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THOSE

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FAITH

This Mr.

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AGNOSTIC

SATURDAY

·FSERUARY 13 - 1921,

The

to the

constituents.

tastinets and bay instinets, which

belonged to all righe nhs were in...

the war. Still, sing ik luizree, their profession dist unintain its cl taditions and did nihold that faith of the English pople which A newspaper peldunabled us to go through to the graph altributes to end. Sir Coman Doug the future relations between the Press +Cheers. Regarding the ctra that the and the Services, Sir Philip, said it

The Hongkong medi- mè ral fraternity seem istons. Strangely calm about

R. although, on the agnostic aptitude is the ideal state was largely up to the journalists to

When I remembered seem merely silly to you. The sun are still powers of beating which the limit, and the second said: The same speakersdrisedly":" the compons, and gregation will now sing, to the tune may be developed and in I'm bound to raise you, because emphasised the ckum that journal. presented them, the God save the king." that rational and sober spirit without I have a full hand; but I don't im is gentlemän said "wa" could beautiful Siaruese hymn which any hysterical outbursts. He has want you to think I'm rubbing it apart, it isn't. nothing withtheny." I got the says, "O wa ta na Sian. For usted that prayerful preparation in. It's your own fault for start-I was a member of the Institute, a profession. Quibbles distinct inapression that they must certainly did overlook one word in may be made for his visit. The ing with the limit." The other an examination scheme was WOOL Years ago, whee be forgeries, hat he kindly explain his reference to the Lniversity clergy world be glad to hear from said: "Honest, have you a fled, and dropped. There no test el that they the banks had no library, and if anyone should know any who are interested in the rehand?" "Yes Hottest. ethicial knowledge of such things. how on une ord may bang the rival of the gifs of healing, and in that case I might as well are the Institute had no real value Then of fitness, no degree.. I found that As you want them paid into your real import of a sentence, that one from any who would pray for the eighty cents. as you are bound to whatever. It elected, me an As- account?" he asked. This seemed is myself. I misunderstood. The blessing of God on the visit of beat me. I have a fall hand too, sociate" after I had been work- such a distinct advance that georance is that though students Hickson to Hongkong and China." but it is threes on jacks." changed my mind an the impulse may read in the library, they may Will the clergy accept this (the winter laid down a full band of making more money at is was the The ing journalist for yearsy and was and said I would take cash. He not take the books out. I would only) intimation that I am inter-dences on Lives. went away to talk to another clerk, not presume to discuss that until est in the revival of the gilts of

full members who proposed me. but that he was busy, trying to knew the conditions as to quiet | healing?

Mr. Arthur Sowerby. It promoted me to membership. keep the cigarette sinds out of his } and comfort within the book room.

Discreet enquiry

OFIC.. the secretary of the In-hout any application from me, eves while he compared figures on If these are right, why want to take j KING'S EVIL enables me to an-

ternational Anti-Opium to get the higher fee, and.sot be a document with figures, in a book.books ont? Personally, if silence

nounce witbont Association, complains that in-use I had in any way acquired that time. So he came back and able chair and a table, I prefer to that His Excelleney the Governor, opian is with.held, that there] I know. Almost anyone can get. and could not attend to him at be observed, and there's a confort- the slightest fear of contradiction formation of Hongkong's trade further qualification. It is one of the easiest things to get into that asked me to wait ten minutes 1 do my reading in a library. One notwiths ding this new cathe seems to be a conspiracy of silence, was determined to see this thing has so niten to refer to another dmi stumt. is not contemplating the that Indian opinto is being hand. . frankly a trade, me

in. The N.K.J., on the other through, so I watched the pointer book to several other buks. possibility of devoting part of his led out of Hongkong into China

sain. I thought what a story whit rrading one, that it is best office time to touching for the although it is more expensive than specialising on wages and condi Henry cold have made, with that to be whete the books are, How King's Evil, This disease (sero-the Chinese production, and that of aber, and leaving social jumping pointer as the feit motif, ever, as I say, much depends on the fula is cured whenever the King Hongkong isregarded unfavourity and social service Teanntal eleven more jumps, and conditions there.

toiches the patient. Charles II ably by ami-opium workers. The scenes of Kent lock. The gentleman said be

I wanted the editor reported to hate touched 100,000 Hongkong Government maybe after all, and in spite of could not cash them. This 1 corn-

To change the head stranous persons.

committed, by the British Governs professions, is all that the In- tered-by saying that I would have CANORES line. *Our Local

