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STILL WATERS
Is There
-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1929.
It would be inter payment in advance is stipulated esting to know whe-If service has not been actually
a Policy? ther any policy hashamed be demanded to
been decided upon not only demanded, Burebelledup
PRAPS NOT!
by the authorities in regard by threats of legal proceedings? to this same stretch of road. may be, of course, that, follow-
Two college students were ar- Fast the Palice Training Schooling the notorious Treasury fraud taigned before the magistrate, there is a large pond that must case, the legal department of the shared with hurdling the low be the happy (or unhappy) breed rather dull and that, therefore, spota in the road in their moter ing water of myriads of mos- some work must be found to quitoes. The water is generally,
Government is finding » things.
regarded as fresh, with a tantify the issuance of monthly
alary cheques. dency at times to be brackishin te kan
but the edges are considered by
In comfort's art:
And set apart
E
Unto a life of sympathy.
heavy is the weight of ill
In every heart: comforters are needed much
Of Christlike touch.
A. E. Hamilton.
And
Mr. J. L. McPherson, on his re-
Have you a lawyer?" asked the magistrate do
We're not going to have any lawyer," answered the elder of the students. "We've decided to tell the truth..
Jones: "Sorry to keep you waiting, old man, but I've been Betting a trap for my wife." "James: "What do you sus pect?"
Jones: "A mouse in the pan-
try."
Chinese gardenera to be quite Ask God to give thee skill suitable for purposes of cultiva- tion, whilst some kind of fish can That thou may'at consecrated ba be caught-in the deepest portions in the centre of the pond-or miniature lake. Near by is a For light railway utilised to transport tons of excavated material from the hills to a dumping ground on the Taipo Road. It would seem the most natural process to dump that material into the pond close
Manageress."Yes, in teaching at hand and so fill it up (as it turn to the Colony from leave, shorthand and typewriting we are must be filled up some day), but was welcomed at tiffin at the strong on accuracy." why it should be carried away in Chinese Y.M.C.A. when Mr. J. H. Inquirer. How are you on rallway waggone to another site Hunt, O.B.E. European YM.C.A., speed 2 is one of those mysteries beyond Kowloon) and Mr. R. D. Arnold
"Well, the last girl we sent out Yunnanfu) the ken of the much abused "man- (Y.M.C.A.,.
were married her employer in three in-the-street.""
among the guests present. Mr. weeks." Y. N. Tano (general secretary, Chinese Y.M.C.A.) referred to At the afore-Mr. McPherson's service since his to see a sick friend, and took him "I've just been to the hospital
Beware of
mentioned level arrival here 24 years ago and paid a bottle of whisky, but they Electrocution crossing is the a tribute to the gratitude felt him wouldn't allow me to leave it for
him," said Sandy.
"But, mon, you might have known that!"
electrocution of a
usual barrier, by the "Y" which is lowered when the light
Alteration to certain house engine is approaching. At pre-numbers in Aplichau (the Island sent, however, it is hoisted peril-off Aberdeen, on the south side ously near a telephone wire, thus of Hong Kong Island), is notified practically inviting a mishap and, in the "Gazette." may be, the passer-by or two. As it is always The.Standard Oil Company of wiser to be sure than sorry, the New York (S. China Department) hint is hereby tendered to who- forward copies of their tasteful ever may be "the person in au-1929 Chinese calendars. traffic jam and relying on Pro-thority" with a view to removing vidence to avert a serious accl-this certain menace at the earlicat dent.
possible moment.
•
At no time is the traffic
Recently some of Train congestion so trouble- Unmuzzied the good folk of Loads some than when the
Kowloon Tong
HOWLERS
SOME LOCAL AND SOME NOT
In a general intelligence paper
and Swire"
"Yes, I kent that well enough, but it was a kind action of mine, wasn't it?"
..
Plumber: "I've come to fix that old tub in the kitchen."
Youngster: "Mother, here's the doctor to see the cook!"
Owner of "Baby Austin," hav ing run short of petrol, asked at a garage for a pint of petrol..
