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(Managing DirecTAY

MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

öst” Office in the United Kingdom.

No.22,450號洽伍百肆仟萬弍

T HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930.

陸拜祖

日伍月柒年世宜

"SAVED!"

"It's worth being shipwrecked if your rescuers carry

ALLSOPP'S

DARK MUNICH BEER

Sole Agenta:-

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.

..

(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong.) ICE HOUSE STREET.

TELEPHONE 20075.

HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MÁCao STHAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION Üα, LTD.

HONG KONG-CANTON LINE. Sailings from Hong Kong Daily, at8am, & 10.00P.M.(10.00 only) Bailings from Canton: Daily, at 9 AM. & 4.30 P.M. (4.30 PM. only)

A

(Sundays

UNDER

The Power of the Pen.

THE PUNKAH.

By J. PENN. froth-blower pondered a moment before replying he was working a little rum in his big head. Well, about a gallon, I should say on an average sometimes two." His astounded. questioner moked

Two giḥlon? Great Scott, couldn't drink that much water! To which Falstaff replied:-Well. if it comes to that, neither could

I!

Golf Note.

There was an old goller who said, As he tore out the hair of bis

head:--

There's no two ways about it, my friends, we have come now face to face with a terrible dilem- ma whose hydra-headed tentacles threated to preeipate a beacon whose warning hate falls unheed- ed upon the hand of time, in spite of the fact that repeated editorial putpourings have shown conclusive

"the utter absurdity of the noa- committal attitude taken by our so-called 'Superiors in failing to take steps to stabilise the Civil Service, and ot the same time And lot more unfit to be read. neglecting to take the most ob- to retrench, the currency problem. It is clearly useless to continue this witheriog barrage of absolutely, unanswer- able haveotive against the brass bound hides of those in authority who deliberately ignore the finger

vious measures

!!! — 1 — 1 —!!

سمت

Distinguished Visitor,

Here

with the cherry-brandy lo the bow,

change, some Edgar Wallaces—

and Thou

Beside me-alone I am no sailor. And Island Bay is Paradise enow.

$

How better far to be on gold,"

"think some;

Others, "Bow hard the leave that

us to come.".

Ah spend what cash you have.

Maskoe the rest. Twill cost you more to-morrow"

(Where's that rum?)

9

Oh come, then, with the Bard and

leave the Wise

To calk; one thing is certain, that

cash flies,

One thing is certain, and the rest

is lies. The dollar once it's dropped will

never rise!

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This week I have what is called in the newspaper world a "scoop" - exclusive item of news of great interest which all the otheryself not long ago did daily scan

A most distio- fellows missed. guished visitor has been mongst What Experts thought, to columns

long they ra us, taking notes, and he hasdavour

About it and about; but, all too of Fate whose writing on the walled me with his impressions, ex-

cleaz, is visible to all who have care to pressed in that freely-flowing mea

I, I fear, ere they hear, and are not so callous as Pace for which he has so long been Wiaer was to rob the widow of her cruse of famous.

began! Ladies and gentlemen, oil and the helpless orphan of itạ

meet progenitors, and who would steal

Oh-you who got us in this sorry

nlight, the pennies off a dead man's eyes were it not for the fact that fear of that mighty organ・ of public

Press exercises opinion-the powerful restant upon their pre- datory tendencies. There you are -how's that for an editorial arti- cle leader." we journalists call them, because they sometimes lead people to meditate-murder.

Retrenchment.

HONG KONG-MACAO LİNE. BAILINGS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 a.m. & 4p.m. (Sundays excepted)

ments. Daily at 8 am. & 2p.m. (Bandays excepted). BAILINGS From MA CA-O-

CURTAILED SERVICE,

MONDAY, 7TH JULY-Sailings from HONG KONG ät 8 A.M. Only. and MACAO at 9 A.M. and 2.P.M.

81, 9 & 10 JULY-Sailings from HONG KONG at 8 A.M. and MACAO at 2 P.M. Only:

EXCURSION TO MACAO:-

SUNDAY, Tx JULY,

88. "SUI TAI "

Will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 AM and from KACAD at 4.00 P.M.

Notz-All Steamboat Chapsar's Steamers are fitted with Wireles.

TELL THE SHROFF

2

to make out & Chit for $7.50 and send it with Jour Home Address to 11, Ice House Street.

In return, we will send

you the Weakly Press

for Six Months

回

LATEST DESIGNS

IN

CBETONNES

AND

TAFFETAS JUST RECEIVED.

ARTS & CRAFTS

LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)

1-3, WYNDHAM STREET. BUM.P. BADO

PHONE 24173,

Where to have Tiffin To-day?

A

וי

OMAR KHAYYAM IN HONG" KONG;

Awake! for following a sticky

night,

The Typhoon draws still closer.

with the light, And le On Signal Hill they hoiat

the signs,

(Though even now I cahant read

them right)

Dreaming ere the storm came

Bcudding my

I heard a voice from out of Queen's

Road cry, Merchants awake! and settle your

exchange

Lest once again it leave you high

and dry.

3

One of these days I am going to write a trenchant article about the aross mismanagement of the postal service. I have not yet received my invitation to join the Retrench ment Commission, so it must have gone astray in the post. I have good reason to believe, however, that although nothing has yet been done in the way of seeking out Two bob indeed is gone, where

--no one knows, economics, quite number of

And taels "windy" as to

at seventy-three, and people are getting

rates like those, the possibilities of future develop-

There's my old friend But still Old Tom his former

fragrance yields McBlather, lor instance. When I dropped in to his place the other (And lint in glass as pale as any evening, I found him hard at work very carefully stripping off the wall- paper. "Good" heavens, Mac," I sometimes think that never flows said I, you are not going to put new paper on the walls in these hard times, are you?" McBlather paused for a moment in his work, and replied: Ye, puir fish. Imi

move into makin' ready to cheaper flat!"

