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so they came down. Itings. God bless them also, and be malters to younger people who have coolies," it tolled after knowledge, but is not stated whether the coolies extra kind to there, for they'll need have folkmed fashion and the were also members of the Alpine it. I had the habit of getting mar latest cult, reading only what they Club. heard they really ought to read." and acquiring their culture in tin

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1820

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

letters!

There was

LOCAL WEDDING.

MCCANN-STARKEY.

ried myself a while ago, but I broke My dear Children, They have & magis-myself of it, and now I never think I do not what happened to all my GAMBLING. Trate in the Feder-of it, thanks to a strong will power old friends this week.

"ated Malay States and the lack of money. But I only one, letter sent in for the com The wedding took place yesterday foil packages put up by literary Liptons? Everybody at one time who would be popular here, though always feel tenderly disposed to petition on the best letter written of Mr. John Smith McCann, son of was reading Bootle's Baby," the police night not love him. In wants what they call the contract-about Hongkong. That was very sad Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith McCann, of Who reads "John Strange Winter dismissing a common gaming ing parties, and I hope both these when I usually have a nice lot of Newcastle, County Down, Ireland, and Miss Vera Mand Frodsham now? It will be just the same with ease, he said: "I think that there contracts will prove profitable.

Starkey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dunsany, who is not regarded as is much misconception as to what

The writer of a This letter was from Nema Perpenso Frodsham Starkey, of Brighton, deserving mention anong wedern is legal and what is illegal in "gam

letter in the Daily and I am sending her a silver pencil England. The ceremony was per- dramatists. London had complete- ing for gambling). The majority

resterday Another time, I shall hope heat formed at St. Joseph's R. C. Church, y forgotten him last year, of Asiaties in this country undoubi-

thought the two from ever so many of you again.

Garden Road, by the Rev. Father Do any of you ever ny to make up. Augustine. There was a large con- bling) is illegal wherever indulged.

shonld have been made to syn-riddles. If you will send some alongpany of guests, both at the wedding I have lived Hence they will grab the money shaize all over the Empire. Anto me I will put them in our Corner and at the reception which allowed with painters and learned their jargon, when the Police enter. It is per A stage setting is a picture, or aps for their good that they should I doubt that was the King's idea, and Here is one that I have just made up: at the Hongkong Hotel

AND PICTURES.

THOSE TWO

MINUTES..

Press

Pictures appeal to believe that gaming for gamminate pause on Armistice Part

TAS PERS

should be. Which was a picture

hold this belief and it may be a

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD, not have let them use their con- 4 offence. They appear to realise

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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One of the lads bas

Your loving,

JI

PETER PAN.

THE PIN FAIRIES.

The bride was given away by her

Davies, M.C. Her gown was of white charmeuse, trimmed with pearl beads and silver thread, the bodice being edged with feathers. The skirt. was draped softly with Turkish effect, the train being of white lace over georgette dotted with orange blos- soms. The bridal bouquet was of

brother-in-law, Capt. & Havelock.

"Tur Lins" ryped not two pages "Here is a nice sharp pin." cried whits Honolulu creeper and maiden

BLOOMER.

of humorous de a little voice. “I put it in my.bas-hair fern. scription of a meet-ket.

certainly would be more impres-What fruit, if you put a tree in from of all these Dunsany "preactions" matter for regret that prosecutions sive: but the corespondent forgot of it, becomes a different kind? And we have heard so much yap about? such as this cast inevitably open that ours is an empire on which the the answer is " Pineapple. " Not one. Any od actar could have their eyes to the actual law on the San never sets. In some places I think, too, that the they would have to get up in the rigged up any of them.

The Subject.

Police including some of theiriddle of the night to panse. Who Golden Doon was a mers dicers) do not fully realise that pate in the middle of the

night? scene, not a setting at all, and the

furtive spes, with their clock playing cards for money, in a pri work drill made it hadicrous. Why ate house, among friends, is not monsense, and sink about natur- this when the gamesters are people

Mrs. Havelock-Davies was matron of position but I fear that, when ally? The glittering gate Was

on Armis- Jean, who was reading on the of honour. The bodice of her dress pure stant, the effect of which purer Asiatics are concerned, they fing with "Adversarius could and would have been got by too often conclude that a breach of the Day. It is amusing reading. verandah, sat up when she heard this was of tiny roses of apricot crepe de a professional for far less troubly the law must have been commit-fb it isn't true. for I only got in and looked all round but could not chine; the skirt was firunced; the

from Cantog last night. I think see anyone.

hat was of velvet. Mr. F. C. Hamil and expenes, The fashionable

The Prince of Wales he is surevsing that a certain mem-i Then another voice, alsó very tiny, ton was best man..

