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original section, and in all the Today's Poëm. narratives which follow this great, masterpiece. Each of these possesses fine qualities, but none the fill certainty of execution of Crusoe. It was in keeping with his life and
methods that he should ofterwards declare Robinson Crusoe" to be an allegory of his own career. And whether this were his original intention or an afterthought there? is actually a strong resemblance between the careers of the two men. Defoe displays in many ways the sanie fortitude, assiduity, and in- ventiveness of Crusoe, and the storin-toned life of the one might well symbolise the argumentative and combative life of the other. But the enit of Defoe was not su comfortable as that of his great hero. There is no doubt that he lived prosperously at Stoke Newing. ton, but towards the end he must have again lapsed into financial difficulties, for after his death which decurred on April 26th, 1731, at a lodging house. bis personal belong. ings were seized by a widow, who was probably his landlady. So mysteriously ended & life of wondrous activity. Burely has a man contrived so much in the brief apan of mortal years, and still more rarely has a man fought and worked so well until death netually put an end to his fabours. Defoe was vaingloribus und ambitious, life to: Phin was a great battle and the one desirable thing the honours and rewards of victory. He gained some of these whilst he lived, but
The Joy of the Countrysido.)... To one who has been long in city
pont,
is very sweet to look into the fair And open face of hervento breathe
apmyer
Full in the mile of the blue firma-
ment.
Who is more happy, when, with
heart's content,
Fatigued he sinks into some plen
Kant lair
Of wavy grass, anyl rendes a debonair And gentle tale of love and languish-
inont?
Returning bone at, evening, with
one ear
Catching the notes of Philomel-un
est
Watching the sailing cloudlot's
bright career,
He mourns that day so soon has
glided by:
E'en like the passage of art angel's
teur
That falls though the clear ether
silently
-KRATS
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.
PRESIDENT HARDING DEAD
SUDDEN RELAPSE.
NOTABLE CAREER ENDED.
HUMBLE BEGINNING.
FROM PRINTER'S DEVIL TO PRESIDENT,
President Harding is dead,
FRIDAY AUGUST - 8, || 19 15
London, August 27
The news that the President's illness has ended fatally comes as something of a surprise since a cable received during the morning indicated that his lungs had definitely improved and the physicians were
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Coronet Theatre : Programnte No. 510 issued July 28. Star Theatre: Programme No. 32 issued July 31, to August 1. Patrons of the three Cinema the outcome. more confident than hitherto" with regard
Theatres, the Coronet, Star, and President Harding had been ill for about a week. The World are advised to retain their attack of ptomaine poisoning from which he suffered was traced by his programmes and study the number“ personal physician, Brigadier-General Sawyer, to some crabs he to be found on the front page. ate aboard the ship in which he returned from a visit to Alaska. At
first it was thought that a couple of days would be sufficient to
restore the
President to normal health
Asked by the Magistrate if but Monday's cables stated that his condition had worsened owing to his Nelson strugged, Mr. Bell said: "Slightly, but I barred further strenuous programme at Seattle. By carrying on speaking engagements | progress." He pulled him up and while ill he had overstrained the cardio-vascular system, and his condi-asked what the matter was. Nelson tion was regarded as acute. Tuesday's news was much more hopeful replied that someone was chasing and Dr. Sawyer felt justified in saying that "conditions now seem to Mr. Bell thought it was peculiar him but he had not done anything.
warrant the statement, that apparently he has got into clear sailing" for a European to be running An afternoon 'bulletin stated that the President from a Chinese and proceeded maintained the ground he had gained and to search him. Nelson asked wit- ness why he was searched adding according to yesterday's cables fairly good progress was still being that he had nothing. As he finish- made. Apparently further complications, of which there was stilled the search the Chinese detective Aug. 3. Coronet Theatre;}
some fear, must have set in or else the President had a serious relapse came up. Previous to that two for his best work survives him and "Hunting Big Game in Africa." his age.
Robinson Crusoe" is a August 3-World Theatre; from which, in his greatly exhausted condition, he was not able to recover Europeans-one from the Blue shrine holding the elernal youthful-"The Carnival" with Matheson ness of Defoe and destined to live
Ltd. in death he has achieved even more,
LAST DAY
OF
SALE
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 4TH.
