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lunan nature professes to be good | nature, Although its good thoughts and ideals and impulses come so mely, although its diviner" Christmas cakes and puddings for ex- emotiona
infrequent are.
and port. swiftly overlaid or anothered dr aborted and forgotten, human nature persists in
One case of diphtheria, Chinese, claiming was the only item on the health re
turn fou yesterday, ́
The manager of a Chinese bank in Winglok Street, reports that his no- countant bas absconded with $10,000
to be godlike, and shaped in the image of God. Any-God deduced from such anthropomorphic testimony were in- deed a cheap god, an idol with more than feet of clay. The shining spots in human nature are in proportion to the residuum what the sun-spots of darkness are to the shining orb itself,
Proposals to increase the capital Human nature is blacker than it is to $10,000,000 will be considered at painted by itself. Men whose honesty an extraordinary meeting of the Gen: we boast of, if there be truth in the eral Exchange Co., Ltd., on November saying that every man has his price, are not honest; dishonesty bidding lins not reached their upset price, that's all. Conscientions profiteers resist temptation longest. There, but for the grace of God, goes John Wesley, Scratch human nature, and you'll find a deyil. There is none righteous, no,
not one.
of
21.
Mensra. Lammert Bros will auction 400 bales of old newspaper to-morrow morning and several cases of biscuits, soap, needles, etc. in the afternoon.
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Knocked down by a motor car in Benham Road yesterday afternoon, a 14 year old Chinese boy is now receiv. ing treatment at the Government Civil Hospital.
miscellaneous
A quantity of gooda rerently imported from England
.
News has just been received in Shanghai of the death of Dr. Yen Fuan eminent Chinese scholar, who passed away in his home in Foochow on October 26. He succumbed to a recent attack of sickness from which he failed to recover.
SPECIAL CABLE.
BHANGHAI CHAMPIONS.
RECORD SWEEPSTAKE.
[China Mail SPECIAL,]
WEDNESDAY MOVEMBER
LOCAL WEDDING.
WAY DENISON."
At St. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon, Mr. Herbert Castle Barton
1921.
"THE CIRCLE"
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TO-NIGHT'S THEATRE-ROYAL
COMEDY
Mr. W. Somerset Maugham has
FAVOURITES FOR TO-DAY'S BIG RACK. Way, son of Mr. and Mrs. Way of many ardent admirers in the East Tientsin was married to Miss Marjorie and the Theatre Royal will no doubt Nina Denison, daughter of Mr. and be filled to-night when the Warwick Mrs. A. Denison af Hongkong. Comedy Co presenta his latest and The Bishop of Victoria, assisted greatest comedy. The Circle' is by the Rev. J. Holman, con running at the moment at the choral. The congregation was a very the outstanding successes of the past ducted the service which was fully Haymarket, and is said to be one of
large one.
few years. Hongkong audiences will
SHANGHAL, NOV. 9. favourite, was first in the Shanghai Mr. Campox's Old Bill, a great
stakes yesterday, the second day of the autumn races.
The Champion sweepsake to-day promises to produce a record sum. The Champion favourites are Oriole, The Peacock, and The Hawk.
SECOND DAY'S RESULTS.
Following are the results of the second day's racing of the Shanghai Auturan Meeting:- THE NORTHERN CUP.-Distance
quarters of a mile. Mr. Ifenry Morriss' Pennyfield
The bride was given away by her without doubt welcome back an old father. She wore white satin trimmed favourite in Misa Gertrude F. Godart, with a deep silk fringe and orange who plays the difficult part of Lady blossom. Her train was of real lace Kitty Miss Joan Mayne, who will and she carried a shower bouquet of ba well remembered here in white crysanthemums and siden connection with the last visit of bair. The bridesmaids were. Miss this popular company, bas Muriel Denison and Miss Court fine part too, and Mr. N. Thorpe- fay Way who wore dresses of Mayne in the cynical part of picture bats: sud carried sticks with There is also an F.M.S. planter in the mauve brocale, with black velvet Champion Cheney is at his best
three-Shenton, the train bearer, wore white Howarth.
