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CHINA'S AWAKENING.
MODERN NEWSPAPERS.
J
SHANGHAI'S OLDEST PAPER,
Edward L. Hall, writes in the New
York Evening Post:- "
Telephone 29.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR TYRES?
Buying automobile, tyres is like buying eggs. All look very much alike-the bad oces look as good as the good ones, and the "no-name tyres as well as the product of which any manufacturer 'may well be proud.
The "no name" tyre may have all the beauty and symmetry of the
"SUDDEN IMPULSÈS.“
REMARKABLE EXAMPLE.
NERVE SPECIALIST'S VIERS,
THE CHINA MAIL.
A Harley Street Nerve Specialist writes in a Home paper
Cases of suicide by "jumping in front of trains have been rather frequent of late, and suggestions have been made that these poor unfortunates have given way to a *sudden impulse."
These incidents may awaken feel- ings of uneasiness in the minds of the highly strung and sensitive, 25 the inclination to do something
WHAT IS MOTION &TM
THE EINSTEIN THEORY.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR.
we
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Writing from Vancouver, B.C., on Nov, 18, the correspondent of the N. C. Daily News stated that after negotiations lasting five months an agreement was reached a few days ago between the Canadian Govern ment and the officials of the Canadian Pacific Oriental Service. This agree ment calls for all Canadian rail to the Orient, delivered at Vancouver and Victoria, being carried at a fixed price per pound-the same terms Bow in force for the delivery of United States mail to the Far East.
Lecturing at University College, Mr. G. B. Jeffery dealt with the question, What is motion? Two lines of inquiry, he said, presented them- selves, to the physicist. First, by which of the many schemes would Nature appear most simple," and secondly, were there any laws of could discover Nature, that which should be absolutely in dependent of whatever point of The news that a settlement had view we adopted? Newton for been reached between the Govern tragic er bizarre is one of the most towed the first plar. Having disment and the steamship line officials common manifestations of ordinary neurasthenia that is met with in the cussed this plan" and found it want was welcomed on the coast, as during the deadlock, all who had correspon- consulting-room of the nerveing, the lecturer said that investiga- dence with China and Japan, and specialist.
tors had had to fall back on the business men particularly, had the An example of this sudden feeling second line of inquiry, that is, that unpleasant experience of knowing of being compelled to do something any laws of Nature which we dis that while many cars of mail matter horrible and totally contrary to covered were really laws plus from American sources were being one's inclinations and judgment is our Frame of reference, by loaded on Canadian Pacific liners Hlustrated in the following case.
which expression the physicists in here, not a single letter of Canadian An officer came to me one day indicated laws of nature viewed in origin could be accepted, the post the early part of 1918. His appear the light of our particular assump-office instead sending the mail to its ance suggested a state bordering on tion to what was at rest in the destination via slower Japanese collapse. He told me that for universe. Einstein's problem was to boats. months past he had been feeling answer the question: Einstein's Are In announcing the settlement of generally nervous and overstrang there any laws of Nature whithe dispute, the post office officials here announced that the arrange- bat had "carried on" because he fet remain true to all frames of
If he could solve thisments made for sending mail to the
it his duty to do so at that time.ference?
difficulty he would have discovered Orient direct from Vancouver or
when every man was needed.
On the previous evening, he said, laws which are really those that Victoria does not include general Nature obeys, and we can take any mail matter but only such as is frame of reference that we like when specifically directed Via CPR
Steamers." dealing with them.
he had visited a music-hall and had felt himself suddenly overwhelmed with a desire to shout out: "God bless the Kaiser and the German Army!"
China is waking up! America must meet her on an entirely new footing. No langer is there a place for the slipshod and careless sort of business which was, perhaps, effective a few years ago. China wants what we have, but she wants it the best. nationally known tyre and yet be It is up to America to see that she made out of shoddy. Its not reason- Typical of this new situation are able to believe that a motorist can the building and equipment of Shang get a tyre just as good" as a stand-an enthusiastic rider to hounds, of the planet Mercury. The second hai's oldest newspaper, the first of 300 now printed in the different and make for half the price. cities of China.
gets it..
The car owner who buys bargain Walking up Shanghai's News tyres is like the woman who bought paper Row," I entered the five-story reinforced concrete building of the a dozen eggs from a "friend" at 10 and a cents below the price ber groceryman forty-eight-year-old paper smiling office boy showed me with quoted. When she broke the shells, much ceremony into the editorial four of them were bad, so the eight office. It was a splendid room, big, good eggs cost her more than the handsomely furnished, completely groceryman's price for twelve good equipped. Indeed, it was totally eggs. unlike an American editorial sanctum resembling rather the reception rooms, of a big industrial concern.
