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The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 20th Jan., 1923.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1923.
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We are authorised to contra- "Here we have the Elephanta
ential" nature either in the report or the discussion that took place upon it. We cannot con-
THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THIS osive of a report dy, say, a sub-
TIME SEEM TO ME TO HAVE committee of the Sanitary Board MORE INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY being considered behind closed AND ENTERPRISE, MORE OPEN- doors, and we fail to see why MINDEDNESS AND DETERMINA-dict the rumour to the effect that and the bion (hic)-keys and the TION TO THINK THINGS OUT FOR when the Harbour Master was Horses and the Asses and the such
ba a procedure should
THEMSELVES. THAN I AT ALL asked where the Laconis should Clowns and the Acrobats. Above followed in the "rasa of the REMEMBER THIRTY YEARS AGO be moored, he laconically replied them all, ay, above the Ring-
Atta Bog'!"
master and the Man-that-Sticke Education Board, more especially-Mr. J. A. Spender.
up-the-Bills, is the Owner who when the subject is one of auch
"Young man of 21 would like makes the Plans. Now hold on general importance as the educ-
post where fondness for drawing thic) for I'm no finished yet. would be useful," says an ad. in That's the worst o' me, going ation of British children. This
ja Manchester paper. Cheques as a laddie to ■ Cameronian for corks?
Sunday School. Man, it's a fair curse the way religion comes
Mr. G. H. Forts arrived here by the Empress of Russia.
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It is notified that No. 21 Broad hush-bush" polies will not do Let us have these matters of wood Raad has been exempted public concern openly candusted.[from the Rents Ordinance. There is, or should be, nothing
It is notified that Mr. H.M.H. whatever to hide. Once again. Nemazee has been appointed to be why all the secrecy ?
Life Member of the Court of the University of Hongkong.
German Currency.
H. M. troopship Huntaend left Southampton on the 16th. inst. With several hundred marks with rehefs for Gibraltar, Malts, worth only a penny one can Constantinople. Port Said, Sing realisa very vividly that German spore and Tientsin. currency has depreciated to a
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When are the police going to between a body and his pleas226. deal with the great unwashed who infest the business centre of
"Hold on now. Where was I? the city? These beggars are be A, I've gotten a grup of it aguio. coming a positive nuisance and Aud here am I. A spectator, many of them have been with us sitting in the dollar seats? Man sinca the time of the seamen's I'm more than that. I'm part and strike. Their pestering per-parcel o' the show. Humble is sistency must pay or they would stunt. I loup through no have sought pastures new are boops nor yet do I fles through the this. The arm-flapping dumb bay air on a trapez. For all that, 1 do at the Ferry belongs to the same my bit round the saw-dust orbit o'this Highly Moral Performance. class. He should be put into someį sort of institution and taught bather men applaud me or no there were of a rehabilitation of
I shall have helped to make life's tora useful than exchange ate dashed
ed to Mr. George Andraw Burn, something ground, and the question of Taikoo Sugar Refinery, for an sponging and revealing his in-show a wee bit more worth the abolishing the mark again comes invention for improvements in firmity for a living. We hate to price of admission."
trouble you, M. Wolfe, but to mind. This proposal has been means for swinging derricks in
really pedestrians ought no put forward seriously as possible cargo ships.
longer to be pestered in this solution of the difficulty so far as
fashion.
disastrous extent. Any tapes Letters Patent have besugrant-
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A gentleman with capital and brains" accounces in & London journal that he desires an outlet of both." He should walk bare- beaded through Houcdediteb between 1 and 3am, carrying all his money with him.
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the depreciated mark is concern- Rural Building Lot No. 220 ed. In other words, Intead of so will be sold at the P.W.D. Offices many "cash," why not have on February 5th. It is situated cents." However, we fear that at Pokfulam, has an area of about nothing can be done at present 8.500 square feet and the upset that is likely to prove the least price is $1,420. bit of good-with conditions in Germany what they are now, the
Towards the $6,000 required for mark will have practically to be sending 12 Hongkong Chinese laft to take its course, and per-abletes the Far Eastern haps we shall get see it a serious Games at Osska, the Hongkos Shipping Reports, in the official rival to the nuble so far as Amateur Athletic Federation hasm to be filled is on the arrival (cheapness goes France would now raised $1,455,
of every vessel entering the Port, be only safeguarding her interests
there appears the query: "And were she to introduce the franc,
His Excellency the Governor births or accidents on vorage? or some other currency in place as appointed Mr. Christopher Hm. of the mark, a the occupied Willson, .B.E, (Major-Retired) territory, as is suggested in to be Second Lieutenant in the Heuter messigapublished yester
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to get a slant on the Amurrican language and to get hold of the The woman and the two men ab-so-lootly ko-rekt method of
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been, poor actors. "Schuse me thoughts. But we must hav (tie): came the dignified reply.
