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there will doubtless be found scope: for little compromises hore and there that may, in the aggregate, form a bridge by which to get
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DAY BY DAY.
NORTH POLE FLIGHT.
TRIBUTE TO "MOBILOIL,"
PHOENIX PLANT OF PAOTINGFU.
BLOOMING TO CELEBRATE TSAO KUN'S RELEASE.
Pastingfu, April 27.
A strange flowering bush which.
soo how the objections of Spain," Brazil, Poland and France (which arose at the March meeting) ure
GENTLE HE HAD BUDIA going to be overcome. Of course, METHOD OF REPROVING THEIR the Committee has only just FAULTS THAT THEY WERE NOT It is interesting to note that in commenced its deliberations and 50 MUCH AFRAID AS ASHAMED connection with Lieut., Commander
TO REPEAT THEM-Alterbury
Byrd's history-making fight to Last wook's hoalth return the North Pole, the Vacuum Oil shows two Chinese casos ouch of small-pox and diphtheria. One pay was represented by blooms only once in about five years, Lieut. Noville, of the Company'a or on the occasion of some great of each ended fatally,
automotive engineering division, event, has just come into blossom who was the mechanical chief for at the Agriculture College here. Many people flock out to see it and the fight. "Gargoyle Mobilofl" was
much speculation passes as to what used throughout.
event has brought it into flower. Lieut. Noville accompanied Com- Wo understand that the recent mander, Byrd as Flight Engineer. Since this rare plant is the property notification of an increase in in churge of assembling the of Tsao Kun it is sald to be bloom- LET PHOMENE BE YOUR
laundry prices only applies to Chinese laundry establishments, planes, lubrication of the engines ing because of the ex-president's
and test flights." GUARD AGAINST FIRE!
The expedition was organised to Maný a serious outbreak of first
Passengers arriving by the 5.s.re-locate the true North Pole, and could be avoided if the necessay equipment is at hard to copo
Empress of Canada from Manila to explore the unknown continent few years ago by the Governor of yesterday included Lord and within the Arctic circle. The Klangal and it is shid that there is with the outbreak in its early of Longue champton. As a nation Lady Willingdou and Major R. equipment consisted of a Fokker only one other plant of its kind in
we have faith in the power of E. and Mrs. Lçe.
stages.
she cost is insignificant.
Your inspection of Phomene tho British Fire Extinguisher is cordially invited.
ovor the difficulties of March. The conclusion to keep the Goun The weather forecast up to noon cil's decisions unanimous has al-to-morrow le-S.E. or variablo ready been arrived at without winds, moderate; overcast, oc-
casional rain. any trouble, and we shall doubt- loss be learning soon of other equally important decisions, --
Britain's part in this matter of the composition of the Council must of necessity be a leading
one because of Britain's past rele
| 'Phomome" "protools life and pro-international organisation to pre- forty; is easy to operate; doss not injure papers or fabrics and vent wars and wo must not shirk the responsibilities of solving all the delicate questions of detail as they arise. There will inevitably be adjustments, equipoises" and tho like to.ürrrange, and Britain's task must be to help arrange them.
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importans happenings. in Hongkong the Legislative Council and Sanitary Board
monoplane, powered with three
release, from prison.
It was prosented to Tsao Kun a
Wright J4 radial air-cooled en- China (In Szechuan). Its Chinese Major-General Luard. General gines, and a single motcred plane. name is Ch'ung Hwa, which is given. Officer Commanding the Forces, The Fokker plane has a cruising in Giles an Hortensis. However to Major J. Macready and Liout. Rradius of approximately 1,200 Q. F. Johnston were passengers iniles and is the last word-in-air appearances it is a hybrid anft by the D'Artagnan for Shanghai. craft construction.
Lady Tilley, wife of the British Ambassador to Japan, is passing through by the P. & O, liner Malwa, boing accompanied by her daughter.
the fact that no method has yet
A start will be made from been found to reproduce it would Spitzbergen in April and the ex-seem to bear out this theory. The ploration work carried on for a bloom consists of a cluster of blos- 'some the centre of which resembles period of three or four weeks. a lilac while the outer edge has A great many problems con- the appearance of a hydrange fronted the expedition and many flowers. The centre cluster only. obstacles presented themselves. seem to be fragrant.. #
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Stranger reports are heard about this plant, One is that Teað Kun paid $800, for it; another is that If one ents of the leaves of it one will live forever. In any case it is very closely guarded, and Its caretaker even sleeps beside it at night, so that no one is allowed to despoil it.-N. C. Daily News.
Hongkong & Shanghai,
A number of summonses for Among the most serious was the We observe that a Shanghai keeping dogs without a licence temperature condition. Tempera newspaper has commented at came up before Major C. Willson, tures as low as 0.40 Fahrenheit some length on recent observe at the Contral Magistracy this were expected and previsions were
In the majority of made to overcome these. clons in the Press of Hongkor morning.