flowers and ribbons. Miss Yvonne play, most ably played by Mr. Dudley
-There are many new plays in the repertoire of the Warwick Company, among which should be mentioned Mrs. Denison, the bride's mother, "A Bill of Divorcément "" The
Event," wore grey georgette, handsomely em Double
"The
Grand broidered and Mrs. Way, who had Guignol," and others. We are also. come down from Tientsin with her to bave a revival of that extremely
a gown of mole satin with a black fore the season closes. The plans are toque and ostrich feathers and an at Moutrie's as uigual. ermine collar.
2
(Mr. Heard) 1 Messrs. C. & H. White's Victoria (Mr. Bauld?) Mesur. Eastwood & Harper's
Greyhound...(Mr. Harper) 3 Time: 1min. 30.3-5seca.
(Mr. Pimberton) I Messrs. W. A. W. & Gussie's White-
Briar
(Mr. Moller)
2
Mr. Robson's The Copper Bird
(Mr. Brand) 3
Tivo: 2mins. 7. 3-5secs.
THE CHINESE CUP AND SHANGHAI STAKES.--Distance one mile and a
with a silver Dutch cap and silver flowers. Mr. John Bentley carried out the duties of brat nian.
FAR EASTERN TRAVEL.
Ad lib.. Humsan nature, familiar with such reflections, recoguizing, upon occasion, their truth, falle from the light against which it has fluttered, and wheels off into the shadow, to come again and again without ever reaching it. Moths all. This Thing we have been discussing prates of its diguity, its innate will be anctioned by Messrs. Hughes THE CHINA CUP.-Distance one mile daughter for her son's wedding, wore popular comedy Brown Sugar" be- nability, its virtue, its Greatness. It and Hough 'to-morrow afternoon. Mr. R. Macgregor's The Renown Ltd. vaunteth itself, and is pufed up. At noon the same auctioneers will
True, a little section of it, since. "it sell a moh rcycle and side car.' takes all sorts to make a world," has i formed the hebdomadal habit prost rating itself and describing itself us mean and iniserable; but it doesn't really think so, and it doesn't act as if it did. But this also is human nature. Sometimes our imagination (pre-mably also a part of humun nature) soars to a mind-picture of a grand sessions of judgment by the Quintessential Intelligence of the The total amouds of the Tientein Universe. We see all those on trial, Champion Sweeps was $57,230. human nature smirking confidently this amount some $38,000 (the first in the midst of the coucourse of crea- prize)-is said to have gone to a Ja- tures. The centipede, having done panese gentleman, au exchange all that doth become centipede, broker, und the second prize to a without professing to be or do Chinese general's son). more, is honourably discharged. So with all the vermin, which, like Whitman's becst: of the field, have not lain awake at night bemoaning their sins, nor been de- mented with the mania of owning things. All move away without stain upon their character. Then
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human nature's turn comes. This it has thought, and that it has said; this it has claimed, and that it has hoped, pretended, professed, boasted. We cannot see the face of the Quinte:- sential Intelligence; we cannot even conceive of it having one; but we do very clearly hear the tremendous guilaws at the end of Human Nature's address to the Court. Such laughter is more terrible than curees. We see Human Nature shrinking, shrinking, emaller and smaller, until it becomes such an inconsiderable mote that the wind of the last laugh puffs it out of existence.
A
half.
Mr. Campox's Old Bill
'Ori-le
(Mr. Springfield) Messrs. Winsome & Hasty's The Mr. Belinda's Tyneside
(Mr. Hill)
(Mr. Brand) Time: 3mins, lõsecs,
1
2
3
THE PAGODA CUP.--Distance one unile
and a quarter.
Mr. Day's Daisyland. (Mr. Dallas) Mr. J. Spunt's Last Call III.
