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put it in another way. The interest of the retiring Lord Chancellor was obviously in taking his pension of £5,000 a year. But he refused to take it. These two statements are not irreconcilable. Suppose that alf the fines at the Magistracy went into the Magistrate's pocket. We should [B NORMAN CLARE IN THE SPORTING be justified in protesting, and in any

PAPERS.] ing that his interest obviously is in

Geel ferees are scarce. O convicting every defendant, though we might be willing to admit in a first thought there seems po d'stinet particular case that he was just-that reason why they should be, yet the we did not reflect on his personal truth of the assertion lies beyond integrity. That a great many journ-denial. All over England pajust alists still have to learn to write is verdicts-usually more the result of too painfully evident. Our present poor judgment than dishonesty-are contention is that some people have fun time to tane rebbing boxers of to learn to read.

wins rightfully belongs to them, and the disastrous effect this has on the game at inrge must be obvious to everyone: Indeed, some of the re- terses whom mean promoters pitch krk into office are often little short appalling; and, while on this tople. I may mention an incident that actually took place at a recent contest of more than a litle import aney. If report be compet--and it came from elable sources-this is more or less what happened: One of the twaers caught the other a hasty Jolt on the body, with the elbow, sending him quinning with pain to the ground, and the referee, who had ever thelated before, laving pre. viously confine his genite to the less unitions offen of time-keeper. honestly fancied, un hearing the cries of foul that it was all a ques ton of whether the blow was low or the time and later relingen with cot, calling on a doctor to examine

INQUESTS.

The Chind Mail is officially in formed that the Coroner will not hold any inquest touching the death of Capt. Jones, who appears to have ahot himself in his cabin while his steamer was on the river between Canton and Hongkong. Possibly (though we were not told so) the reason is that the affair took place out of his jurisdiction. But no. That cannot be the reason, because the body was brought into the jurisdict ion, and it is the duty of a coroner to find how every corpse (not O.K'd by a doctor) came to be one. We give it up. Incidentally, we note that local Juries never for very seldom)" view the body." Ltd Coroner does, and that that is suff We are told that, the

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amazing candour, that he thought a how with the elbow was quite within tre miles, and perhaps justifiable my, one of the finer points probably!

And this is not all. At one Ton-

Again the bellaviors of

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ing them to break clean, although no such proceeding has been agreed upon. Thus, constantly making such blanders, and not posseeing the Xaintest conception of the ignorance they are displaying, they continue",

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1919.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TERANKS.

Lin their blessed confidence, some. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL"]

amongst those who know little of the times building up. big reputations

game,

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SIR-On the eve of my departure for Vladivostock will you please The other type of referee the permit me through the medium of aforementioned NOT YOUR type is your paper to place on record in the quite opposite to this. He, perhaps, public press, the appreciation of my. understands the gune from A to Z. self and brother officers of the very and knows every rule from Brough great kindnesses that have been ton down to the present day, but shown us during our stay in Hong- when he enters the ring and fludekong.

unsel surrounded by a surging

During the twenty eight days that use of humanity he begins to feel we have been here, not a single day uncommonly when, later, on siding inistake,up and enquiring whether we wished uncomfortable; and has passed without someone ringing or the fight suddenly beccaving in to do anything, and I assure you, Sir, tensely exciting, this mass of human-that although we have travelled ity, without any warming, develops thousands of miles on this journey, into a tempestuous sea of barbaris, never have we experienced such and he feels himself to be rocked liberal hospitality and kindness. My about by the nough waves of lasalt only regret is that we are leaving. and abuse, he loses all control of hanself and leaves his official duties to the ever-willing crowd. Clearly each men in these are scarcely qualified for other,

Thanking you in anticipation,

JOHN WARDEN. Lieut. Col.

HOCKEY.

MISSION.

CHILDREN'S COLUMN.

Letters are invited from boys and girls (not over 12). Prices will be given for the best ones...

Dear Young Folk,

hy? Or too lazy I expected lots What's the matter! Are you too of letter, and have got only one.

Your teachers must be very slow, or they would have seen in this China "Mnil innovation an excellent opportunity of improving your writing, spelling, composition, and general information. In another land, where teachers used my subjects in their introduced a similar feature, the class work, and encouraged their pupils to compete, with excellent results all round.

