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HONGKONG, 17th March, 1923.
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SIDE-STEPPING.
weakness.
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DAY BY DAY.
position. Such an attituds dis- playa lamentable Surely the question
GOD INTENDS EVERY MAN TO discussed without the least show BE HAPPY IN HIS WORK-oàn
Ruskin. of racial antipathy. It can be approached from the common. The name of Mr. John Fleming, sense, economic point of view. QA., has been added to the list And no better opportunity could of authorised auditors. be wished for than at a public
meeting held to consider the whole problem of housing.
St. Patrick's Day.
is intended to bold an Old Alleynian dinner at the Hong- (kong Hotel on the 19th. instant.
His Excellency the Governor bas appointed Dr. G. D. R. Black to be a Member of the Medical Board.
Kowloon Inland Lot 1557, in Battery Street, with an sres of about 3,680 square feet, is to be sold at the P.W.D. on April 3rd.) The upset price is $18,400.
An anniversary falls today that is not so elaborately cela brated here as the Saint's days of Scots and Englishman. It is St. Patrick's Day. The Welshmen are everywhere in the East in such a minority that St. David' Day, which fell on March 1st, was passed by unnoticed in most places, and probably it is some- Tenders are invited for the what the same with the national building of overseers' quarters, day of the Irishmen. It is sad to Elliot Filter Bede. The work con think of the unhappy state of Erin sists of the construction of a two- on a day that should be one of floor block of two flats and offices. holiday, instead of national mourning. Thers will be many
It is notified that the rates of exiles, however, who will make a point of wearing the green, or a
postage from Hongkong on newB- bit of shamrock if they can get it papers published in Hongkong Probably every schoolchild knows and posted eingly to Macao is what St. Patrick is chiefly famous cents per oz or any fraction
thereof. for-ne drove the snakes out of Ireland. These were not rebels, but
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We are authorised to contradiot | With racehorses going so cheap the rumour that for the future the next thing will be a catsmest C.R.A. will stand for Champion industry on a large scale. Revokers' Assembly.
A correspondent sends us the
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You want to avoid the man at suggestion, in view of the recent the King Edward corner, wearing educational agitation, that school a chack suit and a disarming last the year round. Other war emile. He usually wants to know news will be found on our first If it is the wheel at the end of the page. arm that drives the car, or does the car drive it.
A teacher claims that he works elowly but is very conscientious- If time is money, our officely. Reminds us of the joke about coolie will be retiring shortly.
the plumber and his tools.
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Only a few weeks now until were debated in the House of some of us will be too sick to Commons." Any day Dow we work and still well enough to go
expect to hear of an Irish to Japan. rebel deported from Ulster.
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ล Spring won't really be here Yesterday morning," says the until we see roast pig in the Past, "Hangkong was enveloped streets. A
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in thick fog." Visibility in the har- real colubrine reptiles.
Owing to the inclemency of the bour was reduced to a minimum His distinguished career as
Bandits have been holding up weather, the King's Regt. post-and launch sirens, as a cou-a Canton train but that isn't what missionary in Ireland was one of posed their boxing tournament sequence, played a lively tone makes them late. the features of the country's his last night. Weather permitting," Load Kindly Light" we tory in the fifth century after the tourosament will be continged presume. Christ. The data and place of to-night commencing at eight| bis birth are still the subject of o'olock, controversy. It is known that
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Canton eggs have been sold on cious." Quite so, but when we the Landon market "'W. A. F.,"read of the first cancer curs bis father had a farm near Bora- The Gazette publishes a de-which meane, in the trade, "With through this medium, we shall vem Taberniae. Apparently coo-spatch from the Secretary of State all faults." That was last year. ditions there were as exciting in the form of an explanatory Now they are labelled "D. B. E. as in Canton vicinity nowadays, statement and questionnaire
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Talking about mind-reading, some of our públic men would make hard subjects.
