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be seeming little man sidled in and mitigation of pain, yet that does not sympathized with me. I didn't know prevent him feeling very small and him from Adam, but, si is my habit, very weak and very helpless. Bun treated him politely and antwered his Yat-sen, as a doctor, surely ought to questions truthfully. During his vixit have thought of things like this e'er some mention was made of valuables ordering his men to bombard his own being unsafe unless deposited with Canton streets. I disapproved of his the hospital staff, as I had more northern expedition, and sail so. I than $200 in my bedside table drawer, will never forgive him for the I was interested. What's that "casualties among his own neighbours, I saked "Did I understand you to ordered by him." say that you when's patient here had lost money?" ·
He smiled.
"I didn't say lost. It wasn't lost, because someone got it".
But the night adventure?
Sure. Let me get on with it, Still rumbled the thunder, still shrilled the cicadas, and presently
outside, I heard
the noise of
and the
While I was calenisting in my slow trampling feet, far down the corridor. way whether this was mere dialectics I thought of the story of Ananias and or a philanthropic reflection that the Sapphirs, wasn't it? thief had needed the money more terrible words behold the feet of than he did he went on to the next them." But in this case the feet patient. When the Sirter came back, were bringing in, not taking out I asked her who the inquisitive gentiamah was.
Oh," she cried, as one shocked, "he's not inquisitive, I thought everyone knew him. That was And she named a local padre
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felt the sort of pang that I've falt sometimes when salmon fishing, when the tackle has parted, you know, alter Looking a ten pounder.
Dad fetch it! If I'd only known who it was when he said that about the money not being lost, because somebody got it, I'd have mared “at hita in my best Johnsonian manner.
Sit" I would have said, "do you say that a soul is not lost when the Ltd. Devil gets it ?"
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Shapere being dead, and Bottomley in jail, I was beginning to feel! rather lonesome, till I got an invita- tion to help open the new clab for the Ex-Active Service Men's Association, of which I am, as you know, sort of godistber, This hospital interlude pre vented me going, but I thought a lot about them. As Teesdale Mackintosh would say, I was having my own in- spiration Wasn't I fighting my own
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·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Major-General Sir John Fowler is reported to be ili in Peking.
The Garrison Schools' swim
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"DEEP BAY MURDER.
PRISONKES FOUND NOT QUILITY.
After a trial lasting for four days
the four Chinese charged in connee-
yesterday found not guilty by the jury and were discharged.
By installing electric auxiliaries" throughout metarships great cost of ming sports will he held at the piping necessary for steam anxlaries VRC on Wednesday next. June 28tion with the Deep Bay morder were has been saved. Not only are safety, at 2 p.m. appearance, convenience and economy served by substituting electrical for│· On the occasion of the presenta- steam auxiliary equipment, but much unnecessary best in hot weather is avoided through not having steam piping about the cabins.
One of the most attractive uses of
electricity is that of heating cabins and staterooms individually by radiators which can be connected up They transferred him from stretcher with the ship's regular lighting system to bed in the delt way they have in when needed and simply disconnected these places. There was but one when not required. Such a radiator light, and that shaded with a red is available, similar in appearance clath. The young man looked like a cadaver. Not the slightest more ment showed for some half hour, and then he began to speak.
It was odd. Talking in his sleep. he was picking up our previous talk, along with contemporary thoughts of his own that he had not expressed to me.
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**Ten minutes," he mattered. Told me it would be all over in ten minutes, and not over yet. (Raising his voice) I tell yon it is not taking effect. I am wide awake. It hurts. I am wide awake."
It was uncanny.
"The thick, sweet mystery of
chlorofcrm..
The drunken dark, the little
death-in-life."
Healey got it right in his verses. This lad was a strong ole, who had been in the navy, but
Yet was he tremulons and a
trife sick, And face to face with chance, be
shrank a little.
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tion of prizes won at the annual de meeting, the Hongkong Folunteer Defence Corps is holding a smoking concert on Tuesday, 27th instant, at Headquarters, at 9.15 p.m.
