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The magazine will be issued in the interest of the entire Catholic community, irrespective of class, THE INTERPORT GAMES, Is Rigs the capital of Russia?
A meeting of the newly formed or nationality, and not in that of aDy one particular institution, Our reporter, who was in the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Associa-class, or body, and it is therefors Police Court this morning during tion, called for the purpose of dis confidently expected that this the bearing of a charge of assualt cussing rules and the making new venture will meet with the
Lettis' profurred against xeaman, was, together with Mr. arrangements for the coming cordial support of every Catholic G. N. Orm, informed of this interport matches, was held in the in Hongkong. The magazine is belial by Sergeant Stimson when cricket pavilion of the Hongkong being issued under the auspices Catholic Union and Men's Clube. and be contandled that Rigs, where Cricket Club last evening. Mr. R. of the Hancock presided and there were Catholic the prisoner claimed to
Committee tas originated, was the capital of also present Dr. W. J. Woodman■ Russia, in which case the pri(Hon; Secretary), Major Green-been formed to supervise its and distribution, soner must be a Russian, and not away, Mr. A. 0. Brawn and 3ir. publication
which His Lordship is confiden! a Lett as bastated himself to be. Un Hin Fan.
Dr. Woodman read a letter from will ensure its success. Lient-IDEAS THAT ARE KILLING
SNOBBERY, The facts of the case were as
of the Shanghai Col. F. J. Bowen, who has had follows. The prisoner, whose the Secretary
People who ought to know asme is Moritz, was a seaman on Lawn Tennis Association accept previous experience in this field
better are continually worrying about the the West Hooshaw, and lately being the invitation to send a Shang-of work, will act as editor, and
themselves grey had been at daggers drawn with a hai team to Hongkong in Novem-writers of proved shility and ex-
Every effort would be made perience have already expressed National Birth-Rate Commission,
willingness to certain Russian seaman of the ber.
contribute riles R. B. Ince in the Daily Educational interests will be ship who rejoiced in the eupbon-to secure the best available team.
Mirror, Whilst The suggestion of Hongkong that promoted in every way and it is lous nams of Flory.
They say that the report of the chipping off some paint, Moritz each port should be represented intended to ask for contributions
Convents and St. Commission is most unsatisfac- somehow succeeded in raising by two pairs and two singles play from the quite a lot of dust which settleders, making eight matches in all, Joseph's College where much tory, especially as regards the middle class. The middle class- on the jacket which Flory bad was concurred in.
Considerable discussion took entertained of lack of material if we are to trust the Commission spread out to dry. Flory very patiently brushed it off, but a place regarding the date, and it to provide reading of a wide and fresb sccumulation of dirt was felt some dificulty arose in varied usture. gathered as soon as Moritz re-fixing this, owing to the fact that sumed bis chipping operation. no intimation had yet been It is to be presumed from the events which then followed that Flory had some hard words to say when he took up his jac et and put it away for greater safety. For,
soon as "bis back
tarned. Moritz picked up the hammer with which he was working, and
Eventually it was decided in the is later to visit the Far East (and Thackeray. Tennyson, Shakes- gave Flory three successive taps on the head, with an additional event of Singapore accepting the presumably Hongkong) is from peare, Milton. At science: Dar- win, Kelvin, Faraday. Newton, osa as a clincher on his jaw. As invitation, to hold the fixture the Bombay paper :-- the taps were by no means ligh: week following the Cricket inter-At last the Waring Company Huxley. All middle-class men. opened ja Bombay. And the same is true of art and ones, Flory is due for a stay inport, but if Singapore were unable have hospital for some time to come, to send a team, the tennis matches Theatre-goers have waited for commerce.
Therefore, argue the Jeremiahs, but this morning he managed to should be arranged for the cricket them for some time, but they
were well worth waiting for. Mr. our country is in danger. The turn up in Court to prosecute his week.
his assailant. against
Regarding the selection of the Waring
A PORTABLE Moritz on his part appeared Hongkong team, it was the general number
of whom have supremacy of intellect. A terrible small children. Cholera infantum.
GRAMOPHONE. diarrhoea, dysentery and stomach hale be
repentant. view that this could well he left artistes, all
good reputations for picture to contemplate.
Just what you Ho told the Magistrate that he over notil a later date the Chair-made
But there is no need to contem-troubles are rife at this time, and
require for had been continually subjected to man pointing out that in the themselves before coming to In insults from Flory who last night meantime arrangements could he di It is literally an all-star plate it, because it is not true. often a precious little life is lost
The mother who keeps Baby's LAUNCH PARTIES called him "the son of a - He made for practice games which cast, not a company that contains That time will never arrive. The after only a few hours' illness.
no more than two good artistes middle class will never dis
Own Tablets, the CanadianGARDEN PARTIES know, in fact, he was certain, that could he attended by the Selection backed up by a collection of appear, until the upper, the lower he was destined for a settlement Committee, who would then be
feels safe. The occasional use of with Flury cae day, if the trouble better able to judge the merits "second-bests, as is so often the and all the other classes have dis children's remedy, in the house CAMPING OUT Etc.
case with touring companies. Mr. appeared. that was raised for him was to be of the players. Dr. Woodman, Charles Quartermaine is
a dis What is happening is that the these Tablets prevents stomach stopped.
