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To-day. (February 19.)

MODERN WOMEN IN CHINA.

Queen's Theatre: "Song of My WHAT THEIR HOME LIFE IS REALLY

Heart."

World Theatre: The Hawk?? Part 2 (Chinese picture).

Star Theatro: Barbed Wire" Annual Meeting of Star Ferry Co., 12:30, p.m.

Prizo Distribution at French Convent School, 4. p.m.

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II.K.C.O. Lawn Tennis Tour- nament-Open Singles: CA. L. Rumjahn v. D. B. Evans, Firdos Khan . Siow Kim Bang, W. J.

It's all very well your saying ture. You should be able to get Howard v. E. Railton, M. K. Lo the Chinese are like us" exclaim copy ofit from any bookseller, N. Nakagato. Open Doubles: Ked the Englishwoman to me, ro-Do they marry young, ne Yoshikawa and Kinoshita v. Lee Weon Taoi and Lee Way Taci

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(February 13.) Queen's Theatre: "Song of My Heart."

World Theatro: The Hawk" Part 2 (Chiucse picture).

Star Theatre: Barbed Wire" Concert at Helena May Institute. Golf:-Final of Taggart Cup;

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* Saturdüyüke (February 14.): Queen's Theatre; "Song of My Heart."

World Theatre: The Hawk". Part 2 (Chinese picture).

contly; but tell me do Chinese husbands and wives have rows eighteen for males. In the old Not under sixteen for girls, and I had been expounding my pet days they used to be betrothed theme, somewhat academically, I much earlier. In the Ming Dynasty. nin afraid, and my Audienco they allowed engagements batore birth, but this was later probit

wanted facts,.

.ed."

Can they be divorced and re- married?" she asked,

"Well," I began; "I have never hidden in a great vase, or a bou. doir cupboard, to listen, but 1" You. Under the now code of knew of a young wife who packed old only the husband could get it.. laws there is equality. Under the up her things and went back to There were two certain reasons,

mother because her hubby stayed

and five under special conditions.

out late playing 3a-jongg at the Why do some Chinese bave clubs. And there was a young chap query I see so many alike, too: I knew who got fed up because bis I can't maks head nor tall cut-of English names?" came, another

wife nagged him for smoking cigars all the Change in the cable- in the house and making the cur

grams;" tains smell, and-".

The name system is involved, but I'll be brief. The Chinese call Those Little Tine

themselves the people of a Hin "That's enough," the lady inter- actually about 440 different sur

dred Surannies, although there are rupted, coldly, "I suppose the next names. Naturally, they have their thing you'll tell me in that they Smiths and Joneses in the numerous Change Wangs, and quarrel when a wife takes too long Li's. But while. their surnames getting ready for a show, or gets are limited, their given nomes are home too late from a brige party not. We are restricted to ready- to get the supper, or because aliam, etc., but the Chinese bave an

gp made John Heary: Charles, Wil cold, or he reads the paper at the After birth a boy is given a milk husband Gnda tiebreakfast coffee infinito variety of combinations. Table

name, to be used by relatives and neighbours. Upon going to school. tie is given a book name, for his school mates and teachers. At | marriage he receives two more names, one's great name for use by relatives, the other for use by acquaintances.”

"Yes, I couldn't think of all those things at once," I replied; but I would have said tea in

Star Theatre: Barbed Wire." Cricket. Division I,

Hong. Kong O.C. v. Royal Artillery (L) stend of • coffee,! " Royal Navy Kowloon C.C. (F.)Don't they drink coffee?" she Division II: Kowloon 0.0.nquired.

Royal Engineers (LA); University "Very little; usually only when

. Hong Kong C.C. (1.); Recreio they entertain foreign guests." P. I.A.S.C. (L.); Indian R.O. 2 Royal Signals (F.).

Football-First Division: Police Royal Artillery, Chinese v. Kow loon, Borderors. Club, Navy v. South Chinn, St. Joseph'e . High landers. Second Division: High- landers University, Kowloon v. Navy, Recreio v. St. Joseph's, East- ern v. Borderers; Club Bouth China, Chinesot Royal Artillery. Third Division: Fukien R.A.0.0 h

V.

When he passes a collegiate Do Chinese make love," she

examination he might take one or continued; "I've heard that their more studio names, If he enters marriages. were arranged, hores. official life he takes an 'official' copes consulted, dowry fixed by humously, if his life has been suf- name, and one is even added post parents, and all that sort of thing. ficiently important or worthy. All "Of course they make love," Iof them are placed, as usual, after answered; they always did.".

it that they have no romantic litera "If they are so romantic, how is

ture 7 was asked...

Love of Romances, But they have," I declared, ance. They have scores of roman tie dramas equal to our best. The story of Yang Kuei Fei, the beauti ful singing girl who was concerned in the downfall of the Ming Dynasty, is one of the most ap. pealing love stories in all litera

the surname. Thus, if he be an simply Wang. Eighth If he seems eighth child, a boy might be called

bright to his teacher he might be. called Wang Bright. Wisdom, and so forth. That is why they get. English names. The hook name

Golf.-Royal H.K. Golf Club, Chinese New Year Meeting.

Hockey, Caer Clark Cup, St." their literature-teems with rom-115. given by an English-speaking Andrew's Club ». Diocesan Girls' Bchool, H.K. Ladies' Hockey Club

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