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Hongkong Daily Press

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SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930.

UNDER THE PUNKAH.

By J. PENN.

Urgent and Very Important.

A few days ago the Editor re ceived a letter reading as follows:

Please give the enclosed your profound attention, and grasp this seriously important position, being a matter that affects everyone in the world. Please have the letters published "The Editor said:

How to Manage Women.

This paragraph is for men only: Ladies will skip this one and read the next-yes, I don't think! I am indebted to a correspondent for the following useful hinta, and I Em sure Mr. "Coherer "in his weekly wireless notes-will be glad to assist anybody who is in doubt as to technical details. Here, then," Here, Penn, is something for you you may learn how to govern a to handle; I am rather busy just woman electrically:---

What he really meant, of

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"How on earth I have received no recognition whatever is a mys- tery to me. I have at various times If she talks too long. Interrupter. course, was that If I handled" placed this seriously important the matter more intelligent people aror, newspaper people, minis matter before the Government, the If she is something of a devil

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If she sings out of harmony...Tuner. conceited on that subject, and could If she is a poor.cook... Discharger..

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Almighty earthquaked on June 1 GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONE, and following days?..

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ont a human being the Almighty is helpless in a matter like this, and I happen to be the one whe has that indescribable hönozr In failing to take notice of me The enclosures accompanying the leaves the Almighty with no other letter referred to consist of a series option but to destroy, so please of other letters addressed to "Thesive me the fallest recognition." Well, seeing that he puts it that Jewish Community, My Dear People way, here's the recognition, and (by "inspiration).” Just what that hope the gentleman who felt that means I confess I don't know. Ap- gentle press on the head' while he was having a drink in Barrett's parently the writer of these letters Hotel will take note of the fact man with a mission, but what that, whatever others may have that mission, is puzzles me. The done, I have given him a little

publicity. first letter is described as "one of the greatest Eeartbreaks of a letter

What is a "playing member "is That was the question put by a member at a meeting of one of the sporting dahs last week, when, amongst other things, it was de- cided to raise subscriptions. The tainly one of the most extraordi. question was brought up as the re-fury miszives I have ever read. sult of a proposal to divide mem-

I have ever written.".

bars into two distinct groups-that A Tap on the Head! is to say, playing members and non- playing members. There was a lot of discussion on the subject, and at last one man got up and asked whether, if he went down to the Club every evening and played poker, would he be classed under playing-members of Another one said that the only thing he did in the Club was to throw dice; would he be a playing

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ed observe a man who waved his arms frantically at him. When at last the gesticulator was seen, Mr. Horseyman merely murmured quiet, ly:-"No tic-tac men allowed," and walked on. Then came an angry doing

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Just before the death of the late loved the Rev, Van Staveren I mentioned to Jew who was barman in Barrett's Hotel some- thing about a gentle press I felt on the top of my head whilst having a drink in Barrett's Hotel on the shout "What otherwise?

98th August, 1995, which I recog Horseyman blinked his eyes mildly nised as an act of the Almighty and replied "The deuce it is

"Government and Eternal God and told him so."

Who closed it? A few nights before the second Rabhi died I was shown a horse of closed it came the reply, so get a kind such as only an actor like off!" But," quietly protested parable, he Hiver View is Admittedly Mr. Horseymann, surely this the Almighty could do, lying on the ground is public property?" "Well, road on Lambton Quay with its it is and it isn't, so to speak, in n It is a very delicate question, head facing up Bowen Street.

fmediately thought of the Hospital manner of speaking." replied the this, and I would dot like to co- and what was about to occur, with head gamekeeper or whatever he was. If you are a golfer, you can mit myself one way or another. the above result an event so extra- For instance, one of my clubs had ordinarily rare as two Rabbis dying walk on the grass, but if you are two different groups, but these within a few days of one another not, you can't, we?" Mr. Horsey- members and non- and the horse lying on the road man replied to the effect that he paying members. I belonged to the goes to show the Almighty wants feared he could not "sec."

protested that no notice was posted very select you all to take up this very import to the effect that the grass was not latter crowd, and hunch we were, too. That is why ant matter and treat it very seri to be walked on, and therefore he considered that as a peaceful, law- I am no longer a member now: Aously." von-paying member, as far as I can.

abiding citizen he had a right to remember, was only allowed to re-

walk on it in accordance with his tain his membership for a month,

wonted custom. They had a lively but as for playing and non-playing

argument for five minutes, at the

I shall leave to others to solve. If going, I must tell you that in a patch of turf scorched dry and however, they are thinking of en- other letter the writer explains how yellow as a result of the blistering rolling some non-paying members, certain words came to him "through words exchanged about golfers. I shall be among the first to signa round golden aperture (not very racing-men andmot course-the

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To-day.

(May 17.)

Dinner Dance:

Repulse Bay Hotel, 9 p.m.

European Mails: - Inward: 3th Extra Race Meeting. Happy Europe vié Negapatam (Havel

Valley.

Tennis:-"A" Div.: S.C.A.A... H.K.C.C., C.R.C. . K.C.C., I.R.C. e. M.B.K. "B" Div, Nippon Club w. M.B.KA Recreio C.R.C., HK.C.C. RES.C., U.B.R.C. v. I.R.C.-C.5.0.0.-European Y.M.C.A., E.K. University T.Č. 6. C.C.c. 10" Div.: Filipino Club 5. Recreio German T.C. .S.C.A.A., H.K.C.C. v. OR.C.,

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Lawn Bowls:-Div. L: Civil Ser vice, C.C. v. Police R.C., Kowloon CC. v. Kowloon Docks R.C., Kow loon B.G.C. z. Craigcngower C. Recreio v. Taikoo C. Div. IL C.C.C.. Kowloon B.G.C., Royal H.K.Y.C. Civil Service C.C., ·

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Sunday.

(May 18.) Fourth Sunday after Easter. Golf Bogey Pool.

Queen's Theatre: "So This Is College."

Queen's Theatre: "So This Is College.'

World Theatre: “Madamo du

Barry" and "Bringing Up Father.

Star Theatre: "His Lucky Day." Lighting-up Time.-6.57 p.m. Social, Functions-Hong Kong Hotel Tea Dunce, 5 p.m.; Dinner Dance, 8 p.m.

European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Siberia (Free, Jackson), 6 p.m.

Tide High, 12.25 p.; Low, 9.50 p.m.

Tuesday,

World Theatre:"Madame du Barry" and "Bringing Up Father.""

Star Theatre: "His Lucky Day.""}

(May 50.) Lighting-up Time-6.57 p.m. Religious Bervices-Sailors' and Interport Cricket at Shanghai.. Soldiers Home Servicemen's Bible Queen's Theatre: "So This Is Class 3 p.m.; Becial Hour, 8.30 College."

World Theatre:. "Zander the Great."

Tides.-High, 11.30 a.m.; Low,

8.43 p.m.

Monday. (May, 19.)

Queen's Theatre: "Madame I' World Theatre COREY CERKEN SMAL Star Theatre: "Rescue."

Majestic Theatre: "The Blood; Ship

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Star Theatre: "Just Tony.!! Tea Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 6 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel,

European Mails:-Outward: Europe ia Marseilles (Sphinx), 9.30 p.m. (superscribed correspon- dence only)

Tides High, 1.30 10.40 p.im

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