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After a lengthy debate, and the proposal of two amend- ments by Unofficial Members, the Legislative Council adopted the report of the Salaries Commission, urging a -higher standard of wages for Civil Servants. At the same meeting, a motion by Unofficial members for the appoint- ment of a Retrenchment Committee with the object of devising economies in the personnel and administration of the Colony, was passed, His Excellency having signifted his intention of accepting the proposal. A complete report of the meeting appears in the OVERLAND CHIÑA MAIL.
After many amusing and sometimes acrimonious pas- Bages, what threatened to be a long-drawn-out case between Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Co., and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Co. collapsed sensationally when it was announced that the case had been settled by mutual consent, out of Court. The decision, together with details of the final hearings in Court, is fully dealt with in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.
The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL also carries graphic story of a piracy, attended by the murder of a boy, and kidnapping of other members of a junk's crew, in Chinese waters just outside the Colony,
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THE CHINA
BEAUTIFUL SPY'S FATE.
WOMAN WHO LURED 50.000 MEN.
LOVELY MATA HARI.
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Why Mata Hari, the lovely Dutch spy, said to have been responsible for the deaths of 50,000 men during the war, went to her execution, in 1917 laughing and joking, 'has just been revealed.
She did not know she was going to die.
She thought that one of her lovers had bribed the officer of the firing squad to use blank cartridges.
"Not only had the officer in charge of the firing squad heen bribed to use blank cartridges," writes Major Thomas Coulson in his hook, "Mata Hari, Courtesan and Spy", "but the gendarmes responsible for pinioning Mata Hari's arms' were also bribed to fasten the cords 80 lightly that her body could sink to the ground when the shots were
fired.
But although the gendarmes tied her loosely to the tree, the officer. of the firing party did not fulfil his promise about the cartridges, for the beautiful spy fell dead at the first volley.
Offensive.
Mata Hari betrayed to her Ger- man employers the plans of the French offensive at Chemin des Dames, with the result, that the French suffered terrible casualties.
She obtained most of her Informa tion from young French officers.
who were infatuated with her.
A member of the French Govern ment gave evidence on her behalf at the court martial. He was one of the few of her many lovers who was loyal to her in her fatal hour."
Another of her lovers, Maitre Clunt, conducted her defence. He
made an impassioned but vain appeal for her life, and when she was sentenced to death he tried to influence the French President in her favour.
Hope.
Even when the day of her execution arrived he did not give up hope. Early in the morning he appeared at the prison and demanded her reprieve on the ground that French law prohibited the execution of an expectant mother.
The governor of the prison asked who could possibly be the father, and Maitre Clunt, who was seventy. five, cried, "Suppose it was I?”
But Mata Hari, when she heard of the Incident, roared with laughter, and described Maitre Clunt as "an excruciatingly funny old dear.”
When she was dead the officer in charge of the firing party asked, "Does any one claim this body" but nobody answered,
"Oh Ingratitude!" writes Major Coulson. "The lively amber- tinted body that had danced for the | delight of so many was despised and rejected by all her numerous lovers when death had stilled its allure- ments."
FREAKISH TASTES.
CITY THIEVES TURN ORNITHOLOGISTS.
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TRAGEDY OF AIR ACROBAT.
Hanging Helpless on Rope Ladder.
DASHED TO DEATH.
At Dusseldorf aerodrome during mall week a crowd of thousands looked on In horrified suspense for three-quarters of an hour while an aerial acrobat, Handertmark, tried in vain to draw himself' up by a rope ladder into an aeroplane.
He had successfully completed most of his programme, walking on the wings, performing trapeze tricks beneath the machine as it flew over the heads of the on lookers.
GODDESS IN LONDON CHURCH..
ONCE THE PROPERTY OF A MANDARIN.
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LEGEND OF KWAN-YIN
The statue of Kwan-Yin, the God- dess of Compassion, which has been presented to the Ethical Church at Bayswater, is probably the only ftatue of a Buddhist goddess to he found in a place of worship in Brl- tain.
