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A Cleb committee which wipes off remarkably large sums as debts irrecoverable should not refuse to lose the names when the annual meeting of members demands them. They expose themaives to a suspicioni of nepotism.
Speaking of that, at
ΟΣ WAR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921
SAD ACCIDENT!
SHANGHAI SPORTSMAN'S
UNTIMELY DEATH.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
صعب عبيد
COMMITTEE, an annual meeting the bust than it sounds, for he is the earth. Cities and cages are unnaturThe marked article is a reply to one occurred yesterday, Mr. Smeaton
WAYS.
committer has
no
power or right to re-body. Indeed, now that Ally Sloper is dead. I sometimes think he ought fuse information demanded by
to have the title. F.O.M., Friend of majority of members. If the coMan. I would stand to that now. mitteenien feel that such information but for the fact disclosed at the meet- should not be divulged, they may doing to make arrangements as to who any of the following things:
shall have the honour of weeting the
(1) Say that notice should have (2) Say that all the club records
been given.
have been lost.
(3) Threaten to refuse to stand for
re-election.
ministration.
Bun
sion:
STILL THE SAME
TOI
AND CERTAIN by a
TRAGEDY
ALLEGED BRIBE.
STORY OF A TRAI.
A friend sends me newa-The only bird who seems able to shut Esan, the curly dog that SPECIAL CABLE. EFFECTS paper clippings showing him up is a russet and yellow finch Esar bossed me for a few months, the horrible extent of un- called Mr. Tapley, whose chronic AGAIN and then joined the Police employment at Home, cheerfulness appears to be functional Force, has disgraced the There is much suffering rather than organic. He is an family. He is reported absent without by innocent people. I have nothing optimist. never despairing of one day leave for the last five days. If this helpful to say about it. This sort of pulling the pulpit down, although up meets his eye, I hope he will take my thing always follows flag waving and to now the hairpin has proved too advice (a thing he has never yet done) warfare. We must lie on the uneasy tough for him. Roomy as is the and return to the Station and "make
aviary, it represents congestion when a clean breast of it." bed that we have made.
Our Colonial Secre- compared with the spaces natural to
Someone in Saigon bas
SHANGHAI, Oct, 22. THE FAVOUR tary is a personal birds, and the behaviour of its oc-
LA QUESTION addressed to "Sir or vases friend of mine. That cupants has helped me realize one
A and fatality resulting in the death pv racterz Adversarius" a copy of Mr. Thomas Gibbs Smeaton, of is perhaps less of a of the ci f obstacles to peace on
of Le Temps d'Arie Mesars Jardine, Matheson and Co., personst friend of practically everyal. Men and binis wact elbow-room, in United Empire, the potty little
The good and very organ of that ornamental circus the passing away at the Victoris Nursing HISTORY learned Mr. Barlow Royal Colonial Institute, which had Home as the result of an accident the previous night. While maning to OF MANFORD was not, as indicated ignored France's claim to be largely overtake a tran. Mr. Smeaton fell
considerably interested in Pacifie problem. “Quand
United Empire allegue insignis serious internal injuries.
heavily to the ground, sustaining previous author,
He was E t. clergyman. He was acce de intersta francais dans le
journalist who had Pacifique, l'organe du Roval Colonial only 20 years of age. He was a keen dear Prince. With a highly creditable the misfortune, by his incorrigibly Institute de Londres oublie simple-sportsman, clubman, and member of Shanghai Scottish B. V. C. He ment notre indochine." Any body leaves a wife and two children. restraint of the indiguation they raust dull didacticiam, to bring his news- have felt, the Daily Press reports that paper to a condition of moribundity, knowing the French for "keep your he suggested Mesers. H. A. Cartwright and its inaccent proprietor to the hair on should drop a postcard to and B. A. Hale should represent the ignominious position of having to Camille Devilar, and tall Lim United newspaper men. That looks like ear his own living. The circums Empire has the significance of a pink (1) Really so refuse, and make way animus against two quite respectable tances being as thus zarated, the pill pamphlet. Incidentally, they for man with less recular rations of men. Does he suggest that they are estimable Mr. Barlow, desiring to may tell him that Englishmen will not the powers and privileges of cor the only furtheraers in our profes- oblige his landlord with a higher rent, love him if he sticks to his history of CHINESE CONSTABLE CHARGED. mittees.
