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political. Through the careful phrasing of the chief report there

stands

out one vital fact.

T

is fortunate, as fortunate as we hope Hongkong may be when the return journey has to be made.! In no place than Hongkong is the doctrine of this poet worthy of preachment and acceptance.

France's Ruhr policy has failed. Poincare may quote figures to show that France is losing nothing from the invasion, is even making | Our Magistrates.

We drew attention To-day's Poem. recently to the fact that 'in the announce.

THURSDAY, APRIL` 10, 1924,

BOOKS

(0 Sweet Content!) ment of auction sales of house- Art thou poor, and hast thou hold furniture, we rarely, if ever, golden slumbers? came across books or libraries for

O sweet content! sale.

Our hopes are somewhat Art thou rich, and is thy mind raised this week. It is obvious!perplexed? that before you can have books

.

sweet content! O sweet, O sweet

content!

face!

Work apace, space, apace, apace; Honest labour bears a lovely Then hey nonny nonny, hey

лonny nonny!

Thomas Dekker

(1570-1637).

WEATHER CALENDAR.

APRIL 10..

1798. I was hanging out linen in

the evening,

...... a close warm evening. Dorothy Wordsworth,

LOCAL TURF.

ENTRIES FOR EASTER MEETING.

Weights have been allotted for the Twickenham (A. and B.. classes I mile and the Esher (154 miles) Handicaps which will be Race

run off at the Second Extra Race Meeting.

By the courtesy of the Jockey Club we are able to give the full Hist of entries for the first day's programme on Saturday, April 19. first bell at 2.30.

1st Race. Tudor Stake. Mile. whattheau, Roman --Jungle Cock, What-to-do, Nestor, Bay, Pet Mouse. Cottongrass.

and Race.-Twickenham Handi- cap, "A Class." 1 Mile.-Benz 167lbs., Rothesay (late Ramsbury) 162, Kupi 161, Full House 159. Rialto Star 158, Sunstar 158, Washington 158, Valiant Dahlia 157 Edenhall 156. Starland 156, King Charlie 155. Rivergrass 155," Magnificent Dahila 154, Yellow River 154. Strathfarrar 153, Hart- field 153. Oak Leaf 152, White Rose 150, Mongolian Frince 150, King Johnnie 149, Langsat 147, King Pippin 147, Limonite 145. Bandicoot 144, What-to-do 141”.

We sympathise with those

O punishment! a small profit, but (say the whose presumably well paid lot you must have either a bookcase or Dost thou laugh to see how fools experts) "there is no method of it is to administer justice, in the them. Our eagle eye notices the|

Library (a room) in which to`put

are vexed balancing the German budget" humid atmosphere of the police advertisement of a local gentle- To add to golden numbers, golden

numbers?" that is the crux of the problem-courts. Theirs is not necessarily man who advertises a house to be "under the present limitations of happy job and when a magis- let which has so many rooms-and O

Irate holds forth in natural and a library, God bless us all! Our Germany's fiscal and economic humorous vein they gain our only fear is that a Broker may take rights over part of her area." entire and warm approval. We that house, or someone who has This simply confirms what can appreciate the pleasantry" of "no use" for a library. Britain's more courageous states- inviting a solicitor to a tea

money, still men and writers have been saying party" and that recent piece of opinion stating that often he felt all along. The Ruhr invasion was like kicking Chinese servants on

OTHER PEOPLE'S continues to intrigue us bad enough in its material effects, account of their waywardness. Mr. Gustav Adolf Koettgen, who Germany losing her Lancashire, But there our appreciation must stated that his son Ernest had been but it was ten times worse in its cease, and we acknowledge that killed in action at Arrás, left a moral effects. Apart from the holding the reine of justice or reversion of nearly £70,000 for the spirit shall we say-varies works of public utility or charity, further hatred it was breeding, it with the man. We could not quite preference being given to charities left Germany in the position of understand the observation of the in aid of loyal British subjects of never knowing what she might particular magistrate who inform German birth He left £93.775 expect to lose next. Recently ed lady complainant that she Mrs. Emma Ann Sherratt, Man might have said the thing she did chester Royal Infiramry "enough there have been indications that sny either differently, or not At for each year lived with her to money to endow a bed": "£10 Poincare, for all his boasts of all, It seemed a remarkable each person living with her." She CAT EAM IS VAN DULCOME AN THE quccess, has had his doubts, and observation to make in a matter directed that anyone disputing

