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CHILDREN'S CORNER.
My dear Children,
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I wonder if any of you guessed the bidden names in the short story last. wook?
I am printing it again this week with the names of the boys and girla underlined. Then you can see how it is done if you have not alre dy made out how to do it and perhaps some time later on we can have a competi-
tion.
Your loving
PETER PAN..
HIDDEN NAMES.
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SHOOTING OUTRAGE.
ARMED ROBBER IN WYNDHAM STREET,
PURSUKES FIBID OS,
"THE CHINA MAIL.
MRS. PATRICK GAMPBELL
MR. SHAW'S RHYMED TRIBUTE.
SPORT.
ARMY FOOTBALL
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KING'S BATTALION LEAGUE.
DISARMAMENT.
ENCOURAGED F MAGISTRATE.
To those personal and highly in-
A.Chinese · WAS charged before timste autobiographies which find
Magistente Lindsell this morning with abundant readers these days Mrs League is now in full swing, and a village, Hongkok, yesterday, of a The King's Battalion Football, the unlawful possession in Chemayuan Patrick Campbell adds "My Life and the competition proceeds the interest revolver loaded in two chambers. Some Letters. A first part of the book is increased with every match. Keen, Inspector Willis said that the wespon appears in the Queen early summer sporting rivalry exists between the 19 was found in a basket which the de- number, that joumal having secured tests in the league, and some good fendant was carrying. The English serial rights. There are
football resalted.
A Admitting possession of the weapon piquant letters forthcoming addressed
Thirteen more matches have been the defendant said that it belonged to to Mrs. Patrick Campbell by Mr. played during the week. Many a friend who had placed it in his George Bernard Shaw, and two or three positions have been altered, but the charge. letters from Sir James Bawie. For Machine Gunners "A" still remain Sentence of 12 months' hard labour
THREW STONES AT DRIVER.
an ample may be ated this entirely undefeated at the top of the league was passedi.. characteristic avowal by Mr. Shaw:
table, and stand a good chance of 40, glorious, white marble lady, The Drummers, No. 5 and No. winning the Regimental Shield. what was done to me in my childhood 13, are only two points behind was just nothing at all of an the leaders intentional kind. I wasn't spoiled, the running.
are still in and wasn't helped. No
They can be re- ill-treatment was added by anybody a tough fight for the championship directed upon to give the Machine Gunners to the horrors of the world. Nobody honoura forbade me to discover what I could
of its wonders. I was taken-and took
Band.
Drums
and
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Kowloon houseboy, charged before Magistrate Lind!
Inspectar Willis said the defendant
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was riding în a 'bus when his hat was
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He jumped out and rusted the hat. When another nis approached, the defendant signalled to it to stop. The driver did not do so because the 'bus was 9 fall. Defendant lost his temper and 0 threw the stone at the driver. Had the stone struck the driver it might have had the effect of making him lose control of the wheel and cause an accident.
Following are the week's results :--- myself for what I was; a disagree 6 Platoon 1. No. 2 Platoon. O A robber armed with a revolver,able little beast. Nobody concerned which he did not hesitate to use in himself or herself as to what I was arder to make good his escape, made capable of becoming, nor did I. 1.5 his appearance in Wyndham Street did not know I was different from No. 13 last night. Shortly after 9 o'clock other people (except for the worse); Mrs. Blake, proprietress of the from being conceited, I hadn't No. 11
Drums. Wyndham Hotel, left this building to even common self-respect. I have proceed to the Star Ferry. On her dicovered all my powes from the No. 2 arm the carried a rain coat, beneath outside, with incredulous astonish No. 16
Band. which was concealed a handbag. This ment, or rather, I have discovered latter fortunately contained nothing that everybody else hasn't got them. No. 14 A small boy and girl were going for but a few dollars, pair of spectacles My shyness and cowardice have. 9 a walk in the country one day with and a bunch of keys. Mrs. Blake had been beyond belief. G. B. S.” their mother. As they went out of only gone a few yards from the hotel the front door they met the postman when she met a Chinese, well dressed who handed a letter to their mother, in a white suit. This man made a "It is only a bill," she said as she grab at the raincoat. Mrs. Biske put it in her pocket, "I must pay it immediately commenced to struggle. to-morrow."
with him, and the handbag revealed. This the thief snatched, breaking off the bandles and proceed- ed up Wyndham Street towards the Dairy Farm.
