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HONG KONG. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1935. B 日挝月耷拾年伍卅侣玖仟查英 Price

Hector: Cat About Town Nowrious Gossip

As an experiment, a teacher in a Yorkshire school asked his boys paraphrase the following in their own playground langage

The shades of night were falling

fast.

Stars would soon begin to blink. Somebody whispered in my ear,

"Drink, pretty creature, drink." This was one boy's effort: T'heet were coomin' on,

Tatars was seean be oop," Someyan boris co: 1' my lug

"Soop, thou cawf-'e'ad, soop.”.

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A pretty French girl staying in England, but with a limited know- ledge of the language, was anxious to purchase a bath-sponge. She asked ne hostess how she should phrase her requirements at the chemist's shop.

"Ask for a big bath-sponge to take home with you." her hostess ball,

The French girl went off to the chemist's stores, and when she got there she "staggered a very young assistant by saying. with a very": charming smile...

PRINCE FAROUK DIARY OF LOCAL

OF EGYPT

Visiting England

"London, Oct 17.

EVENTS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8.

Anniversaries and Holidays.-- Beginning of Winter. (Li-tung), Feast of St. Pelagia, Penitent

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British soli in the person of Prince King's Brewster's Mullaris."

A welcome guest will set foot on

Apparent to the Throne of Egypt. Central:-"Legong." Farouk, the promising young Heir- | Queen's;-Wings Over Ethiopia " The Prince of El-Said (Upper Oriental:-"Under The Pampas Egypt)--such is his official titla-

Moon"

comes to Engisad to continue and World:-The Call of the Savage broaden has education. He will Alhambra:-"Red Wagon." attend courses primarily at the Majestic:"The Raven." Royal Military Academy, Wool Scar:-"Greut Expectationa.”

Dances.-Annual, Hong Kong Reel Club, Pininsula Hotel, 9 p.m. Entertainments-Concert in Aid of M.C.L. and other Charities St. Paul's Girk College, Macdonnell Road. 7.30 p.m.

and

wich; but there is overy reason to expect that he will find time to acquaint himself with many forms of our national activity under the guidance of that distinguished and popular explorer Ahmed Bey Has

Home Malis.Christmas saneth, whom King Fund has sel- ected as his tutor. It goes with- New Year Parcels for Great Bri- out saying that everything will be tain per s.s. Somali, npon.

B. Lectures-MI. done to make his stay in thi country as agreeable and instruc-|F.R.AS., Institution of Engineers live as possible. II, as is report-and Shipbuilders of Hong Kong. ed. he has the same Intellectual 5.45 p.m.

L. Evana

tastes as his father, he will! And Meetings-Christian Fellowship, much to interest him in our mu-Helena Muy, 10.30 a.m.; Kowlcon seums, libraries, and scientiac in- | Chess Club, Central British Schoql. stitutions.

5.30 p.m.; Organisation of Billards Association, "S C. M. Post" Board Room, 5.30 p.m.

A GRACEFUL GESTURE.

"Eet you please, will you kindly King Fuad's selection of this

Miscellaneous. League of Health take me 'ome and geeve me a good | country as the falshing-school for and Beauty Class, St. Andrew's big sponge-bath!"

his heir is both a graciful com Hall, 10 B.ID. Kowlcon Union Guid Jumble piment and an act of prudent Church Women's statesmanship. It is another proof Sale, 3 p.m. that the ruler of Egypt, whose Social.-R. E. W. O.'s 'and B/N, severest critics have never accused CD's Mess Whist Drive and

The newly-married couple had had a sight quarrel. The trouble

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the next morning, the wife with out speaking to her spouse, went down to prepare the breakfast.

Thinking it time to make the peace, It husband went to the Kit- chen door and called out: "What's for breakfast, darling?":

But the wife was not ready for | peace yet. "Rats!" she retorted.

"All right dear came the reply. "cook one for yourself, but holl me an egg."

Au Irishman who had been in Alaska told the following story:

"I landed me boat on an island.

MACAO LINEI went ashore and when I got up to, about the middle of the island I met the biggest bear I ever see in me life.

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"There was one tree on the island and I made' for that tree. The nearest limb was a big one which was about 20 feet from the ground. and I jumped for it."

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OBITUARY

Sir Frank Meyer

(Special Air Mau ServicH),

London, Oct. 19. Sir Frank Meyer, the diamond. Diagnate and vice-chairman of De Beers, who was injured in a riding accident recently, died at his home at Ayot St. Lawrence. Hertfordshire to-day.

Sir Frank, who was 4, was for- merly Conservative M.P. for Great Yarmouth 1924-29.

