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SATURDAY, JANUA

PRAPS-PRAPS NOT!

one comes down from the Naval speculation is rifè as to the iden Dockyard way it is not always thy of his successor. In this con- possible owing to the long line of nection it is anid that the dave- motor care-to get into the little cotes of Shameen wero consider street at the rear of the Hong ably perturbed the other day by Kong Club wherein is the office of a whisper that the incoming the Cable Companies. And, if one Consul-General was to be a cer- walks from the, Ferry alongside tain bachelor. Some gave the Statue Square it is impossible to rumour credence, but the major find a straight line across rejected it-It simply was Chater-road

to her. to the pathway "not done" for the C.-G., to be alongside Prince's Brillding. Let other than a Bendick!" It may be, the motor car industry grow and of course, that the gentleman to tre)-Daddy, why do those four multiply by all means but let be honoured with the appointment men sing together 7"

You think more of your typist than you do of your wife."

"Well, no wonder. I can dictate

Little Tommy (at the thea-

wouldn't like to take the blame."

the traffic authorities remember is a grass widower, in which case that the humble pedestrian is not his good lady may sooner or later Father Because one of them yet a thing of a bygone age in the have an opportunity of winning Colony!

the favour of her own BOX Shameen. »

Within the past

Identification month

Parades

or 80 judicial⠀⠀⠀stric- tures have been

many and severe in regard to the

on

Mother: "Oswald, you should never do anything which you would be ashamed for the whole world to see."

Oswald: "Hooray!

I won't have to take any more batha.”

Employer: "What we want is

Christianity of to-day is much need of true leadership, Identification parades carried out Leadership must know, and the by the Police in respect of sus-leader must have the confidence pected criminals. Judges and of those that follow They must lawyers alike Have heaped ridicule believe that he knows the Scrip Are you quick to take notice?" and scorn on the system, or lack all that pertains to Christianity "Yes, sir ad it twice in a fort- tures, the plan of salvation, and of system, that obtains, to which He must know it or the

a smart boy, alert and intelligent.

Boy Applicant (proudly);

is doubtless due the fact that a people will not believe him night once!" few alleged offenders against the Leadership must have had experi- law have found themselves, to ence. The Christian leader must recently dead who had made a pot They were discussing a man their surprise, free men. One love those that follow. We cannot of money by shady methods. who has witnessed an identifica- find in all the world a leader tion parade imparts the informa-whose followers do not love him.

"He wasn't exactly what you'd

tion that, several years ago, the Love demands reciprocity, and call dishonest, ventured one. procedure in certan cases was on this is largely the result of the he left much to be desired." the following lines. The suspect leader's first love for them.-Rev:

was duly placed amongst Dr. William G. Echols.

a certain number of other men,

all attired alike. It. was brought|

"True," agreed the other, "but

"This suit," said Robinson-

a potential witness to seek to ed Mr. A. W. Heron to be a mem-"cost me £6. If I'd told you it cost identify the "wanted" man. After ber of the Pilotage Board, with me £12 you'd no doubt have be taking a good look, at them and effect from Jan. 18. "getting nowhere," a Police off- cial would point to one in the row and say: "That is not the man."

H.E. the Governor has appoint-highly pleased with himself-

Unless cause is shown in three

lieved me."

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His friend surveyed it. "Yes," he returned. "I would--

months, the name of the Ching if you'd told me over the phone." moved from the register. Tin Hotel Co., Ltd., will be re-

"Oh, no," would come the reply. And so on with a few others until, pointing to another man, the aforesaid official would say: "Is that the man", "Yes, that "Gazette"

An astronomer was entertain- Full information is given in theing a Scottish friend. After

about the Milner showing his visitor the

moon

is the man."Identification abso- Memorial Scholarships tenable at through a telescope he asked him lute and unhesitating according King's School, Canterbury.

