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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE KOWLOON HOTEL. PSYCHO-ANALYSIS AND AMATEUR WIRELESS.

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SINGAPORE SOCIETY TO BE WOUND UP.

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER

OUR FOOTBALL. * COMPETITION

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

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"THE KID BROTHER'S LAST SHOWINGS.

A CURSE OF THE LINKS. Those of our golfing fraternity An extraordinary meeting of the Amateur Wireless who returned from leave recently Singapore

Society, was held last week at Kaaya writer in the Straits Union Building, when decisione Times) have but one topic of con-leading to the winding up of the versation, that of the brain" or mind in its relationship to the society were arrived at Kreat game of golf. This, mark you, is the day of the committee be empowered to vacate psycho-analyst and in the com.the room in Union Building at the required; only forecasts; showing thers, and father who control the

end of Jan., 1928, and, if neces sary, to dispose of the Society's assets as they think fit. It was further decided that the Society, having served its purpose of de

wireless in veloping amateur Singapore, should discontinue its long wave broadcasting. Failing the finding of a suitable room it was agreed that the general com-

turies to come historians will no doubt write us down as "these poor muffs of the era of meta- physics." Bless them.

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At Home apparently, this brain business is the great theme of the day at nay club where the game is taken seriously. The grey- beards," who indulge in a bit of fishin in the spring and a bit of shootin' in the nutumn' and spend the rest of their time either huntin' or potteria' round the links, affirm that it is the brain which counts the grey matter within our skull. Gone is the day of the bent left knee, the twisted We rib, the dropped shoulder.

have been through it all; It is like the. sequence, diabolo, rollerskat ing, crosswords, greyhounds. We

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portunity to-day of seeing Harold offers a prize of 280 to the readers Lloyd's big new comedy hit, "The who send in twelve, correct fore-Kid Brother," which has been draw- and Scottish League matches to Theatre since Sunday. The story casts of the results of the Englishing crowded houses at the Queen's It was decided that the general be played on Saturday next, Do is simple, yet forceful. It rolates, cember 31st) get out. the Coupon the tale of the youngest son of a

No goalscores

family of strong men-three bro below

wins or drawe.

mountain town in which they live. In the event of no rendor fore Like all kid brothers Harold is sub- casting all twelve matches, a prizejected to the indignities that befall of $25 will be given to the reader the youngest of every family. He who sends in the greatest number is never taken into the council and of correct forecasts; and In the has no voice in the direction of his event of two or more readers sand- father's edicts. In the end, how- ing in an equal high number; the ever, he shows his real mettle, and prise of $26 will be divided wins the recognition be, craves by. The competition is in accordance saving the family honour in one of with the rules published in the the most entertaining fights ever Telegraph during the weeks August filmed. 25-September 24.

mitee be empowered to realise the assets of the Society and after paying off all debts donate the balance Σα some charity. A special committee was elected to deal with questions touching the future of the society.

This morning's Harbour Office Reports gave nine arrivals and 12 departures, of which two and five

respectively were British, leaving

72 vessels in harbour, British 25 Tonnage was low, but British car- goes were comparatively fair, the balk of freight being carried in Japanese vessels, registoring the best inward and the highest

through.

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The anatomical blunders of the Tel. C.673. past are considered of little worth and they have been placed in the limbo of forgotten things with the wrynecked putter and the ribbed faced niblick. There are still a few who will approach you in a somewhat diffident manner, appre-

The Ruin of the Game. clating no doubt that their day is passing, and whisper, a fact or

And now that I have pinned this two as if afraid of being heard, Doctor man down, I shall expose to the effect that "your approach him as the microbe who has ruined at the 4th was mutfed, old boy my golf, the man who gives me because your ankle wasn't close enough to the wind and your elbow peace with his concentration, his mental focussing, his conver- But their

Where was too far North."- number is decreasing rapidly; Hence of nerve centres. they are the old diehards, thence "I hit my ball with all the abandon of carefree youth, now I pathetic minority.

must think and cogitate and ponder and study. It is too much, life is becoming unbearable in this Yes, the brain's the thing nowa-era of metaphysics where the inys. A short time ago the secre-brain's the thing. tary of a well-known Scottish club bear up under the ceaseless rain was sucked into the boggy ground of foreign words which this tyrant near the 8th hole. He has never has concocted, each at a price of been seen since, but his demise three guinets. What a travesty shameless was lightly passed off by the mem of honesty, what a hers of his club as they wended way to make a living. Would that their way to their accustomed I could meet the father of all this chairs before the crackling" log devilish business. A dark night, fire in the smoking room with a a niblick, a deep bunker, plenty of torso remark about "his own fault and and a raka. Members play- and always told him that place ing there the next morning would should have been drained." With say "How beautifully the sand is the coming of their sine gin and kept on this course," little realis- igestive biscuit this unfortunateing that some way below its sur- fellow's fate was forgotten and face lies the man who could make soon they were well launched on them by a word, fit Inmates for the real business of the day-the any neurasthenic institution. brain and its relationship to golf.

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Matches to be played on De cember 31st:

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- Bury. Spurs. Cardiff.

Arsenal" Birmingham Bolton W.

DIVISION IL

Bristol C. Chelsea

DIVIS Brentford Coventry.

