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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
The resumption of the railway service yester- day was instructivo, (nnamuch as it showed th^! management were willing to meet public con venience. An early Sunday train was sugges ed, and it has been put on. That is a policy which should help to populariss the new means of travel.
COMPANY MEETING.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10r8, 1910.
DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED
Before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, I aball be pleased to answer any questions shareholders may wish to ask.
The ordinary yearly meeting of the sbaroved the adoption of the report and acconuts,
No questions were asked, and the Chatha holders in the abovo company was held on Saturday at the depot in Lower Albert Road, which was seconded by Mr. J. M. E. Macuivo Dr. J. W. Nebio presided, and the others and carried saimonsly, prosent 'were: Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Mesara, F.
Mr. CARMICHAEL inored, Mr. Nawait so.
LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
BUFFS V. CIVILIANS,
afternoon by a match between the Buffs and a The football season was opened on Saturday
team arranged by Mr. Storrie. A good game was witnessed and the result, a pointless draw,
Maitland (directors), Stevenson (acting man-conded, and it was agreed, that Dr. J. W. Noble was a fair indication of the play. The rough I have hoard criticlan on the subject of tho ager), M. Manuk (asting Beiretary), J. M. E./ood Hon. Mr. E. Osborne be re-elvoted directors, ground militated somewbat againat a good
Mr. NEWALL moved the re-election of Mr.display. The teams were location of the fleet station over the border, Machado J. McCubbin, J. L. Carmichael
F. J. Chipman, F.A.A., and Mr. W. Hutton For some reason those who have advised the Chang Tong-and G. Nowall.
Potts as auditors. "Chinese authorition have placed it about half ́n' milo from the city of Samchun. That this is a mistake will be apparent when it is pointed ont
The Secretary read the notice convening
the meating.
The CHATEMAN said: -Gentlemen, -with
}
Mr. CHAN TONG seconded, and the motion was carried nanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business of
Mr. Storrie's XI.-Hay; Hamilton and Mo Cubbin, Wilkie, Barlow and Gregory, Aitcheson and Hadley; Brown; Comper and Storrie.
Buffe-Fitzpatrick; Barlett and Mannering: Reynolds, Wran and Cooper; Bartlott and
thai Samchun is the market city for over 150 your permission I will follow the usual custom the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you very Ryan: Taylor; Downs and Williams,
and take the report and accounts, which havo book in your hands torgamo days, as read. Your
much for your attendance. Dividend warrants
villages and is the most populous soutre in the Ban On district. Of course this is not a matter directors are pleased, in these times of stress will be ready on Monday,
for us, but all the same we have some little
interest in it.
The proceedings at the Legislativo Connell on Thursday were not so formal as usual, in fant there was almost the suggestion of s alight breeze. However, the restraint manifested by His Excellency the OA.G. smoothed matters over and harmony was restored before the meeting ended.
the breakdown on the railway and the advent of
great wizard mystifies people and does the won
́are commenting on the "what might have been.'
|
and stringency, to be able to lay before you an
THE QUEUE.
A correspondent of the N-U. Daily News, who signs himself "Conservative," writos
thousand years before the birth of Christ,
RUGBY.
"KENT" v. HONGKONG!
A good crowd assembled on the Club Ground at the Happy Valley to witnows the match ba- tween a team from H.M.S. Keat and the Hong
Considerable excitement way kong Club. manifestol, but play was mostly in favour of the Naval mou, who won by eight points to all. The tepuus were:—
Kent-Piduck, back; Raybould, Sloman, Dongine and Grimmitt, three-quarters; Turner and Horswell, half-backs; Highton, Hoemon,
WATSON'S v. CRAIGENGOWER Played on the Crsigengower, ground on Saturday, this match ended in a win for the home team by 44 runs. The scores were: -
WATSON'S
H. II. Taylor, Rono, b Briga 0. Harper, b Carrie
C. Jolinton, o C. Baga, b Carrio
11. Spargy, run out an
B. Dowsbury, Braga -
N. Cronaler, hit wat, b Brag
H. Rapp. Braga, b Carrie
R. Phillips, Beag
J. A. Turrant, o E. Lammort, b Curria.... W. Muskott, o Carvalho, h Carrie Williams, not out
J. pittios, b Curio
Extras
Total CBAIGENGOWÂu.
