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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT.

a collah. What does she do? Sho advertizes the romantic possibilities Too wedding of Mr. H. P. Lamarche of passion, with some falseners. and Miss L. 0. Brown owing to What does he do? He merely adver the late arrival of the .8. "Empresatises the Truth. She is more or less

at the Peak Church.

DEATH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19; · 1972

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

abont internationality. Ho asið, for

Roderick Random's" been honestly outspoken. That one instance, that " Friendship and unity "RODERICK appearances in the D. which spoke of his unproceduated

GOING HOME. between nations, osok-nation remain RANDOM" P. are more frequent, congregation, to which ho bad nothing ing itself, was a fine thing and a good AXDIVIVOS but less regular, than particular to say, was neat and

inspector R. Hedron, of the Sani- thing, but the internationalism which

thomol Halley's comet accurate. The Telegraph's story of

ary Department, was invalided from meant, uniformity, destroying or reuother differ. nec is that the comet his funding Answers is also wrong.

.Peter had just started learning the Service and left for England by moving the natural differences which hines always. Hodorior only faintly, He founded it on a theory that didn't some Roman history at school and the * Sardinia" on the 17th. He made the life of peoples and nations twinkles now and then. He appeared work, and all that is kept of his one day when he came bome he said came to Hongkong from South Africa worth living, would be a bad thing in my sky again on Thursday morning, theory was the title. For the rest it to his father. "Daddy we have to find on September 11, 1904 and was a1- No internationalist Line

ever mad I was glad because he helped to was a sedulous aping of the original out all about the different people painted Sanitary Inspector on Octo proposed enchan

impossible wallop that official indiscretion which ideas of Sir George Newnes, and a whom the mouths are named after.ber 1, 1904. For the past few years or undesirable uniformity; but there à dalled the Registration of Pertions vulgar imitation, of his Tübite. The Can you tell me something about he has been employed at the Animal may be some dispute as to what are Bill. Then I was loss glad because fact is that Northcliffe wasn't a August 9 "

"Depots" and Slaughter oases at the" natural differences" that make his wallop did not seem to mis quite remarkably e'ever man at all. He'

"August," repeated his father, Konnedy Town-work for which be life worth living. Of the granine mufficiently enthusiastic. He duuld came into the game at the ripe

"Why it is called after the great em- I was particularly well united at in icternationalist Professor Gilbert not wallop the enemy without a whack moment for him, he had nerve, he was peror Augustus Caesar. Do you know addition to baving a good knowledge Murray, wrote in The International or two at his friends. At least, that very lucky, bo used the brains of anything about him?"

of animals Inspector Hudson was a Journal of Ethics, long ago, as follows is how I see it. He opened with a re-cleverer men who did have workable

"Yes," answered Peter, "I know properly qualified Food Inspector. "There is, bot perhaps in every ference to "open and covers" whacke ideas, and be made money. So did that he lived hundreds of years ago He was very well known a few years country, but is most countries of at the local constitutional refom pro- Lipton. So did many more. The and that he was one of the B.C. back as the highir efficient instructor Europe, a small pa ty which does not gramme. The "open" refers to plain trath of the matter is that people."

of the frat Mogated Troop of the believe in the supra normal rights of others. The "cover" possibly meant Northcliffe could not write, he had That is right," said his father Hongkong Volunteers. ite own countrymen, which values me, as, although my comments no guiding principles, and nothing to smiling, "He was a nephew of Julius Before noming to Hongkong goodwill more than glory, and judges have always been open enough, I have teach except getting on or getting Caesar and was brought up by his | Inspector Hudson had an interesting of national honour by standarda never bosu cathusiastically for their out.” And he did a lot of harm. unple whose place he took as Consul { career in South Africa for some twelve approaching those by which it judges programme, which is too restricted for

I think it fair to of Rome when he was only twenty years.. of personal honour; which believes in my taste. But never once have

meation that the Ex-years of age. He started laying down He was appointed “Undesirable" international morality, in the co-consciously spokon for "the reten

