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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1927.

BOOKKEEPER'S 50 YEAR'S SERVICE..

OFFICE PRESENTATION.

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOTI

"Tis a long month that has no ending!

In other respects, the draft BI A GOLDEN JUBILEE: and the regulations under it should be welcomed by all who de- sire to see rabies definitely| stariped out in the Colony,The] menace to human beings and to|- dogs themselves has existed too long already,The public must An event of uncommon Interest co-operate to the fullest extent was celebrated at the Office of Old Sandy M'Tavish was com- with the authorities if the objec- Messes. Gibb, Livingston & Co., at palled at last to consult the local noon on Saturday when Mr. Leo-doctor about.hla oyes. The doctor tive of the new measure is to be poida E. Osorio, bookkeeper, com sald, "Sandy, my man, if you don't reached.

pleted his 50th year of continuous give up whisky at once, and for aorvice with the firm. To mark the good you will certainly lose your occasion members of the firm in eyesight."

Hong Kong and Mr. Ozorio's neep-A, weel," replied Sandy with an CORRESPONDENCE. ciates in the office contributed for air of resignation, "I think I've a gift for présentation to Mr.lived lang enough in the world tao Ozorio.. The presentation was 500 a' that's worth seeing.”

THE SCOUT MOVEMENT.

To the Editor of the "Chian Mail")

made by Mr. L. J. Davies, principal)

of the firm in Hong Kong. Mr.

•

Mother: It is whispered that you

Davies tendered congratulations to and John aren't getting on. Mr. Ozorio upon his completion that; Daughter: Nonsense!. We did Sir, The announcement contain- day of his long association of fifty have some words, and I shot him, ed in the "Government Gazette" to years with Meaars. Gibb, Living- but that's as far as our quarrel ever the effect that the Hong Kong ston & Co.--an association which went.

Branch of the Boy Scouts Associa-was marked not only by its many

tion intends to apply to the years but by duties efficiently and Teacher: What is the "Order of Legislative Counell for BE faithfully carried out. He wished the Bath?" to further and protect the Mr. Ozorio

many more years of. Kid: Pa first, then Ma, then us activities of the Scout Movement in health and happiness and hoped kids and then the hired girl, Hong Kong 18, indeed, welcome that he would remain with the firm.

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news, and one can but hope that so that he might have the pleasure! Lawyer: What grounds do you this move will do something toward of attending the centenary in have for divorce? promoting something more than 1936 of Mesars. Gibb, Livingaton Peggy: Well, I'm married, ain't very casual interest taken by the & Co.'s Cafablishment in China. 17 great majority of the local Euro- He concluded by asking Mr.. pean community in this great Ozorio's acceptance of the gift "Someone told me you entertain- which had been subscribed for by ed your neighbours informally last

movement.

"Yes, I had a quarrel with my

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It is sometimes urged by critics his friends and associates in the night." of the Boy Scout Movement that an office. organisation with a General at its Mr. Ozorio briefly acknowledged husband on the front porch." head could not fail to be a military and thanked his chief for the pre- organisation, however, well dis-sentation, and the kind guised. Sir Robert Baden Powell's spoken of lifmself. reply is that there is no reason why an old circus horas, after he has

Fifty Years.

worda

Betty: Have you any green lip- stick?

- Drug clerk: Green Hipstick?

Betty: Yes, a railroad man is tak- ing me out to-night.

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"What caused that collision to-

the same

"Two motorists after pedestrian."

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"Still paying for your wife's European trip? I didn't know they were as expensive as that."

"They are when they go in for a

divorce."

Wife: Every time you see a

pretty girl, you forget you're mar red.

Husband: You're wrong, my fact with so much force. dear. Nothing brings home the

"So, my good man, you are in straftened circumstances 7"

"Straitened! Sir, if I was twins I'd be parallel."

right str-I'll get you in a jiffy.

Man with, boat-hook: It's all Disturbed Bather: "What the-? Haug it all, I'm not calling for help.

always sing in my bath.

finished his career in the ring, It is hot in the gift of many should not end his life in pulling a men to possess auch a splendid re- baker's cart or some other equally cord of service as that which has that puppies are not lia- useful "civt occupation. Since Sir been achieved by Mr. L. E. Ozorio. Mistress: What's been happening ble to become infected Robert's retirement from the Army In the whole history of the Colony Mary?

