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THE CHINA MAIL.

ductions of trained artiste, though of course there, at their boat, deserve the highest place." Ho-meade also "the almost unconscious effort after beauty which one finds among Russian peneants and Chiness coolius, the sort of impulse that or ates folk: Brugs, that existed among ourselves before the time of the Puritane, and Burvived in cottage gardens." la adda: "Jostineliva Loppices, or joy! of life; is one of the most important widespread popular goods that we have lost through industriálism and the high pressure at which most of us live, ita commonaean in Chian is a strong reason for thinking well of Chinese civilization." Yen who read this on the tram top homeward bound glance at the next group of ricsba coolies skylarking together dat deny this is true. Blue with the cold they may be, hat elit they manage to enjoy life. The laugh with the heat, any

THOSE WICKED

Ob! yes. They'll jump.. оп me alright-with

feet. both

"Un. I

way.

Supking, eating drinking, CARPE chattering, and sleeping. DIEM, the Ghiro coolic s mastly happy enough, Sometimes whimsical, onetimes inconsequent, his usual mood is ex pressed in the old world thyron you will often hear him chanting in his quaint, shrill voice.

If you have any rice to-day. Eat it before the sun goes down; If you bay some sweet coact pork, Eat it before it is stolen: Spend your money while you're

bera,

Henos vain deluding shore,

"It is strange that there should -The brood of brokers buying far be three men needing help to the fint

shead,

floor of the same home.

How little you bested,

-

Or fill the overdown account

with all your sonres

Jje in an alber's same.

And troubles long for others soon

pousers,

As thick as numberless

As the pay hopes of speculative

themes

twice!""

•

SATURDAY, DECEMBBE 2, 1932.

COLONY'S FINANCES.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR

AUGUST.

the month of August is as follows:——

The Colony's financial statement for

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, Balance of Assets and Liabilities July 31 -1922

the shop was empty. He walked in, ordered of the beat, and had a cond helping

TheLopman sat Not so strange, mister," the prone-figure, seeing as*

replied behind the counter retding The Star ow Ha might have barn à Fit deaf, for you've dropped me down the lift' ale twice the well sopped man had to sing·

out Hello!' beture he attracted at One remarkable fact tantion.. Well, wy: la it ? • -Your know STRANGE. which has hitherto 'va gat no money to pay for my sup nopod notice: The per Wot was that?' asked the sirup Colony's Chinese nowapapers have man, eyeing the guilty man up end uade scarcely any comment on the down over the top of his spectacles, "Sui An" piracy. This is indeed He repeated his remark. Wel, a curious commentary on local conspise that will be alright i The diti-na

man from the street was of robust Some of the gapient rug-

Deary, dear. What build, otherwise he would have gestions the Bui ̧ Ac"

A week it has been for collapsed. It was the one remark for Expenditure DEAR WiseBores have made

deniale. First there which he had no answer ready. He would give anyone the impression that Macao ex-

quaint had never thought of it." This ex- casion teamers are pirated every The King of Romania's reported are always saying the totally un- Bucharest massage, pertiuca is common enough. People other day. Truly many people escape from assassination is denied." expected. The particular example woefully lack a seles of proportion. Then the "Tiger," featuring in which brought the Kennedy Jones

Or likret hovering dreams

The fickle changes of Rialto's:

game.

How.

TO FIX "EM.

THE FINAL TEST.

FOLLOWING THE FASHION.

wàs that

the

Revenue from August

to 31, 1922..

8 10,187,137,24

1,572,652,82

759,490.06

from:

August 1 to -31, 7922

1

Balance:..

1,390-103.56

$10 360,790.50.

A comparative statement of the

Under the expenditure head the statement gives the following totala

When Rixty-five des America, denied he had charged the anecdote to mind was related in the Colony's revenue and expenditure for Ferate and determined British with wilfully permitting the Criminal Court this week. The the period ended August S!, his year, outlaws decide to zeiza sinking of the German flest at Scapa evidencerhowed that a robber, having gives the following totals un lor the ship they take, some Flow. Next M. Leygues, France's opened the door, held a pistol to the revenue bead-wad Pak spannen stopping Everybody United States Ambassador, denied he Chinese witores's head and an ale has his own pet scheme for doing had given the Chicago Tribune announced I am

Estimates, 1922,-$17:276,200 rev this so you might as well have min interview regarding the Washington Of

a robbar." enue from

August 1 to 31, Chloroform every third class passen Treaty. Thereafter the British Em startled or incoherent, the witness corresponding period the previous hundred Haswets, $1,572,552 82; revenue for the got for the duration of the voyage, bassy devind Hearst press charges might have made, this is what he feat, $2,302.03228; actual revenue What! You see a flaw Then chloro-that British officials had attempted cockly replied: "Oh1 you want to get to June 30, this year, $14,871,303,67; form the first class passengers, too.

