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GEE! THATS TOUGH- IS ALL THAT MONEY
COUNTERFEIT?,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932.
FOR SALE.
Stanley Gibbon's
Postage Stamps
Catalogues
for 1982
Whole World
British Empire
Foreign Countries
.$12.00
.$ 5.25
.$8.00
GRACA & CO.,
Dealers in Postage Stampa. Garden Seeds, Picture Books, Toys, etc., etc.
No. 10. WYNDHẨM STREET,
O. Box No, 820,
HONG KONG.
YOU SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN THAT WHEN HICKEY PAID YOU THAT MUCH MONEY THAT THERE WUZ ATRICK
I'LL FIX
HIM.
IN IT-
THE CHINA MAIL.
Bringing Up Father
I'LL NEVER GAMBLE WITH
HICKEY AGAIN-TO THİNK HED PAY ME OFF WITH FAKE MONEY- WELL- I'M STUNG-SO I'LL TAKE A BATH AN FERGIT IT-
I WONDER IFHE HAS ANY LOOSE, CHANGE IN HIS TROUSERS?
COASTWISE
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"ALGIE" HENNETT An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast
PRICE $1.00.
Now on sale at
BREWERS
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW
EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.
and at the Publishers
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.
China Mail Baliding.
GRACIOUS! HE HAS LOADS OF IT-WELL HE. MOST HAVE BEEN GAMBLING
AND WON-
THIS MONEY WILL COME IN HANDY TO PAY FOR MY BRIDGE PARTY LINTENDI
GIVING NEXT
WEEK-
OH-BARON! I'M SO GLAD YOU CALLED-I'M GIVING A BRIDGE PARTY NEXT WEEK-1 WANT YOU AND COUNT DE MURR
TO COME,
AHLZAT WOULD BE ZE GRAND DELIGHT-İ'M SURE ZE COUNT WOULD BE SO
MUCH OBLIGE
[I AM GOING TO SEND OUT.
THE INVITATIONS" TO-MORROW- ! HOPE
+ CAN RELY UPON YOU AND THE COUNT ', BEING PRESENT.
AH-I JUST KEMEMBER! HAVE ZE CHECK ON MY BANK IN FRANCE-I AM NOT ACQUAINTED WIZ ANY BANKER HERE-
| MAYBE YOU WILL CASH | MY CHECK-MRS-JIGGS?
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed tele- xrams are lying at the E.E. Tele- graph Co.'s office.
F. V. Chamberlin, toom 206, Hong Kong Hotel, from Bombay Sub.
Karps, from Markneukirchen.
C. C. CLARKE,
Manager.
Hong Kong. February 18, 1932.
The following unclaimed tale- wrams are lying at the office of the Great Northers Telegraph Company (Limited) of Den- mark:--
Ticnihvemo, from Shanghai. Stanzwelb. from Keljo.
P. V. JENSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, February 17, 1982
STANDARD TIMES.
Sunrise and Sunset in Colony.
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong for February, 1932, Standard time vf the 12th Meridian, Bust of Greenwich), are as follows:-
Sunrise Sunset
a.m.
p.m. 6.52 6.22
WHY, CERTAINLY-] IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE-HOW MUCH IS IT?
IT IS FOR FIVE HUNDRED
| DOLLARS-1 HOPE 1 DO NOT
ASK ZE BIG FAVOR -MY VALET
NO SPEAK ENGUSH -501
JUST HAVE TO GO TO ZE
BANK MYSELF
JUST THINK- BARON WASTE WAS HERE AND
INVITED HIM AND COUNT DEMURR TO MY
BRIDGE PARTY- HE WAS HERE TWO HOURS AGO-
FOR GOODNESS SAKE MAGGIE }, THAT GUY AIN'T A BARON. HESA
CROOK-
HOW DARE YOU TALK LIKE THAT? HE TRAVELS IN THE BEST SOCIETY- EVERYY- BODY WANTS TO MEET HIM
SO DOES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HE'S BEEN IN SOME OF THE BEST HOMES- THROUGH THE WINDOWS-
MOTHER! DID YOU SEE THE EVENING PAPER? BARON WASTE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY-
WHAT?
