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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

What are the qualities most needed for successful canvassing? Certainly one needs a quick wit, plenty of patience, and an even tamper. One of the best examples of the possession of the first- Damed qualificatton is provided by a story of Charles Fox, who was noted for never being without; a ready answer. On one occision during hispanvassin Westminster) a shopkeeper on the opposite side, when asked for his vote and in- terest, produced a balter, whieb, he said, was all he could give the politician. For-thanked the man, but added that he could not think of depriving him of it, as no doubr it was a family relie!

The first copy of the medal struck by the London School of Tropical Medicine to com- memorate the services of Sir Patrick Manson, for long the metical adviser to the Colonial Office, has just been minted ant presented to his widow. It is the intertion of the school-which oves its existence to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain-to present the medal annually to students of distinction in clinical work. The medal bears a portrait of Sir Patrick Mannn, an Aberdonian. who gave his life to the solution of the mysteries of malaria, and the part played by the mosquito in propagating the disease.

In older dags there would bave been much speculation among London's merchants as to thei character of the new Lord Mayor. For formerly that magnate bad! irst and last say in all matters. concerning London's food and drink supply. He was a man to hare on one's side-s man to be "coccilisted." One mayor we read of "was a good man, meek. and soft to speak with." and the browers RATE ano and a boar so that "hel did them po barm." Our old

friend Dick Whittington. appeste)

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LIGHTNING PHOTO.

to have been an obdurate Freak That Science Cannot individual. Ha thrust

anthe

brewers, for instance, with the accusation that they "selle dear ale, and sette their att gretter pris

been a

Explain.

A remarkable instance of what thange they shold doo." Elis appears to be a "lightning photo butler, however, appears to have graph in a branch of a beech man "softer to speak tree has. just been presented to with," for an entry of the brewers the Royal Botanic Society- wardens telts of £7 33. £1. for two pipes of wine to Richard Whetsa- ton's butlers"

WEATHER REPORT.

Dec. 27d 10h. 50m.-Wari ing to Hongkong. Coast Ports, &- Depression or typhoon of un- known intensity in Lat 9 N. Loog 116 E. moving W. position uncertain.

Dec. 27d. 11h. 02.-Pressure" has decreased considerably from Weihaiwel to Shanghai, mode- It was struck by lightning atrately from Formoss to N.E. Micklebam, Surres, and Mr. WJapan, and slightly in other

districts.

track.

W. Child, the donor of the The anticyclone has weakenet section in which the photo considerably. It is now central Americans sometimes pokegraph appears, states that though to the north of the Boning. fus & the extraordinary variety

The depression in the S. Cbins policies issued by English in. The bas been in the timber trade

00 & westerly surance companies, but the latest all his life he has seen nothing | Sea continues acvelty in this direction stands like it. He ascribes the appear-

Mcderate monsoon may be ex- to the credit of New York. It is ance of the lightning mark to the

pected along the S.E. coast of possible for restaurant improf of ivg growing upon the Chins and over the N. China Sea. Coa keepers in that city to protect tree.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 21 themselves against claims

Professor A. W. Bickerton, who hours ending at 10 am. to-day, brought by patrone on account of illnesses attributed to some in-examined the specimen, thinks 0.01 inch. Total since January against ac jurious ingredient in meals the marsings are due to the heat Ist 69.41 inches,

<verage of 82.938 inches. urovided

This developed in the wood by the

to

by

them.

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast

"poisoned pie insurance," as it jaf lightning as it passed through the, 'ORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS branch This is probably true, but porularly cited, will cover every in on the menu, from anchovies it does not explain how the mark tapioca pudding. It has has the appearance of a leaf. originated in the frequency with Mr. J., North, curator of the which eating house proprietors garders, recalls that Mr. G.J. bave had to meet claims for com-Symons, a former member of the prosation in recent years. There council, once instanced a case he 2 South coast of moderate;

is an increasing tendency aD0g had seen in which the skin of New Yorkers to take their meals people struck by lightning while in restaurants and botel dinning-sheltering under a tree was mark3 zooms, and the managers, howed with everything of metal they ever careful, have often found had upon them. themselves held responsible for

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and

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SINGAPORE.

DANCING AFTER DINNER.

EVERY

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.

TEA DANCES -

TUESDAYS and THUESDAYS.

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A first ci Hotel in every respeut and under English managemen Cuisine under pomonal supervision of the Proprietor. Loango, Bernd Billiard Soom.

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Speel arrangement Kor familieajon application to,

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Formosa Channel

N.E. winds,

CAHIE

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between overcast, E&Lamocks, and misty

to at first. Hongkong

Gap Rock...! improving South Coast

4

of later.

