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SATURDAY, OCTOBER
President Griffith and Gan eral. Collins had selected and attracted to wholehearted co- operation with them a number of colleagues, some of whom you have met.
On the
DAY BY DAY."
1924.
LIFE IS A DRAMA, NOT A MONOLOQUE DO YOUR PART AND LET THE GREAT PLAY ON ON-Lyrian
Between Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
If you hitened long enough to took three walid hours in which Janet you would very soon come to transeat their business and to the conclusion, that man's in suumerate their virtues. Ay,
I
even
$5.
the
strong
The Government, so formed, has stood, as you know, with At P.W.D. Offices on the 23rd.humanity to woman hasna'ceased that was seriona right enough. instant. Rural Building Lot No but merely changed its form- Thres whole hours, the beerpumps unswerving consistency to the 917, Victoria Road, is to be sold. Mashies and matrimony, she says, standing idle the while. Enough programme of carrying into It contains about 31,350 square dinna' go together. Some women to bankrupt any bocza club, full effect, in accordance with feet and the upset price is $4,953 are very bard put to it to find an Three rounds of the clock, the axcuse for keeping their men in greater part of which time was the declared will of the Irish
Bis Excellency the Officer Ad-the house." As usual it was Mac-given over to consideration of the people, the Treaty which was ministering the Government has Pherson that got me into trouble. rules. Same day they'll get these autered into between our appointed Mr. Thomas William him forever last week keeping rulers inworking order after which plenipotentiaries, and recom- Ainsworth to act as an Assistant pestering me to play golf whim they'll be hard put to it to and mended by President Gritath to the Secretary for Chinese on the Saturday. IfI had known subject for discussion outside Affairs and as a Deputy Registrar of all the dirty cast-ups that were that of telling each other what
coming to me as a result of the fine fellows they are, no' to speak › and General Collins as offering of Marriages.
match last week-end, I'd as soop of the promising, significant the fairest hopes to our much-
During the past quarter thare base stayed at home instead and organisation to which they belong. In tones. smacking of the palpii, tried people.
were scalysed under the Sale of ticked the day,
they told each other to hold fast, Dramatic events have been Food and Drugs Ordinance six & Missing Mashie.
like brothers, to be strong. Easma known to cement nations long samples of milk, three each of beer The trouble started before was at present on its trial. Is had links been born under circumstance divided. The indignation aroused and whisky and one each of gia, in Ireland by the slaying of such port, sherry and stout, All were—I hope I'll no" get into trouble which might almost amount to genuine save one of milk and one for calling them names, for you persecution. The blood of the a popular idol as the Command of whisky.
King's Park can stand a lot in the martyrs is the seed of the booch. er-in-Chirk may well prove to
A meeting of the Licensing way of improvement--for as 11Quite so, & few moments of silant by one. Let the Free State
was going to tell ye, it would seem meditation, brethren, while the Board is to be held in the Council that the whole house bad to be barboy takes your orders. Quit Government continue
hke men, ba Chamber on Friday, 3rd. Nov., at
disarranged before my clots could ye lines indicated by Mr. Cosgrave, 215 pm, for the purpose of can be found. The coolie's time-table financially, Ay, this the Club an i Michael Collins spiri:sidering applications for Public-
how ony able-bodied man could quare before the Government hovers about the land to which ans Licences, Hotel Keepers also knocked out o`kilter but must be before it can stand four- Adjunct Licences and Restaurant take three hours to clean half-a-jand flaunt the banner of political he was so devated he will not Keepers Adjunct Licences for dozen clubs, beats me. Now i independence in the face of grudge the sacrifize of his life.
the year 1922 1923.
