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MASON'S

`DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

No. 22,291

Hongkong Daily Press

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Begistered as a Newspaper at the General ost Office in the United Kingdom

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THE PUNKAH.

UNDER THE

Having negotiated the December Settlement and the Christmas holi- days, the time has arrived to think very seriously about making Now Year resolutions. But before pur- suing this topic let me tell you how it came about that Bottle thwaite and his wife had a tiff which threatened to spoil the har mony of this season of happines. ing in particularly high spirits, and She greeted his better half affectionately by pecking her neck he said:" Well, mother, I have got two tickets for the pictures." Have you, deart" said Mrs. Bottlethwaite," then I must start to drese." "Yer do asid he. and then we will be there on time. They're for night!"

Alr. B. went home the other even-

to-morrow

Well, that's quite amart, when you come to think of it, but women hate to be made fun of by their hus- bands, and poor old Bottlethwaite's vers bigh spirits. Araporated quickly, and one of the Now Year resolutions on his list is not to try to be funny at his wife's expense. (And, incidentally, at his own, for I saw him this afternoon" ver busily engaged in looking at strings of pearls, and I know he gave her a diamond brooch for Christmas.)

BY J. PENN.

the air. On the contrary, go up all you can It's the only place where you can step on the gas without fear of getty pinched by the traffic policemen, and need never be afraid of being stopped to have your brakes tested.

do you know that one about the By the way, talking about flying. dear old Indy who saw a seedy looking individual wearing a lot of ribbons on his cheat, and said: "What did you do in the war, my

The rusty one Té good man." plied In the air service, mum," Said the old lady: Did you de much flying?" to which he answer- ed: Didn't do none, mum ; was the barter at H.Q."

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Here is a joke to be saved up for next Christmas if you have used up all the crackers in the house:

Why is a man with a gouty foot like a well-known fruit?" Get ready to laugh, girls and boys. "Because he's a toe-martyr."

"Diary for 1999," and examine the entries therein. Every day for the first week are jotted down full details of

wind and weather, comings and goings, and doings and what-nots. Then comes a gap of a few daye,then a less detailed entry-thon a longer gap, and a still less detailed entry, and then entry of as many words as formerly a very much longer gap, and an there were lines, and then.. Thet, pages and pages of blank space, save where the printer has been kind enough to inform you that it is. the 33rd Sunday" after Apollinaris, Capricorn, or a full moon is due,

at

the AUD

enters

or that quarter-day has arrived. Still, my advice is "resolve to keep a diary for 1930," and keep it until the time comes to buy another in order to keep up to date with the tide tables and other such data.

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Resolve, too, during the coming year, to remember that opportunity knock once at every man's door, and seize it when it reveals its presence. The other day, while Now please don't start writing engaged in ray Christmas shopping, letters to say that a tomate is I came across a shop in front of

vegetable, and not a fruit.

..

...

which the enterprising proprietor had a banner with the bold de- vico:Special Bargain Sale, This is Our Opportunity!" This is commercial candour indeed-ear

But to get back to this New Year resolution stuff. Decide to be Here is a New Year resolution Punctual during 1030, and this ap-donically which most of you will find no plies to everybody, young and old, hy and bold, male and female, difficulty in observing never eat without distinction or discrimina jelly with a knitting-needle. Choption. I Was in Bottlethwaite

sticks are not much better. Re- solve, firmly and always to use a spoon, and if one is not enough, ask the boy for another.

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And resolve to practice economy, and save as much as you can Don't spend your money just for the sake of spending it. Be lire; the Scotsman who went to the dentist with an aching jaw and said: How much to take this tooth out?" "Five dollara!" said the dentist. The Scot, paused a moment to consider the situation and then said:"And how much just to slackon it?"

That's the spirit of economy de- monstrated in the highest degree. Cultivate it, my friends, during the coming year, and this time next December you won't be in daily fear and trembling of achit from your banker regretting to call your attention," etc.

expressive and quite brutally frank in its direct appeal. I have no doubt the shopkeeper's slogan represented a very plain statement of very sober fact, but somehow "your" instead of "our" sounds nicer from the customer's point of view, even if it is not quite so sincere.

office the other day and overheard him talking to his typist.. "Are you doing anything special text Sunday evening, Miss Reming wood" he said. The young lady, smiling sweetly and hopefully,

You will resolve, of course, to be said "No, sir." Bottlethwaite looked at her approvingly and much more moderate in your use said:"Good Then please make of tobacco and alcohol during the an effort to get to office early on coming year. You will further re- will- concentrate your Monday morning Peor girl, the solve to looked so disappointed, but life is power on the observance of this largely made up of disappointments resolution-but you won't. It has been my experience that the men of one, sort and another. that fellow out at Fanling who, who say they have smoked fewer when asked how his golf was going, cigars and cigarettes, and swallow. said sadly Topping, old man ed lees whisky, all as a result of simply topping!"

will-power are right up to a certain point. Will-power may have work ed these wonders, but if so it was the will-power of their wives!

