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FROM THE PEAK TO ABERDEEN.

***YE OLDE FRESH EGGS,”

WHERE SPIRITS CROON A LULLABY,

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There are hardy spirits in the Colony who have been known to walk around the Island before breakfast. In ordinary circum- stances, there is nothing difficult in the feat, but to ong who cares more for the beauties of Naure when taking a walk rather than covering a great distance in a given time, an "amble " from the Peak through Aberdeen to Repulse Bay after tiffin offers so much of interest that there is every excuse for dawdling, and the journey then takes considerable time.

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Evidently mistaking our smile to be one of approbation, an aged coolie shuffles from the shed bear- ing half-a-dozen or soye olde fresh eggs" in a greasy bat. Eo points" proudly to the sign...

Allee samo paint by Taipan," he explains.

We do not buy, but paas on with another smile at the wit of some genius who had done something for the benefit of his fellow-country- men. There appeared to be a touch of the University student about that sign

Half a mile further along the road we pass His Excellency the Governor riding a sturdy brown gelding: We raise our bat and are vain enough to feel pleased at the smile of personal recognition we receive in return.

The lowing of cattle and the fresh smell of hay add to the

A Material Ghost," Dusion of a Sussex lane until, tura- ing a bend to the right, we meet mangrove, swamp on the right-hand The whirring of crickets in &

with a miniature repetition of the side of the road causes us to linger. usual small Chinese village. The Came an aged croce with a sur clatter of churns mingles with the prising knowledge of English who whir of mechanical separatore and told us that the crickets were the two or three laughing and chatter-souls of dead girls who could not sleep but spent the days and nights she said, we would hear the spirits in shrill complaint. If we listened, of their dead-lovers crooning them fullabies

stone,

BY THE RESERVOIR.

Leaving the Peak tramway station, we bear alightly to the left and descend steeply-winding path which meanders down to Pokfulam Reservoir which nesties, like a tiny lake, between the knees of the hilla. Bambocs and camphor trees bordering coolies toss bundles of hay on the path, with here and there a Every building of the Farm is built

the end of pitchforks from a lorry more massive banyan tree spread of massive white washed blocks of ing its arms protectingly over the traveller's head. Vague rustlings

As we pass an open gate of the and twitterings in the undergrowth farm-yard, we catch a deeting suggest the presence of innumer glimpse of shorthorn cow being ablo small birds and, on rare cecled by a Chinese girl to its byre. sions, a snike may be seen to scurry. The warm smell of cattle reaches across the path. ・・ :

our nostrils, until, the farm passed, By the reservoir, we panse awhile a more fearful stench of manured to watch a pair of wild ducks fields causes us to hurry our foot fishing. Then, with a startled steps. "tchack,"

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Clattering Bone-shakers. fisher, twice the size of the largest

A rattling Chinese motor-'bus found in England, dashes almost from under our feet and flies scold rushes by, causing us to step cd ing across the water. We catch a dealy into the deep gully border last fleeting glimpse of its brillianting the road to avoid being knocked plumage as it plunges headlong into the foliage of a tree sad the our attention is diverted by a sud. den commotion in the vicinity of the ducks^^^/

We listened carefully, scarcely daring to breathe. Sure enough, a gentle huming sound rewarded our faith In surprise, we heard the humming grow steadily louder until it resolved itself into a very mat ter-of-fact motor-cur toiling up the slope from Aberdeen! A raucous hoot from its horn dispelled our dreaming. Nevertheless, we could not find it in our heart to feel really angry with the old grene, but, pressing some cumshaw into her dirty, shrivelled hand, we down. We mentally anathemetise went on our way. huses for Europeans do not rim ocean's blue to gold as we hove in the driver and then wonder why The sunset was turning the

buses are dingy, solid tyred air, Aberdeen. We tarried long enough along this road. The Chinese sight of the little fishing village of but, nevertheless, they appear to to note that the main street lost

be capable of travelling at great itself in a kind of square which was supreme contempt for such small speeda. Their drivers have a littered by a collection of stalls, items as gears and brake-linings, portunations of but one must admire their skill with the steering wheel.