R. F. Lammert, a Phillips, b Taylor.
39
R. Carvalho, o Spittles, b Taylor......
H. W. Potoraon, e Phillips, 6 Taylor..
B. Basa, b Taylor.....
J. N. Brugs. b Sparge
L. A. Rane, b Taylor
E. L. Baga, o Rapp. b Sparge
11
J. W. Noria, b Ty T
I. E. Lammert, o Dewsbury, b Taylor
11
P. Currie, not out
##
$
C. J. Higginbotham, Ibw, b Taylor.
J. Bailiwara, o Dewsbury, b Johnston ...
Extrus
Total
THE JUNIOR CLUB FOR SHANGHAI. The proposal to form a Junior Club was well supported at the meeting bald at the Astor
Mr. E C. Porpo prosided, and gavo a short
ing a Junior Club, Mr. Poures was
of form.
NOTES AND NEWS.
3
CHILD WHO SPEAKS TEN LANGUAGES. Winifred Sackville Stonor, eight years old, the daughter of Colonel Stonor, of the United States Maine hospital service, can speak English. French, Spanish, Latin, Esperanto, Japanese, Bassion, German, Polish, and Italiau, She has also published a book of verses Mrs. Stauor, who is a daughter of the Lord Sackrillo who was formerly British Ambassador at
taught the child horself."I bgton.
with her when she was three weeks sid, dovoloping her both mentally and physically, and the affect of the teaching and methods is apparent," she says. "I started from the first to teach the child the boat way to cultivate her taste and to improve her mind. The secret is to make the training play for them."
"L
WORKMAN'S HINT TO ARTIST.
A correspondent of the Daily New ways Holman Hunt used to tell a story of how a carpeater saved one of his best known pictures from a serious error. The man was doing some odd jchs about the house, and was found
frown- ing at "The Shadow of the Cross" in tho studio-the picture in which Christ, Who has
and
His far belak in the workshop, rises to
fall height,
stretches shadow forming a crucifix. "Well?" asked the artist, interrogatively. Don't think much of it, Mister, was the blast comment. demanded Hunt, amused, but a triffe nettled.
"Why P The bloke that can say making any sawdust is a sight clover'n any 1 wood without
ever seed," was the answer. It was true; the
WIRD IN HIPPO'S MOUTH.
nocount such as the ose under roview. which enables as not only to pay the samo dívidond as last year, but also to provide for depreciation and add to our reserves. Depreciation is with
It is universally acknowledged that each an a rory serious item, especially with reference important and sweeping change in Chinese to one bord, which is, is you know, subject to comics (for the rotuoval of the queue implies constant rouoval, and should this point, be total change of costume) would necessitate great less of money, probably ruin, to the innumerable overlooked or unprovided for, you would slik merchants, hatters, clothiers and barbers of The two sensations of the wook have been on your business. We trust the course recom. jis nat on these lines that I intend to oppose Travis, Jokna, Grister, Brimilcombe, Bryant and House on Saturday, says the N. e, Daily News. door was clean leneath the bough!
soon to without cows with which to carry the country. This goes without saying, and it mended for dealing with the accounts will xuest→ a violent and entirely unnecessary reform. Nicoln. If folks are not disenssing how the with your approral. Asevery precaution known Chinese are a nation of aesthetics, and thosmith, forwards, Reserves-Lee and Wilson,
I will make aestheticlom my plea The to us is taken to prevent the introduction of dis. foreigners who have taken the trouble to make Hongkong-T. J. Bolson, back; J. C.explanation of the outlines of the scheme, and derful things that he appears to perform, they ease to the herd, as well as to prevent the more than a merely superficial acquaintance with Roberts, H. G. Hegarty, G. D. Mollwraith and the meeting was unanimously indyou slected of Pote, the big hippopotamus of the Bro
For several days tears coursed down the face I spread of any contagion that may find its way/em will bear me out with this, Almost two C. A. W. Ferrier, three-quarters: J. McGregor President and Mr. A.. E. Fenton, Hon. Secret- Zoo, New York: The hardor Dr. W. Heid in milway administration. Even the grave and into the premises, we are compelled to insist while our ancestore, oled in skins and ariel and F. Conker, halves; A. Temperley, C. C. F. ary, with the following committee: Messrs. W. Blair mid the attending, hargers triol to bud sober-mladed soigneurs of the Legislative upon the rigid enforcement of an old rule of the with clabe, were enforcing the principles Cunningham, W. Ross, G. Bates, D.3. Choogs L. Gerrard, Bathurst Walker, C. Vaughan, Gout the cause of the hippopotamur troubia the Connell worried us much over the illusions of company, which forbids the admission of visitors the Chinese had attaongst aneh other, man. 3, Bell-Irying, A. H. Boles and H. W.
