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HERE THERE
EVERYWHERE
Mr. Reilly Of Tipperary.
Later in the afternoon ⠀⠀ Reilly returned to the Legation in order to obtain a visa. He met one of the bright young men whom he had entertained at luncheon,
The secretary took the passport and was in the act of affixing the visa stamp when his eye caught the entry, "Place of birth-Tip- perary."
THURSDAY APRIL
THEY ARE MARCHING TO MECCA AGAIN
PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY CITY OF ARABIA
THE ROMANTIC CEREMONIAL
(By Kenneth Williams.)
Mecca! A word that is on a, it is during this ceremony, gen thousand lips daily! Yet what is erally, that the Black Stone in the "How comes it, Mr. Reilly," he it? Where is It? A hot, dry Kanba, usually accounted to be a asked coldly, "that your passport desert town in Western Arabia, meteorite, is fervently kissed or gives your birthplace as Tipper shut in by surrounding mountains, touched by the lajjis.
ary, when at luncheon you your with barren soil and no industries: Next comes the "running" be self admitted several times that a city whose harvest is but of one tween Safa and Marwa. This run- you were born at Odessa?”
crop, humankind.
[ning" or sa'i commemorates Hagar's Reilly waved a comprehensive Such is Meccs. Yet its appeal frantic search for water in the arm. "There was a war and I came reaches to the uttermost parts of valley of Mecca to save the life of over to fight for England. I had the earth. There is no journey too her child in the desert."
After it to have a British passport and arduous, no risk too great, for the has been performed, the pilgrim therefore a British birthplace, and, faithful Moslems to reach this may have his hair, cut.
There are, you see, from Odessa it's a long, coveted goal. N
consequently, many barbers shops long way to Tipper 25?
And that, indeed, is the true in Mecca. "Here is your visa, Mr. Reilly," meaning of Mecca, the birthplace of
The real beginning of the Pil [said the secretary..
the Prophet Mahomet, the town to wards which at this season the trimage is on the eighth day of the month of Dhulhijja, which this year bearts of more than two hundred falls in the first week of April. (The million Moslems are yearning. For Islamic months move round the solar Of the ultimate fate of Sidney in the first week of April will come year.). This is the Day of Arafa, Reilly. master-spy of Britain, the consummation of the Pilgrimage towards which mountain, some few nothing certain is known. Recent to the Holy Cities of Arabia. ly, however, much light has been
Already some thousands of the miles outside Mecca, all the pilgrims now move. The slopes of the hill thrown on his origins. Many peo Faithful fave journeyed, or are ple have been surprised to learn journeying, to the Hejaz, the Holy are densely covered with tents. that he had no British blood in Lead of Arabia, in preparation for under which the polyglot pilgrims This veins, and that his real name the performance of this sacred rite. /sleep or rest.
At Arafat the central feature is In fact, the completo Reilly himself, however, made no who can afford to accomplish it, the sermon. attempt to conceal his Russian Naturally the world depression has hafii must "stand," at the sermon birth. Shortly after the war
Britain's Master,
was Rosenbluma
be
which obligatory on all Moslema
went to Prague on business with reduced the number of would-be preached by the khatib on Arafat General Spears, took the junior pilgrims. The slump in the price of otherwise, he is no haffi. During this Labbaik! shouts the members of the Legation out to rubber or in the price of cotton event there is much supplication.
inevitably means fewer Malays and Labbaik! and entertained them likely to be suddenly realised. If luncheon,
his exploits, from Egyptians at Mecca. But nothing preacher; and in fits of emotion, international agreement should with tales of
to his short of a civil war in Arabia, and often marked by tears, the as- his childhood in Odessa
not always even that, will deter a sembled Mussulmans answer him unhappily fail it would become dramatic escape from Russia in curtain number of the Faithful from by a waving of the upper part of Jone of the first duties of any 1918.
