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ther and raise a memorial to the gallant fellow! But lat Us ex- plain. One of the biggest of pro- sant-day problems in the United States is the toll taken by motor- cars and a contributory cause of the ovil is that most obnoxious of peats, the "back-seat driver," second only to the "jay-walker," but less able to the just and anm- mary retribution which dogs tho heels of the latter. Mr. Sur- manek has a spouse, Stephanie by
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
1931.
PUREE DE POIS
By BESOMORO.
name, and she has sworn out aA VAGABOND FOR LIFE-AND | MALACCA'S CHAMPION
MORE.
A French woman, Louise Muller,
summons against her husband In the Brooklyn courts because, it is alloged, he struck hor on the nose while they were motoring when acording to a message from Paris, she continued to call out from the will have her nama porpetuated in back seat of the car, "Look out! the criminal history of that great! Edward, you will hit something!"
She has been sentenced
THROWER. Yesterday, I made a reference to Malacca. To-day I do so again, in order to rolato a story told me by one of Malacca's old residents.
"Fausting," he said, "was a Por tuguese who lived in Malaten, many years ago. The tales he told wore many; some of them excelled the best of the Munchausen brand.
He did, and more power to his country. elbow next time! Oh, it only one twenty-five times by police tribunals Malayan motorist just dared to in various parts of France for vaga- One day, a number of young men strike a similar blow for freedom.
of long bondage, and the punishment in were boasting of the fents of we feel Bure that hosts suffering fellow-motorists would ficted invariably included a period strength they had performed. Rock to him with moral and of banishment from a certain re- When they fell allent, Faustino
'I did not know how hard or far I could throw until one day I was asked by my towkay at Serkam to make some cakes for him. My tow- kay was clearing jungle to plant tapioca, and he and I stayed in a little bungalow separated from the kitchen by a covered way. It was cakes. As I was doing so I saw a In this covered way I prepared the
financial support to fight any legal gion. She is only 36 years of age, Baid:-
action that might arise and later
and has incurred already sentences perpetuato his memory in some
form. Straits of banishment amounting to 490)
years!
more
Times.
permanent
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Keeping Cool.
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Surely a record in vagabondage, and, in an age of record-making
Snakes and lizards may be more and breaking, deserves to be in- and more in demand for women's scribed on the appropriate scroll. shoe leather, but no one seems, re-
cently to have revived a reptilian
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novelty devised by the late Lady | EVADING THE LAW. . Colin Campbell forty-five years
ago. Augustus Hare used to tell
shadow. Thinking it was that of a dog, I flung a cake at it and went on with my work. When I had done baking the cakes I took them into the bungalow, and was startled to see a tiger lying on the ground. I soon got over my fright as the animal appeared to be dead. With pole I poked at the tiger, 35 it remained motion- plucked up courage
I
Lawa, like pie-crusts, some say, of meeting Lady Colin at a dinner are made to be broken.
So, at any in 1886, when he was fascinated rate, 1,700 thirsty New Yorkers by the extraordinary necklace she said to themselves, a few weeks ago wore. "After a time it seemed to They each paid £2 for the privilege a be moving, by itself.
I thought of going to sea beyond the twelve but thin a delusion, but, putting up mile limit for a few hours and less, my glasses, certainly saw the neck-drinking their full of real beer and and moved towards it to find the commercial world you found Seeing my
lace writhing round her throat.
liquor. It is estimated that they out how it had died. I turned it astonishment, Lady a huge field for the expresion Colin anid,
spent some £10,000 for liquid re- over and was surprised to find a ури
freshment alone. The trip was hole in its side. I put my hand of your talents. Your wonder-looking at my anake. I always
mado on the Red Star's Belgenland, into the hole and, you can well ima- wear & live snake round Hong Kong. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1931. ful foresight and unerring judg.
and, it is said, this precedent is gine, how proud I was to discover my throat in hot weather. ment in business testify to your It keeps one's neck co cool." The likely to lift the shipping companies that it was the cake I had flung at thorough comprehension of the very suggestion might send cold out of the depression this winter, if my imaginary dog. The cake had
Prohibition or Customs officials are pierced the brute's heart'." many 张 back. economic doctrines of Kai Yir shivers down
not able to interfere. Manchester Guardian.
