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TUESDAY MAY 13, 1024
May 17.-Dance at Peak Club, 9.14 p.m.
slay 31.-Dance at Peak "Club, 9.16 p.m.
SPORTS May 18.-Tammis Mátohos, F.K.
Afixed Doubles.
in Berlin. It has been quite Rooms, be that, say, Harold popular success, having had
RACE MEETING,
EMPIRE DAY ENTRIES.
SELLING, RACE. INCLUDED.
the Ruhr policy, la for holding evinced in babies-even by those woven for blinds for Buckingham Germany in thrall, for sub-who, it is alleged, would sooner Palace, but was never used for have motor cars, and certainly that purpose.. A complete set of ordinating the League of Nations keep dogs, that the National Baby Albs has been made out of the to France, and, notwithstanding Week Council should, in-connec linen, and the total cost, the his professions to the contrary, tion with the Empire Exhibition, Rector states, is only £2 4s, 5d. would, if he could, establish seek to find out the Empire's whereas the Hist price of such a set
Below will be found the entries French hegemony in Europe. It bonniest baby. What good is is in the neighbourhood of £8 pr£9.0.0. at Stand Court. final of the
It was mentioned May 24-Third extra Race Meet- for the various races in the pro- was an evil' day for France and likely to result from the competi tion the promoters probably know
a little whlic ageing of the Hongkong Jockey Club, gramme for the third extra race for Europe, when in January, better than anyone else. Many
that Mr. A. A.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS. 1922, M. Briand, then Premier children live to-day to think hard
HONOURED. Mines charmingMay 13 Lammert Bros. at Sales meeting of the season. to be held suffered temporary political things of those who tacked on
comedy, Mr. Rooms, Postage Stampe. 5.15 p.m. on May 24, Empire Day, which May 14-Lammert Bros., at Sales falls on a Saturday. Thanks are eclipse. He had been to London war names to them through the Pim Fasses By," had been staged
leasehold property, due to the Jockey Club for the to confer with Mr. Lloyd George, Boer and the Great Wars; and it
Victoria Road, near Villa Miramerecourtesy of sending us the entries, It will be seen that there are and later at a conference at Plantagent Jones, is not likely to run of several weeks, an unusual 3 p.m.
COMPANY MEETINGS, two handicaps, which will each be Cannes had, with the British thank his parents for having hit for the "German capital, where
are practically May 16. Fifty-first annual meet divided into "A" and "E" classes, Prime Minister, persuaded the proved to the satisfaction of our long runs
certain judges that he was the unknown. Its place is to be taken ing of Union Thearance Society of and a selling race is included. the one and only Canton Ltd., at Head Office, Union Comparison with the stereotyped bonniest baby in 1924. But there by "Magic," it is. We have received a fairly play we have yet had from Mr. Building, noon.
Chesterton, Another May 16.-Fifty-eighth ordinare programmes of a decade ago will large supply of forms from the GK. National Baby Week Council, and British newcomer on the Berlin meeting of British Tendors Insur-show the improvement, brought shall be glad to distribute them. age is Mr. Somerset Maugham's ance Company, at Head Office about by the present honorary
Lady Frederick." Translators Union Building, 19.15 p... But there our responsibility
are busy with other English plays,. ceases!
and managers are very keen about getting them. They are, it seems going to be quite the rage in one of these Germany, and days, perhaps, a foreign critic will recognise the existence of 2 British Theatre,
representatives of the Powers there asseinbled of the wisdom of convening an international con- ference, which would embrace, besides the Allied powers, Ger- many, Austria, Bulgaria and Russia, to consider the problem of the economic and financial ré- habilitation of Europe. Had that conference been held, the Ruhr policy, which was subsequently entered upon, would have been impossible, while long ere this
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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Bill (late Marygold), (late Carni- tion), Sycee Bill, Bandicott, White. Rose (late Harkaway). Strath- farrar, Loch Rannoch, Koh-I- Noor, Arbor Day, Haruna, What to do, Nastaran. II., Hartfeld,
May 28. Forty-third mooting of anon, Winning the
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and Waking
May 28-Second meeting of Classes Six Furlongs:-Yellow to realise that it was only a dream
It
in shareholders of Lane Crawford River, Wattheau, Gaudie; Full Getting married
London Ltd., at the Hongkong Hotel, noon. House, Duku, Langsat, Exchange KILL AND CURE a
hospital, and WAY Realising you are still married".