"It is really May now Mother, isn't it?" asked her little boy, "And soon it will be my birthday. I hope that
I shall have lots of presents."
- "I expect that roc" will," bis
By this time Mrs. Blake's mother said smiling, "Now we are screams had attracted attention coming to a lane which we must go and as the robber came opposite the down, round the corner we come to a hotel some of the residents went out bridge then...
"What shall we come to than?" interrupted her little girl.
"Have patience and you will hear," replied her mother, "I was going to say that we should come to a field fall
to give chase. The fugitive turned down by the Dairy Farm with Mr. John Cameron about five yards be- hind. Suddenly the robber turned and fired with his revolver, The shot missed and the chase continued
of primroses and violeta. See there is by the Masonic Hall. Here Mr.
a fom-tit," she exclaimed, pointing to Cameror found himself becoming
a tiny bird sitting on a bongh, "Look exhausted and shouted for the man how it bobs up and down."
to be stopped. Outside the Carltor
"Look Mother," he whispered, "He has a Sam Browne and a sword and a pistol. Doesn't he look a dandy!'
"I think he looks a guy, his sister put în rather rudely, "He walks so fumaly,"
And the following rhymed tribute Mrs. Campbell reveals "G. B. S." in a somewhat w.expected vein :
Who mashed Stella?
I, that rejoice
In a nice Irish voice,
I mashed Stella.
Who made her smile? Dis very chile,
With my wirka and my wile, I made her smile. who'll be bez man? Why, he that call. Apollo or Pan, I'll be her man.
Who is a fool! 1, as a rule
(The happiest col",
I am a fool.
Who is her friend?
Stella's true friend,
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World without end,
I am her friend.
Her son turned round to look at it Hotel were seated two gentlemen who when s ecldier coming along caught saw the man.
running down the his eve.
bill pursued by a soldier and two In her stage life, since the creation policemen. They joined in the chase. of Paula Tanqueray, Mrs. Patrick When the rabber was opposite the Campbell has met some of the wittiest lower door of the hotel he again turn-and wisest men and women of the ed and fired. The bullet missed one day, and the letters she draws upon of the pursuers very narrowly and hit include also those from Modjeska, the wall. Another shot was fired a Edmund Goase, Oscar Wilde," Ouda," little later and then a gun was pro- W. B. Yeats, and others, duced by one of the men hut before this could be used the fugitive had reached Queen's Boad and was lost to sight.
"You must not speak about anyone like that," reproved her mother; "Expecially as you are not very grace ful yourself. But come now children. Here is the field.” -
It was full of lovely flowers and they all spent a very happy afternoon there.
SNIP AND SNOP MAKE
THEMSELVES USE TUL
Late last night detectives found the spectacles which had been in the bag. They wers picked up in Ios House Street. So far no arrest bas been made.
it is lying on the path and Mary and her mother cannot go as fast as
can."
we
"All right," agreed his brother and they raced along like the wind looking from side to side as they went.
Mary went out shopping one day and she took Snip and Snop with her ss a great treat. As a rule they were left behind because they did not like to wait long outside the shops and sometimes when Mary took them in
When they had gone about halfway with her they hunted ont cats from Sop who was in front called out underneath the counters and then "Hurrah! I have found it. Here it there was trouble. You know how it on the side of the path.” there nearly always underneath the stop copaters and Snop did not approve of these animals and only liked their own cat Snorum. But that day Mary had only to go
are
cata
And there sure enough lay the new grey suede purse.
JAPAN'S BEST BRAINS.
