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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE LONDON Bee

PRESS.

LOGIL AND GETRAIL. the foals who run our newspapers

It is not band, to whom the for us, avidly parroting every CO they think likely to be popular

Today's dollar is worth. 59. 448. lickspittles of the he has been thwarted and failed.

London Press re-

Mr. E. Ralphs left the Colony The country is fed up with him gard as their proper masters.. and his like and his games. He They are for the money-bugs by the "Atsuta Maru" to-day on a bas some brains, mind you. He is all the time, During the early holiday. politically dead, and he knows it, weeks of January, they were hence the Sunday paper lachrym-busy openly warning the pro- alities. But these newspaper fiteers and the newly-rich against essayist and novelist, is passing children playing with scissors and is traps. Police activity through the Colony on the "Empress still inflicting upon us moribund is probable on the Fortsmouth of Japan." Propaganda are less knowledgeable; Road between Putney and Esher." | than be. They are dead, and they That sort of thing. Suppose the don't know it.

ADVERSARIA.

Mr. E. V. Lucas, the well known.

For knocking the referee sense-

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, -1800.

OUR DAIRY FARIL

REVIEW.

NOT FROFITEERING

Peking: A historical and intimate, description of Its chief places of interest, by Juliet Bredon. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd- 1930. -478 p.p. and 87 photos and 7 maps and or plans. $10.

A few days ago the Dairy Farmi This is a big, handsome book that was the subject of a raild Adversarial every library pretending to a China Joke. It was thought only fair that. shelf should have. It is the only the Company's side of the question work of its kind in English. It is should be heard. To this end a re authoritative. It is good reading, porter was sent to it for information. and includes numerous tit-bits of

It is very easy," one of the officials

Papers during the war had warned less as a football match, Alfred unfamiliar Chinese lore. Sir Robert Erold the reporter, "to get indignant the Germans that anti-submarine Rayner, of Queenbèrough, was fined Bredon's wife not only had ex and judge by appearances,

Our

were.

£4 at Sittingbourne..

Macclesfield silk manufacturers.

but

Tum

ceptional opportunities for study who is supposed to ing and knowing Peking-she a business without making it pay? activity would probably be found:

had the breadth of mind and sym. That does not necessarily involve between certain points on

Moreover profiteering. The fact is that the". cousts, what would have happened have received orders from the Ad-pathy to see it whole. to them? Well, what's the differ-miralty for the supply of silk necker she wields a capable pen, expressive Dairy Farm which is accused of Soy! Hasn't the mis-ence Police are just as much chiefs, which will keep many work of an individuality and its impres- taking advantage of the rate of

sions.. Such a book could easily exchange, ordered its butter from » Ta-Day's anthrope who wrote sighting the battles of the State as people fully employed for a year.

have been made "dry" to the gene- Australia months ago when the LEADER. "to-day's leader for us our soldiers and sailers

let himself go, and en-against the other baby killers. Two German women were found ral reader. This one isn't. It could dollar was 4s. instead of nearly 68. have been mere gush. This one is Shipments have been delayed on It would be in- Sat the Gang has friends who use as stowaways on the arrival of annot. It is a book that the bibliophile

of account

but motorcars. fet em rip. Privis American steamer, Rockaway Park, and general reader will both enjoy. butter has never failed on the lege, privileges The newspapers at Methil, in the Firth of Ferch.

Feking bas only changed super-market. Thanks to the foresight hat deliberately interfere with the They were sent to London for deporta- ficially. Not even the vengeful of the management an ample execution of police duty are as tion.

