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COMFORTABLE

ANGELIC MESSAGES.

QUEER WILL SUTT.

Mr. Colam, K., for Mr. Davies,

said that Mr. Davies and the lady were members of a society called Faithints, and the Church of the Faithists was called Komer

They had known each other since 1911, he being sixty seven and she sixty-six. They were engaged in

1915, but were never married. In

He believed that she saw visions, as

half the congregation of the church did

tee visioDE.

She said she had received angelic messages through the personality of another friend, Ida Mitchell.

Did you know that she intended to make a will in your favour-Yes; we discussed the position of affairs samstimes, and she said that she would nes that I was well provided for.

His Lordship: What is the approxi- mate value of this estate?

Mr. Colam: About £3,000.

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A short letter prodr.ced was, he said. the copy of an "angelic mesrage Bent by Amos the Great," and re-

LHARS

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THE CHINA MAIL:"

SUCCESSFUL INAUGURATION OF

SATURDAY NIGHT.

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is no vision the people parish.” man'a vision depended entirely on his inspiration and the source of his in- spiration. In the Association were very nearly 200 men and he was wondering whence they would seek inspiration No man was mors con- scious than himself of the frailty of

TENNIS LEAGUE,

"A" DIVISION.

116. Y. ORG

This match which was played on

Starting from a small seed, from the/bumas nature, the inability of man the I.R.C. coarta on Saturday, was

ties for social intercourse amongst

Step down into the social soil of underraten a

ODDS AND ENDS.

Montreal Witnets. Vesuving Flight.

Millionaire's Child.

to stand upright. Es was well casual gathering together of two or ware the Club would be the scene of the deciding game of the “A” division three with commen heart thoughts

■ great deal of boisterousness and of the league, as these two are the to share, the Ex-Active Service Men's Association, fed and watered by the oystering. The object of the Club leading teams in the league, with the nourishing streams of war comrade-dociation was to provide facili Chinese having a slight advantage over ship, has grown and flourished into those who had eren active service in their rivals. The Indians levelled up hardy plant that is sending its roots the great war but he believed that on Saturday by snatching a victory Hongkong.

most of them would be drawing their The match was a very exciting one in So virile a plant has it become that inspiration from the experiences last Saturday night saw the opening.granted to them in the war--(hear, by H.B. the Officer Administering the bear). Government (the Hon. Mr. Gand

"It has been said, the Chairman Save CMG) of the "Bamma Club ** which will in future constitate the continued, that, members of this headquarters of the Association and Association are seeking to place gradually overhauling their rivala, the seat of ita social activities themselves on a level of superiority scored a wall deserved victory. A.H. Situated at No. 17 Queen's Road above the rest of the Colony. I have

which first class tennis was witnessed.. The Chinese led by 7 gamer in the first round and looked like- Winn- ing comfortably, but the Indians rallied in the other rounds" and

up as a lounge, a billiard room and aence over other sections of the bar. There are roomy verandate community-flacghter). When people Lo Brothers, and was unable to finish

An echo of an international romance | men

them

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Fishing in HjL' Heavenly visions and angelic

The natives of the Fiji Islands Central, on the top floor above Messe letter here which suggests that, and O. Rumjahz were mainly re- ed very consistent tennis throughout. messages said to have been received catch a mass of fish by a method that Caldbeck Macgregor's the Easms Club owing to its war service, this Associs:ponsible for the victory. They piss- from the great Prophet Amos" were is easier than fahing with a book and comprises there spacious rooms fitted tian bas arrogantly assumed preced-A was anfcrionate to have cramp when playing against the mentioned in a curious will dispute line. The bait is tova," the juice heard in the Probate Division, in of a native vine, which is obtained by which the plaintiff was member of a macerating the plant, and this finid is where afternoon teas are to be provid. write letters like that to me I do not the last two games of the final round, society known as the "Faithists.” thrown into the water where there ed and it is proposed to cater for a know whether to laugh or to cry. We

(ner had won enough games to make Mr. Francis Theodore Alfred Davies are fish, and immediately they turn snack tiffin trade as well. An is well have done nothing of the sort. All but in spite of this, he and his part- sought to set up a will, made in June, over on their backs and float to the known the fumishing of the Club has that we claim is that we have certain their side just scrape through.

the experiences from which we only can Scores :-- 1920, of the late Emily Lucy Carra-top where they are gathered by the been made possible through ther Wilson, of Ritberdon-road, Bal-fisherman. This condition lasts but monificence of Sir Paul Chater who draw our inspiration in life. Because bam. Under this will he was soles short time, and if they are placed/handed the association a cheque for we have in our memory--and every and M. W. Lo 74; best Ng se A. H. and O. Ramjahn best M.E. time we come into this Gab un- Jegstee

in a tank of water they soon regain $5,000 for this purpose.

