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I have just been reading, a like electricity, of the negative The Hongkong intarport golf magazine articlo by a prison and positive kinds and.cancell team loft for Manila by the Pros-doctor dealing with the suporeti-one another. The silence in- ident McKinley yesterday. Ltious proclivities of prisoners. spired me to compose the follow- "Thore is no more surperstitiousing riddlo: Of which famous
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IT IS NOT THE ANGER OF THE ly the future peace of the contin- FATHER BUT HIS SILENCE THAT ent. That attitude might be sald THE WELL-BRED SON, DREADS. T to be of greater importance than the fact that an agreement has The been found, because it was a pre- Portable'
liminary requisite of such agree- Typewriter ment. And If, now that the hat- ehet is well in sight of effective with the
burial, the leading statesmen of Standard
Europe have been convinced that keyboard.
A Manila telegram received person than the habitual crimin-play doon & lady chiropodist al, he remarks, a statomont remind, you ?-Sha stoops to it Is.to the interests of their res- "Nothing pective countries that a European Fosterday afternoon says there is that, I am in a position to endorse. corn-cure."
a cyclone or typhoon near or over A small tobacconist of my acquaintance, now undergoing a to learn." peace sho·ld always provall, then Mindoro, moving E.N.E.
sentence of 20 years' ' pona! we have gone a very long way
The health return for Thursdaysarvitude for solling a box of "Nothing along the road which will eventual-
shows that there were two cases matches after 8 p.m., writes mo unlearn."ly lead the nations of the world as of diphtheria (one described as occasionally, and in one of his whole to regard themselves, as European and the other. English), recent letters stated that a fel- but members of one common family as well as ono Chinese case of low-convict, when sentod at the breakfast table the othor morn- which must, for its own sake,
ing, suddenly got up and return- The 6.s. Kinshan will leave led to his bedroom, having romem. live in peace and concord: Ger-
Macao to-morrow at 4 p.m. in-bored that in dressing he had in- many, the defeated and discredited stead of 3.30 p.m. as advertised, advertently put on his right sock country of seven years ago, is now This information was received first instead of his left, this within measurable distance of after the shipping notices hnd necessitating his completely un- taking her place at the same table gone to press. of international administration at which sit her lately victorious. neighbours. That is a big achieve. ment the value of which we are to not yes, perhaps, able fully appreciate.
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MAKING HISTORY.
Not a Lone Hand. Considerable surprise, and not a
typhoid.
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The final performances will be given at the Star Theatre, at 5.30 and 9.15 p.m. to-day of the current which includes programine,
Smouldering Fires" and Tod Sanborn with his xylophone.
The silk shipped por s.s. Pre- sident Grant, which sailed from this port at 5 p.m..on September 18th, arrived New York, at 3 p.m. on October 12th, having been 23
dressing and dressing again. His eggs and bacon, of course, wore stone-cold when he returned. That same night again, at dinner,
little resentment, was caused by calendar days and 22 hours in be upset the claret, and was
transit.
The Revd. Mother Superior of! the French Convent, Causeway Bag, informs us that the bazaar held on Wednesday last and the following days, was extremely
dreadfully perturbed because ho couldn't remember whether the correct, countercharm was". to throw a ladder over his left shoulder or walk under a black cat.
POEMS FOR THE PETS.
(A series of moral verses for juvenile roadors.)
Henry Thomas Edward Croker Wouldn't eat his tapioca; Said cook made it much too
thick,
And the bobbles made him sick. Still more dainty then he drew O'er the food he had to chow; Surlily refused his victuals Till he got as thin as skictuals.
So, because at, tapioca This poor child first turned his
поче ир.
.
Yesterday H.T.E. Croker, Faint with hunger, turned his
toes up!
A company has been formed,
A LEWES CAROL, Inspired by reading that a pair of fossilised walrus tusks have been found embedded in a cliff near Lowes, Sussex.) The Walrus and his family Worg walking hand in hand,
To look for oysters on the #hore
1
Near Brighton's famous strand, Suld he If we could find a
few
My word it would be grand ("
But sad to say they'd got there
by
The Southern Railway line, Per train marked "Through to
Whitstable"
(Where oysters grow so fine)!
They didn't know that 8. R.
trains
Wanderlike straying kinel "0,"oystors, come and walk
with us
Along the rocky shore!" The Walrus cried. But all ini
vain;
The oysters long before.