Allies, with their reprisala and their stock is always kept in cold much traitors as if they gave in-

looting, have destroyed its medieval storage. This means that charm. formation direct to

"Nowhere," the enemy.

says our $150,000 worth of butter, ment, etc.. are waiting for cansumption. author, can we read more dramtic sermons in stenes." She stands Besides, as most, accounts' run with

joyed himself? teresting to get the old man really angry about something, and their hold the thermometer to his bat air pipe. There can be no great barn in letting out the fact that he is a relation of Winston's

AN

Yet it is the other kind of papers, the very Tew that are not venal, and toadyish, and dishonest, that the Respectable fondly describe as

seditions."

strikes.

the

awed and fascinated before such ore

or two months credit flet witnesses of history reaching back us not mention-- the few thật beyond the birth of Christ back to drag along for six months) we the dim days when the town was must add another $150,000 locked only a big village with mud ramp in the business, a total parts. This book makes clear of $300,000,

There will be a special congrega In yesterday's China

tion of the Hongkong University to-morrow, at 4 pm, for the purpose Mail we reprinted an

of conferring the degree of Doctor. EPIGRAM epigram from the

eir

of Laws (Honoris Causa) on the Rt., H'atness. by

Hon., Sir John Jordan, P.C. Susan Miles. It was about Jonah's

Meanwhile, with so whale, and was good; But our scis-!

"Landlords have practically no Bosasose. much evil to fight.rights at present. It is for them to sors artist missed a better one, which

s much work to show that there is alternative accom-to the Adversarian bereby

To make the point plain do, with the world at sixes and modation." So said Judge Thomas unnexes, for those who are not as well versed sevens, and laam-posts atul ropes at Liverpool granting an extension gardens of Peking are probably that the price of milk has not been of time on an order for possession of nearly equal to the river and the increased these last eighteen years, Ltd in hymns as he is, he desires to unemployed. Hongkong-dances.

Powell

TELEPHONETM 346

JUST RECEIVED

PHOENIX

SILK HOSIERY

IN

WHITE and BLACK

to

explair

the that

allusion Nature's resin cornes from a hymn beginning:

Were the whole realm of Nature

mine,

all.

4

It were a present far too smalk Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my life, my soul, my Now let Susan step to the footlights with her epigram. Here it is

You said, To hear the average

congregation

Warble of Nature's realm'

makes me feel sick. These songs of ecstasy and

exaltation-

O chuck em do! They really

are too thick.

We'll sing next Sunday, lest your

scorn should freeze us,

We do not want to seem such

hypocrites)

For you, and we have brought

cur threepenny bits."

SONG DE THE SSPITIOUS PATRIOT.

BLENHEIM

who smiled, And dubbed reformers The Hongkong University weirdly wild but I care, Basketball Club will play an exhibi- dear God; I care.

Green" v. Yellow") at 3.00 p.m.. THE general secretary of tomorrow. Spectators, especially the Boilermakers those who are attending the Con- PUP. Union, says: "When gregation are cordially welcomed.

Labour comes. to power, Churchill will get a steady Sir Thomas Oliver, the well-known job. and that will please his best authority or industrial disease, pro friends. Tost is the expense he is posing "The Immortal Memory" at really afraid of under our Govern the Newcastle Burts Club's dinner, ment-the expense of doing some- said his great-grand-uncle, Robert thing useful for a living, Win-Oliver, was the man who introduced

Burns to Highland Mary. listens

THE

во

the

which the majestic proportions Company has to рау interest. of Peking. "The waste spaces and Moreover the public should consider

parks and squares of England's although the price of live stock and I cure no longer a house. if the child Shall

capital.”

the cost of production has increased The award of trophies to winners

Chapter II introduces us to the by 200 per cent. But milk is a product pray for me, or

One in both Divisions of the Hongkong wonderful walls, with their wide of pure necessity, which the Cam- ross me by. only thing I can Students' Basket Ball League will take views. In the next we have the pany wants to keep within the Ect bear: To know my land. that place in the Union building of the Legation Quarter and modern Peking means of the humblest inhabitant

the Colony. So you was beguiled Into a death-trap university on Monday next at 3.30 for contrast, and some personal re-of

How how

bard R

to satisfy with a he, Trampled and ruined P. Before the presentation the miniscences of the siege.

