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1935.
NOTES OF THE DAY MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG BULLS AND INNERS
DANGEROUS SPORT
Jan. 26th-Up very betimes so the ex-Kaisor's birthday and tho It is with some. satisfaction that we have recorded a decision of the as to walk in my garden before ways of Providence des indeed King's Bench Division against the bronking my fast. But Lord seem inscrutable, that this man, distributors of the American-pub-
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Over the week-end, we shall hear
fished magazine Hooey, well-known The weather has been so very in-whose megalomania many deem to NO MORE for its breezy comment and pieclament my plants are very back- have been the cause of untold tured plonsantries. This casc, wo ward of blossoming. And when miseries these last twenty years; SQUEAKING.!. road, was one in which the Duchess my sweet peas from the Kwan-Tol should live out a peaceful old ago,
of Marlborough-hued for libel,
bel, seed shall bloom I doo not present while so much splendid youth did By Buncheon OUR NEW AND EFFICIENT following the publication of a carly know. But it seems that in untimely perish,
toon over the caption: "I guess we “MOBILUBRICATION" shouldn't have planted the Duchess Amerique they do suffer most the rain stops and I to Kowloon to of Marlborough and the Rev. H. acutely from the cold and many watch a game of hockey, but Lord! Robertson Page in the same bed." dead. After ordering my office how cold it was! The turf being a lot of un-wisecrackers. The suggestion was made the more home I did read a good booke by wet, the chosen Interport team obvious. by
plays mighty badly and I doo much the drawing which represented two roses, of different the fire and so to bed.
Dwarf yow troca are to be soen bending towards an trees,
embrace.
Jan. 26th.-A foule day and doubt, if they will beat Macao. As Lord Justica Hewart sald, the
when I do come to the tramme at Drank a glasse or two of strong at the Chince Fair this year. thing would have been fatuons if it had not been indecent. The dis- Barker Road I do find but one seat. waters afterwards at the Services These should be suitable for tributors of the magazine. of In front there in n squabble of chil-Clubbo and so home.
Jan. 28th. Early to my office course, were held responsible fodren and many soldiers while in England, and having apologised and the rear first classe seata be four-and on the way reading in the agreed to pay costs, the
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dropped, the Lord Justice comment teen coolles with third class billetanowes sheete I do find grave dam- ing on the Duchess of Marl-only. And I am at a stonde to find age done at Ilfracombe, where I do Shuwa? Cumohawa!" borough's magnanimity. We are that the Company, which doth cum-live in England, by a mighty gale sorry for the distributors, natural-plaine bitterly of a European of ninety miles an hour. And I
A woman has ly, who are morally blameless in the matter, but the incident should travelling in the third class sentadoe hope much that none of my serve as a warning to Hooey and for which he has paid the proper friends do take any harm. Indeed quintuplots-A Full Housel other such publications which some- fare, is so brazen na to carry coolies over all the world the weather timea play with the names of dis- in the thirty cents sents, they hav-seems mighty bad, and here no less I find that a motorist hath tinguished folk without a care for ing paid but ten cents, even by an Roc their reputations.
early tramme up the Peake. For, infringed a copyright of a gallant as I did note pretty carefully, the officer by crashing again upon the coolies be not house coolles with same laland, which indeed must be
A Hongkong resident claims to The present Duchess of Mari-provisions for their masters' mor- ja and danger to navigation. This borough is American-born, and of ning meal, but workmen or artizans, day, what with finding-out work nn old Boston family. American Business being pretty easy at my for myselfe, and work Ruding-out have seen the Lochness Monster. had hardly let loose aWe trust that this will not be con- magazines and newspapers have office I do take my morning draught mee, 1
office sidered f poked fun at Bostonians for years at the Krickett Clubbe where I do thought beyond They have, in America, the same HOWELL-On 26th January, 195, sort of feciing about snobbishness meet Captain W. upon business and until past five of the clock when Colony.
to Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Hawell, as some people have in Hongkong, we fall into talk of the team which I do go to a meeting, and dined baby girl. (Slanyhal and Maran and mock it wherever they see its shall represent the King's Services there after, but Lord! the beef
There is no truth in the rumour papers please copy.)
