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The name "morti- cowardice and fear,
the AX OVERHEARD IN A 'Bus. of ladies MORTICIANS. cians," bestowed on Governor and all of us hope that
British undertakers it will, then there must be a short gaged in "painting portraits," as, in a Bill drafted to protect their shrift made with intimidators-Rodin once described the occupa-interests, comes from the that is, to intimidate them in turn ones in no amiable fashion: One can mortician makes flowery tion of persons depicting absent United States, There the Ameri- even with a good hard bludgeon of these "artlats," referring to a appeals to prospective customers if necessary. If this course is certain acquaintance, and laying to come into his undertaking pursued with thoroughness by on the colour with a clothes brush. parlour," or, at any rate, to bring that section of the populace that loudly explains, to the merriment their friends. One of them, self- of the other passengers in a styled "New York's Super- is most easily susceptible tobus: "It is not her hair that Mortician." frequently has big threats of violence, an end will ought to have been bobbed, but display advertisements in the have been made of intimidators her wicked tongue, for she does papers. More brutal are the ne say the most dreadful things methods of a Chicago mortician, and the motto "Business
about her dearest friends!""
whose hearses bear the following usual " will be adopted more
inscription in big letters:- universally than it is to-day.
Here is a brace of YOU MAY LINGER, BUT I'LL The community will also be AGONY ITEMS. agony Items from
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Evening News" which gets a assurance which it is to be hoped whole novel into the smallest ANSWERS, spector of Schools:-
the loyal section of the Chinese compass will use to the best possible advantage-that the Government
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What had
Jean Where are you? Zacharias to do? Write. Love ever-Noel,
A. He burnt insects in the Noel-Sorry to disappoint; Temple, married.-Jean.
Q For what did Esau sell his There could be no "come back" birthright? on: that. But it is not always so. A: For & mess of red A. Scottish journal recently pub-Gentiles. lished on successive days the following announcements
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L. J. H., of 294,-street, will not be responsible for my wife's debts on and after this date.
1. Mrs. E. H., of 194,-street never contracted any debts and don't intend to.
is determined to see this business through and, moreover, that the food supplies of the Colony are ample for all requirements and that, if there should be a prospect „of reduced supplies, consumption will be lessened by deporting what he delightfully described. as the "unproductive consumers." short, the effect of His Excel-i lency's remarks is: "Come what are prepared for any emergency; all'a well." Nothing better than that is required to inspire further confidence into the whole Colony and to imbue all with a like determination to weather the storm, remembering, as His Excellency also did well to The lady seems well qualified for emphasise, that the inconveni-appointment as perpetual pre sident of the Last Word Society.
may, we
ences are not all on one side.
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A parishioner being asked one morning by the parson after the health of her husband, who was There is a still better example of suffering from rheumatism, re- getting the last word. A husband plied: "Mighty bad, air; I've been having advertised in the sense of rubbing him down all night with the frat--of-the-announcements imprecations." quoted above, his spouse retorted, at the usual rates:
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BEHIND THE SCENES IN SHANGHAI.
-The statements made in "the" course of the prosecution of a; Kowloon house coolle. yesterday do not give rise to satisfactory With wiform. alacrity preps outside of them. In Foochow, in thoughts. General conversation accunts of the serious anti-foreign Fakien Province, for example, the has been devoted to the action of movement in Shanghai and other Anglo-Chinese college was practi- servants generally and the treat, Chinese cities have laid the blame cally forced to close its doors re- ment to be meted when they re- at the gate of the Kremlin, says cmntly because of the reign of terror turned. Yesterday's case proved "Christian Science Monitor" inaugurated against Christians by a that the servants of a prominent writer. In the news stories of a guerrilla student organization Kowloon resident lost no time in single day, in fact, one finds the known as the "Blood and Iron leaving his employment and later "Reds" held responsible for French Band," that he found the lowliest of them difficulties in North Africa: British is this developing hostility that in other employment at $3a day. difficulties in Afghanistan; and this lus now centered in Shanghai. in Shaghai.. The exact occasion for the trouble Such a condition of things seems Chinese outbreak hopeless, suggests selfishness, and Unquestionably the potency of leaves something to be desired, from must tend to sour those who are Moscow's influence has been wide the point of view of the foreigners seeking the good of the com-ly overestimated, and Commuwan, in the city: Industrial conditiona munity by a uniform stand-foo often has been advanced to ox in the foreign-owned mills of ard of settlement. Mr. Wylie has plain situations for which no other Shanghai are notoriously bad. A done good in taking the trouble to explanation could be found or for strike gevaried recently, in one of appear in court. It reveals the which a more accurate explanation these mills, owned by a Japonesa attitude of certain members of was not held to be altogether de-conerrn. The strikers were arrest- the community who have "money sirable.
