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Playgrounds

Thing Like This, You Know

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 into hide its glaring face in

repentance and in shame.

Two banked, shaven little look benignantly lawns upon the curving pathway.

Might Be

-By-

N.B. WHITESTONE

No fear of life or shattered

White-conted bandsmen set up

A clattering lorry all but runs the old man down in his futile endeavour to stem the rushing course of the ugly red monster tearing down the dreary length 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

IT ISN'T EARLY to get

formation from some Govern- ment departments in Hongkong. Yesterday we tried to find out what was happening about the $160,000 the general public had Each side a stately row linth disturbs their guardians. their tiny bamboo sents; light subscribed eighteen months ago of dahlias, of deepest red The side tracks are for them and circular seating is quickly to build and maintain two pub-shading near to black in and theirs. Cool and green and placed around the band; the

50 YEARS AGO their cool and kindly hearts, pleasant, the arms of branching wagon, all but silently; departs.

Fab. 17 1880. garden trees reach unto the

The people fill the many

Lord Wolseley, speaking at ring- Sprawling beds of sweet wil- Banyans of the road. Motorcars benches beneath the gently way-ham yesterday, insisted oft the impari- liams, and against the

sunny there are, subdued of hue.

ance of Increasing the effelency of our wall proud and slender snap-moderate of pace and sparing of ng leaves.

services, since the greatest war that bistory has known was browing in Others stroll the hour away

lordship said Europe. His

that he dragons of indefinable delicate hues rear upwards 'gainst the Crimson buses also, all but in ease and comfort despite the hoped the time would come when Great sun. Martial Bitola would adept univernai military loved protector.

muted, run adroitly up and burning, tropic

training. strains. stir sluggish blood, but The golden glories of the down.

Mr. Spencer made a balloon ascent "Shower" turn parapet and wall

Beyond, toward the purpling soon the music drifts to soothing from the grounds of Government-house ut Parel this evening in the presenco into glowing cloth of gold.

of thousands of spectators. lo comt ed to the height of seventeen hundred Public benefactors, these gar-

and descended safely In den owners of the Tong!...

chute.

lic parks for children, as a memorial to King George V.

We were referred by an official of the Public Works Department to the Botanical and Forestry Department. "No," the B. & F. official told us, "you will have to see the Urban Council," A reporter went to the Urban Council and was tersely told that there was nothing to any to the Press.

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gear.

hills, happy riders gaily canter sounds of Greig

reserved for them; on the tan

bay and chestnut, coats of

GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS į feet, burnished bit and stirrup reflect KING! LONG LIVE the glints of sun.

NOBLE KING!

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The dissolution and liquidation of the Panama Canal Company have been The value of the shares decided upon.

has fallen to 74.

25 YEARS AGO

X THE LOVELY MAIDEN

Windsor Avenue! There is THE FERVOUR of the orches

Feb 17, 1914.- spied the blistered. way-worn THE STRANGER gazed anew.

tra, the grinding scrape of stranger resting upon his slab of

Sir John H. Biles, in an article on ranite, who with wistful gaze yet another name. Sedan Walk!

feet arouse scrambling

Jarge Ateamers in the special number of Shipbuilding and Shipping Record tangingly eyed her cool retreat. So strange a name to give this

Just published, anya that if harbourN “Would'st enter, friend?" she charming order, these happy, dozing stranger.

smiling people!"

He rubs his sleep-dimmed eye pormitting vessels drawing 50 ft. of water could be constructed, abips could smiled.

He strains his cars. Music? and looks around.

be built with more economical transport "Where "So would 1, and I could, fair Leaning forward he peeps be

they? Where than the vessels of to-day.

Ho doubts whether it will ever be What's hapworth while to adopt such a length as stranger" panted the greybeard, tween the latticed stone.

have they gone?

1,000 ft., and looks to the lightening of striving unobserved to stem the Two avenues meet, four lines pened?"

material and its flowered leaf and

The only music to be heard is structural

economical distribution, as well as to moisture from his streaming of massive

"Mai yo-bar...so-bar!", the roar the development of the turbine and skin.

Overhead the "Come hither, Sir, and rest

interlacing and hoot of cars and buses charg-water-tube boiler, for reucing the first cost and subsequent working exponses. ~** thee here beneath the jacaran- boughs all but shroud the burning down the dusty road; the The Queen Alary is 1,018 feet tung.-- da."

ing, sky, making dim and cool clang of iron bars.

