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No. 22,361 號登拾陸百叁仟弍萬弍第日廿月弍年午庚

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1930.

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THE PUNKAH.

By J. PENN.

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Where to have Tiffin

To-day."

LANE CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT.

MENU.

From the Joint Waggon Boast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding

and Vegetables...35 cta.

To-day's Tiffin-$1.35.

1.-Vegetable Clear Soup 2.-Baspper Florentine

3.-Ha Yen Chow Fan

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4.--Grilled Lamb Chop and Saratoga Chips

5-Roast Capon and Bausage

6-Cold Steak and Kidney Pie, Potato Salad

7.-Roast Potatoes

8. -Boiled Potatoes

-Baked Tiestsin Cabbage

10. Waffles

11-Frait 12 Tea 18.-Coffice.

Ard For Importers, There is a good deal of energy"

Now for the importers. If these wasted on the silver question that people will only take precau- might be more proftably conservedtion to call for their accounts to and applied elewhere. All this talk be rendered in Hong Kong dollars, of gold basis, and fixing the dollar, fall their worries about the ex- and protecting local interests, and change problem will be things of preventing 'speculation fills me with the past, and the price of beer will deep pity for those who have suf- return to drinkable limits. Get all fielent dollars and sterling to be your oversea connections to send occupied with the problem.

For you their bills in Hong Kong dol- myself, I have twice as many dollars, and thus help to get rid of lars in the Bank as I have pounds, and since the total amount can be represented by a single elliptical digit (I pinched this from a recent crossword puzzle) my interest in the problem is naturally very keen.

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anco' guid, or whether the safety. of the Pullman Limited express between Taipo and Kowloon was his wandering endangered by across the line I disremember, but.) I seem to have a recollection that Fernleaf was Hauled up before the heak for some grave offence or the other. Anyhow, his fine perform ane last Sunday over the sticks showed that the old hoss is still in good form, and I do not believe this low-priced metal. Be a sport, there is any truth in the ramour and do your bit to help those who that the real reason he made such are passing anxious days and sleep fast time was that he was scared less rights wondering what they his jockey's riding-colours. prite of champagne will be next May Meanwhile, if there are nó more questions the report and ac- I have given much deep thought counts as presented will be adopt and stuily to the question, and now led. Those in favour ? Against? pass the results of my deductions Carried. Gentlemen, I thank you on in the hope that they may prove for your attendance It was ex- serviceable to our financiers, brok-ceedingly kind of you both to come crs, currency experts, and news on such a busy day. paper editors. If my advice hap- pen to prove profitable, and grate ful readers would like to send me

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Home sort of recognition, my own particular Editor can give you not only my address but also full de tails of my height, age, complexion, nationality, occupation, and also where last employed!

A Tip for Exporters.

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The Morning After.

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Extra Race Meeting.

Strolling along what "Kufan” calls the Rialto on Thursday I saw an interesting sporting event, which does not appear to have been chronicled. For want of something more exciting to do, two promin ent brokers got, on board their respective rickshaws and started a race. One went along Queen's Met one of my Irish friends the Read, down Pedder Street and morning after the night before, home to the winning post (outside and he told me that it had been the tobacco store) via Des Vœux great day entirely." Pressed Road, while his rival went the for details, he seemed not to be distance travelling" in the opposite alle to recall anything very inter-direction. I hope this information esting, beyond making a cryptical will not come to the notice of ctr- allusion to having "missed the tain persons charged with dealing 'bus" I tried to find out which with the curse of gambling, hut I Now the principal people to particular vehicle it was he had understand a wager was made on suffer through the present low missed, and when, where, and why, the event in the form of two boxes value of the dollar are the import-but he declined to tistyy of genuine seegars. The finish ers and exporters. I will deal natural curiosity.

Speaking of was very close, and a tremendous with them oar at a time. Export-traffic troubles generally, however, concourse of spectators жете ers find they are unable to quote. he told me story of the Irish thrilled with excitement, Both their prices in Sterling. Well,

a suburb of New chariots" policeman in

came into view almost. what I want to know is, why quote York? What's the idea ?" bellow- at the same moment, and it was in Sterling? Would it not be more ed the cop to the stalled motorists. feared they would collide, hut care- expedient to quote in Hong Kong You've bees parked here Inure fut manipulating of the reins asert dollars, and thus transfer the ex-than an hour." What's the ideaed catastrophie. change problem by a stroke of the sourself?" rejoined the first driver pen from Hong Kong to some other in the procession. We can't go place ?

ahead until the traffic signal turns Well, make yourself green." comfortable for a long wait," said the policeman. That red light's on a fire-alarm !"

