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the need for this). In publishing his politically minded or merely sordid SPECIAL CABLES. second thoughts on the subject hemen, but books are the reverbera-
WEATS
tions of quietly and leisurely thought. ful souls. After such-an' heretical
Back to books, away from men! Like breath of kine or scent of sea, Books, your air blows up to me, Sick from the smell of politics, With the smell of books to mix- Is there any other smel! - That's one-half so comfortable? Here for the rest of time I'll sit. And read, and never tire of it, And never die---'tis doing things "Has laid in earth these many kings. If they had sat and read and read And marked, and learned, they'd
not be dead.
ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK.
COLLISION NEAR SHANGHAI.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1420.
PEAK SCHOOL
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF
PRIZES
CORRESPONDENCE.
AFTER READING REUTER.
[To the Editor of the "China Moll."I
'The annual distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Peak School took place yesterday evening at the Peak ↑ Sir-Undoubtedly the most cer- Club. HE. the Governor presided and tain thing that the upheaval in there was large gathering of Russia has caused, is to bring to the of the pupils and their knowledge of the more thoughtful readers what a crowd of unashamed Proceedings commenced with the liars exist in influential oficial posit-
(CHINA MAIL SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha steamer parents. "Kifune Maru sank in the Shang-friends. hai river near the Arsenal, following
AN EXPENSIVE BUILDING.
said :) It may be well to explain that one notices a pla and then thinks it over. True, one's notice opinion (for a newspaper column) the virtually instantaneaus record of you will not be surprised to be told ode's first Impressions sometimes that we rather like the following.. of specious appearance- "God it's good to get again thought. But that is one of the wicked deceptions of journalism.”
"Specious appear- SPECIOUS
ance of thought" APPEARANCES. is a mustard plaster that fits far more
a collision with the "Gweneth. No reading of the annual report by Mr.icns at Home. Winston Churchill than the dramatic criticism' in the
lives were lost and body was E. Ralphs, Inspector of Government while trying to curdle our blood with papers. There is, for instance, a
injured..
Schools, on behalf of Mrs. Main, the horrible stories, is confounded by specious appearance at modesty in Walkles's multiplicity of "one's"
Head Mistress. The pupile then more reasonable tales, such as that treated those present to several songs, about the Soviet Government at One supposes when one avoids in Fone's writing one's tendency to see
both in French, and English. Master Irkutsk and the recent harvest, the things through one's capital I that
Kenneth Bonnar, Miss Lucy Ritter, best for 30 years!! And at the same mo- and Miss Esme Scott Harston deliver- ment the American Hoover says raise one is escaping egotism and the
ed recitations, which were much ap-the blockade (so that surplus food aanearance of it, but one is mistaken
preciated. The entertainment conclud- may be exported from Russia) and It cannot be avoided, until somebody
SHANGHAI Jan, 23. OF A POET'S friend who could
Owing to a tendency to excessive led with four dances, the children the Russian will still starve and Boi- insents a linotype that will melt
REMARKI make a reputation
The shevik tyranny cease. Verily most (the wights out of metal as at present.
in prose if he thought subsidence in the foundations of the trincing considerable skilf. It does words.
It worth while or if he were aware new municipal building, the Shang- entertainment was an enjoyable one, men are liars when necessary. That wickedly alever of his pecullar gift. Talking of that Council has sanctioned an expen-reflecting credit on both teachers and Yours faithfully, "PUNCH ON Owen Seaman-who bauty be said it can rever be the diture of an additional five thousand pupils alike.
THE SAME. needs to "Sir" to abject of precise analysis; it can taels on it. - give him the distinc-never be evoked by formulas, It'on he has earned-h's some excel- Beauty is a spirit of which we are lent verses on the Walkley confes-ft a moment aware through some sin. Here are the fast two:
inexact synthesis of odour, colour, And row you own that second round, shape, motion, or terbali
thugs are best;
allusion. It arouses a characteristic
tions). previous thought had been thrown
off your ches—
We have ་ poet
[China Mail-SPECIAL]
WEISS MURDER MYSTERY,
NEUTRALLY INCLINED. Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1920.
