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MY

MORNING

REMEMBER once after a hard

day's work on the Sunday I con- templated having the unwonted luxury of a long lië abed on the Mon- day morning. At five minutes to nine there was a ring at the front door bell and I was informed there was a visitor to see me. There was

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kly as possible,

vhen

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CALLERS

By a Minister

City Chambers. 1

elerle, and would run him in for all sorts of things. And, of course, there are the cnilera who come strictly about the church's job-for funeral of marringe or baptism, to join the church, or to lift their lines, or to tell the minister about some part of lus.. work. nothing for it but to get up and dress school and would like to get into the The minister must open euutiously womler If you with them, for he is never quite sure got downstales I discovered would speak to the Lord Provost for what they are after, and it would be that the

the visitor

Probably the minister has disastrous an insurance him." was

10 upen the conversation agent seeking to insure my life. It never spoken to the Lord Pravost in on a jocular tone to And the caller was with difficulty I restenined my his life, but he does what he can by and come for п funeral. As most sell from saying that it was not my writing a letter to the next best per- bridegrooms and fathers of children life bui his that needed to be intrused son he can think of.

to be baptised come with n

funereal More than once at that time in the morning.

have had a per expression it is difficult to tell what I think this must have been the last son come with a list of the full Town their purpose 19. I remember time!

I lay abed, for our never knows Council or the Fducation Authority, young girl coming with an old lady who may be calling even early in the case may be, with request to to see about marriage, and it was the morning.

As one man said to me get into touch with each person by only after I had made nearly all the on dropping in to see me on his way calling or writing in order to further ar

arrangements that she said, "It's not to work. just told the missus that the cause of the applicant for some me who is to be, married. It's my It the minister want out of and he job. ought to be."

A Steady Stream

Funereal Expressions

granny here who wants to be married."

;

And so just when the minister be- The people who hove hoke, tween the interval of callera bus The popular picture of the minister

clothes, newspapers, periodicals, chosen his text and hupes to begin

office Typewriters.

requisites, at his sermon before the

hour, lunch of a morning no doubt is that of a

writing material to sell never fail to there la a etng at the front door bell being who rises at his leisure to

The pro-

and sumebody breezes in with the re- telsurely breakfast,

dow tie the minister a call, siling afterwards to a leisurely read of the poser of some new movement or the mark, "I knew you wouldn't be do- newspaper, reclining in a comefriable planner of some fresh project or the ing anything at this tire so I looked chair in a warm room, putting road organiser of schemes uid and tried in for a chat."

on the fre with one hand and tak

down

the

the

volume Lu study from nearby

with bookshelf other, while the house is

is kept quiet and hushed that the good thoughts may not be disturbed,

Iren's

hist

It is a pleture, the minister-ur'a wife would not recognise, for study usually his offer and the calm of the morning is disturbed by a steady strewn of callers. st the

front floor bell..

seek the help and support of

the

Agis.

JENNY GEDDES'S STOOL

T was at DRA

These evening comes to one's mind is, when order gatherings of members of the was restored would Jenny Geddes Scuftish Assembly, of which there and the other rioters recover their are many just now, that one of the stools or would they be confiscated Song composed by Pro. by order of the church authorities? Rooters three hundred years ago wern not treated more considerately th

11 is certain In the first verse reference is made they me to-day, and

that the police of today would not

Most visitors come in the morning, for. the one chance of finding the party g

fesso

Blackie

abost SIXTY

years

ander in. They are all sorts people, and to thein the minister

ater must afted be lawyer, doctor, counsellor, and friend. By far the cluer etaus i to the fair Queen Mary, the Rood hand back to a rioter the missile she

begging fraternity. It is not put queen Bess and the vallant Jently had thrown at anyone.

the berr

down as begging, which in these days feddes that ung the three legged

is a criminal offence, but if that was;

wisstool.

and the singer

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asked his "Chuir of State" not what they were after there would audience tu say what was in die verse

who In 1001 Jeony be no point

That was cut in accordance with fact

Geddes, int in their visit

described by a contemporary writer Most men have just come out ofino ton as it had been ascertabad

of the Tron Act- hospital. their wives have just had Several of the party questioned the the PrincoRE babies or are about to have one, they fairness of queen Mary and the venturers, seems to have been in a are travelling from place to place in goixes of queen Bess, and it was peterous mood, owing probably to search of work and have hast heurd

Geddes the festivities held in Edinburgh in suggested that Jenny Even of a job

and they only souwwhere.

