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No. 24229. 號玖廿佰弍仟韙萬弍第日叁廿月参年于丙

DRAKE AND HIS MEN, THOSE HEROES OF OLD

LEFT PLYMOUTH TO PLUNDER THE SPANIARDS' GOLD IN GALLEONS THE SPIRIT OF ENGLAND SET SAIL

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T' WAS GLORY TO DIE AND DISGRACE TO TURN TAIL.

THE 'SPIRIT' OF ENGLAND LEAVES PLYMOUTH TO-DAY IN GALLONS NOT GALLEONS THOUGH WE CAN SAY

THAT THE SPIRIT'S AS NOBLE AND 'SALES' DAILY SQAB AS HIGH AS THE 'SAILS' OF THOSE PROUD MEN O' WAB.

COATES PLYMOUTH

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1936. 式辨遊 日肄拾月肆年陸世佰玖仟管荚 Price

Hector: Cam About Town

Notorious Gossip

Teacher: "Sammy, name the four season."

Sammy: "Salt, mustard, vinegar, pepper"

Mac: "And hoo do you like your new radio, Sandy?"

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Sandy: "Mon, it's grand, but the wee right's hard to read by."

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"He married Sylvia because she's different from all the other women he knows."

"Different! How?"

"Sne's the only one who would have him."

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Local Exchange Quotations

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SCHOOL AGE

Education Officials In Edinburgh

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Anniversartes

St. Justin, M.

and

Holidays--

Cinemas King's:-"King Of Burlesque.” Queen's: The Milky Way. Central:-"The Night Is Young." Oriental:-"Shipmates Forever" World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"I Dream Too Much, Majcstic:-"Sweet Burrender."" Star: "She Couldn't Take It."

Meetings-Kowicon and Victoria Chess Clubs, at Gloucester Hotel, 5.15 p.m. Annual, of Hongkong Lawn Tennis Assen., at "S. C. M. Post" Board Room, 5.30 p.m.; HK. Football Referees' Asscn., at Sports

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T:mn.

London, March. T. Club, 7.45 p.m.; Volunteer The raising of the school-lear-Committee Meeting. ing age and other points in the

Miscellaneous. — Rotary The train of thought a rather Scottish Education Bill, which will Songkong Hote; Matshed Church' charming which led a small boy.provably enter Committee stage in Ladies' Sewing when told not to mention a guest's Parlament next week, were dis- Stephen's College Summer Terni

Bee, 10 a.m.; S amputated foot, to say, "No; and cussed by representatives of Scot- begins. when I get to heaven I won't say tish education authorities who Rehearsals-Hongkong Singers. anything to John the Baptist about were received in Edinburgh.yester- at "Hongkong Union Church, 5.30 his head."

day by Lieut-Colonel Colville, Un- p.m. der-Secretary of State for Scot- land. Mr. Peck, secretary of the Scottish Education was also present.

Department,

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Hotel manager, to guest, who has just settled a rather heavy bill: "Would you care to have a set of views of our hotel, sir?"

Guest every curtly): "No, thank you. I have got my own views of

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Sports.

Boctal-Whist and Mah Jong Drive at Police Recreation Club Soldiers and Airmen's Christian.. Assen. Blackboard Meeting. Hong- At the meeting with representa-kong Union Church Hall, 7,30 p.m.; tives of the cities it was stated that Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.30 D.m Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee Annual Dinner and Social Evening were in favour of making 1938 the of HK. Football Referees' Assen. date on which the higher-leaving at Sports Club, 8.18 p.m.; Whist instead of 1939 as proposed in the Club 9.45 p.m. age of 15 should come into force, Drive-at Kowloon Dock Recreation

Bill Aberdeen was in favour of 1939.

Cricket.--Small Units Final. Glasgow and undre urged that Headquarter Wing East Lanca no exemptions should be allowed shires, . "B" Company, Roya under the age of 15. Edinburgh Welch Fusiliers (Kowloon and Aberdeen did not, however, Ground), 'ID a

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agree with this view,

Hockey-Hongkong Hockey Club TY.M.C.A. (King's Park) p.m.

