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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920,

OBITUARY.

MR. J. C. WILDIN.

OLD RESIDENT'S SUDDEN DEATH.

stül

"beyond all else let us give this cial Educatian Committee, hats! baleful eyes weep? It is an an-

The Imperial" Ser- subject of education for thine dovided to redouble its exertion.cient superstition that crocodiles THE NABA. vices Boxing Asso- students a test." Mr. Mackintosh As Truth commented, nobody will mean and sigh, like persons in dis-

eintion is merely a tress, to attract travellers and so body of officers and men who res wrote for love; his voluntary critic deny the need. is paid so much per column. Is

We have had re-catch and ́est the compassionate.gulste service shows, and it has my sense of humour abnormal be IN IRELAND. prisals taffcially We have it in Shakespere, 2 Henry never dreamt of interfering with cause I think that very fumay

excused and an VI. serne first of act the third, the liberty of the professionals. By the war. I have been scolded acknowledged policy fright- As the mournfal crocodile

Indeed, on occasion it offers them before for ling the Registrar a fulness." Almost all we needed to With sorrow snares relanting moner inducements. Some time It is with deep regret that we professor. Invigilator ab- establish the poisonous parallel was passengers.

ago, I nederstand, the Admiralty have to announce to-day the sudden. jects to the phrase "a fellow prohostages and the shooting thereof. But an old English writer (Eng did order that professional boxers death yesterday of Mr. John Charles fessor." I will cheerfully amenit and this Reuter gave us anish Expositer, 1616) tells us that who refused to enter for Army and Wildin, Chief Preventive Officer of the Revenue Department, and mana- Wednesday marring. "a professor fellow.**

The man the crocodile will weep over Navy. Navy and Marine, or Squa- What is to love who hunts shanks acquires a stink. man's head when it hath devoured dron Championships, should not be Ser of the Hongkong Boxing Associa

top ZAVING GOD. In in meresting Men who beat the Prussians seem the body, and then eat up the head given facilities to bax ashore, bat

"Jack" as he was known to his The difference between A that does not apply in this case, intimate friends and they were bok I am reading to have been thoroughly Prussian-100.

And humourists will be crocodile and an alligator is pre-where the pros have not refused many, had gone on duty at one of now, emitted "The Mind of theized.

an alligator not having been asked. And even the river steamer wharves near the Early Converts the missionary guing about soon saying a Merry cisely that between

then the order excepted the men's Harbour Office yesterday, apparently author takes a remark in the Christmas and a Happy New Year. and a crocodile.

Dr.. Welldon, the astal summer and Christmas leave, in his usual robust health, and his second "chapter that arrested my I feel about as merry as Hamlet.

It is rather difficult reading and made me think. He

A DEAN'S Dean of Durham, when the men might do as they friends and colleagues received a ** The

to understand these

says that the Church liked. The same order. I under great shock when it was reported says of Chinese converts

дох MEMORIAL people who

would incnicate the stand, said that pros, who played at the abener of any expression of have

Harbour Office in the

tbat scem so sure that lesson of duty with greater author, the game by the Service shows afternoon

be WAS [ia pot indred surprising; for Chi

lying the andy on the Labour Party to-day might be given every facility in on

wharf in 鑫 dying nese tło not presume to love their parents or superiots. they rever.civilians will not be compatible, she had inculcated it on the emother contests. I think this makes condition. Several European Revenue ence them: and when Europeans will not be able to get on together ployers of labour fifty years ago.it clear that Lieut.-Commander Officers at once rushed out to reader talk of loving" God the phrase in a clob. Why ever not? What It sounds reasonable.

Drew's extraordinary decision is assistance, but it was their painfal sounds unfamiliar and unscerale, is the supposed ineradicable differ-

It is the fashion to ultra vites, which means out of lot, on arrival at the wharf, to find Upon the whole, bowster, there are? We are just escaped from a

HONGKONG garble Hongkong

onder, which means not fair and their esteemed chief already dead, apparently from heart failure. The little evidence of a feeling of warm

HISTORY. history, its ancient not sporting. { affection."

That same money is remains were at once removed to the history, if one may Analogy does lead us into presumpsia, and there is a and we have seen these soldiers call it that, to make it look more

necessary is recoga. Mortuary where a post mortem ex- certain unseemliness when you and sailors reverting again to civil respectable. Mr. Hurley, in his EXPENSES.ized even by the amination will be held to-day.

