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SNIP AND SNOP AND THE BEAST.

Mary has been asked by soms friends to take part in a fairy play which they were getting up for Christmas. She had not done any acting before but her mother thought that she would be able to manage it i

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SMUGGLED BABY.

DIPHTHERIA · DANGER IN

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."A GREAT PREMIER,”

AN IMPRESSION OF MR.

LLOYD GEORGE.

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of stato, chatting bout State accrete se though they were the gossip of the villago green.

"With a felt hat thrust eidswaye on his shaggy looke, an old suit am azingly baggy at the knees, and a gnarled stick like a country squire,

SPORT.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

TO DAY'S MATCHES.

Sir Philip Gibbs, the well-known

Four matches in the first dívision of war correspondent, writes of Mr. be used to stroll into this 1 ouse, as I tha Hongkong Football Leagus are Lloyd George who has just resigned have seen him, and discuss the situ-down for decision this afternoon. his post a Premier the following stion breezily with a much slower re- They are as follows:- personal appreciation-

alieation of the stark realities than "Mr. Lloyd George," saya Sir those whom optimism blinded to Pbilip, will take his place in history truth-yet never with any sign of 48 tho most remarkable Prime wearinces despair. Minister of England since the time of

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the elder Pitt. It is possible, also, that he will take his place in history

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18 EAR TO THE GROUND.

Kowloon v. South China.-Railway ground, Kowloon. Refereo: Mr. G. H. Perryman.

R.GA. v. Hongkong-Bookampon ground. Referee: Mr. W. E.

Always be bas his car to the Hollande. as the man who, by surrendering his ground, listening to the distant tramp of feat. Whenever it comes too near

HM8, "Tamer" v. H.M.S. "Ambrose,"--Navy "A" ground.

Hoogkong Police v. King's Rogé.-- South China ground. Referee: Mr. F. Smith.

ideals at the time when the world was he gives ground, 'according to plas,'/ Referns: Mr. F Williams. crying out for spiritual leadership, helped Europe to fall into moral and then with superb audacity and a degradation and material ui. Yot sure touch attacks his enemy in au time and time seain during those expected place. He retreats with the greatest grace in the world, old years of history in instincts of idealiom bave revealed yielding to the inevitable with a beau

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"In debato bis success is largely "It is hard for English prople to due to that. Ile grants so much of peak or to write about Lloyd George his opponenta argument that they without passion-passion of dislike or For having taken a baby suffering passion of here worship. There have are stupefied by his candour and dearmed by his chivalry. As a rule, from diphtheria from Ramagate to be a times when most have hated him, he states their side of the case with Loudon in a crowded train on August but it is o'gnificant that the people 29 Mrs. M. Chapman, of Hamilton who hated him once because of the more pereussive oratory than they Не Коев atteet, Deptford, S.E., was at Rims things for which I and others liked could dream of doing.

farther than they would dare. It is gate fined the full penalty of £5.

him (bis democratic audacity, his Mrs. Chapman, who had been spend amusing vulgarity of challenge to the what io calls taking the wind out of

the enemy's nude,'” Then he breaka | ing a holiday at Ramsgate. was told snob tradition of England) are through their lite of battle with the by a doctor that her baby had diph those who like him most. thoris and must be removed to the him for his speech about the "Knock Nelson touch' and destroys their last local isolation hospital, hut when the out blow” a' a tirue when there resistance with his broadsides. ambulance arrived so take the baby socmed no cading to war except by

This is what he most enjoye. It there it was discovered Mrs. Chap the extermination of the world's makes him feel young and freab. Ilis mau kad returned with it to London. youth. I hinted him afterwards for babe blue eyes glow with the light of lwlping to arrange a peace whichte. It appeals to that keen sense of humour which is a large part of bis ecemed to ma to guarantee the certainty of new and more dreadful power and a cause of his weakness

EX-OFFICER'S SUICIDE,

and Mary berself thought that it WANTED TO BE PUT IN A SACK would be great fun.

The play wae "Beauty and the Beast" and Mary was to take thef part of Beauty.

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It took ber soms time to bare her part and she spent much of her time rehearsing. Soip and Suop were always left at home on these occasions bocause Mary hind only to go to the house of a friend near by and she thought that the dogs would be happier playing at home.

I wonder why Mary goes out so much now," Suip said to Snop.

