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THE CHINA MAIL

THE PROVERB

Proverbs are always DISPROVING being disproved. You may, as the módern wag, has paraphrased the old Raw, Induce the equine quadruped To vici-age aquatic but not always will you find lagurgitation, as 'tis said Must still be autómatić.

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YET

ONE.

THE

LOT.

Strike pleasure dead,

Bo an incas comes from out tho

mould

Where Burns in laid.

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Fresh as the dower whose modest

worth

He sang, bis genius "gliated "forth Rose like a star that touching earth,

For so it seema,

Doth glorify its humble birth

With matchless brains.

Sighing I turned away but ers Night fell, I heard or seemed

hear,

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Music that sorrow comes not near,

A ribual hyma, Chaunted in love that casts ou fear

By Seraphim.

AICHTS

OF

LONDON,

here.

"BATURDAY: -JANUARY £7 919,

SEEING HONGKONG

LOCAL GUIDE FOR THE NEWCOMER.

However

"It is a different matter when the Rumblers make a fuss.at Horne, and thu English Press publish regrettable iusccuracies, till a much over-worked Parliament is bothered with un- From the formidable list of books nero pary quations ubout consulted "—even H. G. Wells" | domestic offairs,” famous Outline" is included-ona

But.

our

might have expected to fad "The Maaker! Ingkong bay so glorious... | Newcomer's Guide: What sue in a future beford her that these cranks

Hongkong," which has just been cannot do much permanent harm.”

These few ex:racts do not, of published by the auther, Mra, IL M. Beans, a very solid and profound course, reflect the whoir contents of production

indeel. Instead, the book, which touches upon almost from the dedication to the every aspect of the Colony's life and author's last page acknowledgments, internets. For one dollar the guide in one finds a racy, ditting account of remarkable value-iu more ways than the Colony's attractions which night one. have been compiled from chatty letters home. Indeed, the author'ą Reprinted from a Straits

remarks sometimes savour of ten table paper, this story, which;

gossip, especially when she is dissuasa if not absolutely new, ing the merits of Iceal stores. But il will probably be she is sometimes indiscreet and son known to many people times cafair, she is mostly interesting

and smuring endugh (though more The Government is caling tent than once this has clearly been quite ders for the supply of coal. unintentional:)

A Lancashire couple, up in Londoo went to a picture gallery, and came upon a picture of Adam and Eve. The ind gannt wife said, "Sitha, 'er's brazen bussy. Who is 'er 1"

in

The husband looked ap the number his catalogue, but got to wrong, and read out, Queen Elizabeth receiving the Spanish Ambassarlor,"

Consternation.

* DAY

DAY.

to

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LOCAL AND GENÉRAL, ·

Entries for the annual Racits close day n5-33 p.m.

Mrs. Claud Severn will present.

The master of the ae. Yunnan”.

The author has her own opinions The military rate of the dollar and does not hesitate to express them. for February is fixed in Coromand The Peak tram," which atands on its Orders at 28. 3d. tail and waves its feet in the mist." has a gradient in places of 1 in 2, but "one no longer sees a row of prizes to the Bills Kadoorie scholars pigtails sticking out at an angle of on February 9 at noon. 45 deg, behind," for (we are told) Night has fled and the first, "there are no pigtails in Hongkong On February 1 the eun rises at 7.03 deft touches of Dawn's left to-day." Sampana are very pleasan1 sets at 6 12 On February 28 it AFTER hand re' tioting the sky,ant and leisurely craft for those who rises at 6.47 and sets at 6,20,

Soon the grey mists will enjoy potiering about on the water.“ have faded away, leaving Hengkong is a maddening place to ore of Shakespeare's glorions morget about ia; it is to ecattered and nings flattering the mountain tops there are so very few direct routes. with sovran eye. The bills, the ster- Dal bills are calling. Fancy roams their grassy alope, ases the delicate rainbows limaet in the waterfall's spray, smells the fresh tang of dew wet earth almost hears Blake's happy spirit piping down the valleys wild his magic songs of pleasant glee. Somewhere a train rumbles and the dreara dissolves.

So bere hath been dawning Another blue Day: Think wilt thou let it.

