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There's no doubt about it-Hong Once a Kong is a queer place. fortnight somebody fires a gun to
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which commanded respect from the aspirants for the Broadwood Hill Belt, which trophy also gave the bolder the right to be the cham- pion of the Wong Nei Chong kaifongs..
"catch-as-catch-can
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Among the large and brilliant to conducting evensong because it Lasemblage at the V.R.O. fete laat eavoured too much of a Churgh
But the Week was my poble self. I paid a service!
curate wasn't dollar and a half for the privilege, made a Bishop straight away. and I feel the Gluh oves me ton. For why? Because of the cams. able torments caduted by me while occupying what humorously
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Rales governing the fight, which described as
I reserved seat... indicate that the mail" is in, was conducted rana gloves, were don't know who is responsible for During the two week'e interval be- nanounced prior to the start, but the designing of the seating accom.tween guss there will be at least severa infringements were alleged modation, but whoever he is or
dozen other mails in almost by the partianus, which the referee they afe, the punishment should be.
was unable to observe owing to equally important, but not "the " made to At the crime.
mail, and zo guas are frod. I encroachment on the ring and Nowhere in all my experience in suppose in the good old days, when too much barracking at close quar- there was coe mail in about two ters. The fight lasted about 13 five continents have I ever camonths, it really was necessary to mutes (without interval), at the copatered anything so exquisitely are gun, just to remind the mer-ead of which time it threatened to uncomfortable as the "best" seats
chants that it was time for them become at the V.R.C. afair. Not only were to do a little work for a change. affair. The protagonista they too high and too narrow to But why it should be considered separated, both hors de combat, and accommodate
ordinary-sized human being, but your head was necessary these days to waste good the result was declared a draw. An jamined between the knees of the gunpowder on announcing the ar-endeavour was made by certain spectator behind you, while your rival of one mail among so many parties to stage a community fight. but the iron hand of the referee is beyond me. Perhaps it's a pub- own knees were mixed up with the heity stunt of some sort; if it is, prevented this development. I am head and shoulders of the manor course there's nothing more to asked to say that the contest will woman-in front. To sit in such a
be said. Hong Kong ideas about is resumed c-mordw (Sunday). position for three solid hours, and
quaint. night at the same renue. pay a dollar and a half for the PD
publicity certainly privilege, is too much of a joke Fancy a body calling itself a Pub-
The landslide on the "Castle Penik if the V.R.C. can't provide more licity Committee meeting secretly comfortable seats, than this, even and not inviting the Press to its Road reminds me of a story aboat if they have to raise the price by news of the coming meeting leaked in Galway.. The road was very deliberatione. But the plot failed;
da similar accident which happened afty cents, then they won't see me out (some say one of the Commuch like that which circles the again among those present."
mittee gave the news away to poe New Territories, billy and with of the local editors), and so in plenty of sharp corners round pre- For the Indies-and there were spite of the desperate efforts of the cipitous cliffs. A police officer was very many-such accounodation is Publicity Committee to keep it posted near the landslide to stop nothing short of an insult. To get activities concealed from the pub-all traffic and divert vehicles at the back seats was like sualing lic, its becoming modesty was to another road, One day a big the Pyramide--you simply had to outraged and the story of its doings cas came along and the constablé have the stance of the friendly appeared in print. Nowhere in the held up his band as weusi. hands of those above and below: world but in Hong Kong would you Women are not eo belpless getting find a Publicity Committee so for about nowadays as they used to be, getful as to emit to arrange for its "and are good sports enough not to own publicity. And I hope that be too fimmicky about the arrange nowhere else would you find At that moment the officer recog ments made for spectatore at sport member of a Committee so absent-mised behind the wheel. magis- ing affairs. But I defy day ordi minded as use his inside informa-trate noted for his acerbic ways nary hamat of either sex to sit for tion to his own advantage, quite with policemen when they were three solid hours on a space the forgetting to pits the word on to giving evidence in Court. size of a cigar-box, wedged tight others who had an equal right to fore and aft and on both sides, and share the privilege of attending unable to shift the position of the the proceedings of
Д Publicity Com feet or shoulders, and pretend they mittec. like it. To me the initials of our
'Tis all right then," said the popular dub will always recall
Those who attend meetings in the officer, as he stepped politely out Very Retobed Ceats. I would Colony of public Companies know of the way. "I got orders to let sooner pay a dollar te be excused how disinclined people are te ven. no trafic go by because of the But, than give fifty cents for the "priv tilate their grievances when they danger of another landslide. lege of occupying one.
have the opportunity. It isn't seein' it's you, Your Worship, 'tis And speaking of uncomfortable done, my boy; it simply isn't a pleasure to let you para. scate reminds me of Bottlethwaite's done! A few weeks ago (may night ahead, Sir ?! friend from aprth of Tweed, Me- he forgive me!) a correspondent
Talking of amateur musical cocie. Haggis. Mac will never ride in a sect me a few lines on the subject
he prefers a rickshaw it which I now quote with apologice ties, have you heard that one about Bottlethwaite's car is not available for not having made use of them the pompons gentleman who S elected to the presidential chair of Mac says when he sits in a taxi before:-
Shareholders, you're hut children the village Philharmic Society for with his back to the driver, he
'neath a Board's paternal the first time, always feels ill, but when I sit
taxi
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wi ma fare to the taximeter it make me feel darned sicht wortse!"...
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We net so many conflicting stories, from the North these days, says George P. Bottlethwaite, that the whole of the trouble in "China must be the work of an energetic Prees ngent trying to attract at tention to tea as a beverage.
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What's the matter?" growled the motorist, annoyed at having to stop as he was getting up speed to, rush a hill.
"Oh, its yemelf, Your Worship!" exclaimed the constable genially.
"Yes, it is!" was the snappy answer.
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I think." he said, addressing It's' unflint ingratitude your the members at a rehearsal,
grievances to air.
couple of tenora would lighten the So remember Nanny's warning singing, and-er-I think
can find ere to make your speech you them for you,” rise
And "Dos't you sak to quer
tions, and you won't get told Do lies!"
The conductor promptly stepped
forward and shuffled his lect
"On behalf of the singers I thank 'ec, Sir," be replied. "I'm sartin. eare i will make us sing more.
I am pleased to be able to an-earty like. You see, sir, the last nounce that the local boxing season president was with us for nigh on Hong Kong 25 years ago! Happy opened during the week: Articles 20 yeat, and he never gave us a days! I should have liked to have for the first fight were signed last cent." been present when the case of the week-end, and the event took place
Heard in a local school- sailor who objected to the bouse of at Happy Valley Stadium, near the
Teacher (reading): "And Nero detention, because he thought it Football Clubhouse, on Tuesday resembled gaol too much, was tried, night. By special request, I am ordered his centuries to give the Notwithstanding his objection, he unable to publish the names of the man twenty stripes."
Gartenced to one month's routestants or of the referee, who Son of Police Sergeant: "Lumme. "hard." This reminds me of the happened to be retired boxer, that must have made him a Cap- after-the-war curate who objected but still possessing fist weighttain Superintendent!"
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