SERGEANT INJURED AT A FIRE.
A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
Indeert (unless you meant to be face-emotion, somehow reminiscent. some- [China Mail SPECIAL]
to premonitory, under stress of which we vaguely feet the need of
SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. jocher senses with which to embrace
The case in which a ricsha coolie something supremely desirable and is charged with murdering Mr. Weiss presently unattainable." That was at Shanghai has been indefinitely Tom McInnes; whose new book of postponed, owing to frostbite at education of their children a serious Road at 120 this morning, the nozzle poems, "The Fool of Joy," we tacking the coolie's legs, in a manner (reviewed about five or six moons probably necessitating aœputation.
ago.
Only an outward semblance, very
specious:
Ltd so from a god you sinic
SMART and INEXPENSIVE
EVENING GOWNS.
Wm. POWELL Ltd.
Des Voeux Road.
To common men who take their time
to think.
Oh, Mr Walkley, my illusion's gone! Shattered my faith in those allusive
nocturnes
Composed impromptu from 11.0
on,
Fast as the moving finger of the
clock turns,
How can I know but what
|
Our special telegram BOLSHEVISM. (from Shanghai) about *Bolshevik agents
TEL 8.9. "CHINA."
arrested in Central China need not be STILL HOPE TO REFLOAT HER,advantage to have had Mrs. Main into the G.H.C., where he is making as
taken with alarm Shanghai is the home of rumout, and any rumour coming thence never grows less in the telling. We are advised that there is not the least likelihood of
"
H.E. the Governor, addressing those present said that he was sure they were all very pleased to learn |from the`report read by Mr. Ralphs that the school had had a very successful year. He thought from what they had seen it could not be said that attention to studies had done any harm to the health oộ: the children-(Laughter)-it was a great
While Sergt. Henderson of the advantage in this Colony to have Police was engaged, with the Fire such a school for European children, Brigade in putting out a small äre as people who lived in this portion which broke out on the top floor of of the Empire had always found the a three-storied house. in Queen's problein and had either to send their of a fire hose burst, and fell from the children away at an age too young top floor striking the sergeant above to be separated from them or, worse the left eye 28 he was decending a than that, give their children noire escape. He was rendered uncon- schooling at all. It was a still greater scious for a while and was removed
charge of the school for the last five rapid a recovery as can be expected. years-(Applause)-Mrs. Main, they His. Injuries are not serious. The [CHINA MAIL SPECIAL.] - all knew, had remained at her post fire was put out without much; of duty, although she had retired at difficulty and the damage done is Next week you'll tell us you were
„SHANGHAI, January 23. the special request of the Department considered very slight t. 1ing rot?
Attempts to float the 8.&. "China" of Education, and he gratefully- The point is, you Bolshevist propaganda succeeding in have so far failed. Arrangements expressed, on behalf of the depart MUCH OF IT will please observe, China, with or without repression; have been made for salvage work. ment, their thanks to her for having that Walkley, like and we trust our adviser. We only The cause of the accident is now ex-carried on. She, however, was leav
meation it to soothe timid plained. The vessel tried to avoid ing them now. It was a matter of many a better man before him and after, has talked a people, and as
some fishing boats and ran aground-regret to all of them, and, person- lot of rot. In all talk, no matter to note calling attention to Eopes are entertained that the vessel ally a matter of regret to himself,
as he had two young children, It has been painted out to the whom he intended sending to Ching Mail that many men in the the school in a year or so. Now he Colony, over 40 years of age, are would have to leave them to Mrs. quite willing to "jain up" but they.. Main's successor." He had been don't know" what section to join always told that it was not wise to which would best fit in with their make long speeches, as it was not available time. It is suggested that popular among children who would the officials should issue a statement be kept too long from their prizes, showing how these men can arrange. and so he would commence to distri- matters. The idea is a good one. bute the prizes (Applause).
