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"Ayr, man," said
private opinion has been "publicly, the victims of the famine, collected days of Women's Rights now firm adapted to our liking. I am not fully, apparently (as I trust) førget (1) presented, and received large sup-uring his bonse to house investiga-ly established, men have wrongs defending the critic in this case. ting all about his idea of reducing Opinion Support generally fola fair illustration of the scriptural therefore has abandoned her quen tried in my own way to crush him, these Saturday soliloques of nine, lows the cleveres or most persus-saying. From him that hath not dam claims upon my chivalry. No that is to say, to destroy any chance which are, I maintain, always good sively presented private opinion. shall be taken even that which he comfort do I get from this. I know of his wrong ideas surviving the value for the money, even when I it for jesuitry, for a mean quibble, fierce light I have thrown upon am not violent and vitoperative. Hence public opinion is usually hath."
Rubicond and jolly, for a conscience deluding equivoca- them. But I do not question his Anyway, I have a can op my merely the private opinion of the successful demagogue-or of the SYNTHETIC he was a picture of tion. The lady has said nothing, rights, either to continue to stay sleeve if any attempt is made to conductor of a newspaper.
a of course, but her eyes have in the University, or to criticise it reduce my spend. I'll sell ray GLOOM. happiness until This young man įs
Her whole attitude is fairly so long as he stays. I rule adversaria to The Rock. pessimistic friend spoken.
Talking of zip ** VIOLENT irnpertinent. Hit called his attention to the Anctas-speaking. There is a tension in out of onder there. He is
THE BISHOP'S end, they really history is wingtions of the dollar, and made a cer- the carriage of her body which in at liberty to question my decision,
ought not to re take him when he rain suggestion to him. Making a forms me I am no gentleman. I in which case I should have to
port meetinge st avers that "two years after the hurried calculation, the happy one remove my pipe from my mouth, elaborate and justify it. What a
which bishops' salaries are discuss- Armistice, even before it has time discovered that his salary, express-and carry it in my hand, watching bore.
One of those praced. It is an indelicacy. I see by to settle down and resume its nored in sterling, was £1.800 per from the corner of an eye to see if there be any ficker denoting
tical, political jour-the papers that the Cathedral is mal development, violent attacks annum a few months age, and was
I detect noné, and
nalists, not engrose somewhat pressed, for funds, and are levelled at it." I recall no now only £730. Jos left him at satisimetiku.
ed in philosophic that the Rishop said, whom the abstractions as I am, question of his stipend came up. violent attack upon the University, this awful discovery, and gloom have the feeling that I have wasted This paper made strong references perched upon his banner. A proof a necessarily large tip upon an to its financial mismanagers, which of the wisdom of the hoary saw uncivil waiter. My appetite for writes recently that Japan's policy that he regarded it impersonally, references were justified by the that where ignorance is bliss 'tis tobacco in this keta morning air in Siberia is to make it a buffer oure in the interests of his VOTES- finding of the Commission. Vitally to be financially sophisticated. was never more svid. My serves to prevent Bolshevik ideas from sors than of his own. That reminds Someone in Xuern. complain as the tram rumble filtering into Japan." Filtering is me of a story. Two Sootsmen met lent attacks were then levelled at
Perhaps, sing the bogie the right word, and it surprises me outside a pub, and they had be-- the China Mail for its criticisms,
SORRY, AND berg is place in along. and it violently attacked its attack- ALL THAT. Germany) has sent wheels to the rail joints, it does that it did not suggest to the writer tween them only the price of one",
me a marked copy not matter, matter, matter. Per the right idea, that filterage can drink. Discussing the crism, one ers tot the University) and routed shem. That is the true history of of the local Kumer, containing haps she does not care at all-may not be stopped with a buffer, nor of them saw a third approaching. Hal suggested that period. The China Meil has
Ein Appell an die englische ver- even smoke herself, herself. The ideas with bayonets. Shall I in-and had an idea. never attacked the University, and nonst." This appeal might have tram stops. She does not get off, sult your intelligence, you regular that if they wiped their mouths, as never will. No doubt this young appealed bad they enclosed a trans- although it seeros to me a perfectly readers of Adversaris, by enlarging if they had just had one, and in- man means well, hat his self-sulation, or even printed it in Roman charming place for a lady to get and emphasising this," by comparvited the newcomer to have one. The scheme workel ficiency should not blind him to the type, but Herr Febhardt, has no 05. Two men have got off, and ing air-borne germs and ideas? he would in his turn invite them. heinousness of so misrepresenting right to expect a busy publican like are replaced by two Chinese work- Shall I rub op my history, to point to drink.