Saturday night's" function was a consciously we recall it that we have Kwong and Wong Po Kit, &-5; beat, Mr.. Alfred Carr Wilson and Mr.their former activity, and may be

Mr. N. Teasdale been delivered from the jaws of death. Lau and Lay, 2-3. complete success. Edward Owen Langham, executors of kept alive until desired for consuepackintosh (Vice-president) under The memory of our dead companions A. A. and S. A. Ramjabn beat M.K. an eater will, made in 1909, were the tion. A food supply of weeks is opposing defendants.

harvested in a few minutes in this took the job of chairman and the is going to inspire this Club and M. W. Lo, 6-5; lost to Ng Sze that Kwong and Wong Po Kie, 5-6; lost to manner. The treatment has no ill-guesta included (besides His Excel and Association and it is effects on the mest of the fish lency) Sir William Brunyate K. memory, the memory of those friends Lan and Lay, 4-7,

M. G., Mr. H.E. Holmes (secretary of we have lost, that, in a sense no one S H. and S. D. Ismail lost to M.K. the British Legion), Mr. W.EL else Eas lost, because we were present and M. W. Lo 3-8; lost to Ng Sre Shenton (of Kens Deacon. Looker, at their death, which might very well Kwong and Wong Po Kie, 5-6; beat While flying over Mount Vesuvius Descon and Harston, the Club's have been our own death; from this Lan and Lay, 6-5 on a flight from Naples to Remes honorary solicitors) and Mr. E. J.we draw our inspiration. Unless we A bright little can there is no vision and without it British airman, Mr. Alan J. Cobham. Chapman. piloting a De Havilland machine, ap musical programme, arranged by the people perish. We have learnt in proseted the edge of the crater. He Mr. J. 8. Pearson, was a sense that no one else can have people at home. Those at the frot 1918 Mr. Wilson died of peritonitis. Tentured too close and was caught in contributed to by Messrs. Bailey, learnt the meaning of death and the did impossible things and won wil sorts of distinctions but ones prises To the last the was anxious to marry & den upward swirl of sulphur, T.G.Paterson, Y. C. Labrum, C. Alan, divinity of man-(applause). Mr. Davies. She left the whole of which hurled his machine 1,000ft. and Mr. Pearson himself. Mr. A. M.

In calling upon His Excellency, the were stirred also by the lists of medsis granted to men and women at home her property to her "dearest and higher into the air in 5 seconds-a ver-Bowers-Smith, at the piano, was Cucer Administering the Government for services in msition factories,

and invaluable, to declare the Club open Mr.; esteemed friend, Francis Theodoretical speed of over 130 miles an hour. indefatigable Alfred Davies, of Balham-road." The aeroplane rocked violently to and especially in the playing of war time Mackintosh said the Committee had gallant services rendered under the

iro, and Mr. Cobham was almost suffo-choruses in which he had the help of requested him to ask that His Ex-most trying conditions. Mr. Davies, in his evidence, said cated by the sulphur fomes. It was Mr. George Sharman's violin. cellency would be good enough to Sir William Brunyate-referred to that Mrs. Wilson became a member of only by opening his engine fall out the Kosmon Church after he did that he was able to escape into purer the evening was credited to His graph of himself.

By general consent the star turn of present the Club with a signed photo his experiences in Egypt during war time, in Egypt. where they They went to three dances and to the and more stable atmosphere.

87 kotpe very fire men Excellency. The Hon. Mr. Severn won His Excellency the Officer Adminis: Lord Allenby, General Smuts, theatre three or four times,

the hearts of the ex-active Service tering the Government expressed the General Byng, General Birdwood by his genial bophonie on great pleasure it gave him to be pre-not forgetting the equally fine has been heard at Berlin! Baron Saturday night and by the zest with sent on that occasion. Mr. Mackit men who left them for Gallipoli and Walter de Mamm, the champagne which he entered into the spirit of the tosh had so eloquently stated some of some who came back to hospital from millionaire, who married Miss Francis proceedings and offered his share to the reasons for the foundation of the there. The experience in Egypt was Scoville, of Kansas, in London during wards the general fund of entertain Club and he could assure

