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TUESDAY, JANUARY
1930
HUNTING ELEPHANTS WITH SPEARS
BY AN EXPLORER
The engagement is announced of "THE most cruel sport in the then Foaming Add blood-dplashed.
horses frantically night to fling off Mr. world porn Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-methods with which the Arabe Kult the cruel Arab bits that bite into poration, Ipoh, and Miss Ethel M. L. down elephants, armed only with a. their tongues. One rider, more Bryant of the F.M.9. Government long throwing spear and a broad daring than the rest, dashes into #the midst of the herd. He ranges bladed thrusting knife. N Nursing Service, Ipoh.
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It was inadvertently reported make as, with the good wishes of bd beyond andurance, stops and
the old men and women, they ride turns to give fight. His trunk curls" yesterday that Mr. F. Mason,
from their encampment, mounted on to strike, and like a flash the organist of St. John's Cathedral,
their sure-footed desert-bred mounted man shoots forward, lying` had left for Home on Saturday, The
horses..
low over his horse's withers, to name was obviously confused with that of another passenger.
A report was made to the Police yesterday that an old man, who had been taken on a substitute dosk on the President Pierce, dropped dead on the deck last even Ing. The man was certifed as Having diad of heart failure.
Madly they race through the hary Lescape the tusks raised above him. row lane of grass huts, scattering By inches he misses, their gleaming pedestrians, bumping and boring, whiteness and is past, racing away their long white burnouses spread from the death that follows him.
Another rider dashes across to ing behind them. The soft sand muing the beats of their madly intercept the beast at right angles, racing stoods makes them appear loosening. his heavy throwing like ghost riders. Only the high-spear from its leather thong as he pitched acreanis of the wild riders rides. With a lightning twist of give them any semblance to human beings.
The encampment bohind, a more circumspect pace is assumed and absolute allence is maintained.
the wrist he despatches it. It hits Its mark, turning the elaphant's at- tention from the horse and man. that are fast becoming exhausted.
Rugby, Yesterday, Sir Robert Vansittart will to-morrow take up his duties as Permanent Under-
Another - way the elephant Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in
Reaching the last fringe of forest charges, frantic with pain. Crash succession to Sir Ronald Lindsay. who leaves England In about two bordering the plain, they wait fall the horse and man right in his month's time to assume his post as patiently for the Pagan tracker path! The man lica still, but lucki- who has brought them the news of ly the horse rises and takes the full new Ambassader at Washingtonthe elephants close proximity.
Impact of four tons of charging British Wireless Service.
muscle that fings him akywards no easily as a child fings a ball.
A fire broke out in the roof of house No. 288, Des Vax Road Central, yesterday evening. There was a small wodden structure erect- ed on the roof, which caught fire, and neighbours were alarmed. A telephone message was sent to the Central Fire Station, and the fire brigade arrived promptly on the" fabric of realism; no shams, no scene extinguishing the fire after a No damage was
The China Mail. poses, no choking Nihilisms were few minutes.
Every evening, except Sunday, Amal subscription, excluding postage shroad, ELK. $38, payable In advance. Local delivery, fres:]
to smooth the natural creases of done. life. And so, with the passing of the cabriolet, they bemoaned the coming of the cocktail, and the
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WEDDING
Ceremony In St. John's Cathedral
Riding silently forward in close formation to within fifty yards of the herd, and having unerringly as certained the position of the largest tusker, they rush down on the startled animals, screaming like de. mented devils.
Turn and wheel as the elephants will, the racing mob gallop after
Following
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The horse tries to rise but his~~ broken hind legs splay grotesquely beneath him.
bush he echoing through the crashes, raising the dust round him :like: a' shroudy, as if to hide: this work of man.
TEN YEARS AGO
The poor tormented bull, goaded by the pain from the numerous spears that stick from his carcase like porcupine quilis, again charges the struggling horse, amf with his tusks and knees pounds him into a shapeless heap. But the secured by a headdress of allver braid men relentlessly thrust and stab, sewn with diamante, and she carried a drawing the blood from his veins- bouquet of pale pink carnations.
The bridesmaid was. Hish Panels until the scene is a shambles.
Weak and helpless he rolls Scott-Harston, Miss Hazel Lauder and Miss Joan Beith were flower girls. All drunkenly on his legs, still willing. wore pale green frocks of satin with to fight. bouffant not skirts, and headdresses A lucky thrust opens a throst lief that they were behaving in a
almilar to the bride's. They carried vein, and with his death bollow bouquets of roses. perfectly shocking and naughty WILSON CLARKE
Mrs.
R. M. Dyer, the Matron of manner, throve for a time on
Honour, was gowned in brown velvet n and popular young trimmed with fur. their new-found "liberty. Even members of Hong Kong society were
Two well-known and
The ceremony was performed by the the older generation believed that married in St. John's Cathedral yes Rev. H. V. Koop, and Mr. R. Gordon were ME acted the coremony reception. "best man a new type of humanity was set-terday afternoon. They
Walter Dunbar Fiddes-Wilson, a good ting in, and the word "modern" sportsman, and Miss Lella May was held at the Heng Kong Actel, became anathema.
