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DEATH

OZORIO -Jose Angelico Lopes,

on 18th May, aged 77, be

of Stella da loved father

Edmundo, Motta, Henry, Toto, Letty Antunes, Betty McDougall, Jock and Angle Pritchard. The corlege will leave NODES FUNERAL PARLOUR passing Monument at 5.30 p.m. today, Friday, 19th May. (Shanghai and Macao papers please copy).

FOUR MONTHS'

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 19; 1950.

SHADES OF MARK TWAIN-1950

My

when

By J.P. McEvoy

two fathoms or 12 feet. What do you think Mark Twain would and Captain say about that 7" Chambers pointed to a light flash-

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Would you like to come up and see the radar?" the Cap- tain's message read wife wrote "Sure" on the said my wife indignantly, "how, get out of band." I found him; ing on a large dial across the bottom of the note and sent impressed you were with that peering into the radar. "You're room.

"What's that?"

"Chlong soc final victory In it back-and then asked, British Commando, Captain Fair- just in time," he said. "Look."

"A Fathometer. It shows the child, or whatever-his-name-was, Bright sliver of light exact depth of the river below sight." "What's radar?" "Very sim- who came over during the war to

times. Works For once he and Mao Tse-tung A bright sliver of ght was the ship at all plo," I said. "A whatchama- give lectures to our soldiers on callit that sends out waves how to disable and kill with bare going round and round the dial. something like radar-only with are in complete agreement.

It sends out a which hands. And how you went up As it passed it left litle bubbles sound waves.

bounces

at the Glowering or something-and

to see him in his hotel room and and over toward the left it paini- sound signal they hit an object like land or he was washing out his shorts and ed a dark maas broken by two against the bottom of the river defection, the Prague authorition

echo. running parallel. and comes back like an another ship they bounce socks and hanging them up in his gray streaks

bathroom to dry. Remember? That's the mouth of the Miss Knowing the speed of sound it's feel they have presented, too back and that's what you see You came home and said, "You issippi River," said the Captain. easy to calculato how long it many bad Czechs to the Western on the screen."

know that's a good idea not I forgot my inisalon as, fascing takes to go down and come back democracies,

ship and that gives you the depth. "What do you 'mean, waves "slary at all I think I'll do it." ted, I watched our good

and

trash Small boy fell into a That 10 means 10 fathoms Quirigua with 90 passengers "Did 17".

barrel, saya local report, and was "Just waves-you know, like No," she said, innocently, "noi 45,000 bunches of bananas enter 60 feet."

On Through the dark night wearled out by resouers." radio or something." My wife until I bought you those nylon the river in the darkness,

the great rolling

Are you sower about that? to -New Oricans, studied this a Uttle bit and then shorts to take to Japan. I notice the radar screen you could see ploughed up said, "I don't think you know-you wash them out nights. Your both banks with every Indenta- Mississippt

radar away, our socks, too." She added absently, tion as clearly as if it were broad 100 I'll ask the Captain."

know is: if putting the finger on every bend What I want to She was out the door in search wouldn't be surprised if the daylight.

"Shades of Mark Twain!" and jutting sandbar and cotton plentes prevent fish from reaching iden spreads, once men

realise

wood tree our Fathometer in the Hong Kong market, should wo of knowledge and back again in how chic it is to be independent. murmured. no time-bouncing in, ali oglaw. There's Captain Chambers, run-

You know how that name fallibly plumbing the river bot-start a relief fund for the boys (You the Captain, tom below us--10 fathoms..8..11 of the price control ring? over the originated," sold "The radar must have been ning this big boat all

I thought, "This life on the know, the ones whose sad plight Mississippi Caribbean. He doesn't think it's "When he

Imagine was going to be Investigated by very exhilarating," I said.

River pilot the leadman would Mississippi in 1950. sisay."

public-spirited authorities "Oh that," and my wife dis- think I'll go up and have a call out the depth of the river Huckleberry Finn — with radar our missed one of the miracles of the talk with Captain Chambers," as he took soundings in the And Tom Sawyer-with a Fatho-some weeks ago.)

Bald." This sort of thing mustn't shallow places. Mark Twain was meter ! age with an impatient gesture.

Well, what are you so excited about 7"

think it's wonderful

You know what's happening. what Captain Chambers is doing? Shipping all his laundry home."

"By radar?"

韶

кая

Fireside Echoes--No. II:

miles

Memories of days gone by

Once again the Allies have pairs of nylon socks. Every majority of those names i find on of

covering the waning Kong.

Isn't that wonderful?

bere

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When Princess Fathia heard about Farouk depriving her

of

all her royal privileges. sho looked across the table of her. new hubby and said, "This is all rather Ghaling."