that it was most difficult to keep the 1913, having been awarded the meat "A Sausage Roll," "Take a he thought it was a wonderful thing civil servants from running away to custody of his 7-years-old daughter Pair of Sparkling Eyes," "The Yellow that they had been able to secure the field of hostilities. Sir Wiliam Mary, who thus becomes heiress to Dog" it is difficult to determine these premises. He agreed with Mr. noted that the Association had his great estate. Baroness Mumm's which of His Excellency's contribe Mackintosh that Sir Paul Chater never restricted its membership to those sympathy for the Allied cause during tions met with the most vociferous did a better piece of munificence in who had seen service in the field. his life than when he gave them the One sometimes felt it might have the war resulted in an estrangement reception run on.

The speeches were few and happily money which enabled them to estab been a wider basis because some were with her German husband soon after

hish the Clab. The members ofthat excluded who had done good service, the daughter's birth, and the mother made. and child went to live in the United After expressing regret at the Association. His Excellency on but it was for the Association to States, where by a special Act of absence of the President, Lieut. tinned, were bound wgether in decide. One was glad to see anything Congress the mother's Americas Mallinson, V.C., who is away from the organisation which was totally differ done to perpetuate the comradeship citizenship was restored. She died in Colony, Mr. Mackintosh said that ent from any other that could be of the trenches and wished the ferred to two sisters.

the birth of the Association was very imagined. In fact never since Clubs Association all svecem. The lesson "Amce" referred to "the great Some Fire Brigade.

largely due to the energy and ea, became so universal had there been they learned in the field might prophet Amos.”

A one time resident in Constanti- terprise of Mr. Wilson, and other any such bond that could bring men

expressed briefly that all At the church on one occasion it nople, writing in reference to a recent kindred spirits. It became clear that of different tastes and different out that matters is the abow and the was possible that he was on the platnote on fires in Constantinople, states if the Association was to make any looks on life together. He thought individual does form dressed in white robes. He might that he has seen Turkish firemen line real progress in the Colony it would the spirit of unity and co-operation (applause). **I understand " have gone up to a young lady to greet up before burning houses, and there need Club rooms, properly equipped which existed amongst them would tinned Sir William, that there has ber, but be never held her hand and wait more or less patiently until the Only a very few weeks ago, when be wonderfully realised. He thought been a proposal to put into your pretended to tell the future.

inhabitants paid them to begin work HRH the Prince of Wales asked the Association would have a great official constitution that Hongkong He wrote down an angelic mes with the boss. At one fire, when that, instead of erecting a statue of influence on the life of the Colour needs an earthquake'-- (laughter and sage" received by Ida Mitchell in things were being thrown out of himself in commemoration of his and he wished it every possible applause)-I think the rest of as January, 1920, for the textatrix, which window to be caught by a fireman, visit to the Colony that some very success and hoped its life would be a quite agree with you that it is the the whole brigade stopped work- good thing be done for the Colony, long and prosperous one (applause) show that matters, and not the though the fire was at its height to Sir Paul Chater saked the speaker His Excellency than formally declared individual-without having an earth- look at a picture of a very pretty girl what he considered "a very good, the Club open.

| quake (laughter)—We wish you all. the fireman had caught. After in thing" would be. Mr. Mackintosh Sir Willian Brunyate proposed the success(applause). specting and commenting upon the said he had no hesitation in assuring toast of the Association coupling with The toast was enthusiastically re- picture, the firemen returned to the Sir Paul that the best thing he could it the name of the Chairman, Mrceived. hose.

