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MONDAY, DECEMBER, 31, 1928.

To-day. 9 p.m. time signals on the Radio Mast at the Observa- tory will be repeated from 11.65

This, together with the efforts pm to midnight, the last signal P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOTI

towards helping to preserve our indicating the close of the year water supply; is a matter that 1928... should, and probably will, have the Government's 'very serious con- sideration

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The new school established by

Mr. Honeymoon: "Sweetheart, the Hong Kong Chinese General your lips are like rubies, and Chamber of Commerce, at the your cheeks remind me of roses!" Mrs. Honeymoon: "Oh, you | Chamber, is to be formally opened

at 2.80 p.m. to-morrow when a re-heartless bigamist! Go back to ception will be held.

your Ruby and your Rose!"

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The greengrocer was standing at his shop door when an old lady came along to buy some goose-

and then turned to the green- grocer. Those gooseberries look rather dirty don't you think?" she said. "Well madam," retort- ed the greengrocer, "you can't expect me to wash their faces and part their hair in the middle for fourpence a pound, can you?".

If the Colony's commerce con tinues to improve, then we may look forward to 1929 more hope-

Mr. Ven Epps, of No. 41, Mor- fully than we looked forward to rigon Hill-road, reported to the the opening of the year now ex-police that while he was driving piring, The Government has his car in Queen's-raad yesterday, berries. She looked at the fruit done much and many are prob- a Chinese woman named Cheng ably right in believing that it can Sze (40) suddenly crossed the do more. Throughout 1929 we road at the junction of Queen's street. She was knocked down shall continue to hope optimistic-and suffered injury to her legs. ally.

Mr. Van Epps took her to hospital in his car.. The "China Mail" will not be published to-morrow (New Year's The police received a report Inst Day). Publication will be resum-night at the Gough Hill Police ed on Wednesday when, as to-Station that mator enr, No. 1367, day, the subscribers' editions will was found in a damaged condition contain close of play, "Test" at 11.45 p.m., by the side of the cricket scores..

road near the Peak Church. It is understood that the car is owned by a Mr. Brown, but no report of any accident has been made to the police concerning this car. The damage is slight.

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Ring in the common love of good.

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Sing the song of great joy that

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KWONG WAH

APPEAL BY MEDICAL COLLEGE

FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Boarder: "What's for break., fast? I hope it isn't ham and eggs again.”

Maid: "No, sir, not ham and eggs this morning."

"Thank goodness! What is it?" "Only ham!"

"Besides them references, ma'am, Cook (applying for situation);

perhaps you'd like to see the photos I've ad took eight times on one of them new machines. From the top down, I've register- ed Fear, Ope, Joy, Disdain, Anger, Old-fashioned, Terror, and Sarcastic like."

The young salesman placed his Canton, To-day.

sample case on the porch, and be The Kwong Wah Medical Colgan genially: lege is conducting a campaign to

"How do you do? I should raise $100,000 to improve the like to introduce you to our new laboratories and other medical corn razor." facilities of that institution.

"You needn't waste your time,"

Both the students and profes-replied the farmer sharply. "An', sors are taking an active part in what's more, young feller, that securing donations until the desir-smart city slang won't get you ed. mark is reached. Dr. Cheng very far in these parts. The next Ho, M.D., president of the col-farm you stop at you'd better call lege, is sparing no efforts for the a scythe a scythe." improvement of that medical col-

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lege which is ranked as the oldest The old lady sat at her' cottage. and one of the best known in-window watching the traffic pass through the village, which was on

stitutions in Canton.

Kwong Wah includes an up-to-the main road to London.

For date hospital where medical and the third time that day & car surgical treatments are afforded broke down within view.

moderate to patients at very

"Well, well, dear," she said to, charges. The college-and-hospi- her daughter, "here's another tal are adjoined to each other, so motor-car broken down. It must that the undergraduates can have be those raw materials they use practical training combined within the factories." theoretical instructions.

It is a private concern founded The circus proprietor was talk- by a group of Chinese promoters ing to the manager about the who are interested in the ad- storm they had the previous vancement of medical science for night. "I see the storm has Mr. P. M. Hodgeon returned to service to the community, and blown down one of our tenta,” he - the Colony from Manila by the s.s.all profits derived and funds rais said. "Any other damage?”

ed are invested for the better- "Rather," answered the mana- "President Jackson" yesterday.

ment of that institution. Kwong | ger., "The rain has given the Wah has a continuous existence indiarubber man stiffness in the of more than twenty years dur joints, and washed all the marks ing which the number of students off the tattooed man." 1 has been steadily increasing. The present figures exceed three hun- dred.

