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kooping frogs, lizards and snakes as pots, and thinks little of the dates of important battles, might
DAY BY DAY.
turn out to be h famous zoologist,YOU CANNOT, IF YOU WILL, KEEP YOUR HEART EMPTY, so parouts need not dospair. SWEPT, AND GARNISHED: THE This is increasingly becoming an ONLY QUESTION IS WHETHER age of specialisation, so why YOU. WILL PREPARE IT FOR GOOD
OR EVIL-Lord Avebury. should it not begin in the class- room?
Kowloon's Communicatio:8
In the report of the monthly meeting of the Committes of the Kowloon Residents' Association,
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts. D'O
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Civil Servico is a rotton life
We understand that there is no.. In the long run it isn't best to truth in the rumour that the take a bus, sistors at the G. C. H. have petitioned the Government to add The Government is wanting another couple of inches to their but a good occupation. Londors for the improvement of uniform collare, and ales to allow Victoria Road.
the collars to be worn with bath- Ing costumes.
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Tonders are being invitad extensióne of the Logo Yard rail- | way sidings at Hunghom, „
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As Abbott would remark,
collecting s srowd In unay. It'e getting the collation where the
Of course, some people are difficulty comes in. "stuck up" of their own accord,.._
but it sooma too bad to bo com- By the timo you got new platon published elsewhere in this issue, A Reutor's. tologram from polled to stick ong's head up rings, this business of washing the announcement is made that Rangoon states that the Port- whether one likes it or not, as in the son isn't what it's oraoked the Government intends appoint-uguese airmen have arrivedt hero pecially in this olimato. ing a Committee for the purpose from Akyab.
An attempted armed robbery is
of discussing fully the questioni of communications, two mombers of the K.R.A. having been invited to join. Kowloon residents will reported to have occurred at No. : ii Chit Street, Wanchai. The learn of the proposal with much pleasure, for it is perfectly gang oscapod. obvious that the time bay como:
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HONGKONG, 7th Juno, 1924.
A PROBLEM FOR
PARENTS.
The s8 Tung On, built to the properly co-ordinated transporta-ordur of the Tung On B.8. Co., is tion servico. The Government to be launched' at Talkoo Docks has, apparently, taken note of on Wednesday afternoon. public opinion for it is announcod
At to-morrow evening's service that the Governmont does not
the at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, propose to proceed with ostablishment of tramway seven adults will be received into
prosunt, but wo the church by holy baptism. · Bystom at 'would add that something
bottor
Tenders are being invited for iB nooded than that now provided. Not only does the occupation of about 15,500 the nature of transporta-square foot of land at Chatham tion services need oxamination, Road, Hunghom, for a poriod of! but the questions of trafile years. control, routes and stopping placos also require
oureful The mastor of thought and intelligent decision. Taming." reports the death of a When the taxi-cab service is Hoihow deck passenger from started-and we note that a dysentery. The body was landed Laxi-cab stand is to bo permitted at Hoihow.
in front of the railway station--
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up to ha.
Hongkong shroffs will tell you Hundreds of Kowloon pedes
that aviators aren't the only folk trians owe their lives to the fact accustomed to "hopping off."
Those are days when thi elostrlo fan gets almost as ex- oited as the baseball varloty.
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that they're lucky,
Local chemists say the sale.
for com plasters has fallen off. Yos, it's too hot for dancing.
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A contemporary says there The poorest thing about soujo wore 11,000 people prosent at.of our tolophone operators is thair Tuesday's Governniont House memory.
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Ball. Suppose the hot weather made it focl like that.
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Funny thing about Home loave is that a man will spend more then accidentally than ho will in Hongkong on purpose.
The editor's pipo has halitosis.
Novor yawn at a tea party. It may remind your hostess of the high price of food,
Cause and effect
Indian com
A Chiria Muil tologram is in senson: Dontists are work- says: "The British Logation at ing overtime. Lisbon and the Portugueso Lo-
口口 gation at London have elevated the status of the embassies from Moscow." Next thing we shall be told that the Polynesian Em bassy at Macao has elevated the status of the K. R. A. from Tim- buctoo.