"Yes and it is rather dull too when she is at home," Sanp replied, "Half the time she sits reading or muttering something aloud. She does not arcus to baro much time to notice us these daye."

"Never mind." Saip auid coo

days before the play was to be acted. When the great day came Mary was of course busier than usual. She shut herself up in her bedroom for a long time and when she came down the dogs did not know what to make of her.

wore.

TO SAVE THE BATES.

"I am fed up and pawing out.

combe,

Wor...

I hated

ADNIRATION AND REGRET.

All the lanma are well matched, and. the games should provide a lot of

excitement.

Kick off at 4 30 p.m., sharp. Next Saturday will see the opening of the Reason in the second division of the league when with the return of the Fleet from the North, some good matches should bo witnessed.

IN FERPOT PƆLO,

TO-DAY'S MATCHES,

The Manila interport poto teami which defeated the Services"A" team in such convincing manger on Monday last, and afterwards weat down to the Hongkong interport toam on Wednesday to the tune of 5 goals to two, will complete their engage. ment here this afternoon when they will play a local civilian team at 4.

fa doabled-edged weapon. For it iep

bie eeuse of Tumour which enobles The visitors will not be at their: in to preserve his mental poise after full strength as Mr. McPherson is Yet, analyzing my own feelings. years of intense strain beating down still down with fever, but they will find, as so many of his political op upon bio from all the quarters field the same team which figured in Ponents find. that cet hatred, but Anxiety, dangers, attacks from front the big game last Wednesday, and a admiration strangely mingled with and rear, leave him strangely un- good game in ageur d. It was at

triated

field by scathed because he has the gift of first anger and annoyance, amusement laughter, sees gnat fun in it all, a entirely new

represent causing laughter with a groan in itmerry adventurs,

Hongkong in this match, butowing

regrel,

affectiou

intended

to

to teuni

to 'rare of possible weakness which would make the match uninteresting. Mr. Bayd has been included.

am perfectly sane, and I have carried the poison about with me for ovo two ouths ready for us. Pack me up in a fuck and save the rates."

are my domiosnt impressions of this The poin posities of great gentle These passage occurred in a letter amazing little man. The straight men like Lord Curzon, the preciorities adderased in the corever by principles of honourable men are warp of Mr. Balfour, the conceite of Win Lieutenant F. Buckran, of High Wred under his influence. They weak, ston Churchill, afford him real amuse- The teams will line up this after-

who potevued hitaself as I have seen them, visibly, underment, and when he is weary of Cabinet Doon as follows:- Maidenhead by taking cyanide the spell of his babe-blue eyes. Men discussions, tired with high people; Manila: Mr. Nelson, Captain Ball, of potassium. Suicide during temu- go into his room cursing him in their overstrained by the necessity of posing Major Itowell and Mr. C. P. White porary insanity was the verdict.

hearts, dolermined torreist his as the new Napoleon, he retires gladly (Copinio). Buckran was depressed owing to blaadishments, resolutely fixed toto a little circle of low class friends,

Hongkong: Mr. P. A. Cox, Mr. lack of employment and his inability arguments and facts and convictions and feels refreshed by their vulgarit-J. G. Lyon. Mr. W. D. Fildes Wilton to get a financial obligation.

from which they will not budge. Ja irs, their lack of high morality, their and Mr. C. C. Boyd (Captain). less than an hour with him they have cynical knowledge if lile and of hiin. resisted nothing, have hudged from all the can take his case among them their fixol joints, and como outlook with nothing to conces!, nothing to iog strepish, smiling, weakly saying pretend. IIo kuowa their bap Marvellous! Time and time again frailties. They know his. They have! that has happened to trade-union been well rewarded by him, and hope editors, ministers of state, generale. leaders, political erities newspaper for more. He likes their loyalty,

their rich jests, their memories of old;

FRENCH JOURNALIST'S APPRECIATION.

AIRMAN'S GOOD-BYE,

SCRIBBLED IN BLAZING 'PLANE.

An aeroplane on the Bremen Berlin servien fell in flames between Stendal and Salzwedel. The iron was killed. |

The Lokal Anzeiger rela'ra that the airman hastily scribbled a few words of farewell to his friends in bis pocket book, and flung it with bie identity papers. out of the burning

"Pertinax," the brilliant Parisian mac'ine,

journalist, had an interesting appre ciation of the Prime Minister in the Seminy Express.

