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Hongkong, May 1, 1937.

"FOR WAYS THAT ARE DARK AND FOR TRICKS THAT ARE

VAIN."

It was Bret Harte, the bard of the Western American mining camps, who once burst into song with the philosophical {. observation that for ways that are dark, and for tricks that are vain, tha bonthen Chinese is peculiar." Bret Harte bas long since been gathered to his fathers. But his ballade live-and the Chinaman hasn't changed perceptibly. “There is a Chinesq. tinemith doing business in Shanghai" writes the manger of thé Withers. Concert

Company, which is shortly, to pay a return visit to this city who is just about the peatest and smoothest bunco artist in his own small way that I have ever cóme across. China isn't the place for a man of his peculiar bent be should be in America, manipulating a Trait. It cost me $12,00 to get acquainted with his syŝtem-I did not meet him personally," the concert manager continued. “This $12.00 6gmuð in three charges of 84.00 each against the concerta we last gave in Shanghai. *$4.00

With MR HERBERT WITHERS, England's foremost

Violin-cellist.

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treasurer's expence sheet each ovaning:

** Wherefore the largess for tinnith.' I inquired with real keen thirst for informon- tion."

Tinamitha se pot geally required in classical concerts, but the ideal treasurer explained. The tinsmith had a shop next

Hongkong, October 18, 1909.”

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was a concert in the half that night, and:

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the noise of the smith's activities would Special Department for Developing and Printing for AmateurE.

not harmonize with the other musical ar- "rangomenta's little bit. Finally the concert. macagèrs went to him and compromised on basis of 84.00 then and there duly paid, to quit work and go home. That gave him. his idea er afterwards he has kept an observant, upon the sirertisements. Whenever there is a concert announced, ke

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work over-time. The polico tried for a while

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legil right to work in Ela own shop in the

- evening if it pleased bim to do so. **What's

in D'Aguilar Street, the new JEWELLERS

and DEALERS in

the use" maid other concert promotors, CEYLON PRECIOUS STONES

Vita not worth while, sighting over."

And so whenever thers is a concert in the Shanghai Town Hall, the tinsmith next -door pute in an appearance at the ticket

office-not as a purchaser. Four dollara

AND OTHER JEMS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Hougknug, September 1, 1960,

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