of "Might is Right"
F. Bidwell, T.
T. B. Fa Corbach, anil barder the animal I. Gill. The prosi
wept. the high Nicola as over the deeds of a government to any of our properties; no one should feel hurt of civilization
Seeing that the provisional Balloting Com keepers were trying their best to discover the state Lestor, forwards.. that exists
mitteo at présent.
was composed of
I. A. charged with oxiravaganco,
when permission to visit the farms is refused They were governed in almost identically the
Donnelly, J. E. R. Harris, G. C. Nazor, and leave his cage,. us that his friends would hare A root of the trouble, he signified his desire to The suspension of traffic on the railway was them, if they bear in mind the object in view.of articles of which a sentory or two ago we same way as they are today. They made use
W. J. Gands. The committee will now draw more room to work in. When be was lod out, up a formal scheme for the organization of the he ope The vacions departments of our business require had never heard (such as bank orders or, to take
Club, which is not to be regarded as superseded his mouth as wide as ho could about yard and abali noross-and invited the keepers Morions. Such experiences are really necessary constant care and stady to enable us to keep pace a vary trivial example, the game of it in petition, played the remainder of the Leayne on break entirely new ground.
diabolo, The Police, the winners of the Longus coming any existing institution, but is intended to to look inside. Thoy did so, and were 19. to indicate the handred and one things that are
and advance with the times. In this work your Enrope). Above averything they valued their their own greens on Saturday afternoon, and a
which three Fears ago made such
tonished to see embedded in the roof of Peta's required for running a railway, and it is batter Board have the assistance and co-operation of an Art. The people most looked up to and most
monti a picos of wire that had evidently come that they should happen now rather than when bis staff, whom it gives us pleasure to an honoured were the literateurs to and at very exciting game ensued. The Taikoo made
from bale of hay. Ropes were fastened to Polo's jawa to keep
thom open, thon Keeper a trellis has been developed and when its dislocaratulate on the manner in which they study the period. This, alas! is changing. Like the draw with their opponents-20 all, the Civil
Dick Richards stepped inside the cavern and the company's interests and give effect to the ford making Gold their god. The wealthy mer by the Kowloon rink winning by two shots. they are substituting wealth for art, Service lost by one, but the irene was decided
fastened a stick having a hook in the end of it I wishes of your Board.
and
to the wire. Several men seized the other end present in Australia in the interests of the and admiration which was once nocorded to
Our manager is at ehunt, the rich parvens, receives the honour The Police lost on the day by 58 to 57 shots,
of the stick, and after pulling hard got the wire company. Our customers may nee the milk palators and writers. Sic transit gloria mundi...
out. Pete wiped away his tears and returned to his cago, whore to begun immediately to supplied them fooling more that no effort has But must we speed the changs?
domolish a ton of hay, To employ vile
expression, savouring of a book, the Chinese, all are agreed,
unfortunate, but it cannot be regarded as very
tion would mean considerable inconvenience.
The budget debate was the occasion sized to draw attention to the apparent increase of crime in the Colony, and the Government reply
of
LAWN BOWLS.
FOLICE . REMAINDER OF LEAGUE,
Scores:-
POLICE. K. MoLonasu Tasp. Robertson
indicated that the subject was under considera- been spared, or precantion noglected, that tends tourist guidesque" in their present costume, Insp. McHardy
tion. It seems to me, and I am only a layman, of course, that the question would not have become se soute if the magistraton could be in- duced to be less lenient towards those who come before them. The quality of meray has its beautiful attributes, as we learn from our friend Shakespeare, but a little severity is frequently
wholesome thing.
