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SATURDAY JUNE 9, 192%

LIBEL ACTION.

EASTERN AGENT APOLOGISES,

The Daily Telegraph'of, April 187- contains the following

all built to enable us to stiffen knew him. So far as we know, he our backs when the unkind thing was not an orthodox Christian-—-* The Director of Education got in

said of us reaches our ears. It tends that is he was not attached to any A very neat blow the other day at

to unbalance, to bow us down, and of the recognised bodies, yet he INSURANCE COMPANY'S WIN. the Board of Education meeting.

generally to make our lives a little possessed many of the Christian After quietly listening to various

hell.

Virtues, to a marked degree. One criticistas about the different school

felt that he would like to shatter 'Jenkins was a perfectly

This Padlock

this world to bits, and mould it buildings, about the lack of co

THE sane man until he read

Society which operation between the Education

ACID Making Things Buzz."

would discour nearer his heart's desires, yet one is bound to say that the result Ofice and the P.W.D., ote, Mr.

TEST Assoc, Press, New York

age malicious would probably have exceeded his Sun Life Insurance Co. of Irving gave the bost shawer

criticism has a one dollar Afty.

Shattering and Canada v. Henderson and Another. possible. He uerely marked that

Thereafter his best billiards great mission, for criticism, as the expectations. though the members of the break was a mere 45. He went ro Rt. Hon. G. W. E. Russell once moulding are opposite terms, more settlement was announced in Education Board bad been invited no Gymkhanas, actually failed to said, tends to become a second so when you have to mould with this action for damages for libel,

the shatterings. His taste Mr. Patrick Hastings, K.C. (with to see a rough draft of the plans for remember last year's Derby win-nature; paralyses effort and is fatal

and him Mr, P. E. Sandlands), for the the new Queen's College Buildingner, lost his dash at poker, and re to good citizenship. A poct or at were extremely catholic

the hohemian side, yet plaintiffs, said this was a very to be erected on the Mount Caroline signed from the KR.A.

least a rhymester, has embodied site, riot one of them had taken the He commenced to walk quickly, this conviction in the twin person-he wore a soft collar and a tie that serious libel action, which had been trouble to do so. It was a crushing as he had to keep moving-(secalities of "Hem" and "How was not ready made. They ranged settled on terms, one of which was rejoinder, and we are surprised at chapter 3, "Making things Buzz," two bright creations we can all the members of the Board laying on 'Movement as aBusiness recognise. themselves open to such a solar Factor.")-while chapter 10, entiti-Hem was the father of bigots

and bores, plexus." What his answer inferred, ed." Your tongue as a money-

As the sands of the sea were as we read it, is that when the new maker," led to the adoption of such Queen's College has gone up they pregnant phrases as "Believe me. will visit it en masse and find fault Sir" or, "This is some proposition."

With the reading of "Mako-your with various things about the build. ing. In other words, they will take Appearance an Earning Asset," by no responsibility but they'll exercise Pierpoint S. Morgan, M.O.BY. (Master of Business Vale) Jenkins their right to criticise. But what

took to, pug-toed shoes, discarded we now want to know is, have those braces for a belt and got behind men who know and who ought to horn-rimmed glasses as big asbread know more about school buildings and butter plates. But books on than the members of the Board are making money are expensive, so likely to know, those men who bave Jenkins had to get a job. There passed through Triming Colleges was a vacancy I knew of so I sug- where the curriculum includes thegested my letter of introduction. cientific study of school buildings,Atta Boy," shouted Jenkins "swing those men who will one day teach me over to your funny old tightwad in the new Queen's College, we guy. Make way there, make way an the master in the present there. I'm the shiny goods. I'm Queen's College,-have they been a high boy. Spill your letter."

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BIRTH.

DOWBIGGIN.-On June 9, at 165, i

to bring into local prominence, our own Museum and the adjacent libmry. The former still contains

been consulted? They ought to be, hat knowing Hongkong as we do we should be greatly, surprised to learn that they had.

The following morning I called on Jenkins at his rooms. The floor was littered with mottoes torn hastily from the wall.

they;

And Haw was the father of all

the tribe,

Who criticize to-day.

And still in the honest working

world.

With posture and hint and smirk, Those sons of the devil are stand

ing by,

4

While Man does all the work,

They baulk endeavour and baffle

reform.