Hicksonnent, to moral support of the Astuces. The only speech of them paid into my account after

Poets, for Nogar

cannot be the ordi-sociation's work, but everybody the reported with which I can all. He went away to tell the que Canore.hut he reminded me

HEALING. a kind of faith knows that in this matter it makes was that of Philip Gibbs. cigarette smoker my latest more, with some severity that not all the

healer. who haste slowly. It is about as impati. Here is a passage from it I sp and all the brokers nushing by me fontributions coaxed him direct suggestion, in in both directions looked at me so print could honestly be called atmosphere, and requires the Age Christian, is impatient to get a

a religious ent for opium abolition as the aver plaud:

He did not think journalism respectfully They must have melodions. I admit that two cooperation of auto-suggestion by heaven.

at borce in the days of the war thought I was thing enormous printed to-day have more rhyme the patient, a phenomenon co- business. I was now told that my ihan rhythm. but they deserve mon in crowds and strong emotion.

This glorified natyration, and he thought that, while was wiser or nobler than the sband could not handle these non- their plac' on ither gaands, don't for Cihedral Notes dissociates

JOHN WARD. is reported to batej pas.. I have been tack to the you think?

his methods from

written in one calling to the highest emotions and hysterical out the Home monthlies that the bars inevitably, called to the kozer instincts of the people, it also, per- Ltd. Jank with them siner, but

I have decasionally, bursta.** the digial who pays there was not

He operates, I gather, is scarcely an active pacifist during rioy, pointed out in fact, we are definitely assured arms to murky their own prom, fut a nationa! half playfully half in a rational and sober spirit. the war that is not prepared to take 2nd-baser indiscis. yer bak from itim, and I could

But that wa bang the Press wafant apart not wait. I tili have them. If

shat the Hongkong that God is wing him on the for our vain and absent motion the rise was subject to those vid Lungheziv eins to offer fun, five do. I

Telegraph offers in-casions, and God has no need for changing or improving human Hars even dollars worth it's aldiations that it is due by nickers.

I'm on to withdraw my children for children. I must now tieth Century, and coming with selves the sole positary.**

All this, in the Twen-ciety, of which they belfer them (+ and rustion, tinee high cantand kep, it in an odd that its not writer of Mon- such a reputable imprimatur as the vein syntax of that passes web at the bottom my sea chest, day evening lust be a child wheel Cathedral can supply, is cer-totally rclipsed by the agunt It will or drowsible them. has not yet learned to read. He tainly interesting, and not to be and the extravagance of the He i

I am usually aginst said: "One of our contemporaries. possed over lightly as we might tells. interference with a few days ago, in cemarking on the one binkum from the Stateke

with fact that Felmry 1 had come ant surl priyam Tabits of tiny people i gone, gave the impression that the jas une mideedy's business buf their | Canton Government had carried! ww.p. But I think the time hasļeng its thres; and that the foreign was to bred eneker firing als objectors to the proposal had been far of it, they just all be mined ing point for the try scientific decide whether we wn, to have joerder, and 25 pot rid oueridor all made to look rather foolish. In Mr. Hickson" makes gool and mind. This explains his extraordi peace or war, and the Services

0 avianetons prisoners.

I want point of fact, the bot is on the we persuade him as we shall ternary adventures with spooks and would have very lito do in the Daddyw Thf. world ralize other fat is the Southern tainly try to do to remain here fairies. The agnostic inconsistent way of fighing if every journalist dose who sil Men or are found leaders who have Ind to eat their permanently. One of them is actu-ly claims that he knows nothing liged himself, never to write a in point of the exept for works. It was a big game of fally trying to buy himself an ex- overlooking the fact that he knows and which would stir up again the Despin. They are's terrible waste bluft that they tries, but it didn't pensive house, as if his future were that much. fof an They a hideous work. Dr. Sun and his benchun quite secure.