Jest reflect what and revenue for corresponding period Poverty may stalk the over the ship subsidy bill.

to influence Congress and the press tich quickly?"

Grest you'd have said in similar circum the previous year, $10,615 041.34. land, disease may be Britain denied the report that she was causes. I'd have said:" Dog doesn't rile, art decadent, orimo negotiating with the Turks for the cat dog, old dear.}" wideaproat, and wars aurrender of Mosul in exchange for freqaat, but I kay an oil monopoly concion. Finally.. that civilisation has not yet perished Francs categorically denied" that After-death it avails you nothing,eo long as I can walk in and con- she was planning to occupy two thirds How familiar this sounds.Prosent dently submit my throat to the of the Rahr. Caught by the infection, mirth bath present laughter; what's sharp, steel blade of any barber! to come is still unsure: in delay there

I sought yesterday morning to douy Alice Meyatli, whose death, that I had visited the St. An Irew's lies no plenty." Ubcneciously the

was cabled on Tuesday. Bali Auchtermuchty, but nary a coolie has captured tus sentim nt!

was the author of many eoul 'ad believe me. Deary, dear, every great poet has expressed.

"beautiful poems. Hor "The bird of time has but a little

basband, Wilfrid Mey: AUCHTERSUCHTY, "Auchtermuchty" Rightly or wrongly way to ly-und Lo! the Bird is on

STILL. Dell, was the friand and the Wing."

The following quotation, TOPICAL. like the Chinese egg, is

always fresh :-

"If to the Stock Exchange you speed, To try with bulls and bears your

luck,

COMIC

Tis odds you soon from gold are freed And waddle forth a, limping duck." Singers are said to be qpick to sense any inck CONTRAST. of interest or sy inpathy among the audience, The Iralian Opera Company eiuger who played Lucis in Donnizetti'e great work last Saturday night must have felt a blast like ships feel when they nrar icebergs for when she was well into the famous mad sang there atrolled leisurely across the fondil satting a Chinese fireman whose unexpected and incapgruous presence caused the audience'a. strain d attention to relax into mild merament. It is a tribute to the song's beau'y and the singer's ability that gin diop silence was soon restored. Still a Chinese firem s among the medieval towars of Old Scotia is a startling anachronism, what?

A VOICK THAT

19

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Forthcoming Crown land sales include8 720 8. q. ft. nt Bridges Street, Taipingshan, for. an upset pries of $18,000.

-After undergoing reconstruction, the premises of the International Banking Corporation, Shanghai ware open to the public last Satur-

The regulations prohibiting Cogs is deemed one of being removed from certain districts editor of Francis Thomp the most difficult Sept'ish names to in the Colony to others have been son, recognising the poet's literary genius when he bad auok into miser I should think, depended largely

pronounce. On Thorsday night this, repooled, able poverty and had become addicted when the attempt was made. Some to opius. Mr. and Mrs. Megnell found it; utterly impossible-quite helped Thompson to break off bis

early. opium habits and regain come measure

Andra was rally an of health for a time. Among Alica lepnell's shorter poems the following,

IT. ANDRA. interloper, be fiched the job from S. Rols, a addressed to "W.M." and called At Night," is one of the choicost:-

Home, home from the horizon far

and clear,

Hither the soft wings sweep; Flocks of the memories of the day

draw near

The dovecote doors of sleep.

Ob, which are they that come

through sweetest light

Of all these homing birds? Which with the straightest and the

swiftest flight?

Your words to me, your words!

I

ODOROUS

!!

monk of Patras in Achsia,

thrown day.

.

GRAMME DE

elect one of their number on Decem

Estimates 1922, $20,198,930, I- pcaditure from August 1 to 31, $1.390,493.56, expenditure for cor- reponding period the previous year, $1.137,520.01. actual expenditure to Juna 30, this year, $10 950,853.02 and expenditure for corresponding period tac previous year, $8,989,089.18.

LOCAL WEDDING.

ANDRES-DA ROCHA:

A very pretty and largely attended Catholic Cathedral this morning at 11 wedding took place at the Roman o'clock, when Mr. Marceliano Aadres of the staff of The Hongkong Hotel Co. Ltd., son of Mr. and Mrs. Dionisio Andres, was married to Miss Mera foria da Rocha, daughter of Mr. A. G. da Rocha, auctioneer. The Cathedral was beautifully decorated. The Rev. Father A. Banchi officiated, and the Rev. Father A. Riganti presided at the organ.