In the sacred name of Law,

And over the quavering voice of

Hem

WHAT WILL

Is the droning voice of Haw.

Dragging out inter- minably this Derby dispute will soon find HAPPEN. Itself, like Tutank

hamen, the military lands folly and eternity dancing.a banned topic. Until it does, how

from the Russian Ballet to a Victor that they should be mentioned in Gramophone, and he has been open court Plaintiffs were the known to read a novel by Elinor Sun Life Assurance Company of Glyn-or perhaps it was, Ethel M. Canada, a company with did an Dell Egyptology was also a enormous business. Their head favourite study of his, and he office was in Canada, but they did specialised in Egyptian dances, his business all over the world, and in Twocanthamem dance being voted this country the trustees ware the by those who were privileged to see Earl of Albemarle and Mr. Regin- it, as the best thing out of Cairo. ald McKenna. Last year the new That he was compelled to live in business amounted to something Kowloon did not seem to bear him like £18,000,000. The first defend- down. He was not a member of ant was an agent in insurance the: Residents' Association matters, mainly in the East, and he although he had extreme views on had been publishing in the East de the shortage of water in that sụn finjte statements about the plaintiff Scorched desert. He was a sonet company, alleging that some of teer of much sweetness and had ut their officials and officers had been least one play to his name. We guilty of dishonesty, and that, con- know that much because he read it sequently, the office was not one in to us one night after dinner. It was which people in India and the East a blend of realism that out-fbscard should insure. That pablication Ibsen and, would probably have was broadcasted all over the East, galled John Galsworthy or made and the company had been put to Victoria Cross. His Outlook was enormous expense. and trouble in very sane but he did not follow his combating the ill-effects of the de- *Arrange. own directions on what to eat these fendant's pamphlet. days, otherwise he had been here ments had now been come to under. to contradict this libel. As Shelley which the action need proceed no The defendants. had has said 'We shall never look upon further. his like again". Somoteitbe. agreed to pay the sum of £3,000 "Down Under" Mr. towards the expenses incurred by FAITH. Hickson, the faith the plaintiffs in endeavouring to Once there was the time when

healer, is still curing, or stop the circulation of the pam meh firmly believed the earth was "Are you a trolley or a trailer?" reformer may happen along and-

"Carry your message to Garcia." know well you know (only too well) is not curing according to the phlet, and further, had consented to the centre of the universa. Puny

what will happen, Hotfoot he will point of view-sundry people of a an infunction restraining them from little men, nerest specks in the "Doit now and hurry back."-

Hurry back-and do it again." hurry Home. Other scandalised variety of ills. The healing of the repeating the statements of which mighty system, their lives the

These and a dozen others, seem-puritans will take up the cry and sick by the laying on of hands has the plaintiffs complained. tiniest drop in Time's endless stream-puny

yet ed to be shoutin their advice to soon the cables will be burning with ever been a subject of contention. Hugh Fraser, for the defendants, littlo men thought themselves Creation's dear the drowsy flies on the ceiling, ourinfamy. Even now the indignant There is an old story of a Scottish would say that there was no founda est charge; thought this, moreover, Thousands of system cards had headlines take shape. Can't you minister who was explaning to a tion for these statements, and with a colossal conceit; & fanaticist been kicked under the bed along see them Eastern Sinkpot." bedridden member of his flock the would make a full apology dad

British Empire Disgrace,'t miracle of the healing of "one sick. withdrawal. which meant bideous death for any with scores of slabs of chewing "Sweepstakes Openly Sanction of the palsy. He carefully ex- Sir Hugh Fraser said he accepted one who doubted. To-day this gum. Only the horn-rimmed ed." Former Slave Mart's Latest plained that when the sick nun everything said by Mr. Hastings.

glasses stared unconquered from a scout absurd, but it was all true further comer like the eyes of some piquity" Can't you see, too, the was told to take up his bed and The defendant, desired him to say enough not so very long ago. Cen- strange fantod.

fiery screeds being penned, the wait was quite easy for him to that they were satisfied that there turies! But what are centuries

diatribes which will do so, as the bed was only a hat How did you get on old man?" vitriolic compared with historical, much less I asked.

denounce our shocking depravity. "Nar, mar," said the aged parishio ner, 'It could na be so, for the with geological, time? Once men "Rotten," said Jenkins. "Your picture the thousands ruined believed the whole Universe swung old fool asked me straightway through gambling, build something was a mecracle, and it would round the earth. Since then the whether I could invoice 634% gaudy Casino, picture our open ha been nameeracle, surely, unless actual ides may have died. but the piculs of tarmic acid at 242 cents a slave mart, and even hear the whips the bed ha been a four-poster." habit persists. Mon still think the picul, less three and one-fifth per cracking above the wailing and the carth Creation's centre. They still cent, 30 days, and I'm dashed if any groaning? think their own little home of these books can tell me how.j Hongkong, London, Montevideo-Pass me that sporting journal."

