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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 1929.

JAY AND I AMONG THE LIVE LIONS."

AN ELEPHANT TICKLED TO DEATH.”

THRILLS IN MID-AIR.

ence

[BYRAMBLER."]

Query: What is the plural of circus ''

Ans:"Circus, circuses, or circi." Jay's Dictionary." ELEPHANT: An herbaceous animal, fleet of foot and large of size; looks the same at each end to a sailor three sheets in the wind. Viewed from the rear when walking, it resembles the saki sailor, with his jumper rolled up, looking for a ter-cent piece.. Elephants make good paper-weights but are not a huge success 33 domestic pets. Favourite song Rolling Home and Trum- peter, What are you sounding now 1'"-Extract from Jay's Dictionary."

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I rather gather that Jay is con- Another lady commanded templacing considerable additions troupe of performing cockatoos to the above definitions since our which gave a first-rate show, and visit Harmston's Circus at Wan then two charming young thinge! chai last evening. A gentleman iu showed Jay and I that they could evening dress offered te of the beat all records at neck-work. best to anyone among the audi. They swung about from a trapeze, who could ride on Miss suspended by their necks while a Smith's back for one minute: Jay hefty young Aussie weighing about uphed the family traditions by stone joined in the tun.. He Vaulting into the ring before the hung on their feet, swinging from ring-master finished announcing his one to the other, but the ladies offer. Ife vaulted hack into his spinal cords stood the strain and seat even quickes when he discover-refused to excak. ed that Miss Smith" was a hefty' looking young elephant, but the by the charms of these fair per Jay was rather smitten at first jolly old M.C. of the show wasn't-formers but when he BLW them to be put off and Jay had to go swinging by their teeth on the ead through with the stunt...

of a rope in mid-air, he grew rather Thoughtful and refrained from call Jay took a violent dislike to Miss at the stage-door" after the Smith from the start. She was too show.

He adopted a safety first" obliging and had a nasty habit of policy. winking at the ring-master and

Three gentleman, also in tights. George, the Shetland pony from ve first-rate display of aerial Penung, as if she knew a wrinkle acrobatics and another gentleman or two and had something up her with one leg gave Д magnificent trunk for Jay. She knelt down in display of trapeze thrila which tao dust while the poor chappie caused Jay to put the wrong end girded his loins and squatted upon

of his cigarette in his mouth three her neck. When she arose slowly, times in succession. be tuned green with apprehension

Then she did a surprising thing! She stood quite stili!!!

The Deuce of a Joke!

I hat expected her to Stance around a bit and jolly od Jay had anticipated that Misss Smith would give something in the nature of Rodeo display. Nothing so Com-

mon!..

ear.

Jay Touches a Lion.

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The American vessel Courageous, which is electrically driven, arrived in port on Wednesday evening from Manila, and tied up at the Standard Oil Company of Ner York's installation wharf, Lai-Chi- Kok, where she is at present dis charging a heavy cargo of ease oil. She is a ressed of some age and has seen a number of years service in the Far East. Interviewed by our representative the Captain, Mr. P. P. Taylor said that the Courageous represents America'

latest bid for trade in the Far East. Built in 1915 by the Bethlehem Inc., Ltd, of Allamade, California, as a. atcam driven freighter for the United States Shipping Board, she

the Rober: Dollar Steamship Ce was operated in the Far East by

Recently she was taken off the service, and secured by the U.S. Government. She was sent to the Kerny (Naval) Shipyards, at New Jersey, E.STA., and entirely rebuilt nad reconditioned by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry-Dockyard. Company at a cost of $1,300,000 Gold. Ten feet were added to the ship, both fore and aft, making her 460 fees long.

Her beam is 37 feet and her depth

Jay entered the circus wearing || 01 29 feet. a six-and-three-quarters hat. When he left, the largest thing in um. third of his thatch, just because he brellas would not have covered one- had touched a real live lion

No doubt the old chappie had something to feel bucked about. and all that. I suppose not manj big game hunters van boast of having handed a live lion. They pet the old king of beasts at short fica, as a rule, before they get right lange but he has eratched his last close to him.

The Machinery.

by two large electric motors which Her steam engines were replaced

pellor shaft. The electric moters were directly connected to the pro-"

are supplied with power dynamos driven by four large McIntosh Seymour Diesel engines. and give a maximum speed of 16

knots.

from

The two motors develop a total can be driven independently ta of 4.700 H.P. and the four Diesela supply the power. Diesel engines is capable of supply, Que of the

of 6 knots. "The cruising speed of the vessel a normally 13 knots. The trip from Manila to Hong hours, with ample power in reserve. Boag was done in less than 30

Twenty seconds passed without so much as a wriggie" from Miss Smith. The ring-master shouted and cracked his whip, the band blared, and the audience roared encouragement to Jay whose paid brow never ceased to drip perspira tion into Miss Smith's starboard should adopt such a condescending Even so, E falled to see why Jag But the elephant refused to attitude toward all and sundry in move and the ten bucks looked as the Y.M.C.A. lounge afterward. If they were good as won by the He had prodded one poor old Lesing power to the motors for a sperd old frm.

with a bony fnger when he was Thirty-five seconds of the qualify-taking a well-eared forty winks in ing minute were up when George a corner of his cage at the end of started things moving. The pony his turn. sidled knowingly up to Miss Smith and opened one eye to see what The lion gave a yawn who swung her port ear round on o'doek it was. Before he could its hinge toward him. The de

open the other eye; Jay's tal-light moralised George must have told was streaking off at a rate of knots her the latest stable, joke, for the as the sailor's say, in the dim dis elephant's eye twinkled wickedly, tance"

Then be laughed-not the giggle of the human flapper, but the silent, immer gusts that novelists impute strong. silent men. Never once did rss Smith lift a foot, bat an eyelid, or Bap an ear. She merely laughed towardly, her sides quivering with mirth which was no doubt accentuated by the thought of the poor old egg on her back who could see his ten dollars beginning to fade.

to

Jay slithered from her neck to her tail and back again, his teeth chattering. The audience rocked with laughter at the sight and is Smith's sense of humour caused her to go almost into convulsions.. It was too much for poor cld Jay. He slithered to the dust. exactly two seconds before "time," and, mid disting cheers, Miss Smith rolled from sight-still laughing! The old frin were out of luck.

