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THE PLEDGE.

How the Temperance

Cause Began: A

Have You Heard?

They were making a daring Wild West picture in a distant province.

. Said the hero: "I have heard Next week a committee; repre- sentative of all the Britiah tem- from my wife this morning; she tells me she is all unstrung. What perance; organisations, is to.mect to arrange

the most remarkable shall I do?"

The villain answered promptly: News in Brief. centenary celebrations ever held

"Send her a wire!" in this country, says, a correspon. dent of the Referee in mail week. One case of puerperal fever from

They will meet- the plans Kowloon was notlled yesterday.which have been suggested ne

Mr. J. W. Maze. Inspector approved-over a period of two General of Maritime Customs, ar years, and will consist of sustain- ed temperance propaganda. A rived by the Empress of Canada

pledge-signing appeal, a temper- to-day.

*ance "Copec," n temperance éx-| hibition, a. temperance pageant, and temperance summer school.

It is notified at the Harbour Offica that from October 27 the Guia Lighthouse at Macno will be dis- continued for a period of ten days

for repairs.

A commission to report on the economic and social aspects of

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"What did the doctor say?" ask. ed her husand.

"Not much. He asked me to pat. out my tongue:"

Yes?"

"And lio said "Over-worked"." "Ah! Then you'll have to give it a rest, my dear. That doctor knows his business."

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Lady Candidate (to heckler who temperance is also to be appoint"yea" or "No" to his various ques had been pestering her for a plain ed, and among those who have altians): "If I ask you a question

to serve are Sli

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart re-ready agreed turned by the 9.8. Empress of Jeslah Stamp, Sir Michael Sadler. will you answer 'Yes' or 'No'?" Canada to-day, as did Mr. P. Tester Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, and Dr and the interport golf team, Sir F. Kadoorie, K.B.E.. was a 'passen. ger by the same liner.

Cyril Norwood.

The centenary which is to be

so extensively commemorated that of teetotalism. And certain A coolle named Chang Kai (19), ly the propaganda will be based employed at the Kowloon Godowns, on a very human story--the story was yesterday taken to the Kwong of the Seven Aten of Preston, es

pecially of Joseph Livesey. Wah Hospital auffering from crushed hand, which he received whilst working cargo. His condi- tion is not serious.

are

on

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:

An Orphan.

at

Heckler: "With pleasure." Lady Candidate (employing well- known device): "Have you stop-

ped beating your wife?"

Heckler: "No, I beat her this morning."

V

Lady. Candidate: "What?" Heckler: "Yes-three up and two to play."

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A father and mother, with their six children, arrived at the seasida to spend a week's holiday and at once set out to look for lodgings.

At long length they espied » furnished room to let notice.

"Oh, yea," said the landlady, in answer to the father's Inquiry, it's here the room is to let, but (eyeing the crowd). there's only

one bed in it."

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Orphaned seven, Livesey gained a scantly livelihood with Leung San-muk (35), a carpenter the loom in a cellar rented by his employed at Ah King's slipway, was grandfather at Preston. The cel yesterday removed to the Govern- lar. he said, was his college, the ment Civil Hospital suffering from breast-beam of the loom his desk, Injuries to his stomach, which were and himself his tutor.

Marrying caused, it is stated, in the course young, he half starved himself to

feed his many children. of sawing a piece of wood.

One day, however, having to

"Oh, that's all right," replied Members of the Union Church, pay 7d, for a little cheese for his the father beaming with antisfac- Hong Kong, and their friends lunch, te was moved to inquire tion, we're used to roughing it. Fri-into the price of this commodity The wife and youngsters will sleen asked to reserve This is the type that writes to day, October 24,

which the result being that he borrow on the floor."

be ed a sovereign, bought a whole date a under

will jumble sale the newspapers

beld. Contributions of clothing cheese, and retailed it outside

The American tourist slipped pseudonym and then whispers to

and other suitable articles will be kis house. He adopted" cheese, out of his six-seater Petroline and its friends, "Don't breathe * received at the church hall every and henceforth was comparatively raced up the steps of the museum. word about it, but I wrote that!" Wednesday and Saturday morning. affluent.