Chief Preventive Officer Wildin, I.S.B.A, which at come to think of it in the profesian status" A soldier is merely a new guide book to Hongkong, al- sion of late by such infinite little civilian who has been taught mili-ready reviewed in the Chine Meil, the annual raval and marine cham- who was but 42 years of are, having ness for soen infinite greatness, y habits. He remains human. comes net cccasionally to indis pionship at Portsmouth for officers been born on July. 27, 1878, came to To enggests that man is making God. A civilian however proud of his treet truths; but is too patriotic and men paid, besides the cups and the Colony as a Police Constable in social status Hongkong may have to let the impulse rule him, and medals, ten shillings a round to all 1900, as one of forty recruits for the Force who had come mostly from Colhset John taught him to be is merely the besides, as his history is confessed-competitors. Our modest puts the Royal Marines. Mary of those raw material of a soldier, who hasly derivative, be may have been a Hongkong, reckoned on a basis who arrived in the Colosy with Want. writing JOHN WARD ON

learned other habits. PSYCHOLOGY. about

A soldier isled by his authorities. His-of so much per round, do not come Heng-

"Jack" and were known *5 korg

and his civilian brother would not to recently published in the to much more. As for prns in the the "forty thieves," are

incompatibility.Press of the Colony was nicely being stopped in the case of ruer Government Service, and the newS

service. there is no record of leave panent Monize

one branch or other. of the Why should others, who might be tritamed. Some day, if I find time few years blunts the finer feeling? If the public is shy about sub- our beginnings, compiling st

bleme in the Far East for brothers, and, indeed. ought to an energy, I may sell the true tale like Seaman Hall, the lightweight. of his death will come as a persons! who fought a draw with Georges lass to them. Inspector Wildm car. ami shkrofonu er reple intering, this cannot be the reason. frog evidence of both sides. in. Papin. the European champion. ly distinguished himself in the Force. acquirence in things, that shock They probably think there are stead of only one side. I would He was given, as it happens, and by his zeal gained rapid pro- Se truth in this. It is a Regh clubs for service men al-pet in a plainer light the arrogant Special leave to Paris. Every motion. He soon became a plain version of our old singe aut fumady, and have overlooked the fact and atrocious conduct of the pion facility was also given to Seaman clothes man, with the rank of acting liarity breading, contempt.

But it

Cost unduly emphasised at theeers, explain the system on which Walter Ross, 2 bantan champion. Sergeant, attached to the criminal does not apply to hersheds, noting that all those Wanchai trade at Canton was managed, the It must not be overlooked that the investigation department, where he does it fail to apply at Hume toutes are retaing down to make mistakes of the East India Com Pros on the Hacking boxed for did splendid work, tracing some of way for sets tanecessary road jane, the mutual jealousies of the one before they came here at the worst type of criminals to Macao the sham pemple to whom it ap widening scheme. plies out here. Hence his further the fine building given by the fate which led to

This includes Portuguese, American, and British all and such a decision as this and Canton and bringing them justice. In September 1909. shuts them ont of everything. Ito saugestion is more plausible than Mr. Mudy, sad opened by Col.1 China, the binaders of Lord Am. /suggest that in the interests of he

ofences against

was transferred to the sand. He suggests that are Lugard.

sport Lieat.-Commander" "Drew Revenue Department with the herst, and so on. cials should be enpelled to ge

The Company should be interviewed by his rank of Revenue Officer. In this One correspondent of wrote to their supercargoes on one Home and live there for a couple; of year after.every three or four

the China Mail excasion (1532)It is a notion brother officers, and persuaded to department Inspector Wildin made many big seizures of opium which Eater here, that they may s

fually had the anda-too commonly entertained and act-reconsider his attitude. Breviar again in their own con the site; ant to suggest that the by foreign merchants residing at city to find fault withed upon by you, and encouraged

I know absolutely made his name famous in this con- letes the real spirit of the great!

