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BOTTOMLEY WRITES HOME. 95-YEARS-OLD CLERGYMAN'S

The following letter has been sent from prison by Horatio Bot- tomley to his wife and daughter: No. 1779. Name, H. Bottomley,

Wormwood Scrubbs Prison, London, W. 12,

Dears, Beginning man-like about myself, I cannot this time give a very good report. No appetite and no sleep make a bid combination, especially when aggravated by a variety of painful nerve disorders. The loss of

wight, which has been consider able, may not necessarily be serious, provided the process is checked in time. But the isomnia, I confess, does cause me some anxiety and at times I am afraid same depression. But I fight it as best I can. I think I have had every narcotic in the British phar nacopoeia and out of it, but, you see, the surgery here, wonder ful as it is, contains nothing label led Pax vobiscum! I suppose the

chaplain would say that only one physician prescribes and dispenses

that!

Well, I have been here just on a year as a matter of fact according to the official scale well over a year rotting away a big slice out of the remaining portion of my life that counts. Of course, I am com forted by the wonderful messages of sympathy and hope you have re- ceived from all quarters-from the dear old bishop down to those poor, humble folk who are good nough to remember the Bttle things I did for them and theirs during and after the war.

OPINION.

Ope of the oldest clergymen on the active list of the Church of Eng. land, the Rev. Denham Rowe Nor- man, Master of St. John's Hos pital, Lichfield, is 95 to-day. He was ordained 68 years ago and re- ceived bis present appont-t 20 years ago, after having been for 23 years rector of Stafford. He is still preaching every Sunday.

Mr. Rowe, who looks and says that he feels as bule and hearty a he did 20 years ago, declared to a Daily Mail reporter that in his opinion lengthy services are among the primary reasons for decrease in church attendance.

"Brain work is far more stremi- ous to-day than it was in my younger days," he declared. "The result is that people require relaxa- tion on one day in the week; so the tendency is to spend Sunday in Te-

reation."

CURIOUS FIND. WHAT SINGAPORE DREDGER

BROUGHT UP.

An interesting find has been made by the Sitempore Harbour "Shrimo during Board dredger operations on a shoal off the main wharves at Tanjong Pagar.

But it requires a lot of philosophy It is the stern-frame of aship (the to face the awful reality of my part adjacent to the propeller and position. And then there are those rudder), and, from details in its suggestions for a series of monster construction, it is evident that. It petitions (some unique in charac-belonged to a first-class and com- ter); but I still discourage the idea. paratively new. ship, whose ton- If what I have already endured age must have been anything up since the trial-involving expulsion 10 10,000. The time which the from Parliament and bankruptcy; stern-frame has been in the water is my age, my health, my services to estimated at two or three years, the State-and the account I am judging from the oxtent to which it away and from the now vouching--if, say, these things is-caten do not appeal, then I am sure no barnacles upon it, but the period number of petitions would. may, of course, have been much longer than that The find is of massive dimensions, being fifteen feet in length and eight feet at the aperture,

CORRESPONDENCE.

OWD SONGS.

[T'Editoor Choina Male.]

THE CHINA MATI.

"DOWN ~ UNDER.”

AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY

"TRAFFIC,

THE LATE MR, WORKMAN.

PARODY THAT BAVED A FIRE PANIC,

-All lovers of Bavoy opers will re-

In reporting the death at sea of Statistics compiled by officers of Mr. Charles Workman, whilst on Victorian State Rallways show that the way to Hongkong, the London Eh Lad-The beats owd Owmar,

the average number of passengers Daily Chronicle saya m Tha knows abhat it all.

20 travel daily to and from the call with delight Mr. Workman in KNOWS. THA KNOws. Last neet city of Melbourne 19 285,608 on his two favourite parts of Jack read that there screed a your week days and 91,403 on Sundays. Paint in the Yeomen of the en owd songs, an' by gum, a said, The total number of trains dealt Guard and Koko in The er comes fra Lancasheer. Tha does with each day at Flinders Street Mikado." lad, and tha knows it. Bootle sh?

