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RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY"
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
LONDON, February 10th Advices froiz Moscow stale
..that Bykoff's first publle speech since he succeeded Lenin indicated that he would parry out Lenig's foreign policy. It would not be one of aggression, he said, but so long us-the-international situation is disturbed by the aftermath of the Versailles Fence Treaty, the Red army Lust be maintained. »»
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 1924
HONGKONG WOMEN'S GUILD
AND
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S.
LEAGUE,
DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS OF ANNUAL BAZAAR.
Following is a statement of the total proceeds, etc, of the Anal Bazaar held in 1993 together with the allocation of the funds decided upon by the Com-
mittee.
Owing to the favourable, weather on the day of the Bazaar which interfered very considerably with the Bazaar, the Branch Secretaries have been selling of their goods privately since, and it has not been possible to prepare a tinal state- ment of proceeds and allocation till now!
The total proceeds of the Bazaar, held in December, 21, and of entertainments given nod work seld during the year 1923
nonst to $18,493.65.
LETT REGIMENT DISARMED.
LONDON, February ìoth. Advices from Rigs state that travellersal and Inckyard Stall (Mrs. Grace):
from Moscow report that the Authorities have ordered tlu: disbaudment of a famous Lett regiment at Moscow, owing to its putiens actions,
The regiment refused to be disbanded, but a Tartar regiment overcame resistance after a short tight
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SOVIET TACTICS.
COMMUNISTS ORDERED TO FOLLOW LENIN'S EXAMPLE.
Rica, February 10th.
A „uresongo from Moscow says that at a meeting pi the communist executive Zino- tell said it was imperative to follow Len- in's ctics.
"They must at all costs got closer to the pusantry, even if foros be mary, He foreshadowed great clean sing operations, and declared the present argumvate, if allowed to continue, would bead to destroy the Red Army and the State. The political department has pass ed a resalution ordering the provincial Comunuaist branches to cease quarrelling and observe the strictest parte discipline.
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RAILWAY PLANT FOR INDIA
TENDERS INVITED FROM SCOTTISH
FIRMS.
Loxbox. February 10th.
In connection with a report which is given much prominence in the Press, ta the effect that the Indian Government has ordered six locomotives from Ger- maoy, it was announced to-day that tenders are invited from Scottish loco
builders niotive
for sixty powerful engines and much, railway plant. THURINGIAN DIET ELECTION
SOCIALISTS SUFFER CRUSHING DEFEAT.
BERLIN, February 10th. The elections for the new Thuringian Dict resulted in a crushing defeat of the Socialists, who, up to the present, had a strong majority in the Diet, but they are now repinerd by a Bourgeuía Bloc. Eighty to ninety per cent, of the elector ate voted.
The result is symptomatic of the gen- eral swing towards the Right, which is occurring in Germany, and which will undoubtedly be repeated at the general elections for the Reichstag, which will probably be held in fune
a
The election for the Diet of the Free State of Luebeck also converted Socialist majority into a minority against the Bourgeois Parties.
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STEAMERS COLLIDE NEAR GRAVESEND.
VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED. »:
Loypos. February 10th, The British steamer Mathers, from Tees, reports that near Gravesend she fell across the bows of the anchored
British steamer Paris from Shanghai. The latheron was badly dan aged. The extent of the injury to the City of Paris unknown.
H.M.S. Tomar "Tender
The Chute
Lucky Well
Liye Aunt Sally
.....$2.079.90
63.10
201,05
140.90 1.00
Military Stall (Mrs. Butter-
worth Police Stall (Mrs.
Wolfo)
Lucky Dip
Clock Golf
$1,015.00
105.83 42.53
Peak Stali (Mrs. Gompertz) Victoria Stall (Lady Brunyate) Kowloon Doek Stali (Mr«" W.
Forsyth)
Kowloon Candy Stall (Mrs.
Wylie, Mrs. Parves) Quarry Bay Stall (Mrs. Greig) Belibos Girls School Stall (Miss
Clarke. Staff and Girls)... St. Paul's Girls' School Stall (Mes Woo, Staff and Girls)... St. Stephen's Girls' "College
Stall Children's Club Stal (Mrs. E
Davidson)
Mother's Joy" Stall (Hong- kong Boy Scouts) Children's Aquatic Sports (Lady
Rees Davies)..... Programmes Tea Garden (Mrs. Harston) ....
abit Cigarettes
Gate Moues...... (Mrs. L. Scott) Cinematograph
Parcel Stall (Mrs. Hickling). Tea-set Raffle
Donation to Bazaar Funda. Proceeds of Football Match (Garrison Sergeants and Em- presa of Australia)
WONDERS OF THE EYE.
