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GENERAL NEWS.
A Hard Problem.
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
The Weary Lukong..
Mathematicione hard up for At the top of the Old Bailey new problems on the theory of stands a tree, round which runs probabilities might tackle one a stone kerbing.. One night last suggested by a letter in the week we encountered a lukong sit English Mechanic." In 1886 ting on the stane, reflective but the writer tried a new steel name-awake.The next night he was there punch by stamping his name on again-asleep; while, leat hie a penny. In the ordinary courseroay slumbers should be distar- he paid the penny away, and bed, a eroond member of the forgot all about it. That was in force stood, like a guardian angel; the North of England. Twenty at his side. Doubtless when twelve years later his son, then in busi-o'clock struck, they would change ness in London," received the places; for kindness Esgate kinde same penny as part of his change ness, or should do so.
in
one of Lyons's ten-shops. Added interest is given to the chance event by which the penny came back by roason of, the fact that the son was born in the same year in which the coin was stamped.
Getting even with the
Telegraph,"
Talking of lukongs-and it is possible to discuss worse things
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1913.
Prepaid Advertisements
ONE CENT PER WORD
TO LET.
FOR EACH INSERTION.
TO LET.
FROM 1st February, MEI-TO LET on 2nd Floor No. 2. shed or unfurnished. 6 Rooms.
RION, No. 10, Peak, furni-
No. 21-SHELLY STREET. No. 2 Mountain View, Peak, from 1st July.
To let or for sale, 'GLEN- SHIEL, Barker Road. No. 124, Fonk, 5 rooms from 1st March,
1013.
Pedder Streot. One roomed Office. Apply Property Office. Jardins, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd.
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TO LET AT KOWLOON, NEW MODERN 3 ROOM- ED FLATS with Two Bathrooms *ORAIG BYRIE,' No. 4, the Pantry, Kitchen and Servants' Pauk to let; fine situation; Quartere. Bathrooms fitted with rooms; tennis and croquet lawns. English Baths. Kitchen has En- ROGATE, on part of Kowloon In- Water Boiler, Electrio Light FOR SALE-HARTING and glish Cooking Range and Hot land Lot No. 1154
throughout. Immediate Posses sion. Also NEW FIVE ROOMED TERRACE HOUSES
WITH TENNIS COURTS. Now ready for occupation. Apply to: HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE Co, Ltd.
Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1913,"
FOR SALE. LADBROKE." No. 9 Conduit Road. Fine Viow of harbour; 8 Rooms, 3 Bathrooms, Garden and Tonnis Court. Ac comodations for 30 Servants.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 25th Feb., 1913
3rd Floor, Alexandra Building
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last week we mentioned that one of that lethargie fraternity had alected to go to sleep ontside the "Telegraph" oflice in broad Impious Bell-Ringers. Having received an intimation have been drawn to our comment afternoon. His attention must from their reator that they are ex for, last Saturday, be peated to attend church at least prowling round our doorway ones on Sundaya, the bellringers while two of our smallest news- of St. Peter's, Tiverton, sent in their resignations. "We don't, of stairs. Asked what
boya took refuge on the course, mind going to oburoh," enid one of them;
"what we smile,
pleasure he replied with an acid LA HACIENDA EAST, 74
"I think two
Mount Kellet Road. object to ja compulsion."
piece small boy no got licence." If heat pt in occupation of Messrs. GODOWN in Ice House Road, Should Horses Tails be Docked? went whore he was told to go, thore E. D. Sasson &. Co.
A delightful essay on the dock-is a vacancy for a smart man in Apply to ing ct horses' fails, sent by a the police force.
THE HONGKONG LAND Manchester boy to the R.S.P.C.A., Something in a Name.. INVESTMENT & AGENCY has beau quoted in some of the What we most like about the
Co., Ltd. | "Tolograph" office is that is is in Hongkong 7th June, 1913. "It must be a terrible feeling a streat which justifies its nemo. for the horeo when its tail is about You can find plenty of Church to be abducted. Besides, it is a Streets that have no churohes mean-spirited man who would be in them, Love Lanes so cruel as to take away the horse's know
little precious only weapon, his tail,
If love, Oxford Streeta a horse should go without a don't lead to Oxford, and Paradise to ovory room, tennis court
papere:-
that about that
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FOR SALE Auxetophone, by the Gramophone Company, Limited, complete with 100 re- corde, of which 70 are practically new.
This gramophone works by an electric motor. It was bought in May, 1911, and is in good condition. Originally cost £100.-Apply to Adjutant 126th Baluchistan Infantry, Kowloon,
FOR SALE-Kenlis, 76a The No. 2 Mountain View, The Peak, rooms, box room, Peak. Apply LINSTEAD &lawn and garden, Central heating, DAVIS.
tram 7 min. by rickshaw. Apply Hongkong, 9th Juno, 1913,1 ́ [345 | Barbour Master.
necessary article, why not a cow Rows that by any other name undergo the same predicaments? would smell as sweet. But ours There is hardly a suitable excuse. is genuine; thero is an ice bouse No doubt horses look extremely in it, and right underneath us. TOLET (from 1st July 1913) nice when cut short, but are we Pity 'tis that only hot air ascends. to sacrifice its appearance to its
One of the Don'ts for feelings? Why, surely not,"
Theatre-goers. But it is a pity the young
Sulzer's "Sommernacht." which humanitarian omitted the classic M. Mischel Oberniavsky, the argument cellist, played with such spirit.
and unanswerable
put asunder.""
