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Thank you," said "John," "but if she has to teach herself to swim, I doubt if I'd care to make her ac- quaintance.“
"Vicar," said an old reprobatu who was thought to be dying "didn't yer say something about sinners being washed whiter than snow?" "Yes," said the Vicar hopes fully, "I did." "But, Sir." said the old man, "tell me, it don't apply to them sinners as truly repents, does it?"
An angler, who had been trying to hook something for the last six hours, was sitting gloomily at his task, when 1 mother and her small son came along.
"Oh!" cried out the youngster, "do let me see you catch a fish!" Addressing the angler, the mother said, severely: "Now, don't catch a fish for him until he says *Please'!"
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SIGHT AFTER 25 DIARY OF LOCAL
YEARS
حي
Girl Who Was Born Blind
EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15.
Anniversaries and Holidays.. Birthday of Celestial Dragon. (Tienlung-tan). St. Paul, Hermit, Auctions.—Crown Lands, at Dia. trict Office, Taipo. 11.30 ELTY. Madge Brewer, et Calne (Wilt-Household Furniture, Saver and shire), who was born blind twenty-Cut-Glass Ware, Lammert's Hong five years ago, has gained her Kong Sales Room, 2.30 pm. sight. Her blindness was caused
London, Dec. 23.
Cinemas
by cataracts over her eyes, and King's:-"Unknown Woman.". ten operations were performed at Bath Eye Infirmary before the was able to see clearly.
Queen's-The White Cockatoo," Central:-"The Last Round Up." Miss Brewer, in an interview. Oriental:-"Red Hot Tires," told a reporter that she was born World:-"Chinese Picture "* blind and as a child she attended a special school for the bind at
Alhambra - Kids And A Queen.” Westbury-on-Trym, near Bristol, | Majestic-"Calm Yourself.” where she learned to read braille Star:-"The Case Of The Curious and to earn her living.
"I was regarded as incurable,” she said. "I returned home when I was 21 and then applied for firmary. Here they treated me for treatment at the Bath Eye In-
cataract, and they operated f on the left eye. then on the right," and again on
Bride." Entertainments.
Philharmonic" Society's Musical Play, "A Country Girl," at Queen's Theatre, 9.15 p.m.;. Cheero Club, §. p.m...` Concert Parly, E.M.S. Kent,
Meedings.-Kowloon Tong Angli-
about six months I bega
the left. After can Church Committee, 6 pm: Kowloon Upion Church. Women's dark shapes as my eyes, and about two years ago I began to | distinguish`objects. * K
QUITE WELL NOW
"I can see quite well now with
Guild, Annual Business Meeting. 10 am
against
· Miscellaneous. --- Clajins the Estates of Mors Samuel Perry and William Luke Broun, due.
Social Tombola on board HMS.
the aid of gases. I am still under treatment at Bath, and my sight Tamar, 7.15 p.m.; University
Sports
is improving. I eit very awkward. Union Tea-Party to welcome HE at Arst. I had to learn the letters Sir Andrew Caldecott, 5 p.m.. of the alphabet, and I had to be old what almost everything was. some of the things were much as had imagined them to be by touch, but I had formed no im- pression of the human face."
At the Bath Eye Infirmary the operation was not regarded as
Officials at the hospital vsual, ram, witch-hazel, hair-tonic, hot towels, or face-tated that at first the girl seemed massage. I don't want the mant-terribly disappointed when she was curist to work on me, nor the able to see. She had expected to boot-black to handle my feet, I find the human features beautiful, don't want to be brushed down, but her impression of most of them and I put on my coat myself. I was that they just want a plain shave, with no trimmings. Understand that?"
"Yes, sir," said the barber quiet- ly. "Lather, sir?”
Nothing will take the place of the determination of the youngs- ter with the pair of shiny new skates. Every effort to skate end-
Club de Recreio v. Kowloon Tong: Badminton." -- Men's Doubles,
Eliot Hall A v. Fire Brigade; Chinese R. C. v. St. Andrew's "A": Talkoo R. C. v. Eliot Hall "B".
