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Egyptian Ministers, the Domi- SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR HOHENZOLLERN PRINCE. nions, and apparently the Hes- ven-born"in lists. On this the Guardian comments:

MEMORIAL

The Prime Minister's refer- & LETTER FROM THE PRINCE ence to India means, no doubt, that

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Blair Castle, Blair Atholl

10th March, 1921.

The Secretary,

Hongkong St. Andrew's Society.

(Signed) ATKOLL.

FAMILY LIFE. *

AMAZING REVELATIONÁ.

A very extraordinary picture of Hohenzollern family life has been sub- mitted to the public by the Prussian Minister of Finance. The object of

THURSDAY, APRIL 21. 182!.

FLYING "RAM.*

ANOTHER. WAK HORROR.

STEEL-PROWED CRAFT TO CHARGE

JOE.

Flans for making war more" fright--

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.

AHIKESPEAREAN PLAY AP THEATRE ROTAL..

A FINE PRODUCTION.

Heartiest.congratulations are due to the H. B. Waring Company which is now playing at the Theatre Royal, on their splendid production of "The Merchant of Venice." It was an out. standing success both from the point of view of the great skill with which the various characters were presented in the shape of a sharp, internally scenes being carried out with quiet and in the matter of the settings, the braced prow. The wings, telescopic, effectiveness. What need to menso can be made to close in on themselves the story of such a play, when Portia and Shylock are real people to most while the machine is in fight, leaving of us

FAM.

To Miss Jesperte Sherwin as Portia

Mr. Quartermaine did not

he fears that it Egypt obtained this reskiration of independence our Copies of the following letters have position India would be more been forwarded to us for publica- dificult than it is now. But would tion - it be more datcult than it will be l if India learns that the Milner Commission has advocated this

the department is to justify its action ful" which are now coming within the policy in the language which we

with regard to the estates of the ex-purview of experts at the Air Ministry have quoted and that we have re-

Eniser's cousin, Prince Friedrich include that for an air-ram.” fused it? Weedo not believe-for- Dear Sir, The splendid subscripLeopold, which had been challenged Relying for its driving force on a one moment that to do justice in tion sent to the Scottish National War in the Press. Egypt would weaken us in India Memorial by the Local Scotsmen in When the German revolution came projected aaro-engine of 3,000-horse by increasing the political agita Hongkong was, I understand, duly the Prince hoisted the red flag over power, it is to have a forepart of steel tion. It would have the opposite acknowledged in my absence. I my his palace of Klein Glienecke, near result, for by paving our sincerity self have postponed writing to you Potsdam, and issued a manifesto in Egypt it would stimulate the belief in our sincerity in India, and until I could report that I had handed calling on the members of the Hoben it is precisely the disbelief in our it to the Prince of Wales myself, as zollera family to co-operate in the new good faith that has most damage President of the Fund. This was order without resentment or bitterness us in India during the last few done on Tuesday on his visit to Glas. His possessions, like those of all the nothing behind the prow but the

How could India be im-w, I did not wish to hand it to him other Hohenzollerns, were placed smooth slope of the tapering metal and Mr. Chas. Quartermaine who took pressed otherwise than favourably in London, but felt that it would call under sequestration, but subsequently hall The propellers will draw in the part of Shylock must fall the chief by a signal set of conciliation and for more remark and appreciation if his private ownership in them was with their supports, while the small honours of justier done in Egypt? How handed publicly to him in this way. admitted, and they were released planes at the tail will be protected by appear as a weak, doddering old man I could the forces of discontent and Please accept the most sincere Meanwhile the Prince had left Ger-

revolt fail to be encouraged by a thanks of the Committee. We are many and settled at Lugano. By guards. The faschine becomes, in rating of his money and his usages. refusal of such an act when it is getting on fairly well, bave collected degrees he managed to smuggle fact, a swift, enormously dangerous his Shylock. He showed a ne just There was something very virile about solemnly recommended to ts by now over £70,000, but we want quite through to his new home large quanti- those whom we ourselves appoin-double that sum.