Now the war is over the civilian's His Excellency gave away the first consideration is business. There prizes to the lucky recipients who are many who cannot say on Mon day morning for certals, whether they Miss Esme Scott Harston present- will be at liberty on Tuesday after
Cheers were called for His necessity for asking leave to be absent from a drill or parade becomes tiresome. It is suggested that if the authorities.could hit upon a scheme" whereby older business men, could choose their own time it would be advantageous.
IS ROT.
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CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
(By arrangement with Wah Tsc Yat Po.)
HONGKONG VOLUNTZER DEFENCE CORPS.
whom the taler, so long as be the attitude of respectable news alks long enough, there must be a papers at Home Reuter, having may yet be refloated. percentage of rot. Due allowance done his best for the interventionists, for that, by writer and reader, with w realizes that the game is up, candit avowals occasionally by the and tells us so. The Observer is former such as Walkley has just quoted as referring to "the alarmist made, removes its sting, draws is semiofficial communiques. As you fangs, diminishes its power for know, the China Mail bas all along mischief. Forks (ant especially fools recognized the Bolshevist "news" fit in newspaper offices) in the name of that light. The Sunday Times.refers consistency stick to and uphold their to paniomangers and the West.).
SHANGHAI, Jan 22. rot, never confessing error, pretend.minster Gazelle accuses the Churchill
The Minister of Foreign Affairs ing fimplicitly if not explicitly) to be gang of trying to "stampede the infallible. Such a pase is against all public. Just as in fighting Germans has transmitted, for the consideration were loudly applauded. commonsense, and experience. The the real enemy was Frussianism, so of the Ministers a road, the message JAMES MITCHELL. On January
Even to those who hold either that surprising thing is that it should have in Bolshevism, the real enemy is Rus- from Japan relating tq, the Shantungled Mrs. Main with a bouquet of noon, say at 5 o'clock, and the
sianismo. We must really try to question. He also enquires as to the flowers. 20, at the Union Church, Ken-
the Kaiser was not responsible for the endured so long. Every human say: avoid being infected by either. Our foreigners attitude towards China's Excellency and Mrs. Main and lustily nedy Road, by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconąchie, Rosina McArthur actions of his subordinates or, alterna-ing everywhere and everywhen, in Mitchell (Rosie), only daughter tively, that the atrocities did not occur peech or writing, should be prefaced ruling class is very Prussian, but we case.
this: can cure that If we let them be of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell,
and that only the usual acts of com- hy some such formula as Quarry Bay, to Charles P. F. batant nations characterised the be- "Always remembering that I am hu come Russian, by swallowing all their James, of Messrs. W. G. Hum-haviour of both sides, the desirability man, very ignorant, possibly foolish, propaganda and doing what they
crobably in error, I think that.
MARRIAGE.
phreys & Co., Swatow. **A Home" at 5. Tai Kee Terrace, Quarry Bay, biz Monday, 2nd February.
The in Mail.
**TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC BEVICE."
DONGKONG, FRIDAY, JAN. 53, 1820.
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THE EX-KAISER.
There must be in this Colony a suficiency of new arrivals to render be question of the extradition of the bie German Emperor a thing of more than academic interest. Apart from ihe Army men who have returned or newly come out to the Colony there
ed, and an invertebrate politician wondering if Holland will consent. Shades of Wittenburg!
ADVERSARIA.
WAR
M
want us to do, we are lost.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
dance" from 8 p.m.
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responded to.
President Chú Sai Cheong is urging
ANNUAL REPORT. The following was the report of Dr. C. T. Wong, the peate delegate, that Dr. Wong will receive a decora-the Headmistress- to return to Peking. It is reported
tion. Dr. Wong has replied that he There have been several changes is unable to return to Peking im-in the Staff during the year. Mrs. mediately.
