PUNCH'S LATEST.
AN ENGLISHIWOMAN'S ;
LOVE-LETTERS. Bertio. "I've been having lovely game with this Post Offico set you gave me, Auntic. I've taken a real letter to every house in the road.":
Auntio. "Ifow nice! And where dil you got all the lottors?" Bartio,Oh, I found a big bundle tied up with pink ribbon in your dosk!
THE ORAVING FOR
SENSATION.
The carringo passenger train from Forfar to Brechin was derail ed on Wednesday afternoon, bat unfortunately no person was hurt."
-"Montrose Standard,"
THE HONGKong teleGRAPH WEDNESDAY. MAY 10 1911
Mr. Charles Hawtrey's noxt production at the Prince of Wales's Thoutre is to be called Bettor Not Enquiro, and Mr. Asquith understands that this taking title, was suggested by certain familiar Ministerial an swers at Question-time,
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SECRECY IN FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
duo, not to insular isolation, but to sheer want of knowledge.
WISDOM WHILE YOU
WAIT.
Mr. S. Brighouse.Colliora are, perhaps, a little rough, and a little bit coarse, but they say what they think and moan what they say.
H.M.S. CLIO DAMAGED.
When the gale which has beon oxperienced during the wook-ond was at its highest early lust Satur day morning a collision, fortunato- ly not accompanied by loss of life, occurred in the river nt Hankow. The N.Y.K. 8.8. Singkinng Maru was bumping badly against the hulk and, having no stenu up, was forced to employ a steam launch to tow her away from her dangerous position. The initial stages of the tow werenccopalisli ed successfully, but when in midstream the launch provod poworless to control the vessel against wind and stream, and tlie Singking drifted on to the bows with the current she carried away of H. M. S. Clio. Drifting down Miss Adela Kayley.-Girls Who Clio's starboard accommoda- to-day are generally very busy tion ladder and immediately people. Their lives are full, afterwards collided with that either of studly, social work, or vessel, buckling some platos badly. She finally got clear, and pleasure.
towed by the steam-launch, found an anchorage in mid-stream.
Hankow Daily Nows."
A secret foreign policy tonde Charles Roden Buxton writes to become a conscienceless and in the London "Standard"
materialistic ono. It is democra Mr. Holbrook Jackson.-Old If the English people do not tie influence which brings in the eaters are of little value to a live abroad they will lose control of sighted considerations. There is interest themselves in affairs larger humna interests, the long-nation the
Judge Rentoul.If there were their own affairs at Home: What something to be said for scorocy no printing the House of Com- Mr. Zangwill's stutóment, that does it mattor to me, the averago when you have a Bismarck Lemons would be one of the most wo have very real aciçosson, Liberal lector may say, what hind the curtain, pulling all the silent places on earth; the sole has called forth many ex-Franco does in Morocco, or Ger- wires with consummato: skill. question among members is how prossions, of surprise at his many in Turkey, or Russia in Otherwise it may be the veil for many lines they will get in the ignoranco. There is not an actress Persin? "My dear sir," I reply, more inaction and old-fashioned newspapers. in the country who could not tell
there is one very obvious way in blundering. It is no wonder, him of at least Uno.
which it mattors to you. You want however, that all the Chancelleries a social programine, and you don't of Europa should' unite to main Owing to the fact that Mr. Soy-want it swampod by enormous ex tuin it. For a day will come along mour Hicks has been practising penditure on armaments. But your when the peoples, conscious of boxing, an absurd rumour has got expenditure on armaments is a the enormous risks they run abroad to the effect that this direct result of your foreign po-through leaving causes of dispute talented actor is about to appear relects the Propout passtiled, will speak in a very Bituution as a baromoter reflects different tone from the "whisper- in Wagner's Ring.
the weather.. You must go to the, ing humbleness" with which toy root of the matter. If you want listen to their foreign ministers the interests of peace and good-to-day. They will ask thom why will, which are your interests and such-and-sucliquestions cannot be glad I's interests, to have their settled; why, with all their bonat proper share of attention, you od ingenuity, they cannot find a just mage somehow or other to way out; and will demand that bring democratic influence to bear they should do what they are paid on foreign policy,"
for, or make way for those who
.
For this we inst. have publi- will.