POLICE.
KOWLOON.
A. Ramsay
D. Harvey
T. Petrie
TAIKOO.
Mr. Hardwick Mr. Dickie Mr. FergusonI
?
A PRECIOUS BABY.
GOLDEN CRADIE,
WOMAN AND MARRIAGE.
A woma
Baby MoLean, says a New York correspondent, enjoys the reputation of being the richest infant in America, and, judging by the space devoted to him in the magazines-hers, he is about the best advertised in the world. It is estimat ad that Baby John D. Rockefeller ITT
is beir to about £12,000,000, but Baby Vinson Walsh McLove has £30,000,000 to his secount already,
A Paris fashion paper has instituted a cor. Insp. Cameror (skip) 15 ♬ Cromfort (skip) 17 according to the New York World, and that an respondence on the subject of love.
is steadily increasing. Ho get his millions from who signed her letter Loss or Death, "c1- hie late maternal grandfather, a very lovable plained that she loves the wrong man, and she bates the man who loves her, and whom her Colorado old mine owner, and from his grand- father the paternal aide, Colonel John parents want her to marry. Shoil she marry MoLear, a capitalist and newspaper owner,
the man she hates, or die a maid? The immonse Artiolo writers for the American Sanday macs, the Telegraph states, "Marry the wan majority of the lies who reply any in aub- papera have long torolled in
in descriptions of the world's richest baby, and photographs of yon hate. Love is not of the slightest import- the infant and his mother, Mrs. Edward ance for getting married.
1. Rainbow "advises, McLean, have been printed galore, I have
"You have no sympathy for the young man, but (skip) 21 beforo mold cradle given tol
write a photogram by King
of little it you MoLean in
on to be ing indifferent he will certainly
Another adviser writes. "You Leopold, and A fall. page description of "Els have no idea what a boro an affectionate
Marriage love 2,ᏗᎳᎢ for the accuracy of
of all the details, but they are agree for any length of time. intral esteem is kind for the real foundation of mariage." Marry by all which the readers of American Sunday news- Beans, Saya
POLICE.
(skip) 20
CIVIL SERVICE. W, Fincher F. Howell I. Wheal
I ILA
ย
to keep the milk pure, fresh, and free from all are very contaminating influences. It is therefore quite They are perhaps the only nation who, male and unnecessary to boil or atarilise it before using. female slike, take a real pride in the beauty of but should it for any special reason by their clothes, the fluence of the material, and
the delicacy of the design.
Insp. Gourlay necessary to use milk so trested, the company
P.C. Stuart. Furthermore, they are perfectly happy and will deliver it either Fastnerised or sterilised as contented as they are. The quene in no way Insp. Withers (skip) 20 Mr. Scott
P.S. Pitt desired. Under ordinary circumstances raw interferes with their business, for, in the case of artisans and mechanics, they invariably coil the milk is more easily digested and more readily!
queue round their head when engaged in some P.8, Grant > nssimilated than when it has been Fasinerised, work, to prevent it gotting in their way. It is LS. Ogg The Portuguese revolution has been the boiled, sterilised or frozen; natur gives it to us only one or two enthusiasts who, after a brief Insp. Fonton surprise of the week. It has set people talking, in the raw state, and in that state it was intondod sojourn in Europe or Amarica, having been duly P.C. Bell (skip) 22 C. Bond but at the same time the Portuguese community that all mammals should as it. For the benefit impressed with the advants of Progress and tie here have given little indication as to the side of invalide or others who desire to are sterilised interest and discussion
asons the present otas mijoct. which calms their sympathy... The Portuguese milk, the company is prepared to supply,
Let us look at
at Japan, years ago Japan- community here have always been regarded as and plac on board ship, freshly storilised milk was quite the most hafiful country in the good loyalists, and it is not unfair-to-presume in any quantity, which will keep porfectly world, both from the nafteel beauties and the that their sympathies go towards the young sweet and fresh during na satire voyage And now?
extreme prettiness of the national costume.