Tights and Tightropes.

"

Three clowns got busy and per- formed a few juggling feats with hoops, dangerous-looking clube, conical hats, etc. Jay was deeply impressed, however, with the pier de-resistance of an artistic young fellow with a very black face and very white hands who evidently delighted in standing on the seat of a chair and strolling casually down the back of that useful piece of furniture without capsizing it.

"There's nothing difficult I that." sniffed Jay I'm going to try it on the lads of the hamlet when I get back to the V.M.C.A.

He did.

She is a single screw ship and her, propellor is also interest. It is of new design and was fitted when the engines were changed and weighs 22 tons, the pitch being 21 ft. 6 ins. At 61 revs., the vessel capable of a comfortable 13 knots. The gross tonnage is 4,820 tons. with a dead weight tonnage of 10,680 tons.,

Two More Coming. sententative that two sister ships, the The Captais informed our repre- Triumph and Defiance have been similarly reconditioned and put into service.

They will arrive in the Colony in the near future. The vessels are operated by The Roosevelt Steam seip Company, Inc, of New York, whose president is son of the late Theodore Roosevelt. Messrs. L. Everrett & Company are the local

First Visit After 29 Years. Captain, P. P. Taylor, remarked that this was his first visit to the Colony after 20 years. He came to Hong Kong in 1800 when serving in the American Nary at the time of the Boxer Rebellion, and Fili- pino Insurrection. Captain Taylor: was full of praise for the develop- ments that have taken place both ashore and in the Harbour. He added that he would withhold his yet had time for a run ashore. comment on the City. he had not

He stood on the seat of an sin lizards" gathered around the agents. chair and, amid the plaudits of the lounge fire, todded gracefully along the scat and then hopped, 'ke a sparrow settling on a twig. to the back of the "squat-easy." For a moment, he balanced on tip-toe, then the chair commenced to tilt Two ladies in tights and spangles backward. Jay dropped like a cart trotted gaily along a wire. Jay load of bricks upon the unfortunate said he often found it difficult to head of the YMCA. secretary, balance himself properly on Mr. Hunt, and caused the "Gran stretch of six-feet wide pavement fer of the haunt of Young and he announced bis intention of Christians to have a sudden attack having a chat with the little ladies of spasms." some day to find out how they did it. He opined that tightrope welk ing should be part of the stock-in- trade of every man-about town.

He would make a zone cireus turn himself. The way he twisted his turnip about to watch the ladies antics would earn him a job for life as a

contortionist. His neck must be made of rubber!

MACDONA PLAYERS FARE- WELL VISIT.

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His little feat cost him five orange squashes" and the cost of repairs to the chair,

Nevertheless, he was very near

$5.

the marke when he described Harm. FIVE ROBBERS TO DIVIDE ston's Cireus as the best show of its kind to visit Hong Kong up to the moment" and, upon reflection. he even forgave "Miss Smith," the

giggling elephant!

MEAN THEFTS FROM A LABOURER'S HUT.

that Mr. Macdons would undoubt five robbers, who spent an hour on It was a poor day's work for the edly be there too, was not sufficient looking into the private affairs of consolation for him. Mr. Macdona a labourer and his family at, says, "when I booked my first sea- Shatin. The haub was only $18 and so in Paris with the Players he even this was not in cash. It con- prophesied disaster and ruin hesisted of two cotton quilts and some wrote If Paris ruins you finally clothing, which would fetch not more than 85 for the lot at a pawn.

The Macdona Players will pre- and irremediably (you half deservoʻ sent "The Philanderer" at theirt for going there) I shall feel ze shop. farewell performance at the Star prieved on the scaffold." When I Theatre, Kowloon, to-day at 9.13. intended giving my first perform the gallant five broke into a hut It was or Wednesday night thát Eight years ago when the com- ence of Mrs. Warren's Profes-occupied by a farm hand, his wife, pany was first organised, it was all sion in England and was persuad two sons and a daughter. They upbill work and it was only the ing the Censor to free it for pro tied and gagged the inmates, and tenacity of Charles Macdona that duction (it had been banned for after brandishing a knife in a most kept the company on the road, now thirty years) Shaw wrote me "If menacing manner, they turned the they enjoy an almost world wide I were entirely disinterested in the pince inside out for valuables. They reputation, When Mr. Macdoza matter I should advise you strenu acquired the rights with the idea ously not to touch Mra Warren articles mentioned.

found nothing in cash and took the of touring a company playing ex- even with the longest pairs of tongs clusively Shaw plays, he asked and to bribe the Lord Chamberlin G.B.S. whether he would care to to maintain his embargo to the be connected with the enterprise bitter end.” financially. Mr. Shaw replied that i Beats may be booked in advance, he had no wish to spend his old at Moutric's and the Star," for

"The Philanderer."

age in the workhouse and the fact

self and his family he went to the As soon as the farmer freed him -Mile Gate, near Loko Ha village, and reported the matter to the watchman, who telephoned to: the nearest Police Blation. No arreste have been made.

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