Fletcher and Miss Rodger having
place
the
of Mrs. who went on leave oi
of the trial cannot be otherwise than it wouldn': do for panjandrums to certain. In either case, their theories say it, but they ought to think it. As will be pur to the test in the only way for newspapers, they ought to print it possible. We cannot help feeling at the head of their pages, so as to
Dr. Wellington Koo reports that left the School, Mrs. Stark was those pupils left before the examina- thar a little more enthusiasm on the remind them to think it. Wouldn't
the articles concerning China's transferred from Kowloon and Mrs. tion took place. To-day's dollar is worth 58. 14, interest in the Hungarian peace treaty Mackintosh joined the School as part of the general public would be it mike a difference? Old Testament
Until the appointment of Miss more fitting than the present silence, were had a trick of prefacing some Mr. J. R. Wood this morning are similar to those in the Austrian Assistant Mistress in January. Two McDonald as dril, and games Mis Surely the Man in the Street has a their least plausible utterances with fined a number of unlicensed hawkes Treaty which is expected to be days after opening in the New Year tress, each class was taught drita something to say on the matter?
Miss Suche was sent from the Els by its own teacher, a short lesson Per the words; "Thus saith the Lord sums ranging from $2 to $5.
signed by the end of this month.
Lung Chai Kwong's troops at Kadoririe School to assist until the being given daily haps he is awaiting the result before God." The ettorial we" doesn't
during the Smail Station" Tintsin demanded return of Miss Jack from short cold weather. Since the coming of committing himsell. But it seems to begin that vay; but by the Fearsome There will be a "tea dance" at their pay on the 20th inst. Mutiny leave, which took place on February Miss McDonald these short lessons us merely the aphasia of the perfectly Smell of our Oldest and Strongest the Repulse Bay, Hotel to-morrow was prevented only by the timely 11. Mrs. James joined the Staff as have been continued. Many parents bored. Can it be possible that the Pipe, it often sounds that way. You from 4 p.m. to 7 pm, and a dinner arrival of Lung Chat Kwong with a Assistant Mistress after the Mid- have expressed their great apprecia whole thing has already ceased to must have noticed it.
big sum of money to pay them off. summer Holidays and Mrs. Harling tion of the dancing lessons which interest us? It seems very like It.
Some time ago it was
Mr. Wong Chi Cheung a prominent took H.M.S. "Hawkins" is expected politican in Feking is instructed by Stark
are given once a week. announced from Home
The Annual School Sports, did not DECORATIONS that all men who had to arrive this afternoon, from her the President to call on Lai Yuen September 21. Miss McDonald take place this year, but a very PUZZLE, served during the war trip south. This is a day earlier than Hing the ex-President and ask his was appointed visiting Calisther i pleasant afternoon was spent at
in any capacity oyer was originally expected.
advice about the peace situation. Mistress and gave her first lesson on Craigieburn, in celebration of the The good work seas were entitled to the British War
Lat replied that he was tired of all September 11.
Declaration of Peace at which the GREAT goes OD. The Midal. So far as is known the focal To-day's return of communicable this talk of peace " when there The number of paplle either admit-children had sports more or less on JOURNALISTIC pompous pretence military authorities decided that men disease shows one case of diphtheria was none.
ted or re-admitted during the year the same lines as to former years. FRAUD. of journalistic already in Hongkong when war broke and four of cerebrospinal fever. 01
Many telegrams are pouring into was 50. Forty-five pupils have left This took place on July 25. omniscience is bet gout could not be considered as having the latter, one of the four patients is Peking from various bodies here, the School during the year of these
THE PRIZE-LIST: are those who have experienced the pricked. The common humanity of served in the war overseas" au Aræerican.