"A pint?" said the attendant. "Lumme, are you weaning it.
Professor: "You have now been
Faithful Domestic (expectant-
Professor: "Well, as a reward
covered.' "Broadcasting means widening,
"I never walk Queen's Road East is being Mrs. Smith: broadcasted."
under a ladder I think it's most "Broadcasting is a river in Eng-unlucky."
Mrs. Brown: "Well, I call that From other sources come the ally I just place the tips of the little fingers together, bend the following.
land."
Canton trains come in have been summoned on account set to government clerks last in my service exactly thirty years, and discharge their cargo of live of their dogs being seen outside month some strange replies were I believe, Mary?". freight. Then is there a perfect their gates by a vigilant police-given. Thus: stampede both for the Ferry and man, said dogs having no muzzles "H.S.D. stands for Healthy Sani-ly): "Yes, sir." for the buses or other vehicles, on when so detected "taking an tary Department." requiring the services not of one airing." So long as the muzzling "M.O.H. means Money Order for your faithful services, I have
• House"
decided to name after you the new but of three or four traffic men to order is in force, it, of course, regulate. The Ferry management, must be observed-in reasonin "B. and S. is short for Butterfly species of beetle I have just dis- it must be said, have the good spite of any sentiment toward the sense to be pepared for the train unfortunate canines who must by loads of passengers, those bound now hate the very sight of for the Ferry being lined up in muzzles. Should the vigilant con- queues to buy their tickets or go stable mentioned care for a through the turnstiles. But change of beat, with still some those otherwise bound are left to occupation for his idle hands to fend and fight for themselves on do, he could not da better than making their exit from the Rail-transfer his activities to that way Station. "Bedlam let loose" portion of Shamshuipo near the must have been a mild sort of scene of the recent conflagration episode compared with the scene of matsheds and little brick huts. outside the Station when the Can, There are dogs galore there ton train comes in. It may be, amongst the collection of huts of course, that the traffic authori- just abutting on to the hills at ties imagine that the accident the back of Kowloon Tong. Some statistics, are far too low on the have muzzles--but some have not. mainland and that a tew more These latter wander all round the need not cause any uneasiness to neighbourhood looking for food these cold days. If the authori- the general publici
ties still deem that it is unsafe "A candle burns for a great many Scot (after a slight pause):
"A widow is the wife of a corpse."other three into the palm, cross Joseph flew from Egypt because the thumbs, and say 'magnum there was a feminine in his bonum,' and walk right under any land."
**** ladder, --If you do that you're
1
The Hebrides are the people who perfectly safe. I cannot stand
live. in Palestine."
silly superstitious myself." "The mulberry is used to feed silkworms which in their
Scot (in a New York post- turn are manufactured into office): "What's yer charge, for Bilk,"
sending a wire the Chicago?"--
Clerk: "Five cents per word, "You cannot breathe Carbolic
Acid Gas over again."
signature free" pe
reasons to give light, to "Weel, I'll just send ma signa- give heat, and to save the ture." expense of both oil and gaa.” Clerk: "Well, what's your "Brown bread irritates the in-name?"
Scot: "Ye mebbe winna be testates." "Anecdotes are the things that lieve me, bit I'm a Red indian, au grow behind some people's ma name is I-won't-be-home- noses. People with anecdotes till-Friday." breathe through the mouth.”
The village band were out dur- "Napoleon divorced Josephine be
cause she was impregnable."ing the holidays, and called at the "Different words for not telling house of the Colonel, who was a the truth are lying, mendaci most irritable person and had a ty, fabrication,, perjury and dislike for bands. Consequently statistics"
when they began to play he came
.
