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ROBBIE'S LETTERS: XIII.
To His Nephew on the Rhizo.
"Hongkong, 25th Nov. 1918. Dear Alick;
............Are, time's wearing on and it'll no' be long to Heather Day now. This has been an anxious week what wï the rain and Jean desving me about the Fair. There's no German Soviet 'existing that'll ever discuss the Pesce Terms as fully and as earnestly as 8'. Andrew's Day. has been talked about in our bouss this year. Janet seasoned our breakfast wi' it,' and it was the mainstay of her conversation throughout the day sad as oftim as no abe fair pat as cf our} dinner at night wi' it and mind ye, still found the subjot inter esting enough at bedtime. Mcpherson has been bitten, off an' on, for a week wit the same bag-co' that I mind in the least, mind ye, but it just shows yo what pride o' race can do when most other things fail. I'll give
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be feared cf my money, for believe: me Mac's strongest wespon is his mouth. There's one thing I will say though and that's Macpherson has a fine disposition. The way he can lieten for hours at his own talking shows remarkable self- control.
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except the damb and young like " sort of twaddle but surely weana are able to talk, but there's after three Heather Dive I few people that are able to make conversation by talking and eay ing acmething at the same time. Eas one of the few, tho' that's no his worst fault. Talk itself is just a habit, like smoking and drinking and lying abed in the mornings, but, on the other hand, conversation is, to a great extent,
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saccession and the amount o' money that's been subscribed the "bang went saxpence" legend. should be out of ba ices as the classical English joke in this Colony sod after seeing the mirth provoking contrivances at two learn that we havs com com- Bootch Faire, Sydney Smith's hoary libel about a Storeman p'eted arrangements for a weekly
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■ knack, so to speak, jaes like requiring a surgical operation illustrated page, which will in oranking a motor car or making performed on his cranium before tatare appear in our Saturday. Some folks though their be could possibly perceive a kissue. The new feature will com heads are full of thoughts are must surely now in Hongkong be poor conversationalists just be considered bad taste an entirely mence in to morrow's Telegraph cause they havns' the knackout o' dete......
and will comprise six pictures On the other bard, it's no' the Are there was an ides dealing with war and “other amount of thinking that counts widely beld here for some time
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belf tone it'e the quality. Until the human that the Soviets were barber shope. race learna cot to talk, unless it As we firet heard of them in illustrations of general in has something to say, the average Rassis it makes it all harder to terest and they include sn sd- person will spend most of his life anderstand, for haircuts in that mirable group, recently taken, of in being bored to death by his country bars sever been vary the Allied Military Chiefe
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AKE NOTICE that under No. 3 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILA- ¡TION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of such Building within the CENTRAL Division of the City of Victoria: and the WESTER by Members of more than one Division of Kowloon, occupied family, except those within the her are hereby informed that European. Reservation or in
his alippers to tell me about the exhibition at the Fair? "O" Armistice, (if they have ever Is thers days when newspaper THE Steamship says I, "that'll be a fine addition that Soviet is just the Sunday ingly popular we feel' sure that done each s thing) it would appear l'uetratione are becoming incres. to the Zo "Aye", said he
"CARMARTHENSHIRE » innocently, "I believe it's a big the Soviets in Germany are the
name for the Seialist. Whether the Hongkong public will appre. having arrived from the above one and the first o' its kind. in Hongkong" And then be went genuine article or so it wealdo ate this new pictorial feature ports, Consignees of cargo by
their risk into the hazardous for those parts of a Domestië
on for half an hour talking about that they made a caieter end and will make a point of looking all Goods are being landed st Kowloon South of Austin Read the Escalator, carefally telling me did in Basis. Of course if the
cleaner job of it than their friends out for the Saturday sne of the nothing at the same time; and, Germane baca meddled there Telegraph. believe me, if 1 bed suggested to wait their own enda, I've no that it was a pity that we could as doubt but that the soft-beaded
KiHae Outpat
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and/or extra hazardous Godowns Building used as a Shop, Office of the Hongkong and Kowloon or Godown; must be CLEAN- Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. SED and LIMEWASHED whence, and/or from the whsives, THROUGHOUT by, the owners delivery may be obtained. during the months of December
N.B. The word "throughout," used in this Notice means that All broken, chafed and dam- the Houses, should be Limewash-
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get another sad breed them, I vieta in Rassis might have The total carpot of the Kailan Goods not cleared by the 6th and January believe the gowk would have managed along without pounding Mining Administration'a wises December, 1918, at 5 F.M. will be agreed wi' me and him an 6nesch other's heads cff; for as you for the week eading November subject to rent." gineer.
