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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHADOWS BEFORE. Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

occupies so low place in the affections of Hongkong. A Sport- |ing Burson has said that most of usi |would get un far better if we never | learned to rend. We can say there firm those who Paid too much and those who read too little. Those who do not revil at all, or "bava no time" for reading may be lin- inissed as fit for treasons stratagems und grils-not fit for decent cou -October 6 Star Theatre BABY

Those who read too much Viola Dana în "Cinderella's Twin are they who gobble and do not Buster Keaton in "Cops" and ligest. Who read at breakfast. Vodavil. tíðin und dinner; on truh; and trau, October 6.- World and must beastly of all-in bed."Soldiers of Fortune." They suffer from mental constipa-

October 6-Coronet. Theatre; Frank Keenan and Anna Nilson in "Hearts Aflame,"

sront.

AS YOU LIKE IT,

WEEK END SHREDS AND PATCHES,

Some people know

SILENT LODGERS. don't

when they are well off. Here is a man asking

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 1428

CORRESPONDENCE.

"BIRDS OF FATHER"-

To the Editor of the "China Mail,"

Sir,-As Sun Yat-sen is near the metropolis, he continually is being

a Highgate, magistrate if he mentioned with great discrèdit at. can eject his lodgers because they present on account of the none were making him uncomfortable. too scrupulous methods employed They never make a sound and by his adherents to raise the wind. Theatre; walk about quietly, and seem hard-

tion and indigestion of the reason. October 6-8.-Hongkong Jockey and it upset the landlord who worse nor does it worry me If

tt farities.

They are like the Club's fourth Gymkhann. 1Ln htt Honierset Maugh limus in his "On a Chinese Sereen" -the nun who, fond of romance, fand being in a land of vomance a little inland Frain Peking, ignored it around him and spent all his leisure

of

Peak

SOCIAL. October 13-Duce at Club, 9.15 p..

November 2--Navy League Ball at City Hall, 9.30 p.m.

Road, 3 p.m.

LAND BALE,

tira in getting it from the pages October 9-At P.W.D. Offices, the America Saturday Frening one lot of Crown Lund at Pokfulun Post one of the most cumbersome! instontuts of roomnce we hope never to meet. Of those who read

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

October 9-11.-Lammert Bros., at Kingsclere" Kennedy Road, furnitures, etc., at 11 and 2.30 p.m. a quantity of valuable household

p.10

MEETINGS.

+

too little we cannot very well speak, It is a delicate subject. The fact that they do read is probably suffi |cient. Of what they all reid it is

October V-Hongkong Hockey Fot for us to seek here. We Club, annual meeting in the Hong. only lightly skin the fringe of kang Cricket Club Pavilion, 5.30 most fascinating to n-subject in! The light of Joseph Conrut's diction) October 15-Extmordinary gen- that trust of those who road, mul eral meetings at Hongkong Hotel, for pleasure, and presumably works Pedder Street, of the Hongkong bent' Setian. But action is not the Hotel Co., Ltd., and the Shanghai only sourer of pleasure. We met a Hotels, Ltd., nt 11 a.m. and 11.80 Ltd. this worning whe lead Walter

.. respectively. de La Mare's "The Veil and other! pooms," and expressed pleasure at; baving road it. We were so sup prised and phased tlui we abnost paid his tram fage! When reading comes into its own let Dancing, Sport, Cinemas, etc., book out. We hive spoken.

SHIRTS

E ARE

PERFECT IN FIT & STYLE.

"ATLAS SHIRTS," are made in all the LATEST MATERIALS and stocked in many SMART and DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS. There are also White Shirts for day, evening and sports wear.

"ATLAS"

DRESS SHIRTS

with Stiff or Plested Fronts are 3 SPECIALITY.

GOLF! GOLF! - GOLF! :

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For Eight days only we are selling White Flyer Golf Balls at Monos

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$8.00 per doz. $5.00

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to clear consignment below cost price, Call early.

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

Reporting Football.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The China Mail will be published at midday on Monday,

The name of the Empress Hotel Co., Ltd. has been struck off the Register.

people to carry on their "patrio tle" campaign and not to silver- line their pockets.

