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Elizabeth Arden's

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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Amundsen's Fate.

Thero will be general relief at the news that aftor' all it is) possible that Capt. Amundsen

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WHAT IS IT TO BE A GENTLE- MAN? IS IT TO BE HONEST, TO BE BRAVE, TO BE WISE, AND POSSESSING ALL THESE QUALI TIES, TO EXERCISE THEM IN THE 'MOST GRACEFUL OUTWARD MAN-.

NER?-Thackeray.

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ASHLEY STERNE

GRILL

"AUTHOR OF.

TWISTED TALLS

Engineer Commander and Mrs. la marely spending a few days at H. B. Soara loft to-day by the 8.5. drawing attention to the vogua of displayed outside the village A writer on the drama has boon Monday I hoticed a poster the North Fols prior to making a Tjikarang for a holiday in Java. start on the return journey.

some modern playwrights in hall announcing a lacturo Earlior reports indicated that his

choosing for their works titles on the subject of "Women's intention was to fly back to theny's Orphanage is being held at puzzle expert all his time to rawith illustrations by ladies in

A concert in aid of St. An- which would take a gross-word Dross throughout the Ages" Spitzbergen almost immediately, and when he did not put in an the Catholic Union Club to-night. concile with the context of the appropriate costumes." was plote. He instances two-"The much relieved to find, on reading Painted Swan" and "Dancing the synopsis that the Garden of This morning on the Cricket Mothers"-which, he allogos, Eden and the woad ages were not

have little or nothing to do with mentioned. either swans (plain or coloured)

appearance within forty eight. hours it was prosumed that he had met with a mishap of some Club ground there was a rehearsal kind. However, as he had three by troops and marines of the months provisions with him, no King's Birthday parado. fmediate anxiety was folt, but

or with jazz. At the same time, I realise the value of a cryptic just to hand informs me that the it was deemed just as woll to

A telegram from Potztausend institute a relief oxpedition. Yos-

title. It sots people talking, and Rottenbleiter Expedition to the To-day is Decoration Day in the in matters theatrical, it is not terday, it was announced that United States, when the graves eilonce, but speech, which is site of Ancient Babylon started Amundson's intention was to of fallen soldiers and sailors are golden. Talk is the best adver yesterday. Owing, however, to probably in order to take import- theroon." stay about a fortnight at the Pole, visited and wreaths placod tisament a play can have. Honce

the farewell festivities arranged

MUSTARD & CO. might yet hear that everything is Baokhouse, Mr. J. Findlay Millor serving dramatist in search of the sociates, given by the local

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The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 30th May, 1925.

RAILWAY LOSSES.

AS

The rules relating to kerosene oil licences in the New Territories been rescinded. New rates in (axoepting Now Kowloon) have substitution thereof appear in tho Gazette.

bizarre:-

The Enamelled Ostrich.

The Distempered Ptarmigan. The Hand-Embroidered Bustard Egg-sucking. Grandmothers. Stilt-walking Godfathers, Hopscotching Stepsons.

ant scientific observations, and

I have been thinking out a fewy the townsfolk its members got no farther than the Potztausend thus the search party will not set

titles on the above lines which, I out, until this period of grace has

Amongst the passengers who feel sure, will sorve to stimulate ram terminus. passed without the explorers left by the Empress of Russia public interest; and I make a free putting in an appearance. We were Mr. Eldon Potter, Mr. J. H. gift of them to any needy and quite well with the adventurers and Pancho Villa, the Filipino in Arctic regions, and all the boxer present anxiety be turned to ro-. joicing; but in the meantime it is 45 likely not that the project has proved a more hazar- dous one than was expected, and that the relief party will be very welcome. In any case, everyone is sure to hope that the veteran at any accident, and is safe and un- Polar explorer has not met with Aburt, and merely marooned for a on instructions from the Secretary His Excellency the Governor, spell in the cold regions he knows of State for the Colonies, has so well. It would be a sad thing recognised Mr. Yoshiatsu Mura- indeed were his final bid for the kami Pole, with the aid of the latest moans of quick progression, to have turned out a sorry failure, or even a disaster. Prince George's Visit.

CS Consul-General for Japan in Hongkong..

an

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Thomas Wil- liam Ainsworth to act as Chinese Affairs and as a Deputy Assistant to the Secretary for Registrar of Marriages.

The Chartered Bank has to-day received the following telegram. from its Head Office in London :- Shell transport and Trading Co., Ltd., coclared dividend at the rate of 28/6d per share free of Income Tax, payable 6th, July, bearer coupons to be prosented No. 45."