Not For Us:

Is your wishbone where your backbone ought to be?"

J

"Be a go-geiter and not a tight-ever, Hongkong faces serious danger. Any day nowrame idle sittor."

the hub. And each won still

thinks himself the paragon, TITLES.

ALAS

Sir

was no foundation whatever for any imputation on the plaintiffs, and in the most unqualified manner to ex- press their sincere regret that they should have made any such imputa tion. They desired to apologise The China Mailrecently and withdraw the imputation in the reprinted an essay from most unreseved manner, and also This Colony they POOR The Yellow Dragon submitted to an injunction restrain- SQULFUL will tell you lacks WILL! dealing with the first 1ng them from repeating their state- HONGKONG, soul. Money, they

publication of what is ments. 'Twere ungracious,

Mr. Justice Darling, thereupon will add, is its only known as "The Folio," about three with Hongkong in Nature's first concern and

cluded in the last aim. And then they will cite you hundred years ago, Owing, one entered fudgment for the plaintiffs tenderest care. Surely Dickens honours list, to disparage titles, facts. But facts, like figures, can supposes, to the sort of mental for the amount agreed and granted was satirizing this attitude when be but really one cannot resist quoting modern sage said? There are lies, no comment. Our great seat of

prove anything. What has some apathy in the climate," it aroused the injunction asked for.. described two gentlemen as speak the following choice little extract damned lies, and-statistics I learning (another name for the ing, after a funeral, of the dead man from Mr. Hilaire Belloc's latest Therefore don't believe them, these University) was silent on the matter, "as. though they themselves were book: notoriously immortal."' Are we all

"There are the Honourables, who wiseacres who tell you that Hong- and that denominational institution True, our best known as the St. George's Society not apt to think ourselves notorious

are Honourables because they kong lacks soul.

buildings are banks, business was also numb and dumb. If the Assuredly. ly immortal?

have been professional politi- But

cians in the Colonies. And Houses, and other strictly useful one could not have given us a what would you? Folk must pro-

that has often made me think edifices. True, too, most people lecture or two, the other could at vide against the rainy day, aven though Tate hath signed their

of what might happen to the study the day's dollar and the least have arranged something- younger son of an carl who share list before they read our say a Ball, at which some old Eng doou for the morrow. Thus we

music notes, before they laugh over lish dances might be given, such as should emigrate, become a Mr. Jiggs' luckless doings. the Fox trot, the one-step, the shim-| live, the present moment our own,

politician in some colony, and the next still unseen. And thereby hange our sorry tale. Many years

then get into the Privy Council, Assuredly any "mere leg show" Would he be the Rt. Honour can draw packed audiences where the Godowsky can only attract the now hath Hongkong hoped against able the Honourable

Honourable, or, what? And if meagre handful. Admittedly

the Peak, the wife of H. B. the specimens it had when the place L Dowbiggin, adaughter. we first opened. There is the (Shanghai and Singapore Japanese hell and the Northern the day, and many years now has papers please copy.)

THUS AND THUS.

rushos forward to read the card no

~LOCAL AND GENERAL. «

Like

•

my, etc.

It did not happen in TRUE this Colony, where such things are not dotie."

BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. Charles Rennie Cowie, of Glasgow, East India merchant, who died on Nov. 18, left £131,716.

Mr. E. G. Coomes, deputy ex- pense accounts officer, from Hongkong, has joined for duty at Devonport Dockyard,

on the top of that, he became music, drama and the other arts A man who was drinking in a ho-The name of John Rigby has an Archdeacon, would you can languish, slowly dying with tel after hours was discovered by been struck off the register of have to write on his envelope, our mental apathy not the least bit la police sergeant. Thinking to medical practitioners entitled to The Rt. Honourable the stirred. Unquestionably all these propitiate the officer the offender practise in the Colony. Honourable the Honourable charges and others more dam-invited him to have a drink." We ng-can ring true with never don't get these stripes," said the the Venerable" or what?"