Billiards Senior Championship. H. Staples v. E. D. da Roza (Civi) service C.C.), Lam Cho-cha v. P. A. Yvanovich (Cheero Club), 8.30 p.m.; Junior Championship, Muj Broadbridge Chan-leo. v. F. A
(Club Lusitano), E. Zimmern v. J. were ugly. The dos Remedios (Sports Club), 8.30 only beautiful things, in her view. p.m. were flowers,
Miss. Brewer was unable to identity colours but the hospital authorities state that this a simply a question of education."
ed in a hard fall. He was parti- We Civilized?": "Toc B Supper cularly slow at learning and was Meeting at Peninsula Hotel, Rooms paying heavy price in bruises of 108-109, at 7.30 p.m.; Women's body and pride. Sympathetic bys-Fellowship Committee Meeting, at tanders watched the struggle, and St. Andrew's Hall, 11 am finally someone said:
Social--Civil Service Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9 p.m."
"Buddy, you're getting hurt Why don't you quit for a while,
and watch the others?"
"Bay!" said the boy, indignant-
Sports,
Badminton-Men's Donbles, St.
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Hockey.-Radio Sports V. East Lancashires (Caroline Bill), 4.45, p.m.; Hong Kong Hockey Club v YMCA. (King's Park), 5 p.m.
Rugby-Club. “A” V. A. Navy Afteen (Happy Valley), 443 p.m.
Moon.-XII Moon, 21st. Day. Sunrise.--7,06 am Sunset 6.00
p.m.
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Tides.--High at 0.01 and 14.05; Low at 7.19 and 19.15,
THURSDAY, JANUARY .16. Aniversaries and Holidays.
| St. Marcellus, P. and M.
Auctions, Letting of Crown Lands, at Land' Office, Ping Shan,
Furniture, at 173, The Peak, 10
13. "I didn't buy these skates to Andrew's "B" v. Club de Recreto 11.30 am; Lammert's, Household
quit with I bought 'em to learn with."
SAYINGS OF THE WEEK
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Billiards, Senior Championship;":{" G P. Pereira v. B. M. da Crus (Sports Club), 8.30 pm; Junior Championship, F. R. Zimmern Y. When anyone is rude in Eng. J. A. R. Selby (Club Lusitano), Al« land we know he's just a York-bert Hob v. E. A Souza (Club de shireman "Mr. Philip Guedalla" Recreio), 8:30 p.m.
a.m.
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King'a:-"She Married Her Boss.””. Queen's:——“Jane Eyre," Central-Chinese Picture.". Oriental:-"Red Hot Tires."
I sometimes wonder whether the Cricket-Small Units League, | World:--"Chinese Picture."!` continued popularity of crossword | R.A,O.C. v."RAM.C. puzzles is not largely due to the Meetings.
Fanling Hunt
fact that here, in a world of in- (Messrs. Jardines Board Room), soluble problems, are problems 5.15 p.m. capable of being solved-/"Mr.
Robert Lynd."
Rugby. Hong Kong y, New Zea-
4:45
I never know myself whether I land Universities (Club Ground), am an optimist or a pessimist.--- "The Earl of Derby.".
pm Snooker. Steel Coulson League, In the broadcasting studio, a Fuliers. Royal Engineers; Gar politician cannot fall back on a rison Sergeants 7. Chief and Petty good platform manner. "Mr. Eric Officers St. Patrick's v. Prison Maschwitz." Mal
Officers; Naval Dockyard Police v. Catholic Union; Dockyard R,C. 1. Civil Service,
The true spirit of the past can- not be recovered: it can only be mimicked-"Lord Crawford and
Balcarres.”
"Why if one company makes i successful flm about: Queen Elisabeth, should all the others do the same?- DT
Moon XII Moon 22nd Day
Alhambra: --"She Married Her
Boss." Majestic:-"Call Of The Wild. StarThe Case Of The Curious
Bride.”.
⠀ Entertainments. — “A Country, Girl," at Queen's Theatre, 8,15 p.m. Lectures-Mia Fordham ad- dresses Women's Fellowship on "Lives of famous Women," at St. Andrew's, 3.p.m.MA
Meetings Victoria Chess Club, at Cloucester Hote: 5.30 p.m.; An- 1 of Fanling Hunt and Race Club Members, at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Board Root 5.15 p.m.- Theosophical Society 8 p.m. Ars Tides-High at 0.29 and 14,35, worm 10K RAN ||Low it 7.45 psd, 20.48.
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