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Locality.

Ya Wa Stree

Berndary Masurement,

Contents In

Annual Rental

Price.

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Peshawar Cantonment."

milk and water wore boiled, and under that, standing brazenly, the bison's foot was found by a be wildered nurse; and to the Sahib

AT ASSIZES.

Jury.

UNUSUAL PROCEDURE.

on

'Sentence of nine months' hard afternoon Inbour was yesterday passed by Mr. Justice Lindseli Private Alexander Padaam, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, whom the jury found guilty of the

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Accused's Evidence.

there came the bearer saying, Two Retirements by the "Since the Mias Sahib's eyes have at last been opened, and the foot of the animal been seen by her after standing there for two and twenty days, may the innocent re- excellent coive their pay?" "Certainly," was clean, and the affable reply: "Since the Publle Works Department, by punctual; unobtrusive yet interest-suspicion of theft is lifted, let all Order of His Excellency the Goved in our doings, writes Ph. M. T. come before me." crnor of one Lot of Crown Land in the Manchester Guardian. We, The Cook and The Butler.

the Colony searched far before we found an Once we had a cook, and his lesser charge of common assault on of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 ayah as good as Karim Bibi, and name was Nur Mohammed—a pouri Chinese married woman named years, commencing from let July, we would fain keep them both of price who made meat look red Wong So-lin, at Yaumati on the 1898, with the option of renewal But alas? all metaphors referring instead of dark brown, and whose night of May 18. at Crown Tent to be fixed to walking on thin lee or amongst sweets and savouries were equally by the Surveyor of His Majesty eggs are feeble in an attempt to good. The butler was a model of

Giving evidence on oath the ac- the King, for one further term of describe our present precarious decorum, and under his away the cused said that he left barracks 24 years less three days.

situation. The first sign of a rift house ran smoohtly, and the Mem with Pte. Burrowes at about 6 was a letter from?Karim Bibl.

эл sahib waxed fat and placid PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

p.m. intending to see the show at "Respected and Honoured reaching peaceful water after the the Majestic Theatre.

They found Masters, I am your Ayah, and storm and stress of a long voyage that they had already seen the pic- Timothy Sahib's Ayah, and am with a crew of inefficient servants.ture and, so they went to the willing to still with you tl Eng Then the domestic ship began to Y.M.C.A. and later to the Palace land going. I not bearer's Ayah creak and signs of disaffection Hotel, where they had some drinks. and he fight me. He steal Timothy wore thrust upon our notice. Food He had two five dollar notes and 5 Sabib's handkerchiefs and hot topi was placed upon the table in cold some small change and paid for the and he go to one Ayah 'and say live dishes, amuts disfigured the drink with a five dollar note. with me, and I take you to my auufle, vegetables were rendered

A Hostile Crowd. master and he keep you. Now he unestable by being soused in cold;

On leaving the Palace Hotel at steal small thing soon he steal big water, and one night at a dinner about 830 p.m., accused and his] thing, and madame say me go you party the savoury failed to companion decided to walk' as far not honest Ayah. Sir Madame pro- materialise. The butler hinted dis-as the Majestic Theatre bus stop, tect me from this man. Your creetly that the cook was drinking at which point they were entitled to Karim Bibi, nurse of children in and quite unfit for his work. One a cheap ride to camp. As there day the butler appeared at was no bus in sight they continued An Ayah Wooed.

table with an old torn coat, and, to walk as far as Waterloo Road. Once we had an ayah who was on being questioned, explain- A hostile crowd appeared behind wooed by our bearer. She had very ed, with an air of resigna-them.

Burrowes jumped into a prominent teeth, and one day said, tion, that all his clothes were being bus going to the Star Ferry, in "Nazir Ahmed does not like my stolen, and that he suspected the order to avoid trouble. He (accus- teeth, and for ten rupees I can cook. Every day some fresh tale ed) was not quick enough to jump at SMALL BOYS, A few Boarders ENDERS are invited up to the have them all pulled out and new of theft was told. The quality of into the same bus, but he boarded i received in the House of the Principal, 25th June, 1931, for the pur-Jones put in. Will Memsahib ad the meat and vegetables procured another going to Shamshuipo. Two vance me ten rupees?" Memsahib from the bazaar deteriorated rapid-constables followed him in and she lies in the basin at H.M. Naval aid, "No, I don't object to your ly, and it was discovered that a took him to the Police Station.

teeth. Borrow the money from coolie was being sent by the cook

Mistaken Identity. He denied the charge, saying he Full particulars of the vessel Nazir Ahmed if he doesn't like to do his shopping, as he himself and conditions of sale, and per them." About two hours later was always smitten with fever in would not have walked along the mits to view, may be obtained on udder but no wiser Sathoo return the morning. This seemed to sub-main road had he snatched anything application to the Naval Store ed from the "dentist" with red stantiate the drinking theory, and from the woman. He suggested

was 'warned. The in- that it Officer, H.M. Naval Yard, Hong and painful gums, but sure of con- the cook

of mistaken He evitable appeal was presented, identity. Kong. Tender forms. will be issu-quest in the bearer's heart. ed on payment of a deposit of triumphant, told us. "Perhaps written by the bazaar munshi.

Pte. Burrowes corroborated. "Honoured sir, I must make com. $200, returnable when decíalon on not marry her. Her chits are good!

