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“...and admiring populace.
Our older readers, remembering that they were once
‘kids’ of one sort or another, are expected to genially bear
with our mistakes and inexperience in the WORLD of LET-
TERS. We will not start making excuses for our first
literary attempt as it needs none. The varied assortment
of articles will, we are sure, be amusing and interesting to
readers of each sex and every age.
It is hoped that the competitions will be heartily and
widely gone in for by the younger residents of CHEFOO—
and DISTRICT.
SCHOOL YEARS.
Learn it all, Learn it all,
All the work you can.
Pick it up and keep it up
If you want to be a MAN.
Do it well, whate’er it be,
All the work you can.
Keep at at it, stick at it,
If you want to be a MAN.
Kcepat at it, stick atit,
All the time you can.
But dont neglect your exercise
If you want to be a MAN.
A bit of Cricket and a bit of Footer
And all the work you can,
A bit of this and a bit of that
And then you’ll be a MAN....”
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“...Borneo to Timbuctoo,
I’m not surprised its mystic maze
Has stretched from Oval to Chefoo.
3. I’m proud to be in such a camp,
Where Waterloo has oft been won :
But I should have the writer’s cramp,
If I wrote all they’d said and done.
4. We’ve got a famous Chefoo team,
Palmer, Dorval and nimble “Jew ”,
And “Fatty”, Mair and “Seventeen”,
Moore, Jack, and Stark also Andrew.
5. They try to imitate Jack Hobbs,—
We wish each one the best of luck—
They do his blocks and cuts and slogs,
But sometimes finish with a duck.
6. When I go forth all dressed in pads.
And take my place within the crease;
I quite forget the latest fads,
And thus my noble efforts cease.
7. I oft rebel against the fate,
Which blocks my century in the game;
But I can still afford to wait
To mount the pinnacle of fame.
8. One lacks enthusiastic friends
To watch ones game with insight true,
However can one gain one’s ends
In this poor one-eyed place—Chefoo?....”
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“...4
JOKES. HOWLERS
1) In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers crossed the ocean and this is
known as THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
2) What Part of Speech is “latus-lata-latum” ?
Masculine
3) What is the meaning of Felix? A Cat
4) What are the Essays of Elia? The attempts of Elijah
to get food.
5) “Dad! what is a SAVING sense of humour?’’
“Oh, I suppose it refers to the people who are always
having jokes at the. other person’s expense.’’
THE DIARY OF TWO CHEFOO PE(S)TS.
The Mosquito
Monday. Slept soundly most of the day after a grand
overnight’s gorge at the Missionary Home, I
arrived late for the Lecture The Speaker got
exasperated with my attacks but at last he
found his time was up and was greatly relieved,
Tuesday. Annoyed the couples on the Beach, turned in
at the Prep School to see how matters were
progressing and found the inmates fat and flour-
ishing and very suitable victims.
Wednesday. Boys School Debating Society was holding a
meeting. The chairman in last state of ex-
haustion and my arrival did...”
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“...comes our dinner, sopn dispatched.
An hour of break we pass
In playing “Tip and Run’’ or “Jacks”
Or working for next class.
To lessons !—then an hour in which
We go in for a swim,
Or for a walk, or play some games
With energy and vim I ! ! !
An hour on Prep and music spent :
Then supper (wished for long)
Followed by prayers, and prep again,
Then bed—until the gong.
CRICKET INTELLIGENCE?)
One or the most interesting matches or the season was
/ that against the Old Dickensians, who kindly came to Chefoo
on their way round the world. The parly arrived at 3
' o’clock by S.S. “Quarantine”, which was unusually well
• 7 / up to time. Mr. Pickwick, the captain of the team, kindly
z <—
•• 'htZ?
^.1 / 'l«^z_...”
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