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A statue of Buddha is on one side of the pulpit in the same church, and
THE the other side a replien of As the last act of his programme Thorvaldsen's Christ.* he was to stand on one aeroplane, catch a ladder suspended from one solid marble, is dedicated to "The, The altar, hewn from a piece of machine to the other in mid-air. ideal of Truth, Beauty, and Good-
The acrobat succeeded in catch-ness."
Ing the ladder with one hand, and Dr. Stanton Coit, the head of the attaching a hook which hung from Ethical Church, is singularly for- it to his safety belt. It was pre tunate in having his wishes ful- cisely this safety belt that coat flied. him his life. The rope attached
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of her in our church," said Dr. Crepe Rubber Buckskin Shoes $10.00 He could do little with the other Colt according to the Statesman, Black or Brown Shoes from $ 8.00 arm alone, since he had lost two Calcutta. Almost immediately Black or Brown Boats from ..$8.00 fingers from his hand in the War, member of the congregation pro-
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WONG SIU WOON not to descend.
Fast Weakening. The observer tried to pull up the ladder, but the cord for this pur pose was only intended to be used
to raise it when there was no one on it so that it broke immediately; After the aeroplane had circled for 20 minutes above the aero dromé, sheets were spread beneath it, and the machine came so low that Hundertmark's bady touched them, but the police were unable to cut the ladder in time.
Then the pilot flew low again in the hope that Hundertmark would be able to unhook himself as "he touched the ground, but he was fast weakening, and to the horror, of the onlookers he was bumped across the hard surface of the aerodrome for about a hundred yards.
When the aeroplane rose once more the acrobat was still dangling from it, now seriously injured and bleeding from the head. Attempts to rescue him with a fast car both failed, In the latter case because of the unevenness of the ground.
Rushed to Nuraing Home. At last, in despair, the authori- ties signalled to the pilot to land. He brought the machine to the ground as slowly as possible, but there were cries of horror from the crowd as Hundertmark was drag- sed along. He was immediately picked up by an ambulance, and rushed to a nursing home where the acrobat died within an hour.
LOVE PARADES.
to a Chiese mandarin. He sold it "This statue originally belonged
to an art dealer in Paris, from whom it was bought for this church. it is said to date from the fifteenth century."
porcelain, and holds a small cruse The figure is of beautiful grey which is supposed to contain bene
feet high, and is enclosed in a gilded corner cupboard..
ficent oil. It stands about three
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Compassion was always identified with a male god until the tenth century. About that time owing probably to the influence of Roman Catholic veneration for the Virgin --a woman Wag adopted as the Goddess of Compassion.
There is a legend concerning Kwan-Yiff that she refused to enter heaven while a single human being remained outside. It is because of this high ethical ideal that she is venerated by the Ethical Church, which seeks to incorporate the best of every religion.
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Near the statue of the goddess in the church is a stained-glass window depicting St. Joan with Bernard Shaw and Anatole France standing by. This was similarly presented after a sermon on the saint preached Unusual New Designs. by Dr. Coit.
KIDNAPPED.
FATE OF A CHINESE CONTRACTOR.
Kuala Lumpur, June 10. News comes to hand from Kampar that a well known Chinese contractor and tin miner of that place was kidnapped by robbers whilst on his way to Malim Nawar WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO some days ago to visit his mine.
ROUND!
TRUE DEVOTION,
It appears from what one of our contemporary's reporters was able to gather locally that the towkay left for the mine ten days ago and the day after he left for Malim Nawar a latter was received by the towkay's people demanding a ran- som of $10,000 for the towkay's release.
