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THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
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DAY BY DAY.
* HE WHO PRAISES EVERY BODY
The name of Mr. Matthew
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over
9th June, 1920
abould get a stane stented for MOTOR ACCIDENTS himself when things gui chesper,
of course--or at-loust a place in the Civil Service Pensions qusus for in that saying we find the nub of the whole situation." The more stuff we have to sell,
TWO PEOPLE KNOCKED.
DOWN.A
Cases in which Chinese are
the cheaper things are bound knocked down by motor san to be, and the more we have would seem to be getting more.
our
and received rather severe in-
at will
So intensely enjoyable have FRAMES NO BODY.-Jonion, bean the performances given by The Quaints" that those present migh In some measure bave been Connor Lasher has bean added Dear S - led to forget a good deal about to the Dental Register.
- Aye 11 I was just saying, the left over the more we will have frequant, for the Police report the eat, but there have been
human mind is a great institution, for export, and the more exports two such inaidants this morning,
One victim was a scavenging many limp collars and shirt-hunts these last two nights. There were two cases (ona fatal) For, mind yo, it doos a lot of we have the more imports we can The question has been saked of "enteria facer reported yestar-funny things. It can chrob a buy, for imports are always paid coolle, who was knocked down as before but might well be asked day and also one fatal case of hillside wis laugh and yet on for with exports. Very alemant-ta junction of Queen's Road jagain "Why is it that when plague, all the sufferers being the other band near break its neck ary. I know, but it is the common East and Wing Fung Street you amole hill. truths that are most missed in tarday, by motor car No. 181. attending the Theatre in the hot Chinese. There was one case of stumbling season men will persist in donn-diphtheria reported, a British sub- Yesterday, through in Edin the high faluting conference pow-The man had to be taken to the ing black evening suits that ject being involved. Otherwise burgh. I bought two things, paws of to-day. A strike against Government Civil Hospital
The "olbar was a Chinese poond
and increase of wages would, also walnuts
WOMAN, who tives
113 render their stay in the Theatre there was a clean bill of health.
a pair of binoculars. The bind-help immensely to reduce the
Road Queen's
East. She the most uncomfortabla imagin-
most cost one £6 10s. and I cost of living.
was knocked down iD able 1 Is it not nearly time that
His Excellency the Governor had no objection, for when ye e men folk of this Colony de- finitely agreed to go the theatre has appointed Dr. W. W. Pearse, look at it, a person can only buy But whatever faults may be this street by motor car No. 128 comfortably and lightly clad, Medical Officer of Health, to act one pair o' field glasses in a life discernible at present in instead of perpetuating this pre-as Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, time. They bring new worlds to conduct as a nation, we certainly juries, which necessitated her sent pandaring to an old-fashion-in addition to his other duties, view and they give intimacy, so canna be socused of self-satis-removal to the Government Civil
Hospital. ed idea that is in no-wise suitable during the absence of Mr. Adam to speak, wi' distant peaks, no' to faction. No, we do not regard
talk o' the fun ye can get at the ourselves wi' composure. Never ments on the fact that in this There have recently been com- to the climate? In the winter Gibson, M.R.CVS.
seaside-where there's mixed were there more prophecies of wearing ofan evening suit; there The monthly whist drive of the bathing; they also enable ones, never more exhortations to narrow and crowded street motor are many arguments in favour. Sergeants Mess. Wilts. Regi, spot a stray sheep a couple o' set about our business, never cars are allowed to proceed almost
more wild pictures of the misery But with the thermometer was held last evening in Murray miles aff, give intimate informa-
The prize-winners tion about what the neigbours that awaits us if we do not mand region Oi grees and with the humidity were Ladies 1st Mrs. Hill have for supper if you're cursed our ways. Aye, most of us think also high, it is little short of (186): ad, Mrs May (174); 3rd, a prying spirit, forbye lending it is time we took ourselves porgatory to endure the discom- Mrs. Dovasion (171); booby, Mrs, distinction to one's figure whether severely in hand. So you see if we Gents:1st, Mr. on shipboard or at the Hongkong are hurrying on the road towards forts of dark clothes and stiff Blake (134) shirts. We were glad to see the Read (183); End, Mr. Dixon (177k Races. So £o 10s, for that sort o the abyss, as our minister would other evening that some residents 3rd. Sgt. Graca (176); boobs, friend, companion and genii is say, it is no blindly bus wi' all
cheap at the money.
our faculties braced up for the did defy the supposedly rigorous Q.M.S. Reynolds (131).