Notts County. Rending. IL (SOUTH).

Brighton. Watford.

Nelson. Ashington.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Queen's Park. Kilmarnock. Clyde.

V

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A Game for Boneheads.

There is an odour of sanctity in

If each one of us who have suf- this room where the walls arc hung with cynical stuffed fish. fered in the way that I have were Arrogant stuffed steals and super to deal n death blow to this, pest cilious stuffed seagulls some of of the Links, I should once more But in present which, poor brutes, have been kill-jonjoy my game. ed by golf balls. There is an air circumstances it is only the bone nt reverence in the sheep's head, head who can play golf--the man now an elaborate inkstand where whose grey matter is encased the killer "Coloucl. Fitzmarkit. within a five-foot shell of good writes daily letters to the Times honest bone, one whose mentality on the one and only subject worth cannot be unhinged by: thinking about the brain and of Each leather-upholstered

(a) The loitering couple who chair bears a tense figure awaiting never let you through, the slightest pause in the conver-

(b) The man who waggles his sation when he will be able to club seventeen times before he considers it capable of dealing jump in and hold the floor.

satisfactorily with the ball

It

No. 18

Date

Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marka in respect of matches which you think will be drawi

All claims must reach this office not later than Wednesday follow-

Hehding the supporting cast, is Jobyna Ralston, prettier than ever, as the girl with the medicine show. Walter James gives a realistic per- formance as

Olin the father. Francis and Leo Willis are ideally Eddie cast as Lloyd's brothers. Boland could not be surpassed as the barker with the medicine show, and Romanoff, the medicine show's strong man, is built to order for the part, with his powerful physique. Ralph Yearsley, the bully, will re- call memories of "Tolable David," and Frank Lanning is equally as convincing.

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Other pictures showing for the Inst time to-day are "Tin Hats" at the World Theatre and "The Lucky

Tin Lady" at the Star Theatre. Hats" is a comedy of high jinks in 23 Pointed weapon. the Army of Occupation with Con- 21 Clean. rad Nagel and Claire Windsor in 25 Son-cagle. the leading roles, "The Lucky 27 Genius. Lady" is a comedy-drama with a 29 Snake-like fishes.

30 Damp. Monte Carlo setting. The leading players are Greta Nissen, Lionel 31 Small shed and yard. Barrymore and William Collier, Jr. 34 Movable pieces in a musical

TWINS BORN WITH HEADS JOINED.

PROBLEM FOR SPECIALISTS AT GUY'S.

London, Dec. 15. Twins born at Derby with their heats joined together have been admitted at Guy's Hospital, where the specialists are considering the possibilities of operating, with a view to separation.

LETTER GOLF.

SILK

SILK and WOOL sound a little ing the date on which the matches like winter, don't they?. It takes

No prize will be are played. awarded for which a claim has not only five moves to change ailk to

wool. been made...

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MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE LIST. DO NOT FORWARD; IT TO US IT 18 PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP A THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE RECORD OF SENT IN Arsenal 4Y. #Bury, Birmingham

Spur 'Cardiff (Bolton W the hole of the 6th for a two, old nearly forgot her) who gives Bristol C Notts County, boy" No, it is the brain which advice to their opponents, the Chelsen matters, the way from tee to pin couple in front, the couple behind Brentford is now the mental path, the and to themselves. psychic road...

is the perfect setting for a 19th hole, but there is no bragging, of holes done in one or just lipped

(c) The man, or

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v. Reading. v. Brighton. Coventry. Watford Accrington V. Nelson. According, therefore, to these Bradford C.. Ashington.

v. Queen's Park, v. Kilmarnock. If you have studied the move-rain maniacs the golfer of to-day. Aberdeen

v. Clyde. ments of the medical profession, if he is to play the game properly, Beness you will find that mental and brain must be a slug, a jellyfish, a Motherwell specialists are gradually migrat-sponge, something with little or no Oh! curse this age of ing from the town to the region feeling

mental

lof golf courses. At first sight one psycho-analysists. I cannot putt, Seven robbers armed with iron would he led to applaud their slee my drives, I pull my irons, bars and daggers broke Into an un- numbered matshed occupied by a example-this back to the land am fast becoming a

Chinese villager at Fan Lau Vil- business-but the medice is a wily wreck.

Is anyone prepared to lay alage, Tai 0, New Territory, on bird, he is cf to the Elysian fields, equipped with a perfect arsenal modest wager that one of these Monday night. They ransacked the of foreign-looking neurasthenic mechanical men, a Robot, will not hose and made good their escape words; he is after the excess pro-win the British Open Golf Cham- with 38 in money and a few small

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YES-SLICED PEACHES AGAIN!!

THAT'S THREE TIMES THEY HAD.

THAY SINCE WE' BEEN AERE!

things.

WOOL

1-The idea of letter golf is to. change one word to another and do it in par, a given num→ ber of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEW. HEN.

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbreviations don't count.

4The order of letters can- not be changed.

One solution is printed on another page of this issue..

Tag Gets a Surprise for Them

'SWONDER THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ICE CREAM ONCE AS

MUCH AS WE

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LUNCIL IS READY FRECKLES¬WHERE'S

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