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watchman who was the complain. junt, stated.in evidence that bê was stabbed in the right side at Shauki- wan Roid after which he pulled the| dagger out of his side and made his way to Canseway Bay where he collapsed near the French Convent Hospital. In connection with that part of the statement which refers: to his pulling out the dagger, there is a common belief among Orienta) belief tay in correct according to nations which is interesting. The
edient people but some strange' | anecdotes ato reinted about it. Chinese especially think that if a person is stabbed one should not pluck the weapon out till mundial!
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Continuing and con- BEDS. cluding our research September 1.--Coronet Theatre;
Money: Common need, most we find that when singular number, second or third Mabel Normand in "Molly O".
folding beds were folded up for person as a rule, hard case, govern-last night two matches in the At the V.R.C. swimming pool September 1-Star Theatre: the day, they held a mirror in their ed by the verb "work."
Hongkong Water Polo Leaguo "The Lone false fronts and were looked upon Wolf's Daughter." 2.30 p.m. Buffalo as quite Imposing. A folding bed imperative mood, haunted by the the first game the King's second Louise Glaum in
Rent: Improper noun, and case, were decided. Unfortunately, in in a room was the most conspicu adjectival noun "Landlord."- team were without Harris in goal September 1-World Theatre; cus object for miles around. It Hoot. Gibson in Shooting for
and Hughes at back, In con
the Artistic circles in sequence Kowloon. Boys' Love," also New Leather Pushers hit you in the eye the moment you opened the door, and If you sat No. 11.
down in a chair it seemed to topple EXPERTS. Parit, according to School Former Pupils' Association September 2.--Star Theatre; over and rest on your chest. These
the cable messages, had little difficulty in winning by assistance is at hand. They think Ant Stewart in "Playthings of beds were frequently disguised, have been stirred by discoveries 10 goals to wil. In the first half, that if an open wound is exposed Destiny. the air will get into the body and;
but they never fooled anybody in regarding the so-called.restoration Rallton found the net on three will soon prove fatal. Their aver September 1-Carnival at the the day time. They did that at of "faked" statues. We used to occasions. Early in the second sion to bperations is not due to Hongkong Hotel and special night. One of the more modern believe implicitly in the ability of half, after a foul against the King's added a fourth point. mistrust but to the same reason that Dinner Dansant in the Grill Room, versions of the folding bed is the experts to distinguish between Railton
masters" inya-door kind. You start for the "old no matter how skilful the surgeon from 8 p.m, to mid-night.
and colourable Rasmussen, with a long shot, bedroom and it comes out to meet imitations of them, until a few years scored the fifth; Railton the next may he contact between ne
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you if you occupy a room con- 450 we read of the discovery of two; Peame, Jack and Duncan interior and the air is dangerously September 3-Lammert Bros., baconful, An account of a street at the Koon Kau Machinery Firm, taining one of them, half the time prehistoric paintings found in a adding the last three in the order
you can't make out whether you cave on the Cornish coast. Ex-named. Teams:- fight over twenty years ago helps No. 420 Reclamation St., Yaunati, are going out or the bed is coming perts from all parts of England ex- K. B. S. F.P.A-Angus (goal)↑ to ithostrate the point. Then arms 2 turning machines and one cutting in and after it has dropped down amined them and pronounced them Railton, Hyde (backs); Rasmussen were seance in the Colony and machine with shafting, helting and
on you carelessly a couple of times) undeniably genuine. But an old (half-back); Pearne, Jack, H. diggers were tosed instead. Å kitter accessories 2.30 pm.
Duncan (forwarde). you don't much care. There is boatman turned up inopportunely fed existed between natives of the September 4-Lammert Bros also a disguised bed in the get-up and explained that he had cleaned Tong Kwan and Sze Yap districts, at Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, five of a library table. It has fake his paint brushes on the cave wall resident in Hongkong. It is recorded A. E. G. electric motors with aç
drawers and a literary vencer, and the last time he painted his boat that one ringlender inflicted a cessories, one set rails, and one if you place a lamp and a few. Then our faith in the experts, sukden blow on an adversary, the air-cooled starter for each motor, books on it, it looks almost human. which had remained unshaken by dagger penetrating to a depth of 11 am.
