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Man is happiest

when dispensing good cheer.

It calls for discrimination, and a real knowledge for subtleties that

make

happy friendship.

THE CHINA MAIL,

WHITEAWAYS

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1928,

Hong Kong, much more than in On account of Mr. B. E. Lind- other places, show a very decid- sell being indisposed, Major C. Willson, O.B.E, sat in the First ed tendency to act in the man- Court at the Central Magistracy

ner of most monopolies. They this morning.

appear to be unenterprising in the extreme and arbitrary to a high

Mr. Chungshu Kwei,manag- ing editor of "The China Critic,

PRAPS-PRAPS NOT!

It was in a sleepy village that A stranger who

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR and an unwholesome de staying in Hong Kong at the it happened.

NOW OPEN

ORNAMENTS

SQUEAKERS

came

was passing through the place entered the one and only hair- dresser's establishment. `

"How soon can you cut my

gree. They lack what is, after King Edward Hotel, all, the beat spur to efficiency, down on the "Empress of Rus-

Blå," namely, a vigorous and healthy competition. But that is no Three man, armed with re- reason why Hong Kong residents volvers, held up the inmates of hair?" he asked."

No. 16 Argyle-street last night

The barber looked up from his should tamely submit to the and stole $100. A report, waS

the Mongkok police book, rubbed his eyes, and shook effects of auch lack of enterprise made to

himself. Then he turned to his “ and inefficiency. They should station.

somnolent apprentice. on all occasions and by all means

Ladies' Night at the European their power-principally Young Men's Christian Associa- through the medium of the Press tien, Kowloon, held last night, the 'Argus' office, and ask the unhesitatingly ventilate their was enjoyed by a large attend-editor if he's finished editing the ance. There was a musical pro-paper, I want my scissors to cut grievances and condemn what is gramme and a guessing competia gentleman's hair if he's done so flagrantly and obviously at tion. fault in our public utility con- cerns.

the

for

TOYS

GAMES

in

DOLLS

BOOKS

SOLDIERS

TEA SETS

BALLS

RATTLES

In short, it calls for DEWAR'S

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As a mark of respect, flags at the Wing On Co's premises were

of

"John," he said, “Pop over to

with them."

帽

flown at half-mast yesterday fol- At a horse. auction a weedy- lowing the death in Shekki, looking brute was led into the Heungshan, of the mother H.E. The Governor, Sir Cecil Mr. Gock Chin, one of the prin- Clementi, K.C.M.G., has consent-cipals.

ed to open the New Wesleyan

Praya East, on Wednesday, Jan. 80, 1929, at 5.80 p.m.

ring. The gentleman on

the rostrum let himself go a little in describing its virtues, Sallors and Soldiers' Home on While on patrol near Sung "Look, gents," he said, "here's Wong Terrace, Kowloon City, 8 fine little hunter. Не is yesterday an Indian constable

stronger than he looks, and game, discovered the body of a Among the "Malwa's" passen-Chinese girl, aged about 16. too. My word, there's not a gers who disembarked here to There were no marks of injury fence in Leicestershire he's re- day were Miss G. Garson, Mr. on the body.

fused, Got some of the best blood in England in him, too. The forthcoming marriage is announced of the Rev. H. Mars- Handsome, mettlesome, fearless, den, of the London Mission, that's wot he is. Now, what am Mr. Kodaka, the pearls expert, Tingchow, Fukien, to Miss E. bid for him?"

Pause then a tired voice: arrives in Hong Kong on Decem- Bottomley, No. 48, Marlborough-

"Two-ten." ber 14 and, on the next day, will street, Oldham, Lancashire, who

"Thank you, sir," said the nuc open his exhibition of pearls in is coming to Hong Kong by the

tioneer with alacrity, mises in St. George's-building. Messrs. Komer & Komor's pre-s.s. "Kalyan."

yours."

W. R. Eldridge and Mr. A. C. Bowker from Shanghai, and. Miss N. O'Neill from Kobe.

he's

Mr. John Contes,

the leading

for the method of transporting motor cars across the harbour

With nine years' experience of have quite a lot to learn from A fire broke out in a toalyard entertainment in the Far East other concerns

elsewhere who at Wai Ching-street, Yaumati, to their credit, the Manila Shows

after midnight, last are now busy at Praya East re- English tenor, who is 68 years. run the business, on

up-to-date shortly

night involving about 200 tons of clamation putting up their struc-of age, can tell a good story with

giant sea the best of the youngsters. lines.