THE GLOBE TROTTERS.
TRUE RELIGION. DR. Q. M. HARSTON'S INTERESTING | MERRY TROUPE AT THE THEATRE | SHIMON BY THE REV. H. COPLEY
LECTURE.
_
ROYAL
Before a large gathering at the Helena The attenfance at the first perfinance May Institute last evening Dr. G. M. of Pick Norton's trumpe,, "The Globe Hurston delivered a most interesting Trutters" at the Theatre Royal was not lecture on The Wonders of Nature in as good as the quality of the show war- the Eyes sir Cloud Severn' presided. ranted. This was no doubt largely due
to the short notice given of the Theatre!
De Harstos described the eye as the must varied in s tributes of all
the
MOYLE
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
IT COURTEST OFTEN PALLY BULLETIN."]
The following sermon was preached at ORIENTAL SPINNING AND WEAVING St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, MA., the Senior Chaplain -
For the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking. Init righteousness and pener and joy in the Holy Ghost. Rum. XIV, H.
COMPANY.
SHANGHAL, February 10th, At "the annual meeting of the Oriental Spinning and Weaving Company," Mr." Arnhold, who presided, said that the out- organs in the body, capable as it is of loyal performance, for the presentation, expressing anger, pleasure, emotion and individually and enflectively, «deserved It would seen that St. Paul had heard look was gloomy. Fighting and bea the disposition of its owner. It was, the every bit of the stress accorded it at that the Christians at Bone had been ditry had paralysed! trade, and it had most delicate organ and appeared to the Star Theatre, Kowloon," over
troubled about the question whether they been impossible to work the mill at a well protected from all sides, but dot
might at all kinds of meat or not. The in front; but mature really provided week-end. A more varied and interesting problem of lawful, meats
profit, but the weaving plant had proved. had early protection with great ingenuity.
Trade was linguish- Some entertaiment has not been staged in arisen in the Christian Church. The Jews a sound investment. might look on the hirsuts appendages Hongkong for some time. The company difference betwren clean and unclean Government capable of exercising effective had an elaborate system in which the ing owing to the absence of a Centel called eyebrows as an adornment. They
well under undoubtedly were, ba; he must point ons
a duzen in strength, carry a meats was laid dowg. The first Church suttu voce, thit before hats were invent-long programme to a pleasing conclusion Council held at Jerusalem had decided control over the provinces. Many of the ed in the days of primitive man the eye solely by reason of their personal merit, that these Jewish ceremonial hiws wero Chinese mills hail cheed down, and it was brows were there to delect the courses There are no stage effects beyond a gennd not binding on the Gentiles But there probable that most mills would have to sa of rain drops downward and away from piano, Mr. Jack Crichton, the lending arose a further difficulty amongst then half-time after the New Year. the eye. Even in these days there were comedian, has, we believe, heen. NAPO
Gentile, Christians. A large part of the men with shaggy eyebrows. A former here beforey At any rate, he is an old meat sold in the markets at Rome at Consul General in Canton had very Bandung Company favourite. Mr. Ralph Coriath came from animals that had shaggy eyebrows, and made great play Sawyer dances cleverly; Mr. Wallingford heen killed an sacrifices in heathen $2,812.00 wish them in argument. One day in a Tate puts zest into his pianoforte un temples. The question arose whether it discussion with the Viceroy of Canton, hers; Miss Bobby Broadhurst sings was lawful for Christians to eat of such 333.25 the latter was adamant in his refusal to amusingly, Miss Peggy Lovell dances meat. St. Paul is quite clear in his teach- concede the Consul's point, and turning with gruce; and Miss Lella Forbes abiying on the subject. An idol is nothing. To the interpreter said Tell Her assists in the "funny Tusiness Alto It has no spiritual existence, so a Chris Britannic Majesty's Consul-General that gether, a merry troupe, The Globe tian eng eat an animal serifieed in an I am not afraid of his eyebrows." Trotters," and one worth seeing. They idol's temple without doing wrong. Heat 1,163.40 (Laughter.) The eyebrows were supple, will appear at the Theatre Royal tornight of all kinds. is God's gift and good, and 1,345.39mented by the eye lashes. These were and to-morrow evening, and each cannot contract any moral pollution 2,914.00 short in the male sad long in the female, pecasion will present new prograsimes. through the idolatrous ceremonies fo which it has been subjected. But there gumes in the law of charity. If a weak Brother will he led into what seems to him wrong, by seeing you eating such food, then you must abstain from it for his sake.'
thereby enabling her to protect herself 2,133.20 against the intruding and inquisitive
glances of the male. (Laughter.) The 538.51 eye was further protected by the stan 1,579.61teous shutter effect of the eye lid.
