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دعا

Medcalfe, who served in the Bri- tish Navy for seven years, hay- ing flown over the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1927.

MOONCAKE FEAST.

To-day's Big Chinese To-day's Big Chinese RRAPS PRAPS NOT!

Festival.

STILO

Legend Of Archer-Emperor And,

His Concubine.-- ne

On October 1 our choice will be decided between "The Fun o' "the Fair" and the fun o' the fare.

The loss of these aviators brings the total toll claimed by the Atlantic in recent flights to||LOCAL BUSINESS SETTLEMENT: nineteen and, naturally enough, there has been considerable dia- cussion' as to whether dction should be taken to control the offering of financial induce Mooncake Feast has more than

Lady: I put it on a very im- ments for the undertaking of normal significance for Hong portant letter and posted it. It such terrible risks. It is difficult Kong this year on account of the has not been received. I want

concern felt in Chinese finance

you to understand. that I shall The Mid-Autumn Festival or buy my stamps elsewhere if this

when ac-

Shopkeeper: Yes, madam, I remember very well your buying aatamp":

A traveller In Scotland saw an

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to see how the Governments of the respective countries could in- Chung-chin chieh, to give Ita terfere other than demand a the 15th day of the 8th moon. It

classical rendering, falls to-day, occurs again: certain standard of efficiency of is one of the four settlement days old couple arguing in the road, the aviators and planes concern in Chinese business ed. Such action was, indeed, re- counts should be squared up and and asked the cause of the dis-

puta. a fresh start made for the next "We're no disputin' at all," cently foreshadowed in America settlement, Winter Solstice, three answered the man. We're and is already in operation in days before Christmas. Then baith o the same mind. I hae Britain. To control the un- comes the biggest day of the year, got a half-croon in my pooch, an China New Year's Day. The daunted spirit of those who real other settlement is at the Dragon she thinks she's no goan to get ise the risks and pit their endur- Boat Festival, on the 5th day of it-an' I think the same." ance and skill against them is the 5th moon.

The latest nonsense story con- a task no Government could hope

No Real Anxiety.

cerns a man, who asked a well- Disturbed conditions in the ad-informed friend: to achieve. Progress must

jacent territory is the main cause "Where do all the old motor be achieved at a cost and al- of the volume of trade being be- cars go?" though to many the cost of low normal. Money is not scarce recent flights appears to be far but it is not finding its way freely

Into business. Demand not being! too high there is considerable too big, rates of interest are net window, Jimmy?

Tommy: Obi Who broke your truth in the statement of Sir too high. Fortunately, long

Jimmy: Mother! But it was Sefton Brancker that one can credit is now almost unheard of in father's fault; he ducked, no more stop a man from flying of money needed for the settle- Nam Pak Hong and the amount

the Atlantic, if he is efficiently ment is comparatively small. It

Brown returned equipped, than one can prevent is felt that there will be instances triumph from an auction sale him from attacking Mount be arrived at but there is no real with an inscription on it.

where a compromise will have to bearing a massive brass plate

anxiety over the outcome, nor is any crash anticipated.

Everest.

CORRESPONDENCE.

LADIES' COLOUR FUND.

An Immortal Potion. Tradition places the origin of the festiv.. t about 2,160 B.C. when lived the famous archer- Emperor Hao I (Hau Ngai in Cantonese).

(Th the Editor of the "Chins Mall."luminating the heavens when the He shot nine of the ten suns Sir. It is with much pleasure sun god besought him not to make that I ask you to announce that a bull's eye of the tenth. the Ladies Colour Fund for the For this boon he was given a Hong Kong Volunteer Defence potion which would make him im- Corps which closed on Septem- mortal with a home in the sun. ber 1 amounts to $1,247,50.

Before he could take the potion

"They don't," was the reply.

Mrs.

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Mr. Brown pressed hard for an explanation.

"Well, my dear, it was such. a bargain," said Mrs. Brown.

"But what on earth can we use it for?"

Mrs. Brown stuck to her guns, "You can never say when it will come in useful," she said, "Sup man named Ernest Jones, who is posing our daughter marries a a dentist."