"Say, boy!" he addressed the Early in 1831, while selling uniformed attendant at the main It is the 'easiest and the

Rear-Admiral R. A. S. Hi, cheese at a house where whisky entrance of the Institution, “I kiu simplest thing in the world to be C.B.E, who is leaving the Colony on was put on the table as a mat- only give your old sheebang a few a highbrow. All that one is re- November 8, aboard

ter of course, he tasted the spirit minutes, so tell me what's the quired to do is to prate about Macedonia, will be host at a fare for the first time. Never again! extra special curiosity you've got

At this time the temperance "Bach's Chorales," and counter well dance aboard H.M.S. Tamar

to-morrow night at 9.30. Many cause, while it prescribed spirits, show, and I'll make right for point, and to hum little

guests have been Invited, and it is permitted the moderate use Elizabethan airs, gaze at the understood

beer and wine. that

Livesey did not on Saturday celling, and say, in one's best lec- evening the ship's company of the think this good enough. He saw tire-hall manner, "Mrs X thinks, Tamar will give a dance at which that hundreds took the pledge but the Commodore will be the guest of that wine and beer caused them she can sing-poor, misguided honour.

to "fall from grace." So he took counsel with a young man named creature" Another quite effec- tive method is to wear blue Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., John King, and asked him if he shirts and burst into silent tears and Mrs. Wodehouse, returned on would be prepared to sign aed the attendant. "considering it's

the s.s. Macedoria yesterday. Other pledge of total abstinence, which the only one of him!" whenever one's friends play a Police officers who returned were he proceeded to write ont. sonata. Thus, it is not a matter Sub-Inspector Carey, accompanied | of great difficulty..to pose as a by Mrs. Carey and daughters, Ser- highbrow (us apart from the true geant Hynes, accompanied by Mrs. Hynes, and seven new recruits, artist and idealist) if one is pre- namely: W. E. B. Howell, H." T Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 23, 1830, pared to be mean, and insincere, Moose, IL H. Cleathero, T. Pilkin

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THOSE "BROWS."

the 8.3.

CORRESPONDENCE.

"Sign First," ·

of

"Thee sign first," said Livesey, and King did.

that!"

"Well," said the attendant thoughtfully, "there's the mummy of King Wambug the First on the

second floor."

"Sure it's something very rare?'. snapped the tourist, chowing Im- patiently.

"Rare enough, I reckon!" growi-

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First Lady: "Looks are only skin deep."

Second Lady: "Yes, and I know a lot of people that would do with skinning."

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A few days later King and five cther men met at Livesey's house in Church Street, Preston, and

First Doctor: "Did you ever lose there signed this new pledge: a patient?" "We agree to abstain from all

Second Doctor: "Yes; there liquors of

Intoxicating was young Dinks. He recovered

any

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"How about your lady steno, graphers?"

"In what particular?" "Do they watch the clock?"

"No, there's a full-length mirror

at the opposite end of the office."

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It is easy to be a lowbrow.only if

one happens to be one by

Chan Kwong-cheung, charged with nature and education. There is embezzling over $40,000 from a quality, whether ale, porter, wine and hasn't come near the place A new element of intellectual no harm in preferring "My Blue plg-dealing concern, made another or ardent spirits, except as medi- since."

Edward warfare has been introduced into Heaven," to a song from "Cosse appearance before Mr. Lindsell, at cine.John Gratrex.

the Central Magistracy yesterday, Dickinson, John Broadbelt, Jno.

Mrs. Ager: "My husband -al- the drawing-rooms of the Colony Fan Tutte" Indeed, one can grow Cross-examined by Mr. F. C. E. King, Joseph Livesey, David An- ways takes a day off when he has

derton.'

a birthday." by the incidence of the concerts very highbrowish over syncopat Rendali for the defence, Lam Pak-

That was the beginning of the Mrs. Kutting: "When you have broadcast from the local radio cd music, throwing the most com-hing, the complainant, sald the ne

cused took over the accounts, be- teetotal movement. A few days one I suppose you take a couple of etudio. For once a Government plex musical minds into paroxy-cause he reposed full confidence in later it got its queer name. years off." Department is able to distract of jealous, rage. But no one him. After witness had given de Richard Turner, a fish hawker, attention, from itself by stirring over wishes to pose as a low talls of the business of the firm who was given to coining, words jup a wasps nest among the civic brow, unless he be the son of a which in its palmy days, handled when he wished to be emphatic, between 2,000 and 8,000 piga per Was declaiming against...... half- (but not always civil), population. famous Peer and is ambitious to month, the hearing was again ad measures in temperance, when he Badlagu vee-Bald, "Nothing but the tee-total The battle is between the high-atandas. a Socialist candidate, fourned.

