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MORE ART TREASURES.
MONDAY, MAY 26 1924.
A BAD COIN.
'DISCUSSION IN BARRACK' ROOM,
CORRESPONDENCE.
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hands of those able to give con-stimulate someone else to invent George IV., soon after his visit to tracts, and we know of neveral something probably an antidote Ireland in 1821. At first all the "Death Rays,” or ornaments were hand carved and cases where, once the building to these
something that automatically polished, but machinery was used
THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL. plans have been passed, those will shuffle of this mortal evil with the increased demand. immediately concerned have any inventor given to making Yew, fir and birch, as well as oak,
(To the Editor of the "China Mall."] proceeded to build themselves things that destroy human life are woods used by the makers of
NOLDIEN CHARGED WITH THEFT. buying building materials, and instead of helping to prolong it. the ornaments. The one neces
Sir, I was shocked to see that engaging men. It is a hazardous At the same time if "Death rays" sity is that the logs shall have been
the Victoria Memorial on Empire should become an institution we long buried in the bogs.
A discussion in the Barnick Room Day was not honoured by the proceeding, if interesting, and ia shall be pleased to submit a list
A recent sale at of Devils Peak (Stonecutters Laland) Colony and with the exception subject to the somewhat extra-of those on whom the "Rays"
Sotheby's must Barracks and a priclical demons of the single wreath placed by the ordinary outlook of the Chinese might, with advantage, be
have been antiga o the methods of testing bad writer in accordance with his workman. It's weakness lies in directed.
exicting thing for soins lot to the court martial at letter on a previous day urging some people. It included some Murray Barruaka this morning of citizens to lay wreaths, the Victoria excellent things. There was a
Gimmer Leeman charged with steal-Memorial, standing so imposing. In the midst of series of Drury Lane play-bills, a 20 a $5 moto and 10 cents from a as it does was not credited with POT SHOTS.· life We are in
copy of the Kilmarnock Burns, and fellow soldeer.
the honour due. ·· debt
Gurmer S. Gray said that on the a document signed by Mary Queen
I soe
from this morning's of Scots: Autograph letters in-night of May 9 he was discussing papers that wreath from HE Life is worth living unless there cluded speciments from Nelson, the subject of bad coins with Sur-The Governor was placed at is something wrong with the liver. Browning, Samuel Butler, and geant West in the Barnck room and the Cenotaph. This I don't quite
Every dog has pis say.
Wilde. A first issue of the first to show him how it was one he udderstand, because we have a edition of Gray's. "Elegy was took a bail. 10-cent piece from his special day to place wreaths at the offered, and early editions of pocket and hit it, showing how the Cenotaph in memory of the glorious Keats, with plays by Dekker, sunk in. They then went to sons of the Empire who gave Shirley, Settle, and a copy of bod. Wimess went to sleep in the their lines away for the King and "Arden of Feversham.” Some barrack room and in his pocket with Country, and while Empire Dayr drawings and signatures of con- a $5 rate and 10 cents including the is actually the bithday of her late temporary artists and musicians, bre marked by his tenth. The next | Majesty, opportunity was entirely collected by the late Kate Terry, morning the note and the marked disregarded to make use of the made up in unusually good coined were missing but. 30 cents rememorial and to hold a catalogue. We do not know what maine. Witness reported his loss momisly observance there. prices realised and who became to Sey West, Shortly after he In my letter of the 23rd, I possessors of these documents.
saw Gunner beoman outside the remarked that "patriots, of the Burzael: Itcom. Witness said "Will nation are not found in this far you lend me a dollar and Leeman distant outpost of the empire.” replied "I cannot, this is all I have." Saturday's" observance" confirms In the small change presented wit-it
it would rouse the Rings to action who would work through guilds, and make it impossible for such enterprise to succeed. The letting of furnished flats has, in a mica sure, become a scandal also, point. ing to an avariciousness. quite beyond reasonable justice. Here again Government action seems impossible-the law of supply and demand operating. We may hope for better things when people Instead of putting their trust inwards Heath, money, put it in trust:
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Mrs. Elizabeth Renshaw, of Sandrocks, Hay Sussex, left £40 to her friend and maid Clara Davey, £15 to Henry Cooper, £20 to W. Wheeler, adding, "Bloss all the maids for being so kind and Lice and also Cooper" Net £51,452.
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After trying un- "7 BEING GOOD. successfully to open the pantry The three estates door, one small boy turned to the SCHOOL'S IN. of the realm are other and said, "It's no use, Buckingham Tommy, not one of those keys will Palace, Windsor and Balmoral.
fit."
