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UNDER THE PUNKAH.
If all the gunpowder that' haa, fiver exploded in Hong Kong this week were placed in heap the top would be higher than the Peak.
No less than 1,763,430 boxes of matches were used in lighting crackers during what are called the New Year celebrations. "
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By J. PENN.
my way in the direction of the i general stalls." I saw hundreds of lovely things there. · Diamond rings from 30 cents to platinumi watches at $7 cach, Be I ain' not one for expensive things, so finding an old genuine diar-note among my cigarettes and correspon dance I bought a dozen celluloid | dolla, intending to give them to my
"home.
If I had the power, I would makeyoung niece when I got buck safely a heap of gunpowder as high as the Peak, and, I would round-up all the celebrants" of New Year and fill their pockets with the contents |úi 1,703,138 boxes of matches.
The odd box I would keep for
myself for reasons which will short-
Then there arose a very difficult problem. How was I to carry them home! They would surely be crush- ed in the pressure of that terrific crowd. Suddenly I had a brain- ware why not put them under my hat? Surely they would be safe
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""A shield ignorantly fashioned to defend self-esteem too conscious. of possible attack
Displaying to the beat advan tage the goods you wish you had." New swank is but old awagger. ing writ small."
The big noise from, the empty drum."'
"Purblind man's bluff."
"Putting all your goods in the │· window and filling gaps with. dum- mies."
"An open confession of inability to accomplish one's desires."
But the prize was awarded to the man who very tersely defined
swank" as "Aira without graces."
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I am feeling, rather "holiday
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y appear. Having got my mountheral They were, for about ten fed" myself this week. so unblush- minutes, then something terrible ingly I am going to crib another happened. I met that sweet blue-extrict from a home paper. It ap eyed girl-the one I saw on the pears that in the United States the GRAND HOTEL DES WAGON Tvert and Telia Ferry last week, and we struck up old-style alphabet books bave been
LITS, PEPING. a friendship there and then. She superseded as being too fanciful said, "Oh! is it really YOU and romantic. In future A, in- "Oh, yes-quite." I stammered,
and is it really YOU!"
tain of gunpowder, and my gang of celebrants. I would mix them together, and then lay
tra of powder.
(This is where the odd box of matches comes in.) Having read to my victims an Ody written in the classic manner, dedicated to the Goddess of Peace, I would atrike a match and light the train.
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When the report of subsequent events reached me. I should feel I had done my good deed for the day.
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How many of my readers, I won- der, visited what is known as the Chinese Fair There was such a crowd when I went on Wednesday right that I had no time to recog aise anybody, with the result that I received shoals of chits and dozens of telephone calls next morning accusing me of being stuck up," and what not. Well, I ha re never been guilty of swank and shall have something to say later on that topic-but I feel I owe an explanation to the many friends I must have passed the other night and, unfortunately and sciously, ignored.
ungon
To begin with I was so pushed about that I had hardly any time to birathe, let alone converse with
anyone. Thea when I wanted to buy a nice glass globe for that won- derful fish I caught when I was last out with a hook and line, some rude, person from behind gave me amore forceful bump than the normal ones a man is bound to
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stead of standing for acorn or ap- plepie, will stand for adding min chines and axles, and other letters will have similarly practical signi ficance. Whereupon the poet sings: Come here, little fathead, and ait
down by me, And let us run over your new A
BC,
It was only natural that I should lift my chapeaux with all the grace I could summon, and of course as I did so down tumbled those in- fernal dolls. Of course, they were nt once trampled on by the mob, and crushed to smithereens I did not mind that so much-it was what my blue-eyed angel said that lash- Baby Fancy playing with dolls at ed me like a whip. "You' big
your age-I might have known!" said the angrily turning away, ing in the crowd and broken- and leaving me staring and gasp-C
hearted May fate decree she will here read the truth about those. dolls, and forgive me for mexing myself so ridiculous.
Whereby we impress on the im
mature mind, Seme facts of a modern, more prac.. A is for Axle and Adding Machine, B is for "Bankrupt who hasn't a
Bean;
tical kind.
is for Carbon, Crank, Car, Car-
burettor,
D's for Debenture or Dollar or
Debtor';
E' for Exchequer and office Equip
F
ment,
is the Frught ons Enseigner's
shipment
G. for Gasoline, Gadget, and
..Gear,
A few paragraphe back mention was made of the word "swank." Now, swank in one of those words which are rather difficult to de-H fine." Everyone knows what it means, but it is not easy to explain I to a non-English person precisely
what it is. One of the recent papers from home contains SORIC definitions submitted in a response to an editorial offer of a prize for the best attempt to define the offence.
