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LETTER GOLF.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

You've heard of bicycle polo. but there is TRAIN AND PLANE golf, the very latest in the way of

porta.

PLANE

TRAIN

1.-The idea of letter golf is to do it in par, a given number of change one word to another and 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 live a complete word, of common usage, for each jump, Slang words and abbrevia- tions dont's count,

4. The order of letters cannot be changed.

One solution is printed another page.

AMERICAN STEEL.

RETHLEHEM COMPANY IN BIG AMALGAMATION.

PROVISIONAL COURT.

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CHINESE PROPOSALS FOR CONFERENCE.

Nanking, Dec. 3.

It is announced that the Chinese Commissioners have set December 9 as the opening date for the Sino- foreign conference relative to the reorganisation of the Shanghai Provisional Court.

It is stated that notifications to that affect are being despatched to the foreign delegaten concerned, most of whom are in Shanghai,

It is understood the Japanese delegates will not participate.

The Chinese Commissioners are stated to have decided to propose that the Provisional Court shall be converted into a purely Chinese judicial organ.-Reuter.

TELEGRAPH LOAN.

CHINA'S TERMINATION OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.

Nunking, Dec. 3.

WEDNESDAY,

EMPLOYER SUED,

CHAUFFEUR'S OBJECTION TO ILL-FITTING UNIFORM,

DECEMBER

LOCAL RADIO.

MUSICAL BROADCAST FOR TO-NIGHT.

1920.

Gramophons ro

6.00-8.00 p.m. cords:, "Symphonie Espagnole, for Vialin

An Indian chauffeur, who re- A musical programme will be broad- ground that the rest of his of varied selections, while a good pro fused to wear his peak-cap.on the cast to-day and to-night from Station ZBW. The English records consist uniform did not fit him and was gramme of Chinese. records will be discharged in consequence, sued broadcast between 8 p.m., and 7.pan. his former employer in the Sum- The programme is given below: mary Court before the Puikne Judge yesterday in a claim for wages due, but failed to establish his case. Plaintiff, Mohan Singh, No. 150, Wanchal Road, second floor, sued Mr. E. G. Arteaga. Alexandra Building, claiming $00 ber, this year, less $22 paid, leav wagen" for November and Decem Ing a balance of $68. Plaintiff conducted his own case and Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, defended.

Giving evidence, plaintiff said he was engaged by defendant in either May or June, this year, on a monthly contract, his starting salary being $40 por month' which was raised to $45 in November, He said he was discharged on November 18 and was paid $18. As he had already received an ad- vance of $5 the amount he had actually received was $23.

His Lordship said that payment for 18 days service" would be $27 In connexion with the proposed but plaintif denied that he receiv Teleeraph Loan of ten millioned that amount. When his Lord dollars, it is learned that three ship pointed out that plaintiff's on million will be used to construct claim on the writ set out that $23 radio stations, and four million had been paid, plaintiff said the, for the settlement of obligations writ had been drawn to the Great Northern and Eastern Chinese fafend and that sum was up by a Extension Telegraph Companies a mistake as it should have been in order that the apicial privilegea $18. granted to them may be terminat- eŵ----Hinter.

New York, Dec. 3. The Bethlehem-Steel Corpora-| tion, following in the footsteps of

Corporation, has entered

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In cross-examination by Mr. D'Almada. plaintiff agreed that defendant had told him to wear

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on the grounds that he could not wear his uniform because it did not A. Plaintif agreed that ne was given a new rap which did f but said that the uniform was not altered and he would not wear

is uniform. his cap until he could also wear

and Orchestra,” Op. 21) and Part 0: Ronde (com

Part B: Rondo (first half) (Lalo; pletion) Lalo; Op. 21).

Leo Strockoff and Orchestra. "The Pines of Rome,"

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Part 1 and 2), (Resdighi), Sea Rapture,"

The Milan Symphony Orchestra.

(E, Hulme Beamon and Eric' "Sweet Phyllin”. Coates),

(Lily Strickland), The Five O'clock Girl-appy go

William Heseltine with, Orchestra.

lucky bird, Fox Trat)," (Who did? You did, Slow Fox Trot), (Kalmar and Ruby), The Piccadilly Players.

HONGKONG HOTE

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Saturday, 7th December 19

[Fancy or Evening Dress) Dinner $4.00 per head-

Tables may now be reserved.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD

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"La Palmon," "La Golondrina," (Serradell), "Round about a Wood."

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra,

(Thus, Morley)

"Sleep, Gentle Lady

(Pancho and Bishop),

The Salisbury Singers, "Pleading (Morceau De Concert),* "Devotion (Melodic Passionnee)."

(Haydn Wood), (A. W. Ketelboy),

Organ Solo by Terance. Caney, "Obertass-Mazurka,"

(H.).