Will do.".... brows and the lowbrows, with an The lowbrow is often A most

That ahall be the name," ex- occasional intermediary exposti likable fellow. Belonging to no

claimed Livesey. lation by the middle-brows. The no particular class or division of

LOCAL REFEREES. highbrows want the Big "B's" society, he may be a dean or a Bach, Beethoven, Brahms; the drayman, and his taste is often

To the Editor of "China" Howbrows want Billy Bennetts betrayed by a love of cheap form me as to the procedure for Sir Can any of your readers in "Blue Heard," and "Broadway oleographs or the capacity to swill electing, or appointing refereen for Melody music; the middle-browe pints of vinegared bitter." The our local matches. For the last two do not object to "Old Man River, lowbrow is the backbone of Bri- or three seasons the first team of Gilbert and Sullivan, "My tain. He is the principal reason the Chinese Athletic have had, one referee for practically, all their Rosary," and "Drink to me why we have no great composers, matches, irrespective of their op Only" or a few respectable. hu The middlebrow is often an un-ponente. morous sketches. This is a quite musical gentleman with There may not be anything in simple matter for the Broadcast; musical wife; all music is the this, but there is a great deal to be

cald, agafdstedt Such a thing Many people have a tendency tobillards? tog Committee to decide. All same to him, only he appreciates would not be tolerated at Home, wear quite large holes in their stock they have to do is to open a certain class of it because it and I think it is high time that the inga in one part of the fact or an- drawer of gramophone, records, ensures domestic peace. The tenin in question had a different other. Sometimes it is under the shut thoir eyes, and, grab at middlebrow is the gort of indiferes for each match, as is the ball of the foot at the side of the big toe, or, more often, at the back random." That, at least, would he vidual who

weekly parts I am left wondering whether re of the heal. Usually it is the 'fit of one way out of the difficult

and reads ferees are appolated, to matches,,or the shoe, which is at fault. But, elected or do they choose their whatever the reason, the holes ap

stew needs pear, and must be ended. de

or outlines of ... But it is not only in regard to anatches of our radio concerts that we are composera. Afte obsessed with this friction be|tual-douche, he tween the "brows." It is impesi | really. shoul sible to attend a performance of lento or other; so he ahy kind in the Colony without one idol and swes

earing the facetious relife quasi-intellectual cuff

danes, or drama

The

that mittea feel

us belong to

catari

custom for teams at Home.

"FAN"

Hong Kong Septemb All English comedian who prides himself upon his ability to speak the Scottish dialect, like a native was invited to a dinner party by Glasgow business man.

During the evening the comedian

Stout Lady (in park): "I'am And on Turner's gravestone in going to have a ride on one of the Preston churchyard is this In- donkeys, and. I'll pay for one for scription: "Beneath this stone are you if you will, accompany me, deposited the remains of Richard total, as applied to abstinenco Turner, author of the word tee from all intoxicating liquore"

TO DISGUISE HOLES IN

STOCKINGS.WIN

Small Boy: "Thank'ee mm, but I'd rather sit here and laugh.”

A Clergyman, playing against a golfer, whose excavations and ex- clamations were both alarming, felt it his duty to make a protest. "My friend," he said, "you might show a little more respect for the cloth,

"Why?" replied his opponent. "What do you think we're playing

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China” Mail*

Ocisber 23, 1920.1

To-day'a dollar is worth 3/10 -

#Holes beyond, the aid of darning: alone may be almost invisibly end- ed if a piece of a discarded stocking of matching colour, la tacked under

1 it true that the Government, the hole and over the thlaly worn

since it took over the Civil Sens parts adjoining.

The edges of the hole should be vlog Widows and Orphans Fundi Frimmed neatly gaught to the makes an annual profit (out of; It Dew surface beneath.

patch What Is the effect, from an ac ought to be alment Invisible tuarial point of view, of budget fold some stories in hla best Scotskilfully done. Neither, le it as kings civil service na laries In the Accent and then, thinking to spring *surprise on fire party, he said to Kle

What part of Scotland.

zauzhalvently:

g

vious as a large expanise darn-clump-sum and ignoring the 4.pat. SOUteduction? Ought there.

A piece from the turned over top not to be a free and fair anf- of the stocking, mis bensed If open enquiry touching these and there was nothing else to match other points?