Mr. Justice Lawrance. A nug- ging wife is an irritating thing. the best thing for any movement. Miss Horniman.-Opposition is
Dr. Campbell Morgan. Men are not talking about religion, or inquiring about it, or roading religious literature; they are simply letting things drift.
"As our civilisation advances," "The Standard Dictionary does says M. Jean First, the numbor not pose as an authority on cuclesi- of brond heads increases, and for nstival history; still it should not this simple reason, that our heads blunder to the ostrit of paying minst grow larger in order to hold that Joan of Arc was canonized in more facts and ideas." Futheads 1904. The truth is, who was benúti- | are now smiling all over. fied in April 1900, and is not yet canonized."-"The Xaverian (N. A great fck of starlings,
Mr. W. Register. The por which had evidently lost their eity, and the debito reported Moanwhile, wo fail oven to gain We dislike the quibbling dis-bearings, descended on the fewn yesterday was a welcome sign. the supposed advantages of manent salaried official is obtain- tinctions. Besides, according to of Now Russ, in, Ireland, the. During the whole of the last Par- secrecy. We do not prevent dis-ing too much power in England, Miss Elling Torriss, Joan was dither day, and entered the opon lament there was not a single caission, but wo make discussion always rather attractivo person, windows of house, and showed general debate on foreign policy; irresponsible. Certain
every sign of panic and bewilder and for yours past, when there has mont. This draws attention once been discussion at all, it has not more to the absolute necessity of touched the general situation, but guiding marka and lights for only specific questions such as the avintors.
Congo or Somaliland.
8.)"
even when she was alivo,
"From this flour a sweet, heavy, flat cake is malo. It resembles the oakon cakes so popular among Scottish peasants."--" Livorpool. Wookly Mercury.” No wonder it weighed so much,
The "Daily Dispatch,” in an article on Patronage, aftor draw ing attention to the number of Clorgyman (taking Iriend round salaried officials rendered nece pour parish), Yes, a nervous mary by the establishment of filo fellow. I remember his Labour Exchanges, goes on to father was highly strung West very one of these young man. "Yo remember wrong, men owes his appointment to his then. E got or wiv, ten yours!” barth." No, no, no. Surely it should be, "owes his borth to his "Fligh Class English-Centle- appointment"? mans batter with London St.-. Petersburg oxperience seoks posi-
French)."-Advt. in. Vromya." Good, Now he must try English,
The Home Souretary lins asked
newe-
Lord Robert Cocil-Law is merely a generalisation of human experience.
Mr. Bland Sutton.—Ã ́ ̈ woll- managed hospital, like a theatre papors discuss foreign affairs in a with a good play, is sure to be
j-filled. tone of pontifical authority, but without the responsibility or re- sorve which is secured by the official control of the press on the EVILS OF SECRECY.
continent. Unfortunately, some What is to be said against of these papers are treated as be publicity? "Delicate negotia-ing inspired by the Foreign Tions," says the diplomat, may. Office. This is a most dangerous be hampered by premature public situation.
Bat the House of oferences."
We are to-day at the mercy of a Commons has always shown a high small school of writers on foreign house of responsibility in theso polier who-are-able to bluff matters, and it was conspicuous the publie. By n cool assumption
Rev. Dr. Warchauer. Many people dislike the theatre because they have not been to one and know nothing of it.
Dr. J. Joakins Robb.-Thỏ
position of the ordinary general practitioner to-day is anything but a happy one.
Mgr. Bolo.The young girl with the shy laugh has disap poured from our natural history, and is boing replaced by a spocios which Schopenhauer would have
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It is rimotired that, after all, the Gorman Chancellor, has de- cided to show that he is not entirely unsympathetic to the Ponca spirit which is abroad. The next Corman Dipadnought is to
be named Thio Ponce-Muker.
rogarding "Mormon activities and propaganda." Nothing how ever, was raid about improp ganda.
The Mormon missionaries in this country, it seems, take upon themselves the title of Latter day Saints. If half one hours about them be true the distinction certainly seems only fair to the Saints of former days.