· Londom street was a mere sug-

ber of the China Mail staff is ** Ad- (but more shrill, said. “We are lucky

the The bridesmaids,

Misses VIVID... SODDIS to have queer gestion of street, while be

DSEAN..

ideas about billiards. Tersarius" as I have heard others to-day. Sharpy. Somebody must have Daphne and Betty Olliver, wore started a gatne with do,

They are hopelessly wrong been doing some dressmaking. There dresses of apricot crepe de chine with frilled sleeves, with garlands of roses": Ltd. ita Wazeal wou than the him in a railway station, during that chan isn't in my case. Be-are lots of pins all over the floor."

oyal apartment it shrukt inte block on the line, and the red was sides. I don't wear antimacassars "It's a good thing that the mor of the same material, and green

fored off the table. I wanted to seemed Tiny've asked for it, so I'm letting go.

If they want to replace it, but H.R.H. said we argue, by all means y ante, at each have two shots at it on 1: mar done all god to get out the door. the one missing it to lose! of the permicis ken!, habit of dimble points. I assured him that

thro most in The Con- « pumise ̈ koketi'more like an angle

Ird.

SPECIAL SHOW THIS WEEK, describing all or gase is swing this wasn't in the miles, but he

INFANTS CLOAKS,

AND

PELISSES.

CHILDREN'S FROCKS-COATS, AND

P

BIRTHS.

MILLINERY.

** Piakie** of blessed memory was

We

THE FROG

Then I

The

round my far.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs. Capnavarro

The Gazette notifes that the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the Ordinance to amend the Trade Mark's Ordinance 1909.

tons.

The Chinese who was arrested

of being concerned in the armed by the Yaumati police on a charge robbery at a house in Homantic, bas been committed to the Criminal Sessions by Magistrate Orme.

tals are so careless," answered the other one. "They drop pins abou all over the place. If we didn't pick them up every day I should think that the babies would swallow no end of them. Of course they do swallow

leaves on the skirt.

The honeymoon will be spent in the Philippine Llands. The bride's gaing away dress was ack chiffon velvet bodice, with heteeves of white charmeuse, and a wire char

in paniers.

them sometimes and then you hearse skirt draped with black velvet the mothers saying 'Has it got 2 pain?" or Diddum have to cry poor

MUSIC.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

NEW SONGS.

little love and all that sort of talk which makes me glad that I have more sense and am a Pin Fairy."

A Pin Fairy!" thought jean when she heard this, "How I wish I could see one. Try as she would she could not see anybody but she saw one queer- thing. There was a pia lying on the ground near her chair and sudderly it was lifted into the air and then it We have received by a recent mai apparently disappeared altogether.a few songs from the well-known. This made Jean more curious than music publishers, Enoch and Sons, ever and though, as far as she could London "Tell me, do the Roses see, there was no one about, she said, blow?" is a dainty lyric with an "Please Pin Fairies will you tell exceedingly tuneful and attractive me what you do with all the pins that air. A very similar song is entitled you pick up and all about yourselves? Love's Fadeless Rose." Unfortun

There was a moment of,silence in ately, though the tone of the latter is which, as Jean said to herself, you exceedingly sweet, the compass is could have heard a pin drop and then just more than the average amateur would care to- tackle: For those a tiny voice whispered.

"Sharpy, it's a mortal speaking to whose voices possess an exceptional range, it would undoubtedly be an us. Shall we answer it?"

To which Sharpy replied, "Brother acquisition. i was once treated

Among many other very splendidi listen to me. quite kindly by a mortal and I will find solos, is a pleasing baritone piece,

with music by

Mischa- E. out what this one is like."

Leoz, entitled 'The Voyageur." Then he continued in a louder voice. It has a rollicking, catchy air and the "Mortal sit on the floor so that words are more than passable. can speak to you more easily and Altogether Enoch & Co. are to be answer these three questions. First. congratulated on the type of song do you ever read fairy tales?” they are putting on the market and "Why of course Lab!” cried Jean.we cannot help noting that war hastily scrambling out of her chair. prices have fallen to pre-war rates.

**That's all right," she heard Sharpy whisper to his compartion. Now for another question," he add-

"No," answered Jean. But

Have you ever seen a fairy

ard If you ask me I say the whole insisted, so I gave in. thing was a waste of money and found that previous players had Tanaka, the Shanghai Interport talent and time. What did the left the pyramid balls on the floor, Terris representatives, arrived by the Famin Fund get out of it, and and we had an argument as toss. "Novara, this morning. which was our red hall. what was the total expenditure Prince recognized it, or said he did.

