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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1922

ADVERSARIA.

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NEW MERGER.

THE CHINA MALL,

DAIRY FARM AND LANE CRAWFORDS.

"A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.”

that my youngest sent me four years ago, and that I've worn only once-I spoke to her politely about it. But it is hard to remember Noblesse oblige under deadly insult such as this London Social Swimmer offers. She thanka | SWANK According to

correspondent, Parliament os for telling-in Monday's China and the Colonial Office is now | Mail-how to spell "exorbitant." - I studying a pamphlet which contains acorn Monday's China Mail, and

Recently an amalgamation took an article quoted from the China Mail. Tuesday's and Wednesday's and all. Copies went to the House of Lords of them save Saturday's. For me place between Messrs. Lane Crawford too, but there was no word from their the China Mail is a weekly paper. and Company and Mesars. Wiseman lordships at the time of writing. Its other issues are beneath notice. Ltd., the effect of the arrangement I don't suppose many people rond being that the latter will dis ppear them; but everybody roads Saturday's Then what's this about "exorbitant"

I would have you, if you TALKING OF please Think of curious SCENERY. things like these. The Wales he

"VERY FOOLISHTM"

SANITARY BOARD MESSENGER'S LAPSK.

The had messenger of the Sanitary Beard was charged before Magistrats Lindsell this morning with the theft of several tine of Phoenis biscuits and Getzbest sardines from a locker in the general office.

locker

Senior Inspector Lamble said that 13 a limited liability company the biscuits and sardines, several Has some inferior scribe dared to and become absorbed by the former. hundreds of tine of which had best Prince of

I turn The Hongkong Dairy Farm Ice and seized at a compradore's shop as seldom sees Places normal, at their 80 my sacred name!

much Cold Storage Company Ltd. have anfit for consumption, were kept in esse. Sera them ever through a up Monday's, and after frieze Of fluttering flags and wilting tediou search for it is as I said, the

awaiting examina- trees, Crowd: d like a dog with insects paper isn't worth reading when I'm come into the arrangement now, but, the

we were informed this morning, this tion by the Medical Officer Places much alike as peas, Ceremonies not in it-I found a stupid story

At the time they were such a tease, Social claims for social dealing with a fraudulent letter about does not mean that they are amalgama of Health.

of the stolen, they had not yet been actually fees, Striving such as disagrees With the strike. There was no name to it ting in the strict small who knows what's checes, Sycophantic hes and shes, Private Secs, and A. D. C's. Meekly kneeling no their knees. I would have you, you please, Ponder curious things like

those.

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at all, eo I am confronted with the word, for neither the Dairy Farm condenine. The defendant had been latring conclusion that this this Company nor Lane Crawford and 15 years in the service of the board alleged tady has dared to think that the style was mine. If I couldn't Company will lose their identity and bad borne a good character until

limited liability companies. this lapso. write better than that I'd quit. It as

good service, and now you have lost your job. In view of your long service and previous good character, I shall give you the benefit of a fine of $25, or in default, 14 days' bard labour.

Ano her messenger who was charged with the theft of one tin of biscuits and five tins of sardines, was dis- charged owing to lack of evidence.

bore all the signs of having been The arrangement, as explained to us The defendant, who admitted the written by the Editor, a man for whom je "simply a mutual understanding" theft, said that he had a blind wife | I happen to entertain a violent die-full details of which will be announced and several children to supjort. He that "pitok it too like. He has no sense of literary strong" al times when value. He pays me still the old at an extraordinary general meeting asked for leniency. I am complimenting my contem pre-strike rates, and demands more of the Dairy Farm Company's share The Magistrate: You have been very poraries by taking notice of their and more adversaria for it. That holders which is to be held on Feb-toolish. You have had 15 years of literary ello to. They should be article was particular punk, and thi

ruary 14. thankful "it's only me.' Here are this presumed lady attributes it to

It is urged in support of the arrange extracte from a leading article down My Pen. It is more than flesh and South. "That wretched fustian blood and an artistic sensitiveness can

ment that it will tend to better service

а either by foo be expected to bear. I don't believe for consumers, as pretty well the same A knave, probably by she is a indy. I don't believe she has individuals are customers of both com some soured and superannuated husband, anyway. This must be panies. A Dairy Farm town shop is scribe who is a combination of both." her cattish way of getting even with to be established in the new building "Such of the's leaders as an me for agreeing with those people who which is to be erected on the site of educated person can read without a month or so ago were saying that Wiseman's Cafe and there will be cold discomfort are not written by this her copy was, well, unladylike. I

storage accommodation in the base- illiterate oal." "A frigid and she is not careful I'll tell her bow toment. By this arrangement people calculated lie." "The idea conveyed apell words, I will. For a start, this who deal with both Compania will be in the heavy and laboured sentences is the way to spell Hosey. H-u-able to do thric shopping in the same we have quoted is one that double --y. Hussy! There!