VOTING CONTEST.

THAT $80 PRIZE..

In to-day's issuo will be found the last coupon of the wook for the cine picture conteet. Coupons must be sent in not Inter than Monday.

Those who send in more than one coupon, will be well-advised to vary thoir selections. This does mot uocessarily дедд spabading your choice over this twenty items. Pick ten or twelve which you think the total vote will favour most and change the order round. This, in the opinion of the judges, would give competitors the best possible chance.

ly ever to speak. There was no I do not care whether Chan Kwing- noise from morning until night ming would have, done better or wanted a noise. Well well. A Sun's men are only fleecing the notsy noise is said to annoy the neighbours most as Kowloonites know to their cost, but in this-the reverse is the case.

To bob or not

But I think your readers would HOBBED HAIR. tỷ bob, that is

the

be interested to hear that there is question, whether to-But here is a young another side to the story which American Salvation Army Captain does not get to light on account of lassie, called before her superior officer for cutting her hair short, the scene being in a rather remote Nothing is said of the result of corner. How does Chan get his this unexpected call or if her Army almighty dollars to further his! career, like her hair, has been cut campaign? He has no compuncPROGRAMME WORTH FIVE short, or if she has been referred

Amy.

MONEY

A WINNER.

DOLLARS!

The holder of the following' theatre programine is requested to forward some to the China Malt.

office when a coupon 'to the value of $5 will be issued which may be changed for goods to the value with any of the advertisers in the China Mail.

same

Coronet Theatre Programme No. 854 issued of to Tuesday to Friday October 2 to 5.

to the penitent bench. Many ation but to get all he can out of the woman's hair.is her saving grace territory from Walchow to Shan but evidently not in the Salvation Mei and northwards along the coast to Cheung Chow near the Fukien The following ad border. Of primary interest to vertisenient appeared the other day in the Hongkong is the commandeering Financial Times :—

of two steaners on the regular £500 Required for initial ex-run between this port and Shan penses in connection with the formation of a society, having as Mei, which is the Colony's main its object the prevention on com-source of cggs. Arrivals are still mon-sense, economical lines of coming in by launches &c., which further additions to a low stan- have had to pay for the privilege dard surplus population, which of continuing in their lawful busi- at present constitutes so great a ness. This means higher freights handicap to the progress of our which in turn cause bigger prices. race and an unreasonable burden Some egg traders tried the experi-

Patrons of the three Cinema - on the more thrifty and pro- ment of shipping to Swatow and Theatres, the Coronet, Star and vident sections of the community thence to Hongkong but a good World are advised to retain their Generous consideration will be many of the vessels plying from given for the above sum, which Swatow to Shan Mei have either Programmes and study the number will only be required temporarily, been requisitioned or withdrawn to be found on the front page. We are thinking of advertising for from the run by their owners to The prizo must be claimed within a similar sum of money to form a prevent seizure.

TWO DAYS from this announce society for the prevention of further additions to the length of story of bleeding the land to attain rule will be rigidly enforced in the There are other chapters in the ment, otherwise it will lapoo. This sentences; or, better still, for the political ends but these are similar interest of cinema patrona. formation of a Society for the to those enacted at present in other Employees of the three cinemse - Prevention of Any More Societies. The advertisements in the financial Parts of the province and the whole are expressly debatred from claim.

country, The Spanish Inquisitioning the prize. papers are a continual source of cannot be compared with the joy to us. In the same issue ingenious methods of extortion of the Financial Times a gentle-resorted to. man in the United States invites

Yours faithfully, people to buy gold mining property of him and gives his name

EGGS. as R. T. Looney, while another spends money daily on the follow- to-ing announcement:

The Licensing Board is to meet on November 2 at 12.15 pm, in the Council Chamber.

