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FAIR.
TWO MEN AT THE huling feet of the crowd. After the third explosion beneath the shadow of his plus lours, Jay dia- appeared from sight.
Later, he bobbed up a few yards ahead of the party. Then he disappeared agaw altogether.
Ý M.C.A. "EXPLORERS WRESTLE WITH
ELEPHANTS.
** JAY" AND I FIND BARGAINS, there _cropt into the lounge of the
[DRAMBLER."]
There's only one thing I like better than a Chinese Fair," said Jay airily, as he borrowed a match from the Drooping Soul.
"And that is " I queried.
Two Chinese Fairs," replied Jay, putting the matches in his
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The Re-Union. 'Twas the hour of midnight, when lounge lizards yawns and Mah Jongg playera creep wearily to bed, when
YM.C.A. & dilapidated agure with an elephant under each arm. The last of the "zards" looked up from bis paper as the tatter démalion, proudly deposited" the elephants on the table.
The only pair on the stall," he explained. "I got them for ter
bucks!'
His jaw dropped as he saw the first pair of elephants: Amid an eloquent silence, the two bargain. hunters seized their clephants by their curled trunks and bore them off to their rooms.
The door opened, and in strode another ragged individual, ala wrestling with two wooden ele phants which he dumped beside the astonished "Izard's" chair.
"The only pair on the stall," he He got his hearts desire. said, dramatically, I get them for Twenty-four members of the Kow.six bucks." loon Y.M.C.A. extracted mildewed dollar notes from moth eaten socks which had been" hidden beneath their mattresses for some months and set off in the wake of Messrs J. Bunt and P. Sands en route" for the Chinese New Year Fair. The party returned in ones and twcs anns dollars, but each and every one laden with " antique curios which had been turned out by fac tories working overtime in Canton a week ago.
Dressed For The Part. The party were dressed for the occasion. Gripping a mammoth cigar between his teeth, Mr. Hunt cat, a formidable Egure in plus fours and wore a disreputable cap pulled wch down over his eyes. His ad- the miring followers placed him lead with such good effect that every stal-holder to whom the party battled their way fled in tez- zor under the mistaken belief that they were in for a Manhattan hold- up. Mr. Hant was "lost" in a very short time.
His place was taken by Mr. Sands whose excellent, knowledge of Chinese caused every stallholder to break forth into imperfect, indignant English.
"You wanted me pay you twenty dollars for that idol expostulated Mr. Sands in Y.M.C.A. Man darin." "I'll pay you two!"
You beat it. Bo" advised Hop Li. vehemently. This ain't no Church bazzar l' Ji
Rows of stalls laden with "Kung Hei Fatt Taoi" cards and calen dars, sugar cane, rice cakes, ver- million-coloured sweets, brassware, and the most up to date "anti ques," marsh lights and lanterns: dense jostling crowds; exploding crackers, and the ceaseless chatter of thousands of voices! Such was the Chinese "Fair" in Jervois Street. Bouham Strand, and Wing lok Street.
Boxwood elephants, stained black
One by one, the remainder of the party returned-each with a pair of elephants. And each one, had bought "The only pair of elephants at the Fair!"..
BUSINESS IN KWANGSI.
Beglated
TROUBLES ATTRIBUTED TO FOUR CAUSES.
[BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-]
Newspaper at this General
Post Ofos, in the United Kingdom
日叁拾月或年九廿百九仟登英
Province of
Business in the Kwangsi has not been good during the past year and was particularly bad in Wuchow. The merchants of Wuchow are of the opinion that there are four factors which may be held responsible the difference it exchange rates, the boycott of Japanese goods, high rents,
and the disastrous fire at Liyehow. While rapid strides have admittedly been made in reconstruction and industrial enterprise on the part of the Government, it appears that very few merchants have cleared anything like their usual profits.
The difference in exchange rates has come near to causing trade paralysis in many business houses in Wuchow. At the present rate about $1.82 Kwangsi coins go to the Hong Kong dollar, while a Kwang tung dollar is worth 81.40 OF Kwangsi money. A big dollar' (Mex) is exchanged for $1.2. The merchants complain that they are forced to buy in either Hong Kong or Canton currency and sell in the The last to arrive was Jay. The coin of the province. While this un- door of the lounge cashed open satisfactory state of affairs is hold. and a fat old gentleman talleding up their business, the merchants along the floor.
have the added chagrin of seeing He's a peach 1" said Jay. "And the Government expending money he'll keep me company of nights, with a generous hand on reconstruc- and whisper inspiration when I tion schemes. A sulphuric acid search for copy. I gave fifty bucks plant has been established at for him and he is so heavy that I Wuchow at the cost of nearly a had to roll him up the stairs."! million dollars, a big modern The lizard took one look at the alcohol plant, a tannery, and other fat Buddha, drank his lemonade enterprises at Liuchow have cost the and crept to bed.