The lives of the members of the to the effect that ratepayers cases the owners were fined $5
exploration party naturally de- the Northern port are given much each.
pended upon the efficient and con- more information concerning THE LEAGUE COUNCIL. municipal happenings, than i Detective Sub-Inspector Shan- tinuous operation of engines. No the case hore mainly because the don and Mrs. Shannon are pro-greuter tribute could be paid to Municipal Gazette records official ceeding on Home leave on Satur-"Mobiloil" than that of Commander Everything else has been so activities in far greater detail day by the P. & O.. s.s. Kashgar. Byrd:-This is the oil. I want; I overshadowed by the news of the than Hongkong's Gorrent Also going on Home leave on have faith in it and I know I can now the "North Pole Flight,"
Cuzelle. Whilst that point is not the same vessel is Mr. W. R.not secure
a botter lubricating Gargoyle Mobiloil has become the general strike in Britain that we disputed by our northern con- Hillyer Boarding Officer at the oil."
choice when selecting lubricating Once again, if attempting here- oil for the equipment used, because are in danger of losing sight of temporary it is mentioned that Harbour Office.
tofore impossible, air feats, such experience has shown that the. quito
Two Chinese were sent to the as "Round The World Flight," actual test of service is the true Reuter's message yesterday meetings are open to the Press Government Civil Hospital yes-The Dawn to Dusk Flight" and test. regarding the meeting at Geneva whorens such is not the case interday, one with injuries to his to consider the problem of the regard to the Shanghai Municipal head and legs, caused through Counet That is admittedly alighting from a trom car while reconstruction of the. Council of point in Hongkong's favour, but in motion in Dos Voeux Road the League of Nations served to if we were in the position Central, and the other through remind us of that tremendously Shanghai ratepayers we should being hit on the head with a basin carry the agitation for Press ad by a sanitary department coolie important gathoring, for at the mission to the point at which it! present conference there are to be thrashed out the differences of opinion which caused such an the ratepayers were roully in-pected to be in wireless com-1
Michael Muldoon had lost his acute international crisis insistont or the point, they could munication with Hongkong to- March over the question of Ger. surely secure a pledge from can-day-President Polk, Anhui, bama had at one time served a five-pound note. How, then, wan
didates to press for newspaper re- Söngbo, Tjipanas, Tjibosar, Sai-short jail sentence and was fear he to get back to Dublin? aneny's admission to the Leaguepresentation at the Council modt-gun Maru, President Wilson, ful lest his congregation discover. But, sure, the London police and her seat on the Council. The inge, which is the invariable rule Angers, Kohoku Maru, Haiching, the fact, as in his later years he would find it for him? Into a Municipalities at Hotne. D'Artagnan, Macassar Maru, had been a madel of rectitude. slation marched Michael.. and told differences are not going to bo
One Sunday, rising to begin his his story to the sergeant, There might conceivably be Nisshu Maru, Malwa, Gambhira, easily settled, for there are widely issues raised now and then which Talkwa Maru, Vestland, Amur sermon, his heart sank to see
The officer was inclined to bot divergent viewpoints, honestly it would be impolitic to have Maru and Eurglochus.
former cellmate sitting in the, sympathetic. discussed in public, but in such
front row. Quick thinking was ne held.
cases the Council could go into
welcome guest, the preacher an- cessary. Fixing his eye on the un-
nounced solemnly:
would be finally conceded. After cook. The cook has absconded. all, the members of that Council
The following vessels, aro ex- are olocted by the public, and if
The
Ha Very Idea!
A coloured preacher in Ala-
"I suppose you wrote down the number of the note?" he added.
"01 did that, sorr!" zaid Michael, proudly."
"What is the number, then?" "And isn't that just what I don't
So far as we are concerned, the committee if the members so gives an account of the progress A rocent, issue of the Graphur most interesting aspect of the con- desired. On general principles, made in the electrical engineering ference is the attitude, to be there can surely be no question-industry during the last 25 years; "Ah takes mah text dis mo'nin ing the desirability of the thus being specially written by from de-sixty-fo'th chaptah und adopted by the British Govern- ment. Both during and direct proceedings at Council meetings Sir Hugo Hirst, the Chairman of fo' hundredth verse of de book of know myself? I wrote it on the
being reported in the Press. So the General Electric Co.
back of the hotel”. The fob, which says: Dem as sees and following the dusco of March far as this Colony's position is history of the Company is told at knows me, and says nothin', dem thore was an unmistakable ex-/concerned, it is true that the great longth, the fact being mon- will Ah see later."
extent on new
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Unable to go to the courthouse at Marion, Ind. to obtain a mar riage license, Roy Rogers was con; veyed in an ambulance to the public square there where he was waited Rogers was injured several
dent. His engagement to Miss De.
