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MONDAY,

FEBRUARY: 18 1994.

A North China Mait TOPICAL correspondent

has put Into verse, the "Chin tien" or nine periods of well-known Chinese saying on the nine days each now in progress

First nine, second nine

Keep your hands from cold, Third nine, fourth nine

Ice will surely hold. Fifth nine, sixth nine

that is that it is long overdue.ed as the act of faith, which came you can't possibly raise money on. from the Church of Ireland (the Out here we notice a tendency on Protestant Church) and from Trinity College (the Protestant the part of quite a lot of people to The success of the make use of either the Chinese or College). loan, the collapse of the hunger Japanese variety... strike among rebel prisoners, the usually big and more or less pic

These are increasing fearlessness with juries are giving verdicts accord although if their use became which, throughout the country,turesque and rellove the munotony. ing to the evidence, the reduction P.W.D. on the war path, for the general, should have our in the strength of the army by widening of streets would become 14,000 men, and the fact that the

absolute necessity. Why Free State Treasurer will be able

not then improve the colour to show a respectable surplus of the ordinary gump and make it when he delivers his next Budget a thing of beauty and a joy for Speech, are all signs of the times ever? Think of Queen's Road on, which must be welcomed by Irish a showery day one mass of bobbing men at home and abroad, and pink, green, purple, red and yellow indeed by all who wish well to a shades. No self-respecting shower country which was so long in a would long stand such an optimistic To-day's State of political ferment.

way of greeting it, and young children not yet at years of discre

Lady Astor.

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Trees begin to green Seventh pine, river flows, 'Water now is seen. Eighth nino, wild birds

Take the southern path. Ninth nine, hip hooray!

Coolles take a bath

Poem,

Cast in your mind always the

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CHINA'S RAILWAYS.

THREE NEW LINES PLANNED.

BRITISH COMPANY'S ENTERPRISE.

firm of

SHANGHAI, February 18, The Shanghai Times learns that preliminary agreements drawn up between the British Hollamby and Company and Chinese promoters have been ap- proved by Chiao Tung-pu for the construction of three railway's

(1) from Tientsin to outer Mongolia, (2) from Chefou to Wethsien; and (3) linking up the Penan and Tsinpp railways run- ning through the Yellow River basin.

The scheme involves the-raising of a £1,000,000 loan which is said Anglo-China to have been guaranteed by London-Reuter.

Ventures Ltd.,

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

2/46; on Shangat 694.

T.T. exchange on London is

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The mad haste which has taken place in the buying and selling of property has enriched a few, but to many it has caused a consider able degree of inconvenience and a loss which has meant a burden to be added to the one already almost too great to be borne. The proposed piece of legislation offers to the harrussed house- holder both European and Chinese -for the European has had to suffer, a respite for which both classes should be grateful to the Government. The Government moves slowly but it moves surely. It has taken its time to convince itself that the evil of razing

(Pocket Wisdom.) nominally good buildings is

tion and knowledge would shout

Author unknown.". unnecessary, a waste of time

for joy at the "pretty fairies" they Do all your deeds by good advice, would see dancing in the rain, or and building resources, and a The Indy who is all uncon- imagine that a rainbow had broken cause of hardship, which sciously "boosting" Hongkong in loose and was fisiting mortals in it is not necessary at this most unfavourable light will guise of umbrellas. There seems Wit bought is of too dear a late stage to reiterate. If coming be remembered only as the first it free to our budding J. M. Barries. The tried, trust and take as

probably go down in history and an idea of a play in this. We offer price events cast their shadows it seems lady. member of Parliament.

friend; to mean that we may expect"a That is sufficient to turn any

We are out and For friends I find there be but continuance of the Rents Ordin-lady's head. The trouble we FREE SPEECH. ont whole-hog- two: ance a measure that has brought at the door of most people and the right of free speech, al Of those sort first there are

imagino is that which can be laid ̈

gerg regarding Of countenance, and of effect-- in its wake a sense of relief and which goes under various names though we may question at times security, of which we trust H.E. according to the culture of the the advisability and the good But few are of the other sect. the Governor, the author of it, is person making use of any of taste in saying what is in your Boware also the venom sweet,

them. It may be termed as taking mind. Mr. Zangwill was invited Of crafty. words and flattery. duly conscious. That measure was things-including oneself which to America to lecture and set For to deceive they be most meet, introduced in the face of estab-is the unpardonable ain-too well paid for so doing. Mr. That best can play hypocrisy. Mehed economic theories, against seriously. It is quite possible Zangwill proved specially obnoxii.et wisdom rule your deed and the advice of prophets and prob- be a modern Joan of Arc leading might either have been expressed so shall your works be wisely

