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

Is your wishbone where your backbone ought to be?"

sliter."

THE EQUATOR

and bores.

Who criticize to-day.

And still in the honest working

* world

Those sons of the devil are stand

With posture and hint and smirk,

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While Man does all the work,

SATURDAY JUNK 9.192%

although he had extrenic views on Residents' Association

the shortage of water in that sun Scorched desert. He was a sonet- least one play to his name. We teer of much sweetness and had at know that much because he read it In the sacred name of Law," And over the quavering voice of a blend of realism that out-Ibsened to us one night after dinner. It was Hem

They baulk endeavour and baffle

at reform, D.

."

WILL

LIBEL ACTION.

EASTERN AGENT APOLOGISES,

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 ear. It tends that is he was not attached to any o 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 Vanour

hell.

Virtues, to a marked degros. - One- oriticisms about the different school buildings about the lack of co- Jenkins, was a perfectly

This Padlock felt that he would like to shatter operation between the Education

THE sane man until he read

DISPARACING Society which this world to bits and mould it

The Daily Telegraph of, April 18 Office and the F.W.D., etc., Mr.

ACID Making Things BizE.”.

would discsti neurer his heart's desires, yet one Irving gave

TEST Assoc, Press, New York the bosb- answer

age maliciouss bound to say that the result contains the following i- one:dollar fifty.

would probably, have exceeded his San Life Insurance Co. of criticism has a possible. He merely remarked that

Thereafter his best billiards great mission, for criticism, as the expectations. Shattering and Canada y. Henderson and Another. though tho inembers of the

break was a mere 45. He went to Rt. Hon, G. W. E. Russell once moulding arcopposite terms, more. A settlement was announced in Education Board had 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. to see u rough draft of the plans for remember last year's Derby win-nature; paralyses effort and is fatal the shatterings. His taste Mr. Patrick Hastings, K.C. (with the new Queen's College Buildingner, lost his dash at poker, and re to good citizenship. A poet or on the bohemian side, yet plaintiffs, said this was a very were extremely catholic and him Mr. P. E. Sandlands), for the to be erected on the Mount Carlins signed from the KR.A.

least a rhymester, has embodied site, not 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 cribing as he had to keep moving(see alities of Hem" and "Hr. was not ready made. They ranged settled on terms, one of which was rejoindor, and we are surprised at chapter 3. Making things Buzz," two bright creations we can all from the Russian Ballet to a Victor that they should be mentioned in the members of the Board laying on "Movement as a Business recognise.

Gramophone, and he has been open court: Plaintiffs were the themselves open to such a solar Factor") while chapter 10, entitl Hem was the father of bigots known to read a novel by Elinor Sun Life Assurance Company of Glyn--or perhaps it was. Ethol M. Canada, a company with did an plexn. What his answer inferred, ed "Your tongue as a money- as we read it, is that when, the new maker," led to the adoption of such As the sands of the sea were favourite study of his, and he office was in Canada, but they did Dell. Egyptology was also aonornious business. Their head Queen's College has gone up they pregnant-phrases as "Believe me they; will visit it en masse and find fault Sir" or "This is some proposition." And Haw' was the father of all specialised in Egyptian dances, his business all over the world, and in with various things about the build-

With the reading of "Make-your

the tribe,

Twocanthamem dance being voted this country the trustees were the by those who were privileged to see Earl of Albemarle and Mé. Regin- ing. In other words, they will take Appearance an Earning Asset by

it as the best thing out of Cairo. ald McKentia. Last year the new un responsibility but they'll exercise (Master of Business Yale) Jenkins

Kowloon did not seem to bear him like £18,000,000, The first defend Pierpoint S. Morgan,,MO.BY.

That he was compelled to live in business amounted to something their right to criticise. But what

took to, pug-toed shoes, discarded we now want to know is, have these braces for a belt and got behind

down. He was not a member of ant was an agent in insurance men who know and who ought to horn-rimmed glasses as big asbread

had been publishing in the East des maiters, mainly in the East, and he know more about school buildings and Butter plates. But books on than the members of the Board ure making money are expensive, so

fuite staternents about the plaintiff likely to know, those nien who have Tenkins had to get a job. There

company, alleging that some of passed through Training Colleges was a vacancy I knew of so Isus

guilty of dishonesty, and that, con their officials and officers had been where the curriculum includes thegested my letter of introduction. scientific study of school buildings,"Atta Boy" shouted Jenkins "swing

sequently, the office was not one in those men who will one day teach me over to your funny old tightwad

should insure. That publication which people in India and the East in the new Quicon's College, we guy. Make way there, make way

es the masters in the present there. I'm the shiny goods. Tar Is the droning voice of Haw. Ibsen and, would probably have was broadcasted all over the East, galled John Galsworthy or made and the company had been put to Queen's College, have they been a high boy. Spill your letter."

