TUESDAY MAY 27 1924.
THE FRENCH FLIGHT.
HEIRESS'S MARRIAGE.
PETITION FOR SUPREME
COURT APPROVAL.
"WHY_D'OISY IS DELAYED.
"THE PETTIEST JEALOUSY."
SHANGHAI, May 26.
An interesting matter cane before Captain D'Oisy's delay is owing Mr. Justice Acton in the Singapore to one provincial authority not yet Supreme Court, when he was asked having given permission to land on a perition by her guardians, Mr. fo his territory, but the negotiations T. O. Mayhew und another, to m are proceeding, and an early and satisfactory settlement is expected. Prove the marriage of the infant By the courtesy of the Daily heiress of the late Daing Passandri, Bulletin..
a very wealthy Malay, whose estate PEKING, May 27. bas bon the sub,et of recent lit Chih Hsich, Yuen yesterday gation. afternoon informed the French Consul General at Shanghai that
if D'Oisy landed at Nank- ing or Hsuchowfu, he would
THE CHINA MAIL.
TRADE AND THE NAVY.
ADMIRALTY TALKS TO BRITISH JOURNALISTS.
Captain. Norris, of the Trade Division of the British Naval Staff, delivered a lecture to journalists only at the Admiralty the other: afternoon, on the Navy's task of protecting our trade routes.
SHIP'S SLANG.
"
"FARMERS," "CHIPS" AND "PEGGY."
Deep-aca sailors have a language of their own in naming their mater aboard ship.
In tramp steamers, the master. says a Daily Mail writer, is "The Old Man," the first mate is invari ably addressed as "Mister"—with. out the addition of his name and the second mate, for some reason by no means clear, is as often as not referred to as "The Second Greaser."
When a hooker is in her home port the man who represents the owners and attends to her business in dock is known as the "Ship's Husband."
Easily the most important man everyone aboard he is "The aboard the hooker is the cook. To
A new precedent in matters of departmental information was thus created. The lecture was authorised by the First Lord (Lord Cholms ford) and First Sea Lord (Lord Beatty), and was similar in sub- stance and illustration to one that Mr. John Layerek read the pets said to have greatly impressed tion, in which it was tated that the the Dominion Premiers more lady was nineteen years of ago, and especially Mr. Bruce, of Australl seize D'Oisy's machine, This
cho prospective bridegroom, ofwhen they heard it during the
Imperial Conference. extraordinary action appears due Mohanicdan Bugis descent, living in solely to the pettiest jealousy Malacca, was of the same age. the recent five cruisers' vote nor to No direct reference was made to 'D'Oisy having ccepted Chibi carte qľ a family whieir was not very the scheme for a super-Dread- Doctor." Hsich-yuan's
Liyung rich, but was a good family aman nought dock at Singapore, but Hsing's machine. Tsao Kun the Bugis. The annual income Minister of War, and Luchinom the estate of Ding Passondri indirect references were plentiful. The twin topics of the lecturer have both telegraphed instructing amounted to $100,000, the approxi-
were, in fact Chih in no circumstances to offer to value of the cele being three
I. The necessity for maintaining opposition to the gallant French million dark, while a sum of
$150,000 had accumulated as
numerous squadrons of commerce ayer. D'Oisy yesterday was ap parently ready to take the risk of would-be bride. The mariage had, sea for long period.
come from the estate due to the protectors capable of remaining at 2. The necessity of maintaining
rival
in
The sailmaker is "Sails" and the carpenter "Chips." The boa'n is always called "Boss."
It so happens sometimes, by reason of the way the reliefs fall, that man has neither a trick at the wheel nor a turn on look-out during the night watches, so that when there is no essential ship work to
all day and sleep all night-cook, on deck. He is termed a "Farmer." The men who invariably work carpenter, sailmaker, steward-are "Idlers."
seizure of his machine but the consent of the girl's guanluns such squadrons-with their coral-do he can sleep during his watch French Legation did not think it and alss of her brother Mahammed advisable to take action which
plication had been previously mude trade basin lying between the east Tahir, on whose behalf a similar anary of an impregnable base in Further India-in the centre of the
Coast of Africa and the west coast of the two Americas.
might lead to a more serious
cident. Reuter.
GERMANY'S MILITARY
ACTIVITIES,
in connection with las marriage to a lady who, while not very rich, was of good descent. Approval was also sought to the expenditure of $10,000 din connection with the mugs and for the parchase of jewellery for the ride; and also to a settlement in regard to the bride's Share in the estate of Ding Passend
BRITISH GOVERNMENT FAR FROM SATISFIED.
