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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1930.

DAY BY DAY,

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The Return of Eunice.

By Elinor Slim.

We loft Eunico in the company "But how did you pay your bill' The name of Dr. Cheung Shiu- of Mrs. Gherkin, from whom she said Mrs, Gherkin.

and was liable to derive an education as

"I didn't pay it. There was al- fan, Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery of the Hong-un introduction to her come-back ways some nice man who paid it kong University, has been added Our talented authorcas feels it more for me." to the list of medical practitioners, than ever necessary to insist that

the characters in her story aro she heard this and said “Advan- tures." All the same, shu felt purely imaginary.

a bit jealous, and kept a sharp. oye on Tallulah to see how sho worked it. But Tallulah was A

than $10 per ticket was in itself no offence. It may have amount ed to profiteering by the indivi duals concerned, but that implies no infringement of the law. Even if It had been suggested, which it was not, that the Association organis- ing the sweepstaks were securing more than the 10 per cent. com- mission which the police permit, here again thero would be no of fence at law. The most that could be anid, in such circumstances, would be that, according to the police view, the Association were allowing the sweepstake to get out of control; but surely that would be rather more a case for the authorities stepping in and stopping the sweepstake than for prosecution of the actual pro fitears, however reprehensible their action may have been. In- cidentally, it would be interesting to know precisely how the police

His Excellency the Officer Ad- imagine a club or organisation

ministering the Government has can control the sale of tickets appointed Dr. S. S. Strahan, M.B., once they pass out of its hands. B.Ch. (Oxon.), to be a Member of a further Other points which suggest them-the Dental Board for period of three_years. selves are the likely attitude of the police towards Individuals (ns distinct from clubs) organising sweepstakes, the holding of sweep

of sport stakes on other forms than racing, football betting, raffles, etc. If there is to be any comprising with the law, it is only right that the public should

His Excellency the Officer Ad- | ministering the Government has appointed Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, JP, to be a Member of the Licen sing Board for a further period of three years.

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The names of Mr. Justin. J. McCarthy, A.C.A., and Messrs. Mortimer Reid and Slee have been added to the list of qualified auditors under the Companies Ordinances.

CHAPTER III: CHUBBY'S

FIRST LESSON. -

Bunion turned up her nose when

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Mrs. Gherkin had been paying fast worker and Bunico didn't a short visit to her youngest learn much from her, daughter, Maria, who had married

In due course, that is to say, an Italian nobleman named Luigi Antonio Sapolio, Conto di Glaxio in about seven weeks, the ship ar et Lactogena, who had retired and rived in Hongkong and Eunice was now living in a palace on hia said "Adios," "Adieu," and "Auf At least the Wiedersehen" to all her Continen- estato in Sicily. place they lived in was called a tal friends, and "Cheerio" to Palazzo, though in the photograph the Englishmen. Mrs, Gherkin showed Eunico, it Her dear Chubby was almost looked more like a Belgian farm the frst to eat foot on board and house after a heavy bombardment, both husband and wife were very

Was Count who

.called! happy to see each other again. The "Lemon" for short, had bean an "How well you' look, dearest, and officer on an Italian tramp steamer what a lovely hat,” said Chubby. and had slayed at Lyeo - Moori

"How thin you look, darling, and Sergeant Crawley, of the Somer- Lodge, as Mrs. Gherkin's establish. set Light Infantry, who was premont had been called, while his where did you get that awful viously reported to have absented ship was undergoing rather ex-topee?" said she, in the same himself, was yesterday traced and tensive and expensive repairs af-breath. "But I'm so glad you were

are you?" arrested by the police, being hand- ter a collision with the Kowloon able to come and meat me. How "Oh, I'm all right, thanks. "Love at first sight was his ed over to a military escort.

That was Chubby all over. trouble. Within a month of meut What baggage have you got?

Men ing Marla he had proposed and had been accepted. Shortly after man of deeds not words. they were married his peoplo at aro so useful in travelling, and Maulida Hospital, to Mr, and know the extent thereof. In the their balls, Mr. Hamilton observ home in Sicily were entirely wiped no-one realises it more than a

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PETHERICK.-On Feb. 21st, at Mrs. Vivian Petherick, (Nee Cissie Hast), a son. Shang-case of the Sincere Company, ed:These gentlemen seem hat Papers please copy.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mrs. . C. Young desires to thank her friends for all the kind- ness shown during the illness of her husband and for their sympathy in her bereavement.