Only don't try to open the drawer. the lamentable result of the anti- about eight inches. The man who September 6-Lammert Bros. We did that once, looking for aquarian researches of the Pickwick
In the game between the U.A.C. was attacked is said to have ignored at Kowloon Canton Railway dictionary. Instead of a dictionary, Club, gave way, and we became and the V.R.C., rough play gained the weapon which was protriding) Locomotive
Hunghom,
the upper hand and what should from his side and to have chased his (Kowloon), a quantity of miscel we got a mattress,
Sir Henry Robinson, have proved an instractive display
into 1 who has a long exper developed enemy hay lalf the length of laneous stores, 11 am,
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lence of Dublin Castle, spectacle. Before the game ended, December 12-Meeting of Un- near the Tung Wah Hospital. On sechred Creditors of the Hong-
DEPUTY. has recently publish- Sewell and R. C. Witchell of the closing with his assailant, the man kong
ed a volume of V.R.C. team and Mason of the of the Banque who was covered in blend, drew the Industrielle de Chine, at the City
"Memories: Wise and Otherwise." U.A.C. were ordered out of the dagger from his side, stubbed his Hall, 3 p.m.
Amongst other entertaining things water by the referee for wilful fouis Judversary and munugal to pull out
he describes the capacity of various under rule 15. the weapon again. The rivals died
Chief Secretaries in surviving a within a minute with their arine)
too generous hospitality in the entwined. It was thought at the
course of their travels. Mr. Birrell, time that nothing extraordinary had
he says, had a wretched head for it, occurred the explanation being that!
and used to drink by deputy in the the man who was first stabbed pur-
person of his private secretary, posely left the dagger in his body The other day till be caught his enemy.
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AS THE BETTER HALF THINKETH.
know what wont happen he took With a wonderful girl.
care to withdraw the weapon as soon
as he struck his blow feeling that She told toe in a casual way
be would expire because of his What she required of her friend pulling the dagger out..
China's Old Game
husband-...
And this is only part of what she
said:
No'er a short-story man At the time of the Lincheng Who finishes life at altar- outrage, the world was told that the Instead, a stirring serial." Powers were unanimous in their
determination to bring the Central "No summer flower Government of Chins to book for To bloom upon the honeymoun, the indignities suffered by the cap-But a perennial of oak.'
tives. In course of time, the Corps)
"I rememberi Vachell, the AND HONGKONG novelist,"
says UM ? Mr. Hocking in
his hook of "Memories," telling us of a man he met in a small town in California (San Bernardino, I think). Like many another. Californian, he thought his town the centre of the universe. 'You are from the old country. I guess?' he said to Vachell. That is so,' was the reply. You know London?' "Yes.' Paris? Yes. Fine cities, I presoom? Yes, very fine." 'Ah, yes, so I've heard. But remote."" That distinguished Lord APPLAUSE. diplomat,
Frederic Hamilton,
has written more than one highly entertaining volume of reminis cences; and in "The Days Before Yesterday," he tells some really excellent stories. Here is one that concerns the Gordon Highlanders: "The last time that I was in Cal- cutta, the Gordon Highlanders had just relieved an English regiment in the fort, and on the first Sunday after their arrival 400 Gordon Highlanders were marched to par- ade service at St. Andrew's. The most optimistic mosquito had
sceptic.
DRINK BY
King's (B): R. Jones (goal); Broadwell, Carlin (hacks); Potter (half-back); Boyle, O. Jones, Newshohne (forwards),
Refore Mr. J. C. Finch.
