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BATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

(Ine fatal case of cholera. Chinese, was reported yesterday.

The long vacation for our Supreme Court begins on the 20th

inst, and ends October 17.

Have we no pater express DOW? The H.K. Parcel Express. Stange und Trading Co. has been

mind you. Yes, our democratic state" so choosing) the parallel past of America. I must be subject of owls in a book asked hint Tasmanis. After painting a lurid logic. In logicy picture of the wickedness of Austra own local Telegraph, of all papers, to fabric must be undermed (whatever well. I cannot see anything else if he knew what was the nearest thing to an owl! No. What A goat- lian labour, be says: In the case whom logie or any other rational that may mean) and the world thereby for it.

The last two sentences of the sucker, said the friend, and dodged, of the strike epidemic which now method is understood to be a com-driven back to tribalism. America, br

I do consent of the governed, did change Telegraph effort are the cream of it.to avoid a dead bird in the eve. Per- affiers Australia, it may confidently plete and abysmal mystery.

sonally. I wish they'd bury the be affirmed that a strong Government. not think I have enjoyed such a from monarchy to republic. So did Do consider them in detail.

Were their fabrics under- The British Government is not, strigine bird. I am growing tired of supported by an adequate armed spontanos. hearty, and uncontroll- | France.

Is the world more (or less) of course. how exquisitely non-it as a topic. Let the dead rest. force and an efficient secret service,able laugh since February, when our mined?

chalant, that of course disparaging would soon restore settled conditions."rashier inade a mistake and overpaid tribal " because of them?

I cannot call it the the republican form of government Wouldn't that be nice! We might me. To every right minded man!

Telegraph argument. per That comes closely siter have something of the sort at Home there is something charming in the

though I am trying the Cabinet's own words, which in- Where are our own Gisbornes ?[solemn way children toimie grown-

to be as polite and cluded the phrase "every democratic Mr. Maxse should really unearth a ups. The little girl with her dolk

courteous as I ever state." Amazing! But the China admonishing it not to be naughty. few, and let us hear from them.

I rub my eyes. The tiny boy, doubling his chubby am. It is a verbal freak. a mental Mail in any case did not say that Indeed, it is quite | the Cabinet was disparaging the form WINSTON'S CHANGE The words of fists and challenging his veteran nncle contortion act.

impossible to see how the trick is per a it said that in postulating poor dear Bret to come on if he dare. Very amis-

those things of the Irish interpreta Harte rush to ing and pretty to watch. just like the done. It is almost a miracle.

**The China Mail," they say, in- tion" it implied disparagement of the my lips. Do sleep, do I dream. Telegraph on Wednesday telling us

terprets this as a gratuitous affront to American interpretation, which hap are visions about?" A Londen what a theorem is.

I wonder if there are France and the United States, the pens to be the same because no other paper quotes Winston Churchill, not

any people who read leading representatives of republican-is possible. It is impossible to goven only as joining the Anti-Waste move

both sides when news-ism! What warrant is there for such Republicats by their consent without struck off. ment, but as saying that he be-1 gradges every shilling spent on papers are having their quaint little a contention, either in the eternal a republic.

The discussion Bow has been Tinplate, iron pipe, and four are Mesopotamia. He must be after controversies. The journalista gener-order of things or in every-day com-

ally conduct these affairs as it all the monsense! It reminds one of the diverted by the Telegraph, to the among the articles to be put up for Sir Robert Horne's job.

When the Russian world were looking on. but I do not brilliant system of dialectics typified topic of logic. It must indeed be s

on Monday morning. THES AND Bolsheviks were mind-think more than a leisured few follow by such a theorem as: The horse is wonderful system of dialectics4uction by Messrs. Lammert Bros,

"interpret" into "the ing their own business. theit antics. The regular readers an animal: therefore all animals are that can

The naine of the Canadian Pacific almost everybody else of one paper possibly glance at horses. The British government is consent of the governed" things they seemed to want to butt in and fight the one side of the argument to not. of course, disparaging the re-do not consent to while maintaining Ocean Services, Ltd, has been changed thent. So long as they pursued their which they have access, and may be publican form of government perse. Its that the principle of securing their to Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd., peculiar experiments among them-idly amused if there should happen objection is that Sinn Fein's stipula consent is observed when things they effective from September 3.

do not consent to are forced upon selves, within the borders of their to be some vehemence in it. ortion is the symbol of separatism.”

