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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an szpert but our senders are warned to look out for secasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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HORIZONTAL
1-A kitchen instru
ment
6-Ons to whom a grant is made 12-Mine (German) 13-A settlement, W.
ccast of Greenland 14-Innáto 17-Looked askanco 19-The ory of the dove 20-An early Spanish naval amour 23-Self
24-Interfection. An aphatic form of Goda
25-A dessert 20-Bainte (abbr.)
28-In the year of the
1
King's reign (Latin, abbr.)
29-To feal Indignant
displeasure at
81-Elevaton with suc
coda
33-Reverberated 16-Personal pronoun 37-The populace 39-One who has only
superficial Knowl. adge 42-A bird
| HORIZONTAL (Cont.),
48-Lake.In C. Now
York 149-Part of the head
50-Snare 162-A cereal grass (53-Human beinge (64–A Turkish com-
mander
[56-To grlove |87–The bloat of a
58-A Boral style of
ornamentation 61-Lubricating 64-Black
VERTICAL (Cont) 11-To sanction 115-A knob 138-Bhort for Albert |18-Obuolate form of
Hanger
21-French article 122-A bone 125-Combining form
"lung"
sheep,27-Gomponent
165-A rounded hill or
mountain 166-Dweils perma-
nently. 67-Concentrates
VERTICAL
1-A fabulous animal
with one horn 2-To raise in rallat
from the surface 3-Prefix. New
A title of respect -The Eskimos of America (pl.) 7-Recited
B-Consumed -No (Beat) 110-Menaca
80-Unovan as it worn
away
32-To worship 34-Not In 135-Born
|38-One who pierces
with a spear
140-A genue of plants
41-City 8. W. Virginia 42-Controla 44-A Shakespearean
charactor 48-Adorns
47-Drink or taka in. 48–College afffolat (51-Toward
52-Conjunction (38-Pronoun {59–Japanese zach 160-A capo In Massa-
chusetts. 162-A hestelry
[63-Parcol of ground
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THE CHINA MAIL,
THE WORLD OF BOOKS
NEW-LIGHT ON DISRAELI
BRILLIANT ALIEN AS PREMIER
FACSIMILE LETTERS
"The Letters of Disraeli to Lady Bradford and Lady Chester- field", edited by the Marquis of Zetland (Ernest Benn 42/-).] To most students of Nineteenth Century history and literature Disraeli is an enigma. That he was
seekers, feared by his adversaries, stration. Anyone who reads Mr. and doubted by many of his own Rodney Glibert's book 'on the so- party, was
an ordinary mortal called Unequal Treaties will under hungry for the joys and intimacies |stand why they came to that de- of a home, for loving ones to whom elsion. He speaks with much he might open his heart, impart | knowledge. He tears aside the griefs, joys, fears, hopes, and suspi-smoke-screen of the "sentimenta- clons in a kind of civil shrift or lists," and poses as "the unsym- confession. And in formal Britain pathetic foreigner." He knows he ho went to women, and the reason will be misunderstood by the for so doing is given la a letter Oriental who thinks this cruel un- wherein he says:
veiling Indecent and who mistaken- ly believes that Mr. Gilbert wants China mangled and prone under
"I hate clubs, not being fond of male society. 1 ove everything to woman; and it in the sunset of life I still have a young heart it Imperialistic heels. He gives, is due to that influence."
with Impartial fairness, an account. The two large volumes are hand- of our early entry into China as it brilliant even his greatest detrac-somely bound and well printed, probably appears to embittered tors admit: regarding his sincerity with a splendid introduction, 24 In-nationalists,
the teresting photographs, and three the Treaties were formulated origi or patriotism many of
facsimile letters. staunchest Tories shake their
nally to -K. W. L.