Could anything be more coal. The Kowloon Fire Brigade ture, Ferris Wheel,

One that he is fond of relating primitive than the present turned out and in less than half planes," etc. Doors will open at

concerns 籍 certain newly-rich 6 p.m. to-morrow. methods adopted? To transport an hour the fire was subdued.

man, who was stocking his one's car across the harbour one

Among the passengers arrived library, which occupation was Colonel F. S. Exham, D.S:O., has, especially in the absence of who is Deputy Director of Ord-n Hong Kong by the s.8. "Em- causing him considerable anxiety. At last, in despair, he called in a chauffeur, all sorts of annoy-Inance Service both in the press of Russia" (from Canada

ances

.:

to contend against the North China Command and in the via Japan and Shanghai) yester- an expert bookseller, and, after South China Command, arrived day were Mrs. K. H. Beavis, Mr. many suggestions and a final or- chief worry being the putting on in Hong Kong this morning by and Mrs. T. H. Burgess, Mr. der for a complete library, he and the taking off of the car. the P. & O. a.s. "Malwa" from A. M. Birchall, Mra, H. Gittins, turned to his adviser and said:

Sir Elly Kadoorie, K.B.E., Com.

"By the way, I don't so much The means of transport still con- Shanghai.

Leg Hon., Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mrs. care what's inside the books, but tinues to be a lighter of none too

An appointment to the post of S. Murray, Mr. H. W. Page, what I want is for the outsides

Mr. R. R. Roxburgh.

of 'em to look nice. Something up-to-date an appearance, and Sub-Dean of Holy Trinity Cathe-

real stylish, you know, and blow been made when one appears on the scene dral, Shanghai, has

At the Marine Court yester- the expense." the board which one should in the appointment of the Rev. day, before Comdr. J. B. Newill,

to rest

upon

An-

"In that case, sir," replied the a bookseller, "I would suggest that

imagine would be in readi-Vernon G. Sutcliffe, MA., Vicar D.S.O., K.N., the master of

of St. Peter's, Paddington. Mr. ness for the use of the car Sutcliffe is an M.A. of Trinity cargo boat was fined $10 for you have them bound uniformly is conspicuous College, Dublin, and served as an causing an obstruction inside the in morocco."

"Bound in Morocco!" roared Yaumati typhoon shelter.

"No, by its absence. That is as Army Chaplain during the war. other boatmaster, charged with the newly-made Croesus.

anchoring his craft in the South-certainly not. Don't you realise to the putting on process. Yesterday saw another heavy ern Fairway and causing an the matter is urgent? I want In the taking off of the car one list of small-pox cases in the obstruction, was discharged on the confounded things bound at meets with a similar unpleasant Colony. Twelve were reported in the ground of insufficiency of evi-jonce."

for one has to

the Kowloon registration district dence. and two in the city, making four-

MADAR-On December 3. at experience

Paulun Hospital, Shanghai, take an actual physical part teen in all. There was also one Among those disembarking at "I hear the audience last night to Mr. and Mrs. A. Madar, in the operation.

Absurdly case of diphtheria from Kowloon Hong Kong from the outward, was rather cold, Mr. Hamfat?" a daughter.

primitive the whole affair, and one of enteric fever (typhoid) bound P. & O. 8.8. "Mantua" "Most of the people were at

from the city. All patients con-yesterday were the Hon. Sir first, but when they remembered: and the time is long since cerned are Chinese.

Joseph Kemp, C.B.E, K.C, the that they had paid good money overdue for better motor trans-

Attorney General), Mr. W. Bell to see the show they got quite COLLACO-On December 2, at port facilities being provided. The Bazaar Committee of St. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lang, Mr. T. R. thot!"

24a, North Szechuen Road Extension, Shanghai, Jose. And not only is the service quite Vincent de Paul have pleasure in Rowell, Mr. G. Morrison, Capt. acknowledging receipt of the and. Mrs. A. Stewart, Mr. E. phine, second daughter of unsatisfactory, it is altogether following gifts to their forthcom- Ralphe, Mr. and Mrs. P. Lanigan, Instead of a North-east Coast the lite Leo Jose Vicente much too expensive. Not soling bazaar:-French Convent, Commodore R. A. S. Hill, Pay Collaco, aged 29.

Hong Kong, Friday, Dec. 7, 1928.

HONG KONG'S PUBLIC UTILITY.COMPANIES

much so as it used to be when fancy needle-work articles; Mrs. Lt-Comdr. Pasmore, Pay Lt colliery closing down the miners $8-(If we remember aright) Jawitt, knitted articles: C. Chan, W. G. Tighe, Surg. Lt. F. Dolan, suffered a reduction in wages of Star Store, 2,000 cigarettes; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Stimson, Pay five per cent, as a loan to be paid was charged for every car.

It Kwong Sang Hong. Ltd., toilet Sub-Lt. Petre, Lt. T. Leahy, Mr. back when trade revived.

