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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. 1922.
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INSTITUTIONS MAY GRUMBLE | AND'GOVERNMENTS FALL, BUT IT IS ONLY THAT THEY MAY RENEW ATENTIER YOUTH.-- George Bancroft,
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
A Glance at Our Files.
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bald this drening at Government House. There was a good attendance, ** including, ladies,... and... his Lordship the Chief Justios presided. B& We bad a paragraph_upon
Excellency the Governor, read a "capital," recently, the allusion
paper an “Dickana, bin life, being to capital letters. A fow
(Jòn. 18-22, 15972
works, akyla and oharacter, wards in refàrence to the term in
The first ball givèn by tha em- and the lessons that should The its political sense may be of
ploynen of the Royal Naval Dock-be learnt from them." interest. Ask people the capital There was one fresh case of yard took place at the quarters, paper took the form of a of British North Borneo and the plagus reported yesterday; also Queen's Road, last evening and very graceful and elaborate majority, evan among those who one fatal case of enteric fever and proved an unqualified usveas, tosay, and his Expellency added bave visited the country, will one non-fatal case of paratyphoid The mess room and billiard room to is interest by some obar-
Damer, Jesselton. They are fever.
were cleared for the purpose and acteristic selections from tha wrong, yet not entirely so, or at
made excellent dancing accom-"Pickwick Papers," and other least they could have made out a
It is notified for information modation. The opening dance works of the far famed novelist. good case until last month, when that the name of Mr. Vincent was a polka in which the Adinira) The lateness of the hour at which the Administration moved from Percival Waters has been restored danced with Mrs. McEwen the meeting was held precludes the West Coast part to Sandakan, to the Hongkong list of Chemists Inspector McEwen with Lady a full report being given. which has been the titular and is and Druggists.
Buller. Commander- Holland now the effective capital The
with Mrs. Mdon, and Mrs. Law. preliminary Government build-
FIRST RADIUM HOSPITAL. Manchester Radiam Institute,
inge which existed there have His Excellency the Governor ford with Mr. Holland. Songs were
though has appointed Mr. Yn Wan to be sung by several of the naval the first bospital of the kind in a Member of the Board of Ex-cer during the evening and the country, was opened recently aminars, rice Mr. Law Yan-Pak Bergeant Pickford supplied real by Lord Darby.
ansferred to the New Territories, higland pipe music at intervals. OLD VOLUMES SOCIETY, with effect from the 9th January,
bean enlarged, ani Jesselton is perhaps feeling a little mortified at the loss of status it is generally felt that the time has come to make Sandakan the administrative centre in fact as well
as ia name Bot
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. for the Conference having brought
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Correspondents are reprosta ilu observe the rule which requires 18% to form and their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an
Evidence of their bona fides.
1922.
M. Briand, whose resignation was announced yesterday,
Between Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter,
After you letter from
always remosin wi' us; the non- existence of it would Iskrs us without hope. Conformity sah! Because of it wa'va erumped our mental freedom, have built up prison walls of custom and convention, of respectability (damuable thing) and cant.
The Old Volumen Society held its annual general meeting in Mr. H. E. Pollock's Chambars It is announced that under so yesterday afternoon. The report the official headquarters of the amendment to Statute 23 of the and accounts ware passed United States into anch prominiatutes of the University, the and the Chairman, Mr. H. E. once, it is not unlikely that many aikoo Professor shall be ex-Pollock, Announced that To-day I'm going to be truly people, answering on the spur of officio Director of the Engineering he was endeavouring to obtain serious, the moment, would have named Laboratories and Workshops meeting room in the City Mr. Tse Taan Tai I've got to be New York 85 th American]b longing to the University. Hall His Excellency the Ay, you was a good letter but I capital. Wo wonder, by the way,
Governor, Sir William Robinson, wish though that he hadna' tried whether the reader can name the
In the latest Government was re-elected. President, the to frighten ma by making men. capital of Australia: According Datele is published a number of Vice-Presidents and the Council tion of the Bible yon way. I'm to the usual teste. the seat of new Rules made by the Governor-were appointed for the ensuing glad on the other hand that he Government-Melbourne is the in Conncil under the Prison year, and Mr. H. E. Pollock was didna' try to disprove onything I Out of such discussions, Hke a All communications intended for publication should be address-capital, but this was a temporary Ordinance, the new rules affecting elected Secretary and Mr. Pur-said about his theories and sup- mocking jinai, rises a glaring :
arrangement. The Australia warders absent from duty on cell, the Treasurer. ed to the Editor.