AWANSTING nothing about the nection all over the East. "Jack's" pe to whom they belong."new Institute be erected on the Canton, that nothing is to be gain-

Kwangtung Coal zeal made the lot of the smuggler a 'finest site, near the Club. T'willed from the Chinese by obedience

particularly hard one, and by his promotion except pan Wand ought to kay if 21-let him ten thousand secterces 3a to their lasts and ediets, but that what I see in the papers, but I a

untimely death the Government and bas precisely as much b wels for the dullus that they would not unch may be obtained by intimida entitled to point out that the ob-valued officer. He was raised to hearken unto his suggestion for a tion. That was the keynote viously inspired assurances appear the rank of Chief Preventive Officer Home molle elas - for the fur-{

ign, and that wherever it residesment. What? Have the lower right along, intimidation, and it is ing in this morning's papers do not in 1918, and had charge of all opium it will be arrogant and selfish. orders singing "For he's a jolly nothing to beast of. Opium was convince me that it is a good thing. prosecutions at the Magistracy. Incidentally, it is to be observed where their betters sing it? Never, lied through.

good fellow

so near to the place not only smuggled in: it was halet such a big share of the benefits spicaously identified with the organi

If it were, why should the Chinese Inspector Wildin had been con-- that Colonel Ward long residence They'd sooner have a statue, adence relating to China (official)

The ** *Correspon- without risking a in Siberia divorced him for a while simple and dignified Cupid, or as a dossier too much ignored by

tencentsation of the Hongkong Boxing from the real spirit of the great romantic Silenus, or (ever see it?historians on our side, though the

Surely that is not usual. Association, and as its manager had to which he belongs.

company promotion." -The staged some very good contests here=" people

a mannikin like that at Brussels. Chinese know of it. Sir John general public which subscribes "Jack" took a keen interest in box- I had a noté last

Last week I made Bowring was cynically frank about without much more clear informa ing almost as soon as he arrived here, MR. BEST AND week about the

& "little play with our demands. And the tone was

tion will be a general sucker...” and long before the Association was THE WATER Water Authority!

an invitation from maintained.. In a memorial to the

It would look odd formed, he had from time to time AUTHORITY. cutting of Me!

HOW Portuguese Earl of Clarendon, 1870, the Chair-

MR. WILDEN. to bave these been a successful promoter. One of Best's water sup-

friends, pretended man of the Hongkong Chamber of

notes on boxing "Jack's" bobbies was the breeding ply because i had written them a to mistranslate the beautiful lan- Commerce said that China, was in without making some reference to of prize fowls and dogs which tock cheeky letter. I still see consider-guage, and said I refused the in-no sense a intre entitled to the the shockingly sudden death of many prizes in local extribitions. able fustice in his point of view.vitation for fear of breaking some-sane rights and privileges as civil Boxing Association. I had a chat to the sister he leaves in the Colony Mr. Wilden, the manager of the Inspector Wildin is unmarried, but The Water Authority ought in all thing. It has worried some of ized nations! While even the with him only the other day, and to mourn his loss, much, sympathy. cases to apply to the landlords for them. I am requested to "answer Bishop (1869) waiting to the same admired his apparent. fitness. He will be extended in her sad bereave such payments, the landlords being the question, What was the point? cobleman, advocated coercion. sa looked so strong and healthy, and legally responsible but they take I'm sorry." It was nothing dising that notwithstanding some admitted that he felt so. the stand that they have nothing respectful.

ed them at first sight." - Thete

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LOCAL AND GENERIL.

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DEBATING SOCIETY,

H. M. 5. TITANIA AND SUBMARIKTS.

Crouch

FIRST DINNER HELD.

to do with arrangements between I was afraid to go to their party for trary, the Chinese Government is therefore easy to understand why the cortege passing the Monu- landlords and tenants, and collect fear of breaking the pledge. You uncivilized and incapable of main-mours of foul play should have ment at 5 o'clock. from whomsoever secos most con- will recall, perhaps, that I containing confidential relations with gut about. His duties made him he China Mail.thetic with the men's desires and involved should be taken by a pub- loisoning Also the police were writing. that. It is, however, a

open-tainded and entirely sym-veniently accessible.. Any trouble fessed to suffering from alcoholic foreigners." Try to imagine Jesusdemies..