The China Mail.
HOZOKONO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1923.
so long as youthfulness exists in the world.
Lang
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Aug. 3-Star Theatre; "Below the Deadline."
Aug, 3-Pronienade Concert on Valunteer Parade Ground, 9-15 p.m.
· August· 4.~LRC, "at home" from 4 to 7 p.m.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Aug. 7.-At 3 p.m. P.W.D. Offices, three lots of Crown Land in Ho Mun Tin.
had
HARDING'S CAREER.
PRINTER'S DEVIL TO PRESIDENT.
Funnel Club and one from the other side of the road-had arrived on the scene. He asked the Europeans to give him a band "Is whereupon Nelson said
опс going to help
Witness replied
me?"
that
Born on a farm near Blooming Grove, Norrow Country, Ohio, Hard-no ing was the son of George T. Harding, a country doctor whose ances he need not worry as he would get tors were Scottish; and Phebe Dickerson, his mother, whose ancestors wore Dutch Young Harding attended the village school at Caledonia, square deal. Asked by the Ohio, and then a secondary school dignified by the name of Ohio Central College, since dead of inanition. He literally worked his way through the College, sometimes by cleaning
plates boots of his fellow students, washing the serving at table. During the holidays he worked as a
Magistrate if he could speak Chinese Mr. Bell said that he
French Bank Sentences."
Those who endured much anxious waiting through the "faults" of the administration touy derive certain grim consolation from the fact, reported in this afternoon's cubles, that the guilty Barque Industrielle August 8-Lammert Bros., at officials have been punished. Chief Kingsclere Hall, 245 p.m., among those disgraced is André quantity of fine furniture and hand or a barn painter. As a young man he became a printer and lino ad back by the way they had
Berthelot, former figurehead of linen.
LOST IN THE WAR.
AMERICAN MEMORIAL
UNVEILED.
1
and
farm
the understood more Chinese than he
could speak. He heard the de tective say something about guns and they all started to bring accus= type setter and in 1884 became the owner of a little local newspaperin
come. When they had gone Marlon, Ohio, called The Star, on which he did everything from work fifty yards or so they met the the Banque and brother of Philippe
us a printer's devil to writing editorials,. Berthelot, once powerful head of
From 1899 to 1903 he represented his district in the Senate of Ohio, Indian constable to whom prisoner was handed over. Witness say the Quni d'Orsay. Philippe's con-
and in 1904 and 1905 he was Lieutenant Governor of the State. In 1914 he the detective bend down and pick nection with the Banque greatly
was elected to the U. S. Senate by a majority of more than 100,000 increased the political onuity which
votes, running 73,000 ahead of the next man on the ticket. In the something up which afterwards the new concern had to brave.
Senate he was member of the Committee of Foreign Relations. He turned out to be a revolver. Á History has told how the Banque
was elected President in 1920, succeeding President Woodrow Wilson, further search was made in the from the very outset incurred bitter
He married in 1895 Mrs. Florence Ming, but had no children. He vicinity and witness found a box enuity of older rivals; how the (Reuter's Service to the China Mait was a member, trustee and regular attendant at the Marion Baptist of cartridges. Accused had been
Church. He was described by his political friends as a
running along the foot-path and be typical, Chinese Government increased this
(witness) found the cartridges in clean-cut, patriotic American, a man of the people, and a servant about the same spot as the revolver. enmity by encouraging the "inter-
GIBRALTAR, August 2.
