THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927.
MIXED GRILL By A Merry Miscellany
Ashley Sterne
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The reception-clerk of the Tai, who had been previously warned of the Professor's arrival, spotted him coming, however, and prompt- ty hung out the "House Full," boards, with the result that the Professor
The New York police dopart-1 mese noao-flute, upon which he ment 1148 josued regulations tootled that seductive Indian Love whereby pedestrians are empower- Lyric "Palo hands. pink-tipped, ed to hold up all road traffic at like bloaters' roes on toast." authorised street crossings. They are warned, however, by the same opportunity, that such regulations do not accord them the right to rush recklessly across roadways, n cross elsewhere than, at regu- lar crossings." My knowledge of the pedestrian side of New York street traffe has all been gathered from survivors' narratives, or from relatives of the deceased. Yet I think I have gleaned sufficient in- formation about it to venture the prediction that quite a number of pedestrians will shortly have their licensen endorsed for furious walking.
was thwarted in his ambition to stay at Bombay's crack hotel, and had to put up at the Smuj-a fourth-rate, establish ment, chiefly patronised by yogis, mahatmas, khitmutgars, and was to
mahouts. His first act order a quintuple whisky; his so- cond, to reel, to bed. Unfor- tunately, however, he clambered Into the folds of the punkah by mistake, and became dreadfully anu-sick before the punkah-wallas discovered and, extricated him,"
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A friend of mine who recently attended a fashionable Charleston Ball in the West End tells me that he was greatly struck (figuratively Over the Christmas reccas the speaking) by the number of mid-Home Office has had opportunity die-aged men of his acquaintance 16 consider Sir Frank Meyer's whom he saw dancing with their daughters. I only hope that the shins of the fathers aren't visiter!
pen their children's.
widely signed petition to abolish war-time shopping restrictions. Let us all join, brother Abolishe vika, in singing this little elegy:-
No one will mourn when senseless
shop.
Restrictionė make their "P.P.C.". Nor will ond tear in sorrow drop O'er D.O.R.A.'s "R.I.P."!
You know the present idiotic
The London Underground Rail- way's proposal to place little bas- kets on all their stations is a com- mendable, but I fear) impractical one so long as human nature is human nature (and I can't see that human nature will never be any-differentiation between which arti. thing else). The main sucking or
eles of greengrocery may and may anges on his way home from the not be sold after 9 p.m. Is only cily will sooner or later be called one of the shopping restrictions upon to face the horrible alterna- which have made this Land of tive of either ignoring the little Hope and Glory the, gulaying- basket or of missing the 6.43 con-stock of more enlightched nations. nection at Baker Street, and 1[] myself am at present engaged in
getting up a second petition to the Home Office, praying for a free pardon for the unfortunate fruiter-. er, now serving a sentence of fif- teen years' peñal servitude,, who, owing to extremely short sight, in- advertently sold after 8 p.m. an unripe tomato in mistake for a greengager
My "Ode to the Old Year has think I know which he will fall inspired à correspondent to send for. He will have to be a hold me the following quatrain, for. fellow indeed who dare advance) which I am very grateful, ns, ow- to his impatient spouse the excuse {ing to my rhyming dictionary's be- that his tardy arrival home is soleing used at the moment in presa- ly due to his inability to find the fing my dreas-trousers, I am unable waste-orange-péel busket in time personally to supply my usual He will simply be asking for the weekly verans:- legion.
VIVID IMAGINATION.
CONCLUDING MEETING OF
MUDFORDIANS.
AGREE TO DISAGREE.
There was considerable excite- ment at the Mudford polling booths this morning, a special eqund of "specials" "being called out to stem the tido at the Contral Library, Polling continues until ten o'clock this evening, the de- claration to be made at 10.30 p.m.
The meeting of the Ratepayers" Association was packed last even- ing, and under the controlling in- Ruence of Mr. J. H. Hunt, F.Z.S., proceedings were a little Jess rowdy than formerly.
The Moderate Party had the first say, and expressed confidence that they were to get the last say, Mr. Councillor E. R. Prica outlined the Party's proposals to make Mud- ford brighter for Mudford people, and urged that the time was not ripe for casual visitors to receive the first consideration of the Town Council. He spoke at length on the Workers' Educational schemes, and remarked that the Socialists had demonstrated the need for the
measure.
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The Socialists held a lively plát TRAFFIC OFFENCE.
PRIVATE CAR USED FOR PUBLIC HIRE.
Mr. Keates slated both parties| viporously, stating that the Mo- derates in the election had had to subordinate the advancement of form at the close of the proceed- their policy to the saving of Mud-ings.. Comrade Dand described ford from the bug of sqander-all previous orations na duil drivel mania which had affected the Pro- by smug well-to-do wasters. The gressives and the extremism of workers needed assistance long be- the Socialists. He ridiculed the fore outside persons wanted pump- payment of £2,000 to un M.O.II., water from a pumphouse.
A Chinese driver, who used a rornarking that the lucky man Mr. Joe Long, denied Bolshe-private cur for public hire by would be more aptly termed a Me-vistic tendencies by tearing up a taking two Chinese visitors round dien Officer of Wealth. In fair cheque for £500,000,000 from the the island at a charge of $5, was ness to the Socialists he had visit-Societe la Bolshevika in full view arrested by Traffic Sergeant Hop- ed the lady they proposed as of the audience. He was all inkins yesterday, with the result M.O.H. and though he was sym- favour of Socialism. pathetically inclined he was afraid that her experience was not suffi- cient.
JAM AS WELL
that he appeared before Mr Schofield" at the Central Police Court this morning.
