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taken in the morning will quickly relieve that slight derangement and impart a feeling of *health, vigour and exhilaration,
A pleasant, refreshing and cooling drink,
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STANDARD OF LIFE.
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NOTES & COMMENTS.
A Fable.
DAY BY DAY.
THURSDAY: JANUARY 13 1921.
ROSEMARY AND RUE.
(By "Tony")
THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH.
WORDS-
of your
autumn
ANOTHER ROBBERY.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
One Man Wounded.
Harrow "tuck-shop," which IF YOUR FOOT SLIP, YOU MAY
Robbers entered No. 35, Shau-has made a large profit during The visit to the Colony of the RECOVER YOUR BALANCE, BUT
When you breast the hill of iwan West late night and shot the past year, probably owea famous Australian billiard; layer,IF YOUR TONGUE SLIP, YOU CAN-
the Rev. sens headmaster, middle age and survey the valley one of the inmates, wounding him financial prosperity to the pre- George Gray, gives an added in NOT RECALL YOUR
in the hand. years, you a paragraph which Telugu terest to
The details of the affair show Lionel Ford, who originated at reaches us from an American'
perhaps view the prospect with
a limited nows service purporting to ex-
From Messrs. Dodwell and Capprehension amounting almost that three men made a surrept-Eton a system of conducting the
have received
offical plain the history of this highly we
to fear. You dread the downwardtions entry into the house, and school tuck-shap as scientific and fascinating game, calendar issued by the Lloyd}
passage because of the unknown remained in biding until the in-campans, the surplus profits, According to
source of Trestino Co. the
paths which lead into the distance, mates had all gone to sleep. They after a small percentage paid to information just mentioned, the
But there are a fortunate faw who then opened the door and admitted shareholders, going to augment game was invented nearly 400
Amongst the passengers who metaphorically dance the remain-three other members of their gang the sports fond of the school. years ago by one, William Kew,
Hemaster there. It When arrived in Hongkong by the ssing stages of life's journey and Just at this moment, one of the This system Mr. Ford introduced WAS with a London pawnbroker.
and Mrs. joyously pass down the hill in inmates discovered the robbers at Rapton when inade head- business was slack, Bill would Anchises were Mr.
the knowledge that the hard and raised the alarm. climb is over for them. Given was immediately shot in the hand money obtained from this source remove the three golden balls and R. L. Mantle. push them around a table with a
good health there is absolutely one of the robbers, who all that nearly all the new Aras- You stick.
Yesterday's health
which now possesses the largest vand
return no reason why the final path made their escape before the courts were erected as Rapton, Dea-Bill-yards! Has simple shows two non-fatal cases of should uns be the beat that life arrival of the Police.
In subsequent investigations, block of covered courts to be seen Same with the stick. Here the diphtheris (one British and one has to give. The burden of worry the Police were firmly convinced at any public school in England. player's surname served, only Portuguese), and one fatal case that weighs
see the
heavily on BO
that the spelling was varied, sauf plague and enteric (both more youthful shoulders has lost that the motive of the robbery was
now you have the clue-or gue. Chinese). The writer of the parseraph as ingenuous in his theory, and ingenuous in his conclusion; "It
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a
The psychology of hand-shak- much of its teror by reason of supplied by the presence of a large experience. It helps you, too, quantity of opium in the house, ing has been recently discussed The dead body of a Chinese, to become a connoisseur of the though this, of course, was denied by an American expert. The man robbers had attained their object rasses his thumb hand against certainly the says is all, the hanging by the neck from a tree art of living, and to choose real by the inmates. In any case, the who gives you a full band and as the opium was not in the house line back of yours is, we learn, a Jon Moun: Davis, was discovered pleasure from amongst beginning of things."
yesterday and removed to the mass
Some Facts.
of
events which
06
Mortuary. It is believed to have many people mistake for enjor./when the Police arrived on the pheral and congenial character.
One might go farther, and say been a case of suicide. that the beginning of things, as described by the writer quoted, is|
the
tick
not called a
Spats.
Iment.
The greatest joy in life is to know that you will never grow
the
of
scene.
MAGICIANS.
Season
magicians
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will not sag that none of the must not commit robbery in this cjona
If any one is Then you would pass along to were seen in the second act school nowadays is like getting
were then used.