"Ae a man, the British Premier

even in the course of many ceatur es, as appreciably as is too often suppo

solingls, "It must I something to do was drawn once more,. "But what with Christmas and tint will soon bever is this!"

For a fierce nionater came bounding over and then perhaps she will take us for long walke again and not be seen, dressed in yellow and black with a strange looking mask and a long busy all the time." **This conversation took place two waving tait.

**He is going to bite Mary, "barked "Many people have had the honour times when together they heard the weeks before Christmas, just thre

Suip as the creature advanced to of taking breakfast with. Mr. Lloyd chimes at midnight." wards her and without a moment's George at No. 10, Downing-street- citation the dogs rushed forward (Come into my parlour, said the spider and begun dancing round the monster, to the fly). It is a most dangerous apping at his legs and growling hour to these who wish to preserve a fiercely.

detached judgment. When I had the "Go away Saip and Shop!" cried honour, once, of being invited to this "What a queer hat," remarked Mary, driving them in front of her meal, I was very watchful of the little Soop, gazing open mouthed at the and everyone was laughing as if it great man and his menage, trying to shining golden crown which she were a great joke. The dogs were so get some insight into the secret quali amazed that they allowed themselves ty of his genius. There was no cere "Yes and bok at her dress,” nyt to be chased right out of the housemony to impress the stranger, but a way be relied upon to attract anded. Wo turn to the first bok of ia his brother. It is all dragging on without protesting. Once outside they homeliness and candour far more delight nine Frenchmen out of ten.""Thucydides, and we read thera

sat down and Snip remarked to Suppressive. Mr. Llord George helped he says. They will even say that the ground but she does not seems to with an astonished air, "Well of all guests in toast. Mrs. Lloyd George (they find him more Gallie than them. perch of the Corinthian ambassadors to the Spartans which M Pancaré Mary beard them prowling to the extraordinary things! Mary did a nice homely woman-poured out getber and the gave them each a pat Got mind that dreadful creature rush the morning coffee. Missilegon cams

"But as a Ristesman, be toy bere could have uttered, thievery week and said "Now doggies be goading at her and sent us away when we down in a hurry, said, flood morning lied upon in the long run, to sheck in oue of bin meetings with Mr. Lloyd dad and attacked her bacou and eggs them, fo.reduce them to despair, and George. We had there vitics WIADR- while I am at the play and I shall be were going to help her."

[ling about international arbitration, back in time to give you your play," Snop said, "Let's go home."

"I don't understand this kind of with the joyous appetite of youth."

"How are things going in France to make them articulate the following etc. In the 'fifties and sixties we complaint-which I have heard eo had only too much to do with politi- supper."

Did you hear that ?" whispered So home they weat, feeling rather in. asked Mrs. Lloyd George, with o ten: 'After all, we should prefer to col Mcasianiem, and we had to pay have to deal with the traditional the price of our mistakes in two ter- be patted them and explained that

British bulldog'

"Why? Because they consider be careful,

sible wars. Henceforward, we must it was only a kind of game and that the Beast was not going to bart hor, Dreadful mess, that last battle, that be sins continuously against the really.

wasn't it? Haven't heard a word se se of logical continuity, against the *Besides which "she added, "It was about it from G. H. Q. First I heard passion for rationalism so deeply

July Billy Thomae who was dressed was when I read your articles." ingrained in everything French. up. I know you cant to help me (Subtle Battery and pleasing to a war} and it was very nice of you, dear correspondent.) things."

mind!"

Snip as Mary went out and shut the jured. But when Mary came back motherly sigh for all poor boys. front door behind her.

"Sbo unid

'play' and if there is any playing to be done I don't see why we should not be in it. Come along. We w

follow her,"

Soop was only too ready to go after his brother so they erupt out through the back door, then rared along the road and were just in time to see Mary

disappearing into her friend's boase.

It was easy enough to get in there tor by a side door and they found their way to the big lounge tall.

PETER PAN.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPON- DENTS.

GST ON WITH YOUR BREAKFAST. "Yes,' said the Prime Minister.

selves.

