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Hongkong is to have another opportunity of seoing local talent on the stago next week, when the Amateur Drmatio Club will givą į Ovid. four porfórmancos of the farcical comody "French Loavo," which made such a hit when it was pro- duced at Home. The scone is laid in Franco, and the story has
to do with the late war, but the author. Reginald Borkoly, has
Mr. W. Russell, Government marino surveyor, goos on Homa loave to-day,
The Rov. V. H. Coploy Moyloj taken the lighter sido of the con i departing for Homo via fliot for his tale, and the rosult is America to-day, on leaveo, a pleasing comedy which im- mediately became a favourite in London, where it had a very long
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Ero those wards are in print it were, however, informed by the is likely that the B. B. O's pro- butler (Jomima Higgins) that the posed venture to broadcast the dietinguished pattont bopos to
It is notified that Mr. Sul-wing ories of the wild fowl on the Buffolk leave England very shortly for a has qualified as an auditor under Broads will have been brought whole-day trip to Boulogna. the Companies Ordinance.
to a successful conclusion, and
wo shall all know what sort of nolsas are respectively made by
I soo that a French Insurance
run. The dramatis personde will be pourtrayed by a carefully selected cast of local actors, who will include nowcomers as well
Our second ódition will contain the canvar-backed sholdrake, the company makes a speciality of for their histrionis ars, and one Race results and a report of the knock-kneed ptarmigan, the soft- insuring the lives of doge. It en porsons well-known alrondy of those taking part will be the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank nogad ships, and the lop oarod does not, however, propose to oldest of tho active mombors of mosting.
widgeon. After this, we may grant policies on the lives of cats, joonfidently presume that the the difficulty in the way buing a the Hongkong. A.D.C., namoly
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A marvel of compactnes Fits in a case 4 high Has Standard Keyboard
Mr. H. W. Bird. "Frouch Lonvo“ Fassongors returning by the No shifting for figures.is boing produced by our Har-P. and O linor Kashgar included bour Mastor, Lt. Commander Mies . Chuttle, Mr. A. W G. F. Holo, who, it will in Eastman and Mr. J. S. Dick. torost our readers to know,
has already produced the play
path
torprising B. B. C. will go yot well-founded objection of the farther afield, oven into the heart owners to paying nino premiums of the African and Indian junglos, por cat. and before very long. I anticipate |that we shall all be mado familiar
A woll-known lady novelist with such intorosting noises as
most successfully in Colombo. Tenders are hoing invited for the bray of the laughing jackass, recently expressed to an inter- |MUSTARD & Co Doss the tiine of perform the construction of a sorvice the cackle of the mongoose, the viewer her opinion that "men are to quack of the Bombay duck, the far too faddy concerning their mow of the muscat, the bay of ko. May 1 add that, person- the prairio oyster, and the hony ally, I am very faddy, not to say rattle of the wombat in flight.
17, Cononught Rond Contarl
Tel, C.1186
The Telegraph,
HONGKONG, 21st Fob., 1925.
STREET NOISES.
of
anco, and booking, appear in our from Magazine Gap Road advertising columns. It will be sorve the now sitos south generally agreed that our A. D. C. Thorpe Manor. has shown cominondable ontor- prise in undertaking anothor It is notified that an Exequatur Which reminds mo to wara offoring
80 80011 aftor the empowering Mr. J. Clomont the you that if a doar old lady. exceedingly successful production Consul-Gonoral for Bolgium at with bonovolence
written on
of "St. Joan", and the Colony Canton to act as Belgian Conoul-hor forohead and gin on can congratulate itself on having Gonoral for Hongkong has ro- such a "live" and versatile band coivod His Majest'y signature. of olover amateurs.
zealous collector having devolopod that diatrossing mental malady known as atoats in the stoople
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RHYMES WITHOUT REASON,
Thoro lived an old lady near
{The Clydebank “Striko”, Slight injurles were caused to Coming as it doos at time a Chinese woman who yesterday: when the question of rents is was knocked down by a motori prominent locally, the news of car at the junction of Laichikok tho Clydebank "rent strike" will and Talpo Roads. She was taken he road with added intorest by to the Kwong Wah Hospital for Like all growing citios, Hong-people out here, who will also treatment..
