1927-04-09 — Page 13

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MIXED GRILL

By

A Merry Miscellany Ashley Sterne

If any evidence wore netded martyrlike conditions he commen- that spring is less than three ced his journey. As one might weeks away; It could be furnish- have anticipated, however, it was ed by the contents of my letter- not all plain sailing. He hadn't

The box a morning or two ago. gone twenty yards, writes my in- first missive I opened was from a formant, before a short-sighted Arm of tailors who took pleasure old lady, under the impression (so they declared) in sending me that he was a goat, tried to thrust samples of gents" spring suitings a handtal of hay into his mouth. : for my appoval-lovely little bits A little Inter a policeman, not re- of stuff, cool grey, light brown, cognising the Zenda-Vesta back- and navy blue, which simply mule

wards in Welsh, threatened to run my limbs water. They also en- him in for using obscene language. closed a self-mensurenient form, Then several small boys clamber- but as I am not a professional con- ed en his back, kicked him in the poчscas ribs, and urred him to ger-up. tortionist and don't tape-measure (and should pro-Finally he got mixed up in a dog.

received 21 bably only garrot myself in my night, and attempts at self-measurement if thrashing from the rate owners did possess one), it was Hitle in-of the dogs, who mistook him for centive to me to give them an or a vicious and aggressive French der. I couldn't afford any more poodle. clothes, anyway, having just had my hat ironed for a funeral and bought a new pair of bootinces.

The second letter was from a firm of money-lenders who were wil ag nay, positively anxious- to lend me any sum I wanted from £10 to £10,990. This of course, is one way, if raising the needful wherewith to buy quite a number of gents' spring suits. amelt a rat. I mistrusted their

But I

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The spirit of Confucius turned up at a direct voice seance recent- ly held in New York, and address- fed the sitters in Chinese. This is welcome change. Most spirits

at

talk seances double Dutch.

nothing

SOCIETY NOTES.

but

A breach of promise has been honeyed wards. I felt instinctive-arranged, and will shortly take ly that they were whited sepul place, between the Hon. Ivan well- chres with fret of clay. For, un Ungleigh-Mugre and the like the tailors, the moneylenders known revue actress, Miss Lotta hadn't enclosed any pamplon!

Lymelyte.

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Lady Char has arranged shortly A village in West Ireland is to leave her town house in Wal- stated to have four bachelors to worth and go to quite a lot of every one spinster. If matrimoni-places in Denmark Hill for the ally inclined, it looks as if these

spring-cleaning season. superfluous gossoons will have to follow Adam's example and marry one of their own ribs.

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• Exhibited at one of the Royal Horticultural Society's recent fortnightly shows was a simple

The Earl of Bunce and Roodle Trom ris suddenly returned America, the emigration quota for the month being full.

The Bishop of Bath and Bunn

has decided to scratch all his of a new dessert fruit, in flavour horses engaged in the Lincoln- resembling a mixture of the plumshire Handicap and Grand Nation-

and the tomath, and rejoicing in the name of Cyphomandra Bela- cea. Since its cultivation has now been taken up by a well-known firm of fruit-growers it will doubt- less be seen ere long upon our dinner-tables; but before it can become really popular, however luscious, it may be, somebody will have to invent a new name for it. Fancy having to ask your neigh- hour at table, after the decanter has been round for the third time. to pass you, the Cyphomandra Betaces! Rather than risk it many a man will put up with a fig or a

some other nut, ar

of dessert. monosyllabic from Bearing in mind its characteristic flavour, it might be aptly re- christened the rum or the plate, neither of which words puts any undue strain upon the enunciatory powers of the diner who has teo generously looked upon the port when it was tawny.

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I learn from an authoritative source that cld Professor Barmion Crumpett has duly started on his pilgrimage from Bombay to Raj- gir. As I stated a couple of weeks ago, he is under vow to perform the journey on all-fours while he

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A POEM OF ANTICIPATION.

Gambol, gambal, little lambs,

In the meadow round your dam! Frisk about with skip and jump, Make your little limbs grow plump. Try to make your cutlets swell, And your neck and loins as well. Also try to grow some fat,

But not too much I don't want

thut;

Don't however, keep too slender, And, above all, please keep tender.

Gambol, then, lamb, while you may, For there'll shortly come a day When the meadows you must quit, And to Smithfield market git-

Though fear 'twill be no lark us 'Butchers cruel cut up your carense.

Still, remember, little lamb, When your joints our innards eram, All the pleasure you'll be giving i Doesn't that make life worth living Up till t3:en? Of course! of

course! (Waiter, bring sauce!)

seme mOFC

mini.

During the recent excavations in Egypt there was found a sealed jar containing a cake of barley- meal computed to be at least 4,000 years old. All our railway ro- freshment contractors, I hear, recites the Zenda-Vesta back-have cabled making extravagant wards in Welsh, and under these bids for it.

SINGAPORE RIOT.

