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score le maker out of "our osh advice about. pot being handicapped by "reverence" for big nincs, and that it would not be wished to (say) point out weaknesses in Dr. Johnson, "Aftor euch an exhortation, he writes, "I feel sure
shall earn the approbation of my critic by taking him at bis word; but or rather he knows it now, and can it is not necessary to aim as high as trot it out; on my authority, when Sir Walter Scott or oven Shakespeare next he discourens on natural history."the writer's own article will suit my The asperity of that, rejoinder is purpose admirably to begin with." 1. perfectly justifiable. It is annoying his tutor is not proud of that tidy to have one's word doubted. May we thrust, he ought to be. We tender say, mildly, and as one anxious, our heartiest congratulations and our to avoid gratuitous offensiveness, gratitude-not only for the delighted that we still feel obliged to impugn chuckde it produced, but for the proof, the truthfulness of that part of his it affords that we have not been (as narrative, that we require no licence ill-natured people are sure to suggest) to do so, but that it is actually our employing onr giant's strength" duty (in the service of truth) to | against a holpless schoolboy, challenge all public statements that appear to ne to contain the ingredients of improbability. If Einstein tells us.
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HAINAN NEWS.
THE BURNING QUESTION OF
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i
1921
KOWLOON FAIR:
A SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE.
As briefly reported in the China Mail yesterday, the Old English fair organised in aid of the Ministering Children's League and the Kowloon Britisli School games fund was opened in the grounds of Chater Bungalow by Lady Stubbs yesterday afternoon. There was a big attendance and all the various dttractions réferred to were gener usby patronised. The delightful little play given by the
Those who took part were: Fairy Queen, S. Weill; Prince, D. Witchell; Princess, G. Ramsay; Ogre, P. Ogilvie; Sprite, D. Goodman.
· Other Fairies.-G. MaoNides, E
Kiungehow, Hainan, Nov, 14 There is just one burning topic of discussion among the local Chinese They are much aroused over the pro- posed widening of all the Hoihow SHANGHAI, Nov. 24. Streets, Command has come from Can The automobile show opens on ton that (first) the large street of Ho Saturday. A valuation of $3,000,000 how, all the way from the south gate is fixed for the complete exhibition. where it meets the main road from firms are exhibiting and planning Kiungchow, to the water front, must children of the Kowloon British
be enlarged, and a band built for School proved a captivating perform special features.
were some distance along the river; and ance. It was entitled "The Fairy Thanksgiving celebrations held to-day among the American (second) after this has been necomp- Chain" and took place in a sylvan community in the customary manner.lished, all the secondary streets thing ingeniously arranged with the The Ezra case -2.8 concluded must be widened to a 40 ft. aid of greenery and flowers. In their yesterday. After hearing further standard wilth. This must be done enchanted garden the children sang lengthy evidence Judge Skinner by, shopowners themselves and and danced and frolicked away with a the government does not pay grace and charm that delighted the Turner reserved judgment.
for either destruction of shopfronts more adults who were looking on and or land. It is cbjected, naturally, testified to painstaking instruction on that this is not fair to the shopowners, the part of their teachers. and furthermore the benefit of such a road through the heart of the city will not be commensurate with its oost. The five guilds have met and it isn't true, and be is not personally An advertisement interesting to
are proposing an alternate plan--for Fairies. Daisy, D. Puncheon: Lily. offended by our demand for con- | Royal Hongkong Golf Club members, firmation of bis surprising and appears in this issue.
The trouble began in Laredo. It a wide road along the site of the west D. Salter; Violet, P. Woolley; improbable statement This witness
was the Llano Kid's fault, for he then a bund along the river. This
wall and down to the waterfront, and Snowdrop, A. Smith. betrays his youth in but few ways;
should have confined his habit of would gain for the town the advanta- Blackburn, E. Mead, K. Nightingale, but one of them is a plain way. It is
manslaughter to Mexicans. But the ges of a wide thoroughfare and bund L. Dunn, T. Blackburn, M. Brygon a very youthful attitude to expect us
Kid was past twenty; and to have without the tremendous cast of des- and L. Toltan. Ltd. to declare something, as a truth, on
Queen's Attendants.-K. Crook and his authority. To those who per
only Mexicans to one's credit at troying hundreds of shops along the mit us to assume the role of teacher,
twenty is to blush unseen on the Rio main street. The one glimmer of M. Crook. Grande border.