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In his samming up the Chief Justice - observed to the jury that the case was in some respects complicated: at the outset it appeared to him very complicated from the number of boats, so to speak, "brought into the picture," each boat containing so ameals to follow the case, but, after many people. It seemed likely to be fall, the issue to be decided was s
The following passes for a joke Telephone subscriber ringing Japanese firm: Is Mr. Hons there.
Answer: Who? T. S. Mr. Hono. A: Mr. Hono, ho yes.
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and performance to a steam radiator,
The Rev. John H. MacVicar. but lacking the defects of the latter, D.D., of the Canadian Mission, Honan, and one single order has been placed is at present in Shanghai as the guers for over 400 radiators for motorships of Dr. and Mrs. MacGillivray. He Many motorhipe have no donkey will be there for a few days prior to boiler, but depend upon electricity going on furlongh in Canada. for heating.
One of the principle claims made for this equipment is that even difus ion or heat over a room is obtained so that the whole room is warmed sather than only the portion near the radiator. This radiator is luminous, the heat being generated by
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HLE the Officer Administerin the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. Ma Sai On to be a Forest Officer as from June 17. The appoint- ment as Forest Officer of Mr. Wong Sking Fe is cancelled as from June 1.
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Rear-Admiral William Woodward water reservoir, which only requires Phelps, U. S. N. has been appointed
to be re-filled about once a year.
fairly simple one.
The jury had to say whether they were estifed with the evidence of the witnesses for the Crown; if they were, they should find all four prisoners guilty as being all concerned in the matter. The defence had put forward an aliba; the prisoners said, "We were not there; we were on the other - aide of the Bay that night." It was extremely simple to pas forward that sort of statement and it was the duty of the Jury to scan such evidence very closely, in cases where the evidence of the prosecution was strong.
These men had called their wives to support their alibi. Until s com- paratively recent date wives were not permitted to give evidence for or against the lawful husbands, in criminal cases. Under recant. Acts of Parliament they could do if they
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Not only are Electro-Vapour" commandant of the American Yang radiators supplied, but existing steam-tse Patrol to succeed Rear-Admirat so desired. to ous could compel a radiators can be converted into this W. H. G. Bullard. Rear Admiral wife in this respect, but she was Phelps will reach Chins some time in competent if she so desired. The type,
reason of the former prohibition was - Jaly."
that our forefathers who in some The wedding has taken place in respects were sometimes wiser, per-
doubted whether The sentiment has been much Tientsin of Captain Le Ray haps than we are very much admired, but not by me. It reminds Welling Nichols and is Mary could be depended upon to tell me of schooldays. It was a point of Winifred Martin, daughter of Col. the truth where her husband was con- I is long ago that I honour with the boys, when Mr. Martin, commanding the American cerned. Seven gentlemen of common- division of them had dag them-
pointed out the wrong Dominus tightened our trousers troops. The bridesmaids were lies
sense would naturally weigh with very selves in round the bone of my
NUMERALS. WHy in which local ase I had
over our posterior convexities, and Beatrice MacDougall and Miss Annie thumb, and like
architects use Bonat laid on the cane,
to make no Wade, while Captain McDonnell was considerable caution the evidence of these women with regard to the been rationing them on boiled linseed.
Boys who cried out best man.
whereabouts of their husbands. At At the hospital they put me under numerals for dates, as on the Supreme and
Coart and the new bank were scored. I cannot recall an age chloroform and applied a depth
any rate, it was a very simple matter Even then I wasn't
when I was not both observant and
News has been received by the for a man to go into the witners box charge or something. Any way the next dugout was oblitersted, 1 suffered the first. I think Philip Goldring Lad reflective. I noticed that the boys Shanghai offices of the China Mail and say, "I was not there: I was some more pain, and finding that my called attention to it before that. who made most noise got the least
SS. Co. Ltd., that the str. "Nile." cleaning my boat on the other side of ~ MDCCCC XIX" as carved on the punishment, the master being sooner which used to call at Shanghai, is to the bay," and it was an extremely wound was being dressed with a com-
It satisfied in their case than where the pound said to have originated during new Bank-building is sbeard. the Big War ("Dakin'") I couldn't should be MOMXIX. Mr. R. Mblows were taken in silence. I cocinaugurate a new freight and passen- simple thing for these men to call They had also put forward-and help thinking how much more horrible Ullmann admits the rule that four municated my discovery to my chama,ger service between San Francisco their wives to say so too. it must have bec for the lads who similar namerals should not appest and announced my intention to make San Francisco on its first trip on the Chief Justice said he confessed it "copped" it st the Front. Heavens! in succession, but the writes) there plenty of noise in fature and so July 22
If my throbbing" thumb seemed to Lacent everything else what must some of their wounds have dose?"