Wearing, a bowler hat for the doctor was visiting his patients. to say, be well on the way to the first time. Checking He came to the bed of a Scotsman, recovery from her war wounds, the boss. Getting the sack
and stopped." Well, Sandy," he Kissing the which still stand gapingly open, for doing it.
said, "how is it this morning?" Explaining to
Aw, doctor, I feel verrbad, But it was not held. M. Priant's wrong lady, Her husband
Realising but if only I could hear the pipes Ltd policy was repudiated by the there is a hole in your trousers o' Bonnie Dundee I'm sure I should
French Chambers and he retired... Holding your first-born from the Premiership. making. Hearing the announce- ment-"twins"... Your first room for M. Poincare. Two years cigar, or cocktail ... Trying and more have since sped. to eat haggis Poincare's policy of the heavy hand has been tried in the mican time, and has failed. 'Judging from the election results the French nation now realises that it has failed and we may look for a in the settling of Europe's greatest problem...
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the idea of "The Mikado" came
to Gilbert through a couple of accidental occurrences. A Japan- ese sword which had hung in his room for years fell from its place, and about the same time a com- pany of Japanese arrived in Eng land and established themselves in the Knightsbridge neighbour hood. Society hastened to adopt a Japanese cult, which was there
be better."
"You shall hear them, my man," said the doctor.
Court has ruled that American citizens residing abroad are subject to a tax upon incomes which are entirely derived from sources within another country."
The next moming two men, plus bagpipes and klits, appeared at the
For mooring their boats in hospital and played for two hours in Sandy's ward. After they had shore at a distence of less than 100 gone the doctor came. "Well, yards from low water mark be- purse, said he, how is Sandy tween the hours of 9 p.m. yesterday this morning?"
"Oh it's marvellous, doctor," said she. "He's almost well."
"That's good! And how are the other patients?" he asked. "Oh," replied nurse, "they're all dead."
were
Rialto Star, Jungle Cock, Pawri- shop, King Charlie, King Alfred, Peter Pan, Silver Leaf, Belle Isle, Benz, Uncle George. Bluebottle, Limonite. Magnificent Dahlia, Valiant Dahlia, Edenhall, Star- land and The Wonk..
2nd Race, Colonial Stakes. Five Furlongs: Golden Jubilee, What to do, Goom Rock, King Pippin
and 5 a.m. to-day, 13 masters of
Pet Mouse, Peter Pan, Cotton- cargo and fishing boats cautioned at the Marine Court grass, Silver Leaf, Uncle George
and Musketeer. this morning.
4th Race. Third Aggregate Miss Root has kindly consent-Stakes. One Mile:-Yellow River, ed to deliver a lecture at the Hong- Full House, Sycee Bill, Rothesay kong Lodge The Theosophical (late Ramsbury), Loch Rannoch, Society, 16, Queen's Road Central, Koh-I-Noor, Arbor Day, Hartfield, on Wednesday the 14th at 5.45 Pawnshop. Spotted Sand, King p.m. The subject being: "New Charlie, Fern Leaf, Benz, Kupi, Proofs of Immortality.
Dahlia, The Magnificent
"Valiant Dahlia and Edenhall:
5th Race, Hongkong Selling From Lok-Ma-Chau station-Plate, One Mile (Prices entered in that outpost of Empire overlooking brackets):-Bandicoot ($300),, Did he not tremble for this the Samchun River which
lovely frame,
Today's Poem.
(Night and Death.)
pleasure to commend, the intelli/pon seized upon by Gilbert as his Mysterious Night! when our first Lecture is open to all.-Adut.
A point of interna- BAD RGGS. tional importance has been raised by
parent knew.
Thee from report divine, and
heard thy name,
Yet
separates the New Territories White Rose (late Harkaway). Arbor Day ($300), Rock blue?
morning that a coolle, 53 years of Utinksé ($100), Goom 'neath a "curtain of trans-age, was found hanging from a ($400), King Pippin ($200), Pet
lucent dew,
cross beam in house No. 131, San Mouse ($100), Oak Leaf ($300), Bathed in the rays of the great Tin village. Suicide is surmised. Mountain Hawk ($300), Blue- bottle ($400); Jadestone ($100); setting flame, Hesperus-with-the-host-of-
heaven came,
view.
