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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 29. 1921.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Mr. Charles Hughes, the new U.8. Secretary of State-an office: likely to be restored to the im- portance it held before the
'Autocratic" Administrations of] Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, --has had a curious career. Mány of his achievements have been carried through in face of opposi- tion from his own party machine.
He came into prominence in the
great campaign against "insur- ance corruption," and it is now
15 years since he was nominated
for the Governorship of New York and fought a stirring battle in which te received support
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experience of being "President-the note into his man, and | DISHONEST STUDENT. elect for an hour, confusion in treated without waiting for his
the courting having given rise thanks. About the same fim the
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to a wide belief that he was the next day the maid presented her now President instead of Wilson. mistress with £3, 10s., with the information that it had been brought by the same man. "Ha put it on for you all right, mum; and he says it won at 6 to 1."
Iri the obituary notices of Dean Farrar's widow, who died recently it is mentioned that she was accustomed to correct her
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George Young Kai Yount, a sta:lent living at No. 53 Caino. Rail, was this morning charged at the Magistracy with obtaining husband's proof-sheets for him. According to centenary $1,593 from M. Maurice J. B. Dean Farrar, whose own hand-article by his friend Sir Iarry Mo targis, Manugor of the writing was none of the clearest, Johnston, Burton could speak, Bangus Industrielle de Chine, by was not the only prolific author read, all write with equal facility representing himself to bo who has found proof-reading a English, French, Italian, Portu-authorised subscription canvasser burden. Sir Leslie Stephen-80 gueso, Spanish, Arbaic in of the now Canton Chinese his biographer, Frefessor Mait-three dialects, Hindustani, and Y.M.C.A, and with attempting to land, tells us--was constantly re- Persian, and had considerable obtain by the same device from ceiving long lists of errata sont acquaintance with three African M. Montargis a subscription said him by friends. He explained that tongues and five more Indian lan he could not keep his mind at the guages, modern Greek and proof corrector's level. That Turkish. Probably no misprint of 'dresme' for 'druma," Englishman has he writes in a letter to Lowell, thoroughly at home in so many
other ever been
to have been intended for the local Chines Y.M.C.A.
It was allegod that on 5th. March dofondant called at M. Montargis's office and solicited a donation for the Canton Y.M.C.A.
is enough to make one curan languages, but even Burton's the art of printing. It would be linguistic attainments were He produced a subscription book so, at least, if I were a lees hard-modest in comparison with those containing figures, representing ened offender, but I have such a ot Cardinal Mozzofanti, who, subscriptions that had been male gift for misprints as few people when appointed keeper of the by several well-known local can boast. I never look at an Vatican Library, in 1833, was banks and persons. M. Montargis article of mine after it has been said to be capable of converaing in contributed $1.500 and heard published without finding fifty-eight languages. Many years nothing more about defendant bushel." There have been some previously, when Mezzofanti was until he referred to the matter in distinguished writers, on the professor of Oriental languages a conversation with a friend, other hand, who seem to have Byron had a long interview with when he ascertained that defend- enjoyed proof-reading as a kind hint, and came away ouchanted. ant had no authority to solicit of exhilarating hobby, notably Mezzofauti is Bishop Stubbs and Bishop languages,” Creighton:
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A monster of subscriptions for the Canton he wrote, "the Y.M.C.A. Defendant repeatod his Briureus of parts of speech, a visit to the Banque Industrielle walking polyglot and inore, who de Chine yesterday for the ought to have existed at the time purpose of obtaining another
subscription and was arrested.
Two cut-away coats, one frock-of the Tower of Babel as universal cout, two dinner coate, two dress interpreter."
suits, one frock overcoat, iwo spring overcoats, six pairs of flannel trousers, twelve silk
This morning, Mr R.E. Lindsell, the Magistrate, asked Mr A. E. Hall. defendant's solicitor, if his client was to be medically
waistcoats, eloven business suits, MOST ROMANTIC TRAIN IN examined.
three overcoats, six pairs of trousers, and six fancy waistcoats --such ie the wardrobe that Mr. Harding is reported to have ordered from a tailor at Toledo, Ohio, in preparation for his assumption of the Juties of the Presidency. The list has naturally been exposed to
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Mail.