And when we have lic service department, but they constantly trying to run me in as long and not a pleasant story. It AUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE aspirations.

employers of the type of Mr. John-shirk it, and refer to inconveni-a drank and disorderly, though dis-the ex parte "historians" would In this case there orderly, your washup. I never was, shut up, I'd be glad io.In the stone in Hongkong, I feel that the ence tenants. KONG, FRIDAY, Dec. 24, 1920. future is unclouded, and that, with is no doubt that the Water Author- but merely gay. And the doctor meanwhile, you may take it that. the signal All clear ahead.ty was legally right, and Mr. Best told me it was Happy Valley for the glorious founders of this glori- Hongkong will sail in her calm deceived me in an essential parti me unless I cut it out. So I sign-ous colony were no great credit to eas of commercial prosperity to clar. He said the meter (which ed the pledge and oh! boys, Gs. her bright destiny.** *

is Government property) had burst, you've no idea how slow life has

I learn with amaze

The first dinner "of the above "Not the noises of the fan! Tasked him twice (once before seemed since then. But I've been

ment that one man,

Society was held at the Astor Hotel, A pleasant holiday

SQUILLS. nursery, not the lasty a witness if he were sure it was "dry" for a month, and can go to you all. That

the guest of the evening being Cap- and one only. is re-1 antrained bat

so the meter and not a service pipe. another week or two. I guese.

A sensational tragedy, decurred Usos.- is about as for 38 prano. Tast squalls at sea, squalle Each time he assured me it was

sponsible for the hitch in the Box-at the Russian Club at Tientsin in Seated at the table were: The Pre- tain Averei Sommerville, D.S.0,RN. Bor just think of it is safe to go in as experienced in a small sailing the meter, and I now learn that MY QUEZE spending a Christ Association's programme. He the early hours of Monday morningsident, Rev, Gordon, W. B. Statt,. is Lieat.-Commander Drew, the when a young Russian officer, who Captain A. Sommerville, W. Norton, uf seasonable greetings, boar. How vicious they seem, as it wasn't, I wish people who CHRISTMAS. mas without one sports officer of the Hawkins. It had been dancing throughout the A.T. Clark, J. H. Jaggard, C. Black sgs as they are. No holly, if some malignant being in the bring their grievances to the China To robins, and (worst of windward aitt had enormous bel-Mail would be more careful as to If my Aunt Ermyntrude could see pointing the public and his own through the bead with an automatic Rivett, F. Workins, H. Drury, D.. drop of O-be-joyful. appears also that in thus disap-night, went upstairs and shot himself ford, T. Josey, A. Tordoff, P. Douglas fouthfulness that feels gay lows and a purpose. Blow, and the facts. It reduces the usefulness of me now she wouldn't believe her men he has been arbitrary, having pistol. He died shortly afterwards, Richarden, A. Barling, H. Moore, G. ontemplation of such ad-boat heels over. Blow, and the the paper when it is put in the eves, one of which was always no justification of any sort, no ieaving behind him a note stating proper Christmas. No staggering craft heels again, lufi wrong, by such carelessness about black about this season, owing to Admiralty order to go on, or any that he had lost all hope in the future nd very little goodwill I you ever so smartly. If you hate material facts. I am at the mercy Uncle's playfulness. She liked a thing like that. There is no Ad-of Russia.

A splendid dinner was served.. Flower Street people had way on, these repeated gusts are of those who deceive me, intention baby stout herself, with whelks. miralty objection to professional

After the toast The King had been frees (a German feature) less disconcerting. They may acally or otherwise.

But our family has come down in boxing. Even the Services Asso

proposed by the President, the foast looked like pukka is celerate the pace a little, that is

A What a fascinating the world since those happy days ciation recognizes it; and of course between Edwin Leslie Amies, eldest Clarke, who said it was only of "The engagement is announced Our Guest was submitted by A. J. But I never beard that all. But if you are waiting at a

ABOUT ME subject is Me. I will say this, that I'm still as some naval pros, who are still son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Amies, recent date that events such as this people needed mistletoe rendezvous, riding it cut, it is a

could dwell on it for patriotic, as the next rean, and it fighting, are widely known. The of Bedford Park, London, W 4. and Officers and Lower Deck dining ement, so I cannot screw battle. Slat, slat goes the fib, til lours. Most men feel that way doesn't seem right,, somehow, to professionals on the Hawkins, who Grandson of the late Thomas Amies together had taken place. Surely festive feeling on the you expect it to tear away, and about it, judging by the general toast The King in dry ginger. But caquot fight as amateurs, and are Esq. J. P. of Stafford-and Fameralda, democracy was coming into its own seeing this epiphyte drop like a seabird far down beyond run of their talk. The editor has what can I do? There's no sense not permitted to fight for purses, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. in the service, but they were staunch of you will eat and the white horses. Bang, bang, just received a long letter from in paying a doctor and then dis seem to me to have a very real Eustratius Eumoriopoulos, of Buils true loyalists for all that. He coup!- ch, and suffer for it says the bigger mainsail, and the London, which, after discussing regarding his advice, is there ?

