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ed by the members and dancing and games will be included in the The evening's entertainment. proceedings will begin at 8.30.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928
BOY OFFENDERS
CHIEF CONSTABLE PLANS
A CLUB
BOOKMAKER'S 28,000
ns
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
Freddy Fullobounce was awank-
Mr. J. W. Danby, Chief Consta- ing to the company in the hotel ble of Hyde, Cheshire, has start- bar about his travels. He had led a club for boys who have come been here, there, in fact, every- The "Black Birds" were better under his notice for offences of where. supported at the Theatre Royal various kinds.
He went on at great length which bored the whole: last evening when they put on “A
He has devised a programme company, and in an effort to liven Minstrel Revue," which was very which he thinks will fit in with up the proceedings he exclaimed successful at Kowloon. "Variety'
the known inclinations of such "I've been round the globe several will be presented to-night.. boys. To begin with, there will times during my life."
To-Dorrow evening the St. certs, and later it is hoped to add the corner, sarcastically, "my be games, drill, sports, and con- "That's nowt," said the man i Andrew's Young Men's Club will other attractions such Hold their firat social meeting in cinema; dances, and competitions,
a goldfish does it every day." the Church Hall, St. Andrew's Mr. Danby said to a "Daily Mail" Church. A play will be present-reporter:
A pre-war mother said to her I feel that altogether new daughter: "What did you mean and better methods of dealing by sitting on young Smith's lap at with young boys must be adopt the Browns' Christmas dance?" ed. We must take them away Modern Daughter: "You told me from the atmosphere of the to." Mother: "Absurd." Daugh police court and make friends ter: "Well, mother, you said if he with them. I am convinced got sentimental I was to sit on. that my scheme will work far | him.” better than bringing them he fore the magistrates, which al-
A man called on his medical' most invariably results in their being bound over, and the pro adviser and said: "Doctor," I bation officer, often a police- can't get to sleep at night." "In- man, being instructed to keep aomnia, eh?" "That's it." "There: an eye on them.
are ways and means of combating Some time ago a bookmaker that. You think you are hope. It is not necessary to await who left Hyde many years be-lessly wakeful, but mental effort the conclusion of an erroneous fore because he said the police has a great deal to do with get- were "making it too hot for him ting you to sleep. Just imagine statement before making a cor- rection. Therefore the writer of to carry on" left Mr. Danby more you are walking a tight rope a the letter can understand the than £3,000 to be used to carry thousand feet from the ground. reason for making clear that then his good work among the poor Step by step you advance on this "Mr. tight rope." "Yes." "You'll soon proposals set forth in the sermon children of the town." published last Saturday, have no Danby has to provide an annuity drop off." connection with the Christian of £80 for the old housekeeper of Science organisation fas founded the bookmaker. The rest of the by Mrs. Eddy.
money he can use as he likes. May I point out that the state- The point that puzzles us in ment, "it will be seen how im- QUAINT FURNITURE
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A STUNT
whilst this undesirable publicity in all
4,000 TABLES
He is a man of means, a well- groomed fellow who has reached what one might call the favour- able fifties."
He spends quite a lot of his time glancing around fiasco is: What have the Consular operate with what is known as
ever, in the smallest town in and other officials been doing Medical Science. They are dia-
which he owns a factory. Recent- metrically opposite; and nowhere Mr. Herbert Cescinsky, they while he was visiting a rather her writings does Mrs. antique expert, writes to the lace-curtain friend of his the has been pervading Shanghal, Eddy teach that the two systems "Daily Mail" to the effect that friend remarked: "But why do publicity that is now world-wide can be combined," is not in the since the appearance of an article you stay in such a one-horse. in its spread? Also: How on which was sent to "The Timer." mentioned, he has received more
least disproved by the letter in that paper, in which he was town?"
"Perhaps because I happen to earth did such a venture menage A study of the works of Mrs. than 4,000 letters, many enclos- be the horse," he replied modest. to get out of England and to the Eddy mentioned in that lettering stamped envelopes, invitingly. shores of China? Like everybody will quickly convince any honest him to buy certain tables and
reader that the above statement other things. else, we have the cause of Anglo-is true and it would also be seen Mr. Cescinsky adds that it is im-
The motorist drew up when he Chinese friendship and our mutual that the passages quoted have possible for him to reply to all saw the pol'ceman's hand go up commercial prosperity at heart, been divorced from their context this correspondence. He is not a but not quite soon enough and and must confess that the scheme, li- » sense never intended by Mrs. of clients, none of whom "is in the white line.
and are being deliberately used dealer, and buys only on behalf his front wheels protruded over when the bare details were first Eddy.
