1918-12-14 — Page 8

MRS. TOM THUMB

THE CHINA MAIL-

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. CHINA'S MORAL DEBT TO CHURCH SERVICES

INTERVIEW WITH SIR EDWARD CARSON...

GREAT BRITAIN.

China's moral debt to Great Britan began in 1865, pehen General Gordon

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Mrs. Tom Thumb, mora correctly know nowadayana the Countess Magri,

From an exchange we condense the was lent to the Government to organas the Army and quell the Taiping who celebrated her aventy-seventh. birthday anniversary os. Stat October following by E. V. Conolly Mesaro this age advice to prospective.

brides sad young, married women who My reason for opposing Home Rate rebellion, which raged from 1880 to seek the secros of a peaceful married (said Sir Edward Carson) is that I have 1961, and is estimated to have cost from nover been able to understand how 10,000,000 to 10,000,000 lives, in Don't argue with your husband.separation from Grest britain could be addition to causing incalelable.moe Let him have bis own way--but in anything but disastrous both for the

United Kingdom and for Ireland itself.tary has. It was also during this him to your way when he does'nt known periance, having recently comelated greater share in the imperial Parliament, Customs service was undertaken by Altyaix reare of happy married lil.hiving, regard to the population, than British subjects, who entered the service She was arst married in 1862 to Gaal. England or Scotland, and I consider that of the Chinese Government. This was Com Tammb and three years after his it would be little short of lolly for us to undertaken at China's request, and it is give up this position in the imperial on the efficient management of thi death, in 1883, to Count Magri Italian Liliputian.

Farliament and become a subordinate internationally-controlled service that element in the British constitution. Na er credia rests. Further, to British The little woman is today siter benefit could result, that I can see, to sixty years of life behind the footlights Ireland, socially, financially or economic obstinacyd enterprise. China owes

remarkable ever. Age to have touched her fightly. Her hair ally; and to have a Parliaments in the inception of railways and modern still retains its dark brown colour and the heart of the empire would be, I although he is growing stouter, her think, a weakening of the whole and buoyancy and sprightliness of step argwald result i altimate secession. No one has yet bit upon any plan which those of a child.

would reconcilo; the different elemofits that exist in Ireland, and every day convinces me that the polity of it was wise and the only one which could enfels guard the interests of Great Britaia and those of Ireland.”

SED SUNDAY IN ADVI, Dec. 1818.

The youne of "reminiscences from the Holy Communion (7.50 %.12.). Matins (11 am)

of Admiral 3 Cyprian Bedr Panic Cooke and Woodward To Pa Den Oakeley, Turle and Tailis G.CB, which has just been published, (md day); Jubilate Crotch (3rd should ind many appreciatívo riaders Responses, Ferials Verite, Stainer i

Among that over-giningumber el evening) uns 2, 490)

Dat this God Save the hing

civilians who take an intelligons intress tolls of one who ordered the younger boys man captain, was very extraordin to the history, traditos, and work of to be coned every morning the senior service. This distinguished! Holy Communion (19 uscu). Responses, Ferial Psalms

Magnificat. Stainer (29th evening) Naze Dimittis, Poland (2nd mera merced in 1858, and it was not until 1004 that he retired, the narrative of his ios Hymns, $17, 298, 84, (94),-)))

experiences is more than, an autoblo St. Andrew's Church Kowloon.graphy; indeed, it may almost beten garded as a hissy of the service during the half-century in which he played such

Countess Magri apeaks from As a matter of fret, holand has a far rebellion that the reorganisation of the Evensong to p, majetkujuakalayi Poffeer's career in the Royal Navy com and, although he lived simply, and enter. |

A REMARKABLE WOMAN.