The

however, there was strict insist-have gone to the Races. tence on the law, and if the same attitude were maintained general ly, anyone interested in the sale of aweepstake tickets would be Hable to

prosecution.

to

Information has been received by the naval authorities in Hong- kong from Wuchow that Mr. Wooding, of the AP.C., is serious ly ill, in all probability from meningitis. He has been sent to Samshui, as there is no European doctor at Wuchow,

Ferry.

out by a vendetta, Lemon had suc-grass widow after a long sea voy- ceeded to the family estate and the age...

"There's not much, dearest," title and had returned to Sicily with his young and beautiful Bag-sald Eunice, "and if you wouldn't lsh bride, Since then he had mind sitting on that trunk to try such a tragedy would navor oe-jollat once," been doing his best to ensure that and close it somehow, we can get cur again, and the happy couple now had seventeen children.

That was soon done, and then Eunice remembered that her purse was inside. "Never mind, dar

"wo noodn't she said, Neither Eunice nor Mra. Gherling." kin had any money to throw away trouble to open it again. If you'd on luxuries and well understood just pay the cabin boy and the

One point, made by Mr. Holmes during the case under notice is worthy of a final comment. Point-

It is advertised that on Monday, the difference between ton cents stewardess, and the table boy, we

said it would ing out the impossibility of more Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 24th, and a dollar, but that did not could go, few people actually parti-25th and 26th. February, all demean that they were left out "of

Hongkong Telegraph.cipating in racing, he remarked partments of Mesars. A 8. Wat any of the sight-seeing expeditions trouble to open the trunk ágato, but

SATURDAY FEB 22, 18.0.

SWEEPSTAKES.

At a moment when the thoughts of the greater proportion of the community will be turning, to

no

EXCHANGE RATES.

son and Co., Ltd., will close at that were made by the passengers she said "Don't bother dear; I'm paid them what she said, and that one method of sharing an in-1 p.m. On these days the Hong of the ship when it reached the not giving them much, So Chubby Sitting on deck and knitting ignored the funny looks they gave terest in the sport was by indulg-kong Dispensary, Dispensing De- various ports of call.

partment, will be opened for the ing in sweepstakes. That, to our purpose of dispensing prescrip while other people were away en-him as they took the money they joying themselves did not appeal had done so much to earn since way of thinking, is rather a speci-biona from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

to either of them, and they took the ship left Saigon. He, too, good care that they were invited realised then how useful men werd ous observation. There is

to join the different partics that in travelling.

Mra, Gherkin Teft the ship with, need to deceive ourselves in this

were made up...... matter. The fact is that the great majority of people have no real Interest in racing per se; they aro

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For the few days before they them and they all dashed off to arrived at a port Eunice was parti. the Penultimate for a hasty tiffin cularly nice to all the unattached together before the boat left for men on board. She had a cheerful Chaomoy. Kuttle 'decided to do "Good Morning" for till the Eng-things in style as he wanted to 26.196 lishmen, and gave unlimited prac-be nice to his old landlady, and .12.19% tice in perfecting their English to was anxious for Eunice to sea the

.92.85 the young Jugo-Slovakians and place

So they had tiffin in the grill

20.365 Ghetto-Bohemians who were golag .18.12 out East to make their fortunes

room.

18.16 and knew the value of a good Eng-(To be continued next Saturday.) .18.185 Hah accent. She was rewarded by

.34.51

A lecture entitled "Soma Bö

1841 being made a honorary member of 193% all their modest but merry little 39.86 parties ashore. Mrs. Gherkin was markable Inventions" will be given .108.26 invited too, as her chaperone, by Professor C. A. Middleton Smith, .376 Eunice was enreful to insist on a M.Sc., MI. Mech. E., on Thursday, *818

chaperone as she knew how people Tebruary 27th, at 8.45 p.m. in Room "K" of the University. The lecture 17/92 talk on board ship,

will be of a popular. nature and .42.

illustrated It will be held under 1/6 27/32

University 1/11/

auspices of the There was another girl on the board, a young and sprightly tea- Engineering Society and the general cher from Shanghai who was quite public are invited to, attend. different, She didn't care what'

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SOVIET RELIGIOUS ISSUE.

the sale of tickets issued by the South China Athletic Association. The statements made on behalf of the Crown make it clear that the police are prepared to shut their eyes to the infringement of ..Strictures On The Grol.

