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6.—Cold Bologna Sausage-

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HONG KONG,

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930,

陸拜禮日珒廿月伍年卅百九仟登英

UNDER.

THE PUNKAH.

Public Health.

BY J. PENN.

1

these persons who have northodox Deeply dejected. McMuckle took a I see that a strange malady has views about social and economic walk during the interval and step- A pal came visited this Colony, the symptoms problem, and the powerful influence 'ped into more 'griel, of which are fever, accompanied by of Communism upon his mind had up and asked him to have headache, pain in the bones, fol-affected his body, turning his hands cigarette, and then inquired whe lowed by bodily exhaustion. Well, the same colour as his political ther Mac had his book" with I haven't seen a doctor about it, opinions,. Thes, again, possibly him. Now this pal is a brother of but I guess I have been suffering the reporter himself was seeing the girl aforementioned, and Me from this strange malady for the red," after being sternly rebuked Muckle thought it would be wise last ten years on and off! I had by his Editor for something done to be affable, so he went in and an exceedingly bad attack the other or left undone, and so thought the got a couple of drinks, but alas! day, when there were stacks and butter-snatcher had red hands. he met a dozen other thirsty pals stacks of work to go through and Anyhow, whatever the explanation, without books" and by the time' the office simply could not spare it seems to me that while, a man me.. I did feel a pain in the bones may be caught red-handed stealing then, and believe me, by the time a pound of pig's liver from a but I had gone through a good deal of cher's shop, it is highly improbable the work before me, there was that bis thieving-hooks would be of much bodily exhaustion.

a ruddy hue as a result of grabbing a chunk of solidified cow's milk.

Some two or three years ago, when I was all dressed up to go to the races, an unsympathetic tai- wanted the firm's books bal- pan anced in three days. I had another) attack then, the old complaint in the bones, particularly in the region of the fifth rib, where there was a sickly, sinking, feeling, especially since it so happened I had a few dark 'uns straight from the horse's mouth, and was hoping to buy a but that's all by

case of .

the way.

Believe me, I had a fever and a headache by the time the balance

Banned News.

I want to be the first to say-and I don't suppose the Editor will

he had relieved their distress all his tickets were all used up! It was an expensive evening, for Mau missed the last "regular" ferry and got soaked an extra ten cents" for his passage home.

The Dollar Again,

No matter where you go, every- where there is the same old com- plaint about the high cost of every. thing. A tourist went into a shop the other day to have a look round,

ever allow me to say it again-that and saw a beautiful screef, "He at the Kowloon band recital theblong real anteak!" said the shop- other night the conductor never seeper.

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:| But you want too "Nó Mr. Beat. Now in case" some much!" said the traveller. Aberdanian fails to catch that very ask too dear," protested the dealer, "Ho b'long velly old piece-no zubtle point, let me explain that the gentleman with the baton was expensive-velly cheap-beside, doi: Mr. Beat, and he never missed a lar no good now-workman wages beat. It may symphony, but it's velly dear!" Evidently the makers of antiques are feeling the pinch. true. See that & Thanks!.

like most of the rest of us!!!

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Making Matters WoTEO.

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Most Delightful Oldworld Town. Terraces, and Bridge. Station Omnibus Few Minutos from the Famous Park, passes the Door,

Speaking of Aberdonians reminds was completed, but, in about two me of a sad catastrophe which be.

It really is surprising how easy weeks' time I got over that attackfell my old friend Muckle. and was quité normal,

It was Wednesday evening he was invited it is to say the wrong thing at the then that I discovered that there by a chum to listen-in" to the worst possible time. Some people

Overlooking the River, the View freza are more adept than others at this the Hotel Gardens, Verandah, Public had been a small epidemic in the A.D.C. play, and after spending ten Colony, as practically everyone who cents on bus-fare to get to the sort of thing, and can be depended Rooms, and many Bedrooms, is incom parables The River View is Admittedly worse by Unexcelled in Europe, could not go to the races owing to house, found the wireless set was upon to make matters

