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THE CHINESE ATHLETE, colis ad house boy obtains the hand- Sono machine which he rides in the dusk of evening. But he is always to be found playing the maddest tricks in the principal attrts of the Treaty Ports, Banding on the saddle, cutting #gures of right, and runing, his friends, to the horns, and ear-splitting bells.
Chino, during the past few years has springing so nang surprises upon the Western world that now we rufnu * feel any particular concern, even for the must urtling developments under to now reging But there is one in- wresting fact which seems to have es esped notier--the appeurates of young China in the world of athletics, and the annannermaina e♫ Olympie Games for the Far Furb to be held in Shanghai this
butumn.
A good many years ago-shall we say Mat fitoen hundred or so-physical of all Chinos gustis. But gradually eulturo firmed a part of the education this essed, not the Chiese drifted into that lethargic conditions of mind and body which we have come to aceiate with the race. Now the American and Euro- pern have como song with their quaint ileus of getting a bustle on. and the
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*The other day I received an applies tim for an increase of pay from my "dich-muslieg on the ground, that “lus was the sale support of his mother, and that on a salary of six rugs onth be could not insist his hotlibe's two ends meet.". Why is it that the Indfup when he wants to bring tenes to var Byes 10 16 often only succeeds in muasing ju smile? | Partly it is beenuse he natyrally thupis
la visione, and under tha: British Goreļ ernment the has to express himself is langur: which is not adapted to visions. Partly it is because he usually kan his English not from Eurijwans but ifna The chiuney tax was itupened on other Indiana, so that that curious written people who went to see their tricula." | language has arisen which we call Babu (He had apparently heard of the ey nglish. But the new-ending stirprises chimney corner, unknown in India.s Let this new language aro not fully ex
Mitti is warrant set by w plained by ti Liu's portic naturer inning the goal-keeper that he his ineotiploto mastery of the King's is to keep the perseer in geal Macar- English. Te not the originality of bisby's sentene Onge the efreumatano ition and Tubamar that soetse. but that run cold write had raised th the contrast between his body aims and presumption that he was in etders" was bis sorry achievements, e mint via paraphrased that ones "liappened your favourable motive bow. If his that a country gentleman could write. Birth not royal at Jenst hit his language was so much puffed up with pride might. Your wook with a salary of that hus detured he was able to be a three sailings a week and pothings
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Many stories ing you for a very tour certifcute morning carriage." The band the pt physical endurance..
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corps is taken off before the funeral", PrzLONGAN, sent writer cnco watched u dear old, rend so many praiseworthy words
(query--Finger ring?)...“ The Mosaic PENANG, Chinese woman, with all bee winter streamed out from your venerable per," history was variously explained as * A
PONTIANAK. pudding on, trying to cruss one of thee that inspires a weloolboy asking per; history written by Mr. Moen," "A bis- Onrespondents at Bombay, Colombo, main streets in Shanghai through the mission in cand tele in secol to inform tory of greed in the time of Mass dia, Pondicherry, Calenta, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Yoko. maze of traffic. Ten yards or so from you that necessity's sharp pitch renda
ham. Eobe, Melbourne, Sydney, Naw the pavement on electric tramcar caught my heart a terrily that I am quite
York, Ban Frandes, Mo., ds. ime full in the chest and propòlled her hackaged by it." Intly on to the further track. whera!
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A history of Juen writen by Moss, and history containing matter which when read is like said to the car." This last example remind cnu of the The spirit of shivalry! (sic), another ear caught bor in the back. Of Indian letter-writer foient desire to interprets historically by the stucement coarse, a foreigner would have been killed; treat his ruders as the Fat Boy in that in old times women used to starring under the feet of as rosha, arbour. One of our sebol teachers lately and owners and gonado war do outright. The second car pushed her Pickwick trented the old lady in the enolie drawing a Chinese cork returning intimated in the following term that, fed an emotion that makes the banking bloom of every description. from market with a load of vegetables, as he was appearing for the matricula- baie stand erect on the body." In the hans and two live ducks. "The success. thu examination he wish two months" sentence. Thus kangaroo is the only as they say "of a popular play, was in leave from his work: Being naturally anal in Australia that approaches the stantaneous. By the time the old lady of a weak and delicate constitution, I big gazas stuslard," the last phrase was had disentangled a Espping duck from a trid that my poor health an oil to mean the pillaz erected by the her elaborate headdreas, and the coalie lenger stand the combined strain of teach-heater against which the kangaroo resta pibed about, mentally and physically bad wiped the harn jean on his dirty ing and studying. The dim and obscure his body, pri that in self-defenes he has been compolled stew, all the traffic of inotor-cary, wheel symptoms of lengdenying health are now hind."
so falls into the pit be
to learn the art of "' moving in which barrows, and broughams had been held become more and mons visible and " these foreign devils are such experts.