There was a good in the situation seems to be this:
Blue Bells.-J. Barr, J. Raven, C. we always say beware of authorities.
poker game at which ant players who at least some thing must be done. If Dixon, E. Steel, M. Rattey and K. Believe no witness that is not confirin- ed. Exercise in all cases your judgment.
were not all friends. There the widening of all the streets is not Chester, We take this witness's word for it that
was a row over so small a matter as a laucomplished, a wide road to the
Chorus: The Children of the he believes he saw what he thinks
pair of queens; and when the emoke water front and a band will be the School. had cleared away it was found that least result. he saw. We withdraw, if we have
the Kid had committed an india- Hainan and the Luicbow peninsula suggested it, any suspicion that he would deliberately mislead. Present-
cretion and his adversary had been have been established as the Seventh ly we shall point out à possible ex-
guilty of a blunder. For, the un-Military District of Kwangtung. The planation, which will allow us to
fortunate combatant instead of being military commander of this district,
Dancing to music furnished by the believe that he did actually see some
Greaser was a high-blooded youth Wang Khiang has arrived and has from the cow ranches. His blunder his beadquarters in Hoihow. He has Blue Jazz Band, filled in the evening. thing like what he claimed to see.
in missing the Kid's right ear only a between three and four thousand The fair was a distinctly successful First we must make clear what he did say. Here are his own words:
sixteenth of an inch when he palled troops stationed not only in this effort and will, it is estimated, be the his gun did not lessen the indiscretion vicinity but in Luichow. He has means of raising between $2,000 and "The monator [shark] was hauled
of the better marksman.
not taken full charge of affairs yet $8,000 for the objects which the The pilot fish was lalth
So begins
"A Double-Dyed for he has not received some of his organisers had in ful to its master almost to the end cycle and aide car. In the afternoon Deceiver," one of O. Henry's finest seals of office. The Commander is a organisers by the way were Mr. and and could be seen clinging to the the same auctioneers will sell a quanti-short stories, the splendid film version Cantonese educated in the military Mrs. G. F.. Nightingale and Messrs. shark's tail as the latter being bauled up but evidently lacquered ware etc.
wasty of Chinese porcelains, curios, of which is now showing at the Kow schools of France. General Teng A. EW. Davidson and G. Duncan loon Theatre. The Kid's dramatic Wun In is still present and retains and they have earned a big meed thinking discretion was the better part
flight to the coast, his voyage to South his power as officer in charge of re- of praise for their hard work. of valour it dropped off half way up."
Those in charge of the stalls and America, and his strange adventures construction. Fu Beng Siong is in
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Hogarong, Thursday, Nov. 14 1991.
ZOOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.
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Opium confiscated by the Can ton police during the last few months was to be burned to-day
Mr. M. L. Brodie has qualified as first mate (s.s.) and Mr. Alexander Polydroff as second mate.
·
Blankets, tweeds, razors, and provisions are among the goođa Mears. Lammert Bros. anation to morrow.
Several hundred Canton ricsha coolies met yesterday to air their grievances against careless motor drivers. The police dispersed the meeting.
To-morrow
morning Messrs. Hughes and Hough will auction a 4-cylinder, Buick Roadster, and a 5- seator Buick, also a B.S.A. motor
The following passengers sailed Of which we said: Dare we trust for Singapore to-day per the China his testimony? Can it be true.
