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Fresh consignment of H.D. FOSS & CO'S

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CHOCOLATES

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 20

MORRIS

D

DAY BY DAY

politics. There' inevitably comes a time when the voters want change. In the present instance, everything depends, as we observy- ed yesterday, on the future attitude

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IT 18 THE DEVIL'S MASTERPIECE TO

SELVES.-Adam.

Among passengers on the French mall steamer, Andro Lebon, was the Foreign Abyssinian Minister for Affairs, Mr. B. G. Herouy, who is on his way to Japan;

{Do Vary the

By BEVERLEY NICHOLS.

Bedside Manner!

Went

1178 greatly vanerate the modi-ker body. The patches were about profession. We are the size of a pouny, and though.

nwed by thoirthey were superficial, they word

not

the Government. At the moment, It is most reassuring to have Mr. Baldwin's declaration that the election result is no party victory, 45 miles per gallon

but merely an emphatte declaration The equipment includes:-Hood and by the people in favour of national

We have recaived from the Canadian Aldoscreens with signalling panel, co-operation in a time of

emer-Government Trade Commissioner an fascinated and hood cover, single-panel Triplox gency. When that emergency is interesting booklet devoted to Toronto, Etiquette. We feel that they hold extremely painful. The patient'a glass windscreen, speedometer, oil

the manufacturing and distributing the key to all sorts of mysterica blood was absolutely puro. All Rauge, two-level petrol tap, automatic past, we may expect to see

centre of Canada. It is well illustrat which will always be dark to us, her reactions were normal... windscreen wiper, pressure lubricating alignments. Meantime, It is suffi-ed and contains much information of And though we hate paying their

Deduction, bilis, we believe. in our heart of absorbers on all four wheels.

useful character.

Before seeing the patient the Luens Sparton electric horn, six-volt

The first of a series of monthly hearts, that they deserve all they

had few with the starting, and

ministration devoted to the task of dances, arranged by the social com- It must be pretty depressing to family doctor. w words will

mittee of the European Y.M.C.A.. was have everyone put his tongue out listen to him very attentively. He overcoming present troubles. held in the Y.M.C.A. lounge last night at you the minute you arrive in merely looked at him once or

Music was learned by the Hong-his house. Eventually, we must expect big kong Hotel dance band, and the duties depressing to have to tell Dowa-extremely goodlocking young man. It must be even more twice. The family doctor was an changes. Long before Tuesday's of M.C. were efficiently carried out by

after meals, is be

The surgeon went in to the pati uncomfortable after

Pont. But he only gave her COACHWORK. Naval Grey cellulose "stion. It was becoming more and Messrs. J. J. Ferguson and W. Stoker. Kers that the reason why they are with

Cheung Shing-yuen, maging part. Cause they are so highly strunk most cursory examination. This Red Karbyde upholstery, more evident that the three-party Radiator and windscreen in rust-

However, in one aspect of the patches were in places which realsting Black finish. Triplex safety was fading out. On allner of the San Hop Sugar dealers of and not because they are gluttons, examination showed him that

2, Western Street, has reported to the hands, there was evidence of a polleo that his assistant accountant conduct, we feel that the average the patient could reach with her desire for a reversion to the tradi-has absconded with $3.108.53 of the doctor deserves serious criticismwn hoda. Ife smiled at her an firm's money, of which sunt $2,001,53 We refer to his "bedside manner."strolled round the room. He |tional two-party plan--the Conserad been collected on behalf of the lie may be up in all the latest glanced at the books she read, vatives in one camp and moderate firm, the remainder having. It intheories about the influenza germ. They were all violently emotional inleged, heen taken from the safe. Tie may be a real devil on diet.

Yet always his bedside manner renovela, He pursed his lips. Then tray of Owing to the absence of a witness,

needlework. She was making a further hearing on a summons brought mine the same as it was in the he noticed, by her side,

chair cover. preby Mrs. A. F. Giludstone against her days of leeches.

Im-husband for maintenance and legal

So Playful,

He went up to her and said custody of their two young children.

drily: "I think that if you put a which was to have been proceeded There is an awful antiseptic pad underneath your needlework

Mr. Schofield with before

at the amiability about it. A pulveris- you will not need my services any Central Magistracy yesterday after-

dociar mare." playfulness. The noon, was adjourned until Thursday,

Jing

And then he added signi- doesn't vary his manner according ficantly: "Nor those of our young to his patient. No. He just Chorged before Mr. Williams, at the

Ile had gueneed ..and rightly loud voice about the

iglass windscreen.

PRICE $2,000.