Nathless:

reports that the river mark buoy is missing in the Hainan Strait,

"It is so beautiful that one doesn't Sir William Brunyate will distri- really mind.". Indeed (as a later bute the prizes of Xing Wab College passage pata it) whether it be day or on Saturday, 10th February, at 7 p.m. night or twilight, sunshine or storm, at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Hongkong is always beautiful, alwave changing-a never-ending wonder Command Orders notify that the and delight.

duties of Command Paymaster and The museum, naturally, a weighed Treasury Chest Officer are being carri in the balance and (inevitably) founded on by Lieut. Col. R. A. Dobbie, wanting. It is " rather a disappoint. | R.A.P.Ć, ment," though it is well provided

with much interesting and valuable All the ships which arrived in matter. After surveying this matter, port yesterday and this morning re- the author's final verdict is that the ported meeting with a strong men- museum is a delightful place for an soon, but managed to get through it intelligent child, but the visitor who without mishap. hopes to find information about the

new born

The Crooked Mirror containing

wars List! The other are a lot of things you can do with

the Assuredly, since the DONE. "day five cente,"

Government Gazelle stated that an ap Government has taken só angmenting the venue from the "minor vitre" plication had been received from the with the stamp duty perple must pay Tramway Company for permission to every time they collect their wages. Extend the line round the Valloy. Incidentally many big firms here give This, when the proposed extension a cash voucher for ponda bought over bad already bern nearly completed i |the counter. Are they liable for Doubtless the tramway extension will prove a boon. Doabties also, par- stamp duty, too?

The guide book author mission, was a mere formality. But ANOTHER mentionet in the pre-Burely the publismight have been treat vions paragraphed Inse contemptuously. Most Home PROBLEM. dedicates her produc municipalities, before undertaking tion to "The Most Reoranetinning public works like this markable Woman in Hongkong." usually advertise their intention be You might wonder who she iu and forthand in order that people with what the is remarkable for. Don't reasonable objections may have them waste your time doing anything a beard. But that is a courtesy Hong- foolish. She is the lady who smiles hong would never allow to blot its her thanks when a mere mau vacates fair name. The very idea! his tram cr ferry seat for her. Tho decadence of modern courtesy ex hibited by lady pateangers is not seen here siune, for a Shanghai man las been moved to express his feelings in publio print. Personally he doesn't mind the weary business man anwe- times receiving a scowl if he's the Heast"bit tardy aurrendering bia seat because he thinks all men travellers will agree that they receive mora return courtesy from the Chiseto and You may take a drunk to Dryland Japnoose lady travelers who cannot but you can't prevent him drinking. in many cases speak English, than Leeds police court had before it last they do from any other nationality. month a man charged with having However, he finds the explanation | tried to dearrt his wife and children. for all this apparent discourtesy "ob The evidence showed that he waD A theart of our sisters" in the trend to-heavy drinker. With the hope of Ltd Aids rush" in modern life. Sameeing him his wife had persuaded wr, of course, are less charitable him to emigrate to America. Once Land angrily demand why women there he soon found an abundant should expect to enjoy the supply of booze and was unable, to Bex has hitherto resist the temptation. Amerien may privileges their eptured them when they wow be dry-euperficially; but (as another seek equal rights with mere m n, proverb anys) "still" watere run even in bis exclusive fields, like law, drap. parliament, and engineering. But

Every bulles may have that, of course, is a the attitude

its billet in some lands dorted by the boor. Still, it's a ANOTHER but not in China. This kittle point whetter a tired, over

week I saw several fall worked, business man returning late

clips brought downfrom from office should stand the whole | Shishing where hundreds are said journey home simply because some to have been thrown away unused young woman who has been pottering It was significant to observe that the idly about town arriver when the tram bullets, even among there few clips, in crowded. Peak men are usually were almost all different maker. It spared these knotty problems (if they was still more significant to observa

Slip useless away are sitting away from the tram door that some of them were dum-duma.

Carlyle's lince are still ringing through especially) because the choice before

Before he left the the mind, still stirring the resolve, them is it tight or get out, and

Colony for

the 'till.

Already the teeming if they followed the latter course

REPORTER'S Honolulu delights he little Chinese town is astir. Stattern they might be hoars getting home.

writes about in the ly coolier, scarcely yet swaks are geology, the flora and fauna, the Police Sergeant L. P. Lano has Truly, it's a hard world.

China Mail every unbarring heavy shop fronts; pave manufactures and industring of the been appointed an examiner of The cappy Scots, they Wednesday, Mr. Tom Wright, who ment pedlars are spreading their taw. Island, comes away not much wiser. weights and measures and an inspea STRANGE. bave their Burns anai-

The University gets its word of ror under the Gunpowder, Fireworke, versary dinner without proved himself during his stay here dry war a; wandering bawkers afflict fail every year, but do you over hear ever ready to dehnd the newspaper's the air with their piercing cris. hope: "Don't forget, however, that and Dangerous Goods Ordinancer. of the Englishmen having a Shake-ights, made a strong appest for Boon the whole placo will be abuzz a teu yea: old University is as weak

better professional recognition for the with the daily round of buying and and au vularrable an a speare anniversary dinner. You local reporter. Just what that hap selling, bargaining and quarrelling. baby. Its possibilities are boundless four pages of cartoons by M. Stepanuli Dot. Why?