Writing is an art, and ennrot be studied and practised to soon or too often. There are very few grown-ups who can write well. Many whose namės appear as the authors of books. ---- cannot write good English. As for journalists-well, we have

name for the staff most of them write. We call it "journaleso." They copy from each other, with the result that the cliché-a French word which I niny freely translate an "reach-me-down”— bristles in their sentences, and their

wooden leg going homë in the dark full of ginger beer Take that poem

And what pre the qualifications for a perfect bosing instructor? Well, and foremost on the list is," I should say without doubt. honesty; there is no getting away from that. He be honest with STAFF AND DEFTS, v. KNOX's syntax is like a blind man with a himself, with the pubs, with both boxers, and should show no blus." No one and adores the other, if one be bek, the matter if he detects the other white, or one yellow and the other green-all blas and prejudice must be brushed aside, completely wiped out, and he slead stand in the ring caring for neither, seeing ro

iends in the crowd.

These teams completed their rubber of matches at Happy Valley yester day. Each had previously won once and the best available teams were fielded for the final game.

Here Horrocks was successful in

you all know so well:

Mary had a little lai Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary

went

The lamb was sure to go: It followed her to school one

day

Which was against the rulen... Now, how would the average

TRESPASS BY A LAMB,

Sensation In A Schoolroom.

cient. As the reason for having a jury at all is to satisfy the people that none of their number come by unlawful ends, we don't agree. Itquests seem to be held generally a week or two

The first half was distinctly in after death here, probably to

favour of the Mission and they allow the police plenty of time for don bosing hall à referee in the last

The next great quality which gained their due when Salveson their part of the duty involved. The extremes of physical incapacity, re-should be native in a referee is fear scored the opening goal for them. jury could be summoned at once, misitioned the assistance of a strong sense-courage to give Lis dee sion Scoular and Bundle defended well or journalist tell that story! Something taken to view the body, and then the navy to break the zien away as see the contest, not to the other goals would have been forth like this: convenient. That is the practice at an acted a director-in-chiet. Wing his friends must not be taken goal at the interval. inquest could be adjourned until whilst he himself sat outside the ring mob sees it. The thought of offend coming. The Mission led by this home., Reverting to the death of shall soon have men using a large into "consideration. How often has In the second Half the Staff soon Captain Jones, if ever there was a pair of glove-stretchers for the puris occured that a referee has been paged an equaliser. Pugh seized case requiring enquiry, this would pose: already seene apparently use positive that one min has just won Soon the Mission went ahead, Still- a favourable opportunity and scored. seem to be it. We must now try to puffs of o gar smoke..

and the better of three roundings netting from close quarters: ed. We understand, on excellent An very unique incident is report- find out why there is to be none.

well of twenty shut on catching The Staff goal almost fet again but anthority, that a young lady named known North Country Yale (you sight of an old friend has thought, Gallagher robbed the centre man and Miss Mary, who was the owner of au w no doubt recognise him) is even I can't give it against old play veered to the Mission end. immature sheep, of which she made.

This capital hd: he thinks such a lot of him: fellow, on hearing the creard making he'll be awfully out up. There equalising the scores with a low a pet, proceeded to school, accom any dissenting remarks about a ds little in it; I'deelte a draw." No shot. Both teams struggled hard panied by the animal, which was The dollar is still a soarer. It tressed boxer's sameness, or some good: such weakness always recals for the winning point, Tarr for contrary to the regulations made and is up again to-day, and is now 38 2 thing of that kind, will postpone on his own head and ultimately the Mission, and Rev, Bundle an provided by the scholastic authorities. hostilities whilst he delivers an ad- brings him the contempt of his Colonel Coles for the Staff, defended Although her inseparable companion dress on the spirit of fair play, and friends as well as he enemics. In splendidly. Before the finish Hor was of diminutiva stature, and literally Tenders are asked for repairs to clienta y unconsciously (or other short, it may be said that strous rocks scored again, thus giving the a white ae soow, and consequently the Government tender Stanley.

wise) gives the distressed boser-am-mindedness is really the beynote of Staff the lead. Despite the efforts of probably clean and harmless, the ple time to recover. "The same a referee's success, and there can be Mission, to vain, the, equaliserthorities, more in sorrow than in Gun practice." Jr Shipping follows: Now, genhagen, that is are honest and understand the game

Se process something as duality that time majority of men who they failed, the Staff winning a good anger, intimated to the owner, that is warned to keep clear.

the finish, and it now becomes y we the very-men in every other duty to-deliver my verdict. Well, way Heally suitel for the position- in judging boxing. gentlemen, we often full. Toward the end of the must have patience and courage, and fight they hear the cheers in in your keep both men in view. It would of one man, and allow themselves be just as just to see all the work to be swayed inte gying a wrong THE CORONET THEATRE would tell it (weepily; emiling with he ought to be more often and more disease shows two cases of, plague, to see one of the work of the other age of other people's convictions. Today's return of communicable of the one and none of the other, as vordiet. They have only the cour widely read than he is. His theology one of diphtheria, one of scarlet and all the work of the one. is a compound of analogy run mad.