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Singapore was spoken of by The man whose duty it is to name only twice during the after-clean put the to'c'sle, and the noon, Japan was not mentioned one who has that duty is called at all, but there were jocular "Peggy." allusions to "the powerful feet of China" and to conceivable action by "the King of Siam.”
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THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE JAR.
Captain Norris illustrated his arguments with a number of charts showing the world-wide distribution of British shipping what used to be known as a My brother-in-law Hubert is and the sources oo which the "knut." His. suits and hair-cuts British Isles are dependent for are in the very latest fashion. He brought to Great Britain, 3,000 he comes to stay with us, he their essential supplies.
For example, wheat has to be call "well groomed."
always looks what lady novelists Whenever miles from America, 6,000 miles brings a lot of elegant little pots from the Argentine, and 12,000 of creams and lotions. They miles from Australia.
When left behind a nice little purale "Trade protection therefore, mystify and impress us.
he went away the last time, he jar full of some kind of white cream. There was no label.
Couns and he had to show equal ity of age, equality of rank, and LONDON, May 26. whether or not it was a satisfactory Alarmist reports of German marriage from the point of view of military activities were mentioned fortune. It was quite true, he said, in the House of Commons by Sir that the bridegroom was not very Frederick Hall in asking whether rich, but he subunited that it would exceeded the strength allowed anybody who had such a large for German military forces now be difficult to find among the Malays
under the treaty of Versailles. Mr. tune as this lady had. JR. Clynes, Deputy Leader, replied His lordship agreed that her for to the best of his information. The tune was quite exceptional. answer was in the negative so far} Mr. Laycock submitted that it was as regular German military forces not a case in which cruality of for- were concerned but the Govern-tune, should be expected. With re-observed Captain Norris, de ment was far from satisfied on the to the spendinte ron this pends on bases, coaling stations, mitriage ceremonials, he said it was repair depôts, wharves, and so on, usual for a wealthy Moneden lady as well as on ships of war. You at her marriage to have a larga may move your ship or squadron, amount of jewellery, and in this but you can't move your dockyard, case the lady was very rich. The For trade protection you must Court, in a previous ense, hind sanc have your bases all over the tored the purchase of a thotorear, world." ant the expenditure of $60,000 1pon [a house."
matter.
·BANDIT ATTACK.
AMERICAN LEGATION
PROTESTS.
The Court granted an order in the Peking. May 26.tens named in the petition and dir The American Legation, seat acres that a draft of the settlement Note to the Walchiaopur on Satur. should be submitted for approval. day drawing attention to the report of the murder of Mr. Jay Dinsmore, expressing a hope that a foll enquiry would be held, and that, if the circumstances were proved as reported, the murderers would be suitably punished.
The Note added that it was Toped Americans in furre would be properly protected.
LOVE STORY:
JAPANESE WOMAN'S LIFE
WORK.
my husband. "It may make you "Do use it, George," I said to look all brand-new and clean as Hubert always looks."
"But I don't know what the want me to cat it?" stuff"," said George.
Do you
Special stress was laid on the need for giving adequate protec- tion to our sources of supply lying hair," I suggested, "or it may be "It's probably stuff to master the between the east coast of Africa to have a soothing effect after and the west coast of America, shaving. Surely you can experi- because from this-area-we-obtainment and find out." the following percentages of our supplies:
Jute 97, tea 97, zinc ore 96, rubber go, wool 89, nitrate of soda 86, hemp 77, manganese ore 76, tin ore 71, rice 63, pure tin 57, lead 65, hides and skins 53, cheese 52
"These things," said the There is a dark, wang-looking lecturer, would be under the man in London.at member of the control of a fleet acting in this
Britain's 10,000 ships, with
The British Legation also sent a Note concerning the captivity of suff of the British Museum, who Mr. Mackay and asking the has begun the task of translating Chinese Government to take immediate steps for his release. what he considers one of the finest By the courtey of the Daily Hovela ever written, about G00,000 Bulletin.
words long and containing 800 char
LOCAL AND GENERAL
ting on the Kowloon Tong Scheme is held over until, to-morrow.
acters.
area.'
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gross tonnage of over 20,000,000, are distributed, as a remarkable chart showed, all over the globe on any given date.
George experimented with it." hair, and it certainly made his The next day he tried it on his hair sit down beautifully.
"That's what it is!" I cried, triumphantly."It's to master the
hair."
But the next day he used it after shaving, and said it had a delight- fully soothing effect.
It must be one or the other," I said, brightly, "I wish we knew which." alternate days.
He used it on his hair and face) used it on both.