The bride was at ired in a beautiful gown of white satin trimmed with Jelver beads and carried a beautiful bouquet of white chrysauthamame, She was given way hyster father. da Rocha.. Leticia Ozario and Olga The tidesmaids were Misers Alda M. Azedo. Mias Carmelina M. da Rocha acted as flower gi·l

Mr. E. W. Alderson and Mr. Leo D'Aimada e Castro phared the duties

of groom's ten.

Valuation of the tenements in the who was the first to colonise Scotland's Colony for the year commencing metropolitan ses and to convert the July 1, 1923, will be made before inhabitants in 370. Andrew became April 50, 1923, or as soon after a Scotland's patron saint in the middle possible. of the eighth century. The pretty

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lowe return legend that Andrew modestly desired to be cruicied on a cross. diferented from Shanghai by the 8.4. from the cross is scouted by the

"Pyrrhus" yesterday. Dr. Morrison, worthy, Dr. Brewer, who says: The who had been visiting Peking; return cross was of or fiosry shape, if we

ed by the same steamier, may believe the relic in the convent of St.

The Governor has excluded the Vietor, near Marseilles. The error arose from the a eration of the Holidays Ordia Police Magistrate's Department from the way in which the crose is Reater's ambiguous exhibited, resting on the sad of the Bnce on February 17, 1923, in addi CAPARISONS Bucharest cable read. cross beam and the point of the

tion to the daya already named. ing The King of foot." The learned may disputa) The Colony's justice of the peace Rumania's reported toge polat an' they will, but the escape from assassina-Test eignificance of the anniversary ber 19 to serve on the Licensing Board tion is deel" recalls that classical lies in the national idea it symbolices. vice Mr. M. S. Northcote, whose held at the Catholic Union Club Alter the ceremony, a reception WAS This anachronism, example of embiguity provided the Hongkong Scotsman, anyway, enter- ANACHRONISYS, however, was purely verdict of a coroner a jury in the West ed, thoroughly into the spirit of the term of officexpires on December 17. (kindly tent for the cccasion). The toast of the happy couple was propos accidental, Many of England to a drowned postman: occasion. Thursday night's ball was CHINESE. patriotic." I'm sure to have been embodied in the playe. We find that deceased met his death another triumph for them, thanks in

ed, and fittingly lionoured." The Dador instructions from the groom's friends of the Hongkong

· get; likévise

re themselves.

Shakespeare makes by an act of God, caused by the aud-great measure to the zeal and energy Secretary of State for the Colonies, Hotel band ware in attendance. The negade," and perhaps even "pirate Leat, an early Anglo-Saxon king, den overflowing of the river Walkham of the various committees who the Governor bar bem pleased to Club was tastefully decorated with sympathiser." Yet I must say it speak of not wanting spectacler, and helped out by the rcandalous organized the function. Hereanent recognire Mr. Seiichi Takahashi, na chrysanthemums, evergreens and wed- Simply because sixty-five pirates, which were not known until then glect of the way wardens." Even two special tributes ara due-one to Consul General for Japan in Hoog-ding bell. The honeymoon is being lured by mythical labs, manage to fourteenth century. Cannon were better than this, though, was the Mr. George Dancau whose artistic kong. surprise a Sunday excursion steamer, first, ueal in the year 1346, but Hongkong advertisement reading skill was everywhere revealed in the they would solemnly have you believe Shakespeare mentions cannos ia con." Board and lodging wanted by young beautiful decorations; and another to of Immaculate Conception. Hong that the Chinese nation is wholly bad, nection with Macbeth's death in 1054 Portuguess bachelor with family." Mr. D. K. Blair, the Honorary Trinity Church, Shanghai, last Satur The marriags took place at Holy Long, Marceliano, son of Mr. and how did that Shanghai piperexpress and King John's reign in 1200. In That easily surpasses the Home Secretary, who showed himself a Mrs. Dionisio Andrea, to Murait for them f-the "Sui An" piracy Julius Caesar he makes the "clock" paper's "Pisno wanted by lady with master of organization and detail day of Mt. James Goodall Chambera Maria, daughter of Mr. A. G. da reminding us "once more of the ugly strike three!

mahogany logs," and the well-worn This is not my special tribute; it is on, daughter of the late Bellie James and Miss Margaret Beatson Header- Rocha.

