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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1927.

USES OF REPARTEE.

WITTY RETORTS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

SUNKEN CARGOES.

RECOVERING TREASURE FROM

THE DEEP.

Lord Headley (Member of Council,

A great deal of this glamour bangs uround the picturesque island of Mall, where the quaint little hamlet of To- bermory holds a secret in its tiny harbour. A far back

the year 1588, when the north wind an offco- tively assisted the British navy that

THE CHINA MAIL.

WOMAN'S TEARS.

THEIR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFIC- ANCE, EXPLAINED.

the tear gland, which distributes the precious fluid drop by drop through fine ducts to the upper part of the sac formed by the upper eyelid. From this point the tear spreads

GERMAN SHIPP NG.

A 125 PER CENT DIVIDEND.

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WEATHER REPORT.

September 25d. 12b; 15m.—Wäris ning to Hongkong, Coast Ports, &c. N. Long. 114 E., position uncertain, -Depression or typhoon in Lat. 18.

direction noknown.

'Punch, I cbauced to come upon a Inst. C. E. I.) writea in the Manches- the "invincible" Armada was scatter I just loved it, my daar. I enjoyed it run off through the minute lachryma!, navigation companies each with to Hongkong, Conat Ports, &o.

Turning over and rolume of

happy illustration by Harry Furnisa Guardian: The success with which (Wenden Weekly) of a repartes by the treasure hunt in Tobo-mory Bay (writes H. Greenhough Braith in John Mr. Plunket in reply to Sir George is now meeting has revived interest in

ed in hopeless confusion, one of the most valuable of the Spanish galicous the Almirante de Floranoia put into Tobermory Bar partly to

At the end of June last there How did you like the play?" "Oh, out over the front of the eye and is were in Germany 32 joint stock throughly; I wept the whole evening!"

How often have women been heard punctures to the thront. Theee punc capital of over 1,000,000 marks, their to make the above statement, and tans can be seen on the margin of combined total capital and reserves how often have they been laughed at each eyelid, about one-filth of its being 5,629,299,000 marka.

September 2049b, 05m,--Warning Depression or typhoon in Lat. 13 N, Long. 113 N., moving N, W. positius

This uncertain.

Campbell's question whether he was sunken cargoes. There are few enb. get shelter Iron the terrific weather for their seerping inconsistency? asks length front the inner edgn. From { total was distribated in the followinging to Hongkong Canst Parts, .:

a

responsible for the fearful creatures"jects on which there are more errun whose effigies adorn the stairenee of

eous ideas. Until I visited Newcastle Westminster Hall.

I am not responsible," said Mr. few months age I was under the im. Plunket, for the fearful creatures preesion that immersion for a few either in Westminster Hall or in this weeks meant destruction to practically Monae," At this neat reply the

and partly to reprovision. It is said New York Herald writer. And yet them the finid runs away, carrying

they are merely speaking the truth with it specks of dust and other manner: when they admit to the fact that weep-impurities down into the lachrymal ing-naully synonymous with grief sac, which lies alongside the note, and Bhare capital

theace into the lower part of the nose. Debentures is often an enjoyable affair. Hospital London, recently announced Nature has bestowed upon the feraale,

Dr. Aledander Fleming of St. Mary's And it is merely because Dame Statutory and special

that the inhabitants, who were none too friendly towarde England at the time, gave her a good welcome, but that afterwards, having heard of the value of the treasure aboard, they treacherously blew up the ship, hoping

September 26d. 11h. 40m-Wara:

Depression or typhoon of unknown intensity within 120 miles of Lat. 15 N. Long, 112 E. moving N.W. 2,021,150,000

Marks.

132,887,000

404.789,000

September 268. 11h. 45m-Pres sare bas decreased considerably over. N.E., Japan and slightly in other districte. Itin bigbest near Slangbak, Of theas compsaics, according to sion or typhoon in the China Sea. At Ga.m. this morning the depres

reserves

audience broke into a peal of laughter all goods except those encased in to secure the valuables. Anyhow the to the Royal Society same rather a greater "vaso-motor afectability "Reconstruction account 2,971,709,000!

and the retort forthwith took its place andae fist of Parliamentary repartees

which have become historical,

as

water-tight coverings. It was there. fors a matter of surprise to me to find examples of steel good and machinery, That list is a pretty long one, and which had been under water for eigh Mr. Pionket's specimen has to stued teen months and more; practically comparison with many others-with good as when they left the factory. Sheridan's for instance, when Burke With respect to such perishable fung down the naked dagger in the stufl as soap and cheese I came acrosť Hause, thrilling the hushed assembly instances where soup was none the with the sudden and dramatic act.woree after a year's immersion "The honourable geatl:mau," said a cake of bard, film-like casing Sheridan, "brought us the knife-enclosing cach cake or bar. As to the but what has be done with the fork "cheese, keeping improved it con-

has

not return as a spy."

