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To a gentleman with

RECIPE. feet."

A simple cake of

yellow soap,

ayatem has put" in suthority man whose primary qualification has boon-their-aptitudo far glib-talk; | their power of influencing the public, and 's genius for certain A bath with room to roll, forms of intrigue. That is perhaps A towel, a bathmat labelled the want that can be said of it. "Hope,"

No system over devised bas pleased Aud, to complete the whole. everybody and is not likely to. A microscope England is not in need of a Musso-To see your soul, lini to sweep away abuses which do not exist. She does need o Government able and willing to

Many wonder *NOISES OFF." when watching a play how

tackle the wsmployment question certain noises are produced just at in no uncertain mosoner and to the right time and in no uncertain restore her prestigo among the lending conviction to the

way

nations of the world. The result

of the Elections is of course in the | hands of the votem. We can only hope that the result may be a clear decision au these two most import ant points..

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

MONDAY - NOVEMBER

N.Y.K. STRIKE.

EMPLOYEES DOWN PENS

AT ALL BRANCHES, ⠀

Though the front doors of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha offices, on the Praya are closed, al China Mail re November 26-Coronet Theatre; presentative gained admittatoo from Mary Pickford in "Through the the entrance at the rear. Three Back Door."

Japanese junior clarks and members November 26.-Star Theatre; of the Chinese staff were presons, Japanese Earthquake Pictures Ther chilof employment apparently|| November 26. World Theatre; being the consumption of tea and What Wives Want."

9.15 p.m.

FREE $50 PRIZE.

INTERESTING COM- PETITION ANNOUNCE-

MENT.

Readers should turn to page 9where they will find a coupon "for a new voting contest. The

"CHINA”MATT BIers a prize of $50′′ for the coupon most zearly in accordance with the solution decided by the total poll ie., the choice of all the voters. This is quite a simple competi tion. There is no catch in it. Someune must win the prize-wby not you? A careful perusal of the rules and justa liftle pains will do the trick. Coupons must reach this office not later than Monday next and the result will be given in the following Wednesday's China Mail,

November 26--The Grand cigarette smoke: Asked whether he Theatre; Harold Lloyd In Dr. had any statement for the press, one Jack."

of the Japanese clocks stated that November 27-Hongkong male the trouble arose through the Voice Choir Concert at St. John's appointment of one of the com

Entrance is free. pany's Captains and one of the Hall. play. "Noises Off" is the theatrical

December 1 to 8-Star Theatre; Chief Officers a managers of term used to denote these, and A. Carpi presents The Italian the company's branches. *** If they are the cause of much de-Grand Opera Co.

men of the company's ships liberation beforehand, between December 3-Theatre Royal; are to be appointed to positions

which membère { producer and those in charge of Piano Recital by Mr. Harry Ore on shore, to

of the shore staff.ory entitled to! the noises, and not a few experi- December 8.to 15.-Theatre succeed, a grave breach of faith will ments: "RUR the AD.C.'s Royal, Hongkong Amateur be committed by our President. forthcoming play has quite a pum-Dramatic Club presents the famous The members of the abore staff are A child stood on a ber of these "noises off "very Robot Play the "RUR." 9.15 p.m. determined not to stand for it, but

SPORT.

as our protest has been ignored, wa JUST SO. railway track,

effective very telling and very December -Next Tourna-have no option except to resign The train canie rush-important. It would perhaps not be ment of the Hongkong Boxing on bloc." Presumably the re- ing fast!

quite fair to say what they are and Assen. at the Theatre Royal. signations have been refused; and, So the little child just stepped how they are made. When you December 1.-Hongkong Jockeyin ocordance with Japanese cus-]

aside

have seen

"R.U.R." you will agree Club's extra gymkhana.

tom, the further step of refusing to And let the train go past.

that the "noises off" were tres bon. December 2.-The "Jasper work, though not necessarily re Clark" challenge cup to be played maining away from office, has been We have a feeling

PNEUMATIC-TYRES COMING. Fabry:-

at Fanling.

adopted. At any rate, our repre- REMINDERS. of awe when we

R.U.R. accasionally they do December 9The Royal Hongentative was informed that the term

Different views are held on the hear someone say:.

seam to go off their kong Golf Club St., Andrew's v.strike" was incorrect-possibly question of ricabae in our, stresta "Yes! I remember in '84 that we heads. Something like epilepsy, St. George's match. had the biggest landslide ever

because the acting manager is which are seeing more and more know. We call it Robot's

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SOCIAL

BAZAAR.

AUCTION.

Look out for Wednesday's issue for the result of last

week's contest.

LOCAL.RICSHAS.