China between

H.K. & Hainan.

photography, but beat-the ic- tense heat generated by the light-

1. 7. CLAXTON,

pleasant results for which they He made it clear that it was not were not really to blame.

·

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AGER BEER

Director.

ning in the metal objects had I. Observatory, Dec. 27, 1922, There is probably no manu-barned their outlines upon the factured product in the world skic that passes through more varied adventureя than A piece of

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TIME SIGNALS.

The time ball on Kowloon

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TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS

110.00

7.00 a.m. 7.12.ஆறு. 1.30 am to 8.00 am

1.00

10 21.00

£1,30

to 12.30 9.7

12.30

2.30 p.m.

14.09.

*

every là mis

15 mu

15

15

min

13 mis

1 Bis

"

NIGHT CARS,

6.58 pm 10 2.10 p. m2 LXT p.m.) 1.30 p.m. to 11 00 μm. story 30 miazta

to 11.45 every 15 minuter SATURDAYS.

money. The Chicago Chamber attained on any failway, other Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 ALCOHOL A DANGER TO YOUTH. if Commerce recently carried out than the Great Western. And a.m. 100 4 p.ro., except on Satur

At the Manchester Rotary Club An inter sting experiment in this has been done for only a few days when it is dropped at 10 last month, the Rev. Dr. Courtenay order to trace what happened to minutes and with favourablem and 1 p.m. and on Sundays C. Weeks spoke on "The new ollar bill within the short space weather conditions, such as dry and Holidays when it is dropped generation, habit and efficiency." ni 14 days. It pal into circul-rails and the absence of adverse

at 10 a. only.

Dr. Weeks, who said be bad be- ation a new bill, with a circular head or side winds. Thanks to

The ball is hoisted half mast at come a curate in a parish where ttached asking evey person into Brunel's engineering skill, the the 55th minute and full mast at be had been a doctor, said he wish- whose hand it care to make Great Western from London to the 57th minute. Should the balled to enlist the sympathy of the a note of the use he had made Bristol has scarcely the vestige fail to drop at the correct time, it Rotarians on behalf of the boys of î By the and of of a gradient apart from two short will be lowered at five minutes and girls of the country. We che fortnight it had been strips between Swindon and Bath. past the hour and the ordinary should never get the highest pos spent 31 times-five times in Hence the Dotable feat payment of salaries or wages, five complished daily by the 11 am.

routine repeated at following sible efficiency unless we could bring up our youngsters with hour if possible, times for tobacco, five times for from Paddington-train usually

habits which should enable them.15 cigarettes, three times for meals, weighing 320 tons and comprising Should the time ball be out of

to stem the tide of alcholio in- three times for candy, twice for tine 7011, corridor cars, which order the above routine will be dulgence as it at present existed shaves, twice for men's furnish covers the 118 miles to Bristol in carried out with flag","nin our national life. Whatever ings." and once for collar buttone, exactly two hours, and occasional- the stom signal mast.

adults might do about alcohol, no automobile accessories, bacon, 1s reaches a speed of 85 miles,an") The signal are also given at young person should be allowed washing powder, garter, and hour. No one is ever likely to night by means of three white to take it as a beverage until the tooth paste respectively. It had know the maximum speed attain. lampa mounted vertically on the body and brain were fully and never during the whole period able by a railway engine. ItObservatory wireless mast, From pesfecrly formed. There was now found its way into a.church cagnar, for reaspa of safety, 8th, 56m. 0. to 9th. Om. 09. p.m. consensus of opinion among collection plate or into the ex-be raced "full out" like a ciotor the lamps extinguished physiologists that from first to chequer of a theatre or other car or an aeroplane, and on very momentarily at the even seconde last the effect of alcohol was to place of amusement.

few railways there any expect at the 2nd, 28th, 10th, depress the brain, and for the 110

protection of the young babits in sufficiently long sections of pur-52nd, and 34th of esch minute.. [fectly straight track to give the The Fours refer to Hongkong them should be formed that would Ninety miles an hour is prot-engine a chance of doing its Standard Time. (8 hours of tean lead to efficiency and self control able the greatest speed ever utmost

Greenwich.)

of the bigbeat order.

Bre

BIA

1.00

EXTRA CAR 12.00 midnight

SUNDAYS.

Try 15 wis

10 mis

1.00 ..

7.20 a.m. 7,30 10.30 . 130s 11.50 1.1. 1115 m. ko 23.09 novS 12.00 mm to 1.0

4,06 9.m 4.1. to 1.10 p.m.

NIGHT CARS.

150 pom, every 30 minutas

50 p.m. 1.00p.m. 5.20 p.m.

1.45pm.

