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WORLD THEATRE
THURSDAY to SATURDAY (10th to 12th May),
at 5.15 P.. and. 9.15 r.x.
WILLIAM FOX
PRESENTS
PEARL WHITE
in
"KNOW YOUR MEN"
A DRAMA OF WOMAN'S STRENGTH
AND WOMAN'S WEAKNESS.
3.30 & 7.16 p.m.
"THE RADIO KING." Episodes 9 & 10.
USUAL PRICES.
(Final Episodes.)
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.
NOTICE
MESSRS. FINDLATER, MACKIE,
TODD & CO., LTD.,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS;
LONDON.
The Agency for this Old Established, and Well Known
Firm has been transferred from CARTERS, to JAMES
BACKHOUSE, LTD., No. 1A, CHATER ROAD.
H.
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HAVE REMOVED TO
14 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Telephone 3797,
V. C. LABRUM, Manager.
THE HONGKO*G DAILY FRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 10г8, 1923.
PICKWICKIAN REVIVAL.
THE CLUB OF THE THRIFTY
TRAVELLERS.""
"COKHUS OF MESPOT.”
"A UNIQUE SERVICE IN THE EAST
In the days of coaching the traveller Sir Percy Cox, British High Com learnt to know, witness. Piękwick, Engmissioner in Bagdad, has been in London land and his fellow countrymen as ho knew recently to advise the Cabinet on the his home. The railway rame and the question of whether Britain should get. passenger had a vague vision of the out of Mesopotamia, Sir Percy is in ountryside, an hour or two in the place many respects a very remarkable man, and he wont to visit, and returned, knowing he has a record of servien is the Enst no more of the real England than he which is unique, writes "A Friend in the huew when he left. Now, however, the London Daily News, road has come inta its own again, but its appreciation belongs tot to those who fly billya along in private motorens, to the humble folk who use the motor, omnibus just as their ancestors used the roach,
It was for this reason that M. Dupont, who was once a member of the famous Paris Club of the Thrifty Walkers and had approved its only rule, "One drink to the kilometre," suggested the forma- tion of a London swiety, to be called the "Autobus-ters," a.name that was amended for the sake of euphony to the Club of the Thrifty Travellers" with the servation that when it became popular it would probably be nicknamed the "Me since its members would travel through England for the sake of utventure and the study of human nature, exclusive. ly by ordinary motor buses.
busters,
Next year he will celebrate his sixileth brithday, and his fortieth year of service under the Crown, Thirty-five years ag he began a career in the East which is now drawing to its brilliant clone.
He knows India, he knows Somaliland, he knows the Trucial Coast. Persia, Arabia and Mesopotamia are book to him. He has more experience an open
and more knowledge of these lands than may other living man.. His life-long friends are powerful chiefs, sheikhs, Emirs, Kings and Shobs.
For five years he toiled in the torrid Residency at Muscat, the oven of the Persian Gulf; from thence he moved to the infernal heat of Bashire. When war broke out he was the uncrowned King of the Gulf. He landed, as Chief Political Officer, with the first troops of that Ex- peditionary Foro which eventually foughè its way from the sea to Mosul. For two years he was our Minister at Teheran,
He knows the Arab, the Persian nud the Kard, better than they know them selves. He speaks their tongue and thinks: their thoughts.
Teheran. Kings and princes hang joni His name is a password from China to
M. Dupont was inspired by Pickwick, Like many Frenchman, he adored Dietos, nud one was partly responsible for the production of Pickwick on the Paris stage, production which still are hilarity in the minds of superior Eng lishmen. He certainly dressed, the part when be left Golders Green for the first trip of the Club from London to Bed- ford by ordinary motor bus routes, his lightest word, and the British Govan. had unearthed an extraordinary overcont
inent is guided by his judgment and acta with three of four separate canes, such upon his advice.""; na Mr. Weller wore, which in French is called a "carrick," and a curious cap, with ear-flaps tied at the top with black lape, a fashim handed down to posterity in an early illustration of Sherlock piace nez, but always ha is cool, suruffled, Holmes travelling in pursuit of a cri-imperturbable. When, one has spent the minal. He also carried a travelline best twenty years of one's life in the Gulf which be explained was Mr. Pickwick's ¦ and Mespol, coolness counts for a great "shawl,"
THE GREEN DRAGON.