Lady Astor conceives herself to ous and said several things which thought: ably with a feeling that its intro- her forces against the social evils differently or not been allowed duction would retard the sale of of the time. She has tilted at to float away on the morning air. land and property and help to all kinds of windmills and has He told some of his auditors that divert capital usually spent in been able to have placed, on the Americans had very little honour, these matters. It has so far not prevent young persons under the with the English",

stafute book a Bill designed to justice, or dignity as compared done any of these things. It age of 16 being served with drink.ne of humour." This was probably has caused the unutter- That at least is something to be some mouthful" and of course able destruction of property at proud of and one sometimes family home truths are the worst

gave great offence. Perhaps 1798. the hands of those who, not not been adopted in Hongkong. took the floor, the late President, wonders why its provisions have

to take. Soon after Mr. Zangwill exactly imbued with the idea of Those who know speak of the Mr. Woodrow Wilson, unburdened making two blades of gross grow strenuous life which Lady Astor himself and assured his own na- in the place of one, did desire to lives. It consists in the main of tionals that since the war their committee meeting after com-attitude had been deeply igno see accommodation provided for, mittee meeting." Her tiffin and ble, cowardly, and dishonourable."" TIRED OF VAIN CONTEMPLA-ing Vice-Chancellor, Sir William let us say, six persona, where dinner parties are said to be Saying it hitherto only two found resi- collections of people gathered to vengeance !

with words with a dence. But this desire was reform the discussions gently consider some object of social

our

LAUDER.

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"There can be no commerce or business unless the nations of the world get together on a friendly basis. There is nothing Impossible, to the minds of the includes the people of the United English-speaking peoples, which

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wrought..

WEATHER CALENDAR.

FEBRUARY 18.-

A sharp and very cold even ing first observed the crescent moon, a silvery line, 3 thready bow.- Dorothy Wordsworth.

TION.

Tired of vain contemplation, I, in dejection laid me down, And slept. Then came a dream:

And, with uplifted hands and up- on a Jofty mountain top, in

humilation knelt,

raised eyes,

I Heaven thus implored: "O Lord! to me the mystery of

the world reveal.” But Heaven, with a smile, re-

plied:

"Tush! in Mystery lies the Mira-

pecuniary and

property guided and controlled by the fair

We commented the other day on the capitalists obviously had in mind hostess. How she manages to do the increase to be gained from after her home and attend to her ous things and giving words of all the things she does and look Harry Lauder has of saying seri-

penchant that Sir1, increased accommodation at parliamentary duties as well, advice. least that is how the matter excites the admiration of a large from a speech delivered in Toronto The following extract appeals to us. Ordinarily we share number of people, Nature has last month confirms this. Mr. Bernard Shaw's views that probably "built her for a streng- ten years is long enough in the deprived her of the feminine ous public-career and yet has not life of any building, and that after traits which some women who that period of time has elapsed, breathe the air of committee any building should be razed to early to lose, whilst she has a rooms almost continuously seem give place to a better one. But conception of humour quite up to these are not ordinary times-the average. Attending a dinner hence the introduction of Rent given to the women members of Ordinances and Amending Bills, A reading of the terms of the Bill reveals the fact that its clauses prove the Bill a fair one and in keeping with the well-known standards of British justice. It may have one effect and we shall be interested to see if it does -the effect of retarding the quick sale of numerous blocks of pro- perty. It may result in some good and divert money set apart for the cost of,razing and rebuilding to the purchase of land and the building of new housing accom- modation in other parts of the

WHITEWRIGHT.-On January. Colony.

II, 1924, at Bristol, Mrs. M. A. Whitewright, wife of Rev. J. S. Whitewright, of Tsinanfu, Shangtung.

Ireland To-day.

the House she was toasted as "the across the table in the direction mother of the House." Looking of Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P. who is now the Father of the House she caused a mild sensation by we may expect to hear much of remarking: "Large family, our's." Lady Astor in the days to come→ principally we imagine, urging on the Socialistic Government in ise The humour of the whole thing is schemes of ameliorative reform. that conditions are such that an American woman lectures Eng- land on its sins?

States. The pulse of the United States is toward a moral under- standing between the British. Empire, and the United States, We want this great moral under- standing to be known to the world. Britain stands fair and. square to all the world. War is all wrong, awful, and utter mad- ness."

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SHADOWS BEFORE. Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS. February 18. Coronet Theatre:

Loved""

--

Theatre;

smallpox were reported during

Eighteen fresh cases of

the week-end.

Thr Hongkong Hotel will the Hotel and the Race Course for run a regular bus service between the race meeting

the cricket fixtures down for deci

Rain on Saturday caused all sion to be postponed. Accordingly there will be no "Cricket Notes" this week.

Held under a charge of piracy on board the ss. "Tai Lea," the six man who are alleged to have further remanded by Mr. J. R. been members of the crew; were Wood this morning.