place and at the same time. The would occur only to the be-

Dairy Farm's present main depot at mused mind of a decayed printer."

the top of Wyndham Street will I wish that fellow lived here, and

continue to be the chief dairy and worked on a Hongkong paper. Then

distributing centre. you'd ser fur fly. Reminds me of old times in Japan, when life was really amusing, and no One was penny the worse for it. Heavens ! How

used we

to go for "

TL

LOBAL AND GENERAL.

The next Criminal Sessions open on February 27.

Entries for the Tennis TouTB

each other up there, and how ment, organised by the Hongkong

dear public enjoyed it. Crinket Club, close on Wednesday.

the

They were always expecting us to get

to the stage of actual fisticuffs, not

to more

The Shanghai Shunpao states knowing that Bume of us were in the that losses caused by the seamen's habit of meeting at night and arrang.strike will amount ing these virulent attacks in the $1,000,000, most loving manner. There's none of that here. Local newspapermen

A year ago to-morrow the Victoria are such perfect little gentlemen Ladies' Hockey Club won the ladies' that they shrink from even a hockey cup by defeating the Hong- shain fight, and 88 for real kong Ladies' Hockey Club. одев, they 'd faint at

AV ORDEAL BY FIRE.

"SIMPLEX" STANDS THE TEST.

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The sample Simplex structure near old Kowloon City, which was than described in a special article in Thursday's China Mul emerged suce asfully from its ordeal by fire pester ay alberavon. Amonist those who went out to inspect it were the Director of Public Works (the Hon. Mr. T. Perkins), Mesara J. W. White and H. J. Jackman, of the P.W.D., Mr. G. 2. Mess, of the Fire Brigade and Dr. W. W. Pearse, Medical Officer of Health,

the bare idea. Makes me want to go The highest temperaturs recor- out and hit a policeman sometimes ded for any one day last month was just to liven things up. But every 74.2 degrees on the 9th, and the

policeman lowest 51.7 degrees on the 20th.

time I've hit

here

ไม่ behaviour has

been moet disappointing. He Mr. Jatindranath Dotta, a bache- has merely laughed, and told me to lor of medicine and bachelor of surgery put more water in it. What can you of the Calcutta University, has been do with big, goodnatured bullockers gazetted a person qualified to practise

like that?

medicine here.

The object of the test was to demonstrate the fire-proof qualities of Simplex' hollow partitions and ceiling. A roasting fire of pine wood and coal was built inside the room sugh galloor of kerosene ware poured on to make it blaze. Crowds of Chinese I'm thing you, this

turned up to see the performants The ceremony of unveiling the and watched the bonfire" with huge 1 GROW

state of things in

memorial to those members of the delight. Porbably the

man who DESPERATE making me desperate.

the The taipaza are all Shanghai Club who fell in the Grat enjoyed himacit most

was good now; some of them eat out of War will be performed by Sir Everard ald chap whose job it my hand. The government officials Fraser, K.C.M.G., on Wednesday at to leed the flames with kerosene, Each time the blaze leapt to the roof actually working. Working. The other newspapers mind you.

response

hie stimulating An advertisement appears in this ministratioce he chuckled gleefully keep on writing the same discreet and issue relating to a proposed issue by and then went back for more. sober foolishness that a body cannot the Shell Transport and Trading Co., attack without appearing wanton, Ltd., of £5,000,000 7 per cent. cumula-furiously for an hour and a tempera After the fire had been burning I'm fed up with politica.

tive second preference shares of £1 ture that must have been well over

are

The

5.30 p.m.