positions. That would have been truth-that every Individual Constitution Act fixed the town account of injury or sickness.
VOLUNTEER PROMOTION. awer serious altogether. He was developes a personal philosophy Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
or village of Canberts, of which
The Commandant of the Hong- much funnier the other way be of life to fit bis degree of success some people have never even
There will be an Erening Dance kong Volunteer Corpea has been sides putting me into my proper or failure. beard, as the capital of the Com-
Old Aesop'a fox who, couldn't monwealth. It may be explained at the Helena May Institute from pleased to make the following place into the bargain. Now when that when the capital was being 8.30 p.m. to 11.15. p.m. on Tues-promotions, to date 1st. January, try to be serious folk won't jump high enough comforted chosen, there was, we believe, 1 day. February 14th. The dance 1597Corporal J. H. W. Arm believe it and smiles all the mora. himself wi" the reflection that the certain amountofjealousy between is for members of the Institute strong to be Sergeant, vice Ser-It's a fact. Suppose I told Mr. grapes were sour onyway. The the cities. To obviate this, the only, who may invite their men geant Wylie, promoted. Bom The Taan Tal that I didna' man that makes a lot of money Goverment decided upon the friends Tickets, $1 each, mar bardier T. Meek to be Corporal, believe in bis Hebrew god; that sye kids himself that there's no- vice Corporal Armstrong. An|men, victims of mingled fear thing wrong in that provided he obscare little town in New South be obtained from the Matron.
etection for & Bombardier in place and crude imagination, bave doesna' misuse lt. Mrs Wiggs of Wales, allotting it a substantial
of Br. Mesk, promoted, will take invented gods galore, creeds and cabbage patch fame hypnotised ares with a view to its eventual
place at headquarters to-night. systems and beavens and hells herself into the belief that abo in order to account for all that was much happier without riches.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. 1929.
EUROPEAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
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At the Kowloon Theatre this development. A good few years evening "Mirandy Smiles,”—and have passed since the incorpora- so will you at this pretty. tion of the Commonwealth, and homely romance, which will the Legislature is still located appeal to everyone. You will engaged on the portion of the think he'd take me seriously? no having anything to speak of at the capital of Victoria State:langb, readily and outright, at new Pray wall faning old Ped-Not be. He's no built that way. in the way of material weally but we read the other day that the comedy, & Mack Sennett dara's Wharf, and venture to hope You read his letter again and see thought that nothing mattered The startling denouement at Paris, reported yesterday work at Canberra is being pushed frolic Cacle Tom Without His that it may mean that this por-if I'm no right. He thinks every- very much except para intellect, tion of the work is to be thing I write is a huge joke. But maybe the first prize should by Reuter, will lead all of us to look anew at the European os.
Cabin. The name of the producer pushed ahead and completed at And yet he invites me to be go to the bird wi' the barrel- is enough, if the title were not.
last. One can never be certain, eerious and scientific! Joe, ho leasehold who sparned hia King's problem. In brief, M. Briand. has given such displeasure
however, of what the Reclama says it serves us right for taking gift preferring in its stead.. God's to the French Chamber by bis actions concerning the pro- The Parish of Stepney.