Had quit their beds noar
Brighton's strand And dwolt there nevermore.
The Walrus fall into a rage; He then began to swear; But still the oysters didn't come; Ho wept and tore his hair,
And bit the cliff an awful
biff
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And left his two tusks there!
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A writer on social matters declares that there is a marked tendency among the wealthy classes to abstain from rich food
and to return to a commoner dict. This, I imagine, is what ethnologists would call "a re- version to tripe."
the report a few days ago that the Government of the United States; the master of the Nom Wal a lone hand in was fined $25 at the Marine Cour There can have been few more falended playing
this morning for allowing cargo agree the Chinese tariff conference, to be worked Sunday. Mr. J. T. important international ments in history than that now should, the other Powers not fall Prior, defended and said that the "cargo" several bags of puas concluded between the leading in line with American views. How
were the personal property of Lotarno, the suggestion originated we do not passengers." European Powers at for it would seem that at long know, but it was one of those
The feast of St. Margaret Mary last there has been an honest "at-unfortunate things which crop up to-morrow is to be made the occa tempt to heal the sores of the war at times of world-wide tension and sion of the blessing of the new wood Road by the Vory. Reverend which broke out just cleven years result in a great deal of harm Church of that name in Broud- ago and which left such a large before being contradicted or dis Father G. M. Spada, pro-vical Those whose interest it apostolic of Hongkong. The sor aftermath of national rivalries and proved. jealousies." Germany, the van-jis to sow dissension among the vice of blessing will take place at 8,30 a.m. and at the evening ser- quished, has been in the centre of Powers affected by the Chinese vice the preacher will be the Rev. a ring of nations all desirous of crisis, must rejoice at the unfor- Fr. A. Lane. preventing a repetition" of the war tunate currency given to the report, and, also,- quite" ready to take ad-even if their joy be tempered by vantage of the war's result for realisation that it was without their own ends. Germany defoundation. All who have the served to pay the price of her pre-interests of international good-successful. Thanks are tendered I see, to take over several impor 1914 arrogance, but it eventually feeling at heart, and who desire
MOULDY HARTHA, THE MACULESFIED MURDERESS: became a question of just how to see a happy solution to Far East
OR, SHOULD THE GREENGROCER much she could pay and how much problems, will be glad that there
TELL? 다
CHAPTER IV. she ought to pay having regard to has been prompt repudiation of the
Upon receiving the pants, the general welfare of Europe as disquieting rumour. a whole. Germany was kept out after it was given publication, at the auction rooms of Mr. A. G. true story that is far stranger Heinrich Schmidt, the Scotch of the League of Nations, was official circles in the world capital da Rocha yesterday afternoon, than fiction, and more enthralling waiter, gave so deop a gasp of when a valuable household pro-if possible) than "Mouldy astonishment that the atmos- treated as an outeüst, but how, expressed their doubt of its perty situate at No. 54, Welling Martha," let me recommend to pheric disturbance created thereby view of Mr. ton Street was put up for sale in you the recently published An- caused a cruet to overturn and after much searching of heart genuineness, in among the other Powers, there has Kellogg's recent pronouncement on one lot. The property is registered bual Report of the Ministry of fall to the floor.
"The secret sign!" he mutter- as Section F. of Inland Lot No. Health. Therein you will rend come not only agreement regard the American desire to co-operate 1998, and was purchased by Mr. of instances of food adulterationed, half to himself, half to Connie, ing the conditions upon which she with the other nations concerned. Lam Ho-to, on behalf of Mrs. Ng that will fairly freeze your hair half to nobody at all. You need Shi, for the sum of $23,000, being and make your blood stand on my help?" he added, bonding.
for shall be admitted to membership of Now we have à denial by the $5,800 abovo the upset price. end. Tako example, the down and whispering in what he sinister case of the Strawberry took to be Connie's ear, but was the League of Nations equal with Washington correspondent of a
Jam Which Wasn't. Upon really an artificial camolia in the other nations, but also mutaui London paper, "on the highest
*Indoed I do!" replied the girl. Security Pacts in which the lately authority that there is any truth vent the smuggling into England of analysis, the only "strawberry" trimming of her hat.
"Red" propagandists, who were found in its composition was the
jone printed on the label." "All the "Listen!" And she burriedly belligerent countries: are now in the original report:
known to be arriving in consider rest was apple jelly. A positive gave him a resume of her adven bound together by documents fram-black shadow has passed from over]
able numbers via the Irish Free whited sepulchre with foot of clay! tures.
