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DAY BY DAY,
ON THE WHOLE WE SHALL to Hongkong's defenos noads, in FIND THAT A CHARITABLE CON- a reminder that the garrison BTRUCTION OF OTHERS 18 MORE here is very small comparatively LIKELY TO BE THE RIGHT ONE
THAN NOT-Lord Avebury. apoaking, but Sir John Fowler solzod that opportunity to pload Another Chinoso 0380- of the cause of tho Volunteer cerebrospinal fever was notified! Defence Corps. None has taken yesterday.
THE COMPLEAT RECOVERER
How to Qualify for New Profession.
BY IZAAK
This is the day of a hundred-| "Dear Sirs. Two months ago and-ono ills. It also the day of I osme. East to take up a bille three hundred-and-three patent (in this country. À month late I nearly want Wost. I had no
recovery from ang
a greater interest in the Corps In forwarding coupons for our ouro-alls. than ho, and it must be gratify- Motor Car Competition to this
How can anyone go through folt the effects of the climate ing to bim to find at the con-office, readers are asked to in-life without trying at least one very muob; but one morning,
Boribe the envelopes :-" Motor patent medicine? clusion of his term of service Car Compatition."
Maybe it is following a convivial ovenleg in marely the peculiar feeling of the which my spirits had boon of the horo that the small band of
morning after the Bt. A-woll, very best description, I woke up Voluutoors has grown into a Mr. T. Jonkins, an overseer of whatever Saint it happens to be with a dizzy feeling, and a tasta în the new Rope Works at Matua-celebration, or perhaps the iced my mouth I am unable adequately much larger body of mon, more kok, injured bluself in a fall in boor on the top of devilled crabs to describo. I lost all intorest representative of the community. Shun On Lane. He was takon might be responsible, but still in my work, and bad. hardly and that it givus promise of to the Government Civil Hospital there is no harm in trying Blank's orgy to sign more than soyon
with a wound in the boad.
Bluo Boluroa or Catchom's hits up to mid-day, Fortunately, increasing in numbora and
Carbido Cachots when, according I met a friend in the afternoon officionoy as tho months go by,
A collision took place between to the literaturo accompanying who advised me to try your From the Illustration wo have a taxi and a truck in Dos Vamx the stuff, so many persons have Rafresher, I purchased a bottle, just given of the regular soldiers, Road West, near the Talping boen oured of just your symptoms and finished it before nightfall. It absolutely made a new person Theatro, yostorday, resulting in And that is where the now proof me; and I am now never we might borrow an allusion to damage being done to the axle forsion comoa in-the taking of without it, and recommend it to the Dofonce Corps. To many and offside mudguard of the taxi.patont modicines (or a protonce at all my friends," |MUSTARD & Co people in the Colony It might No one was injured.
taking thom) and the subaequant Typo 2. To the vendors of now seem that Voluntooring is
one of Touchem's Tasty Tonto; It is notified by the military hundred illnesses.
"Gentlemen.-About a pastime, and not to be takon authorties that station practico Did I say a hundrod I have ago I felt my strength gradually Boriously. But just as the gar will take place from the Gough not counted thom, but any failing mo, and after a time rison cricketers and footballora and Pottinger batteries, Lyamun, medical dictionary will give a could hardly lift my elbow, I had
on February 26th, commoncing list of the different disoasos to grown of ton years ago wore suddenly at 9 a.m. Should circumstances which
so weak. My friends the human specios is used to cast commiserating callod upon to undertake the provont this practice, it will be liable. And romombor, you can glancos in my direction, as I storner game of war, so some carried out on March 5th.
havo them all, and not one of used to be holped to my rikisha them but has its special curo on from the hotel sido entrance HONGKONG, 4th Feb., 1925. day the local Defence Corps
The Bishop of Victoria and the market. Every year, too, soes of an avoning. After several wight be needed for bigger things Mra. Duppuy are to arrivo horn the discovery of a new com- monthe of this, a chum auggosted.
In these days of lazy I should give your Tonic a WORDS TO REMEMBER.than parades, when they would by the P. and O. linor Malwa on plaint.
possibly form the only line of the same boat are Mr. and Mrs. hassocks) it is nothing to admit effect was truly wonderful. I Friday. Amongst passengers on corvants (and the high prices for chance, which I did, and the
dofonce while tho
regulars F.T. Jamos, Major C. Willson, having even house-maid's kooo-conelder it saved my life. I. went olsewhore, and the scoffers Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. T. H. King and even this to now ourable, always keep a supply handy in
and Dr. D. J. Valentine.
with Everybody & Emory Em-case of nood." would litorally live to be thank-
brocation. We have received from the However, I do not intend this ful that there were Volunteers. These are facts that should bo Board of Conservancy Works, to bo a freo ad. article; so to
Kwangtung, the Board's fifth business. romomborad.
jannual report for the Period July
Evory little helps, nowadays,
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The Telegraph.