and they had no. nice, quiet hospital like the G.C.E. (with trees and birde). They were unlikely to get anch minute care and tenderness as the sisters and nurses here had time to show. It is practically certain that their harassed medical officers would
not show the beautiful bedside man Der of D:(But I don't think he'd approve of hie name being mention ed, Some superior people poke but fan at the bedside manner, Lot I. It helpe. Believe me, it helps. My doctor never said in words: "Here I am. All goes well. You need be scared no more, you' pcor, trembling wretch"; but every time I saw him I felt that. I got that impression. But what i really wanted they kept me a week, sad only let me out on my frantic representations to say, was that a comparatively small tast a Saturday without "Adversaria" trouble like mine, hurting so much, and worrying me so, would be a good might cause civil war. On the day
and the doctor decided it was safe to let thing for the war maniacs me out (Thursday), thanking him for bellicore to have, at the beginning of both stilful and gentle treatment, I their Jingo spasms. It might help asked him for one more favour. He them to realize how wicked it is to increase the sum of human suffering, Jessfield, to Mr. and Mrs M P. asked what. Said I: It is this way, naturally so great already.
Dr. We happen to be shorthanded ki the China Maril office, and when I get back there will be black looks at me. My calleagues will say, "Hah! West | into hospital with a wars finger, and stayed there a week, shirking. So I want to hurl that word at them, the Greek word that you fitted to my ailment. Would you mind spelling it for me!***
BERTHET-O Jaae 19. 1922. at St. Mary's Hospital (Maternity), Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. J. Berthet, a daughter. WALKER-On June 19. 1922 University,
at
St.
Joba's
Walker, a 100.
The China Mail.
SERVICE" TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC TONGLOJO, SATUB +^T. Jrxz 24, 1982.
ADVERSARIŁ
He paused and considered. "I I
A KIGET
is an exception which a very few peo-redace my sufferings. It worked. It
ple seem to know. Which is it?"
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and-Tahiti. The vessel will leave
was, to his mind, the strongest point in their favout that they remained always works. The people who Gider section 90 of the Pablic in British Territory instead of running Now, isn't that tantalizing Way grumble and complain get more Health and Buildings Ordinance the away. The Attorney-General had not have told at once, instead of attention and better service than those Governor in Council has appointed an suggested, in reply to that, that they making as guess? Cnless he meals who suffer silen ly. Unless you wince area on the slopes of Mount Caroline did not suppose that news of the the four ruts (instead of IV) I give they do not know they are hurting having an gres of 7,319 square feet crime would have been so quickly it up.
von, or do 20 realize it. They as a sufficient and proper place for conveyed to the police; also that they It is evident, not may score you for a weakling, but site for a permanent cemetery or delayed in order to arrange the dis CHLOROFORM. Only that different they will be as gentle as they can burial ground for the unidentified pass of the proceeds of their robbery. men take chloro-Besides, in the case of a poet who victims the 1918 Rare Cotme. fire It was a point in their favour that form diferently, but that there is a learns in suffering to teach in song, it big difference between the skilful and is surel his business to wince and the unskilful anesthetist. As for me, cry aloud." It is his wincings and his gin I had the wealth of Andra cries (in ink) that we receive as Carnegie, Fon would be ma hobby, I'd be chloroformed every time I had
headache, or felt sad or worried Henley says:
And you gasp and reel and shudder In a rushing, swaying rapture While the voices at your elbow Fade-receding-fainter-farther. Lights about you shower and . temble, And your blood seems crystallis
ing- Edged and vibrant, yet within you Backed and hamed back and
forward.
