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HANDBOOK PROPOSAL VETOED
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AN ACTOR.
(Continued from, Page'10.).
of that! It was only to be expected thinking of that! It was only to be expected that he'd rig himself out with his sleeves all worn away and a rope reund his waist, like a real tramp. Is was a hobby of his to pay strict atten- tion to his get-up."-
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In the absence through indis- Hong Kong Telephone Company to fetch him most probably in a hired ed Dr. Goldberg stubbornly contian- position of the Chairman. (the for undertaking to instal a public car and certainly in closed one. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson), the Hon. address system at the Fair, and to expect it Mr. J. P. Braga (Vice-Chairman) the Director of Public Works for who's a sportsman and keeps his mouth driven by your brother, presided at a meeting of the ao promptly complying with the shut. As you'd General Committee of the British request for the grant of a site beforehand, you didn't go upstairs, but arranged with Henda Empire Fair, held on April 21..
Just sounded the hooter below. After a and later an extension thereof. Mr. Braga mentioned that to
while Mrs: Southorn, Mrs. Kinnaird rather, by dirty, scrubby tramp. Horry you were joined by Benda or date 46,900 square feet of space Watson and Mrs. Hoare, at the In-Up you said to him, the operator has had been allotted to exhibitors, as vitation of the Chairman, reported gone on in advance. And you drove to compared with a total of just over as to the arrangements they were you don't seem to know the num
the woods at Krivoklat. 10,000 square feet last year. The making in various branches of the ber of the car," said the man in the take credit for this extraordinary Organising Committee could not Fair organisation.
ahadow ironically. Major V. E. Duclos (Canadian
"If I knew it, I'd have had you ar- growth of the Fair which was due Trade Commissioner to the enthusiastic response of Kong) and Mr. S. T. Williamson you were on the spot; it's sort of
in Hong in very distinct tones.
rested before this," said Dr.
"At daybre exhibitors, of whom there were representing the Governments of clearing or, rather, over 100 representing at least Australia and New Zealand) gave ful setting. I rather fancy that your glade flanked by la row of
very oak trees- beauti twife as many manufacturers in an account of the arrangements brother stayed with the car on the
Pres. Van Buren Great Britain, the Dominions and for the Dominions exhibits. Major road and pretended to be repairing the
Pres. Garfeld high Colanies. Mr. Braga gave the fol Duclos mentioned that he had re-engine. You took Benda four hundred lowing details of the allocation of ceived messages from the Canadian paces from the road and there you said space:
Government stating how much they Bende sald, as the idea suddenly oc
him: "Well, this is the place. appreciated the facilities the curred to him: 'Where's the operator?" sq. feet Hong Kong Government were giv- At that instant you atrack him the first
1,200 ing for holding the Exhibition. blow" 6,700
***with?" Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, speaking the shadow.
What
inquired the man in 1,200 on behalf of Mr. E. H. Williams, "A life-presorver made of lead," said・・ 1,200
who had been unavoidably pre- Dr. Goldberg, "because a spanner would 2,000
have been too light for akuli like vented from attending the meeting, Benda's, and what you wanted to do 3,200 reported as to the progress as
to was to
to smash it to pleces, beyond re- arrangements in the New Terri- cognition. When you had finished 16,500 tories. He said that, taking a battering hini, you went back to the lesson from the experience of last car 'Ready?' asked your brother, but 28,800 year, certain items of New Tarri- you probably didn't say anything be- after all, murdering a man is no 1,000 tory produce would be exhibited in trifle.""" greater quantity, but other items
"You're crazy!" bawled the man in 29,800 would be reduced or omitted.
the shadow.
"No, I'm not. I just wanted to re- Mr. J. A. S. Alves reported that mind you of how it probably happened. 1,000
in addition to poultry, canaries You wanted to get rid of Benda on at-
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West Verandah
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Marseilles, Havre, London,
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0,000 19th Auges &
17,000 26th Aug.