You've been a very long every talent that he разноваев, so far only two other similar cases time answering the bell? with rabies or that they are in no every inspiration of that wonderful have been recorded; they were Maid: Very sorry, madam, but wise a danger to any whom they intellect, all his time and hobbies, those of the late Mr. E. H. we'd just started a rubber when may bite during an epidemic of and much of his small income have d'Aquino, 1.8.0., in the service of you rang and honestly it's the first rabies. In a systematic cam-movement of which he is the centre. Mr. R. J. Remedios who died in

been devoted to the service of the the Hong Kong Government, and time I've been dummy since then. paign against rabies there should That the Boy Scout movement is January last after being for 51 be very little, if any, criticism of a great organisation few, I think, years in the employ of the Mer-day?" the new powers to be exercised will attempt to deny. Its real cantile Bank of India, Ltd. over dogs under three months of claim for recognition by every re- Mr. L E. Ozorio is an old pupil

sponsible man and woman of what- of St. Joseph's College and on leav ago. At the same time, too many soever nationality or creed, how-ing school on the October 29, 1877, "Don't you think she is older than people do not realise to the full ever, is seldom realised. At the became apprenticed in the office of she makes out?” the horrors of hydrophobia in a present time I believe the member. Messrs. Gibby Livingston & Co. In

"Well, anyhow,, she is not as ship 'is human person. Pasteur, if he re-with troops all over the world. In ture of his service that for fifty

just over 3,000,000 boys Hong Kong. It is a singular fen-young as she makes up." volutionised the treatment for many countries we find responsible long years he has kept continually this disease, may certainly be publie men and women devoting at his desk in the Hong Kong office their spare time to the movement, and only for a very short period of blamed indirectly for more gen- eral indifference to rables and of citizenship, service, brotherhood was he kept away thorugh illness.

training the boys to think in terms one month during half a century hydrophobia than existed before and peace, instead of in terms of Pasteur Institutes sprang up all suspicion, avarice, and war. These

A Splendid Record. From a junior clerkship in 1877 over the world. It is the duty of public-spirited men and women are he was gradually promoted in the building up an army of upright every Health Authority to com- and noble citizens and future sea office until in 1902 he was placed bat this indifference by stringent erations will have cause to thank in greater responsibility and in a position of trust by taking charge regulations ensuring the mini- them. mum of risk to the community extending, as

of the The brotherhood is a big

books of the Hong Kong one, Electric Co., Ltd., a duty which he it does, to every itself and to local canine life.

For three corner of the civilised world. No performed until 1921. There may be some criticism of one can question the wisdom of years after that he was given the regulations attached to the efforts with sympathy, or of kings tish Borneo Timber Co., Ltd.

Governments that view the boys' charge also of the books of the Bri-| Bill excluding the New Terri- who allow their sons to wear the In addition to and concurrently tories (other than New Kowloon) is certainly satisfactory to find years from 1887 up to this day he levelling uniform of the Scouts. It with, the above duties for forty from the scope of the measure. princes, potentates, prelates and has been the firm's trusted book- Within that area dogs may go professional men taking an interest keeper.. abroad neither muzzled nor on.

During the whole of the In the organisation. LEE-At his residence, 5. Gordon the lead. It may be thought that the Great War, Scouting may have for a period of one month,

To many, perhaps to most, before arm his only leave of absence was fifty years in the employ of the

Road, Kowloon, on October 20, this ought to be countered by the appeared something like playing at

"I hear there's a new baby at George Lee, Senr., aged 80

soldiers, whereas there was nothing years. Funeral takes place regulation forbidding the bring-military in the organisation from

your house, William," the teacher this afternoon at 4 o'clock, ating of dogs from the New Terri- top to bottom. Such elementary alvely under Mr. Hugh Bold Gibb, "I don't think so," replied the

Mr. Ozorio has worked succes said to a pupil. Pokfulem Cemetery,

drill as the boys practised was mere- tories (other than New Kowloon) by similar in character and purpose Mr. Henry Lowcock, Mr. A. G. one way he cries sounds to to any other part of the Colony to that which children were taught Wood, Mr. B. Layton, Mr. W. H. like he's had a lot of experi- Hong Kong, Monday, October a1, 1927, except with the permission in at school to enable them to move in F. Darby. Mr. C., S. Sharp, Mr. J. ence."

writing of the Colonial Veterinary confusion or delay, and the idea of Mackle and Mr. A. O. Lang and numbers, when necessary without W. C. Bonnar, Mr. C. Gordon Surgeon. Apparently the author-compulsory discipline without holds personal testimonials from his ities have never heard of the would have been a helpless mob tion with the manner in which he which even the German Army itself former chiefs of their own satisfac smuggling of dogs from one part was so foreign as to be almost anta Moral support of the excellent of the Colony to another, and genetic to the first principles of has carried out his duties.