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The day began with a Faro- well Breakfast to Dr. Pifflinger Rottenbleitor and is 46 Lodge of Night-Tipphora of Jerusalem in the public wash- house. This was followed by a Farewell Luncheon, organised by the Poztausend Gleo and Madri gal Society, held at the principal Good Pull-Up for Carmen. A Farewell High Tea onsued, under the auspices of the Amalgamated. Union of Well Sinkers and Dog Fanciers, held in the steam laundry. Subsequently there was & Farewell Dinner, given by the Burgomaster and Burgomistress, which took placo in the swimming-baths, and at which Dr. Rottenbleiter was pre-. sented with the freedom of the. Gmunicipal gasworks. Finally, a Farowol! Supper, instituted by

A large octopus. I see, has been found on the beach near Rama.

gate. It is thought that the the Potztausend branches of the

ing business as a moneylender. for London with the idea of starting Society, was celebrated round aagcoious creature was making Primrose League and the Brown

the baked potato can in the High Street..

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RHYMES WITHOUT REASON. A designing old spinster of

Upon reading a statement by Harwich

a leading feminist writer to the Inveigled a mug into marwich: played their part long enough in affect that wedding rings have But she's left in the lurch, the subjection of women and For, when driving to church; must henceforth be abolished, The bottom foll out of her at once rushed to my rhyming

carwich.

P.S.-And the bridgegroom, fod up with waiting, went out to lunch and never came back again,

A hord of cattle from a Texas

Hongkong has had Prince George in its midst for twenty four hours, and a large number of the community have bad an op- portunity of meeting the King's Tho closing of the Chinese youngest son. Though there was not much chance of a public great- section of the Cantor-Kowlooning to the sailor prince, there was Railway has meant heavy losses no lack of interest, and enthu- for the Colony of Hongkong, in eiusm, as shown by the crowd which

that gathered at the Kowloon connection we notice, wharf in the hopes of seeing his according to the annual report of arrival. On the steamer by which the British section, just issued, he has travelled out to the that our claim against the Eas

| East, Prince George entored into On account of Monday and all the life of shipboard, and Wednesday next being Public Chinese section up to the end of the snapshots which he posed for Holidays, the Easma bathing! last year came to no less a sum prove how readily he associated beach will be open on those days. ranch I read, redently invaded the then $473,397.10. This figure is with his follow travellers. Here, The launch will leave Blake Pior railway line and hold up three also, he mingled freely with a each day at 4.00 p.m. The usual trains. The Lord Chamberlain made up of $412,299.62 on account number of people in public, and Tuesday and Thuraday launches ought to get hold of these hardy of suspension of through and joint oven the brief glimpse of him that will not run next week in con- kine, Their services would be sectional traffic, and $61,097.48 was vouchsafed to the Colony sequence.

invaluable at the coming season's for hire of rolling stock, damur personality as ons has grown to proved him to be as winning a

Courts.

rage and rebates, Since that expect with members of the Britięb time, of course, further losses Royal family.) In the cooler weather we shall have further have been sustained, and the

opportunites of observing Prince question naturally arises in the George taking his place us minds of Hongkong ratepayers any other officer in His Majesty's whether we are ever likely to get

navy on the China Station, and it

this money back again.

SURREYS BOXING.

I am

very hopeful that the scheme 10 subsídiso British Grand Opern, by private subscrip- tion will materialise. By no other means, I fear, will that masterly native opera, The boxing at Murray Bar-rising young British composer, *Kat Less Tripe", by the

THE INTER-PLATOON. TOURNAMENT.

is evident that bis popularity is racks last evening, when the Beasley Buncombe, over seo pro assured quite apart from the fact second series of bouts in connec-

dictionary with the following lofty and illuminating result

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Women of England, arise from

subjection !

Shake off the shackles of nine-

carat gold

དྷྭང

Rally together in mutual

protection.

Defying this barbarous symbol

of old!

Strip off those circlets those.

badges of slavery !

No'er for one moment repine

at their loss!

Follow that splendid example

of bravery

ti

Set by the lady of Banbury

of his being a son of the reigning tion with the" Montague Bates"duction, The expense would be Replying to a question at Sovereign. He himself, no doubt, Inter-platoon Cup were fought, far too great to be borne by a meeting of the Legislative will obtain a very favourable im- was, on the whole, well worth purely business concern, as not Council last July, the Colonial pression of the loyalty of the watching. Many newcomers to only are an augmented orchestra Secretary stated that an account East, and his life among us for though some showed little aptitude the action of the opera there is a British community in the Far the ring were soon in action, and and chorus required for the per- formande, but, in addition, during, of the losses was being kopt maybe two whole years should for the noble art, here and thors ballet of albinos and professors of Cross! under the Railway

Agros give him a full insight into the could be fonsiderable pro garo Esperanto, a display of fireworks,

way in which Britons carry on signs of promise. ment, but whether we should the traditions of the homeland in The semi-finals and finals of the an eruption of Vesuvius, aglovo- bo able. to recover our these far away outposts, and be to tournament are to be fought this fight between Dempsey and Car- losses he did not know. Tomutual advantage.

evoning, commencing at 8 p.m.

pentier, and a procession of very Last evening's results were ;~ expansive animals, including Bantamweights.-Pte. Foster sloths, iguanas, givet cats, and white rhinoceroses, three-toed bye; Pte. Dawson. boat Pte. Kercher.