know it takes something more 16 mounted to 69,710 tone and Battalking shoot the Zo, man, than sudden death and starvation the sales during the period to aged packages are to be left ed in respect of all the walls of it's the enterprising lot o' folks to make people appreciate 45.055 tona. they have running you show. practical democratic government. For the last three daya Tak Like fooling wi' the cat that has e Cheong hasna' had room in hie litter of Litters on her bands,it's a window to show even a collar for tal policy to intervene wi'a stick the fine prizee be's been die in the domestic dra of so playin' for the Z10 raffles and country that is ill wi' revolution competitions. The Dairy Farm 1, se I said before, this Swiet folks are showing the milk supply business in Germany is the real at its origigal sourde end Sindy Mckay it will be worth something Lawson's kilta and Blacker Watt's to the world to have under view Band should keep the most blase a large cbj ot lesson of the can from westying.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
FANCY DRESS (CALICO) BALL. sequences of the hamstringing of CITY HALL. FRIDAY, December At the same time o' writing I human aspiration by the proceer believe they've got hold of a pro-called Socialism. If on the cther
13th, 1918, 9 pm. fesional enake charmer to lend a hand they're trying to fool as, the Tickets:-Member of Folie hand, he'll have his banda fall Freach will fix them-they'll take before the night's oot He's the nails out of the boots if it's to may be a good man at his job but be part of the netherm.ost price you take it from me there'll be they've got to pay.
some susten efter this Fair that
he oanna' handle, even if the Zo
falks do drink cold tea this year Agai
They tell me that Geordie Daucan'e shows are up their asasi atandard. Whether they are or are not remsing to be seen
Yours truly, BOBT. MacWHIRTER.
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in the Godown where they each Room, all Cubicles, Parti- will be examined by Messrs. tions, Stair Casings and Stair Goddard & Dougles, on 6th Linings, all Ceilings and the December 1918, at 9.30 AM. Undersides of Roofs in Main Claims against the steamer must Buildings, Offices and Servants" be presented within 10 days of Quarters and inclusive of Veran- arrival, otherwise they will not daha, be recognized...
The Backyard must have its No Fire Insurance will be! Containing Walls Limewashed up effected by us in any case what to the level of the First Floor.
Carved, Painted or Polished Bills of Lading will be counter-Woodwork in good condition, signed by
however, need not be Limewash ed, but must be Cleansed."
ever,
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The Board is prepared to Lime- wash FREE OF CHARGE & limited number of Buildings in Hongkong. 29th November, 1918. those Divisions. OWNERS who
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desire to avail themselves Ladies
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writing to the Secretary on or orthrough members of the Police
before the 7th December, 1918, Reserve only. Applications must
Choice among applicants will be made in person to the
be in the absolute discretion of invitation Committee at Head- quarters Club on and after private family on Peak or upper the City lies between Gilman The CENTRAL Division of TUESDAY, December 3rd, be-level from about 10th December. Street and Feel Street on the tween the hours of 5.0 and 60 Apply Box 1412. pm. Applications by letter will not be attended t^.
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East and Tank Lane and Clever ly Street on the West.AGA Jet, but one thing I'm certain The Jews of Southern Pales aboat and that is that they'll be fine bave taken advantage of the
Kowl on is divided into the EASTERN and -WESTERN original and the men that can liberty socorded to them under pulsory. Other Fancy Dress or have this day removed Divisions by Nathan Road and produce some hing origins in the the new regime to revive their ordinary Evening Dress, may be Chow business this year, of grade
our offices from No. 5 straight line drawn from the Mishpat. Besbalom,"
the worn. Prizes will be given, how Prince's Building to No. 1
NORTH and through the didas get his brains handed courte of arbitration conducted ever, only for the mat original Queen's Road Central (Serond Yaumati service reservoir to the
costumes made of Calico..... down from Adam in the original on the principles of Jewish la
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The control courte will be in The issue of Tickets will close Building) entrance by Ice House
leon.. As you know yourself, I'm no' J.fts with local courts in erobat latest on TUESDAY. Decem Street.
ber 10th, Lut at an earlier data if ons they belisya in the “Wha's town and settlement.
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