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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MARCH 12,

COMMITTEE OF THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.

MIXED GRILL

By A Merry Miscellany

Ashley Sterne

1927.

I am sorry to begid these dotes | leave infested premises, including by begging leave to stop, but you subjecting them to the strains of bust excuse be, "by dear friends, the saxaphone manipulated by ant for a bobont while I sdeeze-Thats amateur, and to the reading of bolter! Though by dose is still long excerpts from Spurgeon's very idaded, and by eyes are sermons, But all to no avail. watorldg in gallons. See what Unfortunately Professor Barmion robes of boasting. The othed Crumpett is still in Indis; others. day I was swadkidg that I had dot wise I feel sure advice would be at had a cold for dearly two years, the disposal of the nation. I shall und quite adticipated getting never forget how, when some through this widter sentheless, Į years ago we were threatened with But I bust have forgotted to louch a plague of wasps, a Government wood at the tibe, for practically deputation waited on him with an ever slee that bidute by dostils urgent appeal for assistance, and have been inflicted with a swarb how Crumppit allowed nothing to of bicrobes that have bade my life pass his lips (except whiskey) a perfect bisery. What's worse, while he worked at inventing the by fomituid-ped has caught the idfectiod (as you see) add is writ ing in this fuddy badder, in spite of by adbodishbedts. I am going to try the experibedt of bixing sobe abbodiated quidice with the ink, otherwise I am afraid that this weeks dubber of "Bixed Grill" will be absolutely adidțelligible

... A, thank goodness T11 never anathematise ammoniated quinine again!

An orchid recently exhibited at now world-famous

Crumpett masterly

a London show bore the name of Wash-Exterminator-a Sophraloslicattleya Robinotta. I device consisting of a piece of hear that the police are anxious to brown paper smeared with mar secure a sepcimen to use as an malade, and a champagne cork. oral test for sobriety.

I bresee that we are going to

A clergyman has written to me have great fun in the future over pointing out that there is nothing this London and New York tele-new in the idea of evoking great phone business. The charge hussacs of sound in community.

ife says he has had Community Coughing in his church Tor years.

to

Personally I must admit deriving no mental stimulus from contributing or listening to me- lody produced on the mass produc- dion principle. I get far more satisfaction from shutting myself up in the coal-cellar alone and gently humming the tenor part of Sweet and Low" than I have ever got from singing in the Handel

been fixed at $15 for a thred Festival with about 2,000 others, minutes' conversation and I am end vociferously sheep have go--- very anxious to be at hand when one astre-a-n-a-ay. This is not vanity on my part. It simply somebody rings up New York from a public call-box. I imagine that means that I am no glutton for enltural big noiacs, just as I am something like this will happen:

not in the least "enthralled by gaz- "Brooklyn fife-thrrrrree.ing at the Fat Woman at the Fair thrrrrree-fife? One moment or the Biggest Parsnip at the please .. Here you are, kindly Agricultural show. As my word" insert three-thousand, six-hundred on this matter, let me say that I pernies in the slot and turn the am not applying for tickets for handle after each. ... One, two, the next Albert Hall Bawl. three, four.. twenty-seven, twenty-eight twenty-nine.co forty, forty-one, forty-two

I'm sorry, but Brooklyn can't hold the line any longer. Kindly replace the receiver."

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Alternatively, calls may have to he bespoke. That is to say, you will have to order your number the previous day, and pay cash with order across the counter. You will probably forget all about the difference in time between London and New York and give You will your order for a.m. subsequently get connected with this result:

"Is that Hank Schnyder?"

"Yep! and if I can find out your name, you gink, I'll willingly bust seventy-five dollars to get you out of bed at four o'clock on a coll and frosty morning!"

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One of our professional prop- hets is predicting a terrific gale for 28th March. It will no doubt be caused by the concerted efforts of the betting fraternity to ralac the wind over their Lincolnshire Handicap and Grand National Liabilities.

Numerous home in yarious parts of England have become infested with the white mite--an inact pest. found in wood, and answer- ing to the name (at meal times) of glycophagus domestious. The disastrous thing is that there is no known method of exterminat- ing the little brutes. They wax fat and multiply with astonishingi rapidity after treatment with the customary insecticides while they simply laugh at magistrates' cjce- tion-orders. Variona strategies have been tried to induce them to

A MARE'S NEST.

NATIONALISTS OJBECT TO

HYMN.

ELEGY ON MY DRESS-SUIT.