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what he thought of the satellite. "It's a' richt," replied the Scot

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shop, and gazing for some time at He stopped at a fishmonger's a huge stuffed salmon in a case on the wall, biccoughed: "The man who caught that was a liar.”:

to the subsequent evidence for the Crown in the Police Court! That may be a rather crude version of the Wongneichòng

It is notified that the whole of who was an enthusiastic golfer! the identification

recreation"but it's awfu' fu' o' bunkers." parades as ground has been reserved for alleged to have been carried out Naval exercises on Wednesday, some years ago, but what a learn- Jan. 80, up to 1 p.m. A priority hostelry, after an unsuccessful He had spent a few hours at a two companies operating in Kowed King's Counsel described dur- of right is already reserved for day's fishing. loon, he says that the China ing the week as a "similarity such use-on Mondays, Tuesdays, Motor Bus Company do keep parade" appears not the slightest Thursdays and Fridays in each their vehicles cleaner than their improvement from the point of week. rivals, the Kowloon Motor Bus view of strict justice. Company This is particularly

The death occurred at Walmer, noticeable in those buses that go

With the near ap-on December 22, of Dr. John Bell, out to Laichikokwhich only the

"Beggars proach of Chinese M.D., F.R.C.S., who will be re latter company operate. The

New Year the num-membered by old residents of

Two friends were discussing seats de vinowa are nearly

ber of Chinese beg- Hong Kong for his many years of the new dog owned by one of always grim and dusty and al- gars in the streets is increasing efficient service at the Govern them. Breed cash of Irish, re though there is a notice. "Please The frequent rounding up of them ment Civil Hospital here. At the mainder, highly problematical, Do Not Spit, Chinese passen in batches and despatching them time of his retirement, he occu- "What do you call him?" gers pay not the slightest heed to to their native province is not of pied the responsible post of Prin- queried one.

It is out of the question the slightest use, for they inevit cipal Civil Medical Officer. for a passenger to put an attache ably bob up again. At present is survived by his wife. Dr. case or bag on the floor. It must their happy hunting ground is Bell was born in 1859 and came assumed that complaints Battery Path, within the Cathe out in 1896. He was also Fre have reached the Sanitary Board, dral grounds, and there they pea-sident of the Sanitary Board. He seeing that one Sanitary. Inspecter ladies and men in chairs to retired on pension at the end of tor has been specially detailed in their hearts' delight. By far the 1914.

The two heavily advertised Kowloon for observation work" large majority of them are no

boxers were putting up a terrible (affecting small-pox and other thing more nor less than profes

The health bulletin of Eastern They had danced around the ring.. exhibition of extreme caution.. matters), and they should point sional beggars, and they are a ports for the week ended Satur- for two rounds without unleasing out. to the bus companies that if decided nuisance to employ the day last, issued by the Director a punch. they are permitted to enjoy a mildest of mild words. It is about of Medical and Sanitary Services, were standing six feet apart in at- At the moment they monopoly of the bus services it is time that the wits of the Police gives the following cases, the titudes suggesting anything but "up to them" to keep their buses Department devised other means figures in parenthesis indicating combat, Suddenly there came a reasonably clanat

of ridding the Colony once and deaths: Plague, Bombay (1) hoarse cry from the seats: for all of these undesirable Bangkok (1) Pnoom Penh gentry.

it.

be

that

He

"Paddy," was the owner's reply. "Paddy? But he ain't Irish "No," came the rejoinder, "but he's the next best thing."

"Separate 'em!"*

A HINDU'S WIFE two women who had been quar

3

HARDSHIPS OF MARRIED

LIFE IN INDIA".

Whilst on the

2(2), Baghdad. 2; Cholera, Less subject of

Bassein (1), Calcutta (18), Nega- Overcrowding buses, ex-

Information has patam (9). Rangoon (1), Tuti-"Would you mind, sir, lending Under Which leaked out as corin 81 (15), Pondicherry (1), me your spectacles?" asked a perience has STILL WATERS demonstrated that there is less

Flag? these things Colombo, 1, Bangkok 11 (7), Pnom railway traveller of the affable old overcrowding now that the small that although the gunboats re- Aden 1. Basrah 5 (4), Bombay 34

somehow do Penh 1, Saigon 8:41): Small-pox gentleman in the corner seat. After.