"All right, then," said the other, resignedly, "all we can do is to wait until mother comes home and ask a great for something for being good boys."
thought and gives the mind to think on what grounds Australis would be likely to "fall away." True it is that amongst her lead- ing politicians the shelving of the Singapore Base scheme has caused writer about the future. considerable chagrin and; on the
The people of India are divided into castes and outcasts."
Bombardier Wells is
surface at any rate, not a little his inside out and his outside off.
A skeletoa is somebody with
A nét is holes tied together with | string..
**
The greatest prayer is patience.
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One moment's justice is better than a thousand years of prayer.
After joy, grief; after grief, joy,
A slanderer and a snake of
uneasiness. Communicate that feeling to the people-create some kind of a panic-the possibility of} invasion and at once hitterness. and distrust begin to germinate..
God asks not To But it may be that on other INDIAN. which sect did he be grounds the Australians may wish
lang But-"Did he to fall away." The
genus love the right and hate the wrong. Australian is a very independent person-or thinks he is. His out- look is essentially democratic. Iis country is a nation and to describe him as an Englishman is border ling on an insult. His country is "God's own" and he addresses himself to it as though he had i either made, discovered or per- fected it. The immigrant invader deadly poison have each two is looked down upon: he is an tongues. adjective "pommy." And so the good work-rather bad work- goes on. It is difficult to see where such a spirit is likely to end. The independent spirit is to be admired, and encouraged; but it may be that Australia is likely to -become
of
The thistle thought itself the world's problems. Her "all white" policy beautiful flower, without realising has been attacked by such shrewd the prickles in its body. observers, and keen businessmen, as Lord Leverhulme, who cannot believe that it is good that an appreciable extent of the world's rich surface is undeveloped our heart. because whites either cannot or will not attempt the task, and,
An unworthy man does mischief adopting a dog in the manager when he has nothing to do. policy, keep out those of an alien race whose doggedness and adaptability has been proved over and over again. The population
one
Although the hearts JAPANESE of parents are not night, how often they stray from surrounded by dark the right road in their affection for their children.
Most of us rejoice excessively if others take trouble about our appearance, but resent it if they remind us about the condition of
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To-day's Poemi.
(Let Him Sell One.) Who hath two loaves against the
morrow stored
In careful forethought for the
festal board, Let him sell one; conscious of
greater need.
would feed,
From a Persian Proverb
4,000 Years Old.
cero-
ness caught sight of a coin with Britishers where is your Spirit tooth marks in it and told Sergeant of Patriotion? West, Nothing was donc at the time but the next day witness in his own words "bluffed Leeman and
Your etc...
told him he had full evidence against Hongkong, May 26. him and be had better own up. | Teeman then said "I saw the 10 cent piece on the ground, the $5 note I look from your pocket."'
Cross-examined by Lieut. Heat.
LOYALTY.
OBITUARY.
(slows who defended: It might be| WELL KNOWN SPORTSMAN.
a common prnotice to test. coina by biting them. He had not taken the mumber of the $5 and could not identify it.
A cable received in the Colony, announces the death at Shanghai from typhus fever, of Mr. A, A. Claxton, the well known athlete:
Sergeant West gave evidence as to the discussion on bad coins and 10-cent pleon as the one which Gun will be much missed. He was an said he thought he could identify the Mr. Claxton's cheery presence Let him bay lies, who his souley had bitten the night before all-round sportsman, excelling in When Gray bright Leeming to whatever he took up. He was 2 him, Leman told witness that he keen yachtsman, an excellent had stolen the money.
awimmer, tennis and golfer player, Cross-examined by Identy Hen- whilst his name will be parti- slowe: No written confession was cularly connected with cricket. made by Looman or taken and sign- He had been a member of several ed by him.
Interport teams and was a sound Teeman was not called upon to batsman who could always be make his defenço, The finding of relied upon. He was also, a safe the coin will be promulgated in' due
wicket keeper.
1778
WEATHER CALENDAR.
MAY 26.
The weather is as fine as it
Major R. C. Campbell conducted
Cap: L. D. Goll
Socially he had talents which made him A welcome guest
is likely to be till the sum- the court mat .C.,prosecut- wherever he went. He played the
mer is gone. Walpole.
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ed.
BORDER FIGHTING.