The editor and I chatted of the needs of the new China and of the part America may play in this development if she is wise. In con! nection with this big opportunity he mentioned especially the work of the YMCA, which be said not only stands for the things China needs, but is actively at work helping her to get them.
Well, as he was a hot-blooded Irish- man who had come from the other end of the globe at the beginning of the war, and as in addition he was
Einstein proposed three tests in which his theory would differ from the accepted laws of physics. The first was the existence of a slight difference amounting to about 42 seconds in a century in the position
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NEXT YEAR'S SHOW.
PREPARATION IN HAND.
During the period when Canadian mail was being refused by Canadian Pacific steamers, merchants and manufacturers bere assert, many thousands of dollars worth of busi- ness was lost by the disadvantages they suffered in having their mail absolutely incapacitated by wounds was that a ray of light might be reach China and Japan many days from ever getting on a horse again, slightly bent when it passed near later than that of their American the true nature of his anxiety for the to the sun or any other celestial competitors. Kaiser and his army's well-being can body. Thirdly, that Eight coming be imagined
from, the sun might be slightly He had spent a night of mental redder than corresponding light THE MANILA CARNIVAL,
terrestrial horror, tortured by the idea that be from was going insane and his awful The first two of these tests had been plight if he had not succeeded in definitely confirmed by observation, escaping from the music-hall before The third was still in doubt, and his "compulsion had been effected, general opinion. at present Wak
He was speedily reassured of his inclined to rebut the idea. sanity, and it was explained to him In establishing these. results that it was only his nervous system Einstem made great use of the creaking and jarring under the strain, equivalence bypothesis. The addi- and warning him that it was impostional weight of atmosphere that sible to ga on unless it were over the airman felt when fiying might
Manila is, planning to have a big hauled. He made a complete re be due either to upward acceleration ser carnival next year than ever due Cost comparisons personally con-covery under treatment, but stoutly or to
an increase of gravitation to the coincidence of dates of the cern every buyer of tyres. One of maintains to this day that he suffered Einstein held both ideas justifiable regular yearly carnival show, which has now become famous, and the the "Big Four" manufacturers of more concentrated agony is that By looking at some physical
celebration of the 400th anniversary tyres has not only maintained "before episode thar în any experience in phenomena те could compare the war tyre mileage prices but the field.
the laws of physics which would hold of the discovery of the Philippine actually reduced mileage costs 44%.
The above is a good example of a where gravitation existed with those islands by Magellanes. Mr. and Mrs. Within three years this company has compulsion neurosis, but the sufferer which hold in the absence of gravity. A. W. Yearsley of Manila are in Then, Would you like to see the also increased its mileage 115%. It therefrom may take consolation from as, for instance, the feasibility of Shanghai enthusiastically working plant?" he asked Now, I come of is only catural that Miller sales have the fact that in my pretty extensive hanging up a hat" on the air" in a for the Carnival and Mr. Yearsley is waiting for a consignment of amuse a newspaper family in a small town increased 500% since the pre-war experience I have never known lift descending unchecked.
I ment devices which are in Indrana,, and once a newspaper · period. -
patient to carry out a compulsion. This work of comparison was
from America ing over man always a newspaper man. There
The mental agony is acute and, if Einstein's greatest achievement. He the RMS "Empress of Russia," the compulsion" is sufficiently had established a connection between contained 8,000 boxes, each represensitive, an hysterical manifestation Before his research started no such
strong and the patient sufficiently gravitation and the rest of physics: mong which are a big Eliferris may result, but the dreaded act will idea existed. not take place.
is something mighty fascinating in the machinery, whether it be the crude equipment of my Hoosier town paper or the mighty presses of a metropolitan daily. The "workings" of a Chinese paper were absolutely irresistible.
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FAMILIAR SIGHTS AND SOUNDS.
I started on my tour of inspection under the guidance of a subeditor expecting to be amused. Visiors of
Ia tyre mileage, its not first costs that count but costs per mile. Add ing the cost of repairs to the purchase price and dividing by the m leage will quickly convince even the most confirmed bargain hunter.
senting a Chinese character in com mon use. Their fingers flew while they worked as quickly as do most Americans with one three-hundredth the number of letters.