The drinks, reader, ara on you! and Kun Taze. Gradually you won your way to the highest
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A Golden Wedding.
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We have gone off the beaten track to-day. We discard the role of mentor and of critic. We pinnacles of financial and busi-"Orl Korrect."
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No doubt, the "thirsty New Yorkers," and the steamship com- pany, are chuckling to themselves
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drop the mantle of prophet of nesu success, and to-day A controversy has arisen in fellows be they! But, for that adds he, "from where do they
are
with the words "or korrect,"
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What
amuses
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a different word.
Personal Par.
Alfonso
he
MRS. M. A. CARVALHO
Fatal Fall from Wall of Residence.
James William Maconochle says, at this evasion of the law, Clever "To-day is Mo-rose Day." "But," America over the origin of the ex-type of cleverness, I would employ come?!! h wealthy good and ill in local affairs. In-you
man,
Now, what does he pression O.K. wealthy, indeed, that stead we join the chorus of feli- so
An opprobrius mean? The roses in the trays, on Many theories have been adword, which, in certain times, of come? Now, what doeg 'with truth be de-vanced, most of them based on the stress in a country's history, brings the cheeks, or just the roses? It citations to Sir Robert Ho Tung you can and Lady Ho Tung on the occa-scribed as the To Chu and the misspelling of all correct. Several you before a firing squad.
is all, of course, sub rosa. writers attribute this error of sion of their golden wedding. Yee Tun of the present day. As orthography to General Jackson, On our own behalf as a daily a public benefactor 'you have who is reputed to have initialled local newspaper and on behalf of spent with almost prodigal plans and papers submitted to him our readers of all races and of liberality from your wealth for which were finally abbreviated to all classes, we sincerely re-echo education, flood relief, drought|0.x
The forthcoming wedding is an- the numerous expressions of relief, and other charitable pur- Other theories are that the nounced of Carlos Vicente Marques, goodwill toward our "Grand Old poses. ... When the whole Col-Initials originated from the Dutch 209,a Winchai Road, and Amali
Brandao, 17, gangstora in Manhattan, and from Amanda
At 5.30 o'clock yesterday morning, Man" and his good lady that have ony was imperilled by the sea- the first planeers in Alaska. d'Albuquerque, Macao.
Mrs. M. A. Carvalho, residing at been showered on them from all men's strike, your timely assist-
"The Hut," Castle Road, was found lying on the road, outside the wall their well-wishers not alone inance as a peace-maker at once
of the house, suffering from a frac- NEWS IN ADVTS. this Colony, but much farther put an end to the discussions of Aux Cayes and the Office Boy.
A more ingenious suggestion is
ture to the skull and thigh, besides affeld. As in the case of so many the different parties and so re-that the expression first arose
multiple injuries. It is believed of the Colony-the stored harmony and peace. In from the rum pioneers
which came from Helena May Institute-Owing to that Mrs. Carvalho fell from the majority, alas! gathered to their the Great War, was your gen-Aux Cayes. This was the best of sudden indisposition, Miss Luba top of the wall, which is 80 feet fathers though their works beerosity specially manifest. Your its kind and, consequently, O.K. Pecker is unable to give her Recital high.
Ms. Caravlho. came to mean anything that was on Thursday, December 3.-Advt.
was conveyed to not forgotten the career of generous contributions helped to first class,
the Government Civil Hospital by ambulance, but in spite of all at- Sir Robert Ho Tung is synony-relieve the international crisis. Personally, I favour the "orl
tention and skill, died shortly after mous with the rise and develop-You initiated the idea of a Roundkorrect" theory.
News in Brief.
nine o'clock. ment of Hong Kong. Beautiful Table Peace Conference in Chiname, however, is the general
sumption that the expression is words have been given utterance for the settlement of the conflicts American in origin,
between the different political I hazard the suggestion that the Yesterday's lowest open air tem to on this auspicious occasion;
You worked for the expression was in use in this coun-perature was 66 degrees. The but of fulsome flattery there is parties.
