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EVENTS

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London, Oct. 10. Capt. W. G. Bean will assume the duties of Director of Navigá "There's a real bargain for you. tion at the "Admiralty to-day, in sir. She'll sit do her thirty-five succession to Captain J. W. Clay and twenty to the gaion, al-ton, whose tenure has expired. The though she's pre-war," said the Navigating branch, of which he will car-dealer

have charge, forms a part of the "Which one?" asked the prospecHydrographic Department under tive, purchaser.

Rear Admiral J. A. Edgell, OBE.

Capt. Benn was in command of H.M.S. Tarantula, and Officer of the West River Flotilla, China, in 1932-34. As a fleutenant he took up hydrographic duties, but during the War was navigating officer of the cruisers Proserpine. Philomel, and Dartmouth, He graduated at the Staff College in 1925 as a commander, and was afterwards feet navigator and staff officer on the America and West Indies Statiosk

"That one, sir-with the hood up."

"Yes..-I see. I meant which war?"

A certain General, widely known for his temper and for his strict sistence upon implicit obedience to orders, was in command of a bas: camp in Franec. He met » so.dler carrying a steaming dixie from the camp cook-house one day

at noon

"Here you," he ordered, "let me taste that "

"But, sir-it isn't

"Very good, kir," the soldier re- plied, and he doubled back to the cookhouse and fetched one

Senior

RETURN OF THE DUNDER FLM. sloop Dundee. Captain W. H G. Fallowfield, is expected at "Don't give me any 'buts.' Get Halifax, Nova Scotia, to-day. On a spoon!"

Friday she is, due to leave for Portsmouth,

should where she arrive on October 14, on the con- clusion of her arst commission, which began in March, 1933. The Dundee will be 'recommissioned on October 18. and will leave again for her station in time to arrive at Bermuda about November 16.

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While the man stood at "atten- tion" the General helped himself to a spoonful of the liquid and immediately spat it out."

"You don't call that soup, do you?" he roared angrily.

"Nossir. That is what I was

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29. Anniversaries and Holidays. - First Day of Shaaban, Feast of St. Lucias, Bd.

Auctions-Household Furniture, 10, Kennedy Road, 10 am: Lam pert's H. K. Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemas

King's: "The Scarlet Pimpernel quten's:The Florentine Dag-

Ker."

Central:"Crimson Romance.", Oriental:G-Men." World:"Chinese Picture." Lee:-"Fashions Of 1934.” Alhambra: "Rocky Mountain

Mystery." Majestic: "One Is Guilty.” Star: ""There's Always To

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morrow." Meeting-Annual, Craigehgower Cricket Club, Club Hose, 5.30 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, Central Bri- tish School, 5,30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Church Mothers' Union, 3 p.m.; Rover Scouts, St. Andrew's Vicar- age. 9 p.m.

Miscellaneous. Rotary Timn. Hong Kong Hotel.

Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers,

Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30.

p.m.

Social-Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

Sports Hockey-Hong Kong Brigade, A new feet, order states that with | H.K.S.RA, V Royal Engineers

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS tryin' ter tell yer. It's disinfectant, effect from July 24 all Royal Marine

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Rowing. Annual Area Rowing. Regatta (Final), 10.00 a..

Tennis-Henri Cochet Exhibi-

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Tides-High at 10.55 and 21.44; Low at 4.35 and 15.36.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30.

Anniversaries and Holidays.- Feast of 38. Claude and Compe., Mm.

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the rank of surgeon captain. He Queen's: The Florentine. Dag-

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"A B-week-old child weighs 47 pounds? Impossible! What did.] has been 24 years in the Service. you weigh him on?"

"On the scales that you carry in your kit to weigh the feh you catch."

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"Do you keep your cows in pas- ture?" asked the young house-. keeper as she paid the mlikman.

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