3rd Race Second Aggregate in which sensible persons would her will should forfeit interest,

Staker. One Mile.-Sunstar, it has been suggested that when not expect a lady to remain calm. and that benefits not claimed

CHILDREN'S PLAYTHINGS. Washington, Bell Isle, Magnificent he agreed some weeks ago to our latest member of the stipen- within three months of her death

Dahlia, Vallant Dahlia. Starland, accept whatever suggestions the diary bench to come under our should be forfeit. She departed Children are religious, but that Rothesay (late Ramsbury), committees might make. he was observation is none other than leaving £35.807. Mr. Alcibiades dos. not mean that they are Edenhall, Fern Leaf, King Charlie,

spiritual. Spirituality is the Spotted Sand, Kupl, Benz, Blue Ltd. providing himself with a graceful Mr. R. L. Lindsell who hitherto Vagliano, who stated that

has worn the white flower of he (a Greek) died domiciled in spreme elegance of intelligence bottle. Full House. Way' out of the impasse blameless expression. Yesterday England, the British duty, on his

on the down grade.......

4th Race:-Cobham Plate. From Extremely significant is it there- he had before him a Chinese property would amount to about

Since children, then, are born two mile post once round and.

Uncle in. Mopoke,

.George, fore to learn from the cables to- culprit charged with the heinous £650,000, left £3,000 to his setre religious, they worship their toys. Nastaran 1. Limonite (late Che tary and bookkeeper, Arthur day that influential Paris offence of dumping his dead Andrews; £1,000 and his wearing They ask of their toys what men Dahlia). Magnetite (late Jewel mother's body. Did the magis- apparel to his butler, William have always asked of the gods: Dahlia), Musketeer, Arizona, journal, usually credited with

trate fine him? He most certainly Castle; one year's wages and his joy and forgetfulness, the revela- Jadestone. Mongolian Prince, being in close touch with the did: $40. And $20 for falling to garage furniture to his chauffeur, tion of mysterious harmonies, the Barcelona (late Phings).

Grey Government, has expressed the report the death of the woman. William Burgess; legacies to secret of being. Toys, like the Dragon, Mountain Loch (fate Loch feeling that France realises the Justice would seem to have been housekeeper and servants. He gods, inspire terror and love. Are Katrine). Silver Leaf, Peter Pan, not the dolls, whom the ancient Dick Whitlagton, King. Pippin, extent of the sacrifice asked but met by a fine which a presumably left a mere £1,698,559.

poor man would find difficulty in Fortune seems to smile on the Greeks called their Nymphs, the Gaudie. is ready to refrain from raising paying. But our magistrate goes runaway and it is perhaps he, divine virgins of early childhood? 5th Race-Twickenham Handi- any obstacles to the proposed one better or

He more than anyone else. who gets The devils who pop out of boxes, cap," Class I Mile.-Nastaran Mopoke 159, Silver ngreement.

mother's spirit (may) come back a wonderful place the world is.

of the Christian Beelzebub, re Dragon 155. Loch Rannoch 155. recommendations France's legiti-to haunt you." This suggests a

present the sympathetic alliance Mountain Hawk 153, Belle Isle mate interests, not less than our magisterial belief-in spiritualism

between visible ugliness and moral 153, Arizona 151, Peerless Dahlia Our comment on own, are fully guaranteed; and or some form of hoodooism and

the question of the evil? It is true that children are 150, Durlan, 150, King Canute 150, once the Ruhr occupation ceases, not in keeping with the Christian

beauty or otherwise familiar with their gods, but have Bluebottle 150. Knockuh Leg 149, never blasphemed theirs? Musketeer 148, Daku 148, Spear- form of swearing in of "the whole of Hongkong buildings serves to men es cease it can without entailing truth....... s'elp mi God." We remind us of the Solleftor-Gener Children sometimes break their grass 148. Mauchurian Prince 147, the slightest sacrifice for anyone, respectfully suggest that in the a's opinion as expressed is The dolls, but what symbols has not The Wonk 147, Pet Mouse 147, on the question of humanity broken? The child, like King Alfred 147, Wombat 146, INSERTION AND LACE EDGED $1.85

