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SATURDAY, MAY 24 1924.
of the
activity, enterprise and research. "I drew the two contemptuous supplementary story, which went reptilian age, thereby paving, the Elgar and his like keep alive the men because they are part of life," the round of the Bar when Sir way for the coming spirit of music, and men of science said Mr. Lawrence, who, having Harry was practising continue as of old in the always-decoration while under 30, is leav- won the Prix de Rome for mural' pioneering labour of research, ing for Italy.
The spirit which animated Pitt, "Being compatible with truth, a Disraeli and Gladstone finds discord is, I think, strictly in place expression in one of the most. in the theme. idealistic Premier's Britain has of our time my intention, was to "In the two 'Piccadilly Johnnies' ever known. The men who direct represent two persons who render and govern in the scattered porno service whatsoever to the com- tions of the Empire's possession through, a life of superficial munity-the type who dawdle are no less similarly imbued if in interests, and who, while the great a "less conscious manner. The work of the world is going on, are spirit of freedom is found content to "aneer and deride all wherever the flag floats. It is as forms of disinterested service." Byron, the centenary of whose death has recently been observed,
said:
Far as the breeze can bear, the
billows foam,
Survey our empire, and behold
our home!
Mr. Lawrence had only three. months in which to complete his huge work. It was first sketched in miniature. Studles of each figure and element were made, und the whole composition was divided into squares, and the proportions transferred on to the canvas of 450 square feet expansion,
"Service and Sacrifice," with its jarring figures, will undoubtedly arouse.criticism as well as praise.
Where there's POT-SHOTS will there's
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An apple a day is apt to give
A friend in ased is a friend is
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The Gas Company never lets you off light.
Bernard Shaw would have ur believe that the British Empire is an accident. Well for the world that it should be so. It is an Empire that has not been acquired by filibuster, or, intrigue. It has brought in its train what is known you the pip. as the white man's burden, and Ltd. nowhere more than in Hongkong need."
is that seen than it is to-day. This barren rock which, as His Excel-fying stunts to, a schedule forget Airmen who undertake to do lency the Governor quoted in & that time flies too. preface to a recent publication concerning the Colony, had a chapter in a publication devoted to it reading: "Hongkong, its position, prospects, character and utter worthlessness... has developed into one of the most important trade-centres in the world." This is but one of the many examples of the shouldering of a burden, and its result. It is typified by the Exhibition being held at Wembley; but beyond that it is shown in the character and conduct of the Empire's adherents. Whilst that continues the Empire also will continue a beacon to the world.
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We
We are to see a lot more of the ladies now that summer's here.
THE UNLUCKY FOUR!
rivals.
"JUST RIGHT."
"I want a tie for my fiancé," she said to the assistant in the men's wear depart- ment of the big stores, something suitable to his taste; he's a keen footballer, you know."
He lived then with his sister, who one day complained about the fit of his clothes. He said he. bought them of a leading tailor and could do no more, His sister, not to be daunted, said she would call and see the tailor, which she did, and asked if her brother could not be sup- plied with better-fitting clothes. The tailor explained that their customer insisted upon sitting to be fitted, and they could not be expected to give him a belter fit. Back went the lady to her brother and said she had found out the reason for his ill-fitting. clothes, and she was sorry for To-day's Poem. the tailor.
me
RENTS ORDINANCE, FURNISHED FLATS QUESTION PROTEST AGAINST EXORBIT- ANT CHARGES.
ance for another twelve months
The renewal of the Rents Ordin brings again to the fore the ques Why not get a tie in his club tion of the letting of furnished colours?"
flats, which to put it bluntly, has "I forget what they are. But I become almost a acandal. The know what he'd like," she exclaim-word profiteering has been freely ed joyfully.
"Show cup-ties, please."
soma mentioned. People desirous of taking flats about to be given up by tenants already in them, had the opportunity of so doing-but there was an implied and more that furniture would have to be often than not a direct stipulation
quite beyond the value of the bought, and in many cases prices furniture has been quoted-and paid. In other cases flats have an addition being made to the rent been let for a period, furnished,
for use of furniturę, which, so it is said, has been out of all reason. 'It is not suggested that in all the many transactions which have selfish impositions have been taken place, ungenerous and And whiten the green plains made, but no one questions the
under,
I bring fresh showers for the 'Well," said Sir Harry, "I thirsting flowers, spend three parts of my life From the seas and the streama; sitting in Court. Why should I bear light shade for the leaves not be fitted for my clothes
clothes sitting?"
And he always was.