give foreigners heads. In "Disraeli, The Alien
equality with proud China, Не Patriot" E. T. Raymond makes the
açes the anti-foreignism of 1926-28 following sweeping atatement:
a recrudescence of the same "Disraeli valued the sunshine only
spirit of being above international
A GOOD TRIO
Then he shows how
sonie
as a super-limefight to give the China & Japan: Missions courtesies, a kind of Divine Chinese
And Treaties
Aniahing touch to some theatrical display of himself. He used mystery as a weapon and enjoyed
Industry it as an amusement. He not only "Catton
of Japan and loved secrets: he made himself a China." By Arno & Pearse. (International Federation of Man- Becret." Carlyle called him "the
ter Cotton Spinners and Manu- superlative Hebrew juggler" and
facturers' Association. 218. Illus the Liberals called him much trated.) worse. But behind young Diarzeli | "A Histor
of Christian Missions in By Kenneth Scolt the poseur, the dandy, the epigram-
Latourette. (S.P.C.K.. 13.) coiner and the old Earl of Beacons The Unequal Treades." By Rodney field, Jewish Premier, friend and
Gilbert. (John Murray. 90.) confident of the Queen, sphinx, and author of "Endymion" there was
With 5% million apindles idle in S. real
Lancashire to-day, Mr. Arno man and
great maa. The fact la Disraeli Pearse's Report on the Cotton In- was in Britain but not of Britain, dustry in Japan and China to time- 11 brilliant alien who wouldly, and gives much food for thought, probably have done even greater Japan's. 64 million spindles are Their earning things for the France of the Second used to the full.
a
3
Empire than he did for Britain had power in ten years is 62,000 hours he been born and reared across the of work compared with 24,000 hours Channel. In British politics he oc-In England. Nobody can read of supied a position analogous to that of "Ranji" in the M.C.C. eleven.
Veil Partly Lifted
Japan's solid success, whereby ahe has become the third cotton-manu- facturing country of the world, In these two volumes of letters without pondering if we, who taught the veil is partly lifted, and beyond her, can now take lessons from her. the various disgulaes adopted at Mr. Pearse admires anstintedly the different stages of Diarnell's career capacity for big business of lead- we see, yearning for sympathy and ing Japanese heads of firms, with fellowship. Д very human and the resultant co-ordination: and he lovable personage.
These letters pays tribute to the high efficiency possess a vivid human interest and, of the modern Japanese operative. of course, a 'great historical value With relief we learn that the heart- for they throw much light upon the rending conditions of Japan's early social and political life on one of industrialisation are largely of the the most discussed eras of our his- past, though no doubt much needs tory.. They were written toward still to be done. The welfare work the close of Disraeli's life to two ia phenomenal.
One startling fact elderly ladies, lifelong friends, and emerges-the power of the Japanese no doubt acted as soothers and "apper" to upset world economies. safety valves to the busy, highly It seems that 80 per cent, of the strung, worried, septuagenarian cotton operatives are girls between widoweţ. . All sorts of subjects are 14 and 20, who work in the mills openly commented on arts, for 2 or 8 years, then go back home politics, gossip, etc., and at the
In the mills they re same time we have presented a fantastic picture of court etiquette, celve, after work hours, what al Victorian formality, and Disraeli's most amounts to secondary educa Now, in China, which in relations with the great little tion. Bueen.
time will equally become a manu- Specially interesting is the facturing natlon, the women opera- are bound-footed and facsimile of the letter in which tives
They can only attend Disraeli informs Lady Bradford illiterate. (twenty four hours before the nowe to two looms each on the average: was public) of the greatest and so that the consequent exceeding most spectacular triumph (Bn cheapness of their labour is another essentially Jewish one) of his serious factor in world wages. Mr. career-the historic purchase of Pearse was properly distressed at the Suez Canal shares.
In this the ragged patched cotton clothes letter he writes:
of the Chinese poor, and says that, as political settlement demand
to marry!