past his prime, filled with knowledge ties of pictures and other art treasures, The plan would be for the "air-and resentment of the indignities Your contribution is all the more precious stones, plate, and furniture ram,fying high, to sight its prey in heaped upon him by the Christians, Now, we need not take too serigenerous as I know how very difficult He also succeeded is transferring the shape, say, of a big aerial troop particularly by Antonio, but probably ously the views of the Menchester it is for people to spare money in large sums of money to Switzerland, transport, and to maneuvre into stronger than all his thirst for re- Guardian. We all know it, or of these days. it. It is one of those very able bur

in contravention of the existing position above it. Then the crew of venge In the shene where Bassamo We have now come to an absolute German laws,

the ram, a pilot and engineer, world and Antonio arrange for the bond Mr. a annoying journals that babitually Latd. prefer the asoral to the purele 1 1 fel that it will be have russian (runge tourive as it was nothing but a wingless ball behind but without doubt his greatest triumph agreement. I think, on the form of The Prussian Government seems to draw in planes and propellers till she Quartermaine acted with great vigour, patriotic, aspect of any greation. It is in a well-known phrase, of of a nature that will not only be a amicable understanding with him, and her prow. Whereapon the machine was in the Court scene. His praise the Little Englander school credit to the great cause, but to Scot-persuade him to convert hisestates into would descend like a "bolt from the for the young doctor who declared the It is easy to ignore it, or at least land in general-Yours very truly, a company, over which it would have blue," the pilot. in a well-protected bond forfeit, his eagerness in prepara..

been easier to exercise control. As cockpit, steering it to a hair's breadth, to and his firal exit, beaten and dis- this plan broke down, application was as it dived, by movements of the rear graced were carried through in a

masterly manner. made to the courts at Potsdam that controlling planes,

Miss Jeanette Sherwin's Portia WAS' he should be declared incapable of

Instantly the ram had cat or thrust excellent, her acting being made all managing his affairs and be placed its way through its foe and was in clear the more enjoyable by her fine elocu- under guardianship. The application air, the crew would extend their wings, tion. Her work in the Court.scene was rejected, and the Mister of slide out their propellers, open up was of outstanding merit, her force- Finance then proceeded to sequestrate their engine, and become a flying ma- fal speech on mercy being especially his estate of Flatow-Krojanke, an chime again instead of a projectile, appreciated. She showed an equally ares of 60,000 acres of valuable forest climbing into higher air to lurk for high standard in the casket scene and the quarrel over the rings. Of the land, situated on the Polish frontier. another victim.

other characters considerable praise is It is in justification of this series of

due to Mr. Wordley Halse (Antonio). actions that the Government has laid

Mr. Peter Cresswell (Bassanio) and before the public its information as to the Prince's manner of life. His These delicacies were furnished in such Mr. James Jolly (Gratiano). The act fortune, it may be stated here, is abundance that dishes of thera were ing of the first named was very digni estimated at between two and three left untouched. Occasionally the sex of the merchant, Grave above his fed, while be exactly caught the spirit vants were compelled to force food losses and resigned to his late. Mr. - St. James's Palace, S. W.

into the mouths of the pampered pets. Cresswell did equally well 12th March, 1921.

When the Prince's favourite dog Tom staunch friend and deshing lover. The President,

The details published go far back

went driving with its master it wore while Mr. James Jolly got the most into the days of the war, when an a jacket made of costly fur and a pair our of his part, carrying it out with Hongkong St. Andrew's Society. Dear Sir, I have just been in attempt was also made to have the of motorgoggles. The servants said the devil may care ale ie demande. Prince placed under guardianship, they came to the conclusion that the The parts of Nerissa and Jession were formed of the great assistance that

but was stopped by the opposition of Princa wished to make them feel that admirably taken by Miss May Hallett- day that he had occupied minister you have given towards the further the ex-Kaiser. At that time, accord- he rated them very much lower than and Miss Edith Smith respectively.

ance of the scheme for the erection ing to the evidence of servants, the ial positions for nearly sixteen of the Scottish National War Memori Prince was continually under the in- it is not surprising that he thought it well the play earned general approbe- dogs. In such circumstances, perhaps, and with other characters contributing He has been successively al, and as President of the Committee fuence of liquor, and frequently had able to surround himself with tion. The two principal characters re- Under Secretary for the Colonies. I would ask you to accept my most to be carried to bed in a state of detectives and spies. One of these,ceived an ovation for their splendid Home Secretary, First Lord of the grateful thanks-Tours very truly, crapalous unconsciousness. One of disguised as a kitchenmaid, kept an acting. The "Merchant of Venice"

