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not much; her mouth sagged CORRESPONDENCE. with eating too many eclairs and saying too many silly thingą. Suddenly he spoke and her vacant eyes were riveted, cow- like, upon him.. "What is Life 7" he muttered gloomily, scraping bad in the local money market nat the cream off a gateau frasse "Safety First" tries to make out. with his finger. We live, we He will not find many brokers in bert and Sullivan's most popular, work, we play, we die." She the Colony in agreement with his opera "The Yeomen of the Guard." nodded, in full incomprehension. statement, either, that we are a Rehearsals have proceeded apace "That is so," she answered, gulp-proaching a debacle similar to that for upwards of two months and ing a basin of ansiette. "But we experienced in 1925. As a matter there is promise of exceeding good we are different." He did not of fact, there is every indication entertainment for admirers of the reply, but lit a cigarette and that 1931 will be a year of excel-Savoyard tradition and lovors of watched the blue wreaths curllent trade and high dividends, and music.
To the Editor of "China Mait.”) Sir-Conditions are not quite so: NEHEARSALS PROCEEDING.
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Again Hong Kong is to see Gil-
in, go.
upwards. "If only 1 were less the activities of certain companies, Gilbert's immortal tale of Point intellectual I might fall in love (for example, the, China Provident the broken-hearted jester, and his with you," he said presently. Loan and Mortgage Co.) augur well love for Elsie Maynard loses "But what is the use? Every for a prosperous year for the nothing by repetition, and the body does it." She stiffened, speculator.
Philharmonic Socfety, which is re- "We had better go," she said. "I Considerable attention to the
peating the opera on dates_next will pay the bill, as usual." He new issue of this Company month as stated elsewhere in this rose. "Very well," he murmured has
been noticeable lately, fasue, offer no apology for doing with a lofty accent.
"We will and tho frequent talk
Ice House Street of a "boom":
It is six years since the opera (From the Russian of Tripoff). (which has had an echo int
was last produced in Hong Kong, the local Press) has caused a mild having been performed previously "How did it happen, rush amongst buyers for thean in 1899 by the A.D.C. and it is in- The Old sir? Well, let me shares. It is certain that there teresting to note, as on instance Soldier think. Ah; yes! It is a good time ahead for Godowns, of how people come and go in Talks. was very ot that Wharves, and other businesses Hong Kong, that only one of the
day. Well, sir, you which cater for the handling of previous cast will be heard in know what London is like in dutiable cargoes.
similar part in this production. August. Phew! And in the "Safety First," underneath his City, too, with a bowler 'at, all pessimism, seems to have some sort Yeomen" the best one perhaps is Among other tales of "The sticky with sweat inside, and a of an axe to grind, for it is dif- that of Point's song "I have a Song black vest and striped trousers. cult to see what grounds he has for to Sing, Or Sullivan had great The usual City rig. Its as clear his lengthy opinions. In the trouble in fitting music to the in my mind as
1 a picture.
opinion of many "sound" brokers, words. He would compose a set- caught the 8.30 'bus to Cannon the prospects of the share markot ting and tear it up, and at last told Strect to go to my job in the were never keaner and now (Gilbert that it was a nuisance. wine merchant's office, where evor) is the time to buy.
Yours, etc.,
:
OPTIMIST.
Hong Kong, November 14.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS, -
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Gilbert, who was & devotee of yachting, suggested the tune of an Jold chanty which he had made his crew sing, and out of this Sullivan composed one of the most famous songs of the opera. "It was the only time in your life" he after- wards told Gilbert, "when you
was clerk. People seemed ex, elted, like. They even forgot to feed the pigeons outside St. Paul's. When I got to the office the whole blinkin' staff, includ ing the Cuv'nor, was standing outside. "Have you heard?" they shouted. "No," says I, very To the Editor of the "China Mail". were responsible for the music as puzzled. "What's all this about,
Sir. While reading your highly well as the words. I wish you est is to ingratiate oneself with anyway?" The Guv'nor waved a entertaining columns by "Adver- would make a habit of doing half the "people who count" and then paper in me face. "Its War, drop them immediately one has Jones," he said gravely. "War?" arian" I was particularly struck by the music as well!"
his reference to anonymous letter achieved one's end. There are anys I, feeling funny inside all'of
writers. Unfortunately, this de- MACKAY REGIMENT persons in this Colony, we do not a sudden. "That's rum."
spleable habit of cowardly, white doubt, whose foremost desires the young men began to shake ivered axe-grinders is ever with us. are to be able to put "Sir" before hands with the Guv'nor and say It is to be found in all apheres of their names, and, by virtue of "Goodbye." This was too much life. The basis of all such letters that questionable honour, to be for me. "Ere, I'm coming too,"
Then
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His Tailor.
