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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
Honee of Commons discussed the WHEN WE STOOP.
WISDOM IS OFT-TIMES NEARER
THE FOUR DAYS' BATTLE,
VI: Marley's Victory.
when iho select committes of the
The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 85; sunshine.
Merchant Shipping Bill. The THAN WHEN WE SOAR.--Words- clause dealing with the supple-worth. [mentary provisions for saving life on passenger stoomers in case of accident was under discussion, and Mr. Burns said that the Board of Trado were preparing a scheme
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 77; by which panels would be formed sunshine. at the principal ports of persons | capable of examining soomen as
The Malls.
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to their efficiency in boat work. Siberian Mail. Olosed to-day
per 8.8. Yokohama Marn at.
The panels would probably consist of retired sea captairs; and the ex- amination would be a practical one and would be directed to |asportsin whether mon on board could handle boats. This seems a very excellent schemo, and the wonder is, when you come to think of it, that something of the kind was not put in operation long ago.
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THE FORGERY CASE.
Another Remand Granted.
Why The Germans Lose It was Marley's ambition to Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police
So. Heavily.
prove to the sub editors that, in Court this morning, ordered a some ways, he was a smarter man remand for a week in the case in Elsewhere in this issue, under than any of them. He was the which A. B. Ribeiro standa the heading "Four days' hard man who set the posters for a charged with the forgery of two fighting," appears a fuller state- morning paper, and he suffered cheques in the name of Mr. L, N. ment than we have had before greatly at the tongues of the Lesle, and an application for a regarding the four days' battle insab editore. He stuttered at any pass book from the Hongkong which the British troops took time, and nervousness made him and Shanghai Banking Corpora part. It fully bears ont, what stutter more in the sub-editors' tion. the statement from the Press room than at other times. He
The delay is due to the non- Bureau which appeared in our knew that they meant no harm, arrival of the B.3. Mongolia, by columns yesterday remarked, that but that did not make their fan which Mr. L., N. Looks the Germans persistently sought any easier to bear. He used to expected. # cut the British troops. Does that quake when the bell went "ping"
Yesterday the Telegraph pub-mean that the Germans are under on his desk and he would shake
the impression that if they can his head dolefully. defeat, and break the spirit of, "It's be-be-bagun again," he the British troops, the rest of would gasp. their task would be easier? They He climbed two flights of nar. must have some purpose in en row stairs and was given a gaging the British in this fashion. poster. In any case, they are now pro- bably satisfied that the British troopa are, men for man, a deal better trained and much better
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-CHINA'S CHANGE.
make rules if they are not rigidly All this may be true, but why
to be complied with? And, any how, are sesmen who will not comply with the sort of men who are wanted? rules the
The Tamil Drink Question in
Parliament.
It is gratifying to see from re cant mail papers that at last a question has been asked in the Honee upon a subject which has twice or thrice been ventilated in
At Home.
· Arrested After Three Years.
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P. O. Launigan has arrested Chinese who, it is alleged, stole $500 in banknotes in May of $1.500 in twenty-cent pieces and
1011.
Coolie's Loss,
A coolie residing at 14, Upper Station Street reports that some person stole from his room cloth money. ing valued $14.50, and $28 in
Destitute European.
Motor Mishap.
"It might have to be scrapped later," says Hedley, the chief sub. That was the usual formula. Marley, meaningly. He speaks
Yo-yo-yos, it might,"
from experience.
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Bays
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COMMERCE DEFEATS
THE ARTS.
Lord Crewe on Modern
Bducation.
W&B
The Marquess of Crowe made an interesting allusion to pro- greas in Great Britain when distributing prizes in commercial London Chamber of Commerod education awarded by the
He said it was believed at one
them. Finely disciplined as they are, the British troops are more "What do you mean? We don't elastic because, on the field of want any back-chat in here, my battle, the British soldier is a man. If you want to ewear, go out- on the other hand, is an automaton a church oficer and has never been time that almost the only kind of thinking machine. The German, side," Marley's face purplos. Ho is at the Mansion House. with every bit of individuality known to swear. He tries to say education which could be treated driven out of him. This is one something, but the effort is too great difference between the two. much for him.
as a meatal gymnastic to form He retires st The Wrong Formation. trying. Outside the door he and train the mind to the highest
development The Germans, saya the state- finds his voice: "It's an outrage,"
Was what
WSB ment in question, marched for- he gasps.
known as & literary education. ward again and again in dense He knows that the night holde He had no wish to join in the formation and in enormous messes, more of misery for him. Scarcely sarcasm of the French writer who to storm the British lines. That has he reached the foot of the where a large monument to the said he proposed to erect some- dense formation is to cost the Gor- stairs before the bell mans very dear before the finish. and he climbs painful again, times as many men as the Allies, Marley. There's some good news going to deprecate a literary Even now they are losing three "Never mind that poster, Mr. fed on Latin and Greek and died of hungor. Certainly he was not and they cannot keep that up all coming through. I'll let you education, but as the years the time. The days of close know later, thanks." formation are gone, and the beat
So it goes on, and before Marley realized that there were other and had gone on it had been proof that the German army is does finally g t his poster he has different ways of training the not the wonderful fighting ma- climbed the stairs five or six mind. chine that it has been advertised times, and he is incapable of
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memory of those who had been
as being lies in the fact that the speech, except after painful Not an very long ago if a man old-fashioned formation is still effort. After he goes to bed he were not a classical scholar he adhered to. And even if the will think of brilliant things it was found there were other must be a mathematician. Now lesson be learned at this late date which he might have said., Hesabjects of study which, properly and extended order be generally always wins in those imaginary and wisely treated, could train adopted, what are the chances of duels of words which take place the mind not less well..