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The drake has made a grah at bamboo snake which was taking a swim and, because the snake had taken a decided turn for the better around the bird's neck, a tremen- dous flapping and quacking arises from the drake and his mate, and the din is echoed from a host of their kind on the far shore of the reservoir. Finally the snake wrig must-fill the hearts of motorista į our noses bad become quite accus. Golf Course in Hotel Grounds (Free to

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in excited and noisy circles for someus as we amble around a bend and disentangle itself from the grasp of moments until they both decide to resume their fishing operations. We continue our way wondering whether the snake bit the drake and if drakes are immune from sauke.poison!

A Really Green Meadow. Because we are strangers to the Colony, we are quite interested in a great building of true Eastern! aspect which stands just beyond the reservoir and appears to be a newly built edifice. We admire its archi tecture and then, raising our hats in greeting to two priests from a nearby monastery who are taking an ofternoon constitutional into the hills, we loiter slowly along to the end of the path, where, by the way, there is a small meadow very re- miniscent of the green fields of Sussex, along the inotor road to the Dairy Farm.

par the Chinese cemetery. We the market at the end of the square botice that the trees are more and we set out again on our ramble. other part of the Island. To our green along this road than in any right and ahead we catch glimpses of blue sea. On our left, the Peak rears ita massive head to the clonda which drift dreamily through the sky above it.

Night's Purple Mantle. Beyond the village, we observed that every other dwelling was, oc- cupied by a boat-builder. Damaged sampans were lying keel-uppermost on the footwalk while Loe Fat and Now the road commences to drop Ng Kow busied themselves with sharply, and the sandstone banks chisel, plane, and mallet to make on either flank are more thickly of them new vessels again. Women timbered. A hen and a brood of were mending nets while children chicks run squawking across our were engaged in repairing baskets path to disappear through the dark with woven seagrass and rattan. doorway of a matshed from which We were pleased to notice that Do is suspended a sign, designed to strong smells made themselves catch the eye of such stray Euro. evident in this part of the village, peans who might he likely to dis- nor the low-bellied, long. cover this beauty-spot. We cannot snouted, bent-backed pigs, usually suppress a smile as we note the inseparable from a Chinese village, legend on the sign-

to be seen.

"Ye Olde Fresh Eggs."

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Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(March 7th.)..

Lecture: Institation of Engineers and Shipbuilders; "Cold in the Tropics and the Possibility of Church of England Diocesan Manufactured Weather," Prof. Conference: FL.C. Cathedral, 7.43 A Middleton Smith, M.Sc., 5.30

.m. Conference Cathedral Hall, | p.m." 1.15 to 7.15 p.m.

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., 42nd annual meeting. J.M. Board Room, noon.

Central British School, Prize giving, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, 1.30 p.m.

Helena May Institute Concert Operatic and Costume: Arranged by Mrs. Womask.

Boxing Tournament: K.0.8.B. HMS. Hermes, Murray Bar racks, 8.15 p.m..

Queen's Theatre: "Tempest World Theatre: "Spring Fever." Star Theatre: "Knockout Reilly"! and at 3.90 p.m., The Samoar Dancers.

Tea Dances: RK, Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Friday,

H.K. Football Referees Associa tion meeting, Scandal Point, & p.m. S.P.C.A. Masked Ball, Peninsulä Hotel, 8 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Tempest" World Theatre: "Sunrise."* ·! Star Theatre: The 13th Hour" and The Samoan Dancers at 9.23 p.m.

Tea Dances: ILK. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel. 4.30 p.m. Ring Edward Hotel, 3 p..

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Artillery, Navy 1. Chinese, Univer- sity v. Queen's, R.A.F. v. Eastern.

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May Hall Concert and dance, B

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Ten Dancer: HK Hotel and Feninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

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European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Biberia (Khyber) 9 s.. Monday, (March 11th.)

vice v. Royal Artillery (4), Chiness Kowloon (F), Division IE " University v. R.A.0.0 (L), Kow- loon v. RA.S.C. (L), Recreio (March 8th.)

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