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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857,

Hegistered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.

No. 22,48) 號拾捌百肆千式萬弍第日伍拾月陸閏年午庚 HONG KONG.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930..

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Parsons and Pressmen."

THE

PUNKAH.

The Chamber of Horrors (loca tion suppressed by censor).

By J. PENN.

The parson stunds secure from It is passing strange that, within public erityism in the pulpit, the short space of a single week, whereas the unlucky Editor's words

Mr. Wadnotes Gentlemen, be- Woth preachers and writers have are set out in black and white for tore this meeting of Reducing Ex- come into the local limelight-and, all to criticise and believe me, perts is adjourned, I would like to move that from 50 to 500 members stranger still, neither seem to have they do! But let us not get mor been shown at their best. Rude bid, brethren, let us be of good of the public service be decorated cheer, and laugh together at the with the Royal and Ancient Order. remarks have been passed about story of Sandy and Donald, as the long leave enjoyed by local followeth :-"Hae ye seen the new ef the Boot, provided the findings Sandy?" "Aye, of Mr. Sherlock Longears, our parsons, and acidulated comment minister yet,

Donald; Ah was at the manse last private investigator, warrants this has been made by local editors con- nicht." Were ye What kind cerning the recently formed Pen-omon is he?" "Weel, verra drastic step." mar's Pub-I beg pardon, I should liberal w the whisky, but the have said the Hong Kong Journal quality--mon, Ah verra nearly left

Bome."

ists' Association. Now it is quite obvious that a man whose name is Pean—and a J. Pern at that-must;} have some literdry leanings. And mention of leaning, of course, naturally reminds me of the bar. I gather, from certain comments which have appeared in the Press, that a bar has been opened in, at,

Sad Days for Civil Servants.

It is really pathetic to see the grim, gaunt figures and strained, haggard faces of Civil Servants nowadays. Gone are the happy smiles, the cheery greetings, and the "plump, well-groomed official forms. Not a day passes without an exchange between Departmental colleagues of melancholy invitations or on, the premises of the Hong to a farewell-dinner, morbidly ar

ing axe." Dear old pals of many years pass their few remaining days together in making ante-axe fare well presentations to each other during and after office-bours.

Mr. Tyghtphist seconded the carriedua- motion, which animously.

Private Inquities.

WIS

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The Only Hotel in CANTON" "Directly under European

Management.

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

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*Sherlock Longeurs accordingly | GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONS, visits the Bridge (Contract) De- partment, disguised as a score- block, and notes with great interest what (and who) is passing. Thence, disguised as a query-mark, to the General Intelligence Department, where men with bulging brain- boxes keep voluminous records of the daily death-roll of anopheles, of the revolutions of the wheels. attached to the Lord High Commis- sioner's car of the migrations of white ants, and a thousand other daily comings, goings, and doings. Finally he comes to a corridor lead- ing to the Reception Room of the Utility Bureau. Longears, peeping. Never since the discovery of this in, sees the clerks all idle, and Colony by Columbus in 1008 has enters holdly, disguised as a dis there been such an air of deep tinguished stranger. He is cordial that section of the community which ter, who offers him a glass of an gloom and grim despondency overly welcomed. by the Principal Jes- must perforce face the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and caviare sandwiches, and cigarettes. expensive brand of champagne, unkind criticism without ever utter-He accepts and, after another (I recently bad the great pleasure you all do here every day 1 ing a word of protest or defence. generous helping, asks What do of listening to a Ciru Servant, ex- Plaining in a florid and fervid address lasting nearly fifty-five minutes-how unfain it was that his lips should be sealed and his tongue, hereft of action by Royal Proclama- tion, thereby depriving him of the Englishman's birth-right to be heard before being hung.)

Kong Journalists' Association.ranged in anticipation of the com- Students of the subject will be aware of the fact that there are several sorts of bars-there is the barbour-bar, alleged to be always planning; 'there is the hotel bar. the horizontal bar and the parallel bars--yes, but not this weather, thank you; there is the bar that bas beats in it (ask Dick Barty), and the bar that has "eats" in it (ask anybody); there is the ice cream-bar, Bessie's bar, the fish ber, oyster-bar, prison-bars, bar sinister, har ometer, bar man (and, in dear old England, the bar maid). Well now, before I get really is dignant upon the subject, I want to know just what sort of a bar it is the Journalists' Association has opened. Perhaps I had better re- serve judgment and further com- ment until I have been up there to

see for myself.

