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THE BALD

PACT,

Men are more vain than women, we are told, but their hair- dressers keep their

Tonsor, who in hirsute reading Hast our secrets in thy leeing Which the teil tale cranium covers

Whisper not the mystiu urt

For the help of ageing lovers,

consequence usually have more there is a fairly "wide scope of than three, four or six weeks in service in Hongkong. It may be any one year, whereas Hongkong take advantage of it. It may be argued that not many seem to residents get their six months

50. Many are indifferent, but secrets. through patient waiting; admitted quite a number" have responsible" also that we. out here have a sen claims of business of profession voyage as well, still it can be said which demands attention-often that so few of us lend those live nature of residence of most of us, whole time whilst the fleeting of base and luxury for which the develops a "maskee" feeling East is erroneously famed, quite regarding certain apart from our exile from native honorary service. This is by the Our point is that the ideal haunts, that we can hardly be. way.

of disinterested service should grudged any little extra boons over be kept to the fore. Kipling that may come our way. There-expresses it definitely and beauti-When, to mock a lost ambition,

avenuca of

fully for all time when he says: And only the Master shall praise

us, and only the Master shall blame;

And no one shall work for money,

But each for the joy of the work and no one shall work for fame, ing, and each in his separate

star,

I

Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are!

OUR LITERARY

CORNER,

Tho' we're vain we boast but vainly, Who are careful how to "pari." Time and trouble mark us plainly, Save as in my own condition,

Yet thine art suggests a doubt,

As thou se'cst, my secret's out!

A. W.

INTO

DIGGING THE PAST

Sir Ernest Wallis Budge, who, under the age limit, has faluctantly retired from the post of

Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian

THURSDAY JUNE 6. 1924,

POINTS OF VIEW.

I never travel first class, Mr. Jack Jones, M.P.

The miner is always in the trenches. Mr. F. Hodges, M.P.

to suggestions. Mr. Godfrey. The really big men always listen

Tearle.

Women are a little too hysteri- cal for Farliament.-Miss Viola Tree.

My fundamental being-please don't laugh-is melancholy. Charlie Chaplin.

DERBY RESULT.

SAN SOVINO'S EASY VICTORY.

BIX LENGTHS WIN,

London, June 4. San Sovino

.........(Weston). I' St. Germans...(F. Bullock) 2 Hursswood.....(V. Sinyth) 3 The betting wa9:

9/2 San Sovino, 100/7 St, Ger-

Neurasthenia is the curse of means, 10/1 Hurstwood. Twenty- modern civilisation-The West-seven ran. minster Coroner.

Won by six longths; a neck

Later.

Christian politics must fight between second and third. Canon Donaldson. their way at the polling booths.

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fore, with the Home example before us, we can fairly ask why should we wait three, four, five or more years before taking a rest anything longer than a week-end coupled with a Bank holiday. Nor is there, in most cases, any real reason why we should. Not one' of us, the wiseacres never tire of repeating, is indispensable. How many times have we been asked to visualise what would happen if we were to, die suddenly. And taking a ten day or a fourteen day DIMOMONKƏNöqöoQ10|ao|momento holiday need not be done suddenly. Satisfied then that the break can be made in most cases, only one question remains to be answered. Where to go? Sir Edward Stubbs would recommend Baguio, others Saigon, Shanghai, Kuling and the Japanese resorts. Personally we

The announcement Would recommend Hongkong!

that an un-shaped Not the Hongkong which even the

vase, of Sussex iron { " is to come under most tolerant among us sometimes

Agnes I (Yaumati)

the hammer at finds wearisome, but the Hongkong Answer: This poem, Agues, Sotheby's shortly will surprise of Repulse Bay, Shek-O, Fanling, was written by a man named many people who had no know Taipo and a dozen other equally clever poet who lived in a bungalow commodity. The pastoral slopes Kudyard Ripling, an exceedingly ledge of the existence of this charming and refreshing spots. in Fanling. Assuredly only Repulse Bay

(1002) Question:-Can you or among all these has its hotel, but any of your well informed readers we feel confident that once the tell me where I can get a copy of others can accommodate guests, a song called "Come where the even if they offer nothing more booze is cheaper "?

Emest Hic (Robinson Rd.) pretentious than a Malayan rest

Answer: Try a music shop.. house, they will be patronised as their serene beauty and their ready accessibility warrant, pro- viding a cheap, effective answer to the question "Where to go?"

There was persistent rain at gentleman; it is hardly a crime.An enormous crowd was present. It may be a misfortune to be Epsom and the going was heavy. fr. Raymond Mortimer.

Their Majesties the King and feminist is no longer for equal other royalties were present.