Thoro American airmen must
be too flighty to make good hus-
the problem of Kowloon's traffic His Excellency the Governor will become all the greater. The has re-appointed Dr. Wan Man lag-out of the triangular plockal to be a Member of the Board of ground in front of the "Star" of Education for a further porlod bands. forry wharf is far from ideal of two years, there are far too many lines
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On the other hand, they should
We were speaking the other day to a parent who complained, that his son did not progross at certain studies which he disliked, whore tho traffic croses, and the For oruclty to fowls by over-feal quite at honte. with the but went abcad with others that matter might woll come within crowding them in two oratus, a Peakitos, having boon up in the
the purview of the Government Chinoso was fined $10 by Mr. R. clouds so much. interested him. It appeared that Committee. In view of popular E. Lindsoll at the Magistracy the lad objected to the study of current rumoure, we would like
this morning. a mutter of algebra and trigonometry be to urge that, as
justice and common fairness, any
causo, he said, he was not going monopoly for the running of His Excellency the Governor
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Bettor to run down the rosn oxt door with your motor than your mouth. ☐ ☐
Folk who load double lives reach their ond no quickor.
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A man is known by the number of shroffs ho koops hanging Around.
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It only takes one lo start a fight. Trouble is, it's always the
other one. O D
When she asks him if he lovos her and ho says "Uh-bub, "it's a sign that the honeymoon is over.
O Nowadays you don't need to bo a good mixer to be a good
host-especially cocktails..
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Clinging bathing suits are all the rogo this year.
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We don't know which of the two we like worse at the Cona. taph-the coolies or the con- stablob.
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to be an engineer. With memories motor bus servicos in Kowloon has appointed, provisionally and of our own schooldays, and of athust be thrown upon to tender, so subject to His Majesty's pleasure,
One thing about being a taipan classinate who said he would not that Companies which have done Mr. C. G. Alabastor, K.O., O.B.E.,
all the pioneer work shall have J.P., to be an Unofficial Member is that you live rent frau and lourn geography because he was chance of rooping the benefit of the Legislative Council during when you walk down the street not going to become 4 son of present needs, the existones the argen Henry Tow of folk say "There he goog!"
of which they have so amply the ton, Sir Edward captain, we offered our sym-
A pessimist is a fat man won- Pollock, K.C.
After seeing His Excellency demonstrated. pathy. This case reflects a pro-
putting up a new hand-gripping doring how much hotter it will be. The name of Mr. C.B. Robert-rooord on Tuesday, we've come blom which parents, and tea--
son has been added to the list of to the conclusion that being a Vory soon Canton will have chers, have often to facu, so the Canton Peace Talk.
authorised architects. Mr. Governor is a very abaky busi- run out of alibis,
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Once again wo have reports Robertson has boon deputed by ness,
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A Philippinetown claims to have covoring a remedy suitable to reaching us from Caaton of the the Governor-in-Council to act
behalf of the Building One thing about these new the record for longevity. We won. both eidos. And modern educa-possibility of peace being conclud-on
Chan Authority in casos referred to in gaudy pyjamas, they'd make dor when they'll have buses. tionists are turning more and ad between the Sun and more to the forms of instruction factions. Upon what hopes then the Public Health and -Buildingy nice summer suits if only they
There is no truth in the dark reports ara bused it is difficult to Ordinanco in connection with were starched up a bit.
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rumour that Mr. Tso Taan-tai whore_the_pupils interested inay unless it be that there has dangerous buildings.
In our opinion, the only-at-found all-that-limestone-looking- his subject. If the lesson vannot sprung up a fresh desire on the
To the following cablogram sont tractive aspect of flying round for fresh Garden of Edon. be made of interest to him, then part of the publio gonorally for a
cossation of the foolish warfaro. to the Earl of Derby, "Stowards the world is that you don't ho will never be brilliant at that Some of the nativo papere, we and Members Hongkong Jockey have to pay any rant for several particular subject, but sometimes see, attribute those peace rumours Club offer sincere congratulations months. a child's naturai thirst for know- to official quartors in Canton, on your success," the following
and if that is really thoir source, reply has been receivod:-"Deeply On the advertising screen at ledge can be guided into the then more than ordinary signi- grateful Biowards and Memouts the Star:-"Turn to the left for channels of school instruction ficance may be attanhed to the Hongkong Jockey Club for kinda cold drink. Be sure you get
the genuine Jeyes Fluid." with gratifying results. One circulation of the stories. But, congratulations.-Derby."