Dragging out inter- Victoria Cross. His Outlook was enormous expense and trouble in And it was 50, Ltd. invited to see the plans? Have they

WHAT minably this Derby very sane but he did not follow his combating the ill-effects of the de- been consulted? They ought to be,

dispute will soon find own directions on what to eat these fendant's pamphlet. Arrange- but knowing Hongkong as we do

HAPPEN. itself, like Tutank-days, otherwise he had been here ments had now been come to under we should be greatly.surprised to

hamen, the military to contradict this libel. As Shelley which the action need proceed no learn that they had

lands folly and eternity dancing, a has said We shall never look upon further. The defendants had banned topic. Until it does, how his like again. Somoteitbe. agreed to pay the sum of £3,000 "Be a go-getter and not a tight-ever, Hongkong faces serious.

"Down Under" Mr. towards the expenses incurred by Once there was the time when

danger. Any day now come idle

FAITH. Hickson, the faith the plaintiffs in endeavouring to men firmly believed the earth was! "Are you a trolley or a trailer?" reformer may happen along and--

healer, is still caring, or stop the circulation of the pam the centre of the universe. Puny

"Carry your message to Garcia." know well you know (only too well) is not curing according to the phlet, and further, had consented to little men, merest specks in the "Do it now and hurry back." what will happen. Hotfoot he will point of view-sundry people of a an injunction restraining them from nighty system, their lives the

Hurry back-and do it again." hurry Home. Other scandalised variety of ille. The healing of the repeating the statements of which tiniest drops in Time's endles

These and a dozen others, seem- puritans will take up the cry and sick by the laying on of bands has the plaintiffs complained. Sir stream-pany little

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, thought themselves Creation's dear the drowsy files on the celling ourinfamy. Even now the indignant There is an old story, of a Scottish would say that there was no four da

Thousands of system cards had headlines take shape. Can't you minister who was explanting to a tion for those statements, and est charge; thought this, moreover, with a colossal conceit, a fanaticism with scores of slabs of chewing "Sweepstakes Openly Sanction of the palsy He carefully ex-

Eastern Sinkpot" bedridden member of his flock the would make a full apology and been kicked under the bed along see them?

"British Empire Disgrace, miracle of the healing of "one sick withdrawal. ̈ ̈ which meant hideous death for any-

Sir Hugh Fraser said he accepted Only the horn-rimmed one who doubted.

gtum. To-day this

glasses stared unconquered from a ed." Former Slave Mart's Latest plained that when the sick man everything sald by Mr. Hastings.. seems absurd, but it was all true further corner 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 pay enough not so very long ago. Cen-

fiery screeds being penned, the walk" it was quite easy for him to that they were satisfied that there strange fantod, turies! But what are centuries compared with historical, much less I asked.

"How did you get on old man?" vitriolic diatribes which

W do so, as the bed was only a mat. was no foundation whatever for any denounce our shocking depravity."Nar, nar," said the aged parishio imputation on the plaintiffs, and in with geological, time? Once men

ruined "Rotten," said Jenkins. "Your picture the thousands

nerit could na be so, for the the most unqualified manner to ex- believed the whole Universe song old fool asked me straightway through gambling, build some thing was a mecracle, and it would press their sincere regret that they round the earth. Since then the whether I could invoice 634% gaudy Casino, picture our open ha' been nameeracle, surely, unless should have made any such imputa actual ides may have died, but the piculs of tartaic acid at 242 cents a slave mart, and ever hear the whips the bed ha' been a four-poster. tion. They desired to apologise The China Mailrecently. and withdraw the imputation in the habit persiste. Men still think the picul, less three and one-fifth per cracking above the walling and the earth Creation's centre. They still cent, 30 days, and I'm dashed if any groaning?

ALAS reprinted an essay from most unreseved manner, and also think their own little home of these books can tell me how.

This Colony- they

POOR The Yellow Dragon submitted to an injunction restrain- Hongkong, London, Montevideo-Pass me that sporting journal".