traits which lie not far below the

"Dog for sale will eat anything everyone's. CHAMBERS-HENDERSON. On aurface of this enave, agreeable

Henderson and Mrs. Henderson, of Is the soul of wit, we're Hawick, Scotland. this week's murder ery fond of children. But pathaps November 21. 1922, at Shorgbai, race." Even if another Shangbai

faw examples of unsought ambiguity and "this

DARGAINED. trial, Mr. James Goodall Chambers to Paper Is

DEVITY. told. Reader sends the Justice excel the studied ambiguity of the

following Gompertz referred to

classio, Margaret Beatéon, eldest daugh- Flowers land is not a fragrant

lines addressed to a certain ladye: probably familiar to many of you ter of the lato Bailie James A. as we should like it, nor its natives

thas valuable weapon"Three charming graces lived in days The scene is Ice Houss Streak. Two Henderson and of Mrs. Hender quite so celestial as they might be," in the hands of the civilian-the of yore; whinn you appear the graces brokers mest.

still one must be fair. Of course, the police whistle." This recalls the are no more." Chinese nationally possess many fins amusing incident which resulted when traits and actually little ground exists high police dignitary, imparting for these "misgivings with regard to knowledge to some police recruits,

STEIN, Oo Novemb r 24, 1922, to Mr. and Mr. Carroll V. Stein, Shanghai, a son,

MARRIAGES.

ANDREI-DA ROCHA.—

Desember 2ad at the Cathedral

sou, Load, Hawick, Scotland.

DEATHS.

ROCHA. At her residance Macas, on December 1st, Mrs. Maria Barbara Fonseca da Rocha, widow of Francisco P. Mendes da Rocha. PREST. On November 25, 1922, of Shanghai, Mrs. Alice Prest, widow of the late Charles Prest, of Shanghai.

AND

correct

In the

NOT

FOR

course of

Resder supplies the TO-DAY'S following great thought: GREAT It is better to be an ür THOUGHT successful optimist than

a successful pessimist.. Possibly you know this

"Mornin', Bext.”'. "Mornin', Alf,” "Owt?"

· Nomt?"

"Mo uin" Alf.".

"Mornin' Bert."

Judges' sum up, usually at some

TIM

REPLY

pent in Canton, the bride's going away dress being of ivory silk with hat to match.

CHINA'S POST OFFICE,

BRITISH AGENCIES NOW WITHDRAWN.

to exercise his power of disallowance

The King has not been advised arrived at between Great Britain, Under the terms of an agreement with respect to the ordinance emend. France, the United States and Japani

!

1

mable Equid, not already, with or

THE TEMPEST."

ing the Widows and Orphans' Fension at the Washington Conference, all Ordinances 1908 and 1921, and the ritory were withdrawn on November British Postal Agencies in Chinese Ter ordinance appropriating a supplemen 30, and all the Chinose staffe have blow everal lusty blasts. This China's progress towards a civilization

tary aum of $1,001,263.13 to defrag been taken over by the Chinese worth having." Just remember Chine caused the nearby inhabitants to

the charges of the year 1921.

authorities from yesterday (Doc. 1). has four hundred million inhabitants. imagine that all the felons of the

This information was contained in Britain bar odly sixty million, yet Colony had descended upon them.

Thirteen pages of to-day's a telegiam received this morning by nobody judges the whole race by

EVER ona but it was new to me length, but a correspondent vouches Government Gazette are devoted to the Postmaster General, Mr. 9.B.0. Shivering, ohattering cold London's underworld gangs. Hardly.

HEARD until I found it-in a for the briefest summing up on record. regulations relating to dangerous Ross. THAT last Sunday, yet did I in the THIR)Metheur collection just A Home judge, after a protracted goods. Dangerous goods, within the 22" A givilisation worth hav COLD Course of the day get sorely

published under the title harangue from the wordy barristers; meaning of Dangerous Goods Ordinan ing"it's an interesting BNET. sunburned. Amasing, in Ever Heard This?" "A Chinese turned to the jury with: How ce 1873 are defined as "ay inflam vou? : phrase and might easily

credible? Nary a bit, was much worried by s vicious-look much?" inspire endless comment. Having scaled Blount Nicholson from ing dog which barks at him in an What is a civilization worth having? Happy Valley, spared ever upwards angry manner. Don't be afraid of

The late Mr. without excepted quantities, declared "There are some lines of poetry Before you can answer that you by the keen stimulating breeze did him, asid a friend. You know, the

