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Tale of the Day.
The actor-nianager was
News and Views
PUIVUTH-
alist party of China, av' dhiough it were some troublemuno but wela- Crizaly insigniseint ussociation.hazd. ly assists the diplomatie position. The Kuomintang is to the Chinese Government what the Fascisti are to the Italian régime, or the Cons servative party to the British Cubi.fing with one of his stage hands.
And what, my man, is your voca sob. If Japan is, to negotiate the treaty which she now demands, it tion?" he asked. will be with Chinese Ministers hold- ing office at the will of the Kuomin tang party. No other form of Chinese Government is conceivable and commitments could have no binding power over the nation.
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"I am a Baptist," was the reply, "No, no, that is your belief. want to know your vochtioti. For example, I am an actor."
Said the scene-shiftor: that's your belief."
Authors Jealousies.
No,
The jealousy of authors exceda the jealousy" of women. Hear this tile from far-off European covin- try, where literature is esteemed more highly than politics.
Mr. X, famous patriotic novelist, had just completed twenty-five years of literary activity, and the citizens of his native town gave a banquet
in his honour,
Literary Check
The climax came when a rival author rose to propose the toast of the guest of homeur
Mr. X." he said,
is not only
& great patriot and a grent citizen of our town; he is a model inther and a model husband,
Japan is now demanding that the ring should be kept clear, while she extracts her own terms from China, All one can kope is that the terms will show a far-sighted wisdom and moderation that will not as a salve upan the present wounds to China's national pride, and lay the founda tion of a settled peace in Man- The arrangements were perfect, churia. The issue cannot be settled | the courses fong and numerous, the by military fores.
Treaties do not chaun pagne copious it indifferent, the speeches eloquent and compli- and aational hatreds and resentimentary ments. If these two nations remain at enmity, economic warfare, in the form of boycotta and tariffs: fur tive military precautions and pre- parations; diplomatic intriguings, 'and continued incidents will mark the course not of peace but an armed truer. China will be wait- ing her hour; waiting for Japan's embarrassment and difficulty, to BIRTHS,
regain what she considers has been Passos. -On November
at 1 11,
stolen at the pistol point. What Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. CARLOS L. Passos, a son,
ever treaties may be signed the RAWLIN-ON-On November 10. at Government of Manchuria, the or
Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs. R.
dinary He of the province, and J. RAWLINSON, a son, TURNER,On November
the development of its resources | will go forward, with Chinege and Japanese merchants, peasants and artisans working in double harness. LAWKING.The engagement is Whether there will be harmonious announced of BoBen Hurenpartnership, and consequent peace SON, older son of the late Dr. A. ↑ Law. MB, CA, of
ard wealth, or the failure which Edinburgh, and of Mr. L. D. must accompany mute obstaction- Tuosos of Winnipeg, Canada,ism, will depend mainly and Lesley Louna, eldest daugh." ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. KiNo. of Shanghai,
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Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. L. TORNER, a son."
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CENTRAL MA CHAN SHAN has been draisively beaten. Tsitsihar has fallen and Japan has announced to the League of Nations that she will not withdyw he troops until she has negotiated a treaty direct with China.
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In there regenerate days this is n Pare virtue among authors, Raver indeed is it that an author dedicates all his books to his wife: Yet that is what Mr. X. hus done.
As far as I know, he has de- diented only one book to another woman, our beautiful actress, Miss K. And that, book was a cheque book."
8. R. Crockett.
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for early publiention. Mose of the In the first line conies Lord Cecil, | work on the grammar, which/will; who is described, an "a ̧ hereditary enjoy an authority within its field; Latin-baser, a cinema, clergyman, umparable to that of the great die fund a voltúre chasing butterflies. tionary, is being done by M.M. Abel In addition, France has diabover- Hermant and Paul Valery. They ed a new
enemy. This is
2010
for some two years, and hope to former Oxford professor, who hivd been at work on the book now other than Senor Madariaga, the fish it by next January. There now Spamah Ambassador in Wash- seems little doubt that the grammar ington. will be best seller," for it will
bet universally accepted as the chief offence in French eyes is that. Apparently, Senor Madariagas. last word on questions grammatical, he speaks English too well. He is One of the "Immortals proposed
Lizards in the Coal
1114-17.
