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EATURES FOR THIS FAMILY

WITH THE GOOD SHIP "AMOY.”

Incidents of a Long Voyage.

Mrs. Choyee Waard and the Chinese junk Amoy to winch a spectacular 5,000 mille sea trip was made. Mrs. Waard is shown complacently smok- ng a water pipe and holding her Buddha

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 12th. JULY,

From this point of vantage Choyeo Waard, with her Bon, Bobby playing at her side, looks! nut upon the skyscrapers and. sighs for the poor city folk.

But, simultaneously, she sighs for for a kitchen. For suddenly pios, havo become more important į than pirates or pythons..

"It's a little inconvenient," she say's, in porfect English, point ing to the tiny galley of the junk. "And I would like to conk my husband a good rural.“

Such a viow is easter to un- derstand when one learns that a python became part of the junk's menu on the cross-Paclic trip, and it is sald a chow dog was eaton by members of the Chinese brow.

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SPORTS PARS.-

Interesting World Items. Adam M'Loan has signed again

the Celtia.

Motherwell F.C. roport an ad- verse balance of £1028,--

D. G. A. Lowe, the Cambridge University athlete, who made such a good impression recently in America, is said to be a Scat.

Molle Suzanno Lorgion was 25 years of age last month.

A. D. Nourse is the only South African cricketer who has mado over 10,000 runs-in-first-class cricket. He has had tan centuries against English bowling.

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The cruise of the Amoy started two years ago. Captain Waard had used the craft as a pirate chasor in the Chinese rivers. For'

A. D. D. Mathieson, who made 20 years he had boon a Chinoxo "rivor man." A Dutchman, with such a pincky fight against, the tho sen strain in his blood, Waard Cambridge University "orack loft Canada for the Orient as, a golfer, E. F. Storey, is just olgh boy. Now he is on his way home, tocn years of age and weighs little and ho chooses the sacient junk more than eight stones, as a moans of travel. So he set out on such a trip as has uol ernal, probably, in modern sea ummals.

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Mountalis rasort of Vil Morin with its confortable Pinshurst Inn and cottages beside Lako Raymond.

W. T. Tilden. the American fawn tennis champion, has badly- injured himself through slipping With two Chinese crew monon a wet court. His absence from hurs, his wife-and his son Captain playing is likely to be a long one, Waard put to soa. His is one of as he has torn a ligament in the nost ancient junk types, being knes. made onlirely of camphor wood

R. H. Catterall, the South Afri- and Chinese fir, held together by

About three milos back from bamboo pins. A few days out can, is an Association football they were attacked by river player and an adopt at billiards.

Camping, canoeing, fishing, Now Brunswick village boasts the railway by a wild, winding, woods road, is hidden a dolight pirates, and since then they have A South African "soccer" sido la heen storm-tossed and becalmed visiting England noxt winter and hunting, alpine climbing and a fine hotel, the Algonquin, a

Cattorall has been asked to stay "roughing it" appeal to many as huge structure facing the sea on fut resort for those who enjoy a in many waters,

on and assist. He is a

ideal ways in which to enjoy thoir three sidos. Fine, golf courses, half-home, half-country club life. summer holidays and if they can that for excellenco vie with those The big Highland Forme Inn Through it all Mrs. Waard "lias half.

those

Canada, of St. Androws in Scotland; hange over a trout lako from do Kas range.

things in "A kitchen and a

Pas which rises a young mountain in New York. Juno 18th. Put a

Courve," answers Choyee heen a wonder "nas hor hustand

Collior and Inglis, of Raith so much the bottor. There is, boating and bathing in

and the shape of a huge sugar loaf. woman aboard a Chinese junk of ibat bobs cork-liko into strange Waard, the cheery Chinese wife puts it. Yet there is little

with corners of the world over a 15,000- of Charles Waard, tithe, bronzed of the sean tasto in her mouth. For Rovera, have had thoir transfer however, another bost of older, sanaquoddy Bay, tennis mile course, give her a speaking_modoro "flying Dutchman" who Choyoo Waard is Buddhist. Her fees reduced, the former from more sedato souls who also desire bawling on the groen; motoring The broad windows of the living bo £1000 to £500, and the latter from an annual change of scone and or driving to many interesting room-library look right down acquaintance with. pirates and has brought the Junk Amoy-husband's wishes are to

and tidal from the pirate-infested waters of observed, and he wishes the sea 500 to £250. There are some who residence, yet who wish to spond points over fine roads that often into the water. Tralis pythons, typhoons

motors waves, and when she reaches sog China, across the Pacific and she smiles but sighs, nover-say the pair will be with an Edin-their vacation days in surround run for miles through doop woods, rustic bridges across intervening can who visit St. Androws summer and mountain climbing are more

strenuous joys, while aftor Huminer... trail's-and what will she wish thence, through the Parama tholoss, for the kitchen she willburgh olub next season, and thoreings approximating the comforts are delights that appeal to those ravines, invite to ramblos. Tennis

also take care of. "Snug harbour "at one day have when the home is no room for them at Easter of home. These, Canadu

and borses are available for to Canal, to

Rond. most that civilization has

port is a cottage somewhere.

St. Androws-by-tho-Sen is one Sheepshead Bay, New York.

Sixty miles northwest of Mon- driving about the interesting offer?

A finely-equipped putting of the most attractive North

coast report4. This troul line the protty Laurontian country. course and a tonnis court have Atlantic opened in Belkirk on ground bo- hind the Municipal Bulkdings. The opening ceremony was por formed by Provost Crichton in presence of a large gathering. The first ball was piaved on the tonnis court by the Provost, who thereaftar proceeded to the put- ting groon and played the Grat ball there also, doing the round with Councillor Park, convoner of the commitlon, as his partner. A match was also played on the tennis court between Selkirk Tonnis Club and "Hawick Toviotdale Club, and the latter won by six matches to two.

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Sir J. E. K. Studd, of the famous cricketing family, and prosidont of the Regent Stroot Polytechnic, London, in to be married shortly in Paris Princess Aloxondra Lioven, daughter of the late Prince and Princess Lieven of Petrograd and Cremon. He is alone on 66 yours of age, and the Princess in 45. His wire diod three years ago.

Robert Rolf, of Sussex, tukos į hin benefit this soason, the.match | allotted to him being that with Lancashire in August at Hove. In vlow of the George Street Fund, Hoif has expressed his willingness to defer his boneft unt next year, but the com- mittee, while appreciating his kindly thought, hare decided to give him the bonafit as arranged.

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Jack Nuwman, the Hants all- rounder, takes a well-deserved benefit when Surroy visit South- ampton this month. Since 1906 Newman na assisted his native county

flold. on the cricket and last souson ha croited a Hampshire record by taking his thousandth wicket. In his early days in county cricket ho was played for his bowling, but ho samo on apace with tho willow, and le now one of their, most dependable bals. Newman credit- od bint welf with the allrounder's double-100 wickets and 1,000 run-in 1921, and again last summor.

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