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Frenchman-in the cadences, the recitatives, The Wind of Youth is young
Ab, madanie, the choruses and the solos of He goes with a careless song: your singing was Donnizetti's "Lucia" He cannot No years have done him wrong. Zee most wonder- understand the language and he
may not "understand" the music, The Wind of Youth is sad. Hostess (modestly)-"No, no, but he regards the No. 1 Tenor as Nay, he is merry and glad Count; the credit should go to my a jolly Ane singer and actor, With the heart of a lad, a lad.
which he is, and is thrilled to an Frenchnian-Quite so, madame, extent he cannot explain when he By the Wind of Youth and its wond but zee Frenchman is always zee hears the sextette and the mad Like the song of a fairy bird, gentleman,"
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A
-KATHARINE TYNAN.
WEATHER CALENDAR.
DECEMBER 21..
given him, vated in the time and true friend. Far from springing statisticians says it takes to twinkle at her throat, the animal rubbed it». an eye, and with scarcely a word in head against har lines and wagged | explanation or of protest or con- tail that bad apparently lost the gratulation on the part of our great habit of wagging, Unpaid Unofficials. The inarticulate!
Thus the Sofia dog realized that articulates ask why? They monely it had, at last, found a friend. want to know. They argue, and we What is more, the dog's owners, hope reasonably, that here was an like the driver of the bares, were oficial enjoying such well deserved mado to grasp the fact that the
The Chief Justice has he might have spent these evening o Wind of Youth in the tree," confidence as to place him in charge Occident looks with disfavour and
JURY, passed on the thanks of hours differently, but not so pro-Ge by, nor trouble me of one of the Colony's most import-disapproval on the cruel treatment.
the Colony to the mem- plady, as has been described.
With news of the lost country. ant departmenta. Ide prosumably of animals. The establishment in bers of the Special Jury in the
How often do we That all so heavenly showe was paid "Union Wages" and his fia of a society for the preventiqn recent medical case. Why? We
INTENTIONS do those things Under the ross, the rose, pension is in accordance therewith. of cruelty to animals is a result of recently spent three unhappy days Why then this £1,000 precedent? and the act toe was the case in no Colony's thanks came our way to do. Here is how two man did Where pone returns, none goes.
this contact between the Occident as a juryman in a murder trial, but It is known that the Director that Italy, however, when the campaign neither were we exempted from them last night. One attended the was, was in himself no shirker of of kindness to animale was started service for the next few years. Hall but found it irksome, so cams Perhaps "Specials" are superior to next door paid for a seat, had a few work, that he spent long hours in under the auspices of English: the ordinary kind; if so they hours of Grand opera and enjoyed
speaking, English-foeling men and conscientious labour and even
deserve all they get Why, by the himself. The other intended going women, the basic trouble in the dovoted a number of his Sundays Near East is found to be the absence way, don't they pay Jurymen here to the Ball, entered the Theatre fu as they do elsewhere? In Liverpool mistake, said he thought he was in in the same way.
Our I.A. Buy of any legislation that protects certain citizens summoned to sit good company and had better stop, that they know all that, but that it animale from abuse.
on petty juries sent in petition bought a ticket and stopped. cannot be admitted as evidence, and land America, where the gospel of unless their expenses. were paid may have far-reaching results.
In all countries outside of Eng that they should not be summoned These two unpremeditated actions 1564. proves nothing bayand the fact that kindness to animals is well estab-by the State. The public duty of Who knows. At any rate they're a system which admits of a man lished as a national ideal of conduct, serving on jurics was of the great interesting and truthful speci- undermining his health by over the English-feeling conscience is est importance and dignity said the mens of altered intentions. 000000000000000000000000000000000 | work, is rotten to the care and doing a great work for animals. It presiding Justice.
won the English-speaking race that small thing to be permitted to take ehould be abolished. It says that first conceived the idea of give-and- part in the public administration when an avowedly rich Government take for animals, as well as for men. of justice, and, except payment| allows such a thing, the Govera- It is no small tribute to the civiliza-of taxes and fighting in war time, ment should have things said and tion of English-speaking peoples service on juries was the only an ill pare.
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to be better. Naething's got without pains but
From which we hope we have respect are extending to the rest of called upon to discharge in return ne'er missed.
made the case of the Inarticulate Articulates clear and given verbal : evidence that they do notice things and how they are done, and possess a mind which is given to thinking. The thanks of the Colony should be given to them.
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Another tragedy of TRAGEDY. punctuation. A holiday correspon- dent, writing of a village he had discovered, described it as "pretty clean and picturesque." But the printers omitted the comma
The Philharmonic ST. GEORGE. sang for us very magnificently "The Banner of St. George" which naturally throws the latter gentle- man in a very favourable light The following throws a little light on England's patron Saint and is not without interest:
TRUE.
