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THANK GOODNESS-ITS THE SERVANTS' DAY OUT I'VE BEEN DYING FOR SOME CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE- AND NOW IS MY CHANCE TO COOK SOME-IF ANYONE FOUND IT OUT I'D' DIE-IT'S NEARLY

DONE-

GRACIQUS THERE GOES "THE PHONE-

WHO CAN

THAT BE?

THE CHINA MAIL.

Bringing Up Father

OH, YES-MISS BLABB-WHY- WELL- I'LL BE RIGHT OVER- IT WON'T TAKE ME A MINUTE

TO GET DRESSED- GOOD-

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Island.

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Victoria Peak

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Signal Station ....

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Peak Hotel

1,305

Taikoo Sanatorium

1,000

Mt, Davis

..

877

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Mainland.

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Tobnoshan

9,124

BUT-MY DEAR- YOU'VE ONLY

BEEN HERE A FEW MINUTES-

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

THAT? I LEFT ME MONEY

IN 'ME OTHER SUIT-NOW

I'LL HAVE TO GO

HOME IPHONED-

BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE IN-

BY GOLLY-

I SMELL

PERFUME-OR

KIN THAT BE

CABBAGE?

I KNOW-DEARIE- BUTI HAVE SO MUCH TO DO AT HOME-I

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OH I JUST CALLED TO SEE IF YOU WERE AT THE OFFICE- HAVEN'T

YOU BEEN OUT? NO? WHY-1-ER - A-

JUST. WANTED TO KNOW-

I THOUGHT I'D

| NEVER GET

AWAY-I'M

STARVED NOW FOR SOME CORNED BEEF' AND CABBAGE-1 HOPE IT ISNT

COLD-

I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY TO LEAVE MY OFFICE I HAVEN'T BEEN AWAY FROM MY DESK-IN FACT-I'LL BE HOME A LITTLE LATE FER DINNER-VE

WORKED SO HARD.

I'M NOT HUNGRY-

BOY-I'VE EATEN ALL OF 'T¬1 DON'T THINK

!KIN WALK-BUT I MUST GIT OUT,

BEFORE ANYONE.

RETURNS-

CONE!

WHO HAS BEEN HERE?

I'M MORTIFIED TO DEATH- WHO COULD HAVE EATEN THATİ CORNED BEEF AN CABBAGE? DARE NOT ACCUSE ANYONE AS I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT IT YET SOME ONE MUST KNOW THAT IS COOKED IT AND I

DIDN'T GET ANY

OFIT EITHER

Kowloon Peak

1,071

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CAMP FIRE

(By Patrol Leader.)

addressed the gathering later, after The District Cubmaster said that. ho had been introduced by the Com-the packs were all growing, despite missioner, the Rev. G. T. Walde the lack of suitable persons, for grave.

Cubbers.

GIRL GUIDE NOTES

WHAT ́LONES DO“

What do Lones do? It must be

Hong Kong Boy Scouts will bid Sir John Brenan, British Consul good-bye to Major-General J W. General was elected Patron and Sandilands who leaves the Colony Prealdent, while Mr. G. Marden and to-day. His Excellency has been Col. N. W. B. B. Thoms, Officer a great friend of both the Scouts Commanding the British Troops in land Girl Guides, and he takes away Shanghai, were elected Vice-Pre- a dull, dreary business being a

with him the Thanks' Badge of both aldents. movements.

SHANGHAI SCOUTS.

SCOUTS, BAZAAR,

Lone.

I am not going to pretend that Lone Rangering is easy either for the Ranger or the Guider. It is His many friends will be sorry to equivalent in rank to the King'a

sometimes very difficult to carry on bear that Second Patrol Leador |Scout."-

month after month, year after year, Jimmy Winyard le lying in the Scout Stanley Lee, Scout Leonard

Jack Hulbert, the famous film, without, the stimulus, of constantly Kowloon Hospital, auffering from Gibson and Paul Kelly, who is not a

member of the movement, recently Good Progress At Annual Meeting stage and radio star, opened the meeting other Rangers. Lones must that fight their own battles and bear Grand Christmas Bazaar of the their own burdens with no Patrol camped out on their own at Talpo

52nd West London Scout Group, meetings, no Parades and little in

The

fractured right collar bone. He was playing football earlier in the and spent a most enjoyable week work, wild fell havity of tohle a just their de

The annual general meeting of held at the Drill Fall, Harrow the way of Rallies to encourage. shoulder. He felt pain but it was stination and returned to town on Boy Scouts Association of Ching, Road, London, W.2 on December them but, and it's a big BUT, what

held in the main hall of the Cathe

not discovered until his removal to hospital that his collarbone was fractured. He will be in hospital for about alx' weeks.

Morrison Rousseau, formerly member of the 9th Kowloon Dock (Dyer's Own Group,

now, attending, the i

|can: School, lo aiva

vacation in Hon Ing to

The Rev. N V: Halward, who is Chaplain – to the R. D. Hal who was Bishop of Victoria yesterday,

MO

Rav hroned

مقلة

an Alstant Commissioner of the Boy Sco

a wonderful opportunity we Lones Have of showing the stuff of which |dral School for Boys, attracted a The Bazaar was in aid of the

we are nEN large number, of acouta, ravers, and

friends of the mo ent. The Christmas Good Turn of the Group

rman of the meeting was Mr. which this year will take the form GE. Marden,

The 14. Р. Голе

activides

Abais

дек

wed

of a big party to 200

to-day

Arbig attra

Tre

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY

CROOK, O.BE, MA.

DYAIDE MA, BEC