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hope (for we must be optimis- tic)-that 1929 will show a de- finite and decided improvement and that by next. New Year's eve we shall have much more substan-Hark! joining in chorus the tial grounds for all-round con- The dark night is ending and

heavens bend o'er us!

gratulation..

dawn has begun; We feel sure that the Govern-Rise, hope of the ages, arise like ment and, for that matter, all who

All speech flow to music, all realise the importance, of cultivat-

hearts beat as one.

-Whittier. ing the friendliest of relations with our neighbours in Canton and Kwangtung and throughout China generally, will continue to work in the right direction, not for the sake of Hong Kong alone but so that the stability and progress of China--which at last gives promise of materialising-

Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Patterson may all the sooner be realised.

were passengers for Hong Kong As for what might be termed by the a.s. "President Jackson" our Government's purely domes-which arrived in port from Manila

yesterday, tic affairs, it might be said, we believe, that the year's business Chen Sang, a Chinese mechanic has on the whole been satisfac-employed at Shamshuipo, was MACDONA PLAYERS would not inspect them too close-

killed on Saturday morning as the The various departments result of a motor accident at the have been efficiently conducted junction of Prince Edward-road and the administration generally and the Laichikok-road, Kowloon. has been such that it reflecti

Armed with revolvers, three As this is the last day of the much credit upon His Excellency robbers succeeded in getting away year 1929 and we are on the eve the Governor and of his excellent with property valued at $400 of a New Year it would be well to substitute of the past few months from a Chinese undertaker's shop at 39, Portland-street, Yaumati, look back a little at what has-His Excellency the Officer on Saturday night. So far no taken place and to fry to anti-Administering the Government. arrest has been made. cipate somewhat as to what may The one serious blemish has been

A Chinese seaman, aged 23 our civilisation, the humour and be in store during the next brief the state of affairs as to Victoria's years, was, yesterday afternoon the bitterness, the good and the The newly-married couple sat milestone-1929. Both political-water supply, for, decidedly, far seriously injured, through being evil; and always he makes us at the tea-table in the middle of

a boat and a laugh. His deepest earnestness which was wife's first cake. ly and economically Canton, to too much optimism, mixed with, jammed between

"Now, Tom," said she. "You stone pier at Jardine's Sugar Rois touched with laughter. "The say nothing of China as a whole, we fear, not a little laxity on the finery. He was removed to the oftener you laugh the better," he must try my cake-it's a new idea has continued to be almost as per-part of those responsible, has hospital by the police.

has written, "because by laughter I got from, a newspaper, and I turbed as during the few years been in evidence. There has been

only can you destroy evil with think it's a great success!" previously. The Colony natural- of late, however, a speeding-up Chinese

At 12 noon to-morrow, the out malice, and affirm good fellow- Tom helped himself to a slice

Seamen's

( Associated ship without mawkishness." and sampled the same. Silently ly and necessarily has suffured in towards effecting a remedy in the Union of Hong Kong is to carry

Some of Mr. Shaw's most popu-he chewed and chewed-it was consequence. At the beginningunhappy event of something more out the "hoisting of the flag" lar plays are to be presented by heavy and solid as clay, with of 1928 the appalling "Red" serious developing; and with that ceremony at the Union's premises, tlie Macdoua players, who have dark lumps.

"Lovely, isn't it?" said she, Nos. 15 and 16, Connaught-road won for themselves all through upheaval in Canton and the in mind, we shall hope for the Central to be followed by a re- Great Britain a reputation for beaming. minor disturbances in Kwang-best. Other matters that have ception.

their presentation. The players "Er-yes, dear!" he replied. include: Terence O'Brien, Stanley "What-er-do you call, this sort tung Province that had happened not been quite so satisfactory as

Mr. N. Drummond of the Tai- Drewitt, A. S. Homewood, F. W. of cake?"

Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 31, 1928. tory.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

COMING WITH G. B. S. REPERTORY

As Mrs. Murphy handed over her books in the free library, she sincerely hoped that the librariau

Jy. But, unfortunately,. the librarian hnd received atriet orders to open all books and to" make a charge of twopence, should a page happen to be torn.. HONG KONG SEASON

So, of course, he noticed that George Bernard Shaw is a the old lady's book was damaged. genius of the modern theatre, a "Ah he cried, "Page ninety- master of the human tragi- three torn" he turned over comedy, with the power of re- quickly-"Begorrah!! He yelled leasing us from the prison of our "An' ninety-four torn too! selves. His plays are life inten-That'll be fourpence ye owe the sified. llc shows us ourselves, institution, Mrs. Murphy."

"Well, dear," said he, "don't Daphne Carr, Joan Blair, Muriel you think the date goes back a bit. Walenn, too far?" Hutchinson, Ivy Katherine Carlton.

Thomas A. Randell, the advance Jones was fond of taking a rise manager of Charles Macdona, or-out of the other fellows in the rived yesterday by the ss. office, and always had some new. "Atreus" from Singapore and is "stunt" on:- staying at the King Edward He came in the other morning Hotel. Details of the plays and with an account of a big fire that had taken place in the neighbour- players will be announced later.

hood.

in the last month of 1927 con- they might have been, are the koo sugar refinery was called to Kavanagh, Frederick Keen, "It's a date cake!" said his tinued to have a very adverse Government's contribution to the give evidence at the Central Arnold Walsh, R. Claude Pascoe, wife, triumphantly. effect upon

the Colony's com- Kai Tak aerodrome and the ap- Magistracy, on Saturday when two Cecil De Lee, Joan Hopegood, merce with China's great com- parent polley of the Government Chinese were charged with as- saulting a woman with the intent mercial centre of the South, even as to the Stamp Bill which will to rob her. They were found sentenced to six despite the splendid efforts of our Junquestionably inflict much harm guilty and officials and those of Canton to to local sharebrokers, who surely months' hard labour each, put matters on a sound and sensi-have been hit hard enough dur

Mr. Denis-H. Hazel of the ble basis. The very friendlying the past few years. Re A.P.M. Ltd, has just arrived from exchanges that had taken place garding the nerodrome, timely Shanghai and will remain in between Hong Kong's Govern-pressure in the right manner and Hong Kong until about the middle of March, Mr. Hazel is accom- ment and Marshal Li Chal-sum direction might have led to a more panted by his wife and child. It and his colleagues promised well satisfactory conclusion do far as may be recalled that Mrs. Hazel and in some respects came the Colony is concerned, for if was a popular hostess when she up to expectation. But it was ever there was a time for re-last visited Hong Kong twelve

months ago Inevitable that while the upheaval trenchment, and solid economy continued generally throughout being practised here it is now An enjoyable concert was given China the desired improve. As to the Stamp Bill there is still at the Military Hospital on Friday

afternoon. Those taking part followed an operation on. Friday "It was some blaze," said Jones," ment: could not materialise, time for the Government to adopt were Mrs. Richards, Mrs. evening. The deceased lady, was when Brown, who saw that be There was, however, compared a more equitable policy, and we Womack, M. Hannibal and Mr. about 50 years of age, and was a fore long Jones would catch them with the previous twelve months, trust that such a policy will be Burnett. Mr. Fountain was the sister-in-law of Mr. A. el Arculli,if they were not careful, broke a marked advance, though the pro-adopted before it is too late. We accompanist. Owing to illness of the local solicitor.

two of the members, Mra, The funeral took place at the "Yes, there were several nar gress.stace has been very slow must not risk having the Colony's Womack at short notice fled a Mohammedan Cemetery, Happy row escapes. and our business firms have still a business affairs, in any quarter, place. A hearty vote of thanks Valley, on Saturday afternoon. long way to go before anything hampered at a time when what is was given by Col. Bostock to the It was well attended by members Rey. Mr. Upsdell for arranging of the local Indian community, by approaching the trade of even five urgently needed ie that every the vocalists and to those contri- whom the Arculli family is highly

esteemed years ago will be reached. Let us facility should be afforded by the bating to the programme.

INDIAN LADY'S DEATH" Did any of you fellows see it?":

he asked of the throng who The death occurred at 1 a.m., gathered round him to hear the on Saturday of Mrs. Arculi, news. mother of Mr. F. Mel Arculli, It appeared that nobody pre- the local cricketer, for whom sent had seen it, but several of much sympathy will be felt, them had read about it in the

Death was due to pleurisy, and newspapers.

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"Narrow escapes," said Jones, astonished. "I didn't see them. Where were they?"

"Oh, the firemen brought them," replied Brown coolly

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