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Said Captain Sam of the Mary
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Ta Commander William Bolmes
A day in Hongkong Buy Was neule for buzy bines,”
Cumaranaler Holmes of the Royal
Squad,
A daton fine chage was het The ship his had was the pride
ul.
Wild fight for on the sea.
Soul Say "My noch abe gestis
when.
"They're conged-it over here"
Twa Dolties' reply: "My
Barlier. From het hems every year.”
men
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nought throw,"
Said the Yankee with a wink: To gainst the rules which
male fur fal
What say you to a drink?"
were
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drip.
What's more I think 'tis rigin:
This spell we'd break if our mop
may take,
Their joint shore legice to-night."
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**Agreed!**
Said Sua, with ht--a slam.
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And sails rolled o'er their cheeks: Sall that night with a briettven-
fright.
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They brought out all the Sikhs.
The Hongkong Force Bak
natural Fourse.
And lessons they will fearle
Each drunken Gab, but they have
sons job.
When Yanks and Lanies beach,
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For days and slays in the tropics
Eys..
Tha Sun beast in the Court:
While Captain Saan as mok as
lub.
And Holmes the same old sort:
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Philippines SugarMarket elining.
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A settlement was announced of libel actions brought by Mr. Winston Churchill against the In view of the Motor and Motor Associated Newspapers, Ltd., pro- Cycle trials next week it would not be out of place to offer a few re-prietors of the London Evening marks on the subject of acceleration News, and the Victoria House and the methods of judging the Printing Co, Ltd., printers and
publishers of the Daily Herald.
The action arose out of s maries of the evidence in the re- port of the Committee of Public Accounts on Mr. Churchill's visit
tests.
An acceleration test Is a test of a machine's ability tareach its maxi-
speed from a standing start, If a machine has good acceleration it will reach this maximum speed in a very short distance. Therefore
ment.
It was announced that both Papers agreed to repeat in court apologies and withdrawals already published and to pay Mr. Chur- chill's costs in the action.
à trae acceleration test should be to Egypt when he was Colonial over a short distance. If the dist-Secretary in the Coalition Govern-i ance decided upon is too short, no one is penalised, for all have an equal chance of acceleration. But if the distance is too long, over a large portion of the distance the test ceases to be one of acceleration and becomes one of maximum speed.. A distance of 75 yards to 100 yards is an ample simple, and any distance over that distance for acceleration pure and
becomes a speed test.
011
2
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the even
is
not some attempt be made to adjust the formula?
The usual formula
CC X Time (squared)
Weight
MISLEADING
Sir Hugh Fraser, for Mr. Chur- English writers are well up in the lists of books most in demand in
chill, said The Evening News sun- Anrgien. For August, the author
Churchill had in six weeks, withou mary published on January 12, 1923, made it appear that Mr. Of Elizabeth mild her fierman Corton Pieex: Goods anül Fancy Burden, a littledok we can heartily.
The greatest difficulty with the any official sanction, spent upon a party of only seven persons £4,340, | Cotton Goods-During the interval recommend, was second on the short test is the timing. Where
to 7 seconds, only one fifth of tertainments. The truth was that money-£100 had vanished in en- cache has ruled quiet and put in Fiction with The Enchanted the times are likely to be about 6 and that out of this-the taxpayers
From some sales of low Dyed Sat-April, whilst Higgs Walpole was
third with The Cathedral. Philip second may mean a big difference teens no transitions of importance Gibbs is ninth with The Middle af in the figure of merit in the test, this 4,300 was spent not on seven are reported. Staples are entirely the Bond. In the General dist
The method of timing with flags is Persons but upon about 77, the aa aggravation of the difficulty. It joined in Cairo by 70 others who seven who left England being neglected.