Prerogative, which brought about our Årst War and subsequent treaties. He doubts, however, whether China ever has desired Isolation; and points out that her periods of expansion and foreign friendship always coincide with her best administrations. It is when her internal affairs are going badly that she is taken with spasms of "moroseness." He is right when
he says:-
The preservation of the "un- equal treaties" not only means the conservation of foreign com. merce In China, but some degree of peace, order, Anancial stability, and prosperity for the Chinese people! Western prosperity is linked with the East. Similarly, the Chinese nationalist injures his own country when, in epicen, he threatens the foreign trader with retrogressive conditions, But I wish Mr. Gilbert's sen- tences were shorter and his sarcasm less stinging.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HONG KONG
November 24, 1929, Diocesan Festival Sunday Next Before Advent Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Holy Communion at Peak Church, 8 a.m.
Children's Service, 10 am. Sunday School at Peak School,
10 a.m.
Matins and Sermon, 11 am. Preacher: Rev. C. B. Shann, Warden of St. John's Hall
Evensong. 6 p.m.
Preacher: Rev. H. V.,"loop. Special Notice Collections throughout the day will be given to the Missionary Work of the Diocese.
WESLEYAN METHODIST
CHURCH.
(Qreen's Road East) Sunday Services: Morning, 10.15
After a fortnight of the most as soon unceasing labour and anxiety I comes, these people will (for, between ourselves, and our something better. It is illuminata.m. selves only, I may be egotistical in ing that Japanese mill-owners in this matter), have purchased England the Khedive
for
of Egypt's China proposed that Britain' and interest la the Suez Canal We Japan should co-operate in founding Intere have had all the gamblers, capital-the new Chinese industries on in- This Report can-
ists,
financiers
of the world, or ganised and platooned in bands of
telligent lines.
plunderers, arrayed against us, and not be ignored by anyone who sees secret emissaries in every corner, how England's prosperity is bound and have baffled them all and have up with outside markets. never been suspected. The day be
yesterday Lesseps, whose com- pany has the remaining shares, backed by the French Government, whose agent, ha was, made a great offer. Had it succeeded the whole
fore
Prof. Latourette undertook a big- task in his survey of Christian Mis- sions in China since earliest days,
of the Suez Canal would have he and he has produced a valuable kio- longed to France and they might tory.
Thus he described the great coup which may be said to mark the true apogea of his remarkable career.
A Protestant himself, he
al-
Preacher: Mr. "Gardner. Evening: 6 p.m.
Preacher: Rev. Frank Short. Sunday School: 3 pim.
Sailors' and Soldiers' Home
3 p.m., Men's Bible Class. 8.15 p.m., Service Men's Hour. Wednesday: 8.30 p.m., United Fellowship Meeting.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
Branch of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Sclen- tist, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.]
Macdonnell Road, below Rowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, 11.15 a.ra. Subject: "Soul and Body.", The Sunday School is held on Sunday morningi at 10 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting at 6.30 o'clock.
have shut it up. The Faery (La. has been at pains to be generous to Queen Victoria) is in ecstasies Catholic accompHshments; about this great and important event and wants to know all about though, as he says, it is the Pro- it when Mr. D. comes down to testants who have been mainly re- day."
sponsible for medical and educa- He tional work on wide lines. speaks of arriving In China ports and seeing, looming on the land- scape, the actual material results In another letter, in which he of missionary toll in the way of Reading Room at above addrésė. talks about the Congress of Berlin, large buildings, housing organiss open he says about the fron Chancellor tions full of activity. One cannot Tuesday and Friday 10 am to
"Bismark was, of course, the glance into such a volume as his 12 Noon principal Bgure on the stage, six without marvelling at what mis Monday and Thurming 6.80 te “ foot lour, I should think, proporsiena hayo achieved in China. A P., tionately stout; with a sweet and
The Iron Chancellor
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entry @n-Cher+Vion, I lending kom
gentle voice and with peculiarly handful of lowly erring men In refined anunciation which singular Judea 2,000 years ago possessed ly and strongly contrasts with the souls ready for the entrance of a Awful things he says,, appalling. from their frankness and their au Breath, and a great continent like dacity.
He complete, despot China In these dietant days is being here, and from the highest to the rumoulded. The small Boya bean lowest, the Prussians and all the of Manchuria Fields 100 per cent. HONG KONG HEIGHTS
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