Readers may feel surprised at
tion authorities are about and ony notice o' Noab-and his srk. own son light. This development posed Anglo-French Pact and the question of German
are Maybe it does. I was sye care- of elastic philosophies to fit. reparation payments that he found himself forced to resign. the choice of a parish in the East- PIRACY PREVENTION. very probably the divers
simply fishing up blocks that leas, even as a boy. Did I ever pertool failure is only a & Far Eastern
have been lost there.
tell ye the story of hut no', posa onyway. The man that The Cannes conference-out of which so much was hoped-end of London as a subject for a has been readered abortive; even the Washington Con- journal. The question may affec
THE VOLUNTEER not to-day. · That would be ower Loozes aye tries to blame same
ARTILLERY.
funny.
one or something other than the ference has been affected, and the whole position of them in a rather peculiar way.
The members of the Volunteer
real cause bimself. That's how European and international politics has been thrown once An impression has long prevailed
Last night we sat round the the scholar among us Basily again into the melting pot. We ought to try to look for that those who first see the light Gazette that the Governor in Fleet Battery are busily training the real canses which have led to this seemingly disastrous at sea are, technically, bora Council has under the provisions for the 64-pounder gun competi- fire. Man we've got fine fire roosted on Emerson's Law of
which.. in the parish of Stepney. We of section 20 of the Piracytion,
Сер baliave, now-s new gas fire. Janët, she Compensation-that all end, imperilling, as it undoubtedly does, the stability and have heard that this was due Prevention Ordinance, 1914,grant-is to take place
81 Stone thinks that because of it we're ditions are the logical results of unity of the Allies and the economic restoration of Europe to the fact that in sailing ed exemption from the provisions cutters Island on China New going to do wi' a boy lesa. But definite Causes. on the lines previously outlined.
ship days most vessels hore of such Ordinace to every ship Year's Day. The Sergeants of she's got another think coming.
But it's all a bog of compli- Frankly and briefly, it can be stated that France still to at docks in that parish, which does not embark any the various divisions are putting One disadvantage about a gas fire
Some ons makes a passengers at Hongkong unless their men through as many drills though is that when you're in the cations. distrusts Germany. It is from that fact that many recent whereupon the skipper handed
over the entry from his log-book the last port of call of such ship as possible at the Murray Battery middle of an argument and get statement or writes something disturbing incidents have arisen. France is insisting on to the local registrar of births, was Holbow of Kwong Chau with the 64-pounder there, in ting the worst of it, ye canna care of the Editor wi which we the payment of reparations on the scale laid down by the Parallel with this is the belief Wan or some other place within order that they may be thorough bend down, catch hold of the do not agree. We either iznore Versailles Treaty, though by the Wiesbadden Agreement, that baptisms at sea should be the danger zone as defined in by acquainted with their duties, poker and knock the guts out of the fact that he has done so or signed by Herr Rathenau and M. Loucheur, she has consent recorded in the parish church. Regulation No. 21 of the regula Last night, we hear, one of the it in the hope that by the time else smile in a non-comittal way ed to receive a certain amount in kind instead of in cash. bourhood at the time the custom Council under the provisions of half minutes from the arder to discussion will have veered round again dismiss a man wi a cone which was the only in the neightons made by the Governor in detachments averaged one and a the dia has ceased that the and pass the matter by. Others Germany maintains that she cannot pay that amount at arose. The Rector of Stepney in the said Ordinance.
load to the word "are" Leing in another direction.
temptuous "illy ass" or state Her acknowledging such a notics.
given; a very creditable perform Well, as I was saying, last night lengthily and unlucidly their the present time aud bas asked for a moratorium.