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these columns: the excessive Rameny se been sent to the greater the extended order the triumph in the subs' room itself. for commercial education was the A European named William its proving successful? The in bed; he hopes some day to What had started the movement use of alcohol among the rubber hospital. He was found by the more do the thinking powers of and mining coalies imported into police on the Praya East, sick the individual come into play,
It was big Kirkpatrick who ac commercial rivalry which had the F.M.S., and especially the Tamils. We are not for a moment
and destitute.
because the less inmediately is cidentally made life a little easier Brown up among foreign nations. the individual soldier under the for Marley. He chaneed to ask hold our own in commercial It was clear we could not hope to doubting the Malay States Gor
ore of his officers. ernment's ability to look after
And the him one night whether he bar ig f, or to make wise and A widow has been sent to the close observers, been taught for rick called it “manted,"
German soldier has, according to always stuttered-only Kirkpat. rivalry unless the human element was one with which we could work He a case hospital suffering from a wound years that his thinking will be spoke two languages-coots and friendly rivals. It was assumed like this; indeed it is to be re-to her head caused by being done for him. That will make English. The former he spoke with at one time that as a nation we on terms of equality, with our gretted that some other colonies knocked down by a motor car in all the difference before this war great fluency and a greater accent. were poor hands at the acquisition are not as well handled on the Bolcher Street, yesterday.
is over. It is making all the English, being a foreign language, of foreign languages, but all we FM 8. None can be more apposed than we to a Colonial Govern-
difference now, in fact.
he spoke with difficulty; but he suffered from was national self- Prophetic.
could write it fiuely. ment's being told how to handle its nativos by people at Home who
consciousness, which' forbade us "Aaword out, in Egypt," atut-
attempt to talk them if we could possibly escape from doing so.
sufficient enactments in
Pell Off the Roof.
Suffering from injuries sustain- It is pleasing to note that the Chinese press in taking a more but there is a difference between the roof of 83, Queen's Road know nothing of local conditions; ed by accidentally falling from moderate tone then. was at first apparent regarding Japan's inter-making for wholesale Parliamen- West, a Ohinose was taken to the vention in the present war. Some of the observations made, when tary interference on the one hand, hospital where he died shortly it was first announced that Japan had decided to step in, were and keeping the people at Home after admission. distinctly wild and were not calculated to promote good feeling ought to know, on the other. in entire ignorance of what they between the two countries. The change which has taken place is The unfortunate part of the matter duo, no doubt, largely to the fact that the Chinese government has is that some members of Parlia- expressed itself as satisfied with Japan's assurances of good faith, ment have not always known how
There never was the lightest reason for questioning Japan's motives. She was in honour bound to take the step she did to meet her treaty obligations in full. In responding to the dictates of honour she placed herself on the side of international right as opposed to the side of international wrong, and, that being so, there 'was the less reason for doubting her good faith;
and where to draw that line. Ex-Viceroy Shum
And so our old friend Shum Chun-huan has come to life again, after twelve months of apparent inactivity. Till now, the last we
Colony's Health.
Last week there were three fatal cases of plague, seven case of enterio fever (two fatal), and two fatal occurrences of puerperal fever. All were chinese eve
one Britieli case of enteric.
Discharged,
heard of him was that he was disposed of the case in which a
In an article dealing with the
1913, are some remarks which "That's news to us," world's armies, which appears in tored Marley, "I was a soldier. show that the writer knew what Kirkpatrick. "Thank ye." said he was talking about. Some of Marley left. Said Kirkpatrick, And
the. Britannion Year Book for Out on the head."
hie remarke, indeed, are almost "If ainy man in this room annoye
Storm Damage in Japan. The latest report from Toyams prophatio; in the light of recent Marley again, he'll answer for't ken states that by the recent happenings. For instance-to me. The man fought for his storm 13.250 houses, were inan "Britiek intervention in Europe, country. That's a'." One thing dated, 453 houses swept away, in the early stages of war at any about Kirkpatrick was that he 7,641, chobu of cultivated land rate, would probably be limited made his meaning clear. He devastated, and about 24 miles to troops from the United King- never indulged in entangling of embankment wrecked. The Force, which includes practically dom, namely the Expeditionary niceties of speech.
number of persons who. perished Life thereafter was more toler- is given as 287. the whole of the regular army inable for Marley, but the old home stations, brought up with ambition remained. resorves to six divisions, number-
"What on earth
Yesterday Mr. J. R. Wooding with cavalry about 188,000. Camo a war in which Britain but there was joy in bis face, These troops would probably be did not do well for quite a time. Someone rose and gave him a All that notwithstanding, the Chinese press was at first disposed living down at Kuala Lumpur, man was remanded on a charge of despatched to co-operate with the Marley was forced to est posters chair. to stir up the public mind against the Japanese, and the fact that or somewhere in that region, stealing & boat valued at $34. French army." After remarking which nearly broke his heart. He "it down you silly fathead," it has come round to a more reasonable frome of mind is a good having kindly consented to take The prisoner, who said he had that the intervention of 108,000 felt that he would like to put she asid kindly. thing for China. The dislocation of trade which has followed the the High Commissioner's hint done what he was told to do, by men in so vast a struggle way black border round them. But fetched you from your bed ?"