One pay morning the under- is much less now, but it is much articles,

L. H. V. Booth, Mr. D. Temple- ton, Mr. and Mrs. E. Davidson, manager on going to the pay too much, even reduced.

standing discussing matters. He Then we have," in

The Indian constable, charged Mr. A. S. Mackichan and Sub-office noticed a group of the Peak with assaulting a young girl on

Lt. Bryans.

naturally asked what the meet- Tramway, one more public the hillside at Kowloon City, was

ing was about, and he received the reply: "This, sir, is a meet-

Somerset

men

Of Hong Kong's public utility utility concern that is run on committed by Mr. E. T. Wynne- companies much might be said lines that might at least admit Jones, at the Kowloon Magistracy SAHARA AIR ROUTE ing of the shareholders."

yesterday. that perhaps would be just as of not a little improvement. To Fitzroy prosecuted on behalf of well left unsaid meanwhile. If say nothing of the altogether the Crown and Mr. d'Almada WHAT FRANCE HOPES TO

He was working on a high DO BY 1930 ridiculously heavy charge made (instructed by Mr. Leo d'Almada,

building, when he fell. In fall- one expects perfection from any

Snr.), appeared for the defend- of them one is likely to be dis- for monthly tickets, what we t

Paris. By 1930 France hopes ing, he managed to grasp a tele- Still, to jog them dislike most of all is the arbitrary

to carry on a weekly air service graph wire, appointed.

Hold on!" yelled his mates, along now and then, besides com- manner in which the Company The many friends of Dr. Eva between Paris and Madagascar ing within the scope of legitimate act on occasion, when they state Ho Tung,, (daughter of Sir Robert which will cross the Sahara and and ran for a mattress. But he

the tropical forests of the Congo let go.

On his recovery he was asked · newspaper comment, is surely bluntly that at such a time there Ho Tung), who graduated from and being Antananarivo within why he didn't hold on.

Hong Kong University in Dec., This

"Well," he said, "I was afraid working along the right lines, will be no tram mnning.

1926, will be glad to learn that six days of Paris.

A company has been formed all the more so when one or two sort of thing, it seems to us, she has recently gained another known as the Air Afrique, and the wire would break." quite obvious blemishes still per-happens at least once or twice distinction by passing the exami-M. Laurent Eynac, France's new

Obviously, the fair nation for the Membership of the Air, Minister, is giving the or aist in failing to find a remedy. a month.

Royal College of Physicians of anisation all the support pos- An old woman who had called When we, some time ago, point-and square method of handling Ireland (M.R.C.P.I.). We believe Bible Commandant Dagmaux is in the doctor to give her treat ed out a few of these in the the problem is for the Company this is the first time that such an the main inspirer of the scheme, ment for a cold was somewhat columns of the "China Mail" to reduce the price of monthly honour has been conferred on a and in a series of expeditions be grumpy when she found that her with regard to the Star Ferry tickets, but will they do 807 Chinese lady, and we congratulate tween 1919 and 1927 he has own doctor had been unable to

her on her success.

gradually mapped out the route come, and had sent a young de- Co., Ltd., we were called to book. Then we have the Tramway

which the new line will take.puty,N

even

Public utility companies here as Company on the lower levels, Mr. Chun Yen-bun, managing A French line already exists After questioning and examin. elsewhere have a tendency to busier than ever nowadays with director of the Odeon Theatre Co. from Paris to Oran, and with this ing his patient, the young doc- think so well of themselves that its bus service running in con- (Federal Incorporated, U.S.A.), an agreement has been signed. tor nodded wisely and said:

Shanghai, arrived in Hong Kong The Sahara will be flown in two "Ah, I know what's the mat- the mildest of adverse junction with its tramways. There on the "Empress of Russia and is stages, and owing to the heat the ter with you. You are suffering criticism is resented. Net that may be coming a time-and at staying in King Edward Hotel: fights will take place at night. from nasal catarrh." we much mind that so far as no distant late when tramways, The Odeon Co, recently acquired A Belgian line which already The old woman looked disgust- the exclusive rights of distribu-exists will assure the service edly at the doctor. "Look here, we ourselves and the columns even in Hong Kong, will be re- tion of the 1928-29 Paramount from Libenglon, the Belglan my man," she said, acidly. "I of this newspaper, are concerned garded as a somewhat old-productions and his visit here is Congo frontier, to Tete, in Por- sent for ye to cure my cauld-no for, we have long since noted that fashioned manner of locemation, said to be for the purpose of tuguese Mozambique. Thence to to christen it!". it is only those who have some-Meantime, however, the trama negotiating for the release of Madagascar the Air Afrique will

N thing to fear from adverse appear to be efficiently run and His company is building two M. Laurent Eynac, through School Inspector Now, child. criticism who are easily pro we believe that they give satis-more-theatres in Shanghai which whose activities many such ren, if I wanted to become a car- what is plainly to the faction to the general public will open next autumn. Mr. schemes are expected to be penter, what should I require that

Chun is a native of Canton and launched was recently appoint at present I haven't got?" of was with Holt's Wharf for over ed a member of the Supreme Bottom boy (sharply Council of National Defence case onde vir character sir.

We have said and we say It seems to that most

It again that those responsible the public - utility companies

in

these pictures in South China. be responsible for the traffic

for