The Hon. Secretary of the Shang- hai Football Association stated in his anmaal report that an arrange- ment had been, arrived at in the Model Settlement whereby a Tennis nets are now made by definite systeur had been adopted for the blind girls in the C. M. S. reporting Sareez News, Thanks to Home, Kowloon City. the co-operation of the Association

and league management, club On page 3 in this issue, will be secretaries and the Press, results found Argus final notes on the were given in the Shanghai paper: Gymkhana with selections for this in one day, the engagements fur afternoon. the following Saturday would be

Anado

given on another day, league tables Launches, will leave Kowloon and statisties in mid-week, and the Police Pier at 2 pm. and Blake } composition of the teats on Friday Pier at 215 p.m. for those attend

right in the evening papers and ing the Kowloon Dock Recreation Satinky morning in the morning Club Sports at Aberdeen dailies. Both players and spectators would appreciate a regular system.

morrow.

DIGNITY AND

Hongkong, October 5, 1923.

- CHINA'S PRESIDENT.

PAOTING-FU WAR LORD ELECTED.

Tsao Kun ... Sun Yat-sen Tang Chi-yao..

33

Tsen Chuan-hsan Tuan Chi-jui

8

Wu Pei-fu........

Racing-Large weekly in-

Reuter messages from Peking. come without eash capital. A the creatures of our bunions. A and Shanghai announce the elect- Not only in football but in all other The annual sale of work done Gentleman is prepared to prove few years ago, at the epoch of ion of a new President of China

this to another who has an the preposterous popularity of

'The choice has fallen upon Marshal games. At present, the Hongkong by the inmates of the C. M. S. Blind Institution' at Kowloon City papers have no compunction bit to

account or could open one, by," theatrical managers fell | Tsao Kun, war-lord of Paoting-fu. Particulars only given by ap-upon the disconcerting discovery The present posts held by the Mar give the announcements piecemeal was held yesterday and was well

opintment. us they dribble in from tongue and patronised. Miss Havers had

that there remained in the world no shal Include the inspectoratez- charge of arrangements.

We are all looking for large white women with beautiful feet: general of Chihli, Shahung and [club seenturies.. Crickel Chis!

weekly incomes without having to we especially should remember that

Reassuring news about our put down any cash, and it is years and eight months.

had known it for thirty-one Honan Provinces.

THE VOTING. every pitch cannot be visited in one milk supply is contained in an extremely kind of this gentleman If Miriam had had a bunion, she

At the Electoral College, there Saturday afternoon and that as announcement in the Government to spend his money on advertise- would have sounded the loud tim were 590 present. The voting courtesy to enthusiasts, the results Gazette which states that of 18 sam- ments instead of making the large brel with no perceptible effect. A resulted as follows:- should be send in. The football pro-ples examined during the quarter income himself; or perhaps that is reasonably enlarged joint would gamine has tireudy heen mapped ended September 30 all were the only method he has discovered have kept Sarai out of the high jut, but the cricket league sceretary genuine.

of spending the large income he society that brooded darkly by the lins by no menus obtined all the

has secured:

grave, sad Nile. The feet of all fixture lists of the club. Tast The rainfall for the month of

American advertising these ladies of the storied past were season, the China Mail published September at the Botanical Gar-

Catchwords are not comely as the dimple that flickers every Friday, the league avemges dens was 6ins. 91 on 13 days at the

always in such ex-witchingly on the chin of Psyche. Lu Yung-ting, Tan Yén-Kal, md statistics and these have, for Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it

BEAUTY. quisite taste as the We have changed.all that. If we Chang Tso-lin, Mu Chipg-lian, comfort and their progress to and the first time in the local league's was gins. '18 on 14 days, and at the

famous Say it with didn't wear boots to disfigure our Wang Chiah siang and others from the Supreme Court from Old History been incorporated, with the Police Station, Taipo, it was 3ins. flowers" on the florists' windows, gait, we should still need them to lesser known each received one Bailey, but there is not one word or records as official figures, Will '02 on 7 days.