Please indulge me here. There is them.

The mean temperature during own country, I never could see why apparent temper, or unusual langu

There were 249 It *ust be rather like no English idiom quite adequate as a

The Chius Mail | August was 82.2. anyone should meddle with them. age.

RECAPITULATION. person talking preliminary response to that. but

in the article so hours of sunshine, and 15.115 inches Now when they deserve armed in listening

foolishly attack of rain. The prevailing winds were terference, nobody proposes it. They on the relphone, where you hear there is an American one which exact- Ltd. have conquered the independant state only one party to the conversation. Is applies. Can you beat it? Dided had nothing to say as to what southerly, of Georgia (with the help of the Csually rather a hote, I should guess.ou ever see anything more inconse Ireland should get or not get. It Turks) apparently as a "military In the case of Wednesday's Telegraph, quent? Have you ever read a more reviewed a Calfer contribution (as necessity. They should be driven however this only applies to 75 per bewildering travesty of reasoning Rentered) to the negotiations, and Middleses Regiment, coming direct out again. by order of the League of cont. or sn of the leading article. that Can you best it, in short, for the pointed out that the contribution was from active service in Egypt, have Nations, incked by threats of united proportion of which it must have been record as the most impudent farrago logical, and contained an unneces-arrived at Singapore. where they action by the Powers who are impossible for its readers to make of baldenlash ever presented in print sary (even if anmeant) aspersion on relieve the South Staffords,

This to: members it. Yet even Winston head or tail, as the idiota is. The ander pretence of being a contribution Americans and French.

show that the Cabinet was not going Churchill. so strong against them balance, owing to an indiscretion by of sane thoughts?

the writer of the article, must have am sure you never did, no, nor ever the right way about to reach a settle British. American and Japanese naval before. has to a word to say now. Is it because the Bolsheviks, after all. been fatally clear. He was indiscreet will, not even if you begin to read the ment. Incidentally, very, incidentally, commanders at Ichang have decided have turned out to be not scientific enough to quote the actual words of Telegraph regularly. The young ger on another point of logic not touched to use force unless the field of battle idealists - but good Imperialists. the Cabinet's reply to Iceland, as tleman must have here attained the

from the Telegraph, not ir. disparage- talking nonsense. Let me help you to ment of the Telegomph. but to show orthodox believers in the good old given by Reuter, which was the sub-limit even of his own capacity turn herein. it quoted some words game of greed, grab, and fight!

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The China Mail argued that government by consent of the governed" needs and is capable of interpretation."

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The Eastern Times states that

want to boast that we are as a race principle on which the British Coa-him, it is simply an assertion. Which alone. Indeed, the concluding part Mr. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., was

--unnatural?

CHAPLIN

REX.

There are several big Tientsin

no less than 33 and another no less

Invitations have been issued by removed to another vicinity.

that the sauce for a certain Daily the Consul General for Chile and Words do not seem to carry Press goose really was sauce also for Madame Rojas Huaeeus for a re- BIT their ordinary usual meanings the gander. Whereupon this Tele- ception on Monday to celebrate the By in his case. What warrant

graph ertetation. This Telegraph anniversary of Chile's independence. BIT does any "contention need?

thing-that-I've-just-said purports to

Mr. John Morrison of Hotel Besides, it wasn't a contention: deal with that point of logic also no signs of panic That is to say, it is a phrase which in London during the air-ruids. Brit- defines itself. and a statement whose it was, when he met it, a simple (referring to the different distances Mansions is the latest addition to England of Ireland and the register of qualified medical ish Pressmen proudly passing the lie full and exclusive import is self-original. and uncontended assertion,

I cannot practitioners here. He is an Edin- along. I was in several raids, and evident. The Cabinet reply had said like this one: The Telegraph writer the Dominions) but as saw the wind properly up, as was only that it recognized "government by is an ignoramus. Entil the Telegraph tell from his verbiage what he burgh University Bachelor of Medicine

as the writer denies that, or his friends for is trying to say, I have left that part and of Surgery, natural. Why do some of us always consent of the governed

stitution had developed: but if the for emphasis. I repeat. His denial of We began the week. my Irish were" interpreting" it as includ-it (if he have the cheek) will introduce graph of the Telegraphic article is

given by President Hsu Shin-chang unreason by itself, such an impregn- dear brethren, with aing a Republic, they must refuse to contention, and I will then contend such a complete multum in parco of to be guest of honour at a diffin to be

Their suggestion was that that it is true.

ably four-square chunk of imbecility. to-day, according to the Chinese press. long telegram describing accept it. London's welcome to they could retain the principle while Then what has an assertion (that that I wanted all the space I had to The Peking Chamber of Commerce is Mr. Charles Chaplin. We read how rejecting that interpretation of it, by a specific remark was an affront) to day to do it justice. I fear I have holding a reception in his honour on

the eternal order failed.