The claim of the teacher Queen, the Prince of Wales and Antiquities at the British Museum, joined the staff in 1893. It was rights, but for the canonisation, of There 309 e false start, in.. just after the British guns had the spinster.-Mr. F. C. Greaves.

You may talk through the tele-Pinch and Woodend got going for destroyed the forts of Alexandria,

which Grand Joy, Browside, Tom thereby opening up the road by phone and write letters, but the which Egyptologists of all commercial traveller is still the ascended to a fair start but Salmon a furlong. Eventually the barrier The intelligence department of his Trout, Corolet and St. Germany

(1001) Ques-nationalities might travel.. tion: Can you immense amount of excavation firm. Mr. R. Buxton. or thy reader since has brought the number of

If the Primrose League had were crowded out. Dawson City tell, me who objects in the Egyptian collection found their fears were founded on made pley from Arausio, Defiance, wrote a rather heart Wonding little at Bloomsbury from 18,000 to the arrival of the Socialist Govern- Polyphontes, Donzelon, Woodend, poem about a little girl and her nearly 58,000. An even great in ment the Archbishop of York, Skylight, Tom Pinch, Hurstwood the title but it contains the follow- Babylonian and Assyrian collec Premier, would be reading the ly racing clear of San Soving, Pur- favourite cat. I cannot remember crease has taken place in the instead of welcoming the Socialist and Spalpecn These were quick ing, which, from the moment I tion, which now numbers about burial service over the British menio and Bright Knight.. At the read them, have haunted me all 120,000 articles, compared "with

35,000 40 years ago...

Empire, Mr. Ben Riley. my days.

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THE STORY

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

5.- Coronet

June Neighbours." "The Hope."

June S-The Star

Theatre;

Theatre;

"The

Dancer of the Nile." June 5-World Theatre;

is Believing." June 5-Queen's Theatre; "See

of Sussex now hide what was the ironfield of England from the time of the early Britons, and the quiet town of Lowes was subsidised for its iron tonnage in the time of Henry III, whose monument was formed of Sussex iron. Probablying London's 'best known example of the metal is the railings around St. Paul's Cathedral, which weigh 200 tons, and cost £11,000

At one time the old records of the City

SOCIAL

June 7.-Whitsuntide Carnival at Repulse Bay Hotel,

PUBLIC AUOMON,

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ile post San Sovine improved his position and joined Dawson City when descending the hill. Round- ing Tuttenham Corner Dawson City was beaten by Sun Sovino... who, on entering the straight, was well clear of St. Germana, Hurat- wood, Polyphontes and Parmonio. At a quarter-mile from home Lord Derby's colt increased his lead and won easily amid tremendous cheer- ing.

Parmenio. was fourth, Poly-- phontes fifth and Salmon Trout sixth. Time 2/46.8/5.

Bright Knight was to be ridden An earlier cable stated :-

by Lane, St. Germans by Frank Bullocks, Bucks Yeornan by Smirke, Towside by Wragg. Canusa by Lister, Carolet by Mor- ris, Resinato by Archibald. “

Knight of the Garter, Despatch, Sandblast, and Royal Soquence had been scratched.

Another earlier cable added: Browside was to be ridden by B. Lynch and the following were scratched-Solar Eclipse, chorite, Balderston and Santorb.

An-

June 12-Mr. William Heughan, well known Basso-Baritone, will RESCUED

sing at the Peak Club, 9.80 p.m., CITY of London were

SPORT. RECORDS, treated with but

June 7-9.--Fourth Extra Race slight regard by the Meeting of the HK. Jockey Club. authorities, and in many cases recognised here as a cheap insùr- Say, bub, jever hear the hard-valuable documents have been., June 6.-Lammert Bros., st ance for good health, increased luck yarn of old man Aif and the lost through carelessness. Now Sales Rooms, household furniture, pleasure and-most potent of all cookies? Guess you didn't. Well, the custom is growing up of 2.30 p.m.

placing the Minutes of the Parishes in a business community-higher

June 11-Lammert Bros., at the This Alf was a way-up guy, in the Guildhall Library for safe premises of the HK. Tramway Co., efficiency!

right near the ace-spot, a real live custody, and for consultation by Ltd., Bowrington Canal Road, Baat, king with a gold lid on his bean, students of London. The records, steam driver, electric generating and furniture in every room. But for instance, of St. Lawrence plant, 3 pm.

PERSISTENT BOATMEN. one day his rabbit's foot began to Jewry, the Corporation Church, go back on him, and he struck the which is the lineal descendant of June 6-Bible-study circle at side-walk all of a heap, ve yards just been received at the Guildhall, Rev. G. R. Lindsay. (open to all II.M.S. "Bluebell" is tied up, the

Dick Whittington's Chavel, have Helena May Institute, conducted by the

For using drags on that part of Naval Anchorage where from the bread line. Bing!