faintest suggestion. Of two of the at Kricket in the New Year. Later was a tough I cannot get my teeth
that, instead of the usual calendar, old Boston families it was once Whipsnade where I meet my through it.
the Peak Tramways Company pro- said: "The Camdena do speak to
29th. This day comes the Cabots; but the Cabots talk wife, poor wretch, who is mighty
the Captain of the poses to present travellers with MITCHELL-AL__ the French Hos.nly to God." And, more recently, disgruntled with the weather, and newes that
pital,
IxL February, commenting on this allegation, well she may be, it growing worse Mohawk is gone down with his copies of "Gates Ajar." Thomas Morty Mitchell, leading American journal said: and worse and a cold drizzel start ship, and he at last seems to have Funeral will pass the Monument "This scoms incredible, unless, ofing to falle. Drank a glasse or two been a eredit to his service. at 4.00 p.m. to-day,
Course, the Cabots were properly of the wine of Keres and, talked home an air-plane drops its cargo introduced." There has been much to some pretty ladies who did await of gold bars, and where they knot more than this in the press, until their Lords there, and after took but it is mighty strange to find Boston "high-hatedness" has be- nuncheon upon some mulligataany, gold carryed thus through the air. come a by-word. The Duchess of which is not so palatable as of old, Once more the Mississippi is in Marlborough, however, always
aand a cold chine of beef which is flood, for all the work that has been good democrat, bas never deserved more soe. Later the day being so done by the Conservancy, and the attention of those who suffer foule, my wife and i doc. Ko to many are drowned. And indeed it from the particular phobia which Lane and Crawford's shoppe and is strange to see how many do seem prompts mud-slinging at Boston's I am in good fortune that I do buy to live dangerouslie in Amerique. the enldest January for many years. old families; and although she the last four crumpetts they have. Very busy at the office and after The cold order changeth.
busy at the preview of twa ple- A SOCIAL MENACE
mielit have let pass the ordinary. Su home to a mighty fine fire and tures and so home to dinner, and harmless fun-poking. she could not good broke, and later tea and
afier with a booke before a good Whether the two circum. but defend her reputation against crumpetts all smoking hot with fire. The weather this day mend-
such a dur as floory cast, Had butter, after which we do feel that ed somewhat. stances be inter-related or not, she been able to bring the publishers however intollerable the day be, we
Jan. can endure it, though my heart is
30th. This day to the fact remains that since the to, task, perhaps she would not
have shown the same magnanimitysad for those poor folk who have gradual closing down of maisons as she did to the distributors of this no home and lodging: After to office, and the sun shines, though porcelain for a couple of dollars or
mighty colde. After my day's $0, tolerees in Hongkong, there has magazine.
my wife and I doe deal a few hands work be done, to Seventh Heaven been a marked increase in soli-
at contrakt bridge und work upon where do drink a glasse, or two Mr. E. Culbertson's teacher. Yet of strong waters with Mistress citing on the streets. The evil WHO CAN BE TRUSTED?
I do find a grent difference from Aun's parents, and romp somewhat It has been stated that Hongkong has, in fact, become XO pro- Russia declares that Japan is not the English school of thought, upon with her. Later comes in com-in ong of the brightest spots in the
Home Far East, nounced latterly that it is high to be trusted. The United States which my friends, Mr. F. Enginndi pany and we all very merry.
So is measles.
time
1st and Mr. A. Stapleton-Harris, do to dine. does not feel that she con organised campaign Russia to the extent of providing write much. And to my mind Cul-
O were begun to suppress it. Both credits for the improvement of inertson is the better for tourna Jan.-31st. Still very cold- and in Kowloon and on the island, Russo-American' trade. France
ment play and England for Chubbe raw and God knows when It will be does not trust Germany and bridge where one plays with many better. My garden is set right
we can well imagine what the limbe it is almost impossible to be her neighbours. Just who can four. Yet in
the dead of the frost, and bloom not
At of the law would look like. abroad at night without being one trust? Even Britain is looked Yankee system holds all, but I am save for a small flower or two. accosted. Nathan Road in Kow-pon with suspicion by the Free still minded that all systems are my office and later to a preview of
State.