14,000
9th Sept. Bomb
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6,000 16th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,
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10,000 23rd Sept. 14,000 7th Oct. 6,800 14th Oct
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And
46,100 and pigeons would heites thile it Your wife was carrying on very public-
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reminded the Committee that would be necessary to issure the livestock.
of
your
After giving details showing the question of insurance had not been ruefully. If I could prove
That's just it," said Dr. Goldberg
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the man
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"You Althy Jew!" bellowed the
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"I'm not afraid of
you," sald Dr. for space it would be necessary to Sir Henry Pollock enquired as to Goldberg, adjusting his pectacles to erect a pavillon, for which the the insurance
give himeall a aterner appearance. exhibits in "You won't get at me, for all Government had kindly issued a general and also expressed regret wealth. What harm could you do me? permit in respect of the site at the that the Director of Education had
You might refuse to let me remove corner of Nathan and Salisbury been unavoidably prevented from you to do that."
your appendix, but I wouldn't advise Roads. As would be seen from the attending the meeting as he hoped Th
The man in the shadow burst into ahove table the superficial area to hear that arrangements were in quiet would be twice as great as
the hand for holding services for fellow," he en Look here, my good said with a certain cheer- whole of the space generously school children in various Churches fulness, "if you knew for certain only a tenth of what you've just been Jab- allotted by the Hotel Company on Empire Day, as had been done bering to me, you wouldn't come to within the Peninsula Hotel build-in the part.
{me, you'd go to the police, wouldn't ing.
The Chairman said that the you?".
great variety of manufactures and lost sight of and the Committee tenth of it, I wouldn't be here. I don't products of various kinds which had clearly laid it down to exhibi- suppose it'll ever be proved-not even B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for would be exhibited, Mr. Braga tors that no responsibility was ac- that the Althy tramp was Bends. That's
Imentioned, in, particular, a local cepted by the organisers of the the very reason I came here." ist and 2nd class passengers,
exhibit which would consist of Fair for loss, damage or fire risk the arm-chair rapped out, and moved
To threaten me, eh?" clay dug in the New Territories, to any exhibit, except the poultry, his hand towards the electric bell EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), passed through a factory process which would be insured at the ex- "No, but to scare you. It's not like- in Wanchai, exported in gunnies pense of the Committee again this y, that 've a con- (which were manufactured in India, year,
A now Mumias again this science you're to every tender sent to Europe and America, some had kindly been lent to the Com-eill your dying day will be the certainty
what wifi upset your lordly composur 2nd May Manila, Rahaul, Brisbane, Sydney of it eventually coming back to mittec by H.E. the Governor for that somebody else has discovered the Hong Kong in the form of porce exterior decoration of the Penin-whole dastardly business, that aome. lain-ware. One of the valuable sula Hotel and this would be in that your brother's a murderer, that
body knows that
you're
#murderer, effects of the Fair would be to sured against damage. The parti- you pair of magnates murdered Benda Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan (demonstrate the importance com- cipation of the schools in Empire the actor, the knife-grinder's son, the mercially of the New Territories Day did not come within the scope mummer. As long as you're alive, the
of the Fair Committee.
pair of you will never have any peace Frequent comhactions from Australia with the following:-
The necessity of erecting a Mrs. Southern mentioned that gallows,
of mind. Id like to see you on the The Union AA. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newspecial temporary pavilion would, church services were being held as as I'm alive is to be a nuisance to you.
but the least I
do as long can Kealand, Vancouver, Ban" Franotace, etc.
of course, substantially increase usual.
Benda was a bad egg. I know better the overhead coats of the Fair. The P. & O Branch Berrics of steamers to Londen vis seen.