The most romantic train in all the world leaves Euston every
Mr Hall replied that defendant's parents wanted their son to be examined by Dr. Forsyth, and had therefore made appointment with the doctor for that purpose, If Dr. Forsyth certified that defendant was of weak mentality, continued Mr. Hall, he understood defendant
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frank criticism in the American evening; it is the mail train to had to be kept under medical Holyhead, the jumping-off place press. The two dinner coats, it is admitted, аго
for Dublin (writes a Daily Express observation in gaol for a week. all right,
Detective Inspector Appleton because a President has to do a special correspondent).
said he had no objection to lot of eating, and may sometimes Casual onlookers passing by defendant being sont to Dr. have to dine twice in a single might see in it only an ordinary Forayth's office under a police evening. The two spring over-long-distance express, with pos- escort.
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coats and the three overcoate also sibly a rather heavy sprinkling Defondant was later brought pass muster, because there will of khaki among the passengers, up before the Magistrate and be days in Washington during but it is far more than this, for was sentenced for four weeks' March when Mr. Harding will everybody on board is bound for hard labour on each charge, the not be too warm with all five the war zone. It has the true sentences to be concurrent. garments on his back at onse. atmosphere of adventure.
The allowance of twelve
pairs of trousers sevme excessive,
DOW
The romance of the Holyhead
OR SMALL?
but of course Mrs. Harding mail lies in the passengers going IS YOUR FAMILY LARGE is likely
out from the lighted safety of the Lo give away 匡 pair
and then
to great London terminus on an some tramp who rings at the eight-hour journey which will White House back door while the land them in a country that is
Whether you have several President is too busy with amare dangerous than Darkost children or only one the experi- Message to Congress to notice Africa.
ence of Mrs. T. J. Rose, a mother the occurrence, And olevon All the melodramatic spy living at Lake. Talon, Ontario, and Shanghai Bank, who for the business suits are perhaps neces-romances of the novelist are as Canada, will intorest you. She purpose of being present at the sary for what Americans have nothing to the realities of this says:-"I have found Baby's Own Tablets a great medicine for foundation stone laying cere- been assured is to be a business life.
But it İB
the little ones. My baby was mony in connection with the Administration.
Here on the train are armed badly troubled with collo, but new premises of the Hongkong suggested that so many men, servants of the Government: before I had used half the con- The China Fleet, under the land Shanghai Bank at Shanghai, waistcoate are prodigal and there are mon with secrets of tents of a bottle of Baby's Own command of Vice-Admiral Sir had accepted the invitation of Sir extravagant, unless Mr. Harding political negotiation, men with Tablets he was entirely cured. Alexander Duft, hur left Hong-Alexander for a passage on board is taking advantage of the mid-important official papers, men Since then he has grown well and kong for Wei Hai Wai and the the Alacrity. It is said in naval winter clearance sales to lay in a with guilty knowledge of rebel resta nicely at night." North, for the usual summer quartere that Sir Alexander will stock for a possible second Pre-activity. There are pistols, cruise and annual manoeuvres. himself perform the stone laying sidentiel term. Extensive preparations for this ceremony. work have been carried out hero, H.M.S. Hawkins was expected involving the construction of to leave to-day. special
targets for big
gun The Floet is not expected to practice. The submarines also return here until November.
Annual Summer Cruise.
left with the fleet and the only
·warships left here are the cruiser)
danger, romance, and mystery.. Equally belpful and harmless to the youngest infant as to the Holyhead and the keeh soeut child of 6 years or more, Baby's The charitably minded lady of the sea, sections of police ou Own Tablets are a proved remedy. (writes a thoroughly unreliable the landing stage, and a basty for, infantile indigestion, con- correspondent) was gazing out of search of luggage by Customs stipation, colio, diarrhoea, colds, her window when she saw stand-officers looking for arms,
oroup, teathing troubles.
and
ing at the garden gate a man who Out of the shadows three men worms. They promote naturai looked as if he had seen better approach one of the passengers restful sleep, increase the appetite The Commander-in-Chief's AUTHOR'S 30 YEARS' WORK ON daye. Thoughts of the bitter a few minutes later ho goes down and aid development.
Titania and two minor sloops.
yacht, H.M.S. Alacrity was among
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struggle of the unemployed passed the gangway between the stolid', Chemists sell them, also obtain- Mr. Henry Harrison, author of a quickly through her mind. Taking forms of his escort. The blaze of able at 60 cents the vial, post the last to leave here with the dictionary of "Surnames of the a ten shiling note from her purse loading lights shines on the steel free, from the Dr. Williama" Admiral. She departed from this United Kingdom"-the result of and bestily writing on it the bracelets round his wrists. It 18 Medicine Co., 96 Szechuan Road, port, on Wednesday, having 30 years' work--has board Mr. A. O. Stephon, the
mewago "Never despair," she all so quietly done that the little Shanghai. Bournemouth. Chief Manager of the Hongkong)
hastened down to the man thrust drama attracta no attention.
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