to the 11. 6. Wells is fifth with his is impossible for the best time had come to a conference there as An edition political chaos caressive foods have remble The Outline of Historykeepers to be accurate to even a the represcatatives of the principal J. Arthur Thomson is ninth with fifth of a second when flags are further retarded business, u
The Galline of Science. The first used. In one test it was found that parties in the Middle East. Cotton Yarn,--Owing to fresh on this list is Giovanni Papini's although two separate-timekeepers The £100 for entertainments was Cirabjes at Wuchow, the dimond Life of Phrist which is now a world were employed, in several cases spent not on entertainments for the wide Vogue.... We think the their times differed by as much Secretary of State but on entertain. from that quarter fell off consider-
two-fifths of # second.ents by the Secretary of State isty. Yunan Ims taken stal foregoing displays a discriminating as
given to official guests. Before the part of American Using the Fasie on
formula, USU!! quantities at current rates. Thers readers.... Paralogues of look difference between 1'5 seconds Mr. Churchill left England the is no empiry Bonn other consning bargains and second hand books or fand 6.2.5
Treasury had sanctioned an ex- seconds districts. Prices ruled barely steady raiders offord us a great deal of machine of the average
penditure of double this amount for this purpose. and dealers are confiiting purchases interest. Very often an author's H.P. say 500 CC, weighing with to immediate requirements only, passitioné nowy Be warrently assessed rider about 400 hs. would mean
BLUE-BOOK. Quotations and 52 No. 10s, $161/|by the monoty value pleed upon nearly two stone difference in The articles in The Evening News 190, No. 128. $172/2006, No. 16. tusks. Not always of entise, weight. In other words, a man and the Daily Herald were based $195/205. | No. 208. $182/201. Here in my entalogue Chesterton's unfortunately prnalized by having upon a hasty reading of the pro Arrivals 3,100 bales. Shipments Eugenics and other trils is aleed only 15 second error added to his ceedings of the Public Accounts 250. Sales 1000 haly. Husold at 27% whilst a book of Mux Botime, would be penalized as auch Committee published in a Blue- steek 18,000 bales, Bargains 65,000 Jubin's carlins originally pulis as if he had to carry nearly two book. An appendix which set
stone more weight,
forth the facts as to Mr. Churchill's 29, jedan 20- net is offered at 7/6.... Woollens.-The purket is quiet. Stephen Leacork latest contains graded to 110 second or less or
Shurt of using stop watches Egyptian mission was overlooked. Sur orders for suitings have been sue excellent ferling in his wallelse electrical timing, the timing ed the same charges but in more The Daily Herald article contain- inked.
known vein. Here is an extramust remain the chance affair itetail and in rather stronger form. Tow Collons-Nis salosi ter report | dealing with a visi 10 a cinis at present. But
Mr. H. M. Giveen, for the A5- [ad priers are mylangel.
pastraval of "Dead Men's Gold,”! formula is not as fair has improved film of the great Nevada Desert.it
associated Newspapers, Ltd., repeat- Metals.Prices
could be made, and
ifed the apology, and said that in somewhat but are still below replie-p which Rest-Blooded, Able the ting must be suffered, should justice bath to Mr. Churchill and ing rost. Not much doing but some Bodies Men and Women s hundred
the Evening News he wished to sales in Tin-plates reported.
Per cut. American. live and we
observe that the forms in which Flour Market Report-Stock
use the metus and elejerzal.
the Bluc-book was published was estimulet at 236,008) sacks: Market Something of the Ozemy of the Cow
extremely able to mislead. It steady.
Puistare mingled with the Cilaan of
contained the questions and an- Questions: American Patent, the Great Cauvons blows all throngl
ewers, and in small type there was $4.70 per strk: Aurrican Straight, this phy. The story of the film In an acceleration test the most reference to Appendix 12 which [$3.00 per suck: American Cut-off, moves swiftly with ghie sub-important factor is the weight contained the facts and removed S25: Slenght Flour, $3.05 per titles and breathi:ss groups of dots, which has to be set in motion, and any impression which might be suck: Australian No. 1, $3,000 jære to the last sub-titleAnd under this formula, it is the heavy created by the words in the body sack.
these twin souls join henceforth to machine, the combination infof the hook. Sundries, Sales
walk lis's nothway hard in and particular, which is penalized. Mr. Justice McCardie: The next. Wek Muts and Jeff among the In a recent trial in England there result of the proceedings is that the keys don't miss it.".... were two crack riders competing, character of Mr. Winston Churchill According to Andrew Lodovici wha Bert Kershaw on a 249 C.C. New has been completely vindicated. I Salpetre Fairly steady with has written a book on
Imperial Solo machine, and F. W. at glad that the defendants in each Would bad their men with gravity continued demands and hopeful women in general have six gardinal Giles on an A. J. S. 800 CC. Con-case have apologised so clearly and views: Duplicity"umf an indiffer- bination. There can be Bitte handsoaiely. The record. in The Court of British Isles:
fence to truth; e Lack of taste:difference in the merit of riding both cases will be withdrawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Churchill (3) Volgatity: 6 Love of petty their figure of merit showed a of these two experts, and yet
were present in court during the power: (5) Vanity; and ( Sei- sality. These vices are excefully almost 46 There can be no doubt
difference of 13.76 points of proceedings. analysed in the book. We do not think it will interfere with theile difference in the performance that a fair formula would show but Barringe rafe. Some men work't be of these two men when their limes told. According to H, L. Mencken, were so close:-6.25 seconds solo multiply it by a certain figure and
Rachelors know more" alut
add it to the original capacity. and 6.4/5 seconds sirlecar. "Hunting Big Game in Africa," women then urriel men. If they Cani" in an article in an Eng the, formula under discussion be With their fighting men who semp the famous wild animal film taken (didn't they'd married too..ish Motor Journal, suggests the
C.C. +25 C.C. T. during aawo and a half year tour hackworth's are issuing Hilaire following improvements in the written thus- through the Dark Continent, is Bellow's Collected Verses at 1076, formula to be used. Taking these
Weight. being shown over the week-end with a limited edition at 217- net: details he has worked a number of at the Star Theatre, Kowinum. Here are collected all the vers experimental calculations:-Sofo
249+395 × 6 2,5 This production ran at the Corottet which Mr. Bellor wishes to pre-machine 249 C.C. Time 6.2/5 the calculation ! I for a week, drawing record houses serve, with certain exceptions. We seronds weight 341 lbs. Figure of the first few nights. It proved one are against these collections during merit 29.91. of the finest films ever screened in
Sidecar machine 800 C. C. Time the Colony. H. A and Sidney no means written out and it is 6.4/5 seconds weight 847 lbs. So they fight and sing with a bel- Snow, the two intrepid explorers than likely we shall have something Figure of merit 43.67.