"Winners" will play "The Rest."

kindly men can be, up to the very in everybody. Coming back to the and defiled: Bywealthy miscreants

stant of their cruelties." Whenever it subject of butter, the price of which is not to her purpose to pursue was remarked on how many subject beyond her Immediate times have we caught an innocent Mr. J. Hill, the on basketball match (University objective, the author is careful to coolie sticking his fingers in

tell us where we may do so.

As a the jump, thus obliging Mr. guide to the bibliography of China and Mrs. X. to send it back to the this work has its value.

Farm with cries of indignation. Or The contrast of ancient and the same coolie will carry the butter modern is well emphasised. Think close to the fish. Tell me whom of the things between Marco Polo you haunt, I shall tell you who you and Putnam Weale! From litters are." Sad but true, the fish has not to limousines! The conquering improved in its smell but the Manchu of then, and the cringing butter has gained, and back it must. A big theme indeed, go likewise. Who is to bear the pauper of now. and worthily developed. Famous loss? Speaking of profiteering a boilermaker "We have a certain admiration,ston as

and historical houses at Peking. For you know that the Canton Govern- these, the author does somewhat ment put a tax on all outgoing. Jesus,

well," as they say in U.S.A.

Progress it being made with the what Sir Walter Besant has done for poultry, consequently there was a It is the fashion

preparation of the site for the London-brought history home. shortage of chickens for Chinese to vilify the Press Cathedral Hall, and we hope soon to The official Master of Ceremonies New Year and were sold in our SPECTATOR." but if the ordinary be able to announce the date of the at a Peking funeral is lightly city market for 50 cents a pound- had owed to the laying of the foundation stone. We sketched. When he says, "Gentle As the Chinese knew that the that daily papers nothing but mental

hope next month to publish a final men, it is time to weep', a mal-Dairy Farm prices were lower, up these utterly stupid lies about the maternity hospital. See the introduction to a thousand person-list of contributors, and so we shall ancholy moan rends the air, and they came in a long string and Plsheviks. Mauris and Bolshev-Gossip's authorized announce, alities, he would get owe them an be glad if all those who wish to con- when he saysGentlemen, it is they got poultry at 50 cents a isor are both real diseases, but the ment in a neighbouring column.incalculable debs." says the Sperte tribute will send their money to the enough, the sobbing ceases." pound. They were quite satisfied

The sea palaces and the Coal Hill and

have emptied the *The paper that gets things doneter. The Spectator is not, of Hon. Treasurer as soon as possible-

are described and their story told, whole shop had WO BONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1920. Tensive, more dangerous. Whisky is very glad to be able to publish course, a duly paper; it is a weekly Church Notes.

In another place it

likewise the museum and the thought of the Interest of our made suicides; this propaganda such gratifying news. How can we stupidity,

marvellous ceramics thereof. The regular customers and stopped stuff multiplies fools. We hate pat the Government on the back? warned the venerable spinsters who read it that we (Home) are threat-

sale. It temples are adequately treated, and the

not. We would rather meet foule.'

Really, it isn't so bad, ened with n Coalesced Newspaper

small responsibility to attend produce much interesting legend. Fagin and Bill Sykes any day-

of When the Republic was establish- to 800 head you know. Compara-Administration. In effect we have

cattle. keep than the Tools who repeat unbelies-

GOVERN tively speaking, it is a bad that for years and yahs.

ed, the question of who should specialists on the staff, bring stock In a note on the new kinema able stories with such erapresse-

good government. Sup-

worship Heaven [on behalf of the from Europe, especially since the Latest news. Trot sensation at the Cornet in vester zuent. They are the innocent decoy

"pose the Government

ski, the China Mail In a statement to the shareholders people] [disturbed the conservative war, satisfy the shareholders at the day's paper, une of our writers ducks (painted wood?) with which remarked that it doesn't matter sportsmen like Winston Churchill had been running the street carg

ARRESTED, dog, has been heard concerning the proposed increase of tlement of Chinese officialdom. end of the year and the customers whether a story is true er, not, but catch other ducks. Even that they are run now, in a take

of, in custody at the capital of the Cunard Company, the Then Yuan Shih-kaf, a man strong who do not know the details of the that it must seem true.

surit, or the Central Police Station. One of our chairman: Sir Alfred Booth, writes enough to make his own precedents, business and always consider them- His re- sportsman is now tires of hearing eh or leave 'em

quoted the old, unwritten law that selves abused.” nurk applies equally well to the that German influence in Rus- Star Ferries-pay what we ask

him not.