The clover Yankee showman, PT. Barbam, Brit... "direnvered" Laving

Warren-her maiden name and engaged her to appont at the old Amarican Masoum in New York City, After a prolonged search Barnum found midget, Charles Stratton, and also engaged him for the museum.

them with

SHOWERED WITE GIFTS. The professional acquaintance of the two little, persons soon took a more tender form, culminating in their marriage in 1862, Rich men vied with sach other in showing their appreciation of this remarkable couple by showering

most miscellaneous assort ment of gifts. A wing machine per fect in every detail, oce and enchalf fast high, was presented to Ms. To Thumb by, a manufacturer: wedding gift was a piano no higher than the seat of an ordinary chair, the keys of which were about the site of Vlada of a small penknife, and with the full trumber of Dotares. Chairs, beds, etc., all made of the choicest wood and upaolstered in the finest satins, resem bling furniture for a doll, were among the gifte

Another

"Do you consider that Ireland has been properly governed by Great Bri tain? I do not want you to go back to remote history, but, say, for twenty years before the war?"

"I can very confidently say that dur in the past twenty your the Parlia ment of the United Kingdoom has mutin great efforts through the government of Ireland to promote her proeperits and the happiness of her people. Indeed, it progress. would be true to say that the of Ireland during these years has been 43 grent as, if not greater than, that of any other country,

mining.

Aa rigarde railways, Sir BE. Maconald Stephenson attempted, in 1863, to get a concession for building a tailway from Shangbar to Soocho, now part of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. This came to nothing, but in 1876 & 2-it. 6-in. between Shanghai and Wocsung, the gauge line. 10 mile long, was built mouth of the Hoogte River. This milway ran for a year, but was pur. chased in 1977 by the "Goverment, Imaterials to Formosa, when they were who tore up the line and sent all the probably, in part, utilised in the coa- strection of the Formosan railways, of which 11 miles bad been built in 1889 under the supervision of a British. consulting engiater...

Ako, in 1878, coal was discovered at Tongshan and Liasi by Marss RR.

·JAR SUNDAY IN ADVENT, Dec. 11:

Morning Prayer at if am

Abant 239 W. Aj Frahma, 76 Cootres Holy Communion after Morning Service

78. Woodward; 17 Dupuis To Deum Responsa Furial Venite, Ousley Woodwards Smart and Turio Jubilate Crotab 15th morning Kyrie Thorne, Eymas, 8, 68, 73 First verse and last verses); 581 (kirt 8 and last 3 verses) Evening Prayer at 8pm.

Magnificat. Hatorgal, Chant $40 W. A. Nune Dimittis, Old Melody. Responses, Ferin Palms 70 Dakley 19th Morning Hymns, 108, 68, 178,

God Save the King...

Sunday, December 15th.

Church, Kennedy Road.

49.

Union

Subject: The God of Might and forging Service at 11 a.m.

Tenderness. Hymns, 347, 605, 207.147. Paraphrase. 58

Evening Service at 6 pm. Hymes, 243, 608, 1, 133. Preacher: Hev. J. Nirk Muuonachid.

tained but little, he would and to the sick dishes of dipensively prepared food... cun ship, by the sdmural's orders, no ofBeer was allowed to smoke. The ad. mitat had two sons in this ship, ong, the caplain, a kreat smoker, who religiously

* unaful part. Ha war service included obeyed the admirals onder and fever during the Crimean var, and in the Bay time in his gig heuwel to light, a cigaz fresh water the usual allowance was. A mid- among other appointments he held were allon a coas deyr. and when the naval operations in the White Sea smoked on board, but on leaving si say

those of Director of Naval Entelligence, of Bengal during the Ludian Mutiny, and as soon as the boat had shoved of. Of and Commander-in-Chief of the Austra shipman accepted an invitation to dine Station, (1994-97) and of the China with the captain when the ship was at Station (1901.00). Ho s therefore-able the captain'e steward carried off to describe from personal experience in least part of the guests' allowsare of aliront" all parts of the word the many water for use at the meal.

(quipment that have taken place changes in personnel, ships, weapons since the middle of the last century. He ales describes the Ble of officers and men in the Navy, both at home and in foreign waters, since his naval carver com

naid, el remamo sml adventure of life in the service in the good old days," his experiences show hoy enormously the meneed, and in spits of all that may be

conditions have been imprared in every direction since he first stepped on board

warship.