The tady initiates of hate or canse eninity bel se des murders skep and the have not proved the real statesmen show any sign of curtailing of number of things, and starts from To save menders of the Institute

The others do not mind knows well a considerable tween peoples who had no quarrel. qura Tley raas tires. They that they beasted of being modifying their customary lustri then. It knows that three inte from jumping to a wenig condit donne chuthing. They ingerichtbt they are now doing their as habits. This shows that they two won't go, and it knows that it son as to my motives. I mention Joer vgs. And now they have add. | best to sate face.””-

are just as short-sighted atal in Aequals B, and if B is impossible. here that I am not a member of ed a ten termur, by causing a chauf- There had then heen only two credulous as ordinary folks. You then A is impossible. It is quite the S..., and bald na brief for four to is itted of a tutor car, informative articles published on will remember how the mob jeered scientific to know all the recorded it or have I any antipathy for and wil 3 uber of harmless flus Canton incident. Both ap at Noah the shipbuilder, and, boss ideas concerning C. It is scienti metubers of the I... br for any of prgpl in one mad rih. No one peared in the China Mail. One, they suffered for it eventually. would suffer in the end by their ablished before the Telegraph |

fic, when one witness affirms that my old associates therein. My I take the an A is C, and another that Bis.C.comment is made because when entire zilizoon in the Colony. stgested the possibility ti.e. IMPATIESCE. Nonncement much for the nan who knows that A can-ever I meet humbug I have an jexcept in exporters godowns. It ventured the guess) that it was a

more seriously, for not be B, to affirm that one is cer-irresistible desire to hit it. The can be done.

The Chinese are bluff by the Southern leaders. had the reason already mentioned, that tainly wrong, and the other prob Institute of Journaliste has an an- nowadays too enlightened to feel already said it was bluf, and ex-

ketors have touched me ably, although his personal Knownal orgy of humbing, apparently, ure than a sentimental regret for plained why. The second article,

ledge of C may be nil. I know all and this repated occasion was no another als custom gone. Are published before this stupid note

the recorded ideas of fairies. but there any other objectors? Let us of Monday evening, very plainly

of fairies, if there be such things.

exception. hear from the

inted out that the blu had

I know nothing. In the matter of PP. sends me failed, and that although the bluff

fairies, I am agnostic. But when an amusing appeal date had passed, we were going

Conan Doyle wrote that he had

chain prayer" from one about our business, as esmal - Az

who has seen it stated writer who has been laughed into the China Mail, was the art of the us at latest on the First of seen photographs of fairies, 1 d April. Yes. That would be. not believe him, because I am

in the China Mail that silence. The concluding versicle foreign objectors, it is unfortu think, the best day for it. even gnostic in so many other ways. I

nate if it gave the impression that though it be Friday. The pro- neither affirm nor deny the existers may send. That was not we are willing to write, or at least Come back, we ask, to us again it thought the foreign objectors had speet of having the curpose same as ence of fairies, although my inexactly the pledge, but pather is take note of any matter, that read-. heen male to look rather foolish. well as the mens and on Zols clination is to believe in them: but the prayer Enclosed exactly the It is very evident that few words birday. April 2nd, delights me. 1 do thirm and deny certain thing same 35 before. We have, how- only of its article caught the young-

John Todhunet about Conan Doyle. I affirm that. ling's eye, and that he did not read

THIS WASN'T tells a story of although I have never seen him and ever, the same intimidation of the travellers never heard or read direct testimony continue the sillyness being threat- superstitious, all who neglect, to won the million franes, A Chinese vessin!, so i do not publish the rest speaking of "Dr. Sun and his stone which said Here lies buried titled to believe that he wears tron-My correspondent asks if his..

studying a tomb that he does, I am scientifically en ened with some misfortune. CORDON-SHAPLAND. A St. office boy flicked the brass harlie of it. Besides, I cannot lend my benchnen, giving Sun the leading the soul of So-and-so."

John's Cathedral, Hongkong, on of a closed safe with a rather dus countenance to P.P.'s suggestion role, after the Mall took the trou-can a man's soul be buried under things that I do know, fentifc. neglect to continue the chain was. .February 10. John Henry Gor- Iter. The clock ticked on. Finally that Hongkong is worse than the ble to point out, what has not been a stone?" they asked, and laughed.ally entitled to conclude that he has down five times on its run round

Howsers. I am, because there are some

one of the young noblémen removed i plage Dante wrote about. Morwell understood by foreigners, the Then ons, shrewder than the cther, not a truly scientific mind, even the island on Sunday. It wasn't..

responsible for his car breaking his hat and came to the grille. Horer, I would have him reflect tint honorary and ornamental position began to die, and found a bag of he wears trousers, and is a doctor. brandished my coupons, and began the glittering horror of West accorded in Sun in Canton. Verney. John Todhunter was an to ask for the money, but he inter- Point could not be abolished bum' non amplius addam.