Mail s.s." Nanking"Mr. and Mrs. or is he pulling our leg Leg-pulling W. H. Crandall, Mr. L. M. Hausman, is excellent in its place, but it is a pity Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. E. W. Spalding, to spoil a good natural history story Mrs. E. A. Ralstou, Mr. V. and Miss with it, for it causes lore of faith in M. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis, Mrs. such things. How irritating it D. W. Reed and child,
can be to be unable to depend on the scientific accuracy of statements which have awakened-interest. We are not as erting that his story,
Mrs. Hegina da Luz, a Portuguese lady who came to Hongkong a few WAS months ago from Macao where the a lie. We may not do that. We are rest of her life was spent; was 101 confessing our inability to believe it, years of age last Monday. The old without further guarantees."
lady is still active, though troubled
We now have the further guar-with the effects of a slight mishap antees. He was not leg-pulling. He which occurred a few years ago. believes he eaw exactly that. We
:
The play was produced under the direction of Mrs. Jenner; Mrs. Griggs accompanied and Miss Parsons, was the conductor. Mr. Duncan planned the open air theatre and stage.
view. Those
Work Stall: Mrs. Bond, Mrs.
in a dreamy little tropical town, all so charge of the Chinese customs and side shows were familiar to readers of America's has charge of foreign relations of greatest short story master, are Hainan. Mr. Foo was Secretary to Davidson, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. W. depicted with finished realism and some of the Chinese delegates at the Joseph, Mrs. Witchell and Mrs. faithful accuracy. Jack Pickford Paris Peace Conference.
Woolley. invests the star role with the necessary air of premature severity and boyish bravado. The part is wonderfully suited to his personality.
R. H. K. G. C.
COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
tion.
Luichow Peninsula is still greatly Sweets and Light Refreshments: disturbed by robbers. Many rich Mrs. Nicholls and Mr. and Mrs. men have fled to Hoihow for protec- Bander.
Bran Tub: Miss Davidson and. Perhaps the presence of additional troops may have a quieting Miss A. Stevens. effect The local troops are being Raffles: Miss C. Foster and Mise- drilled intensively no doubt to get
H. Baynes,
Chute Messrs Nicholls, Shroff, them ready for the Cantonese ex- pedition against the North. There French, Farrell and W. Joseph. are very few troops stationed in the Shooting Gallery: Messrs Foster west part of Hainan and as a result and Skinner. robbing is more frequent. Recently Aunt Sallies: Messrs. Hunter and are thus a little forrader, but are still It is now believed that the Following is the committee's report in the Nodos region a number of local V. C. Labrum.
Bank: Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Spittles incredulous. It occurs to us that banking crisis has passed and uo to be presented to the members of the bloods armed themselves and gave what he saw may not have been a serious concern is felt in Shanghai Royal Hongkong Golf Club at the chase to several hundred robbers who and Mrs. Tila. pilot fish (naucrates ductor) but a about any further trouble in Peking anual general meeting to be held in had their station nearly ten miles. sucker (ochencis). The pilot fish he and Tientsin. The usual bank holi- the City Hall, on Monday, December away, Battle was opened and one a mackerel-like mouth, and it is day last week was not observed by
robber killed but the rest disappeared. hard to 540 how it could either the Bank of China or the Bank
The agent of the Standard Oil distressing it would be to find that establish a hold on such a thing as the of Communications in order to meet
Company of New York, Mr. Bulmer, he is not trustworthy in matters of violently flat ping (?) tail of a shark. any demand for specie.
has recently left Hoihow on his way fact. It would not in the least de The sucker accompanies any big fish
to the United States where he is to tract from the charm of his writing or marine animal, sticking to them by Ten strokes of the birch and 48
spend his six months' leave. as literature. Goldsmith's "Animated means of its "sucker," and is carried hours' detention was the sentence Nature," full of error, remains a by them. The Encyclopedia Britan passed by Magistrate Lindsell this literary classic. Perhaps we were a nica thinks it "extremely doubtful" morning on a Chinese who was charg little unfair and unreasonable when, whether the pilot fish's connexioned with having snatched a cap with a reviewing a schoolboy's story in the with a shark serves a more special gold ornament from the head of a October number of the Yellow Dragon. purpose than its temporary attach-baby which was being carried on its we criticised his effort in both direc-ment to a ship. "It accompanies mother's back in Lyndhurst Terrace tions, as literature, and as zoological both on account of the eupply of food yesterday afternoon. evidence. We plead in extenuation which it derives from them.". If this
of this apparent brutality that it was be sound, we must cease to attribute
The Committee bave much pleasure in submitting acounts for the period, October 1, 1920, to September 30,
1921
During this period 130 resident members joined the Club, the mem- bership now standing as followe
Fall members... Restricted mombers Non-playing members.. Absent members: Army subscribers. Naval subscribers