For over 20 years he was the lead- (one of the three metropolitan stating comedian with the Gilbert and A thowt it Aam fra Chowbent tons) is 2,640 of which 2,376 are Sullivan Opera: Company on tour, and Bowton, Leeds an' Liverpool Ship Canal. The knows eh? Last

and a record, of which he was very neet as ever were a sang Gus Elon's

proud, was that he had played in very Gilbert and Sullivan opera except Ruddigore.".

song.

"Dahn the road, dahn the road,

A way went polly wi' er step, so

jolly,

A know she'd win, knew abe'd

win,

All the rest wer licked An' might se well as nor

born,

Woa mare, woa mare,

corn.

suburban electric trains, 38 country steam trains, and 226 goods trains At Prince's Bridge 374 suburban alectric trains are dealt with daily.

He was born at Bootle, and ede A marked development in the of his favourite amusements as o suburban railway passenger youngster was the production of and from Mel-home-made versions of plays he had traffic to bourne has resulted from the 900.

· At school and college he was electrification of the system. This bin is indicated by the fact that the mad as ever about the stage," to total number of passengers ex- the great disapproval of his family pected to be carried over the whole At last, in despair, his father said, suburban electrified system during "If you must go on the stage it shall the fiathcial year, which will end be a D'Oyly Carte company or on June 30, is 140,000,000. If steam nothing at all."

He first appeared in a uniform traction had continued it is

that approximately many, times too large for him, and estimated 20,000,000 fewer suburban passen- cut an unintentionally comis figure The same period: This estimate is of laughter... based upon the average annual rate A man of very ready wit, be saved gers would have been carried during that the whole cast went into a of increase of suburban travel ex-a panic at Blackpool when a fire reading over a term of years. broke out while he was singing the Lord Chancellor's song, "said I fo Myself Said I."

o'

Tha's earned tha little bit Eh lad, a sang that and The log wer burnin' brightly" until the awd 'coman ses, Eb lad, shut the It wer' great. gob and get ti bed." Lancasheer one, beer and pige Say, yo mou raise a concert, a reel trotters, and a'll come an sing for ye, an' maybe dance. Moind am tellin of yer.

Tor ole pal,.

CHARLIE WILKIN,

Hongkong, June 20,

DOMINOES AND DRAUGHTS.

-

I'll assure all my friends who are

ready to choke

ITALY AND AUSTRALIA. The "Citta Di Genova," the first

The manager, shouted to him, steamer of the new service between 8st, 10 champion clog dancer o Italy and Australia brought over "Don't stop; for heaven's sake go Chowbent and Bowton. 6,000 tons of cargo, largely con-on! Give it 'em strong! In a sisting of marble, motor cars, motor moment he had grasped the situs-

the follow machinery, asphalt, and olive oil, tion, and gagged" and macaroni, and motor tractors. ing When she leaves Australia on her homeward journey she will have including large quantities of wool, some 7500 tons of cargo on board, tallow, flour, wheat, sheepskins and other lines of Australian produce. Arrangements have been made to carry- samples of Australian products and manufactures. The and only time he dared to pisy samples will be exhibited in the tricks with Gilbert and Sullivan.

Mr. Workman lost appeared in Genoa Chamber of Commerce.

Tuondon in December, 1919. - Since |

To the Editor of the China Mail.]

Sir, Can you use your influence to induce one er other of our local cafes to introduce the game of dominoes or/and draughts. I am sure it would be a great attraction and be appreciated to a very great extent. Thanking you for your advocacy,

Yours, etc.,

DOUBLE SIX. Hongkong, June 27, 1923.

WHO'S WHO.

LATEST CHINA COAST.

**EMPIRE TRADE.

That the fire they fear is nothing

but smoke.