In construction, the eye possessed an 1,189.70 amazing.perfection of detail. The eye
ball was roughly spherical, and attached 808.00 by a stalk, which is the optic nerve, tui
the
BOAT CREW PICKED UP.
ONE EUROPEAN AND FORTY
CHINESE...
Part of the crew of the sis. Keah I the brain. The fibrous coat which gives
epal boat which, as reported in 618.87 strength to the eye ball was what is fami- yesterday's issue, struck a rock off Funk larly known as the white of the ese. ang land, near the Nine Pins, during 36.To The lecturer then went on to detail the the fog on the 8th inse, has been picked structure of the eye. The iris, he said. up by Sub-Inspector Brawn, while 040 was the colored portion which could be patrolling in Water Police Launch No. seen from the front. It was lined with. He reports that at 4.30 pm. on tho 1,000 00 pigment and those people where it was 9th inst, whilst his launch was in the 37.70 heavily pigmented had brown eyes. vicinity of Faag Lang Island. he aserred two lifeboats. These contained one Euro- Those with a lesser amount had beauti 1,107.75 ful hazel eyes anal these with very little pean and forty Chinese, members of the
50.00 pigment had the most beautiful eyes, rnal boat's crew.
92.00 namely of a deep caerulean blue. Some- 19.80 times nature was unkind and mixed her 24.00 paints and then we had eyes of a greyish 175.00 green colour, or that cold, hard, un- sympathetic eye which was extremely useful to men of inflexible purpose such 18.95 politicians sharebrokers. and official
receivers in bankruptcy.
"Total 819,125 65 This sum has bern allocated by the
Commiter-as follows:-
HOME CHARITIES..
at M.C.I Home, Ottershaw, Surrey... Trafalgar Houe for Orphans,
Portsmouth
Hongkong · Lots
Merchant Service Guild Fund
for Widows and Orphans...... The Royal Soldiers Daughters
Home, Hampstead The Orphan Home of Scotland
(Quarriers)
Office Families Fund
Evelina Hospital for Child- ru. Southwark, London, EC. Children's Ward of the London
Hospital
Society for Providing Homes
for Walls and Strays The Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusi Training Ship...
French Convent Italian Convert ....
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In
It was later reported that no lives were lost as a result of the accident to the
Keck F12.
THREE MONTHS' FOR LARCENCY.
"CARGO OF S.S. "NALDERA
FROACHED.
*
The iris formed a circular "hole, which was familiar as the pupil, and which ap peared black in colour. This was due to pigment contained in the innermost cont of the eye, namely the retina. £300 some breeds of rabbits one found pink eyes and this was due to the fact that 170 there was very little pigment behind the iris so that light could penetrate into the 170 interior of the eye and be reflected back again. The pinkish bue was due to light 170 reflected from the blood vessels. All were familiar with the brilliant colours eyes of carnivora. 170 reflected from the
This was due to them being very long 70
sighted and the light rays were reflected back again from what was known as the
Leund, on prisoner. The cloth was identi a pencil of rays which Tapetum, as diverge as soon as they leave the eye, fied as part of some broached cargo which giving a wonderful array of colours rang. had been discharged from the vessel tant
day 50 ing from gold and purple to a greenish
Det, Sergi. Dorling, said that nothink was known against prisoner.
In sentencing the man to the term of imprisonment stated above, the Magistrate Of J. R. Wood) ord red the return of the cloth to the owners.
500
100
50
Total £1,450 OT 812261.30
LOCAP CHARITIES.
+
Nethercle" Hospital Ying Wa Girls School (L.M.S.)
Baxter Mission Day Schools.....? Village School Fund (Miss Pitts) Fairlea School (C.M.S.) CMS. Victoria Home and Or
phanage.
C.M.S, Blind Home Kowloon... Home for the Aged Poor, Kow-"
Joon
300.00 500.00 600.00 200.00
sheen.
St. Paul then tries to uplift the whole conception of his hearers as to what their religion really is. The Kingdom of God is not enting and drinking, bút righteous- Fess and peace and joy in the Holy
host.
تحرم
Let us is our thoughts this morning on these words, and see whether in our ense it is true to say that the King of God is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost."