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that when the book first appears it described as a save and dangerous should be widely advertised, just na a now navel by an eminent author
The Disarmament Conference would be. But this proposal seemed should be a jolly affair. to a majority of the Forty to smack too strongly of modern "boosting"
Motor Cars Increase. methods and commercialism.
The twenty thousandth motor car has now been registered "in- Stockholm, which means that every Soprany scientists have pooh twenty-fifth inhabitant in Stockhola peched the stories of living coads was a motor car. Twenty-three a discovered in rocks that one doubts es ago the first automobile was whether the reported discovery of registred A1. This, belonged to the two lizards in a seam of anal in Bri- King of Sweden. who still has this. tish Columbia will be believed, number on one of his cars, However, as one of the lizards has first taxi was, as an experiment, been shipped to Ottarn to regale put into service in Stockholm in Dominion scientists with an account 1005 and two years later there were of its adventures, there is a chance 500 automobiles in the capital of that scientists will be made to eat Sweden. It took only three years their words and accept the pos to pouch the figure of 1000. sibility of much instances of The Missed Appointment. peaded animation.
The
A West End physician was an noyed because wealthy patient missed an appointment.
I cannot
Manawhile it is worth remember- ing that as so one has the ditmest idea what life is, even in a lizard or a road, it seems a little mash toʻrestore you to health, madam, un- dogmatise on whether or not it can less you follow my instructions and be suspended for centuries. also keep your appointments with
Museum Gets Gift."
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"But, "doctor." was the reply, "1 really couldn't come resterday. wasn't well 3
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The State Natural History Museum in Stockholm boasts that it has the biggest entouiological Follection in the world. Among the A London-Berlin Comparison.
gifts recently received is a collee-
The figures of Berlin's motor tion of 8,000 inserts from the Karile; traffic read in connection with the Islands, which together with the London figures, make an interesting museum' previous fine collection comparison. said, the biggest collection in exist- f Berlin has 44,000 motor-cycles as:
No fewer than thirty-five compared with London 119,000; treatises have been written and 55,000 private cars including taxis. printed about this collection and this number will be increased before the work is finished. Natural scientists from all over the world" have helped in this work.
from the Far East, makes, it is
The Scots, who have a proper to erect a memorial to S. R. Croe- reverence for their" great men, are
kelt, the Galloway minister who forsook, the church for novel-writing.net, decides to set up the memorial in After much wrangling it has been Lauriston, in his native county.
Although Crockett, had a great vogue a decade ago, even in Scot land and he was a great exponent of what Scots love to call the Doris
he is not read to-day,
New Academy Grammar.
Japan. If the Japanese refuse to recognise the limitations of mill tarism and the persistent strength of the ordinary human feelings and The French Academy's famous prejadiers, there will be little pros dictionary, which has received 'ar enormous amount of publicity in the perity for anyone in Manchuria, many years of its compilation, is despite its natural resources, and, going to have a more popular king on the other side of the Great Wall,m, in the form of the academy's China will continue a
frst grammar, which is announced watchful hostility.
-SURPLUS SHIPPING
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TONNAGE.
France and Lord Cecil..
France has begun to prepare for the Disarmament Conference. That is to say, the French Press has begun its customary campaiga against those advoentes of disarma- ment who are likely to oppose France's intentions of resisting re- duction.
against London's 250,000; and 10,000 goods vehicles, as against London's 91,000,
the
Berlin to-day is reputed to be most modern and the mosi Americanised city in Europe. far as building is concerned this is probably true.