白路 point which is now realised tx 8 is often the case, coincident|
with those reports, it is offloially Tho following forthcoming One thing which aviators wish that every porson has a bont for intimated in Canton that pro-woddings are announced Mr Fashion would do away with- sono particular thing, which parations for fighting on a big raust Jacobson Back, of the air pockets. manifests itself in oarly child-scalo have now been mado and Taikoo Sugar Hofnery, to Miss
Homo HintAgroo with tho hood. The boy with an "arithmetic that the battle may soon start in Josephtua Sullivan, of No. 34
real carnost. So what the truth Kennedy Koȧd; Mr. Alborto cook if you want the food to is no whose brain en is it would be hard to say.Maria d'Eca, No. 3 Hunkow Road, compasses mathematics, whilst In any event, however, thore Kowloon, to Miss Anna Aldagree with you
can bo no questioning the Loureiro, No. 4 Mindon Torrace; Weather Hint Save your his neighbour on the form might point that a real and lasting peace Mr. Siegfried Lahrman, Astor really best cuss words for August, not be able to do his aunis well would be generally welcomed. House Botol, to Mise Bortha yot alroady be reading Caesar's The wholo Province is sick of Antonio Valerio Hisland en route account of the Gallio wars as Warfare and all that it means. from Hamburg by the s.s. Coblenz. We cant.ot, however, onvisago readily as if it wore writton in much hope of a reunion between Our Macuo correspondent his mother tongue,
Sun and Chan. If peace contes, atates that the "Grupo Amador: A Scotsman udmits that we are inclined to think that it Theato e Musica has arranged to Houghan has a fino rich voice, The main thing, say the
will rise out of other develop-give two cohorts shortly-one in but, at the same time, doesn't soo modern professors in educationalmente rather than from such a honour of the visit of the French what's to hinder it at $4 a time. methods, is not to worry, so long turn' as this,
BONGO
a child be reasonably bright;
DUNLOP'S DEFICIT,
Directors' Scheme for Recovery.
Governor-General of Indo-China
at Governinént House on the 21st instant, and the other in honour of the Portugueso aviators trom Lisbon...The Maono public is greatly indebted to theac amateur, musicians, who have provided great pleasure by past concerts, and who have attained a high degree of excellence.
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He's the kind of man that buye dollar-fifty record to get his money's worth.
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Abbott seems rosigned to his foto.
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Ronts at Castle Poak bave been rained. It is expected that the price of bird sand will go up soon..
Bolter to have a flat tyre than
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be told you'ro'u fat liar.
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It la rumoured that Kowloon police play well on the whistle. Exhausting, but not at all danger--
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ous.
There's a lot of Kowloon unreat thesa hot nights.
There is no truth in the story that the Fu Rivor was so-called because of the Scotsman who first orossed it.
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·How-these- divors, lovo enali other!
The way Kowloon is growing it'll soon have to have a guide book all to itself.
We hereby announce the creation of a new decoration--tha
at most of his studies, if he prove unable to graep any particular subject with facility, Punish- ment often merely has the. effect of making him de teat that particular lesson the moro. Roal
If some of these matshed Order of the Bulle and Inners, to oducation le montal training,
London, Juno 6.1
owners aren't careful they'll be be honeoforth known as the rathor then filling the child's off the
Among the measures to wipe
Attention is drawn to an getting into deep water one of "O.B.I." total deficiency of
0.0 head with facts. If a boy bú a oloven and a
advertisement olsowhero.regard-theso days. quarter million dunce at arithmetic at school, it pounds sterling, by the Dunloping the local branch of the Navy
Longus. The League is a volun- Since leaving Hongkong, Ad- is quito possible ho will later in Rubbor Co's directors, in.
Volco British peoples, entirely outside have boon, promoted life bo employing the genius of scheme submitted to the share-tary patriotic association of miral Leveson would appear to
holders, thoy suggest tho writing! his class to koop his office books. down of the ordinary pound party polition, dosirous of render Admiral.
O∙ 0. Every child, except the excep-C share to Ge. 8d., reducing the ing the greatest service of which proforonco sharop to Afteen it is capable to the Empire, parti-
Evorything in Canton, seems tionally brilliant, lags behind in shillings. Arrears of proference cularly in connection with all to be in the air with the ex. something, but it probably shines dividends will be satisfied by matters concerning the sen. It caption of the aviators. at something else. Find out what allocation of ordinary shares, and upholds as tho fundamental prin-
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interests it, and one has a guide the nominal capital will be ciple of National and Imperial
restored by the creation of thirty policy completo, haval protection
The first recipient is the lady who yesterday caused an unusual ing a "livvor through that sac- flutter in Brokers Alloy by driv-
rod thoroughfare..
Here to our new Knight | May his days be
The China Mail de
The difference between a frock there are those
to its future calling in life, per two million now ordinary sharon for British subjects and British and the regular kind of dress is pessimistically of the lac hapa "A boy who thinks only of of six shillings and oight poncer commerce sil the world over, about half an hour,
respect shown to things