With a view to providing further the public offering of this sacrifice was the chief evidence of the right nonsense still appearing in the sia may lead to unimaginable Lor.or swim it or the Telenbonds Young lions has gone round to bail as follows:-

Who wants to be capital for the purpose of developing -papers about the Russian Bolshe-rors, since it has become apparent (Hush! Think of the children) Viks: So far is Far Eastern' that the boot is. on the other leg. or the Cable Service, or the Peak

MR. LOGAN'S referee for box the company's business. and, in partito rule and claimed, as the head of

DILEMMA. concerned, these! You'll have forgotten already about Trams (with more directors and

ing? It seeing to cular, towards meeting the cost of new the new government the prerogatives journalists are

Spartacists? It managers than employees) now,

be a tougher jub tornage the directors have decided to of Official Intercessor. The ceremony MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND publications are reverberations of the German

THE BAG OF GOLD. than refereeing football. Mr. recommend to the shareholders that actually took place, but it was a pale shadow of the former sacrifices, an explosion that occurred long is so long since we heard about honest Indian, could the Govern before, the mess of which has since them: They are a breed of Bol-ment that we are, sonetimes so

Dogan couldn't distinguish between the ordinary share capital

the company be increased from grotesquely modernized by the pre sence of a kinematograph operator, a draw. "In the silence that follow which 2,970,785 are already issued)

The China Mail.

TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE

MALARIOUS JOURNALISM.

idintie lies told about 'em are more

We are to have that HOSPITALS. hospital for How-

a.od

THE

MENT.

TROTSKI

CUNARD CAPITAL INCREASE.

IXPLANATORY STATEMENT TO SHARIHULDEKS.

of

would

not

been cleaned up. In plain words, shevik. It is now recognized that so crass with serve as worse? Why Bux and Kerrison, and declared 500,000 shares of £1 each to Even Yuan himself realized that, took shelter in a sentry-box has been

its

The story of how Mr. Lloyd George

ed you could have heard a hombre 4,500,000 shares of ff each; and, without the prestige of Imperial related by a member of the crew of explode. All the experts fooking if the proposed increase of capital is descent, what should have been H.M.S. Broke to a Press representa- on decided that Bux had won approved, to make an immediate reverent became ludicrous. It was tire

therefore abandoned as un-repüblican, Off the pier at Boulogne one wintry The Office Boy has Some of them bave come to the offer of new ordinary shares to the and the nation, indifferently trans- night Captain Evans, the ship's com TRUTSKI weighed in with the Chine Alail office with their cards existing ordinary shareholders and to ferring allegiance from Emperor to mander, heard that soniebody on following. It isn't ticked off, showing a decisive the Eolders of the Governor ent shares President, gave a remarkable ex- share wished to speak to him. He majority of points for Buy of £20 at the price of £1 10s per ample of how the Chinese will some landed, and found Sir Maurice The Adversarian wasn't there, so share (being a premium of 103. Per times suddenly accept the overthrow Hankey. Sir William Robertson, and be cannot settle the argument. { share) in the proportion of one new

the Premier all huddled together-in Besides, there is no appeal in such ordinary share for every two exist of their traditions." (p.p. 137-138.)

In a Confucian hall: "Why do a seatry-box, and trying to keep. Those who backed Kerrisan ing ordinary shares and of ten

the you not at least clean off this lovely warm. He was told that they wished to win, who believe that he lost, new ordinary shares for

throne?" we inquire of the meek to cross the Channel that night. The new or may pay up their bets if they want Government share.

