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Artist: "I'd like to devote my
reported during the, week, ended February 9,4both from Kowlook. One was Eurasian and the other Chinese There vere do two fatal cases of enteric fever from Victoria, both Chinese. One fatal case of puerperal fever was The hearing was resumed, be latest picture to a charitable pur- reported from Victoria. During fore Major C. Willson, OB.E., 14 095CALLY the 24 hours ended on Wednesday the Central Magistracy yesterday erfie Why not give it to an two cases of diphtheria were hot-afternoon, of the case in which institution for the blind?" fied both Chinese in the Vic- two Chinese, Chau Fook, alias foria district. Yesterday 7 two Chara-xam and Poon Pui,I always take a day off on my cases of diphtheria were reported alas Boon Wai-ham, fare, fointly birthday said the draf ong, /
one British and one Chinese charged with the possession and That's nothing; my wife al- alleged uttering of a forged share ways takes a year off on hers," scrip purported to be for 500 janswered the second. shares of the Hong Kong rate ways, Ltd.
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The prosecution was conducted
the clinic doctor. The by Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., whilst the defendants were not legally "Please, will you do something represented......
to Willie's face. He's had it for long time, and it's spreading."
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Ho Sik-hung, a runner employ-a ed by Mr. A. A. Lopes, broker, continued his evidence as to his
Wife: "George, dear, are there dealings with the accused. He
any fashions in that paper?" alleged that when he pronounced
George: "Yes, but they're out. the scrip to be a bad imitation, of date it's the morning paper. Chan Fook agreed to have a better forgery made. Before ́an-
other meeting on the following Wife (insinuatingly): "Cats The death occurred at his re-day, witness had an, interview have an easy time. They do sidence, No. 1, Victory-avenue, with Detective Sergeant Whant nothing but watch other people
work. Homuntin, at 7.30 last night, of and Mr. Murphy, A.S.P at Cen- M. A. H. M. da Silva, a well-tral Police Station. Chan Fook Why, I thought it rarely left the Hubby (asking for trouble): known local stockbroker. M then produced another document house."
The deceased, who was 78 and the witness this time approv
years of age, died of heart failure. ed of it as being a good forgery, "Good morning, Farmer é had a bad attack on Monday and it was then arranged to turn Moggs," said the neighbouring and, had since been confined to the certificate over to the buyer thatcher to a customer. This bed..;..
in Mr Lopes'office at 2 o'clock
How are
"quite well, thanks," responded
you?" Educated at Calcutta College, in the afternoon. At tiffin with the, late Mr. da Silva came to Chan Fook in a restaurant at 1 Hong Kong many years ago and p.m.. witnesa. was introduced to was for 30 years, connected with Poon Fui as the individual who
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Wife and family quite well?" yes, quite Well, the well continued the
butcher, "I know now that the leg. paid for, and said was bad, must of mutton you had, and never
have been good."
which he started, on his own as a buyer and receive the money.
Dramatió»Arrest..." general, share and stock broker, and enjoyed much success.
After tifin they went to Mr He is survived by Mrs. da Silva, Lopes' office. There the meeting one would have thought that two sons, Messrs. J. A. B. da took place with the supposed buy,
“Do you have long hours in the married daughter, Mrs. MA. Ying. Then Detective Sergeant nothing of common decency
guerieda, with of whom Whant entered, the office, and on new place where you're working?" would have caused the High, nich sympathy will be felt by a receiving a pre-arranged signal "No friends, gai from the witness he seized Poon kind!" Council, to consider the adviserge circle:
"The funeral,passes the Monu-Pui. ability of leaving the veteran
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After Mr. A. A. Lopes had "I suppose you have read of the given evidence of communicating danger in kissing?" he remarked. "Yes," she replied; "but I come with the Police on January 15, fol- lowing a statement made to him of a family noted for courage." by last witness, and afterwards. on January 17, he received transfer deed filled up for 500 Tramway shares.
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GIPSIES AND BEARS ATTRACTIVE FILM AT THE
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"Do you know the author of these scurrilous reminiscences?"
"NotIfancy he's just an ink og who prefers to remain incog."
She: "Let's go, dear. I can't stand that actor: He's' such a conceited follow.
He: "Concelted! I should think
he is. Why, every time he hears
a ̈clap of thunder at home he runs to the window and bows.""
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Avidently this did not accur MACDONA PLAYERS to, them.Such an idea held:no-477 CUTE CAST thing dramatic about it and did FAREWELL VISIT OF THE
PAS COMPANY *** not in any way demonstrate the ll-important functions which the |High Council-attribute to them-
The Macdona Players will pre- selves. Hence their lack of inter- sent The Philanderer at the Commissioner Higgins for Star Theatre, Kowloon, to-night long the right-hand man" of the at 915. As this will be the last deposed General is himself new opportunity of seeing this talent Fed company and as the above "General". The whole affair, plece has not yet been performed almost sordid-in its callousness, in Hong Kong, a full house is anti- its lack of fine feeling of cipated for their farewell per-
"Father: "See here, Betty, I sympathy with a man who was. When first Mr. Macdona acquir-Del Rio may be in the film firma-
High as the name of Dolores want you to come from the party and is obviously suffering savoureed the rights of the plays from ment, it may not always be adhers at a reasonable hour and not very much of the nature of a Mr. Shaw and conceived the idea ing to the strict truth to assert with the milkman.”
of touring a company playing ex that, because she has the absurd! He won't be there."
