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P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

Brown: Oh, yes, there is. The fisherman with the longest arms tells the biggest fish stories.

Aunt: I

am sorry I spoke sharply to that boy.. I must have cut him to the quick.

Niece: Oh, it's all right, aunt; he has no quick.

Aunt: Has no quick? Niece: No He's messenger

has approved of material in--SCARCASE. creases in next year's expenditure for American national defence, both in the Army and Navy, be-

At the Central Magistracy yea- ing "amply provided/' and that a

terday, Mr. R. E. Lindsoll fined a

The anti-Communists took con- beginning is to be made upon the Chinese $100 or two months' jail certed measures against the Red building of six new cruisers and for the unlawful possession of the sky last night. other naval craft, forces to mind carcase of a pig which was in a

state of decay. The man was ar- Brown: I say, Smith, which the diets of Viscount Grey some rested in Catchick Street, fisherman tells the biggest fish little while ago. He was discus- Kennedy Town, carrying the car-stories? ing the recently-concluded con- case in a basket on his shoulder. Smith: Didn't know there was ference on naval armament He said that he was carrying the any difference in them, old boy. limitations, particularly in regard carcase for a man named Ma Kin-| to the contemplated principle of chong. However, although Ma equality between Great Britain was present in Court, the accused and the United States in the mat. said that he did not want to call ter of building. If, he said, such that man as his witness. equality was to lead to ill-feeling Evidence of the condition of the and the measuring of strength carcase was given by Dr. W. J. E. between the two nations, he Mackenzie, Colonial Veterinary would rather go back to the old Surgeon, who said that the car- plan and say to the United case was "boned-out." An ex- States: "We must build a Navy amination of the carcase revealed of a certain size to protect Br-that putrefection was just begin- boy! tish interests and British trade ning. There were signs that the routes, and especially trade routes pig had, died of disease, and it There was 1 large crowd between the Cape and Australla, must have been in a highly fever-watching an aeroplane doing which the United States does not ed condition at the time of death. stunts. In the front seat of the for a moment threaten, and if you The flesh of the hind quarters plane was a negro. As they were choose to build a larger navy and was deeply bruised, and the pork getting ready to do another stunt think it necessary for your inter-was unfit for hurman consump- the pilot yelled to the coloured.

tion. ests, we are not going to enter

boy: "When we did that last tail into competition."

It was proved that the accused spin, fifty per cent, of the people He added that it was obvious to Britain be had had a previous conviction for down there thought we were go- fore the war that if the United also been in jail for larceny.

a similar offence, and that he had ing to fall." States "the richest, the most powerful, the most self-contained country in the world"-desired FREE EDUCATION. to build the biggest navy they could do it. And in the light of WORK OF THE CHARK KWAN what happened at the Geneva conference and the cabled an- nouncements of the United States' contemplated naval pro- English in Hong Kong are freely At present Chinese students of gramme, it seems that she is just denounced as the typically suc- my man! How are you going to Resident: But, good heavens, not been lifted during the last going ahead and doing it. No cessful products of British Colon- beautify our village? quarter of the year. Practically stop, her if such is her intention, cannot do anything for China and next one, sir!

other country, obviously, can ial education who will not and all the trade effected by rail and it seems that we shall have the Chinese. But this unfavour transportation took place at the to fall back on Viscount Grey's able criticism will become mean-

advice and merely,concern our-ingless when the excellent work crowded tramcar, and one, noting end of the year, and says the seives with our own requirements, done by Chark Kwan Free School that the other had his eyes closed, report-"If the results were not letting the rest of the world is publicly known. brilliant they were at least an "gang its ain gate,” encouraging indication of eager-f ness on the part of merchants to transact business as circumstances permitted." This bears out everything that was said and written whilst the buy-

To the Editor of the "China Mail." In which Chinese students of both "A noo hat!" "exclaimed old cott against Hong Kong lasted. Sir, I was very pleased to sexes are requested to contribute Tom. "Well, ain't that a matter The Chinese merchant is prover- learn from the letter of the 50 cents. Their response to the for rejoicing?"

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE S. P. C. A.

SCHOOL.

It is an institution for the free!

"Yes, boss," replied Rastus; "an' fifty per cent, of de people in dia yere "plane thought we wuz goin' to fail, too!"

Tramp: Please, sir, could you kindly subscribe two shillings and sixpence to my fund for beautify- ing the village?

Tramp: By moving on to the

Two men were seated in a

said: "Bill, ain't yer well?"