On one occasion, while on duty walioza

SOBRIETY OF THE NALE during the operations in the White Sea an ordinary seaman managed to get hold

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POLICE TO STAMP OUT OPLUM SMOKING IN CANTON.

The Commissioner of Police has at some liquor, and, having beer en determined to stamp out the opium back to his ship drunk, go four dozen fu

drunkenness in the presence of the Discover Ngai Bong ping ordered the enemy. On the subject of drinking, the Captain of the second Police District in author mentions that in those days side the old city to despatch a squad of the next morning the crime being smokers in Canton On Monday, Com

drunkenness in itself as far as the fore police to Lau Shui Chen Street to acreat most hands were concerned-was-not regarded as a serious oderce, but the opium smokers enjoying this drog drunkenness on duty, and everyone at Fook Po Shu Yusn. It is reported whilst on boari was deemed to be that three smokore were arrested a together with some amokinginstruments. The son of Archdescon Bridge, the on duty was always held to

Returning from leave drunkenness and one in Sai Hu Street were also

NO CLOCKS ON MATCHES.

Burnett and J. M. Molesworth, and the St. Peter's Church, West Point of Some Recollections, was crime, and was severely punished. The other dens in Tai Ma Cham Street

foundation thus laid for what is now We have in Ireland to-day shsolute the Peking-Mukden Railway and the freedom in the local government and Kailan Mining Administration. For local taxation of the country, the largest out of the transport needs of the mins 11 Parliamentary and auunicipal franchise arose the railway, The coal, ia the first "Through British credit the land has place, was transported from the mines beco transferred from, the owners to the over a mulo tramway 7 miles long to occupiers, and the inbourers' dwellings the Lutal Canal, where it was tran have been improved at the public ex-shipped into janks for conveyance to pense to an extent which has changed const. However, by 1881, Mr. Kinder, who had in the meantime become the whole aspect of the countrysida.

Than began a dazzling career for General Tom Thumb and his wife Perhaps no living celebrity bas travelled more miles than this little woman, who is only thirty-three inches tall. In the

"I do not say there are not many general manager and engineer to the twenty years of their married 1 fa Tom Thumb and his wife were the pets of improvements that might be made, in mines, munaged to building a locoma

The lato Queen Victoria, the machinery for government in Ereland, royalty. whenever they were in England, ever het I do not believe that there would be live out of the mine strap heap, should appear before her at Windanr any dificulty in bringing these about, and alse to persuade the manage failed to give the royal order that they Custle. On there eventful peasions all there is nothing which Irishmen in ment that nothing very dreadful

accrue if this engine was allowed state ceremony was dispansel with and agreement ask for which the Imperial would happen, but that profit would the dignified queen was like an enthou-government would not willingly great. antic child while entertaining them Many souvenirs remain in the countess's possessions llent witness of the -queen's frindðship.".

ROYALTY SOUGHT THEIR

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"I have always thought that in our replece the mules. This last was a long controversies on Home Rule we much greater feat than the first, and, of may have been pursuing the shadow course, the locomotive proved a sound investment, and as nothing talks like and neglecting the substance"

"I should like to ask you, Sir Edward, money in China, it was only a step what is your opinion of the gause of the further to eliminate the canal altogether, When the late King Edward was emigration of the young of buth sexes and by 1888 the railway had been. Prince of Wales they received a royal hom the country districts of Ireland completed to Tongku, a small port as mandate to appear at Marlborough Is it due to mis government by England, the mouth of the Peihe, about 40 miles House, King Victor Emmanuel of Italy:

PRESENCE.

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Sanday, Dec. 15th, 1918.

Holy Communion.

am-Morning Prayer and Sermon Prescher Mr. T. F. Fleming.

Feak Church,

-Holy Communion.

The Gospel Hall:

10 & 12 PEDDER STREET.

Broad for Believers only Gospel Meeting, Sp.m. Weekly Services Sunday Breaking of

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6 p. Tursday and Thursday Bible study,

Saturday, Prayer Meeting. 8p.m. Friday, Ladies Bible study, 5.30 p.m.