PARROTS AND CANARIES. Hands across the scal Our genial friend "A.H.L", of the Manila, June 19. Pinang Gazette, reproduces the The letter, it is stated, also con-
of The gentlemen Manila's following authentic gem, written tained a threat to the effect that, underworld
are not without by a loving swain to his lady if the matter was reported to the freakish tastes, it is shown by the "somewhere out East"¡mary'
Police, the other members of the kind of robberies reported to the My Dear
towkay's family would be killed. police this morning. Yesterday, After my graduation I have, an Up to the present the towkay has some fallen Mozart or Bach vic- Intention to see the solemnisation not returned home and fears are timized two downtown stores to of our martiage celebration. With entertained as to the safety of his the tune of a couple of phono- | due consideration I will put my life. graphs and several Parlophone application for the position in my It is not known whether the re- and Victor records. Last night's Office of Education or Registration. latives of the towkay have paid the thieves showed marked leanings Succeeding in my application, the amount demanded for hla release, for ornithology. Two cages of administration will receive my but it is said that the fact of the canaries and parrots were reported congratulation for having given towkay's disappearance is being atolen from city residents.
recognition to my ambition. With kept from the Police. Mrs. A. H. Tanguay of 45 Manga a 'fat remineration I should feel We give the above story with all avenue told the police this morn-happy of our union. And, think reserve, and, if there is truth in ing that a cage containing a canary of the pension at the conclusion of it, we say that the relatives of the and two parrots valued at P.17,00 my service duration. I draw your was stolen from her residence be attention to this fine proposition; tween 10 o'clock last night and the acceptation of which I am early this morning.
hopeful of in recognition of our Slank Tholnton, residing at 28 mutual affection and admiration. Manga avenue also reported that For a reply thanking you in aomebody atole his bird cage con- anticipation. taining a pair of canaries some time between midnight last night and 5 o'clock this morning.
Yours in affection.
man have been very foolish in not communicating with the Police very secretly with the Chief Police. Officer, if they were afraid to do so In the ordinary way,
TAX ON CATS.
To protect songbirds, which are This recalls the story-which an asset to a resort in the wooded A third gentleman of the A.H.L. doubtless is quite familiar hills near Breslau in Germany, the "second-story profession" showed with-of a station master who city imposed a tax on cats. En- a slightly different idiosyncrasy. awoke one day to fad a tiger on forcement of the ordinance-reveal- Either he is contemplating to open the platform. Before seeking ed that some households were har a rabbit farm, or some exigent safety, it is on record that he sent bouring as many as ten tabbles. paramour of his, has set her heart a telegram to the nearest Divi. upon a pet rabbit, for this burglar sional Office, stating, "Immense Ignored more valuable objects but trouble here. Myself incarcerated swiped three American rabbits in signal box Signalman in ad valued at .40.00 from the re jacent tree, Tiger perambulating sidence of Juan Valenzuela at 556 platform. Please arrange.” Sta. Mesa, Int. Valenzuela report- But perhaps AHL will give ed to the police this morning that us the complete story. It is worth the rabbits had been there in their repeating!
cage before he went to bed last;
night, but early this morning he
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DAILY CROSS- WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but
our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetia
spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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14 15 16
8
19
10
12
13
14
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24 25
26
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130
33 134
35
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14%
43
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48
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HORIZONTAL 1-To Ignore
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) |
35-Deface
$3-Constimde
41-Corroded
7-Shout B-Want +10-Artificial gem
11-Darlings
13-Anything noxious 14-Large monkey 18-Recompense 18-Opt
19-To spread for dry-
Ing.
20-A metria land meature
21-Foe 24-A stone carved In
reflet
26-8611 27-Vehicle 28-Reduces In thick-
32-A coronet
35-A fowliday
36-Head covering
42-Pleade
VERTICAL (Cant)
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10-Ache
12-To wither -
13-Respire
43—increases tisa alza of 15-Enclosure
hofe 45-Numbers whoss
name and in tran 47-Raval.
48-Angered
an
49-Father of Ulysses
(Gr. Myth.)
VERTICAL
··1-Fart of face 2-Consume food
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AKB-A set of warkera
7-Cook stovejys, de
17-East Indian cedar
(pl.)
22-The human race |23-Yaaru (abbr.) · 24-A house pet·· 20-S, W. Otate of
U.S. (>bhr.) 28-To flaten 180-To bury 81-A rodent 33-Correct 14-Tattered clothing [36A social CİNKO 37-8mail:
40-Navigata
42-Insect (pl.)
44-A New Zealand bird 46-Before
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with a new crosspord
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