Then the lights grow fast and
furious,
And you hear a noise of waters,. And you wrestle, blind and dizzy, In an agony of effort.
In the nerf bed to me was a young man who ADVENTORE also bad to undergo &
I should never recognize my surgical operation. He experience in those verses. My only had never had such an experience be enterings were due to my own fore, and confessed that he felt cowardice and ignorance. I had a
literature.
In the fell clutch of circumstance I always wine and cry aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance For to complain I'm not too
proad.
announces
disaster.
they were next day in the place where they were accustomed to be and where M. D. G. Nicoll, formerly of the it would be perfectly easy for the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. witnesses for the prosecation to get Ltd., who left for Home yesterday by at them.
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the "Mishima Mare," was the re- "When you consider the story of cipient of a silvermounted blackwood the witness for the prosecution, con tray, silver tea sat and s case of pipes tinued the Chief Justice, "how they at the KO.C. The presentation was definitely say they saw these four men from the members of the golfing sec- take the cargo and bind the men in When you shut the door antion of the Club, of which he was charge: when some say they them
Captain last year. the cat's tail, she the fact. You might admire her bernion if she took it silently; but on the other hand you probably, would not notice anything, and leave her there, in which case she would look (and be) a fool.
It matters if to speak she fail When you have tressed her so foul: She is the mistress of her fail While the is capable of yowi. And for all his "unconquerable Boul," there is a report that Henley was not above tracking professional ly.
I have just read, and frightened." He saked me what it terribed apprehension that they might THE BOOK can thoroughly recom- was like. I did my best to re-assure think me unconscious and start to - OFTEL him. I said it was actually plesssa: cat.vhile I could still feel.
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zelves were bound and saw the dead men bound, and then saw the cargo Mr. A. G. Stephen, chiel manager deliberately transhipped; when you of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank consider all that, you are perfectly. who left Shanghai by the Empress of justified in asking what explanation Russia" on June 18, expecta to be back the prisoners can offer or suggest in Shanghai in October. He is then to be in mind of any other person which bringing out Miss Betty Addis, whose would lead them to concoct this story marriage to Mr. D. G.-M. Bernard, against innocent men. The prisoners manager of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson can only suggest some trifling dispute." and Co. in Hongkong takes place in The Jury retired to consider their the autumn, Mr. Stephen has now verdict and returned into Court seven. residence in Shanghai, where Mrs. | minutes later. Stephen is living, and expects in the In reply to the usual questions, the - future to visit there as often as his Foreman said the Jury bad arrived at unaalmas verdict of "not guilty.” The Judge told the prisoners they mend, "The Book of *Major L. Cheneviz-Trench, o...G., were discharged and then, turning to Tes," by Okakura D.A.0., 23, havin ; disembarked from the Jury, he said: "Gentlemen, I begged him to think of the times he lay down. There was a pleasant Kakuta, published by Duffield of the s. Pyrrhas" on Tuesday, is have much pleasure in discharging. see your need," he said; but I have had been tiddledy, not drank, but smell, and a sort of churchy atmos New Toft 1921. It is a cacions, taken on the strength of the Chins you, with the thanks of the Colony Cigarettes. I decided also noticed that you are a very pleasantly drowsy, after lots of beer phere, of saying after me."One" thoughtful fanciful, beautifully Command, and has sssured the duties for your services, and to release you DEFINITIONS are flirtations, meze nervous patient. You have a too and a drop of gin to make it work. said the sureste istasy it after written little work, apparently not of 0.8.0.(H), with effect from June 21. from ali Jury duty for three years."
calf love affairs Cigare lively imagination, and I don't know It is just like that, I said, with an me." He voice was soothing Two translation, but written in With the appointment of Major are intrigues, lianus,exion attach-bat what I should have cut it out extra taste as if one had smoked too Three. Four There was a pleasant on language by this Japanese Chenevix-Trench, Capt. and Bt.