As for the parsons, their fine houses, long holidays and short hours, I don't know that I can usefully add anything to what has been said on the subject by the devastating critic who has already had his any. Maybe it would be only fair to wait and see what sort of an answer the Bishop himself will make-if he can spare the time to make one while on vacation. Certainly parsons out East have a

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Even in the still watches of the aight the unhappy Civil Servant is baunted by visions of the Axe-Men -croòil monsters whose remorseless. hands wield murderous weapons which, when brought into violent contact with the neck, cause a that not even a Christian Scientist severance of the cervical vertabra could pretend not to notice.

Gum-Shoe Silence.

.

The Reducing Experts (and by this I don't mean punk roller opera tors) are going about their work very quietly. Hopes had been ex pressed in some quarters that a brass-hand would be engaged to herald their approach to the vari- ous places coming under their ob servation. but any such valga

Jester: Eat-drink, and talks Longears: Do you do no work at all?"..

is meant for slaves, fouls, and Jester (surprised): "Work 1 Work horses!"

of champagne for fuck, selects a Sherlock takes another tumbler

cigar, and departs, murmuring to himself:-"Good work, old, bean; five more candidates for the Order of the Boot. Now to report to the Reducing Experts."

High Strain,

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Before finally leaving the painful and distressing topic of work, I nut about the two builders' labour-be wonder if you know that old chest

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very much easier time than Pressostentation has been very studious-Perhaps some super-civil Civil Ser-7HE HOTEL RIVIERA

деп, That's why it is they can Occasionally employ their energies in telling Editors how to do their work yet I will bet five dollars to one there are more Editors capable of delivering a good sermon than

LANE CRAWFORD'S there are parsons able to write s of some recent incidents in connec

RESTAURANT.

MENU.

To-day's Tiffin $135.

در بيمه

1-Tomato Cream Soup

2-Cold Pickled Fish

8.-Grilled Lamb and Green Poss

4.Pigeon on Toast and Saratoga Chips

6.-Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding

6.-Curried Meat Ball,

7.-Roast Putatoës

Bailed. Folatoes

9.-Vegetable Marrow

10-Biscuit Glacé with Nestle's Cream

11.--Fruit 12—Tea -- 13.—Coffee

Eing Off

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Diary of Coming Events..

To-day. (August 9.)

Open Air Concert Indian Regres tion Club, 'Sookunpóo, 8.45 p.m.

Queen's Thestro: “Harmony at Home.""

World Theatre: Shakedown and." Virgin Queen

Central Theatre:

Dangerous

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European Mail: Inward: Europe--vid Nagapatars (Kashima Curves" Maru); Europe vid Siberia (Pres. Anniversary of German Con- Garfield). Outward: Europe vratitation Day. Reception by Con- Siberia (Kashims Maru), 2.30 p.m. sul for Germany at 115, The Peak,

11:43 to 12.30 p.m.

Sunday. (August 10.) Queen's Theatre: Lone Star Ranger."

Star Theatre: "Fighting Love," Central Theatre: "Dangerous World Theatre" "The Life of; Curves."

Tuchun (Chinese film). Majestic Theatre: Three Sin-.

pers."

Star Theatre: "Paradise for Two"

Lawn Bowls:-Div. I.; Kowloon Central Theatre: Dangerous Dock v. Taikoo, Craigengower v. Curves."

B.K. Land Investment & Agency Co., Extraordinary General Meet ing, soon.

Water Polo 1st Div.: Somerzéts 2. V.R.C.

Tides: High, 10.40 am, and 1151 p.m.; Low, 3.59 a.m. and 5.22 p.m.

Tuesday. (August 12.) Queen's Theatre: "

"Lone Star

momentiébus (Chinese-fi

Civil Service, Bowling Green v. Tides: High, 907 am and 11 Ranger" Police, Kowloon-C.O, v. Club de i Recreto Div. IL Club de Reereic v. Electric KC, Taikoo kot- loon 0.0., Civil Service v. Bowling Green, Yacht Club v. Craigongower, Ten Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.

Monday. (August 11.)

Queen's Theatre; “Lone Star Ranger."

Dinner Dance: Repulse Bay World Theatre: The Life of Hotel, 8.30 p.m

Tuchun" (Chinese film), 14

Star Theatre: Paradise for Two.

Tides: High, 9.07 .. and 11.17 p.m.; Lów, 2.38 a.m, and 4.21 p.m.

Star Theatre: New York Central Theatro: The Love Parade,” P

Dinner Dance Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 pm

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