opposing direct negotiation on the AI have left the Colony and 4 have Hun methods of warfare quite as the newspaper pundit is being mo e sincs they were already overseas,
Shantung Case, as it contradicts the been moved to other Schools. At- The following was the prize list directly if not so continuously. Air tat more recognized The supersti Apparently the Home authorities The late Mr. B. D. Kapetya's original policy that caused non signa- tendance has been good, although Fame Scott Harston.-1, Scripture raids en the undefended cities of tions respect for the printed word save a different view, for a discharged ponica Louza, Sinza and Spotted ture of the Treaty,
there was the usual: falling off in England brought home to the civilian being exploded. The anonymous man, who was in Hongkong prior to Sand are to be sold by public auction Regarding the £5,000.000 loan, July-a number of papils going Pamela Scott Harston-1, French as no mere privation could do the and pseudo-literate. grubs whathe outbreak of war, has now received to morrow morning at the Race Britain proposes to limit the use of North for short periods. The and Arithmetic; 2, Drawing. Inherent brutality of the Prussian pontificate with such ponderous dulhe British War Medal ribbon Course by Messrs. Hughes and money to the disbandment of troops School was opened on 198 days. Alice Crockatt-Form Prize. Those who did not themselves wits are going to be put in ther from the Record Office at Dover. Hough.
only.
Lucy Ritter.—English" ness or suffer these horrors by reason places, and the bright ones are going After unravelling three miles of
Orld Ritter-Form Prize. Anne Dodwell Most satisfactory progress.
Joan Beavis Composition, Ronald Armstrong. —Literature, Jack Chapman-Form Prize. Denis Wright-Most satisfactory progress.
Gardon Burnett-General Pro-
THE
of the security of distance gained some to be allowed to make mistakes jus red, tape we understand that since Charged before Mr. Smith with!
fudged niely on their merits, and been discharged from the army, Mr. Logan of the Kowloon Docks, as other human beings are, to be the gentleman referred to has the theft of a ham, the property of HONGKONG FOOTBALL their obiter dicta received in precise y he no longer comes within' the Chinese employed at the, docks, and
CHALLENGE SHIELD:
slight idea of the truth by letters from that we are claiming too much when
Home. Therefore we do not think
-ve assume that this matter concerns
us all.
do know their job.
The average attendance for the year is 45. One child Michael Wright] has made a full attendance and oac, Madge Crapnell, has been absent on one day only.. T
"There has been no serious case of illness throughout the year. In June the School was threatened with an The draw for the first round of outbreak of measles which fortunate
2, English.
Denis Hurley.-1, English; Drawing.
factory progress
Kenneth Chapman.Form Pitze: Michael Wright--Most patio-
Laughton Seark-English, Patrick Hurley Arithmetic Marjory Stewart General Improves » menta
the same spirit and at exactly the purview of the local military who was alleged to have attempted same valuation as are the observation 6anthorities and his case is dealt with to dispose of the ham to a Compra of any goud Club consertationalist b the Home authorities. He gets a dore, said he was obliged to steal the It is a curious index of the Ackle Really, this means great gain alpedal because he has been dis ham as his mother was lli and needed the above conïpetition will take pla.city wavaverted, only two cases having ! nature of public opinion to reflect around. It means perhaps loss barged but the men who were here money to buy medicine Sentence of in the Hongkong Football Club occurred among children attending gress. eyes of the figure of Wilhelms those who have no business to be before the war and still in the Army one months hard labour was passed ouse, Happy Valley, on Saturday, school. With this exception, the Barbara Sutton General
writing anyway (they should be don't. In addition to ge ung his war
24th January at 6 pm, also any health of the pupils was excellent meat. War-time any commonplace person in lathering chirs In barber's shots medal he doesn't get his discharge The United Services Gazette of other business in connection with Dr. Cameron Macaulay visited the
railway train in England had his or instead of handling pens and type allowance for civilian clothing, December 4 says: The light cruiser
above her pet torture for him. Many, and writers) but it conspires for greater 376. heither has, he got bis Cairo," which has been delayed the following Clubs, H.M.S.
