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Telephone 29.
SUNKEN GOLD.
HIDDEN TREASURE HUNT.
THE LOST EL DORADO.
When the Spaniards discovered America, they heard stories of a won dertal city of gold- Dorado, they called . No one quite knew where it was; they only knew that it was somewhere among the wild Cordil „A musical programme was contrileras of South of Central America.
THE CHINA MAIL.
JAZZ TO GO.
RETURN OF THE WALAA
A REFEREE'S TOES.
NOW GET TRODDEN ON.
NO MORE "ANIMAL " DANCES.
Jazz and London are to know each other no more." The Shimmy Shake is likewise to go
The Golliwog Glide, the Alligator Azzle, Brontosaurs Bump, and every other variety of shake, wiggle, wuzzle, and glide, have been tabooed by the National Association of Dancing in New York, but London has not gone quite so far.
this London dancing instructors season, writes a Globe representative, will taboo wriggly, squirming Jazz and the Shimmy Shake from their curriculum.
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LIGHT READING.
A FEW NEW BOOKS.
BIRKENSHAW NOT BURKINSHAW.
1. Probably light reading is the most popular. It is interesting to glance libraries, The question whether Mr. H. Bir-through the register of our kenshaw, a local football referee, ever and to see what people prefer. Most- had any connection with the famously they read, not for discation, but
lor pastime. Swindon and Sheffield Wednesday! teams, agitated the mind of Mr. T.
He sends the China Mail copies of the replies he got.
J. D. L. Barkinshaw wrote from Sheffield:
Dear Robson.
H. Robson of the British navy. Mr. OfIn the Claws of the Dragon," Robson was told that H. Birkenshaw by G. S. de Merant (publishers got 500 from "Sheffield Wednesday: George Allen & Unwin, Lid.) it has for the loss of two woes, and he didn't to be said that while it well serves believe it. He took the natural way the purpose of the pastime seeker, it to get the truth. He wrote to one of is at the same nine a little, edilying. the true blue Burkinshaws, as well. Thus the 7s. 6. it costs is not wasted." as to the secretary of Sheffield: It is by a Frenchman, and it tells of a Chinese diplomat who married a Wednesday.
French lady. On their first tour they Dancing classes in store will be
came through Hongkong. (They came cothing but waltz banquets with p haps an occasional fox tro: thrown in.
to China to escape the mother-in-law worry. Madame the mother of the New York having decided to cut
bride was a bit of a nuisance.)" la dances, the in- so-called "animal"
Hongkong-they arrived at the Rower. mates of the Bronx Zoological Gar- I have just received your letter ask market, where hundreds of Can¬" Sans are said to be very jealous. ing me for the names of my brothers nese women violently paint- Whether that jealousy has reached to play football. Well, here they ed, dressed in lively colours, pink Regent's Park and is being reflected are. vir Ralph, and Joshua, both hue, red or green," were "behind on London dancing masters, or whe-playing for Gainsborough Trinity in their stalls covered with the most. ther they are merely kicking against the Midland League; Lawrence, who splendid flowers. We shall observe all the contortious they have to is playing for Birminghamn in the 2nd our flower market with a new respecT through while instructing their pupils Division, and myself (Jack) at Brad henceforth, thanks to this French is not known, but London is to followford. I have another brother, Ed-authon. At Shanghai the bride was Naw York's example.
ward, but be wear to Canada in July, shocked by the insolence of the for- There is, however, one ray of hope and he is playing out there, so you eigners toward Chinese. Her hus- for the confirmed Jazzer. He or she can tell H. Birkenshaw that he is not band explained: will not have to ape his or her Vic even a relative and that he never torian ancestors, by walzing all right played with Sheffield Wednesday, and day as it has been decided that rever mind gening 2500 for being the triangle one-step, and the fox-pot docked, and flax is not the way to without the animal named variation." spell our name.. : will be permitted.
SHIP RESISTANCE.
RAMUS PRINCIPLE.
