1931-11-21 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL.

Bringing Up Father.

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+ HOPE, SHE DON'T LOOK

THIS

WAY.

NOW THERES ĮA STUNNING | HAT-I KNOW I'D LOOK ** WELL IN 1′′T-

COME BACK HERE- I'JUST.İ

GOT YOU

IN TIME-

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Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations in Kowloon, away from nolae, ret asily accessible.

Tertua very moderate. Rosar- vations by letter or cable,

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NOW YOU

STAY RIGHT

HERE OR I'LL CHOKE YOU-

WHAT DO

YOU THINK

YOU ARE

DOIN'?

I WANT TO TRY ON

THAT HAT-

VERY WELL- MAGGIE-

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GONE!

FOR SALE.

Flower and Vegetable

SEEDS

Indication points to HEAVY DEMAND

for needs

THIS SEASON.

To be sure of getting every variety

you wish we suggest that you

ORDER TO-DAY.

GRACA & CO.,

No. 10, Wyndham Street.

P. O. Box 620.

Hong Kong.

GIT OUT A WOMAN'S SUIT OF CLOTHES-1 WANT TO PUT IT. ON RIGHT AWAY-

AH! GOIN' TO A MASQUERADE BALL EH?

HE IS IN THIS NEIGHBOR- HOOD-1 KNOW HE. COULDN'T RUN FAR-

HERE I AM. CASEY- "M JIGGS-THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GIT

AWAY FROMİ

\MAGGIE=

HA-HA! TELL ME ABOUT I

· OLD TIMER-

COASTWISE

by

* ALGIE" BENNETT,

An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast

PRICE $1.00.

BREWERS

Now on sale at

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW

EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.

and at the Publishers

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

China Mail Building.

SHE'S STILL LOOKIN' FER

ME-

I'M GLAD YOU GOT AWAY AS THIS CHOWDER PARTY IS GONNA BE A Wow-

WOW! MY WIFE!

WHO IS THAT WOMAN-You

SNAKE?

WHERE DO YOU

·THINK THIS

TRAIN GOES?

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THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

R.A.F. After the Armistice he was fighting and some living, sparkling appointed Air-Attache at Washing-characters-women and men who ton, and he was with the Prince of haunt the imaginative memory of Wales in the "Renown" from San readers for many a long day. Among the October "juveniles" The library offere a wide selec- Diego to Honolulu. Later, he was

Miss Anne Duffield's book "The are those two favourites, which tion in weekly and monthly periodi- Second-in-Command at Air Force

cals. Two copies of each are on Headquarters in Iraq in 1923. The Lacquer Couch" was that unusual have successfully withstood the test file-one for the public and one for point of the story is that Charlton thing, a popular as well as a liter

revolted at last from the military ary success. Her new novel, Pas- of the modern urge, "Little Women the subscribers, and Good Wives” and “Little Mon," Approximately forly now books system and the active military sionate. Interlude, which Murray's A sunny children's corner, with by Louisa M. Alcott. Meg, Joe, are added to the shelves each career of the "military misfit" was have published, bids fair to repent at an end. "Charlton" will come both kinds of successes, for it is

FOR CHILDREN.

Innovation Of A Public Library.

month, this number including the latest fiction, biography, history,

and literature.

favourite books on conveniently low Beth and Amy-or the March

Family! shelves, bright curtains, potted

Redecoration of the library pro- plants and new rugs, is one of the mises to add.considerably to the most interesting plans under way | Interest of patrons, since the wide at the municipal library, 104 Nan scope of libraries: both in Great Britain and the United States is partially attributed to the pleasant|

Sir George Paiah's book, "The Burroundings. A good book in the way to Recovery," of which there right setting.

king Road, Shanghai, atafes the China Press of November 13.

..

LITERARY CHAT.

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from Faber.

dramatic, colourful, and moat de- licately written: Its theme tells of Evelyn Waugh has written for Northern tradition and Southern Duckworth a book of travel, in emotion which falled to mix. which he gives an account of the coronation of the Emperor of

and Kenya

Ethiopia, and of his visits to

Zanzibar, Arabia,

Colony.

"Murder in the House of Com mone" is a thriller which Mary Agnes Hamilton has written for Hamleh Hamilton..

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A new Doyle volume of 1,044 page The Conan Doyle Historical Romances, to which Lady Conan

The Golden Foundling is &'TC-. freshing new novel by Mr. Sinclair Murray, whose.'scene is laid partly | in the wilda"ờ Canada and for the rest in fashionable London, where Pirrio, the foundling of the gold- seeker's tall, ultimately finds hap piness. Murray's are the pub-

lishers,

A grant has been received from

A collection of rare old volumes has been an American edition, will the Sharghal Municipal Council for kept in locked, glass cases and not be published in London by Putnam. improvements and Mrs. W. H. San- circulated outside of the library- ford, the librarian, is particularly is a point of major interest. Many "The Tay Bridge Horror" is one Interested in the newly organised are genuine "antiques," wearing of the subjects in a book of great their original bindings, For disasters of the world which Hurst juvenile section.

example, a two-volume "Description and Blackett will publish shortly. Mrs. Sanford, formerly connect of the Empire and Chins and od with children's library work in Chinese-Tartary" from the French -

Who is Charllon? The autoblo Doyle has contributed a Preface, IsQUALITY PRINTING the United States, started this sec- by P. T. B, Du Halde, S.J., was tion when she took over direction printed in 1714 while a metrical graphy with this title has been published by the house of Murray. of the library several months ago. romance "Godfrey of Balloigne" written by "a military misfit." His The four tales "The White Com- - Finest. Bitnétion on the Peninsula. — Large Airy Rooms with" Fall ⠀ The voguo of youthful books in a bears "the 1600 mark. Other publishers, Faber and Faber, say pany":"Sir Nigel":"Micaḥ].

Beneft of the Cool Ben Breeson. Unequalled Colažno,

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family is brief and these volumes volumes, some with engravings in that Charlion was one of the Cable A84.

are always of was to younger colour, are both valuable and poncers of military aviation, and, ing this volume introduce the NE ZA SLAM WYNIKAN. SIE Tel. 66724.

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