But the phrases that are graven on hide our feet. American railway stations combine cricket club secretaries oblige by one ent on the question of a nuxe-sending round their fixture lists us Silk forwarded from here by dignity and beauty. Where we rate subsidy that would mean that soon as possible? Also will some

"Empress of Asia" on September put advertisements you find in we should have more band performni enthusiast take up the question of 6, arrived in New York on America surh phrases as this framt Union Depôt at ances than those given to us by football announcements with the September 8, having been 22 outside the private "nd public-pirited enter league management and clube? A days in transit. Silk forwarded Washington: So far as we can see there is not

copy of the Shanghai league's report Australia," which was delayed 13. wealth of the Indies must carry 'Empress of "He that would bring home the prise. We do not mean the provi- will be forwarded on application. provision in the Budget pro-

days in Japan by the earthquake, the wealth of the Indies with posals for grants for what we may but an amount set aside that would

sion of an orchestra, "state-aided,'

took 36 days in transit, arriving in him; so it is in travelling-a man reasonably call the finer things.

New York on September 29.

must carry knowledge with him if The buser, if such we may call reimburso perforters for whatever To-day's Poem.

he would bring home knowledge" And overthe General Post Office them. get their full quots, and, if trouble they would be put, to

at Washington there are these lines:

The China Mail.

HOSOROKO, SATurday, Oct. 8, 1953,

THE FINER THINGS.

in

(Silence.)

of mountains blest with snow; The silence of a sunset with It's throbbing afterglow:

we can rejoice in what a wonderful playing and thereby appealing to The silence of a forest or Colony we are, we should realise the butter sides of our ratures and that it is costing us a pretty penny freeing us from ulterior ambition und desires which usay even include the wish to become members of the Degislative Council, The Govern-

Endowment, and which, for the

Will bear away our sorrows that The world may never know.

to be so wonderful, Apart from grants for Education and a con- siderable sum to the University to complete the amount set deide asent, in donating its maite to the The silence of a loved one true

University might lave stipulated I like Eternity; that the University take steps to And silence when away from Home sake of argument we will readily provide the Colony with a series of

Is greater than the sea: coucedo are finer things, there is

But ailonce is most precious in University Lectures and have even

Inspoken sympathy, nothing at all allowed for the un- assessable and which aim at the provided a grant for this very notes- sary finer thing, just as important happiness and contentment of these veature to think as initiating a people. Our Library and Museum moyoment to provide the Colony are o remain the disgrace they with an army of stenographers. happen to be. Not a sus is to be There may be other finer things given for the purchase of a fow more very desirable in this money-glutted books, or the capture of a few more place put the few inentioned above specimens that may be stuffed or will, for the time being, suffice. upholstered and exhibited in liv spacious balls of enlightenment unless such grants are included Reading.

under, miscellaneous. The buildings

Tho silence we must honor and With every moans defend; A woman or a friend: Ta silenco put upon us by

1023.

JOHN KYOTO.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

from here by the

SOCIAL AND PERIONAL.

Mr. George Stacy Kennedy- Skipton has been appointed to act as an Assistant to the S.C.A.

The appointment of Police Sergeant Frederick Titus James as a Sanitary Inspector for, Aberdeen is gazetted.

Mrs. S. D. Hickie, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. J. Failey and Mrs. T. P. M. Bevan were passengers on the out going "Mantua,”

Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered family, Enlarger of the common life, Carrier of news and knowledge, Instrument of trade and industry, Promoter of mutual acquain

tance, of peace and goodwill Ainong men and nations. And on the Congressional Library there is a lovely line:

They build too low who build

beneath the stars. Are not such inscriptions a

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, provision school of worthy citizenship? ally and subject to His Majesty's

Someone-we think To one who keeps this silence will pleasure, Mr. Robert Hormus BUNIONS. it was the simple Mr. A faurel wreath descend.

Kotewall to be an Unofficial Mem-

Blatchford of the ber of the Legislative Council, | Clarion-years ago made a phrase with effect from October 4.

about tinkling feet. He referred to the feet of children. Naturally. Mr. José María D'Almada Immediately a person has arrived Remedios, who has lately been at the age of indiscretion, his feet under articles of clerkship to Mr, cease to tinkle. They fall flot upon Leo D'Almada, solickor, gives the pavement with a huge resound- notice in the current issue of the ing thud. They echo with a Government Gazette of his intention thunderous din adown the corridors to apply for examination and ad- of Time. They make ugly prints mission as a solicitor.

along the summer ways. Nor do the women's footsteps tinkle any Beveral little shower.to-day.