I'd been going to Fasting wi' some all men. Meantime, ye tivil half-baked taipan it would have Servsats we want your money. The average mean temperature been all right but the minute your patronage, your moral sup- daring September, according 10 Janet knew that MacPherson had port. Should, however, the mo Hongkong Observatory returns anything to do wi' it, she register- ment ever arise when matters was 84. the highest recorded ed a moan. She wouldus even vitally affecting the Basmites to express the heartfelt thanks water supply on October 1st, bring 91.3, on the 17th, and the hear teil o' me putting on my are to be discussed, and our hars for the many kind expressions reveal a slightly better position lowest 4.3, on the 15th. There fancy stockings. No, my work are thrown into the political ring, of sympathy and the numerous than that obtaining on September were 9 03 inches of rain and 2053 ing clothes were good enough to be then out, damned rule, and an beautiful floral tributes so kindly 1st. They show that on the hours of sunshine, whilst the seen wi' riff-raff like you. But ex-soldier's farewell to you who bereave Hongkong side, the reservoirs average humidity was 78. that was nothing to what was would choose your bread and
said when I missed contain 1,479 million gallon,
my butter before the Club. Fine. 1,193
It's "The Powder Pafis" gave a £ne mashie. which
true. that I compares
Social Significance. a year million gallons at the beginning farewell show at the Theatre havena played since
Royal last night, in the presence past Christmas but that's no good In the meantime the long of September. Bat we are out of the woods yet, as there of a large gathering. The pro reason why my clubs shouldna' promised social earthquake in an is still a shortage of some 576 gramma.was the same as the all together when they're far off as ever. When the Chair- million gallons for nearly three presented to the Prince of Wales wanted. As I said, itwould have man of an association sends a months" "consumption on the re-a: Port Said, and it is being re-been all the same the Prince of circular to its members stating stricted service basis) as conpaated at the Star Theatre to Wales had asked me to go round that matters gravely affecting trasted with s year ago. The night for the special benefit of wi bim last Spring! Ye canba' its reputation will probably be THE NEW IRISH LEADER-only Hongkong reservoirs which Kowloon folk.
very well play golf wi' royal blood discussed at its first · sonual have more water in them now
and forever keep asking for a losa meeting, it seems to me that the It is notified that the Govern of its mashie. And if re need Easmaites baze their work cut than twelve months ago are Tytam and Tytam Byewash. The ment proposes to erect a public onything on yon course, it's out to keep themselves clean and others could do with substantial istrine on
about 80 mashie. In fact a shovel would unspotted from the world without Mr.additions, as is shown by the feet to the south-east of Kowloon na come amiss in some places.aspiring over much to assist in the social regeneration of this fact that Tytam Intermediate is Inland Lot No. 1118, Kowloon
Colony. In ony case, it needs 16 fear. Triam Tuk
CYALE)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mr. and Mr Brookshaw wish
sen: in their recent ment.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 7th Oct., 1922.
The Water Supply.
The statistics giving the situa tion in regard to the Colony's
with
an area
In the Home papers we have the text of the communications which passed between Churchill (chairman of the Bri
26.5City Road. If any owner occupier Watch Your Ball. tish Cabine: Committee which
feet and Wong-Nei-hong 12in the immediate vicinity So if the police on ons of their more than a desire to wear a has conducted negotiations with feet below overflow. Takiok Sep-of such site objects to raids come across a ribbed mashis lounge suit in the dress circle, the Irish Free State leaders) and tember's consumption as a guide. such erection, such objection I'd be obliged if they would give the facilities to obtain cheap booze
be sent
writing me the first refusal of it. Come and billiards and the opportunity Mr. Cosgrave, the acting head of we find that on the Hongkong must
side there is about seven and to the Colonial Secretary not to think of it, it may very well be for boss and understapper to put the Provisional Government half months supply available on later than Friday, 27th. October. mine, far daring the past year their legs under the same table to we've had an awfu' lo: o' pirates accomplish onything worth while. following the tragic death of the restricted service basis, or
A most enjoyable dance was disguised as house boys and If the Easma Club canna be Michael Collies. The death of slightly more than five months" Mr. Griffin was a heavy blow to supply if we reckon on the con held at the Kowloon Dock Read-mashie. as a weapon in the dark, political, it can have no more sumption in September of lasting Room last night in aid of the isna to be sneezed at, mind significance in the things that the cause of reconciliation; that year, when a full service was Ministering Children's League. I'm telling ye. Of course, matter than the Coronet. As it the MacPherson and is at present it is neither feab, of General Collins was, in the gives.. Matters are better that There were about a hundred pre-beat
were, certainly, if the
sent and a very happy evening I've the added satisfaction of fowl nor good red herring. Maks immediate sense, a still greater they
figures count for an, thing, but in was spent, thanks to the excell-knowing that he'll go be able to it more recreational and it will one, because he was so much in view of the long period of dry ence of the arrangements made. play till next month, bim losing have an influence for good in a the eye of his country moo. With weather which we must normally.