Then when hubby heard he was being expelled from America,' ho turned to his bride and said, "The away from we got Fathla interforing people the better."

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million "FILY

gamble regularly."

Judging by court

about the ERMO regularly.

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Americans

statistics,

number gambol

To the uninitiated this meant Up in Shanghai, Yue Mel saya In actual fact Nos.the CMSN has operated at a loss sacred, since being taken over by the

Commos.

"I mean it-shirts, socks,, shorts, everything. He said, I'm

and Of the names I have just listed, Instruments.

comparativo, keen riders and sportsmen had getting rid of all this. All I

greater have to have now is two nylon I have a little story concerning charts. Pride of place was given their day or evening clothes sent convenience," shirts, two nylon shorts and two each to tell later, as also of the to a very fine grand-father type there for

clock by Lapralk, of Hong The main furniture of the Cloak- Room's inner sanctum were two wooden stands cach supporting failed China. They were un-night I wash them out and hang records

What space was not occupied 15 over-size porcelain chambora between 1008 and 1914;; able to hold the Chusan Is- them up and the next day I'm period of the Club (as I like to

call 11)

of instrument with covers, and each lands in face of the proclaim-in business." My wife glowed. but let me see how the member- by some manner

you the time, the tem- number. ship slood during 1010 when war- to tell ed intention of the Com- said.

elouds formed on the Eastern peruture, the trainfall, the humi- munists to take them. Never- theless the Nationalists Women's enthusiasm European boundaries and threa-dity, the windage, the location of

tened the peace and security of the last reported typhoon, or the nothing. the seat of Demterary,

Chinese date, today; yesterday: to 15 on the left were brought off a masterly retreat

a year ago, or five years ago, while 10 to 30 on the right werd I never commoners. for the without the loss of a man or

could

And out if at any time a gun, and moved 150,000

there was a register; but No. 1 was always considered "reserved Mechanical tongues troops and even part of the

are bolag for the British Consul"; 2 for the shown at the BIF. civil population across

the Customs Commissioner; 3 for the

Myrtle's grandfather says Taiwan. It was a feat of care-

Salt Gabelle; 4 for the Russian inventor must be a bachelor, and ful planning and preparation

Consul; 5 for the French Consul:ho's wasting his time. Women's 8 and 7 for "Betsy" Baker and tongues don't really wear out, he in the close co-ordination of

J. C, Oswald respectively.

adds, however much it might which all three branches of

seem probable. the armed services were in- volved. The

Critics of his methods think the Communists

consultant's cordially co-operated in ap-

peace insurance is as proving silence.

to

"Men

By Wm. M.S. Brand

TO-

Nationalists stayed in Hainan oudries? Men.. Ever hear of a echo some small episode in, the Comfortable settees in the course of the year Raffles

beyond December because

"You know

perfectly

ing of surnames.

well,"

permanent

Mumbers of

Common list

leather-covered

сац-

stairs

would be held with the proceeds in ald of some local orphanage or other worthy cause.

sixes.

years later, while the lamps were result was 7, 5, and 2. en hand till 1944 serving very

you

somewhat

Yue Mol take this for granted.

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"Rediffusion to play record of BIF Savoy Hotel lunch."

With the five shilling (limit įremoved, it should be much more

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Years of living with women

Many great, many illustrious, have made me suspicious of their enthusiasms. "What's wonder- and many conimon-place natnes He wathes out have been recorded in the.ar- ful about It? his own stuff because he hasn't chives of the Foochow Club: got a woman around to do it for Although each has moved in itst him that's all."

own orbit of influence, collective- "No-it isn't that," said my ly and perhaps unwittingly they ground- are just getting left behind a pattern, wife. more self-reliant. They realise plan if you like, which has stood

was taken up with an imposing too, that it isn't sissy-like to wash the weathering of 50 years. out their own things."

In the Bar-Room could be pur- Many of these people have array of hal-stands, the pegs of "What do you think sallors at

were mostly reserved chased Cash Sweep Tickets seu have been doing all these been laid to rest in Foochow be- which

What do you neath a simple stone monument especially those Inearest the door, deived from all the Race Clubs State Department I said. years?

there was nothing to In China, including Hong Kong plan for think soldiers in the eld do bearing name and an uninterest-though

and Macao, as also tickets for the Dulles can be Manila Lottery, Once or twice It will be recalled that the Man always knew how to washing indication as to their age. My indicate this being the case.

their

Who

runs endeavour in this chapter is to own things.