cast about for decent ways of obtain the war. as in: S' inspirant de ses It is really odd how so wear Hoag
Seriously. I can ing extra dollars, and one of them was interets immediats, la Grand Bretagne kong committees get away with it. A:
sec that the to offer his services as tutor to the seat range a nos cotes pour com. Banust meetings there is really no
choice is limited. son of wealthy gentleman with a battre le militarisme allemand." We
Chinese constable 163, with 21 committee. old or new. The com
I myself must be noble residence above the Middle --er--have claimed loftier motives. ruittre is, as it were, in a state of turred, b case my behaviour in the Level. This gentleman, who had not
Ensconced in a social Fears' service in the Force. was this suspended animation, its arabes prascore royalty cannot be guar- succeeded in achieving a great fortune
PROLOGUE way in the midst of morning charger before Magistrate
TO 1 so often forget that they be bis efforts to expand the trade of
friends. occnpying practically the status of agreed
primus inter! Orane with having accepted a bribe ordinary, unofficial member, the only are not merely human beings and our empire, had had one thrust apoo
pares, behold a certain of $5 from a Kencede Town shop- difference being that they should speak out of turn. I remember on him by the phenomenal oehaviour of
endet, happy,joking, the keeper, to influence his conduct us a be there to swer BY
que one occasion annoying the Kaiser by Cements, and we well pleased to be lie and soul of the group. Suddenly public servant, tions regarding their past ad- tactless remark about sausages, able to command this excellent be pales, is silent, shivers violently,
According to Inspector Appleton. the practice But that is a digressive anecdote. opportunity of brightening the ander looks ill. An idea has struck him. the accused who was stationed at West here, in more than one club, is for Rabbie McWhirter" is nearly as standing of his son. Master Harry To his anxious colleagues be explains Point, was alleged to have gone to the the retiring committee to form a much a vulgarian as I am. and Certain, destined to become a Cadet, in a broken voice, that he has just shop on Thursday. He threatened phalanx round the chairman, to act guess they don't want him,
the complainsnt for wasting water, but ofered to over- as if they owned the concern, and to might blurt out something about was a boy of character, but somewhat remembered that he goes oo leave in
spoiled by the indiscreet indulgences treat the general body of members as Bannockburn or Bunker's Hill or of Peak ladies. Tommy Manlord was
Understanding all too well that he look the matter if he were given $5. impertinent meddlers and critics. I wherever it was that the Scots gave a poor boy of uncertain male parent must therefore miss the Prince in The shopkeeper temporised and later hear of une chairmas referring to us such a drabbing that time. Potage, whee other was Mr. Barlow's March, his friends respect his grief, informed Insector Appleton. A tap of us are short of tact. As to the laundress, and was taken in for joint tiptoe silently away, and leave him was then la Yesterday Inspector other lads. I find I don't even re-instruction by that kindly man with to it, a strong man in bis agony, member their names, so cannot con- pat payment, even to the detriment veniently discuss their points as of his reputation. His nobility of possible bowers to a Prince, How character, however, was such, that ever, there is an easy way out of the he believed the mischief of evil dilemma, if it is a dilemma. Choose the tongues would be outweighed by the paper rather than the man. In that advantage to the Taipan's boy of case, the China Mail, as the oldest having a foil. His method of instruc- and most readable paper-it is only tion was to take the two boys out Yes, if you permit
The Gazte gives the draft of an yourself to analyse and four years younger that the Colour walking in Hongkong, to solicit their amending Bill to be introduced at FAVOURITE weigh and savour, could send its editor as the leading considerate attention of all matters next Legislative Council. It provides
bias, you will deputation, and the Daily Press would observed in the life of the place, and a penalty for demanding increases f find out after all your naturally provide him his A.D.C.