The forthcoming-weddings are more. Hebe has lost the natual A Man come in who said announced In Hongkong-of-Mrspring of her instep, and -walks- there was now on Cross-fell | Lester Hall Narland, merchant of with a stub and a clump. Some- this morning.

Amoy, to Miss Robble Louise times she so far falls from grace Gray. Stuart route from Home: and as to wear goloshes, and waddles It has rained for this manth Mr. Silas Shalome Perry, ex with a determined inelegance that without intermission; there is change broker of Hongkong to suggests the melacholy spectable a sea between me and Rich- Miss Olga Maude Heath, en route of a cow in a bog mond.

from England by the s.. Kator!

The thousands of votes which were cast in our Hongkong's themselves are fa romala-a rolic of Popular Pleasures" contest, when

byegone age. We may have an analysed by our unbiased adjudi imposing granite-built structure of cator found "Reading in the 1760 --Súprima_Court where justice is tenth and last place, photography, ́secured and hagglers mesomble; but which in this Colony simply macans,

in the train, sighting a study and

for a building for the arts and that pressing a lover, running it very shall be a tribute to the finer taste close. We do not know whether 1774. of the Colany there is not one penny to be surprised-surprise that is that to be found....Our remand prisoners reading found a place at all, or sad ad to think that woading which are to have a bus provided for their costs so little and gives so much,

OCTOBER 6.

Walpole.

Maru

We are all forlorn and crippled creatures; we adults; being indeed,

HARD LUCK.

.sive ...surgeon

vote. Twelve votes were invalid. The College waited until 2 I sought an expen-o'clock for arrivals from Tientsin..

young Voting lasted until 4.30 p.m.; pro- ceeding without a hitch. It was Who put an X-ray on my spine, attended by the Paoting-fu Wrote down the amount of my leaders, representatives of the

leucocyle count And told me to say "Ninety-man, American

Legations, including Dr. Schur Minister: the nine:"

foreign correspondents, Dr. Wel lington Koo and other Cabinet Ministers.

And when he studied my tonsils

And tongue from above and

beneath, He said: You must go to a

dentist I know And get him to pull our your must

teeth."

The streets around Parliament Buildings were heavily guarded.

It is understood that the Speaker now send delegates to hand Marshal Tsao Kun his I went to a ten-dollar doctor

election certificate and request him With a thundering cold in my to proceed to Peking.

head,

He thumped on my chest, made a

blood-pressure test, And "Go get your teeth out,"

he said.

He is expected to arrive in the capital in a day or two.

Despairing I went to another

Distinguished and costly M. D. He looked up my nose through a quorum.

section of hose.

And Go get your teeth out"

said he.

A specialist nextÏ consulted, A master of medical art, And stripped to the hope while.

a portable phone

He fastened just over my

heart.

He listened for six or eight

minutes,

Then gulped in an ominous

way

And murmured, "My lad, your

condition is bad,

Those teeth must come out

right away."

I shall leave all I have to my

widow

I know that it isn't a lot; But she won't take it hard, for

Im only a bard

dated

EARLIER NEWS. An

earlier

message, Peking, October 5, reads:

Parliament met at 10 o'clock this morning but there was no A quorum, however, was secured at 12.30 p.m. oh the arrival of more members from Tientsin. The election of Tsao Kan is now considered practically certain to take place this afternoon."

JAILED.

ENGINEER'S LAPSE.

Three months hard labour was meted out to David McKenzio, second engineer of the a.. "Bar viston" for the larceny of 35 fron firo-bars; 436' brass condensar-tubes, 2 condenser plates; 1 duplex steam- pump and 2 chain blocks and tackle from the ship when in the harbour on October 1 and 2.

Mr. H. C. Macnamara prosecuted on behalf of the owners, Messrs. And a little is all I have got. H. M.-H. Nomazes-and-defendant- Three doctors have sagely was not legally represented..

assured me

Defendant made a statement That inside of a week I'll be which was socopted as a plea of

dead.. Beyond the least doubt, if my

teeth don't come out-

And I haven't a tooth in my

head.

guilty,

According to the police the hard-

was valued at over $400 but had been sold to a maring hawker Lor about $2401