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Certain phrases in the shorthand examination led to the downfall of some candidates.
Twe figures come up the street- Barrie and Conan Doyle.
"Following the bent of my In- "They are two collaborators in clinations," was rendered "follow comic opera, and their play has not ing the pond of my incarnations," been a triumph,” says Holmas.
following the path of my uncle,”. "My dear Watson, they are ob- and "feeling the bayonet of my inviously men who follow some low figurement"
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"Arthur Conan Doyle: A Memoir" "One candidate stated that Sir (John Murray, 10s. 6d. net), by the Roger de Coverly appears in the Rev. John Lamond,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1931,
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MR. ST. OUEN,
PERMANENT WAVING
PUZZLE.
Examinees Thought It
Was A Lake.
"Hopeless confusion about the questions on literature" is the com ment applied in this year's roport on the Royal Society of Arts exam- inations to the efforts of some can. didates.
LIGHT.
Writer of a Sherlock Holmes Story.
How Barrie, master of the whim-i alcal, once wrote a Sherlock Holmes detective story---
And how he sent it to Conan Doyle, with whom he had just col- "Bonny Dundee' was variously Iaborated in a comic
opera, Jane interpreted as a lake, a mountain,!
a lovely village and a king," the Annio, that had proved ruinotta to report states.
all concerned, to chear him up.
"The ladies of Cranford were re- This story of the two famous presented as playing bridge, danc-authors in 1892, before fame and ing to grainophone music or music titles reached them, together with introductory Price $20,"relaid" from Rome, and obtaining Barrie's thriller," is given in
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calling. That much you should be: Sucking Pigs, to order "And then with a curtsy she took able to read in their faces. Those Sust, Boef her leave," became "and then with little pieces of blue paper which they
a quiver she took her life."
In the passage relating to King John, who "got himself drowned at {Continued in next Column.)
WATER RETURN.
All the Reservoirs on Island Below Level.
fling angrily about are Durrant's yeal Press Notices."
Watson is staggered.
"But they
may be mere authors," he said.
"No," replies Holmes, "for mere. authors only get one Press notice a Barbel werk."
Brem
authors have, in fact, Canton Fresh Water #DER
The two called to ask the great detective to! explain why their play has failed Carp One is referred to as handsomer of Caifsh
"the big Codfish ́ the two. The other as one." Conan Doyle, of course, was Crabs
Cuttle Fib Ringing himself in tobacco smoke, Dah Sherlock Holmes thought it out. Dace Then: "The public don't go to your: Dog Fish
The fovel and storage of water in tall and Barrie small. the reservoirs on December 1, 1931,, were ny under:-
City and Hill District.
1930 16' 3"B
With
1931
Tylam
10'11"R Tytom Byowash 23' 8'B 28' 8" play because they prefer to stay Eals, Conger
0' 1" Away," he told them in the manner Tytam Intermediate 0' 1"B Tytam Tuk
7' 0" 12 33 of a tremendous conclusion. Wong Nel Chung. 14' "B 13' 0"B Pokfulum
10' 9"B # B
Fresh Water
W
Yellow
Frogs
Aberdeen Upper
Aberdeen Lower ...
D' 6"B 13' 3"B
Garoupa Gudgeon
Note: 1. densics "Below Ove NO GREATCOATS FOR SOLDIERS. Herringe tie; A. denotes "Above Overflow": L. denotes "Level with Overflow."]
Storage in millions and decimats. of gallons.
Hallbat
Labrus
Cardigans And Caper
Loach
Instead.
Lobsters
Mackerel
Monk Fish
Purrah Fiszb
abolish the soldier's greatcoat.
Porch
This "weighty" removal is not, Pike
1.22 195.43 1,135.75 -
15.17 37.32 circles that it has been decided to 128.04 94.41
Reports are current in military Mullet
Oysters
Tytam
TYPEWRITER DEALERS
1030 261.12 Tytam Byewash ... 1.22 Tytam Intermediate 195.43
1031 208.1
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HONG KONG HEIGHTS
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Consumption of water in the City as a humorist might suggest, a new Plaice
and Hill District in millions and demove in the economy campaign, but cimals of gallons during the month
-
1930 294.50"
Consumption Estimated population 448,940 Consumption per
Pomfret, White
Pomfret, Black
a preliminary phase of the mobility | Prawns
campaign. By carrying the great-Ray
coats on
1981 363.201
the transport something Block Figh 381,500
has been done to make the soldier Rosch 30.0 less of a pack-animal and more like Salmop Kaliona
an athlete, but at the expense of in- Shark million gallons creasing the Impedimenta of the Skate
head per day ... 22.0
41.80 million
from Mainland.
• Includes
Includes 76.00
from Mainland,
army.