less unfortunate has to contend with toiling and eating. And this crowd, but ita prestat limitations are great." whose work has already been seen in When the present DIGNITY House of Commons first sometimes you can gather from the ed, sprawling town, with its sordid The author's chiel impression ul some of the local newspapo:s made its following episode which took place pursuits and staleat musphere, waspsce, Kowluo City aceme to consist of the art appearance to day. It is to be

'one word "pigs," for "overywhere issued weekly. openly avowed its ioten early this week. Escaping from its a tras, open spice; was once. tion of making things coge and eluding the keeper, circus Still Simed in the morning mist, the there are black piga-and such pige!

The name of the Far Eastern'. chettah badly mauled a small boy. barbone even Low has begun the day's Some look like minature hippopotami. lively." That it has lost little time The following day, bearing that the bustling business Argosies from half ol have sagging backs and most of Dollar Directory Co., Ltd., bas been in patting this intention into tflect cheetah had broken loore and the world loom hrough the gentle them have such short legs that their struck off the register. (This com- the following from a Home paper'e

injured 1 European, youngster, Faze, and leanin janks it past like-tummies can't clear the ground not be confused with: the parliamentary report gives ample

a China Mail repo ter tel phon- ghosts from an cachanter feeing." Most the Indian constables seen in Hongkong Dollar Directory Co., Ltd., Having exhausted the

proot:- HONCHONO's absurd query What

Mr. J. Jones (Lab.-9 Ivertowa), the fact, Fince terious

ed the water police station for Officioge steam launches, mingling the city appear, to have basename which is shortly issuing the 1923

con- shrill toots with the deep bay of the roma"; but alsck, although they are directors). happens when anitrea ho was standing in the gangway at eistible object meets the-left-side, of the Speaker's chair, sequences might easily follow an in great, ocean liners, sorry about very good looking and doubtless ex an immovable body?" interjected "You are dirty duge."

accurate report. The sergeant who among the fluttering

The regulations made by the sampant cellent al preventing crime 'they can- answered the inquiry was not able to Beyond, the warships lie-gray, pileat, not tell the stranger the way to any- Governor in Council und r section 3 The Speaker: I cannot allow a silly season topio, Home papera

of the Licensing Ordinance, 1887, are now amusing themselves inviting observations of that kind. (ries of PPy any information he had been ainister.... The long praga, even where. distinguished personages to came the Tura bim out.")

on night duty and knew nothing about now, is crowded Coolie. women, The great snobbery question is set of August 2, 1917, have been rescind. world's six greatest men. Yes, you're

till speaking, an inspector arrived. gossip noisily among themselves, dis- the matter. However, while he was waiting with baskets for junk cargo, tied in one swift decisive paragraphed, thus removing the conditions guess d my idea first time. Well, who

"They say the Peskites are snobbish concerning silver dollars from money are Hongkong'e eix greatest men?

Answering the reporter's queries over cussing who shall say 3-little per but that's all r.t. Some of the nicest changers licencos. Mail, Come, che p, chop. Oh 1 you're much

confirmed the repors that a chestah the fun quae's latest mad caprice. I think it comes from the fact that the telephone himself, the Inspector zonal woes, neighbours' faibles and people on the Island live up the Fenk. To day's Government Gazette pub- too slow-(1) The No. 1 Boy; (2) the

bad broken lecie, but laughed at the Art ricaha coolice patrol the streat, one generally meets a Peakite in compradors; (3) the shroff; (4) the tic ba coolio; (5) any honuvrable

suggestion of a child having been early birds seeking the proverb's ro chair. Leaning back in a chaii member; and (8)-but here I should pind to do so. You are a dirty lot of injured. Accepting the Inspector's ward. Motor cars speed past, hoot elevates the riders' neas like a camel'a; give the answer Bernard Shaw made dogs-slobbering over dead soldiers accept more confidently!-the re- thousands-huiry everywhere, some camel looks."

statement-and whose should be ing imperiously. People-Bundreds, and you know how supercilious a when he was asked who was the and starving the living-that is all porter naturally considered the story into the endless shops, others aboard | cleverest man in England to-day-but you do. The official -way

about the child the usual Hongkong the myriadoraft-crowding the water. Tha less said about the remarks the The bon, member then withdrew amour and wrote his account with front. The idla loiter here and there better. She has been very unkind. Neit Leungkwong" on the regular ron

author prints concerning Macao the asiti, dear gu dear!nym.desty forbids.