"I'm all right," said Bill, "but éducation of poor Chinese child-1.do ate to see ladies standin'}"

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ren. It was established eight years ago and has since been]

Billie looked very serious, maintained by young Chinese

"You be lookin' glum this educattional exiles in this outpost morning, Billy," remarked old of the British Empire. There is Tom. "What's up with you?" - on Annual Subscription Campaign "Got a noo hati” replied Billy.

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boy):

bial for his conservativeness: he Honorary Secretary of the local appeal for the maintenance fund "Aye!" admitted Billy. "But is loth to depart from "olo S.P.C.A., published to-day, of the of the school has always been it's too small, and falls off if Oi custom," and if the normal chan-Society's intention of making an more generous than expected. augtat

appeal to the members of the The money raised is entrusted to nels of trade are denied him he general public for greater sup-bers of which are elected from yersilf, ye moth-eaten old thing!

Jan Executive Committee the mem-

Irish Cab-Driver: G'wan, shake. does not exhibit too great a readi- port.

different schools in the Colony (Confidentially to his passenger) There are, no doubt some dnce a year.

In this body theIt was the 'orse I was speakin' ness to divert his trade by eir people whose love of animals does most important figures are the cumlocutory routes. The mer- not extend beyond that of their Head Master, the Hon. Treasurer to ma'am! chants in Canton had for decades own pets, yet I feel sure that in and the Hon. Secretary. Since its

this Colony there must be hun-establishment the school has been Employer (to been wont to send their goods to dreds who are far from being extremely fortunate in securing You're the slowest youngster Hong Kong, either by rail or indifferent to the welfare of all the advice and assistance, of Dr. we've ever had. Aren't you quick SHERIDAN.-On August 9, 1927.

at the General Hospital. Shang-steamer, to be disposed of in the animals. hai, John Augustine Sheridan, world's markets. To have done lieve, have been received by the

Many liberal donations, I be Hong Kong University.

Lai Hsi-chi and Dr. Au Tai-tin of at anything?

Boy: Yes, sir. Nobody can get formerly of the Chinese Mari-

Finance.

tired as quickly as I can, time Customs and lately of the otherwise would have been to Society in the past, and while ap- British-American Tobacco Com- have ignored all their natural preciating the valuable support of the school was in a state of con- Three years ago the finance of

Phrenologist: The shape of pany, aged 50,

geographical advantages. When the generous donors, yet it is fusion. Mr. Lam Choi-chiu, B.A., your head, sir, suggests you are. hardly fair to expect the whole was then elected Hon. Treasurer. very destructive. Are you by any the boycott was enforced against responsibility of maintaining the During his term of office, Jume chance a soldier or boxer? Hong Kong, Tuesday, August 16, 1927. this Colony they found them- Society to fall on them.. I feel 1924-May 1926, Mr. Lam was re- The Client: I am neither. I

selves up against intimidation and that the proposed step of Inviting sponsible for the restoring of the am a furniture remover. coercion. They were not masters bers of the general public to, lending, producing, much to his credit, as many as possible of the mem- school to its sound financial foot-

Mr. Meekin was taking his in their own sphere. Even to their sympathy and interest, and the two balance sheets as shown family of 12 out for the day. transport goods a few miles along to assist in furnishing the Society below. Mr. Lee Pui-tong of Hong They reached the station, got the river they had to pay imposts with a regular source of income Kong University has been his their tickets, and were rushing

annually will meet with a ready worthy successor. both to soldiers and bandits or response. To take a share in the the hero who raised more than proud parent was touched on the Mr. Lee was towards a carriage, when their pirates. Little wonder that the supporting of an active move-$2,000 in the last financial cam-shoulder by a big policeman, boycott was not to the liking of ment for the benefit of our dumb paign.

friends will be regarded by all

Income. the Canton merchants and that, animal lovers as a welcome duty. June 1924-May 1925.. as the Maritime Customs report I wonder how many active June 1925-May 1926 .. states, the little trade with Kow. members there are on the books June 1926-May 1927 loon at the end of last year, was a list published by it yet.

of the Society. I have never seen

Expenditure. June 1924-May 1926. “an encouraging indication of I trust the Society's efforts will June 1925-May 1925 eagerness on the part of mer-result not only in greater finan- June 1926-May 1927... 1.820.02 chants to transact business as strength.Yours, etc.,

cial, but also in numerical

This article is necessarily in-

Shopkeeper (questioning boy complete without due praise to for a job, as errand boy): Can soon as circumstances permitted.”

those workers outside the Com- you do mental arithmetic? mittee. Miss Ruby Lee of French Boy: Yes, sir.