SOULFUL will tell you lacks WILLI dealing with the first ing them from repeating their state- the hub. And each mon still

"Twere ungracious,

HONGKONG, soul, Money, they

publication of what is ments, thinks

Mr. Justice Darling thereupon himself the

will add, is its only known as The Folio, about three paragon. ITTLES. 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 judgment for the plaintiffs tenderest care. Surely Dickens honours list to disparage: titles, facts. Bat 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 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 modern sage said? There are lies, no comment Our great seat of 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, damned lies, and statistics learning (another name for the "as though they themselves wore book:- notoriously iramortol.” Are we all

There are the Honourables, who wiseacres who tell you that Hong-and that denominational institution not apt to think ourselves notorious.

Are Honourables because they kong lacks soul. True, our best known as the St. George's Society ly immortal?

buildings are banks, business was also numb and dumb. “If the Assuredly. But

have been professional politi Houses, and other strictly useful one could not have given us a what would you? Folk Tunal- pro.

clans in the Colonies, And that has often made me think edifices. True, too; most people lecture or two, the other could at to bring into local prominence our though Fate bath signed their vide aguinat the rainy day, even

of what might happen to the study the day's dollar and the least have arranged something own Museum and the adjacent doom for the morrow." Thus we

younger son of an earl who share list before they read our say a Ball, at which some old Eng

music notes, before they laugh over fish dances might be given, such as library. The former still contains live, the present moment our OWIL

should emigrate. become a

luckless doings the Fox trot, the one-step, the shim DOWBIGGIN.-On June 9, at 165,

politician in some colony, and Mr. Jiggs' the Peak, the wife of H. B. the specimens it had when the place the next still unseen. And thereby

then get intothe Privy Council, Assuredly any "mere leg. show" my, etc.

It did not happen in L. Dowbiggin, a daughter. was first opened. There is the longs our sorry tale. Many years

Would he be the Rt. Honour can draw packed audiences where now hath Hongkong huped against Singapore Japanese Bell and the Northern the day, and many years now has (Shanghai and

able the Honourable

Godowsky can only attract the TRUE this. Colony where such the papers please copy.)

things are not done.” Chinese Wheelbarrow; the canoe the Colony met defeat. Therefore

Honourable, or what? And if, meagre handful. Admittedly 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 From Malaya (presumably), and on while yet able, let ur remove all an Archdeacon, would you can languish, slowly dying with tel after hours was discovered by been struck off the register of empty book-cise which is marked risks. Let us make sure: Like have to write on his envelope, our mental apathy not the least bit a police sergeant. Thinking to medical practitioners entitled to

Punch's chess fienda, let us "Biography," also four Mambo- bequeath the next move to our

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 Jumba idols like to a coconut shie. grandsons. Let us formally vest in the Venerable" or what?" ning-cas ring true with never don't get these stripes," said the In a great number of cases, the them our military land rights since But long before that day arrives one word gaincaid. But, you must sergeant, indicating his coat the Singapore General Hospital, of specimens have been presented by otherwise; faredoomed to die before they will have adopted Max's not say, Hongkong lacks soul, for an unknown donor. In others the/ We soo the transfer, we might as sly suggestion and started raffling that is not true. You have forgotten retorted the bibulous one tartly, Brigadier General Ankur Herbe

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wall end things by slaying a few titles. THUS AND THUS,

cards attached are in a deplorable War Office officials. state and it is difficult to decipher The foxes, the little foxes, that the names of the enthusiasts of spoil the vince." The present Home another day--for it must have been Government, in common with its an enthusiast who, rushed forth with many predecessors, bas found that his model of a man-o'-warf. One

on the brink of oblivion, or to arouse

LOCAL: AND GENERAL, A

are Men"

alam

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The dis-

interested look that people have

by drinking in pubs," "No,"

SOCIAL AND PERSONA

Mr. Charles Rennie Cowic, 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.

The death occurred suddenly at

throwing discretion to the winds, or yon'd be azebra by now."

CERBERUS.

Hussey, of black-water-fever.

Our museum !