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in Wednesday's debate, "Con- of universal knowledge, by ob- inuity," we are told "cannot be seure allusion, by French and observed in our foreign policy if German tage sprinkled over their the moods of the public are to be reflected in it; for those moods pages, they manage to convey the remote and diflicult, unintelligible to the ordinary man, and that they are its appointed high priests, It is the same principle on which the colicitor delights in legal jar on, and the doctor gives the ill ho cannot curo a mysterious medical designation. The result
:
is the truth about this much abused phrase, "Continuity?" In all that great mass of detailed work where no principle is involved, or where both partiesurs agreed, con- tinuity is both possible and dosir able. It is most necessary, again, in the matter of the strict obser- Vance of treaties and engagements of every sort. But beyond this continuity is impossible if our policy is to reflect the wishes of the people. For there are, who ther we like it or not, differances '
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Lord Dunsany. It is not from msiness that romance has flod, but from the worship of it.
Mr. J. A. H. Catton. It is to see men do what they cannot do themselves that people go to foot- ball matches.
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of thus removing foreign politica Rav. A. Ripponor.-Drink is from all touch with ordinary going down; and soon it will be affuire and ordinary men is as oxtinct as those animals whose that human interests are igfootsteps are imprinted in goologi- nored. The policy advocated, cal strata, formed ages ago, becomes materialistic, short- Mr. Thomas A. Edison.-The "Fish never have toothache,'
sighted, pud, alovo all, world pays big prices to the men said Mr. J. G. Turner, F.R.C.S,
timid. In the background of it who know. in a lectare at the Royal Denial -
lies the holiof-nu axiom unsup- Mr. Francis Perkins.To be Hospital. We would rather like seo its principles put into force, ported by argument-in some great in any art the individual considered; and the Dutch to hear how Mr. Turner kups They are ton times greater than don towards which the whole come through the height and responsible for any debis contracted by will be admitted after the goods hara? What are tho ovils of seureny? destined and inevitablo Armaged- must have touched, tasted and HE Undersigned gives natics that stoainer's arrival here, after which date
* Our Local Government Board has been holding an enquiry in the course of which the question of "Soa Water for Flushing was
return "are' arranging for a few coals to be sent to Newcastle.
We understand that, if only they had been quite sure that the entiro e required to secure "The Mill" for the National
Gallery would not be subscribed. many porsons would have exprest ed their willingness to give and some donations to the fund-sub joet to the fact being aunomcod in
the newspapora,
Wo uro glad that our officers are not, after, all, to wear a now crimson-and-gold stah, for wo feel sure that the more wo mon go in for sashes and similar fomi- nine ful-lals, the more difficult it will be for us to say that the Indies. must not have our trousers.
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this. Our experience of fish is, that they are extremely reserved, and one never hears them com-, plain; but this is no proof that toy do not suffer in silence,
motor goggles,
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
STUDENTS' DEMONSTRA-
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from this day, he will not be
his wife JERONIMA ALLEN.
F. G. ALLEN.
Dr. Greville MacDonald.-No philosophor ever succeeded in Hongkong, 8th May, 1911. defining the beautiful.
M. Jean Finot.-War has be come a profession of dupos: it! sheds plenty of blood and brings about infinite misfortunes, but its conquests are temporary and de- clusive.
Sir Henry Hibbort.-It is a dis-
tltése of publicity. After all great creation moves. These writers, depth of sensation. questions, such as those of peace fail to appreciate the new condi- and war, are determined, in the tious of the industrial world, under last resort, by the mass of the which finance and commerce, not people. The consequences of the territory, have become the domin- Auswer to a correspondent :-
prevailing ignorance are deplorant considerations. They reduce Wo fancy that in order to qualifyable. The intense suspicion of foreign politics to a more mathe for membership of the loyal foreigners which undoubtedly, matical calculation of armies, Automobile Club you will have exists, and which any chance fleets, and territories. to purchase, anyhow, a pair of gust may fun into a flame, is In the face of this real and ever- caused by the fact that so few!