What Diectly the gong goes a referen Yet there are shrewd ideas peeping fever, and three of cerebro-spinal we must be is unbiased, unpreju dded; I mean just, you understand. "TATE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE." Out everywhere that make his volumes

an El Dorado, for the thoughtful |

Now (with a graceful wave of the student. The ignorant and untrained Hop Fung Cheong Kee's iron hand) this boy his done very credit Puritan insists upon interpreting the dealing business in Wing On streetly he has low great appresion Bible for himself, his guide his con- is being sold, to the Tung Kee firm, and done good work; quite good Science. The Pope does it for his and will be known as Hop Fung work, with both hands. But, well people in the light of a conferred Tung Kee. infallibility. Tolstoi did i in!

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1910.

·SWEDENBORG.

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name

Exactly 147 years ago to-day there died Emanuel Swedenborg, a man whose intellect could easily have eclipsed those of Baren Verulam or Herbert Spencer. He anticipated in his carlier studies many discoveries of philosophy and science, including some that have been placed to the credit of later times and men. He tarted out as Swedborg, the extra * kyllable

his

being enferred by Swedish Queen, 2nd corresponding to the German von" or the French "de." He was a learned man, a studious man, but "that alone could not account for his marvellous results. He had intuition. He was a sect. If only he had riot stepped aside from science to religion, he might have, probably would have, achieved great things

favoured with asthe mass of men as ignorant. They are, deplorably so, especially when" com- pared with men like himself. But his exaggerated sense of our ignor ance spoils much of his writing, makes it repellant. Allowing so much,

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A bankrupt firm of salt fish dealers in Connaught Road West is paying eleven cents in the dollar.

fever.

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strumming at the

though this boy has done, this other boy fanother wave) luas done batter entitled to the decision at least, to my mind. Gentlemen, I declare him the winner!"

Another officul, again a man not altogether outside the immelight,

wide, we

game by a single goal: Result

Staff & Depts..3; Knox's Mission, 2. Referees: Captain Gosden and Mr. S. Evans.

should know who has won and whYesterday afternoon at the private has lost, and give his decision studio of Messrs Pathe Freres, the mediately, without deby. So nich members of the Press and a few of for the two important qualifications the Officers of Knox's Mission were honesty and courage of convic shewn the film that will be shown at ficus.

the Coronet Theatre next week"The Next, as regards a rën official's surrender of the German Fleet knowledge of the rules and the guine There is not a great quantity of it, but the quality is exceptionally good. Scenes of the celebration of the andother parts of England are shewn signing of the Armistice in Londou

good pictures of their Majesties the King and Queen.

There are also some exceptionally

know the rules; he should have sense interpretation of them from thorough knowledge and comenon

Queensberry and Natignal Sporting Broughton Code down to the modern Club rules, and he should also be

his Own way, Swedenborg Major T.C. Leah, D.S.O., R.G.Alone best, I should say and she should are thru claims more authority than them all, commanded at Stonecutters a few Incidentally, he discards the doctrine years ago. He used to wear a of atonement, of vicarious punish monocle and will be remembered by ment. The biggest joke is that he some of the older residents. For a expressly disavows the need for a conspicuous bit of gallantry in the new church, or separate organization, closing stages of the war in France and his followers have given him one. he gets a bar to his D.S.O. He presented his gospel as a means of uniting all the existing sects, and instead he indirectly founded a hew one, which, we understand, flourishes to this day.

• CAN, YOU READ?

GOVERNMENT APPOINT-

MENTS.

maintain

on to a rear roleresing as intimately acquainted with the art The management of this theatre military duty, and eminds us of of boxing, both practically and there is evidently determined the de-sergeant of whom we are retically. By intimately acquaint that high standard that has always Call so deadly sick, Intoning the ed with the art of boxing practic characterised its shows.

votes with appropriate dignity, this

ally I do not mean to say that he great official will call out. With must necessarily have been a cham- draw the arms, both men and

plon, either amateur or professional, later, by way of variation, Prepare but I maintain that, in addition to to break-now break!" When bred

he should have had the actinl.ex.