School twice during the first half of Entries have been received from the year. Ingenious were these; from the crud-public sanity and, for the rehabilita ratuity and of course, if he goes on through trouble with her refrigerating "Carlisle," H.M.S."Cadmia," H.MS. children: attending the School is est methods of the Middle Agestion of sach newspapermen as really like this he might find that he has plan, is expected to be ready to
The age of the greater number of through the refinements of our own
not even got his discharge. Even leave Devonport for the China Station Ambrose," Subiaarine Depot, Hong under 8. Only 9 pupils are either 10 hosts in Hongkong, to intellectual and
The London Tims he has ir would be diffent to believe about the end of this week. She is kong Police, Kowloon, South China years or over. The Staff having psychical cruelties to which the famed H THE TIMES" now follows the that under such cir um lances it lagship of Rear Admiral G. HAthletic, St. Joseph's College and been so greatly augmented indivi "Third Degree" were childish and
FOLLOWS THE China Mail wuld be possible to be able to Borrett. The sloops Hollybock Hongkong Football Club, jefane, wandered the imagination of
CHINA MAIL: frankness... That derstand what would be done in and Bluebell," are also to leave ibe Eritish house-wife and her no less.
we should hav he case of a man who believing Devonport for the China Station as enthusiastic, spouse. And now the lived to see such a things won hat he had complied with what was soon as crews are available. realisation of all these dreams is, at derful, wonderful and from required of him; it might appear that fand Holland has been asked to A. B. Walkley of all men. The was necessary for him to arrive at deliver up the person of the delin- famous dramatic. critic of the Tim different conclusion: Will the from Victoria, Australia, was this A Chinese who had just returned quent to the judgment of the Allies, is possessed of the devf of an idea local military authorities kindly morning charged before Mr. N and we can picture with a more than that he has assimilated the spirit of expa
Smith with the possession of 300 A reader has pointed out that the School pinus zest the consummation of our Greek drama; and be measured every
We have just come rounds of Winchester ammunition although there. is a large notice boardThe syllabus of work submitted to teams of the past years. But be London theatrical production by OF BOOK Across a little poem by which were found concealed in the outside the Post Office for the posting the Director of Education was fol hold, silence greers the momentous aome Imaginary standard so derived day 1 No voice isvaised in the street, Recently he felt compelled to revise
FORMS. H. W. Garrod which has false bottom of a trunk. Be plead of the names of vessels arriving and lowed in all classes. During the first a bearing on the reading ed guilty to possession but gave the departing, he has only seen the names & months of the year when several rejoicing that the criminal is at last his "first, night" Impressions of a of newspapers we don't like to me daual answer that he did not know of three ships posted 30 during the older children were still in attendance brought to book Lnstead is heard play by Arnold Bennett et ton Newspapers are the immediate local regulations. He was fined $250 past two months. Will the oficials a class was prepared for the Oxford But the mild wonder of the uninterest-us avoid indiscreet speculation as to echoes of the foolish chatter of and the ammunition was confiscated, kindly note?
Preliminary Examination, but all Figures.
SHIPPING ARRIVALS
DEPARTURES.
AND
dual teaching has been possible to a great extent, and classification, has, of course, been very much more satisfactory. After Midsummer, the Head Mistress gave up the regular | {teaching of her class, and devoted lber time to the teaching of French and the one more advanced pupil in
Reginald Moss-General Progress. Rita Malkin Siaging.
Madge Crapnell-Form Prize Eric Crockatt.-English Irving Ritter General Progress. - Kenneth Crockit) --1; Arithmetic 2, Drawing,
Jack Scott Harato Knowledge.
Bruce Hollingsworth. Progress releas
John Boavis-Gener Harold Jacks—Rec Vivian Micha
Progress.
and