THE SECOND GAME,
In the first half a penalty was given against each side, but both Laing and Busschaert appeared to have misunderstood the decision and failed to throw at the goal. In the second half of the match each The private secretary in ques- side made amends by scoring tion was a long, lean Welsh from a penalty. In the first half, Nonconformist, imbued with Busschaert scored on four occa- strict temperance principles, sions for the V.R.C. The U.A.C. very clever and biddable, and side appeared to go all to places with a profound conviction that after failing to take advantage of it was his duty to stand between the penalty and lacked their usual his chief and all harm; thus, to combination. After the restart wards the close of any visit Lyon added a fifth for the V.R.C. when the parish priest produced Busschaert hit in a pass from the inevitable whisky bottle Lyon, making the score. 6-0. A and tumblers and poured out a penalty was then given against brimming goblet worthy of a the V.R.C. from which Mason Cabinet Minister, Birrell, with an scored, Sewell being ordered out air of joyful anticipation, would of the water. No sooner had the seize and raising it to his lips last-named re-entered the pool, pledge the parish priest and then than Witchell came under the ban hand it on to the secretary.of the referee and was ordered to 'Here you are, ny boy, you are retire. When he was away, Laing a better judge than I am of this; made the score 6-2, a few seconds down with it and tell me exactly later; adding a third. Play was what you think." The secretary then, transferred to the other end, in duty bound.. would gulp it where Mason was ordered out of quet as that afforded by 400
down, and with choking throat the water, Busschaert scoring the bare-kneed, kilted Highlanders,
and nose snorting whisky fumes seventh and final goal, The V.R.C. and the mosquitoes made the full-
and his eyes streaming water, won on their merits by 7-3, the foul- est use of their unique opportunity. would manage to blurt out to ing honours being fairly equally Soon the church resounded with
Birrell, who was waiting his distributed. the vigorous clapping of hands on
verdict with the semblance of The teams bare knees and thighs, as the men
the greatest anxiety, that it U.A.C.-Garrod (goal); Mason, endeavoured to kill a few of their
seemed to him to be a very Razavet (backs); Leonard (half- little tormentors. The minister,
powerful and stimulating fluid." back); Logan, Laing, Pereira (for- hearing the loud clapping, but
The private secretary usually ( wards), entirely misapprehending its pur had to be helped to the motor-car V.R.C.-Knight (goal); Sewell, port, paused in his sermon, and after these visits!
R. C. Witchell (backs); Watson said: "My brethren, it is verra
The story of the (half-back); Lyon, Stewart, Bus6- re-gratifying to a minister of the
MORAL PLAIN. Mongoose and the chaert (forwards). Word to learn that his remarks
Inquisitive Man is Referee Mr. J. C..Finch. meet with the approbation of his not new, but every body has not The defeat of the U.A.C. last heard it. A man was seated night was their second reverse in that all applause is strictly not-of in tramcar, a basket on his the League, the R.G.A. (A) having place in the Hoose of God.""
knee. Beside him sat the In- defeated them by 2-0 on Thursday There may still he quisitive Man, who said: "Say, night. The V.R.C, and R.G.A. (A) BETTING. read a curious entry stranger, do you mind telling have neither suffered a reverse up
in the old betting me what you've got in that basket?" to date. book that was once in use at White's Not in the least," was the reply, Club where play ruled high and "It's a mongoose." The Inquisitive
Diplomatique presented their de-"A gentleman at core mands through the Dutch Minister, But this alone is not enough, who is Doyen in Peking. Among The qutward signs as well he must the demands were the installation
possess."
of railway police under foreign officers. For reasons best known to "You know we have ideals herself China described this as aBut close at hand our senses reign British scheme.. The vernacular supreme; papers in Peking and Tientsin have Yes, even with our disillusionment. fost no opportunity to impress upon
their readers that the scheme was "Tho dress is not, the only thing { prganised by Great Britain so that I note when they're in love they're ther natinuals could obtain ก groomed so very well-
strangle-hold on China's trade. It "Twas so when mine was curting this community of free nations to is an old game of China to play off me.' your children and grandchikiren, one Power against the other and
mankind.
both the American and Japanese "For nutily sports he should go in Ministers, despite the original Note Aud lake in out of doors: to Chino, have received instructions Be not a slave of shop.' from their Home Governments to
urge that the so-called British "Oh, yes, I like shop talk message to the Daily Bulletin, dated Of profits, not all losses." The Peking, August 9, reads:
The Diplomatic Corps Railway To pay my bills with airs that he Police Committee, consisting of puts on
the Ministers of America, Great When meeting debts of honor. Britain, Belgium, France, Italy, Or monthly chits at club." Japan and the Netherlands, met
at the Dutch Legation this morn-To be a good provider ing. No official statement has yet Or a godd lmsband-that I know been given out, and the utmost Is but a duty. Don't you see?" reticence is being observed in
never in his wildest dreams Im agined, such
a succulent ban.
as a great instrument for justier appears likelihood that, on account
from present indications there "I drinking takes him more
fined prace, and good-will, which will of recent propaganda against Great Why then its right to drink; deserve the respect and extrem of Britain, once again her game will But otherwise go off the stuff for hearers, but I'd have you remember
prove successful. At any rate, life." THE KING'S VOICE.
