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YOUTII 18 INVARIABLY PRESENT IN THE OLD AGE OF A GREAT MAN, HE NEVER COMPLETELY LOSES LIFE'S FIRST ELIXIR-Professor Harris- Bickford.
The P. and O. sis. Malwa, from Hongkong arrived, in London on the 8th March at 11 a.m.
PEDIGREES OF WORDS.
The Humours of Superficiality.
is fully covered by the understand- Ing unanimously endorsed by the Imperial Conference. On the ques- tion of foreign affairs generally, as in the sphore of defence, the Con- ference recognised that the major share of responsibility must for some timo continue to rest with tho Home Government, but it was specifically stated that neither Great Britain nor the Dominions should be committed to activé. obligations without the definite as sent of their own Government." On the eve of the laut. Imperial Conference, It was feared in some quarters that difficulty might be experienced in reconciling principle of self-governing for the It
"Take any important subject, notified in the Gazette that Dominions with the necessity of aà first and final dividend of $3.50 foreign policy of general Imperial per cent. has boen declared in the scope, but, thanks to the delibera-matter of the World Theatre.
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Yesterday's health return shows typhoid. All were Chinese. two cases of small-pox and one of
The programme at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow will include an amusing new Felix cartoon, "Felix Braves the Briny."
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His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. J. D. Danby to be a member of the Advisory Committee of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, vice Mr. F. A. Wells, re signed.
"The tendency of this modern an important word without know- may be summed up in one word, that its primal meaning was that age," said Archibald, ponderously, ing all about it, without knowing Auperficiality. The majority of of the deciding ehot in an archery people are content with a mere contest, and that the first record surface view of things instead of we have of its use is in 1531 whom delving beneath to find their basic Henry VIII lost alx shilings and origins."
eight pence in a shooting match, It was Sunday morning. We that both Shapespeare and Spenser were breakfasting by the apon used the word, the latter in the window looking out upon his sense of 'aim' or 'goal. Its flower-bordered Inwn with a vista present meaning, however, did not of rolling meadows beyond the develop until the nineteenth cen ancient oaks, and Archibald was tury when all connexion with in a talkative mood.
archory had been, loot."
Archibald gazed at me take wireless, for instance," he suspiciously, "Have some honey ** who twirl the knobs on their re- of the delectable sweet in or continued. "How many people he said, passing me a crystal jar egiving sets understand or care evident attempt to sidetrack the about the theory Involved or why conversation.
"Thanks," I replied, "but about the mechanism behind the knobs compels the other to yield up its this word 'honey I wonder hor message? I daro say you, your many people know that the asso self, never give a thought to it."ciation of honey with flattering
"Oh yes, I do," I replied.
speech has been from ancient remember telling myman, times almost universal. The Latin Higgins, only the other day to for honey is 'mel, hence mellf- have the thingums recharged and Buous, meaning sweet as honey. the-er-variable what's-its-name with reference, figuratively, to a tightened up so that-er-" speakers' voice or a writer's style, "As I thought," said Archibald, but doubtless, you are aware of scornfully, "superficiality. It is this-no? You surprise me!" the crying error of the agosur "Excuse me, old chap," said face knowledge-taking things for Archibald, rising, this is all very granted without a thought or care interesting, but I've got to see my fore." He poised his spoon over cr-what not. for their why, whence, or where gardener abbut-or-bulbs and his egg cup. "Take this egg,
I chuckled after his departure and drew from my pocket a little book that I had been perusing in the train on my way down from London the day before. It is call- "Of all the millions of people ed "More Words Ancient and In the British Isles eating eggs Modern" by Ernest Werkley, M.A. this morning," went
(London: Johna Murray, bs.). It brother-in-law, crushing the shell was this little volume that had with a skillful tap of his spoon, furnished the ammunition in my "how many give a thought to its friendly combat with Archibald. origin? How many ask them- selves why this egg is hero and where it came from?"
now"
was found possible to arrive at a definition of joint and individual status which was satisfactory to all concerned. And it is on that basis that the affairs of the Empire aro now conducted. Even if Great
His Excellency the Governor has Britain were to entertain such a appointed Commander J. B. Newill, foolish nation as to attempt to drag D.8.0., R.N., to act as Harbour any one of the Dominions into a dis-Master and Mr. T. W. H. Hose pute against its will, the policy good to act as
Deputy Harbour Master. would soon react on the Mother Country with disastrous effecta.
