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WOMAN ON THE LAND.

What Farm Work is Really Like

What in farm work for women really like?

This question is answered in the following letters. They were written by an educated girl who is now engaged as a general farm labourer, and describe her train- ing on one of the farms belonging to the National" Land Service Corps. She had no experience be forehand of farm work, nor had she had anything to do with animale.

COMPANY REPORT.

Peak Tramways Company, Ltd.

Sabj ot to sadis, the net profits of the above Company for the your ending April 30, 1917, amount to $23,541,93, which the applied as follows: Directors will recommend be

A dividend at the ra's

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1917.

LAWN TENNIS.

Past Evenlog's Semi-final.

The War Charities court on the Hongkong Cricket Olub ground was again crowded ·last evening when the semi-final of the Handicap Doubles was played. playera wars. S. E. 2,541.98 Green and E. Abrabam `v. H. A. Nisbet and 8 H.-Dodwell. $23,541.98 Green and his partner awed 4/5,

of 7 per cent, on the subscribed capital $21,000.00 The Carry forward.

sad heaved the coal into the carte, seven of them sitogether, This Grooming Horses. took the whole morning, and all To-day, with tremendous the time it was pouring with hall energy, the slarar clock went off rain, half sleet, and half snow. at 445, sad op P. and I got without any demur, and really next two days.

We did coaling again on the Sometimes wê not feeling at all sleepy. After sat perched on the top of the part we were dressed we tradged a and sometimes on the shaft, but given, for a great struggle mile in pitch darkness and stara most of the time we had to walk, to the Home Farm to groom as it was so cold.

extrs, foe big lumps, and on the strength of that she offered me a glass of homemade wine, as a sort of “tip” I suppose,

cart-horses used for ploughing. The coal we had to deliver at The stable was quite dark, only various cottages in the village lit by a little candle lamp, and it It is just tipped up in the road is quits a big place, holding tea outside the couisge, and the people horses. There was an old man come and carry it in. I told one in the stable, who pat carrycombs woman that I had brought her and brushes in our hands, and then went off to his breakfast.

We had to scrape the horses all over with the comb and then brush them. We each did threë

Muck-Spreading. horser in an hour and a quarter, which was quite good. One borse the morning and carted more To-day we spread manure in

was so huge that going on tip-toe to incre in the afternoon, and reaching as far with my arm The mud war simply awful as possible, I could hardly get to Of course the first the middle of its back. It was I took to the field I lost my rather dirty work, as the hotese way! I took the wrong turning had nearly all rolled in the mud and found myself getting into the and were just naked.

midet of a wood with a hage cart- horse and a tremendous load of manure.

cartload

we were

At 8,30 we all turned out and again walked a mile to plough. We ploughed steadily for four

The horse know hoare, and then all mounted the wrong. Be it had never taken horses and rode in a procession, manare such a way before, and it led by the head carter, to the started to get a little unruly. Just Home Farm, which is a little way > from where we were ploughing,

In the afternoon we again ploughed till four o'clock, and again processioned to the stables, where we each had to proceed to groom our pair of boraes, and then home to tea at five o'clcet,

We had cupper at 7.30, sad you may be sure we went to bed directly afterwards.

Driving Bullocks To Market.

at that moment I saw one of the farm men coming along and he set me on the right way, although the horae did not seem happy till we were on the right road again,

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Milking.

and Nisbet and Dowell owed 15/3, which meant that Nisbet and his alternate game. The first set as partner owed a point in every Green and Abraham easily the winners, they taking the set by 6/3, though not until some very Been. The good tennis was Becond set proved to be the one in which the best display took place, the game mounting up very evenly antil no less then dint of hard play. Nisbet and ten gemen all was called. By Dodwell suceeded in getting the the set by 12 games to ten. The two next games, and thus won third set was almost equally long, it was certainly as close. Esch player distinguished himself on play ran very high. Alternately occasions, and the standard of

winning a game, the opposing

and Abraham took the next two players saw the score feach siz all and even seven all. Green

games and a really hard-fought

match terminated in their favour, and 9/7, or 25 games to 22. the full score reading:-6/3, 10/12;

THE LATE MRS. HO WEI-SHI.

Funeral at Aberdeen.

Yesterday the faners! took place of Mrs. Ho Wei-shi, daughter of the Hon. Mr. Wei Yok, and widow. of the late Mr. Ho Shut-cho, form erly Chinese Consal in New York.

The remains had been brought down from Capton by the s.. Kinehan, and it was from the Steamboat Company's wharf that the procession started for the family graveyard at Aberdeen.