[Note by Ed. C. M-This promises grand professions and pose of taste that your favourite writer is to amuse a lot of my contributor's
As regards the threats mentioned in give him a chance. When he passed the shop re-terday, he was invited invariably that one who gives the regular readers, so I do not delete it facts of which are now about to be the China Mail last week, the inside.. Unsuspecting, he weat most agreeable emphasis to what you as I would like to do. But I beg communicated, the three were walk supplementary ordinance saya: desire to believe. T the test. that no one take it seriously; I musting along Bowen Road. Mr. Barlow
"Every person who shall mala fide in and the shopkeeper forced the decline any sach boncur, in any case observed Master Harry to produce do any act whatsoever with intent to money on him against his will. Ins That journalist is I have bad enough
experience and flash a cigarette ease of Chinese induce the lessec of any domestic pector Wills then arrested him. A TRIOLET. truly blind Who woos of Hongkong committees to persuade silver, which his foolishly fond father tenement to give up possession of
Inspector Appleton asked for a re- one that he cannot me to stand back in favour of others had permitted him to buy out of his such domestic tenement shall be mand to make further enquiries, and see Such wooing warps the native more willing.]
last pocket money..
liable upon summary conviction to the bearing of the case was fixed for mind Of journalists so truly blind.
Hopers and workers
October 27. The accused was allow His mistress cruel, rarely kind, Is
a fine not exceeding $1,000." FELLOWSHIP for
To persons of immature age," social uplift observed Mr. Barlow gravely but
A notice to quit given by fed bail in the euro of $200, almost quite as blind as he. Public!
should notice the
lessee is not to affect favour, fickle as wind, Is wooed by treatment accorded by the local kindly, "the sucking of tobucco is a
newspapers to the Fellowship move dulls the mind. That this may be The sub-lessee becomes the lessee (of injurious. It stunts the growth and a sub-lessee, unless he agrees to it. went. The China Mail gave the impressed up a your memory, Harry, his own premises) at the standard
fullest report. and had a capital will confiscate the case, which rent, when the lessee quits. "leader" on it
on Thursday. Evidently it takes the movement appears to be of some value." more seriously than the others do. "Is it not the fact, Sir," remarked To help me in studying the observant Tommy," that Harry's human nature I have an cigarettes, being Algerian, are not AVIARY. aviary. My birds are very tobacco t
them as nutside members"! The members have their remedy, if they object to that sort of thing as many do. They should elect an en- tirely new committee, but they rarely do. One reason is that committee work is work, and most of the would rather criticise than work. would myself.
YOU'R
WRITER, SATS
men that do not see.
OKE
I
Hilaire Belloc has found a book, published in 1906, SAVE compiled by a clergyman CLERGY "to increase knowlege to promote virtue, to dis courage rice, and to furnish Topics cheap-you must be crazy to think for Innocent and Ingerious Con-
**FAUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERvica" not cause a rush,
The China Mail.the publication of the address would versation. On page 209 he finds
KOSOKONG, SATURDAY, OCT. 22, 1921.
ADVERSARIA.
TIFFIX
TCOKLEM SOLVED.
You remember how
1 on a vorage of discovery which ! logged from time to time? I went
from restaurant to restaurant, und
Me: But I know it wouldn't. Editor: How ?
Me: Well, you see. I bappened to
this anecdote:
XI
He
Feb
RENTS BILL
AMENDMENTS COMING.
to
artest
Wills and some detectives went to the shop, and hid be- hind the dont. Looking through the cracks they saw the acctised take $5 from the shopkeeper. When Inspector Wills showed himself, the accused dropped the note on the floor.
The accused, who had no solicitor, alleged that the case was a "trumped- He said that on Thursday up" one. he remonstrated with the shop- keeper for wasting #ster.
Lutter said that
he
to impart useful knowledge and point ander threat of distress, with damage was sorry, and the witness decided to morals by discoursing to them of in certain cases to the tenant. these things.. On an occasion the
human... The canaries are Well said, Master Manford," "There is "The Pacha Achmet Boulee Ber,se of humour. The Yank," as I so much
inquisitive, quarrelsome, and have a smiled Mr. Barlow.
truth in what you Governor of Egypt, was remarkable call the oldest of them, distinctly told say that.
35 I do not сате
In "Objects and reasons" it is stated that there have been
"Complaints that certain landlords have been removing windows and even staircases in order to drive their
tenants out
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
MOTHER'S TRIALS.
CHILD'S IGNORANCE NO
EXCUSE FOR THEFT.
for a great sensibility of heart. The me to go and get a share, when I for the product of Algeria, which is in hit upon the idea of going home for pleasures permitted to him by law wouldn't give him the lettuce he was the northern part of the African con- Professor Hinton, of the Hong- riffit, and.