“Schuse me, Kloo Kloosh Elao,"
pronunciation of the name of from which we gathered that the that somewhat infamous organ- leation must be a new test for sobriety.
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Ô "What chance has the poor Shanghai bachelor? Fifty-seven widows among the passengera!" said the Shanghai Mercury. re- ferring to the arrival thera of the liner Laconia We don't like the ambiguons use of those two words "chance" and
poor."
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW.
The Education Bani took a day. That should be a solution for the Rubr region at least. The wise decision. some weeks ago French are ahvional determined when it appointed a special subito check any bra of deliberate
A Reuter message from Hel- coronittee to consider the whole backruptcy on the part of our arrested by Inspector Bloor in chewin' gua, the hit 'ol Laconia singfors yesterday stated that the Congress of Nationalised Industry question of the education of late enemy, andin this endeavour connection with the seizure of best it out of port.
eight tons of raw opium were
at Moscow has requested the British children in this Colony. We wish our Aly every success.
brought up before the Magistrate "For sale, Adam's stove." says peoples' commissars "to remove this morning and remanded on an ad. in a Home paper. Now the majority of the heads of "the We are beginning to fear, how-As In Wartine.
serious aspect of A
charges of smuggling the drug days they certainly do sell all the trade delegations abroad." There ever, that unless somebody gets
situation Europe is and for being in possession of old stuff.
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A Chinese contractor up North and eventually lost sight of re-introducing measures of food Owing to the delay in the General Chan King ring's Gor who had the job of re-gilding ku There is either an arrival of the Empress of Russia,ernment has been overthrown, eagle lectern in a church, sent in altogether. At the meeting in control. November last, when the sub-actual shorage already, or else the Frawley Company were un-the Canton Court has fouet Dr.his bill as follows:-"To gold
one is threatened. There is sure able to appear at the Theatre Colbert not guilty."-Credo quis paint one holy chicken, $5 70." committee was appointed, there to be a grave. hortage of fuel, Royal last right, much to the dis- absurdum. was a very full and illuminating following the rquisitions. On-sppointment of many residents,
There is a bouse to let in Japan When we saw him first he was where one of the attractions a discussion on this question. That employment promises to increase who turned up at the thestre
large cellar." This meeting was open to the Presa considerablz. Pices are already not knowing that the boat was feeding monkey huts, time about, nouaced is s
soaring. The pople of Germany delayed.
to 2 couple of full-sized is a clever way of taking advan In the meantime, the sub-com-are mutisous, ani need very little-
elephants. Later in the evening tage of the With regard to the projected we crossed over between the mittee has evidently investigated urging to serious disorders. And the subject thoroughly, for we all the time Bobbevist Russia Church in Kowloon, all that is to turns. That was our first break.
stands by ready to clasp another were informed yesterday by the partner to its bsom. This is Director of Education that its indeed a time for sessimists! report has been submitted and was discussed at a meeting of the Board on Thursday. This meet- ing, however, was, for some rea- The con- son, held in cameru. sequence is that nobody except- ing the members of the Board who attended knows what
FRAWLEY (OMPANY,
be said at present, says Union for, too late to withdraw, we "Looks like rain,” said & Now Confch Record for January, is found that we had intruded on a York bar-tender after serving a that we have reason to hope a grief begotten of mountain de Hongkongite with "Nestbeer." way out of the difficulty may soon which is another way of sayingDam well tastes like it," was open up. As soon as more definite that he was greeting fou. On our the polite rejoinder.
be
tear, wiped information can be given it will approach be furnished.
remarking the while that be bad never laughed so much since the mate of the Mintang fell down men than cork jackels have ever the batch and broke his neck.saved. Some people have a queer sense
Command Orders notify that Season Opas To-day.