Ach
But even if one. gives London double the population of Berlin ́and" doubles tre motor var figures the German capital is still a long way behind the English in the use of motor transport,
Telephones, one imagines, would show a different pictoye, da
Local Notes and Events
The cricket match between the Brought before Mr. E. H. WIL-1 The world today is in a curious Hong Kong Club gud XL and the liama on a charge of cruelty to a pasitim with regard to its tran- Police will be on the Club ground-monkey, a Chinese was yesterday sport arrangements. The new ed-not this Police ground as previously ordered to pay a fine of $10, 11 tion of Lloyd's Register shows that | advised? -
was stated that the defendant and the world is well stocked, or over-
spme other people were teasing the stocked, with merchant shipping,
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From the files.
Looking Back 26 Yeary..
A report has been made to the animal which was in a cage in a
Yesterday Mr. G. P. Lammert. it instead of this being a blessing police by Mr. F. Nish of the Official stall near the Chinese. Recreation wreck of the hulk Stanfield as she auctioneer, offered for sale the it is becoming an economic burden. Measurer's Office
lies at Yaumati with all anchors. Only an economic revival of serious Road, of the loss of a spy-glass,
at Connaught ground, Hollywood Road,
and appurtenances. The purchaser dimensions can bring all the exist-valued at $50.
Two Chinese were fined $50 or one month at the Kowloon Mugis Wing Cheung, who bought the wreck.
was Yaunati shipbuilder, My.
ing tonnage into us. The figures
tracy before Mr. Fraser yesterday for Sres. B. I. ... Birdhand. The prosecut when they were charged with stow- h ing_away from Singapore on the ng officer informed his Worship Infantry, is appointed President of that the defendants were discover the H.K. Army Rifle Association ed in the No. 4 hatch, when the vice Lieut. Col. C.H.U. Price, 199th, Sirdhana was about 24 hours out of Baluchis, and Lt. H. E. Large, 3rd Singapor
Middlesex Regiment, is appointe Honorary Secretary,"vice Lt. C. W. Case-Morris, 2nd R. W, Kent He
given in the Register are of the greatest interest. During the past twelve months the world's' merenn- tile fleet has increased by over half a million tons,
The struggle between, steam and motor powers continues, and in is steadily losing ground. During spite of its strong resistance sten
Messrs. J. Arnold and A. B., Silk Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Walker, one were among the passengers who left for Shanghai on the R.M. S. Emptess of Asia yesterday.
The forthcoming marriage is nonneed of Mr. William Bell, of 4, Miss Mary Munro Bell, who is due Stanicy Terrace, Quarry Bay, and
Hector. to arrive in the Colony by the es
Mr.
Lieut. Col. A. E. Aitken," 110th
The following have been selected" to play for the Hong Kong Football Club in the Rugby match against Lieut. Campbell's XV to-day (Fri-
The
Nothing in all this is in the least surprising. General Me was given friendly advier, not to dispute the Japanese advance, and any ad vantage which he may have had in numbers was discountenanced by the superior equipment of the
derstanding between us. You know.giment.
"Brother, let there be good un Japanese. The aeroplanes used by the latter enabled them to find cut
am but fading my daily austen- all they needed about their oppon-the course of last year the world
#ce."
That is what a bawker je ent and to strike where
alleged to have said to a constable Yeung Yahs proprietor of the who arrested him for hawking with tonnage of steamers declined by Yick Lee Timber Yard has report-out a license on Thursday, when they pleased. CHANG" Haven LuxG's airy is in Peiping, and increased by 1,335,096 There are
c38.com, while thint...of motorshiped to the police that a man to whom Williams, before whom the man was day) kicking off at 4-45 p.m.
he gave $200 to buy empty ait taken yesterday found there was Club will play in colours. Referov he is unlikely to venture it against
druns from the A.P.C. has not ful- no case and discharged the defend. Clark. Back B. Johnson. Three the Japanese and military oppoki- now 1,476 steamers, of an aggro fill his mission and is missing. Jant.