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Here are a few extracts from of the fight between Lew Tendler an American paper's description
Of Course we favour the and Pal Moran Two blood-French, but all the same, how
was one of them who pressed back yard? swayed in the ring and always it sand shroffs camped out in the
forward, unbeedful of a bright
Considerable speculation and not a little disappointment have France, and there became a monk. has bean pleased to recognise, His Excellency the Governor been aroused in consequence of He was first at Tours, and after provisionally and pending the re- the non appearance amongst the wards in the celebrated monastery ceipt of His Majesty's instruc- begrimed. figures. reelet and would you like a couple of thou- amended resolutions to be sub he went to Rome,, and was sentas Consul General for the Nether of Lerins. In the year 431 A.D. tions, Mr. Marius Johannes Quist mitted at Monday's public meat- by Pope Celestine to Ireland. His lands in Hongkong. ing, on the housing question, of very successful mission, com- mencing with sermons to the
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lips... Teadler never stopped 13,000 years, so it doesn't make residential reservations. There throughout the country, where sibility of Leopold Godowsky, the
was bashed and pronounce his name. was such a resolution included in be carried out large numbers famous pianist, giving a recital before bim
bleeding.. the Kowloon Theatre
Blood splashed of baptisms. are matters of hist the original list sent to the news-toty, Hia see, was at Armagh Wednesday night. The City Hall on to the ringside spectators papere some weeks ago, but, as The date of his death is disputed, it unfortunately, booked, thus when the blows-landed." And purchase price of the gold 20 will have been seen from the but it is knows that he lived to preventing a concert on this side. 50, and so forth. George mark piece at 150,000 paper Bernard Shaw could have de-marks for the week Feb. Sib. to latest announcement, it has now well over eighty years of age:
scribed that fight in one word. There are many legends connect.
11th." A very week-ending. been withdrawn. Thus the publiced with Saint Patrick. In addi-bas, under instructions from the
His Excellency the Govenior; will be precluded from expressing tion to the story about the Secretary of State for the Colon "Police raided a gambling house reporters asked an officer on the According to the Telegraph: The other day one of our local its opinion on what the majority serpents is the ens about his use ies, bean pleased to recognise Mr. and arrested seven persons in Empress of France for the names of European residents regard as of the shamrock leaf, with its Carlos Henrique Basto, provision London recently. Ten of those ofprominent passengers. "Names,"
three sections, to illustrate the ally and pending the issue of His seized were one of the most pressing neces-ides of the Trinity.
women," In the said he. "Huh; the only promin- Majesty's Exequatur, as Honer. sities of the time in connection
ary Coneal for Bolivia in Hong-seizure must have been involved eat thing on this ship is teatb. someone with a minus thres Say, bo, you tell them, we have with the development of the
kong.
handicap.
800 people here and their average Colony from a residential point New Travel Facilities.
age is 57. Can you of view. That, we consider, is "The recent isnacting of a new mystery and romance in which has invented an apparatus for
An entertaining melange of A young Hungarian engineer it? most regrettable..
Blue Funnel liner, the Sarpedon, beautiful Marion Davies is the extracting electric current from already referred to in these We know all the stock argu-columns, is a welcome advance Murder" is being shown at the baven't noticed any slump in star artist, "The Cinema the air without expense. But we ments regarding the inadvis in the provision of passenger Star Theatre, Kowloon, finally Hongkong Electric shares. ability of raising racial issues incommodation on the Suez route to-day. The attraction for Sun- between Europe and the Far day and Monday will be "Black connection with the housing prob East. This new vessel is fis White," a sparkling comedy Egg is among the competitors. in big, meaty eggs," at 40 cents &
A man rejoicing in the name of
An American jourani advertises lem. But we are getting tired fine dimensions, with excellent which features Dorothy Dalton.
a big cycle race to be held in dozen. Much better have waited passenger, accommodation, and
Japan abortly. A regular until the chickens came. is to inaugurate a monthly service
There are three heroes and three scramble is expected. that should relieve a great deal of refuse to be frightened by it. In the present congestion, uncer-heroines and consequently three point. of fact, those who ask for tainties, and, we might say, dis-love affairs, in.. aly Wild Irish Yes, the best way of, paying hard job growing old. more European reservations have comforts of ocean voyaging that Rose," the remarkable Vitagraph our debta to America may be by
still exist on the route mentioned, picture, which Coronet funding, but if only our cousins It has been said that lots of not the least desire or intention The provision of moderately management have secured for over there would prohibit Pro-Chinese are afraid of Canton. to offend any racial susceptibil priced one class accommoda-presentation to their patrons all bibition we could pay it off in But not nearly so many as those ities whatever. They merely tion is better for the average next week. The story is an whisky in a cuple years or so. who want it... demand the right to live among wage-earner than the division adaptation from "The Shaugh. into two classes which necessup," the well-known melo-
The woman with the good- their own kind, in their own way, sitates either cheap discomfort or drama by Dion Bouccicault, and looking complazion generally has in conformity with their own expensive luxury. Again, there it tells of life in Erin in early worn vanity bag. customs and modes of life. They is not at present a very strong Victorian days.