The earliest of these records beare women), 10.80 a.m. the date of 1518.

Aviation.

then!

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But Alfie wasn't the sort of rooter to sit up and howl. He saw

MEETINGS.

June 7-Half-Fearly meeting of Members of the Hongkong Jockey Iu an elementary Club, Hongkong Club Amex, 12.30 school a teacher p.m... had fants' class on the Ten Command- at Peak Club, 6.15 p.7.

given June 11-Second annual meet-] lesson in an in- ing of the Peak Resident Asscn.

THE MODERN DECALOGUE

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ments, In order to test their memories she asked: "Can anyone Many anathemas FORS OF

have been hurled give me a Commandment with CATHEDRALS. at the uhwise re-only four words in it?"

A hand was raised immediately.

You may auswer, Harold." "Keep off the grass" was the

storers of

our

us,

(Nurse's Song.)

breast,

And everything else is still. "Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down. Come, come, leave off play, and let And the dews of night arise;

Mr. H. W. Abbott's frolics in the air have demonstrated more than any writing can ever do our lack in this essentially modern method of propulsion and the absolute he'd got to get busy and he did it need there is for an air service. so he hocks his crown, cuts out the. for fair. Kings was punk just then, We have lost count of the number luxe business, goes on the hike. of times we have insisted on the letting his face-fungus grow like a need and argued its usefulness in a sure-nuff hobo. such matters as piracy prevention. The need goes further than that and the claims of defence presses to the fore. It seemed fairly obvious to most onlookers that! this island would stand no chance ancient buildings, says the Lon- from any projected air-raid that don Times. Few people realise, might be made by anyone so, however, the extent of the harm reply. inclined. In a few minutes our which has been done. Sir Frank palatial buildings and

been houses Baines has

telling the would be no more and this dreadful story 'at the Royal fragrant place would, in the Society of Arts. "In the first 50 To-day's Poem. twinkling of an eye, be laid waste.years of the reign of Queen That is an extreme statement, but Victoria over £1,000,000 was spent we believe a reasonable one. True, that the

ou 20 of our cathedrals, with results When the voices of children are at the moment, no one, openly, has deplore and many of these build- judicious could only

heard on the green. And laughing is heard on the these wicked thoughts--but you logs, such as Worcester, Chesterhill never can tell. A few aeroplanes and Lichfield, were now large-My heart is at rest within my at the Colony's disposal would ly modern... The cast window meet any number of needs and be of Carlisle and the west window of another means of safety to us. In York Minster-probably the finest good. typhoons they could also be of examples of flowing tracery in immense use, when winds are this country, and perhaps in the Mrs. A. R. Lowe wishes to everyone recognises the need for inclined to peacefulness, to tour world--ware thus lost to express her deep gratitude for the break in the besetting grind, the surrounding coast for any having been renewed in both very many expressions of syn-With the passing of the months, boats that may be in distress. We cases. Against Buch Josses. pathy which she has received in however, even this weekly break believe the Colony has an Aero there is something to be said. The

Club. Perhaps it exists on paper her great loss and she also wishes can become less bracing, losing its only. If there is such a club it example, was mentioned as being i roof at Westminster Hall, for to thank most sincerely all who freshness somewhat if only should certainly get busy.

nearer the original roof than it had been for 300 years."

"No, no, let us play, for it is yet

day, And we cannot go to sleep; Humour: "An more is needed, especially for Honours.

POLICE COURT agreement Is Besides, in the sky the little birda those who have the worries The time is coming when the

an agreement,

fly, only interest that any Honoura even in the year 1924. How long inseparable from Oriental sub-List will have for those who care, it will be so Heaven only knows." ordinates-something more which will be the names of those Judge Parfitt at Clerkenwell. will mean a complete break, an recipients of the Order of Merit, assault at Tottenham I didn't Woman answering a charge of entire change of scene. This, of The rest may go hang except hit her.

She caught her face course, is found in Home leave. their right to such by self-encri-The

where Honours men have proved against my fat." Although opinions appear to Three, four and five years, taking ficing work. We have got to thin making money are

only people who are differ aver certain laws laid down only the usual contract periods, is stage of life when it is alleged that make things to eat. They seem to those who in the Mosaic code-witness alone often too long to wait, for aen "buy" honours by reason of be doing all right."-The Judge at the steady propensity for murder, holiday, though, and Home leave, able to give to charities or public Woman at Stralford (complain-