But when it comes to paying coming calamity, convention that deems it right
2. 3d. for a pound of walnuts, Bat I'm inclined to think that odd game in 81 in a match play- and proper for men in the Circle
The following regulation is that's a dog o'n different colour after all things are not so black ed yesterday afternoon at the to be "dressed" but they were in a hopeless minority and were gazetted-An application for aaltogether. I was almost beyond as they have been painted. A Happy Valley.
but DO quite,
have proved The RAS.C. rather open to sympathetic stares Sunday permit if not made until words,
much improved. from the class of man who the Saturday preceding the Sun- our grocer wall till ye.. That was foreigner might well ask what we
are making all the noise about themselves a day for which the permit is re- brigandage. I mind fine the time for the situation here is better by side, since their first match, slavishly bound
their win was mainly convention as
majority quired must be made not later when grocers bought rows of far than that of any of the Con- but tha Df women are to fashion. It than I p.m., bot in special cases houses on the profits on walnuts tinental countries that took part due to the efforts of Major seems that here's a chance for applications, accompanied by sold over the counter at d. in the war. America baving won Humphreys and the Rev. Mr. ladies in Hongkong to help the payment, which must be made by pound and an extra two or three the said war, is, of course, more Shewell. For the losers, Major
in into the bargain contented.
Hickling and Staff-Sgt. Davis men. Evening dress for ladies is cheque, will be received at the thrown
Harbour Office residential Simple figuring proves that the -Taking things by and large it's played hard to avoid a defest. of a design that makes for
It is not aften that one hears proceeds from half an acre of may be just as well though that coolness but it is the reverse quarters up to 5 p.m. with men's wear. Could not the
walnut trees puts ye well in the things are as they are. History of complaints of a breeze at this running for a Directorship in the teaches us that self-satisfaction time of the year, but such was Hongkong ladies agree to, give
Bank of Scotland. Walnuts wi a nation has always spelt the case during this match when all their men folk permission to..
QUAINTS" AGAIN, nowadays are worth more than failure. So long as our discontent the players claimed that the wear the white lounge clothes of
most of the other semi-precious is of the practical kind is can do gusts of wind seriously affected the day-time? After all, the
stones. It's robbery any way yes nothing but good. It becomes the play. ladies do rule.. men's evening
becausa
a spur and no's curb. But di wear
So ye see, bile E6 10. for 2 satisfaction wi' ourselves isuseless hardly is
the
thing.
SPs glass left me satisfied unless it is the means of creating present opinion stands.
bargain and wi' life, the 2in us the will and the effort to
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be in a form which meets the requirements of the Covenant in all sight of a complete European funny than ever. His song about sun. We read of it and food look grimy inside and shabby |
at
hare held the view that some secret arrangement would be come to/friends for longer than one cates/were great hits. whilst in the piece say her verse last Sunday housing question will be a ques-
have
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
R. B. Salisbury and his fellow
BANK RETURNS. "Quaints gave their second per- men apt to keep the ladies com-formance at the Theatre Royal
The returns of the average The present Alliance between Britain and Japan is due to pany when it comes to a matter last night, and these present who peace I spent on walnuts filled make ourselves better. Otherwise terminate in July of next year, the last renewal having been made of "dressing. Let the men of had seen the opening show agreed wi' foreboding as to the fatore we may as well give ourselves
o'my native land and reminded over to a mumbling pessimism and amount of bank notes in circo- in July of 1911, for a period of ten years. One of its provisions, Hongkong persuade their wives that the programme
Hongkong, during the month however, is that twelve months notice must be given of any intento give them this very desirable better than ever. These clever me once more that things are not withrawn faces await om doom, lation and of specie in reserve in ended 30th June, 1920. 23 tion by either party to terminate the agreement, and thus it is that freedom in these hot days, and entertainers gut going from the at all what they were 30 years Aye the human mind is
Of the question has at this time again come into prominence, when the married men have set moment that they invited the Ago.
queer thing.