Betty: "But, father, how osarae.conspiracy. The excellent
clusively Shaw plays, he asked principal role, the picture work of the Salvation Army, Mr. Shaw whether he would care must be all that the which, of course, is much more to be connected with the enterproducers say about it. Public Cohen: "Do you know of a shop economic than religious is very plies that he had no wish to spend where it is wary of over-boomed prise financially Mr. Shaw resentiment has got to a stage
let with 'Cohen' painted on 7" Owen: "No, vy H unlikely to benefit by such a poor his old age in the workhouse and pictures...Having read a great Cohen: "Vell, I want to set up demonstration of kindly Christian the fact that Mr. Macdons would deal of the advance literature" in business."
undoubtedly be there, too, was not about "Revenge," and having seen Feeling webudes par puta
Probably the High Council sufficient consolation for him the film at the Queen's Theatre
Jimmy: "Granny, Again Mr. Macdona says: In face of the fact that will not be much concerned, as to "When I booked my first sea. Yesterday, honesty insists that spectacles magnify?"" witnesses, "including, eminent any loss of prestige that may son in Faris with the Players he we should admit being amply re- Granny: "Oh, yes, a little."
Jimmy: "Well-would you mind physicians," testified that General come as the result of their Sun- prophesied disaster and ruin; he
The story concerns bear taming taking them off when you cut my wrote: If Paris, ruins you final; Bramwell Booth would be physi-bury conclave. They have fundsly and irremediably (you half de- and gipsies, with the love of a next piece of cake?"
bandit for the bear tamer's cally at in a month or two, the to the immense amount of serve it for going there) Ishal daughter a wild girl who is Perkins: "Have you forgotten Army's High Council who, as all £20,000,000. No wonder there is feel reprieved on the scaffold."
When I intended giving my first tired of caring for tame bears and that ten shillings you owe me?" the world now knows, has been occasionally seen in the Home performance of "Mira, Warren's ends life empty and lonely with Jenkins "Oh, no! I still have meeting at Sunbury on the papers a suggestion that the Sal Profession" in England and was put any more bears to tame and it in mind." Thames, adjudicated that he asvation Army should publish a persuading the Censor to free it latter she eventually finds, even your mind of it?"
Perkin: "Well, why not relieve head of the Army is "unt to balance sheet. But neither with 10 years) Shaw wrote me: "If I though she loses some of her command." So the High Council regard to their leadership nor were entirely disinterested in the raven locks in the process—a sign Dick: "Uncle, how is it that no has triumphed; but what kind of their funds do the Army's High matter I should advise you the gipsies, one of whom she finds hair grows on your head?"
Uncle: "What a silly question. happiness-Christian or other Council appear to be inclined to strenuously not to touch Mrs.
Warren even with the longest too, effeminate for a prospective Why doesn't grass grow in a busy wise they can possibly hope to take the public into their con- pairs of tongs and to bribe the the end the bandit, teaches streetvou get out of such a decision, the
fidence:
Lord Chamberlain to maintain his
Dick? "Oh, you mean it can't her the lesson that love is much get up through the concrete?" mere. layman in such matters.
embargo to the bitter end." " doubtless finda extremely difficult
But the letters of appreciation to be preferred to revenge, and from members of the audience in the curtain drops-those who to discover. It surely is neither
the various towns increase with would like to hear more Christian ethicsnor Christian,
In the realm of ideas standard- the years A Dundee minister strongly recommened to go to the ale Amer charity that prompts such an isation means death. No society wrote the other day: "I have only Queen's Theatre to-day or to action. We think not. Rather it or prohibits individual initiative your company; but, for a parson themselves from the
can be healthy which discourages been to see four of the plays by morrow and fill in the gaps for seems to us that these Salvation or research. Mass opinion has no you will agree that that is quité Apart dramatic," ists with their innate love of the claim to validity unless its claims going the pace. I cannot be ex episodes and the romantic inci
Lord Lugard, a former Gover- sensational, the dramatic, evident. Fosdick.,
dentare demonstrableRaymond B. pected to agree with all Shaw dents the scenery is quite good;
saya, but he makes me think, and as is, the light thrown on gipsy nor of Hong Kong, who delivered
[life. ly thought that it would be a fine.
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bration of the 105th anniversary thing for them, the High Coun-
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played a fine violin. obligatoto He said the question..by. what Judgment upon their leader, Captain CR Batistead, whose up FOR CHURCH PIANO Fred Weatherly Danny methods the backward races of whose protracted illness had pointment was announced yester
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