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BRILLIANT GATHERING AT PENINSULA HOTEL

The Consul General for the United States: Mr. Charles Hoover, gave a dinner to the American Secretary of War. Mr. G H Dera, at the Penin- sula Hotel last night

There were some 100 guests present including many mem- ¡bers of the American communi-

ity and many leading Hong

Kong citizens.

Cocktails were served on the roof garden after which the guests were served in the Rose Room

The tables in this room were set in the form of a “U” which stretched down two sides and İround the end of the room and at its head sat HE the Officer Administering the Government. The "U" was designed to sig- |nity “Unity.”

Guests present at the din- per last night included:-

THE PALIMPSEST

(Continued from Page 7.)

scrutinising it under a lens

"I can't understand how you decipher that.”

"That?" The Saint dismissed

Mr. G. E. Dern. The Honourable

"St. Bryce would make good The Secretary of War. Lady Mac Gregor, Major General F. S copy the rector suggested, call- Thackeay, Mrs. CL Hoover, ing to ask the author to read it with a gesture, "Careless mo- difficulty here, Deverill, is that HEOAG. Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs story of his own at a parish con-dern print is less readable. The George H. Dern. Mr. Chas. I. cert.

this is a palimpsest, an old parchí Hoover, Mrs. F. S. Thackery, His The doctor, chasing a sliced meat which has been used before Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, drive on the Salt Pans evolved the and cleaned to take this copy of | Mrs. C. G. Sedgwick. Brig. H. G same happy thought "Why not the gospels. I am trying to de

Seth Smith-The-Hon-Mr.AG-do a yarn about an absent-minded cipher what is underneath." Alabaster, Lady Shenton, The archeologist, Deverill 3 fellow “A palimpsest" cried Deverill Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson. The who has lost touch with humanity and made a mental note of it. It Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau. Col. Campamong higher things? You could was just the title he was seeking, a palimpsest, something hidden bell B. Hodgen, Mrs. H. M. Cootes, make it rather amusing Col H C. Harrison, Mrs. L. C. All the world loves to see its underneath a totally different ex- Lewis, Mr. LA H. Gourley, Major neighbour on the printed page interior. He grinned with delight HA Bishop, Mrs. A L. Shields,

a gaise faintly ludicrous

It was quaint to think the Saint Mr. L. Dunbar, Mrs. D. M. Biggar. As a matter of fact the Saint himself had meansciously provid- Mr. C. F. Thomas, Mrs W. Tad seethed in Deverill's sabed this most appropriate title. He Stanton, Mr. A. Raymond, Mrs. conscious, mind for weeks and went on to explain what he want-

be M. Simon. Dr. E. M. Gordon, Mrs-ephemeral fiction" bad to ed.

J. A. Parrish, Mr. J. A. Parrish, wiped out. He had the man and By all means I will read your Mrs. G. Frisque, Mr. L. C. Dennis, his background, rich, quaint and little effort," condescended the Mrs. A. Frederich, Mr. G. Frisque colourful, only the story would not Saint-though I hardly imagine Miss M. Knight, Capt W. I arrive

that it invades the field of re- Gragg, Miss M. Cootes. Dr. D. E Since he wrote without the spur search sufficiently to give you Black. O.B.E., Mrs. F. D. Tracy of need he could afford to wait till cause for uneasiness, or that your Mr. H. L. Paddock, Mrs. T. Bis fastidious taste was pleased readers are of a sort to detect! Williams, Mr. F. D. Tracy, Mrs. and, when at last the story came, errors of this kind should they be E. M. Gordon, Mr. L. N. Johnston, it tickled him immensely. In had present.”

H

Mrs. A. S. Campbell, Mr. Ejust enough acid to be piquant "The artist takes a pride in the Pethick, Mrs. L N. Johnston, Mr- and its development was really perfection of his work, argued HLC Gray, Mrs.

F riotously funny to anyone who Deverill. "Even the public cannot Sommers,

B. Mr.1.

Wil- knew the Saint He chuckled over appreciate its finer points, you un son, Mr. Gung Kong Uz

it. The thought that it might be derstand. It will take you but a Miss M. Taylor, Mr. C. Mc Gee, bellous was dismissed at once. few minutes to read and your im- Dr. H. F. Sommers, Mrs. E. O-The enormity of the idea was its primatur will set my mind at Drake. Mr. M. Simon, Mrs. H. Esafeguard and the Saint was not a restr

wait."

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Muzzall, Mrs. Dennison, Mr. Rall likely to recognise himself. "By all means, by all means, my M. Henry. Mr. K. Rounds, Mrs though the cognoscenti of Norman- dear fellow returned St. Bryce, P. A. Netland, Mr. D. Drummond.shard could be depended on to "I'll look it through while you Mr. G. Anderson, Mr. A. J. Camp identify him.

Take a pew, Deverill. bell, Mr. S. P. Healey, Mr. Allan He worked long and lovingly There's baccy on the mantelpiece Hirsh, Mrs. F. A Howard, Mr.

ACHILLES upon the characterisation, the if you do not disdain honest birds- James Dern, Mr. E 0 Drake, technique of the story's form and eye." Mrs. C. H. Benson, Mr. quant twist of the dramatic It was a weakness of Deveril's Taggart, Mr. T. B. Williams, Mrs climax

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A. Raymond, Mr. D. Fraser, Mr. A. He imagined the comments that watching the face of anyone who S. Campbell, Mrs. G. Duclos, Mr. would greet its appearance in was reading his work Moreover Warrington, Mrs. C. Mc Gee, Mr. print

be had come purposely to note the W. T. Stanton, Mrs. L R Cramer "A little cruel to the poor, dear Saint's reaction to this story." Mr. B. G. Butler, Miss Clinton Saint" people would say. "Really. Even as be read, the Saint's hand Mr. P. A. Netland, Mrs. Geo. An Mr. Deverill, I am quite afraid of smoothed the lofty brow, a gesture derson, Mr. LS. Harris, Mr. Jyou!" "By Hec you've got the old which the story recorded. Would Thompson. Mr. W. Richarda, Mrs. Saint to a hair. Deverill!"

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(Continued on Page 11) Yet in the end his nerve failed Richards, Major Duclos, Mrs. him. Ferhaps the joke was too M. Henderson, Commodore C. G

white and CONSIGNEES NOTICE gross to play on so Sedgwick, General Creed F. Cox, woolly an innocent. He might be Mrs. J. J. Patterson, The Hon. Mr. angry. There might be scenes. Edwin Taylor, The Hon. Sir W-The respectability of little EL Shenton, Mrs. H. C. Harr Deverill would be deeply hurt by son, Capt. Abbot, Mrs. J. H scenes. Yet the story was really Taggart, MEL E. Salisbury, Col too clever to be wasted. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E., Mrs.

on bold D. L. Black, Col LC Lewis, Mr. course bold, that is to say, for W. L. Marshall, Mrs. H. C. Gray, him. He would ask St. Bryce to Mr. A. L. Shields, Mrs. D. Fraser, read the manuscript, pretending Consignees of Cargo are bereby Mr. D. Biggar, Mrs. D. Drummond, that he sought his advice on the nformed that all Goods are being It Com M. Sweeny, Mr. Faddock, point of certain archeological landed at their risk into the hazard. Mr. F. A Howard, Mrs. S. Kerms which it cortamed. The ous and/or extra hazardous Godorans of The Hong Kong and Kowloon 8th Nov. Faget, Mr. L. B. Cramer, Capt. chances were that the Saint would wharf & Godin Co., Ltd. ener

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