Bull pro- comcetion with the restoration. for ared another shilling to trice them feciorial imputation, to one doubted among other things she gave to make there. Most women have fallen 1. The conrectness f the Professor bonfire was her leather chale of Might she not have also given bind with the rent, and only the statement that the stool was a three-state small loan I can

them wit!legged one, although there is goed stunt if the "chair of state" was keep the landlord quiet of these hun-reason for believing it had four legs, bands from knowing

Seldoni Repmid

A minister usually har sukeder experience to sin the chaff from the grain, and in the one ease he know where to send the visitors for

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myth

17

Another reason for doubting the In 1837 four-legged stools WATC

soundness of the claim to notoriety copation in Scotland, and peuple ing to church earned them tucker put forward on behalf of the stool under their arms as modern latties in the Scottish Antiquarian Museuni Is the admission that it came from du then push bags.

Duns in Berwickshire,

Leve And that by 1639 there was a great gather- Museum there is

Tukling lti

of Covenanters in the vicinity

1

Scottish

Is

true

vestigation und help if their enses he/slool with Une date 1505 carved on of Duns, but there does not appear! roved genuine, and in the others he and stated by the donor to be the be any evidence that Jenny Geddes

belleves

at ond

But

to be

some people must think mints of St.

be genular he tries to he

Willi

tu

which Jeany Gesides struck the Batial stroke in the great went there carrying the stool she fervit war by hurling it at the Dean threw at Mr. Hanna's head, or that she was generous enough to leave it Gales's head on s pry piere. in one case 1 remceeding for the first time to read the ber giving the woman pound pay

B. J. S. MI, the advance on her rent to get into a Liturgy in the Cathedral Church of

ters are fools,

wix

St. Giles, Edinburgh. July 23, 1637

Sunday.

new house, and next day she was back for aeven alllings to buy cloth for the lobby. I expect she After the Pray thought

#soft mark the first; time. Only twice have 1 I been puit Whether this stool is the historte back loans, and Indeed

I

Wis

the

leather Heal

Help Kidneys

sure done no person enn now suy for eur-|Don't Take Drastic Drugs way never to see a a boygghujt person | tatu. It has again is to give him a

wetgls most three and a quarter The

The subscription

collecton never pounds. The legs are about fourteen; seems to miss the minister's dour, 1 inches long, an inch and a half broad, looked up a

a collector's book handed and half an inch thick. They are | Nights, Log ́ ́ Phina, Nervournera, Pizz{- in to me once, and discovered that closely grooved, and the wooden rod without exception every name with which connects thent is artistically the subscription given for that day turned. was that of a minister. As the cause The stool may be all that the donor for which the collection is being made and others say it is, but those who is dear to the heart of the minister, auy or believe otherwise have quite or the collector is known to himla good ease. In a tract published in no le guaranteed to end your troubles in

are

Your kidneys have nine million tiny tubes or fillers which are endangered by seglost or drastle, Irritating droga. Bos wars if Kidney trouble or fladder weak- Dess maken you suffer from Getting Up num, Suffern, fheumatism. Lugo, Circles Under Eyes, Swollen Ankinn, Neuralgia. Burning, Itching. Smarting Acidity or Loa of Vigour, don't delay, The Doctor's new dimcovery called Cystos (in-1cx), Houthem, tonen, aleann and heels sick kidneys, Htarts work in 16 minutes, Brings new health, youth and Cystox conta. Bttia

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personally, it is not always easy for 1851 there is a woodent depicting the 5 daga a money back. At all chomists the minister to refuse.

famous riot in St. Giles. Stools are There

and in the many people who seem seen flying in the air. to find the minister a very present centre is a female, evidently the help in time of trouble. We mints- leader in the fray. As one looks at ters know the lady who comes eager the picture, which was drawn some ly expectant and full of hope with the fourteen years after the event by one request, "My Johnny has just left who witnessed it, the question which

ALLEY OOP

OH, THERE YOU ARE! GEE, I'M RELIEVED!

THAT YOU'D MET VER DOOM, I SURE BELIEVED-

I TOLDJUH YOU'D FAIL THAT CRITTER

TO "TAME - SO YOU'VE NO ONE

BUT YOURSELF TO BLAME!

JUST WAIT'LL I LAY EYES ON IT AGAIN!

COUNT THE TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE

By Vincent Hamlin

THO' THAT DINODIDN'T BUCK AN' RARE AN' BITE,

IT SURE KNEW HOW TO DIS- LODGE VOU. ALL RIGHT!

CHMO

THERE

IT IS!

TUESDAY, JULY

1938.

By Paul F

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE, THE FEUDAL "LORD'S POWER MADE

IT MANDATORY THAT THE IN- DIVIDUAL SERF BARGAIN FOR HIS ALLOTMENTS. DURING THE 19TH CENTURY, HOWEVER, TOWNS WITH ENOUGH MILITARY STRENGTH SUCCEEDED IN FORMING AN ELECTIVE BODY TO BARGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN'S BENEFIT ——BEGINNING OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

BERDAMIER

TO THROW MUD

THIS AMERICANISM, MEANING TO DEFAME AN OPPONENT IS AN ADAPTATION OF AN EARLY IDTH CENTURY SAYING OF ARCH- BISHOP WHATELY, OF DUBLIN: "IF YOU ONLY THROW DIRT ENOUGH, SOME OF IT IS SURE TO STICK.'

THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William

Ferguson

WHALES, BERORE TAKING IN

A FRESH SUPPLY OF AIR, PREPARATORY TO DIVING, MUST EXPEL ALL THE USED AIR. IN THEIR LUNGS/ THIS WARM AIR, STRIKING THE COLD ATMOSPHERE, CONDENSES INTO A VAPOR.....

CAUSING THE PHENOMENON

KNOWN AS “SPOUTING!"

IN

ICELAND,

VOLCANIC STEAM

DAISIES

ONE OF

THE MOST RECENT OF PLANT GROUPS. HAVE MORE THAN 11,000 SPECIES AND ARE SPREAD

ALL OVER THE

WORLD.

*

IS LISED TO HEAT HOUSES.

COPR. 1978 BY NTA SERVICE, nt. 6-4 THERE is little water content in the "spout" of a whale. 1 the animal blows before reaching the surface, a small amount of water will be thrown up by the air force, but most of the body of the fountain-like spray is vapor.

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The total Expenditure in 1938 on behalf of sick and destitute children is estimated at $27,000, against which the Income to date is $15,000 only.

In order to continue its work, the Society asks for the balance of

$12,000

before the close of the financial year on 31st October.

Hon, Treasurers:

Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A..

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P. O. Building.

Mr. KWOK CHAN,

c/o The Banque de L'Indo Chine,

Hongkong

No More Air Passengers For Yunnanfu

Hankow, July 4.

The Eurasia Aviation Corporation's afr service between Slan and Han- kow and Sin and Kunming is not taking passengers,

BANKS

HONGRONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised capital

................................ $50,000,000 fesued and Fully Pold-up... $20,000,000 Reserve Fundet

Sterling

********** * 0,500,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $15,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000.200 NEAD OFFICE:--HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS—

T. E. Pearce, Esq. Chairman

Hon. Mr. J. J, Palerson Deputy Chairman.

3.K Dousal, Esq. J. R. Mason, Esq. A. II. Compton, Eag G, Miskin, Esq. Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell K. 8. Morrison, Eng. M. T. Johnson, Esq., Hon. Mr. A. L. Shíolds D., C. Edmondston, Erg Acting Chiat Manager.

AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA

CUTTA

CAN CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN! FOOCHOW

| HAIPHONG

HAMBURG HANKOW HARDIN HONGKEWY ILOILO

IPOIL

JOHORE KUBE

IKOWLOON ·

BRANCHES

Į KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYONS MALACCA MANILA MUAR (JORORE) MUKDEN NEW YORK PEIFING PENANG TANGOON SAIGON SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI

BINGAPORE' SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW

TIENTSIN TOKYO TSINGTAO УОКОНАМА

Current Accounts opened in Local Cir- rency and Fixed Deposits received Eur one year or shorter periods in Locs! and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application,

ALSO-up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1938.

HONGKONG SAVINGS DANE.

The Business of the above Bank to conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hot Banking Corporation. ilutes may be obtained on application, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

D. C. EDMONDSTON,

Acting Chief manager. Hongkong. 2nd May, 1234.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. 38 Bishopsgate E.C.), Paid-up Capital

*****......................... £3,000,000 Reservo Liability of Propriators 43,000,000 Reserve Fund $3000,000 MANCHESTER BRANCH:

71 Mosley St Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Amritsar

It is pointed out that the Slan-Alor Star Bankow line last winter was suspend Bangkok ed as the Chinese authorities refused Datavia to grant permission for the German Bombay pilots to fly planes over this route, Canton

Calcutta and the service was only recently Cawnpore re-opened. At present no reserva- Cebu tions for passengers are being booked, Colombo -United Press.

Ipoh Iloilo

Karachi Kiang

Kobe

Balgon

Seremban

Shanghai

Singapore

Sitiawan

Kuala

Sourabaya

Lumpur

Taiping

Kuching

Tientsin

Madras

Tongka

Manila

(Bbuket)

Doll

Hamburg

Medan

Tsingtao

Haiphong

New York

Yokohama

Pelping

Zamboangs

Hankow

(Peking)

Harbin

Penang

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS The Imperial Airways Hongkong for Bangkok yesterday Foreign Exchange and General Bana“

Rangoon planb left Hongkong

with one passenger, Mr. P. D. Gain, ing business transacted. who was going to Penang on bus!-

Deposits received for and year of shorte Current Accounts opened and Fixe periods at rates which will be quoted

ness.

The plane also carried 150 kilos of application, mail and 20 kilos of freight.

NEW DUTCH SERVICE

Port Darwin, July 4. A Dutch airliner reached Port Darwin

Tho Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Incor Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Ascertained at any of its Agencies & Dranches.

D." I. GILMORE,

Acting Manager.

Stanager.

the to-day, Inaugurating Amsterdam-Sydney air mail service. -Reuter Bulletin,

Hongkong, 1st June, 1930,

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cards on through Bill of Lading for STRATTS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & 6. AFRICA, AUSTRALABIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS (Under Contract with HM. Government,)

+

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, and the reute, and all callinge are subject to change or deviation with or without notice,

Steamers

*KIDDERPORE

RANCHI

*SOMALI

RANPURA RAWALPINDI **BANGALORE

NALDERA CORFU +"BHUTAN

CHITRAL

From H'Kong about {

Tons

0,000 5th July. 17,000 9th July. 0,000 10th July,

17,000 23rd July 17,000 6th Aug. 6.000 13th Aug.

17,000 20th Aug. 14,000 3rd Sept. 0,000) 10th Sept.

17,000 17th Sept.

• Carko only Calls Casablanca

Destination Straits, C'mbo, B'bay & K'chi. B'bay, M'seilles & Lidon.. M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'aeilles, Havre, 'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & Awerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles & London.

B'bay, M'scllles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London. vessels may call at Malta

SAILINGS `(SOUTH)

All

BRITISH INDIA APCAR

SANTHIA

TALMA SIRDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA

8,000 16th July.

10,000) 30th July

8,000 131 Aug. 8,000 27th Aug, 10,000 10th Sept.

S'pore,

Porl Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

Swettenham,

DO.

DO,

DO.

DO.

BOYOBOY, WOTTA SHOT TO BEHOLD! ANYTHING BUT A

DINOSAUR WOULD

BE OUT COLD

IF WE

I'M NOT THRU WITH THAT

CRITTER YET/

C'MON, FODZY- I WANTA SEE. WHERE HE

GOES!

'WERE SMART)

THIS IS A CHASE WE

WOULDN'T

START!

SCOPU. 1936 BY NEA

THE

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

Da LTB

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good passenger accommodation) HOMEWARDS to:

Port Sudan, Port Said, Tripolt, Alglers, (Oran), Antwerp, Rotterdam (Amsterdam), Hamburg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg & Scandinavian poris.

25th.July.

M.V. "NIPFON"

salling about

OUTWARDS to: Yokohama, Kobe & Osaka.

M.V. "NINGPO"

M.V. "NAGARA”

PASSAGE FARES TO LONDON OR ANTWERP. M.V. "NIPPON", M.V. "NINGPO"---İstİ Class

Other vessels

Cabin de Luxo

Agente:

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Phone: 30966,

Hongkong.

17th July, .23rd Aug.

£58,10,0

£54.0.0.

£53

G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton. Phone: 11408,

D.I. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (BOUTH.)

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

7,000 51b Aug.

7.600

2nd Sept.

7,000

ist Oct.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Regular monthly sallings from 11'kong to Shanghai & Japan & H'kong to Australia, Hong Kong to Bydney-18 days.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAE & JAPAN,

RANPURA

17,000

NELLORE TALMA RAWALPINDI SIRDHANA CORFU TANDA SHIRALA

Oth July. 7,000 6th July. 10,000 7th July 17,000 20th July. 8,000 21st July. 14.500 4th Aug. 7,000 4th Aug.

0,000 4th Aug. Cargo only.

Shanghai & Kobe. Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

Shanghai & Kobe. Japan.

Shangha) & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan. Japani.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, pardala measuring.not more than 8 eft, will be received of the Company's Offios up to noos on the day previous to sailing.

P. & O. B'dian,

Connaught C.

For Paingo Nates, Handbooks, Trnight, jeronmapply MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 60. Phone 1993

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