It's only a sort of Gilbertian joke. Said I to myself, said I He said afterwards it was the first

LIKE DRAWING TEATH."

MINING COMPANY'S PRO- PERTY SOLD.

1

Sir James Burns, head of the June, 1914, he made many theatri- Barns, Philp Shipping Coy, in-al tours in Australia, India and the terviewed on his return to Sydney Far East. from England said that Instead of endeavouring to develop trade with nations that were practically Insolvent, it would be better for Great Betain to foster Imperial trade. "Al an aftermath of the war there was not the amount of trade In the world there used to be and,

Just ke drawing teeth" was in consequence, in the building up Mr. George Lammert's comment on process, there was a world struggle the desnitory bidding. yesterday in progress between those nations afternoon at the auction sale of the that depended to a large extent on China: Mining and Metal: Com shipping facilities. He was company's property at Gin Drinker's Mr. A. Aherne, from reserve, fident Australiën shipping enter- Bay, BB, A K

The property, which abuts on the has gone secoud officer, "Hupsh." prises would, overcome the many

Mr. L Newton, second officer, difficulties with which they were sea, has a total area of 102,495 "Kashing." is on reserve. Mr. V. | confronted.

quare feet and with it were offered a pior, reservoir, Delco light plant, S. Hamill has been appointed

a 120 ft. brick chimney and a Dumi second officer, "Kashing."

ber of buildings Mr. Lammert suggested that it might provo useful as either a soy factory, a ginger factory or a samshu factory.

Mr. H. W. Duff, second officer, "Hupch" has gone second officer "Tatung..

Mr.. W. Forster, second officer, "Kiangchow," has gone second officer, "Yhgchow."

Mr. O, W. Williams, second officer, "Vingchow," is op reserve. Mr. W. J. Larter, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Szechuen." Mr. A. J. Nathan, chief officer, "Szechues," is on reserve.

Mr. W. J. Gordon, second engi- neer, "Kwangse, has resigned Mr. J. V. King, third engineer, "Kwangee," has gone acting sec ond engineer, same ship.

AUSTRALIA AND WELSH SETTLERS,

The Governor of Queensland, Sir Matthew Nathan, in an address delivered at a gathering of Welsh people in Brisbane, on St. David's

Though, however, Mr. Lammert Day, said:"Australia is young pointed out that the property was and her national ideals are still bound to increase in value, bids forming.. It is for the people that came but slowly after a start had are, forming this new nation 10 bean niade at $60,000. By $1,000 bring to it the best of the ideals of bids the figare rose to $60,000 and the nations from which they come, then a couple of $500 bids took it and in this I am sure the truly British people of Wales will give up to $70,000 at which price the

property was secured by International Banking Corporation.

Australia loving help.”

tha

But I am sincerely sorry for members of those wretched clubs who may not yet have received their money, and for whom I am sure I could have done so much Considerable interest has been had I been permitted to proceed to aroused by this marine discovery, France (either under escort or on as it is a rare occurrence for a ship parole and at no public expense).to lose her ster 1-frame, and no re- But enough of these sad thoughts! port of any such accident has been mads to the port authorities. It is, however, painted out that the break age took place in such a way as to leave the rudder hanging, and steering would, therefore, be pos sible for a considerable time in calm

Mr. R. Meldrum,, second engin-

OVERSEA, SHIPPING. weather. The cause of the break-eer, "Luchow," has gone sup'y

MT. H. Silk, the new manager age was evidently the ship striking second engineer, "Hsin Peking for Morts Dock and Shipbuilding against the shoal, and such an

Mr. M. Doig, second engineer, Coy, Sydney, who arrived in Fengtien," has gone second eng Australia about the middle of occurrence might possibly not be noticed in the excitement of get-

"Luchow." facer,

March, rande the following state- ting away.