British representation on the Buez
"French Fire Two Shorts at do not seek to deny to others the route, and such is the booking in Regarding proposed postal Essen Crowd-Air Electrical" right which they themselves the "rush" season that prao-changes to which we have run a headline in a Northern wish to enjoy. They would be tically anything has to be accept already alluded, the Gazelle now contemporary. If they were the agreeable to all sections of the ed, at rates that, though they notifies that in fature local usual well-worn Army-shorts we
have, not long ago, been lowered, parcels will be delivered to the can understand the atmospheric asked recently in a local know- What is a pantomime ?" was commcaity having their own re-are still a heavy drain on those addressee by the Post Office. The conditions.
ledge-test. And the youngster servations. What, we ask, is having to travel for businees or rate for local parcels is 10 cents
answered: “A play in which the there unreasonable in this at-health purposes. So the more up to 3 lbs., 20 cents up to 7 lbs. The curious thing about golf is ladies wear pants. Rather a
vessels we have coming into the and 30 cents up to 11 lbs. The titude? There may be difficulties \ regular passenger trade the better. limit of weight is 11 lbs. No the expense and its origin.
of observation; what? Reminds us of the lady who sung in little pants."
of having this boger trotted out
Devonshire Bacon
per lb.
$1.60
English "York Cut" Hams
per lb.
$1.30
Gruyere Cheese...
... per lb.
$1.60
Camembert Cheese
each
$1.10
Eoquefort...
per lb.
$1.20
American Cheddar
per lb.
90
so often, and, what is more, we
C. & B. Potted Meats
per jar
55
Kippers, Scotch
per lb.
70
Bloaters, Yarmouth
per lb.
70
Findon Haddie
per lb.
#75.
Scotch Salmon
per lb.
$1.50
Californian Oranges
per doz.
Grape Fruit
per, doz. per lb
$1.80
$3.60
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Apples
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in the way, but they are not insuperable. What has been done in one district, can be dons in another. Certain is it" that unless some action is taken, Europeans will be squeezed out of their residences iù increasing numbers by wealthy Chinese and Japaness. That
bas process already gone far enough,
Side-stapping never yet solved any problema. The manly way is to face an issue. Those who convened Monday's meeting. first intended submitting a 'res- olution favouring reservatione. They have now withdrawn it,
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Describing & recent dance, the damage unless the parcel was properly packed. In the event of Peking Leader states: "Beating total loss, the Post Office will pay arrangements consisted of low the value of the parcel up to a divans with brilliant cushions. looking complexion generally bas maximum of $10.
The light was almost negligible.” In worn vanity bag. In other words, the conditions were practically perfect.
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FOX, EEVUSED SANCTUARY. "During a run of the Liangibby, In these days of resolution, we Monmouthshire, hounds, the seem to have nearly everything bunted foxran into the drawing but resolution. room of a Mrs. Parry, whose house is near Llandbadoc. Mrs.
One way of keeping wet. Tako Parry, who was standing at thela world tour on a British ship.
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Yes, the best way of paying our debts to America may be by: funding, but If only, our cousins over there would probibit Pro- hibition we could pay it off in whisky in a cuple years or so,
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The ignorance of the man who laughed at the singing of John
mediately turned him out. He If we had known that some Brown's Body" in Abraham then ran into the kitchen, where Raca ponies were to be sold at Lincoln," was covürmed later on he was found by the buntsman 5 apiece, we wouldn't have in the evening when and bounds and killed. The brush worried so much fortnight ago, commented on the undesirabilit was afterwards presented fo Mrs, we know what to do next time of a playwright killing of, hla Parry.
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