Passer-by: Hello! What's the matter, little boy? Are you lost? Little Boy: Yes, I am. I

mileage accomplished and speed of travel. The first round-the- world fliers to arrive here had yet the most difficult section of the route to negotiate when in Hong Kong two and a half years ngo, whilst other fliers had not! the Atlantic crossing to their credit as have Brock and Schlee. If they carry on from Hong Kong as successfully as they have up to the present they No. 5,WYNDHAM ST„HONGKONG) should easily beat the record of Telephones Central 22 & 4641.

the Americans who, by steamer Cable Address:-Mail, Hongkong.and acroplane, completed the cir-

cuit of the globe, within twenty eight days. It was in order to beat this record, and-of course -to establish the feasibility of long distance aeroplane flights, that they decided to carry on Owing to the amount collected Every year she returns to Eastward when they arrived at being larger than what was at mother earth and mooncakes are fact, the sheep was born in New Croydon. If they continue to pro-cided to offer to defray the cost This titbit of Chinese legend Zealand, but it is of English

of the King's Colour as well as has been commercialised into a parents. that of the Regimental one, the very popular stage play, being one grant of both Colours having of the star numbers of Mei Lan "That golfer going out must be worth watching. Just look been sanctioned by His Majesty. Fang's repertoire. Mei Lan Fang

I am, etc.,

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MARRIAGE.

LAYTON-WRIGHT-On June 18, in London, Geoffrey Bendyahe Layton, of Hong Kong, to Vera Estelle Wright.

gress at the same rate they should be back at San Francisco within three weeks of setting out.

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The successful accomplishment of their purpose will do much to Hong Kong, Saturday, Sept. 16, 1927. - | strengthen confidence in the feasi-

A SATURDAY CAUSERIE.

bility of long distance fights and to counteract the depression caus- ed by the failure of so many At lantie. flights and the loss of gal-

Lady to New Maid: And what is your name?

The warm and ready response which had to be prepared in an might a known better'n to come with which the idea has been urn at night with devout prayera out with gran'-ma. She's always met is a pleasing testimony to meanwhile, a naughty concubine losin' somethin'. the Colony's appreciation of the by name of Shang Ngo drained services of the Volunteer Corps. the urn to Its last drop while her The lists of subscribers are very spouse slept through the watch representative and include all night service.

Light as a fairy, the concubine Sections of the Community. It Is intended to enter all names in fled to the moon to escape the a book to be presented to Volun-archer's wrath. teer Headquarters.

Thrown out of the Moon!

first asked for, it has been de- eaten in her honour.

Owing partly to the remoteness of the aerodrome but more parti-lant lives offered up on the altar.

cularly to the vagueness. even

(Sd) PENELOPE CLEMENTI.

Government House,

. Hong Kong

Sept. 8, 1927..

WHITE ELEPHANTS,

of progress. Outposts of the Has any one an Elephant

New Maid: Minnie, raum! Lady: Oh, well, I will expect a. maximum amount of work done.

Fussy Customer: Is that Eng- lish mutton?

Butcher: Well, as a matter of

is the great Peking female imper- at the crowd following him."

"Rather; those are the boys sonator who is accepted as the

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best Chinese actor of the present who sell his lost balls." day. His visit to Hong Kong in 1922 was attended with great face is so cut up it isn't even Hubby (feeling his mug): My

success.

Tradition is not strictly adhered funny.

to on the stage. The play ends Wife: Yeah? Ordinarily it's with Hao I being thrown out of quite fanny. the moon after a hot pursuit of his concubine.

World-Wide Observance.

It is a harvest festival in that

"Imogene took umbrage at something I said."

"Well, that's all right, so long.

amongst those in charge of ar./ Empire such as Hong Kong That's white and therefore sim- the tea-houses reap their annual as she didn't get mad."

have much to gain by the

trunk

If such there be just take his And soothe him if he's in a funk, And lead him with compassion To give to Hong Kong Women's

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ply can't Be put to any use at home, rangements as to his possible ar- rival there were few other than success of flights which demon But simply turned adrift to ream? flying officers and men to welcome atrate the feasibility of long dis- the American round-the-world tance air travel and hasten the Allers when they landed at the Kal time when travel to and from the motherland can be accomplished Tack Reclamation yesterday. The Colony, however; is none the less in less than half the present time: warm in its welcome and in its For their own sake and that of appreciation of the gallant progress first, and lastly for our achievement of these two aviators own and the sake of the future who have now flown twelve thou- aerial service of which they are For at Lee Gardens (see above) sand miles in a fortnight, having the pioneers, we wish the two White Jumbos find just what they braved the dangers of the trans- fliers who left Hong Kong for A nice new home and lots to eat Atlantic crossing, the dust storms Shanghai this morning every auc- And sweet repose for tired feet.