It is notified that at the expira- But there never has been, and never. tion of three months, the Wing will be, any questions of such short-Cheong Hong China Product Com- sightedness. Never in the history pany, Limited, will, unless cause I have one, thank you," of the Empire have its component off the register and the Company
Is shown to the contrary, be struck murmured. parts been more closely welded to- will bo dissolved. GUEST.-On 9th March, at 226,gether in the bonds of understand-
Nathan Road, to Mr. and Mrs.ing and co-operation than is the p A. E. Peveril Guest, a son---
cuse to-day. Very free consulta VOLUNTEER TRAINING George William Peveril.
tion Lakes place on all matters of joint concern Lo the Imperial family. So, whilst Mr. Hertzog, in talking of the right of any Dominion to remain neutral, is merely re-stating what we all know to be the case, his over-emphasis of SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1928. the point amacks rather of flogging
BIRTH.
The
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DOMINION STATUS.
a dend issue,
ALLOWANCES.
NEW REGULATIONS MADE
BY G,O.C.
New regulations made under the Volunteer Ordinance, by H.E. the General Officer Commanding the
Troops, state that an officer whose
I
on my
"Chicken" I'exclaimed. "Quite so, but where did the chicken come from?"
"Egg!" I replied triumphantly, "Moro
self1"
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With this useful volume in my possession and studied privately at intervals, I was able during the rest of my week-end to counter Archibald's attacks on my super- ficial knowledge about various for the salt. "No man who really quite easy to pour out my recently. superficiality," Bald subjects. By careful manipula-. Archibald wearily, as he reached tion of the conversation, it was attendance for a course of train- ing or instruction, in the United thinks ever cracks an egg without acquired etymologic learning, Kingdom, with some unit or at a to the primal origin of his break- allowing his thought to drift back school of instruction, has been ap-
Much elated, I left for London Mechanising The Army,
proved by the General Officer Com-fast, and he asks himself which assured that Archibald know ho manding the Troops, will be al-Was burst-er-first, the chicken was only skimming the surface of A point of considerable im-forth from the War Office abolish-day of such attendance, together heer-as a rule, get from him- subjects.
The edict which recently went lowed twenty shillings for ench
or the hen--I mean to say, egg?" etymology, however much he had "And what. answer does beon plumbing the depths of ather portance was raised in the Southing lances as a weapon of war with necessary
And I have grave travelling ex- African Assembly by Mr. Hertzog will not debar the breaking of penaes, in the United Kingdom, to
suspicions that the depths he had when he urged the right of any Bri-ne or two in the army Itself on commence the course and to re-information and went on exposing were found mostly in an car Archibald ignored my thirst for plumbed were not very deep, but the question of the mechanising of turn thereafter. tish Dominion to remain neutral cavalry regiments. We are very
the average person's superficial marked "Compendium of Useful in the event of Britain becoming much inclined to doubt if the officer or non-commissioned officer tions, not indeed to be denied the desk in what he is pleased to In like circumstances a warrant knowledge, giving many illustra Knowledge," which I discovered on involved in war. Declaring that Death's Head Hussars would wel- ench State of the Empire was now exchange
come as a privilege, if chosen, an will be allowed ton shillings a day, accuracy, and in nearly every case call his study. I was not so care- from their spirited together with necessary travel I had gailtily to class myself as less myself, but then, Archibald's master of its own destiny, and the chargers and the air of the stables ling expenses.
one of the aforesaid average per- Compendium was more than sole judge of the extent of its co-to a garage of more smelly armour this regulation will be limited to from it, I was considerable of a
The allowances mentioned in sons. There was no getting away pocket size.
But alas for human triumpha! ed cars, and whether the right to
fifteen days attendance at a surface skimmer, and "Archibald, A few evenings later, la a conver course. No allowance whatever exercising & brother-in-law's (sation with Archibald over the will be paid in respect of atten- privilege, did not spare me, but telephone, I happened to use the rubbed it in, well-seasoned with word "plffle" in description of a dance after the fifteenth day.
admonitions:
newspaper article with which I "Cultivate the inquiring men- disagreed. itality, old chap," he said, "store "I presume you are familiar up knowledge never use anything with the etymology of the word without knowing all about it-its 'piffe' which you just used,”,sild whence and wherefore-in short, | Archibald, and I fancied that a the upshot of the whole matter falut chuckle came over the wire. is-think!'"
"Of course-er-wait a moment, By this time I was feeling pro- let me think," I replied. perly crushed, but at the word With stealthy step retrieved Words Ancient and came an illuminating flash of Modern" from a near-hy bookshelf "upshot," uttered by Archibald, "More memory.
and turned to the words beginning absolutely right, with "P." Would you believe
operation within the Empire, Mr. retain intact their privileges and Hertzog asserted that, both by law (then doubtful) identity as and equity, the Dominion's right of regiment of cavalry of the line neutrality could not be rejected. would be felt to bestow sufficient compensation. It is not that the In putting forward these views, the necessity for the modernisation of South African Premier was, of the Army's organisation would go course, stating the facts, for there unrecognised, but we cannot con- colve keen competition between cannot be any question of coercion the various cavalry regiments to as between the various members of be the first to pass through the
FUTURE OF TANGIER.