And first of ill-righteousness, the stan dard of Christian action must be a high ove. We wyst ever he striving to raise our standard of life to be more like the We must at dard of Christ's life. tines re-examine ourselves to see whether we are striving upward towards that
COMPANY REPORT.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
Subject to audit, the Directors of the Green Island Comsat Co., Ltd., will at the forthcoming meeting of shareholders, to be held on Tuesday, the 4th March, 1924, recommend the following allocation of profits: —
To
$600,000.00
!!
To pay a final dividend of.
$1.50 per share write off buildings and machinery. at Macao Works, an additional 10,000 00 To write off buildings and machinery, at Hok Un Works, apalditional.. To write off, buildings and machinery, at Der Water Bay Works, an addi- tional
To write off launches ind lighters, cie, an addi- -tional
To place to reserve for new
plant To boaus to staff
To carry forward to "credit of next year'a account.....
45,698,37
10,000,00
10,000.00
50,000.00 13,618.91
93.347.50
$882,684.6*
£n-
goal of perfect righteousness or whether tuns entirely ignore to their very great we are being content with ourselves as loss. Professor James compares with the we are. None of us liveth to himself," foregoing quotations from writers of the ys St. Paul, evidently intending AL mind cure school the following extract express the normal rule of the Christian from a Catholic writer on the religious Contemplation is the recollection. life. Yet surely that is just what most life. professing Christians in this age are of lind, which in rill places and circum- doing, living for ourselves and judging stances makes us see Him present, lets things chiefly, if not solely, by their effectus copimune respectfully and lovingly A Chinesa, uamed Wong Shu Kan, on ourselves hence the apathy amongst with Him, and fills us with desire and pleaded guilty to a charge of larcency at so many professing Christians today. affection for Him. Would you escape“ the Magistracy yesterday,
and
was Christian righteousness is altruistic. It from every ill Never lose this recollee sentenced to three months with hard must include not only the ordinary vir- tion of God, neither in prosperity nor in labour
tues of natural, religion,, bonesty, truth, adversity, nor on any occasion whatsoever MEG. Bennett (appeasing fur courage self control and so, no, but of
it be.. Invoke not, to excuse yourself Mr. Mackinnon, Mackenzie Cost Also contain the Christian virtues of fromthis duty, either the difficulty or the conducted the prosecution. Be stated humility, love, and faith. The Christian importance of your business, for you can that prisoner, as he was leaving the K...
must be more brave, more honest, morn always remember that God sees you, that Nalep on the 9th instant, was searched truthful, more energetic, more unselfish you are under His eye. If a thousand by a watchman, Prisoner broke away in a word more righteous, than the per- times in an hour you forget Him, re- but was caught by anther watchman. As who is not a Christina
animate a thousand times the recollec- of cloth, valued at about $50. was
The second characteristic of the King tion. If you cannot practise this exer- This cise continously, at least make yourself dum, of God in Peace, says St. Paul. peace of the heart which passeth all as familiar with it as possible. buderstanding is based on our belief in This is surely the same
thing as the love of God. Yet Low few Christians tering into the silence only to the have this peace! It is strange how we Catholic writer it is to hold communion The iris had two sets of muscles which either diinted or contracted the pupil.
fail to keep the spirit of the most familiar with a personal, loving Father and God, Anger was always indicated by
of Bible niottoes Be not anxious.". In while to the New Thoughts writer it is dilation of the pupils. As a rule long
the epistle for to-day St. Paul says peace to be in touch with an impersonal force. Dust be the ruling power in our lives. It is only by the practice of meditation sighted people had small pupils and short
"Let the peaec of God rule in your that we can ever come to know God, and. .8 100.00 sighted people large pupils. The inner-
hearts." Instead of being filled with the until we know Him we shall never attain most coat of the eye was the retina
peace which God means us to have, "we that peace which is intended to be one 350.00 1,100.00 vision.
which was most intimately connected with when this power diminishes, and glasses are too often full of worries and fears of the normal results of the Christian.