of Burmah and India and the con- trary monsoons prevailing at this time of the year. It is typical of the thoroughness which has en- abled them to progress so success- fully in their world travels that

Guild.

love.

cess during the remainder of the voyage and the honour at the hands of both their own and other bring a stream of buyers of moon countrymen which they have, so

To make up for the rush occa richly deserved.

sioned by the mooncake season,

cake.

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harvest. Moon-shaped cakes

"Who was that old gent you with wonderful ingredients are made months ahead of the festi were talking to?" val and shipped to all parts of the

"I don't know.

Let's see if

world where Chinese are to be his name is in his wallet." found. Even small Chinese shops

"Pa, why do you have to pay in the South Sea Islanda and in from the sale of mooncakes once Any work out of him?”!”· Alaska make considerable profits a lawyer first before you get "Well, it's like the quarter you a year. Chinese delight in these

put in the meter before you get any gas,"

delicacies.

Another feature is the making and sale of fancy paper lanterns with which Chinatown will be de- corated to-night.

Actually the menfolk take little

note of the religious or social side of the festival except to par

take ina celebration at West Point to-night.sg

Willesden Magistrate: "Was the prisoner angry?"

Witness: "No, but rather

aerated.""

"Too much hot air I suppose."

For years there had been a bitter feud between MacGregor and MacTavish, but at last Mac- Gregor decided' It was time to bury the hatchat.

Must Chin Chin Joes. Schools and most of the labour guilde in the Colony make a holl day of it. The women, of course,

So he approached MacTavish, Whilst Brock and Schlee are tea-houses close down for three must chin chin joss. adding to the laurels America has days immediately after the festivances for a nominal fee at such peace Then MacGregor sug- Europeana can see the obser- and they shook hands and made val, so as to give their staff a

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they declined all offers of nouris recently won in the matter of rest. A good many of the shops Places like Lee Garden, East gested a drink. ment or rest until the engine was long distance flights, calamity in the Colony observe the day BS Point, and at Sincere's Roof "An" noo," said he, as they

| Garden,"

reached the village hostelry, "what'll ye hae?"

"A double whisky."

There ya go.

completely overhauled and a de- kokos

Mooncake shops have displayed fect remedied which became ap. seems to have befallen the parti- a holiday. parent shortly before their descipants in yet another traps Up-country the day is not exfor the past. fortnight topical

actly harvest festival as the cent, Coming at the end of a and Lieut. Mëdcalfe, two officers some time before. Recent incle on the political situation. Some row all over again

Atlantic flight. Captain Tully crops, will have been gathered signboards, mostly with a bearing eight hours

flight not to men-

ment weather, however, has made of the designs are not too compli tion the almost continual strain of who gave up their positions with it a bad harvest for the vast nummentary to various personages in the preceding thirteen days the US, aerial forestry patrol in ber of agriculturists in Kwang the limelight at present but they constitute good advertising, and their action in. buckling to i order to compete for the prize tung province Liverpo

at a

Sincere Co. Roof Garden.

(Continued at fout of preceding three hours fob provides an in. of U.S. $250,000 offered by the

The Sincère Cols, Roof Garden

Column.) spiring example of endurance director of a large brewery con- is specially decorated in its cale which alone should earn them the cern, have not been heard of bration. In the centre of the successful, accomplishment

since they left Newfoundland on covered up.por

is erected a bea Both officer bad their object

made of coloured their boo framework,ɑ

Tất upon popla accorol

Of the aviators who have called cred

at Hong Kong their record stand pre-eminent both in regard to the bolder of the

kar services

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The tense electric force was in the air. It wouldn't be long now - before the storm broke, People went about with pained expressions on their usually happy-go-lucky... carefree faces, furtively glancing here and there as if in search of shelter from the threatening, storm.

Buti

was that

banged, and an angry,

voice demanded.