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THURSDAY APRIL 17 1924.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. April 24-Lammert Bros. at 4 Torres Buildings, Kinberley Rd.. Kowloon, household furniture, 2.45 pm. རྙ་ ;

HOLIDAY FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

...

LEAGUE 1ST DIVISION.

Surrey's v. South China-Clule Ground.

Kowloon v. "Titania" - Kow-

Kick off at 4-45 p.m.

LEAGUE 2ND: DIVISION. Club de Recreio v. Surrey's Res, -Sookunipoo "A" Ground.

Kick off at 3 p.m.

-SPORT. a positive No. The world is not

April 17.-H.K.C.C. so barren of examples that we

Tennis Tournament: Ng Szo-kwong and need confine ourselves only to the

people, is a serious season, and quite a lot of people so C. Chon R. E. Worthington and two examples we have given. Our that they honestly endeavour to as their slumber is concerned, F. A. Redmond. Socialist Premier pays one of the observe it in a spirit of self-denial. and the diffulty here is to April 19 and 21.-H.K. Jockey

18 cool as possible Club zad extra race meetings. most tender tributes that the How they go about it we do not remain

chills

April 25.-Billiards Champion- hand of man has penned, concern-pretend to know. In Bourne without Inducing those

not without which lower health and undermnie mouth they were

ship for Ho Kom-king Cups nt Insomina is not always ing his wife, who sacrificed herself advice. The Rev. W. H. Gay of stamina. for others; and we think he would that place seems to have been very due to heat and and a suggested Palace Hotel, Kowloon, 9 p.m.

April-26. Sixth tournament of be the first to adrait that in what- Free with it and in his parish cure has now been given which the Hongkong Boxing Assenat leon Ground. over success he has achieved-not magazine gave a list of the thing should interest those who find it

that might be done. The first list difficult to woo sweet slumber. Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. let it be noted in ascending to the applies to men the second which The author of it says:

"I have read' that people who highest polticnl oflice the country follows, to women. For

have difficulty in gitting off to has to offer-in" being able to

sleep should not give active ex- ercise to their minds during the serve his fellow-man, much of it is

June 11-Lammert. Bros. at due to the woman who was, his

hour before bed-time. I would modify this counsel to the extent the promises of the H.K. Tramway help-mato for so many happy

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upon subjects-subjects which deniand April 30-Twenty-seventh; na- generally shown; We need not

complicated, prolonged and ex-n mooting of shareholders of the labour the question. Perhaps to-

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BIRTHS.

SEVERN-AI Tanderagee, 372, The Peak, on the 16th April, to Sir Claud and Lady Sovern, a daughter. PASSIKIDES. On April 11, 1924, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Passikitles, a son.

SILVER WEDDING.

Hongkong's Only European. Optician.

The

Best Classes."

It is natural that we should be inclined to think that the pro- fession, trade, or business we have adopted, be considered high up among the best. Our country is the best, our county the same, und of course our town, so why not the calling which either from choice or otherwise. knows us within its ranks.

Cut down your tobacco, no cigarettes between meals.

Have your whisky tots, your heer, and abstain from that glass of port after meals.

Renounce the cinema, theatre, and dances. Save your petrol used for joy-rides for seven days.

For tea, have bread and butter, and no cake or jam.

Save three boxes of matches by using spills.

Have one course lunch only. Use the same safety razor blade for the whole week, and do a little more stropping.

FOR WOMEN.

those for men:

"

The sugges tions for women out numbered Ruthlessly discard chocolates, and don't drink so many cups of tea during the day.

out eggs.

Make your rice puddings with Take only such mustard on plate is absolutely

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your necessary.

Wash your hair in plain soap and water instead of those dainty packets of shampoo powders. Dean Inge,

Give your face a holiday from those unsightly face powders which seem to you so fetching, but which men consider hypo- critical. Morcover, the smell of face powder is absolutely loath some.

Mend your gloves and stock- ings at once, before despair

comes.

COMPANY MERTINA.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The declaration of infection of small-pox against Canton and Hongkong by Shanghai has now been withdrawn..

EASTER MONDAY'S GAMES. South China (League Cham~". pions) v. The Rest.

On the Club Ground. Kick off at 5 p.m.

The matches for the week-end give promise of some good games. On Saturday the Surrey's play

game with their return Chinese but the result will not affect the latter's position as Lengue" Chanipions or their op- ponents 35 runners-up. The Chinese will have to play much better than they did last Satur- day if they want to maintain their unbeaten record..

"What you need is one single thought, strong enough and big enough, on which to rest your mind. My last occupation of the

Kowloon are at home to the day is to discover such a thought.

