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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902.

MRS BICKERON'S PHILIPPIC.

Mrs Bickerton (rising and standing with her back to the fire). This is what In the Bickerton dining-room, where our socalled civilisation he brought us they have just finished their tôted. to! We take nothing seriously now, save our pastimes. A cricket match tão repast. Mrs Bickerten (pensively peeling a excites more interest than a Cabinet banana). Is it but a little strange. crisis: a football fray, more applause Mortimer, that people so seldom apk ua than a great porm or play!

Who is the hero of the hour-the out to dinner now!

athlete or the artist?

Mr Bickerton (sipping his port). Gocd thing, too, my dear; for it saves

Mr Bickerton (soothingly). My dear

us the bother of having to ask people | Millicent, do be a little inore texupévite. We can't always be weting, and talking, luck.

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Mrs Bickerton. Personally, 1 Chief Man-ger. WEDNESDAY, 19th inst at the City No. 1 WELLINGTON ST. fond of entertaining and using enter

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TING OF SHAREHOLDE

THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEET.

held in the OFFICES of the Commun Churer's Enildings, New Praya, on [DAY, the Bath" FEBRUARY, 1902. At 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of ygeiving the Report of the Diesels and the State- to the st Deccolier, ment of Accounts 1995.

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By Order of the Board of Directors.

THOS. I ROSE Secretary, Hongkong, Febrany 1, 1902.-

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

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1902,

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tained in retura.

at high-pressure. We must have some relaxation,

Mrs Bickerton. Yes,

But when

tint relaxation becomes the unique interest of our daily life I tink it is high time we should try to shackle it.

Bir Bickerton. And how would you

I consider Under European Management. that enjoying a well-cooked dinner an pleasant company is a quite ideal way of passing an evening.

Mr Bickerton. It's an ideal way of being bored, soutines--don't, I know I propose to do so?- it-tied for two hours to a womanu yan've nevermjet before, and with whom you've nothing in votanou, obliged to

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Latd.,

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Becretaryh

| listen to her silly enckle!

Mrs Bickerton (purringly). And givo'

her, poor thing, some of yours,

el, Mortimer ?

Mrs Bickerton (caldy), I should consult the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Mr Bickerton (aghast). You would tax our national sports?

Mrs Bickerton Certainly, I would, rather than many other things.

Beer and tobacco are as much necessi

3v. Bickerton. Really, Millicent, you ties to a wan ns tea mid'sugar are to a have the most disagreable way of put-woman... -

ting things

But bats and stumps,

1 Hatter myself and balle and sweaters, are positive

can always hold my own in general con-luxuries, and should be welsted as such, Oh, I have studied my subject, versation.

Mes Bickerton. Grapted-in a contest

of chaf, for that is what passes as con- versation in the present day.

Mortiïner. :

Mr Bickerton (astounded at these feminine financial visions). But you would create a revolution, Millicent. Lust go with the times, These-er-pratimes are our very back cricket-football-boat-

Air Bickerton (cheerfully). Well,

mustn't we 7

Mrs Bickerton (ecstatically). Oh, how I should have revelled in the brillianc parties at Holland House I Why didn't I live seventy years ago?

Mr Bickerton. Perlups you did, my deer. Although I don't know your exact age, I always look upon you as a wonderfully well-preserved You ruight have been born at any period, and no one a bit the wiser..

wonn,

Mrs Bickerton (glaring across the lable at him). Now, that is the worst) form of chaff.”

Mr Bickerton. What form? Mra Bickerton, That which idledes to a woman's age. It is the one thing she ever forgives; it is a nupardon able breach of mantors, and I beg you will never favour me again with such a violation of good taste.

Mr Bickerton. I begin to understand, Millicent, why it is you are not invited out to inner as you used to be.

Mrs Bickerton. And pray, why 1 Mr Bickerton. You're too superior, my dear.

bone. racing-

Mrs Bickerton (nipping in) Horse-reing?

Mr Bickerton (irritably). Ob, toke 'em all!

Mrs Bickerton (riking to the obvious

What

The odds? repartes),

For that's what it comes to, It really is a question of gam bling. (Defiantly). Thats represents the present popular public spirit.

+

Mr Bickerton (softly). I should have thought that spirit was spelt whisky, bat no matter.

(Aloud). And how, I would ask, have you arrived at these very extraordinary conclusions?

Mrs Bickerton (caustically). arrival didn't take long. read the newspapers.

The

Mr Bickerton (amased). And what do you find there?

Mrs Bickerton. The glorification of ganes. We are sacrificing the salicat to the superfluous.

Mr Bickerton. Dear me! Have you been taking lessons in alliter- I should have finagin-

Mrs Bickerton (slurply). Is this more ation?

chaft'?

Mr Bickerton (uuleeding her remark). You see, you don't play games..

Mrs Bickerton. I play games-at dinner?"

Mi Bickerton. No, afterwards. Nobody will ask you into their house Now unless

you can take a hand at Bridge.

Mrs. Bickerton. I hate cards! Mr Bickerton. There you are or, rather, there you won't be unless you learn to piry:

Mrs Bickerton. Is there no more rational way of spending an evening with one's fries

et you were far above such artful wiðs.. Mrs Bickerton. Chaft on, Mr. Bicker ton, as it seems to be your strongest form of argument, but (strenuously) am not to be shaken,

Alr Bickerton. Before taken seri

Come, once, niy dear, I ously? really think you are allowing your imagination to get the better of your intelligence 1. What is your cases. belli?

Mra Bickerton. That we are losing Four prestige through cur homage to

sport.

Even this war (here's

By chance) is a sort of game."

M Bickerton. And you would

ply

Mrs Bickerton, That soldieringiz regarded in England not so much as a Mr Bickerton. Oh, yes; there's ping-profession as a pastime,

pong

Mr Bickerton (regarding her with genuine admiration). Really. Millicent, Mrs Bickerton (with an air of supou are an extremely agute woman, reme disgust). Ping-pongat my age.1.

I feel quite proud at belonging Bat remember-all Mr Bickerton (slyly). I thought that to you.

How work and no other thing makes Jack subject was to be taboo

in dull boy

I think I should advise you to ver,

Mrs Bickerton flaconically). I do not take up either Bridge or ping pong if thick the opportunity of rightly appreci

you are anxious to be restored to theating that Ancient say has occurred very lately-especially if you substitute

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Mr Bickerton (after a pause). You Mis Dickerton (bitterly). Society has appear to consider, Millicent, that ali, what I should call, healthy sport must come to a pretty puss indeed Fancy, be inseparably connected with gam

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