Scouting. Society for the Prevention of have implicit trust in the Chinese

present chief is Mr. L. J. Davies. "You shouldn't say that, Tim," Mr. Ozorio's father was the late corrected his mother. "The Bible" Cruelty to Animals need not to observe the regulations in the held 200,000 Scouts together at the Mr. C. J. Ozorio who was also one says we must love, everybody." wean one's sympathy from the letter and the spirit. Several outbreak of the War as an active of the staff of the firm but saw abjects of the Ordinance to be months after the muzzling order was

"I know," was the reply: "but. association in full working order service in Canton at the time of the Mrs. Ginns wasn't allve when the

there a single "must" or passing of the, stirring "Hong" Bible was written." introduced into the Legislative came: into force unnuzzled, "shall." Indeed, even to call them days in that great centre of the Council "for regulating the keep-mangy-looking dogs were run-word, for each was a mere atate last century. One of Mr. Ozerlo's "aws" was almost a misuse of the China trade in the middle of the ing of dogs and for the prevention ning wild in Aplichau, a hamlet ment of what a Scout is or what he brothers, the late Mr. C. F. Ozario, expect you to obey him?" of the importation and spread of opposite Aberdeen, but nobody of what a Scout was obliged to do. was also employed in the Hong

does, with no mention of anything rabies." As a matter of fact dog seemed to care and nothing was Law 3-A Scout's duty is to be Kong office 54 years ago, while an- been married before." lovers ought to welcome the new done to prevent auch animals legislation for the protection of being taken by sampan or junk those animals. The periodical to other parts of the Colony. The cases of rabies in the Colony dur- same may, for all we know to the ing the last twelve months illus contrary, apply to the New Ter trates how difficult it is to ritories (other than New Kow- eradicate this disease in a con- loon), where the facilities for munity such as ours. The long smuggling dogs into other parts period during which the muzzling of the Colony are much easier orders has been in force demon on the Peninsula, at any rate. It strates that stricter measures are may be submitted that the type white washing a celling, repairing A new Handley Page wind alot her, "If you wish it, but you won't essential than ensuring that dogs of dog in the villages of the New Gas-mantles, hanging pictures, put device is being investigated by Im mind my mentioning the fact that I are either muzzled or led on a Territories is purely and simply wonder what.all these things had to being fitted to their entire fleet of your me velger jus

Ling up blinds, etc. One might perfal Airways with a view to its cut it at lunch-time to-day will string in public places, watch dogs, the ordinary domes do with Scouting, but the most her liners. It is understood the Air

AMMO superficial investigation

of the

PREVENTION OF RABIES.

In none of the ten laws which

Former Chiefs,

Hie

useful and to help others." comes other brother, Mr. E. C. Ozorio, who ance; but Law 8-A Scout smiles Shanghai office, worked there for nearer than any other to an ordin- loft Hong Kong and joined the is the sheet anchor of the movement. and whistles under all-difficulties" over 25 years until his death.

Looking down the long list-I

believe there are a hundred or more

of the badges which Boy Scouts

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ment on a neighbour, a judgment Timothy had been passing, judg- that was far from fattering.

"I hate the old cat," he cried, stamping his foot.

Mrs. Scales: "Does your husband

Mrs. Fins: Oh dear no. John's.

He was rather absent-minded, and his wife tied a piece of cotton, round his finger to remind him to get his hair cut. On his way home he noticed the cotton and entered

Yes, sir?" said the barber, a puzzled note in his voice.

are encouraged to win, one is WIND SLOT DEVICE. his barber's shop. struck by the complete absence of ly military. Although that of a Any test, which seems even indirect handy-man might be suspected of

ficiency Include such things as a naval meaning, its tests of pro-

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"Eh? Oh, yes, cut my hair, please, commanded the absent- minded one.

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One of the most important pro- tle pet being unknown or rare, and movement shows that the title of Ministry intend to test its adapti vialons of the new Ordnance Is that any muzzling order would be Scouts was little more than one bility to all types of service with a Small girl (to neighb that exercising control over dogs superfluous because of the lack wyer of the sugar-costing on the fair here that it will be found sult you of all ages Hitherto puppies of official staff to secure its en-others being the picturesque unii Regarded by many air experts. as,

wholesome pill of moral training, able for widespread adoption, under the age of three months forcement. That in itself does the numerous badges, and the the most important development have been excluded, merely to not, however minimise the

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