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Cable Address Kowlotel THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON. Electric Lifts to all Floors and Roof Garden.
Telephone on all Floors.
Daily, Monthly & Family Rates,
Apply Mrs. M. BLAKE.
FIRST CLASS SALOON BAR AND BILLIARD ROOM.
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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
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Telegraphic Address VICTORIA
THE
J. WITCHELL, Manage".
EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER," EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every room.
Telegraphic Address" EUROPE, SINGAPORE” Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. ARTHUR E ODELL, Manager.
HONGKONG HARDWARE CO.
“TAI LEE CHAN.”
ESTD. 1884
METAL GOODS and HARDWARE.
Tel. No. C.1993,
...119 Jervois Street.
“AN "INNOCENT" ABROAD.
AMUSING SKIT ON AMERICAN TOURIST.
APH
1994
FEBRUARY
WEATHER REPORT.
when I sa anà, – Why, they're brown mad hækry,***
· And I asked the name of some |whita birçlu, just to see if they'
try it out again: but I reckon Feb. 8d. 11. 00m-Pressure they were wise tome good: has increased considerably from Coinciding with the round-the-and plenty. The birds ware Chefoo and Shanghai, moderately world ship Franconia's arrival |"mangosteens" they said, which from Foochow to N. Formtas and Hongkong."It is neatly at Singapore, the following was was reasonable enough. I guess at communicated to the Singapore if'll take someone slicker'n these stationary over Indo-China and Free Press by B.B. Milne, entitled gure to pull my leg and get the Philippines.
Overheard-
laway with it.
Say, have you seen Sadie Hinase Say now, I've not seen you În ages. Where've you been C, Wall, if she didn't have the hard- you went across to Jo-hareIt luck. I was down to the boat' don't set a great deal by these to-day, and she told me how Oriental cities. They're quaint she'd bought a live python from a enough, but their buildings Chinaman, because she figured it wal, I guess our Woolworth would look real smart around building has them beat every noo home to Rushville,
her
A somewhat deep depression lies over S.W. China.
An anticyclone has, formed over N. China.
Hongkong rainfall for the 21 hours ending at 10 am today, 19 inch. Total since January 1st, 320 inches, against an avarage of 1'94 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District.
Forecast.
time.
Conn, and though I'm not that Do I like Singapore Wal, Ifond of snakes you'd notice it, don't know.....it an't near so big I'm free to admit it was a real As Rushville, Conn., which is my smart idea. But when the niggers home town. But say, I've been came along with that python in all around and done some deals a box, the Captain got onreason- in the curio stores. Bargainsable. He said mixes on pythons, I'll say so. Why, now I got he wasn't going to have his crew 1 Formosa Channel N.E. winds, a real Malarea cane for forty getting D.Ts, and he reckoned dollars. Ronest!
to skipper * boat. not a 2 South coas of
And a real genooine slick top-managerie, and the niggers just
that notch bonest-to-goodness Chinese bad to lift
snak. antique jar. Where'd I'get it?and beat it. Then came the Wal I'll just tell you. I saw that Chinaman, and offered to hay it jar in the window of a Chinese back for fifty dollars less than store, and I went right in The Sadia had paid! and she figured old Chink wanted a hundred she was lucky not to lose more. dollars, so I had him fetch it. A Britisher who was in the store told me not to give more than ninety. So I said:
"Look-a-here: you can't put it over me. If you think I'm pay- ing a hundred for that you're sure some fool.
While he was paying over the dollars, the ship's doc. Came around, laffin' like he'd got a fit.
Mrs. Hines," he said. “you sure wouldn't want that snake."
**But I sure do, doc., why not?" "Why it's that poor China- man's only means of living. He works that stunt on most every boat that comes in."
I offered eighty. Then he agued a spell and reckoned he'd take ninety. So I paid him Now I call that real dishonest. ninety real good United States | But there's no uplift about these dollars. And say, he looked at people........ them like they were fakes. Did he take them? I guess so. But when I got out on the sidewalk I heard him say.
**Who dam' fool now? *** Some of these guys don't have no manners worth a cent.
You've struck that too? Wal say now. You've just got to put them right. I remember way back in 1920, I did a trip to Paris, France; with, Sadie Eines. One
fresh.