The policeman want of 4,000 tables." The tables ordered him to back, somewhat cabled here, took our fancy. But For the benefit of your readers which have advanced in value, peremptorily, whereupon, annoy at no time did we regard it as a may add that Christian Science he says, are the long mahogany ed at being spoken to in such a practicable idea and neither, we cure of disease.
is not chiefly a system for the dinner tables, in sections, each on tone, the motorist started to call
The cure of tripod pillar and claw bases. the officer of the law all the un-- suppose, did anybody else outside disease enters into the practice or vary in length from 10ft. to complimentary hanies he could the gentleman who has caused all to the same extent and for the 20ft.
think of. "Nearly every correspondent, the bother in Shanghai.. Hard same reason that the cure of dis-
case entered into the original Mr. Cescinsky adds, "has offered facts and everyday happenings practice of the Christian religion. Victorian loo tables, about 4ft, or show us that China is not in a In this and in every respect the 5ft. snuare (or round), which
scope and purpose of Christian have no value." Science are the same as the scone
Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 18, 1928.condition to enter into an alliance of any kind with any Power and that people who "butt in" are going to do more harm than good. In the following comments Britain's part in the scheme of upon the heralded syndicate for things in China is best left to the the purpose of reconstructing authorised representatives-how- portions of war-ravaged China ever badly they do their job, as we are not very much concerned witness the Hankow "Agree. with Professor John Nind Smithment" and so on-and not to in, in Christian Science. and have no intention of tempting to put the man trial for what he has done
at-dividuals or corporations, how
on lever financially influential or cor- or dially minded.
Our Aerial Age
left' undone. If, as the cable published in this issue from
A telegram which we publish- Shanghai indicates, he has really ed yesterday, with reference to had to do with the flotation of a regular passenger air trip service from London to India, shows that this much discussed project is now about to become an accomplished fact. Thus are we progressing aerially!
A
"Great Reconstruction Loan" and has involved ("innocent in- vestors" in losses, that is his affair for the time being-until,
CATHEDRAL
"T
His wife, who was sitting be side him, became rather alarmed at the turn things were taking, and, thinking to save her husband from being locked up, icant over. and said in her sweetest voice: "Please don't take my notice of
and purpose of original Chris- CARDINAL BOURNE him, officer; he's intoxicated."--- tianity. Christian Science is simply the restoration of the teaching and practice of pure 25 YEARS AT WESTMINSTER
No one saw how it began. The and unadulterated Christianity. There was
first the people lounging on the no_to-operation be- tween Christian healing and the Cardinal Bourne last month beach saw was his body borne physicians in original Chris-celebrated the 26th anniversary ruthlessly aloft on the crest of a tianity and it is impossible for of his appointment to the Arch-wave, where it was twisted for a moment in giddy gyrations before there to be any such co-operation bishopric of Westminster.
The occasion was marked by a being hurled violently upon the Yours truly,
celebration of Pontifical. High beach. Mass in W. H. ADLER,
the cathedral
A crowd was soon assisting to by Christian Science Committee (tended
the Metropoli- bring him beyond reach of the on Publication.
Skilled hands ap tan Chapter, including three or crael waves, four Bishops. Cardinal Bourne plied artificial respiration. wore rich new vestments was not too late, for they could which were presented to him see the man was coming to. His in celebration of the anniversary. blue lips parted, and he gasped' Cardinal Bourne's career at painfully while his eyes slowly Westminster will always be asso-opened.
AGAINST GOOSE!
"MISCHIEVOUS, VICIOUS, AND VIOLENT"
WOMAN CLAIMS £2,000
at-
ciated, with the gradual beautify-!