latest theme. "The Mikado" was gent activities of the police, to put first produced at the Savoy in 1885. an end to a series of crimes on the part of those who prey on the unoffending. Seamen are often easy victims. A well-lined pocket, a generosity that knows no the arrival in London in an un- This glorious canopy of light and from China--comes the report this ($400), ♦♦♦['bounds almost, very often puts a unsound condition of 80 casks of man in a condition in which he is egg-yolk shipped from Hankow. easily preyed upon. Many a The Medical Office of Southwark ricsha' man has probably gone out not only refused to allow delivery of business on either the result.of of the yolk, but said that it must generous cumshas, given to him not be re-exported for human con- The importer had that he has deliberately taken, without a thought or on cumshas? sumplion. with but one thought, and that not concerned with the morality of his actions or the consequences human consumption in England of them upon himself or his was not good enough for German victim. Our Criminal Investiga- consumption, and he would not tion Department is tackling allow the yolk to go to any country. things in a really intelligent His action has been approved by manner and is using the art of the Public Health Committee of disguise to a considerable, and Southwark Borough Council. It as events prove, a successful has now been arranged that the extent: Ricsha' coolies, acedrding consignment may be released for to their station in life, are rela-commercial purposes, after treat- tively honest, ard in the matterment which will prevent its use of the fares given them, are more for human consumption. often than not, generously treat-
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So there
The Waichiaopu, has officially The Wonk ($100). notified the Doyen of the 6th and 7th Races, Empire Diplomatic Corps that the Chinese Handicap, A. and B. Classes. 1 And lof creation widened in man's Government is now prepared to Miles:- Yellow River, Wattheau, Who could have thought such the International Mixed Court in Langsat,
discuss terms for the rendition of Gaudie, Full House. Duriän, Duku, Golden Jubilee, darkness lay concealed
Shanghai, but will leave discus- Exchange Bill (late Marygold). Within thy beams, O. Sunt or sion of the extension of the late Carnation), Sycee Bill,
who could find,
International Settlement mil
Bandicoot, Grey Dragon, Rothe- fly and leaf and insect some future date.
say (late Ramsbury). Arbor Day, stood revealed,
Whilst
That to such countless orbs
thou mac'st us blind! ..A Why do we then shun Death
with anxious strife?
If Light can thus deceive,
wherefore not Life?
WEATHER CALENDAR.
.: MAY 13.
A garden lot of Crown land What-to-do. Nastaran II. Hart- measuring 7,640 square feet at fieid, Rialto Star, Sunstar, Pawn- Magazine Gap in the Peak Re- shop: Spotted Sand, King Canute, servation District was sold at King, Alfred. Pet Mouse, Cotton- public auction yesterday to Mr. E. grass. Satisfaction Dahlia, Fern Mountain M. Hazleland; architect for $382 Leaf, Silver Leaf,
Uncle George. (upset price) Mr. E. B. Reed, Hawk, Kupi,
Dahlia. Valiant- Principal Land Surveyor conducted Magnificent the auction which was held at the Dahlia and Starland. Volunteer Headquarters.
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"AN ATROCIOUS SUGGES
A Chinese coolie who charged at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with cruelty to a mouse by holding it over a fire in Nathan Road was described by Mr. Hamilton, the Magistrate, as a TION" SAYS. MR. q'ALMADA. beast and fined $50 with the It rained all lost night and alternative of a month in jail. There was a little breeze in the this morning as heavy as The coolie's excuse was that he was Summary Court yesterday during lead; but I just got fair angry because the mouse made a the ring of a ense in which Mr. weather to walk to townhole in his coat.
before Church. The roads
Are all over in deep puddle! The hay of our town is almost fit to be mowed. Swift.
WHEN.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
D. H. Blake appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. T.. d'Almada for the defendants.
Mr. Blake put in as an exhibit one. page of a Chinese account book which had been translated and certi.. fed,
-J. Blanco White. (The finest and most grandly Not our largest, but conceived sonnet in our language. ed. But in any case, passengers,
IN SOHO. our best-known-Coleridge.] no matter in what condition they
"foreign quarter in may be, must be protected from London, Solo, always attracts the those with thieving propensities visitor, for its restaurants of all and Hongkong made safe for nations are a constant attraction. reshi's-users to live in. If our But why is it called Soho? Police persevere as they are doing, The name is at least as old as Hongkong will become the envy 1632, which destroys a pretty of the Far East.
legend that it was given to the 1711. district in compliment to the Duke of Monmouth, who had a house here and used, the old hunting cry as his watchword at Sedgemoor. For that battle was "Out of the nowhere into here" not fought till 1685, and the is the phrase a poet once used in name is in old rate books of reply to his own "Where did you 1632. More likely it got its name come from baby dear?" It is a because this was once a popular
Mr. d'Almade asked to see the very fanciful thought, made sad place for hunting hares--the
Their friends will learn with by the unfortunate fate of so Lord Mayor and aldermen used
interest that the engagement is book and he proceeded to examine many babies brought "out of the to ride out here for the sport
announced of Mr. H. Bagger, of other pages than the one on exhibi- nowhere" into a "here" which, for and So ho!" was the old cry
the Great Northern Telegraph tion. When you're a married man, service, and Norah Margaret, elder Mr. Blake protested, and pointed them, proves far from bright. when a hare was found. But generally speaking, the lot of was a Soho before it served as a Samivel, you'll understand a good daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. V. out that he had put in one page only many things as you don't under-Bowra, of the Bower House, Ight and if he had só, minded he could the baby is an enviable one. All battle cry.
