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P'RAPS

P'RAPS NOT!

Hotel Manager: "You're a long time blacking those boots."

New Bootboy: "Well, I can't help it. Some of 'em were brown when I started."

.

At the second annual general Exchequer Windfalls

One of the British wireless meeting of the Modern Literary Association held in Prince's telegrams to hand informs us Building on Tuesday, the follow- that "more than £500,000 will be ing officers were unanimously yielded to the Treasury by the elected for the current year:- Chairman, Ng Tai-ping (re- death duties on two wills just elected), Vice-Chairman, published." Sir John Brunner's Wah, B.A, LL.B. Hon. Secrc- estate is to be mulcted to the fine tary, Lai Woon-ming; Hon Trea- figure of "about £260,000" while surer, George Lee; Hon. Adviser, that of the late Mr Herbert Dr. Lee Ki-fong. Gosling, director of Barclay's Bank, will bring in to a very will-

Mr. A. Des Voeux had a lucky ing Treasury an even larger escape yesterday when a ricsha in sum £270,000, And these, which he was riding was involved from what has already been in a collision with private motor stated, are by no means the only car No. 2375 in Des Voeux-road windfall falling to Mr. Winston Central. The car ran into the Churchill this year, to enable him ricsha from behind, and the to submit a Budget that will re- ricsha puller was knocked down. "Does your husband confide his joice the hearts of all good Con- He was injured in both legs and business troubles to you?" the servatives. Only the much had to be taken to the Govern-new bride asked the old one. despised Income Tax is, we fancy, ment Civil Hospital. The ricsha more heartily hated than the was not damaged.

Tommy: "Ma, may I pretend that I have a boy friend visiting us??!

Yes, if you like, dear" Tommy: "Well, giminė # piece of cake for him, please.”“”

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"I should say he does," was the grim reply; "every time want to buy anything."

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"I always think of all the un- kind things I've said during the day, before I go to sleep at night," boasted Elsie.

Death Duties, which in the opinion of most sensible people As the result of a raid by are among the most equitable Revenue officers, a house in Holly- taxes ever imposed. The, rela-wood-road was found to contain tives of the wealthy deceased, 34 taels of raw opium and six however, find this very hard to re mace of prepared opium. Two corcile with their views, and they Chinese who were arrested, a "You don't say so!" replied her would if they could have the man and a woman, were produced friend. "How can you do so with duties abolished for all time before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester-so little sleep?" What, however, the heads of the day charged with unlawful pos- Treasury would do without these session of opium and a quantity First Old Gentleman: "This in- happy little (or big) windfalls it of forged Government monopoly stalment system seems to have is very difficult to conjecture. labels. The man was fined $72 got a good footing amongst the They come as a boon and a bless-or two months' imprisonment, but public at the present time." ing to all harassed Chancellors of the woman was discharged. the Exchequer in these hard times..

"Love, the uplifting power on earth, is revealed to men in its most perfect form through woman. It is but a symbol of the higher love that exists.

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Here grows to event; The Indescribable- Here it is done: The Woman-Soul leadeth us

Upward and on.""

-Anon.

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Second Ditto: "Yes, I've no- ticed it amongst the children, too!"

First: "How is that?"

Considerable excitement was caused in Queen's-road Central, near the Central Market, this Second: "They even play with morning at ten o'clock. Police a skipping rope on the higher and whistles were blowing and with-higher system!" in a very short space of time, three appliances from the Central The two city men were discuss- Fire Brigade came on the scene. ing a mutual acquaintance, who It was then found that the chim- had offended one of them. ncy of a house in one of the side

"Ah!" exclaimed the aggrieved lanes Chinese-street — was on one, "if I could get the bounder fire. Two minutes after, the en-into my car I'd take him to the tire locality resumed its even asylum." tenor.

"But," expostulated the other. "Who would bring your car back?".

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Two Chinese, said to be fokis of a shop at No. 357 Shanghai- street, Yaumati, were charged Mrs. Newlywed: "Cutting and with stealing a quantity of elec-fitting go together in dress-mak- Only one case of small-pox was trie fittings belonging to their ing, but not necessarily in speech- to ensure, amongst the countless notified yesterday. The weekly master. Mr. Hin Shing-lo in making." blessings of Crown Colony admin-return is published elsewhere instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, ap Mr. Newlywed: "What's wrong

peared for one of the accused. at your club, my dear?" istration, that our tongues shall this issue.