Beggars pester. Gratefully and creakingly he the dappled space beneath. lowered his length unto the gay- striped chair, brushed by linger- ing, scented blossom..

In the end, we got our in- formation clsewhere. It In dicates that the original scheme for building those parks for the children has been shelved and that another scheme is now be

But nothing, ing' proposed. apparently, can be done about the new scheme until there is someone available to work on the plans. Meanwhile, the pub- lic has subscribed $160,000 for the Memorial, and their money is still waiting to be spent for the purpose for which it was collected. Meanwhile, also, the poor children of Hongkong are still not provided with adequate "Ah! 'tis well, my daughter, facilities for enjoying them-my thanks go unto thee! But let me not hinder the household selves off the streets.

tasks-noon soon arrives." Eyes of the Dead

IN SPAIN, the hour of decision strikes. The Loyalists must decide whether they will fight

"Ok, Sir, I send the little maiden with cooling drink- rest and be easy in your own good time."

The tender creature passed į to their last human resources or beyond and ere long the little honourably quit. Britain and handmail's foaming, golden France toy with the idea of re-draught brings added solace to cognition for Franco, who could e tired and weary son. not have won the war, without Italian aid.

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ven if Franco destroys his IN THE AVENUE beyond the enemlea now, he will have to gay, green gate the stranger deal with his friends. The at his ease surveys the verdant, | Spaniards who fight for him but mighty arms of giant banyans meeting overhead-a 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-rend the graceful sign a little cign allies who are not in Spain way beyond. for Spain's good.

These foreigners will expoct to cash in on a victory. They have made a heavy investment In Spain's agony. But they will find a passion in very Spanish heart: To clear the alien fighters

out

Spanish proverb: Dead men -oper the eyes of the living.

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

Sheltering between their giant protectors are flowering shrubs of purple and gold, casting floral fragments upon the grateful

who populace

throng leaf. chequered shade.

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

stem.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

Čaph 1988 by Volei Feature Bindtastest

"My tonen't that a whirlwind romance and only ten minutes

ago he was best man!"

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more

10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 17, 1939. NVAL Rogers,

America's favourite uniourist, was asked last night at a public dinner where he gets bla joker. He replied: "I Just watch Congress and report facts!"*"

Rone

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Captain . D. Penhale, of the Chang- chow, has

master, Yingchow. Captain W. L. Shinn, from reserve, has Rune maater, Changchow.

Mr. J. R. Liloy, chief officer, Bhan- tung, is on reserva. Bir. F. Gibbs, frum renerve, has gone chlet alleer, Shun- Captain C. Harria-Walker, from re serve, has gone master, Tean. Captain El. Birtel. of the Tean, is on

serve.

re

Captula Pringle, of the Chinhua, on reservo. Coptain D. D. Richard, from reserve, ban gone acting master, Chinhun.

Mr. H. H. McLares, second oficer. Srechurn, on reserve. Mr. D. Nood- bam, fram reserve, has gone second ofcer, Bacchuen.

Mr. W. E French has been appointed second officer, Hulchow.

Mr. T. P. Uently, chief offer, Tam- ing. has gone chief officer, Hinklang. Mr. J. Robinson, chief officer, Binklang, has gone chief ofeer, Kalgan. bir. P. F. M. de Freitas, chief officer, Kalgan, I on Home leave.

5 YEARS AGO

Feb. 17, 1834. As the result of a series of meetings, the Anglo-Chinose Committen denling with the British Boxer Indemnity Fund has resolved to frous bonds to the amount of 1000,000 to be solely devoted to the completion of the Canton--- Hankaw Railway.

The Hongkong Amateur Dramatio Club produced Anthony Armstrong's drama Toa Mingte Albi"

Betty Phudon

The east in order of appearance wAN? Hunter (Bavilin's Bervant) Eric Brooks! Phillip vilin

J, Roberts Veronlen Evana „Gerald · Nigel Bir Milon landing... Roger Lindsell Fact: Inspector Pember..Philip.

Colin Derwent

Decl Kargs, Brace Mons. Colbert

· The "play', WAS

Grauman.

Bayly_Jones?

Kenneth Kemble

Bydney West

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