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A lady was interviewing an Café Wisemanare delivering ML. Hill, the Somerset brend daily in the following dis-, cricketer, who had been resting agent with reference to the tricta: Kowloom Conduit Road, an injured ankle for two days, tenancy of a house. The agent Kennedy Road Queen's Gardens, created some surprise when he asked the usual question about Happy Valley, Robinson Road, limped out on two sticka to bat children, and the lady replied, MacDonnell Road, May Road, and against Derbyshire. He score 9, "I bave had eight, but five are in the churchyard." "Oh," said the Peak Roud. For the time being in which were two boundaries.

agent sympathetically, "I should deliveries will be made between

not object to three." So an agree 0a.m. and 4 p...

After an impressive Address ment was signed, and when the on Kindness to Animals, in which lady left the office she first called The priceless Chinese en-he particularly emphasised faith-at the churchyard to collect the cyclopedia the Sen Kon Chung tul canine characteristics, Canon ve children, for she was truthful. composed during the Emperor Sinker, Vicar of Blackburu, dís Chien Lung's life, was recently covered on returning home that a moved from Peking to Mukden. stray dog had decamped with a the original home of this work. choice leg of lamb, There are only-four copies, in existence, one was sent recently to Chekiang, another to Jehol, a

England is rapidly becoming third to remain in Peking, the a country of short-sighted people, fourth sent to Fengtlen. The and London a city of eyeglasses work is composed of 6,284 covers, each of which includes six-to eight separate volumes, making in all about 50,000 separate booka.

- "Children,” said the teacher, instructing the class in compost- tion, "you should not attempt any flights of fancy; simply be yourself, and write what is in you. Accordingly one bright boy turned in the following: "We and spectacles, according to should not attempt any fights of recently published atatistics faney, but write what is in us: In These statistics prove that Eng me there is my stummick, lungs, land's sight yearly grows worse, heart, liver, to apples, one piece and that the country is behind the of pie, one stick of candy and United States, France, Italy, my dinner." The Duchess of York has Spain and most European coun presented the Zoo with two tries in the good sight scale.. It colobus monkeya, which were was found last year that 20,000 Glasgow naturally recalls the title. The great Kelvingrove fire in given to her when in Africa. On children attending London gramchosen by the greatest of Glasgow their arrival at the Zoo these two mar schools needed spectacles, scientists, Sir William Thomson; new monkeys were taken straight while army recruiting statistics for there was probably never to a cage in the North Mammal show that 50,000 would-be better warrant for the choice of a House, and immediately they soldiers were rejected from en- title than his when he tok that were let out of their travelling listment during the past twelve of Kelvin in 1892. The river box they showed a strong desire months, a high proportion of Kelvin gives its name to many for fresh air, and tried in vain to these rejections being through places in Glasgow- Kelvinside, open the door communicating bad or weak eyesight. "One in Kelvinhaugh, and Kelvingrove- with an outdoor cage. Their next four children born in England to but it acquired a new fame when move was to take a large meal and day needs spectacles," says one Thomson, son of a Glasgow Pro- show they were docile and good distinguished surgeon ophthalm-fessor of Mathematics, and him- tempered. They are remarkably ist. "If another world war were self (apart from his many other fine big specimens, and should be to occur in twenty years' time a distinctions) Professor 01. interesting to visitors as they are quarter of the English army Natural Philosophy for 58 years, the only colobus monkeys at the would have to go into battle wear- and eventually Chancellor of the Zoo,

ing eyeglasses,"

University, took it for a title..

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The engagement is announced of The Straits Echo learns that Mr. Mr. J. 6. Long (Meses. Lane, Gerard A. Smith, at present acting Crawford and Co.) son of Mr. and Assistant, Official Assignee, has Mrs. J. R. Long, of Acton, London, sent in his jumpers for retirement, on and Miss Murjorie Tierney, young-the go of ill-health and that est dughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. permission to retire has been grant "Tierney, also of Acton.

a. He will leave some time next month, preparatory to going on

surprised

Tate, England'e great bowler, Sally" man at a country fair near. a travelling "Aunt. Horsham some times ago. He and another cricketer belonging to the Sussex eleven tried their hand at

three shies a penny."