do would be to establish a fund Wilson Speaking of Mr. Mackintosh. Mr. E. H. Wilson in responding re- from which could be obtained the Sir William said that "If he carries marked that owing to the limited Local native, who have developed income to pay the rent and equip into the affairs of this Association the qualification for membership the club a mania for forming cliques and ment of a Cinb--(applause). Sir Paul relentlers, devastating energy with would be the most exclusive one in societies, recently went the length of Chater not only gave twice by giving which we are so familiar at the the Colony-hear her). Another "angelic message" asid electing a native girl sa "Queen of quickly, but by giving more than he University it sugars well for the opinion the Cab was unique becsure We come as messengers from far-off Beauty, saya the Daily press was naked for or expected to give future of the Association (applause), go where they would where would clime." There were the sands of the Bulawayo correspondent. The eles- He not only founded at once The Sp.aking, not as an ex-service man, they find one so democratic or re- world and millions of beings talking tion led to a quarrel for her possession, Chater War Endowment Fund" and looking back on the great war one presentative. In Club i and they might be speaking from one and rival sides solemnly appointed but gave him a cheque for $5,000 feels, sometimes, that it has not was possible for the er+ seven champions apiece, who, evading for the furnishing of the Club-ap solved all the social problems that company officer to associate When Mr. Davies was cross-examin. the police, did battle for her in an plause). Cader The Chater War we expected it to salve, it has with the private whom he might ed by Mr. Bayford, KC., be stated" amphitheatre," provided by an old Endowment Fund" the Amociation not made the world very safe at one time have sentenced to seven that Mrs. Wilson went to Southend quarry, before a large number of was entitled for the next five years, for democracy, or anything else days "GB"; or for the ex-com- to help to found a new church and native spectators. Several of the to half the interest of $50,000, and perhaps not very much of a place manding officer to frateraire with the make the universal religion" know: champions were badly injured, one is Proceeding to explain the necessity for heroes to live in, but I, personally, Battalion pioneer. The Association to the world and dances were held. hospital in a critical condition and for the Cinb the Chairman said that, welcome anything that tends to recall was symbolical of comradeship, with Proceeding, Mr. Bayford read this will probably die. The only personas residents of the Colony, they to as the spirit of comradeship which out which He would be a dismal list of what Mr. Davies said were safished is "Helen of Troy," the wanted to be in a position to was brought out amongst us all by thing and he believed it would "Angelic beings":

Beauty Queen is now called.

entertain the ex active service men the war-(applause) Bir William continue to exist as long as there Kitchener.

Tennyson.

who are still in the service went on to say that he was not were any ex-servios men left to carry Irving (Sir Henry). Browning. and a voice said, "Into those who (applause). He did not think it had speaking sean ez-service man it on. With reference to the relief of Dickens,

J. C. Tools

give shall much be given.”

been made sufficiently clear that the although a few months ago here ex-service men in distress Mr. Wilson *General Booth, - Then a choir of angels appeared.

men who were still serving were just saived from Mr. Winston Churchill a mentioned that the Association Omar Khayyam. Nurse Cavell The angels formed themselves round as eligible for membership of the parchment document in which he found itself overlapping to some The Judge (alluding to Nurse the platform, forming a great white Club provided that they were able to stated that he had on command from extent with the work of the British Cavell): Is she an angel now I-kir. heart across which was written in gold show "two war' medala, sa anybody His Majesty the King, to tell him Legion and representatives of the two Davies: Yes. All men and women the word "Peace."

else, and for his own part he was very that he had been mentioned in de bodies bad met with a view to co- are within four days of their leaving Then a great golden haud appeared anxious to see uniformed men patches for gallant conduct in the ordination, the earth.

pointing one finger at the Babbah, represented-fepplause)."

fald. He was proud to find his name Mr. L. D. Martyn proposed the toast Tas document further recorded that and a voice asid "Now all then go The first impressions a man received mentioned in despatches, būt be wai of “The Guest” and Mt. W, E. L. at a seance generals and soldier straight forward and work.”

on coming to Hongkong were very not going to take advantage of that. Shenton, in reponding on their bes murdered in the war were present in Affer a consultation between the important.. Mr. Maskintosh said that official misstatement to claim to half, remarked that although he was pasties a ́setdement was arranged,, one of his own fint impressions was be a member of the Ex Service not eligible to become a member of In another senord-of-a-meeting-it-The torme suprać at provided bang-st His Remulaang Le Ghar Admitit. Han's Acura (ugh) long the Aengestion he fully apprenated. was stated that the Babbah was the will of 1909 be proved and the will tering the Government delivering an who were not motiv servidanzen "After a visit to the devastated hittile overshadowed by a-tall, knight in of 1920 pronounced against on the address in Gorament House on the daimed in apare in that sunt of ares of France and Belgimas, the golden armour."A light shone from ground of Mrs. Taylor's testamentary question of the Hengkung Univemity, comradeship promoted by the war, motives which sotusted ex-service She roof over the centre of the ball, |

the tach of which was “Whats there he claimed to the fe the men in forening such an

We have another work for you in

the great near future. There stands

a blesse angel who shall acquaint you with our desire, and this is what the angel saya

"Sister of all Love, come advance. Lift your eyes and breathe the upper

sir which delights you. Fling sway

all that is entangling you. We greet

you in a kiss."

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