The mean maximum temperature good, not as a production, but by a chafed spos on it. I played in October was 80-6 and the lowest because it was wholesome and pull-back shot so as to leave the 72-5. There were 241 hours of sur tender and the people in it were red behind the rocker of a rocking shine and 619 inches of rain. allowed to act more or less natur. chair (we were playing in the lug- aliy. There was no "yes, Count gage office) and H.R.H was six) Majesty about it and nobody stymied or snookered. He looked rather sheepish, and put his band festept the frogs) compelled to

war in unnatural postures, in his trouser pocket. About the The dialogue was sensible, and said esixpence." he was saying things: it wasn't us the piling, when my Boy awoke me.

As regards the Prince. that's The total output of the Kailan [Dim-any- Ferk,, which excellent Lekeatonists were capital, to easy hate an excellent photo-Mining Administration's mines for wt forth as if they were declair- aph of him on my mantelpiece, the week ending October 30, 1920, JERSEYS JERSEY SUITS—and KILTIES.ing words of p. Mr. Sinclair But billiards and I have long been amounted to 81,880 tons and the Then I recalled that sales during the period to 73,119 announced after" Pinkie" that he strangers. was perchently retiring from the only that morning a friend had ask producing game. It is a thon-ed me to put my name down for à The railway

The Chief Officer of the "Hague sand pities, for his own reputation's certain handicap. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

sony as a genius and his writings sake, that he changed his mind. Station (an actual one known to Maru" has reported to the police the as great literature. The annoyance As for the A.D.C. people, they me many thousand miles away) is theft from the stern of the ship of harder to explain. Howsero coils of brand new Manila rope Mrs. Batalha wishes to express her of such people doesn's matter a should have been given worthier

coolies. thanks to her friends for their kind bit. They don't count. I want to work, such as mold Bennett's though I could not recall it. it mest valued at $110. He suspects cargo sympathy during her recent bereave-point ont in that of a suggestion Judith produced at the King- have ren in my recent waking ment also to those who sent wreaths. I read between the lines of some sway or for colouri R. Walton Thoughts, somehow. I have about made up my mind that all dreams 3 inconsequential pite published on Tully's Bird of Paradise," Mrs. She Tat Tsoi and family beg Wednesday morning, that we never Hawaiian thing proceed at the are a hash of the waking thoughts

of the previous 48 hours. Even Oscar Wilde's so tender their heartfelt thanks to all had a single disrespectful word Lyric.

By fieorge! But those who attended the funeral, and about the players themselves, who Salome would have been more

THE WIND there must be more also to those who sent floral tributes were intelligent enough to reign-worth while, and goodness knows

P." ize the nature of the honsense they there's little enough in it.

doing in the Old án-their recent sad bereavement.

were compelled to recite.

A local Chinese news.

Country in the Bol- - A Chinese woman was yesterday shie line than I realized. I thought admitted to the Government Civil went for the Dany stuk.

Paper had a Tetort jand for the poeurs who have been ROCK. this week about the was mostly Hot Air by sporadic Hospital suffering from the effects

trying to kid the public that they

stone they call the

The British Empire on an immersion in the harbour as! see some beauty in it we are too Frog Rock, which sits on the west Union is not likely to exaggerate the result of an attempt to commited.

We attacked parti- side of the Peak, not far below the . and the good patriots who ran suicide by jumping off the sea wall cularly the pretentions ass (who flagstaf. The report said that the this show have properly got the at Praya East. She was rescued by always hope that some day 1.shall

I have been favoured boat people. ever he was, and I don't know) rock exploded and killed a for

"This is the third question, that wrote the programme. We eigner, as well as injuring five with a cops of their Weekly Cir

Slight damage was caused yester- Sharpy went on, without taking any Don't they prick just as sharply?" never had a disrespectful word for Chinese. It does not say what they cular for Leaders of Industry,

Yes they do." Jean said, "but the players in any of our criticisms were doing there, but mentions which is marked strictly private day by a fire which broke out at 7.15 notice of what Jean was saying. questioned Sharpy. or references, frankly stating that that everybody was excited. I can and confidential" as well as copy-P. in a matshed belonging to the Can you see me when I stand close

how do you manage to fasten on all they showed signs of being able to understand that the man who was right. Carson is the President, and Hongkong Electric Company's Works by your right hand?"

at North Point. The flames were "No, I can only just hear you the hundreds and hundreds of pins. do justice to better stuf.

killed would feel a certain interest it is pleasant to see his name on extinguished by the employees of the speak," Jean replied.

every day?" I have no objection to in the event.