Next to the H.C.L. and, of certified by the Managers of the take a peep of certainly Negotiations bave been known to have taken place recently in the fashion, the single ones will audience to
Theo
Specia the Pierrotland and there was never course, mind ye, I got the glasses course, part of it, is the housing respective Banks are as follows;—
Houses are terribly afficial circles regarding & renewal of the Alliance, and it now tran- thankfully follow.
Banks Last May Term in Scot-1 spires that the Governments of both parties to the agreement have theatre would be robbed of terrors; a dull minute until the final and second-hand, but wi's new case question. addressed a communication on the subject to the League of Sations. men would go. with a lighter most effective good-night scene. Se could never tell the difference. scarce.
land saw very few changes of Chartered Bank #f Jane: says I'm no' to let on. whole programme
abode. Years ago folks swapped The communication is of the utmost importance, inasmuch as beart; and the enjoyment would The
stamped by originality, humour,
houses for financial or social amounts to a mutual recognition of the fact that the Alliance, be twice as keen.
good music, charm and daintiness. That there is profiteering and whilst barmonising with the spirit of the League Covenant, does
The Humous Department had much talk of profiteering only reasons for convenience sake,
Jacet no: conform to the spirit of that Covenant, which we are assured it EUROPEAN PEACE?
At last we seem to be within its chief Salisbury himself, goes to prove once again that is the desire both of Britain and Japan to respect. Thus the two
who was even more droll and there's nothing new under the residence when theirs began to Governments declare that if the Alliance is to be continued, it must
egg for tea and hoarding as if they were of fairly outside. But, as the junior re-
rendering
* Sterling Securities deposited particulars. In other words, both astions recognise their obligations Peace. Let us review the facts
modern origin-the result of the porter would have it, these under the League of Nations Covenant, and they agree that if the that have led up to this promising eating an
vision. Soviet Russia has been bis inimitable
James William Maconachicworld war. But hearing my wee halcyon days are over.
The with the Crown Agents valued at Alliance is renewed it will bave to be modified.
war with all Russia's late
£5$3,000. There have been detractors both of Britain and of Japan whol
f Securities with the Crown Widdicombe concerted
Fair reminded me of Joseph gathering tion for many a year yet and the number be Was
scream and storing in big sheds all the mischief is that wi' it will cou-Agents £180,000. times taken by these two countries whereby the present arrangement would be to imagine and the Allies bave active steps
Anavailable food-mostly preserved, even though its terms might conflict with the League of t
continue that dissatisfaction and her
others rarely ever have we seen and
audience more convulsed. Miss against the time there would rest that is characteristic of Nativos ideals. But the other day it was stated by Mr. Lloyd George agains been content 10 sit
Dorothy James again excelled be famine in the land. When the present day. Socialists may that any new understanding between Britain and Japsa would'
passively, a looker-on. When be forwarded to the Secretariat of the League, as is required Poland was given her independ- with her clever songs at the the drought came ye mind, theorise as they like, but the Miss Hilda Dentos. canny Joseph sold his grain family still remains the nuit of by the provisions of the Covenant regarding international engage- declaration of the two Powers concerned, which should be hailed it could not have been anticipated whose voice is so delightfully at a fine profit until finally he happiness and content, and ments. Matters have now been taken a step further by this joint eace by the Treaty of Versailles piano.