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It is still freezing hard and our sponges in the morning are quite frezer, like rocks, and the water in my jag ie fall of ice floating about. It sounds ghastly," doesn't it, having to get up st 4.45 in We groomed horses again and this weather and to washiu frozen Numerous wreatha were sent by Tiben came the agitation of the water, and then eslly forth in the friends of the family, and there day, but it was not so terrifying dark, but really it is not at all bad. wasa fairly large attendance at the as I thought it would be. Four:

Istarted to do milkingyesterday, funeral. Those present, in addi- of as-none of us having done it so have to go all alone now, and tion to the Hon. Mr, Wei, included) before were told to drive fire it is a longer walk. The milk we MeerA. Ho Wing-kin. Wei Pit $1. bullocks to-market, three and manage to get' is used Yaog chow, Wei Wing-cam, Chau a-half miles away. We were each for feeding the calves. The Yat-kwong, Wong Po-keang, armed with a stick, and then firat morning I milked one cow Wong Kwong-tin and the Misse two went in front and two behind. entirely and this morn- Qain.

You would have laughed to ing I milked one and nearly all have seen me. How we did drive the other, and quite enjoyed it. I them along, and they were quite a bave only two cowe to milk and job, too. Pand I went behind for then I feed the calves, part of the way and then we changed and went in front. Going behind is much the hardest work, as you have to beat them about, to steer them out of the way of} things.

We have also done quite a lot of threshing lately. It is very strennous work.

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Departed.

Dr. Delmaboy Allan has left the Colony. He was intensely popular in the Colony and will be greatly missed. All the mem- bers of the firm, to which be At the end of the six weeks' belonged are now engaged in war training the writer and her service, Dre Fitzwilliams, Cole. Three times a horrible black friend were fered a "job" on a man and Glaister having pre- one tarned suddenly round and farm of about 350 acres," as viously left. tried to charge back, and it fell "general farm labourers." They to my lot to get it brck. Ifled were to lodge with the bailiff e after it and just managed to get in front and belabour it with the stick before it got away.

wife, who was to cook for them and to look after them generally.

The letter, of which the follow- ing is an extrack, was writtan from their new farm:

Finished Farm Labourers,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received

instructions to sail by Pub lic Auction an

SATURDAY, the 19th May, 1917. commencing st li a.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell

Street...

A Large Quantity of Horlick's Malted Milk, Waterbury's Cod Liver Oil. Scott's & Angier's Emulsion, Syrup of Figs. Sugar of Milk, Vinolia & Otto of Rose Soap, Coal Tar & Lavender Soap, THE Undersigned has received Lynin Amara, Lysel, Herpicide,

instructions to sell by Pub-etc., etc. Auction on THURSDAY, the 18th May,

1917. commencing at 10.30 a.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

without Reserve.

overmantel. 1

On view from Friday, the 18th inst.

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneers.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

The worst part was driving them through the town, but we managed all right, and the

· drivers were awfully nics to ne. We started our work on Monday Drilling and Harrowing. at & a.m, and got on very well. We are quite expert at our The bailiff came with us early to: grooming now. The horses help as to get the cows in, in case lic always understand what you say they were unruly, We being to them, and when you want them strangers to them. When they to get over to the other side of were tied up he left us to milk the stall, so that you can groom them. Then we had to feed the them, you say "Get over," ́and calves, olean out four sheds, und they go like lambe. We are also sweep out the byre, sad put water A Fine selection of Canton getting to be quite good in all the troughs.

Blackwood-ware, ploughers.

After breakfast we went to the

"Comprising On Friday we did not do any other farm and helped to feed the 4 Large Curio cabinets, 2 ploughing, but did drilling and ballooks and to clean out the small curio cabinets, 1 hatstand, harrowing instead. That is, sow shede. Afor dinner we went into 1 sideboard. 1 ing winter oats. It was quits, a field and topped turnips, ie, Lady's desk, 2 couches, 6 hall NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

chairs, jardinieres flower stands,

that the ORDINARY enjoyable.

palling them out of the ground tables and stools, photo frames, ANNUAL GENERAL MEET On Saturday morning we did and cutting cff the roots and tops, etc., etc.. 'mack' spreading. This consist-It was rather nice. Then we had ed in scattering about heaps of to get the cows in and milk and manure all over a field with feed them, elo, The calves are" Robinson Piano Co., (in good pitah forke. It made our arma perfectly sweet and know us Lobe "anfally, but we also quite quite well already, and so do the enjoyed that.

cows. One that I milk has alwaya. been strapped before, but I never strap ber and she is perfectly The bailiff is very delighted quiet. with our milking, and seems to think we manage beautifully,

We already, fool' as if 'we had On Monday wa went with carts been here for ages,

and we enjoy about six miles away, and it awfully, It is so obsering to

We are really awfully fit and flourishing here, and feel most "ghoury.

Carting Coal. We have had awful weather

for the last few days, b

Also:

1 Upright grand piano by condition.)

And

2 Large Steel Safes. On view from Wednesday, the 16th/inst

TermsCash on delivery.

GEO.P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

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there we did costing! We got in think that they are pleased with WANTED NURSE at the

to the coal trucks at the station***.

Pork Apply A. B. 8. olo Hongkong Telegraph."

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The TRANSFER BOOKS-05 the Company will be" CLOSED from the 22nd instant to the 28th both day inclusive.

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