A concert is to be held to morrow (Tuesday) at 8 p.m., in the Great Hall of the University, in honour of the new Vice-Chancellor, Mr. William Hornell, the retir

Brunyate, and the ex-Vice-Chan-" cellor, H. E. Sir Charles Eliot.

When placing the navigation lights on the platform of motor

his coat caught by the revolving, boat No. 4,094 at Taikoketsui, a boatman named Leung Tsai, had

machinery of the boat. Before he could extricate himself, he had been Injured in the left breast. He was removed to hospital..

For the guidance of those who will watch the races, there will appear in to-morrow's China Mail a resumé of what has been done in the training of the ponies which are to compete, together with com ment as to the "form" of those which have caught the public's eye.

H.E., the Governor and Lady Stubbs have given their patronage to, and will attend, an orchestral concert which will be given in the March 13. next. Theatre Royal on, the evening of Lady Stubbs first public recital to be given by Andrew's Hall on March 11th next. Master Emil Danenberg in St.

concerts will appear in our adver Announcements regarding these tisement columns in due course.

Sir Harry urged the sub-"Charles Ray in "The Girl has also given her patronage to the stitution of vision for vanity, and sagacity for suspicion.. Local Scotsmen will doubtless Harry when he comes, but if so, be eager to offer a welcome to Sir it is well they should remember that he is likely to deliver himself of some home truths.

in South

February 18-Star Milton Sills in "The Faith Healer." A Special All-Comedy programme February 18.-World Theatre

Recital at City Hall, 5.30 p.m.

February 18, Planoforte February 21-Theatre Royal ;. The Quaints in "Underground, to Anywhere," 9.15 p.m.

SOCIAL

cruiser" Pak Tais" a few miles off Sunk by the Chinese Customs

Macao, after 'she had been stolen from Hongkong. by a piratical St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.

February 19-Organ recital ingang, the steam launch. "Kwong Tak" has been raised and towed February 19.-Royal Air Force back to Hongkong. Re-union Dinner.

She is now Jying in a Shamshuipa shipyard for March 1-St. David's Society for overhaul and repairs. On the vessel's return the police made a search and found a rifle, and a quantity of other arms and ammuni-

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The tenancy of THE PALACE. the Crystal Palace for the The annual, Mara-exhibits of the Imperial War MARATHON, thon race organis- Museum expires on March 31 next, ed by the St. so that the authorities have only a Andrew's Church Men's Associa- short time in which to complete tion, promises to be as successful the task of removing them to the Dinner. BUSH-On January 13. 1924, în 12,

Constant readers of the local ing Kowloon

as the others which this enterpris galleries formerly occupied by the

SPORTS. London, Henry A. Bush, newspapers cannot fail to have organised

Association bas Science Museum formerly of Newchwang, North noted how seldom nowadays do those who take part in these races of work involved is

We do not know if Kensington, The enormous amount H.K, Boxing Assen. special tour-lon

February 18.-Theatre Royal China. GORDON-On February, 9, 1924, find a place. Not now is "Ireland" The plain of Marathon is in N. E. that there are more than 200,000

accounts of the doings in Ireland remember their historic connection, appreciated when it is recalled Chadwick's illness.

better nament cancelled owing to at Glasgow, John L. Gordon, a standing heading in the cable Attica, Greece, between Mount exhibits, some weighing

February 20-23 Hongkong late of Shanghai Electric columns of the daily Press, as it Pentelicus and the sea:

more Jockey Club race meeting. Construction Co. Ltd.

was wont to be in the pre-Free celebrated as the scene of victory gallery of the museum is said to the H.K. Boxing Assen.

It is than a dozen tons. The picture

March 2.--Next Tournament of NISSIM-On February 10, 1924,

State days and for many nonthe of Miltrades over Persians (490 be unique, comprising as it does, a at Shanghai, David Meyer after the signing of the Peace BC) and on it stood the village of collection representative of every February 19-Lammert Bro., Mair, of Bangkok, Siam, and Mr. Robert Bird Robertson Nissim, aged 59 years.

Treaty. And in this case no news Marathon. A soldier carrying the school of British painting during at Godown No. 25, Hongkong and latterly of Knowchead. Crieff, TONNOCHY-On February 12, is good news. As a matter of glorious news, ran post-haste to the war. The Palace is of course Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., left personal estate of the value of

1924, at Shanghai,. Frank fact, Ireland is probably more Athens, over 20 miles away. Long the place of popular entertainment Ltd, Kowloon, 236 colls, galvanis £7,663. ut Tonnochy, aged 42 years.

peaceful to-day than it has been distance road races of about 25 at Sydenham, a suburb of London, Led wire, 11 am 2 GORDON-On January 21, 1924, for a generation. The grant of miles were revived at the Olympic and is a vast structure of glass and February 19-Lanimert Bros., at

Mary Catherine, eldest daugh self-government to the North and Sports and are generally called iron. In 1911 It was purchased by Sales Rooms, telescopes, field for thirty years in the Hongkong The late Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. to the South has already justified Marathons. Kowloon's race we the Earl of Plymouth to hold in glass, binoculars, etc.; 2.30 p.m. Gordon, Hongkong & Shang-itself. Ireland is at long last in believe is not nulte that distance trust for the nation and is the scene

and Shanghai Bank's Eastern hai Bank, Singapore, aged

COMPANY: MEETINGS, a fair way to working out its own wisely we think, while the prizes of many musical and other February, 23-Annual meeting cable from London.

