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A Critic's Comments. The worm even when he is rausical critic-bas a well known custom of turning, and when either worm or critic does turn, look out for him-especially the critic. Mr. Einest Newman is w Il-known English writer, whose articles on music appear frequent y in the Manch ster Guardian and other newspapers. For a critic Mr. Newnan is a mild 1. He can speak his mind when need is; but if anything good is to be sail for other singer, player, or composer, Me. Now in is pretty likely to say it Jadze, then, of the enormity of the long-accumulated offences that must have pr.c ded this outburst:
RISE OF RANGOON.
and
EX-KAISER'S MEMOIRS.
"A Pitifully-Little Man." The former Kaiser recently published his Memoirs, But the translating of them into English has been a great trial for his translator, T. R. Ybarra, who writes in. Harper's Magazine" a scathing article on "A Pitifully Little Man" as revealed in his own book.
How can one respect William Hohenzollern after reading bis book?" he asks...
Increased Port Traffic. Calcutta-Citizens of Rangoon in particular and of Burma in general may justidably take pride in the latest report of the port commissioner. Although a setback to the trade of the port Was anticipated on account of trada depression, none in fact took place. In fact the trafo handled during last year reached the highest figure on record. Receipts from river dues afford good indication of traffic move-
"Laugh at him, yes; pooh paah ments and in this respect in the aggregate the port very nearly him, swear at him, pity him-eyer, regained the pre-war level of indeed; but respect, bio-nerer! 1913-14-à record year.
Plenty of men in William's count, the river dues exceeded | Germany realised this. Bismarck. all previous records.
expecially. The Iron Chancellor's The volume of traffic was also treatment of his young mas er, the highest known and the gener-as one glimpses it in the latter's al vitality of the port trade en- pages, was downright insulting. abled the commissioners to face So was Ludendorff's during the the question of their increased war, to judge from good evidence. workingcasts with more equanim- And what could more clearly ity than would otherwise have show how William was looked been the case. Up to the present upon by some of his coadjutors Burma has mainly relied on its than his own version, in his magnificent system of waterways memoirs, of how those fateful and the bulk of the merchandise.documents, the German notes in both imported and exported, has answer to President Wilson, were been water-borne. Most import-dispatched from Berlin: ant of all, of course, is the further **The notes to Wilson were development of the port of discussed and written by Solf, Rangoon itself in order to meet the War Cabinet and the Reichs- the growing trade of Burma and tag, after sessions lasting hours, to make it grow still further.
A very important scheme has of, until finally, on the occasion
without my being informed there been projectedin conjunction with of the last note to Wilson, I caus- the Hangoon Development Trusted Solf to be given to understand and as soon as trade and finance very plainly through my Chief of permit the work will be under- Cabinent that I demanded taken and should have
a moal know about the note before it was beneficial effect on the trade both sent." of the port and the city. Minor improvements are proceeding all
WHAT IS THE VERDICT? Verbum sap. What is one to the time. The latest statistics on the subject are somewhat behind think of such a man? Ho strutted hand, but show that a regards the head of the German army iccome and expenditure. Es con and navy as if he were their com comes fourth in the parts of indiamander; he waved his sabre as if he were militariam itself; he and Burma.
20030-stepped as if he were the entire Potsdam gang: bu', after all, pleaty of Germans-not in- TO SLAP OR NOT TO SLAP.cloding himself, though-ha
their tongues in their cheeks as they watched him, knowing him full well as a magnificent scare crow.
Trials of a Chinese Editor.
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an November 18 A statement
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"As well hate an actor because daily newspaper" is interesting, he takes the part of the villain in but the additional statement that play. As well strike a parrot the editor has had bre face for sweating. This is certainly "slapped" by an irate general is cold comfort for William Hoben both interesting and alarming, zollern. H would doubtless great- and must open up to journalists aly prefer that readers should lay issued to the creditors by Messrs vision of a decidedly unpleasant down bis book with big, deficite Hubbart, Deroze, sad Pain, chars character, says the Shanghai thoughts about it-weaping feel-tered accountants. of 18, Lov Mercur
ings for or against-see, even Pavement, Nottingham, says that thize most profoundly with their something to an author to arouse £261.000. The firm, which wer
Foreign journalists will gympa- against it, for, after all, it is the total indebtedness unfortunate Chinese confrere who passionate disaproval in readers. founded in 1812, has branches in has thus been so outrageously "But William Hohenzollars France and Germany. The firm. treated by this belicose individual canao: tightfully xpect och Bnsocial position in France for daring to print what ap-things. His book will be rea tall stated by the accountants to be pairs to be quite an accura’O over the world, even to its zemat-good. An endeavour will be made
*nes?
3:o:J. Figest corners-is is not every day to continue trading there, so that officials, happity, treat journals that an ex-emperor writes his the business may be disposed of with much more respect, or there'apologia' for his part in some of as a going concern. The recent is roknowing what might happen. the mot tremendous events in heavy fall in the exébanges in During the Great War, Lord | history-and it will be read with given as the capse for the suspen Kitobecer, then Secretary of absorbed interest. State for War, requested the upon lavishly, usec s fue! for
commentedsion of paymen'. immediate presence of Lord hot controversy lasting far into When I swsletter hesied Sorthcliffe, who was very much the years that follow its appear. 'Drowning the Singers in a news-alive in those days. Kitchaser ance. paper the other day, my heart told the chief proprietor of The "Yet the chances are strong gave a joyful leap. 'Ab,” I said Thunderer how very displeased that the judgment of most readers to myself, justice has been done he was regarding a certain upon its author will be: at last.'
article that had just been publish- A pitifully small man deom
events.”—ES,
"I bare always advocated do ing with singers what we do with puppies and kittens, and ought to do with twina and triplets-keep the best of the litter and drown the others; and I thought that at last the community had come round to my way of thinking.
Bat this hope was soon dashed: I found that all the correspondeat meant was that at the Promenade Concerts in the scenes from the Wagner opera, the orchestra sometimes drowned, the singera is a merely metaphorical sense. He seemed to regard this as a' calamity; there are cynics is the world who would sometimes look apon it as a blessing.”—Ex.
NOW THEN, TIL ENE
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KRYPTOK LENSES are conceded to be one of the very best forms of bifocal lenses. The bifocal segment.is ground and fused into the distant lens making the product practically one piece ed in his paper. The great Gener-ed to figure in tremendously big of glass. al was probably quite certain
The segments are to that he was right and that the
tally invisible and the lens has beautiful appears ce. equally greatnewspaper man WAS
Kryptok lapses of any prescription ind wrong, bat, unlike the
irste General of Ichang, he did not
either regular or Toric form 1:0 manufactured by The Hongkong proceed to the "slapping" process. Perhaps it is just as well, for Accident Off Hokkaido Coast. Optical Co.. successors to Clark Northcliffe himself was rather &
& Co., manufacturing and refract Nine sailors were drowned and ing opticians-the fiery individual. In different several others injured when the patent optical
moat com countries, different manners and Maya Maru of the Shimatani establishment in South China,
manufacturing methods; and evideatly in this Steamship Company, Hyogo, located in 53, Queen's Road Cen Celestial land, journalism, like crashed into the bow of the Tenuatral, Fitting glasses and testing. many other professions, is carried Maru of the Nacoley Steamship the sight is their specialty. on under very trying circum-Company, offUojiri, off Hokkaido, stances.
on December 26th. The Tenun
That is why we profoundly Maru saak, while the Mays. sympathize with the unfortunate which was badly damaged, ran Editor who had his face "slapped!" ashore.
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