Major Greenaway, Mr. H. A tinguished actor of wide ex-constituents which go to form the bowel troubles, and if sickness comes suddenly they help bring In reply to a remark by the Nesbit and Mr. Ng Sze Kwongperience, who abandoned bis pro- middle class are changing.
the little one through. Mrs. John Magistrate, Moritz claimed that were appointed a Committee to fession to serve bis country during THE GUILT OF SNOBBERY.
N. Pringle, Forest Falls, Ontario, he was a native of Latvia which make the necessary further ar-the wat. Misa Jeannette Those who shake their heads Canada, writes:-"I think I can is now under a separate flag. rangements.
Sherwin has played in many In passing sentence on the "The Secretary laid befo. the famous London productions, in-over the declining birth-rate. talk thank Baby's Own Tablets for my prisoner, the Magistrate observed meeting a copy of the rules on the cluding "Sacred and Profane as though the middle class were baby's life. He was badly con- that bowever the commission of Shanghai Lawn Tennis Associa Love" by Arnold Bennett, which distinct caste bolding aloof stipated, but after giving him the the assault carried out by the tion, with the view to their adop ran for so long at Aldwych from all other classes. This is Tablets they relieved him almost at once. I also find them good prisoner might be regarded in histion by the Hongkong Association. Theatre last year. Similar details not the case.
It is true that the middle class when he is at all restless and I ORD country, the offence was These were gone through at some could be given of the rest of the has hitherto been far too ex- cannot say too much in their
Waring viewed in serious light here length and considerably revised, company, whilst Mr.
clusive. Probably it is more guilty favour.”
Baby's Own Tablets and in other British countries. it being generally agreed that the himself, who is wellknows in of snobbery than any other. Look The prisoner might have been Shanghai rules, which were draft India, is an actor of no mean at the attiude of the majority of teething easy, are & positively committed and sentenced to aed on similar lines to those obtainability.
simple middle class parents towards their barmless remedy for heavy term, bot, as it was, hising in England, were altogether The company bave had wonder-children. The expensive conven-fever, indigestion, colic, constips- and WOTNE. Worship would deal with him. too elaborate and might with ad-ful receptions at Simla (where the tional middle-class education untion diarrhoea The prisoner would go to prison santage be curtailed and simpli-Viceroy entertained them all to fitted their sons for any employ-Obtainable from druggists, also, for one month without the option fed. It was mentioned that there dinner) Calcutta and Mussoorie.ment except the professions or post free, 60 cents the vial, from
.of "The the civil service.
the Dr. Williams" Medicine Co. of a fine.
were about 20 Tennis Clubs in the The performances Colony, and that each one would Choice" and "Mr. Pim Passes The son of a middle-class 96 Szochten Road, Shanghai. be called upon to pay an affiliation By at the Excelsior Theatre father becomes a barrister. He fee of $10 to the Association. It here
received gete few briefs unless he is ex- the middle class from above and was arranged that the annual with enthusiasm. Apart from ceptionally brilliant, and his life below. And as a direct result meeting of the Association should the good acting, it is probable is spent in quite unnecessary new values will be incorporated that све of the reasons impecuniesity. Bat suggest to into the middle olsas view of The Secretary promised to draw for this series of successes is the that father that his son had far He. END OF LEAGUE SEASON. up and have printed a
The middle class of to-morrow fact that typical English plays better have been apprenticed to s If vised copy of the rules, which, are being presented. The two linen draper or haberdasher bids fair to be better than the
mentioned above are quite modern and he will stare. On Saturday the final match he said, would be sent out for instance, and thus help to
middle class of to-day. The The sons of middle-class par- lawyer's son will not find him in the League Competitions was to each club, and would be sub-keep sojourners in A distant ants have found the struggle of self tied down to one of the played off at Kowloon, between mitted for approval to a general country abreast of the thoughts life far harder than it need have three professions. Kowloon and Police. A keenly-meeting of the Association to be and ideas embodied in the drama been owing to the innate snobbery contested game resulted in a win held on the 18th October. for the Police by 3 points. The
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of
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talented fit
demise
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200
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at Home The repertory of the of their class. They have been to whatever employment he Waring Company is not confined brought up in the belief that trade fancies. He will laugh at the to modern playa. It embraces unless conducted on a very silly conventions of his forebears date to be fixed by, the Law" plays as widely different, as "She large scale – is an occupation un-which labelled this job gentle Bowls Association.
Stoops to Conquer," Romeo and worthy of a gentleman. The finalists in the Singles Jullet," and the "Merchant of LA PLEASING PROSPECT, Championship of the Colony are Venice," Mr. Waring that J. McLachlan (Taikoo) and D. while he has very usually go This attitude would have been Mair (Kowloon), the former to be a business in busy quite enddigis to sue the gradual disposing of J. Grant (Police and not the sole aim and object of his deoay and demise of the middle the latter A. R. Clarke (Police), existence. He is giving aristic cla But it is not going to The date of this match, and productions in an artistic mast decal is going to rise, phoenix. match, Wigners of ground to be played on, will also and is endeavouring ones to kikis, feben fie noham (Kowloon) versus be fixed by the Association at an improve the quality of the dread Aloudy 5 £***
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