I am yours truly,
**We have not enough warships and soldiers. Lower men respect only material strength, and our civilization is based on the hatred of soldiers and battles. We shall have to suffer long before we have brought Europe up
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INTERPORT CRICKET.
BATTING AND BOWLINGË
SOME INTERESTING AVERAGE.
Following are the batting and bowling averages of the Interport Cricket, from which it will be seen that T. E Pearce heads the batting list with an average of $2, and G. R. Sayer tops the bowling averages with 7 Although F. H. J. Caryll has an average of 2. he bowled in only one match. The same might be said of Holmes-Brown and the others on the list, who did not bowl in all the matches --
Batsmen.
J. D. L. BURKINSHAW to our standard of civilization, and T. E. Pearce. HLK. The Assistant Secretary of the before they abandon their methods and D. W. Leach. S., --- Wednesday Football Club, Ltd.; Mr.masters of wild beasts." S. P. Stephens, wrote: Dear Sir,
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Scores.
22, *111 328
Total Avg. 82.00
12.
94
209
52.25
H. B. Ollerdessen, S.,
63,
156
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L. I. B. Franks, H.K.,
29
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0 64
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38.50
1. E. H. Rhodes, M.,
29,
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94
31.33
Major M. H. Edwards, H.K.
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135,
121 24.20
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21 66
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When the dancing classes are in full swing, then the "Eve musicians of Alabama, Madness making har Numberless expeditions went inmony" wil be no more.
It is evident later on that the buted by Masters Burden (planoforte search of the city: some returned. "In their place we shall have the
author thinks highly of Chinese civil- duet), Mr. Quick (Vilir), Mrs. Brawn, many did not. Sore of them ever place, the violin, and the-grams
In answer to your enquiry, we have'ization, including even certain domes Mr.Crow and Mr. Crocker (songs), the found El Dorado; it was always over phone dreamily offering their
sacrifice to Bacchus the god of read three of the Barkinshaw family tie customs on which foreigners are
However, it R. Hancock, H K Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock (eciation) the next range.
But still to this day there are these very in the shape of "The Blue playing for our chib at various times, accustomed to frown. and Mr. Allen (card manipulation).
viz: Jack, Roy, and Lail. Jack is would spoil the reader's enjoyment of. H. Morris: S.. now with Bradford (Park Avenue), a good tale to indicate more.
C. E. Spencer, S. The Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle, who believe in the existence of the Danübe."
Lall is with Birmingham. Roy, I bes It is unnecessary to say much more E. J. Riches, M., President of the Society, addressing fabled city; there are Indian tribes
lieve, plays with Mexbro or Wath. of The Captives than that it is by C. Brook, S- the gathering, said that while he who say they have seen the sui flash- was on the Peak' car the o'her nighting on its pinnacles of gold. But po
We certainly never had a player Hugh Walpole, the publishers Mac- G. R. Sayer, HK named H. Birkenshaw, and certainly milan Co. Those who know R.LD. Wodehouse H.K., be heard a friend say." He deserves white man has ever seen in and lived a fortnight's jail" He asked him to tell the tale; and to oce, can reli
never paid £500 for damages to him Walpole's works know what a liter-W. C. D. Turner, H.K, why. The frend replied "For you exactly where to find the city.
or any other player... Hoping this in- ary artist he is. They have here an . C. G. Clifford, S.,. making after-dinner speeches." For It may be among the tumbled moun-
formation will reach you before your opportunity of seeing him apply the L. A. Tucker, M tunately, it was net su, though if berains of the Andes; or amid the dim
methods to English characters that Capt. P. H. Davies, HK, went to jail he would be is good forests of the strange land of Yucatan.
were so successful in the case of Rus A. A. Claxton, M.- company as the Bishop would also But though the Spaniards Dever
stars. it is a very long novel, longer W. W. Martin, Ma have to go-laughter).-Continuing, found El Dorado, they found great
S." P. STEPHENS. The Reverend Charles Meade
than "The Dark Forest," and has the N. A. M. Griffis, M., Mr. Robson says he is prepared to usual psychological interest.