HE WAS LEAVING THE COUNTRY AND BOUGHT HIS TICKET WITH | QUEER BILLS HE WAS SAILING
FOR EUROPE -THE POUCE SAY, HE'S A NOTORIOUS CROOK-HES WANTED IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES
WHY-I CASHED HIS CHECK FOR HIM JUST A
FEW HOURS AGO
HA-HA- MAGGIE WILL GO THROUGH ME
CLOTHES! WELL
THE COUNTER-
FEIT MONEY
8 53°
DID SOME
GOOD-
Date
20
21
0.52 6.23
171
6,51
6.29
20
6.50 6,23
24
G.49
6.24
6.49
6.24
2F
648
6.25
27
6.47
626
28
6.47 4.26
20
6.46
0.27
1.31
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CAMP FIRE
SCOUTS' POSTHUMOUS AWARD.
Past and present members of the
NOVEL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
2nd Tewkesbury Group of Boy Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief. Scouts celebrated their coming of
age in great style at a 21st birthday Scout, has awarded the bronze cross party. The foot both a chat Scoutmaster Percy party. The feature of the party for gallantry to the relatives of
LIFE-SAVING HERO.
Rover Mate John F. Brown, of the 6th Seaham Sea Scouts, was returning from a church parade on September 20 last year when he
The seguol came when· Lord
of
cross. He received the silver cross
heard people shouting thatTM a boy Adams and was in the water in the North Dock. the foot of which were photographs Second Scout William Butters of He plunged in, fully dressed, and of the two founders of the Group.
rescued the boy. Candies were lit by one of the the 1st Embleton Group "in recogni- The elaborate programme consist- founders for the years 1910 to 1914 tion of the extraordinary gallantry Londonderry, on behalf ed of the "Policeman's Serenade," when he was in charge of the Troop, displayed in their attempt to rescue Lord Baden-Powell, presented by A, P. Herbert and Alfred Candles for the war years were Reynolds: "Atlanta in Wimbledon," lighted by a representative of those brother Scout. from drowning in him with a silver bar for his silver a comedy by Lord Dunsany; "The who had kept the Troop going dur- the River Tweed on August 6, in 1929 for Saving a boy from a The Scottish Headquarters of the Bride," a comedy by Gertrude Jening the absence of the Scoutmaster 1981." Boy Scouts' Association has decided nings; and "Carrottina, the Gar-and those who have been Scout.
frozen pond when the ice had to withdraw its public appeal for dener's Daughter, or The Pleasant masters of the Troop since the war into the river to rescue his younger
Wille in camp Butters Jumped | broken. funds for an Endowment Fund. It Peasant
the Dreadful lit candles for the years when they brother who was also a Scout. Heceived a silver wristlet watch from Rover Mate Brown has also re- in pointed out that every hospital in Duke, a mysterions melodrama were active. Finally, the present got into difficulties as well and an anonymous admirer út Grounock. the country is calling for what sup- by George Grossmith. "The Scoutmaster placed a miniature flag Scoutmaster Adams attempted to It was sent from a firm of jewellers nort the pubile may be able to afford Policoman's Serenade" was one on top of the cake to signify that
of the most successful items the old flag was still flying.
rescue him. Unfortunately all three with a note inside saying that the lost their lives.. Although its own administration in "Riverside Nights, the As each period of candle, burst Lord Baden-Powell has expressed the Seaham Scouts who had seen is in dire and urgent need of funds revije produced some years ago by Into Same the names of the memhis sympathy with the relatives in a report of the second rescue in the the Association hopes to raise sufi Sir Nigel Playfair at the Lyricbers of those years were called out their sad losa. It is hoped to add newspapers. clent funds to ease the situation by Hammersmith, London. making sacrifices and donations and arranging local entertainments.
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Peer Leads The Way. Lord Glentanar, Ecout Commis- sioner for Scotland, has set the lead in local entertainments by produc lng three short plays and an opera at a house party, at his. Abirdeon shire home, Forest of Glen Tanar,
Sand
The cast Include Lord and Lady Glentanar and "Ian Hay" and his wife, Mrs. Inn Hay Belth. The per formances were given in the privato theatre which adjoins the house. It was originally a bowling alley and, was transformed into an elaborate theatre with the added advantage, of a first-rate organ at the back of the stage.
amid cheers.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.
The pessimist wants charge the optimist usually has it.
the photographs of the heroes to the Scout Roll of Honour at Imperiat Headquarters.
Mrs. Butters has paid a stirling tribute to the Boy Scout Movement. After losing two sons in such tragic circumstances, she has persuaded her third son, who has just reached Beout age, to join the Embleton Group
watch was. from an old member of