convener his ball before we came to the healthy way. The best thing the it would be doubtful of the M.C.L. Committee con-last hole. Maybe it cever struck Government can do is to gira this natural leader torn away expect.
wisdom to lift the restrictions nected with the Dock, worked ye that way before, but that's the them a bit of ground somewhare yel awhile. So far se Kowloon is bard for the success of the funcresson Scotsmen are such good outside. As the Club is at present concerned, there is
golfers. The fear of losing their it is fast degenerating into & howff. an ample tion.
ball makes them very careful The Hongkong Scottish. supply, the reservoir there being two feet above overflow, which is the same condition as obtained
a year ago.
Fizzling Out,
their leaders. Great efforts have
Forsyth, 4.9
at
and other lusses from the Free State ranks, the Treaty that had been adopted after so mnch can
For two days only (Sunday and players. I mind once o' Archie troversy seemed to tremble in the
There's one thing that's bean Monday) the World Theatre is McFadzen; the grocer at Link- balance. Happily, an able suc-
showing a very interesting film cumdoddie, spoiling a good holiday on my mind and my conscience cessor appeared in Mr. Cosgrave.
entitled Come Again, Smith," through the very same thing. for quite a long while. I've tried which deals with the life of a He went to North Berwick that to smother it time and again but to whom the British Cabinet
The Chinese strike leaders in Committea expressed
its con Macao are finding it a dithalt millionaire's son who could spend year for & fortnight and he pro-man, there's something aye crops money but not make it. Jack mised himself, and everybody be up that makes me say to myself, fidence that the Treaty position matter to keep up enthusiasm for Kerrigan has the leading role and met, the best of times. But it just Robbie, ye aald twister, you're picture shows some shows ye how a body shouldna no' doing your bik" I refer to would be faithfully and resolutely a movement which is fast losing the
ground. We have recently maintained, the sanctity of the
a dramatic Lappenings in New Craw sa croose for Arcbie was the matter o' the Scottish Com cently reported that very ay York society life. It is a wager at the back of the counter before panyo the Hongkong Volunteers. He Man, ita heart-breaking when ye settlement being in no way in of the ex-strikers are back at of hearts against stocks and bonds, the first week was out. validated by the calamities which work, being disgusted with the and from beginning to end is full maintained for years after that come to think of it. I can mind yon caddie would end at the the time, Eve and twenty seare had befallen the Free State slender means alloted them by of "punch" and interest.
gallows tree. The lad might ago, when wuld Jamie Logan, Government.