Active Service Men the law in a somewhat cruel toarner Officer at Durban in 1892 but resigned operation of nations for mutual help, tion of the form of local government"

did their bit. It may and he did not even spare the life of from that post in the following year in the ultimate Fraternity of Mankind. that we have. Of course Roderick is

not be newspaper Cicero, his friend. After many battles to go into business on his own account A poor and despised class these in "going for" the Telegraph for the main etiquette to disclose this, but the beatablished peace all over the world at Kimberley. He served with the overy community-naually described part, and I have never concealed my splendid fact is that by far the and the temple of Janus, which was Kimberley Volunteers in the Matabele dreamers, sentimentalists, conviction that Telegraph, opinions majority of the China Mail letters always open during times of war, was War and with Dr. Jamieson in the doctrinaires, hypocrites, traitors, are invariably wrongbeaded and most were written by them. The E.A.S. shut the year that Christ was born." famous Raid. At the outbreak of the

friends of every country but their often asinine--excluding, of course, M.A. is the little leaven that will yet

• "Who was Jauns?" asked Pater, South African War he was in business owa'they love at least one the shrewd and keenly analytical leaves the lump. They are

"He was the first king of Italy," in Johannesburg but immediately left advantage over the ultra-patriots It contributions of The MoWhirter, who patriotic and public spirited lot of his father told him, "And he is always the Transvaal and enlisted in that is an old rule of logic that truth by gave the D.P. scriptural beaus the

shown in pietures with two faces." famous irregular Corps “Damiant's truth is never contradicted' Rus the night bafore. And darve it right, eay

"What a funny man," Peter laugh- Horse" with which he norved with patriots' of one country by the for it hasn't been as bold against

ed. "Will you tell me about him too distinction as R.S M. till the end of "patriots" of every other are this outrage as it ought to and could

please Daddy!"

the War. He was wounded in the Dontradicted always in every item of consistently have been, nor as out

"Yea I will," said his father, "But scrap in which Gen. Methuen was their cread. Those who are called joken as it was (say) when peeved

first of all we had better finish about wounded and captured. He held an Eriends of every country but their by some incidents of strike time. In

Augustus. Augustus died when he had cficial appointment in Engload is are at least friends of all this case Roderick's argument is not

been the head of Rome for forty four connection with the Overseas troop humanity, and in practice are often so good as he thinks it is, for the simple

years.

who attended tho Coroustion the best friends of their own country reason that ho fails to assure us that

"What a long time," put in Peter.ceremonies of His late Majesty King also. And they agree with one au- under a Constitutional Reform

"By and by," went on his father, Edward VII. other. In every country of Europe Government such as he wants we

"When you read the poems of Virgil Returning to South Africa he was they are pleading on the whole for would be safe from Prussian laws. I

and Horace and Ovid you will find employed in the Transvaal on Secret the same causes and uphold ng the am prepared to concode that we

much about his good qualities and his Service work up to the time of his de authority of the same tribunal-the might be comparatively saftr

learning. He was always very parture for Hongkong. In this work disinterested judgement of each man's but I should like to see the

anxious that everyone should think

rwn'

disinterested verdict of

O JOY! ME FOR THE

.CANTEEN

Would Boderick

NOT QUITE ALONE OF

COURSE

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young man, and if they are not bamboozled and misled by one or two reactionaries who sometimes shine at their gatherings, they will be the nucleus of the real army of political progress which will secure the triumph of liberalism and common-sense.

OFFICIAL NEWS.

GIST OF THE GAZETTE.

Today's Government Gazelle ap

South

Tendars are called for the levelling of the new site for Queen's College of Caroline Hill.

conscience in the first place; and, as a taps of legislator it. would give pointa Mr. Walter Schofield D. O. Court of Appeal, whenever it is at-ts, first.

The China Crude Ore Export Co., tainable, not the voice of one class, he one? But seriously, if the Bill Ltd., Gas boastrack off the register. not the voice of one nation, but the ces pass, and the Unions canse is shown to the contrary civilized Reform Association is willing to within three months Mesars, Hastings Humanity. Few in each separatedo so, I.

Hodge and Company. (Shanghai) country, they are many in all

Just as I wrote the -Leds will also be struck off. countries taken together. And they

beginning of that will need that thought to comfort

last incompleted them; for in their own homes they

sentence (in which will have little popular support or of

I believe I was ficial recompense. They will need often to search their hearts and to going to promise to double my sub- ateel their courage; and often to rea messenger came to tell me that the scription, or something of the sort) member that famous statesmen-and Government had Dropped the B.. writers and preachers are not neces aarily blessed when all men speak well of them; for so did their fathers to the false prophetas "

The way I fee it is PORK GUILD this. There is

question of anyone's power to "order" an

ACTIVITIES

to

ALONE

WE

DID

IT.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

bim handsome.”