There surely is wisdom and good Peking despatches indicate that counsel. We are apt to speak Now experiences are what make lightly of official utterances by life worth living someone has said; Royal persons. We forget that one de undying interest of the some-word indiscreet or misplaced my scheme be modified. One exclusive If 'tis the same his steno listens to: many strange wagers were laid in Man thought for a moment, then i thing different being of the spice open spres and plunge us aguiu into of life. It has been, and will be to the fierce disease of war. those who have yet to gain it which message from beginning to end is they can do at trifling cost, a new in pure crisp, excellent English. It experience to wear a gramophone is not for a moment suggested that rocord. Nothing more sud nothing the King is an orator. He is not. less. The hearing of a record rith when one has such weighty things the reproduction of a speech made
|to my the tricks of oratory would be by His Majesty the King astcubious and unsafe. Lincoln at Empire Day was undoubtedly a new Gettysburg is a case in point. The oxperience. The pity of it (King in this message, as in all that there were no records in the things, is a man of enormous res days of say, Julius Caesar. Cicero,ponsibility and precedented in- Demosthenes, Pitt, and the oefluence, who knows his own mind great goes.
How illuminating to with a mind well-balanced and students of character under stress to
sound. Here is the chosen Leader hear how Noro spoke for posterit of a great people speaking his real or to catch Caligula's actual con thought. Hearing the message one ments on family probleme How understands why an out-and-cut the plan should be of the nature He should then be my hero too." ❤ one would like to hear that great democrat and champion of Labour of a suggestion or advice to the
opening of "Paradise Lost" fall like Mr. George Lansbury should
Chinese Government, and not in "To trent my friends as his the form of demands. Hearing till stand for the retention of the
And his to let me treat as mine; from Milton's tongue!
The only chance of China being And that's the kind of man to love Cicero, one would know how Inti British Monarchy. The speech is set on her feet uguin, is by the was actually spokeň:
thepoch of the First Citizen of a unanimous action of the Towers. If
the Home Governments instruct"The others: well, Empire. It is the speech of their Ministers to give ground when They make a good wife wicked man who adorns a great, position once terms have lieen agreed upon,, bit brings home the essential China will miss no opportunity to A bad one but respectable {" edarity of the British Empire as play off one against the other. nothing else has since the war.
whose familist
There are her
possibilities; bithế??
the machine was not in their day It is a manly, straightforward and simple message that the King spoke
be broadcasted to his people iner is earnest of a supreme will to goal. And goodness always has
to
all parts of the world. Were there boene now, always must be, the
20 other proof, we should know that greatest thing in the world. Read here is a Man. With these words that part of the message quoted.
Let it sink in; then apply it. the message ends :-
Get Jenowledge be brave. honourable, and kind, thinking of A Strange Belief... others before yourselors, and At always-play the game. So will att you fit ourselves to hand down the
the
view of past leakages, but it is "He should be something more- understood that the Japanese Well, say, a lover and a friend- Minister, acting under instruc- A gallant first of all to me!" tions from his Government, pre-
sented Japanese modifications of "Then other girls
the so-called British scheme. In admiration will be 'green' These are in accordance with the 'Tis this that adds a zest to life." Cabinet discussion of the matter
wired from Tokyo. It is also "Respectful to his wife of course reported that Dr. Schurman gave But this alone would make him very
views which are to the effect that
:
Today's Poem.