The bus which leaves Golders Green at 10a.m. reaches St. Albans at 11.26. It is a nies, jogging, unhurried country lus, goud M. Dupont noted for the Club records that the hallway, stop · at the Green Dragon, where they watered the bus, was long enough to make refresh ment possible, if only the passengers had known and licensing laws permitted. Otherwise up to St. Albans there was little worthy of remark. The weather was that April mother of fitful sunshine and showers, to which England has become accustomed in every month except April, and as it was accompanied by a cold northeast wind, M. Dupont was chilly and rathor fretful at St. Albaus. For tunately, glass of good old ale and a firent à sympathetic" am restored his circulation,
I personal appearance, he is tall, thin and soldierly. Clean-shaven, thin-lipped, | he holds himself very straight. He gazes upon you with an inquiring air over his
deal Sir Percy has the unique faculty of being perfectly cool and fresh when the thermometer is about ane hundred and twenty-five in the shade. All his spare time is devoted to natural histor", and he has sent home to the Zoo many a strange bird, beast and insect. His rollection of
retal stamps, which would make the mouth of a philatelist water, was presented by him to the King.
He is an Honorary Major-General in the army, G.I.E., KOLS.I.. K.C.M.G., her has every Arab, honour that exists. His parents christened him. Zachariah. but to the Arabs he will always bo "Cokhus,"
THE SCRAMBLE FOR OIL.
The Road Motor bus left at 11.45, and BRITAIN, FRANCE," HOLLAND AND Innded the Club at 12:30 Lutu," said
M. Dupont, is ʼn town without excuse
· AMERICA.
of existence apart from the hotel which
The text of the Federal Trade Commis- gave us a good lunch and reasonable Burgundy." It rained, and it was earlysion's report; published on March 28th. closing day. M. Dupont's reflexions on detail (writes the Daily Telegraph's New the weather and early closing day belong York catrespondent), to substantiate the to the Club's secret documents,
charge, that" British and Dutch interests,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY almost continuously busy. To begin with tracts from the alleged orders of foreign
OPERATING ALL LINES IN SOUTH MANCHURIA AND CHoser (Korza, East of MuxDIN,
SUMMER HOLIDAY
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BOSHIGAURA.-Finest Seaside Sammer Holiday Resort in Northi China. Five miles from Daires, but connected with the city by special motor and carriage road and electric tramway. Yamato Hotel (35 rooms) and 12 furnished bungalows in charming eliff garden Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis, Billiarde, Orchestra twice a week. Capital place for children. OGONDAT —Most beautiful and select Seaside Resort in the Far East. Two miles from Port Arthur. Formerly the Summer Resort of the high Russian officers and officials, Yamate Hotel and 20 riline and bungalows, mostly with detached servants' quarter. Escolloni Bathing, Wonderful Scenery, Historic Battlefields, Rained and Diamantled Forts Miles to sharming Walks and Drives. Abundant Pienicing Facilities. Orchestra twice a week Best place for high-class families. PORT ARTHUR- Famous for its two memorable Bieges and its beautiful landlocks
Harbour. Exactly one hour's journey Dairon by express traio. Yamato Hotel (16 rooms). Sufficient place of historical and scenic interest to fill a month with a fresh walk or drive every day. Most healthy and salubrious spot in the Far East... KONGOSAN.-The famous Diamond Mountain of Korea. A special Summer Reson rivalling Switzerland for climate and scenery, Beautiful peaks and charming exscades Grand recuperativo qualities. Korgosan Hotel (10 rooms) at Onteiri and Chowaji Hotel (11 rooms) at Choenri.
