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Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 16, 1929.

"LET NO DOG BARK"

"I am Sir Oracle,

And when I ope my mouth,

let no dog bark”—

restrained democracy to take a "man of destiny" at all seriously, We are aware that immense power is wielded behind the doors of State, but it is a silent and all- modest power. Mussolini, on

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1929.

ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OFFICIATES

Mussolini to depose the highest SUNDAY WEDDING official in Italy to-morrow, the people would not only accept his decision with meek assent, but: with vociferous cheers and Roman salutes,

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PRAPS

PRAPS NOT!

Sandy: "Do you believe in savinga banks, Donald?"

Donald: "Of course I dag, man, they had them in Bible time, Did Je never hear hoo Peter lodged with one Simon, a tanner?"

Sandy: "Does the Bible tell ye if Peter ever got his spence back?"

CLUB LUSITANO RECEPTION

Il Duce is but human, and he

The Rt. Rev. Mgr. H. Valtorts, D.D., Bishop of Leros, Vicar-Apostolic or may commit a piece of human Hong Kong, efficiated yesterday at a folly which would lead his faith-wedding at the Cathedral of the Tan- ful followers astray. That is one

maculate Conception, Glenealy.

The bride was Miss Ellaline Osmund, of the grave dangers of dictator- the daughter of Mrs. M. Usmund, "the ship, which he himself declares is Hut," Castle road, and the late Mr. C. E. Osmund. The bridegroom was a necessity. Being human, he will Mr. Marcus Antonio de Carvalho. one day die, in spite of his "life

invulnerability."

When Mussolini passes from Power, what is to become of the Italian Misses Patricia dos Remedios, Sylvia

were four bridesmaids, the gin o' Bang went saxpence!'"

nation? One trembles to think, dos Remedios. Carinen, Xavier And Practical Joker: "The postal au- thorities are not as sharp as many people make out."--

oit

Mr. A. da Roza gave the bride. way. Mrs. A. W. da Roze (sister of the bride) Was matron of honour. There

Francesca Goines. Miss Roberta Remedios was the flower giri. Masters Bruno and Manuel da Roza were page hoys, The duties of best men werd There was a clean bill of health undertaken by Mr. A. A. E. Botho over the week-end.

The Central British School opened this morning after a months' samme? vacation..

and Mr. F. A. Xavier.

The bride wore a picture frock of re-ivory crepe georgette and carried а two bouquet of white roses with malden hair fern. The bridesmaids wore bouffant frocks of rose organdia.

Donold: "Not that I ken o'": Sandy: "Ah weel, that the ori-

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Pal: "How's that?" P.J.: "Why I sent a letter ad- dressed to "The Biggest Fool in Lon don' and it came back to me!"

"But look here," said the manager, Having returned from leave Mr. which match with crinoline tats, and interviewing a candidate for the post af office-boy, "these aren't testi- W. Kent, A.S.P., has resumed duty (carried houquets of pink roses.

monials!" as adjutant of the Police Reserve.

two

The Reception Mrs. Osmund, the bride's mother,

"No, sir," said the boy, "but 1 For carrying

They're was attired in Rowered crene georgette thought they would help.. chickens. suspended by their wings a Chinese Mrs. da Roza, the bride's sister, wore my grandparents.

in navy and tan, with hat to match. copies of the death certificates of I shan't want was fined $5 by Mr. T. S. Whyte-a sand enloured crepe georgette en- any days off." Smith, on Saturday.

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Boss: "Where is Brown?" Clerk: "Speaking on the tele-

Boss: How do you know it's

semble.

The Club Lusitano was the venue of The next meeting of Hong Kong a largely attended reception. The Sanitary Board will be held to-honeymoon is being spent at Repulse morrow, at 4.15 p.m., when a minute Bay, the bride's travelling dress being phone to his wife." by the President, relating to the of beige marocain.. proposed posters on the fly peril,

The bridegroom's gift to his bride his wife?" and on tuberculosis, and spitting, was a diamond pendant; the bride's gift Clerk: "Well, he's been on the to the bridegroom was a diamond scarf telephone half-an-hour and I've only will come up for discussion.

pin. The bride's mother gave a dis-heard him say 'Hello' so far." mond ring to the bride and a diamond STAR150RESTEDERERSE

chronometer to the bridegrooms, these Degrees Temperature, 10 am., to-

day

78 Temperature, 4. p.m.,

yesterday

79 Humidity, 10 a.m., to-

93 day... Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

89

the other hand, plays for as much 560029988386583699ÉS publicity as he can obtain by mak-

being the principal objects of admira- He was a particularly boring pian- tion in a long list of wedding presents.ist, and, after playing a few items,

COMEDY

"HER CARDBOARD LOVER"

A SUCCESS.

he- turned condescendingly, towards the little daughter of the house.

"Well, my dear," he remarked, "I've played for your Daddy and Mummy-now I must do something for you. What would you like?

Little Doris thought for a second, and then decided: "A big plece of toffee, plesse."