The Hongkong Cricket Club's opening match Paper editions always crave with sa appetite at it. In a few years your romantic Das a lady who signs herself "Shy Daisy" don't let the chance go by. Don't A wretched King who has been driven from his throno, to the Homeland or further. Milk is Pas-ghastly advertisements and alill mo ghastly the First XI. met "The Rest," the latter win laud, and river, In Bar Harbour, Maine, be has ledge that romantic passion is all nonsense, and
adorned with country
which sooms to grow upon what it foods. He suff for the season took place on Saturday, when has certainly several exclusive homes by sea. notions will pass away, and you will acknow- The latest news, which suggests that the now tuerised by being heated to a temperature of laced in ill-fitting formiga
manufacturing towns, where wome tightly Government is willing to grant autonomy to 140deg. Fahrenheit, at which point it must be Europeanized
band over- ning by four wickets and 25 raus, Scores and quite a farm, and almost a menagerie, stocked that the only real happiness is to have a com
for his beneft.
At Sheep from Colorado, dogs, fortable home. I know from experience." Only the Colonies, ought to be interesting for Macao,' kept for an hour or two, or raised to 160deg. į comfortable, do their best to hiter the analyses were as follows-
Boks, turkeys-everything in the animal two correspondents advise Love or Death" to ponies, ducks,
thata baby heart can orave for, and all "war- ugliness
"die a maid rather than marry
man she raated not to bite."
doesn't care for."
*
The sterilisation of
men,
RICE AND BERI-BERI.
xcut-
57
CRICKET.
FIRST XI. "THE 'LEST."
THE BEST.
4
Lt. F. D. Hitchcock, a Hancock b Hird... 4 -Roader Harrin, et Bancock, b Garnett... 50- J. A. Cooke, R.N., Turner, Bird 29 L. 1. Tipper, R.N., o and b Bird.......... Rev. D. H. Parno, st Hancook, b Bird... 9 A. P. H. Rouquette, e Turner, bosrett.. 11 Col. Staspola, o Hancock, b Garnatt...
G
E. F. Townsend, R. Hancock, b Garnott 4 B. F. Chapman, b Torner.
P. Jacke, st Hincsek, 1 Gamett ...........
O. T. Han, Bagnall, d Bird
11
7
Extras
Total...
...139
Bowling Analysis.
Q
T,
IM
2 503
5
Capt, G. Garnett.13
Б
Reynall
$ 1 13
Sharpin
12.2
B
韭
Turner...
FIRST XI.
which has always felt aggrieved at the attitude, for ten minutes or more.
of the Past with tawdry of Lieben. All the same it is rather diffoult to milk does not mean simply boiling it-heating has wrought its havoc here, ae wo to encourage the Prosont. The Pandal hand of Progress of iranging the Pearl of the Orient as a selfs to a temperature of 212leg. Fahrenhoit-but it in China
Japan Ная governing Colony. Its position, I imagine, in
really benefitted by means superheating it under steer pressure to its modernity and holenie adoption of too precarious to allow of the Mother country 230deg. Fahrenheit. This produces a number European customs! nation, it has become showing a weak hand in its affaire
of chemical changes, which seem to interfere greater, but are the people individually any happier They may, or may not, have gained We have always believed that the servant with its di-estibility to such an extent that the the respect of untious, but they bars undoubted- chtaining commission from the tradesmen was weak stomachs of invalids or of babies cannot lost their incomparable and unique Art, and
ly essentially an Eastern habit, and it must come as readily digest and assimilate it. It is therefore will not do likewise. I will in conclusion, quote us bope the Chiness surprise to many to learn that the custom is not so satisfactory, and cannot be
com- the cid odogo "autres pays, autres mœurs." very mock in vogue at Home. Correspondence pared as a food with raw milk. Though We will hope that China will always remain has been published in one newspaper on the experiments in the laboratory do not show faithful to her ancient and historic customs, for
B. E. 0. Bird. 'the country' that never sobject, and it is pointed out that mistresses that the milk is impaired by Pasteurising, he is known as
changos.. apparently expect their servants to receive a it is less easily digested than raw milk, but more commission from tradesmen on paying the readily acted on by the digestivo juices of the