Government millions, while the im- portation of motor buses, cement steam rollers, etc., for the new high- ways has meant the expenditure of further huge sums. The machinery, etc., for all these enterprises is im- ported from abroad and paid for in Hong Kong currency.
·Jay's Buddha does duty for a paper-weight.
SAD DEATH OF LABOUR
LEADER.
INQUEST DISCLOSURES BY
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Disclosures concerning the death of Mr. Benjamin Charles Spoor, M.P, aged fifty, who was found dead in bed at the Regent Palace Hotel, were made at a Westminster inquest.
The boycott of Japanese goods has bit Wachow, formerly one of the big distributing areas of cheap goods from Japan, very hard, since, in order not to lose customers the merebants have had to 'import similar wares from other more ex- pensive sources.
The high rents are directly due, it is said, to the reconstruction work. The modern buildings which Mr. Alec Spoor, a son, of Mount have been built on the new streets road, Wallasey, Cheshire, said that are not only expensive to rent but bis father had been drinking several thousand dollars are de- heavily, and was confined in a num manded as deposit. money. In the her of homes. He had been certified old days $20 to $30 per month was as suffering from delusiona His considered a reasonable rent in a father was taken, illa fortnight good location now cyen STA ago while on a voyage to see bis sized shop is rented at about $100, wife in Marseilles and had to be per month. The deposit money, brought back. It was his intention however, is the greater burden för to go to Switzerland for Christit means that no man can start business without a large capital. and at all times the holding up of his capital which might otherwise be invested profitably.
5.
A chambermaid at the hotel stated to resemble ebony, were in great that Mr. Spoor, had been at the demand and bronze and brass hotel ten days. He drank at times, Buddhas found + ready sale, and at 8.30 p.m. on December 21st Dense masses of humanity jostled she assisted bim to bed because he and struggled together. Europeana, was obviously ill He said that he Americana, Chinese, Indians hag was going to Switzerland on the gled over prices, and passed from following day, but when she went stall to stal.
to his room in the morning she Crack, crack, crack, crack, | found him lying in bed dead. Cracker! Crack a little crack for
sang Jay blithely
Ever and anon, obliging young. aters Bung crackers under the
M. Oddie, the coroner, recorded n verdict that Mr. Spoor died from syncope from disease of the heart and liver due to chronic alcoholism.
As business in Wuchow is to a large extent dependent upon Liu- chow and other towns in the interior of Kwangs the fire there has caused considerable losses. Many Wuchow merchants had branch stores in Liu- chow and it appears that the mer- chants of the river port had to bear about two-thirds of the losses due to the burning down of the business part of Liuchow.
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To-day.
(February 13th.)
Ash Wednesday..
Cricket: Second Division: Royal Navy. Royal Engineers,
Tennis-Open Singles; K. T San . lu Tak Chruk, H. Owen Hughes . D. S. Green, J. G. Lawrie W. B. Cornaby. Open Doubles: T. Imura and H. Yoshida
A. H. Crook and Dr. Montgomery P. V. Yvanovich and C. Barretto, Y. Sajiki and T. Isomura v. E Railton and C. Pile.
Queen's Theatre: Becky World Theatre: "Chang" Star Theatre: A Certain Young
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Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel And Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 3 p.m...
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Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, !
8.30 p.m...
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HK. Branch R. Artillery, Asso- ciation, annual general meeting, RE. Theatre Wellington Barracks,
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(February 13th.)
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Henderson and W. B. Cornaby, Lai Kwong Tsun and fu Tak Lam 1. Cheng Chi Wing, and Lau Man Kwong, Major R. H. Lucas and Dr. R. E. Tottenham v. Horace Lo and Iu Tak Cheuk,
"La Argentina" Theatre Royal, 9.15. p.m....
Macdona Players: "The Philag- derer, Star Theatre, 0.15 p.m. Queen's Theatre: "Revenge." World Theatre: "Resin." Star Theatre: "The Dave." Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.
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