Editor: Bah! Just like you to wanted to meet with a return of love, those little Saigon birds called wax- I will bestow tuem upon this passing owing to ill-health.
were far from satisfying him. He demanding. There are ten pairs of tinent, and now ruled by the French, kung University has left for Australia that her daughter had only recently tantalize a I was intending to go there myself.
body that way, Why and had assembled, at a very con- bills. When half a dozen or so coolie. Waste not, want not. Even
Armistice at once declared.
It looks as if the Onion
CLUB.
siderable expense, A
numerous
huddle on the same perch as a canary the humble coolie may be able to
A Chinese girl employed at the Kwong Sang Hong perfume factory, at Wanebai, was charged before Magistrate One this morning, with the larceny of two pots of face cream. Inspector Blackman said that thefta from the factory were not common. as there was too much supervision.** The girl's mother, an amah, said
come from the country. She was ignorant.
The Magistrate: She should not be ignorant. You should have taught her not to steal. Every well bred child knows that it is wrong to take Sir Robert Ho Tang and family things belonging to other people.
The mother: I came out to work, mail stearer this morning.
and did not have her in my com- pany to teach her.
Messrs. Lammert Bros. will auc-
when I thought one Me: Well, I invite you one of restaurant had unjust these days when there's tripe and Seraglio, in hopes of meeting a beauty are linnet, it looks like a school, with eblige me with a match. I perceive tion a quantity of household furniture
not only capable of inspiring love but teacher and children all complete. that I have come out without any." hably raised in price onions.
on Monday afternoon. for riffin, I ebook off
i feeling all its force and impulse. They are very tiny and neat birds, Did you not inform as, Bir," asked The dust of my shoes upon it, and set
Not one of this disposition did he the males gorgeously encarnadined. Harry," upon s former occasion, how find among twelve hundred Circassiau, THE ONION Club had gone the way Georgian and Greek Jadies whom he/ Both sexes sing, a short but sweet fire may be obtained by rubbing returned to the Colouy by the French
af so many Hongkong had purchased at different times."*
melody, which evokes ideas of the together two pieces of wood." societies, which, like old
piping of Pan. I have the common "It is gratifying to me, and will I certainly had many interesting ex-soldiers, simply fade away. Thus is
The Chix Mail cannot sparrows with them-s little more am sure be admired by our young Captain A. D. Hopkins has gone The Magistrate: Well, teach her periences. It one the service would the scripture falsified. and onion is
ΕΞ afford the luxury of handsomely coloured than the Home friend Tommy, that you should offer master of the Nemazee steamer now. I fine her $5. be good but the cooking bad. In not strength. The chaplain has
PREVALERIT libel actions, so I hope variety. One hen sparrow is known this evidence of a retentive memory."Majanistan" in place of Captain A. another the cooking would be excel- absconded with property belonging London, who has issued so many writs tive, and extremely virtuous, and as if it had not been imparted."*"
Mr. Bottomley M. P. of as The Amah; she is fussy, and talka- Instruction that is not remembered is MacInnes. Teor but the table appointments to other members. The treasurer is dirty. At one restaurant I found the making a trip round the world. The for libel against Truth 1stels. will not makes the gentlemen sparrows keep The good Mr. Barlow's attration
Among the
passengers who table manners of the other customers secretary is sick. The President of consider it an aggravation if I remind their distance. Don't ask me to name
returned by the T.K.K. s.s. "Taiyo tos crude even for my large tolerance. the O. C. in careened, like a junk bim of the Latin tag which says truth the birds scientifically, for I can't, proaching motorcar, and he began a Watson and Mr. D.M. Goodall.
was diverted by the sight of an ap Mara" yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. person, from under which the sea has departs mighty. This is prophecy by and wouldn't want to if I could; but homily on the wonderful progress of certained. The rest of the members have intuendo.
my collection includes one pair of engineering scitace, telling the boys Que day never paid their subscriptions.