(Schubert-Kreisler),

"Moment

Violin Solo by Manuelly. "Melodic," (Giuck-Kreisler), "Ronding," (Beethoven-Kreisler),

"Dawn of To-morrow Wallz,"

Violin Solo by Yelli D'Aranyi, "Pally, Novelty Fox Trot,"

(Gravelle and Greens,

(Zamrenik),

Fred Rich and His Hotel Astor Urchestra. 0,00-7.00 p.in. Chinese records. 7.48. p.m. Weather report, ' 0.00-10.30 p.m.

Gramophone t

cords: "The Music Box Revue-Selection

Part 1 and 2," (Berlin,

London Theatre Orchestra..

"Otherwise She's Mother's Kind

"A Tale of Other Times-Monologue

of Girl," (Squiers and Barker); (N. Long and L. Pounds),

Norman Long.

Plaintiff further agreed that on November 18 he drove to towa without his cup but denied that a conversation took place between himself and "defendant through "Romaneo," (Claude Debussy), the medium of a Chinese interes Cloches," preter. An interpreter Was Not present, he said, and he convers. "Son of Mine (from Treebooter ed with defendant directly in English.

Kam Chung-lee, private secr♪- tary to defendant, said he was present in the office on November 18 and acted as an interpreter be- tween defendant and plaintiff. Defendant told plaintiff at that meeting that na he would not wear his cap he could look for another Job und plaintiff replied that he did not wish to remain in defend- ant's employ any longer. Plain- tir farther said that he wanted to go away at once but defendinni told him he would have to stay un-

il the end of the month.

His Lordship said he was satis- fed that on November. 18 arrange- ments were made by which the contract of service was cancelled by mutual agreement and, that de- fendant had received $22 plus $5 in advance, making $27"pay for days. Judgment would be given for defendant with costs.

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SOUTH POLE FLIGHT.

(Cello Splo by W. II. Squire)

Song")," (W. Wallace), "The Rebe! (from "Freebooter

„Songa"),"

"Paul Jones-Selection,

Kenneth Walters. Part 1 and 2, (Planquette),

London Symphony Orchestra. "Evening Song," (Schumann,

Op. 83, No. 12 Willeke), "Apres Un Reve" (Faure),

if you want the Rainbow, you must Cello Solo by Gaspar Cassado, have the rain-Fox Trot," Ben Selvin and his Orchestra, (Levant, Rose and Dixon). "My beautiful Rose (Mia Bella ftonny Fox Trot" (Koehler and Magine), "Etude in C Sharp Minor

The Benson All Star Orchestra.

"A

Part 1 and 2" (Chopin, Op. 25, No. 7), Pianoforte Salo by Harriet Cohen,

Plending,"

Thren Sketches-No. 3 the River,"

(Tachaikowsky, arr, Tertis), (Lionel Tertis;, "Aida-Ritorna Vincitor,

Viola Soto by Lionel Tertio. Part 1 and 2," (Verdi),

Eva Turner.

"Ballyhooley Races,"

(John O'Leary and Billy Grey), "Christening O'Sullivan's Child,"

(John O'Leary and Billy Grey),

Talbot O'Farrell and Charlos Penrose.

"She's Got "It," Fox Trot,"

(Davis, Akst and Gilbert),

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COMMENT AND CRITICISM.

New York, Dec. 8. Comdr. Byrd's South Pole fight is described as a "speculation in sensations" by Major Gran (a member of Scott's expedition in "Danny Boy 1910) who writes in a Copenhagen newspaper.-"Only money now is required to become a Polar

ex- ""The plorer." He suggests that Byrd's reports does not inspire confidence. "Fat It would be 'a miracle if Scott's and Amundsen's cairns, to which Byrd's report referred, were stil visible from the air, while Byrd's "terrible mountaina" are fantastic.

The New York Times, replying | 10.30 p.m. Close down, to Gran's criticisms, says none of

Fred Rich and His Hotel "Orpheus with His Lule,"

Astor Orchestra, (Shakespeare--Sullivap),

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(Weatherly Londonderry Air),

Dora Labbette with Plano,

of Maggie Malone," Men are Wonderful," (O'Leary) "Il Trovatore-Ah, Si Ben Mio,"

Talbot O'Farrell with Orchestra.

(Verdi),

"n Trovatore-Di Quella Pira,"

John O'Bullivan.

Ita despatches mentioned Byrd zoo- Reuter's American Service, Ing traces of cairns. The moun-j More Congratulations, Lains aforementioned were report ed between degrees eighty-six and

Washington, Dec. 8. The House of Representatives eighty-acven South, of which Byrd has passed a resolution directing speaks of seeing an "almost limit- the speaker to telegraph on behalf less plateau," thus Gran is correct of the House congratulating Comdr. in assuming there are no rangea Byrd on bis South Pole flight- south of eighty-eight. degrees. Router's American Service.

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