"Titania" whose new team give I may find it in Scripture or in A Chinese woman who was promise of being a well-balanced poetry, romance, history. Some carrying two baskets of earth side and they will surely give times I find it in a minute, some-mended from a pole, slipped Kowloon a run for their money. times it takes me twenty, ininutes fen ablank leading on to a junk.te will be no suprise if they take to find it. But find it I must. While fell into the harbour and was the two points. I am searching for this thought, rescued by a police constable. which is to be my Custodian aad! my Support on my way to bed and until Sleep takes charge of me, I think of nothing else.

Through tipping a pot of boil. over herself in the ing water kitchen of No. 18, Elgin Street, a If I come across it in the middle 15-year old Chinese girl was hadly of a verse or a pargraph, I go not scalded in the head and right arm, a word further,

if that She is now undergoing treatment involves an absurd break in the at the Government Civil Hospital: reading and meaning. Sometimes.

"

even

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The result of the second

division game between the Club Recreio and the "Surrey's Reserves will decide the runners-

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up position in this division and on form the Club will annex it."

This week-end really closes the Although local football season

there are still a few games out.

popularly styled gloomy, although it does not seem that the classi- fication is deserved. has, with characeristic vigour and a mea- sure of clarity usually to be found in his utterances, delivered him- ; self of some arresting phrases on the question of the "best classes. "There cannot be found in the whole population three professions containing a greater amount of intelligence, of good physique, of character, than those of doctors, tenchers

ministers and

of religion." We may at once concede the first of the virtues men- tioned in the trinity specified. Presumably the ability to pass the examinations to enter the" pro- fessions mentioned, indicates a measure of intelligence perhaps a little beyond the ordinary, although it might be argued that! passing examinations does not necessarily constitute intelligence, but that intelligence is to be noted in correctly applying the learning gained in passing examinations. We need not be dogmatic on the. other two "greater amount of." We could say a lot for instance about those engaged in business, who, daily, are called upon to exercise a considerable degree of intelligence, and whose character is called into play, perhaps more than in any other class.

Hope, whose eyes. physique also is not the particular twice at the recent elections, at Can sound the seas unsoundable, possession of the favoured few. Porto Rico. At the last election, the skies Those mentioned by Dean Inge each voter was required to stick a Inaccessible of eyesight; that can have probably greater opportuni-finger in a pot of "indelible" ink, ties to observe the biblical injunc- but this was ineffective as a chemi-

A peculiar effect of an earth-standing. On Monday, therefore, in this search I discover a thought.

the First Division League which is entirely fresh to me (it quake is reported in messages Champions, (South China A. A.) may be an old, old thought, for all ceived from Tayabas province will meet a picked team from the Sometimes a familiar Philippine Islands, where many "Rest of the League." After the that). thought presents itself in a new tons of coconuts were shaken to Give your doors a rest from guise, assuming an addition of the ground by the waving trees set game the league medals will be polish and use nice soapy water dignity and power; sometimes in motion by a shock. No other presented:

The following have been and energy.

words which I have read a score of damage was done.

selected

"The to represent Hide your bottle of aspirin, times without any real stir of

Rodger (Club); The Emperor of Japan, who is Rest":-G. and forget where you hid them mind or heart flash upon my spirit for a whole week. After that with an energising and Illuminat recuperating at Numazu last week Wynne (Police) and Wheeler interval you will never need ing power that almost startles enjoyed a sorenade of ancient (Kowloon); McKelvie (Kowloon), music, played by a band organized Stewart (Club) and Post (Police); me." them again.

Eaton, by members of the local Young Charlesworth (Surrey's).

Mason (Kowloon,) Hongkong is Men's Association: The Emperor (Surrey's). ST. DUNSTAN'S. to follow was taking a walk on the beach in Howard (Club) and Angus (Club). Shanghai in a front of the Imperial villa, when Reserves -Howarth and Nash practical attempt to help St. the musicians appeared in to gaily (Kowloon).

There is one change in the above Dunstan's, and the fact that Lady decorated fishing boats and began

Bishop of the Club should Stubbs is directing the effort to play. One of their selections augurs well for its success. The was "The Fool's Dance," a tune have played at left-back but he is time has gone by to speak of the very popular in the days of the not fit after his accident of last Saturday, and. Wheeler plays powerful work being done by St. Tokugawa dynasty.

Instead at back. Dunstan's for the men blinded in

The Marine Magistrate (Lieut. the war. There are some who

a concern as Comdr. Conway Hake RN.R.) believe that such

Dunstan's should be the had a busy time this morning when St. Government's business, and that number of defendants were charges continual appeals to the public haled before him on

The which included faflure to exhibit should not have to be made, fact remains that It is not a regulation lights. mooring boats STATUTORY MEETING HELD. Government institution and the so as to cause obstructions, carry- call is to all to assist.

Good

Go to bed 'one hour earlier,' and thus save seven hours of coal and seven hours of electric light or gas.