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our way of thinking, that in a most unsatisfactory position in which to leave the matter. It is surely a question of the carrying out of the terms of a signod agreement. Either the money is

"OUR CABARET."

ANOTHER SUCCESS.

William-

sword-fish.

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Far, far too long male pre-.

dominance. lingoral

So, up on your hind logs and

deal it a blow,

Showing your husbands that.

rings on the fingers Must o'er be accompanied by

bolles on their toas}

Now that theresoome a reason.

Featherweights. — Pte. Hol- I have just received a copy of combe was given the verdict over the full score of this remarkable Pte. Ward: LO. Rock was not work, and shall probably have able prospect of logislation being steady enough for Pte. Cooper: something to say about the music put through to place boxing on due to Hongkong or it is not: Royal last night, sustained its Drm. Bowles knocked out Pto.scriptions! I'm not quite sure to some thing may be done to mako "Our Cabaret," at the Theatre Pte. Lolliot boat Pto. Camfieldlovers, roll up with your sub. proper legal basis, I am con-

next week Meantime, music- and if it is, then there ought to reputation as an original show. Tucker in the first round.

strained to express the hope that be ways and means of securing freshing and pithy, in the comedy son knooked out Pte. Bristowo

There was plenty of humour, re- Lightweights.-Pte.

whom they should be sent, so the postponing of glove fights a it. After all, Hongkong rate-iteme presented, and an irresist in the first round; Pte. Key ko. sure I shall make good use of much good to legalise a lot of send them to me. You may be penal offence. It doesn't seem payors are entitled to somo con-ible charm about the cabaret Pte. Parsons in round one; L/C them. sideration in the matter; they dances by Jan Caryll and Rene Lanvoy boat Pto. Ballard, Pte.

Dolyse. The company also came Simmonda destod Pte. Pinor. cannot be expected to go on wink-up strongly in the vocal items,

Motoring ing money in the railway in Misses Madge Carter and Muriel w.o.

Welterweights. L/O Master country

Pto. Mann, boat Pto. definitely without any prospect of

Varna having repeatedly to re- Muffott; Pte. Pooley, boat Pte. spond to enthusistic demands for Edwards; Pto. Dowberry de- repayment of losses, Yot at the encores. Mr. Frank Milne was fosted Pto. Hopkins. present moment we hear talk off ontortaining with his vor tility, Middleweights Pte. Hongkong loaning the Chinose while other members in the com- boat Sgt. Hicke; L/C Wright ko. Eaton seotion more rolling stock, and, appearances at last night's show Pto. Problitte k.o. Pte.. Hoopor pany who also mado successful Pte. Ballan in the third round:

BREAKFAST. if a Canton contemporary bo were Mr. Frod Creasy and Mr.first round; Pto. Elliott wo

New York, May 29. | correct, advancing money as well. Reginald Sellick.

Light-heavy weights: → Pto. Europe, rejoicing at his retention Paava Nurmi has sailed for Wo roalise that the Chinese

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through

village

a little on

Eastor

fights to-day which conceivably may not be found until a hundred. yours or so hence on the vendetta system.

PORTUGUESE PLOT.

NURMI REJOICES DEOLINED EXPENSIVE

MISCREANTS DEPORTED. Lisbon, May. 20′′. Thirty alleged bomb throwers

The Company did not draw Gravolt k.o. Pte. Stiles round of big amatour status, for the and members of the "Rad Logion," saction has been hard hit by the but we are sure that with the Laight boat Pte. Roberts on Pte: coived offers totalling £50,000, insurrectionery movement, havo such a big audience as expected, one Pto. Williams wo,; Pte ronouncement of which he re- who wore implicated in the recent continued unrest in and around bright ontortainment Our Ca-L/U Brand gained a narrow win including £12,000 to run on the bron put aboard the crufser Car Canton; but that is no fault of barot" can put before the Hong-over L/C Bennett. Hongkong'e. However much wo before its reputation secures a kong public, it will not be long

The semi-finalists Dyweights are

in the facturer. Reuter's American valho Araujo for deportation to sympathise with that city in its larger measure of support.

Mabey and 'Service," Edwards Baker and Brazier.

Portuguese Guinos

breakfast food of a cortain manu-

Reuter,