Office. left £63,161, states a Reu years and 1 months. DALLAS-On February 12, 1924, doubted that the Ulster Govern-petitors will not necessarily bo

to be given the successful com- festivals)

of the Hongkong and Shanghai, dua ta at Shanghai, Mary, cider ment would make good. Very known and original Marathon. Jaurel wreaths. What the u23-

Banking Corporation at City Hall, The death has occurred in We asked the 11.30 p.m. daughter of the late Barnes doubtfully, however, was the runner got is not on record. It is

Ceylon of Mr. Henry Charles COMMENDATION. other day for Dallas, of Shanghai.

February-Thirty-seventh Wallace, the retired planter, who experiment of Home Rule for the safe to say it was not a sliver cup for a Mr. Swenson whose attitude Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co land Estate în

three cheers meeting of the Hongkong and was for some time on Sunder- South regarded in many quarters or a wrist watch. There were not wanting those

the Kelani regarding his tenants is wholly Ltd., at Messts: Jardine's offices, 11 Valley. He was 63 years of age. who looked forward to the time,

admirable. Three more seem to a.m. The China Mail, be long distant, when Britain and who concluded it would not

Some one has sug be needed for a Mr Richard February 28-Annual Meeting. gested that the Gallagher. This courageons young of the H.K. Rope Manufacturing to his father, cables Reuter from Mr. J. P. Morgan, as a memorial would find it necessary to embark WORST world's worst song person recently attended a Company, at St. George's Bldg, New York, is transferring a magni- upon a policy of reoccupation, to a certain class of fruit. Another worthy object of meeting his March Thirty-fifth meeting $7,000,000, with the ground on is that one relating spiritualistic seance with the most Chater Road, ir am ficent library to the value of Happily these woeful misappreis prepared to plump. for The grandmother's ghost as promised of the HK Electric Co., at St. which it stands, in cnd of the most hensions are vanishing in the Rosary. Ours is the one our next by the medium. A ghostly form George's Bldg., Chater Rd., II am. valuable sections of New York to light of events like melting snows, door bath tub warbler treats us to appeared and embraced the March 4. Thirty-fifth ordinary trustees who will maintain it in One of the most encouraging every morning. We do not know Gallagher man in a disembodied annual meeting of shareholders of perpetuity for scholars from all pieces of Irish news which has its title, but we do know the title way, but being sceptical he appll the Green Island Cement Co. Ltd, parts of the world, but it will not. appeared in the English news we give it!

ed his own test. He bit the ghost at St. George's Bldg., Chater, Rd., be available to the public, owing

David Fleming, youngest son of late John Alexander and Janet Beith, Maneliester, to What Ethel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Crad dock, Shanghai.

MASHALL HELLYER-Jan-

uary, 10, at Kensington, Arthur Paterson Marshall, son of Canon and Mrs. E. T Marshall,

Stratford-upon- Avon, to Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hellyer, of 30, Bedford- gardens, Kensington, formerly of Kobe. SHUGHES SUMMERS. On Feb-

Fuary 8, 1924, at Peking, Wil frid Vernon Bowen Hughes, to Eileen Mary,younger daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Sum- mers, of Peking.

DEITEL

KOETTGEN. On January 13, at 63 Belsize Park Gardens N.W.3, Gustavs Adolphus Koettgen Chairman of Joha Batt & Co. (London), Lid, in This 78th year,

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THE

Only one criticism can be papers of late has been that relat- levelled at the Government re-ing to the Irish National loan garding the Bill to amend further Tile is the most decisive thing the Rente

UMBRELLAS thing hance which is to that has happend since the Free

State was launched, and not the ordinary umi

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in the shoulder at which there was fram. Po to the fragility of the books and a loud yelp and a hasty exit on the

manuscripts. The collection.com part of the ghost from the room, February 19,At St Andrew's talus 25,000 ancient, irreplaceable some advertisers say concerts Church Hall Kowloon, Dr. books and a believed to be the their goods, the test is in the H Gordon Thompson gives biggest privata one in existence. ating in this case it was in the account of his journey along the "An endowment of

borders of Tibet:80

be introduced at the next meeting set significant factor in that to see it. They are usually a drab of the Legislative Council, and success is what has been describe dour and dangerous and things biting

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