Comrade Munn said that hot-air
Sergt. Hopkins said that the two Dr. Ashton, in support, said that speeches by the Progressives, and visitors arrived from Swatow and he had always thought that lady big ideas from little men in the were walking along Des Voeux! doctors were definitely excluded Moderates, would not put butter Road when they were approached from Guy's Hospital and while on the bread of the workers. If by the defendant who asked them perhaps the Socialists had not they voted for Long and Munn if they wanted a car. Eventually ride round made a deliberate mis-statement they could have jam as well. The they agreed to take a
at the price of $5. he thought the matter required a first patient for the M.O.H. would the island further investigation.
As to the be Mr. Councillor T. J. Price. He When they returning, he (Sergt. Moderate policy he drew the ana- was possessed of a vivid imagina-Hopkins) stopped them by the Western Market. After some logy of the doctor's difficulty when tion, but green snakes, blue posters dealing, on the one hand with a and red hair did not blend. The argument, the defendant produce l the $5 from one of his stockings. faddist and on the other hand with Progressive's wanted cars and a glutton. Every-one knew that charabanes to come to Mudford He added that the owner of the the happy mean between the two creating Hades, with Klaxons and ear had not put in an appearance. was the high road to health. horns. They must remember
Mr. Walker promised road im-that a noisy noise annoys
very necessray oyster, and cars would jigger up thing. Half the unemployment Mudford's food and his living. was due to the bad facilities for The Progressives talked of loans travelling which hampered fish de-and shares, the pet occupation of liverita.
the flippant flickers of cigar ash.
You proved old Ninoteen-Twenty-provement-a
Six, As gloomy as the river Styx; So pray WC, Nineteen-Twenty-
Show us a little glimpse of Heaven! One of our well-known Art
Seven,
The only practical method would he, i think. to hang a se. parate little litter basket round the neck of each passenger as be set foot on the Compaily's pre- mises. As the old Roman philoso- pher, Platypus, long ago so sapi- eatly observed: Littera scripla clubs recently held a Celebration manet, which, for the purposes of in honour of J. M. W. Turner, the this paragraph, may be roughly famous English painter, who died - translated, "Every man should just 76 years ago. This reminds
strap his own litter."
me of how it is recorded of him. that on one occasion, having run A Swiss chemist has invented short of crimson paint, he utilised
a process for artificially maturing a letter-wafer wherewith toxepict cheeses if twenty-four hours. the setting sun.
one
op-
I for
heartily .am posed to this device for short- circuiting the process of Nature. Sufficient unto the day is the weevil thereof.
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I learn by cable that old Pro- fessor Barmion Crumpelt duly ar- rived at Bombay yesterday, and made stringht for the cocktail bar
With so notable
of the Taj Mahal hotel. The pre-a precedent before them I am cussion of coolies bearing his kit lest in admiration at the restraint was a most striking affair" rosemof our portrait-painters, who, bling a compromise between a Lord when called · upon to depict the Mayor's Show and a furniture features of certain prominent removal, The Professor himself financiers, have so heroically for- headed the procession, carrying in borne similarly to employ bananas one hand his bag of buns, and with instead of limning their sitters' the other manipulating his Bur-noses.
BRITISH TRADE.
IMPROVED FIGURES FOR
JANUARY.
London, Feb. 11.
Moscow-Balaklava, where the Light Brigade made its immortal charge in the Crimean War, is now crossed by a new electric railway, one of the fow suburban electric street railway lines of Russia.
The Board of Trade returns for Another suburban line has just January were approximately been opened connecting Sebastopol Imports, £113,600,000; exports,
£56,422,000.
with several surrounding, smaller
towns. Baitu, the richest city of
The returns for Decembe- were: Imports £113,321,000, and the Causasus and centre of the
exports £49,707,000, so that the great Russian all district, has only Januars figures show an improve had a street car service for three ment.]
A GRATIFYING INCREASE
London, Feb. 11.
years.
The Board of Trado returns for sinee last July. Imports show an January show a gratifying increase increase of only £288,000, so that
in British exports. The figure was the trade balance was well on the the highest reached In any month right side.-British Wirelers.
PROGRESSIVES CONFIDENT.
an
If Mudford gave way to them they town with a permanent wave in; his sideboards.
The defendant, who admitted the offence, was fined $20, and his Worship 'ordered the $5 to be re- turned to the pasengers.
FROM BUENOS AYRES TO CHICAGO.
Ottawa.--One of the most exact- The Progressive Party next took
ing long-distance riding, tests to the platform, and again urged that
Sticky questions were put to the which man and beast have ever their policy was the only one Parties, who afterwards left, the submitted themselves is now al- which was likely to prove of bene-Progressives for bed, the Mode-most one-third completed-a
fit to Mudford. They were con-ratea for the deoch an doris, and horseback journey from Buenos fident of the success of their the Secialists for the Working Ayres to Chicago and New York. schemes. Mr. Councillor T. JMen's Club.
Price made a forceful appeal on their behalf, and mentioned that in the Progressive Party they found a combination which could
London-Let every person keep
The enterprising, rider is called A. F. Tschiffely, and he is using as his mounts two Criollo horses, ja famous South American breed.
the Argentine Government, who The adventure has the backing of
have instructed their diplomatic
every possible way. Tschiffely,
not be found anywhere outside his noise to himself, is the urgent Mudford, a party which embraced demand of a campaign heing the highest ideals of Progression, waged by Prof. A. M. Low, one of representatives to facilitate it in the highest ideals of Socialism, the most original of modern and the one sound plank in the British sicentists. Prof. Low is who is of Swiss descent; is thirty- Moderate platform.
the inventor of all sorts of one years of age, and was formerly Mr. E. Sewell and Mr. A. Mc-silencers, including baby connected with the English-Ameri- Arthur also spoke.
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