Thoro woro throo excollont apoochos made at the public dinner givon last night to our retiring GO.C., Major Goneral Sir John Fowlor, and not tho least memorable was the reply by the guest of the evoning. When a prominent man is leav-Civic - Spirit. · log a place for good he has tho opportunity of saying many in regard to the excollent work River districts.
which is being done by the Kow- loon Rosidents' Association havo
a year
Typo 3.-To the proprietors of Fickkem's Pretty Powders:
"Bira.-I fool I must lot you know the remarkable affect your Powders have had ou mo. I was badly troubled with Dorves a fow 1st, 1923, to June 30th, 1924, doaling mainly with dyking and and why should not one strike
months ago, and ovontually other construction work carried out in a now, paying profession, became an utter martyr to most Our comments of two days ago out in the North River and East which can be carried on during horrible hallucinations. I used loisure moments? I vory to have all manner of fancios, megnanimously give the entire bouofit of my idea to the gonor-smallest things. I could not bear and I bocamo foarful of tho al public.
the sight of rats or lizards, and a With three hundred-and-three snake, especially a green one,
According to a report made by secured the commendation of a the boatwoman to the police, two well-known local gentleman, who mon gat oft a sampan in the: in himself an energetic worker in harbour yesterday morning and photographs of oneself, the same used almost to prostrate me with Roveral honorary capacities, and committed an armed robbery xo-number of shoots of writing fright. Nothing I triod did mo who has tolephoned us to say, sulting in a loss for the woman paper and of envelopes, a reliable any good, and everyone despaired that he heartily endorses our of personal trinkots and some fountain pen, half a gallon of of my ever being ourod; but one remarks in regard to the all too money amounting in all to $54. ink, and a sufioiont number day I picked up a loaflet on which common disposition on the part One of them is stated to have of stamps. опе bao the your Powders wore advertised, of many of the public to take all been armed with a knife. that is given them as the result of the efforts of local or ganisations, but who do little or nothing to render assistance. Not only so, says this gentleman, but on the committeos of many
things, of giving advice maybe, of explaining mattors but slightly understood, or of appealing to his audience and beyond them to the public outsido the banquetting hall. In a fino, soldierliko ut- terance Sir John Fowler accom plishod all those objects. From the body of his spooch we would extract for special remembrance the words he uttered on subjects on which ho could speak with the bost authority-the defonce local bodies the bulk of the work
THE BOY SCOUTS? MAGAZINE.
The fourth issue of the current
stock-in-trade nacassary for this and I decided to try them as a last now venture. It consists more resource. Within a few days of ly of writing to tho propriators | taking the firet doso, I was able" of the aforesaid 303 (for goodness to sleep botter, and was no longer sako, printor's devil, don't put a troubled by my old symptoms. I decimal point before that num-was soon absolutely sured, and bor)-as I was saying you merely can now look at a python or a have to write to tha patout crocodile without the trouble
of the Colony, and its garrison. is left to one or two enthusiasts, volume of the Hongkong Scout medicine people, enclosing & returning, You are at liberty to His is a splendid survey of the whose energies are more ofton
magazino, the Silver Wolf, is out Photograph, and stating how their make whatever use you like of needs of a defence force cut here, oriticised than praised. There is, and provides a feast of usoful particular product has sot you this."
no doubt, a deal of truth in these reading for all interested in right. You сап work in a The specifies for external use apart from the moro work of assertions, much as we could scouting. The articles include paragraph about being reduced must also not be neglected. being prepared for emergencies. wish it wore otherwise. This an account of camping at Island doctors bills--and can then await Hotchkisse's Hair Raiser:
Lo penury through previous Type 4-To the vendors of ought not to be. Hongkong is a Bay, further notes on a holiday growing Colony, with a big future spent in British Columbia, [rosuits with confidenco.
"Doar Sirs.—You will no doubt
It may be that there are some, as he suggested, who think that before it, and, as it develops, chatty rominiscence by the Even if two out of every three like to know how your hair the military in Hongkong are too there is greator need for the Commissioner, more tales of the fail to respond, which is unlikely, raising ointment has benefitted much given up to sport, and that display of civia spirit.
Most African veldt, some notes on the there is still a good thing in itme. Hearing of the possiblilty of its rosidents DOW
spond Imperial Jamboree at Wembley, One hundred-and-one results, at of my being granted a commission there is less need for recreation long terms here; the Colony is Wolf Cub talos, troops notes, and the rate of even ten "bob" ouvu, in the local Defence Corps, I to koop them fit. If so, they becoming & permanent home to aids to proficioney badges. will be sufficient to koop you decided to prepare for it, and pur- have been answered. In point increasing numbers of people, The Commissioner's Lotter, going for quite a long time; or, chased a tin of your cintment. I ing out the requirements of such and intelligent interest in local Commissioner, rofors
whose duty it is to take an active which is signed by the Ag if you fool reckless, it will enable sneared some on my upper lip s to the you to spend a glorious month in fortnight ago, and the effect has a body of men where the highest problems. We should like to ace pleasure with which the Govern-one of the latest furnished fate. been truly magical, and most pitch of aficioney is necessary, in this connection, and we can has been received.