the following iccalities are out of The Frawley Company. star-bound-Li Chit, Anton, Gressos ring Miss Adele Eood and Mr. T. and Landale Streets; St. Francis Daniel Frawley, rrived in the Street, St. Francis Lane and Holy Colony this moning by the Infant Lane (Wanchai); the vill According to the Director of Empress of Russiand will open age of Hunzhom and that part of its season at the Theatre Royal Yaumati north of Austin Road Education, Thursday's discussion this afternoon. Te management and west of Nathan Road. wacotilectial" in character, greatly regrete haing disappoint-
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The other day we received a basket of quail from a friend in "Ay," says he, "the boys have Hanoi, but some of the birds sr- left me the nicht. They're a rived dead and others died scon round the corner seeing Foolish after arrival here. They had had Wives,' but I had enough o' one no foul, and we in this Colony. o'they kind in my day without who now lok so much of our ed the public last night but as An official notification states paying good money to see the like S.P.C.A. and the fine work it is and he was unable to say whether the Empress was delayed in ar- that the rates of postage from in the pictures. That minds my doing, ought to enquire a little o' once when I was in London closer tato the conditions under the port of the sub-committee rival this was unaoidable. Hongkong on newspapers publish is to be toide public. Why all There will be a matinee per ed in Hongkong and posted singly money in toy pouch for which our poultry, our beef and formance this afcrron, when to the following places shall be the spending. In the course our pigs are brought from near- the secrecy? Is there any reason The First Year, & domestic British Possessions and Chios, my travels I lit on a place by ports. Many of the birds and why the public, who will event-comedy, in which M, Frawley cents per 4 ounces or any fraction advertising 'Ali Baba and the animals are brought fairly long ually have to foot the bill, should appears, will be stged. To thereof; all other places, 2 cents Forty Thieves. 1binks I to my journeys on which they have no feet, so I went in and bought a water; sometimes forty-eight not know the sub-committee's re-night's show will be he Cat and per 2 ounces of any fraction self, the very place to rest my chance of getting either food or
the Canary, a mytery play, thereof,
ticket. It was only after I'd houra elapse between their ship. commendations and the argu-when both Miss Bloo and Mr.
counted my change twice running went and arrival. Is it possible which it adduces in Frawley will be seen,
Something of the seamy side that I discovered that I'd been to do anything to alter that state T€LIR
We should There is a change of pogramme of life which the rest of the done. Here', says I to the chap of affairs? It ought to be, seeing support of them ? al like to ask why, with a for the early part of nat week, world fads so fascinating is pic at the door, and laying down my that many of the boats engaged. J trade are British. On Monday night, "he Gold tured in "Blackmail," Sunday's matter of such importance on the Diggers" will be prodced, and picture at the Coronet. For next money again what's the idea in such agenda. Thursday's meeting of in this Miss Blocd will spen in week's programme at the Coronet Quite correct, says he. Oh' is it? Here's a chance for 8. P. O. &.
says I, maybe you thought I enthusiasm, the Board was not thrown open some of her most beautul Parisl two special attractions have been came in wi' a trip. Here, gles my]
Flower of the North," and New York gowns. The play chosen. to the Press, as was the meeting which was to hara ben staged a stirring tale of love and romance two bob back fat I'm no beeding. at which it was decided to have last night, "Enter Medes" will based on a novel by James Oliver Curse aboot the other thirty
uine!' investigated.be the attraction on Tuesday Carwood, Is one of them, and the while question
other is Charlie Chaplin's latest.
"Ay," says he, "give me a circus' Surely ratepayers would be more night.
"The Idle Class,"
ayery time, except maybe Canton interested in concrete proposals
MELODRAMA IN HEAÌ LIFE.
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We're glad it's winter. ('ther wise our teetotal friends would have found themselves hard put to it to get ice water these past few days.
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"A Buff writes as follows:- than in the proceedings of a A young girl of wrenteen, As a sub-contractor, named when there's a war on. To tell meeting at which the subject Carmelins Cagliari, secatly left Wong Wei, living at Amoy Lane, the truth, the difference is scarce. "Might 1, as a member of thei was discussed in a preliminary her boms in Marseille during was proceeding along the old worth arguing about." With Royal Antediluvian Order of way. But, as matters are, the hat batts bad been stiched to City yesterday afternoon, three's but a variorum, just & Ball should put up for ordinary the night, and her parets found Yaumati Road from Kowloon that the next turn commenced. Buffaloes, beg to enquire why the "Ay." say be, heaving a sigh, Committee of the St. George's public does not even know the the balcony of the secol storey men sprang into view from the nalure of the sub-committee's room where she slept. The girl roadside where they had remain-circus when ye come to think of it, indulgenes the pipes of aur Most suggestions, nor is it aware of had gone to a house where & ed in concealment behind some lato, Hegel, Einstein and all the Ancient and Honourable Orler
young man camed Cien live bushes, and pounced on bim whole boiling of them are bat a I should also like to know if the the attitude of the Director of 2nd, making her way to is room, and on the foki who was with bunch o'nate. Here we have the Brothers who visited the refresh Education or members of the stabbed him as he step with a him. They took away his felt bat Greatest (bic) Show Qo Earth meat bar so-called The Ball and knife, which she bad taken with valued at 60 cents. an overcoat, Now "says.be, fixing me with a Bash' felt any compunction at ber. The man was no killed, and a sum of $8. From the foki spirituous stars. "ye need only the seeing in common vae pipes em In any case, we fall to see but his condition is veryjerious, smaller sum was obtained, before courage to think it out for your blazoned with the emblem of
#elf."
Igur Order? they made their escape) what there can be of a "confid-' and Carmelina was arrend.
Board thereto.