public guts a fairly good insight toned that this is the largest pression of opinion in Britain Into Government doings when concern of its kind in the British i that the country as a whole the Legislative Council is in Empire, having a capital of £10,- favoured inaintaining the con- session, but only to a limited 000,000, and employing in Eng
. enactments, land more than 20,000 men. stitution of the Council in financial votes and the like. The its existing form, uzcepting that point we made recently was that Germany should be given a per the Shanghai Guzelle gives the Professor Maximilian Langs
public a wealth of, up-to-date no, M.LLC. (Kara-Ikil, the on by a deputy clerk. manent seat and that one other information on purely municipal well-known author and expert weeks ago in an automobile acci-
in Psychological permanent seat should be reserved work whilst ratepayers in Hong-mentalist for the United States, if and when kong have to wait some cases for Scienco, who is on a voyaight Christopher called for a wwi». more than a year for similar round the world to study psycho- that country #ses fit to join. The information. Hongkong could logy of nations, is shortly to pass ding ceremony, and he just wouldn't principle popularly favoured was certainly du worse than to through Hongkong after having have it postponed, that permanent seats on the romodel its official organ in the visited Europe, the Balkans, Council should be roserved for linos of the Shanghai publication. Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Soudian, He spent his life complaining
Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Mesopo- Baluchistan, tamia, Persiu, Afghanistan, Thibet, India, Straits Sattlements and India- China. From Hongkong ho will go to Shanghai, Japan, Philip- pine Islands, Java, Australia, South East Africa, Brazil, South and North America.
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Slazenger's what are known as the Great M.P.s VISIT TO RUSSIA.
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PUBLICATION OF REPORT DELAYED.
London, May 11.
and
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At least, he couldn't kick.
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Herr Jolly strange name for the part who is carrying out a fast in Berlin, "has received during
Figures of golfers attending church and'a view of the local links appear in stained glass windows to be dedicated by the Rev. A. E. Roscamp, vicar of St. Nicholas; Wallasey, Cheshire, at a golfers service.
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The Musical Times" passes on a pleasant trifle from Canada:
Next Sunday a day of special Interest at church. Morning subject, "A drunken Church.”
Anthem by n full Choir. Somehow Church Notices seem to supply more than their share, of humour.
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The conductor and the lady
Always had to have their.
joke.
"I'll help you to alight," said
he. She answered,
smoke."
Committee that the British Gov The party of Conservative memn- bers of the House of Commsas
Jack Jones, one of the fighting ornment is opposed to any violent headed by Sir F. Nelson, who have
The House of Bishops of the the past sixteen days 200 bottles of Labour members of the British changes in the composition of the been visiting Russia, returned to
puzzled ..the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hul soda-water, 2,000-cigarettes, and Parliament, has. Council, and that it favours & London aerially." system of rotation for the non- Sir P, Nelson interviewed by Anglican Church in China), met over 500 proposals of marriage." solemn Tories and Liberals lately permanent members. An official Reuter stated a copy of the report at St. John's University, Shang He seems, on the face of it, the by wearing a huge, shiny badge on much guessing as to whether some of the visit had been handed to hal, on May 4th, ten of the thir: kind of man to minimise work in a the lapel of his, coat. There was communication from the Govern-Mr. Baldwin and Slr Austen Cham-teen bishops being present. The household.
foreign power had decorated the Right Reverend L. H. Roots, mont of the Commonwealth of berlain. It would not be published D.D., Bishop of Hankow, was A visitor to a country village went belligerent Jack with one of its
newest orders. Australia backs up the Home till after the strike, but it would siccted Chairman of the House Into the post office and, with tho Government's stand, the Austriake most impressive reading of Bishops. Aniqmination was object of getting into conversation restrain his curiosity any longer. Finally a crusty old Tery couldn't Reuter
mado for the position of Bishop asked the postmaster what his lian view boing, that permanent
of Western China (Szechuan), views were on vegetarianism.
So he did the only, sensible thing He asked Jones about it and was seats should be restricted to Great Paris, April 3-In recognition but the name was not made pub "Haven't any views of that kind," surprised to learn that the lapel Powers, including Germany, and of his services in advancing wira- lie. It was decided to recommend replied the official innocently, adornment was the memento of that no large increase in the less, France has bestowed the that the Diocese of Western but, I've got some fine postcards of visit, he paid to the United States
Legion of Honor upon Guy du China bo not divided. Plans wOTO Council's membership could be Bourg Bozas, the inventor of the approved for the erection of the the new farmhouse, the church, in 1920. It was a badge given made without bad results. This radio-goniometrio instrument, now buildings of the Central and the library." is tantamount to saying that mat-which permits airmen who lose Theological School at Nanking thoir course to find it again. He and arrangements set on foot for tors must be left practically as also invented the Horzian light-the mooting of the Genol Synod
next year in Fronhow. "they are, and it is hard to house.
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