far more young Britishers active mont's provision of Headquarters
gratifying to me. I passed throe For the benefit of beginnors, I
shroffs the other day without their the G.O.C. has repeated what only hope that the excellent work now to be in the bungalow off typical lettore, which, it will be recognising me. I shall not fait
These are give the following examples of was long ago realised in military which le boing done by the two Lower Albert Road noor the noted, are conciso and to the to recommend your product." cantonments, so that the advent them on to land a hand in the
With the abovo luoid oxamples, Rosidents' Associations will spur P. W. D. offices.
point, no superfluous matter being progress for the Compleat Re- Malini, the magician, sends his introduced. Those who care to,coverer should be easy. of a new battalion is of intorost, advancemont of the Colony. photo with the following message may vary the style to their own very often, more from the point Education.
to Scouts :-"Don't be deceived."liking.
It is and to learn that an Act of Parliament has put an end to The visit of a big group of
Type 1-Lotter to the pro-many a patont pili and potion. kely to win the football shiold, Australian schoolboys to tho
prietors of Rooker's Rossato That is a loss indeed; especially and, whether they have as good Motherland, under the auspices)
for the Post Office revenues. a band as thoir projecessors, of the Young Australia Lasgue,
which we reported yesterday: BOAT PEOPLE IN TROUBLE. than what they could do if an marks a most interesting and emorgency arose. This sporting practical development, from There were eighteen defendants SIR HARRY LAUDER. tradition of our garrisons is which considerable benefit should before the Marino Magistrato
of viow of whether they are
HARBOUR OFFENCES, Refresher:
ariso. These boys are to spend (Lieut. Com. G. H. Holo, R, N.)
hours
SHANGHAI DIVIDEND.
Mossrs. Benjamim and Potts :
ono that should be jealously some months in Britain, and they this morning, charged with Sir Harry Laudor, whoso -famo guiardod, and fostered, wherever are also to visit various other offences against tho harbour as an entertainer le world-wide, have received aʼ toldgram fromTM they might be stationed. In counirlas during their stay in regulations.
Europe. It is obvious that such "Ten junk masters and mis- will appear at the Theatre Royal their Shanghai Office advising many a placo the community a tour will make indelible im-trasses were each fined $5 for on Tuesday next for a limited them that the Now Enginearing would be strictly rationed both pressions on the minds of those allowing their boats to lle in-on. After a short season in & Shipbuilding Works, Ltd., has, Shanghai Sir Harry and his | declared a dividend of Tls, 0.75′ as to athletic and social activities young people, and, what is of oven shore during prohibited
company leave for Manila on for the year'onding 31st Decom- wore it not for the regimentere value still, is the first-hand off the Central Praya.
route to Austraila.
ber, 1924. The amount, carried knowledge which they will obtain Oas junk master was fined $5
As an entertainor Lauder has forward is Tia, 98,791. stationed in their midat. When of the Old Country and Ita lastitu for anchoring his boat in the fow equals. Thore is something
fairway and those tragia days of August tions. We should like to see southern
thus entirely different about him from dawned ton years ago, these come more widespread. To travel
movements of this character be-causing an obstruction.
other comedians. He can hold For obstructing the fire float at an audience for over an hour, sporting battalions loft
bill is to educate one's self, and Youmati, three sampan owners and still they slamour for more. station and plain, santonment educational tours of this charao-wore each fined $5, whilst a h
company supporting Bir tor must do tromendous good. similar fine was imposed on each Harry is of exceptional merit and romote outpost, gathering The day is no doubt coming wbon of three other sampan owners and includes such well-known Peking, February | B--To-day's from all parts of the wido-flung bateties of scholars from the for obstructing the Eastern artists as Eddie Gray, Faulyne bulletin states that Dr. Sun Yat- Empire, and proved on the battle-Matherland will be egnt to Stroot forry wharf.
various parts of the Empire, there A fine of $5 was inflicted on a Bindley, Carne and Kellaway, son was weaker this morning, field their prowess in the grim-to 200 for themselves many bost mistress for obstructing the Harry Moore and the Hilo Duo, although his pulse was 110 and mer portion of their training aspects of life of which they can Wing Lok Strest boat steps. The entertainment on the whole his temperaturo normal.
The physicians Informed him of On the analogy that Waterloo only at prosent obtain a light All the above defendants Provides excellent fare of a “high
standard. N
This real condition and herečkivad was won on the playing fields of and somewhat superficial know- pleaded guilty, she hearing of Box plans for the season are the news calmly, and pravil
ledge through the medium of the cases taking only a few now open at Moultries,
minutes.
Eton, the Great War was largely books,
SUN YAT-SEN
INFORMED OF REAL CONDITION.