of loyal service to His Majesty in this far-flung corner of the Em- the pish."
my
the Communion table, st
the open and back up their imagined "Mackay Regiment," was present- Who should I convictions, chuckle in the supposed ed to the historic English Reform- run up against obscurity of the title Anonyma. Church in the Begynhof here this afternoon. The regiment Amusement in this form, while be- in Queen's
from Road Central ing but emanations of a disordered served in the Netherlands other day thán
brain, when-written with malicious 1572 until 1782, and all its officers In such cases were Scots. Its commanders over intent, are criminal. But this isn't always old friend. and fellow mem- what we think of them in Hongber of
the R.A.0.X.T.BY. every effort should be made to bring long period have been members Kong!
(Grand Taskmaster) Willet the guilty party to book and their of the Clan Mackay.
Dressed in Highland costume, Punce. His usually glum and true character exposed. This being "Dear Matah, isallow countenance
was flushed recessary in the interests of the and preceded by two Highland The-Poon
Ajolly old and wreathed in smiles. "I've welfare of a community-both as a pipers, thirty-one members of the Writes Home. Christmas to done it!" he shouted hilariously, deterrent to others and to protect Clan Mackay escorted the flag,
you, and to waving a bundle of papers in my any future victim of the wielder of which was borne by Dr. George .
the scurrilous pen, (or typewriting church; where it was placed on | Mackay, of Edinburgh, Into the the deuh old Patah. We in this face. ! cornah of the deah old Empiah "Done what?" I gasped. Ho machine). are sweltering undah 160 de-edged up to me knowingly. "In- The exposing of such a person
After prayer, the fing was for- grees in the shade, whilst you vested in the new issue of China would have the support of all right-mally presented by Dr. Mackay on people in deah old England are Providents; of course," he said, thinking people who would justly behalf of the clan. It was then snowed up and stowed away in puffing out his chest. "Soon you condemn and ostracise the vile mis placed in position by Baron stuffy old rooms. How is Aunt will see me riding in a Rolls fit in human semblance.. Fluffy's rheumatism? Bettah, Royce. Won't I just give the go- I quite appreciate the difficulty chief, Lord Reay, who was him- 1930, at 48, Apsley Road, Great hope. If she is thinking of by to their High and Mighty-usually experienced in proving such self prevented from being present
cases but in the case referred to by owing to illness. Yarmouth, England, George making her will this yeah, please nesses. Not half!"
After dedicating the colours, Ernest Sherman, late Tide ask her to remembah her fond Suddenly he changed colour "Adversaria" there should be an Surveyor of Canton, China, Neddy in Hong Kong, doing all and called for a rickisha. "Excuse great difficulty in tracing the owner the pastor, Dr. William Thomson,
the jolly old pioneering, you me," he said. "But I'm in a ship of the typewriter.
recalled the association of more know. Yes, I have a lot of ex-dreadful hurry.” But it was only
This letter has been prompted by than two centuries of the Scottish penses here Happy Valley and Bones the tailor sauntering down a natural feeling of loathing against regiments with his church, which Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 15, 1930. Retrenchment and Pontoon-but the street.
writers of malicious anonymous was founded in 1607. The large I can't explain now what these
letters. Who knows but that I congregation included the Burgo or any one of your numerous readers master of Amsterdam and the may be the next to suffer from the British Consul-General.
DEATH.
SHERMAN. On September 9,
aged 50 years.
ADVERSARIA.
"Without fear favour or malice."
Have I discover The Perfect at last the Per
Boy.
fect Boy? 1 belleve I have. Lim Fong is ever discreet; he never disturbs me when there is a lady in my room. He never smiles when I lose my collar stud or scrape my nose with a "safety" razor. He has one fail.. ing; he is as fond of whiskey as my friend MacDoodle. So I call
all mean. Yes, its frightfully
News in Brief.
boring out heah. No women of note, so don't order the wedding cake yet. I am always thinking held at the Helena May Institute action be taken to prevent further A public lantern lecture will be pen of this vile wretch, should no of you both, deah old people. If on Tuesday, November 18, at 5.30 mischief. you care to send me £50 by next when Mr. T. Price will speak on mall I shall think of you even "Holiday in Indo-China. Advt. more fondly.
Boy
Ever your darlingest Sonnie William Adolphus Filppit
Shrupe.
Augustus has a Breakers of way of
mak
Leung Tal, a coolle, who was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital on the 18th instant after failing from a motor lorry in West]. Foint, died at 5.40 this morning.
À READER.
Youra, etc.,
Hong Kong, November 15.