bit of nee warming little craft trembles all over, like a some of my writings, ends with a

and legitimate grievance. While water Lodge, Frbright, Surrey. Mr.ed the toast with the name of Mrs. Many were pleased naturally, the Hongkong Boxing Amies who served with distinction in Somerville, wishing them long life," it at the game: dog expecting a beating, or a reference to Me. It says, Stand RUSSIA. When H. G. Wells, Association is very awkwardly the War was formerly a Lieutenant prosperity and happiness.

sanice and spirity borse among firecrackers. Adversarius a drink for me. I

their little tin god, situated.

in the 9th Batt; East Surrey Regt The toast, having been - heartily just ahead. They succeed each other so quick don't know who he is, but he is came back from Russia with the

I have talked fy, these squalls in our harbour: a pretty live journalist." Do you admission that things there were in

with and the 25th. Duke of Cambridge honoured, Capt Sommerville replied. Fennimore Pay away the mainsheet, and heul think the editor did as he was told? a dreadfully had way. "Ah,'" said

several men of the Own Middlesex Regt and was expressing thanks for the tribute, the poor in the jib, just enough to stop it Not be. So far as he is concem they There's Bolshevism far VIEWS. Fleet, including How stationed in the Colony during 1917, paid him and wishing the Society

süccess; - PARANA lacoric statting. Let the tiller alone.ed. I might be dying of thirst, you.” But they hadn't paid their

kini men, and they all

W. Norton then proposed the toast ords. Your craft will bob and curtser to But maskee ! There are others oracle the compliment of bearing seem to feel very strongly about it, The "Three Fairest Flowers of "The Society," saying that though other the squalls, and more very little.

There is an alto him out. He said it was capitalism as well as astonished at the atti- the Japanese silk factories, have been it was still young, it was a reat GRAMMAR, "gether lovely ex and imperialism that had broken tude of this offer. Even his bro- chosen to represent the womanhood thriving contern and that its

posare in. Truth of down, not Bolshevism. The vin. ther officers do not agree with his of Japan at the Silk-Industrial Ex-members could congratulate them a who promised; you tea. And if November 10 of one of these busy diotive French creditor, the jour extraordinary decision. It means, hibition in America early next year, selves on having made it a buge they don't (as they didn't) you can bodies who profess anxiety about nalistic Britab onf, are far more if the local Association's plans are Every girl employed in a silk factory success. Fellowing the honouring bant in and beat home, enjoying the taaltreatment of our language responsible for these deathbed thwarted, that there will be no was invited to enter the contest be of this toast, the President called upon the bucking

AMP. CAE Town, assistant secre miseries than any communist," boxing at all, for both the public fore the selection was made. The J. H. Jaigard to propose the finel The Registrar of fary to the London Chamber of Journalistic British af is good. and the men are expected to show choice was not based solely on beauty toast"The Home Folks F. Douglas VERSITY Hongkong Univer-Commerce, and secretary or Bom/ery goo

their resentment by having mothing Health, a stature of more than 5 feet also speaking to itemkons sity having written mercial Escation, wrote to ruth

user this to do with any other attempts. No and intelligence and still in display. After dinner all participated in an, for & local maga-advocating a better respect for

bypo such objection has been heard of Ing all kinds of silk goods were also impromptu smoker and dance, those rticle on education, in English composition, and Truth

but on any of the other ships, and ap. determining characteristics The contributing being Cpl. Douglas, Stom fellow professor, concretly italicizes parts

itparently it is only the lawkins three successful candidates will, Moore, L./S. Blackford, L/S Clarke lumns and a half to 1 ter; thus: The London Chăm

not allowed to box sent to the United States to represent Sto. Watking and Telegra

Japan at the exhibitions

Norton Post in order to say of Commerce, through its Commer

the Thus you may wait in a rough sea and squalls, till the friends arrite!

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purses so usual

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