.426 75
28
.198
31
.165
923
The Championship for 1921 was won
D.5.0.14
at least complimentary. We did not to shark and pilot fish a symbiotic Robinson Road bit a chair coolie laat A chow dog belonging to No. 29, treat the work as the work of a child, connexion. Between the sucker and night. The man was so badly injured Man has always been interested in this schoolboy is not in the least never been contemplated. The point Government Civil Hospital, for treat-up Mr. W. D. Kraft
and we are glad that we did not, for the shark such a relationship has in the leg that he had to go to the by Mr. R. L. D. Wodehouse, runner the other animals, and is for ever childish. He is a very olever boy, and is of great interest, and all evidencement. interested by facts about them. It in the November issue of that Queen's bearing on it is valuable, for in spite attacked another coulie who succeeded was won by Major H. G. Bagnall, This morning the animal. The Jasper Cup" Competition is unfortunate that the body of College magazine, just arrived, of the way the sea is Dow in beating it of The police were zoological evidence should include so he trounces us very smartly. We say covered with shipping, very informed and
The "Captain's Cup.” 1920, was much of what the late President this because he opens by describing few authentic observations come destroyed. Roosevelt called "nature .aking." his as a "schoolboy effort," which in. Modern sailors, we presume,
won by Mr N. L. Smith. The wonders of animal instinct are sounds deprecatory. He need not have smaller, opportunity than their A Chinese youth was this mora-ed by Messrs R. E. O. Bird and J. C. The Governor's Shield" was won by the Education Department represent- plentiful and remarkable noogh to affect sbyness about "entering the predecessors for taking notice of such make inventions unnecessary even to lists against an "experienced and matters. This Queen's Collegian was with having shotched a gold cor-ring. ing charged before Magistrate Lindsell
Fletcher those who desire to exiphasise the versatile writer," for had exceptionally fortunate, and it seem worth $32 from a Chinese lady in
told
we
had the animal.
The following members served on
The local Commissioner of Chinese Maritime Customs, Mr. T.A.M. Cassel has been appointed commissioner at Soochow, and Mr. A.L.M.C. Tichon,
Coconut Shies: Mr. J. Smith. Trying the Strength: Mr. Comley, Boxing Messrs. Marriott, T. Barry and "Ginger" Gough.
Entertainments: Messrs. Barry and Savage.
Tea: Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Steel and Miss Jack.
Gate: Mr. Mould.
Working Party: Mrs. Bond, Mrs., Barr, Mr. Davidson, Mrs, Raven, Mrs. Steel, Mrs. Stuart and Mrs.
a citizen of France is due here to take Witchell. bis place.
The Committee of the Fete desire General Wang Khiang expects to to place on record their thanks to leave on Nov. 18, for the Luichow members of the working party and all Peninsula, to lead an expedition whose names have already been men against the robbers there.
tioned also to Mr. Barry and Mr. The trade of this port is in a more Savage for their help in connection flourishing condition than it was six with entertainments; Mrs. Joseph, months ago. German goods are who dressed, and presented a doll and beginning to appear once more..
THE PRINCE'S VISIT.
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cot for the raffle; Mr. Branch for loan of rifles and the gift of ammunition. for the miniature range; Dr. Urgu- hart for lending his portion of the bungalow grounds; Mrs. Green for knitting, the China Light and Power Co. for installing a lighting system and the following firms who con- tributed in various ways-Mesers, Lane Crawford & Co., the Dairy Farm Co., the Hongkong Hotel, Watson & Co., Nestle's, Wm. Powell
Bros,
The organisers of the Fair extend
People who want to participate in the decorations and illuminations on the occasion of the visit of the wouder. Yet, froin ous cause and already welcomed him and treated a pity that he does not seem to realize Hillver Street: yesterday afternoon, the General Committe during the Prince of Wales are requested by an & Son, the Sincere Co. d d Windsor another, many fade records are made. bim as. a brather craftsman. A how toportant accurate data night if. A. E. Hall appeared for the de- period under review: Hon. Mr. P. H. advertisement appearing cleowhere to Some lice may be
for younger brother, maybe, but still a have been. To his mind we were fence, but when he found that the Holyoak (captain), Messrs. E.L. Grist, communicate at once with Mr.AC. amusement. Some misstatements craftsman. If our comments smacked guilty of "the height of hyperori- opisinant was a client of his firm, T. W. Hill, R. Melville Smith, A. B. Montague Ede, of No. 3 and 4 Queen's their thanks to Messrs. Noronha and of fact may be innocently made of condescension, it was unconscious: ticism" for pointing out that withdrew from the case, However, Stewart, R. A. Camidge, A. H. Barlow, Buildings, stating the number of by persona
of anthropomorphic it is perhaps inevitable in all critical he should not havo enid " no doubt he applied for a remand in order that L. 8. Greenhill, and J.B. Ross (Hon, lanterns they require. The execative Company for printing the posters free, bias, and unacquainted with scientific writing. We dealt then, as we are the sharks had followed for hours."