A. W. R. Mackay, a brother of the
LATE MRS. GREGORY
LAID TO REST. AT HAPPY VALLEY.
The funeral of Mrs. T. M Gregory, whose death was reporter in yesterday's China Mail, took place last evening. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends.
The burial service was conducted. In the chapel of the Protestant
|wers cremated,
The chief mourners were Mr. T. M. Gregory (husband), Mr. M., Manuk (brother), Miss Manuk
WOMAN BREAKS RECORD.
Le Bourget, Sept. 4. The French airwoman, Mademoi- The half yearly general meeting selle Maryse Bastie, has broken by the Ice.. ing unattractive
of voting members of the Hong one hour and 42 minutes the Cemetery, Happy Valley, by the things seem at Kong Jackey Club is advertised to worgen's solo endurance fight re Very Rev. Dean A. Swanb, after him "Raspberry, because his tractive. It must be his eyes, take place at the Club House, cord, formerly held by Mademoiselle which the remains were taken to the nose is red. Now MacDoodle also which have the Bateman gleam Happy Valley, on Monday, Novem- Lena Bernstein. has a red nasal organ, but as he of joyous lunacy; his mouth, ber 24, at 6.18 p.m.
Mademoiselle. Bastie remained in Japanese Crematorium where they has hair to match, and invariably which lisps over words as though
the air for 37 hours 28; minutes 67 sports the colours of the he were eating twater melon or Mr. G. Van Wylick, Chief Archi- seconda. McWhirtle Academy, it is less the furious enthusiasm of his tect for the Cradit Foncier noticeable. Oria evening, on re gestures. "It's not cold," urged 'Extreme Orient, was given a turning from my editorial labours Augustus, hypnotising me into a hearty send-off by friends last The European who was found (sister) and Mrs. Moses. Others (more or less) I was amazed to bathing costume three sizes too hight on the eve of his departure in an unconscious condition in prosent Included Mr. and Mrs. J. H. find-MacDoodle and "Raspberry large "And never mind how for Europe. Mr. Van Wylick will Johnston Road on the 12th Instant Buttonjes, Mr. and Mrs M. P sitting together on the floor over you look. my best bottle of "Scotland's We straddled across the links all with his wife and two children and was taken to the Government Talat. Mr. and Mrs. Tobias, and by the Coblenz to-day. Civil Hospital, has been identified Messra R. Pestonjl, G. Lammert, H. M. Hajes Breath." They were singing at Deepwater Bay, tripping over
aa Micheal Scannell. (87), a native Seth, Patell, "Auld Lang Syne MacDoodle our trailing garments, watched the Governor (Sir William of Cork Ireland. He was a fire Esmall, J. D. Chompson, A. Stoved rose unsteadily to his feet and by the baleful eyes of thwarted Peel, K.B.E.) and the Commodore man on the 3.8 Great City.
Ron and D: Cooper. grinned aheepishly. "Och, I didnaputters "Now for it," ejaculated think ye'd returrn sae soon," he Augustus, plunging a recalcitrant (Captain A. H. Walker, O.B.E.)... said. "Me and yon wee Chinee, toe into the water. Lovely I he have signified their intention of The road commencing at the we was just takin a fu'thic)lled, concealing his anguish with being present at to-night's open north-east corner of S.I.L. 584, run- ing presentation of "The Middle ning in a north westerly direction, lessons in his landwidge, Mon, an irresistible smile. Finally we Watch, by the AD.C. The play, parallel to Shaukiwan Road and ita Awfu*smiled bravely. emerged, blue and chattering, which is a farce of the Royal terminating at its junction with a "Sure, I said, holding up the Wwas'nt it-marvellous NAVY was written by Stephen new street at the north-west corner empty bottle, "To know the con asked gustus, running to keep King Hall and Ian Hay *** of Shaukiwan✨-Lot 184, is to be tents of this bottle is an educa-off the cold. That w-what, tion in itself. Mac smiled. c-call "Come fae ma hoose one nicht to with complete yer own" he invited, sneeze.
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FATAL FALL.
FOREMAN'S DEATH AT GLOUCESTER BUILDING.
Tam Lap, aged 52, a chief com struction foreman employed on the nty Gloucester Building wEE almost instantly, skilled yesterday Ugiven in the
afternoon, as the result of a Táll Litute on Thurs from a scaffold. He was supervising 20. (st 5.80 › p.m. Home work on the fourth floor, ack,, assist" "about 60 feet up, when for some
Heat Owen
cause which la: not quite clear, he ndemming, fost his balance, add fell, Sha
191-19 body, struck some of the
gitders before Anally landing on. the concrete floor: below. He wa ← aiready, dend when picked us by:-
felloworkers, KORENITY 4 bar 4.