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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

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King Tắt, a dog film actor, who is getting on in years, began to develop blemishes in the way of lines and wrinkles under his eyes. thus endangering his future success as an actor. His master therefore took him to a cat-and-dog hospital and had his face lifted! This is the Arst time an operation of this. nature has been performed on an animal,-and of course it happened in America.

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By J. PENN.

PUNKAH.

The news from the North is very An American tourist told me the other day that ho hadiated bewildering these days, but I Europe, Asia, and Africa Nething think I can explain it. The Chi happened on the trip except that, nese are retreating from Hankow. in the Holy Load. a guide told Am They are also advancing upon Han. all about the fight of the Holykow. The Chinese are also fleeing Faurly from Bethlehem to Egypt, to Nanking and this is vers and & lady member of the party, important to get a clear grasp of wearing a handknitted jumper, things-equally large bodies of Chi

nese are fleeing from Nanking. It wanted to know how they got across the Suez Canni!

sens that the former rebel troops have now become national soldiers, Young Lieutenant C. C. Hardy, and the national soldiers have be R., swung this one on me in the come rebel troops, but this state- hotel the other night. Aman meat should not be relied upon too went into a store," said he, and much as by the time this is print- booght a bottle with a cork in ited they will probably have changed and paid 110." "It must have back again. The northern Chinese been very poor bootch," I zomermy, having gone south,

the southern army. and as the mented.

Fouthern army got scattered, it has sow become the northers army, the "and the north-

I went to a friend's fat to play bridge the other night, and this is what I heard. A spade they

"I never said anything hout say her husband is drinking agaió.”

whiskey," he replied. The man No trump saw Jones in the Club paid $1.10 and the bottle cost 81 yesterday he locks better."""Pasr, more than the cork. How much is he drinking very much?" "A did the cork cost??? #Bot, ad right no trump did Jones tell you, and told him what the cork cost. So Lieut. Hardy booted cheerfully about the matshed jaunt?" "Who and said: "All wrong." and or played the queen I understand they dered another. are having a separation." "Dym my leads what happened in the matshed? Your lead partner perhaps his firm will give him leave." "That's my ace the mat shed was burgled, and the police lourd

jemmy inside." Our trick it wil be a blessing for his poor, wife."

.

After three hours of that stuff I went home, took six rounds of am

munition, and started the battle of "what the devil's the big idea 1 My side lost, and I'm not satisfied about that matshed story!

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First Hebrew: "Well, Mark, how are you going on, you liar have busi- bought a Rolls and I rolle to ness and rolls home,"

Second Hebrew: "And how are you going on, Ike I am, like you, getting on splendidly. I have bought a Vauxhall and I vaux-all the way to business and vaux-all the way home.

I tried to forget about it, but woke up in the middle of the night and attempted to work it out The bottle and the cork coet $1.10, and the bottle cost a dollar more than the cork. How much did the cork cost? Gosh!

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"And here's another. Our junior reporter deposited 50 back's in his bank. He drew it out in various sums. When be had his original 50 bucks drawn out he discovered be still had 41 dollars on depent in the bank. And here's how

eastern

army,

now

western army. I trust I have made everything clear.

There's always a bright lining to every cloud and, when Ice House Street was closed and no 3-piece rickshaws nor yabout taxis were rushing around, I almost yielded to

burning ambition to sit down in the middle of the road and smoke two packets of oigarettes without over. And, if the getting run darned hoardings had kept up an other week I would, that's all, I would!

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The most mysterious thing hap pezed the other night," writes A correspondent from Praya East,

I heard footsteps and, at the same time, saw the knob of the bedroom door turn all the way Balance 2933round and then turn back again. Balang 2017 That's nothing to worry about, but Balans R if my correspondent ever sees a Balance 1ệ 12

scarlet -tights green elephant in Balance Tanning up and down the wall, then it's time to try another brand 'of whisky!

Withdrawal 815 Balance 85 Withdrawal $10 Withdrawal 85. Withdrawal & Withdrawal. B G Withdrawal 8 4

Total $50 Total $91

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The full story of the "at home" was in the hands of the Daily Press. At ten seconds before the great presses had started their Revue producer: "I'm after a nightly roar, a frantic woman rush title

ed into the Editor's office. In weston the presses she screamed. I told the reporter I wore a blue chiffon dress and. merciful heaven, it was

dining with him to-night."

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A man sent in his card to the Editor yesterday and said he want- ed to see him on something that was of the utmast importance. Disentangling himself from a pile of proofs, a pastepot, several pairs of scissors, and thirty reains of

copy, the busy bustling Editor went out to see him. He pushed another card at the Ed. and said:

Protect the dear ones you leave, behind. Get your life insured The Editor chased him down two flights of stairs, but he got away among the crowd in Des ༔ Your Road.