"What a stupid thing l"interrupted Peter who did not care much what he [looked like.

turbed state of affairs that existed for some time after the finish of the South African war he was very excccesful and was very highly thought of by

which was difficult owing to the dis-

weakness of his," his father continued, the Transvaal, who knew blin well. That is what you would call Arthur Lasley, the Governor of "He wanted people to think that he A Yorkshire man and a fine type of him very much if, when people looked Colony is mechs regretted by his was like the god Apollo and it-plepsidBritisher his departure from the

at him, they turned away as il over-many friends. came by the brightness of the sun,”

This amused Peter_varp.much.har "Anyway he was a great Emperor," finished his father, "Do you think that you will remember anything about him?"

"Oh yes Daddy," answered Peter,

PETER PAN.

The Lending Library of the Helens May Institute, will be reopen."I shall remember all that easily." ed for Members, on Monday morning, August 21st...., at 10 am,

A Chinezo

yesterday admitted to the hospital auffering received is u fight in Ship Stress.

His assailant absconded.

THE RAIN FAIRIES.

the ground,

They splash on the earth, then jump

up with a bound,

I think they must be like my soft

rubber ball, They spring up and down and don't

get hurt at all.

FIGHT WITH ARMED ROBBERS.

MURDEROUS CRIMINALS:

Three robbers armed with revolvers and carrying torches entered a stono breaker's watsbed at Saichowan Inst night and bound and gagged three

valus in the lower part of the matshed, so proceeded to climb up the ladder to's cockloft. They were repaled by a shower of stones and brieke by the men sleeping on the loft and forced to retire. One of the robbers

at once dropped my work and rushed to the nearest canteen to celebrate it properly, with Beat. 0 Boys! Ien't the China Mail a power in the land? No thanks to the Laodiceans this time. No thanks to anyone but the Chins Mail and its of Australia" bas been postponed un-conscious and wilful; he is pre-arrest. We all have power to direct the office I persuaded the sub-editor from a stab wound in the abdomen The rain fairies fall with a crash to jipmates. They could find nothing of placky correspondents. Before I left til oesday August 22nd at 3.30 p.m. sume) unconscious and inadvertent. policeman's attention to a breach of countermsad the usual poster, and Her designed and refined exposures. The law does not concern itself tempt. His crude revelation does with our motives in so helping it. The got out one like this: not. Of course this is common-sense, motives of the Pork Guild may be and the other merely convention and self regarding. All right. For point- at law. I am not idiotic enough to ex ing out breaches of the law, the law William prot commonsense to prevail I do should thank them, not snub them. Inland but mention it, as is my duty, leaving The Fork Guild is the Hongkong Go: results to fata. Perhaps I might in-vernment, and so are you and I, in

A justifiable chortle, I think, you'll sinuate that if the Government had such matter. It I give an armed all agree. But I may as well; not so ruthlessly robbed the common robber in charge, as I certainly would confess that my prime personal A Sepoy of the H.K.S.-R.G.A; watched them some time when I'd people of their free and open bathing if I could, is Magistrate Hamilton joy is das to the fact that I'm sved was sentenced to two weeks" bard

finished my play. The China Mail, beaches, these caves of bathing in steryd going to demand my disagreeable job. I am old and labour by Mr. Lindsell this morning. They all seemed so tired and lay there

mullahs might not have arisen. Mind authority for doing it! If I make a tired, and don't do more than I'm for the larsony of an umbrella from

quite still, you, I do not think that would be mistake, I am responsible for it, but paid for nowadays; but if the Bill Sincera's store at Yaumati last night. I really began to think p'raps they quite fair, because I myself would not the law does not punish bona fide had passed I was going to write a Bosokong, Saturday, Aug. 19, 1922. go all the way to North Point if I mistakes. If selling raw pork under great deal for the Liberal papers at knew of a really nice pallah handy. a roast pork licence is an offence, and Home, to rouse the country. I didn't Nulla saius lov, however, when the prude is on the prowl. Bat nullah sosone did it, and an interested want to do it, but I would have been til five this morning, so she will not / They dropped gently down on my bigperty,

BALLER-0. August 12, Shanghai, Frederick Baller, of, the China Mission, aged 69 years.

**TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

ADVERSARIA.

SHOCKING

TOR MODEST.

A wrong report. The parties were not Good for bathing in a nullab, which is no crime. They were not even charg ed, as the report that misled me sug- gested, with disturbing church wor- ship. They were charged with indedant exposure, and for that fined

bound to meet

TEACHERS

Armed robbare entered the Tai Lan chop of No. 96, Jervois Street at 12.45 this morning, and after gagging the inmates, stole property worth $4,832. They all escaped.

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One day on my window the rain

fairies lay,

felt ill.

The walling of the "President When down came more fairies and Lincola" from Manila was postponed

gave them a push,

▾

The Government is considering

It is

fired three sho's into the cookloft av The ran away, but no one was injured.

RECENT PIRACY.

SMART WORK BY POLICE.

In connection with the piracy au board the sa, "Suivik" recently, the police have made four arrests and re- covered acarly $1000 worth of pro-

white rose bush,

Sergeant Sheltainsxecuted a search On the leaves for a moment they warrant at No. 5 Singon Street,

twinkled and shone,

Shaukiwan at 5 am. in connection They slid to the ground. When I with another matter and found on the

looked they had gone.

premises a quantity of property which was recognised a part of the loot from the "Suiyik”.

PETER PAN,

When is a horse like an artist ? When it draws a cart.

HIDDEN NAME COMPETITION.

LASTING TEN WERKS.

The four prisoners were produced before Mr. Lindsell this morning and. remanded for a week,

FIRE LAST EVENING.

ONLY A MATSHED...

arrive here before 5 p.m. tomorrow. ma to more nullahs, if I am to write Party called attention to it, and it unable to reat until I had.

Things have as particularly as Ovidias (Nullas proved, there should have been a

bota She will leave at noon on Wednesday It seems that I have venenato litera mista joco est) with

conviction. But as I have only

NOT BO asid about the Govern--as originally scheduled. “ sgain been unjust, care for the sensitive and consideration there were factors which influenced GOVERNMENT, public opinion, and so

newspaper reports to go by, I daresay

BAD A ment's indifference to magistrate complain- for the touchy. What humbug the magistrate and of which I am ing in open court that Well do I know that my writings are ignorant. In that case, as you were.

AFTER ALL. forth. It has been Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, the

An charged with bureau-new Commander-in-chief my commenta on the even like the washings of the youths

the "nullah bathing case" were based on in our nullahs, insemuch as they must

Some people may cratic obstinacy. But this shows that China Station in succession to Bir annoy certain species. Well do I

TRAINING have wondered what it does love us, and does care what we | Alexander Duff, is expected to reach know it, and ill do I repent it.

it was all about. The think and feel about things, Assoon China in October to take up the position was plaît as it learned that there really was a duties of his new post, As a local humorist enough. At the meeting of the Board strong feeling of objection, it dropped THE OLUB put it, a certain club is of Education (where his job is to the proposal. What more should wo the place where you are advise the Director of Education and ask of any Government? Well, of

your boozem friends. not merely to boost for the University) course, I would have preferred that no plans for a new and up-to-date ferry

Mr. Tentosh Mackindale attacked the British Government should ever have service across the harbour. An American pab Technical Institute, recommanded its allowed such a project to safer its proposed to have forry steamers that THE CRADLE lication is quoted in abolition, and generally tried to mind; but there let's let bygones will carry wheeled trafis as well as OF THE BACE support of Mr. To score off the Director of Education, be bygones, how that it has shown passengers and special piece will be name:"I rode on a gamel said the A fire broke out last evening in a aberrania who.wilfully expose them-known hypothesis concerning the Institute, and had another plan to British in that which, refusing to be op-side and over at Kowloon.* Thic-new""HIDDEN" NAME?” This poon' will ] Wing Lee contractors, engaged in the Teen Tai's well-who admitted a certain defect in the Itarll true: British at bottom. Trus built to accommodate them both, this man. (The answer you sosis Elan) matched. occupied by fokie of the never be rich arduous worker construction of the new motor road though he is.

above the cemetery. The roof of the matabed was ignited by sparks from some blasting operation on the new site of the Nanyang Bros, Tobacco Factory, and the structure was soon a huge mais of fame. Although the firemen attended it was was burned to the ground. Damago impossible to save the matched which

was done to the extent of $1,200.