of the people, recognising no 'aristocracy except of that of personal loper" which stood outside the
The United States Rear-Admiral worth and achievement" They called him "another McKinley man." ......Ricahn Coolie's Evidence. "inenacing Consortium"; how Scales unveiled, in the presence of In personal appearance he was a composite picture of the American Wong Wing, a ricaba coolie, was eventually when the crash came the neting Governor and many Statesman and Lord Russell of Killowen in his prime. By his enemies then called. He said that he was scandal, recalling the Pannu notable personages, the memorial he was denounced as "a mere respectable figurehead; a puppet candis the puller of ricah No. 4 (Kowloon). been compiled in the United States affair, was promptly raised to tablet erected by the fifteenth date, a slave, bound hand and foot, by a Senate cabal and big financiers." He recognised accused as the mau which bear eloquent testimony to involve many, high personages. United States destroyer squadron to
who engaged his ricsha at the Star the value of playgrounds. The The demand for André Berthelot's the memory of men lost in the
Avenue. When witness saw ac-
Forry at about 9.15 p.m. on July returns, before us as we write, show trial arose out of his action ire hand-sinking of the United States ship ing his brother Philippe a large sum"Chauncey" in November of 1917,
cused discarding some articles he 31. Accused was with a Chinese that, on a given dute, no less than of money in 1918. Bearing one of when patrolling the Straits.
fired his revolver into the air and and told him to drive to Canton 71 per cent. of the criminals in the the most illustrious names in the
blew, his whistie, Altogether he Road. Witness with another coolie 'A PLEA FOR THE KIDDIES.U.S.A. were under 21 years of age. Republic, Philippe was among the Three
fired six rounds, the third of which took the two fares as far as the Cities that have installed play that he would be dragged down in guards of honour were mount-
real rulers of France. Realising landed for the unveiling.
was directed at accused's legs. At football ground, where they were In this issue will be found a grounds show a marked decrease in the approaching ruin, history ed from
Kimberley Road a European came stopped by a policeman. Accused did to his assistance and accused not pay his fare as he min away, among the American strong appeal on behalf of the juvenile delinquency; some show a relates, he made "one last elfort to midshipmen.
arrested. Witness hand- Asked by the Magistrate why The British Navy, Chinese children by Mr. Dous, decrease of over 50 per cent. in a save the banque out in China, the acting Governor, the British MAGISTRATE THINKS EUROPEAN ed accused over to Indian accused should have run away, the
constable No. 393. FOT AELP.
The epolia said that a Chinese wanted to Director of Physical Education at five-year period. "Spend money on where the branches, without funds, Rear-Admiral W. Ellerton, and
European asked witness if an arm-search him so he ran away. the Chinese Young Men's Chris- the child' rather than on the con- storm.
were bluffing their way through the Rear-Admiral Scales deposited
Ho telegraphed to the wreaths.
ed robbery had occurred and beswering a question by Inspector Battalion midshipmen | Sentence of six months impri- explained that accused had thrown Spear, witness explained. that hi Association.
wonder, vict" should be the slogan of every French Ambassador at Peking in from Annapolis Naval Academy and sonment with hard labour, was some arms away. He went off to ricsha was engaged outside of the Wo how many of our reader realise government. We feel sure that the such terms that this latter took it battalion bluejackets marched past passed on Erwin Nelson (20) a search for the arms alone, the first gate of the godowns near, the Ferry that the Colony (including Kow-provision of playgrounds for Chiness to mean the French Government the memorial. They saluted the quartermaster of the s.s. "President revolver being found near No, 6, wharf. Joon) only possesses one play-children will receive the full support were sanding behind the banque. cross of sacrifice on which Rear- McKinley" this morning. He was Avstin Avenue, and the second by At the same time he called to Admiral Scales placed a wreathe. arrested after a long chase in Kow- the side-channel near No. 8, Austin ground for foreign children and of His Excellency the Governo as America requesting the French
loon on Tuesday night by Avenue. The European found the none for the thousands of Chinese, did the plea made for the children High Commissioner, Casenaze, to
Chinese detective and charged cartridges, youngsters in
"with possession of arms without a The of Ceylon when he was Colonial use his weight with the American banks to stop them from following
permit from the C. S P. The case! came before Mr. J. R. Wood yes. terday morning when Sub-Inspec- tor Spear asked for a short remand as the C. S. P. wished to ask for However, it was
tian
our
midet.
of to-morrow.
hundred
TOTAL
LATER. naval
men The
LOSS...
OPIUM STEAMER'S DOOM SEALED.
ARMS TRAFFIC..
KOWLOON SHOOTING
INCIDENT.
SAILOR JAILED.
was
Danger of Firing.
By Inspector Spear: Did you call out in English to defendant to stop?--Yes.
Why He Ran.
An
Nelson volunteered to go into the box. Questioned by the Magistrate he admitted running in Kimberley Road.