Wednesday. enormous crowds waited, outside the giving its indefinite, mysterious do with

If I say that the

I have not dealt with the conclud- station, outside his hotel. and how interpretation of their own. The Mail things"

consent of Telegraph writer donned his hat and

ing sentence yet. Do. ob do. they had to be regulated by the article jointed que, that police. We read of Mr. Chaplin being the governed" was as "final" and covered a vacuum, I hope I am not read it and weigh it, as a logical constables this year. one owner having

an editor's entering upon any discussion of etern-

clusion ending a course of reasoning. obliged to show himself and bow and all comprehensive as kiss his hand and even to throw"decision." If the governed will at order. Appareqply the phrase

not to republicanisma per sel that not augnr very well for the modest flowers to the roob. for which they consent only to Republicanism, it is somehow suggested itself to him as the "It's" (the Cabinet's) objection is than 23 ponies in training. This does scrambled and fought. What went obvious that they cannot be governed antithesis of everyday common-

northern journal) "but one never | of separation,

knows. It is all a matter of luck, they out fur to see? How did the by consent without Republicanism. sense." About this last it was unwise Sinn Fein's stipulation is the symbol owners of one or two griffins (saya a news strike you? Did it strike you] If the British insist on governing of him to speak. What acquaintance

Seven and seventy separated at all? Let me tell you the thoughts them without Republicanism, they could he possibly have with it?

or even a quarter share in one or two, it brought to me. 1 recalled the govern them without their consent. Indeed, sometimes I am an agnostic, scissors! Bring me poppy or mand- and the owner of one or two griffins very sceptical about the existence of gora or even beer! If I attempt to has just as sporting a chance as those passions of war-time, and how this and if government by consent is a

comment on that I'll spoil it. Stet!

of greater magnitude." Mr. Chaplin was called a slacker be. British principle, it follows that any such thing as "everyday com-

whenever the fall Let it stand there by itself, and be cause he did not come home from the British in doing so must abandon monsense,"

The question of compensation America and be duly combed out. I their principle. That is clear enough, poignancy is borne in upon me of the regarded per se, until the shee:ly in- asked not to divulge the names and thought how mobs are as fickle as surely, and quite logical. Let me, reflection that everyday the Telegraph tellectual luminosity of it dazzles you for the relatives of the late Capt. Then however, pander to the Telegraph's is written, and published, and (pre- Pipe, ob pipe the symbol. Properly Conley and Mr. Alexander, who, rank of Kiley's relatives. Kiley went princes.

subtle thought came. unexpected passion for logic, and try sumably) read. However, as to that to study a thing unique like that one it will be remembered, met their BURKE-CLOSE. —On September S. to Pentonville, where he went into a

Burton's Anatomy, and an alienist to occurred on the Yangtze in April 1921. at Kuling, to Mr. and Mrs. the infirmary with "nerve trouble." The message dwelt on the almost to simplify it even further. By an- may be slightly biassed. It is just would require a book as thick as death in s terrible accident which when the Chinese gun- In May be was released on temporary royal nature of Mr. Chaplin's recep alogy, Britain is the common carrier possible. Allow for that.

Then I read that "one" is reminded write it. There is no mock-modesty 1919, Burke-Close, a daughter.

licence to go to a Marylebone nursing tion, and described him as "King of and Ireland is the passenger The. at Shanghai. to Mr. and Mrs. 1. home. Here he was allowed to go in 1 Mirth." The thought struck me that carrier says: "Our principle is to of "the brilliant system of dialectica." about me. I admit that I can see a boat "Chutai" callided with

