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JARDINES AND THE

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IN THE GLOISTERS.

AN OLD WORLD PICTURE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

RECUTTING AŘEKY TOMB INSCRIPTIONS.

PRE-WAR MANNERS:

PRESENT MODES."

PLEA FOR COURTESY.

of the relations with the other sex. Their object is a high one, nor is there airything more clearly recognis ed than that the women's part in the war was beyond praise. -ana

None the less, the process has not Are we to jettison courtesy and the bar carried through without same minor graces of life? That is one of jolts and fitches, exaggerations and Lovers of records of the past will the many questions with which we misconceptions of which the effect is be glad to learn that the inscriptions are daily confronted in this period of present being felt. What we must on the tombstones which form the postwar upheaval, says a writer la aope for is an eventual adjustment floor of the cloisters of Westminster Home paper. Each must answer it of the old and new which shall pres Abbey are being recut and so saved for himself, and it is in practice serve the best of both.

Some would doubtles blame the. from oblivion

rather than profession that his ane The work is being done by an old wer must be made.

new dances-jazz and fox-trot and craftsman, who works in cloisters. That "politeness costs nothing" the rest of them for a share in from 9' in the morning till 5 in the was before the war & still current if lowering our tone For myself, 1. evening of every day, slowly and a slightly old-fashioned adage. But cannot see that this is just. These with infinite patience restoring the my young friend Bob Logic has late dances are, like others, unobjection- worn, almost obliterated letters and ly been pointing out to me that able or the reverse, according to the esaatcbeads.

politeness does cost a good deal method of the individual darcer: And pet, of course, in money, but in time it is a golden rule, in the ballroom and effort.

as elsewhere, that anything which. gratuitously catches the attention had best be avoided.

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(Reular's Service to the China Mall) BRUSSELS CONFERENCE.

Paniny Outober Tikk

A Haras message says:— The Brasle Conference (inancial sec President, the French dongata · M.

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A representative of The Daily Mail was led to the spot where he was at work by the "chink, chink,” of Sam

The question, then, resolves itself mer on chise. It sounded through into this, is politeness worth what the stillness of the cloisters, regular it costs, us? For my own part, I

Turning to literature, I cannot help and even, hardly ever stopping would answer emphatically that it is.us with some choice examples of observing that post-war books supply chink, chink; chink, chiak. Many That depends," is young Logic's degeneracy in form. And it is not- visitors to that quiet spot with its well-weighed and sententious rejoin-able that these I select emanate from centuries old atmosphere of peace der. "I don't dispute that there are high places. wandered round to find the source of occasions in life when politeness pay example of the sailor who had As a magnificent If the Guilds attitude were upheld the sound, and found in the indus. So what pays is worth while, and lived, to serve his country, the late it would really mean that every em-; trious old mai a picture of the sort what doesn't pay isn't. "That, how Lord Fisher was entitled to many ployer could talk to all his employes! which old masters loved to put on ever, is scarcely my position

their canvases. at once and be answered by a con-ị

Take by way of illustration a privileges. But the confidences and," He kneels there on an old red trivial incident which happens daily.xpletives of his Memoir strained A REPLY TO A LOCAL SCRIBBLER. sidered answer, but if the attitude of!

Mr. Johnstone be upheld be can select cushion in the shadow of the cloister Threading my way through the them severely.

corner, his spectacled eyes within & Poultry. -at the crowded A ver more recent case is that of his bearers and get an unconsidered few inches of the stone on which he lunch-hour, I was rather rudely jost-the Autobiography of a lady, who "It is at least cheerful reading to answer. Winch is probably what he is working, with hammer and chisel ed from behind by a young man in a till, lately occupied a very high' According to the latest statistics have it publicly stated in the Tele- wanted and did not get. Glory be.

for his only tools, save for a hurry. I didn't expostulate possibly position in the land. To an an- of the Japanese Department of Com graphy that the 1.C.S.3. Co. has

The Guild reserves the right to whetstone and a little bottle of oil because I've had my toes trodden on questioned trilliancy and magnetic munications based on the particulars) has animonsly adopted is motion of passed through good times and it is put its side of the story before its ready to his band. The old grey too often in the course of three score personality she adds, in a quite ascertained on June 30 last, mer Celtier to recommend to the Council of sound sense that advises it not to lose members them how can it logically columns rise about him, the green of years to be very ready to expostulate unique degree, the faible of taking chantmen of not less than 1.000 tons the League of Nations for adoption, its head, of which there is not much object to employers doing the same the cloister grass gleams to his left, I just took it, as the saying is, as the public into her confidence. And grosa, number 790, totalling 2,636,120 plan for the extension of the insurance tear unless it gets Enocked off by a with employés.” Does the writer and a sunbeam falls aslant on the; being all in the day's work. But when her confidences include the tons gross. Of these ships, 742, with arstem covering credits engaged in export polo Chib..

