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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 22,130 號价百壹仟弍萬式第 日陸拾月伍年已己

WHAT IS A

TUNDICE TANK

It is the ideal container for bottles and food.

It is built on the Thermos principle.

It is most economical in use.

It ensures every bottle becoming and remaining

ice-cold.

It is essential for all piçnits.

#

5 lbs. of ice is sufficient for 24 hours.

Procurable from:

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also

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or from THE SOLE AGENTS :

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(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong.) Prince's Building, Ice House Street.

Tel, C. 75.

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1929. 陸拜禮 日本廿月陸年九廿百九仟登英

UNDER

Water is a dry topic to write about now what I mean to say is that so much has been said on the subject lately, there is really very little left unsaid. I suppose as time goes on some people will be deve. loping fussy little fads, about water as they have about whisky. We shall be bearing men call Boy, two West Rivers and a Shanghai!" or. "One Manila, twe Swatows, and a Whampoa, with a splash of whisky each **

I must confess I

can think of gothing original to say, on the water question, Even Bottlethwaite (who

is rarely at a loss for words) as-

THE

PUNKAH.

Br J PENN. "Have a heuch, Arthur," replied William; remember we're up here on serious business, not just joy riding. Think of all those poor people down below there waiting for us to turn the rain on! There's a pice piece of strato cumalus over there, Arthur, waiting for us to sprinkle it with our dinky little pepper-boxES, And look, Arthur, there's a lovely jump of cumulo nimbus, positively asking for it. Do let's go, and leave your stunt ing for after teal Suppose a sack of this infernal insecticide fell out hey, there she while you are - go!"

Arthur had suddenly decided to

To his astonishment--and relief—it was melting rapidly before it had fallen a hundred feet the Trozen mass had dwindled to half its original size; in a few seconds it had vanished completely.

Did it fall oa the parched ground ss softly as the gentle rain from heaven? Alas, it did not. The im mense volume of intensely hot air ascending from the centres of con. traversy below and zot caly, melted the ice, but re-vaporised the drops of water, and poor, Arthur had to go all the way back to get another hundredweight of kaolin,

Thereth one thing, it theemta,

zures me he has by now exhausteddo a half-roll and a loop, and Bilt that ith abtholutely baffling the

his ideas on the subject, except that he considers the situation is

had very carelessly relaxed his hold on the bag of

'sugar."

produtherth of "talkieth," and that ith the terrible litbp that every

serious and should be thoroughly Let's go down and see what the thtar theemth to have in thound

looked into and no stone left un-

turned in the effort to find fresh latest news is," said William. «filmth. Of courth, in time the ex sources of supply, while he hopes think I can see people putting their perth will dithcover thome meanth cf abolithing thith nathty hithing the lessons of the future will not

noith, but the far they have not

umbrelins up!"

be lost upon those generations | "I'm not surprised," replied

I fear

which have passed away. there is nothing very helpful in al that, bus you have it, dear reader,

for what it is worth.

Arthur, "when you are treating 'em to rough. Next thing'll be the P.W.D. will have to build bomb.

thucceeded.

Therefore you can gueth the cori- thernation of the produtherth of

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dithcovered in the theript of the the dope about like that, you

prigthipal actretheth' part, the naughty boy!"

Bill swore softly, went on loading thweetheart, ith ith tho thud: thibilant phrathe, "Oh, Thethil, his kaolin-gun. The airplane was heading straight for a tremendous mass of nimbus, black as ink-You are a wicked, stiff-necked, black ink So dark wit that the stubborn, rebellious, disobedient, "Bill,” he said, to his companion, pilot immediately switched on his sulky, ill-disciplined little boy,"

The pilot locked meditatively. aver the side. He had just made a zoom, followed by a fick loop, and felt able to spare a minute or two for light conversation.

"I wish I knew where that bloke head-lights. lived "

be yelled.

'Shake it up. BRİ!"