But to this there was no answer for The dirt old Daily sheets so outspoken as these are works before the fire engines arrived. "I'm afraid that only proves that TASTE. jeople reading Lord 'ress very solemnly assured its about rebellion and rebels. There

she is a very stupid mortal." Jear Sharpy and Pricky had noticed some Dunsany or Nat Gould readers on Thursday that there was recording the progress of the Gazette with regard to the Peace Because everyone knows that we are run off to pick them up.

are four closely typewritten sheets There is a long despatch in the heard Sharpy say to his brother, more pins in the distance and had For Eleanor Glyen if they want to no truth whatever in the state: Social Revolutionary Movement in Treaty and the establishment of a at least as high as a pic and twice PUTHOD.-On November 7. 1920. j do so, and have the time. I dictate uients contained in the report,

Shanghai, Albert Futhod, to no one in matters of tastes but and with equal gravity mentioned Great Britain. They show that clearing office" in the United as broad, and that seems to me a good

that when it really has and is progressing, in Kingdom and similar institutions in if someone attempts to dictate liter-an old supersiltion aged 11 years. KLINCK-On November 7, 1920, ary taste to me, as the unknown the Rock Frog reaches the summit, spite of all that the B. E. U. different parts of the Empire. Legis-

incorporating the Anti-German lation on the matter will shortly be tion?" put in Jean, who was afraid "Yes, but what about my ques- at Shanghai, Charles George offender did in the programme for it will mean disaster to Hongkong. Enion) can do. As I said, I really introduced in Hongkong.

A very old owl lived in an old tree, Klinck, elder son of Charles which I paid a dollar, then I claim It has a supposition to offer in

that she would not hear any more. Klinck, Hongkong, aged 45 the right to reply. With the in- explanation of the superstition. had no idea that things had gone

A Chinese was yesterday re"I am very busy but perhaps I can which certainly doesn't sound nice,

Oh as to that," Sharpy answered. He was as grumpy as grumpy could

years.

nocent connivance of the A.D.C. The sheer weight of the frog rock far. I shall have no use for my people, who presumably had no poised on the very summit of the Pative land if its affairs are taken moved from Wanchai to the Govern spare a few minutes to talk to you. choice in the matter, an attempt Peak is considered, we suppose, out of the hands of Carson and neat Civil Hospital suffering from a was made to shove Dunsany down sufficient, to depress the whole Company and put into the hands wound in his head alleged to have ly Erst of all you must cross your He grumbled all night, for by day he

hands and feet, shut your eyes tight slept Artal. the throats of Hongkong as a liter-island beneath the sea." The of these extremists, these inen ufbeen received in the comme of a fight and promise not to breathe a word of After his grumbling he sat down and

acy Master, which he never was superstitious Chinese seem to Belial. Wonder if I could patur with two other men who have been “FRUTH, “JUSTICE ~ PUBLIC SERVICE." and never will be. The people were have a little more honour, as well alize as a Chinese subiect? I'll arrested. The man's injury is net what I am going to tell you. It's a

ragularlys told this and fold that, as a better notion of staties, than certainly try it when Britannia serious and be should be fit for dis- trade secret, you see," he added. And started to grizzle again.

charge from hospital in the course which sounded to Jean very grown-up His friends were so tired of his tears HOFOTONG, SATURDAY. Nov. 13, 1921 about the beauties of his work, and that writer. When they tell their goes Red.

and important.). that of the next two days. Something China Mail writers told the public young that when the rock frog gets

As soon as she had given her pro They left him alone, which was very mise Sharpy began in a sing-song

wise voice,

And quite the best thing they could do. "My name is Sharpy Pin," —— *And mine is Pricky Pin," broke He soon was so dull alone in his tree

That one night he thought "How

BLEEKER.-On November 4, 1920,

a: Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Blecker-Haspels, a son.

ARS-On November 6, 1920, it Shanghai, to the wife of Albert H. Aiers, a daughter.

DENISON. On November 6, 1920,

at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. N.

Denison, a son.

BERTHET. On November 7, 1920.

at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Berthet, a daughter.

at

DEATHS.

The China

WEEK.

ADVERSARIA.

dense to see.

decimals.

wind up.

1-

see one.

size."

.

dresses and our babies' cradles.** petals which we use for our best

But had no idea that the thorns on. rase trees were really pins !" ex- claimed jeau.