quite understand his subject when hej kneeling figure:

derails of family death-beds and the 2,492,717 tons, are registered Intrade. {own I did feel nestled." "In days of prosperity it should pictures "the Guild" and "its mem-j. He does not seem to hear when

BRUSES, October 8th 1. For a single second only. For, names of men who have offered her Japan proper, 33, with 107.281 ton

Reports of the four committees of the prepare for days of adversity" and bers" as separate entities; where occasionally someone speaks to him; next moment, that youngster who marriage. I own to a sense of in Kwangtung. 12, with 27,543 tons, International Finsacial Conference Céal be fair all round so that those who 'exy does he draw the dividing he is so deep in his task. He only had passed me turned, and with a apprehension should her example in Korea, and 3, with 8,574 tons, in ingth international trade, international helped to make the prosperity shoold line? Surely he has enough element stops now and then, when he straigh bright and sympathetic smile, pro- come to be followed, as doubtful Formosa,

credits, currency and exchange and public also be able to prepare for the adversary knowledge (as a mirror of public tens his back, picks up the stone, nounced the one word "Sorry!" and examples too often are."

Of a total of 790 ships, 21, with finance have been presented to the Cate sity, and if it does not how does it opinion) to understand that the men and gravely whets his chisel

before I could deprecate his sOITUW

It may be that what I have here 40,611 tons, are owned by the Go-ference which has adopted them uniek.

adualy expect to attract men to fill the places bets are the Guild.

Feople wander by, stop a moment had hurried away. He had done all considered as a lowering of manners verpment: 192, with 911,967 tons, by But to go to the point of his argu- to watch his work, and read the the situation called for. And though which has come to stay" is after all the "shasen ” companies, or the the most important is thee of currency The reports overlap considerably, bot of the veterans, worn out by riotous:

ment, Mr. Johnstone has every right inscriptions which he has revived. I certainly did not hurry after him, but a passing phase of them. And Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka and exchange, which declines, to round living on $100 per month. “

**Public sympathy

is absolutely to put all his story to his leflow share. There is that of old John Frost, ask him to inch or remember him it must also be remembered that even Shosen Kaisha, and the Toyo Kisen mend the stabilisation of the value of gold, against them" and yes up to the pre-holders, as can the Guild to its cer- undescribed, who died at the age of in my will, I believe his politeness the best-bred are not secure against Kalshs; and the remaining 577 ships, and dogha whether any such, aldet sent all the correspondence that has stiment members, that is the parallel General of His Majesty's Customes,"

60 in 1696, or of John Fox, "Receiver paid.

occasional lapses. Did not Sir Walter with 1,678,542 tons, by the "shazzi-succeed. It considers that neither inter- For a relationship which had before Scott, who take him for all fall was sen " companies, or the concerns national currency nor an international unit appeared has been sympathetic. "An case, not as the writer puts it. increase of 27 per cent with pensions Mr. Johnstone has the right as an that. Then they pass on, leaving verted into a genial one-

who breathed his last years before been harsh and, crude had been con- one of the most courteous of men, other than the three steamship com of accent will serve any useful purpose,

And that, cut Lord Holland" with as little re--panies mentioned. passage home and other concessions is employer to guide his business as to the old craftsman still chipping. I think, is always worth while. Amorse as he would cut an old pen") The largest owner is the Nippen The other reports strongly emphasise the not so bad now-a-days" when the cost him seems best and his humblést em-

merely momentary relationship, it is and this for a quite inadequate, Yusen Kaisha, whose feet consists of necessity of all Government restricting living has gone up 112 per cent.ployé, in these democratic days, has

....” 100-ships, totalling 484,820 tom, expenditure to the limit of the revÉRUS true. Yet how large a part of life is reason? made up of trifles and ephemers! Excitement, prejudice, irritability, without, of course, including vessels and imposing taxation to meet deschis. A The "Tamar's" quadrile club Are we, then, sacriscing life's little trying circumstances, are all apt to of less than 1,000 tons. Next comespan isho devised enabling States-

Ffacilitate „obtaining commercial credity by It is a generally accepted business

will bold its Erst dance on Tuesday. amenities to an additional speeding betray us, and few indeed are those the Osaka Shisen Kasha with 82 their nationals. rule of debate to establish an element

12th. inst. at 8:30 pm, at the Sea up of pace, an extra turning of the who never stand in need of forgive vesels, with 339,978 tons, followed

Brussels, October pla ary fact as a point from which to be overcome, the former appears to men's Institute.

