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CONFUCIUS SAGEWAND

· PHILOSOPHER

PRAPS PRAPS NOT!

Young Wife: "Don't you like the lower crust of the ple?" thought it was the paper plate.".

Husband: "Oh, pardon me? I

A DOUBLE EVENT

Among the great men who have lived since the dawn of Chinese history thora is none whose name will live longer than Govt. Advertising

that of Confucius, philosopher, Although at first sight it may sage and teacher, in whose strike the render as a domestic honour and memory celebrations issue, we wish to direct attention are held throughout China on Strolling through the field & to the attitude of the Licensing

Customer (doubtfully): "Is it: a pedigree dog?"

Dealer: "Pedigree? Why if this dog could talk he wouldn't. speak to either of us!"

Board in regard to their announce this, his birthday. Born in the young man spied a bull rushing ment appearing in a morning con- reign of Ling Wang of the Chow towards him. He raced to the temporary,This announcement,

dynasty, 550 B.C., Confucius was fence and clambered over into the thorn in a way addressed to a native of the present province next field, where he encountered a calf and kicked it, and said in a censees, is in every sense of the of Shantung, the then Kingdom defiant tone, "Now fetch your

term a public notice and as such, of Lu

&

we submit, should have appeared At the age of three, his father father.". ony. It is not a question of "sour married. A year later, a son was lady who was inquiring about her in all the newspapers of the Cot died and at aineteen he got

A police inspector said to grapes," this action on our part in Li, (meaning fish) in remem- we'll do our best; but if your hus horn to him whom he christened missing husband: Well, madam, awing the attention of our readers to this example of official brance of & present in the form band hasn't been home for 12 remissness, because other journals The next year he entered into him. I'm worrying about. What I of a fish given by a prince, weeks, Lady: Oh, it's not have been ignored. There may, politics having been appointed by want is the sample of ribbon I so far as we are concerned, how Kwei Tse, the prime minister of sent him out to match! ever, be a touch of personal anti-Lu as a receiver of grain on be pathy in the matter, for we recall half of the government. At the that it is only a few weeks ago age of twenty-two, he was ap we received payment for adver- tisements inserted at the order of

pointed inspector-general of the Licensing Board and which flocks and pastures. had not been paid for over a long used to teach the people to be

In his spare time, Confucius his trip to Scotland ?" period. We had, as a matter of filial and fraternal to their reply "All his life Ikey has had "Oy, such a humbug!" was the fact, to threaten to take drastic families, respectful and obedient an ambition to see the bonny action before we received our to their superiors,. The sage, banks of Loch Lomond. Like the money. Seeing that the Govern-

Two friends met in the street. Vell, Mr. Rosenbaum," said ane, "and how did the Ikey enjoy

ment gets so much free advertis- however, distinguished himself song says, you know, but don't ing, as witness the Post Office ness, piety and gravity, and in Believe me, Mr. Goldstein, ven he in childhood by his thoughtful mention Scotch songs to Ikey and Radio Office notices, we sug gest that it should deal fairly later years he took these into got there he found not a bank in with public and Press alike in re

actual practice.

the place. No, not so much as, gard to notices emanating from

He resigned his office at the rehny bank!" bodies like the Licensing Board. done on the death of his mother, age of twenty-four, This was

for whom, according to Chinese custom, he had to observe the period of mourning for twenty- seven months.

and

turn of at least a majority of the delinquent thirty-five but an ad- The Hong Kong Realty dition of a more imposing charac-Trust Co., Ltd., announce the issue of an interim dividend of 30 ter.

cents per share.

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We have in common with most

Mr. A. O, Smith, the popular Hong Kong folks, the very hap piest recollections of last year's has returned to the Colony after a manager of Messrs. Whiteaway's, performances of "Merrie Eng-pleasant holiday at Home." land," which were most admir- ably presented in every respect Bailiff of the Supreme Court, re Mr. E. L. Stainfield, Usher and and it was sheer delight, musical- turned from leave to-day by the ly and histrionically, to witness 6.3. "Changte" from Australia. them, so much so that it strikes

nrather jarring note to learn that the effort did not financially quite pay its way. The loss was small; but there should have been no loss; and we trust that the public

He held office, from thirty-five to forty-two years of age, under the prime minister of the Kingdom of Tsal. Here he had opportunity of consulting with the prince, but ministers, he had to return to his owing to the corrupt and jealous native land.

Elsie (aged five): "Sister told me to entertain you until she comes down."

Mr: Bow: "Oh, she did, eh?" Elsie: "Yes-and I'm not to answer too many, questions,”

The Attorney-General refused to send troops to supervise the Chicago primaries. Where the mistake was in not calling their Cook County folks made their remarkable town "Chicaragua.

of the Lu Kingdom, having pre-in the blood of Farmer Harris'

At the age of fifty-one, he was appointed magistrate of a district Spring was in the air and, even viously refused to take up an apson, Sammy. pointment given by a rebellious official,

"Falthere" he said, "spring be Mr. D. Trafford will deliver a

about, for I've heard the guckoo." lecture on "wireless" at the St. him ground. He was appointedReckon as it be a two-legg'd

His ability, however, gained (Cuckoo), Peter's Church Young Men's Secretary of the Board of Public guckoo as thee'st heerd, Sanimy, Club House on Monday next at Works, and later Secretary of the 8.15 p.m..

"Thee be a loir, for, it b'ain't Treasury,

then."

Timson: "I say, old man, can you lend me a fiver?"