British Government materially
visiting the towns of Mecca and their ihram.
On the way back to Mecca the pil Medina, where the author of their Your Daily Smile.
creed was born and where he grims stop at Mina on the tenth day preached. Thereby the Faithful of the month in order to "stone the Young Wife (returning to village earn the honoured title of hajjt, or Devil.” This "Great Devil" is a it up to what was considered the after runaway marriage): "1 sup one who has performed the Pil-piece of wall built against a rock,
to augment the first-line strength
of the Royal Air Force and bring
+
British Agriculture's
New Chapter.
A new chapter, or rather a brand new volume, is about to
Corroboration.-
Rigid Principles
and at it seven stones are east by In these anxious and critical minimum standard required for pose my clopement was a nine- grimage.
everyone, each throw being accom- days' wonder?"
Commercial Centre days the British Parliament can-safety in 1923.
Villager: "It would 'ave been. Long before the advent of Islam, panied by the words: "In the name of God God is Greatest. I stone. not and ought not to feel easy in
mum, only Hogben's dog went mad Mecca was a great commercial cen
The first part mind when it listens to one'
the same evenin and everybody tre in Western Adia, & fair to which the wretched Devil." Defence Minister after another
was talking about that.”
tradera came from near and far. of this formula is also used in the Like most founders of a new rell. next ceremony, the slaying of the jexcusing in almost identical terms
gton, the Prophet Mahomet, while sacrificial sheep or goats. the inadequacy of the Estimates
Women discussed themselves stamping out numerous vices among which he is presenting. It was
very frankly at the annual Con- the natives, Incorporated certain Having stayed three nights at Sir Philip Sassoon's turn recently open for British farming, and the ference of Women Committees of practices traditional among the Mina, the pilgrim returns to Mecca, more to perform the tawaf to offer the only sort of justifica-Agricultural Marketing Bill is its the Scottish Trade Union Congress Arabs as he found them, and the once tion possible in explanation of the preface. This is the most hope in Dunfermline, though there were annual concentration on Mecca was round the Kaaba, or Cube. He is
men present.
one of them. The Prophet, how-now a full hefji, and his return to fact that the Royal Air Force, ful agricultural scheme brought There was a division of opinion ever, xave to it a wholly religious Mecca is made with laughter and gladness in his heart. A shave and magnificent though it is in into Parliament within living as to whether women should have significance.
The British Empire, which is the dopning of regular clothes await quality and personnel, stands only memory, and is none the worse a partial refund of their Health In-
80,000,000 him. because it cuts right across the surance contributions on leaving responsible for some fifth, in terms of first-line
Moslems in India alone, is well
(Continued on Pape 11.) traditions of British political employment to marry. strength, on the list of Air
"Many women," said one, "feel aware of the ramifications of the parties. The times are ripe for that their vocation in life is to get faith which, arising in the deserts Powers. France has more than it, and it is itself the birth of married. Why, In Heaven's name, of Arabia, spread like wildfire about twice as many acroplanes; Italy the times. It originates out of I don't know."
THE FAKER!
don't
the time of our Dark Ages:
Practically every nationality is to
CHEUNG CHAU NOTES
Weather Attracts
Visitors.
stands just ahead; the air-fleets world glut, bankrupt prices, and Judging from some of the women of the United States and Japan hard necessity. No Government we have seen married, we be found in Mecca, but it is not to be supposed that every hajfi enters are far stronger numerically. Ten five years ago would have either.
the Holy City in the clothes of Regular squadrons are still re- thought of framing such pro-
whatever country he Inhabits Ideal quired to complete the proposals; producers and processers WIFE: "Arthur! Don't tell me Every hajji, indeed, is dressed alike. would have been up in arms you wers contemplating suicide. For on reaching the haram, the gramme approved, as far back as
HUBBY (oho has just returned sacred vicinity of Mecca, the pil
Cheung Chau, April 17. 1923, and nothing is being done against such wholesale interfer-
ence with their individual rights, from rainy vacation and has his head grim has to take off all his clothes
Ideal holiday weather attracted this year to make up the leeway.