"Norrie Chisholm won half that this supposedly impoverish-clear.sang most charmingly both got possession of all the gold and family without an abiding
solo work and in
silver and most of the land
is place
no
family share first prize Derby sweep, everywhere as an earnest of the good faith of Britain and Japan in
fine due: with Mr. forebye.
at all It may as well be distribut-worth about £35,000, Please write their allitude towards the League. The respect in which theed nation would have set itself
Then it was that he surrendered throughout the Army and to his people." This felegram so much Ernest Scovell, who also came Alliance is considered to conflict with the letter of the Covenant is the task of fighting the armies of really
Soviet Russia, no:
and be done wit it was recently received by Mr. not indicated, though we have seen it argued that the divergence is
were be to Pharoah but kept the economic Furnished lodgings, at the mercy Galloway, Mansfield, Tayport, discernible in the fact that Article 4 of the Alliance provides that because anything of Poland's in for mech applause for his ed the political control of Egypt
no good Calcutta. The latter is a com- Carbitration with a third Power, it is agreed that nothing in the because Poland was out for a rollicking songs of Mr. Grahamelcontrol for himself, which, after a landlady, wi' the furniture from his son, Arthur Galloway, should either of the contracting parties conclude a treaty of general was immediately at stake but songs. Then there Alliance shall impose an obligation on such contracting Power to little more than what had been Doncaster, who has a rich and all was said and done, was the lin cold storage. is
powerful bass voice; the dainty most important.
bome. Our panion of Norman Chisholm, son for substitute ber. That bas been
To my mind the same stale o go to war with the Power with whom such arbitration treaty is in given
politicians do not seem to have of Mr. W. S. Chisholm, High and the clever whistling soles of things prevails to-day. The grasped the simple facts o' life. Street, Arbroath, to whom the force; whereas Article 13 of the League of Nations Corenant is to very frankly admitted by the dancing of Miss Eils Cameron:
Allies, who have had occasion the effect that the signatory Powers agree that whenever any disto remind Poland of the terms of Miss Josephine Cantur. In addi-politicans think they are ruling At the moment their heads are intelligence has been conveyed
The unexpected tion to all these things. there the land. but it is the speculators high among the international by Mr. Galloway, a puta or difference arises between them which cannot be satis-
the Treaty. factorily settled by diplomacy, they will submit the whole matter to frequently happens, and it has in were trios. quartettes and original in food and the necessities of life clouds, forgetting that the things merchant, who is acquainted arbitration. But we cannot see that there is any marked conflict case. Russia's forces have sketches by the whole company that are the topmost, aye even which most affect a human being with the
A word must also be said of the within the in these two articles. Of course, the whole Covenant is & carefully been victorious against every effective work at the piano by Stephens.
白 precincts St
and tend to make him Calcutta Sweepstake. The total The readiness wi drawn up scheme to maintain peace, and one of its provisions is
o life-things 000, about £10,000 going to that if there should arise between the League members any dispute opposition and they have so over Mr. Jack Strachey, who showed which our Chancellor's projected Bood or a bad citizen are the prize is usually worth about £80,
whelmingly defeated the Polish
war levy tax died aborning proves that touch his heart, his pocket charities. The lucky Arbroath Bkely to lead to a rupture they will submit the matter tol
armies that there is a distinct himself a real artist. arbitration
by the Council, inquiry or to
To-night "The Quaints" give that contention up to the bill. and his digestive apparatus. A man is 34 years old, and holds a Beefear that the integrity of Poland
In the meantime the folks in man wi' a comfortable feeling in National Bank appointment in in no case to go to war until three months after the award is will become A mere phrase their farewell show with made. Moreover, 207 wer threat of war, whether im-
OF
rather than
The entirely new programme. Nobody this country think that the best these three respects is immune to Calcutta. He played for Wool- fact. 2 mediately affecting the
way to reduce the high cost o' infection from any of the "isms"wich Arsenal Football Club and members of the League or Allies, who were content to should miss it. is declared a matter of concern to the whole League. From watch while Poland was winning,
living is for everybody to quit which are the torment of these Arbroath United Cricket Club. that standpoint, it is possible, though hardly conceivable, that have now come forward to in-
working and stand around and
days. either Britain or Japan might come into opposition with the League tervene because their pledge has DE. SOMERVELL'S APPOINTMENT talk about it. But hard works Dr. Arthur Somervell, the new lower no prices, mind I'm decisons through refraining from certain acts under the terms of been given to Poland in the
The general situation in Ireland Ireland cannot remain garrison- the Alliance. That is one technical point where inconsistency Peace Treaty that Polish integrity Principal Inspector of Music telling ye. Despite all the talk,
in anything Hike the might come in.