My eyes grow dim, old friend, as

now I lay you

Apart, and think of every throb and

thrill

I've had inside you. I'can ne'er

repay you,

Yet, for the actual deed, accept the

will.

See here this whitish mark upon

my shoulder:

That's where dear Maud reclined

her lily check. That night when by Grand Marnier

rendored bolder,

At last I worked my courage up to

урелк.

See, too this rent (invisibly though

mended)

Upon the sleeve. Dear Phillis did

that in

Last week we Charistoned; e'er the

dance was ended.

Above are the members of the Committee of the Diocesan Boys' School. Left to right: Back row: Major E. J. Bone and Rev. N. V. Halvard. Middle row: Mr. H. B. L. Dowbig- gin, Rev. W. T. Featherstone (Headmaster), Mr. P. S. Cassidy (Hon. Correspondent and Secretary), Professor G. T. Byrne and Rev. G. R. Lindsay. Front row: Mr. W. L. Patten- den, Mr. A. H. Compton (Vice Chairman), Right Rev. Bishop of Victoria (Chairman), tho Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., and the Rev. H. Copley Moyle. (Photo: Ming Yuen; photo- engraving by S. C. M. Post.)

THE FIRE BRIGADE.

SUPT. BROOKS GOING ON.

"LEAVE.

Superintendent H. T. Brooks,

NAVAL NEWS.

CHINA STATION APPOINTS MENTS.

Captain L. W. Braithwaite,

SEDITIOUS TEACHING.

BILL WHICH AIMS AT PREVENTION.

London, Mar. 11. The House of Commons devoted

the Hongkong Fire Brigade, C.M.G.. comanding the Hawking itself to-day to a debate on a 1roceeding Home on leave by the Mongolia, due to sail from this as flag-captain and chief of staff private Bill introduced by Captain port next Saturday week.

1o Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyr-H. P. Holt (Conservative) to pre- It was a little over four-nudes. half years ago

that Mr. Brooks whilf. has been granted the rank vent seditious and blasphemous

lenching in schools. fist came to Hongkong to take up of commodore, second class, as the appointment of the reorganisa from Feb. 1.

Capt. Holt referred especially This brings the

to the teaching in certain Sunday tien of the Fire Brigade by th Chief Officer, Mr. ED.C. Wolfe China Command into line with schools where, he said, proletarian Time was when the Brigade close those in the Mediterranean and children were organised for, the 1 associated with the Police De Atlantic, in which the chiefs of spread of Communism.·

Labour Members combated the

fartment, and policemen were

called upon to fulfil the functions staff are granted the rank of comidea that there was any need for of firemen as well, but later the modore. The responsibilities of auch a Bill. It was pointed out Brigade was given a separate the C.O.S. in China are naturally that the Home Secretary himself status and a period of increasing

had stated that Communism was efficiency was entered upon, there much increased owing to the illegal and it was argued that sults of which are to-day apnar- present situation.

any case of teaching aedition or

ent in the better equipment and Captain F. H. Elderton, Royal blasphemy could be dealt with augmented personnel of the Indian Marine, whose appointment under the present law. Brigade. Up-to-date equipment as temporary Commander, RN.

The Home Secretary (Sir Wil- has been added when needed, as was gazetted a few days, ago, is liam Joynson Hicks) declared that additional Fire Stations were to carry out the duties of Principal Socialism, as conducted by the built to serve crowded districts, Naval Transport Officer at Shang- Labour Party, was perfectly legal. and from 156 officers and men,ai Captain Elderton, now 62 He had no hesitation in saying which comprised the total number has many associations with Chinn. that a Socialist Sunday school of the Foree when Mr. Brooksuring the Boxer troubles of 1909 was absolutely joined it, the personnel has in-

legal method The was- twice mentioned. creased to a strength of 287., To-despatches for service as Princi-n the country could hold what it of Socialist propaganda. Anyone hy the principal Station and ad-pal Transport Oficer, and was views ho liked as to the desirabi ministration centre of the organi-appointed a member of the D.5.0.