(Mr. Heard) Mrs. Isabel Moller's Shadylight
(Mr. Moller)
2
very pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday week at St. Joseph's Church, Rue Montauban, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. THE LAMA MIAU STAKES.-Distance Shangbai, when Miss Elizabeth Roche, Time: 2mins. 16.4 secs.
Roche, was married to Mrs. Ottb G. Schmied, of the Chinese Customs
service.
TO-NIGHT! AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL THE WARWICK COMEDY CO.
IN
"THE CIRCLE "
Amos E. Norman and Henry M. Muncie who made sensational escapes from the local U.S. Gaol last month were shipped to America last
Tucaday from Tientsin on board the transport "Merritt." They will bave to answer charges of desertion from the American Army.
We feel, in awaking from this recurrent nightmare of ours, that we have only one thing that we need be, ashamed of, and that is that we are buman. There are tinies when The Kabukiza, one of the best (alicted with that other human known theatres of Tokyo, was burnt
The China Mail.aim that all men are much of a illusion called logic) we would release down on Sunday morning 30th Oct. michness. They show only that our all our robbers and murderers and The damage done is estimated at "TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE" impulses are not synchronous or other et minals and bid them go in Yen 2,000,000. On the site of the simultaneous, that Jones may peace until that larger Assize we fire there were found two dead bodies. HONOKONG, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 1991. have his altruistic side on top while dream of, because they are human, and one person is wissing.
Brown is feeling particularly selfish, and as such, no worse than human just as Mrs Smith's washing day may nature at large.
IMAGES AND ADAGES.
he Mrs. Robinson's baking day.
Jones argues with Brown because it usually happens that on the very day
The man who mixes his pity with when he was particularly, impressed
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Sir Charles Addis. who lins just
two miles.
£
A reception took place after the ceremony at the Hongkong Hotel where there was dancing.. The bride's!
A USEFUL JOURNAL. going away dress was of pale green embroidered georgette and she wore A grey tulle hat. The honeymoon is
The latest issue of the Far Eastern., to be spent at Fanling and afterwards trated journal published by Messra."
Traveller's Gazelle, a quarterly illus Mr. and Mrs. Way will go to live at Thos. Cook & Son, is again replete Manila."
Following is the list of presents: traveller-complete particulars rela
with information invaluable to the Bride's Mother and Father, pearl ting to steamship lines, railroads, hotels, tours, interesting sights, etc. Descriptive articles on Java, Jasper" National Park in the heart of the North Canadian Rockies, Czecho Slovakin as a holiday field, and rail- way development in Japan are among the special features of the new issue. Recording the firms 80th annivers- ary, an editorial note saya:-
necklace.
Bride's late Grandmother (Mrs. Grant
Smith), diamond ring.
Mr. and Mrs. Lang, trinket box. Mr. Alabaster, necklace.
Major and Mrs. Tinumie, cigar lighter. Mr. and Miss Hastings, table cloth. Mr. Cornell, thermos case.
Hon. Mr. J. H. and Mrs. Kemp,
thermos flask..
3Mr. and Mrs. Abney, trinket box-
Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, sweet Mr. Ross, small clock.
dishes...
Mr. Hellenic's Ajax...(M. Knoll) 1 Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, ink stand. Mesars. Sky & flickling's Hallow
Mr. and Mrs. Bird, salt cellars. E'en...... ..(Mr. Lanning) 2 Hon. Mr. T. L. and Mrs. Perkins, Messrs. Potts & Hayim's Mountain three books.
Kiog
(Mr. Vida) Time: 4mine. 22.1.5seca.
3 Mr. and Mrs. Edkins, writing set.
Mr. Hall, tcilet cloth.
THE RUBICON PLATE-Distance one Mrs. Moore, Indian scarf,
mile and a quarter. Messrs. Fay & Seth's Christinss
Gift..
(Mr. Heard) 1 Captain Bahnson's Flensborg
(Mr. Crokam) 2 Mr. Day's Tongoland. (Mr. Dallas)
Time: 2mins. 42.3-5Becs.
THE RACING STAKES.--Distance one
mile and a quarter. Mr. Nugget's Thomas a Becket.