SMART SENTENCE FOR CHINESE.

the larger bodies of police arrived, and the small picket were trying to keep back a mob of between 150 and 200 Chinese in Upper Nankin Street. The police were in uni- form. but as far as he could re- member were only armed with Another disturber of the peace batons. The crowd were throw- met his just reward at the hands ing bricks and halfbricks at the of Mr. P. A. F. David in the Dis-police, and the road was strewn trict Court at Singapore, on Friday with them. Witness

be accused, who appeared to

the crowd, pick up

saw the

last. The accused was Chun Ah leading Tcha, and he was proaccuted by two stones and shouting "Pali, Mr. N. II. P. Whitley, Deputy Pah," throw them in the direction Public Prosecutor, for being, onof the police. He then turned to Monday, March 28th, a member

up Upper Nankin Street

Tun

Bridge Road.

of an unlawful assembly, the com- mon object of which was to over towards South rule, by criminal force. "public The other people also turned to servants, to wit, the Straits Settle-run, and witness gave chase and ments Police, from the exercise of caught accused after running about 30 yards. Shortly after, their lawful powers.

wards, as witness was going down Mr. B. F. Oakeshott, an assistant Nankin Street, he was hit in the superintendent in the detectiva ahin with a halfbrick, and had to braneh, said that at 7.20 p.m. on have the wound stitched in hos- Monday, he was paing along the pital.

five foot way at the corner of New

Bridge Road and Upper Nankin

The accused, giving evidence on

Street. He was in plain clothes, oath, said he saw nobody throwing and had no topee and was unarm-stones, nor did he see any police

ed. He saw a small body of Sikh holding back a crowd.

and Marino pollee, about ten in all, The accused was found guilty on the opposite side of the road. and sentenced to twelve months' It was about half an hour before rigorous Imprisonment.

RAILWAY WORKER

ATTACKED.

KEYMAN KNOCKED

UNCONSCIOUS.

A report from the Shatin, dis- trict this morning gives details of an aztack made by an unknown- assailant on a keyman in the employ of the Kowloon-Canton | Railway, who after being struck from behind was robbed of a watch valued at $4.50 and $3 in money.

In his statement to the Polleo the man, Tse San, said that he was examining the ralls near the No. 3 tunnel, in the Shatin district at 11.15 p.m. yesterday when he was suddenly struck on the head with A piece of rock. His assailant upproached from the rear and he was unable to resist before he was stick. severely beaten with a Completely at the man's mercy, the keyman was knocked uncon scious and on coming to discover. ed that he had been robbed of his watch and a sum of money.

The railway employee was later removed to the Kowloon Hospital.

THE THILIBOET.

NO PROGRESS POSSIBLE DUE TO WEATHER.

Owing to continued rough weather, no progress was made yes. terday in the work of salvage of the Dutch s.a. Tjiliboot. The con- 'ditions outside are such as to render diving operations impossible.

The reanal still lies grounded at Ting Ling Island, and it is fenred that the damage may be increasing, though there is no immediate danger.

The tug. Henry Keswick, with divers on board, is standing by, awaiting fair weather.

PURE FOOD.

NO. ADULTERATED SAMPLES.

It is reported in the Government Gazette that during the first quar- ter of this year, 143 samples of food were analysed by the Govern- ment Laboratory and that all of them were found to be genuine.

The samples, included 44 of fresh milk, 6 of tinned milk, 26 of bread, 5 of flour, 25 of coffee, 19 of tea and 18 of sugar.

H.M.S. PINAFORE.

LAST NIGHT'S PERFORMANCE.

There was very full attendance at the Theatre Royal last night when the Hongkong Philharmonic | Society gave a repeat performance of HMS. Pinafore.

were

All the praiseworthy remarks which have been made about the production

again well- deserved, principals, chorus and orchestra acquitting themselves i really well.

The final show is being put on to-night.

STRIKE AT BUENOS AIRES.

PROTEST AGAINST ZACCHO-

VANZETTI EXECUTIONS..

Buenos Aires, April 8. The port workers have declared

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1927.

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This morning's Harbour Office Employees in Home Government

October 1

a strike of 48 hours as a protest Reports gave 17 arrivals and 14 de-offices on January 1 numbered against the execution of Zaccho and Vanzetti, which now appears im-partures of which two and fire 1,909, fewer than on minent. Realer's American Ser-espectively were British,, leaving inst' year. The principal decrease 69 vessels in harbour of which 2 was in the Post Office, where 1,211 were British.

Fewer persons were employed.

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KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB COMMITTEE.

The above photograph of the Committee of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club was taken

on the occasion of the annual prize distribution on Saturday last.

photo engraving, by S. C. M. Post).

(Photo: A. Leung;

CHILDRENS' WASHING FROCKS

DAINTY AND BECOMING STYLES

IN

ZEPHYR, TRICOLINE, POPLIN.

These materials with their fastness of colours make excellent washing dresses for young people.

New rompers and hats for the smaller children are being shown by

Wm. POWELL Ltd.

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VALJEAN "Truly a Cigar

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