Kennedy Jonu, to be dangerous, which, when tested whore simple baanty has made them must ask some fundamental questions, lay me dovu in the coax grast and old proverb Larking dog never

UNEXPECTED leader of the new in manner for the time being prebousehold phrases. We all use them journalism, who acribed under the said ordinance but we forget the'r origin. We must The China Mail. What are the things del deveral there did bask in the warm sunshine bites. Yes, reptil: the Chiness

What are the things that I ultimat.pletely sheltered from the wintry you know provert, I know proverb, Mail with Lord Northcliffe, maker of compressed carbonio acid and coming the source,

founded the Daily shows a flash point below 160° F freshen our sense of them by revisit- ly value? What would zonke lust. Then while my companion did bat does d-n dog know provotb?" popular journalism, went to London teased ammonia gas. The regula- the course of such quotations as

"The Tempest judge one sort of society more desir rundly trounce the Sui An" able.iban another sart? What eart wiseacres, plamly deplore the dollar's

Another capital auec to seek his fortune in 1892 twenty tlous cover the storag of inflammab ́e I hare suffer'd AND dote in the of ends should I most wish to are deacent, and volubly curto the folly

sagte seven years old. His luck was out, liquids and the storage of certain oile, With those that I raw zuffer!** ANOTHER Volume x ០ ០៦ realized in the world? Differret weekday work, did I doze me away

as however, and one night in that year dangerous goods within the meaning Not so much perditión as an hair.” ONLI folloga people, Bertrand Russell adde, will into gentle slumber. Next morning,

bestood beforn a sausage shop of the ordinance but not "indim- "At the first eight- Heaven forcfend that auswert

Professor Johnson, the window, cold an hangry,Themable liquida." these questions differently, in consequence hereof, did I have the antiquary, rathining meditatively smell of sausages was tantalizing. He Italiaas over nationalise The main things which seem to himique experience of abaving a run from a learned discourse, came upon hadn't a penny in his pocket.

important on their own account,nd buruei face with a shaking frozen the recumbent body of a man in front IIs swore he wouldn't go to bed ONE OF WOMAN'S WORST as Scotsmen. Their con-1 HADDIRA caption of the Highland not merely as means to other things has warm had been the alter of a Louse Bring a Samaritan, he hungry Through tuo haze, of the ard knowledge, rt, instinctive noon suc, and so cold was now the proffered his services, and discovered smoking sausages and "Irying onions costume as revealed in happiaras, end relations of fendship morning air Vrily, Hongkong's that the man lived on the first floor, he watched the shopman behind is promptly and easily remedial by an

TROUBLES the Grand Italian Opera Company's or happiness. Now give your answer climate is like ita social dear-strange Chither he piloted him, and opening a the counter. Now if I go in and cocafon 1 dos Pinkettes bicuss Ferformance of "Lucia di Latimer candidly, honestly.

passing atranza, indeed. ...

door pushed him gently in. Reaching eat my fill and tell him I can't though, and their laxstive action is as moor terrible, ghastly. Had

though. ting and dainty they ar When be speaks of

** Providcuts doth share sgain the ground for another human pay, what will be do? What will collage the two the mung been a whit less brilliant moENTALLY, at an one of the MILIONIC our sud rough how britg confronted him, and he also say "And the man in the street set Jast Saturday night's audience had sle

things abat bav SHARE them how we will edad help to the first floor. But his F to think out every form of billousncas, cloir the skin of pimples and

Pinkettes dirnel sick ever sarvived that opening scape, value on their owd account, Bertrand LAMENT. Twas a pretty jest, I when our professer found yet another threat and abuse he might incet under all them, or cant post fres for 0 cents for the AD.O's forthcoming prod Ark-sny Sooleman who was present Russell does not mean, be takes. Cale

blemishes, purify the broath Chemists Woth The camerad fellow creatum in distress his curiority sach circumstances, and how they the vial by Dr. Williams Medicino Co.,

was aroused and he said :--

might be countered. By this time 26 Szechuan Road, Shanghai..

"TRUTIL, JUATIOE, PUBLIC BREVICE"

HONGKONG, BATURDAY,' DEN 2, 1927.

DONNY

-HEILAN

d hark if he docen't swear in Gaelic. to explain, only the deliberate pre-philotopher doth now declaim

They have changed eyes," "The truth you speak deth fack

soma gratteness"

· Misery acquaints à man with

strange bed fellow."

We are such stuff.

As dreams are made on and

little lite

I rounded with a sleep.

"I' dink, tha air t

יגם

Or ere your polso" twice best." Booking now open at Montri

tion of The Tempear.