THE MOST TELLING FORM OF WIT.

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ship went to the bottom in some ten fathoms of water and within a stone's

throw of the shore.

Various attempts have been made at different times to salve portions of the treasure, but it cannot be said that conspicuous success has up to Dow rewarded these efforts. In recent years Colonel K. M. Foss succeeded in bringing up some valuable articles plate, coins and so on,and these were sold for nearly £900 only a fow Fears ago. The Colonel has an able

sea in 60 set of water.

starting discoveries upon the scianti-that her capacity for shedding teard fie significance of woman's tears. For is larger than man's. Her veins and some tima Dr. Alexander has born Iymphatic ducts are also larger than Schiffahrt-Zeitung. 39 have published appeared to be in about Lat. 15 N. cagaged in experimenting with the men's in proportion to total body their busines reports for the year and long 112 E., moving N.W. "pearly drop" in his laboratory, and weight, and therefore more liable to 1921; 11 which were catablished in A depression formed to the north now as a result of the labour, hither- sudden expansion and contraction. to unknown facts, proving the, tear. This sudden expansion and contrac-1921-22 and two old companies have drop to be one of the important com- tion of the vaso-motor system forms not yet issued any statement of their ponets of the female organism, have the basis of emotion. been revealed.

of Yap yesterday morning, and misy devolop into a typhoon. appears to be moving westward. It

position. The business results of Hongkong rainfall, for the 14 bour anding at 10 am today. 0° fob those companies which had issued Total since January 1st. 13 inches reports by the end of the half year against an average of 74 30 inches.

Forocant for the 24 hours eading t Whatever the cause, a woman feels If you are a woman, and your heart showed a toal surplus of revenue noan on Septom for 27, 1922.

over expenditure (including the 1-Farmota Chautol. 10. winds

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ROYAL OBSERVATORY,

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DAILY WEATHER REPORT

SEPTEMBER 26, 1922.D.

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No argument, no eloquence, could siderably, and a certain speculator assistant in Miss Margaret Naylor,better riter she has wept, and, flatters; a rosy blush tints your checks amounts brought forward from the modsrute: fate at first, some rain later. have noted with the effect of this.who purebased an entire cargo dirt who has the proud distinction of being although us to the present this has (although this warning id not so previous rear) of 330,345,000 marks, The House ronred; and Barke's cheap made quite s emali fortere the first lady to take up this rather beon considered merely a charming necessary nowadays us in former which representa a return on the sharexderate; fair at first, some infa later.” grand scene was turned into a force. over his deal, the cheese fetching a dangerous and arduous profession in illiosyncrasy, the recent discoveries times), und desire to cast your eyes capital and debentures of 23.70 per Nor, as many readers will remember, higher price than it would have done a serious way, and, I believe, the very prove that all the logic in the world down in sweat confusion comes over capital and debeatu that amount winds, medemte; fair at first, souty rain

As this the only occasion on which in "new" and uninteresting first of her sex to walk the bed of the lies behind it.

you, remember that all this excite- The most important revelation is rent is merely due to the fact that 159,930.000 matka was written off for 4.-loath const of Chias dos voi the same great wit discomfited the condition!

the relief afforded to the nervous your veins and arteries are expanding 170,416,000 marke was distributed moderate; før at si:st, souu sain later.

depreciation and reserves, while Hongkong sid Hani. E. winde same great statesman. After a certain Of couree there is a large class of

It is suggested that the methods system which under duress of emotion and contracting, and violent speech from a member of the goods which salt water rendere practi- now being adopted are unsuitable for becomes dangerously tezed by pres doubtless loss all interest in the cause

for dividends, directore' percentages, Opposition, Burke started from his cally valueless. I heard, however, of recovering articles which are easily sure on the blood vessels. seat and rushed across the House, a rargo of flour which had been under damaged. The finding of quantities copious flow of tears immediately Furthermore, it is now revealed

"The of your joy.

and benevolent funds.