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

The Hunghong & Shanghai Hotel, Jotk favorated a longkong. Arabi Hond

Happy Valler

FUNERAL

Labour in the other. The artifi- cial character of the latest contest Jus hud the effect of serving the Liberals from mediate annihilation; but we shall be surprised if the new lease of life Is anything but temporary. Some time, there will be a swing to the

his

two-party system. When that time Central Police Court this morning breathes heavily and says, "Ha colleague outside."

the

that the patient's trouble comes, despite the heavy losses with begging, a Chinese and he had and talks in

only just come from Canton where he weather, which makes one feel suffered in the present election, we

bald been commandeered by the au- fearfully agitated, as though he was inflicted by herself in order calling in the young doctor. In will take place on Wednesday, 4th may expect Labour again to romethorities. In reply to his Worship, had discovered one was suffering that she might have an excuse for the defendant and he was ninde to from some disease which was too justice to him it must be stated For we must remem. work as a coolie, but, before that, help, therefore, we offer a fow that he was entirely unaware of

The funeral of the late Dr. Jen Hawk

November. The curtege will leave 188, Bonham Road and pass the Wing Pil Ting. Pokfulam, at 3 p., arriving at the Chinese Christian Cemetery at about 4

p.in.

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into its own. ber that Mr. MacDonald and the had always begged for an existence.

His Worship Imposed a fine of $7 and light suggestions as to the man- National Labour members have nut remarked that he thought the defen-

various modern sacrificed any of their principles:dant was better off when commandeer-ner in which

patients might be approacked. they are stil! Labourites. Besidesed by the Canton authorities.

The Lady Who Rends Russlan which there ls the fact that many The Committee of the China Exhibi.

Novels. who

wish to announce that Service of the Labour candidates

men in uniform will be admitted to, Lady Shall I ever get well? foolishly followed Mr. Henderson; the Exhibition for 50 cents. The en- Doctor eith intense gloom): and have paid for their faily, are trance fee for schoolchildren, other

Why do you want to get well? than those visiting the Exhibition withi

Have you not tasted enough moderates. Some of them will re- | School Groups will also be 50 centa.

of the futility of existence? reversal of a previous emerge eventually. That time in This Is

(Applies stethoscope. Shaken announcement, but so many applica!

his head.) not yet, and it is just an well that tions for parties at 20 cents per head this is so.

The need of the moment had to be refused that the committee felt compelled to make a further con- REFLECTIONS ON THE is for non-party treatment of the cession and avoid undue disappoint nation's ills. It is for that purposement. The ordinary admission charge

in $1. that the electorate has sent the pre- sent Government back with such a huge majority.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1981.

ELECTION.

Now that the, full effect of the General Election has been made evident by the receipt of practical- ' ly all the resulta, it is interesting

In April last, when homeward bound) from Japan, the P and Q. ntenmer Rajputana, under the commander of Captain M. Jack, was the means of rescuing from a very perilous position the whole of the passengers and crew of the Chinesu steam Hwah Yang, to analyse the figures revealed.

which had stṛunded in fog on Saddle A gentle habit that never seems Island (Heishan Island). The Im The National Government's voting to lose its devotees despite trade periat Merchant Service Guild has

Skippers, Captains, Masters.

motive

Go

in Correspondence with the

they are now informed that the Chinese Ministry of Communications have inued a certificate which is en- jclosed in their leiter-in taken of their deep appreciation of the gallant ser-

Lady (wearily: Is it bad news? Doctor: The worst! You

cared.

arc

The Stockbraker. Stockbroker: Is it serious, doc.

tor? Doctor (In an amiable intona-

tion): The pulse is sagging, there has been a fluctuation in the duodenum, and the gen-j eral tone is dull. However, the rumours in the digestive, less disturbing. organa are

till and if you can carry over next week without any fur- ther call on your

I resources, am inclined to take a bullish view of the situation.

You see the idea? The doctor,

instead of applying a' yard-

strength in the House will total at depressions and political aval-been

Chinese Legation on the matter, andi | least 560, easily the biggest in his-anches, is that of pointing out to |tory. Lanked at from the partyeditors the errors of their ways. aigle, the Conservatives have a reThe manner is amiable and the well-intentioned almost | presentation of more than 476, the variably, and if we suggest that vices rendered by those on board thefatick to all his patients, measures

largest ever secured-sufficient, in its continued practice furnishes a Rajputana on this occasion.

them according to the delicate variants of human nature. fact, to give them an advantage of considerable part of Any sound

elpal charge of any kind of vessel. If you will forgive a moment's more than 300 over all other far-explanation of Why Editors

Hence, it would seem, we have not diversion, I would like to illus- tiona combined. Labour, which | Baid, no offence is intended. Inbeen very far wrong. It may be element in medicine by a story the importance of the human trate suffered fosses at the hands of the last analysis, we welcome the probably is, perfectly true that that was told me the other day by Conservatives and Liberals alike.

habit. It denotea an interest in only the skipper of a fishing boat one of the most famous surgeons appear at a lower figure than since the news value of its pages. Also, familiar usage has extended the

a newspaper above and beyond is entitled to be no designated, but in the world.