The P. H. Cobb, S., he said he extended a hearty welcome treasure, and brought it home to Ramus, at the time Rector of Play-
A. E. Piercey, S................ to the Bishop on tens of the Society: Spain in their high-built galicors, den. Rye. Susser, was the first in show these letters. It will hardly be heroine's father, a country rector... Gunner, M., They had prayed Go for a good their sloops and caravels. Great in this country to suggest the adoption necessary.
left the balk of his movey to his cook. H. P. Hennessy, M. Bishop and God had answered their
The book starts on that scandal. The Major H. G. Bagnall, H.K... prayers by sending them one who 6ots of gold and bars of silver, uncer of stepped inclined planes as the shape
heroine falls in love with a married
F. H. Farthing, HK.. was a man as well as a Bishop, whePrecious stores, wondrously fashion of the bottoms of ships, with a view "ed drinking cups and ornaments of to increase the speed. His suggestion
man, with faults. By this time you H. L. Mitchell, M... was going really to help the work on
was sent to the Admiralty in April.
are interested in many characters, all N, Grenier, M. ******** a large scale, not only the work in pure gold crusted with gems.
of whom seem very real people, some RE. O. Bird, HK. the Colony but the work of the
of them dencedly unpleasant. We W. Allison, S., ******* Church of Christ as a whole. He referred to the financial worries of
sec several of the narrower forms of {C. E. Ollerdessen, S. religion in action.
F. H. J. Caryll, M. the Bishop, and expressed the bope that people would come forward and
R. Grimshaw. S., 1; A. E. Wood, HK, 0; W. W. Stafford, M., *8," batted only once each. help drive the Bishop's warnes away. The CEMS would. co their best. (Applause).
The Eshop said that it was a par- ticularly bay py thing for him, firstly, that the welcome was being held in the Seamer's institute, as he began his work antong sators in Liverpool and came to see someting of the
WAS
"
A PERTINACIOCS PIONEER.
The Spaniards stripped the con-1872. and was referred for experi- quered peoples of America, but much ment and report to Mr. W. Fronde. of their treasure they hid away, and who was then engaged at his model tank at Chelston Cross, Torquay, on it was never discovered.
Some day, perhaps, an explorer, those researches on surface friction pushing his way through the tangled and ship resistance, which are forests of the Amazon, will pitch his foundations of the methodsʼnow gener- camp on some hillside. As he strikes ally employed. Mr. Froude's report his spade into the ground to dig a showed that at the time the adoption trench round his tent, he wit feel the clink of metal.
the
m loses any more toes.
Yours faithfully,
y
CORRESPONDENCE.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
QUESTIONS.
{To the Editor of the " China Mail."]
Sir.-In justice to my locum tenens
of the proposal was impracticable for for the Council, Mr. A. R. Lowe, I
H. E. POLLOCK.
November 17, 1920.
Hugh Walpole's work has somĆ- | ming in it of Arnold Bennett, and something of the later Conrad: Ser
it is. quite distinctly, Walpolian.
From John Long. Ltd., comes a
Bowlers
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0. M. R. W. 10.2 35 5 81.1 26 192 14 51.2 10 143 10
He has stumbled the object in view. The progress in desire to state that all the questions cluster of eight popular novels in the 270ss one of the lost treasure hoards engineering science by the introduc- which I am putting at to-morrow's cheap shilling editions--perhaps the
rios of the internal combustion engine meeting of the Legislative Council are best fiction bargains available in these G R. Sayer, HK ----- of the Incas...
Of course, this sudden access of and its rapid improvement, has, how either based upon or copied verbatim days of dear paper. Mary E. Mann. Dr. H. P. Hennessy, M.,
In Sum D. W. Leach, S sprit of their sailer en in whom tithes to Spain brought about the ever permitted of the adoption of the from a list of questions of which Mr. who has a large following, writes a H. W. Allison, S.,
Dr. H. H. Morris, S.................. he always found something large jealousy of the other natiors. Ramus proposal during the last 10 Lowe gave notice to the Government clean love story entitled
A
Shade."