follow angerly the reports of kong is becoming noisier overy further proceedinge in tho Mosers. Hall, Law and Co. have your. This is, to some extout, deadlock which has beon reached some excellent picturos of the bor nose, calle on you to solicit
in this case. From the brief Racon, in postcard and Finevitable, but we find ourselves
other subscriptions on behalf of the indssagar which have come sizes. The Ming Yoon Studio Society for Encouraging Shing- in general sympathy with the through on the wiros. it and Mee Cheung, who are well-ling amongst Porcupines, tho remarks made by the writer of may be gathered that there known for work of this kind, also concern is an illusory ono; its
is 提 special Ronts
Com. our local notes in to-day's Motor-
hare a varied display. mission sitting to probe the ing Supplement regarding the al- mattor, and in the meantime together excessive contributions there is an agreement-not very His Excellency the Governor strictly kopt so far for both sides has made the following appoint- made to street noiseshere by to the disputa to refrain fromments:-Mr. William Osborno chauffeure and tramcar drivers, activo propaganda or enforcement Lambert to be Acting Govern. Wo fully realise that the average
of logal rights. Three days ago mont Marino Surveyor, and Mr. there was a roference in Far- Robert Hunter to be Temporary Boauliau, Chinoso has very little traffic liament to this trouble in the Assistant Government Marino sonuo and that it taken a deal to Clydebank district, which was Surveyor.
Whose unroauliou; frighton him out of the way of described as "a norious state of public disorder which might oncoming vehicles. More than easily become a danger to life and arriving from Singapore, yestar-
The master of the Bonvannoch, Sho wrote to the Viquor: usual amount of "tooting" and property," and from reports of the day reports that for five days his "Rov. Sir-Give up liquor
on Tree At once, tain it appears that this approbon-Island, near Singapore, the actual therefore, necessary. But the ovision is not without good grounds. striking taking place on January which we particularly havo in The tomper of the people is an ugly 29th. An enquiry was held at mind is the almost incessant one, and the district isalleged to Singapore, he continues.
be a stronghold of the "advanood " sounding of horns and the ring thought which prevails in Hom ing of bells at-times when there parts of Britain today, and which A coolio employed at tho
An American syndicato, I hear, is not the slightest need for the The eyes of people thoughout the Point foll from his out on a lorry sito in London whereon to orect its oppononte torn. Bolshevism. Government quarry at North
suitablo is looking about for a giving of any warning whatovor. country aro no doubt turned yesterday whilst it was proceed-
a 15-million dollar supor-botol. That is a proceeding which ought towards Clydebank, and on the tag along North Point foroshore. Nobody will grudge this lavish to be stopped.
result of tho presont dispute One of the wheels passed over great deal will depond. It has his thigh and fractured it. He was capital expenditure if it only to be admitted that the ten- taken to the Government Civil makes a good inn como, aats in question havo a groat Hospital.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd. clanging of tramway bolle is, affair which Home papers con- vessel was stranded
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SOCIETY NOTES.
punctilious, in my dislikes, too? For instanco:~~
I don't like mixed pickles, bass trombones, and gluo:
I simply loath weasols;
I can't stand linoleum, red ink,
Irish stow,
Nutmeg-graters, and casels, I've no predilection for banjos
*or boos,
•
Shrove Tuesday or sodium: I don't care a blow for tight trousers, Dutch shoese,
I detest lycopodium.
I frankly abhor equinoctial
galos,
Quadratic equations,
Moroator's Projection,
enica, sperm whales,
Bug-
Ostrich farming, Tubo sta-
tione.
I don't care for adonolds scias-
ors, now moons,
French windows, and nicoes;
OVAK
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SPERANCANG PANASZ
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1 shun logarithms, pink flannel,
COCOONE, And threepenny-piecos.
I dislike Zoroastrians, Mont
Blauo, and bigh too, Thin string and roast phess-
ant;
And that, gontlo lady, I think
you'll agree,
Is onough for the present.
A drug with the protty namo of sodium phonyimothylpyazo- lona midomothan-sulphonato han been tried as a cure for rheum latism. If it does not prove a success in that capacity it would make a tapping fire-escape,
If our police or other author tias imagine that we are ex- aggerating on this subject, they their point of view, which is it is seldom that a boat goes up can dasily test the issue by sond-mainly that they have not the on the slips for repairs with her The Hon. Stoneleigh Brokeford ing an officer way to the junction rent to pay and cannot live out name correctly displayed and has taken up his residence at Row
in the opon; but there is a foar comes down with it reversed. That, ton House for the rest of the of Pedder Street and Dos Vooux that unscrupulous porsons might however, has happoned with one of winter. Road during practically any take advantage of this trouble to the Union Waterboat Company's hour of the day, with a view to avoid paying cont, though able to vossels--the Tal Luk."
The numerous friends of Lady do so. Apart from the dawn offboing overhaulod, hor name was Lucy Loosetile will learn with taking particular noto of what netual Utopia, in which everyone painted afrosh, but the Chinese regret that she is at present con-
Mr. Patrick Carr, treasurer of occurs. Such
an investigation will have a free homos, owners responsible for this work reversed fined to her room at Broadmoor
with hoai-troublo.