and out as he pleased. One day Le this exhibition may betray the true carry you wherever you are willing to Which system is that? One would far through a brick wall as the next steamer belonging to the China did not go back. The Daily Mail significance of what are usually com- go, and only so long as you are will-like to study it, if it is "typiñed" by man that smokes a pipe, that I under-Merchants Navigation Company, has accuses the police of not really trying placently called "loyal demonstra ing." Very well, says the passenger, such an absurd non sequitur as "The stand the meaning of plain English, been settled. As a result of the to find him. but Truth.says that is tions." Some prince appears-the I am willing to go to Macao. Ob no, borse is an animal; therefor all that I have both experience and skill accident. Captain Conley and Mr. not so they have done all the usual mob gathers and cheers-and the says the carrier. In no circumstances animals are horses." Here pours in in reading between the lines of dark Alexsader, the second engineer. lost things. The police were not notified journalists solemnly assure us that the can we allow our ship to go to Macao, and overwhelms me the realiza-mystifying, unintelligible, cryptic, and their lives on the s.. "Kiangkwan." at Hangchow, Peter Fenwick until he had had 24 hours start, people are still sound at heart. The Anywhere but there. If you insist on tion of the fact that this this clumsy writers, which is to say of The former had a wife and three (Shanghai Licensed Pilots A Truth points out the peculiarly lenient Empire and the Dynasty still claim interpreting our offer to take you [Pardon me an instant.] That this making fair allowances and guessing children in England, but the engineer sociation) aged 54 years. way he was treated, and in view of devotion. Now if a Charlee Chaplin anywhere you want to go as an offer logician of the Telegraph is actually what these noodles would be at; and had no dependents other than a sister. LONG-Ga· September 11, 1921, at all the circumstances suspects that can get exactly what a prince gets, we to take you to Macao, that is an inter- professing to have discovered an I do assure you on the faith of & The Chins Merchants S. N. Co., kas 4a.m., at the General Hosome influence was brought to bear are bound to ask ourselves just how pretation we cannot accept, and it absurdity like that in the China Matt. gentleman (albeit somewhat socially acknowledged its liability and the The suggestion is monstrous anywher: fallen) that I have done my best to secretary of the China Coast Officers' pital. Shanghai, Selina Elliott somewhere." Now that is the sort of much it is worth, as evidence. Imeans a general bust-up.

The simple truth is, after all, that From such a source it is inexpressibly help you to savour and appreciate the Guild. Mr. Kirby, is sending home s Long, beloved mother of LE case that should be probed to the think, so far as that goes, a London F.P.. F.A. and E. E. Long, Mrs. bottom, and full publicity be given to crowd it very like a coolie crowd bere. governing by consent of the governed catastrophic. As I cannot believe be full flavour of this quaint collocation draft for nearly £1,500, to Mrs. Conley W. A. Lewis, Mrs. A. Mackenzie every discovery. Until we root out Everything outside routine is to it an is not a principle to which the British would tell a whopper like that on of phrases that was offend to us by and a substantial sum to the sister of and Mrs. F. O'Gourdin. in her this class favouritism, we are not entertainment-that, and nothing are devoted. We govern some people purpose, I have to guess at some the Telegraph chap as a "leader." It Mr. Alexander.

by consent, and a many more without mistake he has made. Eureka! is not enough, not nearly enough, con- 69th tear. Deeply regretted. what we boast of being.

Scores of amateur judges their consent, this many including the have it! He must have been reading sidering the magnificent opportunity, To be interred at Hongkong-

If you should happen THINGS TO BE to pass along Queen's LIFE in Hongkong this week Irish-who do not really want to be his own back files. That, please but I can no more,

Road, by Garden SAVING

decided that Mr. Jenkin governed by consent because they do observe, I do not contend; I throw it Road end, and the

the advocate, ought to be not want to be governed at all. So out as a suggestion, by way of kindly,

the Cabinet reply in that particular excuse for his amazing bloomer. sun is shining look at the trees on awarded a medal for life-saving. the eastward boundary of the cricket It is very inconvenient and was hypocritical and false-which field. There are some thick bouches very annoying when a ser supports the Mail's attacked criticism of aerial roots which, in the direct AEE IT vant leaves you without of it.

notice. They can be, and often All the while, you are to under- rays of the sun, take on colour and sheen like the hair of one of Titian's are, prosecuted for it. In a case this stand, the Mail argument was directa borse (republican). women. It is a very pleasant thing work the aggrieved master seerns to ed to the one point that the Cabinet's

BIRTHS.

MACHADO.- On September 9, 1921

Machado, a ON.

DEATHS.

FENWICK On September 9.

The China Mail.

* FRUTA, JUSTICE, PUBLIO

KERVICE."

GEM, SATURDAY, Sert, 17, 1921.

ADVERSARIA.

SEEN.

more.