(Signed) Enwann, P., (President, Scottish National himself and the Frincess was to reduce others used to stand guard Eat his Saturday. Tonight "A Butterfly on

eye on the preparation of his food, and is being repeated at War Memorial). the servants to a similar condition. bed-room door during the night.

the Wheel" is being produced. It was stated by one lackey that he

Among the documents published is was compelled to drink between two An "official report" of a very remark- pagne in an evening. When he pro-Princely family in Lugano.In this tested that his thirst was satisfied the it is stated that Prince Friedrich Prince shouted at him, "You are

Leopold the elder bought a villa for not drinking for your own amusement, 300,000f, in which he lived in quiet but for mine." At times the servants retirement with his wife and a dozen were forced to drink a mixture of port servants. His son, who bears the and sherry, seasoned with

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GETTING OURSELVES

DISLIKED.

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to discount it. But how dismiss Lord Milner? That is less easy. By one of those weird whirligigs that the World War seems to have! brought, Lord Milner, who we have always known as a sound imperialist, is telling us that Egypt is right, and we wrong, while bis one time Liberal critics and op

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, 12th March, 1921. The President.

Hongkong St. Andrew's Society. Dear Sir-His Royal Highness the ponents in the Cabinet are under Prince of Wales has directed me to stood to disapprove of his report, forward you the enclosed letter. which takes the tone they used to May I at the same time reiterate take from twenty to thirty years my own thanks to you for all the help ago. Lord Curzon and W. Chur-You have given ?-Yours very truly, chill are for keeping our full contro!

(Signed) ATEOLL, ju Egypt. and Lloyd George has (Chairman Scottish National an open mind, which means that

War Memorial). he is willing to wait and see which policy will best serve party ends at Home. Curzon is a superior person who says what he has to say, and lets it go at that. Chur- chill is more dynamic, more per- sistent. Of him the Ner States man has this to say:

** Mr. Churchill boasted the other.

years.

President of the Board of Trade.

Admiralty, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Minister of Muni- Lions, Secretary for War, and now. Colonial Secretary and the head of the newly created Department forj the Middle East. His record dur

hundred million marks.

TRUNKEN ORGIES.

the favourite amusements both of

ing most of this long period will $45,000 FORGERY CHARGE. and three bottles of German cham-able character as to the life of the

stand comparison with the worst. Since the Armistice, in occupation

of the War Office, he has been one of the chief mischief makers in the country. His contempt for public; opinion, his vanity, his ignorant terror of Russia, lave wasted life and money. He has taken his full Milner is respectable. It is under-share in the task of making Great stood that Lloyd George rather likes Britain stink in the nostrils of the

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CHAIN OF ILL·LUCK.

MAN LOSES CHILDREN, MONEY, AND PROPERTY

WHY

In a compensation case at Cork in the most pungent English sauces, and same names himself, also bought an

was stated that the applicant, George the Royal couple evidently took the estate, which cost him 390,000f, and B. Savage, lost all his property in the The $15,000 forgery case was greatest delight in the way faces which 300,000, Here the young Prince lives few days later he lost all his savings on which he spent an additional burning of Cork on December 11: a The Reverend Mother Felicie zo him, that Winston Churchill nods world. And now he is to have a remanded until May 2 by Magistrate this concoction caused. foundly regrets to inform all friends to him on the street, and that Sir post which will afford him scope Lindsell this morning, on the applica

in the wildest extravagance within Farrow's Bank; after that he was that Sister Macarie, aged 81 years, Hamar Greenwood would give him for still more disastrous adventures. tion of Mr. G. R. Haywood.

One day the Prince amused himself a man friend. The writer of the in a train ambushed at Upton, Cork, passed peacefully away in the French, a match cheerfully if he asked for He proposes to go to Cairo to meet:

Mr. N. C. Macnamara, who appear during his toilette by making a servant report thinks it necessary to mention a man in the compartment being shot It is true that Winston Lis lieutenants from Mesopotamia ed for the defence, raised no objection act the part of a dog. The man was his " peculiar elegance," his weakness dead; while next week two of his Convent at 4 o'clock en the morning one.