ance with the antiquated muzzlewe handselled the new fire. Talk own views, naturally quite statesmen have pleaded iocapacity and have presented facts tion lately sent to him by a
drifted from Maconzofie and contrary to his. There's the and figures in support. Britain believes Germany to be chaplain at Penang, remarks that, though the tradition is very
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
non-conformity all the way to avergreen argument "What's the honest in this respect and her financial experts have recancient, there does not appear to
We understand that steps are Emerson's Law of Compensation use of saying onything." That's being taken to ascertain the ommended the granting of the moratorium asked for. The be any ruling on the point, albeit
(Serious, 85, but I warned; ye). the easy way out. Joe, he's for cburch willingly makes promised Genoa Conference was to be held for the purpose of the
Strange Adventures in wisbes of the community as to Personally I think J.K.M. was ill going for them every time and.
the manner and form in which, advised to turn to you subject there's something to be said in hearing the representatives of both Russia and Germany on the entries. In regard, however. the theory that prople
To him it's like Strange Cities.
in this loyal Colony, the com- *gain.
his favour, too. Unfortunately, the habit of the question of restoring the trade of Europe. Freach poli-to
| born at sea belong to Stepney, the ticians have looked askance at all these proceedings: they parish makes a very strong obj ci dicmatic incidens, and strong Her Majesty's reigu shall be ce when rubbed accidently itches going for them whether they're
Rich in scenic interest, brisk pletion of the sixtieth year of week-old mosquito bite which we get into
07 WIODE. still fear Germany and the spirit of mistrust goes so far tion and for a very good reason, in sentimental appeal, The lebrated. A meeting of the scr-worse than the first time. Now right
wrong's Wrong? as to preclude countenancing anything that aims at placing seeing that so many ne'er-do- Lack of the Irish comes to the viving members of the Jubilee read you "Vagrant Impressions" agree that Germany on a better footing. Bearing that in mind it is wells claimed relief that th
at the mention of non- more right because it's repeated Javen-part festure attraction by Mr. Obater and will be held in "P not hard to understand the hostility which M. Briand has authorities obtained a legal de Coronet Theatre this evening, Committee of 1887 has been called in the Fog but d'ye think I drew every time and docena" becom
cision, on the point, largely in earned for inself. He has tried to work in with Mr. their favour. What then is the with few equals for ready enjoy. Council Chamber at 11 am. on conformity 1 Not I How many often enough. It's certainly
ment, fine acting and skilful Saturday next. The members men d'ye think that read the very doubtful thing to knock z Lloyd George, though he strove hard in Washington on technical birthplace of those born photography. Clever and original, present will be asked to advise article ever gave it a second man down and tell him that his behalf of French naval strength: Britain and America on the homeward journey?
the story is both impressive and His Excellency the Governor as thought if indeed they noticed it religion, for instance, is unbeliev
Not one in a hundred. able nonsense and quite another.. entertaining. A note of romance, to the most-convenient method of at all? bave intimated their determination to assist France in the
freeb and charming. touch of bringing the matter to the notice But what then does the reverend thing to meet his statement and event of an unprovoked attack upon her, but such Carpentier's Victory.
Boxing champions often go all humour, happy and unforced, a of the community, and to make gentlemen do but write to the kindly but firmly point to the guarantees do not, apparently, meet with what is required
broadcast; the fact that a news maybe not appreciate you.'ony. by French statesmen themselves. They want a France to pieces after a defest. Of conese spice of adventure, kean and suggestions as to the character of Papers and advertise the fact fallacies contained therein. Ho'l
there Bre exceptions. Bob stimulating-these are among the the celebration.