Mr. McBain's Golden Knob
►
Mr. and Mrs. Adams, clock. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, clock, Mr. and Mrs. Dowbiggin, cigarette
box.
Mr. Turner, night-dress sachet and
table centre.
Mr. G. G. Wood, clock.
Hon. Mr. C. and Mrs. Severa, menu
holders.
Major and Mrs. Leslie Smith, cut
(Mr. Dallas) 1 glass bowl
(Mr. Moller) 2. Messrs. Potts & Hayim's Invincible King............ (Mr. Hill) Times: 2mina. 30.4-5secs.
Dr. Sir Stuart and Lady Taylor, fruit
knives. Miss Drury, table cloth. Dr. T. C. Johnson, spoons.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall, seent bottles. Mr. E. W. Hamilton, nut crackers. Mr. and Mrs. Potter éala spoons.
Mrs. Layton, cut glues. Sir W. and Lady Recs Davies, menu-
holders.
(Mr. Hill) 1
Mr. and Mrs. Wood, green bag. (Mr. Vidu) 2 Mies Innes, blackwood table..
Mr. Danby, bandbag. Col. Davy and Col. Nicholson, lacquer
bowls,
THE SYCEE STAKES.-Distance seven
furlongs.. Mr. F. 8. Gibbings Sandy Bay
Mr. N. L. Sparke's Wild West The Hongkong, Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League Mr. Shanghai's Cloister advertise entertainment for children, the dance of the magpies and toyshop frolie played by the Children. A dress Rehearsed will
p.m. to day.
an
Fone scorn for the stupidity of the by visions of a better arranged world, moth that returns again and again to Brown happened to be moved by retired from the Hongkong and be held at Government House at 5 the electric bght bulb that hurts it is something or other to revive his hate Shanghai Bank, is expected in China unconsciously passing a verdict upon for the Germans or the Irish. It looks shortly. his own kind: The moth is a helpless as if some adaptation of the Einstein slave of a not understood impulse, notion to the realm of psychology is Men are the servants of many im needed. Brown may be convinced well known and popular musical of Wales is a soft blue, and it appears The favourite colour of the Prince pulses, of which they seem equally against his will that day, if Jones be director of the Bandman Opera Cu, in the curtains, carpets, and up- THE MONGOLIAN PLATE-Distance unaware, Men fit about the truth very eloquent, just as a small baby died recently in South Africa while holstery of his apartments on the
Mr. Stanford, for many years the
Mr. and Mrs. Lafrentz, cut glass jugs. Mr. and Mrs. Ede, silver tea sot. Hon. Mr. H. W. and Mrs. Bird, silver 18
spoons.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkin, silver frame. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hancock, tea strainer. 2 Mr. Mass, silver hairpin box.
Mr. Murray, silver cake stands. Mr. Hunter, sweat dishes. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, 12 spoons. Lady Stubbie, 6 spoons.
(Mr. Dallas) 1
(Mr. Knoll) 2
(Mr. Vida) 3
Time 1min. 54.2 Users.
Mrs. Hasler, tablo cloth. Hon. Mr. P. H. and Mrs. Holyoak,
silver cake atand.
Mr. and Mrs. Leask, silver and
tortoiseshell,
On July 5, 1841, the first publicly announced excursion train
Was
founder of this firm. It was run by Mr. Thomas Cook, the.
modest affair-twelve miles at a fare of T for the double journey t but it was the acorn out of which our
world-wide business of to-day has growo. There is now scarcely a rail way or steamship line by which our travelling tickets are not available, while oar circular notes, travellers' cheques and letters of creditare Our Offices are found in nearly every accepted in every quarter of the world.
the United States, Canada and the corner of the earth-in Europe; in
Philippines; in Australia, New Zealand Ceylon, in Greece, and in Palestine; and Tasmania; in India, Burma and
in Egypt and the Surdon; in North and South Africa; in China, and in Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bevan, black cushion. Mr. Miskin, two salt cellars. Mr. and Mrs. Ram, silver cake basket, -
Mr. Keith and Mr., Blaker, table Mr. and Mrs. H. Hancock, table cloth
centre and doylies.