A PARDONABLE ERROR.
noth were Perhaps the rats entirely to blame for their mis take.
THE ROOM.
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Nat to press the thumb hard against the back of your hand aves the fellow a stingy crea- are, and the higher he holds his amb aloof the stingier he is Mr. George Gray meets Mr.old. And even though your legs POPULAR exceedingly odd. For instance,p. A. Yvanovich the local have passed the time of sup-
The fourth night in the Chefala The man who merely offers tha At the tips of his fingers is sly, secretive, Champion in a billiards match at pleness and your girth is no rus until last century, some three the V. R. C. At 9 p.m. to-night. longer slim, you feel an occasion and Palermo hun lad years after the alleged Soldiers an! sailors will be allonging to run a street's length Theatre Royal saw no signs of a and cunning. He who lays his have of wood, is x colourless person first player, who is supposed toimitted at $1 to the unreserved on a cool morning (and sometimes decrease in the populants which hand in yours, as if it were a bit
the these clever wonder da to have given his name to 11. Then!
achieved here. It was a crowded (and easily imposed on. Finally, natives.) we come to Mr. Kew's use of the three golden balls, with which an
If you eat less, ride less, ex-house which greeted them on their if the genial band-shake does not Canton Police Head- all-round cannon must have been! The Isomething of a physical feat. quarters, in a shart order of ise more and above all keep appearance last night, and the go with a genial look, it is a sign your mind sweet and clean, evening settled down to one of that friendship is merely bajas culprits there is warned
enjoyment of the simulated. Although pawnbrokers had no words, has
no reason why you unalloyed legal cognizance until 1912, we operating in Canton that they should not enjoy that most pre-bewildering succession of tricks
youth.performed. Chefalo and Palermo To get a boy into a good publiz gift-perennial fraternity existed in Muf King neighbourhood.
with alin a Tango dance warranted oneself into a good club, excepting Hal's time (of course, there were caught and found guilty, he will the final railestone
be
the of
genuine that the former is far more the goldsmiths, to whom Harry be summarily executed at the smile on your lips and the spirit to
brand, while the latter also gave expensive. It is, however, not I problibly went pretty often): but place of his crime.
of youth in your heart.
an exhibition of a Spanish dance, only on Eton, Harrow, Winches- one cannot help feeling scaptiral about a moneylender dismantling
The Indo-China Steam Naviga- On the run from Haagkong to Notwithstanding warnings, not ster and Rugby that preasura is massive heraldry evory nas and then to wile away the time, tion Company's vessel Kumsang Shanghai a local skipper was few venturesome members of the exists; it is equally the case with even if the tribot gallen gishes arrived this moming from Japan, intensely annoyed to find that audience very recklessly accepted the better known preparatory Dabis increase with engine trouble. After she morning after morning his socks Chefalo's invitation to co-operate establishments. A parent who on reading that Will improved his left Hongkong she got stranded disappeared from his cabin. His with him on the stage in the wants to enter a lad at any of the game by substituting ivory balls, in the Haitan Straits for about Boy", of course, was under anal turn and were treated to a leading "prep schools (says the which were not introduced until half-an-hour, but nevertheless cloud of suspicion and passed serious of shocks, highly amusing Glee) has to put Young Hopeful's storm of undeserved to others of the audience, bat name down well in advance. far later in the history of the proceeded on her way to Japan.through a
probably still be on the "waiting game. One gets a suspicion of She suffered very little damage censure. Finally one of the miss-accepted with all seriousness by After three or four years, he will list. A similar overcrowding is leg-pulling, and is left to wonder and was due for overhaul. She ing socks was found wedged in a those concerned. “
is reported by the principal whether the writer is trying to is now in the Kowloon Docks rat hole.