quarters-A.O. Lang, C. M. Pre- tion to the occupation of Muschurin gate tonnage of 30,820,000 driven by has probably been"
The .. President Lincoln, on her when two Russians were charged shaw, J. Lecky and J. McGi, Tay- turbines or combination of "turbines sebotnd voyage to San Francisco before Mr. Williams at Central Mor. Halves. J. Blackburn anl General MA may have rallied part and reciprocating engines, and and New York, vid Shanghai, Kobe,gistracy yesterday with being in the Bailey, T. J. Tipliss, H. M. Ken 9. Potley Forwards-EL G. C. of his forces, but the idea of driv-4,050, vessels of 9,431,000 tons pro-Yokohama and Honolulu, is now Colony without proper passporta, dall, R. Munro, L. 6. Greenhill. and to sail from one they said that they had left Rusna. C. H. Mackas, A. Gange and mild. at 4 pm on Tuesday, November 24, on account of the hardships they Lethbridge.Hong instead of.6 p.m. as previously an had to endure in that country. Press, Nov. 21, 1906.
Kong Daily nounced.
They had worked their way to Hong Kong and wore waiting for a chance Looking Back 50 Years. Japanese uction has had from the
Three men, one of whom was arm to go down to Manila where, they beginning an appearaned of atoady such vessels having incrensed byed with a knife, participated in a
wore told, there were a largė nun- . We take the subjoined paragraph and ruthless determination. There no less than 6,717,000 tons since rubory at 1, Tung Wah Lane, at ber of Russians. They were ench from Aitchell, Maritime Register. about 8 pm. yesterday. They in Aned 840 or four weeks' in default,On the 8th Cletoher there was has bera no haste, and while in June, 1993. As iltrating the timidated a Chiness married wo this to be followed by expulsion launched from the building-yard of
man and got away with a gold from the Colony, mounted rattan bangle and a ring with jade, the total value of which was 820,"
shattered,
ing the Japanese out of Heilung-pelled on the internal combustion kiang province by force has prob. 9ystem. Within the lut six years for the whole of the Far Eastably been abandoned.
the motor-ship, has been advancing with giant strides, the tonnage of arranged, with addresses,
in alphabetical order. Alphabetical lists of Cable
Addresses.
List of Agencies held by
Far Eastern firms.
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the early stages the military seem. } change that has taken place in con!
Messrs. Hall. Russell and Co. an ed to be acting ahead of the consumption, it is pointed out that
iron crew steamer, named Fook Goyerament and its diplomatic re- whereas the world percentage of
sang, of the following dimensione: presentatives, the two are now coal-burning ships was nearly f
Foolsaug has been built to the or-Length 255 feet; breadth, 38 feat working i complets harmony, in 1814, the present percentage is
A report was made at the Harder of Messre., Matheson and Co., inches; depth, 23 feet; and 1,580 This vessel has been hour Office by the master of the 8. of London and China, and is speel-tons gross, $12. There is a grim finality about theualy 66. The era of what has been Kwaiyang which arrived in portally fitted for the China trade, har built under special survey to class most simultaneous action in Paris called-sticke, and string" is ap from Bangkok and Huichow to the ing large ports in between docks: 100A at Lloyd's and will be Atted and in the front at Teitsihar. This parently nearly at its end. Only effect that a small fire broke out for light and ventilation, with awith compound surface condensing is emphasised by the reference to 674,000 tons of sailing ships remain No. 4 hold while the vessel was light shade or sun deck extanding engines of 190 horse power nominal, on the high sens, but it was put the whole length of the vessel. As team winches, steam steering gear, the Nanking Goverment, as 34
afloat, America owning one-third of out without much damage being the vessel left the ways the ceremony patent steam windlass, water" "bal tool of the Kuomintang, an essen- this aggregate, British "wind. done. It was also reported that of naming was performed by Missat, and all the most approved op. inale Chinese passenger had died M'Bain, daughter of the auparin-pliances for facilitating the load tially anti-Japanese organism." jammers still in service total only during the voyage and had been tendent-Hong Kong Daily Press, ing and discerging of cargots. The This dismissal of the great Nation. 10,000 tons
burjed at sea.
Nov. 21, 1891.
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