screw, in the struggle for life? Withness. But be who holds it as a tenet by the Kokusai Kisen-Kaisha, with A shocking street accident is reported commence an argument and, as it is think that if he buries his bead in

oat trusting my own unaided obser- that good manners are second only 58, with 311,419 tons, and by the in which two Englishwomen, wives of the not a fact that •MP Johnstore had the sand the trouble will vanish.

vation, I hear from every side that to good principles will err less fre- Tokyo Kisen Kaisha with 10, with delegates attending the International... Financial Conference, were knocked down Another Interport trial match

90,199 tong: The following are the men in the usual acceptation of the is so carefully and consistently avoid is being played today. The there is less civility is shops and quently and less Hagrantly.

post offices, railway stations and Whether we adopt the fire old principal owners, not including the motor car which was being furiously word bar rather that he had all the el. The Guild thinks it is entitled team batted throughout the morning houses-of-call than there was a few Winchester College motto of "Man- compañes already mentioned.

driven, while their husbanda were attend wing an official reception." Ong was killed ners makyth man” in" its entirety or

No. of Gross outright, and the other is in, as most critica! Some would

Ship: Tonnage condition. The names are not you forth that increased wages have made a more superficial product. A certain, Mitsui Bussan Kaisha 19 66,534 90ting

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vide Straits Commission pars 62, 63, an equal right to direct his own affairs IIII.

to the best attainable end. The lat

ter thinks that by a clear explanation and careful discussion difficulties may

■ heart to heart talk with his own! Which brings us to the point which

sal and listened to him to the end and are disposed to concede and asks for us, with three wickets down. then quietly left to ask the first man the opportunity to prove its conten

they met to explain the type written tion, the shipowner declines to meet

more clearly stated.

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KINEMA NOTES,

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regards artificial control of exchange operatioma as-futile,

MEDALS FOR CHAPLAINS.

say to his own men who courteously to better terms then the shipowners and at about 11.30. had scared 60 years ago explain this by saying not, manners are certainly more than ! - Company

people more independert. But the reticence, a full recognition of thei Kawasaki Kisen Kaiska 9 52795 The victims of the motor accident were". table of figures that one or two of it at the Arbitration table. Why? the move, so much so that a meeting decline of männers is not confined taj rights of others, a certain self- ) Katında Kisen Kaisha IL-49,466 not wives of the British delegates bus them were able to secure, it seems Who has the greatest interest at of any given two does not recer for the wage-earning class. It has long respect, these things are essential to Tatsuma Kisen Kaisha 11 477 Herstaries of the League of Nations

45291-Femplered in the conference. that a peculiar construction is given stakes The Companies with the big months, that of any given three being been recognised that a well-dressed them. They are not strikingly eb Kishimoto Kisen Kaisha 12 to the adjective heart to heart" reserves or the men, with none?

crowd is seldom a well-mannered one vious just at present. But they will Taiyo Kisen Kaisha

:44,968 still more difficult. it, therefore, and should it be your fortune to shel inevitably take their part in the re- Yamashita Kisen Kaisha 15

FRANCE AND GERMANY." and that its meaning needs to be Capt Bowling and Engineer MeArbecomes necessary to, as far as theter from a thunder-shower in the club-vival which we hope is near at hand. Uchida Kisen Kaisha 12 35,749

www. drew have not time in their watch means allow, appoint and pay rest-house porch at Hurlingham, when

Nisshin Kiser Kaisha 13 32,767 It is, however, a fact that the only below to dissect accounts for even dent officers who can be available to the cars are "taking up." you will

October, th LONDON, As another effect of the recently The fleets of other “shagaisen "

A menage from Paris giving offcial.com- man who did let his heart talk back they want some sleep, so they do the all and thus act as an exchange of perhaps have a chance of seeing that promulgated British Order in Council, companies total 409, with 953,006 Franc Germiso negotiations as regards firmation concerning the reported direch allowed it to say that the proper next best thing, appoint someone to thought. Be it noted that these inf is more than ever true.

which provides that the management tous. venue of the discussion was the Guild do it for them and they ask that paid agitators" are, for economic

reparations has not yet been forthcoming. To what grounds must we assign of China companies operating under The percentage of shipownership An official communiqué declares tầng for as a body,

these delegates be heard and, for a reasons, as few as possible, they are this sudden, or gradual, slump, is British charters must be in the hands in this country is 1 per cent for the moment, direct negotiations are con Failing 1 beiter explanation it reply, got one that is worthy of a invariably selected from the ranks of civility? It is perhaps a little far of British subjects, the main offices the Government, 35 per cent for and to tacirical questions as regards would seem that Mr. Johnstone, know- Chinese.coolie "No Can."