been made to secure the co-opera-
have bees & collector.. I would him that's dead and gone now, "On the contrary (wrote Mr. tion of the labour element in
Time and again holiday WAS spoiled onyway. thing started. Churchill, admirably voicing the Canton, but all these have so far Buddhism, apparently, has suffer like to say, but Archie's tried bis level best to get the
subject cropped up
81. Andrew's Mastings sentiments of the Cabinet Com-failed. The latest development ed a decline in the island Empire,
is the attempt by the professional which has impelled the Chief As be said afterwards, there the mittee), we are sure that the strike-leaders to obtain the assist Abbot to counsel a cuion of all the was no sense paying good money the
never seemed to Provisional Government and the ance of the Labour Goilds in sects professing that faith, as he for lodgings near a golf course but the Government, som Irish people will feel it all the Canton in the formation of expresses the belief that this is after you've lost your ball. So be or other,
Mr. Dyer was our Chief the society to hasten a settlement of what is needed for arevival. The came home. I didos' blame him. take kindly to the idea: Whin matter took a new lease of life more a sacred duty to carry into the dispute on a basis favourable Japanese girls, however, seem to Wind Pressure.
But be visited with unattainable as fall effect the Act of reconciliato the Unions concerned.
But to hear Janet this week, and our hopes were strong. By tion between the two islands, apparently the Cantonese folk pirations, for converts say that
to woman. I'll bet ye though, she and its as wi' a deal of satisfac- which was the lifework of the would have nothing to do with these are not realised even in you'd think she was an ill-done and by the new corps was formed
the business; hence the lesiers Christianity, described by Carlyle dead Irish leaders, and with could only return to Chin- the highest revelation vouch- didna suffer nearly so much as tion that we learmed that Scots- safed to man." These girls, who Mrs. Mac. You man plays avery men in this Colony were at long where they held a
imagination,isst to which their names will be im-shan.
meeting of " "sympathisers," belong to the educated classes, perishably associated."
who appear to bave shown their are represented as being "genuine for weeks after, his drives getting There was, of course, the ques- each as you know, sporrans dinna' To this Mr. Cosgrave worthily distrust of some of the officials in their anxiety to discover or longer, his approaches finer and tion of expensive outfit,
by changing replied:
invent a new religion or form of his putting deadlier wi personnel
ago since an American woman found whereby that difficulty Men of the heroic mould, of of the Strike Ccommittee. The worship." Perhaps the anxiety time o' telling. It's no so long grow on trees, but a means was
plain fact would seem to be that to "invent a new religion," General Colline, or of the
the workers themselves are pre-though this were process of cota divorce on the ground that was gotten over and everyone creative power and rocklike pared to forget the whole thing, manufacture or a passing fashion, her husband was too exclusively coming from North of the Tweed· President but the paid leaders are oxious gives the key to the movement. given over to golf. Mrs. Mac-thought that the whole business to do something in order to "save This impression is rather streng Pherson could easily do the same was an accomplished fact; 'neth- Griffith are not given in pro-face" and justify their receipt ofthened by the objection that the and get damages as well. Ayling remained except for the ' fusion to any nation, or time, salaries.
religions existing to-day were ye want to watch the golfer that young men to get their knees sun- men-mede." In this relation, offers from wind into the bargain. burnt and to roll up and draw But alas, the best and, when under Providence.
Religious Aspirations. it is singular to note that no Ass partner, either for life or 18 their kit they have done their part in
gang aft ngley, For somerERSON life, those who survive and educational institutions are stated There are
Japanese girls of the higher woman has founded a religion, holes, he can be most objection- laid schemes o mice and men,
the Counters of able at times.
or other, hard to explain, the thing didna" 300m to follow after them have not to be showing entire dissatis- Hantington's Connexion, Mrs. Easmatic Ecstacy.
The Earmaites, whatever work. It's no for me to merely a heritage of unfinished taction with the faith of this Eddy's Christian Science move work, but a fuller heritage in fathers, and are discarding. Bud-ment, and the calf started by the virtues they may lack can never imagine what the
dhism and Shintoism in their quest semi-crazed prophetese, - Joanna ideals, inspiration and driving of a creed which will "satisfy the Southcolf; but these cannot be
inner cravings of their souls." regarded as distinct religions.⠀⠀
steadfastness of
force.
tbe
match
in bis
come into their own.
for
be accused of taking themselves men were thinking" shout, but too lightly. They held their first, the fact remained that barsty
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