Don't write silly, unnecssary letters, and 'use postcards when nossible. One might save here considembly in stamps, time, stationery, and temper.

Collect your old bones and bottles and turn out your old wardrobe, and part before the moths compel, you.

Wash your owa and your family's handkerchiefs for the week, instead of sending them to the laundry.

Precautions

were To-day's Poem. SHINGLED? taken to prevent electors voting

(Hope.)

see

what wind and sea

tion to take thought unto them-cal antidote was found to remove What earth beholds not, hear

ing excess passengers, allowing motor boats and steam launches to beunder weigh without certificated engineers or coxswains on board. Fines ranging from $2 to $10 were inflicted.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

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CHINA UNDERWRITERS.

The first statutory meeting of the recently formed China Under- writers Ltd. was held this morning. Mr. R. G. Shewan presided and there were also present:-Messrs. C. P. Marcel, Mok Ching-kong, Tsang Foo (Directors), F. Dacres Smith (Acting Secretary) and the

selves and to add cubits to their the damned spot," so that electors Hear not, and speak what all these Raven, a director of the American- | Hok-ting, A. A. Botelho, Tse

stature, but in other callings the necessity, is obvious of maintaning a sound mind in a sound body.

Referees.

could vote again.

I

crying in one

speak not to the sun.

Swinburne ("Thalassius.")

WEATHER CALENDAR.

APRIL 17.

The sun has not appeared here to-day; yet it has been

This time (the newspapers state) the ink

dentification will be supplement. Can ed by barbers who will shave each. voter on the back, of the hand or behind the car, as he leaves the polling booth. Safety razors have Like the policeman's,

been

ordered for the purpose. referee's job is not a happy one. If we were'nt quite sure that all To him there comes more kicks politicians were above suspicion, 1794. than ha'pence. His qualities of we should be inclined to think that heart and head are entirely certain Porto Ricoians had shares ignored. Not for him the thought in Gilletes, Safety Razor Company. that he is the one man best fitted

the

to judge; that whilst others may

save one.

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PEACE.

A jovial party of Americans following, shareholders:-Messrs. Shanghal, at tifin for the purpose Keith, T. W. Shewan, F. J. gathered at the Astor House, A. L. Shields, H. H Tayler, A. of bidding farewell to Mr. Frank Tavares, M... A. Figueiredo, Tong Oriental Banking Corporation, who Tsan-tai, Luk Hingham. James left Shanghai later in the day for Toppin, Chan Tsin-chun. Fung Home leave. Some 70 persons Chik-man and A. A. Cordeiro.

The Chairman said: This were in attendance, Major S. A. Ransom presided, supported by meeting is called in accordance Judge Milton Purdy, Mr. Edwin with the provisions of the Com- Cunningham, American Consul. pantes' Ordinances 1911 and I now General, Mr. G. Seitz and others.. lay on the table a report of the position of the Company on oth required by that A very pleasant function took April as

80 warm, that he may not place at the Shanghal Customs Ordinance, coples of which report be gone out of town, and House on Wednesday afternoon, have already been posted to That is all the formal only keeps in because it is when the staff of the appraising you.

we have to do, hut unfashionable to be seen in department said good bye to the business London at Enster-Wal. Chief Appraiser, Mr. E. Watson.I may add a word about the who is leaving for home for a well prospects of this new venture. . It pole.

earned holiday. Mr. Watson, who can, however, hardly be a venture has been in the Custonis. service as in fact it takes over a reidy for 23 years, was attached to the made insurance business from Customs College at Peking for a Messrs. Shewin, Tones & Co. and long period, where he was very an alliance with their old friends, popular with all with whom he came the Yangtsze Insurance Asso- in contact. He has been Chief ciation, Ltd, and the North British Appraiser la Shanghai, since 1919, & Mercantile Insurance Co, Ltd. has a very thorough knowledge of with whom we shall work in close Imports and exports of China and touch. Is the author of the widely read volume called "The Principal Articles of China's Commerce Imports and Exports."

V

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE KOWLOON BENCH,

or, on the other hand, take to our

Those who, as a hearts with all the fervour of the be excited with the turn a fight or PARTING. result of seeing a game takes--and for the time

"The Gondollers," evangelist. Good Friday for

being are not in possession of or otherwise, think all Spanish centuries has been the one day in calm judgment-he is the one who noblemen must be poor, are not the year, when the sublime ques- is cool, noting this and that, and far from the mark, for taxation of ton of sacrifice has been brought in a position to give with exacti- titles is nowhere so heavy as in

tude a fair, and unbiassed opinion Spain. In addition to fixing ths In the market-place there is 'to our notice.

We have, by the for if there is any virtue above scale at a very high figure-a duke money; but under the Cherry Tree course events have pursued, adder another that our referees must, being-taxed £1,200 a year for the there is rest and peace.