In addition "ref" will be all of thems tire he reports to the most having done considerable sparing the better for being perfectly ne- The following appointments are extraordinary of all. Now reverse, parance in the ring, should know ainted with the styles and dig One of our recent critics, who took Gazetted: us to task vita voce, accused us of

Mr. G. N. Orme to act as Director mens comanand suggesting what it feels like to box under the syncrasies of boxes; the greater his saying something we never said. of Education in addition to his duties f Bradley's liking.

too grant a love for footwork-even eye of a huge frantically excited knowledge in this direction the bet When we denied it, he said: "rias First Magistrate and Coroner.

crowd: how easy it is to lose one'ster, is in a measure he then knows show it to you, in your own paper."

These are the kinds of men we head and taxant such fouls as strikereaued," and it is the referee's Mr. A. E. "Wood to act

what to expect. Forewarned is have decid'ng matches of more than

It is possible that he had overworked And he did. With a triumphant District Officer and Magistrate,

is brain. It is certain that later on, finger he indicated a passage which

as

we find this rabble of luck, cunning

forcing from their rightful pluces men

the head, in short, net of the heart.

upon theur?

its presence, on the school premisca; could not be permitted.

That something like the way they would tell is and you can see for yourselves it isn't a good way.

It would be rather fun to go on and show you how Charles Dickens

wet ores) and how a curate would tell it (like a blue bottle bumming un aud how an American banaarist and the wrong side of a window pane) George Meredith and Joseph Conrad wonki tell is hat if you are not pay

in his latest manner) and so op. in attention (as the absence of letters from you seems to indicate) why should I waste my time and energy's

The George Meredith one would be tanny, but a little over your heada

fear.

stand. Perhaps you will find it fun. Here is a little story you all under-

Ice ever so easy. to make some up on like lines. Try

Nonsense Stories.

No. 1.-This little boy wan Cryin trouser, but not because he wa because he had Fallen and Torn hie

Hurt. Only his Feelings were hurt. He was a Feeling boy, and his grief was Due to his sorrow for his Parents. As he Said himself: Rents ar already. High enough is Hongkong. and I know what a struzzle it is for my dear parents to Pay them. And now (boo-hoo) Fre been and gone and Made another one.

The one letter Tve received (which makes criticisms of "Pinkie" that in ie consequently the Beat of the loty

Cinderella should have had golden..

Mr. W. Schofield to act as chief little importance, and, with the ag an opponent when down without duty to prevent foul whenever pos my opinion put all the grown-up when he conversed with angels and most certainly did not say what he Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese uhlie so ignorant of bosing nutters really intending to do-offences, of)#ible, as well as merely adjudicating critiques quite in the shade. He says. spirits, saw heaven and hell. and supposed us to have said. This sort Affairs, and as Deputy Registrar of and push suring up majestically and invariably mutes the best referee is official is invariably gentlemanly. He says the Beast's hair should have announced himself as the divinely of thing is annoying, especially Marriages.

As a matter of fact, the pan who] As regards manner, the successful hair, which we all knew but forgot. commissioned expounder of the when not even our modesty pre- Mr. Wood is to hold a Small Debts scriptures, he had learned the fatal vents us from knowing that we Court at four places in the New who have qualified themselves for the type of individual who, being cool and collected, and firm; not obeeu black, which, when you think it trick of hypnotising himself. In have skill in the use of words, Territories.

office by years and years of close very keen, bas learned everythiFF bombastic, bullying individual, who over, is sound judgment. Here is his practical experience, and, worst of there is to learn, but has failed bawla out unnecessary commande letter:

and exercise care in the choice thereof. Words have meanings. For almost every meaning English pro- vides an exactly equivalent, colloca- tion of words. Our critic is supposed to be an "educated" man, but he is.i more careful in counting money than! in weighing words.

HONGRONG POLICE RESERVE.

Orders issued by Mr. J. W. Frunka D.S.P.B.