In the V.R.C. 'bath the R. G. A. water polo team met a combication. from HMS. "Carlisle" during the week and defeated them by 4 goals to
A fine of $5 was imposed.
ARRIVALA.
1. The score was by no means an LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. indication of the standard of the match, for the Gunners did not have the game all their own way, and were often very hard prested to keep their roal intact. They have their sound defence to thank for their victory.
GARRISON TENNIS,
Tientsin, Weibawei.-CSS.
Chip Shing. (J. M. & Co.) from
Co. frm
Taksang, (J. M. & Haiphong, Hoibow.-€35,
Choysang (J. M & Co.) from | Shanghai, Swatow.—-Wharf.
Sunning, (B. & S.) from Canton.
Haichow, (B. & S.) from Canton.
No matches in connection with the --B9: Garrison Lawn Tennis League have been played during the week on-C46- account of the restrictions placed on the Garrison courts at Happy Valley.
GAMBLING QUARREL HAS FATAL ENDING,
Forging'
Ralph Moller, (Chau Yu Teng) from Haiphong, Hosbow.C40
Indigisk, (R. V. Fleet) from Kee Tone Watchsi
West Prospect. (SL. & Barry) from Sourabaya, Manila. — 46.
Margaret Dollar, (Dollar & Co.) from New York, Shanghai-North Point.
Tjitaroem, (J. C J. L) from Yako- bama Mike-824
DEPARTURES.
Borneo Maru, (0. 8. K.) for New Orleans, Singapore-June 9.
Hawaii Maru, (0,S. K.) for Tacoma. Shanghai-Jane 9.
West Faralon, (St. & Barry) for Sourabaya, Manila.-Jane 9.
Heinan Maru, (Suzuki) for Keelung.
Magistrate Fraser yesterday after which a Chinese fireman of the 2.8. noon beard evidence in the case in Hocam was charged with the urder of a fishmonger as the result of a gambling quarrel on board during a voyage from Canton on May 17.
According to Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown Solicitor, the affair occurred on board after. the fish attendants had finished their mid-day-June 9. meal. A quarrel arose apparently 1,500 IN LONDOŸ.
over a gambling debt between the-June 10. accused man and the deceased. After According to the Japanese Embassy the quarrel the defendant went for New York, "Manila--June 10.
Margaret Dollar (Dollar & Co.) there are 1500 young Japanese in towards the crew's quarter. What London. And every one is an ardent exactly happened there student there in order that he may be clear to the Crown but the defendant, an accomplished teacher in Japan in a statement to the police, said that Few if any of these enterprising he was chased by the fisherman and, in Lendon. They are well provided the back.. Japanese are earning their fivelihood in self-defence, he stabbed the man in with funds. They dress well, they
isboratories.
Was
Hwab Wa, (Dodwell) for Singapore.
Cyclops, (B. & S.) for Yokohama, not Moji. June 10.
After the evidence of eye-witnesses
Demodocns, (B. & 8.) tor Hankow, Shanghai.-June 10.
Lahe Farmingdale, (P.M.S.S.; for Manila.-June 10.
Taikwa Maru, M.B.K.) for Haip bong, Hoihow.-Jans 10.
Taksoka Maru, (N.V.K.) for Bom- bay, Singapore.-June 10.
Kojim Maru, (M.B.K.) for Dairen, Tsingtao, June 10.
Kaijo Maru, (0.8.K.) for "Keelung. Swatow.-June 10,
Sanning. (B. & S.) for Shanghai.— Hydmnges, (Chin On) for Swatow.
June 10.