FORBES RUSSELL'S COMPANY

There was quite a large and ap- Preciative audience at the Theatre

Old Dugald, having retired from Roval on Saturday night when the New (1929) Forbes Russell Comedy business, had acquired a house which Company produced "Her Cardboard contained some very good furniture, Lover."

This play ran for six and was proudly displaying his pos- For stealing three jackets from a

months at the Lyric Theatre, Lon- sessions to a friend.

"I say, Dugald," the visitor re- was sentenced to three months' hard highly recommended as amusing en-you've got there. hawker's stall in Yaumati a Chinesedon, and has also been filmed with

remarkable success. It can be marked, "that's a jolly fine table. labour at the Kowloon Magistracy tertainment. It is a typical French

Big, too." "Aye, it is that," Dugald agreed.. this morning.

farce, complete with. bedroom "D'ye ken I could seat thirrrty-fower scenes and a lady in scanty attire, fowk to dinner at yon table-Heaven included the C.P.S. "Empress of aituations, while the dialogue ja

Liners in harbour to-day at noon and there are plenty of amusing forbid!” France," the N.Y.K. "Shinyo Maru" particularly bright and sparkling, (just out of dock), the Dollar S.S. Line "President Taft," and the Blue

Failing to remove rubbish from ing himself intentionally a sensa.her tea-house in Kowloon City Road, tional figure.

Chinese woman was fined $5 by "What appeals to

the Kowloon Police Magistrate this the people more than heroics?" merning. he asks, and, donning the wreath of Caesar and the crown of Napoleon, fiddles away in the Eternal City a tune that holds the masses spell-bound. Italy is in the trance of Fascism, and bows down before this modern god with the feet of clay. At superficial sight. it seems

though Mussolini, like a master hyp. notist, has commanded the

as

Funnel ss. "Philoctetes."

The Story in Brief The story tells how "Simone" en- gages a "cardboard lover"-"with no more substance than the card- For the theft of a pair of blue board chicken used on the stage"→ tweed trousers valued at $11. the to stave off the attentions of a of the Tai Wong Paper Shop at 46, his interest? At all events, "Simone" property of Yeung Choi, a employee former husband; or is it to excite

Main Street, was sentenced to three finds all her affection for "Tony weeks' hard labour at the Kowloon Lagorce" (the husband) reviving. Magistracy this morning.

A diner complained to the man- ager of a restaurant about a waiter.

"I'm glad to hear it." was the manager's response.

"Glad?" asked the amazed custom-

er.

plaint that isn't about the food!”

"Yes; it is a relief to hear a com-

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"Now, I want all the children to "Andre Sallicel," the cardboard look at James' hands and observe lover, however, is thoroughly in love how clean they are, and see if you

L: Kee-kam, a shopkeeper of No. himself, and strenuously heads off cannot ail come to school with dean- 152, Belcher-street, Kennedy Town. "Tony." There is a very diverting er hands. James, perhaps, will tell alleges in a report to the Police that second act, and finally all ends in you how he keeps them so nice."

"Yes'm, ma makes me wash the the firm's shroff, a man named Li "Andre's" favour, after he has dealt Luk-choi, bas absconded with $220 vigorously with the ex-husband (off-breakfast dishes every morning" which he had collected from various stage, of course). It is all frankly customers of the shop between impossible but quite amusing. September 1 and 7.

A Creditable Success

"I've an invention at last that will The whole brunt fell upon April mean a fortune!" Vivian as "Simone" and, modelling "What it this time?"

to spell a word, you hit that key, and "Why, it's an extra key for a type- writer. When you don't know how it makes a blur that might be an 'e, an 'a,' or almost anything else you like."

Mr. M. E. A. Karneik,

organs, limbs and members of the Italian body politic, to "obey and be still." A deeper analysis of the man and his methods, how- ever, leads us to the realisation that Mussolini is only a very clever, astute, domineering, and determined man. There may be many Mussolinis in the world, but they lack his colossal daring and his imagination. He arrived, strong and bitter, at a time when How these words of bombast, Italy was weak and drooping with carved by Shakespeare for a

a thousand woes. Like Svengali, braggart, fit with Saville Row he flattered, fascinated, and "Caerton," Pokfulam-road, has re-iulah Bankhead, she achieved

of herself as far as possible on Tal- perfection the form of Benito mastered his beautiful Trilbz of ported to the Police that on Satur-success, highly creditable when it Mussolini, the supreme, uncona nation. He is a grand oppor- day night, a thief broke into his is realised how little both authors querable Master of Italy! This tunist, something of a Barnum, garage by forcing the padlock and and colleagues had helped her man of iron has ágain burst with but certainly nothing of a Caesar electric hor, and one bulb horn, comedy passages was good. Alec stole three "Goodyear" tyres, one John Manuel as "Andre" in the; terrible insistence into the "sen- or a Napoleon, He aims to two generators, and a set of tools, of Alexander took the unsympathetic sational news" columns of the model himself on those men of the total value of $380.

part of "Tony." Heather Angel Press; and, unlike our Italian military genius. who were

had little to do as "Albine" and did far contemporaries, being unmuzzled, above him in intellect and bril-wedding gift to the Rev. J. Horace

A reception and presentation of a it well. we are privileged to bark or biteliance, and his mouth is water. Johnston and Mrs. Johnston will the staging very adequate.