First Church of Christ Scientist, MacDonnell Road.

Sundays, 11 am Wednesdays, 430 pm.

Wenloyaz Methodist Churüb, Wanchal

Morning Service, 10.15

Soldiers' and Sallers' Rome, Arional Street.

"sought their presence, the one-timelor is it due to 'priest rule' and the old below Tientsin. By 1898 this railway Evening Service 6.15 p.m. beautiful and powerful Empress of fashioned ideals that prevail which have! France. Fagenis received them with teen summed up by George Moore in had been extended west to Peking end enthusiasm, while other great European the Untilled Field, in which I am east to 40 miles beyond the Great Wall personsger whom they were com quoting, from memory-he says in effect by 1896. Then, in the face of Russian manded" to meet were the old Emperor that Ireland and Turkey are the only opposition, came the British loan for Frederick of Germany, Napoleon III countries in Earope where the axes are and Pope Pius IXA

The countess, in her tiny birdlikegregated and the joys of the young ar voice, is able to recall her first meeting forbidden?"1 with President. Lincoln. Of all the

born at St. John's, Newfoundland. Having been nominated to a naval cadet was rarely followed by punishment discovered in the same day; but the ship by Admiral Sir Thomass Cochrane, and was too common amongst our

he passed the necessary examaticas, bluejackets to be thought even an ecte wrong-doer eaped from arrest when

vise wilcat in the Medes. We do not in the Navy in this respect has been sad ot. January 27, 1953, began his ner-tricity. The change that has taken place they heard of the coming of the police.

propose in this notice to trace the future wonderful, and it did not begic "yester-

day officer's "long service sreer, but today. Für years past there has been no HMS. Agamemjon, one of our darlicat into give extracts from the volume which more sober class in the community than strim line of battle ships, and the United

States frigato Niagara came serve especially to indicate some of the our bluejackets and marines.'*

Dealing incidentally with the subject Hamoaze, and after a short stay there changes that have taken place the Navy during the past sixty years. Describing of punishments, the author points out started on their way to lay the frut life in the pmen's berth" in his that the precisely described punishments Atlantis telegraph cable.” They spliced first strip, the author observes that" cards of modern days did not exist in the Navy mid-Atlanile the length of cable car- in the early days of my naval service captain invented several, the like Agamemnon to Valentim, in Ireland, and on board men-of-war were rarely seen during his early years of service. One ried by each, and then turned, the

I saw bards in a raidshipmedu mess. Troublesome men had to stand in the the shore enda. A message or two They are not prohibited, but few people middle of the garter deck at di passed, but the cable, soon broke down, Mont, sewored to wish to play them.sions and evening quarter, dressed and was not repinced until 1865. - I sent. I was several years in the Navy before which he never saw before or since the Niagara to Newfoundland, and land- The only interual lighting then known in jacket made of patches of black and telegram by this last to New York in with-called springs inside them. Matches inspections model of gallows was hand to Halifax to my old commander isat was by undles, eually a tubes bright yellow chatb with red buttons. At 1987, asking a friend to telegraph by were unknown on board, and would have placed amidships on the quarter deck, and tell him that he had been promoted, been prohibited. Clocks, too, were al delinquent after had to stand under Promotions were not officially telegraph- most unknown on board for several years with a rope round bis Lack, the nooseed to foreign stations until long her after he seus to see the official time on being formed with a properly made wards. The rate to the other wide of the

Atlantic was wonde board being kept entirely by half-hegy is handman's kuck," and glasses. With the exception of the many m chronometer and the compasses for afbereita

MEMORABLE EVENTS.