ed, just why has not appeared. But with all due allowance for They were brought before th to burn" and also the fact that the exaggerated menace of Soviet Mixed Court tribunal composed intimidation does not seem to
count where emergency wages Propaganda-activities, it still reef-Chinese-and a foreign-justice-to- can be obtained by a coolie at the mains most likely that Russian in deal with cases affecting the in- princely rate of $8 a day. Some fluence in China is the immediate terests of both Chinese and for- the thing drastic should be devised to When Kurukhan,
cause of the present difficulty. | eigners. The court jailed the the present strikersThis action-an action Soviet Ambasador, came to Peking which sorely needs explanation- be brought with him a staff, the size fanned the smouldering fires of re- of which was more than passingly spotment against
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contrary to the Soviet programme. Every incipient outbreaks is hailed in Moscow with great glee, as heralding the progress of world re- volalica...
cleared the air. Moreover, His LOCAL & GENERAL. significant. The Ambassador, him- Students rashed in to infuriate the Excellency pointed out that the Colony was selected for, attack | The Portuguese Government because of our smaliness and has resolved to import matches from powerlessness, but more parti. Belgium, and the company which the other hand, the honesty of Whether or not the Mixed Court
formerly held the match monopoly the purposes of the Soviets, cularly because of our propinquity will, in consequenes, be obliged to
As proof of this latter point the linese strikers-particularly in was justified in sentencing the to a district which, owing to a long close down its factories.
Soviets relinquished extra-territorial period of war and misgovernment,
rights in China and made other the face of the growing hostility to was a fertile soil for the cultivato 800ft. above sea level, is moving fally been carried out.
Oker Hill, near Matlock, rising piss-most of which have not foreigners is a question that has
not been answered. tion of the worst growths of and houses round is are in danger. inqnishment of extra-territoriality, Soviets, through their hold on Bolshevism, anarchy, and Com-So serious is the sliding of the land however, proved to be a potent situation to their own ends is un- student group, are utilizing the that a Government inquiry has been argument with the young Chinesa deniable. Communism thrives hold. It was stated that the walls and the Sovies representatives so To use a trite phrase, as he of the houses were being disturbed] mundo a large place for themselves in Where there is tromblo, Peace is termed, it, the Governor stated and were cracking. On the top of certain of the intellectual circles of that the "situation was well in the hill are the remains of un au- [China. hand"; that the Government had
Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress". The significance of this achieve introduced drastic measures; and has been translated into 116 lament cannot be over-estimated. that it was prepared to introduce ganges and dialects, the latest addi In Chine the intelligentsia poes terme of violence and destruction, Progress and justice, save in still more drastic measures. In tions being Momba, Swahili, Bulutus higlier than accorded to jy invariably regarded with worn proof of this determination amont was made at a meeting of the perhaps most, of the great reform china has not always fared well at garian and Persian. This state them in Western nations. Many by Moscow's trouble-brewera. That fresh regulation had been gazetted Religious Tract Society by the Rev. movements in China's history have the hands of foreigners is un- that afternoon for the punishment. T. Thornburgh, the secretary been instigated by the student deniable. That progress toward of intimidators by means of the He added that a request had come classes. The most recent example better treatment is being made is Eduardo Leitão wishes to thanks "cat." A polite hint was thrown in African and not European chang against Japan in 1919 which re tionably the Sotot fear that this from Africa to bave the illustrations of this is found in the student upon equally undeniablo It is uniques all his friends for their kind out to the critics. of the Govern-acters.
alted in a nation-wide boycott of progress threatens their own pro sympathy, floral tributes and the many letters of condolence ment by His Excellency stating in
Japanese, goode in protest against gramme that had led them to foster, received in his recent sad bereave effect that it was not sufficient to named Wong was charged at the Shantung Province. The Soviets, this anti-foreign uprising in China. When a young Chiness seaman the award to Japan of rights in on whatever pretext presents itaolf, say that the Government was Thames Police Court on May 30 having won the friendship of er A further fact needs to be kept in doing nothing because it did not with being drunk wil disorderly, an elemente among the studenter mind in regard to this difficulty show all its hand. To reveal all policeman said, the man was dancing have allied with themselves one of Neither all a majority of the that it was doing was merely to body to dance will bim When country
the street and wanted every the most powerful trompe it the intelligent Chinese lenders on stultify the ultimate success of its I came up he wanted me to dance, Having thus satisfied large Communista Tliere may be some studente are in sympathy with the action:
added the constable The Magia bors of these studenta that their basis for dissatisfaction with the trete, (Mr. Cairns) Then the real purposes were honest the Soviets decision of the Mixed Court: Bat Then reference was made
18 asunerabundance of good proceeded to demonstrate the dis
porta-coming from mission schools Gures
honesty of the Power in their deal
Chine indicata that a vast Inge with China, The hot
of the students have
· ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
ment.
Hongkong, Friday, July 10, 1925.
THE TRUE PERSPECTIVE.
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