- China between Sor
H.K. & Lamocks | variable
winds,
3 H'kong to Gap, moderal 1, Rock........... squaily;
overcast,
4 South coast of rain, fog.
China between! HK. & Hainan
T. F. CLAXTON Director. Hongkong. Feb. 8.
SCHOOLS AND EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
Elder shool children are to go, under the guidance of their tea chere, to the Empire Exhibition at The following glossary will Wembley, and there gain know- enable our readers to appreciate ledge of the history, geography, the references in Malay :-Treng-and resoureas of the British ganu is a small State in the north. Dominions. The Board of Educa [of the Malay Peninsule; tion thinks that this course must "barangkali" means "perhaps"; be preferable to the usual lessons {"nanty seekit" means "wait a in history and geography during
while."]
the next two terms.
of these varger guys was showing as around a church, and talking like he knoo everything, till I got] real mad. There was an Appostle screen, and be reckoned there Tota
Dimand were twelve aypostles carved on it. Right there's where I put
ŏ d/ him wise, and said:
**Land sake! Only twelve./T. Shanghas Why in our church way back to Rashville, there's forty-five."
I guess he did'nt talk quite so big, after.
I always travel around with Sadie Hines; we share state- rooms, and she has some real smart ideas. Yes. she showed me how to fix this shirtwaist. We were doing some little town in Southern France, where they hid a chateau Now we hadn't] got all day to stop around, unless we aimed to lose our reservation on the railroad car So when we reached that chateau, Sadie said. Say. Belle; you do the inside, and I'll do the outside."
Smart? You betcher sweet life!
met
some real
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
TODAY at
12 noon, 2.30 p.m. 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15
JACKIE COOGAN
At in
"MY BOY
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THE STAR
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
For a short season only Commencing TONIGHT
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Bandman's Eastern Circuit Ltä.
* Introduce
DICK NORTON ·
and his famous mirth provokers,
THE GLOBE TROTTERS
Including the following well known English artists LELLA FORBES Chris Holt
CHEERY HAPPY MELANGE
of
BILLING.
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2/3 2/3 15/16
3/1 Mare
Wallingford Tate
11.40
11.55
Jack Crichton
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Ralph Sawyer
Demand, Jermany..
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501
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DICK NORTON
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On Bangkok
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Say. I've high-class people here, right in Shaphai
this city. My! But you should
Shanghai
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have seen me this morning, talk-aro Fox (Letters & Papers Loc ing to a real live Baroness. How A. Conda, Japan & shanghai did I come to know her? Walte
first I met such a reel. lovely
man, and he asked me would
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I meet his friend the Baroness. Will & duck swim? Then she came right along, and he spoke to her, and she joined us.
Just Rastok like that My! But she was Mavila reral aristocratic. I'll tell the Straits & Calcotia
Amory world. Guess I wished some of ST&VIW my home folk could have hap- pened around to see me. The Baroness was lovely, to me, she even wrote her address in my book; see?
Baroness Trengganu,
(Barangkali)
I guess she's got a real swall home to Barangkali, wherever that's located.
Not much Prohibition høre? I reckon not. I had a socktail with the Baroness this morning. My friend (say, he's just the candy kid!) asked her what she'd drink. She said:
It's rather early Nanty Saekit"
Right there's where I followed
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SBY, Baroness" I said, "if you're having that I guess it must be the best cocktail in this rhai a Japan city, and I'll have a Nanty Kan Seekit."
*Swatow Amoy & Formoss They both laffed like they'd Japan
Jors via Bateria been tickled.
Swalow, Amoy & Faschow
If are some of these Britishers think it's reál fanny to pull your leg I asked what were those green things, growing on those tall palms, and they told me:
Coconuta.
Can you beat that I said: "Not so much funny, business. You've sure got bats in your bel fry. I guess I know: coengut
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Begistration 4.15 p.m
Letters 5p.m
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Parcele 3 p..
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Letters
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Fashimi M. Wed., 13 fest
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POTTED PLAYS
MIRTH, MUSIC, COMEDY and FURLESQUE. POPULAR PRICES $3, $2, & $1.
Eooking at Moutrie's and Star Theatre.
Pictures at 5.30
include
PASSION'S PLAYGROUND
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Des Vœux Road Central
TODAY till
SATURDAY
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9.15 and 8th to 9th,
5.15 p.m.
HAROLD
February
LLOYD
Why Worry?"
also
OF
THE
Bone Age
Felix
Admission: -$2.00 and $1.50. Booking at the Theatre.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
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Wed. 13 fout 10 30 sm
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Met., 16 land..
Wheatcroft, Mr. E. C. Brother & Mrs. J.-A. Fredericks, Mr. R. Registration 4.15 p. hood Mr. A. G. Birch, Captain U. d. Ball Mr. F. C. Ciemo, Mr.,
Letters
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