BIG CONFERENCE MEETS NEXT WEEK.
Paris
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"You are
have just used offers an illustra-[pouff, blow—alry persiflage, if you tion. How many people use that follow me. It was smuggled into word in their conversation with- England by two Oxford boys re- out a thought of ita derivation, Its turning from Paris in 1907." history, its primal or even present From Oxford it made its way to meaning! Of course, I don't mean London, arriving worn and weary. you, old chap. You, no doubt at the office of Punch in Bouverie London, Mar, 0. er" I paused and looked In-Street on August 13, 1998. From
.124 quiringly at the castigator of thence it-" 84.99 auperficiality.
12.12 7/10
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the Impérial family of nations. created the pride felt by Britain's revolution, Ancient tradition has All the same, we feel that General famous regiments in their status
Landon, Mar. 9. Smuts adopted a far bster suitude and the pride in turn will create between France and Spain, which Following upon an agreement when he counted the Assembly the prejudice against machine was signed last Saturday, an horse-power. Sir Laming Worth-invitation has now been received members to avoid all occasionsington-Evans, the Minister (or by Britain to attend a conference Archibald," I said. "As you say, "pile" was not among them. where the question of neutrality War, recognised the difficulties of in Paris, commencing on Thurs too many people are content to Sadly I picked up the receiver could possibly be raised, preferring adapting the spirit of the army to day next, at which representatives take merely a superficial interest again to hear Archibald saying, to regard the question as a purely new conditions, without depriving of France, Spain, Italy and Britain in things; they drift on the sur-"Never mind to look it up, old academic one.
our troops of the splendid and in-will be present, with a view to face with only an occasional sip, chap, I'll tell you. 'Piffle' is de valuable esprit de corps which has completing agreements on the sub-when they might dive and-er-rived from the French word 'piff It is, of course, important that always been a marked feature of jest of the administration of swallow. That word 'upshot you first recorded in 1737, meaning to there should be no ambiguity as to room for doubt of the determina-
the British Army, but he left no Tangier-British Wirclent. the status of the various Dominions, tion of the British authorities to Prior to the Imperial Conference keep abreast with the times. In of 1920, the position was by no House in connexion with the Army the course of his address to the means clear, but as the result of the Estimates, the Secretary for War study of the whole question of in- went deeply into the subject of the ter-Impérial relations by a special increase their mobility and enabled
mechanising of military unfla to committee appointed by that Con- them to strike at a possible enemy
Amsterdam ference, a clear statement of how with the maximum speed and
Berlin the Dominions stood in relation to effect.. The results of the Tid-Vienna
Copenhagen the Mother Country was fasued. satisfactory, proving conclusively Lisbon
worth manoeuvres were immensely Helsingfors The Earl of Balfour was the chair that the theories of military obser- Bucharest man of the Committee, the recom- vers were justified. Big steps in Buenos Aires mendations of which were un-aiona reached as the result of Yokohama
carrying into effect the conclu-Shanghai animously approved by the Con- those experiments, have already New York ference. Without attempting to lay been made, and it was announced Geneva down a Constitution for the Era in the coming year, the reduction Stockholm
that further progress is intended Milan pire, the report of this Committee of the Estimates by over £500,000 Oslo emphasised that Great Britain and notwithstanding. To consider once did her self-governing Dominions were ry regiments aeroplanes have Rio.
again the destination of the caval-Athens "autonomous communities within literally and figuratively passed Bombay the British Empire, equal in atatus, over their heads in the field of re- Hongkong). In no way subordinate one to qnant one may be to see the passing Silver (forward)
connaissance, and however reluct Silver (spot)" other in any aspect of their of brilliant spectacles such as are domestle or external affairs, though frequently provided by these once united by a common allegiance to certain that in a decade, the so indispensable regiments, it is the Crown, and freely associated as majority of them will have to be members of the British Common- sacrificed. War is a grim busi- wealth of Nations," Thong, words catastrophe befall us, then, more cast up to noon to-morrow is:
ness, and should another great The Observatory weather fore make it perfectly clear that the than at any other time, must ro: North-east winds, fresh; fine to point which Mr. Hertzog has raised Imance give way to utility,
cloudy.
More sadly still, I hung up the receiver. Of course I realize that ..20.42 Archibald stirred uneasily. Mr. Wockley's Ittle book is not an ..18.21 "Well-er-the meaning of unabridged Compendium of 190.075 upshot is quite apparent to any Vocabularie Pedigrees, but 2 one of average intellect, but I"piffle"-It would have been so 401% can't say that I-er-know any easy to include it. 47.20/32 thing about its derivation However, on thinking: It over, perhaps that is why Mr. Weekley has avoided it.
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