ATTACK ON SAMCHUN:
piano and violin and could sing a ' good song,
At the time of his regretted death, Mr. Claxton represented a well known Manchester firm of piece-good dealers. Previously he had been a director of the Ander- son Music Co., Ltd., on the staff of Messrs. J. D. Hutchison & Co., Ltd., and the now defunct firm of During the week-end reports McEwen, Frickel & Cb, '' came in to Hongkong of another skirmish just beyond the New Territories border.. From what
POINTS OF VIEW.
Everyone loves personalities. Mr. Stacy Aumonier.
Democracy and class war car- not exist together.-Dean Inge.
The progress of reform is always slow-Mr. R. Smillie, M.P. Parsons have to prench far too often.-The Rev. D. Kennedy-Bell. I have been hard, I dare say, but I have always tried to be fair can be made out of the inspired Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.
versions, it seems that several hundrad
under one timeLo Kwan who professes allegiance to Chan Kwing-ming, made a of leisure-Lord Haldane.
The way the question of birth Friday but were beaten back with- scrtie on Samchun's outposts on control is being conducted is out attaining their objective. Four damnable sanndal-Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy.
The secret of life is the use of the highest faculties in the
men
PEAK RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
A YEAR'S WORK.
In all material EQUALITY. possessions there is law of diminishing of Australia probably does not returns. One umbrella is a
assaults were made on the patrols Residents' Association is to be The annual meeting of the Peak exceed that of London, whilst it is necessity of life; a second, in these a fact that one-sixth of it choose dishonest days, is a precaution; a
who resolutely held their ground. held on Wednesday, June 11, for. A housing scheme which merely Drums were beaten to give the the adoption of report and to reside in one of her great cities third is a mere superfluity. But this
Sydney. It is not desirable is not true in the sphere of intel- increases apprentices cannot give appearance that the villagers were accounts for 1928 and the election that any of the Empire's posses- Lectual equipment. A man who much result for some considerable rising in favour of the invaders but of Officers and Committee.
this ruse was seen through as it Bions should ·"fall·
knows one foreign language may time.--Sir A. Mond. away"
The annual report now issued Parishioners should not be too had been used before. especially through any peevish double his value by learning a
second, and quadruple it by learn-alert to discover the "hidden It appears that the Chan men gives a list of members (306), the feeling of dissatisfaction, and any ing a third, a scientific research hand" in church services. Chan-advanced along the border during cash statement showing $184.18 i such talk as has prompted this may produce no results in five cellor of Diocese of London.
the night to swoop down on the hand, and coples of correspondence Note: is-to-be deprecated.
Death Rays.
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nten are
did
a year of useful endeavour on Our informant is of the opinion behalf of Peak residents. that even if Chan's men
would be able to accomplish was ! .
years and revolutionize the world We have no right to tell the pro-Sun-Kwangsi troops in day which has taken place on such in ten: an administrator may find poorest women in the land that it light. This was similar to the diverse topics as Rabies, Typhoon him added wisdom and a firmer should bear a child every year-came. Apparently, the garrison etc., etc. that each year of experience brings was the law of God that they coup of May 1 when Sun's men Warnings, Peak Trame, Coal and were ousted till reinforcements Oil Depot, Garage Accommodation, As we are not likely to prohibit differences between
grasp of public affairs. The real Mrs. Wise.
of the railway town just across the The Committee rightly say men from using their brains in intrinsic: differences of character fish in its aims, based on true managed to hold on.
A tempered nationalism, uneel-border were on the qui vive and "that they can justly lay claim to inventing speedy. means of and knowledge and ability the destruction, the thing to do is to externals of wealth and power are loyalty and patriotism, is absolute- see that where they happen to of value in so far as they testify ly essential in the world of to-day. be Britishers-their inventions do to something beyond theraselves. Lord Parmoor. not get to other nations. It seems.The rank, no doubt, is but to be a characteristic of British the guinea stamp, and a quinca
upon Governments to look with a fish-stamp
copper should like eye, or to treat with indiffer-have no currency but it does not ence the efforts of bona fide require Plato to remind us that inventors, to such an extent that not all men are golden. Equality some of these gentry have been of desert, therefore, means a right forced to offer their wares to less tio between character and cir- It follows to con
cumstances
Goina Mari.what must be considered as peaceable and more war-like sider what is meant by equality
BOOKONG HONDAY, MAY 192
RINGS.