Europe may confidently hope to circumstances of the extent of the Crusader

fine imposed, the extra punish-gliness. He asks us to contrast the man, continually changes his Gaudie 146. Cottongrass 146, have the reparations problem INSTROLLamomona@settled once and for all. Then nature, should not have found beautifully written than many a

ment likely to prey on a credulour the Middle Ages when even an ideal. His gods are always im- Jadestone 145, Golden Jubilee 145, Act of Parliament was more perfect because they necessarily

Uncle George 144, Utinkso 143; Wattheau 142.

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Under the experts' expresses the hope that "your the most out of life, and sees what do they not, like the Creek Gorgon Leaf 157, Magnetite 156, Grey

Beethoven.

possibly will end the existing utterance. financial chaos and the ever grow- ing political hatred that have now several times gravely imperilled the peace of the world.

TAGORE.

E

UGLINESS.

DARK LITTLE

A Welchman, Is the Oyster that the Pearl is in, for a man may be pickt, out of him. He hath the abilities of the mind in potentia, and actu nothing but boldnesse. His Clothes are in fashion before his Bodle; and he accounts boldnesse the chiefest vertue. Above all men he loves a Herrald, and speaks pedigrees naturally. He accompts none well descended that call him not Cosén, and prefers Owen Glen- | "dower before any of the nine worthies. The first note of our farmillaritie is the confession of his valour; and so he prevents quarrels. Hee voucheth Welsh

-Anatole France.

SHADOWS BEFORE. Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS, ---

April 10-Coronet Theatre: "Parted Curtains."

April 10-Star Theatre Kowloon; "The Royal Russian Ballet" also

April 13.-Coronet Poor Man's Wives,'

MISSION.

6th Ráce.-Claygate Plate. Six Furlongs. Rialto 'Star, Mopoke, Limonite (late Charm Dahlia), Magnificent Dahlia, Yellow River, Loch Rannoch, Grey Dragon, Duku, Langsat, Speargrass, King | Canute, King Alfred. The Wonk 7th Race. Esher Handicap. 14 Mile.-Spotted Sand 163lbs., Kupi 163, Rothesay 16, Benz 159, Sunstar 158, Fulf House 157 Rivergrass 757, Valiant Dahlia 155. Yellow River 154. Magnificent Dahlia 154. Mopoke 152, Bandicoot 152, Oak Leaf 151. King Johnnie 150, King Canute 150, Kennington

Barcelona 148, Mountain Hawk Theatre: 147) Limonite, 147, Manchurian

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Theatre-

LOCAL AND GENERAL."

Yesterday a cargo boat was run

April 10-16-Sermons for & Lon- on Mission by Rev. R. B. Schmitt,

... at the Cathedmi of the Im-down in the harbour by a launch pacelate Conception, & p.m. in the Western anchorage. No.

lives were lost but the boat sank.

SOCIAL

Carlisle's

April 10-H.M.S. -Dimico at Semmon's Institute, 8.30 p.m.

April 11.-Dance at Peak Club, .10 p.m.

modern novel. He thinks this proceed from himself. age will go down to history as the Age of Ugliness, and suggests that A word of sympathy is due to a tremendous educative effort will those who strive to understand be needed if we are to change this and appreciate what is commonly state of affairs. And he is very called. classical, but which we definite when he says, that we can prefer to call good music. Only neither build houses nor town halls recently has an attempt been nor railway stations! Even our made by a series of analytical war memorials, he adds, notes to give the auditor some expressions of a deep and sincere emotion-are hopelessly "bad. Only a few have had the idea what the composer intends.to privilege of communing with portray. Very often it is not neces- All this seems very true. Rabindranath Tagore during his sary; the title of a piece may

People" is. a brief stay in Hongkong. The suggest the theme; a fugue, a

book devoted larger world has been informed of bourree or the equivalent of a

to the Welsh Wallace Reid in Always 149, Grey Dragon 149, Durian 148, his poetic activities and we have Scherzo or the course one may people. The author is

much Audacious." Been a list of the books, or some expect the music to take.

kinder to his fellow Celts than April 10.-World of them, which stand to his credit. certain pieces no annotation is others have been, and more so

"The Woman Who Fooled Prince 145. For the publicity of these and needed. When Mr. Ore played than the author of a satirical tract, Herself." other facts, we may be a little Percy Grainger's "Country Gar- which amongst other things con- grateful even if it has only raised dens" it was quite obvious that tains the following description of a ♦ ja passing interest which is already we were the uninvited guests at a native of the Principality:—

⚫dying. A poet! A writer! very rollicking country party.