..

The dis-

THE PIONEERS.

1.

Chinese Wheelbarrow: the canoe the Colony met defeat. Therofore from Malaya (presumably) and anwhile yet able, let us remove all empty book-case which is marked risks. Let us make sure

Punch's chesa fiends, let 12A The China Mail. "Biography, also four Mumbo- bequeath the next move to our Jumba idols like to a coconut sbie.grandsons. Let us formally vest in

The death occurred suddenly at In a great number of cases, the them our military lend rights since But long before that day arrives one word gainsald. But you must sergeant, indicating his coat sleeves the Singapore General Hospital, of

"No" HONGKONG," SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1921. specimens have been presented by otherwise, faredoomed to die before they will have adopted. Max's not say. Hongkong lacks soul, for "by, drinking in pubs."

we see the transfer, we might as sly suggestion and started raffling that is not true. You have forgotten retorted the bibulous one tartly, Brigadier General Anthur Horbert

our museum! an unknown donor. In others the well end things by slaving a few titles.

throwing discretion to the winds, Hussey, of black-water fever. A soda-foun- 'or you'd be azebra by now.” cards attached are in a deplorable War Office officials."

„GRIM HUMOUR.' tain. bar is not

CERBERUS. Phya Prabha Karawongs, the state and it is difficult to decipher

coveries and

usually as-

newly-appointed Siamese Minister inventions of

saciated with grimness, unless it be "The foxes, the little foxes, that the names of the enthusiasts of

Included in the Day's Log in to the Court of St. James, arrived in man have all been duly chronicled the spectacle of sundry persons "Lloyd's List is the announcement London from Washington on May another day for it raust have been

und recorded. spoil the vines." The present Home

We know who sucking up soft things through a of the appmaching retirement of 7 conferred on the race the boon straw. Yet here, are two scribes Lieut.-Commander W. B. Palmer, Government, in common with its an enthusiast who rushed forth with

The attraction at the Grand known as the gromophone. We trifling with a No. 17 sundae (what R.N.R., commodore of the P. &.O. A Reuter cable from London to- many predixissors, has found that, his model of a man-o'-war! One

the little unre and how much stuffed monster of elephantine pro Theatre, Wanchai, over the week are familiar with the name of the ever that may be) and enjoying it flect and commander of the day announces that a bulletin has partions catches the eye and as one end is the William Duncan Wild inventor of the folding bed, epsoms too. Then says one "By James."Kaiser-1-Hind. He joined the been issued stating that Princess it is that has caused it to totter

West production, "Where, Men salts, poison gas, trouser presses you're looking ill, Ought to lie up Company in January, 1884, and his Christian. is unconscious and her

alarm clocks and celluloid collars- you know". And the other, with that on the brink of oblivion, or to arouso

are Men." prominently displayed on its back

these are all enshrined in the hall interested look that people have first ship was the Slam. It is a strength is woning. the ire of the many over some piece

of fame. But how about the girls?

ships now running. Captain Mr. Patrick William Auchinclose of poposed législation that it and to find out its naute, bitter is

The China Mail has received What was the name of the datusel when their alleged ill-looks are long step from that vessel to the

called into question. replies, Palmer's first command was the (87), of Rutland Gate, Knights- the disappointment to read from Mr. A Fong several interes who first discovered the efficacy of Yes, I'm not feeling well you Pekin, to which he was appoint bridge, S.W., formerly of Singa imagined was of no very great Visitors are requested NOT roting photographs of the recent tears? What maiden originated know. The weather. On moment. An illustration of this

Police inspection which give a very the non-commital smile? What that they get talking of obituared in 1902, and he has also corpore, merchant (net personalty,

Oriental," "Japan" $12,783 "Peninsular tremendous possibilities of the that of his friend. The offer is and Arabia." It was while to winki Up historians and let us have accepted. This particular obituary charge of the last named, vessel