One of out how material weapons have After the newcomer had left them, those who are older and wiser than me to wade through two columns men, quite close to us. he. It may be typical of his con of German script to find out what them, my sose assures me, tas not always lost their fights with mental the originator of the scheme dain- troversial method to refer to the it is that "kt regenwertig bes- bathed since October. The other, weapons? I think not. You have et credit for it. Government's donation of a million trecht or something. In short, less well dressed, why does he com- the point. Do your own intellechis companion. It came of. Int it was an awfu" risk." I suggest, dollars as 3 **miserly sum. but any appeal to the English compel me to think of the name of tual embroideries.
A flicker of hope has more in mischief than with any it is also extremely silly nonsense-monsense shanld be made in a Kipling? I have it, as the phrase,
come to me from this idea of doing good, that when the Such extravagancs encourages me" cumintonsense way, and not in anthem spicy garlic smells, foars
STREET. degenerate street. in Bishop told those impecaÍOIN Ltd. to he that he is ako wong in suhe type that tries both eye and irresistibly across the surface of my
the news that Philip Cathedral managers that his only saying that the lecturers, disap temper. However, I have lost any mind. I sniff audibly and» look Twinied by the pay and conditions. faith I bad in die gesende ver bard at my pipe. It has not yet tiibbs is to edit the Review of Re-excern was for his sessore, he gone out. Une good draw would riers. I am not wantonly or will-run an avia" risk. Suppose one of are apibetic and įsinfully indiffer-
I dined once with a
revive its fire. I catch the lady'e ingly ungallant when I treat Estelle them had proposed hit in these en to everything outside" their lectures, and sometimes eten te
LAPSES White Man in Hong-eye. Is it possible that so obvious Stead as a brother and say that citrumstances the matter might these."
CALAMIT. kong who really and gentlewoman..? But yes, she has not been equal to the job. just as well and over till the Is it possible he is
truly noticed a differ! mark the faint firstling of a smile I have not cared to open this strivel of his successor art in suying that ence between verse and poetry. All in the corner of that mobile mouth monthis for a long time, and it the University library men, as Professor Blackie once Slowly, tentatively, I raise the used to be precious to me. Gibbe
I get no entertain- nos open to the said, to drinking are much inclined, pipe to my mouth, and then I am ought to be able to give us some-
ing allowance. Any I shall re-entertaining I do comes out of my students? If so, this abend nus-and what with his aperitifs is won-sure of it. Her face has put on a thing even better than the outpa? use of a library should be attendedderful cocktail he made and beer, certain warmth, and I fill my of its famous founder.
Precuctions to prewe both got into that state where oath with the clean smoke, and new y subscription hopefully. If own pocket, as the idiom has it. vent loss of or damage to books are the taik must be of the heart to it in a beautiful blue feather. the Review of Reviews achieves the Consequently I suspect that I shims.
Excuse me, Sir," the lady mir dispassionate attitude of the Ameri- more as a guest than as a bos lode thing: cheing a library to the heart kind if it is to secured. After
students is another thing, and a he had ascertained my college and Would you mind telling a nonthly Current History, and As a guest I flatter myself I an me the name of the tobacco ron at the same time retains a right nearly perfect. Ik when the very "uniza-lligoat thing.
my Lodge and ray religious and
are smoking? I would like my Englishness. I shall feel that jour-others hang fire: 1 justend to listen Mr. Ng Cheong Yew political convictions, from my en- thinks that the lectirely disingenuous answers, he husband to get it." I bow. I pro- nalism has a chance of struggling when others talk. Jani very care the hit say, “Will you have a tuters and professors proceeded to tell me that in many ice and exhibit before her the out of the slime into which it has ful to jut all my spoons back. It should call
I call high heaven to liqueur?" I always declare by en the students.ways I was like the wild ass that box, with the name upon the lid. fallen.