Needless to say, the author of the up. After tea minuses of burd work, lustrous, and clearly foretell my total folowing essay on woman was a can- His education hugun with the advent that dear old lady arrived safely at the wreck. My poor request, therefore, is fidate for the B.Sc. degree-Woman set betric trains in China." Mr. Wang, pot she had started from."
for two maith leave that I may escape is one of the highest intellectual crea- INTERNATIONAL BANKING may transter at their option balances of of portly and majestic mien, has as much Now come the Olympic Games, and the pernicious stroke and so face the tions of God, the other being man. It idea of the principles of balance "and there is no saying where the Chinese will examination with greater boldus," belongs to the Phylum Mammali. Wo motion as "cow. It looked so easy to end. They already poescas a Henli on a Sometimes it is imperfectly understood man is rada to temper man when the jump on to the moving ear, or to slight delightful stretch of river, where a re- slang that leads to disaster, as in the caso latter does things to excess. The world HEAD Orice: 60,,Wall Street, New York) FIXED DEPOSIT st 1 PER CENT. 1 gracefully with slainful wave of the gatta is held twice a year; but this is of an applicant for a teacher's post who cannot go on without weman. They are hand to the conductor. The Londoner mainly for the foreigners. Perhaps wish, informed us that I have appeal for created to enliven man when he is not Ias been educated up to the ctor.bus in the next decade we shall see a Chinese the matriculation examination. but by in a good unod: Let us thank God for and electric car througle a generation Eight winning the Grand, or a Chinese the deersen fute I was pluckt off having conferred on man such a great of horse vehicles. Not so" Mr. Wang, F. S. Kelly currying off the Diamond or of the student at a Bible examination and valuabi blessing. Crowds of chattering Chipewy would line Seals. Why not?
who stated that when the centurion got hone he found his servat all right and a fit as a fiddle."
tâo streets to watch this mirnela of trans
tashing past, and to cheer and deride Mr. Wang in his offerte to jump off at Rann-stopping place... fu always gets
Anyhow the gone are to be a big national event. Selection games are now being held all over China, and the win. ners will havo to meet the pisk of athetic
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off backwards und always alights on his Japan, Siam, and Philippine Islands, well address. Op the smallest provoca Turtur. Let us hope our biological i tea. The beneficent company publishes They will meet in swimming, baseball. tion scores of them will bond together friend will not have a similar enlighten- ING BUSINESS transacted. delightful pictures of the right and basket ball. lawn tennis, football, all to compose and print an address, to any-ment when the strict women beetme wrong ways to alight. and prints exact truck and field events, and a modified, body leaving the station and will gather the conerite wife.. instructions in Chinese. But Mt. Wang Marathon roof teti miles. Japan alone a "crowd of hundreds to hear it zen. regards them as further evidence of the is sending her best baseball team and, The fact that they hare seldom or never
7. F. M Fadyen." Glasgow Herald," foreign dovil's cunning, and prefers his fifty athletes. President Yung Sbih-Kai, met the person they age rulogising makes own methods, Doubless he will tears in has contributed $3,000 and a splendid, no difference. A long experience of theo trophy for the best all-round athlete; addresses convinces one that they have and the Ministers of the Cabinet have not and are not intended to have any given another $2,000 and two other bigration whtower to the subject of them, trophies.
but are exercises in imaginative English
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And the Chinese na a race possess the admirable faculty of learning and asairai lating. The Japanese imitate, Thú a south antics of o, foreigner playing lawn tennis or cricket used to appear incom ORDER prebensible to a Chinese, and he would
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There is no need to emphasise what composition pure and simple. How clac all this must mean to China, and the can one secourt for, an address such as affect which the spirit of sportsmanship the following received by the writer on demand how auch the player was paid will have in the Far East. To the the occasion of his last furlough from for doing it. A year or so ago, the beat writer these facts appear as the most the pupils of a school which he visited lawz tennis player in Shanghai, where significant of any which have happened once a year, nearly all under twelve years the standard is a high one, was a Chinese inen the end of the Russo-Japanese of age —
boy at a club. They are learning War. They will mean much to Indin, Sir,It is since a long time that to play Soccer really well, they become too, ant perhaps just yet, but certainly we have been enjoying your company, experts at billiards, they can rice in a few years. The Western world, and which was ever a sure of delight to straight across country, do the hund Great Britain in particular, will not fail. When we learned that your Holer Fred" in lover time, but, curiously to follow this now development of Chinas going home, won were deeply over enango, they do not take kindly to with the krenent interest and sympathy.pered with a feeling of despair begond
Opposita Hongkong Hotel NEL (¡Telephone No. 481.cricket.
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