WITCHCRAFT TRIAL
Dr. Valentine, of the Government join golf and tennis clubs and on Civil Hospital, said one of the wounds the surface they are young men was a little to the right of the spine, specially chosen for their brains and and the night long had been adaptability to learn all we can teach punctured. The cause of death in his ing, and trade. " them in science, commerce, engineer opinion, was hemorrhage resulting from the punctured lung. An addit The Japanese are the world's best ional cause might have been the "Shall I carry it back?" anggested imitacis, and just as they have inflicting of a wound by an unclean Shop bat Snip answered, "No I don't discovered all Manchester can teach weapon. The wound was some three looks so new and if you carried it in knows about wool, and Shefield impossible for it to have been inflicted think you had better touch it. It them about cotton and all Bradford inches in depth. It was almost-Jane 12. to two abops and as she was inside for not more than three or four minutes your mouth you might mark it and if about steel, so they are now in Lon-from the front. the dogs waited patiently for her and you took it between your pawa you don studying our banking system, our afterwards they all went to have some might wake it muddy. You wait here methods of running a world trade, of the affair had been taken, the hear bune and milk. This was what they hop and I will run back and. fetch our latest experiments 10 the ing was adjourned until Monday always enjoyed cepecially as they did Mary."
And this is what he did. As soon not go with Mary often.
Now doggies," said Mary when he saw Mary he caught hold of her they had finished, "Off we go home kit very gently because Mary did and as you have been very good you not like being pulled about "They
"What is it Brip?" she asked may carry my parcels. thought this great fun and trotted looking down at him.
"Wonf!" he barked (Come with imitations along by Mary each with a parcel held carefully in his mouth until they were me and I will show you),
"I do believe my clever dogs have Japanese at Hampstead, where they at home again.
Here are your percels Mother," found it," said Mary and she and her are known as courteous squires of cried Mary as they went in and Snip mother hurried along until they came dames and formidable opponente ou and Snop laid them down at her feet. to Snop who was standing guard over the tennis courts, but nobody works
then, as she put her hand in her round in circles and Mary too jumped about town. They are there to leam Street. He was arrested in Temple,
"Yes Mother," answered Mary an. the purse. When he saw her he danced | harder than these modest young mitted at No. 207, Reclamation had put on the shimals, pocket, she exclaimed "Oh my par You are good dogs" she cried, things that really matter, and their result of information received, and, be taken to rid the country of such all that we can teach them in the Street at 3 o'clock last night as the said that it was high time that steps! Come along home and have some ambition is to retam to Japan and will be charged in due course, after harmful superstitions. lamps of sugar," and when they were beat us at our own game. back again she gave them each four- big lampa nga reward.
has gone! I must have dropped it! on the way back.”·
"What a pity," zal her mother,
"And it is your new paras too."
"Yes," poor Mary esid, nearly crying, "And it had all my birthday
money in it."
"Well perhaps we can find it, plied her mother comfortingly, Let as all have a good bunt."
for joy."
else another day," said Snog, mun- "We must try and find something
too that that was quife a good idea! ching away happily and Seip thought
PETER PAN.
How deep-rooted superstition re afternoon.
mains in some of the Bwin cantona They are polite, self effacing, adaptable, but they are quietly and while Mr. RE. A. Webster is watch the Appenzell tribunal when a peasant Mr. W. B. Hind is for the defence, i is shown in a case which came before systematically absorbing all the best ing the proceedings for an interested received 10 damages for moral we can teach them, and in a few party. years they will return to Japan as professora in the great art of
There is a colony of well-to-do
HEALTH IS THE REWARD
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER
ARRESTED.
injury." caused by a neighbouring peasant, who circulated reporta socusing him of witchcraft.
It was stated that some time ago a number of the defendant's pigs died mysteriously, and in the witness-box the owner stoutly maintained that, A fourth man has been apprehended although the plaintif had never
by the Yanmati police in connection entered his lazin, the loss was due with the recent armed robbery com- undoubtedly to a "curve" which he
Giving the verdict, the court
an identification parade has been.
held. The other three men who were
victims of the robbery, were charged
Mr. J. H. N.. Mody advertise all alleged to have been identified by several can for sale. yesterday and remanded for a week.
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They all went out to look for the Joet paras and Saip whispered to) 8n-p. "Come along we will race on abrid because unless we are quick
SATURDAY JUNE 10, 1892
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