His Worship: Why did you run-I did not know who the Chinese running after me ware.
Nelson also admitted riding oricaha but claimed that,
Could you say which direction the man in the first-ricsha went?~~~ in
away.
value of playgrounds for children Secretary there. With regard to the example of Lombard Bireet." innot be to strongly stressed. physical education being com- (London bankers, on January 7, From an educational point of view,pulsory in all schools, now that the 1921, seized all the money on the growth of mind, body and soul head-masters of Queen's College deposit belonging to the banque
BATAVIA, Aug. 2- depends on play. At games, the and Ellis Kadoorie School have against loans they had made her.)
The British steamer "Ferrara "committal. When Pernotte, brain of the from Sabang with a cargo of over! announced this morning that the When I saw accused jump out of he was alone. The other ricahs child's character is formed-be blazed the tmit there is justification banque, was forced to accept salvage 300,000 lbs. of opium is afire. She case would be dealt with sum his riesta I left the man in the first was 100 feet off him, he add-
one and went after accused. I did tearns to "play the game," by abid for hope that others will follow. terms from the Paris bankers, is expected to become a total loss. marily
A number of Europeans were in not see where the other aan went. ed. He denied that the arms were After he had in his possession. ing by the rules, while team-piny The Head of the Police Department political enemies of Berthelot (the
Court this morning and a represen- By Nelson Did witness see me teaches, the value of unselfishness. evidently appreciates the value of Royalist Action Francaise at their
tative of the Admiral Lino was throw the arms away? He did not been stopped he saw one revolver head), eager for a chance to dis-
LOCAL AND GENERAL. Play makos for health and develops physical education as conducted at credit the Republic in so great a
present.
throw the arms
They picked up on the road but denied When the case was called His dropped out from his trousers. that it was found on the line od the mind; it trains for citizenship, tho Y.M.C.A.; when our repre- representative as Berthelot, threw
Reuter cables that Parliament Worship asked if the charge re- By the Magistrate-How did which he had been running. Asked the most important essence of which sentative called upen Mr. Dome, he themselves into the tangle. The is character. It is a child's inherent found him acting as instructor to futed Berthelot cables were trea. has adjourned until November 13, mained the sante and Inspector you know the arms dropped from as to where he was going, Nelson Spear replied in the affirmative. his trousers?I was close to him said that he was going to a house of right to play; the child without a 'a squad of Chinese "bobbies." All cherously sold to a newspaper of
the Right (Echo de Paris), and The meeting of Legislative Addressing the accused His Worthen and heard the sound as they ill-fame in another part of Kowloon. His Worship then asked if Nelson playground is father to the man that is needed is a man with vision violent scenes occurred in Parlit Couricfl arranged for August 9 has ship said "Since yesterday I have struck the ground.
decided to deal with your case By Nelson How could he see had any other witnesses and Nelson without a job. The problem of the to make provision that the child of ment. M. Briand, on the eve of hireen postponed sine die.
myself and you will be tried me throw the arms away?-By replied that all his witnesses, were:
The charge was then lamplight and moonlight.
on his ship which had sailed away. Colony's children is a very real one; to-day may be given fall oppor- voyage to Cannes, was forced to
The Committee and members here."
To Sub-Inspector. Spear, His through the lack of suitable play. tunity to become the good citizen suspend Berthelot. His own fall of the Indian Recreation Club will read and, asked to plead, Nelson
Serious. Offence. followed, and then the grimacene
Worship said "I hope this man has
Mr. Wood said: Well, Mr. Nel in the committee room, of the Quai At Home to members and their said "Not guilty."
friends to-morrow from 4 to 7 pm.
The Evidence,
been instructed that he had no d'Orsay, where the Treaty-maker,' the Prince of the Republic,
Chinese Detective No. Caz right to fire. If he had hit hier he on, I don't believe you when you Philippe Berthelot, was dismissed the Coronet's wonderful wild witness called. He said that of charge."