which has Chinese laundrywoman? Every private life of cach

Comfortable the Generalissimo's advisers thing women know about a laun-j bearing on the history, of the argued that help was coming. dry they learned from men. Men Club as recorded In what archives setteer, heavy brass splitoons, and

floor- About 1880 a well-known In- Interesting. That help didn't come, so also made the most valuable in have survived; as related to me brass-bound linoleum

put the idea that by old members, or from my per-covering, made up the rest of the dian merchant of Foochow

In Eritrea they are praying that vention of all they went, and with no guest women should do the washing sonal observations as a member. furnishings.

up two splendid unset diamonds in aid of local charity covered by the terrorists will Shiftas soon as appearance of unwillingness leaving them more time to hunt Reinforcements were not sent and fish, etc.

They possible, Four lines of progression were somewhat unique rules. Now you come

Whatever I am about to write

a clinkle of were to be diced for in the Foo because it would weaken the along with your sinister enthusl- Is attempted impartially, I crave then open to you

doing their own my reader's indulgence should glass on your left proclaimed the chow Club with the proceeds left defence of Taiwan without asm for men

plum-

disburse 11.3 they hope of staving off defeat in laundry. Trying to flatter us out there be slight differences in Bar-Room, its secrets hidden to entirely in the hands of the Com-

of our hard-earned privileges, dates, correct initials, and spell-prying eyes by enormous

coloured woollen curtains which mittee to

Three dice to be used pleased. Hainan. The Generalissimo eh ?""

10 had to be negotiated with emphasised that "the coun-

Many names are omitted from tion lest you were jabbed in the with the box and only sixes

You could have as many count. tries of South East Asia"

the Club archives covering the paunch by a trayful of glasses, or throws as you wished, but each throw cost $5. The highest were to blame for their lack

years 1875 to 1880, though ap- you collided head-on with some- p Minute one coming out; the click of bill- of interest in the matter. The from Chusan was progress pearing occasionally expansion of Chinese Com-ing, over the "foolish way" Books. This is perhaps explained inrd balls on your right with throw, of course, would be three

to negotiate;

throws In a series of munism, under Soviet direc-in which Washington was by the reason they spent most of almilar curtains

their time in Europe and only brond heavily-carpeted tion, was not a problem of considering-its-own-defence visiting Foochow for the tea sea-leading to the Library and Read- would record against your name the register" your highest China alone, he said, but of problems, and leaving their son, yet many of these names op- ing-Rooms right in front of you, on

The contest to be open Committed or you passed straight down the throw. the entire world. And while country wide open to armed pear as

to the Clonk-Room, for three weeks, Sundays e- other community hallway

All persons obtaining demonstrating his discontent Russian aggression. General undertakings of that time, such passing on your right the green-cluded. about the way in which the Chen Cheng pointed out that as the Fohkien Race Club; the balze swing-doors of the Card-three sixes in one throw in that period of time to meet together countries of South-East Asia there were 600,000 trained Port Improvements Coinmittee; Room.

Prior to the port being fur- and each to throw no more or no less than five consecutive times had let him lose Hainan men in Taiwan, more than the Foochow Gun Club; the Fives Court and Frivolity Theatre, and

Lawn nished with electric-light, which using three dice each time, only without moving a finger to in all the rest of South-East the Foochow Cricket &

was not till 1910, all the rooms sixes counting. It is prevent it, he also threw out Asia put together. If they, Tennis Club, amongst others.

were cooled by punkahs and amazing to say that close ou Hit with innumerable kerosene-

with $15,000 was raised

only a very broad hint that he went over through exhaus

oil lamps. The former were not three persoas to fight it out. The was by no means satisfledtion of resources, what hope

actually discarded till

many with conditions even in Tai- was there for the rest of Asia

line of Pacific de- So I shall bring all the names wan. Much remained to be or for a

I am able to recall into line in desired there, he said, in fence? For his part, he was the following common list usefully on many occasions when (To be continued)

the power broke down due political, economic and social not interested in keeping Tai-

Calton, W. P., 1879, Orwald,

flooding, over-loading,

typhoon mobilisation for the proper wan merely as a means of pro- J. C.. 1888, Popoff, N.A. 1886, damage, and other causes. The co-ordination of military tection for Japan and Korea Moore. Chas., 1887, Brand, H.Sunkahs were ingeniously

More material help, and above 1887, Balloch, G., 1888, Gracey. nected together and could all, if operations.