"rattlers" are a thing of the past, cently launched at Bailey's ship (13), Calcutta 8 (5), Madras 50 ed. considerable

The request was politely grant- Rough criticisms

There is one bus conductor, how-yard here for the Canton Govern (6), Moulmein 2. Negapatam 3, Football Preas in regard to on overcrowding-if the second ful passage from Hong Kong, a Pondicherry (2), Belawan Dell "since you can no longer see to

ever, who has views of his own ment, had a smooth and unevent-Tuticorin. 1,

"And now, sir," anid the bor the leniency shown

Vizagapatam 2 rowing one, pocketing the glasses, in the past to rough footballers, it class compartment happens to be little trouble was experienced on 5 (1), Pnom Penh 11 (8), Saigon real, would you mind lending me is gratifying to

full he insists see that the further passengers must, whe-

any reaching their destination, arising 2. Shanghai (15), Canton 14 (1), your "Topical Times'?"! "soccer authorities are at least ther they can afford it out of the simple fact that they Macao (2), Nagasaki 1. waking up to a sense of their duty or not, five first class cantile flag-and, anchored at the aniled up under the British mer- and trying to impress on football. Thus, the other afternoon, two Naval anchorage in Canton. ers that they will violate the law Effropeans entered a bus, only to There they lay for a few days of the game respecting rough or find all the second class seats OC pending the formal ceremony of ungentlemanly play at their cupied and to be told they must handing them over to the Canton peril. The authorities, however, seem to draw a rather nice dis bus was licensed to hold 25 pastions were raised-so it is assert- go first class or get out. The Naval administration. But ques tinction between. certain offences. At the last meeting, of the Emere afere were only 21 ed-as to why they were Bying In the Court of Session, Edin- gency Committee one player was born the two Europeans must were lying at the Naval anchor a decree of nullity of marriage in all you wishes me

phalt, but the conductor was stub the British flag and why they burgh, Lord Mackay pronounced suspended until November for deliberately kicking an opponent.

Ffrat class, They would not, age? another was suspended to the end

walked down and spent their events, they were still in British Helen

As, technically, at all an undefended action by Freda Lindrum, otherwise of the season for striking an op ponent; and a third was likewise suspended to the end of the season for ungentlemanly con duct toward the referee at the close of a game. All lovers of Association football will unite in than agreeing that the knights of the writer whistle, who have a thankless observ task to perform, must be fully | itiès. protected, but the Committee evidently think that the offence enoug of striking an opponent is fust on on

a par with “ungentlemanly.com. duct toward a referee. The Jogic of the thing cannot appeal to many who have had personal experience of football administrat tion:

Dirty Buseser

recently

After an immense amount of trouble, the vicar of a country village succeeded in reconciling reling for years. He even Induced them to meet under the vicarage roof. In his drawing-room they rassed silence one of them said: shook hands. After an embar "Well, Mrs. Wiggins, I wish you "An' who's sayin' nasty things

on another Company bus!. possession, they could only fly the Chakravarti, living at St. Marow?" snapped Mrs. Wigging,

British flag. As the Briton in gavet's Manse, Fairlie, Ayrshire,

A Traffic

Jan

he congestion of charge was not a British Naval daughter of a minister of the He had gone to Flanders for a the existing park officer they could not fly the Bri United Free Church of Scotland, visit to the battlefields, and at the places for motor tish Naval ensign which of against Sukumar Chakravarti, end of a long day found himself calls for more courge, would have been rather whose last known, address was in with too much liquor on board.

by Press incongruous for gunboats built Calcutta: DA

on one of those roads, lined with

casual for und Intended to be formally Lord Mackay said Mrs. Chakra poplars. He bumped against a tree traffic author-handed over to the foreign Powervarti metr her husband in 1918 and apologised, thinking it was a Case of Duddell on reaching that Power terror when as a school girl of 16 or 17 passer by, and then against an Narrow tal waters, Happily, things were she was engaged during a holiday other and another NOKRATN

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ah She joined dese ember 1919, but ated land in disgust.

She went ous hardsh is position 48

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After hitting half a dozen he asat down on the path, Beg par

gon, gentlemen,

till your blessed procession

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ver

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