That cannot be, of course, until we
conditions.
PIANOFORTE MUSIC.
FINISHED PERFORM INCE.
MR DENMAN FULLER'S RECITÁL
CH ENTAO ATROCITIES.
MISIONARY CHARGES.
REFLY BY JAPANESE WAR OFFICE.
Tokyo, December5. The following
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is issued textually as
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on
swing. Mr Yearsley, Mr Frank Chur-
wheel, and an electric aeroplané
chill, and Mr Stewart Taite are! owners of the "Big-Three Shows" and have charge of the amuseierts of the Carnival, which constitute, of! course, the biggest part of the show. Last year's old amusement devices, the merry-go-rounds, the monkey speed. ways, etc. are to be used, ́again. The Carnival lasts nine days, from January 29 to February 6 and the president of the Carnival Association is Manuel Quezon, President of the
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GHOSTS' MICROPHONE.
EDISON'S INVENTION
our personality resides in that part of the brain known as the fold of Broca." and to him the whole question of
What" personal immortality is, happens to the master entities" there enthroned? Discharged by death, the rest of us goes about its business, breaks up and seeks new work in If a ghost can whisper, the living the universe. If the personality:
AN INTERESTING ARGIMENT.
The patient who suffers from these distressing ideas is always willing to discuss them and finds a relief in We hope," said my guide, as he descassing them with the psycho- again pried, me away, modera linotype machines son of supreme importance between com to have logist; this is the diagnostic feature
small, creaky presses came to me obtain our new alphabet, an alpba/pulsion and other less benign mental] My guide swung a door open. There bet which we hope to have soon
In addition to this the sufferer can was a sudden roar sweet as music to and which will bring our 3,000 comfort himself or herself with the newspaper ears swell of damp characters down to thirty-nine. It
knowledge that, no matter how paper and hot ink fragrant as jasmine is in no way akin to your English dreadful the form of the compulsios, statement has been issued by Major Senate. Mr. Vargas is Director. tea or the honeysuckle on well- remembered porch in that Indiana lettering, but is adapted peculiarly it is not evidence of unsound mind, General Sato on behalf of the General. The committee had origin
but is a direct warning that there is Japanese War Office, in reply to ally planned the celebration next henceforth will hear. That is the entities also disintegrate there is an Before me a big Porter to the needs of the Chinese." 10%.
How much, I thought, looking back sextuple press worked steadily, to those long cases, those thirty ale urgent need of immediate treatment. charges brought by missionaries year to partake of the nature of an substance of the announcement which end, but if not, then there is in- Japanese atrocities In the exposition or a world's fair but the Mr. Edison has made. He has in dividual Iminortality, and the ghosts' smoothly. Capable of turning out letters, are going to meen to the
Chlentao district. The statement idea was set aside on account of the vented an apparatus which, receiving microphone ought to be of some use." 48,000 twelve-page papers, in an average Chinese! For years 95 per
received general financial depression, and this whatever comes to it from the vasty The argument is of interest, but we bour, it had cost $40,000 in United cent of the people have been kept
"Speedy executions and burning later plan of amalgamating the two deep, will magnify the slightest fear that few psychologists or States gold..
from reading because of the vast
of houses have been rendered events on a smaller scale and calling effort which it intercepts, and give us philosophers will admit there is con- "You have an American me
necessary, because the Chinese have it the Magellanes Carnival, was whatever form of record we desire." clusive proof, or any proof at all, chanic?" I asked. It was quite dificulty of the task. No wonder
expressed anxiety that the Japanese introduced in its stead.
There will be no more need for that war's personality has its local obvious, I thought, that they had. my guide stood straighter and his
shall accomplish their task of An appropriation of about Pesos spirits to communicate by the clumsy habitation and its being in Broca's Indeed, I looked around 10 catch eyes glowed as he told me of it.
When that day comes," he con-
stamping out outlawry and Korean 1,000,000 is expected, which promises and undignified methods of table convolation. This is not a matter sight of my fellow countryman.
Bat "No." said my guide, smiling Her vast population will have a real cluded, China will be really awake.
plots as speedily as possible and that next year's Carnival will be ite rapping, through the act always to be argued here. What we can then withdraw,
best Hanila bas had since 1908, edifying person of a medium, or by all judge is the fallacy of the again. "Chinese mechanics "take
The very nature of the task re- which was the first one. The Carnival startling but incomprehensible shocks, assumption that if human personality care of it! The company which chance. And we will have a strictly.