Find the lowest com- those finches the males of which area that an engineering course at the After all, Englishmen FYLLOWSHIP Mon multiple and the ruddy chocolate hue, with a black
Hongkong University, however APHORISMS, who jeer at Chinese
greatest and Japanese "bis measure.
common head and neck. They are bullies in irrelevant it might apear to their magnum cigarette, which appears in Steamship Co. in December, have That's for arithmetic. sa aviary, hence only one pair. The designed avocations, was a duty they with Lavish helpings of really well-tory" as full of myth should upt Find. among all their differ female of the species, with thrush-jike cooked and good lood. The table forget that their own refers to
enres, a thing on which men are markings, is the more vicious of the owed to the Flag.
was in the art of saying, "how cloth and implements were scrupulous woman called Elizabeth as agreed, then league them in fellow pais. Half a hundred birde within smoothly, how zilently, and yet how
ship on that. It sounds easy. But earshot make a very efficient alarm An Irishman is merely an English in the Belfast shipyards the Orange clock mornings, because they don't swiftly this wonderful machine ap- the Sayingpun School Boy Scouts ber2 is a vessel of some 5,000 tons
workmen drove out the Catholic stop til someone gives them the clean prones. Give a bad cold a bad name and workanen, although they were mem-water for their morning bath. "John what marred by a terrible tonking The Commissioner, Rev. G. T. Walderet about the City of Simla" which The effect of the lesson was some- p.m. on the University football ground class passengers. Nothing is known bers of the same Trade Unions. Was Willie" the monkey hates them, I
is said to be leaving Liverpool a. If all the men who travel on the it not Mr. Lloyd George who lately think he susperts they catch chow immediately behind him, which caused grave, will inspect the troop.
month later. Peak Tram are not omniscient, why tried to panic us into flory reactions that is rightfully his. But they don't him to jump hastily into the gutter,
Į
not & queasy
but I do
Pay
pect to hygiene.
this week I found the ideal plaer. Not
a large, basy place, nor very swell,
nor, apparently, very prosperous; but
ly clean, the attendance prompt and virgin queen." cheerful, and the charges exceedingly. toderate. The address is...
Editor: No, you don't.
man with the hypocrisy left out.
Free advertisements are not allowed in the dabbit. Chino Matt.
thent.
the
"
* Observe," he
NEW PASSENGER LINE.
Fall details regarding the passenger service from Liverpool to the Straits, Chins and Jagar which, according to Reuter, is being inaugurated The British Cigarette Company are registering a trademark for a by the Ellerman and Bucknall
received by. the Gazette as "Io Ten" The not yet been
the Hongkong agents, who are picture accompanying convinces us
the Back Line Ltd. The "City that "Lao Tze" was meant.
of Manchester" whose departure The inauguration ceremony of from Home is announced for Decem- takes place on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2.30 with accommodation for about 42 first
According to the native press, a
Me: But this is not an advertise
do some of them talk so loudly and by saying the ranks of labour were care for bannas or boiled chestnuts while another specimen whizzed by a Editor: Of course it is, and a jolly so mach?
closing up? Evidently labour inter- or pickled onions. Millet and rice and about thirty iniles an hour.
new fanatical sect, calling itself the good one. Why, with all those To avoid irritating arguments, 1 este do not knit. Eeligion? Bat lettuce are their fancy. I must not It is possible that he noticed the Kow Kung Hui, is making its appear. attractions, there will be a rush to the tarted keeping all change received Orangeism and Catholicism are both forget to mention one little bachelor furtive acute on the faces of his pupils, anco
at Tangahin, Chibli. The place as soon as you give the address. from street car. conductors in religions. The first need for fellow bird I call Tbs. Friest. He preaches but he offered no comment upon it, doctrine preached is for the uplift of They ought to pay for that.
separate pocket. Paying my ship is to find the common tie, and to the others all day long, and none because it seemed unfair to him to China and the extermination of the Me: I don't think there would be fare from the supply so got, a con collar it. Where or what is it? All of them heed his scoldings. His pul- capitalize probable inadvertence.
ductor returned four out of seven men are mortal, Lut the effect of that pit is a small swing made with a To be continued if no more than five Editor: How on earth do you tendered, saving they were "kappa reflection o2 so seems to be a picon of rating and a bent hairpin. I wrilles protests are received. The be make that out? A clean place, with A wife's soba are dummy guns to desire to prove it by demonstrations do not understand his internable protest will be printed, and receive the good chow and good attendance, and awe a foolish for.
on the earcases of others.......
semon myself, it is so theological. (0.4.
a rush.
foreigners. The actions of the con- verts are said to be quite similar to those of the Boxers. The rect is appealing to considerable numbers of the more ignorant people.
BAT POISON PILLS.
MÁN MISTAKES THEM FOR PLUMS.
Having taken rat poison in mistake for preserved plumas; a Chine is now the Government Civil xpital in
a serious condition.