The Governor of Taiwan, all American moral support, S. L. 1800, Greig, Ronald, 1896, need be, be operated from the

Schlee, Henry, 1896, Howell, C. L. basement; Dr. K. C. Wu, dotted the 's were needed. A pronounce-1893, Helbling. Jaz., 1897, Leg-

E. A., 1897, Wintzer, H Bells prior to 1016 were wire- by telling the visiting group ment by the State Depart-gatt,

the table-type. Tho of newspapermen-specially ment of ("continued") faith 1897, Odell, J. W., 1897, Roach, operated, or, especially for

J.S., 1897, Sharp, A., 1888, Lach Card Room, brought by plane from the in the ability, of the Nation Jan, F. P., 1990, Myers, W. W. Bail-Room, by for

the largest United States that grants ofalists to hold Taiwan and win 1901, Dulling, H. H., 1901, Greig, room in any residence U.S.$10,000,000 Д

month their way back to the main- Geo. L. 1899, Beltebenko, A., type in the port, occupying half would correct these short- land would be invaluable. 1001; Ashton, F., 1902, Reynell, the upstairs space and on many

Holdt,

H 1909, Sceats, H.Jating over two hundred persons, comings. More than that was, Washington's continued re- AE 1803, Woodley, M., 1903, occasions comfortably of course, wanted: nothing fusal to do this would do more Balfour, C. H., 1005, Fer also served as the Reading-Room.

Over the mantle-picces at less in fact than outright than anything else to throw gusson, A., 1905, Thomas, 1.I.. 1900.

either end were huge Kotices American intervention. And all Asia under the Red banner. 1995, Moorhead, Dr. J.,

•Higge, Hubert, 1000

Moss, reading, SILENCE and indeed, those who seem to find it adam her through 150

Hunter, EH. It was death-like. Even if there difficult to follow the subtle pledges so familiar through Hodgins, A. E, 1907, Buck were only two members in that rationalisations of the Chinese the ancient Chinese drama, ley, R. W., 1007, Pfeng, W., 1907, room the one crossed over to the mind should try to under- which accompanied the "shak- Mecko, F., 1998, Giles, FL. H., 1908, other and the conversation was under- stand the Iogle of the ing" disclosure of the aban- Reynaud, L., 1908, Pratt, W. G carried on in a subdued

1908, Cocker, T., 1908, Bond, tone. Nationalist viewpoint. This, donment of the Chusan Is-H., 1908, Campbell, Emellett, 1909,

Teufline, A. V 1908, Bowker, New members, would be intro- In brief, is that the matter lands, meet the conventions. 1989. Allen, W. 1909, duced at least to the Chairman has nothing much to do with The real point the Nation Leduc, H., 1989, Ruddock, M. Cat his office by the Proposer a wook party politics or civil strife, alists make is that unless they 1009, Nightingale, H. O., 1909, before entering their but is a world issue first, last get what they ask for they Craggs, A.B., 1809, Gilchrist, E., any Club book, and then again, and all the time, This is will not fight. Unfortunately 1909, Burling, 3, 1909, Sandford, supported by Proposer and

G.S.

1900, Livingston,

H.W

Secondor, paraded" betőre quite, quite correct. But the that does not crystallise the 1910, BI, N.J., 1910, Slemssen, full Committee of seven usually problem that arose was whe-lacue. The question that re- Fred, 1910, Tyndall, H. D, 1910, congregated ther help for the Nationalists, mains if it is a question--is Collins, A. 1910, Kolokolov, two or three days prior to

S. A 1910, Andes, K 1910, Ballot opening, even perhaps up to direct whether they would fight Beazley, R. H., 1910, Kreike, C. F. intervention and the edge of even if they got this support, 1010, Moss, G. E. 1910, Werner, No visitor would possibly

chit for War, would mean help for or whether they expect others EC. 1911, Takasu, T. 1910, Mure allowed to sign any the common cause or mere to take over from now on? ray. A 1909, Amano, 1900, refreshments during his ly more help for the Com- They have found the alibis Griffin, H, 1911, Thompson, T. 24 day's appearance In the Club. 1911, Watkins, C.H. 1911, Von May have done so, however, but I seriouslý, doubt it any much. munists.

which matter so much. The Tanner, H., 1911, Manning, Wpapers have been presented for What

the Nationalist answers, they may rest with 10

payment. leaders appear deeply come the United States and the corned bout fait fety of Allier Meanwhile the Na-The entrance hall of the Foo- chow: (Club: wHI notable 'as' }}}} the United States.

tionalista say they expect the comained withentie incorination dove Communists to invado Tai- on a number of grays subleot wan before September. The dear to the heart of the so-called

Community's TaiKors. Bộth; wid uivalent to four or hand-were-libe

aver-loaded with mino

Prime Minister" and ernor af

ing thei heads quite

while the

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to

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in the Bar-Room

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