Japanese Proverb. Armistice Day, on which wo bring and we believe do possess, it is use of his title every title held by that very high quality generally one person is separately assessed to mind the sacrifice that we associated with Caesar's wife, of As Spanish Grandees have made CLENNELL SHARPLES. On

■ hobby of accumulating titles-the April 12, 1899, at Shanghai, admit was made for us, and for being immacutely above

King setting an example with over Walter J. Clennell,

Our referees B.A those who will follow, by many suspicion. (H.B.M.'s Acting

Consul unknown, but we trust, honoured generally men who understand 70-this comes hard, and many have been compelled to compro- Wuhu), second son of the dead.. Have these two outstand- and are expert in the game they mise between pride and pocket are appointed to watch; and and drop all titular distinctions late Walter C. Clennell, B.A., London to Edith, Sarah, ing days no lesson for us as a without question men who enjoy elder daughter of John people and as individuale? "Is it a great amount of confidence. In

Even foreign holders of Spanish, April 17-Coronet Theatre; MOTOR DRIVER CHARGED the case which has excited this Sharples, Esq., of Birkenhead nothng to you,, all ye that pas comment, the person who is will. titles have to pay up if they use Wesley Barry in Heroes of the

by-whether it be the cenotaph ing to hold the scales evenly, is them in Spain, as a French noble-Street that rears its beautiful chasteness more likely to accept Mr. Bailey's man found when he attended the April 17-Star Theatre.Kowloon; Dick Norton to the heavens, or that other mat verdict, based on his own quiet coronation of King Alfonso. At Coriane Griffith in "The Broadway

the end of the festivities he was Bubble" 5.30 p.m. tor which has become the hope of and concentrated watching, facts presented with a taxation demand and his Globe Trotters; 9.15 p.m..

April 17-World Theatre i being recorded at the conclusion of £,200 in respect of the Spanish so many. May we not ask ourselves of each round, than that of title he had used during his visit. Monte Blue and Mary Alden in if in our on

own ideas and hopes and spectators who are naturally

The Tents of Allah”

GOOD FRIDAY. in our work even, the question of swayed as the contest proceeds,

April 18.--St. John's Cathedral Bacrifice takes any place, at all. may, unconsciously or not, adopt

HARD LINES. of French, and specist Chair of 50 valode will sing Life has been made undeniably themselves in the position of after a day's work at French gram- sinh.

a partisan attitude, thus placing

went home tired selections from Handel's Me easier for us by the toil and labour obtaining a general view of amar, and sought relaxation by We count it a blessing that and willing service rendered by contest, in which only oustanding "listening in."

April 23-Carnival at Repulse Atmospherics were very pro- | Bay Hotel. every now and then we are called those who have gone before. Was events in it, impress themselves.

April 28-Tiffin in Hongkong upon to contemplate some phase anything real gained without upon the mind. It seems to be nounced when, on putting the

the old question again of the receiver to, his ear, he heard he Hotel, on St. George's Day. I pm, of life, the alleged originals of sacrifice of some kind? enquires onlookers thinking, they see more was in for a lesson on the use of April 26-Dance at Peak Club,

the definite article in French,"

9.10 p.m. which we may scorn, disbelieve, Sir A. Helps-and the answer is of the game than the referee,

! and Shanghai.

China Mail.

HONOLONG THUKSDAY, APRIL 17.

SACRIFICE.

He was a teacher

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SOCIAL..

Our Manager, Mr. Farrant, has just arrived in England but has not had time to do more than report that he Was his arrival and sanguine as to prospects on that side. This Company will now be the agents of two powerful Companies with agencies and branches all over the world but WITH MANSLAUGHTER. there still remain other old friends:

of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co. Thirty cases came before, Mr, with whom we also expect to make. Yaumati Police Court this morning. business; etc.). Our life business B. W. Hamilton, Magistrate at the close alliances (for relosprince Twenty-eight of the delinquents has no such foundations but I am were hawkers, charged with glad to say we have secured the unlicensed hawking and causing services of a very able actuary for it and intend to push this depart- A motorbus driver, Yeung Kalment vigorously as soon this cheung, was charged with the gentleman arrives from Home, manslaughter of a Chinese coolfo, probably early in June. I think. Chok Kee, on the Taipo Road as a therefore we have some good result of alleged negligent driv- reason to look forward with ing. The deceased died in confidence to the future of this hospital some time after the Company. If any shareholders. accident. Mr. Russ appeared for would like to put questions, I shall the accused driver. The hearing be very pleased to answer them... was adjourned until April 24, at 2 There were no questions and ther p.m., the motor driver being re- Chairman therefore declared the manded on 3100 ball.. meeting closed.

obstructions.