As our readers are svare, Admiral Sir

ing, every intrument used in the ship In the course of his carcer Sir Cyprian Cyprian Bridge hea Kved a full, eventful, provided by the officers out of their Bridge witnessed many memorable and useful life, and we have quoted from own pockets. The surgeons had to find events, and in some sctually partici-his hock suficient, to show how rich it. all the medical instruments. The cate pated. The following paragraph, refer, is in speecute and in general information peater's crew and shipsrights also had ring to the commissioning of the Pelorus with regard to the service of which to bring their own tools, but they were in the fifties, wil be read with interert has proved himself such a datingui

the Extra-Mural extension completed Sunday Evening, Gospel Mesting, 8p.m. paid 1 day as fool money. to Newchang and Hsinninfu in 1904,

St. Joseph's Church, Garden Röst.

since which time alt progress, with the exception of the extension of the line into Makden, has ceased, very largely as a result of Japanese opposition.

British.engineers of the Peking Mak. by the

"Whatever movement caused emigrat people she has met he is the one who ion in the past, and I believe it began in impressed himself most on her memory, the '10s, as a light from famine, it has in she declares. Lincoln gave a reception tho present generation assumed another] at the White House in her boncur character. It is now, in my opinion, den line ako constrictal the first 100 where members of the Cabinet and many distinguished Washingtonians cormal economic movement, and the

met her

Mass and Sermon at 10 am: followed Banodiction of the Blessed Sacramentu

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy.

miles of the Peking-tankow Bailway figures rise or fall largely in response to in 1897-9, so that the Chinese undoubt The doll-like couttess, the smallcat the industrial conditions existing in edly owe all their initial education în titled woman in the world, has a most America. High wages and good employ railway and mining, matters to the bass at 6, 7 and 9.30 0.0

6.30 pm Benediction of the T

Excramént! active mind. Her intelligence is keen roent across the Atlantic are at times British, to whom they are also indebted Hight Mass at 8 am. and her sonso of humour is evident in followed by increased emigration, from for the adoption of the 4-ft. Bin gauge, Ireland. I can speak with confidence and for the excellent stendards of rad. her conversation.

when I say that I believe there is no city way construction instituted by us in the United Kingdom where there are

ECHO OF BOXER OUTBREAK.

The destruction, by Allied troops and civilians of the memorial to Voa Kattler (the German Ambassador to China at the time of the Boxer fit

From 1897 onwards, Belgian French

fewer people out of employment than in Russian and German capitalists began THE CHINESE STALEMATE. Bolfast, and where the rate of pauperism to turn their attention to Chinese mil is smaller,

I do not understand what George Moore mouas in the quotation yen mention. I would say there is in many partsabere the population is space want of amusement among the youth of

way development, but ever since then Discussing the chances of a settlement we have taken a greater part then any in China, the Shanghe Hercury says:- "recognite" Canton any more than the other nation in this held, and though Mach care being devoted just now money his, of course, ocen made out of to the saving of face. Poking cannot our transactions, we have never exploit Allied Governments can do, and Canton the construction of their section of the recognised in such a way as to enable it Tientsin-Fachow Railway. In fact, it to hold up its head, even though it has on its shoulders the burden of the has often been said that the British in

most meeles and corrupt body of partis the services of Chins serve her too wall mentarians which the world ever know.

ing) which Germany compelled China freland, but on the wiple I should bare ed the Chinese us did the Germans in will remain recalcitrant until it i

to erect in the main thoroughfare in thought that was an observation which Feking recalls the protest made apply to any country

at the time by the late Lieut.

Gen. Adgs R Chaffee to the Ger

o Field Mazabal Count von Walder

see, then commanding the allied forces sent to the relief of the Peking legations. General Chaffee called the Marshal's that the Ger attention to the fact man troops under his command wore looring the ancient Chinese observatory At Peking. In that letter Chaffee told Walderaces that the United States Go

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MILITARY GOVERNMENT GIVES BUSINESS TO FRENCH

POST OFFICE

us. regards ensuring that she shall bay But by and by,we suppose, all this

munceurring will come to an end, the in the cheapest and best market.

battle of the brairs will cease and the

ersonalitie we played a very cocert competing sets of In addition, we derable part at one time in the reorgalf meat round board nation of the Chinese Navy, and part in the reorganlation of China's alt recantly have taken the most prominent revenue. China, therefore, practically down owes all her early educ

The establishment of the Military Government in Canton helps the French Post Ofice business. Many pieces of articles have been outs

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