The clothes are distinguished and at this nightmare of super-ing for war. To try his skill as take place in the Union Church, "Her Cardboard Lover" will be humanness which casts such a

Kowloon, en Friday next at 0 p.m. repeated to-night, when another a great general is his burning The popaler padre and his bride are good house may confidently be ex- sinister, black shadow across desire. Yet if Italy declared war dae to arrive on the s.s. "Empress of pected, Europe.

unaided she would serve the fate France." of Austria, and lose all her in dividuality. Mussolini would dis-ping-fan are giving a reception on Messrs. Fung Ping-wah and Fung appear.

Friday at No. 1, Park Road from 4 to 6 p.m. on the occasion of the 70th

Ping-chan.

TIRED OF LIFE

A WOMAN'S LEAP FROM THE

FERRY

A bob-haired Chinese woman who

rent.

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As the benevolent visitor went the rounds of the prison she confronted a man who boked the picture of lone- liness.

"Do your friends ever come to visit you?" she asked.

"They're staying here, too!"

"No, ma'am," replied the convict.

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Patsy Dugan, flat breaker, three- storey expert, specialist in crime, was cornered, dooined to exposure by his softly as he attempted to evade the own negligence. He cursed

coldly accusing eyes.

With his heart beating tumultu-

In a "hold" speech, declares Reuter, Signor Mussolini has "bluntly" declared that he alone is master of Italy. One can in

The world at large, or even fancy hear him growling it. Europe, has nothing to fear either birthday of their father. Mr. Fung with grim jaws and elenched from

His Excellency the was a passenger from Kowloon to Hongously at the thought of impending Sigvor Mussolini fists, before the credulous and Fascism.

Dr Governor kas signified his intention Kong on the 11.10 a.m. "Star" ferry discovery, he upbraided himself for Modern economics to honour the reception with his yesterday, attempted to commit suicide his criminal carelessness in leaving ductile masses of "Blackshirts" make impracticable the advent of presence.

by jumping into the harbour whilst the about his person such a palpable clue. whose fealty and allegiance are a world conquerer. The question

launch was in midstreant." She was He had always been no careful amazing. This man, who sprang that people are asking themselves the Hon. Dr. S. W. Tao, O.B.E.,

In a report to the Folice to-day, carried astern by a swift running cur over trifles, had this astute crook, for he knew that such were analyn- from the humblest origins, and to-day is, "has Mussolini helped LL.D., honorary Commissioner of went to the rescue, and succeeded ined by keen minds, and the small

With commendable pluck, a coolie has, like so many leaders, served Italy?" He himself claims to the Police Reserve, stated that some keeping the woman afloat with a life-errore had a nasty habit of mount- terms of imprisonment for poli- have regenerated the nation from and 6:30 the morning, a thief stole launch picked both out of the water enough for alert-eyed detectiver to time between 10 p.m., on Sunday busy thrown from the launch. A motoring up into something conclusive tical offences, exerts an influence the throes of a devitalising and from his storeroom on the hillside and transferred them to the ferry gain a conviction. almost incomparable over the corrupt regime of Socialism, and at the back of his house in Sassoon which trought them Hong Kong. Now here he was, with the evid- people of Italy. What is the there

road, a Duro motor pump worthment Civil Hospital.

The woman was taken to the Governance plain upon him. There was no is abundant evidence to secret of his power? Is it to be show that he has directed many

$200.

escape, and he realised that dis. found in the degeneracy of the sensible masssures, such as the neck" have arrived in Hong Kong chand and Gagandas. who was suspicion.

covery and the accusation of his guilt Mr. "Goldreck" and Mr. "Silver-a clerk in the firm of Messrs. Lal-eyes were regarding him with cold In memory of Mr. F.K. Daswani, were imminent. Already a pair of Italian nation, which has no men draining of the Campagna, that by the "Lloyd Triesting," on their drowned whilst bathing recently, it strong enough to demand that dangerous malarial swamp behind first journey to China. Who are is learned that Mr. G. P. Daswani, despairfully, and instantly o firm the people's views be heard? Rome, and the construction of they? Don't you know them? But one of the managing directors of hand caught him by the arm, and the The erook shrugged his shoulders Ever since Il Duce assumed the some very noble buildings and whole word! They are the best Sind Merchants Club

they are known throughout the the firm, has presented to the cold eyes sought his merellessly

How

mantle of dictatorship the non- works of public utility. The cost German eau de cologne and lavender photographs of the unfortunate lad his dark-haired wife hissed.

a spécial

"Now, don't tell me a lie, Patsy," Latin Press has jeered at his of his good works is the utter from Kamp's factories, Nurnberg. The thoughtfulness of Mr. GP. charlatanism. It seems impossi- slavery of the Italian peoples to that Casmer & Co. is importing in Daswant's action will be appreciat did you come by that stand of golden ble for us in these days of un- this "Man of Might." Were

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the Colony.

hair that's on your shoulder?"