THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1987
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[CORRESPONDENCE
HONG KONG HOTELS MEETING
To The Editor,” “China Mail"]
ir-Will you kindly allow me to assure the Directors that at last Thursday's meeting, my remarks were intended as a rejoinder to the HIS is the story of a film called |seconder's speech concerning his *His Greatest Gamble.” The suggestion that the "Directors will enthusiastic author has a way with find it possible at an early date to words that is distinctly impressive. build a modern establishment on If the film is as good as the descrip- the site of the old Peak Hotel.” tion. It should be well worth seeing. This does not reflect the consensus “Alice is now a grown young lady of opinion of the majority of the sheltered- under the roof of her small holders. mother's Long Island mansion, In these days of high cost of overseered by her social-mad | building, it would be inadvisable to mother. Thrown into a whirl of so-launch out on a doubtful venture ciety and purposeless existence, she and I am of the opinion that it seeks refuge in the love of Stephen, would be much better if we con- Florence execrates the possibility centrate our activities on our pre- of such a match, and mars it heart-sent holdings rather than to incur lessly, blinded by ambition to see fresh loans for a new undertaking Alice wed to some blue-blooded which would doubtless cater for a clod, Alice's mind is stunned and selective clientele. I would like to she becomes clay in her mother's amplify that the “Peninsula Hotel” hands.
would not have been fully occupied if it had not been for the closing of the old Peak Hotel.
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"Learning of her plight, Philip makes a daring escape and goes to her posing as his own brother. He It is only at the annual meeting brilliantly squelches the selfish that a member is afforded an op- mother and snaps his daughter portunity of learning of the posi from her phlegmatic surrender to tion of the Company's affairs and her mother's demoniacal whims.” the privilege of expressing his opinion. Being a minority share- It's not that he tries to get away holder of the "submerged tenth,” I with anything. He jus" can't help jam reconciled to the fact that the it.
prospects of getting an impartial hearing are remote. He is de- barred by the Articles of the As- sociation of interfering in the man- agement though recognised full blown partner and a registered shareholder but he is nevertheless restrained from making construc- tive comment.
That's why life's so tough for Hermann
"I used to stand in front of the mirror, and look at myself, and say to myself:-
'Hermann, what's the trouble, ole man? What is it that women see in you? "You're fat, Hermann. And ugly. And bog-eyed. And yet
't get rid of 'em," "
you
as a
When I attended the meeting I was in the unhappy handicapped" position of not having been furnish- As a chef he's unemployed. As aed with a sight of the Chairman's great lover he works day and night. contemplated speech, therefore, I Not only Hermann was puzzled: had to be content to rely on my au- The cops were puzzled, too.
ditory faculties. For the Com- "Sorry, Hermann," they said to
pany to arrive at a dividend pay- him yesterday, "but we have to ac-ing stage most drastic cuts in share cuse you of swindling a bunch of lonely: widows. There's a warrant here that says you got $120 from one of 'em by promising to wed her."
Hermann sighed.
He
It wasn't that he was trying to get away with anything. couldn't help its
"I'm just a hot papa, '" he said. And ambled to the cell.
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about Mr. Fleener, who is a farmer. He sounds a queer customer but then I don't know Mrs. Fleener satisfied with his candid assurance
Mr. Fleener is a farmer who lives near a place called Blue Springs.
The other day he discovered that his wife was in love with a chap called Jim Phelps.
What did he do shoot her?... No, sir.
evidence:
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Yours faithfully.
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ITALIAN AIR LOSSES
Official Disclosure On Abyssinia
Berlin, Saturday. Out of 350 Italian planes. which, took part in the Abys- sinian, war, about 100 were shot down or crashed,
This revelation, which
which gives the first glimpse that all was not well with the Italian air force, during, Signor Mussolini's war with Ethio- pia, was made by the commander- în chief of the Italian air force in Abyssinia în a lecture here today,
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