NUMBER TO BE REDUCED.

known. Or, "This rain's pretty cramp They'll suddenly sting November 26-Lantern Lecture among those who have downed motor traffic each day. Accordingly, bad, but not to be compared with down eveything they're holding, at Helena May Institute by Dr. J. I. pene and only the smaller fry in different opinions will be expressed "strike". in on a statement made this morning. the labour world some of the downpours we stand still, gnash their teeth...Shellshear, D.S.O. at 5.30 p.m.

that a large number of thoan had in '62." Are we to take such and then they have to go into the November 27-Hongkong St. Japan! statements as figments of the imag- stamping-mill. It's evidently some Andrew's Society Practice Dance.

Whatever the correct description human-power vehicles will be with mation or statements of fact? You breakdown in the Mechanism.

of the employees' action may be, drawn from the streets.

This was told to the China Mait can certainly never dispute them.

December 8.-Hongkong Woit, was stated that Singapore, New The man who can remember such

To be always men's Guild and M. G. L's Grand York, London, Kobe and other this morning by a master of que of Asked the publico ricsha depôts. There had things is almost on a par with

BAUDELAIRE. drunken; that is Fête and sale of work in the offices had followed suit. Music hall phenomenon of another day who called himself "Datas and who could tell you any thing that had ever happened, when it happened and where. He of course could not tell you why it happened; there must be a

What does it matter whether our limit somewhere. Certain more cup is wine, or poetry, or virtue or less important matters fix them- or what you will? The thing is to selves in our mind and are as a drink, and if you should happen to landmark. We hear of the story slip from your dream on the steps of a man who said to another, "I of a palace, or in the green grass of went to live there just about the a ditch, or in the gloomy solitude of time that beer, came down from your chamber, with your delirium 5d. to 4d. a pot. That will give already disappeared or disappear you an idea when it was."ing, question the wind and the Evidently beer went down so wave, the star and the bird, and the

Hongkong DINNER AT GOVERNMENT often that when the price of it went clock; ask all that flies, all that Society for the Prevention of

HOUSE. WELL SUITED FOR EVENING GOWNS AND WRAPS.

down the time became fixed in his laments, and all that revolves, all Cruelty to Aninials at Messis. ámomanomQ|O|ONDICIÓKOMDIQH memory. He made the mistake that sings and all that speaks: Jardine Matheson's board room,

of imagining that others would be What time it is? And the wind 3.30. p.m., impressed-by-Buch, to him, an im- and the waves, the star, the bird, portant happening. There is also and the clock will answer you: that other story of the man eating "It is time to drink.” ́ Drink, then sausages and mashed with a friend, without ceasing lest you become who, during the conversation, and the martyred slaves of Time. Drink with a sausage poised on a fork your fill of wine, or poetry, or said "This reminds me of my virtue or what you will! grandmother."

the question. We grounds of Government House, what captains of N.Y.K. ships been a deputation to wait on the must intoxicate ourselves without | 2 p.m. ceasing to allay the anguish of Time whose hateful burden cuts into our shoulders and bends us to the earth.

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"So that's the A SEX baby, ent" QUESTION."That's the baby."

"Well, I hope you

the term of its Parliamentary life will bring it up to be a conscient

Publicious, upright man.

The China Mail. Would not be re-elected.

BONUKUSO MONDAY, Nov, 2, 13.

NOMINATION.

I am afraid that will be rather opinion was undoubtedly on the difficult."

"I know; but this twig is bent on being a girl, and we're inclined to let it go at that."

In his presence THE FRIEND you can be indis- creet; which means you can rest.

There are many faithful wives and husbands; there are few faith- ful friends..

Friendship is the most admirable, amazing, and rare article among human beings.

| side of Museolini in Italy and de "Pshawi As the twig is bent

River in Spain, and without it the tree's inclined" these two Dictatore could not possibly have acquired the power which has now been veşted in them. Today is Nomination Day in Once that power is abused and the England, the "Advance Agent" so state of the country concerned is to speak of the General Election.considered worse than the first, There seem to be four alternatives these dictators will probably retire in the form of Government, with into the gloom of unfragrant memory which the Home Country is faced to be replaced by some other Labour, political idea. The idea which these Liberal, Conservative, Coalition--a Coalition of Liberals two men have introduced is in the and Conservatives, for it is not main government by the proved likely that the Labour Party will efficient. In Italy, her most distin- coalesca with either of the other guished soldier is at the head of the political parties. We imagine there army; bar most distinguished sailor will be a universal desire that one at the head of the Navy, and her of the three parties now seeking most distinguished economist is head authority to guide the destinies of of the Treasury. In every case the the Nation should have a working more politician is eliminated. In majority enabling it to do so, Spain the Anme procedure will rather than that the country should be governed by a mixture of two probably be made; thus in two

ierno.

competence of the corrupt Stuarte and then of the canting Partia mentarians: Cromwell made Eng- thair agreement of the tendencies

Anybody may stand by you when you are right: a friend stands by you even when you are wrong

The highest known form of

friendship is that of the dog to his matter. You are in luck if you can find one man or one woman on earth who has that kind of affection for you and fidelity to you.