stand now; but vether it's worth man, Sevenoaks, and late of Peking. have had the rest of the book tied eyes are centred on the mite;
Four golden while goin' through so much to The engagement appeared in the up and side. even the Stopes. faction wish
SCALY carp removed learn so little, as the charity-boy Times on April 3. only METHUȘELAHS. ---- recently from said wen he got to the end of the to-day's cubles, are, of profound him well and desire.
that which is best for him, concern not merely to France but although we sometimes fear Hampton Court Park to the Long I rayther think it isn't.
pond in alphabet, is a matter of taste, IBSEN-SORENSEN.--On April to Europe and the world. Should they and others think of him water are alleged to be 200 years
Charles Dickens: Pickwick 28, 1924, on the "s.s. *Der-
one amongst | old.
papers, finger" in the Indian Ocean, M. Briand be returned to power, imperially as
scores of thousands of others This is quite credible,, for the Ivar Mogens. Ibsen-Sorensen, Jus the cables suggest he may be destined to carry on the traditions carp, an exceedingly slow-growing 17 months old. Buried at sea. following the sweeping Socialist of his race and country and if flab, is known to attain to a great SILAS-On May 4, 1924, at Bom-victory, there is nothing more necessary-which is often the age. In a lake in the grounds of Palace of Fontainebleau buy (by cable), Mabel, young certain than that the policy of the case, to take up arms in its the est daughter of Mr. and Mrs Poincare Government, which has defence or offence. The lot of there are several which are certainly D. H. Silas. SHEPHERD.-On May 7, 1924, at reacted so disastrously on Euro- the infant is becoming more and not less than 150 years old, and
more the care of the State. Many still going strong." :
The pike, also a very slow- Shanghai. Bruce Shep pean and world commerce and of of our adulteration laws are
growing though exceedingly herd,
which M. Poincare has been the aimed to guard, his well-being: greedy ash, likewise attains to a Inspirer and exccutant, will be and when even schooldays are great age. One mentioned by
Theatre May 13-Coronet Besides cached, his health becomes not Konrad Gesner, the SwissPonials." ↑ ↑ China Mail. promptly renounced.
only the concorn' of his parents, naturalist, was 207 years old, hav-
5.80 being formidable rivals, M. Briand but that of the authorities. Those ing lived all that while in captivity p.m.
May 18-Star Theatre;
The Ruling Passion" and M. Poincare are in politics, who know tell us that there is in a fish-pond.
9.15 p.m. TheQuainte" in the antithesis of each other. The now no reason why a child should
"Nino O'clock Bovue." Theatre;
19, World A very interesting set for international not live 12 years beyond the age
May one stands
PALACE of linan for the Holy Widower's Mite also the "Un co-operation, for the making of of its grandfather; meaning prob ably that conditions are such that
Table has just come tomable". the League of Nations a real it should be easy for a child to do SHRINE. Into the possession of The French":"elections." the world League, and for disarma- Bo. It seems therefore in keeping results of which are reported in ment; the other, who has given us with the Interest that is always Nicholas Cole Abbey."
DEATHS.
Hengrama TUZIDAY, May 13, 1994
FRENCH. ELECTIONS,
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Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.
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Mr. d'Almada claimed that he was entitled to look at the book, to Judging from the last Home see how the business of the firm was mail, the London papers gave conducted..
to Sir
Mr. Blake continued to protest. considerable publicity
I have noter Robert Ha Tung's arrival in Lon- Mr. Almada": don for the Empire Exhibition. heard of such an atrocious .ng- One photograph shows him in long gestion." coat and skull_cap, accompanied Mr. Blake I sin entitled tor by Lady Ho Tung and one of have that book tied and sealed and their daughters, being met by Mr. to put in that page only which 7 Chao Hsin-chu who is wearing have had translated and certifiel. European clothes and a top hat. Mr. d'Almada: I have been practising in this Court for 25 vesin, and have never heard of such a suggestion that an account book pro duced in Court cannot be looked at. His Tordship, Mr. Justics Dyer, Ball, remarked he did not think the examination of the book would help Mr. d'Almada's cano wa it was purely
BILLIARDS.
PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP,
Playing at the Palace Hotel last night in the handicap competition for the Ho Kon-tong Cup, Mr. J Blandin (370) beat Mr. A. Miles (—125) by 250-207; ;_.
The breaks were Blandin, 34 24.
"The May 18-Queen a Theatre the Church of St. Lady of Mensorau The Olympia 17 (3)
It was Follies."
Milon, 18, 17, 16, 152
question of facta. Mr. Blake added that in future he would be more careful and would see that the remainder of a book was tied and
"sealed:
"This cres proceeded without his Lordship giving a gofing, an, the
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