Mr. J. Gordon, third engineer,ment in a press interview "Shansi," has gone third engineer, "Shipowning and shipbuilding Per A. Q. L. President Jefferson "Soochow Mr G. S. Rodger, magnates in Britain today are more on June 21-Bareness D'Ablaing, Mr E third engineer, Soochow has interested in the Australian oversee Zeltin. Hiss Joenaerte Owson Mr and gone third engineer, Shansi."

traffic than any of the long-rin liner Mrs O, E Pomerer, Mis Polly Pouleroy, Mr. W. T. Cromby, third eng trades. With Australian manuface Les On, Mr. Ng Yon Gong, Mr and Mes ineer, Shuntlea," has gone third turing practically in a state of G. G. Fish, Water Was Fuson, Mrs

L. Furon, Master B. Faion, Marter, N. engineer, Chengtu, eta k

embryo and Australian coal and Fuson, My Gong Tee Hing My Lonis Mr. G. W. Matthews, acting. trop and other indispensable raw Gin Bhoon, Mr Chin Kong Quan, Mir second engineer, Chengtu,” has

"SORRY FOR 'B. L.'". From all I gather from the scanty news which reaches us once a week, things generally do not appear to be in a very satisfactory condition. I am very sorry for "B. L.," who ought to have taken warning from that breakdown two years or so ago, and not have allowed himself to have beea prevalied upon to undertake his prese: t. heavy task.

.

Honest, sincere, and possessed of a mar vellous mentality-and, above all, of that inestimable gift of character

he has a rough job to tackle. Until they get cheaper food and drink, and better housing, the working classes" (to use a silly phrase) will continue to revolt: while on the top of that there is, I believe, a strong feeling that we are

France. Whatever may be the

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PASSENGERS.”

DEPARTURES.

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FIRST LABOUR GOVERNMENT. And so for a few years-I put it from seven to tes-the game-will go on between the old parties, as modified; and then at last we shall have the first Labour Goverment,

Mr. H. O. Lewis, from leave, haswners are prophesying enormous Mai Big Teen, Messrs Hom Lin, Ubong of course with Ramsay MacDonald gone third engineer, "Shuntlen." products at hand, far-seeing, ship Yon Fun Jung He To Quer, Her as Premier. He stands, as Parila gore second offices, "Fooshing."

developments within the next 20

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Dot doing quite the right thing DV I-mentarian, head. and shoulders Mr. H. S. Allison, from reserve years, and are preparing to meerlo Yin, Chew Hop, Bhi To Maw, Mark

above all his colleagues, and has gone chief officer," Loongwo.” and foster it. material result of the Ruhr occupa so long as he keeps his hands Mr. W. Henderson, acting chief * GERMAN GUN......

tion (which Britain, by the way, wis

fost the was lesson they ought to have been taught in November; 1910, by an Allied march into Berlin.

in favour of two years ago!), it is, off the Throne, avoids confiscation at any rate, a much needed re- there is no reason why we shouldn't minder to the Huss that they really sleep o'nights. And all the time the great big world keeps turn {ng"!

TWO-PRISON STORIJIS, Two little prison stories. During the Armistice Day service, when all the officers wore their medals, one of the prisoners said to his neighbour "Don't you wish you had yours on ?" "Yes," came, the reply, but the missus is putting them on and taking the kiddies to the Cenotaph to pray for their daddy's return. They don't know I'm here.

Then there is the very grave. position of the Air Service (by the wy don't we make Germany hand over, on account of reparations, the aeroplanes she has been busy building? Well, all these things are making B. L's" position exremely difficuit, but let us hope for the sake of the peace and tranquillity of the Realm" his strength will be equal to it.

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officer, Loongwo, has gone second officer, same ship.

Mr. D. Summers, from reserve, has gone second officer, "King, sing.

Mr. J. B. Robson, second officer, "Loongwo," has gone second officer, Loksang.

M. F. L. Laloe has been appoint ed second officer," Sulwo."

Mr, W. Ryden, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Kwongsang.