The Limit!

A

rose.)

Bo red

4

Bewitched by profits close within

your sight,

To you I shall subscribe some

further lines In private.

Crade quatrains that one should not write.

--

The Icehouse Street Front.

Re-

While the military situation in Hanan, Henan, Hinan, Honan, and Hanan remaits' practically un- changed excep that some of the Kwangsidey have gone over to the Ironites, and slew of Feng's men have joined Yong's forces, and vice-versa, so to speak there is great activity along the Icehouse Street front, and hostilities may break out at any moment. iable reports are most difficult to obtain, but it is understood there are three armies La the field, two of which appear to be allied against the third. The leader of one force is distinguished by the fact that he has a gold-filled rickshaw; another leader is aaid to be invariably exrrolling on his way; the leader of the third group seems to be always harried Just what all the trouble is about is not yet clearly W communications understood, with the front line are frequently interrupted, necessitating the em ployment of tie-tae men, and other secret manual signals by violent! zesticulation and tilting of bats. Small groups of the rival forces are frequently in dose contact during the day, but no serious hand-to- alike hand fighting has yet occurred, and by evening everything is peace- In speedful again until next morning.

anticipation of a possible serious engagement al ac. early date, large quantities of white flowers being kept in cold storage in readi from his mess for rush orders sorrowing friends," and an enor meus stock of crepe armlets has been laid in by all three factious, neatly embroidered with the words "Missed, but not mourned." And that concludes the news bulletin,

The language, so at least I've

heard it said, Than from a Broker, rushing to

a Bank.

To

find another fellow there ahead.

But come now with the Bard, and

leave the lat・・ Of Banks and Brokers both,

forgat,

Let three-pieer rickshaws them as they vill." Upsetting all and sundry.

them not.

**

heed

There is at least one thing that is not going up this hot weather and that's beer. It is going down all the time, and-in the case of some people-it prodigious quantities. I heard a lively argu- ment the other evening, between some tired business-men who had been playing bowls. About how much beer do you think you con- sume in the course of a day!" said a tall thin individual, who Falstaan fellow-member. The And pity V.M.G.. upon his throne!

LANE CRAWFORD'S does not himself indulge, to a

RESTAURANT.

MENU.

To-day's Tiffin-$1.35.

· 1.-Vegetable Clear Soup

2.-Grilled Fish, Parsley Satice

3-Veal and Ham Rissoles

4.Chicken Pilau

6-Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce

-Cold Corned Ox-tongue,

Potato Salad

7.-Roast Potatoes.

8.--Boiled Potatoes

9.-Fried Egg-plant 10-Apple And Raisin Tart'

11. Fruit 12-Tea 18-Coffee

With me on waters smooth as of

the Rhone,

That just divide the Island from

it's own, Speak gently, very gently, for 'tis

Bot,

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(July 5.)

Golf Captain's Cup. Queen's Theatre:"13th Chaiz." Central Theatre: "The Cocoa

nuts."

World Theatre: #12 Miles Qut.' (Chinese Film "Fiery Serpent at 2.30 and 7.16 p.m.).

Star Theatre: "Yankee Clipper" at 5.30 pm. At 9.16 p.m. Salis- bury Company presents "So"This Is Love."

Majestic Theatre: "Infatuation." Tennis. "C" Division: Nippon Club H.K.C.C, B.C.A.A.^-7. K.I.T.C., LRC. v. German Club.

Tes Darice: Paninsula Hotel, 5;

p.m.

Dinner Dance: Repulse Bay

Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European fail:-Outward: Europe vid Marsillee (Earmala), 10.30 s.m.; Europe vid Biberia (Penwyris), 3.30 p.m.

Tide: High, 5.95 m. and 6.11 pm Low, 19.13 pp. and 11. p.m.

Sunday. (July 6.)

Golf: Captain's Cup,

Tides: High, 465 á.m. and 1.30 p.m.; Low, 1.20 p.m...

¿ Monday.

(July 7.).

Lawa Bowls-1st Div.: Police R.CC.S.C.C., Kowloon Docks Sale of Crown Land, K.I.L. No. IL.C.K.C.O., C.C.C. Kowloon 2350 and LI. Nos 2018 and 2818.at. B.G.C., Taikoo R.C. y. Recreio.P.W.D. offices, 3 p.tn..

2nd Div.: Kowloon 3.0.0. v. Water. Polo-1st Div.: Kowloon 0.0.0.0.8.0:C. I.HK.Y.C., S.C v. Royal Navy; 2nd Div.: Recreio Taikoo R., Kowloon Kowloon S.C.. 12th Heavy Bat C.C... Electric R.O.

tery, R.A.

are

Dinner Dance: H.K. Hotel, 8.30 B.2.

Europe vid Siberia (Pres, Madi European Mail:-Outward:

son), & P...

Tides: High, 8.44 a.m. and 8.43 p.m.; Low, 1905 a.m. and 2.11 p.m.

Tuesday.

. (July 8.)

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Tides: High, 7.22 am and 0.51 p.m.; Low, 12.43 am and 2.55 p.m. Europe vid Marseilles (Hector): 0

p.m.

Wednesday."

(July 9.) Teahik-"C" Div.: University T.C.. S.C.AA., Nippon Club OR.C Mixed Doubles C.R.C.. U.S.R.C., LR.C. University T.C, Water Polo.-1st Div.; Somersets Chinese Athletic. 2nd Division: Somersets, University.

Dinner Dance H.K. Hotel, 8.30

p.m.

European Mail:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Hector) 8:30

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