witness, though I can abhorrence of liqueurs. If he says This is democracy ran mad, and stamps over somebody's head in munur the name of the shop a long way from the traditional the Rubaiyat. We reached no real where she may get it. How bap
not compel it to testify,What liqueur will you have?" that I bave done meytthe proper formula, which I use Chinse respect for teachers. alt is entente because our reading did not pily this affair proceeds. As the to be feared that this young man overlap sufficiently. I had the im- ladly deserads, one station before
encourage versifying in when I am host) I say cognac. li is to saury to benefit as much as pulse at one au after the seventh mine, I discreetly admire her car-bit to he otherwise might from his stay beer, to be frank: but what was riage, and I envy the cnknown Hongkong. I consider it a whole I see a name like Bilgey & Co. at the University. If the students the use of telling him that I was husband, so "doubly blessed. He some pursuit. It entertains both on the bottle, which I do in several are to elect a spokesman to speak a re-incarnation of Julien in Le has the right sort of wife. Now he host and guests." It certainly is as Hongkong messes, I make a di for theps at meetings of the Coun- Rouge et Le Noir, when he didn't will have the right sort of tobacco. moral as golf. The China Mail, play of turning the poison on my would tell you its name, but that owing to my coaxings of its editor. palate, and when the host says cil or Senate, as Mr. Ng suggests. know his Stendhal? He had I dare to presume to advise them
au afraid the pablicity would has served as an asylum for infant How is it? I always smack my send up its price, already bigh.." poems and ricketty rhymes, and is, lips and say "Ah." That is tell not to elect him. He is too Bol-1
I doubt not, willing to be alme inig no lie, and it please him. He sheristic to show the sweet reason-
Trying to impress my GEOLOGY. Bey with the immen-house to senile sonnets and pona-feels that he is a connaisseur enter- ableness that all delegates should.
sity of my knowledge, genarian lyrics. The Spring is taining a connoisseur, and the stuff There is a very excellent little Chi-
I explained how Happy Valley was almost here. but Esanip, cometh does tot seem to leave any stain on But I often wish I nese poni. sometimes sung by olies, which runs, as translated:
carved out by the action of water, not yet. William Hill is away, the carpet. Tell me the difference, tell me
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→IBOTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE'
ADVERSARIA.
How Jehip.
bas been," for I'm one. jolly are the words "might have teen, for example, when followed
by the word. worse." About
PUBLIC
THE LIBRARY.
to at gpso.
CALLING.
the difference, Who is a wife men? Who is
fool?
runst
of Germans.
that calm patrician polish in the
address, Which ne'er can pass the equin-
octial line
Of anything which Nature would
express,
A wise man seeks out what is ven-born and well-bred is difficult.
unknown.
obvious.
You know how WASHING "this
phrase is DIRTY LINEN, used, bow gibly
sions,
I
FLEET
LOCAL POETRY.
ENTERTAIN
ING,
Not being a regular Tember of the staff.
purport of the poem, if taken liter, a current passion; for the poet's a rotten guest. He comes late and thoughts, they wander, to days goes early and has been known to submisally, so much in keeping with the of vore. The editor thicks they criticise the soup. 31y fast guest,
pessimism of Ecclesiastes.
Of should be permitted to go on wan-a rubber planter from Malaya in course, you and I, and Sir Robert dering for a little while longer, be be scarcely counts, does he did Ho Tung also, I'm sure, realize fore coming to roost in the Ching not come at all. We bad, however. that the object and advantage of fail. I bow, as always, to his a successful tiffin.
still pursuing is not the mark fat. I beg, however, that the poet our foot makes upon the beach, but
Men of warlike dispositions, Wild and wicked statisticians, Metaphysical magicians 'People apt to sign petitions,
Simple slaves of superstitions,
discourage further, efforts. If it is
Mirth, says Max Beer- ESCAPE bohm in one of be essays, is but a mode
ад
inherently
It were im
while I was rude and Rabelaisian and as suspicious as a wild thing. and that it took millions of years Keith West, I understand, is still could do more hosting, just to show "I savvy," said be. serving bis sentence. The others, em. I had one host who, at coffee An imaginative proletarian sees to do it.
the casuals, may appear before the time, said, "I know you'A prefer gule where none is, and conse- All game government job."