A KIND OF STABILITY,

FRENCH RATIONALISM V. PREE CHURCHES. "Shall we call it the case of French rationalism versus the Free Churches? We would not fight that case. We only say this, realising what the Free Churches mean in English history and

"Mr. Lloyd George, after all, docs "He asked straight questions, lis. not vary to frequently as we And she fetched a bitcuit each for teaed (anlike most great men) to the French people are proue to think. He in the British world. We do not them and they were 6000 quite answers, uttered indiscreet criticism has a kind of stability which scapes want to appoint Prophet Jeremiah to happy again,

of bigh persons, chaffed Miss Megan, our notice because it is very far from the Quai d'Orsay, because, owing to passed his cup for some more coffee, our mind. He is at beart our falling population and to our groaned over the horror of war with Nonconformist, a prophet in the sense difficult position at the very door of honeat emotion, laughed heartily over of the Bible, a notatart innovator. Germanic Central Europe, there is no j a comic tale of the trenches, discovered His mind goes forward from visions margin left to us where we canî a point of lact Le wanted to know- to visions, and does not move by initiate doubtful experiments in Elsa Batallia. I was glad that you fust)—and indulged in

(the reason for the invitation to break logical steps. He jompa, he does not politics, and where wo can waste.

a bright, walk. liked the story about dancing and uncomplimentary monologue about

England enjoys a wider margin than think that both you and your cister generale, war offices, and newspaper the write or speak in the same strain margit.

"You cannot ack Prophet Jeremiah ours, and America a still wider | type very nicely.

editore, uztil checked by Mrs. Lloyd as Descartes. That does not meun "Endowed as he is with extra- Edna Batalba. The Saip and Snop Cleorge, who raid 'Get on with your that Prophet Jeremiah, in his way, ie ordinary gilts of perception, Mr. stos have always been your breakfast, dear."

not a very consistent man, or that he Lloyd George can be expected to favourites, baven't they. I have written another one for you this week that frankness of speech, that readi. well.

"That candour of his blue eyes, does not manage his own affaire very discover for good, sa he did during and hope that you will like it.

the war, the trus foundation of French Dess to alter his own opinion in view Maude White (?) Your letter was

**Between Mr. Lloyd George and positivism in international politics. only signed Maude, but I think that flage of deep cunning, artfulness the fact that, while

is now fact-were they just a camou- oursel' es, all the trouble arises from Meanwhile, I express tba wish that, in it is Maude bite, is it not? I am developed into a natural babit I do after

striving the managenient of Continental Then two more girls came on desafraid that your letter must have got not think so. There is in the soul of international bed it much the same way as Mary.

Why whatever is happening?" said the astonished Sacp. For there were a number of people sitting there in front of a curtain which was drawn across the ball and all the place wat Ughted up with tiny electric light

Mary was nowhere to be seen and no one noticed the two dogs peeping in through a door leading into the din ing room. In a minute or two the curtain was drawn back and diary sp peared followed by a man dressed a King and they had s long talk to gether.

"Ton' it queer?" Bnop said st

quietly as he could, "He has a fauny

hat on too...

lost because I bave never received Lloyd George mill a certala simplicity, more

an affair, France be credited with

the Inception of

state

of affairs greater trust and confidence. Please

than satisfactory

the keep in mind that French imperliom

"Then the Entente Cordiale will be

It is Susie and Lusy whirpered it. Did you have all the hidden a boyisiness, natural and unfeigned. old, ee; absolutely refuse to fake for does not exist because it is ultra vires, Snip, But I can't make out why games right! I expect that you read they all put on these range clothes." the list in the paper and shall be glad ad golf to keep him fit during the instance, the existence of a demo-

"At Walton Heath, where he play, granted what does not really exist. For, if not for other reasons, There was a great deal of talking if you will let me know, I am so strain of war, be used to walk found oratio Germany, freed from the Prus And asveral other people came lary about it and we must see if we filend's garden with a friend'e sinn tradition of conquiet, or the --Well- Then the curtain was drawn can put it right.

daughtera cbit of a -acbuofgirl, and talling off of national egotisms. talk to her in a comradely way, tell *** More than that, Looking back to ing her funny things that happened past history, we observe that, not in cabinet meetings, ridiculing the withstooding superficial changes, ro |whimsical vbaravteristics of ministers iation between States do not alter

· but as no one went out the two dógi

waited to see what elia would happia. How many cowe" taila would it take

-Hera la Mary again," aid Baip to teach the moon ! when after a few minutes the oustale: Cat, it wie long enough,

Dassallable. A. Poincaré will enter tain. bis British colleague in his Sampigny country house cach sum mer, and, at the invitation of thế latter, be will become a regalar and highly appreciated preacher in the Baptist chapels on the Welsh hiile."

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