Mr. Shin Sham, table centre. Mr. and Mrs. Raworth, silver, fish
kuife.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hugh-a, silver box. Mr. H. Gompertz, opium stool. Mr. and Mrs. Rodenfuser, thermos
flask.
M. and Madame Locable, sweet dishes:: Mr. and Mrs. Gompertz, electric kettle. Mc, Hudson and Mr. Alabaster, silver
--bowl,
Mr. Drake aweet dishes. Mr. de Rhoodos, cushion.
Mr. Tulliday, eut glass vase. Mr. and Mrs. Bell, cut glass jug. Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers, cut-glass bottle. Lieut. Com. and Mrs. Vining, table
cloth.
Mr. Cobb, Mr. Grist and Mr. Blake,
eat-glass jug.
Capt. and Mrs. Claike, siver bowl. Capt. Archer, serviette rings.
Mr. and Mrs. Taggart, silver swest Mr. and Mrs. Dodwell, cigarette caso.
dishes.
(Mr. Pinkerton) 3 Time: Imia. 48 1-5secs. THE SICCAWEI PLATE-Distance one Mr. Henry Morriss Maresfiel
mile and a quarter.
(Mr Heard) Messrs. Winsome & Hasty's The
Time: 2mins. 39.4-5secs. Mr. Nugget's Pilgrim, (Mr. Sleap) Heron...(Mr. Hill)
in like ways, dazzled and drawn by it, can be pacified when it cries for on tour. always forgetting the bumps and the father's razor, by showing it come
furlongs, "Renown" As on previous tours, a scorchings from the intervening glass, other glittering but safer object. Anon
good deal of the Prince's time will be Mr. L. Camera's Dover Patrok. The Commander-in-Chief of the spent in "eading up the places to Mr. Beudem's Le Goulet They tie string to the finger lest they the baby and Brown remember, and British Naval forces in China, Si- be visited. Books on India and forget, and cannot remember what their wails burst out afresh. The Alexander Duff, K.C.B., was exp sted Japan Torma a considerable part of his Mr. Australulu's Faddison the string was for. They have story of the young costermonger who at Shanghai on H.M.S.Alacr ty" ship's library. adages, axioms, truisms in which they went out of a Salvation Army meet-o Nov. 1. He was to proceed up think they put fall faith, but rever ing and beat a young Jew on account to Yangizs. seem to remember when and where of the crucifixion, having only just
Kowloon Inland Lot 142, con- they should apply. "It takes all sorts then heard of it, has been duplicated
taining 30,000 sq. ft. was sold on The "Empress of Jupan" saw to make a world" does not make then over and over again by men reading the ancien game of football played day for $71.000, of $2.32 per tolerant. A man convinced against histories of the war written in war by former court officials at the Im $15,900 ($1.50 per square font).,4. his will" does not stop their more time, while the historians were still porial Palace the other afternoon. Allege of land (65,000 sq. ft.) nt Pipers square foot. The upset price waN earnest propaganda. Every man infected with the exaggerated and ex- of the players came from Kyoto for Hill, Taipo Road, for which $3,000 bas his price" does not prevent u aggerating passions of war time. A the purposo.. certain credulity towards cont and more moral motto than "lest we
was asked, fetched $3,200, Mr. C. I. GENERAL CHEN CHUNG MING forget" would be "lest we be ro
WELCOMED. Tokyo recently announced the Wong being the purchaser. Mr.E. M. minder!." However, the more popular installation of 4550 telephones, and Taitam Bay for $3,000, the upisot Hazeland secured 23,750 sq. ft. at
Mr. Hung Hop, jade perdant. motto ha valicinasmuch as it is such a revived 80.000 applications for them.