The highest dividend paid was 123 exclaiming, with vehemenes, "I quit water for over eighteen months. The of broken bottles in the necks of removes this pressure. Dr. Fleming, that the true reason for the universal per cent. by the Danziger 800 mete the comp? I quit the camp!" "I vessel in the hold of which the bags which were corks soms to indicate in bis experiments, discovered that tenderness of woman is nothing more and the next 50 per cent, by the a share capital of 1,000,000 marks, trest," said Sheridan, rising. that were lying was thrown up co & cery that there was a possibility of having a the honourable gentleman who wild alore The natives found that a taste of axe fine old Spanish wine lysozyme proved to be the most linked nerves

antiseptic substance called than the fact that her system of Lubseker Ostsee-Schiffahrts-Gesells- quitted the camp as a deserter will the bags of flour were apparently hard 334 years old. But, alas! we bave, important component in the tear, and responds more easily to atimulus than chaft, siso on a capital of 1,000,000

and perished beyond possibility of probably lost the opportunity of ask demonstrated use til one man, brighter than the ing all our connoisseur friends to din- could do against disease microbes. women are more subject to nervous "lysozyme", that of man. This also explains why Well Loown also is the retort of Sir others, cut into a sack. He found ner and saying in a genial way, "Now Ha placed a teardrop in a tube and strain and illness than men, for when Boyle Roche to Curran, who with his that there was a thick coating of cruat you must try just one glass of my gave it as a poison to a great many various arcessary stimulants for the hand upon his heart, was proclaiming an inch and a half thick, and that 1530 port." I hear the use of un-million bacteria that clouded the effective working of a woman's vaso that he was the trusty guardian of his inside that coating the flour was sympathetic grabs, gouges, large size liquid in the test tube. Immediately motor system are lacking she invariab Lanparable member on his siuecure." good as when it left the milt. H. Bausage mincers, and weapons of that the tear destroyed every microbe-s ly aaccumbs, whereas a man's health ompiled at the National Almos: Ofise Vidlvastock 6. 24.03 59 own honmur: "I congratulate the in perfect preservation and 83

class is not conducive to the safe fact that was made plain to the eye is unaffected. uch are a few examples a few out promptly secured the lot and made recovery of works of art or battles of by the sudden thinning out of the The relief that women obtain from

in London from the result of the sosiale Temura.. ka. 19,8€ of hundreds of Parliamentary repar a handsome profit out of the transac wine. I have confided to Miss Naylor liquid in the tube.

if observations taken by means of so Kaksisto... tees. It may be painted out to those tion. Again, an interesting story my own plans for securing not only He further stated that lysozyme serious physical-troubles which affect turlag the years 1975-9

these teara causes the prevention of Water Police Basic at Tim Sha Tealth...

intomatic tide-recording mashine in the fir who care for the philosophy of wit reached the of turbine steamer, the coutents of the galleon but the existed in all the fluids of the body. men as a result of pressure within the

Vezanski... that, telling though they are, these which had suffered so little after whole vessel in perfect safety, and I but to a more distinct and greater blood vessels. Statistics prove that

Toa era of the able corresponly with shims. are not quite the highest form of eighteen months below the surface think she is convinced 24 to the degree in the teardrop. Up to the apoplectic strokes are about 25 per

Chart which has basa tend to bo 4 foot 1........ which a repartee is capable. For a that she was actually got off under soundness of them, but the expresent the substance has not been cent, less frequent in women than in

tachai below mean sal-laval

- 28.82 shiji... 29,81 perfect repartee is more than a smart het owu steam after very little over-penditure of five or six thousands of isolated, and it was only after six men,

To obala the depth of water on the sin Island 20.96 Also because of this same

ide gaze at the Victoria Naval Tard Wolbatwol. 6.39.00 6 HI answer-it is an answer smarter than bauling.