The Hotel is Well Furnished and pressure of work in the office suf- out of order! Remembering the putting both feet in! Mrs. Sprog-

enjoys a Happy Home-like Atmosphere fered from great bodily exhaustion, free band recital at Kowloon, begins is the kind of woman who can Public Rooms are Spacions, Gas pain in the bones, with a fair dashed back to the ferry (another be relied upon to say the Wrong Fires in Bedrooms, Cuisine claimed to sprinkling among the complaining ten cents), booked a passage over thing wherever she is. At a recente of headaches and fever. And not (another ten cents) and took a bus dinner-party she turned to her a few grandmothers died that week (five cents) along the Chatham neighbour and said:-Can you Road. When he got to the foot tell me who that uncouth "looking ball-ground he saw folks putting man is over there?" "I can

That is my down twenty cents as they went in, replied the man. so he did the same (total 35 cents) brother." There was an awkward because a girl he knew happened pause while Mrs. Sprogginą, racked to be just behind him, and heher brain for something to say." wanted to create an impression of The man was enjoying her discom- To his deep disgust he fiture. "Oh, I beg your pardon," afluence.

"How discovered he could have walked in she stammered, blushing. "admission free," and then quietly silly of me not to have seen the taken a 20 cent seat for nothing! resemblance !"

also!

The Red Peril.

When I read in the paper the other day about a man being caught red-handed stealing a slap of but ter, I wondered first what sort of stuff it could have been to stale the thief's hands such a sanguinary hue. Then it occurred to me that possibly the criminal was one of

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (May 24.)

Empire Day,

Queen's Theatre: "Locked Joor.

the World Theatre: "Girl on Barge."

Star Theatre: "Wild Orchids". Majestic Theatre: "Senor Dare- devil"

Tea Dance Peninsula Hotel, 5

Star

p.m.

Barry

+

Repulse Bay Hotel, Empire Day' Carnival

European Mails: Outward Europe vid Marseilles (Mantua), 10.30 B...

Tides High, 7 and 6.30 p.m.; Low, 12.39 a.m. and 1.29 p.m.

Sunday. (May - 28.) Queen's Theatre Hollywood."

"Married

"Excess Bag-

Tennis-"A" Div.: H.KC.C... M.B.K., C.R.C. v. S.C.A.A., K.0.C. . I.R.C.. "B" Div.: M.B.K. v. U.S.R.C., H.K.C.Ct. Recreio, C.R.C.. University TC., Nippon Club . C.5.0.C., European Y.M.- C.A. . S.C.A.A., LR.O. v. C.C.C., R.E.S.C. . K.C.C. "O" Div.gage." Filipino Club . H.K.C.C., South Star Theatre: "Madame du China A.A CS.C.C., University Barry" and "Siaus Blood." T.C. Nippon Club, K.I.T.C. v.

German T.C., Recreio v. K.0.0~

World Theatre:

catio. Theatre: "All Aboard.”. Majestio. European Mails:-Taward: Lawn Bowls 1st Div. Kowloon Europe vid Siberia (Tjibadak)..

LB.Greg C

Craigengower

C.C..

B.C. Tecreldgaard Kowloon Dock Riko RC-pimpLox, hand in

v. Kowloon C.C. 2nd Div. C.8.-

C.C. C.C.C, H.K. Electric R.C. v. Taikoo R.C., Royal L.K.Y.C.. Kowloon B.G.C., Kowloon C.C., .. Rearejoje

Reunion Dinner of past pupils of "Ours at Lane, Crawford's, 7:30

D.m.

Monday,

(May 28.). Queen's Theatre: Hollywood."

World Theatre :

Married in

Excess-Bag-

gage."

Theatre:

"Madame dü and "Sious Blood."

Majestic Theatre "All Aboard."

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Sale of Crown Land at P.W.D. offices, 3 p.m. (New Kowloon In land Lots Nos. 2336, 2337 and 2394). Tea Danco: H.K. Hotel, 5 p.m. Dinner Dance: H.K. Hotel, B p.m.

European Mails:-Outward: Europe vi Marseilles (Perseus), 2.30 p.m.; Europe vid Siberia (Pre- sident Taft), 0 p.m.

Tuesday. (May 27.)

"Queer's-Theatre -- -Married--in- Hollywood,..

World Theatre: "The Actress" and The Great Success (Chinese, Film).

Star Theatre:

Girl,"

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