will be preserved. Under the under the Board of Education, the nearest we can get to a satis today is positively bad. Folks ed But probably of more importance are the principles of the leadership of Britain, the Allies is by arrangement with
the factory reason for the HCL that have travelled outside the strength it is today, Indis Alliance as set forth in the statement of its objects. These are stated have sent a message to Russia Scottish Education Department, situation is that everything is Belfast radius say that every one cannot
his own counsel, for white troops. If we had to main- to be the maintenance of general peace in the East (with which the inviting that country's participato devote part of bis time to going up because everything else keeps
is In other words, official in-there
and tain British rule in all the League cannot quarrel); the preservation of the common interests tion in a conference to be held in work north of the Tweed.
Success in Dominions beyond the seas by of the Powers in Chine by ensuring the independence and integrity London with the object of settling
vestigation discloses that the high nervous distrust" cost of living is caused by the guerilla warfare has made the armed forces drawn from Britain of China and the principle of equal opportunities for the commerce all matters in dispute, fixing and industry of all nations in China (a very ideal principle); and the boundaries, etc. With the invite the least. Bot, in spite of the high wages necessitated by the Sinn Feiners bold. Their insults, it would mean goodbye to the which bas char high cost of living. Incidentally to those in authority have caused voluntary system of recruiting. maintenance of the territorial rights of the contracting parties in has gone a threat that if Russia clumsiness
a feeling of indignation which at The strain would be too great. Eastern Asia and India, and the defence of their special interests does not consent and persists acterised the Allied dealings with that's one reason why the high An these regions. These latter declarations we can quite conceive to
in her offensive against Russia we do pray that the end cost of living makes salaries less times would be amusing if it The Irish question must be settled berather at variance with the League's ideals, for the Covenant, whilst Poland then the Allies will feel of all this futile fighting in popular than wages. As the work were not so desperately serious. in Parliament and the shame- respecting the territorial integrity and existing political independ bound to assist Poland to defend Europe is in sight. Not until ingaan understands it, of course, But we'll never get a settlement ful way with which member dence of the members of the League, says nothing about "special its existence with all the means there is peace can there be any all that stande in the way of the Irish question by pouring burked discussion of the Irish Bill BD era of thousands of troops into Ireland. last week only goes to show how interests" even in a general way, much less when they concern the at their disposal." It is quite a real reconstruction. Russia needs of low prices and ferritory of a third party. Indeed, the Alliance itself is rather a pretty and illuminating example reconstruction perhaps the foost brotherly love and prosperity is The bayonet and the baton do not futile and hopeless are our contradictory arrangement. But now that the whole agreement is of diplomacy. If Russia consents of any, but she bas been the the cupidity and stubbornness of settle questions of nationality politicians. If LG. would give To be revised so as to meet the requirements of the League, we may to talk, all very well and good, country denied the chance. the profiteer. A few years ago I True, force will check disor us a little more of Dublin and less geckon on the elimination of all objectionable clauses. And we im- but if she doesn't then the Allies Talking the matter over will do read about somebody that had der and will crush murder con- of Spe, things might improve.
ine that the joint declaration of Britain and Japan in this matter will be at her again. Russia's far more good then fighting said that competition was the real spiracies, but it's obvious to even ill give deep satisfaction to all other countries and lo. China in choice is somewhat limited, to say about it.
enemy of profiteering. That man the meanest intelligence that
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