Lawn It was pointed out on behalf of Tsut Wal-pui and Tsui Yun-pus 7 Tennis--Open Doucles. the cities that the raising of the Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-cheung "Oh yes: I feel I will liver trou great responsibility on the educa-Club Championship, L. Goldman. v. school-leaving age would place a (Hongkong C, C. Court), 4.30 pm: bled life without you," he respond-ton authorities They considered A. L. Sullivan: Club Handicap

that the Exchequer should meet singles, A. C: I. Bowker "Then you had better asthma at 75 pei cent. of the additional cost.

V. H 3 once," she murmured.

Armstrong. Colonel Colville stated that the points that had been raised would Victoria Chess Club (Gloucester Chess. Kowloon Chess Club v be taken fully into consideration. | Hote. 5.15 p.m

At the meeting. in the afternoon with representatives of the coun- Friend: "Great scot! You're the try education authorities it was first actor I've ever known admit to stated that the view of the Asso- spoiling a show by a bad perfor-ciation of County Councils mance."

"Do you know," said a young doctor to one of his lady patients, "I have a heart affection for you." "Indeed, and have you had it lung?" she asked coyly,

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Actor: "I'm downright sorry for Ashleigh, the producer. I've abso- lutely ruined his show.”

Actor: "Eh? I wasn't given part in it. That's why it's spoiled."

MS. OF "THE ABSENT-

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London, March 25.

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Miscellaneous-Hongkong Foo

was ball Referees' Association Annua. that the date for bringing the Dinner and Social Evening. 8.15

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Anniversaries and Holidays.-- Saints Besilissa

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Auctions.-Least heid Prope.ty, China Auction Rooms, 3 p.m.

Cinemas

The Association were, how¿VCI. against the proposed system of exemptions" for beneficial employ- The autograph manuscript of ment ove the age of 14. Instead, Kipling's famous song, "The Ab- they favoured. a

flexible sent-minded Beggar," written in method of exemptions, such BLS four 12-line stanzas on one tolio was being operated at present by page, was bought by Dr. Gabriel the authorities." Wells, the New York bookseller, for The counties thought also in £230 at Sotheby's rooms yester-agreement with the cities that if King's: Three Live Ghosts." day.

certificates of employment were to

Queen's: "Big Hearted Herbert. This song, which was written in be granted the health and physi- Oriental:-"Smart Giri,"

Central: Little Big Shou." 1809 and published for the benefit cal condition of the child should of the "Kipling Poem Fund" in aid be taken into consideration.

World-Chinese Picture."

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of the families of soldiers and They also stressed the destrabt-Anambra:-"Two In The Dark: SHIMONOSEKI

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Star.-"She Couldn't Take It. (near Kobey overwhelming success led to tens of The meeting with the Corpora-·|

Entertainments.-A.D.C.'s Light TAKABAZUKA thousands of pounds being raised tion, of Glasgow representatives Comedy, "Lovers' Leap," at China

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Social-Whist Drive at Sailors'

a copy of the first edition of the China "A" (Caroline Hill). 5.15 English translation of "The Swissp.m.; Second Division, Chinese Family Robinson," 1814, which was Athletic. v. Royal Navy (Caroline acquired by Mesars. B. F. Stevens Blu), 3.15 pm. for £225. It is a translation of Lawn Ternis Open Singles, H. the first volume only of Wyss's L. Rumjahn v. Lai Kwong-ta 11.30 am: Annual, of Vetoria GRAND book, which had been published at (Hongkong C. C. Courts), 4.30 Zurich in 1812, and although: Wyss's m.; Handicap Doubles, J. Rodger continuation appeared in 1813, no and G, B. Rodger v. A. C. J. Bowker English translation of the com- and A. K Mackenzie; B. O'M plete work appeared until 1816.. Deane, and G. E. R. Divett or HL Home and Beamen's Institute, 40 R. Butters ind D. M. Macdougall Gloucester Road, 9. p.m.; Matshed

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in-law Mr. A. Edward Newton, in Meetings VRC 6 pm, his book "The Book Colecting Game" puts forth the tentative Dr Moon 2th Day wa suggestion that possibly Shelley's money may have financed the pm. translation and publication of this edition.

23.11.

Sports

Football First Division, Royal Moonst Quarter, 5.21 a.m.Navy -Kowloon (Causeway Bay), 5.15 p.in.: Royal Welch Fusiliers v. Byarist-4.03 a.m.; Sunset -6.43 8t Joseph's (Bookunpoo), 515 Van Van pm; Chinese Athletio v. South Tides-that. 14.28; Low at

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