The "Hangkheng" owned sments not necessarily amoral; but while I had you on the operation many cigars. So one night, after tent
At 28 or 27 a light difficulty philosopher. What De, Quincey did Major B. B. Young, Sherwood Isaid "cheerio, mate. Good luck in rodouncing a shortness of breats, for opium, what lamb did fo roast Farzesters, G.5.0. (II) ceased to per- by Messrs. PA. Lapicque & Co. not like the pip-, which is lawful table. The word you want may con weddedness and perpetual is. As found your colleagues; but it may and he hobbled out, feeling, ashes when one tries to talk after run pihat Barrie did for tobacco. tom the duties of G.6.0. (1), and which afted from a heavy typhoon bimself expressed it bravening, up-taire, and then-no more. what many writers have done for Lent H. R. Donovan, O., who had on May 26 is acdergoing repairs at I want to tell you how I arrived at also give you a relapse, you see,”
“Couldn't you give me morphin, brass Than i lay alone for the best Best, and surcrans ef, paja.
156, at Bide, and something more been acting for Captain Young the Kowloon Dry Docks. She will be these conclusions, I propose, my dears.
part of an hour, smoking and think differed from, the post also in the writer door for tis. Bere is G.S.G. (1) is relieved from the duties ready to proceed for Haiphong nert to postpone until next week the con or something, and then tell me???
of that post. I'm. I didn't think of that. All ing. Thunder rambled. In some awakening. I was not fick and never, #sample t
week. The as.Song Ma" of the distant room a man. groaned. Out- felt like it. Bat. I'm with Healey in People are not taught to be really
same firm is expected this week-end right: Get ready
An interesting mate on how rente, frum the bay of Halong. The “ Bong wide in the trees the, cicadas ground the alter huminem and so will all men virtumu,, but to belave property. We
ach wicked because we areiri hifolly pave fisen since 1914 in the Far East 15 “Tekla Bohen” WAS ONE OF their scissors;
Lived on one's back,
sel-consciog Wenevectorgive others is provided in a report, compiled by the German bosts assigned to the because, we know, that we ourselves Majoz Field regarding Singapore French Government and was purchas- st in the wrong W. Burso con The peats of European resides ad at the beginning of this year, byen science because we are a raid to tall, there have; he says, increased 195 per P. A. Lapieque & Co. She Lia trìth to others; we take refuge in vent during that period, while thore har just, arrived from France and will pride because we are afraid to tell the obouses controlled by the Beat be used for the regular Onent ion. truth to owalves, how can one be Band have risen 80 percent. The land-
tinustion of my tramp narrative. It will not hurt those who like it to wait
So the mister phot half a pint or so a week; and it will be a zest for those who may not have been enjoying the of mephis into my sem, and then gara. So far I have had but little the doctor leaned over me and said: indiestion of how it “sdits.” On the
ane hand a local magistrate professed I swooned away, and was only to be reading it with much interest restored to conociones by the noise sad sympathy. On the other of cocks being pailed out of beer Brother journalist in Shanghai hda bottles, after several other attempts gag and a meer at the de-for the to bring me round had falled, ka
probably feazing I might charge him extra for mach exclusi
DE HOSPITALIE
·A.SESITUR.
six hours a
Shengi way with my hand
A picture 1 the scene in the theatre Tue white robed doctors, the altar in” the middle of the floor, the appalling collection of cutting, tools, the ratus for anthe is, the thin
victim.
Drudical, sacrifice3 Branish In quiation 1. Ah, bo. Or only by way obj0zn. To the patient new experience it w no joke. The ne just at the sacffcial - altat, Ifendant at the Inquisition,
Cage, not inimiDA E
In the long boats of repose Life is a practical nightman Hideo's seep or swakce. Shocks and fou
Ache, and the Buniata boulder Hows like &
och terms with the world when the Ineds of Bingapore complain that theyBOWEL COMPLAINT IN
world itself so ndichions The are losing money on that properties.
spirit of hard
our
placet
Hán and it is
Phone who put kauli CHILD PER when the building should watch for any unnaladal loose
During the summer months mothers- Behold the cum: up^noW
Dam of the child's lown's Chist boom was at its height may be doi
pointed out "tha: sivers prompt "Rétention at this
in questibe trouble misy be avoided.
He and Diskskopa: Beme the profits on the pri
depended up n. ¡ler be unachope
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