present danger, wo noed full Mr. Philip Snowden, M.P.- people have any conception of
opportunity of debate, and more, The most religious work a man the individual foreigner as a frequent utterances by Ministers, can do is to apply his religion to ordinary human being. A Ger- Sir Edward Grey could do an im his politics. man appears to their imagination monge amount to help forward Mr. Birroll. The notion is far as the helmeted and uniformed his policy of ponce if he would, too widely spread that war is a figure of the Tariff Roform poster; take the public a little more into glorious thing. notas-what he really is--a farm his confidence. He could do as or, labourer, shopkeeper, and so much good now by a speech on Some days ago a number of forth, exactly like themselves. the Europaan situation na Mr. students held a demonstration in With greater public knowledge, Balfour did harm a year ago temple in Canton about three much of the nonsense talked by his deplorable anti-German One result of the Consue, wo o'clock in the morning. A multi-about Germany will be relogated speech at Hanloy. hear, will be a anodical inquiry tude of people, numbering several to its true place-the comic press. into the alarming number of cases thousands, gathered round listen- which the returns disclose of ing to the speeches delivered. On 'arrested development" among hearing the nowe the Viceroy, women. Although ten years have thinking another rising had takon olapsed since the previous Consus, placo, dispatched troopsand police the age of a great many females to the scene. On arrival it was alive then has not progressed in found that the students were only anything liko dun proportion.
delivering lectures. There were no arrests, but the crowd was "The whole county of Sussex," dispersed. Bays a correspondent in "Tho Daily News, as only produced
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It is an open question whether Even in the matter of our we should not go beyond this and LATE SHIPPING NEWS. material interests this ignorance demand the establishment of an is most unfortunate. Our legiti- official Committee of Foreign nato interests in the Persian Gulf, Affairs in Parliament on the for instance, would be far safer lines of the French "Commis than they are if public opiniou at
Per Tonkin, will arrive at this Bions," Such อ committee Home had a sober and reasonable would have the right to be port from Europe. Mr. Cook, appreciation of them.
fully informed by the Foreign Mr. and Mrs. Todeschi, Capt. and MrB. Giudicelli, Mr. Secretary, subject to his overriding One of the most unhappy by right to refuse information where and Mrs. Daurelle. Lieut de Villedon de Courson, Captain | products of Foreign Oflice secrecy, the public interest demanded it. REGULATIONS. is the present unscrupulous party It would not fail to keep the Quonier, Capt. Duprat de La twolvó centenarians in fiftoon Among the papora discovered campaign against the Declaration Foreign Office more closely in Loquette, Capt. and Mrs. Cre- years to Brighton's twenty-soven, on the anarchists arrested in con- of London. I do not say that the touch with public opinion, while ponux, Mr. and Mrs. Frutoau, This is a nasty blow to those ill-nection with the Canton rising, question is a simple one; but I from its export character it would Mr. Boundin d'Arey. Revs, P. informed persons who have been Admiral Lá Chun was surprised do say that the most important avoid any danger that may lie in Lamothe, Couso, P. Our imagining that Brighton is in to find a sories of regulations factor in the case is almost univer- premature and irresponsible criti- hasan, P. Andrieux, Mosers. Bar, governing the places they intended sally ignored, simply because the cism. Many traditions would have, Berendgen, Weill & Schmurme
cher. to capture. In these it was stated English public has been kept in to be overcome before such a com- L The total number of marriages that the properties of the foreign the dark about foreign relations. mitteo could be established. in England and Wales during ors would be protected, and that The truth is, of course, that to re- Meantime it is of the utmost im Amsterdam is to be favoured 1910, according to 'n return just no looting would be allowed.ject an international. agreement portance that an unofficial com- with a visit by President Fallieres jasund, was 207,410; and al-The regulations further stated arrived at after infinito mittee should exist in Parliament in July next. This event, which though the figures are not given, that arms and ammunition would trouble, and representing to watch the course of foreign is directly due to the Government's we understand that a very large bo supplied from a fuud obtained the high-wator mark of affairs and p event some, at least, invitation, is considered to be of number of men only just escaped from the wealthy people, at six common notion attainable at the of the dangerous results of secrecy, great political interest,
Sussex.
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The revival of The Sins of Society is, we hear, doing well. There was some fear at first lest
the Sins which the play treats of should be found to have lost their
per cent, per annum.
Sir John MoLeavy Brown, Councillor of the Chinese Lega- tion, has returned to London from
moment, is a very heavy respon
sibility for this common action, Eight cooliea were charged be- so vital for the progress of the fore Mr. E. R. Hallifax for street- world, isinfinitely difficult to bring gambling. The first defondant about, but deplorably easy to was fined $10 or fifteen days, break down. That this fact while the remainder wero fined should be so little understood
All export firms at Hamburg report a very brisk export trade to Japan in view of the expecta- tion that the new Japanose tariff will come into foros on July Ju
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