Sometimes he The mystery Intrigued me., them it's really meant for," I said. "Pm dying to know which of
when he comes to dinner next You must find out from Hubert week."
When Hubert came, I saw the subject. George beginning to lead up to
By the way," he said, casually, 2 I'm afraid I used that jar of what- do-you-call it that you left here."
On the first day of last year, for instance, the value of our ships He is Mr. Arthur Waley, known and cargoes in the China area, for his translations of Uhinese and was £26,000,000; in the Indian gapa demtime. He expects to area, £81,000,000; in the Austra be about six years on producing this lian area, $50,000,000 total of A letter from Mr. Leung H-bring out in six big volumes. The (though the term was not used by work, which a publishing firm is to £157,000,000 in what may be called author is Murasaki, a woman of the Captain Norris) the Singapore Japanese of 920 years ago, whose sphere of influence. that of the most popular novelists five voyages out and five home Oh, yes," he said, carelessly style, it is said, is as compelling as Every ship makes on an average Mr. Waley said to a reporter:
every year. Thus the 297 ships She began this story when she of the Indian area alone may be was about 26. It is ut first said to have an annual floating written on scrolls, each of its 54 worth of over £800,000,000 which it chapters comprising a big soll. is the business. of the Navy to It was copied by acribe and project. Murasaki used to read it out to the
The master of 5.5. "Kway Mara" reports that a Chinese third class passenger died from saurab-*** ago on the voyage to Hongkong.
For the 24 hours ended the 26th inst., two cases of diphtheria (one British and one Chinese) one case of enteric fever (Chinese) and one case of Cerebro Spinal fever (Chinese) were recorded. "
The csual weekly Public Meeting of the Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical Society will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 5.45 p.m. at the Lodge, 16, Queen's Road Central. Subject: "Hatha Toga." All are welcome.-Advt.
When a Kowloos ferry was about two hundred yards out from the Hongkong wharf at about. midnight last night, a passenger was noticed to fall overboard, Attempts to pick him up did not meet with success despite "the efforts of those on the ferry and a number of motor boats,
wares
Court.
She had reached lato middle age!
Lahore, May 26-The Moslem when the finished the work. League has concluded its sessions after passing resolutions urging the continuance of communal repre-
Much earlier she had brought the story to an end by killing off her hero; and then, reopening lu, Bentation and an overhaul of the od on the hero's pse a central Government of India Act in view character
of the early attainment of Swaraj. The League appointed a committee
"I remember-the shoe cream. I don't often use it on black, but it puts quite a decent polish on to brown, doesn't it?"",
I rather admired George then. He paled and swallowed once or twice, but he retained his self- control.
"Equite," he said, steadily, Then we changed the conversa.
tion.
Best Liniment
It is written in old Japanese,
For cuts and braises, there is nothing! the Japanese uninfluenced by to frame a constitution in consulta equal to Chamberlain's Fain Balm. It Chinese, and besides being quite ton with other communities, and 17. but it is a antiseptic Baiment an
not only reli ves the pin almost instant- unintelligible to the modern Japan appealed to the Hindus and when applied promptly causes, the ese has been read by very few Moslems to take steps to settle wound to heal without any danger of Europeans. All the 800 charac communal differences and abstain blood poison. You cannot afford to be ters Bgure substantially, keep a
from aggressive activities.-Reuter.
without it Sold everywhere. appearing, and must to remember- ed: and a sort of key to them is provided.
The plot tells of Genji, the illegi timite son of an imaginary Emper on, who is an easily unpressed youth,
A Chinese hawker of herbs who is constantly, geting into love who uses a snake to prove the tangles and is denied the tempera- effect of his
was ment which would enable him to arrested and discharged from settle down to married life. Ho is the Central Station yesterday. On in love with Utsesemi, whose bro examining his property he found ther-bia page enables Goaji to that the snake was missing from get into her house and eventually his bag and reponed necordingly into her room.
to the officer in charge. An ex- tensive esosol did not bring forth the prodigal reptile,..
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Try Chamberlain's Pain Balm
Bratene, truisa and stiff. Il n Joint should be rhbad vizorously with
But she be fed at his approach,
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the modem heroine, and which the 0000 modern here preene ble heart
has its counterpart in a scarf which flutters from her and which he picks:
up.
It is just as the modern novelist
Chamberlain's Pain Balm swing, to would work it out. Or her scarf,
I's penstrating quality the ciroanting he writes her a poem, She repaya Isimulated throughost thy, conseted the compliment with another poem parts, relieving the pressure ani, înfira. mation that cause the pain coli w describing bor fears,
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