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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 22,367 號裝拾陸百叁仟式萬弍第 日忻月或年午庚

ESTABLISHED 1857.

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.

Bagistered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

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Br. J. PENNU and I don't like the boss's look when I sink into the office just after nine.

Personally, I don't hold any shares in nay company, but if I did, nothing in the world would induce nie to disturb the Chairman's equilibrium lest he might forget to make that fateful announcement! | Old Familiar Phrases.

It has been very gy up on the Peak recently, but the other morn ing there was a sudden drop in the temperature of about 20 degrees, After all, it is only a few minutes, though nons of the official records but some people are so particular. bear witness to the fact. This cold It is hardly fair to expect an ordi snap happened on the tram, just as nary mortal to keep pace with two it got about half-way down to the long speeches from local chairmen By the way, some of these tai- level upon which most of us have-no, not the fellows who carry pans who compose eight or ten to be content "to live, move, and chairs, but who sit in them look-Chairman's reports have our being. The thing bappening very pleased with themselves talkie season must be jolly brainy, during the ed this way. There was only one and if our unofficial members do chaps. After all, you can't blame seat vacant when the car stopped, not make a protest about this at the unfavourable rate of exchange and that one was in the row re- the next Council meeting, they more than twice for things that served for the use of certain exalted can't say that their attention behave gone wrong, and if the same persons when they are disposed to not been drawn to this practice. phrase is used in each of your exercise their privilege. The vacant What the taipans have to say at a various speeches, some sharp-eared. scat was at the end. next to a per company meeting must be carefully person in the audience (the co- son whose private opinion of him digested..

directors and the two or three self is not unfavourable.

shareholders who roll up te stoutly There is no way out of it if one support the re-election of some of is to keep pace with the times, and the retiring" directors) is bound share the veandal and gossip that to notice it. Come to think of it, is going round. You should hear these birds who occupy the chair the discussion that followed some really must be really clever, as recent meetings, after the dividend- tithough a book of synonyms come warrants have been handed out in rather handy at times, he would But I must not give away trade be a bold optimist who would ex- secrets, and even if some share-pect eight synonyms for the word holders have complained of receiv "exchange, for instance-provid- Wel How longing too much dividend from their ing, of course, the synonyms are have you been a partner in the directors, I am afraid I can't dignified and printable equivalents firm 10 And that was when the divnige the names of these public-

spirited individuals,

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A young man clambered into the

sent and, as he settled himself, re- cognised his neighbour as his beas. Good morning, sir," said the grifio We are having some lovely weather now, aren't we, air. The great one looked at his junior with an expression of mingled horror and hate. "fel" said the taipan.

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cold soap set in, and there WAJA silence in the front seat for the rest of the journey which would Leathers seem noisy by comparison

Radiosities.",

I have compiled a little table of familiar phrases for Chairmen, and hope to sell them later at 81 per table, but meanwhile I shall, not Company meetings to-day are not be letting my publishers down if what they used to be. In days I give readers a fleeting glimpse of gone by Directors were Directors, the contents. For instance, 97.85 and shareholders were shareholders, per cent. of local Chairmen employ I always like to keep abreast of and never the twain might meet. the phrase Tarning to the bal- the times, and is wireless hints Now, however, they have the sysance-sheet" scem to be de rigeur, just now,

Another pet here in a stray one to paste in tem of "notice of question with phrase which, however, only enjoys your hat. Any radio fan who all its accompanying discomfitures, a al per cent. popularity is: doesn't know just what a screen meetings are not what they used to

and say what you will, company During the year we have had grid tube is might Icam by heart be. Without resetting to the odious acrved in 84 per cent of the while yet another is ob- this definition: A screen grid tube is simply a tetrode which practice af making comparisons, at spooches, and that is: "We hope differs from a triode in that an would seem patent to all who care to present a better report at our additional electrode has been add- to read the papers that Chairmen next meeting." ed to regulate the electronic flow-yes, that's right, those prosper between the anode and the ous-looking, fellows-to-day have a cathode." That's as dear as the very grave public duty to discharge tons of my loud speaker when all the drafting, the completing, and at all annual meetings that is, the ships, on the China Ses re sending out "mush" simultane- the reading (with proper "panses ousty.

and emphasis) of the Chairman's speech.

Talkies of the Screen.

Having delivered his annual, ora- Don't gronse! You're simply got tion the Chairman sits down, bus. to put up with it! If "one s day rot until he has invited his audi is tolerated they will soon try twa ence to pelt him with questions. on you, and so on until you are shall be glad to answer ques accustomed to half a dozen before tions which shareholders may wish tiffin and another half a dozen to ask," he declares, with as much after ! No, I am not talking of conviction and enthusiasm as he cigars or bootlegged shaman, but can muster, but shareholders are about company meetings, all done arnerally quite satisfied to leave ala Hong Kong. For some months their questions unasked in order to now the paper which comes in with expedite from the Chairman the the morning tea has invariably had farther solemn observation that en account of some company meet-dividend-warrants will be avail ing or other, but lately we have able to-morrow morning." Well been served with a double portion, well, isn't that natural, after all

The first place, I find, is held by two phrases which tie with 100 per are now beg to propose the cent. popularity each, and these adoption of the reports and ac counts," and "With your permis 'sion I will take them as read:”” Gentlemen of the Press who have to listen to these speeches may be interested to know that I am pre paring a list of fogograms which will facilitate the taking down of Chairmen-"taking-down" in the stenographic sense only, of course. Nobody has been ever known to take down the Chairman of a com pany mecting in any other sense, though I have heard lots of men say what they said they intended to say at the annual meeting, but somehow when the great day comes they are as dumb ass loud-speaker connected up to an electric freezing- machine.

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To-day, (March 99.)

Fanling Hunt and Bace Club Hounds Meet Kennels 4 p.m.

Football-Senior S. China. Chinese, Recreio . R.A., Chub. St. Joseph's, Police Navy, Junior University v. Chinese "B" Ewo v. St. Joseph's, S. China "B" . Chinese "A, Eastern .Navy, 8. China "A". Club, Somersets: Kowloon, Ecarelo v. RA.M.C. Oricket.Division 1. Navy, v Hong Kong 0.4; (F), Civil Sérvice. Indian R.C. (F). Division IL

Fanling Hunt and Race Club: Paperchase at Race Course, 3 p.m. Out"

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Queen's Theatre: Skinner Stepe, Out.

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European Mails: -Inward Europe vid Siberia (President Jefferson),

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Monday. (March 31.). Hockey Club v Somersets, SG.P. ground, 5 p.m: Indian R.C. v. RSC (L), Craordinary yearly meeting, Quein's H.K. and Whampoa Dock Co., gengower C,C. #. Kowlodh O.C.

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A B Watson & Co., Ltd. 45th Annual Ordinary Meeting, H.K Hotel, 11.30 am

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Bermon and Discussion, !' Why Pray1" preacher Rev. A. D. Ste- wart, St. John's Cathedral; 6.30 p.m.

H.K. General Chamber of Com- merce, Angual General Meeting, City Hall, 4.30 p.m...

Harbour Pipe Line, Official Open. ing, Queen's Road Central, 3 pm. Dancing Display, Miss Violet Capel's Pupils, Theatre Royal, 5.30

Queen's Theatre:Skinner Steps. Out!!

World Theatre "Moana;" Star Theatre Battle of the Sexes."

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Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8.30, p.m

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Queen's Theatre: New York Nights Pet

World Theatre "Moana." Star Theatre: Battle of the Baxes.

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Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, and. Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

World Theatre: Show People."

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Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.20 p.m.

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Sanitary Board Meeting,445

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