'I see that Mr. Bowley Irish essayist who knew nothing of:

Isn't Manning Foster rupted. He said I had better call-without the substitution of horrorF

On New Year day I took our local financiers. That's the

AUCTION making a mistake

is not slacking in his that rould not glitter, but would IRONY. the last riesho on

when he suggests that

care for the queerest part of it.

the child When I got ontside be worse to bear.

stand. It was drawn by

workers of Hongkong. law #, clause Y and When legislation was afo at FROM RANK it occurred to ne

It is not right to Up like a rocket an ancient coolie, very sickly look.

law 43 are contradic Home, long ago, against excessive assume that that the rank that

the tory? The first says there must child labour, a pr opponent EXALTATION and down like aing, partly deaf, very leeble and

Orient has or ever be a new deal should a player achieved the following charining gave me the cheque

stick. I know one slow, and with imperfect vision.

had a monopoly of have more than thirteen cards, and DEPRESSION. or two Europeans Although he made me half an hour the virtues. It has its criminals any one or more of the others have gument.

who, so soon after late for by appointment, I had as well as its ages, its money less than thirteen."

A experience proves. sail be, that in the bwer enters the deterioration of should be able to appreciate that At the end of the snail race I wish-men.

Few Europeans, however, three players have their right of unemployed time of which they While le song which says:

ed him a happy new year and gave recognize that this works both ber of cards, and the other does not POINTER. pity the financier, or pointer of this bank's clock jumped And when I slept I wrote geat To be accurate, our entire con- neat lines by Arthur L. Salinon he has played a card. I see polishes idleness by Act of Parlia

Fast night I drank good wine, him a dollar for the ten cent ride. ways, and for them the following discover his deficiency until after have the command. Thus the Bill

versation, on both sides, consisted cannot be unwholesome;

sctually increases vice-it estab We took thy thought and coined admirable device to distinguish ago that the speaker is probably contradiction there, but rather aument. That was so many years Wrested thy word to moralise our the cheat. It must be kept in mind for in bell.

between the bonafide-nisdeal-and-

that all these rules have for chief motive the prevention of cheating. Where it is discovered that one player has 14 and another 12, the presumption is strong that genuine misdeal bas occurred, mates, a demonstration from which, Anyway, all the cards are above- however, a certain grim humeur board.. Without law 43, what is has been derived, was shown just to prevent a cheat, who has made before his departure on Home leate, a rash call, and got into trouble, this week. One of the Chinese from dropping one of his cards on messengers purchased, and convey. the floor and claiming a re-deal?ed to-the-Harbour Master's room.

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runs:

>j[ress

to

a

- And let all bygones poss

Twas only want to let you

SIMONE

You made good-laughing gas.

:

| It is impossible for rue to suppose the article he attacks in this obli-

wall. to see if ither of them lahat nich an appeal could be sue-fette way, because he persists in

The China Mail. again in about half an hour.

TRUTH, JUSTICE PUBLIC SERTICE."

HONGHONG, SATURDAY, FEE. 13, 1921.

THE

ADVERSARIA, Į

·

TU BANK.

book would collect for me, and add

AND

rather expensively without heal ing me of anything but plethoric runkelty. I am inpatient for Mr. Hickson's arrival, promised for April. If he cannot get here be fore April, I would like him to

HAPPY VALLEY. ¡WO

EAST AND WEST.

+

BRIDGE LAWS.

The other

CHAIN PRAYER

AGAIN.

CHILD LABOUR

I have received a varia- tion of the

*endless

sort of thing. I reflected. is what the China New Year holidays, compassion for him, and endured. grubbers as well as its religions says the deal stands good where morals increases with the pantity

the proceeds to my acess.. Thut banks are for. Iwaited at the end Never before had it of a "queue to be served.

occurred to me to waiting I noticed that the big

to commiserate those visibly every minute. For 59

that do business on Rialtos. Since seconds it would be still, and then one morning this week, the strange jump forward one sixtieth of its truth has reached me that all is orbit. Thinking about my busi not gold that has the roark beness, I suddenly felt shy about fore it, and that the hearts of well-troubling so busy a man with sc dressed men strolling in and out of small a deposit, and searched my banks may know, their own bitter pockets for money with which to When I handed my Missussweeten the pot. as those wicked

I

poews.

I had gold in my hand;

+

I held a post at the capital city, And people bowed as they passed

by. The moon was bright as my bont

floated along, Sweet music sounded in my ear; Flowers and sweet maidens ur-

rounded me."

.3

for our own

-Så

it

Pal it the meed that parrot

'mímic pays

stone

of five Cantonese words, mine meaning: "I lift the hands in salutation and imply the wish that you may be wealthy in the future"; his word meaning Good." Which of us expressed the greater irony?