I notice that there is a home for pink georgette! The night Editor lost dogs in Mong Kok. This returned pale. He grabbed the tele minds me of the story of the laird phone. Hey. Mr. Foreman," he who was noted for his penurious-ahouted hoarsely, #stop those neas and had been made the re-presses!" cipient of the gift of a dog from

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an acquaintance. Shortly after Mr. and Mrs. George Bottle- wards, the donor, happening to thwaite were looking forward to to see me the other day and give George Bottlethwaite dropped in pass the entrance gates, stopped to seeing The Dover Road" Inquire of one of the workers how Tuesday night. They left the Ferry nice, simple, easy words in every me ten wrds to spell. They were the animal was doing. "I'll fetch and then their rickshaws, were

"Sacrile- it, and you'll see for yersel'," re- caught in a temporary jam in Ice day use. They were plied the handy-man. He returned House Street.

gious, rarefy paraffin, fiquely, Slowly, inch by kimono, picnicking, paphtha, super- in a little while, bringing with him inch, they drew level, and then sede, battalion, and tranquillity." a lanky cunine of the hound variety. M. Bottlethwaite spoke. “Oh," "That's not my dog." promptly said she, smiling, "I do wish I Try them on some good speller and many he gets right. declared the indignant visitor had the piano here." "And why." Neither Ed 1. "My dog was a young mastiff-not whyede George, laughing merrily,

greyhound."

Wheesht I' Wheesht " whispered here!" Oh, because.replied The boy-scout who leapt into the the other, with a backward glance Mrs. Bottlethwaite, I left our Tees and saved a saimch has been at the house," A the dugs that tickets for the theatre on top of awarded the Tin Garter of St. come here turn into greyhounds." it."

Swithin.

"do you wish you had the piano

how see

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (April 13.)

meeting, Happy

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Tennis: Ladies Recreation Club, Mixed Doubles.

Cricket: I.K.C.C.. "The Rest at 2 p.m.

Diocesan Boys' School: Specch Day, 3.30 p.m. "

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Europeas Mails:-Outward: Europe. tit Marseilles (Naldera), 10.30 am."

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Sunday. (April 14.) Second Sunday after Easter. Queen's Theatre: "Plastered in Paris!

World Theatres. "The King of Kings.

Football-H.K.F.A, Challenge Shields; H.K.F.C. ground, 4.30 pm, R.A. 2. S.C.A.A.; Sookunpoo, 4,30 p.m., Kowloon C. de Ri Juniors: Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.

Star Theatre: "Circus Rookies" B.N. Reserves 7, 8.0.A.A. Res. and "A Dog'a Lile." Hong Kong F.0. ground, 230 p.m.,

English Comedy Company: The K.O.S.B. II. China "A" II Ringer" Star Theatre, 8.15 p.m. League: Chatham Road, 2 p.m.,

Monday" S.L.I. II. v. Eastern F.C.; Kowloon

(April 15.) ground, Kowloon II. . Small Units 11; RA. II. C. de R. II.

Tennis Championship Doubles H.K.A.D.O." The Dover Road," Finn, S. A. and II. D Rumjahn Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.

v. J. S. McEachran and L. Gold- The

English man Also Prize distribution, Club Comedy Company: "A Cuckoo in ground, 4.15 p.m.

New Banvard

the Nest" Star Theatre, 8.15 p.m. Sale of Crown Land: New Kow. Queen's Theatre: "The Mysteri-loon Inland Lot No. 1215 and In Quadyland Lot No, 2883, P.W.D. Office, a

World Theatre: The King of p.m. Kings

Queen's Theatre i

Star Theatre: "Circus Rookies" Paris." and dog's Life" (Banvard Co., 9.15 p.m.).

Flastered in

World Theatre: "The Danger, Girl."

Star Theatre: "Exchange of Wives, 3.3. p.m.

English Comedy Co: "Thark," Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Tea Dances: H.K., Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, i8.30 p..

European Mails:-Outwardı Europe i Victoria, B.O., 5 p.m., and vid Siberia, 6 pm. (President Cleveland).

Tuesday. (April 16.)

Sale of Crown Land, New Kow- oon Inland Lot No. 1215 and In- land Lot No. 2953, P.W.D. Office, a

.70

Tennis Championship Doubles Final, also prize distribution, Club ground, 4.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "The Lovelorn." World Theatre: "The Danger Girl."

#Exchange of Thark,”

Star Theatre: Wives," 5.3. p.m."

English Comedy. Co, Star Theatre; 9.15 in

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Dinner Dance: Pemosula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

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