"I had to come," sluttered: war will probably produce unrest enough with.at it being added to not to hatch any plota in the selling the buat, was believed by unimportant the writer pro-wo would win all right, he told
coods: This small force, how himself; we were bound to win Marley.
"I have something to by a pross campaigú against Japan. Ia point of faot, China at with the local Chinese.
FM.S or in any way to interfere his Worship and discharged,
ever, might prove of the most out in the end. And one night show you, Mr. Hedley. I set it Wo present is afforded the opportunity for which many Chinese have Learn now, however, fit may or A Watchman's Story.
ralus to its allies, especially if the as he told himself that for the up weeks ago, sad it's all ready." sighed daring the past twolve or fifteon monthe. They have con- may not be true) that he has!
Germans attempted to advance tenth time ho had an inspiration. Į
"What are you talking about, A watchman at 59, Caine through Belgiam, for the British Ho chuckled and laughed all Marley ?" asked Hedley. tistonily alleged that Uhina can stand alone and should be permitted inat seus a friend to Shanghai to to stand alone. They are now afforded a splendid opportunity of act as his representative in a Road, reports that at 2.80 pm command of the sea would enable evening. Bis day of triumph For answer Marley fetched 2. proving their claim. Chins at the moment cannot help but stand er Vomy is a downy bird, and door of the house. The bell rang threaten the enemy's flank and was unable to go to work. Another dramatic. He held it up and we poster from under his joket. Its newly formed secret amily. The yesterday he was on the third it with or without French or was coming.
Belgian reinforcements, to Two days after he fell ill and appearance was intended to be alone. She can hope for no financial assistance from outside for one far more dificult to catched, on going downstairs and lines of communication from the man took his place; a sour man read the one word. some tips to come, and she meet subsist somehow entirely on her spring than Ohen Chi-mei, Sun, opening the door, he was con-
and the younger rebels; for he fronted by three men who said coast. If utilised with judgment, who did not take banter. Harley belongs to the old-fashioned they wished to rent the house, skill and dating the British Ex-was missed, and when he sent a Hedley smote bis thigh. China's task in the immediato future will be the ruling class; a class that has little. He took them to the first floor and peditionary Force might help letter to Hedley asking to see "I thought I know my busi- more difficult, too, in that some of her own sources of revenue are time for the noise and bombast of there one of the men caught him cauterially to turn the scales of him, Hadley went. The man was ness," he cried, "but you're a bound to deorenes. The receipts from the customs, for example, are the younger generation. Never by the throat, threatened him advantage in favour of the Triple very ill. He made Hedley pro- besterman at it than I am Marley."
Entente, and enable the French mise that, directly news of a bound to suffer considerably for a long time to come, and it is on theless, for his own sake we hope with a knife and forbade him to
The pride of the 'other' was these receipta that China largely depends. Yet somehow China he will not try to be too clever, shout. He was dragged to the and Russian, armies to gain the British victory came, word would great.
"I know it," he said, “I know must win through this time of trouble. For some time to come she if he wants to remain in his third floor, one standing gaard initiative and press a vigorous be sent to him. He was very must stand without assistance. How it is to be done, where the present place of refuge. It may over him whilst the other two attack against the Germans and earnest, so Hedley promised, and it! Why, they are all printed fands are to come from, is not clear; probably the Government it-yet necur to the F.M.8. Govern- ransacked the house. They stole their allies." Again :-"If their kept his promise. We were talk-off !" This was his big moment. self has not yet evolved any soheme. But the fonds will come if ment to give Mr. Shum the same two boxes, contents unknown, and superior naval strength gained ing of this when victory did come. He swayed a little in his chair: China faces her task in good spirit. If the Chinese people will take hint that he received from the other articles valued at $84. The them complete command of the at last. Even as we spoke a top and we hurried him home in a lesson from the British and show a united front in the face of Hongkong olice last year; that police passed the house eight both France and Britain came to the door, and every man ab. He died next day---smiling. difficulty they will emerge from this trial with credit and the,
He had sohieved his ambition at his room is preferable to his times during the day, but heard might be able to draw reinforce cried out when it opened.
nothing of the robbery.
ments from their armíne abroad,” In the doorway stood Marley the end; and in this sorry world. stronger for having faced it,
1 That is exactly what has happened. He looked a man near to desit, few of us do that.
own resources.
company.
VICTORY.