Writing as a chronic-Learning by rote and graving its COMING IN ally sick man, with |

APRIL, disea hitherto From thee our pilgrims brought the

regarded as incur- seed far-sown able, the nature and extent of my

To quicken life in dull barbaric I hope all you lively interest in Cathedral Notes

days; faithful adversaria for February cannot be exagger

From thee they brought the light devourers.

read ated. This local

whose living rays publication, Chino Mail, in the Anglican bishop and clergy can the letter printed issued with every guarantee that Shewed us the path and pointed to * University student impart, announces the expected We

retort: courteous arrival in Hongkong in April next

of Mr. James That's

Moore Bickson, "ho is well known in 'seyers]

my rice!

THE UNIVERSITY.

a

the throne.. took our God, we took our

Christ, from thee;

The soul that is our culture is

thy gift.

|

...FOR

1.

A touching demon- HARBOUR stration of the loving MASTER'S deration

Harbour.. FUNERAL. Master Beckwith in- spires in his subordi.

An assembly of a foral wreath. That official bad the Institute of it fung forth, and, it lay on the JOURNALISTS Journaliste ha waste land outside long enough to

ONLY.

been reported in cause enquiry and gossip, which in and is therefore liable to public now you.

the public Press due course has reached me, and criticism. see that Viscount (Continuel, in Page 5.) Burnham asked for it by indulging in a jeer at the rivalinstitution, the

at the month end my takings, less poker players say. Oddly enough, But this morning I could not eat what she allowed me for tobacco I found some. After the big point- and beer, my financial experiences er had done its jumping stunt 32 usually ceased for another four or times, the cashier spoke to me, five weeks. Lately, however, I handed him the money, the cou- acquired (ask not how a bank pons, and the paying in slip. He sexunt and a cheque book. I threw the coupons back at me, and walked round with the latter pro-said something about Outward in Thursday's jecting from my breast pocket for Bills." He kept the sweetener. I which few days, but it did not seear to took the coupons to another grille, offered mpress anybody. I suppose too where a gentleman looked at me, my criticism that wasn't. many men have them here to be and then looked away again. the way to come up smiling in a

spreased. One of the French gathered that my appearance pain-scrap. In congratulating my young arts of the world as one who bas While thou wast rapt in trance and banks owed me a matter of severed him. Two men seated at a table friend on so successfully passing been much used by God for the dollars or so for interest on some behind him were smoking cigar- the good temper test, I don't mind curing sickness" Hongkong Jottery tickets I bought, and hear-ettes, and talking. ing a rumour that--well; bearing gentleman I had

Battled with beasts in cave and At last the admitting that I also am a bit of apparently, is not one of the sev-river-drift:

unwittingly an ass. I think my brayings are eral parts of the world in which When we were blinded it was thire National Union of Journalists. He -rumour, 1 went and to get it.offended asked rue what I wanted. generally bonest, but there you are, Healer Hickson is well known, Two young gentlemen wearing I said I had forgotten what it was All that an ass may accomplish in because all the men I have spoken

to see..

jeered at the rule that no news- DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA, howler hats and cigarettes, and it happened so long ago but if the vocalist line is that. The other to about him say they never heard

And thine, when we were pr-paper proprietor could be eligible (YET rid of every cold as quickly as tanding about 4ft 10in., looked I had a little more time I might asses can't sing like me, for depth of him before and even the writer

strate, to uplift...... for membership of the N.U.J. se s possible. It is the forerut der of all et me and went on talking, in remember. Two Indians with pis-of feeling they wholly facks, brek. of Gathedral Notes bedges with an mixture of Portuguese and Eng-tols watched me while I was re-kek-kek-kek, ko-az, kórax. You an ait.

It was one of thow working journalist. They laughed. palgary trouble, and pretmetis may THRIFT. mild little poker gamez That heterogeneous body of parish lain's Cough Remedy. It is a simple devolop in a few.hours. Take shamlor ish. Two other customers were nettbering, and the pointer jump-know" The Greek Slave"? No? a member of our Church and it is and there is much talk and chaf lances, and newspaper snobs laugh-

where the limit is loy magazine editors, barrister free-bing to do, but the effect is marvations. Stixlying a typewritten list on the ed twelve more times.

What a pity! Then that must,"

For sale by all! Chemista and Store said that he has shown that there Two were left in. The first betted ed. But the laugh is against them. keepers.

He says Mr. Hickson is

Vision, we

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