"However delighted the onlookers were with the display, the proprietor of the. like consternation the rapid fall show viewed with something of his coconuts. It was not long dian" who has been-cdinated with before about forty nuts were the paper 35 yenesis to regnat brought down, and these were the end of the year to devote his distributed among a crowd of time to other literary activities. He

The following forthending wed-pension. dings are nanounced: ̈ Mr. Robert | Tully, of the Anglo-Chiese College C. E. Montague, chief editorial of Kiangsu, Amy, to Miss Kathlyn writer on the Manchester Gar Manson, who will arrive in the Colony by the s.5. Mantua; Mr Ladislau Severino da Silva, of No. 3, Coronation Road, Kowloon, to Miss Branca Ricci Mattos, of No. 21, Mosque Street:

Charlie Chaplin announces that he is going to England on a busi ness trip. It had been reported that he intended to spend a belated honeymoon with his girl-wife, but a desnite announcement has been made. that these plans have been abandoned, and that Lite (Mre Chaplin) is living agent in seclusion with her mother at from the Chaplin household Charlie has been nearly two years completing what he calls his masterpiece. Du ing that time he has been a virtual recise. Now he intends making a sensational bid for return to public favour.

well known in America through youngsters who had watched the His writings, particularly A Hind performance with great glee Let Loose, and "Disenchant- ment:"

The Prince of Wales spent his S1st birthday at Johannesburg. Miss Elsie Kwok, the pretty third | Early in the morning a deputa- daughter of Mr. Kwok Bew of the tion, headed by the Mayor, pre- Wing On Company, and Mrs. Kwo sented him with a gold casket Bew of Shanghai, whose engage-mounted on a base of poňshed. ment to Mr. Pahin G.. Wong hne quartz. On the lid are two just been announced, was educated Springboks, guarding a golden in the MeTyeire School, Shanghai, replica of the Prince's feathers. and left there foyers go to take "It's a lovely thing," said the up her Chine acest Possessed Prince. "You are very kind to of great chainmainer, Miss, remember may birthday in such a Kwok is one of the most popular way." Thousands of telegrams- members of the Chinese younger set of congratulations arrived during at the Northern port.

the day. The earliest was from the King and Queen. America's Mr. G. A. Harriman, Hong-greetings were broadcast from kong's former well-known jockey, the KDKA (Pittsburg) station, "The man behind the gun will and stock and share broker, has the president of the Westinghouse still be the paramount factor," said now settled down at Singapore, Company, saying he was honour- Earl Haig, in an interview regard Mr. Harriman has joined the firmed in being asked to wish the ing his opinions of the next war of Messra. Bell & Co., Ltd., of Prince, on behalf of the American Aeroplanes and tanks have proved Hongkong Bank Buildings. Mrmation and the whole of the putent and indispensable weapons Harriman says that although civilised world, many happy re- in modern warfare," he continued, rubber ia quiet at pre- turns of "the day." The Prince "and I don't seek to discount the aent, there is any amount of local traversed 30 miles of the reef, the importance of new mechanical equipment and coming inventions, abundant, whilst many think that the first time. All along the confidence and prosperity seems mine dumps being decorated for but they must be viewed in their Singapore is in for a three or four route thousands of children cheer- proper perspectiva. After all, it is year boom Singapore is pro-ed excitedly. At Benout a banner the man who dies the aeroplanic, and the man who drives the tank that ressing. New buildings are proclaimed that the Prince is the really counts. The same applies to going up on all sides, and there finest lad we've ever had." the cavalry, too, for the function of are nearly 7,000 cars on the Everywhere he received presents, the mounted soldier is not yet, island-cutward evidence of pre- ranging from small nuggets of ended."

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