I do not wish to shelter behind a repoder's mistake, and even now I see nothing to apologise for. I be lieve in the punishment of those

This dreary weary world of ours

Grows daily over duller

Aud magistrates fine people who

Bathe naked in the Lullah. The Age of Innocence has gone.

to

: BIETE WEEK. This is an example of a hidden

The maxim,

"de

THE LATE

LORD

mortuis, nil nii bo- num," is much older The acting Paisns Judge (Mr. J. NORTHCLIFFE than newspapers, R. Wood) heard further argument by and newspapers, counsel yesterday in the exchange con-

thought that there will be plenty of ANSWER room for both.

NAME AGE. ADDRESS

Cut this out and krop it carefully until after Baturday, November 25th. when I want you to send it to Peter

" Office.

mental disease than a crime in their o Eden. As it begins by saying "* argument, briefly, was that the subject, like the blooming Bill, is now the "Star" ferry service; it is ase) but I am not sure that innocent is the consensus of scientifs opinion" Technical Institute (Government dropped. Hooray! xposure while bathing in hot weather. I am not impressed. There is no such institution) had no material on which should be regarded as criminal, thing as an ascertainable consensus of Motest people need not ok twice. opinion in science. The problem, as teach og whereas the University practise method (practical As a friend of minó said, on learning a matter of fact, is not scientific athad. The Chino Mail pointed out "boot the case:

all. It is merely philosophie, Science that the University had no more then is conserned only with verifiable and the Institute had, ie, both have to with their fates and felsome adala-tract action in which the Bank of Pan, o/o The Editor, The Uhine fail demonstrable knowledge, and the use Government clames and Goveration location of the cradle of the human ment teachers of teaching. It was notorious person who dies hare de proprietor of the British Chinese Trad of every famous or | Chuton is suing Mr. Chin Tin-cho, the race cannot be verified or demon all just a matter of debating methods, prived it of its binding foren. 1ing Company. The defense have anb strated. It is not even known that The Registrar was "showing off," would be o atent to say nothing,mitted that there is no casa to snewer there was such a thing. By that I and the Chino Mail, was showing doce I cannot truthfully say good, of and late yestaday afternoon after

YOU NEED NOT “TAKE After all. I suspect it was a false mean that the human race may have off too. This might seems" bad for the late Lord Northolil but I am hearing. Hr. 3. C. Jenkin's tople on at a continental B to set rid of your

THE WATERS" and pradish deliczep (very likely and originated" in several places the oog in for the important matter provoked by the Pres references belalf of the plaintiff, His Hogar Try them to night realiteed buster in deived by the American Comentate Kolitöend; and not a mišlska f 150

I believe I of lining there, but that was Why should the local Telegraph add anpongood that he would adjourn the the morning rajidster, which led to the oberation ÍNTERNATIONALITY Gwa Sir. anfeguarded by the sensible decision its sycophantio,equeak to the lying case without firing date. If he gently store Piekottes General from the Manila Observatory"

tal charges: We are all far too

Jamra Yoxall of the Education Board) by which chorust He didn't know his decided to call on the dafones be the verge of liver trable regulate the at 10 00 am, August 19. 192. squamish for a hot, and Asiatica debt of gratitude for a charming both institutions may go on producing business from 42, and he is gt, would not give rossops at any great ladispol pick house

Typhoon in shat 128 dig. Long ountry. As far as that goe book of says which I read some experienced and trained teacher, losyonaly mourned by, the British length, but if he decided in lavour of party the bathDERWE

solcar ha a implozijn, rehwo, l'activ, 23. deg. Lat. N. moving No Елга is tore criminal pro years ago before the war, I think short, the good work goes on; while Pre the world are. It couldn't the plea of the delahon that there was vication in a flapper. in a ball. So I must not be too savers with him the maction are arguing and "scoring be genuine anyway, but apart no caso to suswer he would give. room than in a coolio bathing in for some indiscreet and unfair remarks off one another.

frum that, mentions of it have written de:ision,

Ken Cupid must pas trousers on.

it

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