Propounding B new from the House. Skral months ago

out it. Now, of course, it is drowsing, dreaming. . . . Another THROUGH theory of the univeren, Mr. Jack Jones later apologised for the faptain Super-

not suggested that the Inspector dosen fest higher, wo gret strucher is it wise to give muok heed to her between here and Kongmoon went Mr. Tea Tran Tai, the bis behaviour. He is not by any delb. rately suppressed the details tures, one steel and the other con

remarks about the peoples who in aground on a bank on Tuesday while intendent of Police

well-known Hongkong means the first to use the "big D” relating to the child. It ie sot even crete, take shape in a network of habit Hongkong, for here she is not on her last trip up the river, and was sent out forms.or ting the recipients

scientist, claims that the in the House of Commons, à con- suggested that he knew then that the bamboo scaffolding. Coolie women merely unkind but openly offensive. etranded for nearly 24 Hours before she to enrol themselves for sential earth in revolving in frigid space, and temporary recalling that Cobbett child had been injured (though pre swing baskets of material into the Chat is permitting her to escape very was released with the help of a small compares it with a specs of atomic one day seated himself in Sir Robert sumably a constable was on duty when cavernous darkness of the ground lightly. However she stones some Chiusse gonboat which was sent out -Kervicu wouls ia times of mergency dust floating and revolving in the icy. Prel's seat or the Treasury Bench the accident occurred, and even works; men olimb lithely about the what in the following passage, which tu her rescue by the Customs Com. These forms are sent to every firm cold air of a refrigerator.

and declined to budge an inch in epi e the most bluse Xaumati crime tarering tracery high above, each many might well take to heart. missioner. "If it were not for the molten of Sir Robert's evident desire to take sleath must have been sufficiently performing the altre part in a grait It is worth while remembering beat in the bowele of the Earth, the his accustomed place. Finally Prel impressed to mention it in his report) labour-the great labur that will that the Chinese are reputed to be the Yesterday the annual distriba. world would be barren and water. Folitely but firmly requested Cobbert But what is repeated and resented eventually transmats into imposing politert people in the world, and that sion of prizes to scholars of the Gap lees, and cold and dead as the moon,

to move but all the answer that he strongly, is the Inspector's definite reality the id as first born in the we should treat all Celestials with Road Anglo-Chinese School took In time to come after the heat of got as I'll be damped if I do and statement that roolild had been architect's brain. Thas Hongkong unfailing courtesy. The man who place. Mr. R. Ralphs, In-pector of the Earth has become exhausted feel bad to take his place elsewhere. hurt. If he didn't know he should grow space, thus our proud city as storms at the servants, bals at the Schools, distributed the awards and and the water of the oceans dried han little outbursts are and wave replied to that effect and the requires new beauties thus.... The telephone operator or is rude to entire congratulated the Headmaster, Mr. up this world of ours will undergo

however. to, some of those heard

porter cond then bave prosecuted his un, peeping over the Eastern bilis is not shouldering his fair share of the Le Yuk Inn, on the efficiency of the r [*Dosen Undor." Not long agn Me!

Pugairies further elsewhere,

enhool. Mr. B. Wylie an Mr. U. catches one of the Prak'a turrets in white mon's burden."

Incidentally, the author's state Ramjahn, members of the Board of The leader writers and a seose of light, throwing it into

with the rock'sments about the Cology's newspapers Education, also spoke regarding the Burns Nieht speaker & idea contrast SCOTIA's have already paid their sombre blue. Against the opalescent reveal several errors. The China Ma work of the school and complimented GREATEST homage to the great ke, this looks strangely unreal, fret published in 1846, is the less the Headmaster on the recalie

Poet whose wondrously beautiful. The lingering Press appeared in 1667 as the Colony

existing local newspaper. The Daily attained. glance drops and blaze of culoar butaday anniversary Pas celebrated in every part of the delights the age, explaining the first daily paper. Bhortly afterward his shie "inemben bave me world this week. Seemingly, they charming scent which pervades the the China Mail also produced it ay Giving her impression" Nor have ing

loved each other to have felt it for me to quote, from one air. Nob yet have Fower Street's a week, having then beta ia as the city. The first floor of No. 62 of the finest tributes one pecius has incongruously unlovely denizons as a regular newspaper for Des Voour Road Central, quite clore

swelve years.

to the Fire Station, was entered by of the Kowloon Mission always taken place on the flyer paid another Wordsworth's fashioned the wreaths which strike a