Trivial things perhaps. Not much When we come to "heavier money in either unless you are a pieces, it is somewhat different. "best seller," or more wonderful We are not all so temperamentally then all if you are, awarded the endowed that we can follow à Nobel prize for literature. That Beethoven Sonata and profess to prize is a not inconsiderable sum. understand it. This is where the Anatole France got his £7,500, annotation comes in with a and we believe gave the greater reasonably worded note as to part of it, if not the whole, to Beethoven's aims.. A word or two someone else. We are not told on the Apassionata Sonata the what Tagore did with his prize. other night would have made its It has probably gone into the hearing all the more enjoyable. movement which in his own words even if words "in explanation” ance to the whole world, and made him "a lover of men." To had to be borrowed. Here is secondly because the problems be a lover of men these days-Romain Rolland for instance on KIMBALL--On April 6, 1924, at involved are not wholly financial own country, is probably a diffient a super example of the growth of even of the men belonging to one's this sublime composition:-"It is Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A.

Whatever opinions may be held thing. We need not spend time in Beethoven's immense creations Fleming Kimball, a son.

about the wisdom of exacting proving that. It is forced to our from two of the tiniest of germs. reparations from Germany after attention when one amongst many

Lenz calls the Sonata all, that has happened since the claims his love for men, and theirs a Volcanic eruption which rends SEREDKIN. On April 6, 1924, armed peace 'began, further dis-as a mere poet." proclaiming the with a shower of projectiles. For in return. He stands confcased the earth and shuts out the sky at Shanghai, Mrs. Klavdia Artemievna Seredkin, of cussion now is simply a waste of sensible doctrine of honour for a clue to this Sonata, Beethoven time. Before the Labour Party the dead and love for the living, told an enquirer to read Shakes- Manchouli, aged 57-years. LETHIN-On April 6, 1924, at came into power in Britain, Ger-and a desire, again as a poet, to reare's Tempest the deep

Shanghai, Lois

Linnen many raight have entertained delight the hearts of all men. It passionate note which sounds Lethin, daughter of Mr. and.

is good that literature knows no ceaselessly throughout the first Mrs. A. N. Nethin, aged one hopes that political changes geographical bounds-that the movement and the immense

Theft of a signboard belong- year and one month.

abroad would perhaps bring her Persian poet is just as much our vitality of the Finale, the calm

The one outstanding Kowloon, household furniture; 2.45ing to, the New Zealand. Fire MUSIC. thing that seems to have

Insurance Co. led. Mr. E. W. escape from the liabilities imposed possession us is unser Shakes-beauty of the Andante with its

April 16.-Lammert Bros., að pleased Mr. Ore in con- Catubick St. Kennedy Town, the thief appeared before him at peare, as the German style him. variations.

Hamilton to make a surmise when by the Allies, but the Labour We take the outpourings of the attempt at a mild form of educa-rection with his successful piano two complete sets maila and cane the Police Court this morning. Party had not been in power & minds of those who have a tion through the medium of forte recital the other day, was the splitting machinery, etc., 8 p.m. week in Britain before it affirmed message for the world, no matter analytical notes, will go fact of the large number of Chinese

an

April 16.-Lantmort Bros, at & His Worship asked the man what

he the signboard its intention of making Germany to which country they primarily enlightened newspaper criticism, who were at the Chinese asetiste Catchick St., Kennedy Town, Dover defendant han de board for. As pay at least some portion of what belong, and we accept or reject as We shall no longer tolerate the suggest that the Chinese are taking cooking stovea, etc.. 3 p.m.