He was called in to advice on 1910. Liberals have profited some-of course, we frequently have the meaning of the word so widely as a very curious case. The pallent what from the unusual character of satisfaction of demonstrating that to include the captains of cricket to be in perfect health except for WAR young woman, who seemed the election, their membership bewe are right. Only a few days and football and hockey teams, asta number of mysterious dark ing ten above the figure secured at ago, a communication was receiv-well as our shipping masters, patches which appeared all over

the previous election. When theed from a gentleman with a keen

total votes of the electorate are re-interest in shipping affairs. The

vealed, they will show an astound

ing anti-Labour total.

1141-

burden of his complaint, if we

may so call it was that local papers were addicted to the unc of the term "skipper" when re- aferring to masters of local vessela, Mr. MacDonald so aptly put it. He contended that there is No

To those who espoused the tional cause. the response is.

| most embarrassing. Never, as we such thing as a skipper In Hong- have said, has a Government enjoy-kong. The term is correctly ap ed such overwhelming power. But plied only to the seafarer who has passed an examination qualifying him to take full charge of a person'a fishing boat. Such n second-in-command is officially described as a Second Hand, and

it has to be borne in mind that past kiatory has shown big majorities to have a knack of disappearing quick

The last necasion on which

ly.

the Conservatives polled anything we presume) the objection to the

208

like the present total was in 1924, description skipper when the when their strength was 416. It mnator of a local morchantman had dropped to a round 400 by the [is_intended was that it inferred time the dissolution took place in the particular officer to be only one 1929, whilst in the election of that over, that is by the way.

grade above second-hand! How- The year the strength had fallen

main point is, are the newspapera low as 200. If we go back further, right or are they wrong? We to the election of 1906, we see that looked to support from a diction- the Libernis secured a record of ary, not expecting to find a great 387, and that four years Inter this deal. The Twentieth Century, had shrunk to 275. We cite these nevertheless, interpreted "akip figures to show that big majorities per" as the master of a mer- do not of themselves necessarily im. chant ship. The Oxford Concise a sea-captain, ply length of life for a Government; "especially the master of a small indoed, the reaction of the public trading vessel!" The Standard is usually more marked under auch gave it as the master of a small conditions than would otherwise trading or fishing boat; hence, be the case, The swing of the one in charge of my craft and pendulum is something with which the Century explained that a skipper might be one having prin-

familiar In

defined hima

a

"That bay of mine is a wild one. Came tearing by

truck and, if I hadn't jumped quick, he'd had me sure

this manoeuvre.

Having indulged in this weighty interlude we may take advantage of the ensuing silence to offer the rest of our auggestions to the medical profession.

The Society Debutante. Doctor: My dear. You look too

foul. Debutante (bored); I feel mons.

trous.

Doctor (rapidly pouring contenta of two medicine-bottles into a glass); I'll give you something that'll make you feel mar. vellous. (He clape another plass over it, alaker it as though it were a cocktail, then offers it to the Debutante.) Both: Cheeriol

Doctor

The Motorist. Motorist: I feel awfully bad,

doctor.

(heartily): Ha уса. You've got some grit in your

Plugs carburettor.

want cleaning, Trouble with you la you've been gotting too well olled. Open your mouth. (Motorist opona mouth.) (Doctor takes a spray

sprays the Motorist's throat. As he presses the spray, it makes a noiso like a motor. horn).

and

The Judge Judge: I'm no better, doctor. Doctor (pompously): I venture

to question that statement. Judge: I can't take this medi-

cine.

Doctor: Oh, so we can't take our medicine, can't we?. You outraged every law of jene, you have maltreated your stomach-your poor, de- fenceless stomach-you have brutally and callously worked your allent, long-suf fering liver. (Curtly): Seven days without the option,

The M.P.

over-

M.P.: What is it, doctor? Doctor (brightly): Just a little

wind.

LANE-NORCOTT tells

THE TRUTH ABOUT BRITANNIA.

MY

attention has been called

to an appeal by Miss Amy Brandon-Thomas, the actress, for information as to the whereabouts of the original drawing of Bri- tannia that outsize lady whose full figure is on the back of every penny that we owe

Well, I shall be happy to supply this drawing, which, for many years, has been one of the chief "treasures" of my family album. don't suppose that at this.

Jato date I

when

I shall be breaking any con- fidences or wrecking any homes-

confess that the model for the drawing wa none other than that merry Victorian Girl-About- Тожд,

Tilly ("High Jinks") Lane Norcottemor, as I personally prefer to call her "Aunt Matilda

Many are the good stories that, have gone the rounds of the Stock Exchange and "tho- Short-Loan

·Market-concerning my famous re | Intion and her early, night-life #Up

Weste

(Continued on Po