Most of the distrust among but legalized cheating. Dined and, picture and so home, and on the
High-laced boots are again be- loon is one of the areas most the nations comes of obvious causes, after reading a little, early to bud. way do meet with a snatching case.
And I am minded that a thief who coming fashionable. So, what with much of it is in the blood, so to frequented by prostitutes. The mu
apeak. We cannot suppose that at Jan. 27th. (Lord's Day).-Up doth snatch a indy's bag when Wanchai district in Hongkong the best of times there can be much very late, the weather again being pack of Boy Scouts be in proximity long skirts na well, women will have also has FL most undesirable love lost between Japan and Russia most wet and foule and when with is but a poore flake, and gelteth to depend more, and more on their
an oilskin and a tarpawlin hat I all that he doth merit. Home and faces to attract the men. reputation in this respect. Even for Instance. But it does appear a
do go round my garden, my heart before the fire, which indeed hath the forumusement that in the business centre of the Soviet has only now answered the is well-nigh broken to see the ruin, been my dayly Habit. though God time after about charge Japan made months ago with my phlox all beaten down and my knows what my coal bill shall be. eleven o'clock at night, are eighbour is not to be trusted.
the same necusation: that her geranium blooms soaked and torn Did off my garments before the
If to pieces. This day, it seems, is hearth and so, warm, to bed. girls 10 be encounteral ve are to believe one, we must in more Or less
belleve
other. openly soli-fairness,
the then and citing for
neither
be custom. It is trasted. The situation recalls the noteworthy in the areas affected syllogism: Somebody said all men that not only are people accosted are Hiara, he was a man; hence he along the pavements, but in-was a Bar; therefore all men are vitations are shouted from riek-not necessarily llars. One doesn't know whom to trust, or whom to shas, which often follow up believe. Bost trust nobody. pedestrians until a relatively quiet spot is reached. There is,
an
As usual at this time of year, quite a number of local residents my have acquired priceless pieces of
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not
particularly in certain districts, Germany doesn't trust any one of i people, and not always in the same back and my pansies seem half possess women policemen, although
town, any
mutier
can
also
indeed, good reason for beare stated to have a pooling lieving that the ricksha people arrangement by which
groups work in collusion with the pros-of houses pay into a fund, the titutes. Another aspect of the proceeds of which are
utilised question, is to be encountered in for the purpose of paying fines the increased springing up of imposed following successful "aly brothels" following the police raids. There are policy of suppression of the suid to be ather financial registered houses. In the West methods employed on which the Point district, it is stated, the police authorities might well dispossessed tenants of the old concentrate: But whilst it is establishments find convenient practically impossible to stamp accommodation in rented flats in out the evil of sly brothels in its the same vicinity and are entirety, there is no adequate regularly sent for by some of reason, of which we are aware, the few restaurants still in why a ruthless campaign should business. This particular angle not be initiated against solicit- of the problem will automatical- Jing. This could well be done by. ly disappear as the restaurants plain-clothes policemen, and if close down, but this will not it were vigorously carried out affect the continued existence of and persisted in over a lengthy illicit houses In the locality period, our streets should in named and in other districts as course of time be rid of a well. The evil is admittedly one nuisance which is not only. which is extremely dificult to annoying to the community but Oght, since the natural effect of which is definitely a the closure of licensed canblish menace. As conditions are, tho Bocial menta is to drive it under Colony is fast gaining a most It is apparent that unsavoury reputation in this
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD., under the new conditions, matter. It is surely not beyond
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is throughly organised, so much the powers of the authorities to so that various establishments clean up the areas most affected
this Colony
"If you would get busy and discover some really important gern, we could settle these bills."
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An American university is in- nugurating a course on marringe and divorce. But there's still the problem of which should be taught first.
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According to a London market roport, ".......the pepper' altun- tion is unlikely to alter before February 8." The nyes have it!
The same report states that "surplus supplies of shellac have been taken lato now and very strong hands." In the meantime, Mincing Lane brokers have resur rected that, old pastime "shollaca me, shellaca me not!”
In connection with the same subject, it is noticed that ́`. “The seeds market has continued; to be day." panicky throughout the Possibly this has something to do with tho somewhat scody aspect of Ice House Street these days.