RESIGNATION.

all, leaving then no chance of raising through lack of rutural ability. "A and follows them with clouds of digu Dear Uncle Barbarotta,

the Orient, among Hindus, and Buddhists, Chinese and some Japa nese, this makes a man. eminently

a plea for reasonable justice without man of tills description bus kurnt.smote; and not, on the other hand, I like Pinkie and the Fairies very": respectable. His words are

being mes with the obvious counter practised, and thought out every an intimidated creature, who, fear much, My Teacher gave me Com- macles, and his character holy,

of personal jealousy. Isn't it ama more individually, whereas the This is probably the same religious

ng? It is more like polities than champion, finding the various noves his own voice, allows the men position out of pinkie. This is what ecstasy, the trapce of saints" that

sport!!!

to come more or less natural, hust to keep hovering on the Ene without put. probably never thought of trouble qualification becoming ioovitable. the Fairies. I liked it when the warning, and then haally finds dès- we have read about, in our own

Yesterday. I went to Pinkie and Generally speaking, the majority about how they are really lontà referee's manner has much to do frogs danced. I liked the party is European ancients, the flight (ar

Another instance lies before us.

of our referees who have made them This, I take it, is the reason why with his success, since by it he wins, the wood. The fairy Queen was very Plotinus describes it) of the alone to The Straits Times having said of a

selves conspicuous by their repeated some of our champions are sul very or fails to win, the esteem and obedi-pretty. The Beast said be had brown the alone. Nowadays we know it certain-man "that his

interest is

failures are of two types-those poor teachers. Then egin, the for what it is. Swedenborg was obviously in profiteering," but that over 50 when this transformation it does, hot reflect in the slightest

P.C. 632 Bryan is permitted to rules, and those doved of all cour-fighting blood can keep cool at the tions which appear essential to the into anaermals, then Beast could have flagrantly of the art of bozing and man who is not overstocked with spice of those under his supervision.hair, but it was white. There should This completes the list of qualifies have been wicked fairies to turn thems developed. He lived, on "bread, degree upon his persona conduct," the resign on leaving the Colony. age and temperamental control. most critical and exciting moment ideal refereo. milk, and vegetables," a suggestive Straits Echo remarked. The two

March 29th 1918. diet to medical men. In his normal statements appear to us to be

The gentleman of the former catda grint advantage this to an official.

come as Prince.. Cinderella when she Igory usually attempt to make up for period of intellectual research he had irreconcilable, for any person who

Then we come to certain other if only our officials were posted and her face was not dirty. Margery It is a long category; and no doubt, changed should have long golden hair, their lack of knowledge by their made the wonderful discovery of the profiteers in wartime is wholly relation of respiration to brain move contemptible." That excellent senti

promptnom (1... their ability to natural nece des, natural qualifica of half of them we should have moore Stuart was Piukie. disqualify & contestant before he bastions that can sarogly be and to satisfactory verdicts than we are I am a little boy of 8. m the equally intimate nexus betweening the Straits Times, whose observa with Chamberlain's, Pain Balm at severity, and their loudness of voice. Amongst these are to be placed good getting at present. True, there Composition I had three mistaken in meats. He must have overlookedment was a non seg. Without justify TVERY family should be provided scarcely infringed the rules), their! be result of experience or study. mind and the gastric processes. tions certainly bid for misunderstand il times. Sprains may be cured in 14th Their interpretation of the rules in temper, sufficient activity and have been, and still are, some highly spelling.

fair and competent officials-Angle,

Your little nephew. The jump from his scientific booka ing, we can assure the Straits Echo leas time wiren promptly treated, Lame often as amusing as it is inaccurate, strength to get about the ring, good Vize, Corri, Dunning. Bradley, and to his theological is a big one that the two statements were back, lame shoulder pains in the side and Indeed, quite a common sight is to be able to remember, how the round few thers at once come to my That is a very good letter. for mon

eyesight and memory (the latter to

B.C.G. (aged 81)- From being the European Aris- quite reconcilable. The Strains chest and rheumatic pains are some of

alloir (as some of us Timer did not say the the discases for which it is especially see reforces of this description order has gone when putting down the these are getting any younger; and young boy, and the wrider is very

mind, but, unfortunately, none of valuable. Try this liniment and became the men to break away when en- he jumped was a profiteer it said his sequainted with its qualities and 101 gaged in justifiable infiguring and not points at the end), and a quick for this reason I would urge the Bak de I said, there is shrewde sion that he interest apparently, obviously, (seam will never wish to be with at it for in holds at all, and this mistake they active brain that decides, and decides fighting fans not to despise the Clicson-man, ed. to) was in profteering Let us sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers usually farther enhance by command rightly, in oases of emergency.

Uncle Barbarolina. onerous and thankless task..

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