Canton gave a rousing welcome to Dr. and Mrs Valentine, blue set. clear confession by human nature Five hundred are to be alated to Price being $470.. that it is apt to forget that it is ils public utility nsvoriations, and the
GeneralChyn Chiung ming commenter Mrs Roth, silver freines. nature to forgot, and that just at remainder will be drawn for.
in o jef of the Kwantung forces, when Mr. Monaßeld, black tray. - The spa isl Armistice Day service he returned to the city on Monday Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Wood, silver bwout the moment-it does not want to.
at St. John's Cathedral on Friday, after four monthis campaigning in dish It generally wants duuras ite
The visit to the Tar East planned begins at 10.40 am, at which. H. E. Kwangel. He was met at Blick. Wai- Meeste, Townend, Way, Gray and But it wins admiration.
wrath to keep it warm" far more by General Booth, Commander of the The Governor has intimated his tong station by Dr. Wn Ting-fang Bentley, breakfast hot dish Every one of us is a baudio of than it wants to nurse its dobler Silvation Army has been postponed tention of being present, as well as andotherprominento us and aft Mr. and Mrs. Moxon, silver salt prejudices, Every one is by nature emotions, and ideals, that visit it in lefinitely according to word re representatives of the Navy and wards curtant ained at a banquet which cellar. preponderantly self-regardful, with sometimes, to keep them warm daived n Tokyo As the Gentel's Army, Tho,ervice will include the took phen in a flower boat on the Dr. Quatfe, pearl, brooch,
Conan adalah Cunt and transient impulses of Notwithstanding all the human protinsed sit comfliated with that of two minutes silosce at 11 o'clock and river. There was much firing of Miss Lawrence liver egg cups, generosity.
natura is remarkably proud of itself the Prince of Wales in Japan it was a short address by the Bishop of crackers by enthusiastic admirers of Mr. and Mra, Nicholson, clook. The variations of conduct and opinion Heavens how conceited it is deemed advisable to deny the den Victoris, and will be over by 11.30. the General and a huge fanters Col and Mrs. Delacombe, table cloths. which suggest the saying that “it Maker all sorts to make a world #79 Apart" from those patriotic or oral's Far Eastern campaign. Da janela Beats will be reserved in the procqnsion was held in the evening, Mr. Walnoe, pickle fork, you
churinisties boastings which are finito vistes as to the new itinerary North Transept for members of the The celebrations are expected to last ot really sucuusistent with the strangely, somelior nover regarded as are expected to be made soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Airey, sliver awest British Legion.
po 38.
It's only a pose.
But it wins admiration,
Though everyone knows
It is only a pose
Bo'most everyone ge
On a false reputating;
It is only a pose,
CANTON'S CONQUERING
HERO.
......
Dr. and Mrs. Forsyth, liqueur bottle. Miss Hawken, glass jam jar Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Alabaster, bronza. Miss Dorothy Clarku, glass ju Mr. and Mrs. Finnon.ard Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. P. Hodgson, silver
Dyer Ball, blnokwood table," ·
frames
Mr. and Mrs, 8. Thomson, tea caddy.. Mr. Courtenay, out-glass. bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, cut-glass jug. Roy, and Mrs. Showell, toast rack.
Mrs. Murdock, unshade handle. Hon. Mr. H. E. and Mean Pollock
electric iron..
Mrs. B. Jones, 1-mp.
Mr. Hill and Mr. B. Jolinson, sweet
dishes.
Dr. and Mrs: Harston, ach trays.. Dr. and Mrs. Black, en strainer. Mr. Orow and Mt. Denbys, butter Mr. and Mrs. G. Lammert, cut glass,
dish
Misse- Bowen, a table."
Mr. and Mrs. CP lay tea spoons, Mr. Wilkinson, entréo dish. Mr. Braydeld silver warez, 85%
Mr. C. P. Hay, clinquo,
Major and Mrs. Grant-Broil
Mr. Eric Grast-Emith, choqup
bag
Mr and Mrs Itan Grant Smith, blackga
and ivory handbag,
Mr and Mrs. King, coffee servic