for them to go unmuzzled, it may Which brings the be anticipated that the canine Speeding writer to another population of the Dogs' Home will With the advent of the
Buses favourite theme be increased within the next week Traffic first rains of the year
the speeding of or so or any old time a vigilaht Jams the traffic jam at the buses. On the Kowloon side constable can be spared from Star Ferry at Kowloon things are not so bad in the day looking after the welfare of the time and early in the evenings. Garden City, alias Kowloon Tong. Point has during the week come" But were a "police trap" to be into more prominence than ever-set for the drivers of some buses
Rumour was busy at least since the last rains of the that meet the last Ferry from
Smallpox some days ago, it Hong Kong, not a few cases would
Records being whispered old year. No sooner does a Ferry come in than the rikisha-waste (?) the time of the Magis-
that a couple or so pullers make one concerted dashtrate at Yaumati. So far only one smallpox cases had been brought across from their shelter: toward complaint has to be ventilated in ashore from one of His Majesty's the exit. It is nothing to them regard to the buses on the Hong ships in from the North: Daily if the Indian traffic constable Kong side. The incident occurred examination of the official returns signals them back, and still leas the other night when a green bus of smallpox cases failed to throw does it concern them if there are went "tearing" round the corner any light on the subject, until, a some motor cars coming round the opposite Murray Barracks on its day or so ago, there appeared the Aspirates are, white sweets sold the occasion; "You can't very bend toward the Ferry. All that way past the Cricket Club ground significant item: Two British, towards the Ferry. Fortunately imported. Why all this secrecy they can concentrate upon is to be there was an absence of other even if these were cases from a ahead of their rival pullers in traffic at that particular corner at British warship?key picking up pasengers from the
ri
When a London teacher asked out and said to the conductor:
her class what a noun was aj: "Confound you, sir. If you young cockney, replied "A don't take that noise away I shall long thin dog used for send for the policeman."" racing."
But the conductor was equal to
in bottles to make you well, sir," he smilingly said, "e's Da mortuis nil nisi bonum means trombone.”
swent."
one of us. That's 'im playin' the
Of the dead, there is nothing Ferry. This traffic jam has, 'tis that particular time: otherwise
left but bones." school or to a garden. I think per- true, been commented upon and well, something sensational might
The Government "A recipe is a piece of paper with haps it is because they are both condemned time and again in the have appeared in bold headings in
In Advance, appears to be in stamp on it proving that full of young growing things next day's newspapera.: past. But suggestion and ex-
By Please! the running to -you have paid your bill."
and there is a great charm to postulation alike pass unheeded.
earn some notór-"The binnacle is As Ferry passengers are obliged,
A cognate topic to loty on account of its strictness ship as the top of a whether they like to or not, to Near traffic is that of light-in some things only. It saw "Electrical Engineer is a swank walk down near the Police Pier Statue ing. When the moon fit on the 5th ult. to issue notices for their buses; what is to Square, fails to materialise, demanding payment of water hinder prospective passengers by fa
then is the time to meter rent for the ensuing twelve rikishaa crossing over a couple of think of "Safety First. It la months, said notices being well yards or so to the shelter strange that the area in the and truly "served on those llable and boarding their man-pulling vicinity of Statuo, Square should on the 7th ult. Fresh notices vehicles there?
be so sparsely provided for in the were. then made out on the 25th way of public lighting. Those ult, and issued on the 27th ult. responsible appear to imagine threatening the cutting off of the
for
thee
at
tion amon
name for a plumber."
ST. STEPHEN'S
···GIRLS": COLLEGE HOLD
SPEECH DAY
Speech day was observed at St,
The fact remains that the reflection of the lights water supply and legal proceed Stephen's Girls College yester Control that the traffic from Queen's Pier is quite goodings in the event of the water day, when the headmistress, Miss Insufficient control
enough both for vehicles and meter rent not being paid within Atking, reportell phone satisfac the
pedestrians Why could not a three days, This procedure has tory year Ferry is insuffl-fight be placed on the of the naturally caused great deal of Mrs. W. T. Southorn, in pre
ever-growing Duke of Connaug
Emany of the seating the prizes, said:
I accepted Mise Atk tion to be present dition that I did yet here I am on' ing to bre Tahall not I know, for OF wants his
be the weather fine
The Indian traffic cof
has quite enough
the buses and the
having to kee
order
Sole Agents!
Ferry
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