I do not know very swallow dares. Lyearn towards your pipe. I cannot recommend quently intercourse with the Hea-
VESTIGIA. Well that poem from them, and my prayer is "Let 'em these cigars. I paid $22 & bon- all come." Meanwhile, let me dred for them, and they are not About two which Sir Robert, Ho thrust the glad hand toward a new worth the money." Fatuity is fashionable; and fright- Only a fool emphasizes the ens intellect that is socially un- Tung quoted at the Queen's College recruit, one G.R.M., whose first days before I leave Hongkong for
habituated. Sprightly fatuousness prize giving. I seem to recall that They tell me that sounds as human conversation must it was an exhortation to persever contribution we printed on Thurs-ever, I hope to entertain that man, THE SWORD. the cathedral war to a dog; bat self satisfied and self ing effort. But while I was read day. I am quite sure that all in and show him. Of course I am not memorial is a important fatuity, so common here, ing Sir Robert's speech, it struck terested in poetry would regard suggesting that he was a typical Thursday as exalted over the other Hongkong bost. Far from it. I granite cross with a bronze sword is at once an incentive to and an me how pathetic is the common days, by reason of this simple lay, do so much guesting here that I Tobacco, human itch, not to make our which smoothed out every sinus in am in a position to declare be was afixed to it. If that is so, it is a excuse for homicide: explained the purpose of commital | standing monument of the fact that digestion, beer, and talk-froth are lives sublime," but to leave." foot the psychology of a bank clerk who unusual. If ever I write seriously for contempt. The rule should not the church, entrusted with a mes good when they come together. prints on the sands of time. One wished to be a sailor and became a about hostery and guestery here. operate unduly or unfairly or usage, has failed to deliver it cor. Way expect me to avow an utterly wonders, having observed the fate policeman: We have another of it will be guests to whom I will justly. It was never intended it rectly. All theology and hairsplit unnecessary seriousness of pur- of footprints on sand, if the poet his in band, entitled Breezes."offer most practical hints. I know intended that irony, so discourag; It deals with love. Not, apparent one man who makes a fair boat and 1should be applied so as to prevent ting to one side, one thing is clear, pose?
Elegitimate ambitions,
ingly inconsistent with the general HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FER. 3, 1921. Ja person from making fair observa- that Jesus preached peace and
Democratic rhetoricians, tion with regard to a decision al poverty, love and renunciation, as
Persons prone to base ready arrived at by a competent the path for Christians, and the cort. In our case a compétent Christian church is preaching some court had committed a man, and thing else. Sad words, in thee expressed the view that he should not bare been committed). CEMENTS. opinion of a Amerir. Justice Lesh said the doctrine
can poet, ore, might
it drops from the have been." Only, in my opinion,of contempt of court should not be way. Hadder to me are the words agantly. I agree with his Lord-wash your dirty linen in public, terpolation) what have these to do we get by running along the yellow not too presumptuous of me to sug- of escape from dark thoughts for when sad people use them in a sad extended, unwarrantabir and extra-lips of the average man. Don't (the italics honestly admit an in- the exhilaration and joy and health will not permit this deferment to
he says, with an unanswerable air, with Adverarius, or he with them? sands. A digit dipped in ocean
-AD. women get clothes to fit their melancholy Mr. N Cheong Yew apparently quite unconscious that Let them that find offence and leaves as much of an impression as gest a little advice, I should like some people. He was writing of OPINION. very well written let-advising that dirty linen be not esprit, done in and for fun; to Time; but eternity itself must con- bodies, others get their bodies to pertinence to renand a man like
had a very long and in nine cases in every ten he is alice in the plainest of plain any of our efforts will make on to remind him that while some Dr. Johnson.
three months ago I had the tip to
superficially irrelevant. My drift tell it to you, in confidence, not to ter in the Daily Press washed at all. Linen washing, in secure, approchement between fess that what we have done is
is that poetry should be made to go any further, that mirth comes buy Cements, when they stood at on Tuesday, in which he said this cliche, always means criticism, actor and lector, wallow in their done, and what we had we have it their clothes. This is only as that escape is good: but I may There is one too fit thoughts, not thoughts to fit out of this without a stain upon seven. They are now round about nothing that was new and nothing and if anything in this uncertain sense of grievance I never said bad. welve. I hear of a man who that was informative about the world may take on the semblance that Balbys was no gentleman; I
common retort to poetry. This applies, with equal its character. criticism that coght force, to journalistic prose; but who bought 3,000 of them. I have, in University or its critics. As an of certainty, this is certain, that if only laughed because he lay upon fact, gazed upon him and admired essay in English composition, by a the linen be dirty, the criticism the ground. I will not plead his very pleased countenance. But young Chinesa, an examiner would must be public and open, or it will guilty. I will not confess that I do I envy hita, with sadness, be-give it good marks. As a contribu- be inefectual. Does the policeman have done things I ought not to red, it has been dead, and stinking, is not fond of throwing stones?