Bill did as he was bid. De shook

"What bloke 1" said Bill, who was not very well accustomed to inverted dying, and still had the kaplin as it was never shaken be.. impression that his eyebrows and fore. The marvellous refrigerating bootlaces, had somehow changed effect of the magic powder froze places.

the nimbus into a solid mass of ice-black ice.

"The bloke who started this busi ness of dusting the clouds with fea powder," replied the pilot.

Quick as thought, the pilot slip- ped the gear-handle. into reverse, ́ and as the huge machine backed re-away from the aerial iceberg Wik

den i "

said his father. I thrash you and thrash you, but it makes no differ- ence. Heaven knows what you'll be when you grow up.”

"An orphan, I hope," said the

boy.

A Scotsman and a dozen friends had just finished dinner in a fashion- able hotel when the waiter arrived with the bill,

Give it to me. I'll pay it," came in loud tones from the Scots- тап.

The next day the following head-

Scotsman Strangles Ventrilo- quist."

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"Oh, hem!" said Bill, slowly gaining control of himself, and liam wiped particles of frozen per line appeared in a local newspaper: hoping the pilot was not going to spiration from his brow. try's half-roll off the top of a loop. Get the camera going, Bill!"

Yes, I wish I knew. If I did,

"They rosted Arthur, excitedly.

and we could spot the place, I won't believe this unless we can have on the staff. a clever cari- "In a certain newspaper office they

caturist.

would let a sack of this rotten stuff. drop on the back of his neck ?!.

show 'em pictures."

***They'll believe it all right when that chunk of ice hits 'em!" said "Let's dive and see what

—

"Never mind, Bill. There's only Bill. another hundredweight or NO of happens!" Keatings left to sprinkle, and we can get rid of that in another trip/ : Arthur gave the necessary agita What about an upward roll, Bill;tion to the joy-stick, and chased feel like it?"

| down after the descending iceberg.

One day the editor passed a cut. ting remark about his work, where upon the artist drew a libellous picture of the editor, which later fell into his victim's hands. He sent for the perpetrator, and hold.

ing up the drawing said, angrily: "Are you responsible for this?

"Not at all," replied the artist, blandly, your parents are."

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(June 22.)

World Theatre: "The Battle of Verdun."

Star Theatre: "The Way of All

Coronation of E. King George | Flesh."

Tea Dantes: H.K, Hotel and N.T. Concessions, Ltd. (In Vol- Peninsula Ectal, 4.30 pim untary Liquidation) final general Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, meeting, Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-8.30 p.m. son's Board Room, noen..

European Mails:-Inward: Europe Tennis:-"A" Division: Univer-vid Victoria, B.C., and via Siberia

Pierce). sity M.B.K., Craigengower .. (President

Outward: Indian R.C., Kowloon O.C. v. Chi-Europe vid Marseiller (Raj- nese R.C., Recreio . South China.putana), 10.30 am. "B" Division: Y.M.C.A. p. Kow. joon C.C., H.K.C.C. v. University. Recreio v. South Chinn, R. E. and RS. v. M.B.K., Nippon R.C. v. Chinese B.0.

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Lawn Bowls:-Division I.: Craigengower. Takoo, Kowloon C.C. Civil Service, Kowloon Docks . Police, Kowloon Bowling Green Recreio Division II: Taikoo V. Craigengower, Civil Ser vice v. Kowloon C.C., Recreio v. Kowloon Bowling Green, Yacht Club. Electric.

Open Air Consent FOSR Band, Kowloon 0.0. ground; 8

Queen's Theatre: “The Waltz Dream

Sunday.

(June 23.)

Queen's Theatre: "Spite Mar riage"

World Theatre: "The Battle of Verdun."

Star Theatre: "Baby Mine." Tea Dances: Repulse Bay Hotel, H.K. Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Repulse Bay Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 pim.

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Queen's Theatre Spite Mar- World Theatre: The Battle of ringe. Verdun,"

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