Sub-Lieutenant E H M. Cola the facts

is likely to interest only the two during the war that Captain Palmer The China's concerned. The one now hesitates distinguished himself by his skil-grave. has been appointed to the PADLOCK SOCIETY Mail Tues at his self-imposed task made inful work when she was torpedoed sloop "Magnolia" on the China day leader an impish moment. The "subject" and sunk by a German submarine Station. He was appointed to the about the Padlock Society reminds will readily separate the wheat in the Mediterranean. The whole Navy in 1918, Paymaster Cadet one very much of the petition fo from the chaff, and, as he is a of the passengers, numbering 437, D, A. Wilson has been appointed that incomparable plece of litera modest person, say that the wheat of whom 160 were women and to the "Hawkins flagship of the ture, the Litany of the Church of is, like the untrue notice of mark children, and the crew, were taken China Station. considered-in addition to supple The library consists of 2,000 books The only expresion of opinion England, which you may remem Twain's death greatly exaggerat off by the ship's boats within a the usual norober of porosilic

that has come from Japan on the ber reads:

ad." Here goes

quarter of an hour, and the only, Sir Francis officiala. Like Limited Companies, the fiction section, 300 in the matter of the Singapore naval base From all bludness of heart, from regret to say that Mr. Albert casualties were two engineers and Inspector-General of Maritime Governments Lave no souls that can histories section, and 270, and 620 is to the effect that such action is a pride thin-glory, and hypocrisy; from Watson died at his residence, ele seven firemen killed by the be kicked, and having no souls volumes in the biographical and danger of increasing the spirit of

sident in the Colony, but during they have no imagination. A little miscellaneous sections, respectively. militarism, not only in Japan and y, hatred, and malice, and all un Mr. Watson had not been long ro- explosion.

England, but throughout the world, charitableness","

The response being,

that time had earned the unstinted. of the latter might have convinced The membership--that is those who No official, opinion is given

Good Lord, deliver us!.

admiration of the discerning few them that the research work carried tako books to read-numbers 94. Ir

We are not prepared to say, who learned to like his unobtrusive on by numerous seekers after truth 19 not likely that those who 'run'

Members of the press had thewhat chance such a Society characteristics. Mr. Watson might ber an the Museum, day after day, is of those institutions will make a charge oportunity yesterday of inspecting has of a lengthenad existence, but easily have become the first far more value in the Nation than for admission, but it appears that the new dining room of the Astor if some of us decided to give it a aldent of the Padlock, Society, hac the acquirement by maana of here is an excellent opportunity to House Hotel, being the guests of trial for at least a weeky imagine hot his well known dislike

pul tro educative institutions in the manigement at tiffin, The re the amount of kindliness that labelled beenve

on of hims Whilst organisation of this pid established would result. There paltry tax, of a more or less insigni-

that lick ficant anm, "As the proposed legis a condition that they will at hostelry is designed to meet the 4 building in Eil

moe be a pride, and, a source of need of the many in the centre of read →→ They say. Vation bas" bean withdrawn the usefulness to the Colony. Te it the town more especially in the way? Let them say t

ey say, quietness. incident is now closed, but it serves worth it?-

| way of tifflak and dinners.

Very goodand true, bu are not for him

was the recent piecs, of "tran. /TODOn the specimens," It is surps vivied impression of this annual feminine pioneer explored threes and the one undertakes to write manded the Valetta" "Chusan £11,893), left estate of the value of

quillity" that had for its object the ing to find that the Museum attracts function

For an average 125 persons a day, imposition of a charge to users of

100 being Chinese, whose impres». Ipoh was without milk as the British Museum, a charge

slope must also be durprising. Of result of a general strike of milk that was expected to bring in the the Library, that "Valhalla of the vendors consequent on fines of amazing sum of £6,000 per annum

$500 and $200 being inflicted by a an insignificant amount where the Woury Willies" as it has been call- magistrate on three offenders for revenue of the United Kingdan sed; much has been said and written. adulteration.

The visitors number, over 200 a day.

A

Chamberlain's Pain' "Louch of Thanostiam, or

Aglan, KB.E.,

Customs in Chias, arrived at South- ampton by the Aquitania" on May 7. Sir Francis is making his head quarters at Haslemere, and has so far only made a brief visit to Lon- don, where his mother resides.

According to the Tat Kuonk Por Mr. Chan Wing hein, the former Chinese General and son of an oxy. Chal Governorat Canon, who was shot at Glenealy some time ago, is now out of danger but is unable to get about and is kill undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital.