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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930.

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Playgrounds

Thing Like This, You Know

A

LTRUISTI CALLY the fretwork of stone and the railed and cheerful green gate revealed a plot of gaiety, a scene enough to cause the backing mass of concrete

Might Be

By

N.B. WHITESTONE

A cluttering lorry all but runs. the old man down in his fatile endeavour to stem the rushing · course of the ugly red monster learing down the dreary longth of that bare and glaring, that eye-aching and treeless expanse which is Prince Edward Road.

He may still be seen waiting for his bus.

A Look Through The “Telegraph"

upon the curving pathway. No fear of life or shattered White-coated bundsmen set up Each side a stately row limb disturbs their guardians. their tiny bamboo seats; light of dahlias, of deepest red The side tracks are for them and circular. seating is quickly||

to black in and theirs. Cool and green and placed around the band; the their cool and kindly hearts, pleasant, the arms of branching wagon, all but silently, departs. garden trees reach unto the Sprawling beds of sweet wil banyans of the road. Motorcars benches beneath the gently way ham yesterday, insisted on the import

The people fill the many wall proud and slender snap moderate of pace and sparing of ng leaves. liams, and against the sunny there are, subdued of hue, dragons of indefinable delicate loved protector. hues rear upwards 'gainst the

IT ISN'T EARLY to get into hide its glaring face in formation from some Govern-repentance and in shame. ment departments in Hongkong. Two banked, shaven little Yesterday we tried to find outlawns ·look- benignantly what was happening about the $160,000 the general public had subscribed eighteen months ago to build and maintain two pub-shading near

50 YEARS AGO lic parks for children, 43 A

Fab. 17 188V. Lord Wolseley, speaking at Birming memorial to King George V.

We were referred by an official

ner of increasing the efficiency of our services, since the greatest war that of the Public Works Department

known was browing in gear.

lordship wald, that he to the Botanical and Forestry

Crimson buses also, all but in case and comfort despite the hoped the tlaie would come when Great muted, run adroitly up and burning, tropic sun. Mortial Britain would adopt universal military Department. "No," the B. & F.

strains stir sluggish blood, but The golden glories of the down. official told us, "you will have "Shower" turn parapet and wall Beyond, toward the purpling soon the music drifts to soothing to see the Urban Council." Ainto glowing cloth of gold. hills, happy riders gaily canter sounds of Greig reporter went the Urban Public benefactors, these gar- on the tan reserved for them;

coats of bay and chestnut, GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS Council and was tersely told den owners of the Tong!....

burnished bit and stirrup reflect KING! LONG LIVE OUR that there was nothing to say

the glints of sun.

NOBLE KING!

to the Press.

to

X

Others stroll the hour away Europe. His history fum

training.

→

*

Mr. Spencer made a balloon ascent from the grounds of Government-housa at Purel this evening in the presence of thousands of spectators. Ho ascend- ed to the height of seventeen hundred fest, and descended #afciz jurachati

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The dinsolation and liquidation of the Panama Canal Company haro-been- #ectuvd upon. The value of the shares. has fallen to 74.

25 YEARS AGO

In the end, we got our in- THE LOVELY MAIDEN formation elsewhere. It in-pict the blistered, way-worn THE STRANGER gazed anew.

"Windsor Avenue! There is THE FERVOUR of the orches [stranger resting upon his slab of

tra, the grinding scrape of

Feb. 17, 1014, dicates that the original scheme granite, who with wistful gaze yet another name. Sedan Walk!

scrambling fect

Sir John M. Bites, in an article on the arouse

Jargo steamera in the special number" for building those parks for the longingly eyed her cool retreat. So strange a name to give this dozing stranger.

of Shipbuilding and Skipping Record children has been shelved and

Just published, says that if harbours "Would'nt enter, friend?" she charming order, these happy,

He rubs his sleep-dimmed eye permitting vessels drawing 50 ft. of that another scheme is now be smiled.

smiling people!"*

water could be constructed, ships could He strains his ears. Music? and looks around.

be built with more economical transport ing proposed. But nothing,

“So would 1, and I could, fair Leaning forward he peeps be-. "Where arc they? Where the the vessels of to-day. apparently, can be done about stranger" panted the greybeard, tween the latticed stone.

have they gone? What's hapworth while to adapt such a length a

He doubts whether it will ever be the new scheme until there is striring unobserved to stem the

Two avenues meet, four lines pened?"

1,000 ft., and looks to the lightening of materiai und Jim morg someone available to work on moisture from his streaming of massive leaf and flowered The only music to be heard is structural,

economical distribution, na well as to Akin.

"Mai so-bar...so-bar", the roar the development of the turbine and stem. the plans. Meanwhile, the pub-

"Come hither, Sir, and rest- Overhead the lic has subscribed $160,000 for

interlacing and hoot of cars and buses charg-water-tube boiler, for reducing the first cont and sulisequent working expenses.~* thee here beneath the jucarun- boughs all but shroud the burn- ing down the dusty road; the The Queen Mary is 1,018 feet long- the Memorial, and their money

Ed.) ing sky, making dim and cool clang of iron bars. is still waiting to be spent for

Gratefully and creakingly he the dappled space beneath.

Beggars pester. the purpose for which it was lowered his length unto the gay- collected. Meanwhile, also, the striped chair, brushed by linger- poor children of Hongkong are ing, scented blossom. still not provided with adequate "Ah! 'tis well, my daughter,| But facilities for enjoying them-my thanks go unto thee! selves off the streets.

let me not hinder the household' | tasks-noon soon arrives."

"Oh, Sir, I send the little maiden with cooling drink

Eyes of the Dead

IN SPAIN, the hour of decision

da."

strikes. The Loyalists mustest and be rump in your own decide whether they will fight good time"

The tender creature passed

to their last human resources or beyond and ore long the little honourably quit. Britain and handmaid's

foaming, golden France Loy with the idea of re; draught brings added solace to cognition for Franco, who could a tired and weary soul. not have won the war without Italian aid.

* ☆ ☆

ven if Franco destroys his IN THE AVENUE beyond the enemics now, he will have to gay, green gate the stranger deal with his friends. The at his case surveys the verdant, Spaniards who fight for him but mighty arms of giant banyans meeting overhead-o double row don't agree with him. The pre-adorns this noble highway. ponderance of Spaniards who With peering eye he strives to fought against him. The for-read the graceful sign a little eign allica who are not in Spain way beyond. for Spain's good,

These foreignera will expect to cash in on a victory. They have made a heavy investment in Spain's agony. But they will And a passion in overy Spanish heart: To clear the alien fighters

Outt

Spanish proverb: Dead men open the eyes of the living.

"Windon? Winder? Ah! Wind- sor-Wintisor Avenue."

Sheltering between their ginnt protectors are flowering shrubs of purple and goid, casting floral fragments upon the grateful populaca who throng lenf- chequered shade.

Little children play in peace upon the clean, sweet sward, teasing the fallen blossom.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

Cven 1989 by United Pantere Bendientes

"Mu! learn't that a whirlwind romance--and only 'lah ininuter.

ano he was best mant"

10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 17, 1p20. Will Regera, America's favourite humourist, was naked last night at a public dinner where he gets his jokes. He replied: "I just watch Congress and report factst

Captain F. D. Penhale, of the Chang- chow, ins gane master, Yingchow. Captain W. 1. Shinn, from reserve, has cone master, Chungchow,

Mr. J. R. Litey, chief officer, Shan- tung, in on reserve, Mt. F. Gibbs, from reserve, has gone eblet offeur, Skan-

LUBK.

Captain Harris-Walker, from ro- serve, has gone master, Tean, Captala E. H. Bistel, of the Tean, is ón re- serve.

Captain J. Pringle, of the Chỉnhua, is on reserve. CapitulĄ D. D. Richards, from reserve, kas gene acting master, Chinhun.

Mr. H. Meluren, second fleet, Szechen, in on reservo. Mr. D. Noed- hnm, from reserve, has gana secund offeer, Szachnen.

Mr. W. E. French bas been appointed second ofter, Huichuw.

Mr. 7. P. Beatty, chief omcer, Tam- bag, bus gons eller omcer, Minklang, Mr. J. Robinson, chief officer, Binklang, hos gone chief oficer, Kälgan. Mr. P. F. M. de Freitas, chief officer, Kalgan, in on loin leave.

5 YEARS AGO

Feb. 17, 103 L As the result of a series of meetings, the Anglo-Chinese Committee deallag with the British Boxer Indemnity Fund has resolved to fanua banda to the amount of £300,000 to be solely devoted to the completion of the Canton- Hankow Railway.

The Hongkong Amateur Dramatis Clu produced Anthong Armstrong's drama "Ten Minuto Alibi.”

The cast In order of appearance was: Hunter (Sevilla'a Dervant) ....Erie Brooks. Philip Havilla

J. Itoberta

Bolty Findon

Colin Derwent

Veronica Evans .Gerald Nigel Air Mlice Standing ..Rower Linded!); Deet. Inspector Peruber ..Philip

Bayly:Jüngs Deet Bergt, Brace Kanneth Kemble Man Colbert,Bydady: WeI The play was produced by Fay Grossmen.

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