Remarking the "wonderful work" five robbers armed with zavolvers, TIVE, to the Blind, the author the use only. It is gravely poem At the Grave of Buran mely note among the joyous of the Public Works Department, abs Chituse lady being the sole occupant

of now Hongkong 1 that early ous morning wire written during a vuit to dootland display: not yet have they began to

at the time. She was bound and as certain professions ara exempted: that the Deputy Head of this fine Austelian Legialative Assembly was still unmarked by any stone. Un- bargaining. All breathing the perbe soticons with a clear vision of what returned during the robberys Pro- *At the back of all this there mua! | jagged as was alas a honanboy who guide book "mentions: all right sitting, the South wher the last reshing gland degrade their high office with sordid author observer! But taaskee! It's great fun and the Church Misionary Society institution, taped out of its tarpat by-n "wry fortunately, however, space forbids fame of the flowers, lill-seeing their Hongkong insy become. Meanwhile, party to the total value of $762 with dear harmless, old public pays. What made a very curious remark as ads are voice from the reporters to reprint, hers more than bewitching huts, fenny seeks again people with the intellectual horizon of $520 in cash were stolon and the is moro, why shouldn't it? For, who was having. Therence of the gallery Mr. Speaker Ir, thres of the fourteen, vorced? the hills, free and open, bears ones a rabbit yap and chunter and write ocuppant had received $5,000 on Fri killed poor old Pablo Spirit? I said is bad_bern mentioned. "Yes," Spar. I move that this House I shiver, Spirit fierce and Cold, more the burbling brook, watches the balderdash to the papers, and general day from her husband in Singapore.. Marken," "I killed poor old Publin said the Deputy Head, and if there adjourn, for fifty years (?

¡gifin. play of the wind among the ly make naisances, of themselves. This leadly be the corpicion that some Spirit. Who saw it diet. I raid is a 'vacantnost I ́alwaya 'go second.

Proud and mighty in our

grass. One moment's pause, regret. These efforts hurt nobody and provide ) person :who was aware of this had, Apathy, I saw it die.

You scoitava five cents and thero How Government, lofty ar ́its.

ful, rebellious, and then-walk! much amusement,”?

given the information to the robbers..

Ech faring, Men please note we can now supply the following Cigarettes er had, al cory mederite prieus, Sandorides Club, Teofania Kings Own, Chairman Bags, Cavendera Army Club, bae. Stewart Past and Presenc an hest Virginians, and Vañudis Egyptions.

DEATH.

ARNOLI A Governmez: Civil Beputai su Jat uary 27. Edvard Themas eddy) the dearly be loved co of Mr. and Mr. G. B. Ainult of Rost. Terrace, How Iron, Aged nine years.

CARMEN, JOS, PUBLIC VSVICE"

bermaak. Sarvepay, Jan. 27, 1921.

SOMPONE

MAS

BLUND MET

When a re-|

HONGKONG CIGar Store,

Alexandra Buildings.

SIX

GREATEST.

FRICID SPACE,

in the Colony and the reponse was officially stated is have been ratis. factory: Now, under instructions from the Colonial, Scorelary's Office, the Registrar Las been ́venting forms to jury ties residents porter mentioned that soma residents had in this way feived two Torron, Str. Nisbet end he understood Mr. Wolle had issued forms only to Civil Borvants. a hað not received a list of the names of those residents who

death." fiad sirend ręcezeived their forms, ro

Quite so! But that frigid space is Ge had to go by the júry link, and Serre everyons When the Colonialot frigid enough to stop the sun's Beer Jary's Dileesonot take the rays gesting through. I'm trouble to upim the Registrar, that scientist, but just ask any bather dur most residents by already reared ing the Stonecutter's sessɔn.

foras, how much tres can it be ex. pected to supply a list of the names

of those who have already accepted

mrvice. Quite incidentally, too the

jury list dom achi duño “everyone,”

Bab!

I

WITH KNOBS.

assembled, Labour

Mr. Jones: Put me out if you like. don't care a damo. member to withdraw from the House, The Speaker: must ask the hon. (Government checa and crits of

Withdraw.")

Mr. Jones: I will withdraw. I am

..

a similar transformation, and the teckled in the frigid cold which surrqande the Earth will gradually close in adh Parliament called on envelope it in it's icy mantle of juhte member a fir, prefizice

which has given 18 ma [* Pygmalion” an artificial fons

other brained. Tomp [hout" yat^ramated the Au

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As thought of what I now behold: As vapours breathed from dungeon

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ishes particulars of a Home Act to amend the British Nationality and Status of Alians Acta 1914 and 1918, as repects the acquisition of British nationality by persons born out of British Dominions.

The Chit Wo 8.8, Co's., steamer

A dating robbery took place yesterday at 1 pm. in the heart of