· konsoħald bills. The head of a Wrat-End flrm stomach than milk that has been sterilised said to a Proseman that lottors from mistresses The highest food value is obtained by using and masters complaining that their servants milk in its raw state, Sheald, however, the have not received commissions ure vinsaal, milk be in any way suspicious, it is much better but not rare. Recently a man wrate to him to have it boiled or sterilised rather than continuous consumption of polished rice as
The theory that beri-beri is caused by the Faying: "My cook complains to me that you are use.it in a raw state. Tinned milk is con- staple article of dist has received further con- not allowing her any discount upon remonts, densed milk produced by evaporating the formation by recent experience at the Culion We are constantly being solicited by other, water and then adding sugar as a preserva leper colony. Since the opening of the colony. butchers to give orders to them. Good servanta tire; the
milk angar injures the
in 1906, good grades of polished rice were always are, however, scarce, and unless you can arrange food by rendering it difficult of digestion. more or less constantly
used as the staple diet,
beri-beri has been
669 been
in existence. the question of taking my custom elsewhere." milk as a regular diet, ff the ordinary milk in From time to time adding more meat
Tapet and
veg tables to The diflealty of "keoping good servants ia large obtainable. If no sugar is added, it must the rice improved the situation and the
to the rations and redoing the amo
amount of of ly responsible for our trouble," added the trades be sterilised before sealing the tia; when so the disease was reduced to small proportione,
incidanoa man. "People are so afraid of losing a good treated it is often sold as evaporated cream, but its completo eradication did not seem
entirely discontinued. As stated in't March the nsa of red rico or Fizana was he
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The Intest quarterly report of the Barea of Health for the Philippine Islands contains the following -----
and
mattore with my cook shall have to consider | It should therefore never be substituted for raw entire time that the colony at during the
rice
I
A. G. E. Elborough, a R. Harria, b Bass 2 Capt. Garnett, K.A.b Payno... H.C. D. Turner, b Massage
A. P. Dashwood, a Warburton, b·Mana..... Lt. Bagnall, Hitchcock, b Payne
R. Bancock, not ont.
H Hancock, b Postonji ......... H. D, Sharpin, not out
Extran
Bowling Analysis.
58
1
128
B. W
3JcJat's
0
3 90
3
Payse
Q
*
Łapman
0
20
E0
Pastonji.... Doancitoy
+
D
1
8
0
HOWLOON 1. ARMY ORDINANCE DEPARTMENT Kowloon wore at homeen Baturday afternoon
10
six nurseries and his farm.
I will not
just of that rom
romantic and pioturesque
husband becomes
GATHERING OF THE CLAN LINDSAY.
Tus plutocratic baby travelled in California in & private railway-our elaborately furnished for him and his parents. He has mays a New York A large and representative assemblage of World writer, an automobile “se big as a cirons metabors of the ancient Scottish Clan Lindeny wagon," in which is a complete nursery. He met recently at Edzell Castle, in Forfamhire. has destore, maries, and private detectives, and Owing to indifferent health the chief of the the nurseries in which he plays have many toys of "solid gold "
Mrs. McLean is happily, a woman of strong commonsense, and, although she and her husband idolise the baby, he stands a good chance to ea- cape being spoiled.
Clan, the Earl of Crawford. Premier Earl of Scotland, was unable to bo present, but he was represented by his son, Lord Baleares, M.P.. and his grandson, the Master of Lindsay. Re presentative Lindsaya were present from Oregon. Detroit, and other parts of Amories, from The child arrived at Plymouth recently with County Down, Ireland, and from leading his parents from Now York The party centres in Britain, Glasgow and Edinburgh proceeded to London with a retinue of nurses sending special contingents to join thons in the and bodyguards. Recently the child attained distriol in visiting what is known so tha · Eagle's notoriety by going about Bar Harbour in a Neat" of the family at Edzell. The Rev. 1. .C. caged baby oarriage made of stout steel, which Starrock, of Edzall, o
1,conducted the party over the was garded fore and aft by private detectives, Curtle, which was erected about 1240, and bad as it was feared that attempts would be made to
considerable additions made in 1640. Mary kidaup him.