Tiernan Clarke, young amateur where a very large number of friends artiste, well-known on the local stage of the happy couple were present to We are slowly discovering that only last month she took part in the express their good wishes and offer the world—particularly the Bri. Philharmonic Socisty's production, congratulations, m
The Geisha", in which she played the The honeymoon is being spont at tish world-1s exactly the same role of "Rally-Folly Sen. She is the Fanling as before; with the saving ex-daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Strachan The bride's going away dress was of ception that conduct has now to Clarke of 6, Chesham Place, London bois de rose crepe de chino with a coat Mr. Fiddes Wilson" is member of to match trimmed with bearer, and a bo based upon a fresh set of the staff of Mesars. Jardine, Mathe smart little cloche hat to match.
The bride's presents from values. The world, if it sufferson & Co., Ltd, and was attached to from anything wore than lasst the Hong Kong office for some years parents were a cheque, a diamond until his transfer to Tlentain last bracelet, silver and household linen. tude, is suffering from irreligion. year. Whilst resident in Hong Kong From the Chinese foremen of Kow- That it is too religious (whatever he was a keen playing member of loon Dock she received disilver silver, the Hong Kong Polo Club, starter of The bridegroom'a presents were:- that may imply), is a pervision the Hong Kong Jockey Club, being from his aunt, (Mrs, Sander), a motor BEVAN On January Z at Swa.of the truth, and even the recent considered one of the best in Ching, and car; from his sister and brother-in- a member of the Sports Clab which law (Mr. and Mrs J Mein-Austin) tow, wife of Temple P. M.
apread
of Roman Catholicism can- held a farewell function in his hmoura choque; from Chinese foremen of Corned Ox Tongue Galantine of Veal Bevan, of a daughter. not justify the allegation. But at the time of bis departure for Tien Kowloon Dock, sliver cigar, and cigar- twing youth is irreligious, not in the Mr. R. M. Dyer gave away the bride, A. Cantem - with Silvar (Inscribed) Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1939. sense that it is ungodly, who looked very charming in her mag was presented by Eve & Toe & but rather that it takes ficent dress of liver brocade, made Priestley, K. H. Kay, and Aitch Aitch od close fitting mediaeval lines, with Stables and the Sports Club, to the things too much for grant a very long train of the sape material, happy couple for a successful start in ed. It is prepared to take lined with white satin. Her veil was Hig. life as it comes, without regard
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Governor Of New-Zealand-
A Golden Wedding
• To Shanghai:
All parties, at that, time...
THE Rev. W. T. and Mrs. Austen stinting their praise of
and their daughter, Miss Mabel, for many years prior to the earthquake resident in Yokoh where Mr. Auster, as
spirit, that thinks alike, does alike Premier Violates The Law: Old China Residents: Chinese Pilots' Request; Only a young man would have and behaves alike without Fa¬ said that; but he was not necesfection, has caught this genera sarily by virtue of his age a tion in its meshes. This herd A Curious Oversight
at shrewd analyst. He may not instinct is definitely dangerous; CONSIDERABLE doubt seems to have meant, however, organised it even threatens the originality exist as to the original pur
pose of the law, which Mr. Ramsay of the rate, and in this pheno- MacDonald has accidentally violat religion' in the accepted: - sense. Hundreds of respectable resi- mena (although some might pread by appointing all the Under the Seamen'd-Midijus, dents call and profess themselves fer a simpler explanation) may Secretaries of State from the dentatte Vigarage, North Sar
ranks of his party in the House Fixy, Essex, to which Mr. Aursien wat
shortly afte Christians, but they would prob-bo found the
he Fund The Bank For Commons A
dince the law was first passed, and Mrs. Austen in Chin ably resent it if their Bishop Bong is a dull place
erpecially older workers ing were to reprove them for not at our new environme
sowere to the actual number of Under-Scary circles, will be interested to note tending their Churches, It is liberate our khack
and tarjes," who may sit in the Com, that they celebrated their golden wed;
mops has been augmented from ding on New Year's Day Miz Austan not always irreligious to stay Renerate sym
time to time, but always the per | has; during the past two years - both away from Church; irreligion is unsáinehness
piltted: maximum been one an invalid and unable to take an kos
than the total number of GANG
tive part in the work of his parish. found in the conduct of our lives should and our metaphysical outlook upon life. What the was confusing with
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A
Justite Footham had dong, the way for lasting poses
that he wrought well- "of the past four years young harrlater he resided
the top of flaregurt, Buildings, Ar tookFa", keen interest in the 4 Temp) debating societies. Then came. Boer War, and he went out to Bouth Afrka with "The Devil's Owristays
ing on in that Domition, to love prominenca Brat as an advocats and then an Judge.
The Irish Boundary Commitsald was not the first of such bodlegal ed upon to deal with dificult questions, osi which he had:
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