must then be resorted to for near work and anxieties, which show plainly that Faith, a peace which can really lift u The lens was the most interesting part This occurs between forty and forty-we do not really believe in God's power above the changing vicissitudes of this of the eye. It could be varied in thick-
five years of age in Europeaus, but aand love for us. There is no more de- life. We see it in St. Paul's ense- In ness and the thicker is became the shorter much earlier age in Chines This is lightful sight, than to come across a spite of all his troubles and dangers his the focus. It was by that means we probably due to the Chinese sending their Christian who is filled with this peace. ruind was at peare. And if our religion were enabled to read and do all forms children to school at a mucli ehrlier age hut it is as rare as it is delightful. Yet is real to us it should bring us peace. 1,150.00 of bear work. In long sighted people than Europeans: The decrease in power it ought to be the normal condition of If it has not done so, it is because we 1,000.00 ton so that the rays of light may years of age. At or after this age Nature fessing Christians does the thought of done the will of Christ our Master and the leas Ead to be constantly more of nycianmodation is progressive up to 60 ] the Christian life. To how many, pro- have not carried out the precepts and
300.00 come to a focus on the retina. Ordinarily indulges in one of the mos: reroarkable God bring peace Do not many profess, have not really given ourselves to liv
the lens focussed parallel rays, that was of her wise provisions for the benefit of ing Christians put the thought of God But St. Paul goes further. The Kingdom Total 85,000.00 to say, all rays coming from a distance the human race. You will often read away from them, because it makes them of God is not only righteousness and of twenty feet and over. In short sight in the papers of the wonderful sight uncomfortable? It is because we know pence. It is joy. There may be a. sad Grand Total 917,861.30ed people the eyebali is too long, and possessed by some centenarian who can God so imperfectly that we love Him so and solema peace, a peace which-conies the rays come to a focus in front of the read the smallest print without the aid little. But this is certain, "we can never from humble submission to the will of Lady Stubbs is President of theoretica. This can only be remedied by of glasses. How does this happen! The have a permanent and insting peace in God, when This will seeras hard. But St ganisation; Mrs. Roffey, Acting Hou, placing a concave lecs in front of the reason is that Nature herself diminishes our hearts without God. And if we are Paul will not have it so. The Kingdom Treasurer; and Mrs. Dyer. Ball, Hon.
eye to counteract the convexity of the the refracting power of the lens by putting the thought of God away from of God is joy. This is an essential for Secretary.
lens within the eye, and so, place the process known as short sighted degeneus, we are depriving ourselves of that ture of the Kingdom, not a virtue coca- focus further back, on the retina izatendration of the lens, so that such people which alone can give us peace. It is the sionally found, or realised by a few of in front of it. Occasionally we meet are wisely made short sighted in their adoration of self which makes men miser: Christians only, but a possession of every people who
are long sighted in one old age. "There was formerly a famous able, and it is the contemplation of Ged | true Christian life." meridian of the eye and short sighted rife shot in this Colony who developed that alone brings peace.
See how often St. Paul insists in his in the other. This is termed astigmatism. this condition. Nearly all famous sur- I believe it is because so many profess Epistles on rejoicing as part of the in- In short sight, or myopia, the converse geons have a slight degree of short sight, ing Christians have given up the practice evitable life of the Christin I W obtains. This condition of astigmatiem The late Sir Frederick Treves was abort of meditation, that we see new religious Lellove in God's power and His love for can be very easily demonstrated at the sighted. A slight degren of short sight culte giving this practice a foremost places we must be full of joy. The world dinner table by looking at oneself in the enables surgeons to see objects at the in their movement, and sometimes speak they not tell us of the love of God. You concave or conter side of a bright spoon, w, operating distance more clearly ing as though they had, discovered a new look at nature and you see the sunshineG In the middle ages, when natigmatic and in greater detail. This leads to thing. Take for example the following and the beauty of the wealth of the husband first and their astigmatism quickness and thoroughness in operating. quotations made by Professor Wiliam world and you think God is loving, bes corrected by suitable glasses, they enter The leas is the part of the eye that James in his fectures on the varieties of there is the other side of the picture ed in a renewed period of happiness on is affected in cataract. The popular Religious Experience from modern teach You see the hurricane and the earth- discovering how really good looking notion that a film grows over the eye era of the mind curing movement, "One quake and the volcanic eruption, you their wives were. Poople who suffer arose from the fact that as the lens is to learn to marshal the tendencies of see the pestilence and the inisery of the from long sighted astigmatism are gene becomes more opaque, the appearance the mind, so that they may be held to world, and you think the ruler of the rally quick, in temper and easily provoked to the patient is as if a film really bas gether, as, a unit by the chosen ideal. To universe cannot be loving. If we had only Evidence has been brought grown there. The trouble is inside the this end one should set apart times for natural, religion to help us we could got The Federal forces are reported to have forward to show that both Carlyle eye. In operating we remove the lens silent meditation by one's self, prefer be sure from what we see around us, that, construct It is chimed it would have decisively defeated the Rebels on Satur- and Huxley suffered from long sighted from the eye. We do not, as some people ably in a room where the surroundings God, is love. That is a trath which we revolutionised aviation. It is stated the day in an eleven-hour battle at Ocotlan police believe the pinus are intended for There were heavy casualties on both astigmatism, the evidence being baned on suppose, take the rye out, give it a are favourable to spiritual thought. In owe to Christianity. Our religion teacher the Soviet Government, whereby they
their hand writing. sides, those of the Federal forces numberSecretary of this Colony has effectively (Laughter.)