Queen of Scote visited the Castle in 1562 while on a northern tour to quell the Huntly rebellion, Dhar
son, King James, visited the Castle in 1580. Dr. Costa, minister of Brechin Cathedral,
Tho
Clan Lindsay ргоровой 14
Bucinly A writer in the Athenæum once threw out a
dipuer given in the Inglis Memorial Hall, and pleasant idea concerning beautiful place-names. referred to the services which the Clan members. Continually, he suggested, they seem as it soldiers, and ecclesiastice. At least one.
rendered to the entry as statesmen, specially made for the famous men who as of the Clon, Lady Anne Lindsay: Barvneks cue paofess associated. with them Drummond and Haw thornden, for instanes, obviously went together; Nairne, had bequeathed to Scottish literature s and what place could have boon Shakespeare's but song that would never die while there were Stratford on Aven? Rydal Mount suggests Boatsmen to be touched by the pathos of "And Wordsworthian austerity Mount
Robin Gray. The gathering, which was the calm dignity of Washington,
Gad's characteristically Highland in character and Hill the rollicking fan of Dickens, Ecole heartiness, was very successful. fechan and Craigenpattock vere manifestly Bir vory well,
WORDS AND NAMES.
cook that they allow her an absolutely free hand though little or no cream may have been site to be possible until the use of polished to the Army Ordinance Corps and had an easy pradestined for Carlyle, This
gun and beri-bori had practically disappeared br the end of the quarter. The use of the same ing to report that the disease has completely kind of rice has been continued and it is gratify. disappeared among the inmates of the colony. A for ca es have been encountered, but they. been transferred to the colony, ecourred among persons who had but recently
in dealing with business firms. The cook de It may interest you to know that last year last quarterly report, during the month of clares that she cannot get her due from So-and-myself experimented with fresh milk and cream Be, and the master or mistress to avoid offending in tins for use on long voyages. The milk was her writes to the trademan." Another tradesman placed in sterilised two-quart tins and soldered stated: "Servants in good houses expect to up at once. The milk itself was not treated in make something out of the tradesmen to whom any way whatever: it was not heated, boiled, they give orders. In most cases master and Pasteurised or sterilised, neither was a proser mistress do not openly recognise this, but they vative of any kind used. Yet cool day during must know what goes on in spite of the Secret the entire voyage of thirty days one or two lina Commission Act, though they do not care to wore opened and consumed, the milk remaining interfers." Servants in Paris receive by custom hd. in the Irano (103) on their mistresses' bills. All this goes to show that there is nothing ROW under the snu. We foolishly thought that- squeess pidgin belenged to Chino, but it is apparent that we shall have to reriso our old theories,
As a more man I feel inclined to agree with the lady writer who thinks that the prettiest frocks are rarely worn by the prettiest women, and that the faces underneath charming hate are seldom quite worthy of such delectable head- gear; but when she goes on to my that this is a proof that the art of dressing in not learned in a day, I fail to follow. To me it seems merely to indicate that some women find it easier to
Feta
pretty dress than a pretty face. Of course, tam
not thinking of when I BBY Here the ladies not only dress well, but they look well. No! I haven't kissed the Blarney
stone!
L
RANDOM.
KELANTAN'S EXPERIENCE. The following is from the recently published perfectly sweet and wholesome. There were Kelantan Administration Report: only two factors relied upon to insure this Beri-beri does not exist in Kota Bhara result-cleanliness and the ice-box. I may say the State, Country-grown rice, which is nor in any of the other important towns in hero that this company nover makes use of a
kusked by hand and eaten when roughly milk preservative in any form: wa bay nono, freshly prepared, is the staple diet in these WE RIS none. Just before leaving for places. Da Gizlatte, speaking with
many the South in August, a certain amount best of his Eolief beri-beri bas never occurred
Fears' experience in Kelantao,
that to the Bars of
cream WILA ordered by DIG. This within Kota Bharu gnol, Prisoners are well-nour- cream was supplied from the ordinary ished and fed upon coarse unpolished Kelautan stock kept for sale over the counter in the town rice, bought at a rate varying between five to siz Japet, and it was sent on board the ship and put that bori beri occurs from time to time among
the Fantangs to dollar
Gimlette states on the ice. Some was used each day during the the imported coolies in the interior, more a- voyage to Singapore. The last phial was used pocin
pocially in the Du Development Company's palatable and ewest for more than eleven days. is empleyell; he adds that all possiblà precautions
DE
five days after arrival in Singapore, remaining concussion, where the largest number of bands
to-combot the disease are taken, and that the I have said that it may interest you: it is of high standard of the hospital at. Kuala Lebie, special interest to us, and washes as wonder the Company's head-quarters, has been mad what happens_'o the milk or cream after it tained throught the year by the Comps s leaves our hands. Think it over.
médical officer, Dr. Smart.