Churchill in one of his orations and Palestine, as well as those to the remand, but submitted that made to go inte, the bath room, and, for silk stockings, silk shirts, and children died from diphtheria and his of the 21st April, 1921.

The funeral will pass the Monument mentioned Egypt as a part of the concerned with British interests the money the defendant had actually on a whistle from the Prince, come feminine jewellery, bis fastidiously wife is seriously ill. to-day at 5.30 p.m.

Empire, and that the Milner in the Arabian Peninsula. This taken was $4,000. It was not re out into the dressing room ou all fours, manicured, hands, and the paints The Recorder made an award of Commission wrote: "It appears to last phrase is significant; though gular to include compound interest barking and growling, and eat out of bestowed on his face, "which makes 1,084. be frequently assumed in current we have practically no interests in on that money in the charge. dish of meat placed on the floor. In the impression of having been artfully talk and writing in this country the Arabian Peninsula, we can rest The Magistrate said that he was his intercourse with subordinate mem-treated with cosmetics." In the that Egypt is a part of the British satisfied that Mr. Churchill will do putting the amount at only $5,000. bers of his household the Prince em-course of a year the young Prince is Empire. This is not, and never his best to make them for os. Is Mr. Macnamara said that in that ployed a vocabulary rich in superlative said to have incurred debts to the TRUTS, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE has been, the case. That is awk the Hedjaz presently to be painted case the bail of $15,000 was too invectives Curiously enough, he amount of a million francs, which in

ward, because Winston, before red? Süll more do we admire his high.

#DO WE HAVE EYEBROWS ? HONGEONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1981. getting into stride at the Colonial sesorance in selecting Cairo for this The Magistrate replied that as the seems to have regarded the epithet clude a bill at an hotel for 75,0001.

Office, is making a trip to Egypt, meeting. Augustas Cesar and his defendant had managed to raise that

as a particularly humi- The German Consuls in Switzerland and reaffirming his conviction that new subjects will make each others sum, and the case would be heard in liating term of abuse. On one ocon have been perpetually worried by the

There is a saying that "Nature Egypt is as red as the rest of our better acquaintance on the spot! a week's time, he did not think it sion he described the servants to their complaints of his creditors, and al-never does anything without a cause," imperial map. It is diemaying to It is impossible after reading that worth the trouble to revise the hall faces as miserable, dixty German together sixty-four suits for debt.hare and while the functions of the ap find the Report saying that we have to suppose that the New Statesman which would therefore remain as rabble," and told them that he was been commenced against him. At one pendix, the tonsils and certain other made blunders in Egypt. We are admires our Colonial Secretary as

only waiting for an opportamity to juncture he was in serious danger of organs of the body may not be clear, A Japanese magazine just remaking none in Ireland or India, much as the Daily Press did. Per

"smash their brains to pulp." An-arrest but was saved by a telegraphic it is certain that they were originally ceived bas things to say about where .our British imperialism, and.

accomplished haps he is not quite fairly treated.

other of his vituperative phrases was guarantee from his father. the statesmen claim to have them He is what they call a sound im-

"deceitful, filthy, impudent gang of|

placed there with some object in reign of terror in Ireland, Persia, well in hand," and so why should perialist. We have no right to Egypt, and India," which things the same statesmen have erred in doubt his patriotism. He would

rascals." Moreover, such language hises in an odd way over the lot of the life to which primitive man was ac

The author of the report philosop-view-probably, with respect to the

lead us to suspect that we are not Egypt? Winston will be burt, be, in our opinion, eligible for

was not kept exclusively for servants. Princely family. He speaks of the customed. Eye-brows, likewise, once very well loved by the writers it turns out 28 the Manchester membership in our St. George's charge of Mesirs Reise and Co. dur. her eldest son. Bah! Only a stupid retiring and intimidated gentleman of than they possess at the present time Mr. W. G. Sanders will be The Princess was heard to say to elder Prince as an amiable, rather had a much more important function Chief Justice Cohalan of New York Guardian predicte, that it is not Society. And yet we sometimes does not appear fonder of us than possible for an authoritative Com: wonder if he is not, with the best ing the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak's German talks like that." To this he fundamentally respectable character," Centuries ago, mish was accustomed they are. He is reported as say mission, appointed by the British intentions in the world, getting us

absence from the Colony.

replied, What A stupid German! whose weakness is "exactness of to manual labour much more than he ing The British Empire must be Government, to frame a policy of disliked. As Englishmen, as Bri-

You ought to say German schwein attire," who cannot assert himself is at the present time. He had not dismembered if the world is to have this kind and for the British Gov tishers, we want to be respected,!