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
SOCIAL
capture Samchun all that they
again to interrupt the 'railway and | MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENTS cable services to Canton. Their position would become untenable because of the proximity of
Two motor-cycle accidents were large bodles of Sun men in the brought to the notice of the police vicinity. It is thought the yesterday. Mr. A. Martin' of sally was merely an attack on Empress Lodge, Kowloon, as Sun's right wing to disengage riding cycle No. 41 along Tapo troops at present on the East River Road when he accidentally knock- threaten the communications. front and, at the same Umeed over a Chiness from Waichow. The latter was only slightly injured Only antiquated rifles were used
hospital. 7
till the two Lewis guns in Samchun and taken to the Kwong Wah were brought into action when
In the other case. Mr. O. W. Chan's troops retired. Firing was Waterton of the Public Works faintly audible in British territory. Department, who lives at Lege
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS. scandals. It has been known for nations than the British happen of opportunity, and here again we Norma Talmadge in "The Wonder
May 26, Coronet Theatre; a long time that building matters to be for after all an inventor have a phrase the truth of which is
ful Thing" were presumably in the hands of until he reaches the independence often obscured by longe and cars.
of an Edison-must live by some less overstatement. So far as it May 26-The Star: Bryant several powerful contractors who thing more than bread alone. Mr. means the breaking down of Washburn in "What Happened to sub-let their contracts to lesser Grindell Matthews seems to be artificial barriers it cannot be gain. Johes." lights, who probably do the same, making a stir in Scientific and said: Much depends on what may World Theatre; Florence Reed la "Mother Eternal" Two items referred to in our In this way building contract costs Parliament circlen, He, man that barriers are artificial: if it is extend-
May 26.-Queen's Theatre; "The
Lodge, Nathan Road, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital Į issue of Saturday are probably must necessarily be far beyond he is, has invented a "death ray," ed to imply that if they ste broken
Virginian." which is reputed to "kill persons, down all men can proceed to like directly traceable to the pheno- what they should be tending explode ammunition, and disable Achievement, and have a right to
June 11.-Lammert Bros., at the with his leg injured. He had an menal. demand for land and again to increased rents whilst an aeroplane motor at a distance way, it is merely falde and Joe 12-Mr. William Heughan, steam driver electric generating yesterday.
accident whilst riding May 31.-Dance at Peak Club, premises of the H.K. Tramway Co., No. 46 on, the Laichikok. Read cycle complain if they fall by the 0.10 p.m.
Ltd Bowrington Canal Road, East, housing accommodation and afford the loss of time in completing of several miles." Which proves mischievous.
well known Basao-Baritone, will plant, & p.m. evidence of the quickness of buildings, must be beyond the in which direction: Mr. Grindell certain individuals to "buy up the legitimate. It is difficult at the traying Some members at:
Matthews thoughts have been
sing at the Peak Club, 5.30 p.m.
COMPANY MEETINGS. SPORTA "opportunity"""and to emus money moment to see what can be done Parliament are worried because
Juba 7-9---Fourth Extra Race of the Peak Tramway Co., Ltd., ot May 28 Meeting of shareholders whilst it is there to be goh The by the Government to put a stop France seems to be courting the
Meeting of the HK Jockey Club.
PUBLIC AUCTION the Hongkong Hotel, 11 s.. mettera are within the cosignance to what can only be described as ventor with a view to taking
May 27mmert Broa, as 5, of the Government, who, probably a scandal. If the question of feas using them in the next war.
over his inventions and doubt
Anal Villas, Kimberley Road Kowloon, household furniture, 3.45 regarding them as economic, evils, intimidation arose, the matter that, like the last one, is to pre
p.m.and was by ita silence, admite that its would be on another plane, and vent war. We are not envious of of bog-oak ornaments that used May 29-30-Lammert, Bros., at hands are tied and that it is action could be taken in the courts ittle sorry. We wish him well. £20,000 a year from Dublin. The valuable household furniture 2.30 of Mr. Grindell Matthews only a to be exported to the value the Towers, 20, Broadwood Rd., unable to enact legislation to meet The matter le probably in the Perhaps his brain effort may trade originated in the reign of p.m.
From "Citizenship" by Sir
One result of the FEWER BOG Irish Troaty OAK seems to be the ORNAMENTS. gradual failing
pashton in the supply
-REASONABLE?-
OTHER MEETING
Bailed out in a sum of $5 yester Holens May Institute, conducted by on a charre of hawking without s May 30-Bible-study circle at day morning when he was arrested Rev. G. R. Lindray, open to all licenco, a Chinceo was again arrested women) 10.80p.m
in the afternoon on a similar charge."
Club, Hongkong Club Annex, 18.90 that he wished to alapons of whats June 7-Hall-Yearly meeting of This morning his excuse to Mr. E Members of the Hongkong Jockey E. Lindself at the Police Court was
ho had, loft so se to stop hawkingi.
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