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The March of Learning. Outside the unfinished build
against docking: What God the other night, is a delightfully inga in Caine Road is posted, hath joined together let not man vivacious bit of music. Some of No admittance except on bus- the listeners thought it was is fing Father Bernard Vaughan's Story. their fans. So it is; but "Alexan-no hint of any parallel notice in tune to which to heat time withiness"-in English, and with Father Bernard Vaughan, says der's Ragtime Band" is the Press Association, tells the better for that purpose. following story of an experience
A
in Paris:A suffragette rushed Lighten our Darkness. at him, acreaming, "Tell Bobs
How about the lighting of those the Army will never be right till two flights of steps that lead ran give women more liberty," down, from Chancery Lane to Tell mothers," replied Father to Wyndham Street? Is the Vaughan, "the Army will never contract given out yet? We hops ba right till they give us more
the PW.D. won't plunge into infantry."
any reckless expenditure over the matter. One lamp to each flight is all that is really necessary,
Mrs Harry Thaw. It is notified that the wife of Horry Thaw, whose murder of Stanford White, in New York, was a worldwide sensation six years ago, is returning to the stage. Mrs. Thaw, whose
Happy Boys.
sounded. The deceased had just the grave and the Last Post was vice, three volleys wore fired over
buen transferred from the Cad- service in the navy, and was D119. He had eighteen years of Ubinose. Evidently native thieves generally estesmed among his and loafers are gifted with the fellows as a quiet and steady young aame instinct as Mr Jingle's dogman. field containing the notice-tard, possessed when he avoided the All dogs will be shot." Or is it that the thieves and loafers aforesaid all savvy English, and so need no salvation?
CHINA STATION TRAGEDY,
Death.
and are the pupils of St. John's
The happiest boys in all Eng HMS Newcastle Petty Officer's Clergy School, Leatherhead. It has been burned down. In our
An inquest was held at the
evidence was the great sensation own school days we used frequent- Shanghai Mortuary on June 8 of the prolonged trial (1906-8) of Ly and forvently to pray for aen the tidy of David Jones John-
Reuterian Partiality.
COURT TRAINS.
Are They Rudimentary ? There is no doubt about it that the Court trains of to-day are neither as imposing nor as be coming to the wearers as were the old full trains. The skimpy wisps which so many ladies are wearing do not properly set off the large white plumes, which give a somewhat, top-heavy ap- pearanes, the reverɛe of stately. Even tall women cannot carry off hor husband, has been engaged remained deaf. Lucky young Newcastle, who was found dead of feathers in their bair without a similar accident, but the gods ston, chief patty-officer of H.M.S. the effect of a spreading bunch to appear at the London Hippod- Leatherheads! And in mid-term in Whangpoo on the previous train of sufficient importance to rome in the revived burlesque, too! Hallo, Ragtime; at a salary of|
day. Mr. T. Alan Robinson sat give the pecessary balnce. £600 per week. Mrs Thaw has.
as British Coroner, and.took the not lost her good looks.
Manila papere seem to get testimony of Ernest Warnes, Her lots more details in their wires master-astme, who identified husband has not succ ded in about obtaining a discharge from the we do. Last weзk as ever was, Jones was a first-class stoker on Bome happeninga than the remains, and explained that lunatic asylum to which he was one of them snuounced that the the Newcastle, and had been Consigned on escape from the late lamented Miss Davison "was known to him since May 22 last. gallows.
badly mauled by the crowd" The injues was adjourned until after her attempt to stop the Inst Wednesday.
18 Located in The Healthlest It is stated, on the authority of King'a horse. We think it un-
District of Kowloon, and Supplies the Rev. E. F. Russell, that by pardonable on Router's part same afternoon at Bubbing well VEGETABLES,
The remains were interred on the us dally with the Cholcest the terme of the late Father withhold an imporant fact like Cemetery, baing conveyed there POULTRY.
EGGS, and Stanton's will a sum of about that from Hongkong sub:3.ibre, on a draped gun-carriage. There £5,000 goes to the Vicar and and yet give it to Manila. If it church-wardens of St, Alban's Holborn, to be dealt with by them were only once in a way it wouldn't matter; but it often as they think beat for the good of the church. This money was be-
happens. queathed to Father Stanton by Miss Fyffe, who left one-third of her estate to him. The capital. Į however, was never touched.
Mr Stanton's Will,
Robbery on the Luetzow. The Colombo Police have been informed of the theft from a cabin
Notice
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