and the Empress Store, Kowloon, for Secretary),
committee which is arrangin method. There is, as we all know, dealing now, quite curiously with him, He thinks it is "just es probable" the accused right instruct another Mr. L. S. Greenhill acted as Hon, the details in connection with supplying fruit and jam real pleasure for the average man in as man to man,
solicitor. The application was granted
Thanks are also due to the Kow- that they did, a statement we can and the case was remanded until Secretary up to March 3rd, 1921. The the Prince's visit wish to have an communicating the marvellous, Touching the purely literary as accept, but it isn't the same statement to-morrow morning.
Treasurers carried on the duties till organised scheme of decoration and it loon Dock Company for the loan of especially as personal experience. posts, then, of our criticism, we now Our point is that, a person who cau
April 22nd, 1921, when Mr. J. B. Ross is thought that it will be well to get the chute and the trying the strength Generally, therefore, if it be facts we recognize that he is not disposed to not sco or does not appreciate the
machine. was appointed Hon. Secretary in a big stock of lanterns from Japan desire, and not merely amusement. profit by them. He defends the difference between no doubt a
And
For snatching a gold hair. It is desirable that nominations for or somewhere and distribute them,
CHAMBERLAINS COUGH wo must be very sceptical toward all expression, at the mercy of wind probably is not a witness whose ornament from a Chinese woman in new Committee slipuld be minde on from Mr. Edo's office to those who
REMEDY. animal stories, and especially to those and wave" (us applied to a sea like ev dence we can freely trust in Gough & treet last night, a Chinese was the lists, provided for the purpose order thens. that attribute semi-human emotions glass) on the groudd the quite true ecicntide matters. This one mistakes this morning sentenced by Magistrate which are at the various Clubhouses
WHEN you have a bad cold you
remedy that will not only and reasonings to non-human animals, ground that a typhoon might the meaning of his, teachera whom be Lindsell to nine months, burd labour and on the notice board at the Hong-
give rellot, but effect a proient An 1 This is not to say that animals do have como along." This" argument, citos as telling him to givo free play, and 12 strokes of the birch. The Lông Chờ
permationt curoa remedy that is not feel and tendon, sometimes in a as an argument is unasendable; but to Janey and imagination, That is accused, who had a provious convie The Ists will be removed on Thurs-
plearant; to
that very humun way. There is sound it has nothing, whatever to do with good advice as applied to some kinde tou, was seen by a distilat watchman day, December 15: evida es in proof of the fact that they the literary sense we were hoping, of writing, but not to solentific ro to scatch the ornament white the wor. The accounts have been audited by do. It is merely to any that we have, and trying to awaken, As far as corde, which his nccount of his why was looking into a shop window. Mr. C. Bórnard Brown, ACA, who to be on our guard against bogus | sich nattors are concerned, therefor, observations of the pilot Asli should He thon dodged into another shop, being, eligible offers himself for gains, All Accou facte that might encourage conclu- we desert the fuld of combat, and have been, and (since he claims that The Watolinao nt in after him and election. sfeds too largo - Those who Lhow the love him thate victor by our own lio described what lie notually saw) taught the thief with the property; infle decounts show the assets of the cured in bngsthis). works of Hidori Fabre will realize how default..
still purports to be..
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