the elder, more experienced and staid fetched to suggest that one such of the British American Tobacco shasen companies, and 65 per cent exports and imports and none respecting ing that his hearers were not adept!

reparations is at present envisaged... The following consideration should men; they are always professionals ground is the degree in which Company have been removed to for “shagaisen" concerns. at the dissection of accounts, Bred not be (but, unfortunately, is) neces-and, as a rule, married men as a our present day life is dependent Hongkeng from Shanghai As a the figures at them with the deliber- sary:

safeguard against hasty and coon mechanical contrivances, result of the change the office of the tage, or trusted that among them Of all known trades, that of the "sidered action; the am being stabil One may, of course, con British American Tobacco. Company

WASHINGTON, October Ķin. there might be one or two who scafarer is the worst off for the re-ity and, as has been shown, this is verse politely over the telephone, in Shanghal becomes a branch office

The Faders! Council of the Churches. thought they knew something about presentation of its views and conduc- the only way to accomplish it,

still I cannot but think that the habit and another result is that as the A beautiful Faramount picture Frotestant denominations, have presented Christ of Amerion, representing most figures, would accept them at his tion of its affairs, since, by the nature At the risk of being tedious it is of helloing tends to make some of company will cease to be a China A Road Impresario," presenting to their chaplains a medal from President value and leaven the mass by point of their calling, the members can worthy of note that this is an undoubt us a little regardless of importuning Company, and will be a Hongkong George Beba, together with an Wilson as an expression of the approdation ing out to their fellows that they must never meet in their entirety and are ed assistance to employers since it our acquaintances, er in other words Company, terms of the Order in excellent comedy, "Very Much of their services in leadership in the world be true: or they would not be cir- thus compelled more than any other tends to eliminate sectional troubles, being a nuisance to them.

Council no longer will apply to it. Alive," is the current attraction at and for bringing to the world, the ideals culated. Mr. Johnstone is not devoid body of, men (not only workers) to hasty and ill considered action and, of a cyclist's alarum, or the discord Worse still is the peremptory tinkle

the Hongkong Theatre."

embodied in the Langue of Nations:- of common sense il his apologist is. appoin deliberative bodies from in its place, present in a concrete formant-shriek of a motorist's hooter, Beno setting, a divorce, an elopement, AN AID TO DIGESTION,

A Chinese love story with a Let it be granted that he did pro-amongst their number to codify, their what is considered to afford the great which seem to cry

BUMPER WHEAT, CROP, duce a statement and that it was a wishes and direct their affairs. This est good to the greatest mumber. coherent one, it was not business nor body of men (being honorary, and

"Make way for your betters!" dressed in the finest and most W weight in the stomach after and with its Chinese characters WHEN you have fullness sod The matter of patriotism and Bri These things are doubtless inevitable fashionable of American clothes, has eating you may know that you have Canada never had a better jer agriculta even cricket to use the method he compelled to follow their avocation) ish prestige, also brought up at the-nay, they are salutary precautions been laid before the officer at esten too much, and should takes one of rally than this. The wisest yield is estimated

cannot hold a full meeting since its General Meeting, gives us furiously in the pedestrian's interest Bat, gone Sacramento, Cal, following the Chamberlain's Tablets to aid your diges component members are ways on to think and our brain hatches the the less, they tend to dull the edge arrest and release of Mrs. Yum Gee, sic, For sale by all Chemists and 282 million bushels, as compared wit

thought of the whole souled patriot of that respect which is due to all wife of a wealthy Chinese-merchant, Borekeepers, ism of 1.C.S.N. who when Britain men, and, as I am old-fashioned and Y. Young, a Chinese silk dealer. was up against-it, and wanted every enough to think, still more due to The husband of the woman charged CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM shifting it could get shifted their all women.

the pale had sloped. They were HERE is nothing a good for musco-H.O. to H.K. and thus saved excess

More effective than the above. released when Mrs. Gee told the au lar rheumatism, sprains, laweness, profits tax.

however, as a cause of the decline of thorities she loved Young, more injuries as Chamberlain's Pain Balm cramps of the muscles, bruises and like On the subject of ruing the roost manners is the desire shown by than she had ever loved Yum Gee It will effect & cure in less time than a look at Jardine's agency list is en-women themselves, since the out with all his wealth, and that she was any other treatment. For sale by all lightening. 6 Shipping agencies, 7 break of the war, to substitute getting an American divorce from

camaraderie for chivalry as the basis the latter at Reno

did.

Had the statement been circulated

to the employés 3 days, belore with

an intimation that a meeting would

be held to discuss them (Balance) Sheets and reports are always circul- ated some longer) "time before the meeting)" he might have been more nearly justified in calling it a heart to heart talk; under the conditions" that supervened it was more like the his torical order to the Light Brigade.

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