There's

Bottlethwaite said to a friend the other day:"Well, and how's the And the world treating you" friend said: Seldom."

Another very good resolution to make for 1930 is to keep a diary, This determination is good for trade, though probably for nothing It helps the papermakers else. earn an honest living, and the com- positors and printers and publish ers and shopkeepers all very de- rent and deserving people, but that

And, again. "as the young man And make another resolutions about all that can be "aid for don't go up in the air, unneces this resolution-it provides employ said to a fair companion on the sarily. By this I mean keep your ment, and some harmless amuse- ferry the other morcing :-"Did I hair on-doa't go off the deep end ment for a week or two. This is tell you about the terrible fright for the slightest little thing that the time of year when one starts I got at Repulse Bay yesterday" drawers. to which the eatty Kowloon flapper happens to go wrong. I don't cleaning out deeks and mean that you should eschew flying and foding grim reminders of replied:-"No, you did not tell when I warn you not to go up in broken resolutions. Look at our me, but I saw you with her!".

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

11 (December 28.) Cricket.-Division 1. Craigen- gower . H.K.C.C. (L).. Division IL University v. R.A.0.C. (L), Indian R.C. R.E. and S. (L); C.S.C.C, v. Royal Artillery, H.K C.C. t. Craigencower (F), Police v. Electric (F), Chinese R.O. v. Ro- creio. (F).

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Sunday.

(December 20.):

Tides:-High, 9.45 am and 8.10 p.m.; Low, 3.48 a.m. and 2.09 p.m.

European Mails:- Inward: Queen's Theatie: "The Black Europe vid Negapatam, papers Watch."

World

Kate."

Theatre:

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caly (Kumsang). Outward: Europe. vid San Francisco (President Madi-PROPRIETORS "Corporalson), 5 pm.; vid Siberia (President

Madison), p.m.

Star Theatre: "All at Sea." Tea Dance: Repulse Bay Hotel, 3.p.m.

Monday. (December 30.)

Football.-Senior Division:South

Tides: High 9.45 am and s China . Navy, Recreio . St. Joseph's, Kowloon Chinese, P.m.; Low, 3.10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Police . Club, Royal Artillery v. K.O.S.B. Junior Division: East-1 crav. Ewo, Recreio e. South China' "B" Club University, St. Joseph's t Chinese "A", Royal. Auction: Household Furniture, Artillery v. South China "A" Kow-208, The Peak Lammert Bros.), Icon . K.O.S.B.

Queen's Heaven."

ia

"This Theatre:

World Theatre: "Tenderloin." Star Theatre: "Desert Nights" Tea Dances Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, & p.m..

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels, 1.30 p.z.

Tides:High, 8.45 a.m. and 7.40 p.m.; Low, 2.29 .m. and 1.04 p.

European Mails:-Inward: Europe zid Negapatam. (Takada).. Outward Burope Marcilles Marseilles (Khyber), 10.30 a.m

Tuesday,

(December 31.)

Naw Year's Eve.

Sandakan Light and Power Co., Ltd., Seventh. Ordinary Yearly Meeting, 5 George's Building, 12.30 p.m.

Cricket: Army ground,

Navy, Club

2.30 p:m.

Queen's Theatre: "The Black Sale of Crown Land, New Kow- Watch." loon Inland Lot 1995, P.W.D. Offices, 3. p.m.

Cricket Army Navy, Club ground.

Queen's Theatre "The Black

Watch" World

Kate"

Theatre: "Corporal

Star Theatre: "All at Bea." Tea Dances Hong Kong and Peninsula, Hotels, 6 p.

Dinner Dances: H.K Hotel,

Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

World Theatre: "The Fortune Hunter."

Star Theatre: "Marked Emo- tions"

Tea Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.

New Year's Eve Carnival dances: Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay, Hotel, 8 pm. I

President's Dance: Craigengo wor Cricket Club, 9,p.m..

European Mails:-Outward:

Europe-id-Marsoilles-4d'Artag-

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