Jury's Findings. . the tenders has been reached.

and she can earn much money, but plain your Butler Jan Mohammed After retiring for 45 minutes, unless the dentiat give, her pretty is a bad man, and bad servant to the foreman of the jury announced on view at The vessel will be

He wish steal my name that they were unanimously H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, teeth 1 shall seek elsewhere." The Master.

teeth proved satisfactory, but less. wife so I healthy man say me agreed that were was not sufficient without Nazir had dallied too long, and. Sir I dare not go to bazaar or evidence to show that any money, guarantee and without restrictions Sathon bestowed her hand on the he steal the nameless one. This is had been stolen: They had found, as to nationality of purchaser or general's bearer, who was too not all one day, to prove me worthy by a majority of five to two, that strong and powerful for Nazir to of death, he will put poison in something had been taken from the subsequent resale,

Tenders will be received in the have any hopes of a clandestine Master's soup and, whole honour-woman, but they were not prepared office of the Naval Store Officer, love affair. So he determined to ed household die. I will be die too to say what it was. H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, up follow the time-honoured custom and that Devil will have her. Sir His Lordship directed them to to Noon on THURSDAY, 25th of procuring for us another ayah. in the name of the Lord Christ consider again whether the snatch- June, 1931.

Gruesome stories were told us of whom your Hanour so closely reing was done with intent to atual how Sathoo hated children and had semblos, I trust you will do the and also whether any violence was a cruel nature. Shawls and toys needful. Signed Nur Mohammed." used. disappeared and were always Qui s'excuse s'accuse. The took). After a further short retirement, found in her box. She was unsatis-had made the case look black against the foreman said that the jury had factory in many ways, and she had himself, and we thought he had reached A unanimous verdict of to go, being replaced by an ayah better go. That very day we apied "not guilty" of the charge of rob- pretty enough for any bearer's the butler slipping to the well. bery with violence, but. “guilty" of fancy.. But poor Nazir Ahmed There he sat down and, after tak-common assault..

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was a case

about this time began to receive ing off his shoes, dropped them in- Mr. Whyte Smith then said that uncomfortable hints from the to its depths and furtively made Paddom was sentenced on July 28, Banias that his debts were becom, his way to the pantry. An hour 1980, to four months' hard labour ing oppressive to them, so he relater he came with an expression for larceny of six rolled gold wrist membered an old master in Burma, of resignation and said, “Madame, watches from 158, Queen's Road who, he said, had often written can not afford, to stay longer in Central.

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asking Nazir to return to him. So your service. I have now lost my Paddam admitted this conviction, Nazir took his faithful heart away best shoes, and the gardener says saying that he pleaded guilty at

perhaps to Burma.

that cook's son sold them In the time. A Place For The Husband, Thieves Bazaar last night."

Sentence was then passed as Remembering this, we thought The well was dragged. Pugries, stated above. perhaps Abdul was adopting the shoes, coats, and stockings came to same tactics, for Karim Bibi has light. The butler was dismissed a husband and offers no opportuni and the coak recommended to sew ties for relieving the monotonies of up the renta. In his purdah curtain a bachelor existence. It seemed that the charms of his wife might reasonable to believe that the not be allowed to tempt "the un- ayah's story was correct, and we scrupulous. had almost concluded that the bearer

was deep in ingenious

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schemes to get rid of her, and that, New South Wales, Australia, has as good bearers are alightly less officially accepted Canada's invita- difficult to come by than reliable tion to participate in the World's ayahs, we should reluctantly be Grain Exhibition and Conference compelled to part with him, when to be held at Regina in 1992. one morning, at a time when all committee of three has been sp- gocd bearers

are busy cleaning pointed as the New South Wales boots and belts, we saw the ayah's branch of the Australian national husband coming out of the com- committee to take charge.

pound. Light dawned, and we ask-

ed Karim Bibi how her husband |was faring in - his job. "Plence; Sahib," was the reply, "the Major Sahib has gone to Poona; and by the Sahib's kindness my husband wants work.

Dangers of Partial Elimination.

There are many people who, al- though they are satisfied that they Well, the camouflage has

gone, are performing the natural func- the buttons are off the foils, and tione regularly, do not realise who will win the fight? Karim that, even so, an occasional Bibi is. convinced that her skill is thorough cleansing of the food such that before long Abdul Rah-tract is advisable. man will be deposed, and her hus

Very few people perform ell-

band rulo in his stead, while Abdulmination completely; there is

COASTWISE Rahman is convinced that Karim nearly always a slight acumula-

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Bibi and her superfluous husbandtion going on in the best regulat will soon be eating the bread fed intestine. and this accumula- Idlenesa and his future bride reignition, unless cleared away, becomes as consort with him,

a potential cause of constipation Once there disappeared, moat and its attendant evils, bilious- mysteriously, an inkstand—aness, foul breath, sallow, blutchy bison's "fect set in allver, "sugges- complexion, sour stomach, ilverish- tive more of the white elephant ness and Indigestion. N than the bison. It disappeared and To avoid these conditions you remained away from the 15th of should use Pinkettes, the dainty one month until about the 7th of little liver and laxative pilis, the next; when the question of the which are the latest product of previous month's pay, was becom-science in the field of aperient ing acute. One by one the servanta medicines. An occasional dose came to say that it was a pity theyll keep the internal organs ac- Sahib had such dishonest servants, tive, the passages clear and glenn, the speaker alone was above suspl-whilst for speedy results in cases clon, and so he had come privily of immediate necessity, they can to receive his pay. To all requests be relied upon to act quickly, the Sahih Bald First the ink-though they are gentle and non- stand that is of the foot of the griping in their action. bison must return,”

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