paper writer used the word in more than if you took no notice strong and independent, a France which is getting back zsigimons was twica beaten by elements that give "The Lack of THE POTATO. from Germany some of the losses that lately-militant big, burly Jeffries, but far a long the Irish its wide appeal, Anna The St. James's Budget saya advertently and that it should of him but his confidence is no country inflicted; they want a France unmenaced by their while continued to beat every-Q. Nielson plays the leading It is worthy of note, in connec never be used here at all. If quite so sasured the next time be and Isys it with tion with the celebration of some folks had to pay for their utters the platitude. His hearerS- neighbour. Two different schools of thought are struggling body else. Curiosity has been part
and admirable the teroentenary of the inadvertisements at casual rates or renders also see a ray of light for the upper band in Europe, the one seeking to help felt as to how Carpentier would rate artistry Europe as a whole by means of an all round, arrangement, shape after Dempsey bei brought restraint. The travel scenes are troduction of the potato, that there would be less o' them. I across the hearsay truth. Jump his victorious career to a halt. unequalled. New York, Paris, Sir Henry Blake, who purchased see our friend's paint, of course, on the assertion without fear & the other fearful that assistance to Germany will spell Georges dit not take long Vanice, Cairo-the action of the Myrtle Grove, Yunghai, the Irish but if he's so keen on it why no few times and it soon cesses to the otber day to defeat photoplay moves from one to the residence of Sir Walter Raleigh, be more honest and deny the right stand for anything but the fabes danger to France. Which is the right?
of the Anglican Church to hares clap-trap it in. For our own part we are in favour of the restoration Cook, the Australian boxer, other as the story unfolds. A from the iste Sir John Pope Hen-Lord Bishop here at all.
That Ay, let us bear in mind that of Europe as a continent, provided adequate guarantees to who had so far "made good" in yang New York cobbler, bisnessy, is now engaged in restore would put & stop'once and for all kindliness can be on the side of any one country are given. Mr. Lloyd George will now the Old Country. The French-Irish extraction written broadly, ing and beautifying the interior. probably return to London a disappointed man. What of was giving sway a lot of unexpectedly inheriting riches, A great quantity of the old oak to all this talk about non truth just as well as with t
weight to Dempsey, so that his embarks on a world tour with his wainscoting was found to have conformity. But what shout it thinking agreement. the Anglo-French Pact; what of the naval agreement at reverse reflected no discredit. It opted son. Chance links their been either painted or papered By way? For myself I diana" we've got to be tactful, of coure. nonconformity. As it is wa con of life. But I hold that if we these things are so inseparably bound up with the policy (speaking comparatively) boxer school teacher sooking to evade off and the old oak saposed to form to owes much in this world “canna'aye truthfully, say what. Washington; what of the moratorium to Germany? All simply proved that a good little fortunes with thoes of a young over, and this has been scraped there's nearly enough o That's another of the conformities of France that the action of the French Chamber might cannot be expected to overcome the odious intentions of a walthy view, Sir Henry is also matboth in the Church and outside it we think we can at least mean easily alter the entire complexion of world politics, for it is often succeed in conceding the half across the world. Strange all as ucceeded in winter almost certain that if France chooses to demand all that is weight to a moderate or even adventures in sizangoakis Ane an old sea chest, supposed to have hers by right of the signed treaties she will pursue a lone- fairly good big boxer. In a couple the outcome. Exceptionally flee an old sea chest, supposed to have ly path. There must be some recognition of the general of months Carpentier is again to are the night scenes, the Adriatic belonged to the first importer of
be participant in contest of Ses sunset effects but then tobacco and the potato "with and trend of things. European-even world politics this kind, only against Lewis the The Lack of the Irish is PAPEE ON DICKENS.
are passing through a grave crisis; we can only watch in advantage in poundage will be on altogether an exceptionally Ane The Bret meeting this season of
the side of the Frenchman, Picture!
the Old Volumes Fociety, w a spirit of hopefulness,
a god big oor. though he will libertine "prepared to follow her an effort to collect a number of
At-Hmes
what we sky, Insincerity iTER Ay, a fire's cosy right enough. the frothed up white of a per Convervation drifted into an ex- It looks like graam di a distance
why we are here on earth, why we do not remain long undeceiveda change of philosophical views-- and WG 879 Sereeably taken in sa so many fall and what pangfitutes But I just fair blether. 00: success. The sqnima- of life, the That's the worst of being serious
6. all things, must "I'II no" do it again,for a while,