Mr Denman Foller yesterday gave quires either a slow deliberate pro- grounds have been increased about Henceforth they will, if so disposed, continues to exist beyond the grave, it installed the press sent a mechanic modern plant to match our press."
I saw one other thing besides that piano recital at the Helena May cedure or a quick dash, smashing the one-fourth and the auditorium which ring us up through Mr. Edizet must needs be able and willing to from the States. It took him six weeks to train our men to care for beautiful editorial office which Institute that was in every way a centres of trouble, regardless of the is being built for the Carnival balla apparatus. We have no degmatic speak to those in this world through it in proper fashion. They do it would be strange in an American finished performance. It was his fact that some innocent persons pro will be most magnificent. The Manila convictions as to the possibility or Mr. Edison's microphone or any
newspaper building For the first recital after an illness of four-bably suffer.a
hotel is increasing its capacity in impossibility of communication be other medium Though we bebeve Shanghai newspaper has followed teen months a fact that made his 1 watched the pressmen work, more than the many great in- excellent accomplishment the more the plotters who have been executed who will be flocking in for the event but this claim seems to us a trife be certain that
"It is a coincidence that many of anticipation of the crowds of people tween the visible and invisible world, in the will and the desire, we cannot being without per- quietly than Americans, and saw that dustrial concerns in America which remarkable.
were Christians, but the plotters in and two large-new family hotels bold. Mr. Edison is certainly no vision- ceptible existence has the power 10 It seems, they did, indeed, do it very well."
have learned from experience the Throughout the programme, Mr. many cases ally themselves with the have just been opened up.
ary, yet how can he be sure that use perceptible means. Given tools, the Chinese soon learns wisdom of training their employees Faller interpolated brief explanations Missions for the sake of the security
the spirits of the dead, if such there then, that if Mr. Edison's machine
if
"the to use them efficiently.
be, are able to exert any material remains dumb, My guide, by being irmly, politely for their particular jobs and of look of the pieces he was offering, which thes afforded.
ing out for their welfare.
were greatly appreciated by thei THE MISSIONS TO FLAME.
power, even the slightest conceivalightest conceivable effort" is re- insistent, succeeded in dragging me
We are trying to get men of bet audience. Included on the program- "The missionaries who are now
able effort," for which he stipulates? corded from the unseen, we shall still away from the press and leading meter education, for we know they can me were four selections from Chopin; accusing the Japanese troops of
How can be know that even if they have no sort of evidence for denying through the rest of the building. On the main floor are the offices, on the give better service," my guide ex- Arensky's Arabesque; Debussy's cruelty are themselves the carse of WHEN your child has whooping have such power they will decide to that spirits may haunt the vasty deep Serenade of The Doll": Ravel's the tragedy. I regret that Koreans cough loose and expectoration eary by use it? We do not gather that he has or that man may have an immortal second the editorial rooms and the plained as he let me to the top floor, where are dormitory and pleasant Hbrary, on the third the composing clubrooms and
Pavene" Colin Taylor's Boats are not alive to the fact that their giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as any very sure and certain hopes of soul. What confidence we should a well-equipped Macdowell's Moonshine"; Selim real grievance is against these mis may be required. This remedy will also communication. He is not convinced gain in affirming our immortality if Toum and electro-plating equipment.schoolroom. We have classes Falmgren's Maynight": Cyril Scott's chief-making missionaries. Japan liquify the tough mens and make it that men have any individual in an effort was recorded, if the dead
easier to expectorate. It has ¡been used i where our inen study two hours each **Danse Negre Rachmaninoff's allows full religious liberty, but CENY | successfully in tesny epidemics and as it mortality. He describes the human | did speak, is a more doubtful ques morning under qualified teachers." Prelude"- Liszt's Dream of Love"; not allow treason which threatens to contains no narcotic or other injurious body as composed of myriads of tion; bat we may await the event and concluded with a "Hunting Song" undermine the foundations of the substances it is perfectly sale For sale minute entities which live for ever. He before we judge the case-Daily
Empire."
by all Chemista and Storekeepers.. considers it "conclusively proved that Telegraph.
very well"
FIGHT THOUSAND LETTERS:
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I lingered in the composing room. The Chinese compositors were setting tyre from cases ten feet long, which
Imagine that in a newspaper office in America--if you can!
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