Cook County, Illinois, bas come would secure vivid and striking are entitled to get a fair return the lotters, ea that the boat now
out with tho encouraging pro- for their houses, and the rights of has the name of "Kul Ist." confirmation of
Tho marriago recently arrang nunciamontó that marriage in- our statement property have to be protected.
od between Lady Frieda Spratt,spires a man to save, and that a that much of the incessant noise This Clydebank dispute might The Harbour Master gives youngest daughter of the Earl wife is the best investment a man erested in our streets could be well have very ugly issue, and notice that two new buoys-on and Countess of Grilso and can make. As a bachelor from
authorities have to be vory caro- suppressed, boing totally Un-ful that they do nobody an in the 10th, and one in the 11th Grayling, and Captain Bloater birth, I am over so glad to know necessary. Then, apart from injustice. For the present it can Section of the harbour-bavo burg Hardroo, of the 1st Fish this. I have been living in a been laid in position. These guards, will be celebrated on world of illusion, and have wasted that lattor point, there is the only be hoped that wiser counsels boys, in conjunction with the Friday next at All Solos, Dover. tous of pity over my married mon
will prevail with auch parties to proviously existing buoys, provide question of the type of motor-the controversy as are inclined to
friends. For instance, there is horn usad. Many of these are bo hotheaded, for the constitution-two additional head and stern compelled to cancel all his social. Ho lives in a state of per- petual impecuniosity, a condition noodlessly powerful and their al practice of the realm must be mooring berths in the harbour, for vessols up to 600 foot in
of things which, in my ignorance,. firmly upheld, ovon whore such
I attributed to the extravaganco firmness might seem harshness, length. The two additional berths
of Mrs. A., who nover wears the aro undor the control of the But the whole affair emphasises Chinese Maritime Customs. Ap
same hat twice, and is so "tony" now that at Home, as out here, plication to use them may bo
that sho frequently buys hats the housing problem stands in the mada as laid down in Harbour forefront of the issues awaiting Notification No. 24 of 1922.
which she never wears at all. I know now of course, that A. all solution,
tho time Was meroly boing inspired to save," and that money which wastora like myself would squandor on lunch, evening papers, and hair- cutting, was in actuality being
tone is enough almost to awakon the dead. On the other hand, we have observed some big cars fitted with a horn which pro- ducos a low and subdued note. but which is ample for the pur- poso for which it is intended. If the bulk of the Colony's cars wore so equipped, there would bo a marked diminution in the
ART TREASURES:
THIEVES' BIG HAUL.
Simplicity of story is the koy- note surrounding Harold Lloyd's nowost fosture Pathocomedy
offering, "Girl Shy," which will be.
Mr. Adam S. Windle has boon
.
soon at the Coronot theatre to-day.engagements owing to bie bav-put into "the best Investment a A small rural community is the ing undertaken some important man can make." One of these volume of our street nolees. At Hollywood, California, Feb. 20.
background for most of the action excavators work for the Govern days, I trust, the investment will any rate, whatever the solution Art troasuros valued at nearly and laughs occurring in the fun-mont at Portland.
ylold a substantial dividend pay. may bo, it is high time stops half a million dollars, mainly film. Lloyd plays the role of a
The ongagement is at last an ablo in solid beige straw and. Renaissance paintings, laces and small town tailor apprenticed to were taken to create a quieter antique silvor, are missing from his uncle, who is bashful in the nounoud of Miss Trixie Tryhard fawn volour. Then I can BEG atmosphere in the city. We the homo of Mr. Martin Weing prosence of the opposite sex, in who played such a prominent old A., with a patechnicon full of commend the whole mattor to chenck, president of the Weins-fact painfully so. It is said to part in the social life of the hate, rushing round to the ward
robo-denier's to catch his warrant, chonek Company of Danzig. be an ideal role for the spectaolod nineties. The name.
and thoreafter spending one the authorities concorned, in tho
The lose was discovered when comedian and be no doubt makes victim has not transpired.
orowded hour of joyous 'life' bopo, that something may be Mr. Weinschenok returned from the most of its mirth producing: Mr. Ashley Sterno le condned listening to the carillon of the dono to materially ourtall what a holiday. The collection was opportunities, for Lloyd
with writor's Dog and Doughnut's cash register insured for $210,000 in London.-nover yet disappointed the world cramp. Several anxious cred knocking up the one-and-fou a hecoming a serious nuisance.
Reuter,
wide army of his admirors,
itore who called yesterday penver,
bas to
his house
of the
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