The Hon. Colonial spring clean, and put it back again! new thought terms, this is called "enter us that God was so filled with love for would be communicated to Germany. It ing three hundred. is rumoured that much more serious
demonstrated on the local stage the Dr. Harston then delivered some inter. 28 the silence." Or take another writer the world that He had made, that He of the same cult, the time will come condescended to take our nature upon activities by a band of Germano-Russian
value of A Pair of Spectacles" in eating remarks on vision. The image of when in the busy office or on the noisy Him that He might give us the power spics have been discovered.
removing distortion of outlook. But objects formed on the retina, he anid, street you can enter into the silence by to be what. He wishes us to be.
The whether he has recommended this treat was upside down, just like the inverted simply drawing the mantle of your own Incarnation is the conclusive proof of ment to members of the Constitutional view seen on the ground glass screen of thoughts about you and realizing that God's love and therefore the foundation: Reform Association, not being a member camera. This inverted view is recti-there and everywhere, the Spirit of In-of Christian.107. of that august body, I'am unable to fied in the brain, so that vision was faite Life, Love, Wisdom, Peace, Power Let us try to have a more positive idea say. (Laughter.)
really psychological
Too often people The process of focussing far ob- ly related to the manse of touch.
process and intimate and Plenty is guiding, keeping, protect of what our religion is. - by three matches to two, the Unitel jects near at hand is termed Accom
The lecturer then exhibited some lan- continuading you. This is the spirit of speak as if religion consisted in not doing
prayer."
this that or the other as if it were a Mr. Charlton, "leader of the Opposition States won the international squash racmodation. It is intimately connected term slides showing the interior of the Ta not this practically the same as the negative thing, but that is a great mis in the Commonwealth Parliament, in a queste championship and secured possession with the power of converging the ore, at the conclusion of which Sir Cland practice of the presence of God, or take. It may be some weak minded speech expressed the opinion that the proof the Lapham Cup. The two days play eyes. The human eye, when normal, Severn proposed a vote of thanks to Tir. meditation, to which we are called fre- Christians idea of their religion, but it posed Singanore has would incur the dis resulted in the United States scoring can accommodate itself to all require Haraton. It was, said Sir Cland, the queatly but more especially at the sea was not St. Paul'e. To him Christinmity pleasure of the Japanese, who had 7.2/3rd points, England 6 points and ments, hit. there comes a time in life most interesting lecture ho had ever son of Lent, but which so many Chris- was not negative but positive, It always played fair.
Canada 1.1/3rd,
(Continued at food of next enluma), Listened to.
(Continued at foot of next colums.) righteousness and peace, and joy.
AVALANCHES IN AUSTRIA.
FORTY LIVES. LOST.
VIENNA, February 10th. Forty people, mostly wood-cutters, have Inst their lives during the last few days under avalanches of snow from the moun- tains Styria and Salzkammergut.
EARLIER CABLES.
RUSSIAN SPIES IN FRANCE
SERIOUS ACTIVITIES
DISCOVERED.
February 10th The newspapers publish additional details of the theft of acroplane plans, on Heb. ruary 8th by the Russian foreman Min- an ex-officer of Wrangel's army.
The father of the arrested woman typist
is said to belong to the Moscow police, and had been made a prisoner by the Bol shevista. The new motor of which the plans have been stolen took two years to
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
OPPOSITION BY AUSTRALIAN LABOUR LEADER
SYDNEY, Fruary 10th.
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HODARI, February 10th Arne Borg won the half mile swimming championship of Australia, in ten minutes fifty-wen and four fifths seconds. Charl ton is not competing in the champion- ships, reserving himself for the Olympiad.
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[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
BIG BATTLE IN MEXICO.
BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY.
MEXICO CITY, February 10th.
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AMERICA WINS SQUASH RACQUETS.
PHILADELPHIA, February 10th Defeating England, in the final "round
tą, "anger.