad." War Jintervened has again as-there would be no change while They also said that they were ous parts of the State, retiring on sumed a prominent place in Mr. Baldwin's party is in power. ignorant of the fact that duty.
of wine they were transporting. years was schoolteaching in vari- Homeside interest, and has again Reform--though this is hardly had not been paid.
The Very Rev. Lionel Ford, now Dean of York, and formerly met with its customary fate; it the correct term of the House of charge, that of importing wine venture in Mexico and along the responsible for an amusing school- A second One of his companions in ad-head master of Harrow School, is has been shelved. Lord Claren-
Lords there must be. The pro-gulations was put, in but dismiss-The pair lost sight of each other, tain elementary school who told don, is the latest individual to
South American coast was an boy story.. into the colony against the re- Irishman named John O'Connell. It concerns a teacher at a cer- "carry back the can," to use a
blem, admittedly, difficult of solu-ed. In sentencing first defend- colloquial expression full of mean-
tion, is not so urgent, however, ant to three months with the but years later met accidentally his class to write an
Rundle-street, ing. Limitation and elective re- that the present Government has shiji cautioned second and third O'Connell subsequently amassed
option of a $300 fine, His Wor
Adelaide. "Mother' for their homework.. felt any necessity to tackle it defendants, and registered & con-of Unley, and a justice of the the essays the work of two bro- presentation to ensure a degree of
The following day, on going much wealth, and became mayor through them, he found two of fairness for each political party esting to see what the principal
wholeheartedly: It will be inter-viction against them. comprised, in brief, his proposals, political parties think about it
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thera-exactly alike. He called The scheme was opposed by
One son of Mr. J. N. T. Smith, one of the boys to him. Mr. 0. A. Smith, known from Liberals and Labour alike, though
"John," he said, "how is it when their election "dope" is
Africa to China as "Hong Kong you've written the same, as your there
given to the world, is no indication in the
Smith," is general manager in brother?" Hong Kong for the large London cables to hand, and printed yes- The King's Operation terday, of the attitude of the Con- That His Majesty has been servatives except what is con-able successfully to undergo an
COURT PROCEEDINGS spent several months with his Jackson had just bought a new tained in the Lord Chancellor's operation speaks well for his con-
family in Adelaide, and reached car, and although he had had Two Chinese ,women atitution after three weeks' ill-charged at the Kowloon Magis-turn journey. "summing-up," in the course of ness. It will be noted that the tracy yesterday with the larceny.
wero Hong Kong yesterday on the re-only one lesson in, driving, he
ventured out for a trial run. which he stated 'there could be no operation was kept a secret from of an electric motor, belonging to "What do I think of the when, on rounding a corner, he
Systems Condemned
He was proceeding gingerly, chance of giving legislative effect all with, of course, the exception the China Light, and Power Co., modern system of State educa- encountered two men walking in to any proposals for the reform other members of the Royal ceiving the article which had the question of his interviewer, no time for him to draw up, and of Her Majesty the Queen and Ltd. and, alternatively, with re- tion?"! The veteran repeated the opposite direction There was of the Lords during the life of Family. The operation neces- been installed at No. 149, Nam and then with fine acorn added, one of the men was knocked into the present Parliament.
sitated the attendance of two Chong-street, Shamshuipo. Lord Clarendon's proposals total number of medical men fendants, pleaded not guilty to in other words, the average work- farther along the lane before he
Not much." more doctors; thus bringing the
the hedge. Mr, Hin-shing Lo, for the de- "Why should the taxpayers- Jackson was nearly 50 yards are worth keeping in mind, for who have so far been in atten- both charges, although we have Lord Hail dance to sever. This, of course, is
ing man-pay for the education managed to stop his car. He re sham's assurance, which must no real indication as to the seri- the motor had been hired from tively well-to-do parents, as is the
According to Sergt. Brittain, of so many children of compara-versed and backed up the lane. carry much-weight, that nothing as of the illness, but there the China Light and Power Co,, case at high schools, and other mark again and this time the Unfortunately, he overshot the in the nature of changes in the King must have been in a decided- 149, Nam Chong-street. On Nov. demanded.
can now be no doubt that the Ltd., by the Min Sang shop of No. such institutions nowaday?" he second man, who was bending constitution of the Upper Housey grave condition. There ap-1, the firm went bankrupt and a their parents paid for them, and hurled to the ground,
"In days gone by over his injured comrade, was will be effected-or, we take it, pear to be aigns that the opera- debt was due to the husband of they should do so to-day. The Again Jackson went past some seriously considerode 'twixt the has been successful, and perhaps to $187.50.
rion has been as opportune as it one of the defendants amounting youngsters are getting swelled distance before he managed to. present and the dissolution of it may prove to be a turning
www heads at the expense of the State. stop, and again started to drive Parliament, these same proposals point in the splendid struggle took the motor from the shop to ly as you like. Just as his car was approach-
The defendants, it was alleged, You can emphasise that as strong-up to the men. may, with reason, again occupy ting up. His loyal subjects and moved it to Gap Shek Mei, where ous," he declared, and I think he heard one man shout to the which His Majesty has been put their house,, and afterwards re- The present age, is too frivoling the spot for the third time, the attention of members when other sympathisers the world they buried it. the next Government is in being. over will devoutly hope that such
the school curriculums are being other as he dragged him through The case was adjourned till overloaded with all sorts of un-a gap in the hedge "For To fulfil the conditions summaris- may prove to be the case.
Saturday.
necessary subjects."
Heaven's sake, come on. Jock Then the veteran turned de-He's after ne again!? that in each Parliament there years as the normal span of life ordered iced shortcake. Where philology, his pet subject, and re- Customer: "I say, waiter, Ilightfully to a discussion on should sit and vote one-hundred was foreshadowed by Dr. S. is the ice?"
Henning Belfrage, in a lecture to Waiter: "Oh, that's the new characters, and how the old "If a boy had any Kreek in him,"
called favourite Dickensonian and-fifty Peers elected by pro- the New Health Society. "If an kind, sir; that's what it's short dominie in "Beside the Bondle deploring the lack of such pre- portional representation of the enthusiasm for health were really of."
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