Swastiko isn't ont yet. I'm at my each at par. wit's end, as the saying is, for some- body to pitch into. Please, please

The rainfall for January at the

won't someone get up in public and Botanical Gardens was 1.95 in. on 18 say there are too many eggstains on days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount my weskit, or that the China Mail Kellett, it was 2.13 in. on 14 days,

in

to

Was

1,000 dag. had been reached, the exterior of the building was only just warm. You could put your band on the wall without discomfort and

TL-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HOLT'S WHARF, KOWLOON.

Consignees of Cargo landed at Holt's Wharf during the present unsettled state of affairs are hereby notified that say extraordinary expenses incurred in the handling of cargo will be for their account.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong, February 11, 1992.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

THE SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD.

ACORDING to telegraphic advices posel at the approaching meeting of the shareholders of the Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ltd., to seek sanction to make an immediate public issue of £5000,000 7 per cent cumulativa Secbad Preference shares of £1 each at

revived from London, it is pro

par

The Chartered Bank of India, Aus tralla & Chios and the Hongkong & prepared to forward applications for Shanghai Banking Corporation

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FOR THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM

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N. L. WATSON,

Hongkong, February 11, 1922.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

Tennis Tournament.

TINTRIES CLOSE on WEDNESDAY.

Hongkong, February 11, 1922.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

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AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES of cargo for long-

kong per a,5. "AGAPENOR are hereby notified that owing to the present state of affairs in Hongkong due to strike of scamen, ete. cargo for Hongkong will be landed at Shanghai and consignees are recommended to raske necessary arrangements as to will be brought back to Hongkong insurance etc. accordingly. The cargo immediately conditions at this port become permal.

BITTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

10th February, 1922.

HONGKONG $ DIRECTORY.

JUST PUBLISHED

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Orders received on and after February 10, will not be delivered til February 20, or until orders at present in hand have been executed.

THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY 00.

Hongkong, February 10, 1922.

COMING!

COSMOPOLITAN VAUDEVILLE

THE a small spider secu running about seemed thorough y to enjoy it. Meeste

isn't the best and liveliest newspaper and at the Police Station, Taipo, it Jackman and Whats expressed them. on the island, or anything-anything was 1.25 in. on 8 days.

to give me a chance to escape sleeping

sickness. I know what's the matter The China Mail B.S. Company's

with Hongkong. It's getting too

selves, as satin..d that no ordinary house fire would be able to spread in a building constructed with "Simplex" cailings darned respeble, too full of prunes via Shanghai, Japan Ports and the Fire Brigade man, he looked quite aud partitions. As for Honolala at daylight on Tuesday, creatfallen and reproached the "Sim-

and prisms.

I AM

оде

8.5. "China" ssils for San Francisco

I know more than February 14. Passengers are TO- plex" people with trying to do him classic story quested to be on aboard before out of a job. The D.P.W. could not EMBARRASSED, illustrating how midnight on Monday.

people may get

stay to see the fire test but he examined the building material very thoroughly and said he thought it was a very fine plaster.

what they pray for and then not like With a view to reforming China's it. I will not tell them, because to prisons in preparation for the time let my tremendoue cradition have full when extraterritorial rights will be

Next week the Sanitary authorities play would look like swank, and abolished, the Peking government is never, or hardly ever, am guilty of sending two deputies to America to are going to test the truth of the contention that "Simplex" is death on rate.

that. Bat I cannot help being the make a study of the prison system wisest man in the Far East, can 1, so there. These two deputies have long as you others don't buck up arrived in Shanghai.

1

Anyway, I finished that last paragram,

and then went and ate as nico a bit

of book as I ever saw, nicely cooked, The

following forthcoming

with onion. There was a really marriages are announced: Mr. H.L. white celery with the cheese, and a Donnys, solicitor to Miss Bybil Mary pint of Cantenso good enough to Clarke, at St. John's Cathedral on make the hoarrest of Frenchman February 24. Mr. J. G. Charlton," sing the Marseillains. And then, engineer of the Indo-Chinn 8.N. Co., turning over a pile of China Mails to Miss Lillian Murray, en route from I caught sight in Tuesday's of the England by the se. "' Kutsang." Bocial Swim stuff, and of my name

in it. I was embarrassed. Here was The following offers will be somebody paking for it," but shat attached to 1/102nd Grenadiers for somebody woman. I was born pay and allowances

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