While in Parliament Sir Frank emerged as a champion of tree- dom. and was notable for his attacks on "the grandmotherly legislation of DIORA”

He was educated at Etou, where

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Sport!

him of lacking political, realism, Tombola, 8.45. p.m.; All Ranks oelieves that the destinies or his Tombola, Wellington Birracks, 7.30 country must for a long time to p.m. come oe laked in many respects with those or the British Empire. The history of earlier disputes and

Hickey,--Club 2nd XI v. Glub de hegotiations showed that his Le Recreio (King's Park), 5 p.m.; tlet was

H.K.S.R.A. not rully shared by

v. Navy “A” (King'a

Recent events, however, have em jurge group of Egyptian politicians Park), 4.30 D.UL

Moon.-X Moon. 13th, Day, phasized the correctness of his Bunrise.-8.31 a.m. Bunset.-5.43 view and the Importance of closer political cooperation between the British and Egyptian Govern ments, Whatever importance is to be ascribed w the large increase of the Italian garrison in Libya-

D.m.

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Low at 1.15 and 13.10.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9.

Anniversaries and. Holidays. which seems to have been inspir Dedication of Archbasilica of Ou ed by an entirely erroneous inter-Saviour in Rome pretation of the motives of the British support of the Covenant--

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has naturally aroused Egyptian King's-"Brewster's Mullons." anxiety," Recent military deman-Queen's:-"Wings Over Exhiopia.". strations at Alexandria have ob- Central:-Chinese Picture."

The Pampas viously encouraged hopes of a clo- Orutal-Under Ber association of policy between

World: The Call Of The Great Britain and Egypt. Local

.: Ravage." comment on these events, 23.03 the visit of the "Crown Prince Alhambra:-"Red Wagon." tbla country. Indicates that this Majestic:-"The Raven. idea ands favour with many edu-Sar: "Great Expectations."

Dançes.-R.E,O.C.A., China Fleet eated Egyptians. They would na- turally be glad, however, of som Club Theatre, 8.30 p.m. clearer indication that their own views of the future character of Anglo-Egyptian relations were to be taken into account by the Bri..loon; Holy Trinity Bals of Work,

St. Andrew's Hall, 3" p.m.

Rehearsals: Hong Kong Slas ers, Final Rehearsal, Brahms” “Re- qulem," St. John's Cathedral; 9 p.m.

Social Tombola от board HM.S. Tamar, 7.15 p.m.; Sailors' and Soldiers' Home Whist Drive, 8.45. p.m.

tish Government.

Hockey-2nd Heavy Battery v. YM.CA. (Marina), 4.30 p.m. “

Rugby-Army "A" v. Club "A" 3 p.m.; Army v Club (Army), (Army), 4.15 p.m.

Moon Moon, 14th Day. Sunrise.-6.31 am.. Sunset,-~-~6.43

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Tides. High at 6.06 and Low at 0.14 and 12.32.

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he was captain of the Oppidana King's and editor of the "Eton College Queen's: Chronicle,"

At Oxford he took honours in history and was a prominent men- ber of the QU.D.B. -

HIX COMPANIES He played Hortensio In The Taming of the Shrew" when Luy Brayton was Katharina,

-At one time a director, of six companies Bir Frank wis the sou

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**MOOT." World: The Little Colonel." Alhambra:-"Red Wagon." Majestic: The Ravan," Biar:The First World War

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Sports.

Miscellaneous, - Munsang · Col- lege Annual Prize Distribution and Graduation Exercises, 3 p.m., Kow-

Sports.

Cricket-Interport, Hong Kong Shanghal (Hong Kong C.C.

· ground); - University v. Indian R.C.; Indian R.C. 2nd XI v. Uni- veraity,

Football Firat Division, Club v. South China "A" (Club); R.A. (L) [Vɛ Navy (Military, Happy Valley); Wo-Kowloon v. Lincolna (Kowloon); | St. Joseph's y. Police (Navy); Club' de Recreio v. Fusiliers (King's Park), 4.15 p.m.; Becond Division, Chinese A.A. v. Universtiy (Athis- tic). 415 p.m.; Eastern v. Lincolns (Kowloon), 2.45.p.m.; South' China [v. Navy (NavŸ), 2.45 p.m.; Club v. Kowloon (Club) 2.45 p.m.; Club de Récreto v. R.E. (King's Park), 2.45 *p.m.;

R.AS.C. and R.A.0.0. Y. Radio (Chatham Road), 4.15 pm;; Railway 'v' RA.M.C. (Railway), 4.15 p.m.; RAF v. Liga Portugues (Millary HV), 245 pm; Fust- liers v. Bt. Joseph's (Railway), 245 pm. R... Chinese. Police (Navy H. V.) 4.15 p.m.

School

of Bir Carl Meyer, who left Hockey-Nomads v.. Indian Po

£70,000 for the foundation of sulj lice (Police Training Shakespeare theatre in London. Ground), 4.30 p.m.

Moon X Moon, 15th Day. Bunrise-6.31 a.m. Bunset-6.43

Str. Frank was the prospective Conservative candidate for Black- pool in the, 1931 election, but re- sigged owing to this appointment as vice-chairman of the De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

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