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BUY

ROSE.

TIMELY RE MINDER TO HONGLONG.

"To-morrow we'l be back to the gold standard, Dat

"The gold stan \rd? You're dreaming, child. It's only a few weeks since England ave it up. They are not going to turn overnight."

Dad, you're alwa ing of banks and stock Mother says that's why Ho often worried and i To-day you're anxious ab investment you are going to to-morrow

think-

hange,

LATE

lable.

an

ke; you are troubles Vic ay you made

cause

"What in the wide world do', u

mean, dear?"

the

go.

"I'm thinking of standard you wet before me, when

I was eight."

"I met n gold standard before, you, when you were eight?"

"Yea. You forget. It was the eve of my birthday. You' opened a little book, and, taking out n picture, you rend

the words

written on the back. They were: "For brass will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver; and for wood brass, and for stones iran. Under them was written in red ink: "The daughter of my people

cruel, the little ones have asked fur bread, and there was none to break it unto them." You told me that ni misery caine

from the heart; that a heart of brass had to be changed fato a heart of gold, You told me of little children, my age, who were hungry on their birthday a They Were hungry every day of the year; who never played with toys as no one ever hought them toys: who, as soo as their little fingers could do any work, had to spend long houra sticking together Be pieces of the mutehbox; that, when they grew older, they worked making toys, which their childhood had never known, to għallen mine; and, when they

grew up. they

worked from morning to night fo grimy workshops and factoriea till ; their lungs were full of dust and their cars deaf with the dlu of the machinery."

Brass Into Gold.

"I had forgotten. How do you remember all that?"

"Here is the picture! You read slowly the verses written under the texts:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1931.

Mr. Kodaka's Exhibition of Natural

and Cultured

PEARLS

and

PEARL JEWELLERY-

Opening Wednesday, 25th November

At

Messrs. Komor & Komor

for

TEN DAYS ONLY.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pearls make a good Xmas present, to suit every pocket. KOMOR & KOMOR

York Building.

FIRST HOUSES IN

NEW SUBURB.

MODERN BLOCK OF FLATS

AT WHITFIELD.

ART & CURIO EXPERT.

WITH THE FLIERS.

MISS SALAMAN BACK IN ENGLAND.

in

BANKS.

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INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. BANKING CORPORATION.

Incorporated by Baya! Charter 2842.

HRAD Pald-Up Capital Reserve Fund

OFFICE-LONDON.

Usmerve Llability of Proprietore

Authorized Capital ...... Leszed and Pulls Paid-up.................... 19.003,144

Berlins Bilver

.40,500,000 .$10,000,000

B,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 Reserve Llability of Proprietom ..120,000,00

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKOND. BOARD OF DIRECTONS. Hoo. Mr. G. & Machia, Deputy Chairman.

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ANOTHER TONG WAR,

TWO CHINESE SHOT DEAD IN CHICAGO,

Chicago, Nov. 80. Two Chinese were shot dond fast night and another Chicage seriously wounded, in an outbreak of rioting.

Devon (any) Nursanki

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En Franciana

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B. MORI

Hongkong, March 11th, 101.

Manager.

THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED.

(ESTADLISTED 1917.)

There have been disturbancea among Chinese in many cities in the United States recently, and the Authorised Capital

London, Nov. 30. One of the first European style| Miss Peggy Salaman, who, houses to be built in the new company with Mr. Gordon Storre suburb at Causeway Bay to be ew to the Cape in the record time of five and a half days, arrived by known as Whitfeld, is u four-boat at Southampton to-day. storey block recently constructed

She hopes to fly solo to Croydon the hut my little sister in for Mr. Li Taze-chung, Manager of to-morrow for an official reception,

from life and light (For a rose, for a ribbon, for at present is mostly hill and but meanwhile her machine is police are of opinion that the @ght- Iced Capital

undergoing airworthiness tests. uneven ground, but many streets

The Air Ministry's and building allotments have been

Jong-distance lak out, and some of the hill Napier Locked from sweets of sum-blasted away. When the levelling, which is returning from Egypt, to

mer and from wild spring has been comploted the main road which it made air:

a wreath across my baie), I have made her restless feet

still until the night,

the Bank of Canton.