I seek you in the cause he dared to plunge while Ition to thought, except as a revela- take the burglar whom he catches have done, no, though all my so long. It reappeared in a letter The fact that the Pot was wrong
bope of know- styl shivering on the brink? Not tion of the queer working of the into a quiet corner and whisper a friends, old and new, solicit me to in the D.P. on Thursday, the to mention it in no way diminishes An old friend of
ing T. He cannot eat more meals a student mind, its merit was incon- friendly remonstrance in his be a miserable sinner. I pipe sa writer saving. If Mr. Ng is so the blackness of the Kettle.
mine, tweaking And yet, somehow, I never know." day than I, with greater enjoy.spicuous. Indeed, the marvel is willing ear? He does not, or at happiness his herald, trilling my dissatisfied with the University,
SPOONERISE. my nose behind You wear in Spring your pachal ment. Indeed, the poor fellow can- that their aptness to his own case least we hope he does not, for in feeble fiste of fun, and will per- why does he not leave it, instead
my back, told my}". hedgerows not now drink as much beer as I did not strike him as he penned that case we pay him his enormous sist. in my piping til "the funda- of indulging in unfair attacks on Does the auditor mental note of the last frump, those who are unable to defend words: "The writer's wage in pain. do, because of its effects upon his these figure. We are both happy, there- thoughts (if there happen to be who finds falsified accounts shrink which (the book he lent me tells themselves owing to their official editor the other day that I haven't As men at Easter wear new clothes positions." That is really a double-been up to form of late weeks. The Not till moons later do you fash
the hedge rose fore we are equals, whatever the any) are so obscured by the clouds from washing that dirty linen with me) is presumably D natural." bank cashier may think.
of finely turned phrases that they the publicity of red ink corrections Why not, ch protestante, ender barrelled offence, and I will deal editor came to me in consequence
the nose. Last year the Chine fail to reach the understanding. and a certicate? Does the party your to acquire a working, fami- with the second barrel first. Those and hinted at a reduction of my When honeysuckle perfume charms SUB JUDICE, Mail was ɓned for It was written as a reply to one responsible for dirty linen ever welliarity with the complete signific- who remember the newspaper ut- emoluments. Et tu, Claudius. "contempt of court' printed in the China Mail, and it come the washerrean however be ance of the idea of the extensive terances of two of the University's Luckily I was able to convince the because it commented on a case should have come to the China may approach? He does not. La duration of the state of deadness, most prominent officials will admit Chief that the criticiem must be committed for trial. The comment Mail. The editor tells me he is nine cases out of ten, as I have and be more indulgent toward the the hollowness of the suggestion baseless, that I can never be off was in the prisoner's favour, and glad it did not, because the job of already said, the chief desire of the poor mental harlequin who is doing that their official position silences forti, since I am so essentially it turned out that the Crown Soli-boiling it down to reasonable com- objector to publie laundry work is his bit upon your very local stage? them Enough of that. It is the amorphous I could see that noble citor entered a nolle prosequi. All pass would have been a tedious the concealment of the dirt, at any Smile (expletive apostrophe), smile. other against which I wish most to ward soaking into his understand- of which was in our favour. Are one. He would have bad to extise cost, and bis appreciation of the And oh, by the way, thanks for record my protest. If you don't ing and working beneficently like But
like it you may leave it" is never a dose of Eno, for his sundial of a we now to suppose that our con- those pretty platitudes abont-Public value of cleanliness is more than the dinner.
Bother! The only seat a fair answer to criticism. It countenance lighted up with one of riction was also had in law? Mr. Opinion, for instance. The queer suspect.
I must have my joke, OF THE Vacant is by me, and would suppress criticism altogether those horizontal smiles of bis, mad Justice Lush and Mr. Justice thing about Public Opinion is that
TRAM. I BID smoking. The if it were established. As applied presently he laughed, I like hie even when the subject McCardie on December 10, cnun the public has no opinion. It has
lady takes the sent to one's country; for example, it Falstafian laugh: To breed one is ciated from the Berb the decision echoes. Public opinion, honestly FACIE. is serious Mr. Charles
Gerken, writing to the Ought I lo stop smoking? I have will not do. One has the right to a good deed. I told him the latest for the past forty yes and hassised that comment on an individual's regarded, has two facets, pne being conduct is permissible in spite of approval and endorsement of some Fress about the terrible famine in a long ride before me, and I have remain there, and ally the de- Smerism, which refers to the in popularity every year- What better the fact that an appeal regarding private opinion, and the other dis North Chins, saye Mr. Woon but just begun to enjoy this pipe. sire; absurd to say we must not try Peak Tramway as the Test Pram-recommendation is required ↑ For me it is pending Mr. Justice Luah approval of the same.. When a sends me samples, of food used by I try to remember that in these to get the conditions of residence way, and he went off quite cheur by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
PRIMA
..
BAD "CRITICISM
to be decently inter- that inhabiteth a vitreous domicile
IMPROMPTU
TO 'FRIENDS
WHO FLITTED
WITHOUT NOTICE.
O. roads and lanes for ever going. Wherever is it
that you go?
wardens, That's for a land where rooka set
(Our local roads earn no such
strains).
Spring Gardens Here have I sought and found
not my pet partic'lar Labe
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