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THE CHRIA-MAIL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1936

The China Mail

Ninety-dest. Year of Publication

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Notice To Contributors.

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Everywhere.

All communications intended for A Whist Drive for Serviceiden MOTORING "EXTRASTM publication should be addressed to will be held by the European

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Hong Kong. Tauraday, Nov. 19, 1936.

"extra" of the past becomes the standard atting of the present

To-day, such things as automa-

signals are regarded as a 02 Thnrsday, November 26, 20 (cally, essentials." Thirty years mencing with dimer at 7:30 pm early - everything - was to be followed by a concert at 9

The next Ladies' Night at 'thej European YMCA will be held

Eeyore's Weekly

Miscellany

Invest me in my Motley; give me

Jerve to speak my mindi

Shakespeare.

Oliver Twists

tell Lady Vere de Vere, at a cas jual glance, from her maid dress- fed for her "afternoon of” it is {curious" to read that Lord Bath- Jurst, who was born in 1791, told And still they come-demands the author that this private for more "Ruthless Rhymes and school he and the other sons of more essays in Biography a In

peers sat together on a privileged Bentley. Well, it is all very grati- bench spart from the rest of the fying, bat there is limit Those school This comes from a chap correspondents who are really in-ter headed "Social Equalization," terested" have an easy way (when "the old order passed away, After the motorist had bought ratifying their appetites simply and the face of human society was the chassis probably for about buy the books. They are call-made new." after the French, Re- The Hong Kong Travel Associa $1,000 he had to get the body, ed Ruthless Rhythes for Happy volation. Later in the same chap- tion acknowledges with thanks the which cast anything from $50 to Homes," "More Ruthless Rhymes" ter is written: receipt of the following unbegrip 220 more. Then he had to pay the first two are by Captain Har and “Biography for Beginners.” tions: e Canton Insurance Genother $25 to have it fitted on to

A typical wristomat was the first In the message from the Ltd. $250. Sir Robert Ho Ting chiszik, » - Extras included:

ry Graham and the last named, or-818, but he is std [1905] revered in Marquis of Abercorn. He died in King which the Duke of Kent $100. Messrs Palmer & Turner $25.

iginally published by "M-Ulster under the name of The Owld brought to the City of London's

„Attaching“, – Attings to receive Clerihew," gave the real name of Marquis... This admirable nobleman commemoration of the 75th

G. Halley, of No. 237 the Peak, standard canopy or boods

the author-E. G. Bentley—in always went out shooting in his Blue anniversary of the Post Office and S. Lee of No. 6 Fort Street Glass shield;

subsequent reprints. I can assure Ribbon, and required the housemaida

white

kid Savings Bank last month, we were summoned before Mr. K. Keen

When they gloves (my correspondents that they are to wOKT

made his bed. Before he manied his were reminded of the benefit at the Central Magistracy yester

well worth buying and keeping. which the whole country has day with allowing their dogs to be

fat cousin, Miss Ceci Hamilton, And meanwhile, just to whet induced the Crown to confer on her derived from that institution. abroad unmuzzled. Fines of $5

their appetite, here is one more the titular rank of an Earl's daugh- Mr. Gladstone considered its eseach were imposed. tablishment one of the three!

75 Years Of Thrift

most important legislative H.M.S. Cumberland, the fiagship achievements of his long and of the China Station, is holding a laborious career. When the dance at the China Fleet Clab to- bank began business in 1861 night, commencing at 8 o'clock. All with the modest opening of 300 are welcome; and the charge is $1 Post Offices for the deposit of for gentlemen, ladies by invita

small capitalist tion. savings, the

I was almost unknown. Nowi

Fitting high-tension magneto;

„Side curtains;

Waterproof canvas hoodą Such things as lamps, horns tools were, of course, luxuries had to be paid for separate

and

Your Daily Smile!

*,

Case for the P.M.G. *Hallo! I have a call for you from Aberdeen M

Bullo! This is Ben. Listen, Jack, I'm stranded here and need £20.”

"Something must be "wrong with the phone.

there are 17,000 offices at which The Lingnan University Chapter} “Twant £2).”. Savings Bank business is trans- of Phi Tsu Phi announces its "Something must be wrong with acted, the number of active ac-fourth annual lecture, to be held in the connection." counts is 10,390,000, and the Swasey Hall on Friday evening, Operator (interrupting) — "I can] amount standing to the credit November 20, at 8.15 p.m. Dr. Bhear the caller quite well”

“Well, you give him the #20," of depositors is £424,000,000. Ifor Evans, Professor and Head But these sufficiently impressive of the Department of English ||

·Unexpected *~*~*~* figures do not represent the Literature, University of London,

The village grocer was busily in whole of the bank's service to will speak on the subject. "English terviewing applicants for the post of Ithe national economy. More Life as Revealed in English Literator. To each que he put than 50 years ago, as the Post-ture." master-General recalled recent-!

ly, it undertook to deal in Gav-i

"Ruthless Rhyme":

When Aunty Kate fell off the boat And couldn't swim and wouldn't

fost,

Matilda just stood by and smiled-

ter, that he might not marrý deneath

that she contemplated eloping, he his position; and when he discovered sent a message begging her to take the family coach, as it ought never to

I almost could have slapped thee said that Tady Abercorn left her

*child!