TRADE REFLECTIONS.

To dwell mentally always in the past may sound mournful and unsatisfying. What might have been" does not carry us far. The present, and still more the future, appeals more to us in commerce as in everything else. But a glance backward is at times not without its usefulness, for there- by we can see the mistakes and profit by the lessons they convey, even although the mistakes were not of our own making. Such reflections are but natural when there comes to us a copy of "The Foreign Trade of China for 1926 published by order of the In spector-General of Maritime Cus-along--and now proven up to the

It appears to be the primary duty of the Canton merchants to profit from the lessons of the boycott. It has been asserted all

SYMPATHIBER

Hong Kong, August 15, 27.

OYSTER POACHERS,

Convent

"What have y'been doing?" he asked, suspiciously.

$1.680.61

"Me? Why, nothing!" stam-- 2,221.73 mered poor Mr. Meekin. 2,527.90 "Then what's this crowd follerin' yeh for " asked the $1,509.41 policeman, waving his hand to-

1,826,24 wards the family.

Boy (promptly): Bad, air.

This, madam,

purred the

and Miss Kan Yuen

Shopkeeper: Well, what would Lan of St. Paul's sixty pounds of salmon at three- Girls' School.. each collected

pence a pound be? last year over $300. To these two enthusiastic social workers no toms." That portion depling hilt by the report of the Maritime boats containing six men each ap-in helping their less fortunate shopkeeper, "is all wool,

At 3 pm, on Sunday, eight the wish that they may persevere eulogium is more eloquent than with Kowloon and Canton claim Customs-that, whilst the mer-proached the oyster bed at Pak- brethren in years to come To Why, then, is cotton printed arat attention, and accordingly chants in Hong Kong suffer from lai, Nimwong, in Pingshan dis-Messrs. Kan Foon-cheung, Lee on this?" asked the customer extracts from these chapters are boycott those In Canton are trict from the direction of Fook Hoi-tung. Leung King-wan, looking at the small printed reproduced in this issue of the affected adversely to a far greater by the oyster, guard boats, the contributed $100 last year, the That, madam," replied the

wing, Namtao. When challenged Taung Po-ki, who individually ticket. "China Mail" in our commercial degree. The merchants in Hong crew of three of the boats opened school is much indebted to shopkeeper, "is to deceive the

Kong have all the protection of fire with rifles. The fire was The 1927 subscription cam- moths." sane and just laws. Those in promptly returned by the guard paign is now on, and any donation Canton are between the devil of boats, and this was so effective to the school is warmly appre. One day a boy took his aunt to

that the poachers beat a hasty reciated. the Labour Guilds and the deep treat. They sailed back in the The Chark Kwan Year Book before a portrait which showed a sea of ever-changing Govern direction of Namtao.

an art exhibition. They stopped

role is that of tax imposers. ments and officials whose only

page.

So far as concerns Kowloon

Tho

BITTEN BY CHOW

the comments and statistics are confined, of course, to the trade passing through the Maritime Customs. There was, owing to the peculiar conditions prevailing, Canton merchants may appear While visiting the Swedish a general decline in the import quiescent under the force of cir- Trading Company's godown, on trade by junka, but there were

cumstances, but it must Inevit the beach at Kennedy Town yes- heavy, decreases in the importa

terday Mr. Hallgorn, the mana- ably follow that, when all arti-ger of the Company was bitten by tions of foreign plece goods;

ficial restraints are removed, they a yellow chow dog belong whilst silk plece goods disappear will trade with Hong Kong with the Indian watchman ed altogether. Trade by the the same eagerness as before.

the godown.MI Kowloon-Canton Railway would Where they made money

ceived treatme have disappeared altogether, if they are likely

remedical practitic ake was taken to Kennedy the boycott of Hong Kong had money again!

obser

has just come out and will be sent man sitting in a high-backed on application to the Hon. Secre-chair. Nailed to the frame was a

Hong Kong. tary, Chark Kwan Free School, small, white placard 67-69, High Street (2nd floor), "What does it say on the card?

asked the aunt

SUNA FAMILY NECESSITY:EW

A portrait of J. F. Jones, by himself,

What fools these art people

Every family should be provided must be,” she muttered. Anyar with. Chamberlain's Pain Balm stall body can see Jones is by himself." times Sprains may be cured? In

mach less time when promptly treat-"|

ed. Lame back, lame shoulders, pains

dog in the side and chest and thenmate the pains cars ; some sort the 7 direasar, for

which it is especially valuabl

can be purchatod averywhere

Johnny where was Charts sirne innyAt the bott