"Because," he faced guardian.

The party were transferred to the

Went up the hill on Wed."

If he went by the Dairy Farm Let's hope he isn't dead.

cuses.

the grurablers.

• POLICE.

**It will be

ment on the incident

the propaganda in favour of inter- through Russian influence and hang it all. looked at in that light, vention in Russia has failed, and example they have been growing comparatively speaking, it is these simpletons who go on re- inore powerful. At present the good Government. Let's drink its printing them don't know it. I German states are still knitted health. Umbrellas.

or less under a Queen Anne is very dead, and these together Juore suelters are still wearing erepe. bureaucratic system of government. The word bally went Wess A Spartacist revival would split up long before the Great War, but Germany, Ought a patriotic Engwhat you would call poetry. It these parrots are still using it. lishman to obiect to that? Would doesn't even rhyme. But by all We see no harm in their filling you object to it? Well, Winston the goats of the Levani, it's true.

Most of their columns with such tripe. Churchill objects to it.

Trotski of the China Mail their refèrs are willing to stand this outery against the Bolshevistic it; but it makes them look bigger theorists and dreamers (those of We do not them who are bloody, murderers are fools then they ure. resent a good lie in a newspaper, sach. not because they are bal- The office bears his bark no to. This is the best we can do for dinary shares will rank for dividend replied, "if I did, tourists would sit Broke and invited to remain during

pari passu with the existing ordinary but a transparently silly one hurta sheviks, but because they are Rus-

more; us like an ulcer on a beggar or asians) is based exactly as were the

The Adversarian's crazy;

Our police force is shares for any dividend declared upon the sacred seat, whereas, if left the passage to England-there was stink near the house." Just imagine old outeries against the French

Whoever's tied that stray pup up OUR LOCAL flow approaching its after the date of this circular; the dirty, none will be tempted to do a gale running in a cabin where being told in March 1920 that the Revolution, on class interest and

Is, asking for trouble. "

full strength again new shares will, therefore, participate 50. This was very sound judgment, five millions' worth of gold had been No sooner had the party disem and has already re- to the full extent in any dividend and quite possibly true reverence, for stored for transmission to England. Bolshevik soldiery, which has clase prestige. Winston Churchill

Trotski's identification number is

which may be declared in respect of tourists are dreadful. We do not triumphed all over Russia, is belongs to a class that has bad its

spread throughout the ship that one officered by Germans, and hustled innings. He is declared out, but 133. Untie him, kick him out, and gained its old effefency. You-th the year ended the 31st December, agree with (or quote) the lady's com- barked at Dover than the newes

praise it without any stretch- into action by the threatening like a Saturday afternoon school he'll return to his mutton chop-ing of conscience. Hear about that 1919. adition of the offer. In a Buddhist temple there are of the bags; with $10,000 in it, could revolvers of those officers. The boy, he is relictant to relinquieb Anybody who sees a yellow mon- man who caught the twelve pound the bat. His Sunday paper dis grel with a soulful face tied up couple who left Hongkong, three that each ordinary shareholder will some tablets to commemorate, the not be accounted for: Later, to the years ago, and have just come be entitled to renounce his allotment soldiers who died in the World War, intense relief of all, it was found back? When they were leaving in favour of his cominees.

also an altar with lamps. there had been a miscount. trout with a bent pin when he was tribes against the incompetence of anywhere is requested to

But no Chinesa soldiers' were a boy is an artist, compared with Labour men have raised shrieks of China Mail" to him in a cooing for. Home, some jewellery was The necessary meetings authoris the inventors and circulators of laughter at his expense. "Codlin's voice. If he wags his tail at the missing. They reported to the ing the above-mentioned increase of killed on those dreadful European such rubbish. Now, for the Lord's your friend, not Short. Heaven he's Trotski,

The Manchester themselves to the idea that their 30 and February 16, 1920.

police, and gradually accustomed capital will be held on January battlefields," we suggested.