The locality

ing was a recrudescence of war-Peid-op Capital Fairey fare among the "tongs."--Reuters serve Lichilities of Bhare- neroplane, American Service.

a non-stop light

to Taikoo and Shaukivan will in recently, is held up at Marseilles Brighton, yesterday, at a height of through the suburb.in addition to owing to bad weather.

The tra tracks. The district is

I who ranged the meadowlands, free from sun to sun,

The fent of looping the loop in Free to

sing and pull the butween the Tin Hau Temple and a British glider was performed by buds and watch the far

Mr. Longmore the Bay View Polleo Station.

Baladean, whugs y

I have bound my sister till her

Mr. Li's house, which was playing time was done-- designed and constructed under Oh, my little sister, was it 12 the supervision of Mr. T. C. Wong,

Was it 17

is Almple building, containing You told me that the hearts of one or two new features. Built on brass changed into the hearty of inland lot, No. 2,369, it faces Lau gold were the hearts of those Li Street, a recently constructed whose kindness and sympathy for thoroughfare. Verandahs extend the poor not intisfied by to the full street level on the first throwing few

13

coins floor, while on the two upper copper from time to time to the beggar atoreys, they project only a few:

Was

in the street. They were the feet, creating an uncommon effect hearts of those who lonked for while allowing plenty of light nat their brothers and sisters in disventilation. The exterior is finish- tress and gave of their best to ed in Shanghai plaster,

help them. I Baid 'Oh, give

nt

only 400 feet.

This constitutes a world record for englueless aircraft.--British Wireless.

WINDSOR BROS.

(Established 1902)

for

GUARANTEED

JEWELLERY

them all my birthday presents to- Another unusual feature is that DIAMONDS, PRECIOUS STONES, OPALS. PEARLS. morrow. You took me at my an interior courtyard running the word. All my presents went entire height of the four floors,

You

kave me only one thing, this provides ample light and air. In picture of St. Vincent de Paul. | the centre of the block, the open-

often look at it."

Ing permits windows on at least. two sides to every room.

"Ab, yea! I was then an active niember."

"And now?"

Each floor is laid out on the

henyl you NDE, My work is much same plan, offering commodious

Row."

"And are you really happier, Dad Is'nt there a danger of reversing the text? What if it be for gold I will bring brass'?"

Dad left the room. There are answers in the heart which we dare not allow to tremble on the, lips. He went to his study, Ten old years ago-yes, there was the Day-book with the entry: presenta for Gracie's birthday; 60 dollars. At the font of the page was the note: "the dear child sacrificed all for the poor, God bless her! He turned over the pages slowly; not month without a five or ten or twenty dollars for Vincent de Paul

work. Ifc closed it, and took a recent Day-book. No entries for the poor, but plenty of this kind: "lunch with X, cigars, port wine 10 dollars; week-end, Repulse B. 30." For the poor-evidently an odd copper coin, too small to enter In his book, is it worth entering in the Book of Life? Dad sat in his armchair and thought furiously; Ten years ago his idea of a rich heurt was heart full of sympathy. Had he debased his standard? Wan Gracio

right"for gold I will

bring brass?" Sho a more child of eight had given 60 dollars, her birthday all. What do you think he should give?· Ong thing I can tell you, he returned to the gold: standard of Vincent de Paul. I do not think that he will over give it up again. And you? When to-morrow the little unes offer you a rose, will you prove your- self worthy of a love that is

olden G. B.

rooms, kitchen and bathroom, with servants quarters at the back.

Co.

Contractors were Hang Sang &

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CHRISTMAS NEWS

Santa Claus En route to Hongkong.

Santa Claus-laden with gifts, has already left his home in the North Pole and is en route to pay his annual visit to friends in this part of the world. He i eagerly looking forward to secing his little folk in Hongkong once again and is so anxious to get here quickly, that for once he' will abandon his beloved. reindeer at Alaska-where he will take advantage of modern transportation and in all probability proceed on his journey by aeroplane He has accepted the invitation of Sincere's. at whose store he' will make his Headquarters, and ac cording to a reliable report he is expected nere in the middle of December.

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