Then there was the case of the Wait!" said the man, when ed in their joint and mutual in-the troubled waters of the Far
State and to be working hand-in-
Bramble Jam Which Took the sho had finished. "Before. I help Prosuming there terests. The fixing of the western Eastern world.
Until recently, there was no pro- of this remarkable confection eat. You look famished, and you have been completed, and it is story of an independent programme, vision under the Aliens Order to loarly indicated that it was will require all your strength for
young jam of very vacillating the task which lies before you. foreshadowed that the fixing of one can only conclude that it was restrict the landing of aliens from character: couldn't make up its
Immediately
Thus B
to Mrs. H. W. Bird, and all ladies tant British and Dutch oyster who so willingly helped and also fisheries. The organisation ought those business houses which con- to be known as the League of fributed to the pleasing result by Natives.
If for your holiday reading, my the donation of articles for sale.
There was a large attendance friends, you would like to peruse
frontiers of Germany is said to were absolutely no grounds for the glove with, the Britisli agitators. Wrong Turning. Investigation you, you must have something to
Germany's eastern frontier
insurmountable
:
not be 1.
acute political differences, enters
Watching the "Reds."
It
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So saying, be left her, to return will deliberate piece of propaganda the Free State, as they could not mind whether it wanted to be an in a few montents with a 94 lb. Irish stew or a scarecow; with mackerel and a sack of potatoes. or of the "hidden hand" variety.
be deemed, within the meaning of the result that the analysts found "Eat these as quickly and lengthy task. According to the should serve as a warning to the the Order, to be coming from "out-it to consist chiefly of bits of bone noiselessly as possible," he said,.
and then I will tell you what to telegraphic news there are but the Interested Powers, and to cum-side the United Kingdom." Not and straw. But I mustn't further
mar your enjoyment by disclosing do.". final formalities to conclude be-mentators who are perhaps too only had the authorities no power
"At least tell me now." urged any more of the pilet,
Connie, as she plugged her face fore Europe, devastated for à de- ready to accept unsubstantiated
to provent their landing, but they
"who it is that: cade first by strife and later by reports at their face value..
were unable to impose any testric. This wook I have had an unique with food, tions on their stay in England. Toxperience. I went into a bar-throatons my life?"
ber's and got my hair cut without "Mouldy Martha, the Macker- the calm waters of amity and
meet this difficulty, however, the a single word of conversation el's I mear Macclesfield-Mur concord. It is an achievement The British Communists, are not Aliens Order has now been amend with the barber. This is all the deress!" answered the waiter in "Cool" said Connie, and fell which will redound to the credit of a very numerous body, but they ed in such a manner that these more remarkable in view of the awesome tones.
fact that the barber was a lady. all who participated.
make up in noise and subversive aliens are put on the same footing I can only conclude that the bar- fainting into her plate. Next in importance to the actual activity what they lack in numbers. if they had arrived direct from ber's tendency to talk and the Another simply topping instul-
meul next week). consummation of the parley was of late, they have been particularly a foreign country. Thus the "back woman's tendency to talk wero, the split which, apparently. busy, and it therefore comice as a door" to England has been closed. Mr. surprise that the authorities bave In view of Communistic activity all animated it proceedings.
poared before Lieut. Commdr. G. · F. Hole on two charges connect- Austen Chamberlain, Britain's seen fit to raid their headquarters over the world, it is gratifying to
ed with omission to go into Minister of Foreign Affairs, to in London and effect a number of sec that the British authorities are
quarantine on arrival in Hong- kong from Manila,qua whom not a little of the credit arrests on charges of conspiring to alive to the danger at Home, and
Capt Tramo.oxplained that he goes, has pald high tribute to the inelte sedition and mutiny. It is all right-thinking people will wal-
Capt. A. W. Framo, master of was unaware that quarantine had attitude of all participants, and he interesting to recall in this con- come this fresh ovidence of a de ino. Changsha, who was abeen declared against Manila, has said that with no country was nection that the Home Office last termination to cope with the evil member of a Marine Court of En-and nominal fines of $10 on each It case of gaining points or sur-month made a new move to circum-before it assumes by dimensions. quiry yesterday, this morning ap. count were finposed,
CAPTAIN FINED.
FOR QUARANTINE OMISSION."