"Hush whispered the arm- crammers. Smith Minor will pull ours or has had his own undergoing thorough overhaul.
comes ." Here chain
Mise probably suggest that the difficulty We confess that to us
Sentiment again. Hush!" can be go: over by a system of We see from a Home paper that in a recent publication the pulled
A diamond ring, of the value of
And Mr. Amour is close be-shortening terms and extending Federation of British Industries has committed itself to a statement there is a mythical look about Mr.
huse name$1,000, formed the subject of the
The big comfortable room of bind her." said his brother, softly holidays! of the utmost significance to the people of the Old Country. I: sa5s "Kew" himself,
anonymous complaint sent in by a Chinese
Complete silence reigned in the that Britain is undeniably poorer as a patron than before the war. rather suggests an
It is curious that" Ruddigore." It then procents to say that the masses tuntud expect any improve-entran for a bandicap. More married woman, having at No, the great hotel was deserted. meat in their standard of living, and they have peas in to fear that i rational is the version which ting Wa Stree: yesterday, in The fire blazed cheerfully in the room, disturbed only by the clock
fre towed with eager reviving
in Glasgow, should, it may suffer reduction. By the standard of living we mean either derives the name of the pastime which she stand that it was stolen i huge fireplace. Rooms armchairs who ticked away solemnly. And which Mr. D'Oyir a certain supply of commodities week by week, with a reasonable from the French faland Passing from her by a Chinese at a friend's invitingly empty, were placed the
almost alone of all the Gilbert carelessly near the fire jest anticipation. CLA2
THE PURE FOOD AMENDMENT. and Sullivan output, have been minimum safeguard in house accommodatum, and possibly some of over, as having no analogy to the house. The facts of the
fallen their last occupants had left
-Enthusiastic member of Debat-left on the shelf since it was the minor romfarts, or, at all events, sufficient incorne with which i present sport the game mention revealed that she had
Now the question which faces the let by Anacharsis in 400 BC. victim to her own vanity. Meat them. The whole room spoke of
ing Society, in peroration: "And originally played in 1931.--it has to purchase these things.
furnished with exquisite 35t country is whether it is possible to pass through this period of Crisis, billiards can still claim a fairlying this Chinese at a friend's comfort and luxury and
whole at least one song in it. The so, gentlemen. I sm arising from war in lebtedness, growing unemployment, dislocation, venerable age. the pected assign house, har vanity was soothed by The atmosphere was drowsy and heartedly in favour of a measure Darned Moansser," which all and unrest, without calling upon the people to give up some of the led by the above-mentioned writer the praises which he bestowed on
In short, are further excrifices necessary being about the only authentic her appearance, and on the beauty heavy with warmth, and the which will guarantee the nation good Gilbertians regard
its food without adultery!" classic, and in the queer fantasy things they enjoy to-usg
The game of her ring.
At length she was silence was broken only by the
of its wit it is one of the most A BEE IN THE BONNET.” in order to render a return to happier conditions possible?
by Spanset persuaded to take the ring off her distant hum of a lift. Dealing with these gauktione, a Labour M. P. recently stated
"Such an empty existance is
It is impossible not lobe amused Bavourful of the operas. Gilbert that there can hardly be any difference of opinion that there is Shakespeare, Locke and Curton,nger in order to enable the man
Here at the continual attacks on Conan claimed to have made £7,000 on: considerable waste among all sections of the perpe. Waste is not though we do not remember any have a closer examination of almost intolerable," said one of
With the ring safely in his the easy chairs, angrily. necessarily the diempation of resources. For the most part it takes reference to Mr. Kew." It was Jast century had
grasp, the wily one took a quick I, simply acting for someone Doyle by people who accuse of it, and this despite the fac: the form of expenditure upon things which are not strictly necessary not untit
exactly fools, at least a little ended Victorian sensibilities For they, in that he was tempted to alter it- to human life and process. When it is limited, and when the proceeded some way, however departure from the house, leaving to sit in me, and not a soul in the the Spiritualists of being, if not that its blood-curdling title so
Samt evolved
the woman to bewail the loss of room."
"But reminded his brother, wrong in the head. country is trying to recover from the exhaustion of war, it is plain that
very nice turn, have become so obsessed by to "Kensington Gore." The need You forget those that all the people must combine to purchase, first of all, the things scientific hea, Aided by ime her property. which are strictly cecessary; secondly, such reasonable comforts as proved implements Keatfield and
people, Miss Sentiment and Mr. their pet subject, that they are for staging in it a gallery of And they it difficult for a touring company, will make life tolerable: and, in the tied place, save us much as then Roberts, senior (we have!