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In fair spirits,, none the less, the Club while securing control of large oil pro Lift Luton at 3 pin, in, a National Motorperties in the United States, discriminat- bus due at Bedford at 4.50. The rain in their own territories against Ame: turned us from "outsiles" into "insides" rican oil interests. in the Pickwickian sense, but henceforth The Commission's report is apparently M. Dupont's notebook and pencil were based chiefly on Consular reports and ex- there was the conductor, whose politeness Governments that prospecting and mining converted into a combined enerze and leases be granted only to their own cough the explosion called up by nationals. Considerable space is also Dupont's costume.
given to what is termed the world-wide From the conversation that followed grip which the Royal Dutch-Shell. Com- M. Dupont noted one remark, the more pany has upon oil production, and the pleasing in that it was made at the small fact that out of a total production of village of Claphil, melancholy under tor-472,183,000 barrels in the United States it rents of ram. "London is a dead alive 1921. the Royal Dutch-Shell produced place in weather like this."
9,032,000 barrels. It is pointed out that Alan the President and founder of the the world production of oil in 1821 was the same time, unceasingly; at least M. Dutch produced 94,033,000, and the Com- Club noticed that the conductor whistled 765,005,000 barrels, of which the Roya?
Dupont said it was a ture, and asserted mission quotes an extract from the com- that all three conductors be had travelled pany's annual report urging its agents with that day were practising the same not to be outstripped in the struggle to tune. The rest of the Club dissented from obtain new territory, On, such slender this view, but M. Dupont insisted the material the Commission bases the sweep-
AN EXPERT CASTAWAY.
there must exist, a secret society of busing claim that the Governmenta of conductura, and that their masonic sigu Britain, France, The Netherlands, and The matter was referred for fuller con-measures in not according equal rights. was the whistling of the elusive tune. cther countries are practising" restrictive sideration to a general meeting.
to American citizens. The report die closes that the chief complaints to the American State Department came from Standard Oil interests, which according to, British authorities, are jealous of the great strides being made by foreign com panics in the development of the world's oil resources.
journed to the top of the bus.
The sun came out, and the Club ad. There followed.. shubby little man with a long oze, beady eyes, and haggard face; on the bones of which the skin hung in wrinkles much as drying clothes cling to the outline of the bedge on which they are stretched. Unnaked and unknowing he laid before the Club of Thrifty
Travellers his life and its philosophy HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Ho wos, no doubt, professionally, as he
traveller in timber, but in point.
said,
of fact he was an expert in the gentle art. of being stranded. Stranded naked M. Dupont, doubtfully, shipwrecked 1 ?? "Dans la dèche dans la mouise, sans le rou, explained the Secretary of the Club.
Our friend, whom we
we learnt afterwards from the conductor, was known as Artini Nam, was on his, way to Belford, from his smal! village with the definito intention of being stranded. He had just enough money to pay his omnibus fare, but that did not matter, as he know a place where ho could get ten on tick and a man who would lend him his fare" back. I have sovaral friends," he said, "at Bedford -
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
May 9th, 1993. Hongkong and Shanghai
Banks
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Union Insurances... Douglas Steamships. Steamboata Langkate (Combined)....Tia 311 b. Kowloon Wharves .....8 177
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Whampoa Docks Hongkew Wharves. Hongkong Lands........... Ewo Cotton Milla Cements.
· China Providents Dairy Farms.. Waterbenta
I have at Luton, and St. Albang, and London, too. I have been stranded there over so many times. The great thing in life is to be roady to be stranded nay- where. The best way is to borrow a ahilling from a man; then borrow two. shillings from another and pay back the Grat chap at onor Tint way you are: a shilling to the good and have first-rat credit with the first man, Next day you Watsons can borrow three shillings from him, pay off the two shillings debt, and again be a shilling to the good. Not many people would think of that, would they!"
"No," said M. Dupont, truthfully, "I am of your advice.
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REMOVAL.
HONGKONG.
We beg to notify the Públic of Horgkong that We haro removed to Corner of POTTINGER STREET and DES VŒUK ROAD Nort to Fire Brigade Station.
NIKKO.
28th February, 1929.
DRUGS
PRESCRIPTIONS
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