Hearts may gree though heads may differ.
three things-sleep, meat or guid Gaunting bodes want of ane o' company,
Fair maidens carry nae purses. bein' twice tauld
A guld tale's náño the waur o'
As lang lives the merry man as
In ower muckle clavering truth
Every bean has its black, ··· He who tells bis wife a' is but married.
O a little, tak a little; when there's naught, tak' a'.
The woman who looks her best in décolleté never is popular among women, They view her with the same suspicion and jeal-yer
Marry abune yer match an' get
maister.
A max may spit on his neive an'
ousy with which amerchant views a rival, merchant who has better do but little. wares and knows better how to display them.
An ill plea should be well pled. Poor folk's friends soon misken them. Six years ago Ony thing for you about an Empire honest man's house but a day's rang with the wark.
Next to nae wife a gude ane's
FOR VALOUR? the
Aye in a hurry; aye ahint. strikes wi iron bands,
God comes with leaden feet, but
A dog winna yowl if you fell him wi' a bane.
A rich man's wooing no lang -
doing.
The China Mail's A WARNING. picture page yor
terday showed the device adopted by the Cincinatti Municipal Court to impress on those concerned the cause of accidents,
St. George, he was forre England; Fund and a further sum of are pain, misery, death, and the
St. Dennys was for France.
Sing Honi soit qui mal y pense. Shakespeare makes Henry V., in his address to his soldiers before Harfleur, invoke the old Cappa-
docian's aid;
y
Follow your spirit; and upon
this charge. Cry: God for Harry, England
and St. George.
desperate need.
very
1887.
The 21st of December began a Frost, which continued su extremely that on New-yearom even people went over, and along the Thais on the Ioa from London-bridge to Weat minster, some played at foote ball as boldly there, as if it had been on dry land-Stoto, St. Thomas's Day. This the shortest day of the year this is the very point of entrance of the despost caven of winter...... We have had a sharp north wind these last two days, but bright sun and blue sky and starlight nights, as the watch-man has duly informOM ed us.-M. S. Holland.
OF CHARITY.
When God created the earth, H began to shake and tremble; then God created mountains, and puf them upan the earth, and
land the
became firm and fixed and the angels Wage astonished at the hardness of the hills, and said, "O God, is there anything of Thy creation harden than Hille?" And God said, "Yes, water is harder than the hills, be cause it breaketh them." Them the angel said. "O Lord, ie there saything of Thy creation harder than water?" He mid, Tan, wind overcometh water; it dotli agitate it and put it in motion. They said, "O our Lord 1 Is there - anything of Thy creation harder than wind? He said, "Yea; the children of Adam giving alms Those who give with their right overcome all.' hand, and conceal from their left,
-MOHAMMED.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Matt
ENTERTAINMENTS.
December 21.--Coronet Theatre;: Ben Turpin in "A Small Town Idol."
In these days of twelve-mile limit treaties and reparations arguments 40 American Ainbassador to Britain needs to be something more than a social armaanent. It is an excellent thing if he chatices to be a good hand at after-dinner speeches as so many famous incumbents of the post have bean, but it is far more essential that
The feast day of St. George is an- he shall be a man in whom a sound nually observed, in England on judgment of affairs is nuiled with April 23; but why St. George skill in handling them and who, in should be the patron saint of Eng- addition, is able to keep his finger George never hud anything to do land is not easy to understand. St. upon the pulse of popular opinion in with England as St. Patrick had America Such a man was Mr. with Ireland, St. Andrew with valour of Jack Cornwell, the Huyey who, although there was & Scotland, and St. David with splendid boy-hero of the Battle of best." good deal of head-shaking on both Wales. St George, according to Jutland, who, faithful unto death, sides of the Atlantic when his authorities who profess to know all had won the Victoria Cross. Now nomination was announced, is about about such matters, was born at the sister of this brave boy has to relinquish the post, leaving behind Lydda, in Asia Minor, lived in later sailed for Canada, because, with all hiru a remarkable record of accom-life at Cappadocia. became a the plack that is in her blood, she plishmenta. Now that America has Christian and was tortured to death cannot earn a living in her native decided to show at any rate an under the anti-Christian laws land unofficial concern in the proposed of Diocletian
April On