KOWLOON.
is. Scores -
W. F. Brawer, b Osman A. G. Brown, ran out
A.E. Fowler, e Edwards, b Davidson F. J. de Reine, a Foulkes, b Clos.
F. Button, e Tully, b Osman
J. B. Robinson, b Foalkos
Lisnt. Thompson, a Higgins, b Cloa.. Majority, Cleo, & Daman. W. L. Wenner, b Lashbrooke J. H. Mendi, o Higgins, b Omah W. T. Elson b Osman W. Curwen, a Osman, b Clee. L. E. Brett, not out......
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but the great man seems to take a long time to meet the fitting place-name. What suggestion of the roll of Gladstone's oratory is there in
Oxford, Hawarden? Liverpool,
It does not. come until Midlothian
The
portmanteau-word may be called Carrollism just as another variety of speech may be called a Spooneriem. Neither of the great
hnd
SMALLPOX IN TAIPING,
at e
THE ISOLATION WARD TO BE PACKED.
The Perak Pioneer says: Smallpox is spread- ing, in spite of the offers by the authorities to ing here at a space which is little short of alarm-
men whose numes are thus enabrized invented au conceal the real state of affairs from the public. Innovation upon language. Ton Hood long ago
The isolation ward at the hospital is full to
anticipated Spooner with a whole pocta or the wing and ot er out-houses ars to be
ights of country lite, "coming across a
Lipsy
erected
for the accommodation of the
and so on.
And Bishop Samnet stricken. The disease is not restricted to one Vilberforce was probably not the first port area-it has reached the main road as well
as being mantean work-maker, when he described a mischief
the outlying districts Tho is that Busex clergyman who also played the
with the hospital full, the latest sufferers
do
Wi
Total
A.0.0,
196
certain
Cpl. Davidson, b Brett Pia. Crew, bearwin
Cpl Osman, b Brett... Cl. Foulkes, Brett Cpl. Higgins, furwogen Mr. Edwards, c Eisou, b Fowler Mr. Tras, b (tirwen
Pto Laibrook, ↳ Curwen: Cpl. Lully, Elson, b Fowler. Pie, Cloe, e Sutt, b Flower....... Cpl. Talbot. b Weaser.... Ple. Boots, B Weaver.... Cpl. Stevens, not out....
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76
Bowling Analysis.
Brett Curren Fowler Wesser
in
scannot be removed from their
a country squire as a "squareon." When houses and some of the patients are lying
part of
he came into some landed estate himself, a friend accused him of being the squarson · now. "Oh, no!" he said, “
"a squirshop." Alcoholiday" is Mr.
is Mr. William De Morgan's portmantosu word which he invented to de scribe Joe Vance's father's leisure and the way ha spent it. It must rank among the happiest contributions, to the building up of A pemmicau vocabulary
From another band there has come" glog," descriptive of that grassy, semi-liquid mud which a half-rainy day
ever shops wherein food-stuffs are sold, while we are told there is a case above a barber's shop. The police, wo know, have been inost active in locating esses and taking proper disia- the Sanitary Inspectors are equally enervetic. footing measures. Wo shall be grind to hear that
We have been unable to obtain any official Agures relative to the extent of the contagion, but we have reason to believe that over thirty cases are under treatment. We understand, too, so liberally bestows upon London streets, the isolation wurd at the hospital is so packed And there is the word for the paternity disgraceful. It were time that the Govern
with patients that the condition borders of the
which is lying practically idle, should take pains with something like £8,000.000 in hand to provide against the possibilities of infectious diseases, by the erection of sufficiently commodi. Lous isolation wards..
of which Oxford and Cambridge contend- the word of such classical association that it deserves entrance into the dictionary, for what bachelor does not honour "brunch" as the meal which is too late to call breakfast and too early 'to call Isnot?