Silver (spot) the law which is inherent in all

A Government official who is In-Silver (forward) sweepstakes, provided Lhese

conscientious and dependent, sweepstakes are kept under con-

public-spirited enough to refuse to trol. The method of control In acquiesce in a state of affairs sisted on is that a club or associa- which he thinks to be wrong or tion arranging a sporting event dangerous, is such a rarity in this may not take more than 20 per Colony that Dr. Alexandar Can- cent. of the proceeds of any non's severe trictures on condi- tions in the printing shop at Vie- sweepstakes which it may arrange, toria Gaol must have caused a mild

It is notified by the local naval whilst in the case of bodies which sensation, in official and unofficial organise aweepstakes on events circles alike. Dr. Cannon is to be authorities that the arrangements which they do not themselves run,congratulated. His determination being made by the Archbishop of Canterbury for a special inter the commission must not exceed to bring the matter into the public cessory service in connexion with 10 per cent. In addition, the eye rather suggests that he has enthe allegations of religious per tickets must not be sold at more deavoured to obtain some allevia-secution in Russia, will not apply tion of the lot of the prisoners by to 11.M. ships and establishments. The service mentioned is being making representations through held on March 16th.

than their face value.

BRITISH NAVAL ORDER ISSUED,

people said and didn't worry

about a chaperone.

Tallulah Pintail was returning WHO WAS?

from a glorious holiday in Europe

and was quite frank about having BONIFACE?

had a good time without spending much money. She said she was out to ace the world and meant to have a real good look while she was at it

de.

Mina bost Boniface, the genial landlord of the Lich- feld Tavern in Farquhar'e play, "The Beaux Stratagem," was a jolly fellow, round of face, comfortable of figure, and hail-fellow-well-met with everyone. His ale was good, his victuals were of the best. No wonder that his house was well patronised.

CARD INDEX DRAWERS, DESKS, STORAGE CUPBOARDS, AND ALL thut some form of compromise is the printing shop. And this is serious responsibility it is. We meet. Sho was then staying in s the more to his associates

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But teaching is a profession, like Journalism, and teachert don't get big pay. They are sup posed to work for love, so when Tallulah left Shanghai she cided to travel to Marseille second-class and then do Europe cheaply by staying in third-class It was almost too well hotels. Even so, after a month patronised, indeed, for high- on the Riviera she found that halfwaymen were wont to make it her money was gone and it looked In this matter, we can quite ap the usual channels, without suc

as if she'd either have to go back to Shanghai by the next steamer, preciate the attitude of the au-cess, and has chosen the alterna- thorities. Realising that the gam-tive method as a last resort. Dr. medied. It is not for us to sug or worse still, throw herself on bling instinct is common to most Cannon makea very serious allegest how this should be done be the mercy of her step mother in of doing either and rather than people, it is felt that rigid insis-gations. In the first place, he fore the proposed new Gaol is England. She didn't like the idea tence on the strict letter of the accuses the prison authorities of ready. That is the responsibility give up, thought she'd try a dif- law would be undersirable, and permitting gross overcrowding of of the Government and a very ferent way of making both ends quite a minor feature of his com- must confess to surprise that at small Hotel on the outskirts of Nice. Within an hour, she had inevitable. But it seems to us plaint. The burden of it is con- this advanced stage in the history packed her trunk and was in a taxi that the control of sweepstakes is tained in a report on the depth of of this Colony it should be neces on her way to the Ruhl et des one question and the prosecution

a prisoner from tuberculosis, and sary to urge a prison reform of Anglais, which she had been told of people either selling the tickets presumably sent to higher autho- this typo upon the Government, was the best hotel in the place. **** or facilitating their sale, quite rity, atating that the death was but there is a definite hint that Bat, my dear girl" said Mrs. another. The point which an-In Lurther piece of evidence as those ordered to work in the print Gherkin, who was listening to all to the fecundity of tuberculosis ing shop run a risk under present this, how on earth did you turally suggests itself, therefore,

In the forcing bed of tubercle conditions, of contracting a dread manage there?" is whether the Sincere Company bacill-the printing shop." These scourge, and exposure to auch Oh, it was very easy," said prosecution would have been un accusations are clearly made as danger cannot be tolerated. We live at a good hotel, I found lots dertaken but for the fact that the result of long experience and shall be extremely critical of any of friends. While I was staying more than the face value was be opportunity for thorough invasil- tendency to let the matter slide in a cheap place no one seemed to I was always being invited out to ing asked for the tickets. Wegation, and it is high time that merely, because a now, Gaol is I want to know me, but at the "Rubl

pienies and dances. doubt it. Yet the asking of more disgraceful state of affairs was rO-

Tallulah "As soon as I went to

a port of call, and. It was an open secret that master Bont- face himself was in league with them. But no-one worried overmuch about his abetting of law-breakers, such a jovial, likeable creature was he, with ona laughable little trait, which only endeared him As the saying lowes a favourite phrase of his, which he was upt to tag on, to any sentence Irrespective of its master stay in town as the appropriateness. Does your Baying is the enquired of a servant.'m old Will Boni face, pretty well-known on the road as the saying Jo, Be proudly told a stranger

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