The meeting discussed the ad- than anybody how bad, conceited, cyni The Committee had been very visability or otherwise of continu- he was an artist, All your millions
|cal, impudent and so-
forth
he was. Bust The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and generously given a grant of $2,000 ing that part of the Exhibition won't make up for that drunken mam London via Panama Canal.
by the Government, but the cost located in the pavilion for an ad-mer: with all of erecting and lighting
the ditional period beyond the four mans with all your millions you'll never and mighty *wave of SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
pavilion would probably absorb days, May 24 to May 27, already the hand, the man's sham
rinc
and yet ter more than the amount of the grant. arranged. It was felt that to do in greatness. Dr. Goldberg threw
up despairingly. How
could Several firms had kindly sent dona-this might be something of an you do it? "You'll never have any ponce 10,000 4th May "Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka,tions towards the Committee's anti-climax and it was decided to of mind. I won't let you forget Till 16,000 4th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, funds and it was hoped that others limit 7,000. 5th May S'hal, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. would follow sült, although it was April 30 was fixed as the last dateYou: Remember Benda, the actor.
the Fair to four days. Your dying day I'll keep on reminding 6,100 18th May Shanghal, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama realised that in cases where an on which applications for space there was one."
tell you," he was an artist, if ever 10,000 18th May Amoy, Shal Moji, Kobe & Osaka. exhibit cost a good deal to set up, would be accepted. 12,000 18th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama,
lat June
NELLORE TANDA NANKING
1983.
7,000 7,000
2nd Juno 7,000 30th June 7,000 2nd Aug.
NELLORE
and Hong Kong to Australla.
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Melbourne.
The P. # 0. Royal Hall Steamers to London and
TALMA NALDERA TANDA *BURDWAN
TILAWA
KAISAB-I-HIND
MANTUA
NANKIN
RAJPUTANA RANCHI
BHUTAN CARTHAGE
NALDERA
11,000
1918.
7,000 4th June
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.
Kobe &
and Kowloon,'**
be expected to make a large dona-
6,900 18th JuneMIXEoj, Kobe & Yokohama, the
firm responsible could hardly, Faiz Xundbook
17,000 15th Jona
&
соковити
17,000 29th June
6,000 12th July Shanghal, Kobe & Yo 17,000 27th
HONG KONG TIDES"
The question of issuing a hand- & Yokohama tion in addition. However, many book of the Fair was discussed. Arme would be put to only alight The Chairman, and that this sub- expense and the Committee hoped ject had already been considered
Time Meridian 120 deg. E.“ (Zone- for a generous response from them by the Publicity Committee who Heights are referred to the datum of 8); ook. Is midnight, 12h. la noon. to un appeal for donations which recommended that no handbook be the largest scale Admiralty chart of would shortly be issued.
issued or supported by the Fair the place and should be added to Committes on the ground that "it depths, unleas preceded by an asterisk. Mr, Braga, gratefully acknow-would be impossible to make it a (2) when they should be subtracted. ledged - Inyaluable assistance in complete record in the time avail- regard to the electrical installation able, having regard to the fact
April 25 to May 1, 1938, being rendered by The Cklas Light that overseas exhibitors would still Construction Co., and Mesars, Wm. April.. Mr & Power Co. Callender's Cable & be coming in up to the end of
Hoare suggested
&Yokohama Kobe & Yokohams. 17,000+ 1913
18th July Shanghai, Kobe & Shanghal, Kobe & 5,000 9th Aug. Shangbal, Kobe 14,000 10th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Tokobama, 16,000 24th Ang."
Septgħat wanyoba & Yokohama, jaħna 8,800 5th
BACH, Kobe & Yokohama,' Koba & Yokohama. CORFU
14,000 7th Sept. 11,000 21st Sept. HALDWAN
6,100 4th Oct. Shanghal Kobe & Yokohama de RAWALPINDI 17,000 8th
Oct: Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 8,000 1st June. Amoy, Shal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka 8,000. 16th June Amoy, 8'hal, Moj, Kobe & Oak 1,000 29th June Amoy, 8'hal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka:
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