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WEDNESDAY, MAY
The action could not be tolerated bocause it in by procedure of that kind that class war and divil war are precipitated. The logislativo methods by which the calling of 4 general strike would be mado illegal with ponalties presents a
DAY BY DAY.
1926.
THE MORE WE STUDY, THE MORE WE DISCOVER OUR IGNOR- ANOE-Shelley
There was a clean bill of health
ORATORS OF TO-DAY, |style, but there is mora directness
BY E. ROSSLYN MITCHELL, M.P
and great clarity. Thoughts count for more than phrases. The Latin tag, quotations from Homer and Virgil, which wore the delight of our grandfather, are as extinct as the dodo. I Macaulay says that purlia-have heard a few.Shakespearean montary government is govern phrasos, but they havo been so big problem, but it is one which in the Colony on Monday.
ment by talking, and it is true of interwoven with the context that ought to be tackled,
Thore was one case of dighall democratic countries that the origin could detect them.
only those familiar with their As rogards the coal minors' re-thoria (Chiness; reported yaster-
day. fusal to accept a reduction of wages at this stage, wo fancy that most impartial minds will admit
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Loggatt, together with thoir daughters,
loft by the St. Albans for Sydney.
place of honour in the hearts of the people is reserved for the roator. Of no other class of mor could be said what Robert Shiel said in the House of Commons: The weather forecast up to noon "I have sat undor the gallery is to accept the Report of the to-morrow is-NE. or variable when Plunket convinced and Royal Commission, but they are winds, moderate to light; fair, for Brougham surprised and Canning
that the miners have a very strong caso. The appeal to thom:
the only ones who by so doing. make an immediate sacrifice, And they say that the other two parties-the Government and the owners will hava'to fonder some- thing moro substantial than"lip service to that Report bofore they (the miners are prepared to render offective and personally costly service. It is a question to the miners of accepting tower wages right away-- vital and Mustard &Co.,Ltd. immediate matter.
Demonstration without obligation.
Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances Flangkang.
DEATH.
lator.
Sir Claud Severn, C.M.G, who was until recently Colonial Secre- tary at Hongkong, has been at Harrogate taking the euro.
charmed and Peel instructed and Russell exalted and improved."
So might I say that I have sat under the gallery when Balfour discoursed and Asquith axhortall
The Australian-Oriental Line s.8. Taiping will arrive in Hong- and Bonar Law amazed and kong on the 17th. May. She sails Chamberlain thrashod and Lloyd at noon on the 22nd, instant.
George teased and Baldwin preached and Snowden stung and Churchill chaffed and MacDonald declaimed.
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Amongst the passongors who left by the President Jefferson were Mrs. Leonard Yatos, Mr. A. H. Compton and Mr. A. H. The Prime Rowe Ministor, Mr. Baldwin, bas solemnly promised that the Gav-
The Bible Study Circle at the Helena May. Institute on Friday
.con-
The prevalence of the versational tone, the etiquette of the Houso, which demands that the opponent should "yontura to
little
suggest" instead of challenging, hayo mado speaking, a colourloss and drab,
that a speech with vervo. and It is probably because of this colour attracts and pleases the
House No one who hoard Mr. Baldwin's trade union lovy speech, could, resist its glowing charm. It was like an electris. radiator in a cold room; its warmth came in waves. To a less degree the final passages of Mr. Churobill's first Budget speech produced a similar effect.
But the most perfect speech I have heard was Ramsay 'Mao Donald's little tribute to Queon Alexandra. The one thought in it was clothed in beautiful form and phrase, and the mellow tone in which it was spoken made it ap unforgettable experience,
Looking around the House to-
day, I should say the foremost
The analogy could be brought up to date by reference to the back-benchers. There is per sonality throbbing through the
ton; the greatest rhetorician, Mr. Cooper, the direct thrusts of Churchill, the master, of mo Wedgwood Bonn, the vibrating taphor, Mr. Lloyd George; the, oratory of James Maxton, and most challenging, Mr. Philip tho gesticulating. rhetoric of
Snowden; the most persuasivo, David Kirkwood.
Mr. Ramany MacDonald; and, the Man old in politics shake thoir most amazing, Mr. Williain not what it was. That is true. heads and say that speaking is Crabam. There is much less verbiage, but ideas are more abundant. There jaundice." A Bedford witness.
is still sub- is lose eloquence in the classical
16-17, Connaught Road Central. arnmont will accept that report morning, during the month of neat and rather oynical Duff natural orator is Mr. James Max-
If the other parties will, and May will be conducted by Mrs. there are no fewer than twelve H. L. Clift, at 10.30 p.m. All wo- important proposals in the Re- men are invited.Ädvt. port upon which legislation will |XAVIER—At 25, Jordan Road, have to be passed if and whón Kowloon, on May 4th. Vera the Prime Minister's pledge is Gertrude, beloved daughter
The Hongkong, Amusements, Ltd., is shortly introducing sunie The Love, Story of Ailotte special British films, including
from the well-known novel by
of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. redeemed. The following is the Bruton," which is an adaptation Xavier; aged 15 months. list:- Funeral will pass tho monu- ment at 5,30 p.m. to-day.
The Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1926.
STRIKE ISSUES.
All the talk about "revolution"
1. Further assistance by Govern-Gilbert Frankau.
ment in the investigation of pro- cesses of low temparaturu car- bonization.
2. Establishment of # National Fuel and Power. Council,
B. Provision for research to be largely extended by the industry with the support of the State,
4. The promotion of desirable Amalgamations by provision for com-
6. State purchase of royalties. 6. Royalties to contribute to the Welfare
Fund.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, has called a special united service of prayer for this evening at 6 o'clock, in, connection with the big strike in Britain. The Rov, J. H. Johnstone, of the Union Church, will take part.
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The matter
The Very Idea!
A professional model from New is called the epidemig because you York was one night posing in the mostly have it. nude before a dozen men who were
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transfer of interests under isting lenses where desirable amni-
Last week's health return gamations are prevented by the dis-showe six cases of typhoid fever sent of Mamme of the parties or their five Chinese and one Indian), of unreasonable claims.
which three were fatal; one fatul
When the young Prodigal met case cach of small-pox and puer-
his at Home is foolishly extravagant... The granting of powers to local two deathe from influenza.
poral fever (both Chines); and intent on getting every second the old Prodigal he fell on
of the fleeting hour, in a silence neck and kissed him for three days for we firmly believe that some-authorities to engage in the retail
broken only by the nervous scratch- and three nights. sale of coal. thing even lower than Mr.
When Daniel was thrown into Two Chinose, a man and a ing of charcoal on paper, when 8. A Standing Joint Committee of
incident occurred which the lions den a big one wanted Thomas' hypothetical two per cent. the Ministry of Transport and Mines woman, have been sent to the an
Department to promote measures to Government. Civil Hospital after throws an odd light on feminino some of him. It kept gurryin of the population would ever be in secure the adoption of larger mineral being knocked down by motor parchulogy. Only a minute or and snuckin' its teeth; and God favour of "revolution as the wagons on the railways and a greder car No. 1705, owned by the Hong-so remained before the period of saw it through the open door. He
concentration of ownership of wagons, world understands that word () 9. Profit-sharing schemes, provid kong Electric Company, in rest, when with a sharp skriek of yelled, "Watch yersel; what yer The innate temper of the British men of shares in the colliery under
for the distribution to the work Queen's Road East,
gendine alarm the lovely. model daein' there?" and it lay down and leaped from the stand and led let on it was aorlin' its nails. working man is vastly out of takings to be made obligatory by
A report has been received outside the circle of light focus- The lions didn't cat Daniel because Record with social violence and 10. The Government to make such from Shatin, to the offact that aled upon her form.
he had a foosty smell like a upheavalihe very idea is con-modification in the law governing workman in the employ of the "I saw a man looking down upon, church. It is because it is not
as the owners and men may Kowloon Canton Railway, was trary to inbred tradition and agree.
me from the roof light." she ex- much used. 11. Government to facilitate the robbed of money and clothing to plained. bolief. The disputo at Home is transfer of displaced labour and to the value of $20, by three men an industrial one, albeit that it's provide funds for the purpose. who entered his quarters at 11
12. Consideration to be given spread and ramifications must of the regulations governing the quali. p.m. on Monday night. necessity be of high politica cations of mine managers.
cool direction, easily convertible into the semblance of civil war Britain, is, unquestionably, facing
statute.
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It is an interesting bit of a story- that comes from Paris. An ele gantly dressed gentleman.swung himself upon street car in Bordeaux and, after finding a seat,
importance and, in the absence of and to be financed from the Weltar munity will doubtless be taking
Fund.