Shrimps
November, 1930.-Constant Supply In place of the greatcoat it is Soappar throughout the City, Hill & High apparently intended to adopt the Soles Level districts during the whole month with the exception of the districts combination of a Shetland cardigan Tench Wost of Eastern Street where a con-
waletcoat, with an Improved pattern Turbot stant street fountain supply
was of waterproof cape. Because of the Turtles, amall fr, walor operated from November 3 to 30, 1930. stocks of greatcoats atill in hand, ft)
November, 1931.-Constant Supply is likely that the actual change will throughout the City, Hill & High
be postponed, but the decision is an Level Districts during the whole
Important step and a promise of re- month.
lief.
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The weight of, the greatcoat is, roughly, six pounds, and its bulk is 23' 3"B
even more of a handicap than its 1′ 5′′B weight, whether carried by the Boldier or carried for him on the 7f2"B transport.
Kowloon.
JORD Kowloon Main .... 0' 1"B Kowloon Byewash Shek Lai Puj
Iteservoir
0' 7"B Shing Mun Recep
0' 7"H Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.
1930 358.68
Shak' Lai Pul
Reservoir Shing Mun Recep.
tion
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highest points on the Island and Mainland la published:-
Victoria Peak
Signal Station
Island.
Mt. Parker .* Mountain Lodge The Eyrie
Peak Hotel
Taikoo Sanatorium Mt. Davia Rowen Road (filterbeds)
Mainland
Taimeshan Kowloon Peak
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OPERATION CURES “ SOLDIER'S HEART."
Disease Caused By High-Pressure Life.
Dr. Grle, who, declared that of „20 operations during the past 18
Casting aside the veil in which
Rome, October 12. At nine o'clock to-night Slquor | A new type of surgical operation they have shrouded themselves for countless centurio, Persian wonen Marconi sent out a wireless Impulse for the treatment of "soldier's heart," one of the strange diseases have now become professional ac- from the offices of the Marconi Com- of the heart attributed to modern 1031
tresses, and... the first... permanent pany here for the purpose of flood-high pressure living, was described 862.50 104.61 Westminster," one script read "got theatre in the country has just been lighting the gigantic statue of by Dr. George W. Crila, of Clave- lend, at the clinical congress in Now himself drowned at West Hamp opened in Teheran.
Christ the King, which stands, on 113.70 110.35 stead," and another, instead of
York. Previously groups of wandering(a hil| dominating the city and Lay "promised him his daughter in mar- 31.01 15:75 Feet
ringe." wrote "promised. him tor-players have given single perform of Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Totu!
antes in various halls, wandering A land wire connects the office in months there had been 17 cures, put 1828
498.09 683.21ture in March.": Consumption of water in Kowloon : 1774
from city to city, but now a group Rome with the shortwave wireless forward the theory that "soldier's In millions and decimals of gallon | Geographical Ignorance.
of patriotle actors and actresses
heart" is a result of an over-spcad~": 1784 during the month of November, 1031. Candidates in geography showed have etablished a permanent theatre,
station at Coltune. This is in ing of the sympathetic nervoIR SYS, 1725
· 1980 1931 135.81
" deplorable ignorance of elim in the main street of Teheran, communication with the Brazilian tem. 151.54
Ho considers that while the 1725 Consumption
Fatimated d population 177,880 208,050 ato.". One wrote of frozen seas off the Lalezar Avenue, they have rent-station. P.X.X. hear Rio de Janeiro, frontal lobe of the brain plays an 1805
Conrimption por
the West coast of Scotland. ed a hall, and now give nightly First of all a conversation was held important part in this disease it is -1000 head
Fer day
Esperanto was introduced for the shows, comic, tragic dramas and
related to the adrenal glands, the 877
Constant supply in all districts dur-fret time as a subject, and there"straight" plays.
to ensure synchronisation, and then "power station" of the sympathetic 207|ing November, 1959 and 1991.
The reports of the Government Bae were 169 candidates.
The scarcity of rain in Perala Signor Marcont seat a prearranged systems.
25.3
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Feat. teriologist and Analyst show that the In book-keeping a frequent ex-during the Summer allows all series of dots and dashes, operating The operation consists of sever- quality of the water is satisfactory.planation of "Fictitious Assets" cinemas to be in the open air, and relays, first at Coltuno, then at ing the adrenal nerves leading to $124 Total rainfall recorded by Royal
Observatory from January 1, 1930, was "Assets put in the balance this theatre also has a flos garden P.X.X., and finally, at the station the sympathetic system and so re- 1971 05.20; January 1, 1981, 75.84.
shoot to make it look better."
for its perfortnancak.
| providing the current for the statue.lieving the over-supply of “power.”
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