10 mis

In min

SPECIAL CARS. ́DIY KHANGOMA: SY THE ORyserʻageFLUR, LUKAZUSA HUELIMOS; DIE TORIK EĎÁB,

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE

CORONET

2.30 5 p.m. 7 and 9.15 MARY PICKFORD

in..

KOWLOON THEATRE -

LITTLE LORD | At 5.45 and 9,15 FAUNTLEROY SPECIAL XMAS

10 reels

PROGRAMME! MAY ALLISON

in

The Cheater.

WORLD THEATRE

Phone. 1337.

PHONE. 1337

Wednesday to Saturday 27th. to 30th. Decembar 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. REALART PICTURES

pressats

MARY MILES MINTER

in

"SWEET LAVENDER"

*

The story of a sweet, old-fashioned love affair and a girl with s sweet old fashioned name.

2.30 and 7.15 p.m.

** INVISIBLE RAY " Wednesday & Thursday Epis. 7 & 8 Friday to Sunday Epis 9 & 10

Usual Prices. Booking at the Theatre.

STAR

THEATRE.

PEKING ROAD, KOWLOON. Tel. Kowloon, 795.

TO-DAY, at 5.30 Matines (only)

WOMAN'S WEAPONS."

At 9.15 p.m.

The Mighty Monarchs of Mystery CHEFALO & PALERMO'

Bookings at Mc utrie's (10 am. to 5 p.m.

at Sar Theatre (5.30 to 9 p.m.

PASSENGER) ARRIVED.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per Pacific Mail Liner President

Peras. KASEGAR for London, Lincoln, from San Francisco, via etc.-Lt.-Com. P. C. G. Tamer, ports, Dec. 26.—Mr. 0. Arneson, Mr. Moss, Mr. Widman, Mr. J. Miss Sophia Badier, Mr. Benj. W. Wilson, Dr. & Mrs. J. Porter' Benjamin, Mrs. A. W. Biggs, Miss Fiske, Mrs. Bullock, M. & Mrs. Leona Bogart, Mr. William S.C. C. Barlow, Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Bogart, Miss Helen V. Brown, Mr. Preston, Mr. & Mrs. A. Chas- John M. Cairns, Mr. Clarence Chan, jbrough, Mr. E. B. Porter, Misa Mr. Chang Tsin, Kwan, Mr. Cheng K. Davies, Mrs. Penman, Miss |Naí Fu, Miss Gwen Chelsy, Mr.

eoman, Mr. J. B. Pesozo, and Mrs. John W. Creighton, Miss Professor & Mrs. Digby. Mr. W. Mildred

Creighton, Miss Rath Cutter, Mr. & Mrs, Max Gug Creighton, Master Wallis Creighton, Miss P. Legwart, Mr. & Mrs. T. genheim, Miss M. Guggenheim, Master Robert Creighton, Master Nichol, Master Nichol, Col. F. P. Joseph Creighton, Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, Mrs. C. Greenfield, Mr. Harry Duffill, Mr. and Mrs. Emile & Mrs. Dommeratox, Mr. Atthell, Danenberg, Mrs. A. H, Dougherty, Capt. & Mrs. Ballard, Mrs. Blas, Mr. Walter A. Dowley, Mr. Fox Mr. Mrs. Weekes, Mr. Biggs, Ying, Mr. James G. Gunter, Miss Miss Bigge, Mr. A. R Thoratón, Elizabeth Hughes, Mr. Alfred Lee, Mr. & Mrs. Bekins, Mr. T. Dallin, Mr. Leung Pong, Mr. Li Chi Lam, Mr. Stone, Mr. W. L. Wadleigh, Mrs. Arna Lyen, Miss. Martha Mr. G. McCann, Mr. J. G. Lyen, Master David Lyen, Mr. Gunter, Mr. & Mrs. Combs, Mr George A. McCann, Mr. Renald N. Csiao Wen Fon, Mr. G. H MacLeed, Miss Mary E. MacLeed, Swaine, Mr. V. C. da Silva, Mr. Mrs. A. McMaster, Mr. Charles AW. Pincott, Mr. P. Y. Lo, Mr.. Minich, Mr. Thomas Orten, Mr. Kong Yee. James B. Kyan, Mr. Wayne Slagle,

Mr. Thomas Somerville, Mr. Carlos

M. Soares, Mr. Tan Hok Suey, Mr. L. Wadleigh, Mrs. Gertrude Warner, Tom Duck-Grin, Mrs. Eleaner D. Mrs. Ella Wensthon, Mr. Wm. L Trives, Master F. W. Trives, Mr. Werrell, Mr. Edwin C. Young, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. van Slyke, Mr. Wm and Mrs. George H. Young.

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