"The worth doth make peaceful unification of China and try long before General. Jackson humidity at 10 am, was 61 and at
was born or Alaska discovered and 4 p.m., 57. -- a man's a 40 became the pioneer of the that. the first culprit was a British the guinea rank
As 'honorary office-boy-Evening Standard. man for a' that." Sir Robert has peace movement.
adviser to former Presidents of ably proven himself to be a man
an ensample not China you have dedicated your Liptoniana, among men:
talents," only for his own kith and kin
The subject is one on which, but for all who, in the course of their life work, may be inclined like Tennyson's brock, we could
of Sir Thomas Lipton:---- to mistake the shadow for the go on babbling to the extent of
"When I was coming back Kwong Wah Hospital in an uncon- substance or who may place the the eighty-four columns of this from South Africa about 85 years flecting pleasures of "high life newspaper. But in honouring ago," he writes, "I met on board In the East" before the upbuild. Sir Robert Ho Tung and Lady s Mr. Thomas Lipton, who chal- ing of sterling character and per- Ho Tung, the Colony is but hon. lenged me at dinner to a game of Kowloon
deck quoits for 58. I got up ugatpat Tong Mul-mul, Shanghel other fellow when he disagrees with manent uplifting of the com- ouring itself, brimful of pride early next morning and found tailor who was charged and convict you.
He was ed on November 14, for assaulting munity in which they are sup that this particular Colony and him busily practising. posed to toil and spin for the no other has been the chosen no good, however, and I beat Mrs. P. Hawes, during a diaputo Sald he over some dress alterations, was ultimate good of one and all. area for the multitudinous acti- him. He didn't play.
would 'owe.""
yesterday discharged by Mr. J. A. We may here digress from vitles of our "Grand Old Man."
"He told me about his house Fraser, who held that there had personal reflections on Sir Robert Long may he and his yet be Osidge. I chaffed him and said been irregulariiles. In the pro Ho Tung's long and splendid spared to fulfil the pleasurable he ought to call it "Sossidge, ceedings.
I thought he might be amused, if we may role of worthy citizens of but he wasn't."
none.
career. 'We may ----
quote the fallowing eulogy of worthy Colony ! Sir Robert in the course of the address presented to him by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce this morning
From Other Pens.
After signing his name In the register of the Hotel Nathan, Nathan Road, as that of Tse Chun From the brother of a well- (22), native of San Wui, the man known peer I have received the is alleged to have attempted to following piquant reminiscences commit suicide by drinking some Luminal. He was taken to the
scious condition.
As the result of his appeal at the Magistracy, the саве
has
Mrs. Carvalho came from a well- known family, and was on the staff Much of Xavier Brothers, Ltd.,
to her sympathy will be extended husband, Mr. M. A. Carvalho,
mother, and relatives.
The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery ·yester- . day afternoon, and was largely at- tended. There was a profusion of floral tributes.
To-day's Thought.
People who always agree with you. are just as likely to agree with the
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "Chine -Mail” of
December 2, 1821.1
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To-day's dollar is worth 2/8%. The "British Film Week! "Some time later I met him |
the King's Theatre jat
The body of Mr. William, Chiap- again, and he told me he was elicited a chorus of approval man, chief officer of the river forming his business into a limit-
host of congratula-steamer Sunning, who disappeared, ed company, and that he would and a see that I was allotted a few tions to the enterprising man-mysteriously during he vessel's agement. "Tho Chance of journey from Kongmoon to Hong shares to settle the debt over Night Time" closes today to Kong on November 29, was found that gaine of quaita.. "Equipped with a deep know-
morrow will see "Bed and Break- a few days ago floating near some His name is Edward. Surmanek, ledge of English and Chinese you and we raise our hat to him, What 25 £1 shares. The next day they witness "A Warm Corner.The body, which was much decomposed. *""Sure enough, he sent along fast"; and Friday and Saturday will fish staken up the West River. The assiduously devoted yourself to is more we hope the motoring as-were worth £8 each. Evening King's is, indeed a warm corner for was brought down by the Sunning our commercial activities: nsociations of America will go fury Standard.
British Alma!
and buried in Hong Kong yesterday,
A Blow For Freedom.