23, The treatment accorded to Lily reparations inquiries a peculiar im A.D., 303. Over a thousand Cornwell is a blor and à disgrace. portance is attached to the appoint-years later Edward III. "adopted" First her father, then her brother, inent of Mr. Harding's successor him as England's patron saint, died for England. How were who. has now been decided whether because home-grown these sacrifices repald? definitely, is to be ex-Senator saints were unequal to the task of It may be said that the intentions Frank B. Kollogg. Mr. Kellogg, affording the necessary protec-of the public were good; in who will be 67 this month, was city tion is not clear. An old ballad memory of Jack Cornwell £35,000 by motors,the number of deaths as a attomey of Rochester (Minn.) for of 1512 runs to the refrain of was subscribed to the Red Cross result, and the effects. These latter three years and county attomey in his state for five years. After hold-
£6,000 collected by a local com former ignorance, carelessness and ing these offices he practised law
mittee at East Ham. But by some drunkenness. All this is shown on until his election to the United
amazing stupidity this money was a chart which is hung in a pro- States Senate in 1916. The most
hoarded instead of being allowed minent position in the Court. We rominent feature of his career, up
to rolleve the family, who were in have had a sufficient number of December 21.--Star Theatre; to now, has been the part he played
accidents to make the adoption of Anita Stewart in "The Yellow- First the dead boy's mother, this in the great anti-trust movement
practical chart a Typhoon." some, years ago, when, as special
worn out by the unequal struggle necessity. We shall never be free December 21-World Theatre; with adversity, died in abject from accidents whilst the spirit "Moon Madness.” counsel for the United States Government, he prosecuted the dis- Whatever his antecedents, St. the fight she has waged for the last under number two of the causes. If Theatre; Herbert Rawlinson in
poverty; now the sister, weary of exists which takes risks and comes Derember 21.--The solution suite against the Standard George has done his job reason-five years, shakes the dust of the speed-hogs when halled before the "Fools and Riches." Oil Company, the Paper Trust and ably well, and until his work Old Country off her feet and goes bench could see such a divulge certain unknown matters the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific shows some signs of deterioration to seek her fortune overseas. Mean vividly before their eyes, they and thereby gain a remittance of Railway merger Mr. Kellogg's there appears to be no good rea-while the large sums subscribed would probably be more impressed Round for men on Old Golf course, December 23-Special Medal sentence. This, they think, may tenure of office is likely to be of son for seeking other saintly by the British public are kept safely than by words of admonition and Fanling. be good diplomacy—which they beg special interest, since be will be the patronage. There is no "retiring in hand," some day to be used, the infliction of a fine. leave to doubt, but does not seem the modern Middle
irst diplomatic representative from age" for saints.
it is sald, for the 'erection of à West
December 21-At Helena May public building in honour of the in harmony and accordance with America and it is Middle Western
As an aid and a Institute, Children's Fancy Dress "Wot's
wrong, dead hero.
THE LATEST. very agreeable Dance, 4 p.m. the usual practice of the administra American thought which, to a great
A little practical kindness to his
December 22-Special ald to shopping
Thé tion of Justice. We hope our extent, dominates the political
Wife's down mother and sister would have been commend us to the latest im Dansant at Repulse Bay, 4.30–6.30 - paradoxical ones are not, in this activity of the United States to-day, with the 'Au, and best cow's dead more in keeping with the great provement" effected by White- p.m.
spirit in which he died.
December 22-Dancing away Laidlaw & Coy. Fickle for matter, making asses of themselves.
tune has been good to the manager Palace Hotel, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m. The scene was a big of that big store, and, as the world
December 23-St. Andrew's The wife of an English diplo
TO OBLIGE, race meeting, and a knows, the turn of the wheel or Church, Kowloon, Christmas Carol havo clenched their hands, and
matist, wholly ignorant of the
Cockney cheap-Jack whatever it is they use, produced Service, 6 p.m. "It is a grave and had taken up his pitch at a spot for him a plano-player from But let us get on to the next language of the country in which
January 24.-Fancy Dress Ball it NOVICES terrible thing to send where there was a big jam in the the recent charity fete. That was Peak Club, 9.15 p.m. looked, as it is vulgarly terned. thing. And this has to do with she was living, found a simple and IN CRIME a fellow-creature to traffic. **dagger." For things have been Legislative Councillors,
direct method of expressing ber
ПЕТЕ good prison for the first
and good luck.
LAND HALM. "Ere yare!" he shouted, "a real But the piano is mid and done which they cannot
money indignation at seeing driver time. I ask you to think twice and pigskin purse to 'old yer winnio's, hidden away in the fastness of a one lot of Crown Land, 3 p.m..
December 24-At P.W.D, offices, grants, and £1,000. The inarti-cruelly belabouring a horse in the thrice before doing so." These a gen-nine gold plited watch and dwelling house to be heard only understand, and not understanding, cultes love our Councillors. We Near Eastern capital to which her humane, words were spoken, not by this bewtiful electrar plited key by the favoured few. It has been
AUCTION. cannot appreciate. They cannot know they do, for they read all the unable to make the driver under the Lord Chief Justice of England a buyer?"
husband was accredited. Being any sickly, sentimentalist, but by ring-the lot for arf a dollar!'Oo's installed in the premises of the at Sales Rooms, a choice lot of December 22-Lammert Bros., understand why "the thanks of the speeches they make sometimes, stand ber exposition of the enormity at the Annual Meeting of the Mag
big store in Des Voeux Road to liqueurs, moon. Colony" should be offered to a group and notice how often they go to the which he was committing, she lifted istrates' Association.
"Say, mate," shouted a passing delight the heart and soul of those OTHER MEETINGS, of men who serve on a Jury for a
It is consoling to hear from the horse?"
sport, "couldn't yer chuck in a race-who frequent the place. Thus the December 21-Annual general Opera, and how they support all the her parisal and soundly brought it matier of two days-and possibly good things in this place. They own upon the bead of the offending Chairman of the London Scasions,
happy bachelor, or the equally meeting of Royal H.K: Golf Club, "Ay was the ininstant reply, happy benedick, the house-wife or at Jardine Matheson's, 5.15 am bittock," Bud
called Bre
The incident created some Sir Robert Wallace, that magis "Til do more, I'll add a stud." mana. always. read any upeaches they excitement, and the excitement, re-trates are at length making increas
her single sister, can make pur-December 21-Annual general· "Special." They realise, some of make when grants of money are sulted in calling public attention to ed use of the merciful discretion
chases to the strains of the classical meeting of V.R.C. 5.30p.m. them, their own experiences on a being made.
The life of the or the more popular. The Inno- January 3-Annual general "common" jury when the lives of they nevar, or scarsoly over, makse and that those rights must be The figures show that out of every
But alas they say, the fact that animals have rights, the law allows,
Already the results are good. CONTRAST. newspaper man vation is deservedly popular. It is meeting of the Royal Hongkong men have been at stake and their any. And they draw our attention respected.
may be said to be not everyday that one has the Golf Club (Ladies Section), at hundred prisoners bound over only one dd thing after another, but opportunity of listening to a plane Helena May Institute, II km, In anothern Near Eastern capital, time and concentrated endeavour to the grant of £1,000 for Mr. an American woman called attention five ever return to criminal life, they can be made very enjoyable player that is the last word in that i live been given to the caes in hand.
The China Mail,
1. BoroRUNG FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 1973.
PERTURBATION.
The inarticulate unrepresented articulate have been saying things these days and have been asking
If they are, we cut a lance in their Kindnes
each other questions. Strong men behalf and say they are not to
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No thanks were doled out to them; about Mr. Perkins except what they a faithful friend of man which had there has been a thirty per cent. Take yesterday's relaxation and Offenders Act has been in force contrasts often are most striking. nor exemption either. The former have read. They know he became be tied to a post night and day, to diminution in crime.
note the contrast. At 5.15 p.m. he is To-day's Poen. was not asked for or expected, a Director of Public Works for a scarcely enough food for his bare offenders-are-saved-from-prison, Coroost and bimeby folus guard his master's property, with The system'under which first comfortably seated in the COST |
(The Last Land.) although the latter was desired. A while and then retired... on pension. subsistence. this American woman with its crushing torture of mains in the laughter fathe andes. of Wast wind is that stare allmuntter? Ics, all matter Thybedere i la sand work at beer went that she must not and spirit, has passed beyond the an old friend of Cinema Lighter than gossamers, but one which has made the non-even if the Chinese contracturach the dog, for it was extremely stages of experiment and been patrona-Ben Turpin who has In the pines, in the firs? special "furiously to think." Then didn't.
vicious, and would spring at her fumphantly, vindicated an turned physical deformity-he The Wind of Youth it b Thoy rogarded him as a throat on the first opportunity Bred engine of moral reform. The squints to good accommt. It seems The Wind of Youth it blows the inarticulate articulate we do modest man, who let his (Paille) in dog-one and dog krantigo, this words of the Lord Chle Jurtice, that Ben is destined to do great From Yesterdays, Long Agosa, lops we have coined a paradox. Works speak for themasires. No jew Englander boldly walked up to should satisfy the most reactionary things for he, is a humuriat of parts Under the rose, the rogo, ys be cannot understand people road is named after him for there depline invoice and gesture, dieyoung mercy may be blended picture full of laughs and one to What song is to be sings?
the tằng - with every indication of magistrato that in the treatment of and an actor as well. Tulk present plan de siste gan being found guilty but contence is no music about the sound of held out her hand and patted it on with justice without injury to the drive dull care away Later da What neye is is he brings deferred in the hope that they will Parlona Rond, but 81,000 hus been the bond as if it had been her tried lawedanae
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