the large subscriptions they are Clerkenwell. private and national there is when at last it falls due, only too organizations; or by a period of ing that a lodger damaged articles one maxim which everyone seems frequently means going away to honorary service of long duration. left to her bedroom): Every time to think worth following. That is recuperato" instead of going If that is so and we hesitate to I go out I stretch a plecs of cotton to rest at least once in every week, to enjoy a vacation with the full express our belief in the doctrine front of the doors and when I Assuredly "mall days" and other pleasure for which good health is joy they can of such cheaply-ow then, you wicked woman, -auch individuals may get what come home it is invariably broken. special tormenta sometimes wreak essential Homeside folk would bought distinctions. It seents to When

that has got you.” - havoc with week-end plans, and never regard holidays from our us to prostitute the ideals of girl was charged at Hampstead even when the horizon is clear, the slightly warped angle, nor would service when it is known there is with theft, her mistress stated that a price or fee attached to it. Some she did not; think the git (Was actual rest belongs to the species they wait three, four or five year which the proverb assures as before taking their vacation. mittee work and what is more enswelled the inside of the bath ore years people have a genius for Commentally sound because she springs from a cha

so, Admitted that they do not in important, the time. Ta auch without being told to do so..

sent flowers,

She China Mail.

BOFOLONG TRUSADAY, June 8, 1924.

TAKE A SPELL.

because it too becomes in time a

matter of routine.. Something

away

a 17-year-old servant

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us away

Till the morning appears in the

skies."

And the hills are all cover'd

with sheep."

.

"Well, well, go and play till the

light fades away, And then go home to bed." The little ones leaped and shouted

and laugh'd,

And all the hills echoed.

William Blake (1757-1827).

1781.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

JUNE 6.

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

masters of three fishing boats Were prosecuted before Lieut.- Commander Conway Hake, R.N.R.. Marine Magistrate, at the Marine Court this morning.

Sub-Inspector Bond testified that about 8.30 yesterday morning telephone message was received from the Naval Yard. A sub- ordinate officer who was sent along, dispersed the craft in the His Honour Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Vinity but the boats were ali Acting Pulsne Judge, reserved back again in the afternoon when judgment yesterday in a case in Inspector Bond told His Worship defendants were arrested. Sub- which the Hongkong Engineering that dragging for articles from and Construction Company were

sued by a foreman for a month's the harbour-bed was a common wages in lieu of notice, Mr. practice.

C. A. S. Russ appeared for the Each of the defendants was plaintiff and Mr. H. C. Macnamara fined $5. represented the company.

to consumption. There was also a

year,

WORLD'S RECORD.

Three deaths occurred during the voyage of the "Selyo Maru" 28, Milke on May 30 and arrived which left Valparaisq on February here yesterday. A Japanese child. The local distributors of the passed away on March 19 and Tire and Rubber Company of 29 a Chinese passenger succumbed Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., have just another the next day. On April

received the following' cablegram Chinese case of leprosy on board. from the Firestone Company:

Dated, at 'Akron, Ohio, June 3.

"Joe Beyer driving, Duesen- berg Special wins 500-Mile Indianapolis Speedway Race May 30 on Firestone Gum-Dip- ped Cords. He set a new World's Record of 98.24 miles per hour. First ten care, all equipped with Firestone Gum- Dipped Corda.".

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

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Mr. H. W. Stevenson the famous billiard player was a passenger on the "Empress of Australia" which [arrived to-day.

The wedding of Mr. G. Car! Earde, formerly of the editorial staff of the Hongkong Daily Press, took place at Rangoon yesterday.

Hon. Mr. Holyoak, Mr. B. W. Bradbury, Mrs. Dalgety, Mr. C. S. Gubbay, Mr. J. K. Heughan, Mr. S. P. Leigh, Mr. R. J. Northcott, and Mr. Li Cho-chi returned to the Colony by the "Empress of Australia"

(Signed) FinESTONE. This race is one of the ten American National Automobile Championship Races held each

FAILED TO STOP."

Lance-Sergeant Waller pro The engagement of Mr. William secuted Leung Tai, master, of the David Murray, of the China Postal steam launch "Fook Hing," at the Service, and Miss Emily Jy, of Macine Court this morning, for the Peking U.MC. bas recently failing to observe the rule of the

been announced. The wedding la

to take place on June 14, at the rond on May 29, British Legation Chapel.

Giving evidence Sergeant Waller said that he signalled-to-

* Professor and Mrs. Simpson, defendant to stop and the latter I have aparce been able to Professor and Mrs, Hinton, Pro passed within a launch's length of stir out of the house since fessor and Mrs. Roffey, Mr E. Ho the police launched Monday morning; my work- Tung, Professor and Mrs. Wang, Defendant's excuse was that a

arrived before my ark is outgoing "Kashina Mara which signal was for him. He was fined the deluge seems to be. Hindmarsh are passengers on the close and he did not think the men are all at a stand, and Miss J, Ho Tung, and Mr. J. R. Star Ferry" launch was very

half ready-Walpole left yesterday