Those who have not yet seen Chan Kwoon-yau was the first might have faced a criminal tell me that these arms were not in your possession. I think it is The typhoon weather reminded by M Poincaré. Berthelot, animal picture, Hunting Big about 9.15 on the night of July 31, The detective said that he did clearly proved that you were smug anid, is not merely the nequisition us of Robinson-not the fowl bird answering the charge that the sun Game, in Africa" have, their last he was on duty in plain-clothes, not aim to hit; he only wanted to gling arms into the Colony, and that you were stopped, surprised, and of a knowledge of certain facts, but who was so-called because he crow his brother André: paid him was chance to-day.
alone, in Austin Road. He had re scare his man.
His Worship “You had no right | ran away and get rid of the arms 2 ceived information at. 9.05 rather a broad preparation for a so and now a notification from the brife monoy-declared that the pay.
to."
ss/you ran. The mutter is a very- useful life. It is essential that the, publishers at home that we are not ment was a family matter not con-
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 9t.pm, and had decided to re-
Struggled Slightly. serious one in Hongkong and I have to be allowed in on the ground rected with the banque's affairs and holes at Happy Valley are open fomain there. After a while he saw bool abould extend its supervision, floor and become the coveted, poetes was in accordance with a 'provise play from noon today. The re two riestas coming towards him Mr. Edward Charles Bell, an to deal severely with people, especi outside the class-room, to embrace or of a copy of the limited edition tluit it should be returned if over mainder will beavailable for play from the direction of Nathan engineer living at No. 36, Amand ally people connected with ships.
Road, recreational activities as a part of of "Moll Flanders, brings us again Amro required it. He returned it from noon to-morrow.
He stopped the Buildings, Kimberley Road, was They have special opportunities for first one which carried a the next witness. Mr. Bell déposed enggling arms. Yours is not the the educational programure. Those to the thought of Daniel Defoe Philippo claimed, in 1021 when the
At midnight last night, a Chinese passenger, who was not that approximately at 9.30 on the first case of its kind.. I have bad who hold the conventional subjects Defoe was a mixture of artist and banque was embarrassed and it was
Econtroversialist, but his art was then placed reservedly at the dia young Chinese woman attempted in court. Accused was in the night of July 31, he was at home some cases of men employ is the curriculum more sacred than almost unconscious. He wrote, as pocal of the company, Philippe to commit sujeide by Jumping into second ricsha. When within four when he heard several revolver ed in ships of the same the needs of the child and raise the some do not do, because he could added that be intervened more the harbour at the Wing Lok Street or five feet of the first vehicle, he shots followed by blasts on a police and in other ships as well and jumped out and ran in the dipection whistle. The blasts continued in each caso proved I have sen- Laterary expression often on behalf of the Banque de wharf. She was saved. ery that there is no time for not help it.
of Austin Avenue. In the course and he went out into the fenced them to imprisonment. physical activity,'' have no place in with bum was a pressing hoed, Indo-Chine than the Banque In-
When be supplied some popular dustrielle, The point of this last Theatre-goers who have not of the chase, accused, who was still street walking a few yards must send you there as well. You modera education Playgrounds want he was not an artist, but statement lies, of comes, in the fact yet seen the British super-produc-running, turned round and asked to his right (towards Austin are sentaibed to his thonths im
The Carnival at the what was the matter, Witness Avenue). There be say person prisonment with hard labour. - keep the children out of the streets when he deliberately attempted to his brother was a gure-head of the tion
"The Magistrate to Mr. Bell and provide healthy recreation, the repeat a success he failed. Instances Banque Industrielle coupled with World Theatre, have their last overtook accused in Kimberley running round from Austin Avenue
As he ran he saw ac Into Kimberley Road. At Kim- think the thanks of the public art while "Baton can find no work for of this are seen in the additional the other fact that the Bangne de pportunity to-morrow (Saturday) Road.
parts to "Robinson Crusoe, which l'Indo-Chine was that concerns when it will be screened for the cused throw something onto the berley Road het Intercepted due to you Mr. Bell.
∙last time...
hillside or embankment at Austin | accused. idle bands to do," Biatistics have possess none of the magic of the bitter enemy.
grounds we are abolishing childhood and losing sight of the all-important axiom "au the boy plays, so will the risa." Education, it has been well
Robinson Crusoe Defoe.
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Mr. Ball Thank you,
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