A soda-foun - GRIM RUMOUR.*... tain, bar is not

Phya Prabha Karawongs, the THE PIONEERS. coveries and

usually an

newly-appointed Siamese Minister inventions of

sociated with grimness, unless it be man have all been duly chronicled the spectacle of sundry persons Lloyd's List is the announcement London Frore Washington on May Included in the Day's Log in to the Court of St. James, arrived in and recorded. We know who conferred on the race the boon sucking up soft things through a of the approaching retirement of 7

straw. Yet here are two scribes Lieut. Commander W. B. Palmer, The attraction at the Grand known as the gromophone. We trifing with a No. 17 sundae (what R.N.R., commodore of the F&O. A Reuter cable from London to it is the little more and how much staffed monster of elephantine pro- Theatre, Wanchai, over the week are familiar with the name of the ever that may be) and enjoying it fees and commander of the day announces that a bulletin has it ia" that has caused it to totter portions 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-I-Hind. He joined the been issued stating that Princess rushes forward to read the card no West production; "Where Men sit locks and celluloid colians, you're looking fill Ought to lieup Compacy in January, 1884, and his Christian is unconscious and her

there are all enshrined in the hall you know. And the other, with that first ship was the Slam? It is a strength is waning. the ire of the many over some piece prominently displayed on its back

of fame. But how about the girl? of poposed legislation that it and to find put its name, bitter is

the disappointment to

Captain Mr. Patrick William Auchincloss The China Mail has received What was the name of the clausel when their alleged ill-looks are long stop. from that vessel to the read from Mr. & 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-

ships now running." called into question replies, Palmer's first command was the (87); of Rutland Gate, Knights imagined was of no very great Visitors are requested SOT To ting photographe. of the recent tears? What maiden originated know. The weather. Oned in 1902, and he has also com pore, merchant (not personalty, mnopunt. An illustration of this Toum the specimens. It is surpris. Police inspection which give a very the non-committal smile? What wns the recent piece of "tran quillity" that had for its object the lng to find that the Museum attract vivied impression of this annual feminino pioneer explored that they get talking of obitumanded the Valetta" Chusan £11,893); left estate of the value of

tremendous possibilities of the that of his friend. The offer is and Arabia." It was while in

les and the one undertakes to write Peninsular Oriental,":"Japan". $12,783 wink? Up historians and let us have accepted. This particular obituary change of the Inst-named vesser the facts!

is likely to interest only the two during the war that Captain Palmer Sub-Lieutenant E. H. M. Col The Ghild's concerned. The one now hesitates distinguished himself, by hla crj. stave has been appointed to the PADLOCK SOCIETY Mail Ties at his self-imposed task--inade, in fal work when she was torpedoed loop, Magnolia on the China

Bday leader an impish moment. The subject"

in the Mediterranean. The whole Navy, in 1918. Paymaster Cadet one very much of the petition in from the chaff and, as he is of the passedgers, numbering 437, D. A. Wilson has been appointed; that incomparable piece of litera modest person, say that the wheat of whom 169% 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 England, which you may remem-Twain's ath greatly. ber reads

ed. Her goes.

ichel to si th Watson died at his

son had not

function.

imposition of a charge to users of on an average 125 persons a day the British Museum, a charge one must also be surprising. Of result of a general strike of milk

100 being Chinese, whose impres Ipoh was withour milk as that was expected to bring in the the Library, that Valhalla of the $500 and $200 being inflicted by a vendors consequent on fines of amazing sum of £6,000 per annum na insignificant amount where the Weary Willica" ng it has been call- magistrate on three offenders for about the Padlock Society reminds will readily separate the what and sunk by German submarin Station, He was appointed to the revenue of the United Kingdom sed, much has been said and written. adulteration considered--in addition to supplying The Library-consists of 2,000 books The visitors number over 200 a day the usual number of parasitic Maga

The only expression of opinion officiais. Like Limited Companies in the fiction section. 300 in the that has come from Japan on the matter of the Singapore naval base Governments have no souls that can historical section, and 270 and 630 is to the effect that such action is a be kicked, and having no souls volumes in the biographical and danger of increasing the epirit of They have no imagination. A little miscellaneous sections, respectively England, but throughout the world. militarism, not only in Japan and of the latter might have convinced The membership that is those who No official opinion is given them that the research work carried take books to read-mimbers 04. Ir

not likely that those who ""run" on by numerous asekers after truth

in the Museună, day after day,

far more value to the Nation

the soqtirement. by meana i paltay tax, of a more or leis jonigh

•ficant sum

invident i

As the

Members trons will make a charge oportunity yesterday admi job, but it appears that the new dining.

on excellent

unity to Hous stitutions kin

the

from all bludness of heart; from had hypocrisy, from

off By the ship's boats within a

Tan hour, and the only, Sir Francis Aglon, K.B.E

ere two englasers and Inspector General of a Maritime frenien killed r the Custome in China, arrive

ampton by the "Aquit

Sir ancis is quarters at Haslemere only mada s brief: don, where his mother

to Lon- sides.

Who wae:

unable