Sub-Inspector Robert Lanagan

hund." The servants were miserably peace." Mr. Gandhi, of India, ernment to publish it to Egypt, to be well thought of, and even of the Hongkong Police returned to paid. So much so, indeed, that after against his arrogant and hard-hearted developed the conveniences, the com says it is derogatory to the national to the East, and to the world with popular. It is impossible to travel the Colony, yesterday by the ss. the revolution they appealed to the by debts incurred against his will that which he now accepts as a matter of wife" and who is so much depressed forts, and the labour-saving devices dignity (of Indians) to think of the out the most serious consequences about the world without noticing|

Demodocus, from Home leave. He Government for help, and the Finance he avoids being seen out of doors, course, but he was forced to work permanence of British connection ensuing if at the finish the British that we are not. Something is looking very fit.

Minister wrote to the Prince that the The son and his mother still feel that hard for everything that he secured. at any cost India must have real Government refuses to adopt it and ought to be done about it. How Home Bule: These are samples: give it effect." That means abolish heartily we wish we knew what service men summoned by Major as the minimum necessary for exist Nevertheless, the report regards them head, and would trickle down toward wages they were receiving were 50 their relation to the rest of humanity As a result, the sweat would accdiflu we could quote many others. They ing the Protectorate and conceding To say hang Churchill" does no General Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick for ence

The postponed meeting of ex 60 per cent. below what was regarded is only that of Royal Highnesses." late on the upper portion of his fore force us to pause in our natural and independence and making a treaty good, though the actual hemp the purpose of forming an organisa. excusable boasting of an empire so of alliance with independent Egypt, might. We cannot hang all our tion in the Colony takes place to-day large that the sun never sets on it. We are urged by the Milner Com-foreign critics. There isn't rope at Victoria Barracks at 5.30 p.m. and to entertain the uncomfortable-mission to keep our promises with enough...

On the other hand, the Prince was clouds of a Princely Court," and they have seriously interfered with bis suspicion that perbars we are too out further delay, and restore" the big, and getting ourselves disliked, government of Egypt by Egypt-

very tender to his dogs, which he kept are consequently blind to changes sight. Savages and others who still as all bigly successful people do. fans. Yet the rumour is that the

A meeting of members of the in enormous numbers on one estate of time, blind to their own present approximate the life of primitive man Hongkong General Chamber of as many as eighty. When the food position, without any sense for the are still marked by these protruding Nor can you comfort us altogether same Government which has at last

Commerce will be held at 4.30 pm, shorten, Where the food valmis of money, as well as without and aztremely hairy brows, while are cranks, bus mist, heat people authorized publication of this Rembject to disorder of the on the Legislative Council to take the were liberally fed with a stew of rice moral feeling of responsibility for what civilised man" has lost much of

URING the summer months children to-day to nominate a representative D ariston mass, Boleheviks, port is averse from its recommenda- bowals and hold motive: the most place of the Hose Co. Pe Le Holy one and the best meat, which were bought as human beings and members of the this characteristic, because he has les agitators, abnormal and uncommon tibns, and that Lord Milner's re-careful attention. As 200gasany during his absence on leave. The clandestmely sad hidden. The house nobility, they owe to their fellowise for it, and because Nature, follow- At rest, not just now, when gignation was due to that. Lloyd noticed Chamberlain' Cole bowl is only nomination will be Mr. A, 0 dogs received only the chairest moy creature" The profligacy of the ing ita mual course of comvation of Milner wered by reading the George said be could: prömine the Remedy should be given, For sale Lang. After this busines the bow sals, such as veal and pork chops, young Prince is charitably described material gradually for the supply

report on Egypt. For Lord nothing till be, had consulted the by all Chemists and Storekeepers. stamp duty will be discussed. which were carefully cooked for them, as an incurable inborn trait." of hair where it is no longer necessary

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as worthy of pity, for unkind Fate his eyes, where, if it were not for bis allowed them to grow up in the heavy overhanging brows, it would,