Like the shade of a, great tree in the noonday heat, is a friend.

Like the home port, with your country's flag flying, after long fourneys, is a friend.

Existence.

To-day's Poom..

(Comes the Day.J 'Blackness changes, groy. Groynesa silver white, Whitely comes the day. Goes the passing night; Birds in clamorous ery, Glarious comes the sun, A wagon rattles by, Now the day's begun.. ARTHUR S. BOULINOr, in Lyrics

From the Hillé.”

WEATHER CALENDAR-

NOVEMBER 26.

1770.

1853.

MERTING. November 28.-Hongkong Ea-1 gineering and Construction Co., Ltd., first ordinary yearly meeting at Hongkong Hotel, Noon.

November 29-Annual General Meeting of the

JAPANESE VISITORS.

would da us regards supplies and Captain Superintendent of Police coal, etc., one of the clarks implied and the masters had come away November 27-Lammert Bros., that if the staff afloat were fitted to feeling that they were to undergo at Room No. 2, Astor House Hotel, take shore jobs, they would doubt. a hardship because the number of marble statues, etc., by well-known less be able to make all the neces vehicles in their charge was to be Italian Sculptor, 2.30 p.m.

sary arrangements. It is expected reduced. It was explained to him November 27-Lammert Bros., that the local office will be closed that with the march of progress, a collection of Postage stamps for at least a weer. The Chinese this had been inevitable and the old- 5.15 p.m.

fashiqued bad to make way for the etaff are in no way implicated.

podnote of acience. But the mas- tera still had another grouse It was that the number to be taken off had not been divided between, sit the depota in ratio to the nninber held at present. Their version was that the police had add would take down numbers of 'ricshas in tha ་་

streets and these would be ordered: On Saturday night His Ex- to be taken off. Asked as to the cellency the Governor,Sir Reginald process by which the numbera were. Stubbs entertained Vice Admiral taken, the master said that if a Saito, together with a number of ricahn, was seen, to be rhoving along. Japanese Naval Officers, to dinner the road empty instead of waiting Fat Goverment House.

in a quene, it would have been Those invited to meet the deemed to be superfluous in that it Admiral included HE, Major bad to move about for hire. As A new $50 Competition is General Sir John Fowler, His this seemed mther far-fetched the announced.

LOCAL AND GENERÁL.

Honour Sir William Rees Davies,

Commodore Grace, Hon. Sir Claud man was pressed and he said the Exchango on London is 2/334: Severn and the Members of the offending vehicles would be those on Shanghai 694-

Executive Council, and Captain which had their pallers fined by a Hamilton, R.N., Captain. Dickens Magistrate for running foul of the

regulations.. R.N., and Captain Brodie RN,

Some high scoring was wit- nessed in Saturday's Cricket.

The first prize in th Macao Lottery is to be increased to $30,000.

The second tournament in connection with the Hongkong Boxing Association is to be held

on Saturday next.

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Five lots of Crown land on the new road touring the hillside above Conduit Road are being put up to public auction next month.

The China Mail is Interested Hongkong Association are actively to learn that the scouts of the engaged in vaccination work.

Another feature in this mode of Mr. Takahashi, H.IJ.M.'s Consul- General and the following transport which has excited criti prominent Japanese residents were cim of one kind and another from also present: Messrs. Nishiyama, people of all nationalities, is the Kondo, Tsuysumi, Okubo, Shima, advent of a paumatic-tyred public Abo, Kawaguchi, Ohka; and ricaba to be drawn by two coolies, Shibahara,

or rather with one puller and one His Excellency, attended by behind, a la Ice House Street. A Captain B. Neville A.B.C., lunched brand new sample had been brought with Vice Admiral Saito In the up for examination by the traffic flagship" Yakumo" to-day.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The third prize in the Macao Lottery, amounting to $1500 came to Hongkong.

It is well, you live in a dry country, but do not your lakes

In the Hongkong Billiards' As overflow? Can any thing get

sociation Tournament, the V.R.C. from Norwich to Blundeatan?