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A Famous Pony.

If this plan faila I have a better one." If you must quote in sterling de it gently. A cable worded some- thing like this might do the trick:-" Owing to drop in H.K. dellar regret unable supply, unless you offer sufficient inducement stop Last order at 10 shillings per dozen I wonder how many people out not templing stop Try and tempt at Fanling last Sunday recognised us with 20 shillings. That ought in Fernleaf & pony who has made to do the trick if plan No. 1 fails. himself famous in other directions I have get another idea, but am than racing This öll veteran is not sure I can put it in print with the animal who got himself run in out the authorities wanting to for being drunk and disorderly or place me under observation for a something of the sort at Taipo last place in the mental ward, though September. From what I remem I am perfectly certain it is just ber of the police-court proceedings as sound as the other two methods at the time, Fernleaf insisted upor I have suggested, but am not eager walking across the railway-track to pass

on to readers before one morning on his way down to (That will do for the present, the beach for a swim. Whether his ED.).

bathing-costume, gave offence to the

There were

official judges, clerks of the course starters, time keepers and all-just like a real Happy Valley event, except that in this case, honeyed words instead of whips were used to induce the ponies" to rey, up their engines.. The winner made an awful din in explaining how he avoided a col lision with a Bolls-Royce, while the loser said that when about half- way round the course he had the misfortune to meet a Ford. The ignition went out and there was a

traffic jam," with the result that the lost five and twenty valuable seconds and, incidentally, the race as well! Whether the boxes of cigars have changed hands or not, I do not know but it is rumoured that another race will be staged before long, and after the contest refreshments will be served. I shall be there if I hear about it in time.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(March 72)

Star, Theatre: Four Walls."

European Mails: Inward

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Fenin-Europe vid Biberia (Frankfurt).

End Extra Race Meeting, Happysula Hotel, 5 p.m. Valley.

Annual Varsity Sports, Half Mile open 4.15 p.m. and Relay Race open 4.30 p.m.

League Cricket:- Division I H.K.C.C. v. C.S.C.C., Division Police v. Indians.

II.:

Friendly Cricket: Division 1.:. K.C.C... Navy, Division II: RE. and S. v, H.K. Electric, C.8.0.0.

H.K.C.C., Recreio v. K.C.C. Football. Senior : Sunday Herald Cup Final; Junior: Eastern v. R.A., Ewo. Club, Kowloon Navy, S. China "B". Somersets, Recreio v. University.

Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mails: Inward: Europe ri Negapatam, papers only (Talma) Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Kamo Maru), 9.30 am.; Europe vid Siberia (Chenan), 6 p.m.

Sunday. (March 23.)

3rd Sunday in Lent.

Special Sermon and Discussion, St. John's Cathedral "What are we to believe about the Bible1" preacher Rev. E., V. Koop, 0.20 p.m.. Golf: Junior Championship, First Round.

Lammerte Auction: Miscellaneous Gonds, H.K. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Kowloon, 11 d.m.-

Fanling Hunt and Race Club: HK Realty and Trust Co., Ltd.: Hounds Meet Race Course, 4 p.m. Ordinary Yearly Meeting, Exchange Building (2nd Boor), 11.30 a.m.

World Theatre: H.KA.D.C. present And Be to Bed," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.

riage" Queen's Theatre: "The Tres- Fasser,"

World Theatre: "Robinhood.”

Luzon "Spito Mar-

Star Theatre: "Home Siek," Ten Dance: Bennulee Bay Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Monday. (March 24.)

Sale of Crown Land: New Kow- loon Inland Lot No. 1328, P.W.D. Offices, 3 p.m.

Hockey Club 15 University, King's Park, & p.m.

by

Exhibition of Paintings Fupils of Central British School, Kowloon, 10a.m. to 3 p.m.

British and Foreign Bible Son ciety, H.E. Auxillary, Meeting, Helene May Institute, 8.15 pm.

Period," Prof. W. Brown, 8:30 p.

University Lecture: "Maceabean

Queen's Theatre: "Christina," World Theatre" Spite Mar- riage."

Star Theatre: “ Home Siek." Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Dinner Dances's Peninsula Hotels, ' p.m.

Hong Kong Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotele,

8.30 p.m.

European Mails:-Outwarda Europe vid San Francisco, (Presi dent Taft), 3 p.m., nad vid Siberia (President Taft), @ p.m.

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