AS I

more

if not more

50.

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Go in peace-till next Saturday.

CAPTAIN KILLED.

WELL-KNOWN SHANGHAI

PILOT.

I have been requested to BY add one more reference You The China Mail argument (on that REQUEST to "that owl."

may remember that its

Hangchow, September 10.-Captain point) should rather have suggested

owner loved the owl so much that to him some such formula as this:

The animal (France or U.S.A.) is when it died he sent it to cold storage, P. Fenwick, a retired sea captain, until he could find a taxidermist. who has been living at the Astor The animal (Ireland) wants to be Someone told him that the cold- Hause in Shanghai, was run down by storage man, discovering that the a train last night in the Hangchow

he did

to see I do not recall anything have spoiled his own case by summarily answer, as Reutered, was unworthy, a home.

The ass (Cabinet) says it believes owl was not a pheasant, had chucked station and killed. Captain Fenwick approaching it except, maybe, the dismissing, without wages, a boy who In furtherance of that, it pointed out The sort of thing Spanish moss that hangs from trees was on the eve of leaving him without that these words now quoted by the in letting people be what they want it away. He went to a solicitor, who had come down from Shanghai on his TESOURCE THIS & good English-in the southern states of America, notice, who was, in fact, merely Telegraph wires gratuitous affront to to be; and Ireland can be a mule if advised him first to pay the cold way to Mohkanshan to meet his wife hits the staying till he could collect the wager France and the U. 8. A. These words it likes; but to let any male related storage bill without saying anything, and, in crossing the tracks, to WHENEVER MET, man should be when the morning eun

The magistrate re- were: "this application of the printo an ass. be a horse would be to then to demand his owl, and then, the Kanzenchaio train,

local the see

train; his most earnestly, festoons. But these aerial roots in the dne to him. yped to is indicated in two para ficus offer rich tones of chestant and cognized the dismissal to the extent ciple of government by consent of the undermine its fabric, and drive the if it were not forthcoming, to sue for not

The storage bill was six cents. His express. Capt. Fenwick was a pro- gophs in a recent copy of Truth. A orange and gold. They are inverted of saying that it aullified the charge. governed would undermine the fabric equine race back to the dwarshness hundreds and hundreds of dollars. attention being fastened on the

Does that mean that a master can of every democratic state and drive of the primed ungulates.

"What warrant is there for sue friends suspect that the owl-montner minent member of the Shanghai Toung goedeman was caught defraud-flames when seen in sunglare.

Embedded among the summarily dismiss his "boy", with the world back to tribalism." You A TASMANIAN fish-wite Toryisms of out notice, while the "boy" cannot have it clearly in mind, have you not, a contention!" The horse (re-cheered up at the prospect of heavy Licensed Pilate' Association and his a compensation. If so, he was dis-loss will be keenly felt by his many, the National Review, leave without giving a month's notice, that "this application" [or inter publican America) was once

pretation) was the Irish application, closely related as Ireland is to the appointed, for the ice-box man colleagues. The Pilots" "Association a magazine in which it If so, where's the equity. 1

I know it must sound or interpretation, and that war Re-paties of the Cabinet responsible delivered the corpse on demand state that they had received a tele- on April 6 to three years' pens! is customary to find the wrong views

like the record lie for publicanism. Very well, then it says (according to Renter) for that truly When last seen the owner was sort gran from the British Consulate at- servitude, under the name of Ernest of almost everything, and snobbish

IN LOGIC. 1921, but it is neverthein effect that wherever the consent idiotic pronouncement. If that pro inizing the little stiff, to make sure Hangchow on Saturday, informing Daniel Kiley. It is unlikely that this articles written for mobe by people

less a simple fact, that of the govered" heads » change nouncement (as to what future the it was the right one. It was then thist them that H. Fenwick was return was his right name. A suspicious like Max Beerbohm's character, of

ing ex-officers of money on pretence

of fading them employment. A cruel

Brand in the special circumstances. "Trusk exposed him. Be was sentenced

DEVIL

ALEBO

mt is that at the trial police T. Fenning Dodworth," I notice au on Wednesday evening the Telegraph from monarchic system to Reconcession of Inish republicanism the friend of his who has just phoned ing to Shanghai with the body of her pector stated that he had been article by F. A. W. Gisborne, of tried to give the Mail's lesson in publicauiam, in that state (in "cory would bring) does not cover the me, and who had been looking up the band.

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