Force.

sation is housed in the fine new in the late war he was Divisionality of changing the constitution Government Building, of which Naval Transport Offeer at Rouen or as to the truth or otherwise the construction was carried out and at Dover, and was made a of the Christian religion. That an lines having entire regard for C16. He married the eldest was not sedition or blasphemy. the modern needs of the Fire daughter of Mr. A. M. Eckford. What they had to find out was

ol Chifu, Chinu.

where the dividing line came be The departing Superintendent

tween the holding of ideas with was transferred here from the ILMS. Yarmouth. Captain regard to Communism or Chris- famous London Fire Brigade, and [N. Custance, is to make a voyage tianity which were perfectly legul his Metropolitan experience was to China with relief crews for and the propagation of those largely utilised here in the mod-ships on that station. The Yar-idens in a certain manner which crnisation of the Force and a mouth, which is attached to the might become illegal. The pr equipment. Before returning to Signal School, Portsmouth, was to sent Bill aimed at making what Fongkong at the end of this year, complete repairs on Feb. 5. was actually sedition or blas- Mr. Brooks will combine business to be ready to leave about the phemy a matter for summary with pleasure by visiting the vari-middle of the month. Among jurisdiction instead of being dealt

ous Fire Stations in England and those who will take passage in her

(A ripping one) she ripped mo with Scotland. While en route Home, is Commander V. E. Ward, lately with, by the cumbrous method of indictment. He thought the he has planned to visit also the commanding the Ross, with the Government had come to the Fire Stations at ports of call, and Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla,

A pin,

Ah here's some wellnigh faded

blobs of crimaon

Got when lo's head lay pillowed

on my breast,

They're from the lipaplek which she

daily limns on

Her lips, and nightly transfers to

my vost

This little yellow stain-how well

I know it!

I

I split my soup when dining out

with May; And my choleric curse (it wasn't

"Blow it" Made her return this ring the

following day.

Go, then, beloved duds! and may

kind Fate a

Calm and reposeful faturę hold for

you, Perchance some tardy, sleepy City

walter, May own you? What Well, toodeloo!

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fiscated by a zealous Nationalist oficial on the ground that it con- tained subversive propaganda.

Surprised at this statement by. the examiner, the foreigner ask- ed to be shown what it was that was objectionable. The official, All entering or leaving Ningpo opened the book at the hymn:" are being closely searched by Na-1"Hold the fort for I am coming," tionalists for propaganda likely to Forts in the Ningpo area, explain- injure the Revolutionary cause, led the official, were being held by. anys the Shanghai Times. For Nationalist troops, who required aigners as well as Chinese have no nssistance in 80 doing. The to submit to this searching, ac- hymn book was then removed; and cording to a recent arrival from is doubtless now filed away with that city, who has to bemoan the other samples of vicious "Imperial loss of a Chinese hymn book, con-ist propaganda.

such additional data as he may be who is going out to join the right decision to allow the free vote enabled to acquire at these calls, cruiser Vindictive, in which Com-of the. House. The second read- will be for the future benefit of mander C. A. Merriman has coming of the Bill was carried by 213

pleted two years. Lieutenant-votes to 85.--British Wireless. the Hongkong Force.

Commanders Ö. St. C. Ingham andj A. L. Poland, D.S.C., selected to command the gunboats "Moorhen and Itobin respectively, will also tuke passage in the Yarmouth.

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty on NEW PUISNE JUDGE: February 5.-Lieut.-Comnr. S. st.

The Superintendent will be n companied Home by his wife and daughter. During his absence

ficer G. Moss will act as Superin- tendent, it is stated.

Mr. P. JACKS NOW OFFICIATING.

WORLD FLIER.

MAJOR BEIRES HEADS FOR BRAZIL

C. Ingham, to Moorhen, addl. February 4), and in command

Buenos Aires, March 11. ndated). previous orders can.

La Nacion's correspondent at celled. Payr. Commr. L. I. Barker, to Tamar (April 10). Bolama, in Portuguese Guinea, Payr. Lieut. A. L. Craig-Jeffery wires that Major Sarmento Beires. Mr. Philip Jacks. Land Officer le Hawkins, addi, temp., for duty the Portuguese airman, who is and Registrar of Marriages, has in Admiral's office (on relief). flying round the world in been appointed to act as Paiane Payr. Sub-Licut. G. F. Franklin, plane has taken off for Port Judge, consequent on the impert Hawkins, addi.. temp., for duty Natal, Brazil.-Router's American ing departure for a position in in Admiral's elliee (on relief). Iraq of Mr. J. H. B. Nihill.

This is the first occasion on which Mr Jacks has acted in the capacity named, as, since his ar- rival in the Colony in 1906, he has been almost wholly attached to the Land Office and was raised to the post of Land Ofeer in 1916. In the interim, he has for brief periods served as acting Official Receiver and acting Crown Solici tor, whilst last year he was given the additional post of Registrar of Marriages.

Mr. Jacks, who was educated at Plymouth College, was admitted A solicitor in England in 1900 ant was culled to the Bar at the Innor

Temple in 1922..

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