Last evening, at the Hongkong Amour, who sat in us last night. much like Uncle Dick and ancestors that come to life makes possible, which is at the moment, for example, a practical way of forgotten which of them was the solving the housing problem and of retail ling the credit of the host man to make a hundred Cluby the architects and civil And their intimacy and affec-King Charles' head.
a successful run in America, country. Incidentally by providing the easy, lot schemes of break), pare! the way for the engineers of Hongkong gave ationate endearments, which we can blame no ace if it is said that but this, one gathers, bas now reconstruction we help to give employmen Every individual who triumph of the later Roberts, Jeomplimentars dioner in honour enjoyed heating so much, more they too have "a bee in the been overcome. It recently had where, no doubt, live ancestors And, further, M. G., Director of Public company tonight Baves a little is a public bonefantin, provided always that the does Peall, Dusson, Stevenson, Inman of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham than compensate for the lack of boanet."
would reinforce the appeal of The Spiritualist (right ог not effect the saving of the expense of the essentials of life. If he¦ and Grag.
Works, who is shortly retiring. I would infinitely prefer to be does so, and takes, wag, insútherent but he is merely sowing the
Mr. A. Denison was in the chair, empty than to listen to the wrong) bare a perfect right to be Gilbert's wit. If it goes well seeds of disease, or wutting himself for urinary tasks, and the
while: Professor Middleton Smith banalities of some of the people lieve what they like, even as their here, shall we see the revival antagonists have the right not to rea of "Utopia Limited," the loss is ultimately much greater than the immediate gain. There are probably few people who would dispute that that is a quite PLANOFORTE RECITAL. was the Vice Chairman. There who sit on us."
were about thirty-five present, "Hear hear." chimed in the believe in spirits, or another life, least known and the least played of all the operas?-Hanchester And from or any other theory.
Guardian. sound programme for the people. But when we try to apply it'
the hosts including Mr. L. G. clock. there are substantial obstacles. The partisan statement of thel
Bird, of Messrs. Palmer and Romance is nearly dead in that privilege of free thought has Federation of British Industries, however well-intended. does not
Turner; Mr. A. E. Griffin and Mr. this infernal place," said the Bre-come the present day Spiritualism remove all the d:ficulties. It warns the masses that their standard
G.G. Wood, of Messrs. Leigh and place, winking with the warmth which since the war has grown of life may be reduced, but it is silent in face of the squal enter
The following is the pe ramme Orange; Mr. A. G. Howlitt; fr. E. of his emotion. prise of the new-rich and the misdeeds of those whose fortunes
It is said that for Prol. Sklorezaki's second plan have been suddenly swollen by the crisis of war. - tuost large centres to-day are, honey-combed with offensive people forte recital at St. Andrew's Hall. who have abundance of money acquired almost exclusively since City Hall, at 4.04 p.m. to-morrow. 1914. They have developed very expensive tastes, and as a rule 1. Bethoven.--Socata op. 2 they are merciless in their criticism of the workers. They are mem- bers of the 340,000 people in the Old Country who own two-thirds of the £4,180,000,000 which, according to the reliable officials of the Inland Revenue, represented the wat wealth of Great Britain that is, the increase directly attributable to war conditions. Very pro-2. perly, the old aristocracy detest that class. So do plain, toiling people. As matter of fact, considering that the new-rich na za gularly promoted to titles, and find their way with surprising ease to the House of Lords, the old aristocracy are among the classes who have a genuine case against dilution; their ranks have been! heavily diluted within recent times. It is probably useless to plead 4. Liszt-s, Loreley. for all-round economy, when the Government does nothing to lay a & really effective hand upon such doubtful gain.
part of the tale.
alluded Er
By Prof. Alexander Sklarevski.
fa, Andante and variations: Ib, Seberan
icy Funeral March,
id. Figole. Chopin.-
2 Etudes. by Nocturne. içi Palanaise..
3. Balakirer-Skylark,
Scriabine. Etude.
FOOTBALL.
"South China" will on Satur-:
the following teams:-
das, the 15th. be represented by
cast
THE NEW RELIGION.