Florence Warden,
Capt. P. F. Davies, H.K., another big lavourite, has "AS Ort- and generous ang-tg that one Spanish galleon.-dipping homewards 15 years in the construction of hydro before my return to the Colony and mer
E J. Riches, M., sider's Year," The ever popular R. E. O. Bird, HK ****** could appeal to Secoruly, he was through the tropics, her holds laden Planes or skimmers and in the Boats which Mr. Lowe passed on to me.-.
The Reverend Mr. Yours faithfully. pleased that the entertainment with emeralds, topazes and gold moi-of sex planes.
Rita contributes a characteristic" Jilt's R. L. D. Wodehouse, H.K., ... 43 Journal." Fergus Hume, master of F. H. Farthing, HK,, organised by the CEMS, dores was a mark for plunder at once. Ramus died in 1896 and thus had not because he had been a mem- Many were the duels fought out amid the satisfaction of seeing the practical
mystery, offers 124 exciting pages F. L. Wainwright, S. ber of the society from his early days, the dreaming Caribbean isles; many adoption of the proposal which he had
about The Bishop's Secret." Two Major M. HEdwards, F.K., --- 26 other famous woman writers, Helen C. E. Ollerdessen, 5., ***** The Bishop gave remin-cences of a Spanish reasure ship, her sails tert.ged in 1872 with so much pertina- his work in Birmingham and of the with grape shot, and her masts shar-city-Engineering.
Mathers and Mes. Campbell Praed, A. E. Holmes-Brown, M. way the men auended religious meet tered, was towed home in triumph by
are responsible respectively for "The W. C. G. Clifford, S., ings, and said that there was far the sturdy British mariners of the
rends planning a Public GardenSin of Hagar" and The Other Mrs. W. W. Martin, M., more religion in the average English-
of Mercy. at Canton. Work is ex-sensational leminine studies by that F. HL J. Caryl M..
Jacobs." The remaining two are P. H. Cobb, S.... ....... man than he gave himself credit for.eat days when Elizabeth was Queen
of England. He had seen in France what heights!
pected to begin shortly.
capable craftsman Richard Marsh R. Hancock, ELK...... human nature could rise to and also
prince of purely pastime authors, E. B. Reed, HK, of the litter on the bookstalls. according to those who pick him out R. Grimshaw, S.,
A telegram has just been re- zetved from Shanghai stating that Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Dr. Wu Ting-jang and Mr. Tang Shao-ri are expected at Canton within the next ten days according to a Canton press report.
Governor Chen Chieng-ming in-
Forest
on the Hill of the Goddess
Ocasionally, a great ship lacen how low it could sink. He asked for, with the spoils of the Indies struck how fash in the backing of upon a treacherous reet, and lay for
that all the shoes in Pakhoi were A Pakhoi correspondent writes the clergy, by the lacies and the men gotten upon the bed of the ocean.
sacked by the retreating Kwangsi in the work he has undertaken Sometimes a crew. rather than sur
B. Loops recently. Paymaster Commander C.
Loss amounting to to do. They were passing through render their ship, landed on some un- their great hour of need in the world's charted island and buried their trea- Roberts has been appointed to the more than $1,000,000 has been re- history and they needed a rallying sure, hoping to return one day and Titanis," one of the submarine de-ported. round of the forces of righteousnes. recover it.
po: ships on the China Station, with
Surgeon-Lieutenant R. P. Ninnis. Even now, when Spain no longer effect from Nov. 30. The CEMS. taught them two
Commander fundamentals instinct to pray and rules the New World, and when the Roberts entered the financial branch M.B., has been appointed to the work. It was their duty to solve the biennial sailing of the treasure flect of the Naval Service in January." Tamar" for general duty with the *many big social problems in the East is almost forgotten, one hears stories 1895, and reached his present rank | China Fleet. Surgeon-Lieutenant and it was only by prayer and work of sunken galleons, and of treasure in July, 1914. Up till recently he was Ninner was appointed to the medical that they could rally round and help buried on some palm-fringed island paymaster of the battleship Royal deparment of the Navy last month of their fellowman. (Applause).
of the Pacific.
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