All passengers, European and will meet the Catholic Union Club 900,000 acres are drown'd in Asiatic, arriving in Indo-China to-night and tomorrow night. Play the Fens here, and cattle in- from Hongkong are required to commences at 7.30 p.m. numerable. Our friends at produce a certificate of vacciantion. Worcester, Gloucester, etc.,

The Steamship Eastern are sailing through the streets

An account of the first memory Prince" from New York sailed from house to house-Gray test of Professor Danenberg's from Shanghai on the 25th instant Cambridge.

pianoforte pupils will appear inp.m. and is expected to arrive here I suppose you will have seen to-morrow's issue of the China on Wednesday, 28th instant. how England is flooded, and Mail. you will like to hear that this

experts and the mastera intend, if permitted, to put over one hundred of these in the afroste in place of same older vehicles.

CANTON WAR.

SHEKLUNG RELIEVED BY A HOAX.

BOTH SIDES SCARED OF

- EACH OTHER.

Danger of capture by Chan Kwing-ming, for the present at any rate, of Canton, has vanished., It has been definitely ascertained that all his gains after breaking out of Walchow and taking Sheklung by surprise, have been bullified by hesitation and a stroke of luck for Sun Yat-sen.

A dispatch to the Daily Bulletin Sun's enemies are now no nearer Cantory than Sheklung (about forty liny speck has escaped. The The Bills Kadoorie School for states that the Peking Government miles by mail) and a still further London is over the park, and Indians holds its annual prize dis- in addition to dismissing supe distance away as the crow flies due turns the beautiful water tribution on Wednesday next. Sir erfluous officials, contemplates the meadows down to Strathfield Cland Severn is to distribute the abolition of a number of unnecess- east. The story goes that Fan saye into a no less beautiful prizes. lake-Miss Mitford Swal- lowfold.

TYRANNY

Reuter's cable greetings from their new London Offices where, the message states, they were Installed yesterday without In terruption.

ary offices and commissions, which have little or nothing to do.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

One prophet has already pean countries the essential

been to substitute govern

A friend is an impregnable cita- predicted that should the Labour aim has be Party ever come into power we shall mont by efficiency for government del of refuge in the strife of by demagogne. So far we have had It is he that keeps alive your

Shok-saug, a Yunnanese general took his army to Walchow to find that the other detachments of Sun's need another British Mussolini to

Army had disappeared like the eave the country z The first British an example of its working in. Haly faltb la human nature, that makes

Arabs in the night. He took fright Musolini was Cromwell who and the result has been a quietonyou believe it is a good universe.

He is the antidote to despair, the

and returned to Sheklung,which be rescued the country from the in-ng of the National conscience and elixir of hope, the tonic for depress

entered just after sunset, This purpose in certain well defined sion, the medicine to cure suicide.

Mr. A. R. Cavalier of the Educa», town had become Chan's main base directiona, in some of which obsarvers have not been united in

We may have no

Tenders are belag invited by tion Dept. has returned to the and those in charge received a report from their advanced scouts BENCH Darlings on our Bench

that the Yunnanese had got to their But we have men who say you. But what constitutes & recreation purposes, and the con- Mr

Tu euch, socording to his wants, the Government for the laying out Colony,

of King's Park, Kowloon, for Land more formidable than she had shown. Such movements as those can be natural and not obsessed want? Is it that which the indivstruction of a 30ft, road,

Teesdale Mackintosh, rear and cut them off. Thoughts Registrar of the Hongkong Unf-of taking Cauton vanished and beon in all her history. He may be in Italy and Spain are not confined with the qualities of coldness dil himself shall declare to be 867 beroende

versity, has returned from leave.: Chan's men at once retired to said to have founded the British to diena bouheners. Germany is usually Incidental to the dispensing. It is evident that the obligation to Chair coolle shelters are to be

preserve their alignment and get: Empicy. We have improved since having viatsuons of atr while the of justice. We therefore note with labour will be avoided by a crowd of rected as follows (1) Junction of The China Mail is glad to learn away from the phantom arms of

pleasure Mr. Hamilton's remar the day when it became necessary tendencies are visible in other Euro the other morning in dealing with fictitious wants. Or will authorised Garden and Bowen Roads: (a) in that Messrs A. F. Wright H. J. Yunnans Both sides became wer charge itself with the defini: Macdonald Road to the west of Pearce, and W. H. Edmonds, of the alarmed and each left Sheklung Ata maka Cromwell a Dictator. pean countries.

a case that had to do with Chinese

Can you imagine a

are in hospital, are for fest of the: Our democratic form of electing ames when I should like to kick when he said “L know there are Corruption has disappeared and our politics are sa clean and sa free ha.. Clarecaments. ghy the medium them. We know these,

is possible for them to bo

we - no corruption – that Feeding away, we have at

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