THE GRUMPY OLD OWL.

be,

wept.

and cries

stupid of me

•

that it was all fudge and stupid to the top things will happen, they WEDDINGS. Dever happened to log-rolling. We ought to have done are playing off a joke belonging to

me before has hap The Interport Cricket and Tennis so long ago, when the University the family that gives our own rus pened. I have been invited as a teams were entertained at a very Not all the interport students were wasting their talents tic wits that one about finding a guest to no less than two lorth-successful fancy dress ball at the INTERPORT matches got into the on it, but at that time we had not sixpence floating down the river on coming weddings. Do these people Peak Club last night. To-night a

A gossip read the plays, and did not see a grindstone. I cannot think of suppose I am becoming respectable, dance is being given in their honour in his brother. papers.

"Don't interrupt please," said or what? What would I be after at the Repulse Bay Hotel. For the! their efforts. Since then, with as any Chinese likely to suppose says there Was a

a wedding? Sure, I convenience of those attending the Starpy, who evidently liked his own To be such a crabby old thing. triangular drinking match in which sound a literary judgment us any that the weight of the rock would doing at

"We come of a busy family. Why should I grumble, I only am the Hongkong champions easily put in Hongkong, bar none, I have be greater on the summit than on wouldn't know where to put me supper dance at Repulse Bay Hotel way.

fect at all. To start with, they to-night the Police Traffic Depart- There are hundreds of pins lost all bored, the Shanghai chaps under the table, taken a course in unsany reading, the shoulder. but they in turn were easily beaten and have no hesitation in classify-

are both to occur in churches, ment announce that public motor over the world every day at least I'm beginning to think I'm rather I wonder if Lloyd places. I shy at.

I don't believers will be permitted to run up to they are lost to mortals. We, the fraud, by the Malayens. The fellows him as the other. China Mail LLOYD GEORGE George has

marriages are made in heaven: back fares from the hotel only,them up all the time and storing them

1 am for the purpose of bringing Pin Falties, are running about picking 'ti tarp over a new leal now." from down south seem to be able writers have done. It is a public

ON REPEISALS. ticed the exact they are usually made in conveni- to keep on saying "lagi satu sten- duty to protest when such con-

resemblance be ent places on moonlight nights,

in our Garden Warehouse. While He quickly jumped up and away he gab" all night, and every time it spiracies are foot to vitiate the tween his apologies for reprisals in when the man feels romantic, and means another whisky soda. They public taste with third-rate pre- Ireland and the German excuses the lady more like Barkis than the Gazele as taking place on Nevers-Gum Fairies, are tapping trees for And paid many calls and said “How must have hollow legs. I wasn't ciosities.

for their outrageons doings in Bel- usual.

d'you do " The grace before mest ber 22 include lots in Pedder Street, gix and making brushes out of The only way to acum. Others have.

never yet improved a good dinner, area 2,650 sq. feet, upset price grasses tied together, with spiders To all his old neighbours and friends. LET ME "quire a sound literary

Indian papers and I shouldn't care to see the $232,500; at the junction of Queen's webs. In the evening we all go out He soon was as jolly as he could be BOAST. judgment is to be an EXPLORING make a song happiness of these young folk Road and Pedder Street, area 5,000 together with our pins, gum-pols and And then he went gaily back to his

omnivorous reader. For KINCHINJUNGA. about two clouded with solemn mummery. sq. feet, upset price $250,000; Queen's brushes and fasten the pins to the rose forty years I have done little else

of A wedding should be as easy as Road Central area: 5,730 84. feet, trees and stick old brown leaves And said to himself the next day, - It tooks to me as but read. A careful and conserva the Alpine Club" of London climb buying a postal order, a bit of paper upset price $289,000, and two other round them to make them look more DUNSASITY. if the China Mail tive estimate reveals that I must ing to a height of 21,000 feet on with a stamp carrying on it the lots in the same street with respective tidy. This of course stops the insects" No more will I grizzle and groan and

had rather managed have read over five thousand books, Kinchinjunga. They say that at face of G. Fire, Esq.; God bless areas 5,845 and 14,500 sq feet from eating up the flowers. In return cr annor some superficially read of all sorts, including novels and that height the conditione proved him, and the young folks let slip Upset prices are given as $292,250 the roses give us honey and scent and Every night round the forest I'll fly,

here who regarded Lord Dunplays. Why should I defer in such tog dibicult and dangerous for quietly away with it to ther dream and $275,000

of their beautiful. That's a much better life for me t

on the interport team myself,.be- (cause mine's beer, of course. Frankly I believe the gosain im- gined all this. The visiting

hletes wouldn't booze.

·

** members

Sales of Crown land notified in we are doing this our cousins, the

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