Certainly. We know that. They make don't mistake us." Don't run knows that we don't admire the

PROPAGANDA Guardian hite a property was gone for good--some

in the enthusiasm of the moment, away with the idea that we like ruck of Labour leaders; but if they

"It is proposed to close the com are for the foreign soldiers.,

"Of course you realize that none when some attractive specimen nail where it ought body else's good. Imagine their pany's share register for the purpose the Bolsheviks. As we have said come into power and make a worse. zoany times before, all the Bolshe mess of things than Winston to be hit when it refers to pro feelings when, a day or so after of the allotment of the new shares of those dead are Buddhists ? strikes your fancy, that every trick Yes, but may we not admire the of Western antiquarians, and a like in Russia (and all the roubles Churchill' and his gang have done. Paganda as munitions of mende returning to the Colony, a police at 3 pm on Friday, February 13, beauty of their sacrifice? And are thousand original ones of their own, out of it) are not in our eyes worth we will be ready to eat anybody's city. But what about the old officer approached them You 1920 and to post the letters of allot- the life of one, decent British bat. The most foolish and im-assurance that in vain is the net Mr. and Mrs. Sorand-so?" "Yes" meat immediately after the confirma- not all faiths fundamentally alike in are familar 10 Chinese dealers been held on that they desire the good of all They peel their pearls, bury their Tommy. The way we feel about practical, aye, aid the least honest spread in sight of the bird The Well, I believe we have some tory meeting has

mortals? In your Christian churches bronzes to give them a fine patina these things is something like the of them, would be a paragon com- suckers suck in propaganda as if it

The confirmatory resolution to be do you not pray for the salvation of dye their furs, smoke their em way a doctor friend of ours used to pured with his scion of Marl were mother's milk. Mind you, it jewellery for you up at the February 16, 1920.

broideries, imitate jades, tint rock submitted at the meeting of January all and believe in it?

At a loss to admit that immense crystals, forge date marks and feel in Malaya. There was a wide borough, of whom the very music doesn't necessarily have to be

30, as an extraordinary resolution, is

kindly toleration such as this is not cleverly insert new bottoms in old spread superstition among white balls make a jeat, that he is ikke literally untrue. When they told

as follows:- men down there that whisky was our dog when you think he is ont us that 95 per cent of the Ras-

BEST MEDICINE MADE. Ird hat the capital of the company universal, we remain silent. (p. 201.) vases. The temptation to cheat the sprophylactic for malaria. Ho at the front he has returned to the slang would welcome Denikin and

better niedicine can not be made be increased to £7,000,000 by the A very pretty Incident novice is generally irresistible. In combated it all he could, because Horse by the back. He did his Koltebák with open arms,

than Chamberlain's Cough Reme- whisky was falling more of his best, or his worst, to rush the didn't tell a lie. They only forza medy. It-soliere she lungs opens the creation of 1,000,000 new ordinary But you must turn these 478 pages quality, in price, or both and the friends than malaria ever did, but country into wasting valuable to tocation that the open arme secretions, aids expectoration and shares of 1 each, such shares to for yourselves, we cannot pretend to most ingratiating and convincing.. contain. We will close with a This is a book on which both every griffin was told the stupid British lives on the Ruaman adven- would be loaded. The lads at the esists Nators in restoring the system rank as regards dividends and in all quote a tithe of the treasures they salesman is often the worst offender tale, and every griffin just as reli- ture, entirely in the interests of front had a terse soldier-like to healthy condition. Besides, it enn other respects pari passa with the

tains no opiates and is perfectly ife to

found on page 381. Never forget gratulated. giously passed it on. It used to his class and his moneyed friends, phrase for propaganda. They take: For sale by all Chemists and existing ordinary shares of the com- useful it to curio shoppers, author and publishes are to be one

Storekeepers. make him swear. So with us and and no thanks to the lackeys and spoke oflis factories."

they

Station.

pany

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