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overhead
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HOW
eighteenth century days: "Lord he said: "What are you going to Pio Nono, conversing with the Mountford bets Sir John Bland do with the mongoose?" Well," Cardinal, lit a cigarette, and hand- case to the Cardinal, twenty guineas that Beau Nash answered the Man with the Basket, ed his outlives Cibber," so runs the record
said austerely. You my brother is very ill with de- who Both Mountford and Bland com- lirium tremens. He sees all sorts know. Holiness, that I have mitted suicide In the same year, of snakes-pink snakes, green not that vice, You know, 1755; Cibber died in 1757, and Nash snakes, yellow snakes, blue snakes. Eminence, replied the Pope, that survived until 1761. Lord Mount-I'm taking the mongoose to him to if it were a vice you would have ford reduced even his natural aff-kill the snakes." The Inquisitive it?" And here is Burnett Smith's ections to the doctrine of chances. Man thought again, then he said: story of the Convivial Soul, who re When asked, soon after his daugh-"But, stranger, they're not real turned home late from his club one ter's marriage, if she was with child, snakes." "No," replied the man night: "When he knocked at his he replied: "Upon my word Ldon't with the Basket, "and this is not a door a window opened and, in know, I have no bet upon it." | real mongoose!"
acidulated tones, his wife asked Horace Walpole said of him: "He
This story was recently him where he had been. 'Been at himself, with all his judgment in
submitted as an in the Club, my love, dish-kussin' the bets. I think,. would have
ABOUT telligence test" to a Strike. Then,' said she, you may betted any man in England.
YOU? class of schoolboys, sit on the doorstep till to-morrow against himself for self-murder."
almost old enough to morning and study the lock-out."" Sum of Having lost. large
Both the above an- sit for the "junior" examination. maney, Mountford applied for the "A man and his wife entered their governorship of Virginia, or, fail-pew in church-a nice secluded ing that, the mastership of the pew screened from the prying eyes
of the gentle art of Royal Buckhounds.
Both posts of other members of the congrega repartee; but Whistler's rebuke to were refused him. Thereupon, hetion. As the sermon advanced the a young aristocrat who adopted an consulted several people in man dozed; his head bent slowly air of condescension towards the directly at first, afterwards pretty forward; he dreamt he was in Parie artist, was more subtle than either directly on the easiest mode of and being led to the guillotine for of them. "Y'know, Mr. Whistler." fluishing life; supped at White's, execution, Just as the knife was remarked the infatuated youth," and played whist till one o'clock about to fall his wife, to rouse him passed your house this morning of New Year's morning. When drew her fan lightly across his "Thankyou," said Whistler, Lord Robert Bertie drank to him neck. The man collapsed and died. quietly; "thank you very much." "A Happy New Year" He appear- Medical opfhion' does not dispute ed unaccountably affected. In the the probability of the occurrence. morning he sent for a lawyer and What is the flaw in the story which three witnesses, executed his will, proclaims its untruth?" About half popular, if not very literary made them read it twice over, par- the class failed to return the correct achievement, agraph by paragraph, then asked answer. Try it on your own fami minded Beggar": "The story is the lawyer if it would stand good, ty.
told of a gifted lady, who recited.
though a man' were to shoot him- self. On being assured it would, Le said: "Pray stay while I step
MORE SUBTLE.
erdotes provide ad-- mirable oxamples
One of Mr. Bur UNEXPECTED. gin's stories con- cerns Kipling's
"The
Absent-
Mr. G. B. Burgin | it on a public platform. In order to REPARTEE has written more give more reality to the poem, she
than sixty novels. had her three little boys with her,
into the next mom,” went into the He has also written two books of and impressively placed her hand.
next room; and--shot himself.
+
HEARD IT BEFORE! Greengrocer: "I'll let you have peck for
reminiscence, from the second of on the head of each child when she
Old Irishwoman which, Memories (and Some came to the Jing: Duke's son, "How much are Travels) the following stories are Cook's son, son of a Belted Earl. therm plums?"
taken: "That unrivalled delegate Instead of the expected applause, of the Clarendon Press, Jogram there sounded an indignant voice Bywater, a great smoker was from the gallery: Then you. accustomed to tell of a reparted of ought to be, jolly well ashamed of- of Plo Nono to Cardinal Antonelli: yourself, mum.****
Old Irishwoman: Shure, is it a bird you're thinking I am?"