receive in such places, and the globe One competitor gave an excellent fell to the ground, shattered to bits.illustration-though not quite a definition-of the failing: About Then began a quarrel which, but 10 years ago I remember a subal for the timely arrival of a policestern being tried by subalterns' man, would be probably still going court martial on the charge of on. He listened to both sides of Being in the illegal possession of the story, then after humming and the manners and bearing of a hing for fully a quarter of a general officer.' To the very best hour. found me guilty and ordered people, "swank" is an abominable me to pay $1 compensation! Now word used by abominable people that was disastrous for the smallest about still more abominable people, piece of leos change I had on me bu; here are some amusing efforts then was a 830 note. I duly hand- ed this to the "fishmonger" who promptly walked away" with it, promising to come back with the bangé by and by." He is still missing. However, that is really only a small matter, for the note was a forgery, and very probably' | ferior." the man is now enjoying the hos pitality of the Government. Serves him right, I say, dishonest fellow !
to define it:-
"Crowded canvas on a derelict."
Spectacular egoism." "Much ery and little wool." "A rarnish to cover an inferior surface."
"The superiority of
the in-
An attempt to hide an in feriority complex."
"The outward and visible at- tribute of the inward and incorrup- tible egotist."
"A subconscious attempt to con- tradiet n deservedly active inferior- ity complex."
Anyway, after waiting for five minutes, I grow rather anxious. Maybe the man and found that the note was adud" and gone straight to the police-station to give information against me!. beat a hasty retreat. and wended' tion."
The assumption as reality of I that which is merely secret ambi-
is the Hooter.or Horn that we
Hear;
is for Inquest (as everyone is the Joy-ride from which it
knows);
arose;
K is for Kinema, Keyboard, and
Keel;
L is for Limousine, wealth at the
whoel;
Mis for Meney (and never you
doubt it!);
is the Nothing you count for without it:
O's Overdrawn, ac embarrassing
state,
is the Payment that Puts the
thing straight; Qin for Quota and Quorum and
Quid-
is for Rum sort of terms for a S is the Screen that is Silent and
kid;
mute"
is the Talkies now hot in pursuit; U is for Usury, not a nice word. Value received would perhaps be
preferred;
W Mands for this World and its
Ways;
X. I imagine, is merely X-rays; Yin for Yen, which the Japanese
chink. And Z is for Zeppelin. Zion, and
Zine.
The ground is thus covered from
A unto Z,
So at all these facts in your silly
young head:
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Diary of Coming Events,
To-day,
(February 1.)
Departure of HE. the Governor. Football:-All Chinese e. Reat of. Colony.
Sunday, (February 2.)
Candlemas.
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany. Golf: Interport Hong Kong r
Golf Interport Matches, Fan-Shanghai, Fanling. ling.
Cricket:-Division I. Craigen-. gower v. Kowloon (L), Indian R.C..
Civil Service (L). Division II: H.K.C.C. University (L), R.A. 8.C. v. Indian R.C. (F).
Fanling Hunt and Race Club Hounds meet Hung Ling. 4. p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Hollywood Revue."
World Theatre: "Glorious Betsy" and." Secrets of the Studio."
Star Theatre: "Single Standard" and "Torcats Roosters."
Majestic Theatre: "Fools for Luck."
Ten Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5. p.m.
Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels,
8.30 p.m.
Kwanti Steeplechase.
Cricket: University v. Volunteers. Quein's Theatre: "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney."
World Theatre: "Iron Mask,” Star Theatre: "Painted Post " and "Torcats Roosters."
Tea Dance: Repulse Bay Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
Monday. (February 3.) Golf: Interport Matches, Fan- ling.
Sale of Crown Land: New Kow- loon Inland Lot No. 1304,, P.W.D. Offices, 3 p.m.
Football: Eastern China . Army. H.K. Chinese Amateur Athletic Association, Football Championship dinner, Tung Yat Restaurant, 7.30 p.th.
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Queen's Theatre: "The Last of Mra, Cheyne."!
World Theatre: "Iron Mank." Star_Theatre_"Painted Post.". Tes Dances: H.K. Hotel, Penin- suls Hotel, 5 p.m.
Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
Tuesday. (February 4.)
Golf Interport Matches, Fan- ling
Saritary Board Meeting. 4.15
p.m.
English Association, lecture by Major J. B. H. Doyle, "English în the Army, Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Last of Mrs. Cheyne,"
World Theatre: "Iron Mask," Star Theatre: "Painted Post:" Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, p.m.
Dinner Daners: Hong Kong, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels 8.30 p.m.
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