pounds would be necessary, After months of investigation that Dr. saving grace, women

footloches, and on the gasze tehing a smart attack; and this is why a But all the ships to which my all, what is that when you bave in Fleming had been able to discover it endure the greatest nervous strains are able to

at Lamsat Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 sloklang rep rtee, when at its best, is one of quities were directed were steel veicis view a cool million or two, and the be most telling forms of wit existing sunk during the war. Every detail chance of the Spanish Crown all stud- It titillates the wind twice over; it is

was knowe as to the cargo. Vastly ded with gems each one of which is a good thing capped by one still bet different are the conditions surround worth a king's ransom. ↑ ter. The perfection of a repartee ing those countless wrecks of the arises only when, the first of the two wooden walls of old England sent to par ies in the war of words having the bottom centuries ago: The made a brilliant thrust, his opponent glimour of romance and uncertainty parries the attack, and, to the delight hange round each tale which tradition of the spectators, spits him by a provides: thrust moro dexterous stul

coasts are literally peppered with wreeks-ancient and modern.--and we also know that the value of these Evoken monuments to man's enter- prise and Nature's fury is enormous.

Now. Mr. Plunket's reparten was called forth, not in answer to a piece of stinging wit, but merely to a qucs tion which was meant to be annoying. It was a victory achieved against a weak opponent, not a triumph against a champion. And it is clear, mote- over. that for the fall enjoyment of a repartee, one of the two opponents should be weaker than the other, and the weaker should obtain the victory. We need only quote the words of the immortal Mr. Crummles. When Nicholas Nickleby beheld the combat between the tall stage sailor and thr short one, he observed that they would be better if they were a little more of the same size. "Size!" eried 3fr. Crummlos. "Why, it's the essence of the combat that there should be a foot or two between them. How are they going to get up the sympathies of the audience in a legitimate manner if there isn't a littly man contanding against a big one i"

OPIUM EVIL.

HOW CANTON 18 STAMPING. IT OUT.

Since the end of March quarter 1917 no opium has been officially imported into Kwanglung, and overy effort is being made to suppress smoking and provent smaggling, writes the Canton Customs Commissioner in bis anoual

report. Methods employed in at- tempting to import the drug aro numerons, but the most striking was eeen with a consignment of 160 bams from Yunuso, in which was concealed about 110 catties of the prepared drug. Од August 27, Home $400,000 worth of opium and paraphernalia was burnt on the East Parade Ground, attmeting large crowds for nearly three days. It was specially interesting because the material represented largely bouse-to- house seizures made by the local authorities. In December a branch of the International Anti-Opium As- zaistion was opened in Canton, with “Gəneral-Ch'ér-Chiong-wing as "pret sident and Dr. Wa Ting fang an honorary president. The opening of hospitals where smokers might be cured of the habit tavas eno of the plans adopted.

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It is estimate that approximately 17 per cent. of the world's cotton crop for 1922 will be grown in the British Empire, India supplying 18 per cent.

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AFFORDING THE EYE PROTECTION. Other interesting points about the substance are that it resisted the effects of alcohol and is not readily exhausted after it has doue consi- derable work in destroying bacteria. Have you ever tried Chamberlain's The primary function of Pain Balm for rheumatism? If not, yoyeozym" in the tear is to protect digesting the hard at lager this and disinfect the eyeball and the

runs on it is to cure.

Dr. Charles Henry Land, the Get a battle to-day, apply it with arrounding membrane, but it deur'st and inventor of the gold and vigorous massage to the adictol parts evidently has many other duties. In perseisin inlay system and of the and you will be surprised and del sito the upper and outer part of each eye, method of replacing the enamel on at the relief obtained. For edo by all between the eyeball and the bone, is human teeth, has died at Detroit.

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HONGKONG TIMB-519NALS.

The Time Ball on Rowloce Signal

is dropped daily at 10 am, and 42 except on Saturdays when it is ded at 10 am, and I p.m., and on Mindas- and Holidays when it is dropped at

The Ball is hoisted half ronas at 55th minute and full mast at thở 57th minute. Should the tall fall to drop the correct time it will be lowered minutes pist the bour and the ordery routine repeated at the following hour. if possible.

Should the Time Ball be cut of order the above routine will be carried t with the fag "Z," on the Storm Sigur

turat.

Timo Bignals are also given as nigl. by means of three white lam »TOOD vertically on the Obervatory wireless maat.

From 8.16 to 9.00 p.m. the lampe ar extibguished momentarily at the ered socotida, except at the 2nd, 2SEN, DOES Bend, and 54th of each minuto.

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