faced constant danger to secure from his pen worthy a place in any av-a Bing. The Anglo-Saxon way,
this production. During their stayollected edition that may be made. In the first place there is an in- in Africa they succeeded in filming
Novelists are known to travel provenient if the time be not practically every variety of wild world in search of color. One squared 249 × 6.2/5 - 4.67 Figure animal the jungles and plains as just left for Asia, Africa and hold and some of the 'close-
The best part of this are wonderful America, examples of skill and daring. wethod secus to be that it must be of merit 800 x 6456.42 Figure
rider could ask for a fairer calcal- "Horting Big Game in Africa" is long time before they can write
ation. some more novels.
Philip
of merit. The sidecar being 37%
To be absolutely fair this formula: been called “on expressionist rather: then an impressiónist. That's a
Improvement" on the original. If say 75 to 100 yards and on a slight beat and very truthful description, the weight is squared as well as the rise, say I in 15 or 20.
3. C. Squire says of Stephen much. The solo being
time, this favours the sidecar too The formula perhaps looks more Reynolds whose book of tetters we proximately 41% behind the sidecar, it really is quite as simple. All ap-complicated than the usual one, but recently mentioned that Reynolds Taking another method, if the that is necessary is to prepare a used often to come to Fleet Street square root of the capacity be taken, table of square roots (or they often garbeil in the uniform of his adopt the formula becomes C.C. T. can be purchased) and of course. el profession—a fisherman. -" Île
the multiplication by 25 is no would bail ene Deroga the street
difficulty. If anything the absence and then, in his enthusiasm, with The square root to the nearest place out reference to what might be of decimals of 249 C. C. is 15.8, and one's opinion about s puroly marine that of 800 C.C. is 28.3. In this diet, drag one off to an All Fish formula the numerator is smaller gnifying timing errors. Reddurant, where, with divere than the denominator and It is too late to ask courses of lobster,bike, mackerel, should be divided
Automobile haddock, and prawns, les would at the largest quotient to be the formula for the present trials, but onde satisfy his appetite and pro-fwinning Gigures. Using this it would be interesting if they muate the interests of the industry." formula, the sidecar has an would try it out on
· Delightful... ..... "Thoughts on South advantage of 23.4% the smallest occasion and attempt to remove Africa by Olive Schreiner has been difference obtained so far, but the some of the obvious unfalmess of issued by Fisher Unwin at 21/-. . . calculation becomes somewhat the present formula,
when.
Jisd finest both ships for broken
lig
Bu block eves brought them smiles,
Now summarr's gone and they've l
„moved along,
Tenth ships are far away
Up where I'll tell his cold as Hell'
In Vindivostok Bay.
now and then,
To find the better une :
That orders with them is orders and
them-- Each hard day's work is done. The shake's the thing, when they
have the ring.
A rule that means fair play:
L
→Jous Kvoro,
fida
THE STAR.
"HUNTING DIG GAME IN AFRICA."
obtained
1923.
The output of coal from the Kailan Administration's mines for
ups"
ed to 94,086 tons. The sales during ing, interesting, thrilling and the period amounted to 76,600 tons. amazing.
the life of the author. Below is by
Difference 46%
341
847
If
gives a
341 figure of merit of 120.868 for the sole, and the calculation 800 +70732 × 64/5
gives a figure of
1
8.47
merit to the sidecar of 121.027. Thus the difference is only 159 or 1.15%. A figure so minute that no
the week ending August 4; amount-] Nature on the screen. It is educat; }rincilalla ofMasters and New has behind the soln. This is not much should be used for a short distance,
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