It
"All r-r-right, Alice," he said
ing of the great new cathedral. haltingly. "I-leave m-me alone. He has worked untiringly to effect and I'I'll get up!" The great New York-For the first time, the adornment of the cathedral in
at least, the full facts are known. "Imperial Airways" has evidently its long association with man-large sums which have been spent was given a job in the Frivol British pioneer concern known as it is believed, in the history of a fitting manner and has collected A man who was out of work It may be conjectured with a been speeding-up their plans, and kind, a goose has been made the on its interior decoration. It is Theatre. He was duly installed' fair amount of safety, however, the result is several exceedingly central figure in an action for probable that some further em- in his new position, and, as in- that few, if any, "China hands" interesting anncuncements. The damages. This usually unoffend-bellishment of the cathedral has structed, put in an appearance on
most important is, undoubtedly, ing bird has been brought into the been undertaken to mark the an- the opening night. this regarding India, and it will Supreme Court of the District of niversary.
rang among his "innocent invest
The affair, from what we know
of it-and it is again emphasised
£30,000 EYES
MISS MABEL POULTON'S HEAVY INSURANCE
"Now, then" shouted the stage manager. as the clock struck eight, "all is ready, run up the curtain ?"
This was too much for our friend...
"Wot yer talkin' 'bout?" he
ors," and that whatever, music he be very interesting to many more Columbia charged with being mis- has to face will have to be faced besides those who reside in India. chievous, vicious, excitable, and
If a regular service to India, why of a violent disposition." when he gets Home. What we not to Ceylon? To be able to tra A woman makes this sweeping are here concerned with is the vel to Colombo in, say, five days declaration. She is Mrs. Amelia absurdity and the dangerous (which now appears to be quite Facteau, who claims £2,000 đảm. probabilities of the whole idea.
feasible). makes travelling to ages from Mr. John Ragland and those resident in the Far East, others because, she alleges, Mr.
Miss Mabel. Poulton, the Eng-asked roughly. "Run up the cur quite a different matter from Ragland's goose attacked her one ish film star, whose Tessa" in tain? I'm a stage and not a what it at present is It would be Sunday as she was returning from the screen version of "The Con bloomin' squirrel,” we are not acquainted with the practically reducing the time church. She asserts that the stant Nymph" was so much prais
usually spent by almost half. defendants knew that the goose ed, has had her eyes insured for i An Irishman one day entered a full facts is one that can have Even the Trans-Siberian Railway was of an evil and violent disposi- £30,000.
Barber's shop for a shave. After no other results than bring dis- journey might yet be eclipsed by, tion, and took no proper precau. She is also insured against he was seated and the lather ap credit upon the British in China, the air voyage for the traveller tion to keep it penned up. Kleig eyes, the painful tempornlied, the barber was called to the
who is in a hurry. To India In Thrown to the Ground ary affliction caused by the fierce adjoining room, where we was de and the pity of it is that a num four days; and very probably one Mrs. Facteau's story is that studio lights, from which many tained for some time. ber of world-known industrial of these days to Singapore in ten.she was passing Mr. Bagland's screen actors and actresses auffer The barber had in the shop a fema have become associated We are now regarding the matter house particular, now and with the stunt. There is, we practically, for it has surely flew at her, pecked, bit, and Other notable instances have amusement by imitating its reached a- very practical point scratched her, and finally threw been: Mile Mistinguett, the master. As soon as the latter had imagine, nobody on earth when a regular service from Lon- her to the ground. This "web-French dancer, £200,000 for her quitted the room the monkey neither a Mussolini, a Northcliffe, don to India is being contem-footed fowl of the goose species," legs; Misa Pearl White, the film seized the shaving brush, dipped Lloyd-George, nor an adminis-plated in four days at 2112. And Mrs. Facteau further alleges, ren-actress, £18,160 for a dimple: M. It In the lather, and proceeded to
the price, though, of course, neces- dered her unfit for her household Paderewski, the planist £12,000 apply it to the Irishman's face. trative genius of any name who sarly higher than by sea, appears duties and obliged her to spend for his hands. could, at the present time, cement to us to be very reasonable. A £20 in vain efforts, to be healed Anglo-Chinese relations by means Cairo-Basra service and a of her injuries and recover her of a trade alliance.
on London-Cairo service are also pence of mind. The physical In- It is mere mentioned, the latter to be ready Juries sustained by Mrs. Fecteau presumption for anyone to at next April Ours Indeed is really are given an a' cut chin, bruises tempt it. Ridicula, if nothing an "aerial age" and though we on the arms and legs, and a worse, must be the ultimate out have still long way to go, broken
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When this was finished to the monkey's satisfaction the little animal took up a razor, and after stropping it turned to Pat to shave him.
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