And one more Bentley biography:

Sir Christopher Wren Went to dine with some men He said: “If anyone calls Say I'm designing St. Paul's" By An Alen Hand

NE of my correspondents

writes

husband's roof in a back chaise. By such endearing tits do the truly great live in the hearts of posterity. Those Were The Days

THOSE were the times when the

"high function of govern- ment was the birthright of the few. The perple, according to episcopal showing, had nothing to do with the 'lows' "but to obey them.”

O tempora! O more!

Here are the author's reflections Jon the French Revolution:

The

Apropos your "Ruthless Rhymes,” do you happen to know that one by originals, beginning: "Little Francis, alien hand, almcat as good as the home from school? very searching questions so 13 to

I do. And that will be quite sequent timequivered with the All contemporary Europe-all sub- make sure that the boy would take an interest in his work

enough of that, thank you..

shock and sickened at the carnage, “Well, my lad” he said to one Victorian Mode

but I have gathered that it was not Torild

have just been re-reading till the capture of the Bastille that George W. E Russell's the events which were taking place

France attracted any general o "Collections and Recollections lively interest in England and have revelled in their old capture of the Bastille, however, was world, faded, Victorian favour. It an event so startling and so dramatic Stay-in Strike The lion tamer had called for his was cruel, thought not entirely un-that it instantly strested the public which immediately followed in rapid al evening drink, but instead fair, of one reviewer, on their ori-attention of England, and the events of chatting in his customary light ginal publication, to refer to them

staccession raised interest striking hearted fashion, he stood and eyed as "Snobbery and Snippets no excitement, and excitement into his drink glocity.

-Men -- . saw ... zn. in foretty phrase though somewhat rain.

cutting. The value of the book aurrection of the peasantry againšt surely lies, in these days, in its that territorial tyrants, accompanied by every horror of pillage, arson and unconscions picture of spacious bloodshed; enemies of religions es- days that seem to the present gen-abshments took courage from the feration to be almost fantastic: În downfall of ecclesiastical institutions.

these times, when you can hardly (Continued on, Page 11)

Jernment stock for its depositors. Several hundred pieces, some of bright-looking youth, "what

Until the strain of the war fell them centuries old, were rold dur-you do with a thousand pounds? upon the country's finances, ing a public auction of Chinese] The lad scratched his head...

"I don't know, sir," he replied these facilities were little used art curios--held yesterday by In 1915 the Savings Bank was Mesars. Lammert Brothers. Start didn't expect so much for a star allowed to receive subscriptions ing at 2:30 pm, the sale continned to War Loan and there was a ed well on into the evening, and will great response. Now £167,000,- conclude to day. It was learned 000 of stock is held for more from the auctioneers that the than 1,250,000 small investors. pieces form an extensive private

This brings the whole amount collection

of savings which the bank has

to

"What's the matter with you night?" asked the landlord

"Well, the miss has told me in its charge up to what the Mr. E L. Wane-Jones, Senior ask the boss for a rise" Postmaster-General justly des-Kowloon Magistrate, who left on

"Well" nomen in that, merek cribed as "the gigantic total of me leave early this year, return-asked the landlord in supris £600,000,000. In raising thrifted to the Colony on Monday, and

No, but if he refuses she wants me to start a stay-in strik to such a scale the beneft has resumed his seat at the Kowloon been manifold. People of Magistracy yesterday. Mr Wynne-1 modest means have been saved Jones will take the place of Mt. much anxiety and loss and en-QA. A. Macfadyen, the present couraged to provide for a com-Senior Magistrate at Kowloon, for fortable future. While the gen-two weeks. During this time, Mr eral standard of welfare has Macfadyen will remain in the Co thus been raised, the nationali

Hony. Yesterday morning Mr. Maë- resources have been expanding fedren took the first court, but

by making available for the adjourned for a few minutes to

capital expenditure of the coun-enable Mr. Wynne-Jones to take try a new fund of wealth. The jhis place. influence of the Post Office Savings Bank is to be seen far beyond its own ledgers. The

Chancellor of the Exchequer EXPLANATION

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Cotton's Band the change that an Oxford man

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