Wife:Now that you have made a failure in raising fruit, what will you do?"

The forthcoming marriage is Having been promoted to be generally will roll up in much announced of Mr. B. O. Suther-acting prime minister of the land, architect, of No. 368, the Kingdom of Lu, Confucius, was larger numbers when the Society, Peak and Miss C. N. G. G. greatly envied by the prince of a Jimson (who is a greengrocer): as they intend to do, presents a Oswald of Tai Hing, Foochow, neighbouring kingdom, for the Sorry, I can't. Trade is bad. few performances of the truly Fukien province, China.

prosperity of his country. After Even that pretty young widow at Confucius had held this office for No. 36. has stopped ordering. ap. Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1928, delightful operetta (we believe it

three months, this prince pre- ples since that handsome bache may properly be termed) known A Warrant has been issued for sented a number of beautiful for doctor came to live next door:

the arrest of a young Chinese women skilled in music and danc- to her." ae "Tom Jones." We have to ad- named Yip Kwan, described as a ing to the prince of Lu in order mit that we are more familiar shop foki and a native of Tung to destroy the influence of Con- with Fielding's masterpiece, koon district. According to a re fucius. This proved a success.

port made to the police by Yip For the nonce, to get away which forms the basis of the Shuen assistant manager of the Corruption next set in the gov- from the bewildering intricacies libretto than with the musical Kwong Sing Cheong marine store ment. However, after futile of China's politics and the peren- score, but for all that we intend dealers, of No. 80, Gilman-bazaar, remonstrances, Confucius resign

ed. nial discussions on disarmament to see at least one performance of Yip Kwan is alleged to have ab

sconded with $8,000 belonging to some narrow escapes from viol with a self-starter?" said a by- Leaving Lu, Confucius had "Say, why don't you get a car and other similar soul-stifling this delightful composition when the Kwong Sing Cheong firm. The ence: Once he was surrounded stender to an elderly negro who subjects, it is a pleasure to turn the Philharmonic, Society present money was entrusted to Yip Kwan by soldiers who were misled by was wearily cranking his car. to the more humble though perit--and if every adult European to pay to the Chung Wah Steel his resemblance to a rebel.

Co., Bank of Canton Building, and

And "Well, you see, Boss, Ah'd be haps more useful activities of one and American in the Colony does to the Roga Co., Connaught-road on one other occasion. he had wonderin' all de time if she would of our oldest social societies Ukewise the Society, we believe, Central,

a narrow escape from death be a-startin' when Ah didn't

Besides revising the "Odes," want her to Hong Kong Philharmonic Society will be quite satisfied. A few

-and to read once again their years ago. Tom Jones was most COLONY'S HEALTH annual report. From it we learn elaborately and charmingly pre-

WEEK

TWELVE CHINESE CASES

the additions to the "Book of

a

Husband: "Well, now I'll write book on the subject.

Changes and the compilation of "Reginald," said the Sunday the Book of Records, Confucius school teacher, during a lesson on was the author of the "Spring and the baptismal covenant, can you

the character and ruling of the to baptism? Yes, ma'am, emperors), and the book of "Filial aid Reginald, "water and s Duty, A

baby!" Out of three thousand disciples Notifiable disease in the Colony Confucius had in his life, seventy- last week, exclusively Chinese two of them had distinguished cases, was as follows (based on themselves. His grandson Tse reports to the Medical Officer of See later became the teacher of Health) ang Mencius, who is ranked next to

Smallpox from the city re- Confucius.

A would-be humorist, meeting Scotsman, resolved to haver: Joke at Jock's' expense. "Hilo, eight-in-pence for a shilling Jock" he said, "I'll give you

Righto, said Jock, eager to

that the Society financially sented by the Shanghai AD.C., NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST Autumn Annal (a record upon tell me the tive things necessary flourishes, which may be taken as and evoked general admiration in an indication that it la funda the Model Settlement. We must mentally sound. Numerically, it see to it that Shanghal does not appears to be likewise in a satis. get ahead of us in this respect: factory condition, though it is. It is good too to know that the somewhat depressing to read ever-frestr stream of Gilbert and that no fewer than thirty-five Sullivan is to be tapped and that names have had to be erased from the "Phil", intends to present the membership roll for failure "Patlonce," one of the Savoy gistration, districts 6" from Kow- He died at the age of seventy effect an exchange which he

to the total 6; 3 deaths during the three d neglect to pay their annual sub-operas most attracti

week Confucius, it should be noted, thought would put him alxpence scription. Perhaps it is some publies

Diphtheria 1 case from Kow-did not institute any religious to the good; and handed over what drastic to have had theIt is ticularly pleasing to loon; 1 death a

system, but simply confined his shilling, Enteric fever (typhoid) teachings in moral and political The other placed eight pennies Society is again to cases from the elly, 1 from duitles in his land a

talented servicen Bhaukiwan, 1 from the New Ter as their ritories total amik

Fandiof

names removed, for in our thic know that tuating population quite a few of have the h the members may be here to-day of Mr. W and off to the oth world to-morrow, ultimately to re- Mr. R. Davis a turn with every

enewing gentlemen will”

For the honorary music

In honour of this great philoso"Here, what's this?velled pher, many temples were bullt in different cities in Ching, Sacri- Eight In-pence, rejoined

humorist fices are made by high officials

with laugh batt, eht

answered Jock, but ten on a piece of red paper for the shilling is! students to pay respect to on the

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