14. Joint Pit Committees to be esta-to light attire. With summer, blished, generally.
uncomfortable as it is in some Diana Strickland, explorer and None of these things have yet respects, comes a good deal of big game hunter, says the bobbed
"My husband is very sentimien outdoor pleasure, in which bath heads of to-day have everything tal; he weeps when you begin to a gravo crisis, and it ill behoves been done, although many of ing, of course, figures most proof the primitive jungle dwellers, talk about work," stated a woman the use of immoderate language them would tend to lessen costs minently. Unhappily, however, and not only that, but many ball at Marylebone County Court. and inflammatory annoyances.
of production and make a wages the facilities here for this health-room dances of the present time The problem will possibly be reduction less vital. The owners giving pustime ure by no means have kinship with the dances of
what they should be. Repulse our savage ancestors.' one of almost hourly changes, havo also given lip service to the Bay, of course, will again prove While we imagine we and it is impossible to write Report, saying they will try to the chief attraction to bathers, ing the most up-to-date step from finally of a widely fluctuating carry out their part of the recom- and whilst there are now no dif, New York, Parie or London," says
ficulties in the way of transport, position. As we said on Monday, mondations. But they have us the absence of any general ac. Mrs. Strickland, "actually they are got ready to light his cigarette wo do not agree with the calling it done, qnything, although the commodation for those who wish about the same movements His lighter failed and a working dip after the day's work is too tone known to our great-grand- man alongside gave the gentleman of the general atrike, because it Report is over two months old.
patent to need emphasis. The mothers of thousands of years light from his gigarette. Then is inimical to the nation's inter- The tragedy of the general trouble is that such deficiencies age." Mrs. Strickland spent followed a few words of conver ests that any one particular strike, and its calamitous con-as
stressed more than a year in Africa hay sation. "How do you find busi- until rather late in the ing two women companions, two eas?" inquired the workingman. section shold be able to paralyse sequences ought not to prevent |
day-for obviously the time male servants and several hundred I have no business," replied the the whole in order to enforce its the constant realisation that at to make preparation for the antive porters,
stranger. "I have an old house wishes. Every man has 'so it is in the heart of it all lies the problem bathing season is during the
which descends from father to those days believed) the right to of the coal-mining industry.that the questions recently put to the same stairhead in the mini workingman pursed. "Well, they winter. However, we are hoping In two "but-and-ben" houses or son." "Things going well? the withhold his labour if he is That problem has got to be set-the Government in regard to village of Fallin near Stirling might go better" replied the dissatisfied with the terms upon tled sometime, and the nation's Repulse Bay and Stanloy beaches there was a birth, a marriage, and strangers who happened to be Al- which he is rendering it, workers have said that it cannot will yield some beneficial result, a death all within three hours of fonso XIII, King of Spain,
very questionable bo settled wholly at the cost of and that later in the year some one another.
big and comprehensivo sehem whether overy other worker the miners. Some other contribu-may be evolved for next season.
It is a cool treatment the Ameri After 30 years of seclusion in can movie cowboy heroes meet in in the country has a just right to tion to the problem must be con- Hongkong, with its attractive the convent of the Redemptionist Geneva. Revolvers of theso strike and so compel the granting temporaneous and parallel, and it baches, ought at least to boast a Order at Clapham Park, 19 nuns rough and readies are being modern pier, with dressing-room took their first railroad trip. They blotted with ink on movie postera". of the torms sought. Would the is the discovery of that other accommodation for bathers, organised Trades, Unions. who contribution which will best with facilities for water sports have been transferred to a convent in Switzerland, lest the imagina- tion of the youh be excited unduly, claim the right of calling a general employ all the energies and and with provision for regular at Syon Abbey in Devon.
band converts. This need not be striko, conecde to the organised ingenuity of the nation's leaders. an idle dream, for the Government
"Witness told me that she saw employers in vital trades the com-
could work hand-in-hand with
If you are asked what book you them passing down the street. privato enterprise. We are hoping, like best you should any the Bible. The lady was then walking on parable right of a nation-wide
too, that there will be a revival of But most people have a book they, his inside." Defendant in a rase lock-out?. What if all the railway
After a somewhat unusually the excellent open-air concerts like better in their Insides,” I at Kingston. companios, the masters of the long cool soason, the hot weather given Ins your by the talented like "Swiss Family Robinson."
Information is a trouble you take appears to have begun at last, Surreys" band. This excellent building trade, the coal-owners, and the community has now to combination of musicians will be in your Inside.
When the Dover Gas Company met recently it was stated that the and the engineering employers look forward to several months leaving us at the ond of the year, Anonymous means when you late accountant and bookkeeper, suddenly agrood to lock out every of rising temperatures. Evidences and wa are sure the whole Colony don't know who wrote it you just Mr. W. A. Buckman, had rädda ne
of the change are to be seen on would appreciate the opportunity say anonymous,
mistake in the company's books in workman because the electricians, say for example, were refusing to
People have a few skins, some the thirty years he had held those all bands in the reappearance, of of hearing the band at regular summor clothing, and within a
intervals during the coming are thick and some are thin: One positions. work for a certain rate of pay very brief period the whole com- months,
but it is
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