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The emergence of Tcharykow, "I am con- so rapidly. Unfortunately for the a former Russian Ambassador at M. Hazeland, Mr. J. Caer Clark, tinually shedding my warm in- Churches they lost their great Constantinople, as an old Royal ON all these people opportunity when they failed to High Schoolman, reminds one of gather aroood me. offer bread instead of stone to the a remarkable interview. When, Mr. A. R. Austin, of Messrs.fluence Butterfield and Swire: Mr. F. who Graham. Manager of the Electric But where I assist in stimulating stricken people who turned in the war of 1839, the Russians Spiritualism for relief and the Turks agreed to treat for Company: and many others. true affection or passion in the to
the peace, the commissioners appoint- power crumbling. Complimentary speeches were hearts of one or two, fifty of them Their delivered and most enjoyable go away as cold as ever or only ecclesiastical bodies, with theirted were Marshal Keith on the eveting was spent.
artificially warmed at the most strange supporters, the agnostics, part of Russia, and the Grand It's enough to make a fellow take instituted a campaign against Vizer on the part of Turkey. to smoking."
this new power. Hence the pre- These exalted personages met "Or to drink," added the small sent organised system of ridicule and conversed by means of inter- But there is a preters. When the negotiations tabla, bitterly. "I haven't had a in propaganda. cup of les or a cocktail on me for vast number of people who have were coacluded the Marshal mada of his bow with hat in hand and the off
domication the hours."
"And I tell you all," continued dogmatic doctors of divinity and Vizier made his salaam with his the fireplace, dropping a piece of the presumption of parsimonious turban on his head; but the Vizier coal in his excitement. "that if priests and have not tarned to suddenly abandoned the solemn and, cordially shaking 1st Division, v Carlisle, O any more of those silly chattering Spiritualism. They have discover. farce There can be little doubt that if the standard of life is reduced
Nary A Ground, at 4 p.m. people without an idea in their ed a new religion-an unorthodox Keith by the hand, exclaimed there will be little advantage to the country as a whole. Industrial!
Lau Hing Cheung, Fung Tei, heads above dress or dinner, come individual religion-which ap-that he was "unco happy to meet output will alrcost certainly fall, especially in the spheres where
pears to be absolutely impervious a countryman in so exalted a Chan So, Leung Yuk Tong (Capt.) to see me again, I shall go out." physical strength counts for much. Public expenditure in the
Leung Tai Fong, Cheung Wing And I shall go on strike," said to religions intolerance. Even if position. The Vizier contlaued: the churches and the agnostics"I mind wall seein' you and your curative treatment of ill-health would be almost certain to rise. In
Sting, Ko Bik Wai, Ip Kad, the clock. that event we should be merely increasing the rates upon a basis
Wong Pak Chung, Kam Fook, Then all the inanimate occup-succeed in killing the Spiritus brither passin' by to the school less able to bear them, and our last state would be worse than our
Au Kit Sang
ants of the big room began to listic faith, they most find some at Kirkoaldy; my faither was first. As to the remedy, it is urged that if we abolish national ex.
2nd Division, v. Recreio, ou speak at the same time, each thing more potent than ridicule bellman Kirkcaldy," It is to penditure on minor wars all over the world, appropriate by taxation the Chinese in the above match: or other device the inflated gain of war, restart our commerce with on Saturday, at 2.15 p.m. on home South Cains Ground, at 2.30 endeavouring to induce the others to destroy the growing belief that be presumed that these Kirkcaldy and and Turkey; if they had survived the Continent of Europe dad with Rassia in particular, remove the ground:--Ng Sze Kwong (Capt.), p.m. Hui Shing Yia, Fok Fing to listen to his experiences of thers is still something more fa strain, bave died out in Russia zestrictions on materials and labour bindering the supply of houses Un Hew Fan, H. Ching, J. Wong, Io, Kwok 8in Yan, Pang Kam unpopular habitues of the place. life than esting dinnerą and other needs at home, do the best we can in production, and Chos Man Ping, Geo. Lee, Lo Wing, Li Siu Ying, Lai Yuk Tat, And many choice opinions of drinking beer, or that sinners will we would have heard about themi pan sad served up as an item on ligence Department of the Scot-
tish Football Union I achieve a generous distribution to all who contribute their effort, Man Poo, Yew Man Hoo, Wei Lau Tak Chung, So Chung Ming, well-known hotel residents were be fried in a mythological frying through the Foreign Office Intel-
Buddenly the clamour ceased, the devil's menu. we have a programme which will meet the crisis, without any inroad Lee Son, Hung Man To and Lai Leung Ming Tsk, Lau Bon Wing, lost in the general din.
and Hung Kam To, upon the standard of life the people have so far attained.
(b) Raccezy March.
LEAGUE CRICKET,
C.R.C. v. R.G.A. The following will represent