Magistrate remarked that he might it pleases us, but giving praise gropings of quite young men in Interest in the best in music, and a greater and more intelligent she owed under the Versailles that the great things of great mind-content to tell us that the making an endeavour to appreciate meeting of Gande, Price- & Co.,

April 11-Seventeenth and have been Impressed by its appearance or wanted it for fire- Treaty France having all along minds are not as scaled books. artiste smiled at this stage and and understand it. Already the Ltd. 8 Queen's Road Central, wood, the latter being more likely. insisted upon payment, it only And when some of these minds closed his or her eyes at that, Chinese community possesses

Sentence of seven days was im- Temuined, to determine the amount preach doctrines, that "practical" The following attributed to amongsts its number several ex

pored. OTABA MEETINGS. that should be exacted. Discussion people scoff at we may well take Beethoven indicate somewhat the ponents of pianoforte music of a

April 19.-Quarterly meeting of | very high order. It these recitals the Ex-Active Service Men's Assen. When experts get busy, plain of this is now also merely a waste other things mentioned, stands for

hope Tagore in addition to the character of the man,

are to be repeated-and we think

"A. Good Liniment men hold their peace. Neverthe of time, as both France and universal brotherhood... It acerny.

Music ought to create and, fan they are we should be to see at 17 Qucen's Bond, Central. 6 p.m.

hoads of Schoots take a more active proposal to fart

April 11 All interested in.

-Nub Chamberlain'a-Pain-Balm-on-the- less one cannot altogether refrain Britain have agreed to abide by an incredible standpoint to adopt

the fire of the spirit of man.

Hongkong painful spots. It la penetrating, atartá interest in them to the extent of Forfarshire Asacu. to meet at No. 2 up the circulation hich carries the con from making some comment upon the experts' findings. Important when the world is at aixes and To do all the good one can, not only attending themselves, but Queen Buildings, Ground Floor, gestion and pressure that causes the pain. That la how it helps rheumatic poitia. "away, with him.” Tagore goes aented, firstly because, the issue from the financial standpoint they North on a mission that excites.

April 14.-Annual meeting of the aching joints and muscle. So'd and Society of St. George in the City recommended every seco involved is one of supreme importare even more important from the our interest and envy. The North

Fall, 5.15 p..

DEATHS.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG THURSDAY, Aran 10, 1924.

HEALING EUROPE'S RUNNING SORE,

With this

SPORT.

was

A bortwoman was decapitated yesterday through her sampan being drawn towards the propeller of the ss. "Oostkerk" on that April 12.-Public, Dinner to Sir vessel's arrival from Manila. As William Rees Davies at Hongkong the steamer was making for a Hotel, 8 p.m.

-Kowloon wharf, the sampan April 23-Carnival at Repulse capsized and the woman became Bay Hotel..

entangled in the propeller. Her April 26.-Dance at Peak Club, body was subsequently recovered. 9.15 p.m.

Evidence

given by April 10-Boxing at Victoria Re-Detective Inspector Tim Murphy creation Club.

and others at the adjourned hearing April 19 and 21.-H.K, Jockey of the "Yaumati battle" case Club 2nd extra race meetings. which came up before Mr. R. E.

LAND BALL.

Lindsell yesterday. The ins- April 14.At P.W.D. Offices. pector graphically described his. encounter with the robbers and the subsequent firing. It appears that Inspector Murphy was mainly responsible for the disposition of the officers which led to the captures.

a pure and unconquered lan-one lot of Crown land at Kennedy guage; and courte Ladies with Town, 3 p.m. the storie of their Chronicle. To conclude, he is pretious in his own conceit, and upon St. David's day without comparison.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. April 11-Lammers Bros, thir. Sales Rooms, Daddell Street. Ladies Suit Lengths: 11 a.m.

April 14 Tammert Bros, at "Louren Villas," 11 Chatham Rd..

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COMPANY MEETING,

the reparations. reports just pre- though these findings may be sevens, and the cry as ever sove liberty above every encouraging those in their care to annosite Star Ferry at 6 p.m. lumbago, backache, neuralgia, swollen,

thing, Malt And even if it be for a Kingdom, Never to betray truth..

do so. Such recitals as Mr. Ore is encouraged to give are not merely Interesting, they are instructive