Complainant said that he had re- Mrs. Newlywed: "We asked never become actually parched:

A house-boy at No. 43 Gran-ceived information from another Mrs. Spoutalot to make some fit- for want of water, that we shall ville-road, Kowloon, yesterday ar-foki of the alleged theft. Heting remarks, and she made some somehow be able to perform our rested a man who was alleged to placed no distinctive mark on his cutting remarks." morning and evening ablutions have disconnected the water pipe goods, except the figure 28"

one coil of wire. The second ac- heedless of the million gallons tap in the house.

cused was discharged, and the

adjourned.

less water in storage, and that The annual meeting of the even if no more rain were to fall Navy League will be held on Fri-case against the first man was day, April 19, at 5.30 p.m., to be for another seventy days the held in the Board Room of

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good Government would Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and assuredly come to our long before then!

A young Chinese was yesterday Unlike the Government, how-knocked down by a public motor ever, that has shown a most dis-car-which was turning into Gar- graceful lack of foresight for den-road from Queen's-road Cen- tral. He was only slightly injured years and years, and that has and refused to go to hospital. simply gambled like a common

Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 10, 1929. coolie on an adequate amount of rain descending from the heavens,

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A detective yesterday arrested a Chinese, who was sitting near the Star Ferry, with an electric of torch, a pair of sun-glasses, and a water in the Island is faced with case. The torch was subsequent

ly claimed by Mr. Rouse, of the a most serious position. It is a position that, far from calling for

P.W.D.

MACAO NOTES

GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG

NUMEROUS ADDRESSES

His Excellency, the Governor of Macao, Senhor. Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, with Mme. Barbosa and Mlle. Barbosa, sailed from Macao

The farmer met one of his new employees coming towards the house in a dripping condition.

"Say, Bill," he said, “what "ave ye been doin' ?"

"Oh," was the reply, "I've just been 'avin' a game o' cricket wi' the old bull by the pond. I won the toss and went in first."

At the dinner party Mrs. Malaprop, who had been reading up health culture, mistook Mr. Donut, the barrister, for his brother, the doctor.

"Is it better," she asked him, "to lie on the right side or the

other?"

"Madame," answered the man

on Friday last aboard the Portu- guese gunboat "Macao" bound for Hong Kong. There was a large of law, if one happens to be on assembly in the New Port where the right side it often isn't neces the Governor embarked, and the sary to lle at all!" Portuguese

aeroplane "Santa

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a verv painstaking Cruz," of the Lisbon-Brazil Flight

golfer and it took him three hours The Governor was the recipient to reach the fifteenth hole, where fame, circled overhead.

and the Chinese.

Among the many persons who called to bid the Governor "good-

levity, demands the personal con- A Chinese, who did not have Figures may be said to prove sideration and the personal self- the pluck to break into occupied houses, broke into 22 vacant anything. But they do not sacrifice and co-operation on the house yesterday at Lyeemum of many dinners given in his hom- he drove into the rough. After always do so. A couple of days part of every individual, heedless Villas. Later he was arrested cur, at which addresses of appren long search the raddie located after publishing a warning to the of his or her particular walk in with eleven brass door knobs in ciation from the communities of the ball which the player examin-

Macao were presented. Theed. community to do their utmost to life. Too much water is being his possession.

feature of these was a ban- "No." he said. "this isn't mine. conserve the water supply, there consumed per head of the popu- The weekly return of the Medi-quct offered by the Chinese com- This is a very old ball." comes along from the Water lation to-day. And too much cal Officer of Health gives four of the four leading Chinese insti- ed tones, but don't forget it's a munity through the committees "Yes." said the boy in exhaust. Authority the official figures for far too much water is being wil cases of enteric fever (3 Chinese tutions in the Colony, when in ad- long time since we started out, the month of March. Figures fully wasted.

The rationing of and 1 British), three of cerebro-dition to eulogistie addresses in sir."

spinal fever (Chinese) and one of

honour of the Governor, there are repelling things at the best of the water to certain classes has diphtheria (Chinese). There were

were presented four richly em- The nation-wide contest was times, and it is worth asking how made not the slightest impression two deaths from cerebro-spinal broidered banners citing His Ex-finally decided and the ten-thom many of the residents of the on those better situated for their fever and one from enteric fever cellency's work for the Colony sand-dollar Poetry