in pas oven): Suicide be hanged and headgear and to put on the But old theories have had to go Cetermined to return to the office ihram, which consists of two large many visitors to the feland; about Sir Philip pleaded financia!
in face of the fact that the with a scorched face somehow. exigencies, and that, of course, is whole world was pouring its why one Air Minister after an- bankrupt stock on to the British other has perforce been obliged market
at bankrupt prices."Johnny, didn't I tell you to waist and downwards, No protec noon on the "Bun Chow" which we to do so little. But he also That has already stopped in part, count fifty, when you got angry tion to the fastep of the foot is were glad to see back again after permitted this prohibition induces some days absence at the Yuet pleaded the wholehearted desire and this Bill will pe much with your brother?
Shing festival, the substitute boat "I am counting. I'm sitting on the wearing of sandals, of the Government to promote a more effectually. A
Moreover, un-him to make sure he's here when I Nor is this the only prohibition being uncomfortably crowded.
under which the muhrim (wearer of The excitement of the week was successful issue of the Disarma-der Part II, the home producers get up.
the thram) now acts. He may not the wreck of the Norwegian steam- ment Conference as an even of the primary, and the proces
cover his head (except with a sun-er Fjorden, on the Cheung Chan greater justification for continued sers of the secondary products
shade), nor cut his hair, or nails, Bock. The rockets fired as distress acceptance of this country's 're will be brought together and set
nor shave, nor kill any creature signals were seen from the East
Walling.
IS THAT NICE. HOST: It's beginning to rain; to work out development schemes you'd better stop for dinner.
that
Facts You Did Not Know
towels, generally, but not neces-14 houses being occupied for the sarily, white in colour, the one for week-end, or part thereof. Quite a the shoulders, the other around the number of visitors left this after
lative weakness in the Air arm. for the perfecting of their indus VISITORS: Oh, thanks very save the dangerous, nor cut grass or coasted Nevertheless, if British hopes of tries in their respective districts, much, but it's not bad enough for plant within these sacred harum The afforestation department an all-round reduction in aerial so that the farmer who raises war strength are frustrated by pigs and the factory, which pro- duces bacon can increase their negative results at Geneva this supplies and market them at extreme disparity cannot be reasonable prices. All schemes allowed to go on, especially as are subject to Departmental ap- Great Britain is peculiarly vul-proval; the interests of the small men are to be carefully protect nerable from the air. Public ed, and danger of public exploits opinion used to be extraordinarily tion can be checked by the ad- sensitive to any challenge to mission of larger supplies from British naval security, That has outside. Those who will the end must also consent to accept the been largely blunted by the aero-means, The Bil Is the virtual plane, yet there has been end of individualism In
sensitiveness
Branches of marién
precincta,
have been planting seed and trees: From this time onwards the true Rain is needed to give these a start haji is in a state, bordering an and to replenish some of the springe spiritual sextasy. He repeats the Mr. and Mrs. Mulcahy are leav tatblya, that prayer which, like so ing to-morrow (Tuesday) after an many Islamic supplications, em- enjoyable honeymoon holiday. We sew meter to be fastened to an phasises the unity of God: Labbaik, are also bidding farewell to an old-
steering
shows Allahuma, Labbaik! Labbaik, la resident, Mr. S. A. C. Franklin, who automobille Tow many miles a car is
Labbaik! (Here am 1:0 leaves Hong Kong on the Las for each gallon of gasol
God, athy Command! Here am Changte.
the
tion are
witho
steve
leum has been
11 Thou hast no partner, Here The probable site of the new Red.
Arrived in Meck
Cross Hospital has been 777some time, but we und
the pilgrim, as it has been definitely [es]) to pray
East of the Poll
ear the sho
the