To prove his case THE SLEUTH against a man TOOTH. whom he charged with being an unregistered dentist, an inspector stated in evidence at Belfast that a the let him draw one of his teeth a though there was nothing the
matter with it.
-As an unlucky number, 13 would seem to have serious
Recently a woman wrote to say. her fate all through life, though the that the number five had dogged occasions were not always un- lucky.
Now another, a Devonshire Woman living in North Wales, who signe herself "Un4tunate," writes that four is the bane of her life, and in proof she gives the following record:-
When four years old I had convulsions, which resulted in paralysis for 14 years.
1394 developed lung trou- ble, which was only cured after years of care...
I was left an orphan in 1904. In 1914. became engaged, but my fiancé died four months later.
I came to live in Wales bo the 4th of the month, and I suffer inuch from loneliness here in this foreign country, so different from my native warm-hearted Devonshire.
DROUGHT AT LODORE
•
Returning from Lakeland, a cor respondent re- ports that no longer does the "water come down in Lakeland have dried up the at Lodore," for weeks of drought-
famous talls. The tourist sees only a trickle of water coming
15
when laid
In their noon-day dreams. From my winds are shaken the
dews that waken
"The sweet buds every one," When rocked to rest on their
mother's breast,
I
As she dances about the sun." wield the fail of the lushing hail,
And then again I dissolve it in they have been made.
fact that in a number of them.
rain,
And laugh as I pass in thunder.Estates Co., Ltd., had set their Hearing that the Humphreys
-Shelley.
WEATHER CALENDAR.
down the rocky bed, between the 1846. guardian crags, and looks, in vain for the-
"Eddying and whisking, Spouting and frisking' his vocabulary in describing the which inspired Southey to exhaust tumultuous activity of Lodore.
A MISSED PENSION.
MAY 24.
faces against transactions con- cerning their own property which might be termed unjust, a Chine Mail representative called upon, them to make enquiries and was informed that the com- And what a summer-sense the Government to the growing pany had drawn the attention of
in the air and how lovely practice of tenants to sub-let the strips of sky between furnished fats at a ridiculously the houses. Elizabeth high figure. Not being allowed Barrett.
VILEST.
the news that Havelock's grandson is in distress shows the other side. Havelock's career was a long story of hard work and hope deferred, and he did not live to earn the reward of his great achievement. Letters patent had been directed to make him a baronet, and the British Government, was about to grant a pension of £1,000 a year for two lives when he died, pantly in consequence, it is said (and thousands of men will believe it) of too much bully beef.
We have been hear ing a good deal lately about per-
character..
The vilest abortionist is he who petual pensions, but 'attempts to mould a child's
-G. B. Shaw.
SHADOWS. BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail
ENTERTAINMENTS.
H
SOCIAL Bay 31.-Dance at Peak Club,
She June 12-Mr. William Houghan, well known Basso-Baritone, will sing at the Peak Club, 9.30 p.m.
name was Caroline Cody." was the eldest daughter of a family of nine and her father was in the most humble circumstances.
At the age of five she was adopt ed, but she regularly visited her parents until she became famous after the publication of her first "Attend on the but-novel. ON BEER. ler at the ringing of
SPORTS.
May 24.Third extra Race Meet ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club.
June. 7-9.-Fourth Extra Race Meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club.
LAND SALE.
May 24. Coronet Theatre; Five months have almost
"Kindred of the Dust" elapsed and the first of the
The romance of
May 24-The Star; "Something Government's Departmental' re-
THE SORROWS the late Miss To Think About.” ports for 1923 makes its appear-
OF***
Marie Corelli's May 24. World Theatre; ance. The mills of Government Even. at school and at the been exploded
"Trifling With Honour." parentage has grind slow but they grind exceed-
May 24-Queen's Theatre: "The Royal Academy of music the ing sure-and let us be positive- hated figure four dogged me,Italian descent, but her niece-says
She claimed to be partly of Virginian." damnably slow. Mr. J. D. Lloyd. "for it was either the date of anthat she was born in London about (Superintendent of Import and examination or my entrance 70 years ago, and that her real 9.15 p.m. Exports) has
number. submitted, a fascinating account of the work of his department, which should make us think-furiously believe the word is. It makes us realise more than ever the devotion which certain classes of Chinese show towards the drug. Take the references to the divans which are often held in the same rooms in spite of repeat- ed committals to prison of those! who are in charge of them. Take also-to prove the previous asser“. tion-the facts concerning smug- gling operations, and the Super- intendent's admission of a con- Such was the charge to hospital servative estimated amuggling-nurses close upon a century ago undiscovered-into the Colony of when St. Thomas's Hospital was 1,200,000 caels of opium, and we located near London Bridge, and have positive evidence of the brewed its own beer-an office profits attached to the selling of long since lapsed, opium and the affection for it
The bell also rang for possessed by its devotees. People nurse had to carry away
fetching of bread, when of the Exeter Hall type will prob number of loaves."
just brimstone head"being ignited plant, 3 p.m. ably blush to find that the
by being touched with sulphuric
COMPANY MEETINGS. "About the middle of last century acid. Colony's revenue from the sales King's College Hospital, then, In
May 26-Second meeting of of opium amounted to nearly six Portugal-street, spent 10 per cent, John Walker, a druggist. of Ltd., at the Hongkong Hotel. noon. It was left to an Englishman, shareholders of Lane, Crawford millions of dollars, but they many of its outgoings on beer, wine and Stockton-on-Tees, to introduce, in
May 28.-Meeting of shareholders probably salve their conscience by spirits. realising how eager Mr. Lloyd and
of the Peak Tramway Co., Ltd”, at the Fanglong Hotel, 11a.m. Revenue Officers Watt, and Ward are to stamp out the smuggling of. these noxious drugs.
Pilloried.
to charge more than a certain amount in rent" certain tenanta had been charging a price out of all proportion to its value for furniture in the ffat, but nothing more had been heard of the matter from the Government. The Company had protested 014 account of undesirable tenants having sometimes gone into possession,
COLONY'S FINANCES.
FIGURES FOR LAST FEBRUARY,
The Colony's financial statenient for the month of February. 1924 is as follows:-
Balance of Assets
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURË.
and
Liabilites
Jan. 31, 1924 ......$ 17,205,286.53 Revenue from Feb.
I to 29, 1924 $ 1,808,044.10
$19,013,330.63
Expenditure from February 1, to 29. 1924.........
*432,047.49
Balance... ..$ 17,581,283.14
A comparative statement of the.. Colony's revenue and expenditure for the period ended February 29, Į1924, gives the following totals
under revenue head:-
May 26. At P.W.D. Ofees, one the beer bell, and
The abolition of the lot of Crown Land at Mt. Cameron, Estimates, 1924: $21,369,934 take with you such patients as MATCH match manópoly by
revenue from February 1 to 29 3 p.m. are able to carry the beer in MATTERS. the French Chamber
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1924, $1808,044.10; revenue for the safety to the wards, and not
May 27-Laminert Bros., at 5, corresponding perfod the previous suffer it to be wasted, but see one
will be welcomed, Aireni Villas, Kimberley Road, year, $,012,833.20. would imagine, by most Kowloon, household furniture, 2.45 that the cans be carried full to Frenchmen, and by all foreign
Under the expenditure head the the wards."
visitors, seeing that these Stale- p.m.
statement gives the following total: made matches are probably about the "Towers," 20, Broadwood Rd., penditure from Feb. 1 to 29, 1924
May 29-30-Lammert Bros, at
Estimates, 1924 $24,924,667; ́ex« the worst in the world.
This is the more remarkable valuable household furniture 2.30 $1.432,047.49 expenditure for cor because it was
responding period" the previous M. Chancel, of Paris, who first premises of the H.K. Tramway Co., ture to Feb. 29, 1924. $2,686,950.40:
a Frenchman, P.
Jure 11.-Temmert Bros., at the | 3ear, $1,418,184.12; actual expendi made and sold "lucifer" matches.d. Bowrington Canal Road, East, and expenditure for correspon the This was in 1805. They were ex-steam driver electric genering ding period the previous year, each ceedingly primitive affairs the
An ancient "JACK SPRAT" Greek rule. PRESCRIPTION. of diet was
that--
1847, the first really practical friction matches.
OTHER MERIING
PEAK TRAMWAY CHARGES.
PETITION OF PROTEST.
*$2,510,333.86.
j
1923 WEATHER.
Mr. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory, gives in his annual report the following as the principal-features of the weather in 1923-
(a) Drought in January, February, March and May, and abnorm→ ally beavy rains in June, July, August and October. (b) Large number of typhoons
one of which, on August 18, caused considerable damage in Hongkong.
(c) Abnormally high tempera-
ture in March, November and '" December.