prize was Colony will carefully scan the daily needs. They are not called

awarded to a Scotsman for his Among the passengers sailing At the Military Club a splendid verses The Prodigal Son. After Water Authority's figures-and upon to pay from ten to fifteen for Home on the s.s. "Chenon- profit therefrom? Beyond cents for each bucket of water ceaux" on the 23rd inst, will be gathering assembled to pay hom- sending the money, the award of his departure from only to receive by return mail the casual shrug of the shoulders how they have to use for all their M. Dufaure de la Prade, Consul-age to the Governor on the occa committee sighed with relief, General for France in Hong Kong, Macao, and felicitous addresses following acknowledgment: "Dear many will seriously take the posi- domestic requirements, so why, and M. A. Danjou, French Consul were made by the Colonial Secre- Sirs: "Ten thousand duly receiv tion disclosed by the official they say, should they worry in Canton. During his absence tary, Dr. João Pereira de Maga-ed-but where is the stamped figures to heart? How many will about their pourer brethren who M. Danjou's place will be filled by thaes, His Lordship the Bishop. D. self-addressed envelope sent with

M. Eynard, while M. Dufaure de Jose da Costa Nunes, and Com- my poem? be found to resolve at once to in- have?

la Prade's position will be filled mander Jaime de Inso. sist. In their own households,

But an appeal for communal temporarily by M. Duval from firstly, on the careful conserva-effort in the restriction of water Peking. tion of the domestic water supply, may be inevitable in the not very

bye was Mr. Tong Shao-yi, who Hong Kong, on the occasion of the and, secondly, on the most rigor dim future, in spite of the pro

A Chinese woman living at made a special trip to Macao from International Dance organised by ous measures to safeguard verbial drop in the bucket that No. 48, Queen's road Central re- Tong Ka, close to the Portuguese Mrs. Southorn not long ago, ported to the Police yesterday, Colony. It is stated that Mr. whose object was also to assist against waste. To pursue the started to fall this afternoon. On the theft of jewellery worth Tong Shan-yi, like all other Chin Hong Kong and other charities. same train of thought how many the principle that "it is better to $3,287. It was removed from a cse who have met Senhor Bar Houses for Refugees

An interesting act of His Excel will likewise inspect their water be sure than sorry," the "SOS chest of drawers, the key of which bosa, has nothing but praise for

she had inadvertently left on a the Governor, and has urged lency the Governor was the laying fittings and ascertain to their may well serve a most useful pur- table. Simultaneously, a servant Senhor Barbosa to return from of the foundation stone of the first house to be erected, in con- personal satisfaction that these pose by being broadcast now. girl was found missing, and a des- leave as soon as possible. are in perfect working order? Every man and woman of us who cription of her was supplied to

nection with the scheme to build And how many will take the reside on the Island, Chinese and the Police. She was later arrest-

several hundred houses for Chin-

trouble to insist that their ser-non-Chinese, are in the same her possession.

ed with the missing valuables in

ese paupers and refugees whose homes were destroyed by fire in October last. On the occasion of vants immediately turn off the boat restriction there has been

that fire the Portuguese render- taps each time that they draw and is, and more drastic curtail- Yesterday an unusual motor ac

ed great help to the homeless re- cident occurred in Des Voeux-road Macao charities have greatly fugees, and the Governor imme- water therefrom?

ment is mooted. The latter mat

may West. Private motor-ear No benefited by the work of Mmediately organised a campaign to Simply to read in the columns partially at all events be averted 2402 was being driven by a Tamagnini Barbosa, wife of the collect funds for the erection of of the daily newspapers a com- by a display of self-sacrifice and Chinese when it suddenly got out Governor, and the last act of kind fire proof dwellings to prevent tatress in the

of water in storage at the mo- individual now, Mere optimism was knocked down and suffered tre to secure further funds for $40,000,000 from the Government, ment compared with the same and faith in the Water Authority injury to his left leg, which neces-local charities. In addition to the and by personal appeal succeeded date of a year ago is, it is to be may not prevent subsequent resitated his removal to the Gov-play, which was splendidly pre in getting a large sum by public greatly feared, not sufficient for gets if the Colony is really faced ernment Civil Hospital. His consented, the second part of the pre subscription, which will be used

dition is considered serious. The gramme consisted repetition the average resident, whether he with the worst period of actual car, which came to rest against of the Portuguesa – by taipan or coolie or office em drought in its history.

the verandah piller, was damaged. which were so

During the absence of Senhor Barbosa, the Government will be administered by Dr. Joan Fereira de Magalhaes, Colonial Secretary

of Macao.

Charities

parison of so many million gallons co-operation on the part of each of control and swerved into a rice ness done by her was the ataging any sicured a vote of

shop. A coolie outside the shop of a play at the Macao Club Thea future. He

to build the new homes for the

i poor.