Mr., A Woodley, acting chief officer, Kwongsang," has gone second officer, same,ship

Jung, Gorg Sal Gin, Moy Bang, Alis To John Jos, Mark Qoong. Ng Tak thun. Les Fak On, L4 Loung: Lee Lina, Men Wong Shae, Mrs Wong Shen, Maxter. La Kus, Mc Lee Yin, Mrs Wong Shee, Min A German railway gun, captured Mary R Doolittle, Mise Mary, EL Taylor, by the Australian army corps in Mosora Lee Boog Chin, Chin Yoo, Chơi France on August 8, 1918, le being Cum Bin, Hog Bark Tong. Pen Kasa, transfered from Sydney to Can Yering Kal Chung Lee Joo: Fing; Lee berra, no site of the proposed Quoc, Chiu Kow on Chap. Buayan capital of the Australian Common Tong, Ja Lee, Chip & Hour 10% Cal

Fat, Mrs Low Shee, Dr. WW. Stißer, wealth Arrangements have been futer W. Stifler, Min Sdner, made för short halts at the larger | Hing 1'. 8. Choang, alas Mildred Uhsunt, towns along the route, in onder that Me, Tsuds, MIME Hory, Mr zeď country residents may have an MD Toog Mr.T. H. Lówler Me China opportunity of inspecting the Obing Hok: DN. Indid, W Bosshard, aft and Mrs AA. Guterres, Mr and Mrs B. trophy.../

P. Louis, Master C. Locía, Miss HeLonia, Megsta Ha La Padock, W. G. Moore.

POTTERY

At a cívic reception tendered to Kr. H. Rawson, Mr and MrsK/ Mr. J. E. Harvey, second officer, Mr. M. Grimwades of Stoke-on-Dern Mr Beary Wilder Indabokr Yusang," has resigned.

Trent, Bagland, the guest aeferred Dr and How W. L. O'Hain, Moun E, W. Artmann, Tavares, Chan Lal Ubben, "What are you in for?" I asked Mr RJ T. Hopkins, chief to the possibility of potteries belok Wood Tal Pon, K. & Loo, Bw. Consis, But if not A reshuffle of the the man who was cleaning out my officer, Hangsang is on leave. established in Tasmania, Mr Mr and Mrs Len In Cheong: Mosers Yam Government, with" F. E as Prime cell (being a "bed patient"-MJF. Nicoll, second officer, Grimwade sald that be had examin-Kong Pak, Cheong Morops Charg Kam Minister, and Chamberlain, Horac, Cutting the wife's throat, but I Yuensang, has gone acting chiefed Tasmanian clays, and noted the 3hn Ka Bhan Far & Gi Wrenimore, facilities for power. Tasmanians Jacob Levy Bolgo: Mitami, Mrs Grace 85 and others with possibly Wiastos had Curtis Bennett, and he got me officer, "Hungsing."

Mr E. CW Hassall,second had shown enterprise, courete; and Arkenbaugh, Kir and an Alex Camp, HB Murphy Me Jar La MoCloe among them in the Cabinet For off with grievous bodily harm in

EE" Is a second. Fizzy and is toad of attempted murders Cost officer, Langs has gone second pluck in carrying out our Asword Thom-Up Mathews, Haw

mammoth--Hydro-electric. power Hathore Wm. II. Mathews, Mr and Mrs sure to come out with a boid, you a bit, said I" Well, the officer, Mausang

second scheme, and they had - laid the RD_Mat Min: 0. H.-Payna Mim: picturesque policy probably missus had a little bit of property Mr.

gone foundation of a great many-in up-to-date version of Tory Des and she got a loan and paid for my officer, mocracy. Meanwhile, the Liberals | defence." -- will close up their ranks, uider s Lloyd George Simon régime for dear old Asqalth, who must be Lover seventy now has surely had

Enough of it.

You can write fully in reply to this. La Florrie send me all the news, and say when you would like to come. Love to you both and to Kiang the dear dogs. Father,

dustries that would be attracted by

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