In-olden times, May 30.-Bible-study-circle-at WETTING
the first Monday'
Helena May Instinite, ponducted by THE BLOCK in March was the Rev, G. R. Lindsay, (open to all Thin people should take little
day appolited by women), 10:30a.m. 'food, and it should be fat; but
the shoemakers and cobblers for ombers of the Hongkong Jockey June 7-Hall-Yearly meeting of Fat people should take much ceasing to work by candlelight. food, and this should be lean. This gave rise to Scornful disbelief in Christ,
a curious Club, 19.30 p.m. Gina Mail greatness. The great war found
"The Greek system of medi-, custom, still kept up in some parts mingling with faith and devotion, fcine has a bearing on medicine of the country, called "wetting us more or else unprepared, but is symbolised in a beautiful and of to-day, and their idea of the block." A lighted candle is Burgkong Saturday, Mar. 24, 184 not unprepared to defend a causa daring fresco which surround is the hospital was very sound," says set upon a square black of wood
and to sustain an ally. The peace Palace of Art at Wembley.
the altar in the basilica of the Doctor.
reminiscent of the block candle- We have very good records of sticks of other days, and is extin- has found, us crippled in pocket, A. K. Lawrence, the artist, has and medicine, and we
the Greek methods of surgery guished by those present pouring
The rainfall was moderately but not crippled in the intention painted a huge picture, 35ft by recently had rather a revelation. of beer.
have over it the contents of their glasses
ahove normal in April, consider to meet the just claims of honour. 15ft. It is named, "Service and An examination has shewn that
On making inquiries of the Peakably above in July and very con "Great Empires and little minds Our Dominions are independent,
Sacrifice."
Tramway Company as to the siderably above in August and the elaborate temple hospital of
The news that manner in which the new scale of go ill together."
Against a background of hill Cos was built three-sided to get
October. It was considerably below That is how but with no slackening of the and plain, city and factory and as much sun as possible.
A PREHISTORIC one of the charges had been received we were and May. The total for the year normal in January, February, March Burke phrased it; and that is how chain or weakening of any link field, a bare figure of Christ is
MYSTERY. dinosaur eggs informed that a petition of protest) we would think of the matter of it that bind them to the Mother, standing, while from either hand prescription for an eye lotion the Gobi Desert has been sold for in May Road.
"There is a celebrated Egyptian
discovered in had been received from residents was 106.74ins as against 69.43ins. in 1922, and 84.79ins, for the past to-day. It is in no sense of bonated Country. Art is not dead; nor is people of everyday life-country which is about 3,000 years old, and £1.050 serves as a reminder, that pride that the theme of the our literature a stagnant thing. a minister, a mother with her priest physicians, who were also the earth of the creature that laid it uniform rate being charged sinillar 31 and the greatest in one hour Under the new scule there is a 40 years. The greatest fall in one folk, war-bruised soldiers, a nurse, It is pretty sound to-day. The old the ludden disappearance from off general levelling of charges, a
civil day was 11 50ins, on October Empire is voiced throughout the The spirit of enterprise is not child, a labourer, a clerk are beauty specialists, had a prepara constitutes one of the most puz to that on the lower level.
was 2 82ins, between 1.30 am. and. -world to-day. In saying that it is lacking. Dickens, and Thackeray approaching to pay homage to the tin for ridding ladies of the zling happenings in the world's great is but stating a truth. It is be dead; (our Shakespeare is for some form of service by indivi: Incense, white wax, cypress berries these gigantic lizards, and others
2.30 a.m. on October 31. Saviour. Every figure betekens, youthful beauty was made up of For uncounted millions of years
Court of face wrinkles. This aid to history. great in area; but greater still in all time, for all ages, and for all duals to the caramunity,
Try Uhamberlains Pain Balm its potentiality, for the prosperity people); but surely such names as
and ofl." On one side, however, are two
like them, had the earth to them-
The Observatory Report for Bruisen, strain a d- stiff,swilfen 1923 states that 141 earthquakes of the world. It suggests all that Hardy, and Galsworthy are startling persons. Smartly dress
selves. Then they vanished with in-hould be rubbed vidorously with were recorded by the Observatory it stands for--justice, peace, worthy to be mentioned. Raleighed men, they eye the serene line
To the remini-almost uncanny suddenneso
barabe lain's Pain Balm as owing in seismograph, last year, as against equality of opportunity, and those and Drake, live on in the persons mouthed disdain, the other with
A CLOTHES,scences of Sir of worshippers one with hard-
Why, we do not know. Possibly is imulated throughit the congested i's penetrating quality the circulation Harry Poland a some great cataclysmal climatic marta, relieving the pressure and inf
144 in 1922. The seismograms other things which connote true of adventurers in other spheres of the sneer of satfishness.
correspondent of change wiped out at one fell swoop mation that asses the pain. Fold and of the Seismological Committee were forwarded to the President Men's Wear" adds the following the whole teeming life of the recommended eve
at Oxford.
MISFIT.
where
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